2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship will be the 34th edition of the Women's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. For the fourth time, the EuroVolley will be held in four countries. Türkiye are the defending champions.

Year change
On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced that, starting in 2026, all continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.

Host selection


Czech Republic was announced as the first co-host on 6 December 2023, with games at a new arena in Brno, while Türkiye was selected to host the final stage on 26 September 2023, with games in Ankara. On 6 March 2024, Sweden became the third host with games to take place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. Finally, on 12 March 2024, Azerbaijan became the fourth host with one group to be held in the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku.

Venues
Each venue will host a group, while Ankara and Brno will organise the knockout stage, with Ankara hosting the semi-finals and final, just as in 2019. Turkish Volleyball Federation president, Mehmet Akif Üstündağ declared the plans about the hosting the opening match in the new national stadium which currently under construction in Ankara.