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
- Match points
- Number of matches won
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
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.
First leg
Second leg
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.
First leg
Second leg
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.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
| Qualified for the [|Qualification tournament] |
Tournament 2
- Venue: Complexe Sportif Léo Lagrange, Tourcoing, France
- Dates: 23–27 November 2011
- All times are Central European Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
| Qualified for the Qualification tournament |
Tournament 3
- Venue: Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia
- Dates: 22–26 November 2011
- All times are Central European Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
| Qualified for the Qualification tournament |
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.
| Qualified for the Qualification tournament |
Qualification tournament
- Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Dates: 8–13 May 2012
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 5 | |
| 5 | |
| 7 | |
| 7 |
| Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics |