This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the Women's European Championship 2017 in Baku and Ganja, Azerbaijan and Tbilisi, Georgia.
Overview Each of the 16 teams submitted a preliminary 'long list' with a maximum of 22 players, for the final tournament a maximum of 14 players from the 'long list' were eligible to compete.
Key Player positions LB – Libero MB – Middle Blocker OP – Opposite OS – Outside Hitter / Spiker ST – Setter
Pool A
The following is the Azerbaijan roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Faig Garayev No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 LB Azerrail Baku 2 MB Beşiktaş Istanbul 3 OP Azerrail Baku 5 ()OS Il Bisonte Firenze 6 MB Azerrail Baku 7 MB Telekom Baku 8 OS Telekom Baku 9 OS Voléro Zürich 10 OS Çanakkale BK 11 OP Azerrail Baku 12 LB Azerrail Baku 14 ST Azerrail Baku 15 MB Azerrail Baku 16 LB Lokomotiv Baku 17 OP Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 18 ST Azerrail Baku 22 OP Bakı Baku * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the German roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Felix Koslowski No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2017–2018 club 1 LB CSM Târgoviște 2 ST VC Wiesbaden 3 ST SSC Palmberg Schwerin 4 ()OS Çanakkale BK 5 OS Olympiacos Piraeus 6 OS SSC Palmberg Schwerin 7 MB Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 8 MB Nantes VB 9 OP VC Wiesbaden 10 OS Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 11 OP SSC Palmberg Schwerin 12 OP Ladies in Black Aachen 13 OS CS Volei Alba-Blaj 14 MB SSC Palmberg Schwerin 15 ST CS Volei Alba-Blaj 16 MB USC Münster 17 LB Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen 18 OS VC Wiesbaden 19 OS VC Wiesbaden 20 MB Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 21 MB Dresdner SC 22 MB SC Potsdam * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Hungarian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Alberto Salomoni No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 OS Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 2 LB Fatum-Nyíregyháza 3 LB Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 4 OP MTK Budapest 5 MB Penta Gödöllői 6 MB Vasas SC 7 ST Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 8 ST Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 9 OS CSM București 10 OS Allianz MTV Stuttgart 11 OS Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 12 LB Újpesti TE Budapest 13 OS Fatum-Nyíregyháza 14 MB Azerrail Baku 15 ()OS Béziers VB 16 MB VC Wiesbaden 17 ST Jászberényi RK 18 MB Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 19 MB Újpesti TE Budapest 20 ST Penta Gödöllői 21 OS Vasas SC 23 MB Vasas SC * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Polish roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Jacek Nawrocki No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 MB Hisamitsu Springs 2 MB Grot Budowlani Łódź 3 MB Legionovia Legionowo 4 OS Giacomini Budowlani Toruń 5 MB Impel Wrocław 6 ST Legionovia Legionowo 7 OS Pałac Bydgoszcz (Junior) 8 LB UKS ZSMS Poznań 9 LB Chemik Police 10 MB Metalleghe Montichiari 11 OS Tauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 12 OP Legionovia Legionowo 13 LB Yamamay Busto Arsizio 14 ()ST Chemik Police 15 OS Grot Budowlani Łódź 16 OP AZS-AWF Warszawa 17 OP Chemik Police 18 OS Grot Budowlani Łódź 19 OP Atom Trefl Sopot 20 ST Pałac Bydgoszcz 21 OP SMS PZPS Szczyrk 22 OS KSZO Ostrowiec * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
Pool B
