| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Belgium |
| Dates | September 25–October 3 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (11th title) |
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The 1987 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Auderghem and Ghent, Belgium from September 25 to October 3, 1987.
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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| 1. | Soviet Union
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | |||
| 2. |  France
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | |||
| 3. |  Netherlands
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | |||
| 4. |  Yugoslavia
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | |||
| 5. |  Italy
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | |||
| 6. |  Romania
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0.286 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sweden
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | |||
| 2. |  Greece
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | |||
| 3. |  Czechoslovakia
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | |||
| 4. | Belgium
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | |||
| 5. |  Bulgaria
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | |||
| 6. |  Spain
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5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.066 |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1987-10-02 – Ghent | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 1987-10-01 – Ghent | ||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| 1987-10-02 – Ghent | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 3 | |||||
| Greece | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 1987-10-01 – Ghent | ||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| 5-8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 1987-10-02 – Ghent | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||
| 1987-10-03 – Ghent | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||
| 1987-10-02 – Ghent | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 1987-10-03 – Ghent | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||
| 9-12th place | 9th place | |||||
| 1987-10-02 – Ghent | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 1987-10-03 – Ghent | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 1987-10-02 – Ghent | ||||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||
| Romania | 3 | |||||
 Bulgaria | 0 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| 1987-10-03 – Ghent | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
Final ranking
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