2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted by Netherlands and Belgium from 26 September to 4 October 2015. The championship managers were the Dutch Olympic gold volleyball medalist Peter Blange and the former Belgian volleyball player Virginie De Carne. Russia defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the final to capture their 19th title, while Tatiana Kosheleva was elected most valuable player back to back.

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Qualification

Team	Method of qualification
	Qualification Third round play-off winners
	Qualification Third round play-off winners
	Hosts
	Qualification Second round group D winners
	2013 edition fifth place
	Qualification Second round group C winners
	2013 edition second place
	Qualification Second round group E winners
	2013 edition sixth place
	Hosts
	Qualification Second round group B winners
	Qualification Second round group F winners
	2013 edition first place
	2013 edition fourth place
	Qualification Third round play-off winners
	Qualification Second round group A winners

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position. The three best teams of each group progressed to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed advanced to the playoffs.

Pool standing criteria

Number of matches won
Result points
Sets ratio
Points ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams

The second stage of the tournament consisted of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. A playoff was played to determine which teams joined the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, 3rd place match and final.

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held in Antwerp, Belgium on 12 November 2014. First, the hosts and the team which was chosen by the hosts were seeded at the top of each pool. Then the next 4 teams which ranked highest in the previous edition were drawn. Finally, the other teams were drawn. Numbers in brackets denote the European ranking as of 25 September 2015.