2018 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2018 Men's European Volleyball League was the 15th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which features men's national volleyball teams from twenty European countries.[1] Unlike previous seasons, the tournament had two groups: the Golden League, featuring twelve teams, and the Silver League, featuring eight teams.

2018 Men's European League
Tournament details
Host nation Czech Republic
Dates19 May – 16 June
Teams20
Champions Estonia (2nd title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Turkey
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament awards
MVP Renee Teppan
Best Setter Kert Toobal
Best OH Oliver Venno
Donovan Džavoronok
Best MB Andri Aganits
Vahit Emre Savas
Best OPP Michal Finger
Best Libero Milan Monik
Official website
Golden League
Silver League

It also acts as the European qualifying competition for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, securing two vacancies for the tournament that will then serve as the qualifying competition for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.

Pools composition

Golden League
Pool A Pool B Pool C
 Belgium  Slovenia  Finland
 Estonia  Netherlands  Czech Republic
 Slovakia  Turkey  Portugal
 Sweden  Ukraine  Spain

Silver League
Pool A Pool B
 Macedonia  Belarus
 Latvia  Croatia
 Austria  Hungary
 Kosovo  Albania

League round
  • All times are local.

Golden League
  • The Golden League Final Round hosts Czech Republic and the winners of each pool will qualify for the Golden League Final Round. If Czech Republic finishes first in Pool C, the best second team among all pools will qualify for the Golden League Final Round.
Qualified for the Golden League Final round
Qualified as hosts for the Golden League Final round
Relegated position

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Estonia 5 1 15 15 6 2.500 509 435 1.170
2  Belgium 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 501 487 1.029
3  Sweden 2 4 6 9 12 0.750 465 491 0.947
4  Slovakia 1 5 4 6 16 0.375 465 527 0.882
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May16:00Sweden  1–3  Belgium 20–2525–2321–2517–25 83–98Report
19 May18:00Slovakia  1–3  Estonia 22–2526–2419–2517–25 84–99Report
23 May18:00Slovakia  3–1  Sweden 25–2325–1819–2525–16 94–82Report
23 May20:00Estonia  3–1  Belgium 25–1625–2027–2925–17 102–82Report
26 May20:00Estonia  3–1  Sweden 25–2218–2525–2325–17 93–87Report
26 May20:30Belgium  3–2  Slovakia 25–2225–1722–2525–2715–13112–104Report
30 May20:00Slovakia  0–3  Belgium 23–2518–2517–25  58–75Report
30 May20:00Sweden  0–3  Estonia 17–2517–2520–25  54–75Report
2 Jun19:00Sweden  3–0  Slovakia 27–2532–3025–21  84–76Report
3 Jun17:30Belgium  3–0  Estonia 29–2725–1925–19  79–65Report
6 Jun20:00Estonia  3–0  Slovakia 25–1425–1525–20  75–49Report
6 Jun20:30Belgium  0–3  Sweden 22–2515–2518–25  55–75Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Turkey 4 2 13 16 8 2.000 543 513 1.058
2  Netherlands 4 2 12 16 12 1.333 631 563 1.121
3  Ukraine 3 3 9 13 13 1.000 563 573 0.983
4  Slovenia 1 5 2 5 17 0.294 441 529 0.834
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May15:30Turkey  3–0  Ukraine 25–2325–2325–20  75–66Report
20 May15:00Netherlands  3–1  Slovenia 25–1224–2625–1525–22 99–75Report
23 May15:30Turkey  3–2  Netherlands 25–2321–2525–2020–2515–12106–105Report
23 May18:00Ukraine  3–0  Slovenia 25–2325–2325–18  75–64Report
26 May17:00Netherlands  2–3  Ukraine 25–1520–2525–2024–2613–15107–101Report
27 May20:00Slovenia  0–3  Turkey 21–2520–2516–25  57–75Report
30 May15:30Turkey  3–0  Slovenia 25–2225–1525–19  75–56Report
30 May20:00Ukraine  2–3  Netherlands 25–2217–2520–2525–2310–1597–110Report
2 Jun17:00Netherlands  3–2  Turkey 24–2625–2125–2223–2515–9112–103Report
3 Jun20:00Slovenia  3–2  Ukraine 25–2021–2521–2525–2316–14108–107Report
6 Jun20:00Ukraine  3–2  Turkey 31–2923–2523–2525–1915–11117–109Report
6 Jun20:00Slovenia  1–3  Netherlands 19–2523–2525–2314–25 81–98Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Portugal 5 1 12 15 11 1.364 586 572 1.024
2  Finland 3 3 10 14 12 1.167 580 574 1.010
3  Spain 2 4 7 11 13 0.846 542 562 0.964
4  Czech Republic 2 4 7 10 14 0.714 548 548 1.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May15:00Portugal  3–1  Spain 25–1825–2022–2525–22 97–85Report
19 May19:00Finland  3–0  Czech Republic 25–2025–2027–25  77–65Report
23 May20:00Czech Republic  1–3  Finland 23–2525–2119–2521–25 88–96Report
23 May20:45Spain  3–0  Portugal 27–2525–1729–27  81–69Report
26 May19:00Finland  2–3  Portugal 25–1715–2519–2525–2113–1597–103Report
26 May19:00Czech Republic  3–1  Spain 25–1325–1819–2527–25 96–81Report
30 May18:00Czech Republic  2–3  Portugal 25–1925–1927–2921–2513–15111–107Report
30 May19:30Finland  3–2  Spain 25–2322–2525–2021–2515–11108–104Report
3 Jun18:00Spain  1–3  Czech Republic 25–2224–2621–2521–25 91–98Report
3 Jun17:00Portugal  3–2  Finland 25–2221–2525–2128–3015–10114–108Report
6 Jun18:30Portugal  3–1  Czech Republic 19–2527–2525–2125–19 96–90Report
6 Jun20:45Spain  3–1  Finland 31–2925–2219–2525–18 100–94Report

