The very first edition of the CEV U16 Volleyball European Championship – Women, Final Round will be held this summer in Sofia and Samokov, Bulgaria on July 21-29, 2017. Drawing of Lots held on Thursday morning in the Bulgarian capital under the supervision of CEV Board of Administration member, Mr Zdeslav Barac and European Sports Organising Commission (ESOC) member, Mr Slobodan Milosevic.
The competition will feature 12 teams, who will be starting their journey in the pool phase. Pool I in Sofia: Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, The Netherlands, Greece, Denmark and Pool II in Samokov: Turkey, Russia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Belarus, Romania.
The top two teams from each pool will play crossed semi-finals before eventually vying for the top honours in the competition, whereas those that finish pool play in third and fourth place will contest the classification matches 5-8. The competition will culminate on Saturday, July 29 with the gold medal match, which will crown the first ever European champions in this age category. InstaVolley will keep you update for this first ever U16 European tournament.
Source: CEV
