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 | From Men 1995- France, Slovakia and Finland replaced Poland, Latvia and Romania. |   
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 |   |  | Winners qualified to XX European Championship 1997 Men 1997. 2nd places to Promotion Round Men PQ 1997.  |  | Played in Home/Away basis. |   
| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 16: | 9 | 1.147 |  | 2. Poland | 3 | 3 | 14: | 11 | 1.061 |  | 3. Israel | 3 | 3 | 11: | 12 | 0.922 |  | 4. Latvia | 1 | 5 | 8: | 17 | 0.885 |   
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| Team | Slov | Pola | Isra | Latv |  | Slovakia | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Poland | 2:3 | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Israel | 3:1 | 3:1 | --- | 3:1 |  | Latvia | 1:3 | 1:3 | 3:2 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 14.09.96 | Puchov | Slovakia | 3-2 | Poland | 70-54 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 15-2 | 17-15 |  | 21.09.96 | Prievidza | Slovakia | 3-1 | Latvia | 57-48 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-9 |   |  | 28.12.96 |   | Israel | 3-1 | Poland | 55-43 | 15-6 | 9-15 | 16-14 | 15-8 |   |  | 12.04.97 |   | Israel | 3-1 | Latvia | 50-41 | 15-9 | 5-15 | 15-13 | 15-4 |   |  | 19.04.97 |   | Latvia | 3-2 | Israel | 74-62 | 15-4 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 16-17 | 15-13 |  | 23.04.97 |   | Poland | 3-0 | Israel | 45-25 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | 26.04.97 | Riga | Latvia | 1-3 | Slovakia | 53-59 | 15-17 | 15-11 | 9 -15 | 14-16 |   |  | 03.05.97 |   | Poland | 3-1 | Latvia | 58-39 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-8 |   |  | 10.05.97 | Czestochova | Poland | 2-3 | Slovakia | 63-64 | 12-15 | 15- 5 | 16-14 | 12-15 | 8 -15 |  | 17.05.97 | Netania | Israel | 3-1 | Slovakia | 57-47 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-10 |   |  | 24.05.97 | Presov | Slovakia | 3-0 | Israel | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-8 |   |  | 31.05.97 |   | Latvia | 1-3 | Poland | 44-52 | 6-15 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 10-15 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Greece | 5 | 1 | 15: | 4 | 1.358 |  | 2. Belgium | 4 | 2 | 12: | 7 | 1.506 |  | 3. Romania | 3 | 3 | 9: | 10 | 0.915 |  | 4. Macedonia | 0 | 6 | 3: | 18 | 0.566 |   
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| Team | Gree | Belg | Roma | Mace |  | Greece | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Belgium | 3:0 | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Romania | 0:3 | 3:0 | --- | 3:1 |  | Macedonia | 1:3 | 1:3 | 0:3 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 07.07.96 | Romania | 0-3 | Greece | 28-45 | 10-15 | 8-15 | 10-15 |   |  | 26.10.96 | Macedonia | 0-3 | Romania | 28-45 | 7-15 | 12-15 | 9-15 |   |  | 02.11.96 | Romania | 3-1 | Macedonia | 54-45 | 9-15 | 15-5 | 15-12 | 15-13 |   |  | 23.11.96 | Romania | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-28 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 15-12 |   |  | 15.12.96 | Belgium | 3-0 | Macedonia | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-9 | 15-4 |   |  | 30.12.96 | Belgium | 3-0 | Greece | 45-14 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-4 |   |  | 30.04.97 | Macedonia | 1-3 | Greece | 35-60 | 17-15 | 4-15 | 10-15 | 4-15 |   |  | 10.05.97 | Greece | 3-0 | Macedonia | 45-23 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-7 |   |  | 14.05.97 | Greece | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-36 | 15-12 | 15-11 | 15-13 |   |  | 17.05.97 | Macedonia | 1-3 | Belgium | 27-60 | 2-15 | 17-15 | 1-15 | 7-15 |   |  | 20.05.97 | Greece | 3-0 | Romania | 45-20 | 15-8 | 15-3 | 15-9 |   |  | 24.05.97 | Belgium | 3-0 | Romania | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |   
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. France | 7 | 1 | 22: | 6 | 1.364 |  | 2. Germany | 5 | 3 | 18: | 11 | 1.219 |  | 3. Turkey | 5 | 3 | 18: | 12 | 1.075 |  | 4. Sweden | 2 | 6 | 9: | 21 | 0.864 |  | 5. Belarus | 1 | 7 | 4: | 21 | 0.593 |   