Silver League
  • The Silver League Final Round hosts Macedonia, the winners of each pool and the best second team among all pools will qualify for the Silver League Final Round.
Qualified for the Silver League Final round
Qualified as hosts for the Silver League Final round

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Latvia 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 511 397 1.287
2  Austria 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 545 477 1.143
3  Macedonia 2 4 6 8 13 0.615 475 481 0.988
4  Kosovo 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 294 470 0.626
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May17:30Austria  1–3  Latvia 21–2525–2117–2522–25 85–96Report
20 May16:30Kosovo  1–3  Macedonia 25–2016–2517–2514–25 72–95Report
23 May17:30Kosovo  0–3  Austria 18–2512–2517–25  47–75Report
23 May19:30Latvia  3–0  Macedonia 25–1725–1625–19  75–52Report
26 May18:00Latvia  3–0  Kosovo 25–1225–825–14  75–34Report
27 May20:30Macedonia  1–3  Austria 18–2525–2220–2531–33 94–105Report
30 May17:00Kosovo  0–3  Latvia 21–259–2520–25  50–75Report
30 May20:15Austria  3–1  Macedonia 25–2023–2526–2425–20 99–89Report
2 Jun20:15Austria  3–0  Kosovo 25–1125–1225–20  75–43Report
3 Jun20:15Macedonia  0–3  Latvia 26–2827–2917–25  70–82Report
6 Jun19:30Latvia  3–2  Austria 25–2325–2020–2523–2515–13108–106Report
6 Jun20:15Macedonia  3–0  Kosovo 25–1725–1025–21  75–48Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Belarus 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 474 390 1.215
2  Croatia 5 1 14 16 6 2.667 513 423 1.213
3  Albania 1 5 5 7 16 0.438 478 544 0.879
4  Hungary 1 5 2 4 17 0.235 397 505 0.786
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May20:00Croatia  3–0  Hungary 25–1225–1625–14  75–42Report
20 May18:00Belarus  3–0  Albania 25–2325–2325–21  75–67Report
23 May16:00Hungary  1–3  Albania 25–2221–2521–2523–25 90–97Report
23 May19:00Belarus  1–3  Croatia 25–2117–2519–2520–25 81–96Report
26 May17:00Croatia  3–0  Albania 25–1525–2325–21  75–59Report
26 May19:00Belarus  3–0  Hungary 25–1725–1825–15  75–50Report
30 May18:30Hungary  0–3  Croatia 17–2519–2518–25  54–75Report
30 May20:00Albania  0–3  Belarus 17–2522–2514–25  53–75Report
2 Jun19:00Albania  2–3  Hungary 26–2819–2525–2129–279–15108–116Report
2 Jun20:00Croatia  1–3  Belarus 25–1817–2516–2521–25 79–93Report
6 Jun16:00Hungary  0–3  Belarus 16–2512–2517–25  45–75Report
6 Jun20:00Albania  2–3  Croatia 11–2518–2529–2725–2111–1594–113Report

Final round

Silver League
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
 Belarus3
 
16 June
 
 Latvia0
 
 Belarus1
 
15 June
 
 Croatia3
 
 Croatia3
 
 
 Macedonia2
 
3rd place match
 
 
16 June
 
 
 Latvia3
 
 
 Macedonia1

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun17:00Belarus  3–0  Latvia 25–1825–2225–15  75–55Report
15 Jun20:00Croatia  3–2  Macedonia 21–2522–2525–2225–2015–9108–101Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun16:00Latvia  3–1  Macedonia 25–2025–1623–2528–26 101–87Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun19:00Belarus  1–3  Croatia 16–2525–2024–2623–25 88–96Report

Golden League
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 June
 
 
 Estonia3
 
14 June
 
 Portugal0
 
 Estonia3
 
13 June
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Turkey0
 
 
 Czech Republic3
 
3rd place match
 
 
14 June
 
 
 Portugal2
 
 
 Turkey3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun16:00Estonia  3–0  Portugal 26–2426–2425–18  77–66Report
13 Jun19:00Turkey  0–3  Czech Republic 22–2525–2720–25  67–77Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jun16:00Portugal  2–3  Turkey 16–2525–2114–2525–2211–1591–108Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jun19:00Estonia  3–0  Czech Republic 25–2125–2225–21  75–64Report

Final standing

Awards
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gollark: Plot twist: only get the trophy by completing a long and grindy event.

See also

References
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