2011 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Košice, Slovakia, on July 16.

2011 Men's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Host nation Slovakia
DatesMay 27 – July 10 (qualification)
July 16/17 (final four)
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Slovakia (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPSlovakia Tomas Kmet
Official website
2011 CEV European League

During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four.

12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field.[1]

Competing nations

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Squads

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League round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovenia 12 9 3 26 28 16 1.750 1025 955 1.073 Final Four
2   Belgium 12 7 5 18 26 24 1.083 1106 1076 1.028
3   Croatia 12 4 8 16 22 27 0.815 1036 1065 0.973
4   Great Britain 12 4 8 12 19 28 0.679 995 1066 0.933
Source: [citation needed]

Leg 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 May 16:00 Great Britain   3–2   Croatia 21–25 21–25 26–24 25–18 15–4 108–96 Report
28 May 20:00 Belgium   1–3   Slovenia 22–25 25–19 18–25 23–25   88–94 Report
29 May 14:00 Belgium   1–3   Slovenia 19–25 20–25 25–20 17–25   81–95 Report
29 May 16:00 Great Britain   0–3   Croatia 18–25 21–25 15–25     54–75 Report

Leg 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 18:00 Slovenia   3–0   Croatia 25–18 25–23 25–23     75–64 Report
4 Jun 20:00 Belgium   0–3   Great Britain 21–25 24–26 16–25     61–76 Report
5 Jun 14:00 Belgium   3–1   Great Britain 23–25 25–19 25–20 25–18   98–82 Report
5 Jun 18:00 Slovenia   3–2   Croatia 25–23 22–25 25–20 23–25 15–11 110–104 Report

Leg 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jun 14:00 Great Britain   1–3   Slovenia 21–25 14–25 33–31 16–25   84–106 Report
11 Jun 17:30 Croatia   2–3   Belgium 25–20 30–32 13–25 25–20 13–15 106–112 Report
12 Jun 16:00 Great Britain   0–3   Slovenia 23–25 21–25 18–25     62–75 Report
{12 Jun 18:00 Croatia   0–3   Belgium 10–25 17–25 23–25     50–75 Report

Leg 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun 18:00 Slovenia   3–1   Great Britain 25–19 25–19 15–25 25–21   90–84 Report
18 Jun 20:00 Belgium   3–2   Croatia 25–20 19–25 25–20 22–25 15–11 106–101 Report
19 Jun 18:00 Slovenia   0–3   Great Britain 23–25 16–25 21–25     60–75 Report
19 Jun 18:30 Belgium   3–2   Croatia 25–15 25–23 23–25 22–25 15–9 110–97 Report

Leg 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun 14:00 Great Britain   2–3   Belgium 26–24 19–25 25–22 23–25 14–16 107–112 Report
24 Jun 19:30 Croatia   0–3   Slovenia 24–26 23–25 16–25     63–76 Report
25 Jun 16:00 Great Britain   3–2   Belgium 25–23 23–25 25–23 22–25 15–11 110–107 Report
25 Jun 20:15 Croatia   3–1   Slovenia 19–25 25–20 25–22 25–19   94–86 Report

Leg 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 18:00 Slovenia   3–1   Belgium 22–25 25–17 25–23 25–16   97–81 Report
9 Jul 20:15 Croatia   3–0   Great Britain 25–22 25–19 25–20     75–61 Report
10 Jul 18:00 Slovenia   0–3   Belgium 19–25 22–25 20–25     61–75 Report
10 Jul 19:30 Croatia   3–2   Great Britain 25–19 23–25 23–25 25–13 15–10 111–92 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Spain 12 10 2 30 32 12 2.667 1054 951 1.108 Final Four
2   Netherlands 12 9 3 24 28 16 1.750 1025 956 1.072
3   Greece 12 3 9 11 14 29 0.483 905 994 0.910
4   Austria 12 2 10 7 14 31 0.452 980 1063 0.922
Source: [citation needed]

Leg 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 May 20:15 Austria   1–3   Greece 15–25 25–22 23–25 21–25   84–97 Report
27 May 19:30 Spain   0–3   Netherlands 22–25 22–25 27–29     71–79 Report
28 May 18:00 Spain   3–0   Netherlands 25–22 25–21 25–19     75–62 Report
28 May 20:15 Austria   1–3   Greece 25–19 22–25 22–25 24–26   93–95 Report

Leg 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun 19:30 Spain   3–1   Austria 25–20 22–25 25–21 25–17   97–83 Report
4 Jun 18:00 Spain   3–1   Austria 25–20 25–19 20–25 25–22   95–86 Report
4 Jun 20:00 Netherlands   3–2   Greece 25–19 23–25 25–18 21–25 15–11 109–98 Report
5 Jun 16:00 Netherlands   3–0   Greece 25–11 25–19 27–25     77–55 Report

Leg 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jun 19:00 Netherlands   3–0   Austria 25–22 25–22 28–26     78–70 Report
11 Jun 19:00 Greece   1–3   Spain 25–23 23–25 21–25 20–25   89–98 Report
12 Jun 16:00 Netherlands   3–0   Austria 25–22 25–20 25–12     75–54 Report
12 Jun 19:00 Greece   0–3   Spain 18–25 18–25 21–25     57–75 Report

