The European qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008. Elimination round Dates: 1–9 September 2007 All times are local. In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner. |} First leg |} Second leg |} Pre–qualification tournaments The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament. Tournament 1 Venue: Arena Savaria, Szombathely, Hungary Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00). Preliminary round Pool A |} |} Pool B |} |} Final round Semifinals |} Final |} Final standing Tournament 2 Venue: Arena D'Évora, Évora, Portugal Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 All times are Western European Time (UTC±0). Preliminary round Pool A |} |} Pool B |} |} Final round Semifinals |} Final |} Final standing Tournament 3 Venue: PalaCatania, Catania, Italy Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00). Preliminary round Pool A |} |} Pool B |} |} Final round Semifinals |} Final |} Final standing Second ranked teams Russia and Bulgaria qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics via the 2007 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams. |} Qualification tournament Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey Dates: 7–13 January 2008 All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00). Preliminary round Pool A |} |} Pool B |} |} Final round Semifinals |} Final |} Final standing {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=40|Rank !width=180|Team |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |1 |style="text-align:left;"| |- |2 |style="text-align:left;"| |- |rowspan=2|3 |style="text-align:left;"| |- |style="text-align:left;"| |- |rowspan=2|5 |style="text-align:left;"| |- |style="text-align:left;"| |- |rowspan=2|7 |style="text-align:left;"| |- |style="text-align:left;"| |} External links Official website Volleyball Men Europe Olympic Qualification Men Europe Olympic Qualification Men Europe