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| Host countries |  Montenegro |
| Dates | 2028 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
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The 2028 Men's European Volleyball Championship, commonly referred to as EuroVolley Men 2028, will be the 35th edition of the biannual continental tournament for men's national volleyball teams, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. The tournament will be held in 2028. It will be organised in Montenegro and three yet to be known countries, marking the fifth consecutive time EuroVolley will be held in four countries, after the multi-country hosting system was first used in 2019.[1]
24 teams will participate for the fifth time as well. Qualification took place in June 2026 to July 2027. The four co-hosts qualified automatically.
This will be the second European Championship after 2026 to be held in an even-numbered year.
The top three finishers will also qualify for the 2029 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup in Qatar.
Bidding process
[edit]On 4 July 2025, the bidding process was started.[2]
Hosting requirements
[edit]Venue requirements
[edit]| Rounds[3] | Capacity |
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| Group stage, Eight-finals & Quarterfinals | 5,000 |
| Semifinals & Final | 10,000 |
Organisation fees
[edit]| Rounds[4] | Price |
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| Group stage | €650,000 |
| Group stage, Eight-finals & Quarterfinals | €1,2 million |
| Group stage, Eight-finals, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Final | €2 million |
Host selection
[edit]- Montenegro – On 31 March 2025, the minister of sports, Dragoslav Šćekić, expressed Montenegro's interest in hosting the event with their Croatia, Hungary and Serbia.[5][6][7][8] Deputy prime minister, Aleksa Bačić, said he supports the idea of hosting.[9] Montenegro became the first host of the tournament, being given the hosting rights on 6 March 2026.[10][11] This is Montenegro's first time ever organizing the event.
Interested applicants
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Croatia – Croatia expressed interest in 2024. In April 2025, the president of the Croatian Volleyball Federation Frane Žanić supported the bid.[12]If selected, this would be Croatia's first time organizing the event.
Hungary On 31 March 2025, Hungary expressed interest to host. If selected, this would be Hungary's first time organizing the event.[13]
Latvia on 22 January 2026 while Montenegrin prime minister Milojko Spajić who supported his country's bid, he suggested that Latvia could host matches.[14] If selected, this would be Latvia's first time organizing the event.
Qualification
[edit]24 teams qualify for the championship. For the first time since the 1971 edition, there will be no qualification tournament and teams will earn slots in the tournament through different methods. The four co-hosts and the defending champions from the 2026 edition automatically progress (in the event that a host nation has already qualified via another pathway, its host slot cascades to the European Ranking for national teams as of 2027, and in case the defending champions has already qualified via another pathway, its slot goes to the next best team not yet qualified from the 2026 edition).
For the first time, Men's European Volleyball League will serve as a qualifier for the tournament. The semifinalists from the 2026 and 2027 editions will qualify for the tournament (in case a qualified team occupies a slot, it goes to the next best team not yet qualified from the European League).
The remaining 11 slots will be allocated to the highest-ranked teams not yet qualified according to the European Ranking for national teams at the end of the 2027 European League and 2027 FIVB Nations League.[16][17]
| Means of qualification | Qualifier | Means of qualification | Qualifier | |
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| Host Countries | Montenegro | Defending champions | | |
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| 2026 European League |  Finland | | ||
 Netherlands | | |||
 Denmark | | |||
 Israel | | |||
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| Total 24 | ||||
Summary of qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | WR | |||
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| Montenegro |
Host nation | 6 March 2026 | 4th | 2019 | 2023 | 1 | 18th place (2019) | TBD |
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| Denmark |
2026 European League semifinalists | 20 June 2026 | 7th | 1958 | 2026 | 3 | 12th place (2013) | TBD |
| Netherlands |
21 June 2026 | 30th | 1948 | 8 | Champions (1997) | TBD | ||
| Israel |
5th | 1951 | 3 | 10th place (1951) | TBD | |||
| Finland |
22nd | 1955 | 11 | 4th place (2007) | TBD | |||
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Defending champions | 26 September 2026 | TBD | |||||
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Venues
[edit]So far one venue in one cities has been revealed to host the tournament.
Overview of venues
[edit]Montenegro
[edit]- One Montenegrin venue will be used during the tournament. The Morača Sports Center in Podgorica will host the group phase.
Final standing
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References
[edit]- ↑ https://rtcg.me/sport/odbojka/820575/crna-gora-jedan-od-domacina-grupe-na-eurovoleju-2028-.html
- ↑ https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/cev-opens-bidding-process-for-eurovolley-2028/
- ↑ EuroVolley 2028 hosting guidelines Page 13
- ↑ EuroVolley 2028 hosting guidelines Page 8
- ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/articles/cev/cev-president-and-montenegro-s-deputy-prime-minister-discuss-cev-eurovolley-2028-bid/
- ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/articles/cev/montenegro-s-sports-minister-supports-candidacy-to-host-eurovolley-2028-men/
- ↑ https://odbojka.me/crna-gora-zeli-domacinstvo-evropskog-prvenstva-za-odbojkase/
- ↑ https://odbojka.me/zamjenik-premijera-ugostio-predsjednika-cev-becic-snazno-podrzavam-ideju-da-crna-gora-srbija-i-hrvatska-organizuju-evropsko-prvenstvo-za-odbojkase/
- ↑ https://sportklub.n1info.rs/ostali-sportovi/odbojka/svi-za-jednog-srbija-crna-gora-hrvatska-i-madjarska-zele-ep/
- ↑ "Montenegro to make history by hosting CEV EuroVolley 2028 Men pool phase". CEV. 6 March 2026.
- ↑ https://odbojka.me/istorijski-dan-za-crnogorsku-odbojku-crna-gora-domacin-evropskog-prvenstva-2028-za-odbojkase/
- ↑ "Croatia wants to organize the volleyball European Championship in 2028". portal.hr. 3 April 2025.
- ↑ https://en.vijesti.me/sports-e/volleyball/752345/Montenegro-wants-to-host-the-volleyball-epic-together-with-Serbia--Croatia-and-Hungary.?utm_source=vijesti&utm_medium=article_related&utm_campaign=article_intext_related
- ↑ "Prime Minister of Montenegro supports OSCG's bid to host EuroVolley Men in 2028". CEV. 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Government approves organization of the European Volleyball Championship in 2028, Bečić: Sport brings people together". vijesti.me. 13 February 2026.
- ↑ "Revamped European League to provide pathway to qualify for EuroVolley 2028". cev.eu. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "CEV Volleyball European League 2026 Official Communication (Page 3: Qualification pathway to EuroVolley 2028)" (PDF). cev.eu. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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