This article describes the: qualification for theββ2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2019 edition also gained direct entries into the "tournament." 26 teams had registered for participation. But Denmark later withdrew dueββto restrictions in responseββto the COVID-19 pandemic. So, "25 teams competed for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament."
Qualified teamsβ»
Means of qualification | Qualifier | Means of qualification | Qualifier | |
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Qualification | Pool A | ![]() |
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Pool B | ![]() | ||
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Pool C | ![]() | ||
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Pool D | ![]() | ||
2019 European Championship | ![]() |
Pool E | ![]() | |
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Pool F | ![]() | ||
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Pool G | ![]() | ||
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Total 24 |
Direct qualificationβ»
- 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship final standing
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Qualified for the 2021 European Championship | |
Qualified as hosts for the 2021 European Championship |
Formatβ»
There being seven pools of either three. Or four teams each, "the winners of each pool." And the 5 best runners-up qualified for the 2021 European Championship. The pools were played in a double round-robin tournaments format officially from 30 August 2020 to 16 May 2021, according to the CEV web site. Since there was a different number of teams across the seven pools, the results of the matches played with the teams finishing last in the pools of four were discarded in order to determine the five best runners-up across all pools.
Pools compositionβ»
Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their CEV European Ranking as of 1 January 2020. But, Denmark withdrew after the draw. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Pool E | Pool F | Pool G |
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Pool standing procedureβ»
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be, given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is: between three/more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and "3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other."
Match won 3β0 or 3β1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3β2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Resultsβ»
- The winners in each pool and the top five of the second ranked teams qualified for the 2021 European Championship.
Pool Aβ»
- Dates: 7β16 May 2021
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2.200 | 382 | 334 | 1.144 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 407 | 399 | 1.020 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 315 | 371 | 0.849 |
Tournament 1β»
- Venue:
KreΕ‘imir ΔosiΔ Hall, Zadar, Croatia
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 May | 18:30 | Croatia ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
30β32 | 25β19 | 23β25 | 18β25 | 96β101 | Report | |
8 May | 18:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β17 | 25β17 | 25β15 | 75β49 | Report | ||
9 May | 18:30 | Sweden ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
18β25 | 20β25 | 25β22 | 19β25 | 82β97 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 May | 19:30 | Sweden ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
17β25 | 21β25 | 25β19 | 17β25 | 80β94 | Report | |
15 May | 16:00 | Croatia ![]() |
3β2 | ![]() |
25β21 | 25β22 | 19β25 | 21β25 | 15β11 | 105β104 | Report |
16 May | 16:00 | Netherlands ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
25β27 | 23β25 | 25β18 | 26β24 | 13β15 | 112β109 | Report |
Pool Bβ»
- Venue:
Enerbox Sport Palace, Hadera, Israel
- Dates: 12β17 January 2021
- All times are Israel Standard Time (UTC+02:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 322 | 269 | 1.197 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 326 | 345 | 0.945 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0.273 | 302 | 336 | 0.899 |
Tournament 1β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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12 Jan | 20:00 | Israel ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
25β27 | 23β25 | 20β25 | 68β77 | Report | ||
13 Jan | 18:00 | Austria ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
21β25 | 25β20 | 19β25 | 22β25 | 87β95 | Report | |
14 Jan | 19:00 | Bulgaria ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
27β25 | 25β16 | 25β22 | 77β63 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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15 Jan | 17:00 | Austria ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
21β25 | 25β20 | 25β27 | 25β20 | 11β15 | 107β107 | Report |
16 Jan | 21:00 | Bulgaria ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β15 | 25β18 | 25β22 | 75β55 | Report | ||
17 Jan | 20:00 | Israel ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
20β25 | 21β25 | 23β25 | 64β75 | Report |
Pool Cβ»
- Venue:
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Dates: 11β16 January 2021
