Men Volleyball VII World Championship 1970 Sofia, Bulgaria - Sunday, 20th September to Friday, 2nd October - Champion East Germany
Played along with VI Volleyball World Championship Women 1970. First 3: East Germany, Bulgaria, Japan qualified to Munchen XX Olympics Men 1972.
Final Groupptswonlostsetspointsm
1.GDR East Germany136(1)1(1)20:6 3.33358/270 1.3267
2.BUL Bulgaria136(1)1(1)20:7 2.86367/300 1.2237
3.JPN Japan125(1)2(1)18:8 2.25352/279 1.2627
4.TCH Czechoslovakia114(2)313:13 1.00322/313 1.0297
5.POL Poland103(1)4(1)12:16 0.75325/364 0.8937
6.URS Soviet Union925(1)10:16 0.62320/326 0.9827
7.ROU Romania92(1)5(2)10:18 0.56328/368 0.8917
8.BEL Belgium7072:21 0.10183/335 0.5467
East Germany won the Gold due one less lost set than Bulgaria!
Final Ranking
Qualification
Additional Qualification
Teams Composition
Competition Format
_ Group 9-16 Composition
_ Group 17-24 Composition
First Groups Round
Composition
TableGDR EaGerBUL BulgaJPN JapanTCH CzechPOL PolanURS SovUnROU RomanBEL Belg
GDR East Germany----3:262-61 3:046-253:045-293:157-403:045-293:045-22
BUL Bulgaria ----3:261-563:154-523:154-343:047-413:045-313:045-24
JPN Japan3:264-58 ----3:045-193:045-26 3:046-323:047-28
TCH Czechoslovakia ----3:274-653:045-293:262-593:045-15
POL Poland ----3:149-493:265-633:157-34
URS Soviet Union 3:155-49 ---- 3:045-16
ROU Romania 3:263-61----3:151-44
BEL Belgium ----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
4 transfered matches from First Groups Round.
Mon 21.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0BEL Belgium45-2415-1015-815-6
Mon 21.09.7020:00JPN Japan3-0ROU Romania46-3215-715-1116-14
Tue 22.09.7016:00GDR East Germany3-1URS Soviet Union57-4015-712-1515-815-10
Thu 24.09.7020:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-2POL Poland74-6515-1316-1813-1515-615-13
played at Festivalna Hall, Sofia
Round 1
Sat 26.09.7010:00URS Soviet Union3-0BEL Belgium45-1615-915-415-3
Sat 26.09.7016:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-2ROU Romania62-597-1510-1515-1315-1015-6
Sat 26.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-2JPN Japan61-5610-156-1515-1315-1115-2
Sat 26.09.7020:00GDR East Germany3-0POL Poland45-2915-915-815-12
Round 2
Sun 27.09.7010:00ROU Romania3-1BEL Belgium51-4415-815-136-1515-6
Sun 27.09.7016:00URS Soviet Union3-1JPN Japan55-4916-1415-129-1515-8
Sun 27.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-1POL Poland54-3415-119-1515-815-0
Sun 27.09.7020:00GDR East Germany3-0TCH Czechoslovakia46-2516-1415-415-7
Round 3
Mon 28.09.7010:00JPN Japan3-0POL Poland45-2615-415-1215-10
Mon 28.09.7016:00GDR East Germany3-0BEL Belgium45-2215-1115-315-8
Mon 28.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-1TCH Czechoslovakia54-5215-1216-148-1515-11
Mon 28.09.7020:00ROU Romania3-2URS Soviet Union63-6115-818-1611-154-1515-7
Rest Day Tuesday 29.09.70 - Ranking 1. East Germany 8 12:1, 2. Bulgaria 8 12:4, 3. Japan 6 9:6, 4. Soviet Union 6 9:7, 5. Romania 6 8:9, 6. Czechoslovakia 6 7:9, 7. Poland 4 3:12, 8. Belgium 4 1:12
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
Round 4
Wed 30.09.7010:00POL Poland3-1BEL Belgium57-3412-1515-215-615-11
Wed 30.09.7016:00JPN Japan3-0TCH Czechoslovakia45-1915-915-515-5
Wed 30.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0URS Soviet Union47-4116-1415-1316-14
