- Round competition dates: 21st – 24th April 2022
- A maximum of 20 National Federations who competed in the 1^st Round, but did not qualify to the Final Round
- The number of granted vacancies per Zone (quotas) will depend on the total number of registered teams
- The team quota per Zone to qualify to 2nd Round is based on the percentage of overall European Ranking points per Zone calculated based on participating teams
- CEV will confirm the teams qualified to the 2nd Round after completion of the 1st Round
- Single round robin tournament format
- 2nd Round Pools will be organised with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 teams in each
- A Drawing of Lots and seeding, also considering geographical proximity, will take place for the 2nd Round in the CEV Office in February 2022
- The first placed team from each pool qualifies to the Final Round
- In case of a vacancy in the Final round, the next best placed team across all pools qualifies to the Final round.
- If a non-equal number of teams across the pools, results against the lowest placed teams will be discarded to compare all 2nd placed teams over an equal number of matches

1st - Matches Won
2nd - Ranking Points (*Ranking points are awarded for the following results: 3-0 or 3-1: 3 points, 3-2: 2 points, 2-3: 1 point, 1-3 or 0-3: 0 points)
3rd - Match Sets Quotient/Ratio
4th - Match Points Quotient/Ratio
5th - ‘Head to Head’ Results

The Final Round will be played with two pools of four teams each (single round robin), the two best placed teams from each pool will continue to the semifinals and all remaining teams will leave the tournament. On the Final day the bronze and gold medal matches will take place.

The competition requires six competition days (that includes 1 rest day between the pool phase and semifinals). The teams arrival is as usual -2 days before the first competition day and departure is either day after pool phase or after the Final matches. Maximum stay period is 9 days (including arrival and departure days).

1st - Matches Won
2nd - Ranking Points (*Ranking points are awarded for the following results: 3-0 or 3-1: 3 points, 3-2: 2 points, 2-3: 1 point, 1-3 or 0-3: 0 points)
3rd - Match Sets Quotient/Ratio
4th - Match Points Quotient/Ratio
5th - ‘Head to Head’ Results

The best eight (or seven*) countries from the CEV U17 Women / U18 Men CEV Volleyball European Championships 2022 will be invited to participate in the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor (SLO).

* The hosting nation (SLO) has the right to nominate their boys and girls team even if not among the top 8 of the U17/U18 European Championships. In case they renounce to participate with one of the national teams concerned (either boys or girls) or with both, the right to compete goes automatically to the next nation, on the basis of the final standing achieved in the CEV U17W/U18M European Championship 2022.