2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification

This is an article about qualification for the 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship.

Pool standing procedure

 * 1) Number of matches won
 * 2) Match points
 * 3) Sets ratio
 * 4) Points ratio
 * 5) Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Direct qualification
Host country,, qualified for final round directly.

First round
First round was held 7–9 January 2016. 6 teams competed in 2 first round tournaments consisting of 3 teams. The winners of each pools qualified for the second round. All times are local.
 * Pools composition

Pool 1

 * Venue: BBC Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Pool 2

 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Hala Widowiskowo Sportowa, Chęciny, Poland

Second round
Second round was held 31 March – 3 April 2016. 28 teams competed in 7 pools of 4 teams. The winners of each pools qualified for final round. The 2nd placed teams of each pool and the best 3rd placed team qualified for the third round. All times are local.
 * Pools composition

Pool A

 * Venue: Dvorana Gimnasium, Rovinj, Croatia

Pool B

 * Venue: 🇮🇹 PalaVesuvio, Naples, Italy

Pool C

 * Venue: 🇹🇷 Ali Yucel Sports Hall, Tokat, Turkey

Pool D

 * Venue: 🇩🇪 Carl-von-Weinberg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany

Pool E

 * Venue: 🇦🇹 Landessportzentrum Viva, Steinbrunn, Austria

Pool F

 * Venue: Sportna Dvorana, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Pool G

 * Venue: 🇷🇸 Sportska Hala Vlade Divac, Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia

Third round
Third round will be held 8–10 July 2016. 8 teams will compete in 2 pools of 4 teams. The winners and runners-up of each pools will qualify for the final round.

All times are local.
 * Pools composition

Pool H

 * Venue: 🇪🇸 Polideportivo Pilar Fernandez, Valladolid, Spain

Pool I

 * Venue: 🇧🇾 Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk, Belarus