Wed 30.09.7020:00GDR East Germany3-0ROU Romania45-2915-1215-1015-7
Round 5
Thu 01.10.7010:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-0BEL Belgium45-1515-615-215-7
Thu 01.10.7016:00JPN Japan3-2GDR East Germany64-5815-1315-913-156-1515-6
Thu 01.10.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0ROU Romania45-3115-1015-1315-8
Thu 01.10.7020:00POL Poland3-1URS Soviet Union49-4915-1215-124-1515-10
Round 6
Fri 02.10.7010:00JPN Japan3-0BEL Belgium47-2815-1117-1515-2
Fri 02.10.7016:00POL Poland3-2ROU Romania65-6315-1215-910-1510-1515-12
Fri 02.10.7018:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-0URS Soviet Union45-2915-815-815-13
Fri 02.10.7020:00GDR East Germany3-2BUL Bulgaria62-6115-1113-1515-74-1515-13
This was the virtual final Detailes
Final Rankingptwonlostsetspointsm
1.GDR East Germany2110(1)1(1)32:6 5.33538/338 1.59211
2.BUL Bulgaria2110(1)1(1)32:7 4.57547/384 1.42411
3.JPN Japan209(1)2(1)30:8 3.75532/356 1.49411
4.TCH Czechoslovakia198(2)325:15 1.67528/440 1.20011
5.POL Poland187(2)4(1)24:21 1.14570/549 1.03811
6.URS Soviet Union1765(1)22:16 1.38500/366 1.36611
7.ROU Romania176(1)5(2)22:20 1.10529/503 1.05211
8.BEL Belgium154714:22 0.64369/446 0.82711
Group 9-16
9.PRK North Korea198(1)326:13 2.00515/408 1.26211
10.YUG Yugoslavia187(3)422:19 1.16494/488 1.01211
11.HUN Hungary187(3)4(2)27:20 1.35641/566 1.13311
12.BRA Brazil176(1)523:20 1.15546/497 1.09911
13.CUB Cuba176(1)5(1)21:19 1.11504/475 1.06111
14.NED Netherlands154(1)7(3)19:24 0.79508/519 0.97911
15.ITA Italy1438(5)21:25 0.84517/551 0.93811
16.MGL Mongolia12110(1)6:31 0.19291/529 0.55011
Group 17-24
17.FRA France187(1)422:17 1.29467/415 1.12511
18.USA United States176(2)520:21 0.95510/512 0.99611
19.ISR Israel1547(1)15:22 0.68373/425 0.87811
20.FIN Finland154(1)7(1)18:23 0.78476/500 0.95211
21.IRI Iran154(1)7(2)16:24 0.67402/519 0.77511
22.TUN Tunisia13-13(1)8(1)12:28 0.43389/501 0.77611
23.VEN Venezuela121107:30 0.23336/529 0.63511
24.GUI Guinea121(1)10(1)7:32 0.22312/578 0.54011
Best Six:
Zlatanov (BUL), Karov (BUL)
Nekoda (JPN), Schultz (GDR)
Schumann (GDR), Morita (JPN)
East Europe: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11
Asia: 3, 9, 16, 21
West Europe: 8, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20
South America: 12, 23
Norceca: 13, 18
Africa: 22, 24

Classification Groups

Group 9-16ptwonlostsetspointsm
9.PRK North Korea136(1)119:7 2.71359/272 1.3207
10.YUG Yugoslavia125(2)216:11 1.45325/320 1.0167
11.HUN Hungary125(3)2(1)18:13 1.38435/365 1.1927
12.CUB Cuba114(1)3(1)15:13 1.15366/337 1.0867
13.BRA Brazil114(1)315:13 1.15362/306 1.1837
14.NED Netherlands103(1)4(2)14:15 0.93343/342 1.0037
15.ITA Italy816(5)14:19 0.74366/418 0.8767
16.MGL Mongolia7071:21 0.05129/325 0.3977
TablePRK NoKorYUG YugosHUN HungaCUB CubaBRA BraziNED NetheITA ItalyMGL Mongo
PRK North Korea----3:045-173:158-503:046-303:150-52 3:272-573:045-15
YUG Yugoslavia ----3:273-743:151-51 3:045-243:261-553:045-16
HUN Hungary ----3:270-563:159-423:267-643:270-543:045-18
CUB Cuba ----3:160-453:157-423:267-593:045-24
BRA Brazil 3:155-33 ----3:266-543:157-323:045-18
NED Netherlands3:151-43 ----3:263-543:045-10
ITA Italy ----3:155-28
MGL Mongolia ----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5dur
4 transfered matches from First Groups Round.
