The 24th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by two nations â 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.
<br> <div class="center"> Team Roster<br /> Matej ÃÂerniÃÂ, Alberto Cisolla, Mirko Corsano, Paolo Cozzi, Alessandro Fei, Michal Lasko, Luigi Mastrangelo, Alessandro Paparoni, Cristian Savani, Giacomo Sintini, Luca Tencati, and Valerio Vermiglio.<br>Head coach: Gian Paolo Montali.</div>