2011 Men's European Volleyball League
# 2011 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Košice, Slovakia, on July 16.

During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four.

12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field.

## Competing nations

* Austria
* Belgium
* Belarus
* Croatia
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Netherlands
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey

## League round

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Slovenia | 12 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 1.750 | 1025 | 955 | 1.073 | Final Four |
| 2 | Belgium | 12 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 1.083 | 1106 | 1076 | 1.028 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 0.815 | 1036 | 1065 | 0.973 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 0.679 | 995 | 1066 | 0.933 | |

**Leg 1**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 May | 16:00 | Great Britain | 3–2 | Croatia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 25–18 | 15–4 | 108–96 | Report |
| 28 May | 20:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Slovenia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | 88–94 | Report |
| 29 May | 14:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 17–25 | | 81–95 | Report |
| 29 May | 16:00 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Croatia | 18–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |

**Leg 2**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–64 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Great Britain | 21–25 | 24–26 | 16–25 | | | 61–76 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 14:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Great Britain | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 98–82 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–2 | Croatia | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 110–104 | Report |

**Leg 3**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Jun | 14:00 | Great Britain | 1–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 14–25 | 33–31 | 16–25 | | 84–106 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 17:30 | Croatia | 2–3 | Belgium | 25–20 | 30–32 | 13–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 106–112 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 16:00 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| {12 Jun | 18:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Belgium | 10–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |

**Leg 4**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Great Britain | 25–19 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 25–21 | | 90–84 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Croatia | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 106–101 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Great Britain | 23–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 18:30 | Belgium | 3–2 | Croatia | 25–15 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 110–97 | Report |

**Leg 5**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Jun | 14:00 | Great Britain | 2–3 | Belgium | 26–24 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 14–16 | 107–112 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 19:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Slovenia | 24–26 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | | 63–76 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 16:00 | Great Britain | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 110–107 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 20:15 | Croatia | 3–1 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 94–86 | Report |

**Leg 6**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Jul | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Belgium | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | 97–81 | Report |
| 9 Jul | 20:15 | Croatia | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 18:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Belgium | 19–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 19:30 | Croatia | 3–2 | Great Britain | 25–19 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 15–10 | 111–92 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spain | 12 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 2.667 | 1054 | 951 | 1.108 | Final Four |
| 2 | Netherlands | 12 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 1.750 | 1025 | 956 | 1.072 | |
| 3 | Greece | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 0.483 | 905 | 994 | 0.910 | |
| 4 | Austria | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 0.452 | 980 | 1063 | 0.922 | |

**Leg 1**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 May | 20:15 | Austria | 1–3 | Greece | 15–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 84–97 | Report |
| 27 May | 19:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Netherlands | 22–25 | 22–25 | 27–29 | | 71–79 | Report |
| 28 May | 18:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 75–62 | Report |
| 28 May | 20:15 | Austria | 1–3 | Greece | 25–19 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 93–95 | Report |

**Leg 2**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Jun | 19:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Austria | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | 97–83 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 18:00 | Spain | 3–1 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–22 | | 95–86 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Greece | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 15–11 | 109–98 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Greece | 25–11 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | | 77–55 | Report |

**Leg 3**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Jun | 19:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Austria | 25–22 | 25–22 | 28–26 | | 78–70 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Spain | 25–23 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 89–98 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Austria | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–12 | | 75–54 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Spain | 18–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | 57–75 | Report |

**Leg 4**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Jun | 20:30 | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 75–60 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 20:15 | Austria | 1–3 | Netherlands | 22–25 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 84–94 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 20:30 | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 27–25 | 25–14 | 25–22 | | 77–61 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 19:00 | Austria | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 32–30 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 100–97 | Report |

**Leg 5**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Jun | 17:30 | Austria | 1–3 | Spain | 22–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 91–95 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 20:25 | Austria | 2–3 | Spain | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 16–18 | 105–108 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 10–15 | 101–101 | Report |

