| First 2 from each Group qualified for Eurovolley Men 1981 in Bulgaria. | | Pre-qualified teams (6): Bulgaria - Host, First 5 from Eurovolley Men 1979 - Soviet Union, Poland, Yugoslavia, France and Italy. |
| Group A |  Czechoslovakia (4). |  Finland (9.) |  Netherlands |  Norway |  Israel |  Luxembourg |
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| Group C |  Romania (5.) |  West Germany (11.) |  Turkey |  Greece |  Switzerland |  Denmark |
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| Group B |  East Germany (6.) |  Spain (12.) |  Hungary |  England |  Austria |
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| | Ranking | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Czechoslovakia | 8 | 4(2) | 0 | 12:4 3.00 | 224/162 1.383 | 4 | | 2. | Finland | 7 | 3 | 1(1) | 11:3 3.67 | 199/127 1.567 | 4 | | 3. | Netherlands | 6 | 2(1) | 2(1) | 8:8 1.00 | 205/195 1.051 | 4 | | 4. | Norway | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3:10 0.30 | 67/136 0.493 | 4 | | 5. | Israel | 4 | 0 | 4(1) | 3:12 0.25 | 88/163 0.540 | 4 | | - | Luxembourg | DNS |
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| Table | Czec | Finl | Neth | Norw | Isra | | Czechoslovakia | ---- | 3:264-63 | 3:270-63 | 3:045-21 | 3:045-15 | | Finland | | ---- | 3:045-24 | 3:046-24 | 3:045-15 | | Netherlands | | | ---- | 3:045-22 | 3:273-58 | | Norway | | | | ---- | 3:1 | | Israel | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | played in Kuopio, Finland | | Wed 27.05.81 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Finland | 64-63 | 7-15 | 15-13 | 12-15 | 7-15 | 15-5 | | Wed 27.05.81 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Norway | 45-22 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 15-8 | | | Thu 28.05.81 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Norway | 45-21 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-6 | | | Thu 28.05.81 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Israel | 73-58 | 15-12 | 14-16 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 15-3 | | Fri 29.05.81 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Israel | 45-15 | 15-3 | 15-9 | 15-2 | | | Fri 29.05.81 | Finland | 3-0 | Norway | 46-24 | 16-14 | 15-3 | 15-7 | | | Sat 30.05.81 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Netherlands | 70-63 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 11-15 | 17-15 | | Sat 30.05.81 | Finland | 3-0 | Israel | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-10 | 15-3 | | | Sun 31.05.81 | Finland | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-11 | | | Sun 31.05.81 | Norway | 3-1 | Israel | |
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| | Ranking | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Romania | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15:1 15.00 | 236/123 1.919 | 5 | | 2. | West Germany | 9 | 4(1) | 1 | 13:7 1.86 | 95/91 1.044 | 5 | | 3. | Turkey | 8 | 3(1) | 2 | 10:9 1.11 | 73/87 0.839 | 5 | | 4. | Greece | 7 | 2 | 3(2) | 10:9 1.11 | 111/92 1.207 | 5 | | 5. | Switzerland | 6 | 1(1) | 4 | 4:14 0.29 | 168/250 0.672 | 5 | | 6. | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5(1) | 3:15 0.20 | 108/148 0.730 | 5 |
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| Table | Roma | West | Turk | Gree | Swit | Denm | | Romania | ---- | 3:156-50 | 3:045-17 | 3:045-20 | 3:045-16 | 3:045-20 | | West Germany | | ---- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:045-35 | 3:1 | | Turkey | | | ---- | 3:2 | 3:156-42 | 3:0 | | Greece | | | | ---- | 3:045-18 | 3:046-29 | | Switzerland | | | | | ---- | 3:257-59 | | Denmark | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | played in Paderborn, West Germany | | Fri 15.05.81 | West Germany | 3-1 | Turkey | | | Fri 15.05.81 | Switzerland | 3-2 | Denmark | 57-59 | 3-15 | 9-15 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15-6 | | Fri 15.05.81 | Romania | 3-0 | Greece | 45-20 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-10 | | | Sat 16.05.81 | West Germany | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-35 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-13 | | | Sat 16.05.81 | Turkey | 3-2 | Greece | | | Sat 16.05.81 | Romania | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-20 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-10 | | | Sun 17.05.81 | West Germany | 3-2 | Greece | | | Sun 17.05.81 | Turkey | 3-0 | Denmark | | | Sun 17.05.81 | Romania | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-16 | 15-5 | 15-1 | 15-10 | | | Mon 18.05.81 | Romania | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-17 | 15-1 | 15-11 | 15-5 | | | Mon 18.05.81 | Greece | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-3 | 15-7 | | | Mon 18.05.81 | West Germany | 3-1 | Denmark | | | Tue 19.05.81 | Greece | 3-0 | Denmark | 46-29 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 16-14 | | | Tue 19.05.81 | Turkey | 3-1 | Switzerland | 56-42 | 15-7 | 11-15 | 15-9 | 15-11 | | | Tue 19.05.81 | Romania | 3-1 | West Germany | 56-50 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 11-15 | 15-12 | |
| Romania: Osros Dumanoiu, Pop, Enescu, Stoian, Giricanu, Vrincut, Ionescu, Cata-Chitiga, Mina, Gradinaru, Pustiu. Coaches: N. Sotir and St. Tudor. Medic: P. Bendiu. |
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| | Ranking | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | East Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12:0 max | 180/76 2.368 | 4 | | 2. | Spain | 7 | 3(1) | 1 | 9:5 1.80 | 179/157 1.140 | 4 | | 3. | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 2(1) | 8:6 1.33 | 195/131 1.489 | 4 | | 4. | England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3:10 0.30 | 85/178 0.478 | 4 | | 5. | Austria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1:12 0.08 | 98/195 0.503 | 4 |
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| <@<`60 | | Table | East | Spai | Hung | Engl | Aust | | East Germany | ---- | 3:045-21 | 3:045-34 | 3:045-6 | 3:045-15 | | Spain | | ---- | 3:268-71 | 3:045-16 | 3:045-25 | | Hungary | | | ---- | 3:045-3 | 3:045-15 | | England | | | | ---- | 3:160-43 | | Austria | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | played in Jerez de la Frontiera, Spain | | Wed 06.05.81 | 18:00 | East Germany | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-34 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-13 | | | Wed 06.05.81 | 20:00 | Spain | 3-0 | England | 45-16 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 15-0 | | | Thu 07.05.81 | 18:00 | Hungary | 3-0 | England | 45-3 | 15-2 | 15-0 | 15-1 | | | Thu 07.05.81 | 20:00 | Spain | 3-0 | Austria | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 15-4 | | | Fri 08.05.81 | 18:00 | Hungary | 3-0 | Austria | 45-15 | 15-1 | 15-6 | 15-8 | | | Fri 08.05.81 | 20:00 | East Germany | 3-0 | England | 45-6 | 15-0 | 15-3 | 15-3 | | | Sat 09.05.81 | 18:00 | East Germany | 3-0 | Austria | 45-15 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-1 | | | Sat 09.05.81 | 20:00 | Spain | 3-2 | Hungary | 68-71 | 8-15 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 17-15 | 16-14 | | Sun 10.05.81 | 10:30 | England | 3-1 | Austria | 60-43 | 15-2 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 18-16 | | | Sun 10.05.81 | 12:30 | East Germany | 3-0 | Spain | 45-21 | 15-11 | 15-3 | 15-7 | |
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