Volleyball European League 2012

The 2012 season of the European volleyball league was the ninth edition of the competition for men's and fourth for women's teams. The men played from May 25th to June 30th. The women played from June 1st to July 6th.

Men

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The preliminary round was held in two groups of five teams each. In contrast to previous editions of the tournament, it was held in 2012 in the form of five tournaments d. H. In each group, each team played once as a host against the other teams from its group, with one team not participating. The group winners and runners-up qualified for the final round.

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Spain 35:15 30th 2.  Slovakia 29:19 23 3.  Israel 20:27 14th 4th  Denmark 19:28 14th 5.  Greece 17:31 9

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Netherlands 31:11 29 2.  Czech Republic 25:20 20th 3.  Turkey 22:24 16 4th  Austria 20:28 13 5.  Romania 12:27 12

Tournament in Katerini ( Greece ) May 24th Israel Slovakia 0: 3 Spain Greece 3-0 25. May Slovakia Spain 1: 3 Greece Israel 3-0 May 26 Spain Israel 3-0 Slovakia Greece 2: 3

Tournament in Piatra Neamț ( Romania ) 25. May Czech Republic Turkey 3-0 Romania Netherlands 0: 3 May 26 Turkey Netherlands 0: 3 Czech Republic Romania 3-0 May 27th Netherlands Czech Republic 1: 3 Romania Turkey 3: 1

Tournament in Teruel ( Spain ) June 1st Greece Slovakia 0: 3 Spain Denmark 3: 2 2th of June Denmark Slovakia 3: 2 Spain Greece 3: 1 3rd of June Greece Denmark 0: 3 Slovakia Spain 2: 3

Tournament in Istanbul ( Turkey ) June 1st Netherlands Romania 3-0 Turkey Austria 1: 3 2th of June Netherlands Austria 3: 2 Romania Turkey 0: 3 3rd of June Austria Romania 3-0 Turkey Netherlands 3-0

Tournament in Ra'anana ( Israel ) 8th June Israel Denmark 3-0 Slovakia Greece 3: 1 June 9th Denmark Slovakia 0: 3 Greece Israel 1: 3 June 10th Denmark Greece 3: 1 Israel Slovakia 2: 3

Tournament in Jablonec nad Nisou ( Czech Republic ) 8th June Turkey Romania 3-0 Czech Republic Austria 3: 1 June 9th Romania Austria 3: 1 Turkey Czech Republic 3: 1 June 10th Austria Turkey 3: 2 Czech Republic Romania 0: 3

Tournament in Gentofte ( Denmark ) 15th June Greece Israel 2: 3 Denmark Spain 0: 3 June 16 Israel Spain 1: 3 Greece Denmark 3: 2 17th of June Denmark Israel 3: 1 Spain Greece 3: 2

Tournament in Rotterdam ( Netherlands ) 15th June Romania Czech Republic 0: 3 Netherlands Austria 3-0 June 16 Czech Republic Austria 2: 3 Romania Netherlands 0: 3 17th of June Netherlands Czech Republic 3: 1 Austria Romania 1: 3

Tournament in Košice ( Slovakia ) June 22 Israel Spain 3: 2 Slovakia Denmark 3-0 23rd June Spain Denmark 3: 2 Israel Slovakia 1: 3 June 24th Denmark Israel 1: 3 Slovakia Spain 1: 3

Tournament in Hard ( Austria ) June 21st Turkey Austria 2: 3 Czech Republic Netherlands 1: 3 June 22 Austria Netherlands 0: 3 Turkey Czech Republic 3: 2 23rd June Austria Czech Republic 0: 3 Netherlands Turkey 3: 1

Final Four

The Final Four took place on June 30th and July 1st 2012 in Ankara ( Turkey ).

	Semi-finals June 30th				Final July 1st
	Netherlands	3
	Slovakia	0
					Netherlands	3
					Turkey	2
					3rd place July 1st
	Turkey	3			Slovakia	1
	Spain	2			Spain	3

Final score

1.	Netherlands
2.	Turkey
3.	Spain
4th	Slovakia
5.	Czech Republic
6th	Israel
7th	Denmark
8th.	Austria
9.	Romania
10.	Greece

Awards

Most valuable player	Emre Batur	Turkey
Best scorer	Serhat Coşkun	Turkey
Best attacker	Iban Perez	Spain
Best blocker	Jorge Fernandez Valcarel	Spain
Best server	Nimir Abdel-Aziz	Netherlands
Best player	Nimir Abdel-Aziz	Netherlands
Best adoption player	Gustavo Delgado Escribano	Spain
Best Libero	Gijs Jorna	Netherlands

Women

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The preliminary round was held in three groups, each with four teams. In contrast to previous editions of the tournament, the intercontinental round was held in 2012 in the form of four tournaments d. H. In each group, each team played once as a host against the other team from its group. The three group winners qualified alongside the host for the Final Four.

