1985 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 1985 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the fourteenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in the Netherlands from 29 September to 6 October 1985, with the final round held in Arnhem.
Format
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided into three groups of four teams each. In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining six teams which played for position places. All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format.Preliminary round
Pool 1
- venue location: Beverwijk, Netherlands
Pool 2
- venue location: Enschede, Netherlands
Pool 3
- venue location: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Final round
7th–12th pool
- venue location: Sittard, Netherlands
Final pool
- venue location: Arnhem, Netherlands
Final ranking
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