2012 Men's European Volleyball League

2012 Men's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
DatesMay 24 – June 24 (qualification)
June 30 – July 1 (final round)
Teams10
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVPTurkey Emre Batur

The 2012 Men's European Volleyball League was the ninth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from ten European countries. A preliminary league round was played from May 24 to June 24, and the final four tournament, which was held at Ankara, Turkey.

During the league round, competing nations were drawn into two pools of five teams, and every team hosted a tournament with three other teams and played a round-robin system over three days. Every team played at four tournaments and one standings table was used, combined with all five tournaments. The Pool winners and runners-up qualified for the final four round, joining the host team.[1]

The Netherlands defeated Turkey 3–2 in the final.[2]

Teams

League round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Spain 12 11 1 30 35 15 2.333 1160 1051 1.104 Final Four
2  Slovakia 12 7 5 23 29 19 1.526 1103 1029 1.072
3  Israel 12 5 7 14 20 27 0.741 1059 1096 0.966
4  Denmark 12 4 8 14 19 28 0.679 1009 1077 0.937
5  Greece 12 3 9 9 17 31 0.548 1023 1101 0.929
Source:

Leg 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May18:00Israel 0–3 Slovakia20–2522–2527–29  69–79Report
24 May20:30Spain 3–0 Greece25–2125–2025–19  75–60Report
25 May18:00Slovakia 1–3 Spain20–2525–1919–2521–25 85–94Report
25 May20:30Greece 3–0 Israel26–2425–2025–19  76–63Report
26 May18:00Spain 3–0 Israel25–2228–2627–25  80–73Report
26 May20:30Slovakia 2–3 Greece23–2525–2125–2021–2510–15104–106Report

Leg 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun17:00Greece 0–3 Slovakia18–2519–2518–25  55–75Report
1 Jun20:00Spain 3–2 Denmark25–1823–2520–2525–1415–11108–93Report
2 Jun15:00Denmark 3–2 Slovakia19–2525–2022–2525–1915–13106–102Report
2 Jun18:00Spain 3–1 Greece27–2925–1925–1525–22 102–85Report
3 Jun15:00Greece 0–3 Denmark21–2526–2823–25  70–78Report
3 Jun18:00Slovakia 2–3 Spain26–2425–2317–2523–2511–15102–112Report

Leg 3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun17:00Israel 3–0 Denmark25–2225–1825–20  75–60Report
8 Jun19:30Slovakia 3–1 Greece25–1924–2625–1225–19 99–76Report
9 Jun17:00Denmark 0–3 Slovakia24–2621–2522–25  67–76Report
9 Jun19:30Greece 1–3 Israel21–2524–2625–2219–25 89–98Report
10 Jun17:00Denmark 3–1 Greece25–2025–1822–2526–24 98–87Report
10 Jun19:30Israel 2–3 Slovakia17–2526–2424–2627–2514–16108–116Report

Leg 4

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun16:30Greece 2–3 Israel29–3121–2525–1625–187–15107–105Report
15 Jun19:00Denmark 0–3 Spain20–2520–2522–25  62–75Report
16 Jun16:00Israel 1–3 Spain16–2526–2424–2623–25 89–100Report
16 Jun18:30Greece 3–2 Denmark25–1923–2525–2023–2515–13111–102Report
17 Jun16:00Denmark 3–1 Israel25–2225–1918–2525–17 93–83Report
17 Jun18:30Spain 3–2 Greece25–1825–2120–2517–2515–13102–102Report

Leg 5

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun15:00Israel 3–2 Spain24–2625–2320–2525–1915–8109–101Report
22 Jun17:30Slovakia 3–0 Denmark25–1525–1525–23  75–53Report
23 Jun15:00Spain 3–2 Denmark25–1625–2723–2525–1715–13113–98Report
23 Jun17:30Israel 1–3 Slovakia23–2516–2525–2220–25 84–97Report
24 Jun15:00Denmark 1–3 Israel25–2323–2525–2726–28 99–103Report
24 Jun17:30Slovakia 1–3 Spain19–2523–2525–2126–28 93–99Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Netherlands 12 10 2 29 31 11 2.818 984 895 1.099 Final Four
2  Czech Republic 12 6 6 20 25 20 1.250 1008 965 1.045
3  Turkey[a] (H) 12 5 7 16 22 24 0.917 990 1015 0.975 Final Four
4  Austria 12 5 7 13 20 28 0.714 1050 1076 0.976
5  Romania 12 4 8 12 12 27 0.444 861 942 0.914
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as hosts

