Volleyball European League 2010

The 2010 season of the European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the competition. The men played from June 4th to July 17th. The women's competition began on June 5th and ended on July 25th.

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The preliminary round was held in two 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 group winners and the best runners-up qualified alongside the host for the Final Four.

Men

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Spain 30:17 21st 2.  Romania 26:23 19th 3.  Slovakia 21:24 17th 4th  Great Britain 15:28 15th

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Portugal 34:12 23 2.  Turkey 21:21 18th 3.  Greece 24:23 17th 4th  Austria 10:30 14th

June 4th Spain Romania 1: 3 June 5th Great Britain Slovakia 1: 3 Spain Romania 2: 3 6th of June Great Britain Slovakia 3-0 June 11th Romania Slovakia 3-0 Spain Great Britain 3: 1 June 12 Romania Slovakia 2: 3 Spain Great Britain 0: 3 June 19th Great Britain Romania 3: 1 Slovakia Spain 2: 3 20th June Great Britain Romania 2: 3 Slovakia Spain 0: 3 25th June Romania Great Britain 3-0 June 26th Romania Great Britain 3: 2 Spain Slovakia 3: 1 June 27th Spain Slovakia 3: 1 3rd of July Great Britain Spain 0: 3 Slovakia Romania 1: 3 July 4th Great Britain Spain 0: 3 Slovakia Romania 3-0 July 9 Slovakia Great Britain 3-0 Romania Spain 2: 3 10th of July Slovakia Great Britain 3-0 Romania Spain 0: 3

June 4th Austria Greece 3: 2 June 5th Turkey Portugal 1: 3 Austria Greece 0: 3 6th of June Turkey Portugal 0: 3 June 12 Portugal Greece 3: 2 Turkey Austria 3-0 June 13th Portugal Greece 3: 2 Turkey Austria 3: 1 18th of June Greece Turkey 0: 3 Austria Portugal 0: 3 June 19th Austria Portugal 1: 3 Greece Turkey 3-0 June 26th Portugal Austria 3-0 Turkey Greece 3: 1 June 27th Turkey Greece 3: 1 Portugal Austria 3: 1 2nd July Austria Turkey 0: 3 3rd of July Austria Turkey 3: 1 Greece Portugal 1: 3 July 4th Greece Portugal 3: 1 July 9 Greece Austria 3: 1 10th of July Portugal Turkey 3-0 Greece Austria 3-0 July 11th Portugal Turkey 3: 1

Final Four

The Final Four took place on July 16 and 17 in Guadalajara ( Spain ). In the semifinals, Spain beat Turkey in three sets and Portugal beat Romania in five set thrillers. The Turks then secured third place. In the final, Portugal defeated the hosts 3-1 and won the Europa League for the first time. For the Spaniards this is the second lost final in a row.

	Semi-finals July 17th				Final July 18th
	Romania	2
	Portugal	3
					Portugal	3
					Spain	1
					3rd place July 18th
	Spain	3			Romania	2
	Turkey	0			Turkey	3

Final score

1.	Portugal
2.	Spain
3.	Turkey
4th	Romania
5.	Greece
6th	Slovakia
7th	Great Britain
8th.	Austria

Awards

Most valuable player	Valdir Sequera	Portugal
Best scorer	Serhat Coskun	Turkey
Best attacker	João José	Portugal
Best blocker	João Malveiro	Portugal
Best server	Jose Subiela	Spain
Best player	André Lopes	Portugal
Best adoption player	Guillermo Hérnan	Spain
Best Libero	Francesc Llenas	Spain

Women

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Serbia 34: 6 23 2.  Bulgaria 30:12 21st 3.  Romania 13:25 16 4th  Great Britain 2:36 12

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Turkey 29:14 21st 2.  Israel 30:16 20th 3.  Spain 23:23 18th 4th  Greece 9:35 13

June 5th Great Britain Romania 0: 3 6th of June Great Britain Romania 0: 3 June 11th Serbia Great Britain 3-0 Romania Bulgaria 0: 3 June 12 Serbia Great Britain 3-0 Romania Bulgaria 0: 3 June 19th Great Britain Bulgaria 0: 3 Serbia Romania 3-0 20th June Great Britain Bulgaria 0: 3 Serbia Romania 3-0 25th June Serbia Bulgaria 3: 2 Romania Great Britain 3: 1 June 26th Serbia Bulgaria 1: 3 Romania Great Britain 3-0 July 1 Bulgaria Romania 3-0 2nd July Bulgaria Romania 3: 1 3rd of July Great Britain Serbia 0: 3 July 4th Great Britain Serbia 0: 3 July 9 Romania Serbia 0: 3 10th of July Bulgaria Great Britain 3: 1 Romania Serbia 0: 3 July 11th Bulgaria Great Britain 3-0 17th July Bulgaria Serbia 0: 3 July 18th Bulgaria Serbia 1: 3

June 11th Israel Greece 3: 1 Spain Turkey 2: 3 June 12 Spain Turkey 2: 3 Israel Greece 3-0 18th of June Greece Turkey 3: 2 Spain Israel 3: 2 June 19th Greece Turkey 0: 3 Spain Israel 3: 1 June 26th Spain Greece 3-0 Turkey Israel 3-0 June 27th Spain Greece 3: 2 Turkey Israel 3-0 2nd July Israel Turkey 3-0 3rd of July Greece Spain 0: 3 Israel Turkey 3-0 July 4th Greece Spain 0: 3 July 9 Israel Spain 3: 1 10th of July Turkey Greece 3: 1 Israel Spain 3-0 July 11th Turkey Greece 3-0 16th of July Greece Israel 2: 3 17th July Turkey Spain 3-0 Greece Israel 0: 3 July 18th Turkey Spain 3-0

Final Four

The Final Four took place in Turkey on July 24th and 25th .

	Semi-finals July 24th				Final July 25th
	Israel	0
	Serbia	3
					Serbia	3
					Bulgaria	1
					3rd place July 25th
	Turkey	2			Israel	0
	Bulgaria	3			Turkey	3

Final score

1.	Serbia
2.	Bulgaria
3.	Turkey
4th	Israel
5.	Spain
6th	Romania
7th	Greece
8th.	Great Britain

Awards

Most valuable player	Jelena Nikolić	Serbia
Best scorer	Neslihan Darnel	Turkey
Best attacker	Jovana Brakočević	Serbia
Best blocker	Eda Erdem	Turkey
Best server	Straschimira Filipova	Bulgaria
Best player	Maja Ognjenović	Serbia
Best Libera	Maria Filipova	Bulgaria

Web links

• Information for the CEV preliminary round of the men (English)
• Information for the CEV Final Four of the men (English)
• Information for the CEV preliminary round of the women (English)
• Information for the CEV Final Four Women (English)