Leg 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun 20:30 Spain   3–0   Greece 25–19 25–22 25–19     75–60 Report
18 Jun 20:15 Austria   1–3   Netherlands 22–25 18–25 25–19 19–25   84–94 Report
18 Jun 20:30 Spain   3–0   Greece 27–25 25–14 25–22     77–61 Report
19 Jun 19:00 Austria   3–1   Netherlands 25–21 32–30 18–25 25–21   100–97 Report

Leg 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun 17:30 Austria   1–3   Spain 22–25 25–20 22–25 22–25   91–95 Report
25 Jun 19:00 Greece   0–3   Netherlands 21–25 18–25 21–25     60–75 Report
25 Jun 20:25 Austria   2–3   Spain 25–22 19–25 25–18 20–25 16–18 105–108 Report
26 Jun 19:00 Greece   2–3   Netherlands 23–25 25–18 25–18 18–25 10–15 101–101 Report

Leg 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 19:00 Netherlands   3–2   Spain 21–25 25–22 25–22 19–25 18–16 108–110 Report
9 Jul 19:00 Greece   3–0   Austria 25–16 25–22 25–17     75–55 Report
10 Jul 16:00 Netherlands   0–3   Spain 23–25 26–28 21–25     70–78 Report
10 Jul 19:00 Greece   0–3   Austria 19–25 17–25 21–25     57–75 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Romania 12 8 4 24 27 16 1.688 1009 964 1.047 Final Four
2   Slovakia[a] (H) 12 8 4 23 28 19 1.474 1060 1009 1.051 Final Four
3   Belarus 12 5 7 17 22 24 0.917 1061 1049 1.011
4   Turkey 12 3 9 8 13 31 0.419 919 1027 0.895
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Leg 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May 18:00 Romania   3–0   Slovakia 25–23 25–20 25–16     75–59 Report
28 May 15:30 Romania   1–3   Slovakia 23–25 25–18 21–25 23–25   92–93 Report
28 May 17:00 Turkey   1–3   Belarus 22–25 25–12 19–25 19–25   85–87 Report
29 May 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Belarus 27–25 28–26 25–23     80–74 Report

Leg 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 16:00 Turkey   0–3   Romania 24–26 23–25 20–25     67–76 Report
4 Jun 19:00 Slovakia   3–2   Belarus 21–25 22–25 25–20 25–18 15–13 108–101 Report
5 Jun 17:00 Turkey   1–3   Romania 21–25 20–25 26–24 18–25   85–99 Report
5 Jun 19:00 Slovakia   3–1   Belarus 29–31 25–23 25–22 25–20   104–96 Report

Leg 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun 19:30 Turkey   3–2   Slovakia 25–17 17–25 23–25 25–23 15–9 105–99 Report
11 Jun 19:30 Belarus   1–3   Romania 23–25 23–25 27–25 23–25   96–100 Report
11 Jun 19:30 Turkey   0–3   Slovakia 17–25 23–25 21–25     61–75 Report
12 Jun 19:30 Belarus   3–1   Romania 25–20 17–25 25–21 25–21   92–87 Report

Leg 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun 18:00 Romania   3–0   Turkey 25–23 25–22 26–24     76–69 Report
18 Jun 18:00 Romania   3–0   Turkey 25–15 25–16 25–21     75–52 Report
18 Jun 19:00 Belarus   0–3   Slovakia 18–25 23–25 20–25     61–75 Report
19 Jun 19:00 Belarus   3–1   Slovakia 25–22 25–19 23–25 25–20   98–86 Report

Leg 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Jun 19:00 Slovakia   3–1   Romania 25–15 25–19 22–25 25–16   97–75 Report
25 Jun 19:30 Belarus   2–3   Turkey 25–20 25–22 18–25 23–25 19–21 110–113 Report
26 Jun 19:00 Slovakia   1–3   Romania 23–25 25–22 17–25 18–25   83–97 Report
26 Jun 19:30 Belarus   3–0   Turkey 25–19 25–19 25–20     75–54 Report

Leg 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul 18:00 Romania   3–1   Belarus 23–25 28–26 25–21 26–24   102–96 Report
9 Jul 18:00 Romania   0–3   Belarus 19–25 16–25 20–25     55–75 Report
9 Jul 19:00 Slovakia   3–0   Turkey 25–18 25–15 25–22     75–55 Report
10 Jul 19:00 Slovakia   3–2   Turkey 22–25 19–25 25–13 25–23 15–7 106–93 Report

Final four

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The final four was held at Košice, Slovakia on July 16/17, 2011.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 16 – Košice
 
 
  Slovenia2
 
July 17 – Košice
 
  Spain3
 
  Spain2
 
July 16 – Košice
 
  Slovakia3
 
  Slovakia3
 
 
  Romania0
 
3rd place
 
 
July 17 – Košice
 
 
  Slovenia3
 
 
  Romania0

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul 16:00 Slovenia   2–3   Spain 24–26 25–23 25–19 17–25 12–15 103–108 Report
16 Jul 19:00 Slovakia   3–0   Romania 25–14 28–26 25–19     78–59 Report

Bronze medal match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul 16:00 Slovenia   3–0   Romania 25–20 25–18 25–22     75–60 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul 19:00 Spain   2–3   Slovakia 22–25 25–22 26–24 22–25 12–15 107–111 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Record-breaking starting field for 2011 CEV European League". cev.lu. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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