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European Volleyball Confederation

The European Volleyball Confederation (French: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball), also known by its French acronym CEV, is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.[1]

European Volleyball Confederation
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (French)
JurisdictionInternational
Membership56 member associations
AbbreviationCEV
Founded1963; 63 years ago (1963)
AffiliationFIVB
HeadquartersLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
LocationEurope
PresidentCroatia Roko Sikirić
Official website
www.cev.eu

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Although the CEV was formed on 21 October 1963, in Bucharest, Romania[1] volleyball became popular in Europe many years before. The majority of the teams that attended the Congress which eventually led to the foundation of the FIVB in 1947 were from this continent. The foundation is supposed[by whom?] to have been a move on the part of European national federations.

Volleyball was invented in the United States and became an extremely popular sport in eastern Europe when introduced by American soldiers during World War I. By the middle of the century, it had spread through the rest of the continent. Many techniques and tactics commonplace in modern volleyball were introduced by European teams.

The long and significant tradition of the sport in the continent may at least partially account for the administrative structure employed by the CEV, which rivals the FIVB's in size and comprehensiveness. It is the biggest of all volleyball confederations and organizes the most annual competitions and tournaments. As of 2005, its headquarters are located in Luxembourg.

As the presiding entity over European volleyball federations, the CEV organizes continental competitions such as the prestigious European Championship (first edition, 1948), the CEV Cup and the European League. It participates in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games, men's and women's world championships and international competitions of its affiliated federations.

The CEV family increased its membership to 56 Federations following the approval of Kosovo on the opening day of the 35th FIVB World Congress held on 5 October 2016, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the CEV banned all Russian national teams, clubs and officials from participating in European competition, and suspended all Russians from their respective functions in CEV organs.[2] It also canceled all competitions in Russia.[3] In March 2026, the CEV allowed the Russian youth national teams to participate in tournaments with a flag and an anthem.[4]

Affiliated federations

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As of 2022, the following 56 national federations are CEV affiliates, listed alphabetically.

CodeNationFederation
ALB AlbaniaFederata Shqiptare e Volejbollit
AND AndorraFederació Andorrana de Voleibol
ARM ArmeniaHayastani Voleyboli Federats’ia
AUT AustriaÖsterreichischer Volleyball Verband
AZE AzerbaijanAzərbaycan Voleybol Federasiyası
BLR BelarusBielaruskaja Fiederacjya Valiejbola
BEL BelgiumFédération Royale Belge de Volleyball
BIH Bosnia and HerzegovinaOdbojkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
BUL BulgariaBulgarska Federatsiya Volejbol
CRO CroatiaHrvatski odbojkaški savez
CYP CyprusKypriakí Omospondía Petosfaírisis
CZE Czech RepublicČeský Volejbalový Svaz
DEN DenmarkDansk Volleyball Forbund
ENG EnglandVolleyball England
EST EstoniaEesti Võrkpalli Liit
FAR Faroe IslandsFlogbóltssamband Føroya
FIN FinlandSuomen Lentopalloliitto F. Y.
FRA FranceFédération Française de Volleyball
GEO GeorgiaSakartvelos Prenburtis Pedaratsia
GER GermanyDeutscher Volleyball Verband
GIB GibraltarGibraltar Volleyball Association
GRE GreeceEllinikí Omospondía Petosfaírisis
GRL GreenlandKalaallit Nunaanni Volleyballertartut Kattuffiat
HUN HungaryMagyar Röplabda Szövetség
ISL IcelandBlaksamband Íslands
IRL IrelandVolleyball Ireland
ISR IsraelIgud HaKadur'af BeIsrael
ITA ItalyFederazione Italiana Pallavolo
KOS KosovoFederata e Volejbollit e Kosovës
LAT LatviaLatvijas volejbola federācija
LIE LiechtensteinLiechtensteiner Volleyball Verband
LTU LithuaniaLietuvos tinklinio federacija
LUX LuxembourgFédération Luxembourgeoise de Volleyball
MLT MaltaMalta Volleyball Association
MLD MoldovaFederaţia Moldovenească de Volei
MON MonacoFédération Monégasque de Volleyball
MNE MontenegroOdbojkaški savez Crne Gore
NED NetherlandsNederlandse Volleybalbond
MKD North MacedoniaOdbojkarska Federacija na Makedonija
NIR Northern Ireland[5]Northern Ireland Volleyball Association
NOR NorwayNorges Volleyballforbund
POL PolandPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
POR PortugalFederação Portuguesa de Voleibol
ROU RomaniaFederaţia Română de Volei
RUS RussiaFederetsiya Voleybola Rossii
SMR San MarinoFederazione Sammarinese Pallavolo
SCO ScotlandScottish Volleyball Association
SRB SerbiaOdbojkaški savez Srbije
SVK SlovakiaSlovenská Volejbalová Federácia
SLO SloveniaOdbojkarska Zveza Slovenije
ESP SpainReal Federación Española de Voleibol
SWE SwedenSvenska Volleybollförbundet
SUI SwitzerlandSwiss Volley
TUR TurkeyTürkiye Voleybol Federasyonu
UKR UkraineUkrayins'ka Federetsiya Voleybolu
WAL WalesPêl-foli Cymru