Preliminary round

Group A space team sentences Points 1.  Serbia 36: 6 35 2.  Romania 21:21 19th 3.  Spain 23:22 18th 4th  Hungary 5:36 0

Group B space team sentences Points 1.  Bulgaria 33: 4 32 2.  France 26:15 22nd 3.  Turkey 14:24 11 4th  Switzerland 3:33 1

Tournament in Subotica ( Serbia ) June 1st Spain Romania 3-0 Serbia Hungary 3-0 2th of June Romania Hungary 3-0 Spain Serbia 0: 3 3rd of June Hungary Spain 1: 3 Serbia Romania 3: 1

Tournament in Varna ( Bulgaria ) 8th June France Turkey 3: 1 Bulgaria Switzerland 3-0 June 9th Turkey Switzerland 3-0 Bulgaria France 3: 1 June 10th Switzerland France 1: 3 Turkey Bulgaria 0: 3

Tournament in Budapest ( Hungary ) 8th June Romania Serbia 0: 3 Hungary Spain 0: 3 June 9th Serbia Spain 3: 1 Romania Hungary 3: 1 June 10th Spain Romania 1: 3 Hungary Serbia 1: 3

Tournament in Izmir ( Turkey ) 15th June Turkey Switzerland 3-0 France Bulgaria 1: 3 June 16 Switzerland Bulgaria 0: 3 Turkey France 3: 1 17th of June Switzerland France 0: 3 Bulgaria Turkey 3-0

Tournament in Granollers ( Spain ) 15th June Romania Serbia 0: 3 Spain Hungary 3-0 June 16 Hungary Serbia 0: 3 Spain Romania 3: 2 17th of June Romania Hungary 3-0 Serbia Spain 3: 1

Tournament in Freiburg im Üechtland ( Switzerland ) June 22 Bulgaria Turkey 3-0 Switzerland France 0: 3 23rd June Switzerland Turkey 2: 3 France Bulgaria 2: 3 June 24th Turkey France 0: 3 Bulgaria Switzerland 3-0

Tournament in Piatra Neamț ( Romania ) June 22 Spain Serbia 2: 3 Romania Hungary 3: 1 23rd June Serbia Hungary 3-0 Spain Romania 0: 3 June 24th Hungary Spain 1: 3 Romania Serbia 0: 3

Tournament in Metz ( France ) June 28th France Switzerland 3-0 Turkey Bulgaria 0: 3 June 29th Switzerland Bulgaria 0: 3 France Turkey 3: 1 June 30th Switzerland Turkey : Bulgaria France :

Group C
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Netherlands	33:11	30th
2.	Czech Republic	30:16	26th
3.	Israel	12:28	9
4th	Greece	11:31	7th

Tournament in Brno ( Czech Republic )
June 1st	Greece	Netherlands	0: 3
	Czech Republic	Israel	3: 1
2th of June	Netherlands	Israel	3-0
	Greece	Czech Republic	0: 3
3rd of June	Israel	Greece	1: 3
	Czech Republic	Netherlands	3: 2

Tournament in Almere ( Netherlands )
8th June	Czech Republic	Israel	3-0
	Netherlands	Greece	3-0
June 9th	Israel	Netherlands	1: 3
	Greece	Czech Republic	2: 3
June 10th	Netherlands	Czech Republic	2: 3
	Israel	Greece	3-0

Tournament in Ra'anana ( Israel )
15th June	Greece	Israel	3-0
	Czech Republic	Netherlands	0: 3
June 16	Israel	Czech Republic	3-0
	Netherlands	Greece	3-0
17th of June	Czech Republic	Greece	3: 1
	Netherlands	Israel	3-0

Tournament in Orestiada ( Greece )
June 21st	Israel	Czech Republic	0: 3
	Netherlands	Greece	3: 1
June 22	Czech Republic	Netherlands	3: 2
	Greece	Israel	1: 3
23rd June	Netherlands	Israel	3-0
	Czech Republic	Greece	3-0

Final Four

The Final Four took place on July 5th and 6th in Karlsbad ( Czech Republic ).

	Semi-finals July 5th				Final July 6th
	Bulgaria	3
	Serbia	1
					Bulgaria	0
					Czech Republic	3
					place 3
	Czech Republic	3			Serbia	3
	Netherlands	1			Netherlands	1

Final score

1.	Czech Republic
2.	Bulgaria
3.	Serbia
4th	Netherlands
5.	France
6th	Romania
7th	Spain
8th.	Turkey
9.	Israel
10.	Greece
11.	Switzerland
12.	Hungary

Awards

Most valuable player	Aneta Havlíčková	Czech Republic
Best scorer	Eliza Wassilewa	Bulgaria
Best attacker	Eliza Wassilewa	Bulgaria
Best server	Dobriana Rabajeva	Bulgaria
Best blocker	Caroline Wensink	Netherlands
Best adoption player	Helena Havelková	Czech Republic
Best player	Maja Ognjenović	Serbia
Best Libera	Julie Jášová	Czech Republic

Web links

• Information of the CEV (English)