1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands - Den Bosch and Eindhoven.
Qualification
The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in 1996.Teams
;Group A - Den Bosch;Group B - Eindhoven
Preliminary round
Group A
- Saturday September 6
- Sunday September 7
- Monday September 8
- Wednesday September 10
- '''Thursday September 11'''
Group B
- Saturday September 6
- Sunday September 7
- Monday September 8
- Wednesday September 10
- '''Thursday September 11'''
Final round
- Friday September 13 — Semi-finals
- Saturday September 14 — Bronze Medal Match
- Saturday September 14 — Gold Medal Match
- Friday September 13 — Classification Matches
- Saturday September 14 — Seventh Place Match
- Saturday September 14 — Fifth Place Match
Final ranking
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