Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

The European qualification for the 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 13 August 2011 to 13 May 2012.

Pool standing procedure

 * 1) Match points
 * 2) Number of matches won
 * 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

Pre–elimination round

 * Dates: 13–14 August 2011
 * All times are local.
 * In case of a 1–1 tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.

Elimination round

 * Dates: 26 August – 4 September 2011
 * All times are local.
 * In case of a 1–1 tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.

Pre–qualification tournaments

 * The Qualification Tournament hosts Bulgaria and the four 2011 World Cup participants directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.

Tournament 1

 * Venue: 🇸🇰 Poprad Arena, Poprad, Slovakia
 * Dates: 22–26 November 2011
 * All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Tournament 2

 * Venue: 🇫🇷 Complexe Sportif Léo Lagrange, Tourcoing, France
 * Dates: 23–27 November 2011
 * All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Tournament 3

 * Venue: Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia
 * Dates: 22–26 November 2011
 * All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Second ranked teams

 * Russia and Poland qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics via the 2011 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.

Qualification tournament

 * Venue: 🇧🇬 Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria
 * Dates: 8–13 May 2012
 * All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).