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
MVP 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

Squads
Main article: 2011 Men's European Volleyball League squads

League round
Qualified for the Final Four
Qualified as hosts for the Final Four

Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovenia 26 9 3 28 16 1.750 1025 955 1.073
2  Belgium 18 7 5 26 24 1.083 1106 1076 1.028
3  Croatia 16 4 8 22 27 0.815 1036 1065 0.973
4  Great Britain 12 4 8 19 28 0.679 995 1066 0.933

Leg 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Spain 30 10 2 32 12 2.667 1054 951 1.108
2  Netherlands 24 9 3 28 16 1.750 1025 956 1.072
3  Greece 11 3 9 14 29 0.483 905 994 0.910
4  Austria 7 2 10 14 31 0.452 980 1063 0.922

Leg 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Romania 24 8 4 27 16 1.688 1009 964 1.047
2  Slovakia 23 8 4 28 19 1.474 1060 1009 1.051
3  Belarus 17 5 7 22 24 0.917 1061 1049 1.011
4  Turkey 8 3 9 13 31 0.419 919 1027 0.895

Leg 1
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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

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