Mon 21.09.7016:00YUG Yugoslavia3-2ITA Italy61-558-158-1515-715-1315-5
Mon 21.09.7018:00NED Netherlands3-1PRK North Korea51-4315-1115-126-1515- 5
Tue 22.09.7020:00HUN Hungary3-1BRA Brazil59-4215-715-1314-1615-6
Thu 24.09.7018:00CUB Cuba3-0MGL Mongolia45-2415-815-915-7
played in Yambol
Round 1
Sat 26.09.70 BRA Brazil3-0MGL Mongolia45-1815-815-715-3
Sat 26.09.70 CUB Cuba3-1NED Netherlands57-4212-1515-1015-815-9
Sat 26.09.70 HUN Hungary3-2ITA Italy70-5415-815-412-1513-1515-12
Sat 26.09.70 PRK North Korea3-0YUG Yugoslavia45-1715-815-415-5
Round 2
Sun 27.09.70 HUN Hungary3-2NED Netherlands67-647-1515-1315-915-1715-10
Sun 27.09.70 PRK North Korea3-0MGL Mongolia45-1515-815-215-5
Sun 27.09.70 YUG Yugoslavia3-1CUB Cuba51-5115-124-1515-917-15
Sun 27.09.70 BRA Brazil3-1ITA Italy57-3212-1515-215-515-10
Round 3
Mon 28.09.70 YUG Yugoslavia3-0MGL Mongolia45-1615-815-615-2
Mon 28.09.70 HUN Hungary3-2CUB Cuba70-5615-1311-1515-514-1615-7
Mon 28.09.70 PRK North Korea3-2ITA Italy72-5715-515-712-1515-1715-13
Mon 28.09.70 BRA Brazil3-2NED Netherlands66-5412-1515-109-1515-715-7
Rest Day Tue 29.09.70
Round 4
Wed 30.09.70 ITA Italy3-1MGL Mongolia55-2810-1515-415-315-6
Wed 30.09.70 CUB Cuba3-1BRA Brazil60-4513-1517-1515-615-9
Wed 30.09.70 YUG Yugoslavia3-0NED Netherlands45-2415-915-515-10
Wed 30.09.70 PRK North Korea3-1HUN Hungary58-5015-1215-1113-1515-12
Round 5
Thu 01.10.70 CUB Cuba3-2ITA Italy67-5913-1515-617-157-1515-8
Thu 01.10.70 NED Netherlands3-0MGL Mongolia45-1015-215-515-3
Thu 01.10.70 YUG Yugoslavia3-2HUN Hungary73-749-1515-1315-1715-1219-172:10
Thu 01.10.70 PRK North Korea3-1BRA Brazil50-524-1516-1415-1315-10
Round 6
Fri 02.10.70 NED Netherlands3-2ITA Italy63-5415-711-157-1515-1115-6
Fri 02.10.70 HUN Hungary3-0MGL Mongolia45-1815-1315-315-2
Fri 02.10.70 PRK North Korea3-0CUB Cuba46-3016-1415-1115-5
Fri 02.10.70 BRA Brazil3-1YUG Yugoslavia55-3310-1515-915-815-1
Group 17-24ptwonlostsetspointsm
17.FRA France136119:6 3.17328/210 1.5627
18.USA United States136(2)119:9 2.11379/315 1.2037
19.ISR Israel1143(1)15:10 1.50276/245 1.1277
20.FIN Finland114(1)3(1)15:11 1.36329/282 1.1677
21.IRI Iran114(1)3(1)14:12 1.17304/314 0.9687
22.TUN Tunisia8-125(1)9:17 0.53264/294 0.8987
23.VEN Venezuela8166:18 0.33258/340 0.7597
24.GUI Guinea81(1)6(1)6:20 0.30241/379 0.6367
TableFRA FrancUSA UnStaISR IsraeFIN FinlaIRI IranTUN TunisVEN VenezGUI Guine
FRA France---- 3:145-333:045-193:045-243:145-173:158-393:045-24
USA United States3:154-45----3:045-313:267-633:264-54 3:158-463:045-19
ISR Israel ---- 3:045-193:0wo3:045-323:162-41
FIN Finland 3:263-60---- 3:045-263:045-203:045-13
IRI Iran 3:151-49----3:045-333:045-273:266-51
TUN Tunisia 3:157-46 ----3:160-49
VEN Venezuela ----3:045-29
GUI Guinea 3:264-71 ----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
4 transfered matches from First Groups Round.
