2009 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2009 Men's European Volleyball League was the sixth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by twelve European countries from June 5 to July 12, 2009. The final Four was held in Portimão, Portugal from July 18 to July 19.

2009 Men's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Host nation Portugal
DatesJune 5 – July 12 (qualification)
July 18/19 (final four)
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Germany (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPGermany Jochen Schöps
Official website
2009 European League

The tournament was won by Germany, defeating the Spain by 3–2 in the finals.

Teams

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League round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Spain 12 12 0 24 36 9 4.000 1079 891 1.211 Final Four
2   Turkey 12 8 4 20 30 16 1.875 1076 983 1.095
3   Great Britain 12 4 8 16 15 27 0.556 905 985 0.919
4   Croatia 12 0 12 12 7 36 0.194 848 1049 0.808
Source: [citation needed]

Leg 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 19:30 Spain   3–0   Great Britain 25–23 25–23 25–16     75–62 Report
6 Jun 16:30 Turkey   3–0   Croatia 25–12 25–19 25–17     75–48 Report
6 Jun 19:30 Spain   3–1   Great Britain 25–12 25–21 23–25 25–20   98–78 Report
7 Jun 15:30 Turkey   3–1   Croatia 25–18 21–25 25–14 25–22   96–79 Report

Leg 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jun 20:30 Spain   3–1   Turkey 25–20 23–25 25–17 25–18   98–80 Report
13 Jun 17:30 Spain   3–1   Turkey 25–15 22–25 25–20 25–19   97–79 Report
13 Jun 18:00 Great Britain   3–0   Croatia 25–16 25–22 25–23     75–61 Report
13 Jun 17:00 Great Britain   3–1   Croatia 24–26 25–18 25–16 25–18   99–78 Report

Leg 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun 16:30 Turkey   3–0   Great Britain 25–14 25–16 25–20     75–50 Report
20 Jun 17:30 Croatia   0–3   Spain 22–25 24–26 14–25     60–76 Report
21 Jun 15:30 Turkey   3–1   Great Britain 31–29 25–27 25–22 25–19   106–97 Report
21 Jun 19:00 Croatia   0–3   Spain 18–25 13–25 22–25     53–75 Report

Leg 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jun 20:30 Spain   3–1   Croatia 21–25 25–17 25–14 25–17   96–73 Report
27 Jun 16:00 Spain   3–1   Croatia 24–26 25–19 25–16 25–22   99–83 Report
27 Jun 18:00 Great Britain   1–3   Turkey 25–21 18–25 21–25 17–25   81–96 Report
28 Jun 17:00 Great Britain   0–3   Turkey 28–30 23–25 20–25     71–80 Report

Leg 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul 18:00 Croatia   0–3   Great Britain 23–25 18–25 23–25     64–75 Report
4 Jul 18:00 Turkey   2–3   Spain 25–22 20–25 25–20 25–27 11–15 106–109 Report
5 Jul 17:00 Turkey   2–3   Spain 25–23 20–25 23–25 25–18 13–15 106–106 Report
5 Jul 19:00 Croatia   2–3   Great Britain 21–25 25–22 22–25 25–19 9–15 102–106 Report

Leg 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jul 12:00 Croatia   1–3   Turkey 26–24 22–25 20–25 26–28   94–102 Report
11 Jul 15:00 Great Britain   0–3   Spain 20–25 20–25 22–25     62–75 Report
12 Jul 15:00 Great Britain   0–3   Spain 18–25 16–25 15–25     49–75 Report
12 Jul 18:00 Croatia   0–3   Turkey 18–25 17–25 18–25     53–75 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Germany 12 8 4 20 31 17 1.824 1091 1009 1.081 Final Four
2   Belgium 12 8 4 20 30 20 1.500 1117 1075 1.039
3   Greece 12 4 8 16 20 29 0.690 1067 1113 0.959
4   Romania 12 4 8 16 17 32 0.531 1057 1133 0.933
Source: [citation needed]

Leg 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 19:00 Greece   1–3   Belgium 22–25 33–35 25–20 23–25   103–105 Report
6 Jun 17:00 Greece   3–2   Belgium 25–15 19–25 21–25 25–23 15–11 105–99 Report
6 Jun 20:30 Romania   3–2   Germany 25–15 22–25 25–27 25–18 19–17 116–102 Report
7 Jun 20:30 Romania   1–3   Germany 22–25 25–19 19–25 23–25   89–94 Report

Leg 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jun 20:00 Belgium   2–3   Germany 25–22 18–25 23–25 25–22 12–15 103–109 Report
13 Jun 17:00 Greece   3–0   Romania 25–15 25–23 28–26     78–64 Report
14 Jun 15:00 Belgium   3–2   Germany 22–25 25–19 18–25 25–20 15–13 105–102 Report
14 Jun 19:00 Greece   3–2   Romania 23–25 25–19 25–22 22–25 15–11 110–102 Report

Leg 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun 19:30 Germany   3–0   Greece 25–20 25–17 25–22     75–59 Report
20 Jun 20:30 Romania   1–3   Belgium 16–25 21–25 25–21 26–28   88–99 Report
21 Jun 16:00 Germany   3–0   Greece 25–16 25–21 25–20     75–57 Report
21 Jun 20:30 Romania   3–2   Belgium 25–22 25–27 22–25 25–23 15–6 112–103 Report