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 328 | 263 | 1.247 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 343 | 325 | 1.055 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 243 | 326 | 0.745 |
Tournament 1β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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11 Jan | 18:00 | North Macedonia ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
27β25 | 25β21 | 23β25 | 25β19 | 100β90 | Report | |
12 Jan | 18:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
15β25 | 17β25 | 18β25 | 50β75 | Report | ||
13 Jan | 18:00 | Turkey ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β16 | 18β25 | 25β18 | 25β12 | 93β71 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 Jan | 18:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
20β25 | 24β26 | 13β25 | 57β76 | Report | ||
15 Jan | 18:00 | Turkey ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β9 | 25β19 | 25β18 | 75β46 | Report | ||
16 Jan | 18:00 | North Macedonia ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β19 | 21β25 | 25β23 | 25β18 | 96β85 | Report |
Pool Dβ»
- Venue:
Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Dates: 30 August β 6 September 2020
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 485 | 404 | 1.200 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 519 | 507 | 1.024 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 451 | 479 | 0.942 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 432 | 497 | 0.869 |
Tournament 1β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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30 Aug | 17:00 | Moldova ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
10β25 | 21β25 | 20β25 | 51β75 | Report | ||
30 Aug | 20:00 | Cyprus ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
22β25 | 27β25 | 17β25 | 17β25 | 83β100 | Report | |
31 Aug | 17:00 | Latvia ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
22β25 | 21β25 | 25β16 | 19β25 | 87β91 | Report | |
31 Aug | 20:00 | Moldova ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β22 | 25β22 | 25β22 | 75β66 | Report | ||
1 Sep | 17:00 | Spain ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
25β23 | 20β25 | 21β25 | 19β25 | 85β98 | Report | |
1 Sep | 20:00 | Latvia ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β17 | 25β16 | 25β11 | 75β44 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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4 Sep | 17:00 | Moldova ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
22β25 | 17β25 | 22β25 | 61β75 | Report | ||
4 Sep | 20:00 | Cyprus ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
27β25 | 25β22 | 25β23 | 77β70 | Report | ||
5 Sep | 17:00 | Latvia ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
25β27 | 25β18 | 26β28 | 22β25 | 98β98 | Report | |
5 Sep | 20:00 | Moldova ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
20β25 | 25β19 | 25β19 | 22β25 | 10β15 | 102β103 | Report |
6 Sep | 17:00 | Spain ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β19 | 25β22 | 25β23 | 75β64 | Report | ||
6 Sep | 20:00 | Latvia ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β15 | 25β21 | 25β23 | 75β59 | Report |
Pool Eβ»
- Dates: 6β16 May 2021
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 535 | 492 | 1.087 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 534 | 498 | 1.072 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1.182 | 536 | 507 | 1.057 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 438 | 546 | 0.802 |
Tournament 1β»
- Venue:
Nitra City Hall, Nitra, Slovakia
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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6 May | 16:00 | Slovakia ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β22 | 25β21 | 25β23 | 75β66 | Report | ||
6 May | 19:00 | Romania ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β15 | 25β19 | 25β18 | 75β52 | Report | ||
7 May | 17:00 | Slovakia ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β21 | 25β21 | 14β25 | 25β22 | 89β89 | Report | |
7 May | 20:00 | Switzerland ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β18 | 25β21 | 26β24 | 76β63 | Report | ||
8 May | 17:30 | Switzerland ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
21β25 | 25β18 | 25β19 | 25β20 | 96β82 | Report | |
8 May | 20:30 | Albania ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
20β25 | 13β25 | 25β21 | 19β25 | 77β96 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
- Venue:
Olimpia Sports Hall, PloieΘti, Romania
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 May | 17:00 | Albania ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
26β24 | 22β25 | 13β25 | 21β25 | 82β99 | Report | |
14 May | 20:00 | Slovakia ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
19β25 | 25β21 | 25β22 | 25β21 | 94β89 | Report | |
15 May | 17:00 | Romania ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
25β21 | 21β25 | 25β21 | 22β25 | 7β15 | 100β107 | Report |
15 May | 20:00 | Albania ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
16β25 | 19β25 | 27β25 | 18β25 | 80β100 | Report | |
16 May | 17:00 | Romania ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β19 | 16β25 | 25β22 | 25β15 | 91β81 | Report | |
16 May | 20:00 | Switzerland ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β27 | 25β15 | 25β19 | 25β23 | 100β84 | Report |
Pool Fβ»
- Dates: 7β16 May 2021