Mon 21.09.7020:00ISR Israel3-0IRI Iran45-1915-615-415-9
Mon 21.09.7016:00USA United States3-2FIN Finland67-6315-715-128-1514-1615-13
Mon 21.09.7016:00FRA France3-1VEN Venezuela58-3915-615-713-1515-11
Wed 23.09.7018:00GUI Guinea3-2TUN Tunisia64-715-1512-1516-1416-1415-13
played in Haskovo
Round 1
Sat 26.09.70 VEN Venezuela3-0GUI Guinea45-2915-1315-1115-5
Sat 26.09.70 IRI Iran3-0TUN Tunisia45-3315-715-1315-13
Sat 26.09.70 FIN Finland3-2ISR Israel63-6015-124-1515-914-1615-8
Sat 26.09.70 USA United States3-1FRA France54-4515-1115-119-1515-8
Round 2
Sun 27.09.70 FIN Finland3-0TUN Tunisia45-2615-715-1015-9
Sun 27.09.70 ISR Israel3-1GUI Guinea62-4117-1515-815-1715-1
Sun 27.09.70 USA United States3-1VEN Venezuela58-4615-1313-1515-1215-6
Sun 27.09.70 FRA France3-0IRI Iran45-2415-415-915-11
Round 3
Mon 28.09.70 FIN Finland3-0GUI Guinea45-1315-715-615-0
Mon 28.09.70 FRA France3-1TUN Tunisia45-1715-815-415-5
Mon 28.09.70 IRI Iran3-0VEN Venezuela45-2715-615-915-12
Mon 28.09.70 USA United States3-0ISR Israel45-3115-1215-1015-9
Rest Day Tue 29.09.70
Round 4
Wed 30.09.70 TUN Tunisia3-1VEN Venezuela60-4913-1516-1415-616-14
Wed 30.09.70 IRI Iran3-1FIN Finland51-496-1515-1215-1015-12
Wed 30.09.70 FRA France3-1ISR Israel45-3315-1215-20-1515-4
Wed 30.09.70 USA United States3-0GUI Guinea45-1915-515-1215-4
Round 5
Thu 01.10.70 TUN Tunisia3-1USA United States57-466-1515-1215-1015-12
Thu 01.10.70 ISR Israel3-0VEN Venezuela45-3215-1215-815-12
Thu 01.10.70 IRI Iran3-2GUI Guinea66-5115-712-1515-39-1515-11
Thu 01.10.70 FRA France3-0FIN Finland45-1915-115-1215-6
Round 6
Fri 02.10.70 USA United States3-2IRI Iran64-5415-87-1512-1515-915-7
Fri 02.10.70 FRA France3-0GUI Guinea45-2415-1215-315-9
Fri 02.10.70 FIN Finland3-0VEN Venezuela45-2015-715-315-10
Fri 02.10.70 ISR Israel3-0TUN Tunisia0-0 Tunisia DNS for political reasons lost 1 point!
END

First Groups Round

First 2 to Final Group.3rd and 4th to Group 9-16.5th and 6th to Group 17-24. Scores were transferred.
