2016 Men's European League
Tournament details
Host nationBulgaria Bulgaria[1]
Dates3–20 June (qualification)
1–2 July (final round)
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Estonia (1st title)
Runners-up Macedonia
Third place Austria
Fourth place Bulgaria
Tournament awards
MVPEstonia Robert Täht
Best SetterEstonia Kert Toobal
Best OHEstonia Robert Täht
Austria Alexander Berger
Best MBBulgaria Svetoslav Gotsev
Austria Peter Wohlfahrtstätter
Best OPPNorth Macedonia Nikola Gjorgiev
Best LiberoEstonia Rait Rikberg
Official website
2016 CEV European League

The 2016 Men's European Volleyball League was the 13th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which features men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries.

A preliminary league round was played from 3 to 20 June 2016, and the final four tournament, which was held at Varna, Bulgaria.[1]

Estonia defeated Macedonia 3–0 in the final.[2]

Teams

League round

  • All times are local.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Macedonia 6 6 0 16 18 6 3.000 562 525 1.070 Final Four
2  Bulgaria[lower-alpha 1] (H) 6 4 2 11 14 9 1.556 552 489 1.129 Final Four
3  Denmark 6 2 4 8 11 12 0.917 518 513 1.010
4  Albania 6 0 6 1 2 18 0.111 378 483 0.783
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as hosts

Week 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun15:00Albania 0–3 Macedonia17–2523–2518–25  58–75Report
10 Jun18:00Bulgaria 3–2 Denmark24–2622–2525–2127–2516–14114–111Report
11 Jun15:00Macedonia 3–2 Denmark25–2725–2118–2525–2020–18113–111Report
11 Jun18:00Albania 0–3 Bulgaria17–2517–2515–25  49–75Report
12 Jun15:00Denmark 3–0 Albania25–1825–2225–19  75–59Report
12 Jun18:00Macedonia 3–1 Bulgaria31–2915–2525–2125–21 96–96Report

Week 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun17:00Denmark 1–3 Bulgaria25–2217–2524–2615–25 81–98Report
16 Jun19:30Macedonia 3–2 Albania23–2525–2320–2525–1815–10108–101Report
17 Jun17:00Bulgaria 3–0 Albania25–1925–1925–19  75–57Report
17 Jun19:30Denmark 0–3 Macedonia19–2523–2523–25  65–75Report
18 Jun17:00Albania 0–3 Denmark17–2519–2518–25  54–75Report
18 Jun19:30Bulgaria 1–3 Macedonia25–1821–2523–2525–27 94–95Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Estonia 6 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 571 474 1.205 Final Four
2  Austria 6 4 2 12 14 8 1.750 533 515 1.035
3  Belarus 6 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 491 503 0.976
4  Luxembourg 6 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 372 475 0.783
Source:

Week 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun17:45Austria 3–1 Luxembourg18–2525–1925–2225–15 93–81Report
3 Jun20:15Belarus 1–3 Estonia21–2525–2220–2522–25 88–97Report
4 Jun17:45Luxembourg 0–3 Estonia16–2514–2521–25  51–75Report
4 Jun20:25Austria 3–1 Belarus25–2325–1722–2525–23 97–88Report
5 Jun15:30Luxembourg 0–3 Belarus19–2518–2520–25  57–75Report
5 Jun18:00Estonia 3–1 Austria25–1425–2725–2227–25 102–88Report

Week 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun16:00Austria 3–0 Belarus34–3225–2125–19  84–72Report
18 Jun19:00Estonia 3–0 Luxembourg25–2029–2725–14  79–61Report
19 Jun16:00Belarus 3–0 Luxembourg25–1725–1925–21  75–57Report
19 Jun19:00Austria 1–3 Estonia14–2522–2525–2332–34 93–107Report
20 Jun16:00Luxembourg 0–3 Austria21–2526–2818–25  65–78Report
20 Jun19:00Belarus 2–3 Estonia21–2515–2525–2325–237–1593–111Report

Final four

The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the final four. The fourth participant was the organizer of the tournament.[3]

Qualified teams[4]

Bracket

  • All times are local
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July – 15:00
 
 
 Macedonia3
 
2 July – 18:00
 
 Austria2
 
 Macedonia0
 
1 July – 18:00
 
 Estonia3
 
 Estonia3
 
 
 Bulgaria2
 
Third place
 
 
2 July – 15:00
 
 
 Austria3
 
 
 Bulgaria0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jul15:00Macedonia 3–2 Austria25–2323–2517–2525–1815–13105–104Report
1 Jul18:00Estonia 3–2 Bulgaria25–1815–2525–1914–2517–1596–102Report

Third place game

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul15:00Austria 3–0 Bulgaria25–2325–2125–23  75–67Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul18:00Macedonia 0–3 Estonia19–2513–2523–25  55–75Report

Final standings

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 CEV (12 March 2016). "Varna to host men's European League Finals". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ↑ CEV (2 July 2016). "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ CEV. "Competition Format". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ↑ CEV (20 June 2016). "Estonia finish European League group stage with clean sheet, Austria secure historic qualification to Final Four". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

See also

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