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| Team | Fran | Germ | Turk | Swed | Bela |  | France | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Germany | 0:3 | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Turkey | 3:1 | 3:1 | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Sweden | 1:3 |  1:3 | 3:2 | --- | 3:1 |  | Belarus | 0:3 |  0:3 | 0:3 | 3:0 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 08.09.96 |   | France | 3-0 | Belarus | 45-22 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-2 |   |  | 15.09.96 | Marseille | France | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-25 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 15-5 |   |  | 22.09.96 | Falkoping | Sweden | 3-1 | Belarus | 57-42 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |  | 26.10.96 |   | Turkey | 3-1 | France | 57-44 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 15-13 |   |  | 03.11.96 |   | Belarus | 0-3 | France | 15-45 | 6-15 | 2-15 | 7-15 |   |  | 20.11.96 |   | France | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-16 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |  | 14.12.96 |   | Germany | 3-0 | Belarus | 45-17 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-8 |   |  | 21.12.96 |   | Belarus | 0-3 | Turkey | 28-45 | 10-15 | 6-15 | 12-15 |   |  | 21.12.96 | Berlin | Germany | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-26 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-9 |   |  | 04.01.97 | Stockholm | Sweden | 1-3 | Germany | 50-59 | 15-12 | 16-17 | 6-15 | 13-15 |   |  | 19.03.97 |   | Turkey | 3-0 | Belarus | 45-17 | 15-9 | 15-4 | 15-4 |   |  | 18.04.97 | Antalya | Turkey | 3-1 | Germany | 55-39 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 10-15 | 15-10 |   |  | 26.04.97 | Grodno | Belarus | 0-3 | Germany | 25-45 | 10-15 | 4-15 | 11-15 |   |  | 30.04.97 |   | France | 3-2 | Germany | 68-68 | 10-15 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 7-15 | 21-19 |  | 07.05.97 | Trollhatan | Sweden | 3-2 | Turkey | 70-58 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 13-15 | 12-15 | 15-12 |  | 08.05.97 |   | Germany | 0-3 | France | 36-45 | 12-15 | 13-15 | 11-15 |   |  | 11.05.97 | Dessau | Germany | 3-1 | Turkey | 52-33 | 7-15 | 15-4 | 15-12 | 15- 2 |   |  | 13.05.97 | Orebro | Sweden | 1-3 | France | 47-53 | 14-16 | 7-15 | 15-7 | 11-15 |   |  | 18.05.97 | Istanbul | Turkey | 3-1 | Sweden | 51-40 | 15-11 | 6-15 | 15-6 | 15-8 |   |  | 25.05.97 | Grodno | Belarus | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-29 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-3 |   |   
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| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Ukraine | 8 | 0 | 24: | 2 | 1.756 |  | 2. Portugal | 5 | 3 | 16: | 15 | 1.041 |  | 3. Hungary | 4 | 4 | 15: | 17 | 0.927 |  | 4. Croatia | 3 | 5 | 11: | 17 | 0.824 |  | 5. Denmark | 0 | 8 | 9: | 24 | 0.821 |   
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| Team | Ukra | Port | Hung | Croa | Denm |  | Ukraine | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Portugal | 1:3 | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Hungary | 0:3 | 2:3 | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 |  | Croatia | 0:3 | 3:0 | 1:3 | --- | 3:0 |  | Denmark | 1:3 | 2:3 | 2:3 | 2:3 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 08.06 | Croatia | 1-3 | Hungary | 53-63 | 9-15 | 17-16 | 15-17 | 12-15 |   |  | 15.06 | Hungary | 3-0 | Croatia | 45-30 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 15-13 |   |  | 18.09 | Denmark | 2-3 | Hungary | 69-69 | 15-9 | 11-15 | 15-17 | 15-13 | 13-15 |  | 14.12 | Hungary | 3-2 | Denmark | 67-58 | 15-12 | 15-5 | 12-15 | 10-15 | 15-11 |  | 21.12 | Denmark | 2-3 | Portugal | 60-69 | 13-15 | 5-15 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 12-15 |  | 14.04 | Denmark | 2-3 | Croatia | 54-65 | 5-15 | 15-9 | 10-15 | 15-11 | 9-15 |  | 18.04 | Croatia | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-32 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-13 |   |  | 19.04 | Portugal | 3-1 | Hungary | 58-27 | 15-3 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-1 |   |  | 23.04 | Hungary | 0-3 | Ukraine | 24-45 | 3-15 | 13-15 | 8-15 |   |  | 26.04 | Hungary | 2-3 | Portugal | 66-65 | 15-7 | 11-15 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 12-15 |  | 30.04 | Ukraine | 3-0 | Hungary | 46-32 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 15-8 |   |  | 03.05 | Portugal | 3-0 | Denmark | 46-37 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 16-14 |   |  | 07.05 | Denmark | 1-3 | Ukraine | 48-57 | 13-15 | 11-15 | 15-12 | 9-15 |   |  | 10.05 | Portugal | 3-1 | Croatia | 58-30 | 15-4 | 13-15 | 15-4 | 15-7 |   |  | 11.05 | Ukraine | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-22 | 15-5 | 15-12 | 15-5 |   |  | 15.05 | Portugal | 1-3 | Ukraine | 39-53 | 15-8 | 7-15 | 7-15 | 10-15 |   |  | 18.05 | Croatia | 0-3 | Ukraine | 27-45 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 5-15 |   |  | 24.05 | Croatia | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-28 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-9 |   |  | 28.05 | Ukraine | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-15 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |  | 31.05 | Ukraine | 3-0 | Croatia | 45-10 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-1 |   |   
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| Group E | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Czechia | 7 | 1 | 22: | 7 | 1.307 |  | 2. Finland | 5 | 3 | 18: | 11 | 1.178 |  | 3. Spain | 5 | 3 | 18: | 12 | 1.169 |  | 4. Slovenia | 3 | 5 | 11: | 19 | 0.810 |  | 5. Bosna Herzeg. | 0 | 8 | 4: | 24 | 0.669 |   
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| Team | Czec | Finl | Slov | Spai | Bosn |  | Czechia | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Finland | 3:1 | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Slovenia | 0:3 | 3:2 | --- | 2:3 | 3:0 |  | Spain | 2:3 | 3:0 | 3:0 | --- | 3:0 |  | Bosna Herzeg. | 1:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | 1:3 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 16.11 | Spain | 3-0 | Finland | 46-37 | 15-13 | 16-14 | 15-10 |   |  | 20.11 | Spain | 3-0 | Bosna Herzeg. | 45-17 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-5 |   |  | 23.11 | Finland | 3-1 | Spain | 58-47 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 17-15 |   |  | 28.12 | Bosna Herzeg. | 1-3 | Czechia | 40-52 | 7-15 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 5-15 |   |  | 27.04 | Czechia | 3-0 | Spain | 46-36 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 15-12 |   |  | 30.04 | Czechia | 3-0 | Bosna Herzeg. | 46-26 | 15-6 | 16-14 | 15-6 |   |  | 30.04 | Finland | 3-0 | Slovenia | 45-21 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-10 |   |  | 03.05 | Slovenia | 3-0 | Bosna Herzeg. | 45-25 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   |  | 04.05 | Finland | 3-1 | Czechia | 45-34 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 0-15 | 15-3 |   |  | 08.05 | Bosna Herzeg. | 1-3 | Spain | 35-59 | 16-14 | 6-15 | 6-15 | 7-15 |   |  | 10.05 | Slovenia | 3-2 | Finland | 65-65 | 12-15 | 7-15 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 15-12 |  | 11.05 | Spain | 2-3 | Czechia | 69-67 | 15-10 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 13-15 |  | 13.05 | Bosna Herzeg. | 0-3 | Finland | 26-46 | 14-16 | 5-15 | 7-15 |   |  | 14.05 | Slovenia | 2-3 | Spain | 62-69 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 7-15 | 13-15 |  | 21.05 | Spain | 3-0 | Slovenia | 45-34 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 15-11 |   |  | 24.05 | Finland | 3-0 | Bosna Herzeg. | 45-30 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-9 |   |  | 24.05 | Slovenia | 0-3 | Czechia | 17-45 | 4-15 | 11-15 | 2-15 |   |  | 27.05 | Czechia | 3-0 | Slovenia | 45-26 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-7 |   |  | 31.05 | Czechia | 3-1 | Finland | 52-37 | 7-15 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-10 |   |  | 31.05 | Bosna Herzeg. | 2-3 | Slovenia | 66-58 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 13-15 | 9-15 | 14-16 |   
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