Group Aptwonlostsetspointsmto
1.BUL Bulgaria105015:0 max225/108 2.08352. Final Group
2.BEL Belgium94112:4 3.00210/156 1.34658. Final Group
3.YUG Yugoslavia83(2)29:10 0.90230/223 1.031510.Group 9-16
4.ITA Italy723(1)9:9 1.00206/194 1.062515.Group 9-16
5.ISR Israel6143:12 0.25142/199 0.714519.Group 17-24
6.IRI Iran505(1)2:15 0.13117/250 0.468521.Group 17-24
Table ABUL BulgBEL BelgiYUG YogosITA ItalyISR IsraeIRI Iran
BUL Bulgaria----3:045-243:045-303:045-213:045-213:045-12
BEL Belgium ----3:045-243:151-403:045-183:045-29
YUG Yugoslavia ----3:261-553:045-323:270-46
ITA Italy ----3:045-263:045-11
ISR Israel ----3:045-19
IRI Iran ----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
played at Festivalna Hall, Sofia - Oppening at 15:30 on Sundy, 20th September
Round 1
Sun 20.09.7016:00YUG Yugoslavia3-2IRI Iran70-4613-1515-315-1112-1515-2
Sun 20.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0ITA Italy45-2115-615-715-8
Sun 20.09.7020:00BEL Belgium3-0ISR Israel45-1815-515-415-9
Round 2
Mon 21.09.7016:00YUG Yugoslavia3-2ITA Italy61-558-158-1515-715-1315-5
transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol
Mon 21.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0BEL Belgium45-2415-1015-815-6
transferred to Final Group
Mon 21.09.7020:00ISR Israel3-0IRI Iran45-1915-615-415-9
transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo
Round 3
Tue 22.09.70 YUG Yugoslavia3-0ISR Israel45-3215-1215-1015-10
Tue 22.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0IRI Iran45-1215-415-515-3
Tue 22.09.7020:00BEL Belgium3-1ITA Italy51-406-1515-715-615-12
Round 4
Wed 23.09.7010:00ITA Italy3-0ISR Israel45-2615-1015-415-12
Wed 23.09.7012:00BEL Belgium3-0IRI Iran45-2915-1115-515-13
Wed 23.09.7020:00BUL Bulgaria3-0YUG Yugoslavia45-3015-1115-715-12
Round 5
Thu 24.09.7010:00ITA Italy3-0IRI Iran45-1115-215-615-3
Thu 24.09.7018:00BUL Bulgaria3-0ISR Israel45-2115-515-415-8
Thu 24.09.7020:00BEL Belgium3-0YUG Yugoslavia45-2415-1115-615-7
Group Bptwonlostsetspointsmto
1.TCH Czechoslovakia105(1)015:4 3.75280/192 1.45854. Final Group
2.POL Poland94(1)1(1)14:8 1.75310/259 1.19755. Final Group
3.HUN Hungary832(1)12:8 1.50265/243 1.091511.Group 9-16
4.BRA Brazil7239:10 0.90226/250 0.904512.Group 9-16
5.USA United States61(1)44:14 0.29198/260 0.762518.Group 17-24
6.FIN Finland505(1)5:15 0.33210/285 0.737520.Group 17-24
Table BTCH CzechPOL PolanHUN HungaBRA BraziUSA UnStaFIN Finla
TCH Czechoslovakia----3:274-653:155-443:160-393:046-213:045-23
POL Poland ----3:269-573:158-443:160-473:158-37
HUN Hungary ----3:159-423:046-323:159-45
BRA Brazil ----3:045-313:156-42
USA United States ----3:267-63
FIN Finland ----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
played at Diana Hall, Yambol
Round 1
Sun 20.09.7016:00POL Poland3-1FIN Finland58-3713-1515-915-615-7
Sun 20.09.7018:00HUN Hungary3-0USA United States46-3215-1216-1415-6
Sun 20.09.7020:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-1BRA Brazil60-3915-1315-515-1715-4
Round 2
Mon 21.09.7016:00USA United States3-2FIN Finland67-6315-715-128-1514-1615-13
transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo
Mon 21.09.7018:00POL Poland3-1BRA Brazil58-4415-1115-1213-1515-6
Mon 21.09.7020:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-1HUN Hungary55-4410-1515-1115-1115-7
Round 3