The following is the Belarusian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Piotr Khilko No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 ()OP Minchanka Minsk 2 ST Atlant Baranovichi 3 OS Olympiacos Piraeus 4 MB Ladies in Black Aachen 5 MB LP Salo 6 OS Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 7 LB Minchanka Minsk 8 OS Giacomini Budowlani Toruń 9 ST Minchanka Minsk 10 LB KSZO Ostrowiec 11 OS Minchanka Minsk 12 ST Zhemchuzhina Polesia Mazyr 13 MB Zhemchuzhina Polesia Mazyr 14 MB Minchanka Minsk 15 OS CS Volei Alba-Blaj 16 MB Neman Grodno 17 OP Uralochka-NTMK 18 MB Minchanka Minsk 19 OP Pribuzhie Brest 20 OP Trabzon İdmanocağı 21 OS Minchanka Minsk 22 MB Pribuzhie Brest * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Croatian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Miroslav Aksentijević / Igor Lovrinov No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 LB VK UP Olomouc 2 ST CS Volei Alba-Blaj 3 LB Marina Kaštela 4 MB Mladost Zagreb 5 OS CSM Târgoviște 6 OS ŽOK Osijek 7 OP Mladost Zagreb 8 OS Quimper Volley 9 ST Dauphines Charleroi 10 MB Bursa BBSK 11 OP Igor Gorgonzola Novara 12 OS Enea PTPS Piła 13 ()OP Pomì Casalmaggiore 14 OS OK Kaštela DC 15 OS Nantes VB 16 ST Marina Kaštela 17 OS VK UP Olomouc 18 OS Marina Kaštela 19 OS Dauphines Charleroi 20 MB Mladost Zagreb 21 ST Mladost Zagreb 22 LB Mladost Zagreb * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Georgian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Paata Ulumbelashvili No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 MB Politechniki Śląskiej Gliwice 2 LB VC Tbilisi 3 OS VC Tbilisi 4 MB VC Tbilisi 5 ST VC Tbilisi 6 LB VC Tbilisi 7 OS ŁKS Łódź 8 OS VC Jiko 9 OS VC Jiko 10 OS VC Jiko 11 OP VC Tbilisi 12 ST VC Tbilisi 13 OS Numune DSİ Ankara 14 ST ŁKS Łódź 15 OP Sports school (Didi Gikhaishi) 16 LB VC Bolnisi 17 ()MB VC Tbilisi 18 OP VC Batumi 19 MB VC Jiko 20 OP VC Tbilisi * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Davide Mazzanti No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 OP Il Bisonte Firenze 2 OS Imoco Volley Conegliano 3 OS Savino Del Bene Scandicci 4 MB Igor Gorgonzola Novara 5 ST Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 LB Imoco Volley Conegliano 7 MB Imoco Volley Conegliano 8 ST Club Italia 9 OS Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 10 ()MB Igor Gorgonzola Novara 11 MB Imoco Volley Conegliano 12 OS Pomì Casalmaggiore 13 OS Foppapedretti Bergamo 14 OS Pomì Casalmaggiore 15 MB Yamamay Busto Arsizio 16 OS Pomì Casalmaggiore 17 OP Yamamay Busto Arsizio 18 OP Club Italia 19 MB Yamamay Busto Arsizio 20 LB Il Bisonte Firenze 21 ST Igor Gorgonzola Novara 22 LB Club Italia * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
Pool C
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Ivan Dimitrov No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 ST CSKA Sofia 2 OS Calcit Ljubljana 3 OS Vandoeuvre Nancy 4 MB Maritza Plovdiv 5 OS Voléro Zürich 6 OS Levski Sofia 7 ST Proton Balakovo 8 OS Sarıyer BSK Istanbul 9 ST Le Cannet-Rocheville 10 OS RC Cannes 11 MB Galatasaray Istanbul 12 MB Maritza Plovdiv 13 LB Telekom Baku 14 OP NEC Red Rockets 15 LB Maritza Plovdiv 16 ()OS Dinamo Kazan 17 MB Slavia Sofia 18 OP Levski Sofia 19 OP Maritza Plovdiv 20 ST Volley Köniz 21 MB CSKA Sofia 22 MB Kazanlak Volley * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Russian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Vladimir Kuzyutkin / Konstantin Ushakov No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club OS Dinamo Moscow