1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. It was hosted in Örebro and Stockholm, Sweden, from September 23 to October 1, 1989.

1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	September 23–October 1
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Italy (1st title)
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Teams

Group A – Stockholm   Bulgaria   East Germany   France   Italy   Sweden   West Germany

Group B – Örebro   Greece   Netherlands   Poland   Romania   Soviet Union   Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Italy	9	5	4	1				14	6	2.333
2.	Sweden	8	5	3	2				11	9	1.222
3.	Bulgaria	8	5	3	2				12	8	1.500
4.	France	8	5	3	2				10	9	1.111
5.	West Germany	7	5	2	3				7	11	0.583
6.	East Germany	5	5	0	5				5	15	0.333

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Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Soviet Union	10	5	5	0				15	4	3.750
2.	Netherlands	8	5	3	2				11	7	1.572
3.	Yugoslavia	8	5	3	2				11	11	1.000
4.	Poland	8	5	3	2				10	7	1.429
5.	Romania	6	5	1	4				5	13	0.385
6.	Greece	5	5	0	5				5	15	0.333

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Final round

	Semi-finals				Final
	1989-09-30 – Stockholm
	Sweden	3
					1989-10-01 – Stockholm
	Soviet Union	2
					Sweden	1
	1989-09-30 – Stockholm
					Italy	3
	Italy	3
	Netherlands	0
					3rd place
					1989-10-01 – Stockholm
					Soviet Union	0
					Netherlands	3

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	5-8th place				5th place
	1989-09-30 – Stockholm
	France	3
					1989-10-01 – Stockholm
	Poland	2
					France	3
	1989-09-30 – Stockholm
					Bulgaria	1
	Bulgaria	3
	Yugoslavia	0
					7th place
					1989-10-01 – Stockholm
					Poland	3
					Yugoslavia	1

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	9-12th place				9th place
	1989-09-30 – Stockholm
	East Germany	3
					1989-10-01 – Stockholm
	Romania	2
					East Germany	3
	1989-09-30 – Stockholm
					Greece	2
	Greece	3
	West Germany	0
					11th place
					1989-10-01 – Stockholm
					Romania	2
					West Germany	3

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Final ranking

Place Team     Italy     Sweden     Netherlands 4.   Soviet Union 5.   France 6.   Bulgaria 7.   Poland 8.   Yugoslavia 9.   East Germany 10.   Greece 11.   West Germany 12.   Romania

1989 Men's European Champions    Italy First title Team Roster Andrea Anastasi, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci, Luca Cantagalli, Ferdinando De Giorgi, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Lucchetta, Stefano Margutti, Roberto Masciarelli, Gilberto Passani, Paolo Tofoli, and Andrea Zorzi. Head Coach: Julio Velasco.

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