Tue 22.09.7016:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-0FIN Finland45-2315-1015-315-10
Tue 22.09.7018:00POL Poland3-1USA United States60-4715-1117-1513-1515-6
Tue 22.09.7020:00HUN Hungary3-1BRA Brazil59-4215-715-1314-1615-6
transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol
Round 4
Wed 23.09.7016:00BRA Brazil3-1FIN Finland56-4215-1115-511-1515-11
Wed 23.09.7018:00POL Poland3-2HUN Hungary69-5715-1111-1515-1013-1515- 6
Wed 23.09.7020:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-0USA United States46-2115-516-1415-2
Round 5
Thu 24.09.7016:00HUN Hungary3-1FIN Finland59-4514-1615-1015-615-13
Thu 24.09.7018:00BRA Brazil3-0USA United States45-3115-1215-615-13
Thu 24.09.7020:00TCH Czechoslovakia3-2POL Poland74-6515-1316-1813-1515-615-13
transferred to Final Group
Group Cptwonlostptssetspointsmto
1.JPN Japan10501515:0 max226/109 2.07353. Final Group
2.ROU Romania9411212:5 2.40233/181 1.28757. Final Group
3.NED Netherlands723(1)78:10 0.80216/220 0.982514.Group 9-16
4.PRK North Korea72368:9 0.89199/187 1.06459. Group 9-16
5.FRA France72(1)356:12 0.50197/244 0.807517.Group 17-24
6.VEN Venezuela50502:15 0.13117/247 0.474523.Group 17-24
TableJPN JapanROU RomanNED NethrPRK NoKorFRA FrancVEN Venez
JPN Japan----3:046-323:045-253:045-253:045-213:045-6
ROU Romania ----3:045-253:157-413:045-273:154-42
NED Netherlands ----3:151-43 3:045-19
PRK North Korea ----3:045-233:045-11
FRA France 3:268-70 ----3:158-39
VEN Venezuela ----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
played at Stroitel Hall, Haskovo
Round 1
Sun 20.09.7016:00NED Netherlands3-0VEN Venezuela45-1915-815-315-8
Sun 20.09.7018:00ROU Romania3-0FRA France45-2715-1015-1215-5
Sun 20.09.7020:00JPN Japan3-0PRK North Korea45-2515-615-1215-7
Round 2
Mon 21.09.7016:00FRA France3-1VEN Venezuela58-3915-615-713-1515-11
transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo
Mon 21.09.7018:00NED Netherlands3-1PRK North Korea51-4315-1115-126-1515- 5
transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol
Mon 21.09.7020:00JPN Japan3-0ROU Romania46-3215-715-1116-14
transferred to Final Group
Round 3
Tue 22.09.7016:00FRA France3-2NED Netherlands68-7010-1511-1515-1215-1317-15
Tue 22.09.7018:00JPN Japan3-0VEN Venezuela45-615-215-315-1
Tue 22.09.7020:00ROU Romania3-1PRK North Korea57-4115-912-1515-615-11
Round 4
Wed 23.09.7016:00JPN Japan3-0FRA France45-2115-715-515-9
Wed 23.09.7018:00PRK North Korea3-0VEN Venezuela45-1115-115-415-6
Wed 23.09.7020:00ROU Romania3-0NED Netherlands45-2515-915-615-10
Round 5
Thu 24.09.7016:00JPN Japan3-0NED Netherlands45-2515-615-1015-9
Thu 24.09.7018:00ROU Romania3-1VEN Venezuela54-4215-139-1515-515-9
Thu 24.09.7020:00PRK North Korea3-0FRA France45-2315-515-515-13
Group Dptwonlostsetspointsmto
1.GDR East Germany105015:1 15.00237/108 2.19451. Final Group
2.URS Soviet Union94113:3 4.33220/97 2.26856. Final Group
3.CUB Cuba8329:6 1.50183/162 1.130513.Final Group
4.MGL Mongolia614(1)5:13 0.38186/249 0.747516.Final Group
5.TUN Tunisia61(1)4(1)5:14 0.36196/271 0.723522.Final Group
6.GUI Guinea61(1)44:14 0.29135/270 0.500524.Final Group
TableGDR EaGerURS SovUnCUB CubaMGL MongoTUN TunisGUI Guine
GDR East Germany----3:157-403:045-323:045-123:045-153:045-9
URS Soviet Union ----3:045-133:045-173:045-43:045-6
CUB Cuba ----3:045-243:048-343:045-14
MGL Mongolia ---- 3:164-42