Leg 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May17:00Czech Republic 3–0 Turkey25–1725–1625–21  75–54Report
25 May19:30Romania 0–3 Netherlands26–2824–2619–25  69–79Report
26 May17:00Turkey 0–3 Netherlands19–2523–2516–25  58–75Report
26 May19:30Czech Republic 3–0 Romania25–1625–2025–21  75–57Report
27 May17:00Netherlands 1–3 Czech Republic25–1712–2519–2518–25 74–92Report
27 May19:30Romania 3–1 Turkey23–2527–2525–1725–23 100–90Report

Leg 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun17:30Netherlands 3–0 Romania25–1825–1825–23  75–59Report
1 Jun20:00Turkey 1–3 Austria22–2525–2116–2517–25 80–96Report
2 Jun17:30Netherlands 3–2 Austria25–2326–2825–2219–2515–12110–110Report
2 Jun20:00Romania 0–3 Turkey26–2817–2520–25  63–78Report
3 Jun17:30Austria 3–0 Romania25–1825–2125–16  75–55Report
3 Jun20:00Turkey 3–0 Netherlands25–1525–2325–21  75–59Report

Leg 3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun14:00Czech Republic 3–1 Austria23–2530–2825–2025–20 103–93Report
8 Jun17:00Turkey 3–0 Romania25–1925–2225–23  75–64Report
9 Jun14:00Turkey 3–1 Czech Republic25–2321–2525–1925–16 96–83Report
9 Jun17:00Romania 3–1 Austria25–2021–2525–2225–17 96–84Report
10 Jun15:15Czech Republic 0–3 Romania18–2523–2524–26  65–76Report
10 Jun18:00Austria 3–2 Turkey20–2525–1925–1514–2515–1399–97Report

Leg 4

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun17:00Romania 0–3 Czech Republic21–2520–2520–25  61–75Report
15 Jun19:30Netherlands 3–0 Austria25–1525–1425–22  75–51Report
16 Jun16:00Czech Republic 2–3 Austria25–2725–2021–2525–2115–17111–110Report
16 Jun18:30Romania 0–3 Netherlands19–2525–2723–25  67–77Report
17 Jun15:00Netherlands 3–1 Czech Republic16–2525–2025–1225–22 91–79Report
17 Jun17:30Austria 1–3 Romania25–1523–2519–2527–29 94–94Report

Leg 5

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Jun17:25Turkey 2–3 Austria25–2222–2525–2119–2510–15101–108Report
21 Jun20:20Czech Republic 1–3 Netherlands25–2320–2515–2514–25 74–98Report
22 Jun17:25Austria 0–3 Netherlands25–2721–2521–25  67–77Report
22 Jun20:20Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic9–2525–1618–2525–2215–1192–99Report
23 Jun17:25Austria 0–3 Czech Republic18–2525–2720–25  63–77Report
23 Jun20:20Netherlands 3–1 Turkey27–2517–2525–2325–21 94–94Report

Final four

Qualified teams
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
June 30 – Ankara
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
July 1 – Ankara
 
 Slovakia0
 
 Netherlands3
 
June 30 – Ankara
 
 Turkey2
 
 Turkey3
 
 
 Spain2
 
Third place
 
 
July 1 – Ankara
 
 
 Slovakia1
 
 
 Spain3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jun15:00Netherlands 3–0 Slovakia25–1525–2326–24  76–62Report
30 Jun17:30Turkey 3–2 Spain28–2625–1324–2620–2518–16115–106Report

Third place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 July13:30Slovakia 1–3 Spain26–2829–2720–2526–28 101–108Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 July16:00Netherlands 3–2 Turkey25–1625–1522–2523–2526–24121–105Report

Final standing

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "2012 CEV VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN LEAGUE – MEN & WOMEN – COMPETITION FORMAT". CEV. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ↑ CEV (2012-07-01). "Orange triumph in Ankara as the Dutch win an incredible European League final!". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-01.