**Leg 6**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Jul | 19:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Spain | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 18–16 | 108–110 | Report |
| 9 Jul | 19:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Austria | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 16:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Spain | 23–25 | 26–28 | 21–25 | | | 70–78 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 19:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Austria | 19–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 1.688 | 1009 | 964 | 1.047 | Final Four |
| 2 | Slovakia (H) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 1.474 | 1060 | 1009 | 1.051 | Final Four |
| 3 | Belarus | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 0.917 | 1061 | 1049 | 1.011 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 12 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 0.419 | 919 | 1027 | 0.895 | |

* ↑ Qualified as hosts

**Leg 1**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 May | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | 75–59 | Report |
| 28 May | 15:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Slovakia | 23–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 92–93 | Report |
| 28 May | 17:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Belarus | 22–25 | 25–12 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 85–87 | Report |
| 29 May | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Belarus | 27–25 | 28–26 | 25–23 | | 80–74 | Report |

**Leg 2**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Jun | 16:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Romania | 24–26 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 67–76 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Belarus | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 15–13 | 108–101 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 17:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Romania | 21–25 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | | 85–99 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Belarus | 29–31 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 104–96 | Report |

**Leg 3**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 Jun | 19:30 | Turkey | 3–2 | Slovakia | 25–17 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 15–9 | 105–99 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 19:30 | Belarus | 1–3 | Romania | 23–25 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 23–25 | | 96–100 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 19:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | Slovakia | 17–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 19:30 | Belarus | 3–1 | Romania | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 92–87 | Report |

**Leg 4**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Jun | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–22 | 26–24 | | 76–69 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 75–52 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 19:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Slovakia | 18–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 61–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 19:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–22 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–86 | Report |

**Leg 5**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Jun | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Romania | 25–15 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–16 | | 97–75 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 19:30 | Belarus | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–20 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 19–21 | 110–113 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 19:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Romania | 23–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 83–97 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 19:30 | Belarus | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | Report |

**Leg 6**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Jul | 18:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Belarus | 23–25 | 28–26 | 25–21 | 26–24 | | 102–96 | Report |
| 9 Jul | 18:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Belarus | 19–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 9 Jul | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Turkey | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–13 | 25–23 | 15–7 | 106–93 | Report |

## Final four

The final four was held at Košice, Slovakia on July 16/17, 2011.

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| July 16 – Košice | July 16 – Košice |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 | July 17 – Košice | July 17 – Košice |
| Spain | 3 | July 17 – Košice | July 17 – Košice |
| Spain | 3 | Spain | 2 |
| July 16 – Košice | July 16 – Košice | | Spain | 2 |
| July 16 – Košice | July 16 – Košice | Slovakia | 3 |
| Slovakia | 3 | Slovakia | 3 |
| Romania | 0 | | |
| Romania | 0 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | July 17 – Košice | July 17 – Košice |
| | | Slovenia | 3 |
| | | Romania | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 16:00 | Slovenia | 2–3 | Spain | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 12–15 | 103–108 | Report |
| 16 Jul | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–14 | 28–26 | 25–19 | | | 78–59 | Report |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Jul | 16:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–60 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Jul | 19:00 | Spain | 2–3 | Slovakia | 22–25 | 25–22 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 12–15 | 107–111 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Slovakia |
| | Spain |
| | Slovenia |
| 4 | Romania |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Belgium |
| 7 | Belarus |
| 8 | Croatia |
| 9 | Greece |
| 10 | Great Britain |
| 11 | Turkey |
| 12 | Austria |

* 2011 European League champions
* Slovakia 2nd title
* 15-man Roster for Final Round
* Milan Bencz, Michal Masný, Emanuel Kohút, Marek Mikula, Matej Kubš, Róbert Hupka, Martin Sopko, Roman Ondrušek, Tibor Filo, Štefan Chrtiansky, Tomáš Kmeť, Juraj Zaťko, Tomáš Hollý, Lukáš Diviš, Peter Michalovič
* Head coach
* Emanuele Zanini

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Tomáš Kmeť
* Best scorer

    Sergio Noda
* Best spiker

    Sergio Noda
* Best blocker

    Tomáš Kmeť
* Best server

    Alen Pajenk
* Best setter

    Michal Masný
* Best receiver

    Francesc Llenas
* Best libero

    Roman Ondrušek