TUN Tunisia 3:272-69----
GUI Guinea 3:264-71----
datetimeteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
played at Arpezos Hall, Kurdjazhali
Round 1
Sun 20.09.7016:00URS Soviet Union3-0TUN Tunisia45-415-315-115-0
Sun 20.09.7018:00MGL Mongolia3-1GUI Guinea64-4215-615-214-1620-18
Sun 20.09.7020:00GDR East Germany3-0CUB Cuba45-3215-1315-1215-7
Round 2
Mon 21.09.7016:00GDR East Germany3-0GUI Guinea45-915-315-215-4
Mon 21.09.7018:00URS Soviet Union3-0MGL Mongolia45-1715-415-815-5
Mon 21.09.7020:00CUB Cuba3-0TUN Tunisia48-3418-1615-615-12
Round 3
Tue 22.09.7016:00GDR East Germany3-1URS Soviet Union57-4015-712-1515-815-10
transferred to Final Group
Tue 22.09.7018:00TUN Tunisia3-2MGL Mongolia72-6915-1715-1310-1515-917-15
Tue 22.09.7020:00CUB Cuba3-0GUI Guinea45-1415-815-415-2
Round 4
Wed 23.09.7016:00GDR East Germany3-0MGL Mongolia45-1215-615-515-1
Wed 23.09.7018:00GUI Guinea3-2TUN Tunisia64-715-1512-1516-1416-1415-13
transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo
Wed 23.09.7020:00URS Soviet Union3-0CUB Cuba45-1315-515-515-3
Round 5
Thu 24.09.7016:00URS Soviet Union3-0GUI Guinea45-615-115-215-3
Thu 24.09.7018:00CUB Cuba3-0MGL Mongolia45-2415-815-915-7
transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol
Thu 24.09.7020:00GDR East Germany3-0TUN Tunisia45-1515-515-815-2
Qualification
BulgariaHost
CzechoslovakiaWorld Men 19661st
RomaniaWorld Men 19662nd
Soviet UnionWorld Men 19663rd
East GermanyWorld Men 19664th
JapanWorld Men 19665th
PolandWorld Men 19666th
HungaryEurope Men 19676th
YugoslaviaEurope Men 19677th
ItalyEurope Men 19678th
FranceEurope Men 196710th
IsraelEurope Men 196711th
BelgiumEurope Men 196712th
South KoreaAsia Men AG 19662nd
IranAsia Men AG 19663rd
North KoreaAsia
MongoliaAsia - replacement
CubaNorceca Men 19691st
MexicoNorceca Men 19692nd
United StatesNorceca Men 19693rd
BrazilSouth America Men 19691st
VenezuelaSouth America Men 19692nd
TunisiaAfrica Men 19671th
AlgeriaAfrica Men 19672nd
GuineaAfrica Men 19673rd
NetherlandsAdditional Qualification1st
FinlandAdditional Qualification2nd
South Korea did not play due to political problems with Bulgaria. Mongolia replaced South Korea. Possible replacement of Mexico by United States. Otherwise United States would play in additional qualification.
Guinea replaced Algeria.
Quotas
_ World Men 1966 - First 6
_ Europe Men 1967 - 6 not yet quualified teams
_ Asia Men AG 1966 - 3 teams
_ Norceca Men 1969 - 2 teams
_ South America Men 1969 - 2 teams
_ Africa Men 1967 - 2 teams
_ Additional Qualification - 2 teams

Additional Qualification

Free tournament played between only European teams for 2 places.
Final Rankingptwonlostsetspointsmto
1.NED Netherlands105(1)015:4 3.75266/202 1.317514.Group C
2.FIN Finland94(2)113:7 1.86256/216 1.185520.Group B
3.ALB Albania832(2)13:6 2.17254/198 1.2835
4.FRG West Germany723(1)8:9 0.89202/191 1.0585
5.GRE Greece6144:12 0.33149/213 0.7005
6.TUR Turkey5050:15 0.00119/226 0.5275
TableNED NetheFIN FinlaALB AlbanFRG WeGerGRE GreecTUR Turke
NED Netherlands----3:156-393:265-633:045-323:155-383:045-30
FIN Finland ----3:263-563:262-533:046-253:046-26
ALB Albania ----3:045-273:045-233:045-20
FRG West Germany ----3:045-183:045-21
GRE Greece ----3:045-22
TUR Turkey ----
dateteam 1scoreteam 2pointsset 1set 2set 3set 4set 5
played at Cherveno Zname Hall, Sofia.
