2005 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 24th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by two nations – Serbia and Montenegro and Italy, namely in their respective capitals, Belgrade and Rome. Championship took place from September 2 to September 11, 2005.

Preliminary competitions consisted of two groups with six teams each, based in Rome and Belgrade, with first two teams from each groups progressing to semi-finals.

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