FIVB world rankings

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Competitions

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Volleyball

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Beach volleyball

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Snow volleyball

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Title holders

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Zonal associations

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Zones

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The CEV is divided into six zonal associations largely based on geography:[12]

  1. Balkan Volleyball Association (BVA) (1998) – 11 national federations, BVA Cup[13]
  2. Eastern European Volleyball Zonal Association (EEVZA) (2005) – 10 national federations [14]
  3. Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association (MEVZA) (2002) – 8+1 national federations, MEVZA League[15]
  4. North European Volleyball Zonal Association (NEVZA) (2002) – 8 national federations [16]
  5. Western European Volleyball Zonal Association (WEVZA) (2013) – 8 national federations [17]
  6. Small Countries Association (SCA) (1986) – 13+2 national federations, SCA Championship[18]

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  1. ALB,BIH,BUL,GRE,KOS,MDA,MKD,MNE,ROU,SRB,TUR
  2. ARM,AZE,BLR,EST,GEO,LAT,LTU,POL,RUS,UKR
  3. AUT,CRO,CYP,CZE,HUN,ISR,LUX,SVK,SLO
  4. DEN,ENG,FRO,FIN,GRL,ISL,NOR,SWE
  5. BEL,FRA,GER,ITA,NED,POR,ESP,SUI
  6. MLT,SMR,GIB,AND,MON,LIE,LUX,WAL,IRL,NIR,SCO+ISL,GRL,FRO,CYP

Sponsors

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References

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  1. 1 2 "About the CEV". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "European Volleyball Federation bans Russian, Belarusian teams, officials from European competition".
  3. ↑ Feinswog, Lee (28 February 2022). "USA Volleyball will not play in Russia, Anae leaves Ukraine, Christenson OK in Kazan, Liskevych memories".
  4. ↑ "Европейская конфедерация волейбола допустила молодежные сборные России к турнирам с флагом и гимном". The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/institutions/federations/
  6. ↑ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Competition History". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship 2019". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "CEV U18 Beach Volleyball European Championship 2019". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  11. 1 2 "History & Future: The Development of the Game". snowvolleyball.at. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "CEV - Zonal Associations". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Balkan Volleyball Association (BVA) | InsideCEV". inside.cev.eu. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Eastern European Volleyball Zonal Association (EEVZA) | InsideCEV". inside.cev.eu. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  15. ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/institutions/zonal-associations/middle-european-volleyball-zonal-association-mevza/
  16. ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/institutions/zonal-associations/north-european-volleyball-zonal-association-nevza/
  17. ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/institutions/zonal-associations/western-european-volleyball-zonal-association-wevza/
  18. ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/institutions/zonal-associations/small-countries-association-sca/
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