Round 1
Sun 13.09.70FIN Finland3-2FRG West Germany62-5315-611-156-1515-1315-4
Sun 13.09.70NED Netherlands3-1GRE Greece55-3815-915-810-1515-6
Sun 13.09.70ALB Albania3-0TUR Turkey45-2015-715-515-8
Round 2
Mon 14.09.70ALB Albania3-0FRG West Germany45-2715-715-1015-10
Mon 14.09.70NED Netherlands3-1FIN Finland56-3915-815-811-1515-8
Mon 14.09.70GRE Greece3-0TUR Turkey45-2215-415-615-12
Round 3
Tue 15.09.70NED Netherlands3-2ALB Albania65-6316-1415-69-1510-1515-13
Tue 15.09.70FRG West Germany3-0TUR Turkey45-2115-615-815-7
Tue 15.09.70FIN Finland3-0GRE Greece46-2515-015-1116-14
Round 4
Wed 16.09.70FIN Finland3-0TUR Turkey46-2616-1415-615-6
Wed 16.09.70NED Netherlands3-0FRG West Germany45-3215-1215-1315-7
Wed 16.09.70ALB Albania3-0GRE Greece45-2315-615-1115-6
Round 5
Thu 17.09.70FIN Finland3-2ALB Albania63-5613-1515-715-115-1515-8
Thu 17.09.70FRG West Germany3-0GRE Greece45-1815-815-415-6
Thu 17.09.70NED Netherlands3-0TUR Turkey45-3015-1215-1215-6

Teams Composition

1. East Germany
Siegfried SchneiderSC Leipzig
Wolfgang WebnerDynamo Berlin
Arnold SchulzSC Leipzig
Juergen FreiwaldSC Leipzig
Wolfgang WeiseSC Leipzig
Horst PeterSC Leipzig
Rainer TscharkeTSC Berlin
Rudi SchumannSC Leipzig
Jürgen MauneSC Leipzig
Jürgen KesselDynamo Berlin
Horst HagenSC Leipzig
Eckehard PietzschSC Leipzig
Coach: Herbert Enter
2. Bulgaria
Brunko Iliev
Dimitar Karov
Stoyko Kraychev
Kiril Metodiev
Tzvetan Pavlov
Zdravko Simeonov
Vasil Simov
Kiril Slavov
Stoyan Stoev
Lachezar Stoyanov
Aleksandar Trenev
Dimitar Zlatanov
Coach: Dimitur Guigov
Coach: M. Karaivanov
Coach: Sava Robev
3. Japan
Yoshihide Fukao
Kenji Kimura
Isao Koizumi
Masayuki Minami
Yasuaki Mitsumori
Jungo Morita
Yuzu Nakamura
Katsutoshi Nekota
Seiji Ohko
Tetsuo Sato
Kenji Shimaoka
Tadayoshi Yokota
TeamHeigtAv.age
East Germany187.327.0
Bulgaria187.225.5
Japan188.223.5
Czechoslovakia192.825.0
Poland188.024.7
Soviet Union189.226.2
Romania186.027.0
Belgium189.023.8
4. Czechoslovakia
Vladimír Petlák
Milan Vápenka
Lubomír Zajícek
Jaroslav Stančo
Petr Pavlík
Ludvík Nemec
J. Penc
M. Řeznícek
Jaroslav Tomáš
Pavel Schenk
Zdenek Groessl
Drahomír Koudelka
Coach: Karel Láznicka
Coach: Zdenek Malý
6. Soviet Union
Yury Starunski
Sibiryakov
Ostanin
Vyacheslav Domani
Vladimir Patkin
Leonid Zayko
Vladimir Putyatov
Valery Kravchenko
Antropov
Yevgeny Lapinsky
Ivanov
Tereshchuk
11.Yugoslavia
Adolf Uranut
Vladimir Bosnjak
Milos Ggrbic
Svetislav Petrovic
Sinisa Bakarec
Nikola Donev
Mate Pilic
Dusan Radeljevic
Vladimir Jankovic
Zvonimir Brozic
Miodrag Gvozdenovic
Mladen Kos
Selektor: Dragoslav Sirotanovic
Coach: Drago Tomic
12.Brazil
Adercal Luiz Arvani (oh)
Alexandre Abeid (mb)
Antonio Carlo Moreno (oh)
Carlos Eduardo Albano Feitosa (s)
Decio Cataruzzi (s)
Delano Caouto Jorge Franco (mb)
Joao Ernesto Jens (oh)
Luiz Eymard Zech Coelho (oh)
Mario Marcos Jubert Procopio (s)
Paulo Roberto de Freitas (s)
Paulo Roberto Petterie (mb)
Segio Danillas (mb)
Coach: Paulo Matta
15.Italy
Giorgio BarbieriRenana Bologna
Aldo BendandiCasadio Ravenna
De AngelisBumor Parma
Carlo DevotiBumor Parma
Fabio InnocentiCus Pisa
Mario MattioliRuini Firenze
R. MorandiPanini Modena
Andrea NanniniRuini Firenze
Andrea NenciniRuini Firenze
Luigi RoncoroniBumor Parma
Erasmo SalemmeRuini Firenze
Stefano SibaniPanini Modena
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