12-OUT-2011
NATIONAL TEAMS
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Will conduct on the 29th October in Luxembourg, the Draw-of-Lots of the Qualifying Groups for the European Championships in Senior and Junior, Men's and Women's genders. Teodemiro de Carvalho, the Secretary-General of the Portuguese Volleyball Federation (FPV) will attend the event.

In the qualifying round for the 2013 Men's European Championship, Portugal will only play in the second phase, from the 6th to 9th of September 2012 (1st round) and from 13th to 16th of September 2012 (2nd phase). This 2nd phase will be played with 6 groups of four teams each.
The European Championships of 2013 will be played in Denmark and Poland: The teams already qualified for the final are: Poland and Denmark (host countries) and Serbia, Italy, Russia, Slovakia and Bulgaria, respectively the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th in the last European.

In the qualifying round for the 2013 Women's European Championship, Portugal will only play in the second phase, from the 6th to 9th of September 2012 (1st round) and from 13th to 16th of September 2012 (2nd phase).
The European Championships of 2013 will be played in Germany and Switzerland with the following teams: The host countries and Serbia, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Russia, respectively the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th in the last European.

In the qualifying round for 2012 Men and Woman's Junior European Championships, Portugal will only play in the second phase, from the 11th to 15th of April 2012.
The Finals of Men's Junior European Championship will be played in Randers (Denmark) and Gdynia (Poland) from the 25th August to 2nd of September 2012 (men) and Woman's Junior European Championship will be played in Ankara (Turkey) from the 18th to 26th of August 2012.
The teams already qualified for the Men's Junior final are: Denmark and Poland (host countries) and Russia and Bulgaria, respectively 1st and 2nd. in the last European.
The teams already qualified for the Woman's Junior final are: Turkey (host country) and Italy, Serbia and the Czech Republic, respectively 1 st, 2nd and 3rd in the last European.

More information: www.cev.lu