2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 28th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted by Germany and Switzerland from 6 to 14 September 2013. The matches took place in 5 different cities (4 in Germany and one in Switzerland) with the final being played in Berlin.

Russia defeated Germany 3–1 in the final to capture their 18th title and the qualification for the 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup.

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 (total of 12 teams) progressed to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed advancing to the playoffs.

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

Venues
The tournament took place in Germany in 4 different venues (Halle, Dresden, Schwerin, Berlin) and one in Switzerland – (Zürich). The semifinals and the finals were played in Berlin, Germany.

Preliminary round
The draw was held on 6 October 2012 at Zürich, Switzerland.


 * All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool A

 * venue: Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany

Pool B

 * venue: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland

Pool C

 * venue: EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany

Pool D

 * venue: Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany

Championship round

 * venues:
 * Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany
 * Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
 * Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany


 * All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Final standing
Team Roster: 3	Daria Isaeva 4	Irina Zaryazhko 5	Aleksandra Pasynkova 6	Anna Matienko 7	Svetlana Kryuchkova (L) 8	Nataliya Obmochaeva 10	Ekaterina Kosianenko 11	Victoria Chaplina 14	Natalia Dianskaya 15	Tatiana Kosheleva 16	Iuliia Morozova 17	Natalia Malykh 19	Anna Malova (L) 20	Anastasia Shlyakhovaya Head Coach: Yuri Marichev

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player: 🇷🇺 Tatiana Kosheleva (RUS)
 * Best scorer: 🇧🇪 Lise Van Hecke (BEL)
 * Best spiker: 🇷🇸 Jovana Brakočević (SRB)
 * Best blocker: 🇩🇪 Christiane Fürst (GER)
 * Best server: 🇩🇪 Margareta Kozuch (GER)
 * Best setter: 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Kosianenko (RUS)
 * Best receiver: 🇷🇸 Suzana Ćebić (SRB)
 * Best libero: 🇧🇪 Valerie Courtois (BEL)
 * Fair Play Award: 🇧🇪 Gert Vande Broek (BEL)