Leg 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jun 20:00 Belgium   3–0   Romania 25–22 25–20 25–22     75–64 Report
26 Jun 20:30 Greece   1–3   Germany 20–25 27–25 25–27 17–25   89–102 Report
27 Jun 19:00 Greece   3–1   Germany 18–25 25–20 25–20 25–23   93–88 Report
28 Jun 20:00 Belgium   3–0   Romania 25–22 25–19 29–27     79–68 Report

Leg 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul 17:30 Romania   3–2   Greece 29–27 20–25 18–25 25–21 15–9 107–107 Report
4 Jul 19:30 Germany   3–0   Belgium 25–23 25–19 25–18     75–60 Report
5 Jul 17:30 Romania   3–2   Greece 18–25 25–21 24–26 26–24 19–17 112–113 Report
5 Jul 18:00 Germany   2–3   Belgium 21–25 25–19 25–19 15–25 10–15 96–103 Report

Leg 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul 20:00 Belgium   3–2   Greece 23–25 25–13 25–20 21–25 15–11 109–94 Report
11 Jul 19:30 Germany   3–1   Romania 25–18 25–19 23–25 25–18   98–80 Report
12 Jul 15:00 Belgium   3–0   Greece 25–21 27–25 25–13     77–59 Report
12 Jul 17:00 Germany   3–0   Romania 25–19 25–20 25–16     75–55 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovakia 12 9 3 21 29 11 2.636 934 812 1.150 Final Four
2   Portugal[a] (H) 12 6 6 18 19 21 0.905 896 910 0.985 Final Four
3   Belarus 12 6 6 18 21 24 0.875 988 997 0.991
4   Austria 12 3 9 15 15 28 0.536 914 1013 0.902
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Leg 1

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun 20:00 Slovakia   3–0   Portugal 25–16 25–20 25–23     75–59 Report
5 Jun 20:25 Austria   3–1   Belarus 22–25 25–18 25–20 25–21   97–84 Report
6 Jun 17:00 Austria   2–3   Belarus 25–23 16–25 28–26 22–25 13–15 104–114 Report
6 Jun 20:00 Slovakia   3–0   Portugal 25–21 25–20 25–20     75–61 Report

Leg 2

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 17:00 Portugal   3–0   Slovakia 25–19 25–20 25–20     75–59 Report
13 Jun 18:00 Belarus   3–1   Austria 25–18 24–26 25–17 25–21   99–82 Report
14 Jun 16:00 Portugal   1–3   Slovakia 24–26 12–25 25–18 22–25   83–94 Report
14 Jun 18:00 Belarus   3–1   Austria 25–22 25–18 20–25 25–20   95–85 Report

Leg 3

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun 20:25 Austria   3–0   Portugal 26–24 25–21 25–16     76–61 Report
20 Jun 18:00 Belarus   3–2   Slovakia 25–17 20–25 19–25 25–23 15–10 104–100 Report
20 Jun 19:00 Austria   1–3   Portugal 26–24 24–26 19–25 18–25   87–100 Report
21 Jun 18:00 Belarus   0–3   Slovakia 18–25 18–25 18–25     54–75 Report

Leg 4

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 17:00 Portugal   3–0   Austria 25–23 25–21 25–17     75–61 Report
27 Jun 20:00 Slovakia   3–0   Belarus 25–15 25–17 25–23     75–55 Report
28 Jun 16:00 Portugal   3–0   Austria 25–14 25–23 25–20     75–57 Report
28 Jun 19:00 Slovakia   3–0   Belarus 25–20 25–12 25–21     75–53 Report

Leg 5

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jul 20:00 Slovakia   3–0   Austria 25–16 25–15 25–15     75–46 Report
4 Jul 17:00 Portugal   3–2   Belarus 26–24 22–25 19–25 26–24 21–19 114–117 Report
4 Jul 20:00 Slovakia   3–0   Austria 25–20 25–19 25–19     75–58 Report
5 Jul 16:00 Portugal   3–0   Belarus 25–20 25–20 25–16     75–56 Report

Leg 6

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul 20:25 Austria   3–0   Slovakia 25–18 25–19 25–19     75–56 Report
11 Jul 18:00 Belarus   3–0   Portugal 25–21 25–18 25–17     75–56 Report
11 Jul 20:25 Austria   1–3   Slovakia 19–25 27–25 20–25 23–25   89–100 Report
12 Jul 18:00 Belarus   3–0   Portugal 25–16 28–26 25–20     78–62 Report

Final four

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Qualified teams
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2009-07-18 – Portimão
 
 
  Spain3
 
2009-07-19 – Portimão
 
  Slovakia1
 
  Spain2
 
2009-07-18 – Portimão
 
  Germany3
 
  Portugal0
 
 
  Germany3
 
3rd place
 
 
2009-07-19 – Portimão
 
 
  Slovakia0
 
 
  Portugal3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul 14:30 Spain   3–1   Slovakia 12–25 27–25 30–28 25–19   94–97 Report
18 Jul 17:00 Portugal   0–3   Germany 24–26 20–25 23–25     67–76 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 17:00 Slovakia   0–3   Portugal 22–25 23–25 21–25     66–75 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 19:30 Spain   2–3   Germany 20–25 25–21 20–25 25–17 7–15 97–103 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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