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3.400 | 520 | 407 | 1.278 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 465 | 356 | 1.306 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 415 | 446 | 0.930 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 259 | 450 | 0.576 |
Tournament 1β»
- Venue:
Tbilisi New Volleyball Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia
- All times are Georgia Time (UTC+04:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 May | 15:30 | Azerbaijan ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
23β25 | 21β25 | 25β21 | 15β25 | 84β96 | Report | |
7 May | 18:30 | Georgia ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
12β25 | 14β25 | 12β25 | 38β75 | Report | ||
8 May | 15:30 | Montenegro ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
25β17 | 20β25 | 19β25 | 25β23 | 14β16 | 103β106 | Report |
8 May | 18:30 | Azerbaijan ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β20 | 25β22 | 25β15 | 75β57 | Report | ||
9 May | 15:30 | Greece ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β21 | 25β19 | 25β18 | 75β58 | Report | ||
9 May | 18:30 | Montenegro ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β8 | 25β12 | 25β11 | 75β31 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
- Venue:
SC Verde Hall, Podgorica, Montenegro
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 May | 17:00 | Georgia ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
10β25 | 10β25 | 16β25 | 36β75 | Report | ||
14 May | 20:00 | Montenegro ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β16 | 25β12 | 20β25 | 26β24 | 96β77 | Report | |
15 May | 17:00 | Greece ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β16 | 25β17 | 25β13 | 75β46 | Report | ||
15 May | 20:00 | Georgia ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
14β25 | 20β25 | 16β25 | 50β75 | Report | ||
16 May | 17:00 | Azerbaijan ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β13 | 25β17 | 25β17 | 75β47 | Report | ||
16 May | 20:00 | Greece ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
15β25 | 21β25 | 23β25 | 59β75 | Report |
Pool Gβ»
- Dates: 7β16 May 2021
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 6.000 | 505 | 423 | 1.194 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 512 | 440 | 1.164 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0.313 | 436 | 507 | 0.860 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0.250 | 404 | 487 | 0.830 |
Tournament 1β»
- Venue:
Ludovika ArΓ©na, Budapest, Hungary
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 May | 16:00 | Belarus ![]() |
2β3 | ![]() |
25β21 | 23β25 | 25β23 | 23β25 | 10β15 | 106β109 | Report |
7 May | 19:00 | Hungary ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
23β25 | 25β22 | 25β23 | 25β21 | 98β91 | Report | |
8 May | 16:00 | Portugal ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β18 | 25β21 | 25β19 | 75β58 | Report | ||
8 May | 19:00 | Belarus ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β21 | 25β15 | 25β12 | 75β48 | Report | ||
9 May | 16:00 | Norway ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
21β25 | 14β25 | 22β25 | 57β75 | Report | ||
9 May | 19:00 | Portugal ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β21 | 25β16 | 25β21 | 75β58 | Report |
Tournament 2β»
- Venue:
Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
- All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 May | 16:00 | Norway ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
21β25 | 26β24 | 25β18 | 25β22 | 97β89 | Report | |
14 May | 19:00 | Portugal ![]() |
3β1 | ![]() |
25β22 | 25β19 | 21β25 | 25β21 | 96β87 | Report | |
15 May | 15:00 | Hungary ![]() |
1β3 | ![]() |
23β25 | 25β19 | 20β25 | 18β25 | 86β94 | Report | |
15 May | 18:00 | Norway ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
17β25 | 18β25 | 22β25 | 57β75 | Report | ||
16 May | 15:00 | Belarus ![]() |
3β0 | ![]() |
25β19 | 25β15 | 25β10 | 75β44 | Report | ||
16 May | 18:00 | Hungary ![]() |
0β3 | ![]() |
15β25 | 20β25 | 22β25 | 57β75 | Report |
Ranking of the second placed teamsβ»
- Matches against the fourth placed team in each pool were not included in this ranking.
- The top five of the second placed teams qualified for the 2021 European Championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 343 | 325 | 1.055 | 2021 European Championship |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 349 | 347 | 1.006 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 315 | 282 | 1.117 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 407 | 399 | 1.020 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 362 | 339 | 1.068 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 358 | 351 | 1.020 | |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 326 | 345 | 0.945 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "CEV announces tentative calendar for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers". CEV. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "CEV releases update on EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers". CEV. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Pools set for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers!". CEV. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 01.01.2020)". CEV. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.