Volleyball European League 2006
The 2006 season of the European Volleyball League was the third edition of the competition. It started on July 21st and ended on August 20th. The Netherlands won the title for the first time.
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The preliminary round was held in a group of eight. Four of the eight teams played against each other in a tournament, with each nation hosting once during the preliminary round. The three best teams in the overall ranking qualify for the final four alongside host Turkey .
Preliminary round
| space | team | sentences | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Netherlands
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36: 9 | 24 |
| 2. |
 Croatia
|
28:19 | 20th |
| 3. |
 Greece
|
25:19 | 19th |
| 4th |
 Germany
|
26:22 | 18th |
| 5. |
 Turkey
|
24:24 | 18th |
| 6th |
 Spain
|
21:25 | 18th |
| 7th |
 Slovakia
|
3:30 p.m. | 14th |
| 8th. |
 Estonia
|
7:34 | 13 |
| Ankara ( Turkey ) | |||
| 21 July | Spain | Germany | 3: 1 |
| Netherlands | Turkey | 3: 1 | |
| 22nd of July | Germany | Netherlands | 2: 3 |
| Turkey | Spain | 3: 2 | |
| July 23 | Spain | Netherlands | 0: 3 |
| Turkey | Germany | 3-0 | |
| Lamia ( Greece ) | |||
| 21 July | Estonia | Croatia | 0: 3 |
| Greece | Slovakia | 3-0 | |
| 22nd of July | Croatia | Slovakia | 3: 1 |
| Estonia | Greece | 1: 3 | |
| July 23 | Slovakia | Estonia | 3-0 |
| Greece | Croatia | 2: 3 | |
| Valladolid ( Spain ) | |||
| July 28th | Turkey | Croatia | 1: 3 |
| Estonia | Spain | 0: 3 | |
| 29th of July | Croatia | Estonia | 3-0 |
| Spain | Turkey | 1: 3 | |
| 30th July | Spain | Croatia | 3: 2 |
| Estonia | Turkey | 2: 3 | |
| Rotterdam ( Netherlands ) | |||
| July 28th | Greece | Germany | 1: 3 |
| Netherlands | Slovakia | 3-0 | |
| 29th of July | Slovakia | Greece | 2: 3 |
| Germany | Netherlands | 2: 3 | |
| 30th July | Slovakia | Germany | 2: 3 |
| Netherlands | Greece | 3-0 | |
| Rakvere ( Estonia ) | |||
| 4th of August | Spain | Netherlands | 0: 3 |
| Estonia | Slovakia | 3: 1 | |
| 5th of August | Estonia | Spain | 1: 3 |
| Slovakia | Netherlands | 0: 3 | |
| 6th of August | Netherlands | Estonia | 3-0 |
| Spain | Slovakia | 0: 3 | |
| Zagreb ( Croatia ) | |||
| 4th of August | Greece | Germany | 1: 3 |
| Croatia | Turkey | 3: 2 | |
| 5th of August | Turkey | Germany | 0: 3 |
| Croatia | Greece | 0: 3 | |
| 6th of August | Turkey | Greece | 0: 3 |
| Germany | Croatia | 1: 3 | |
| Prešov ( Slovakia ) | |||
| August 11th | Slovakia | Turkey | 1: 3 |
| Spain | Greece | 0: 3 | |
| 12. August | Slovakia | Spain | 1: 3 |
| Greece | Turkey | 0: 3 | |
| 13 August | Slovakia | Greece | 1: 3 |
| Turkey | Spain | 2: 3 | |
| Berlin ( Germany ) | |||
| August 11th | Croatia | Netherlands | 2: 3 |
| Germany | Estonia | 3-0 | |
| 12. August | Netherlands | Estonia | 3-0 |
| Croatia | Germany | 0: 3 | |
| 13 August | Croatia | Estonia | 3-0 |
| Germany | Netherlands | 2: 3 | |
Final Four
The Final Four took place from August 19th to 20th in Izmir ( Turkey ).
| Semi-finals August 19th |
Final August 20th |
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| Croatia
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3 | |||||
| Greece
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1 | |||||
| Croatia
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1 | |||||
| Netherlands
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3 | |||||
| 3rd place August 20th |
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| Netherlands
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3 | Greece
|
3 | |||
| Turkey
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2 | Turkey
|
2 | |||
Final score
| 1. |
Netherlands
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| 2. |
Croatia
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| 3. |
Greece
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| 4th |
Turkey
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| 5. |
Germany
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| 6th |
Spain
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| 7th |
Slovakia
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| 8th. |
Estonia
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Web links
- Information for the CEV preliminary round (English)
- Information for the CEV Final Four (English)