1977 Men's European Volleyball Championship

none Men's European Volleyball Championship Europe men 1977 Finland Finland September 25–October 2 12 4 4 Soviet Union 6 1975 1979 The 1977 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland, Tampere, Turku and Oulu from September 25 to October 2, 1977, with the final round held in Helsinki. Teams Group A – (Helsinki) Place Team1.ROU 19652.HUN 19573.YUG4.ITA5.FRA6.FIN Group B – (Tampere) Place Team1.URS2.POL3.BUL 19714.TCH5.GDR6.NED Preliminary round The 12 participating teams were split into two groups of six, with matches played in a round-robin format. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Final Round (1st–6th place), while the remaining teams proceeded to the 7th–12th Classification Round. Tournament Group A Stage Standings Pos Team Pts P W L Set Ratio Point Ratio Qualification 1 ROU 1965 9 5 4 1 14:7 (2.000) 1.171 Final Round 2 HUN 1957 8 5 3 2 11:10 (1.100) 1.000 Final Round 3 YUG 7 5 2 3 11:13 (0.846) 0.985 Final Round 4 ITA 7 5 2 3 10:13 (0.769) 0.949 Classification Round 5 FRA 7 5 2 3 9:13 (0.692) 0.966 Classification Round 6 FIN 7 5 2 3 10:14 (0.714) 0.941 Classification Round Tournament Group B Stage Standings Pos Team Pts P W L Set Ratio Point Ratio Qualification 1 SOV 10 5 5 0 15:3 (5.000) 1.341 Final Round 2 POL 9 5 4 1 13:6 (2.167) 1.144 Final Round 3 TCH 8 5 3 2 10:7 (1.429) 1.111 Final Round 4 BUL 7 5 2 3 9:11 (0.818) 0.956 Classification Round 5 GDR 6 5 1 4 4:12 (0.333) 0.865 Classification Round 6 NED 5 5 0 5 3:15 (0.200) 0.771 Classification Round Final round The Final Round of the 1977 Men's European Volleyball Championship was for places 1st through 6th and featured the top three teams from each of the two preliminary groups. The final round was held in Helsinki, Finland. The teams that advanced to the Final Round were: From Group A: Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia From Group B: Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia Tournament Final Round Standings Rank Team Matches Played W L Pts SW SL Set Ratio Point Ratio 1 SOV 5 5 0 10 15 3 15:3 (5.000) 1.523 2 POL 5 4 1 9 13 5 13:5 (2.600) 1.229 3 ROM 5 3 2 8 10 10 10:10 (1.000) 0.981 4 HUN 5 2 3 7 10 11 10:11 (0.909) 0.966 5 BUL 5 1 4 6 6 13 6:13 (0.461) 0.852 6 TCH 5 0 5 5 4 16 4:16 (0.250) 0.725 The Soviet Union won the championship (their 6th title). They defeated Poland in the Gold medal match with a score of 3–1. Romania won the bronze medal, defeating Hungary 3–0 in the 3rd place match. Final ranking Place TeamURSPOLROU 19654.HUN 19575.BUL 19716.TCH7.YUG8.ITA9.GDR10.FRA11.FIN12.NED vb 1977 Men's European champions URS Sixth References Results Category:Men's European Volleyball Championships E Volleyball Championship V Category:International sports competitions in Helsinki Category:September 1977 sports events in Europe Category:October 1977 sports events in Europe Category:1970s in Helsinki