The 2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship will be the 16th edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international

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tournament organised by the

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(CEV) the girls' under-18 national teams of Europe. The tournament will be held in Romania and Greece from 1 to 13 July 2024.

Host selection

* (withdrew) * * Originally,

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and

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

were given the hosting rights together on 12 October 2022. However, Cyprus withdrew and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

took their place as a co-host on 13 February 2024.

Qualification

This competition is the first that a team from

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has qualified for a CEV event.

Draw

The draw was on 19 April 2024 in

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Venues

The venues are in

Blaj Blaj (; archaically spelled as ''Blaș''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Blußendref'') is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 17,816 inhabitants as of 2021. The city administers eight villages: Deleni-Obârșie ('' ...

and

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. The knockout stage will be in Blaj.https://frvolei.ro/blajul-e-pregatit-pentru-spectacolul-campionatului-european/

Broadcasting rights

Games in Romania can be viewed on the Romanian Volleyball Federation's YouTube channel and Greece's games can be watched on the Hellenic Volleyball Federation YouTube channel.

Group stage

Pool A

*All times are local.

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

References

External links

Official websiteHellenic Volleyball Federation YouTube channel showing matches held in Greece

Romanian Volleyball Federation YouTube channel showing matches held in Romania
{{CEV Youth European Volleyball Championship CEV Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship

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