European Volleyball League 2009
The 2009 season of the European Volleyball League was the sixth edition of the competition. The competition for the women's national teams took place for the first time. The men played from June 5th to July 19th. The German team won the title for the first time in the final against Spain. The women played from May 22nd to July 12th and Serbia became the first winner with a win against Turkey.
Men
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The preliminary round was held in three groups, each with four teams. On one weekend, the teams played twice in one place, so that there were a total of six home and six away games for each team. The three group winners qualified alongside hosts Portugal for the Final Four.
Preliminary round
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 Slovakia
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29:11 | 21st | |
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 Portugal
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19:21 | 18th | |
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.svg){kind=small} Belarus
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21:24 | 18th | |
| 4th |
 Austria
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15:28 | 15th | |
| June 5th | Slovakia | Portugal | 3-0 |
| Austria | Belarus | 3: 1 | |
| 6th of June | Austria | Belarus | 2: 3 |
| Slovakia | Portugal | 3-0 | |
| June 13th | Portugal | Slovakia | 3-0 |
| Belarus | Austria | 3: 1 | |
| 14th June | Portugal | Slovakia | 1: 3 |
| Belarus | Austria | 3: 1 | |
| June 19th | Austria | Portugal | 3-0 |
| 20th June | Belarus | Slovakia | 3: 2 |
| Austria | Portugal | 1: 3 | |
| June 21st | Belarus | Slovakia | 0: 3 |
| June 27th | Portugal | Austria | 3-0 |
| Slovakia | Belarus | 3-0 | |
| June 28th | Portugal | Austria | 3-0 |
| Slovakia | Belarus | 3-0 | |
| 3rd of July | Slovakia | Austria | 3-0 |
| July 4th | Portugal | Belarus | 3: 2 |
| Slovakia | Austria | 3-0 | |
| 5th July | Portugal | Belarus | 3-0 |
| 10th of July | Austria | Slovakia | 3-0 |
| July 11th | Belarus | Portugal | 3-0 |
| Austria | Slovakia | 1: 3 | |
| July 12 | Belarus | Portugal | 3-0 |
Final Four
The Final Four took place on July 18th and 19th in Portimão ( Portugal ). In the semifinals, Spain prevailed against the defending champions and Germany defeated Portugal in three sets. The hosts then secured third place. In the final, the DVV selection defeated the Spaniards 3-2 and won the European league for the first time.
| Semi-finals July 18th |
Final July 19th |
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| 3rd place July 20th |
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0 | Slovakia
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| Germany
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3 | Portugal
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Final score
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Germany
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| 2. |
Spain
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| 3. |
Portugal
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| 4th |
Slovakia
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| 5. |
 Turkey
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| 6th |
 Belgium
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| 7th |
Belarus
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| 8th. |
 Greece
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| 9. |
 Great Britain
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| 10. |
 Romania
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| 11. |
Austria
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| 12. |
 Croatia
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Awards
| Most valuable player | Jochen Schöps |
Germany
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| Best scorer | Martin Nemec |
Slovakia
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| Best attacker | Jochen Schöps |
Germany
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| Best blocker | Georg Grozer |
Germany
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| Best server | Sequeira Valdir |
Spain
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| Best player | Miguel Angel Falasca |
Spain
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| Best adoption player | Lopes Andre |
Portugal
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| Best Libero | Martin Pipa |
Slovakia
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Women
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The preliminary round was held in two groups of four teams each. On a weekend, the teams played twice in one place, so that each team played a total of six home and six away games. The two group winners and the best runner-up in the group qualified for the final four alongside hosts Turkey .
Preliminary round
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Final Four
The Final Four took place on July 11th and 12th in Kayseri ( Turkey ). In the semifinals, the two group winners of the preliminary round prevailed. The Bulgarians took third place after beating France. Serbia won the final against the hosts with a 17:15 tiebreak and became the first winner of the competition.
| Semi-finals July 11th |
Final July 12th |
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 France
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| 3rd place July 20th |
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3 | France
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 Bulgaria
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1 | Bulgaria
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Final score
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Serbia
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Turkey
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| 3. |
Bulgaria
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| 4th |
France
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| 5. |
Romania
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| 6th |
Spain
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| 7th |
Greece
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| 8th. |
Great Britain
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Awards
| Most valuable player | Neslihan Darnel |
Turkey
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| Best scorer | Neslihan Darnel |
Turkey
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| Best attacker | Aleksandra Petrovic |
Serbia
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| Best blocker | Nadja Ninkovic |
Serbia
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| Best server | Myriam Monastery |
France
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| Best player | Pelin Celik |
Turkey
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| Best Libera | Maria Filipova |
Bulgaria
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