Volleyball European League 2004

The 2004 season of the European Volleyball League was the first edition of the competition. It started on May 20th and ended on July 11th. Czech Republic won the first title.

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The preliminary round was held in two groups of four. The group winners and the best runner-up in the group qualified for the final four alongside the host Czech Republic.

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Russia 27:20 19th 2.  Czech Republic 28:22 19th 3.  Turkey 25:24 19th 4th  Croatia 18:32 15th

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Netherlands 34:19 22nd 2.  Germany 29:16 20th 3.  Finland 21:31 17th 4th  Slovakia 17:35 13

May 21 Russia Czech Republic 1: 3 May 22 Russia Czech Republic 3-0 Croatia Turkey 1: 3 23. May Croatia Turkey 3: 1 May 29th Russia Croatia 3: 2 Czech Republic Turkey 3-0 30th May Czech Republic Turkey 2: 3 Russia Croatia 3-0 June 5th Turkey Russia 3: 1 Croatia Czech Republic 2: 3 6th of June Croatia Czech Republic 3: 2 Turkey Russia 2: 3 June 12 Czech Republic Croatia 3-0 June 13th Czech Republic Croatia 3: 2 June 16 Russia Turkey 3-0 17th of June Russia Turkey 3: 1 June 19th Turkey Czech Republic 3: 1 Croatia Russia 3: 2 20th June Croatia Russia 0: 3 Turkey Czech Republic 3: 2 June 26th Turkey Croatia 3: 1 Czech Republic Russia 3-0 June 27th Turkey Croatia 3: 1 Czech Republic Russia 3: 2

May 20th Germany Netherlands 1: 3 May 21 Germany Netherlands 1: 3 May 22 Finland Slovakia 3: 2 23. May Finland Slovakia 3: 2 May 29th Finland Germany 1: 3 30th May Finland Germany 1: 3 June 1st Slovakia Netherlands 2: 3 2th of June Slovakia Netherlands 1: 3 June 4th Netherlands Finland 2: 3 June 5th Netherlands Finland 3-0 Germany Slovakia 3-0 6th of June Germany Slovakia 3: 1 June 11th Slovakia Germany 0: 3 Finland Netherlands 3: 2 June 12 Finland Netherlands 1: 3 Slovakia Germany 0: 3 June 19th Netherlands Slovakia 3: 2 Germany Finland 3-0 20th June Netherlands Slovakia 3: 2 Germany Finland 3: 1 25th June Netherlands Germany 3: 1 Slovakia Finland 2: 3 June 26th Netherlands Germany 3: 2 Slovakia Finland 3: 2

Final Four

The Final Four was held in Opava ( Russia ) from July 10th to 11th .

	Semi-finals July 10th				Final July 11th
	Czech Republic	3
	Netherlands	0
					Czech Republic	3
					Russia	1
					3rd place July 11th
	Russia	3			Netherlands	3
	Germany	0			Germany	1

Final score

1.	Czech Republic
2.	Russia
3.	Netherlands
4th	Germany
5.	Turkey
6th	Finland
7th	Croatia
8th.	Slovakia

Web links

• Information for the CEV preliminary round (English)
• Information for the CEV Final Four (English)