| Traditionaly in Olympic Year Soviet Union did not present a team. East Germany, Hungary and Romania followed their example. |
| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | Duk | Sla | Spa | Res | | 1. Dukla Liberec | TCH | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.317 | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | 2. Slavia Sofia | BUL | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 | 1.198 | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | 3. Spartak Subotica | YUG | 1 | 2 | 4: | 8 | 0.808 | | | --- | 3:2 | | 4. Resovia Rzeszow | POL | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 0.810 | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 06.04 | Slavia Sofia | BUL | 3-0 | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | 45-25 | 15-13 | 15-6 | 15-10 | | | 06.04 | Dukla Liberec | TCH | 3-1 | Spartak Subotica | YUG | 57-36 | 15-1 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 15-11 | | | 07.04 | Spartak Subotica | YUG | 3-2 | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | 68-65 | 16-14 | 17-15 | 10-15 | 10-15 | 15-6 | | 07.04 | Dukla Liberec | TCH | 3-1 | Slavia Sofia | BUL | 60-49 | 11-15 | 15-4 | 17-15 | 17-15 | | | 08.04 | Slavia Sofia | BUL | 3-0 | Spartak Subotica | YUG | 45-31 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 15-13 | | | 08.04 | Dukla Liberec | TCH | 3-0 | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | 45-38 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-12 | |
| Semi-Final Group A | w | l | gf | ga | Sp | Re | Mu | Tu | | 1. Spartak Subotica | YUG | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | --- | - | 3:0 | 3:0 | | 2. Resovia Rseszow | POL | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | 3. Munchen 1860 | FRG | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | | | --- | 3:0 | | 4. VC Turnhout | BEL | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Munchen (FRG) | | 12.03 | Spartak Subotica | YUG | | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | | | 12.03 | Munchen 1860 | FRG | 3-0 | VC Turnhout | BEL | | | 13.03 | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | 3-0 | VC Turnhout | BEL | | | 13.03 | Spartak Subotica | YUG | 3-0 | Munchen 1860 | FRG | | | 14.03 | Spartak Subotica | YUG | 3-0 | VC Turnhout | BEL | 46-32 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 15-5 | | | 14.03 | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | 3-0 | Munchen 1860 | FRG | 45-17 | 15-2 | 15-13 | 15-2 | |
| Semi-Final Group B | w | l | gf | ga | Du | Sl | Ar | NM | | 1. Dukla Liberec | TCH | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | --- | 3:0 | - | 3:0 | | 2. Slavia Sofia | BUL | 2 | 1 | 6: | 4 | | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | | 3. Arricia Roma | ITA | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | | | --- | 3:0 | | 4. NMKY Pieksaemaeki | FIN | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Pieksamaki (FIN) | | 12.03 | Dukla Liberec | BUL | | Arricia Roma | ITA | | | 12.03 | Slavia Sofia | TCH | 3-1 | NMKY Pieksaemaeki | FIN | 53-38 | 8-15 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-4 | | | 13.03 | Slavia Sofia | BUL | 3-0 | Arricia Roma | ITA | | | 13.03 | Dukla Liberec | TCH | 3-0 | NMKY Pieksaemaeki | FIN | 45-15 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-7 | | | 14.03 | Dukla Liberec | TCH | 3-0 | Slavia Sofia | BUL | 45-26 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-1 | | | 14.03 | Arricia Roma | ITA | 3-0 | NMKY Pieksaemaeki | FIN | 45-34 | 15-10 | 15-13 | 15-11 | |
| 1 8 Finals | | | Spartak Subotica | YUG | | | | | | --.--,22.02 | Resovia Rzeszow | POL | | 3-0 | Muhafizgucu Ankara | TUR | | -,22.02 | Munchen 1860 | FRG | 3-0 | 3-0 | DTJ Wien | AUT | | 45-43 (15-6 15-7 15-3) ; (15-13 15-1 15-13) | | 08.02, | VC Turnhout | BEL | 3-2 | | Gaggenau | FRA | | (12-15 15-10 12-15 15-8 15-9) ; () | | | Dukla Liberec | TCH | | | | | | | Slavia Sofia | BUL | 3-1 | 3-2 | Montpellier | FRA | | | Arricia Roma | ITA | | | | | | 08.02,22.02 | SK Lidingo | SWE | 0-3 | 2-3 | NMKY Pieksaemaeki | FIN | | 73-108 (8-15 8-15 8-15) ; (10-15 4-15 15-10 15-8 5-15) |
| Round 1 | | -, 18.11 | Atletico Madrid | ESP | 3-2 | 0-3 | Panathinaikos Athens | GRE | | ; (7-15 9-15 9-15) | | | Munchen 1860 | FRG | 3-1 | | VBK | SUI |
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