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.

Qualification

Teams

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.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

Final ranking

Team Roster Matej Černič, Alberto Cisolla, Mirko Corsano, Paolo Cozzi, Alessandro Fei, Michal Lasko, Luigi Mastrangelo, Alessandro Paparoni, Cristian Savani, Giacomo Sintini, Luca Tencati, and Valerio Vermiglio. Head coach: Gian Paolo Montali.

Individual awards