The 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 6th edition of the Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Riga, Latvia from March 29 to April 3, 2005.

Poland won their 1st title in the tournament by defeating France. Jakub Jarosz was elected the Most Valuable Player.

Participating teams Host

Qualified through 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Qualification

Pool composition Pool APool BPool CPool D

Pool standing procedure Match points Numbers of matches won Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Squads

Preliminary round All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Final round All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

Quarterfinals

9th to 12th place

9th–12th place playoff

11th place

9th place

5th to 8th place

5th–8th place playoff

7th place

5th place

Final round

Semifinal

3rd place

Final

Final standing

RankTeam Poland456789101112 Qualified for the 2005 Youth World Championship

14–man RosterWaldemar Kaczmarek, Grzegorz Łomacz, Michał Kamiński, Bartosz Kurek, Arkadiusz Świechowski, Mikołaj Sarnecki, Bartosz Janeczek, Jakub Jarosz, Zbigniew Bartman, Mateusz Gorzewski, Michał Chaberek, Adrian StańczakHead coachZdzisław Gogol

Individual awards

Most valuable player Jakub Jarosz Best spiker Bartosz Kurek Best blocker Michele Parusso Best server Emmanuel Ragondet Best setter Davide Saitta Best receiver Raphaël Mrozek Best libero Adrian Stańczak

References