The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification

European Volleyball Championship

The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions....

was the qualifying event for the 23rd edition

2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

 of the event, hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003 and organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

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. The matches were played in 2002 and 2003. The number first five from the 2001 edition

2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified for the 2003 edition. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	6	4	2	481	451	1.067	12	8	1.500
2.		9	6	3	3	558	535	1.043	13	11	1.181
3.		9	6	3	3	451	484	0.932	10	11	0.909
4.		8	6	2	4	474	494	0.960	8	13	0.615

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		11	6	5	1	497	448	1.109	15	7	2.143
2.		10	6	4	2	513	444	1.155	15	7	2.143
3.		9	6	3	3	558	561	0.995	12	13	0.923
4.		6	6	0	6	394	509	0.774	3	18	0.167

Group C

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		11	6	5	1	503	427	1.178	17	4	4.250
2.		10	6	4	2	461	403	1.144	12	8	1.500
3.		8	6	2	4	494	507	0.974	11	12	0.917
4.		7	6	1	5	373	494	0.755	2	18	0.111

Group D

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	6	4	2	544	529	1.028	14	10	1.400
2.		10	6	4	2	602	628	0.959	16	12	1.333
3.		9	6	3	3	576	575	1.002	13	13	1.000
4.		7	6	1	5	522	512	1.020	7	15	0.467