OS Yenisey Krasnoyarsk ST Dinamo Kazan LB Yenisey Krasnoyarsk OS Leningradka Saint Petersburg MB Dinamo Kazan OS Yenisey Krasnoyarsk OP Dinamo Moscow LB Uralochka-NTMK ()ST Dinamo Moscow LB Dinamo Krasnodar LB Yenisey Krasnoyarsk OS Dinamo Kazan MB Dinamo Moscow OP Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul OP Dinamo Kazan MB Leningradka Saint Petersburg OS Uralochka-NTMK MB Uralochka-NTMK OS Zarechie Odintsovo MB Yenisey Krasnoyarsk ST Zarechie Odintsovo * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Turkish roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 LB Vakıfbank Istanbul 2 OS Vakıfbank Istanbul 3 MB Vakıfbank Istanbul 4 ST Beşiktaş Istanbul 5 OP Vakıfbank Istanbul 6 LB Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 7 OS Beşiktaş Istanbul 8 MB Fenerbahçe Istanbul 9 MB Fenerbahçe Istanbul 10 OS Galatasaray Istanbul 11 ST Vakıfbank Istanbul 12 LB Fenerbahçe Istanbul 13 OS Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 14 ()MB Fenerbahçe Istanbul 15 OS Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 16 OP Fenerbahçe Istanbul 17 OP Galatasaray Istanbul 18 ST Galatasaray Istanbul 19 OS Fenerbahçe Istanbul 20 ST Vakıfbank Istanbul 21 OS Seramiksan Turgutlu 22 MB Çanakkale BK * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Ukrainian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Gariy Yegiazarov No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 OS Khimik Yuzhny 2 ST Maccabi Ironi Hadera 3 MB Nilüfer Bursa 4 OS Nilüfer Bursa 5 OP Severodonchanka Severodonetsk 6 LB Le Cannet-Rocheville 7 MB Khimik Yuzhny 8 OP Khimik Yuzhny 9 MB TED Kolejliler Ankara 10 OS Maccabi XT Haifa 11 OS Jakarta Pertamina Energi 12 LB Khimik Yuzhny 13 ST Wisła Warszawa 14 LB Khimik Yuzhny 16 ()OS RC Cannes 17 MB Azeryol Baku 18 ST Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 19 MB Khimik Yuzhny 21 OP Voléro Zürich 22 ST Khimik Yuzhny * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
Pool D
The following is the Belgian roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Gert Vande Broek No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 OS VDK Gent Dames 2 ST Asterix Avo Beveren 3 OP Asterix Avo Beveren 4 LB Dresdner SC 5 MB Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 6 ()OS Galatasaray Istanbul 7 OS Asterix Avo Beveren 8 OP Grot Budowlani Łódź 9 MB Saugella Team Monza 10 OP Beşiktaş Istanbul 11 OS Nantes VB 12 OS Dresdner SC 13 MB VC Oudegem 14 OS Beşiktaş Istanbul 15 LB VC Oudegem 16 ST VC Oudegem 17 ST Calcit Ljubljana 18 MB VDK Gent Dames 19 MB Asterix Avo Beveren 20 OS VC Oudegem 21 LB Asterix Avo Beveren 22 LB VDK Gent Dames * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Czech roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Zdeněk Pommer No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016–2017 club 1 OS Impel Wrocław 2 OS TS Volley Düdingen 3 MB Volejbal Přerov 4 ()OP Savino Del Bene Scandicci 5 LB Agel Prostějov 6 ST Dresdner SC 7 MB TJ Ostrava 8 MB Dresdner SC 9 OP Královo Pole Brno 10 ST TJ Ostrava 11 LB Olymp Prague 12 OS Allianz MTV Stuttgart 13 OS VC Wiesbaden 14 MB Olymp Prague 15 MB VK UP Olomouc 16 OS Shanghai 17 LB Královo Pole Brno 18 ST Grot Budowlani Łódź 19 OS TJ Ostrava 20 OP TJ Ostrava 21 OS Agel Prostějov 22 MB Agel Prostějov * For players positions, see 'Key' section.
The following is the Dutch roster in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Only the players in bold took part in the final tournament (see 'Overview' section).
Head coach: Jamie Morrison