Qualification Tournament for the European Championships 2009

    In 2008, 36 women’s teams in Europe, representing their respective national federations, will compete to qualify for the nine remaining places to the European Championships Finals, which will be organized in 2009, in Poland.


    Teams already qualified: Poland, Italy, Serbia, Russia, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.


    1st round 8 May (H) - 10/11 May (A)
    EXYR of Macedonia - Iceland
    Estonia - Norway
    Montenegro - Georgia
    Great Britain - Albania


    2nd round
    Pool A
    Slovakia
    Ukraine
    Portugal
    Bosnia and Herzegovina


    Pool B
    Czech Rep
    Slovenia
    Moldavia
    Great Britain/Albania


    Pool C
    Azerbaijan
    Espania
    Romania
    Macedonia/Iceland


    Pool D
    France
    Belarus
    Hungary
    Austria


    Pool E
    Bulgaria
    Croatia
    Finland
    Estonia/Norway


    Pool F
    Turkey
    Greece
    Israel
    Montenegro/Georgia


    3rd round 6/7 September (H) - 13/14 September (A)
    2nd ranked of Pool D vs 2nd ranked of Pool B
    2nd ranked of Pool C vs 2nd ranked of Pool F
    2nd ranked of Pool A vs 2nd ranked of Pool E

    2nd round
    Pool A: 1st tournament in Ukraine 30/05-01/06/2008; 2nd in Bosnia and Herzegovina 06-08/06/2008
    Pool B: 1st tournament in Slovenia 06-08/06/2008; 2nd in Czech Rep. 13-15/06/2008
    Pool C: 1st tournament in Romania 30/05-01/06/2008; 2nd in Spain 06-08/06/2008
    Pool D: 1st tournament in Belarus 30/05-01/06/2008; 2nd in France 06-08/06/2008
    Pool E: 1st tournament in Croatia 30/05 - 01/06/2008; 2nd in Bulgaria 06-08/06/2008
    Pool F: 1st tournament in Israel 06-08/06/2008; 2nd in Greece 13-15/06/2008

    Hello everyone :drink:




    COmpetition starts today.


    France met friendly Czech team : 1 game won and 1 game lost.




    The 12 players :






    FAESCH Armelle


    LOZANCIC Jelena
    SCHLECK Hélène


    BAUER Christina
    DJILALI Alexia


    MACULEWICZ Kinga
    RYBACZEWSKI Anna


    BOUSQUET Marielle



    POLECHTCHOUK Irina





    ORTSCHITT Déborah


    LIENARD Séverine




    SYREN Audrey






    Victoria Ravva will not play again with French national team ;(


    Spain NT has won Savaria Cup against Slovakia (3-0), Finland (3-2) and Hungary (3-1).


    The players are:


    Romina Lamas (Tenerife Marichal)
    Patricia Aranda (Hotel Cantur)
    Arkía El-ammari (Tenerife Marichal)
    Diana Sánchez (CV Albacete)
    Yasmina Hernández (Univ. de Burgos)
    Lucía Paraja (Altamura, Italy A1)
    Jennifer Mendoza (Univ. de Burgos)
    Marisa Fernández (Murcia 2005)
    Ana Ramírez (Univ. de Burgos)
    Silvia Fernández (Voley Sanse)
    Noelia Sánchez (Univ. de Burgos)
    Sara González (Univ. de Burgos)

    pehh are you kidding :what: don t you watch turkey in halle? our young stars were great(naz aydemir,neriman özsoy,gözde kırdar...)
    and you will see what turkey without neslihan will do in grandprix...
    and if turkey(even without neslihan) give even a set to spain it will be very big scandal 8)

    Finland - Bulgaria 0:3 (16:25; 16:25; 22:25)

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    "I'm so proud that the fans still sing my name. But I fear tomorrow they will stop. And I fear it because I love it. And everything you love you fear you will lose" - Eric Cantona

    Quote from elchicha

    Why are you surprised? Spain has a good team, you'll see


    :D :D :D :D go Spain!


    I'm surprised too. Azerbaijan used to be much better team than Spain last time. 8|

    The most important 3:
    POLAND-SZCZECIN-VOLLEYBALL


    5th place - Prediction Game - World League 2011 :D

    With the "new spanish" Romina Lamas and the return of Silvia Fernandez and Yasmina Hernandez, Spain improve your level a lot. They will give more than one surprise :box:

    Group A:

    Bosnia & Herzegovina 0x3 Slovakia
    23-25 12-25 16-25


    Ukraine 3x0 Portugal
    25-11 25-21 25-13


    Group C:


    Romania 3x0 Macedonia
    25-21 25-18 25-21


    Group D:


    Belarus 3x0 Austria
    25-20 25-9 25-20


    Group E:


    Croatia 3x0 Estonia
    25-21 25-14 25-16

    Quote from elchicha

    Rumania 3-0 Spain
    25-23, 25-21, 25-14


    Oh, I see yesterday's victory against Azerbaijan was incidental :huh:

    The most important 3:
    POLAND-SZCZECIN-VOLLEYBALL


    5th place - Prediction Game - World League 2011 :D