2015 Men's European Volleyball League

2015 Men's European League
Official website
2015 CEV European League
Tournament details
Host nation Poland Poland[1]
Dates 3 July – 9 August (qualification)
13–14 August (final round)
Teams 12
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Slovenia (1st title)
MVP Slovenia Dejan Vinčič
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The 2015 Men's European Volleyball League was the 12th edition of the annual men's European Volleyball League, which features men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries.

A preliminary league round was played from July 3 to August 9, and the final four tournament, which was held at Walbrzych, Poland.

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

Teams

League round

Pool A

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Estonia (Q) 10 0 29 30 7 4.286 914 784 1.166
2  Macedonia (Q) 7 3 21 24 13 1.846 858 802 1.070
3  Poland (Q) 6 4 16 22 18 1.222 901 861 1.046
4  Denmark 4 6 9 14 24 0.583 802 891 0.900
5  Austria 2 8 11 17 25 0.680 900 937 0.961
6  Israel 1 9 4 7 27 0.259 717 817 0.878

Leg 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jul 20:25 Austria  3–0  Israel 25–18 25–22 25–19     75–59 Report
4 Jul 16:00 Denmark  0–3  Poland 22–25 21–25 14–25     57–75 Report
4 Jul 19:00 Austria  3–1  Israel 25–22 25–18 24–26 25–20   99–86 Report
5 Jul 16:00 Denmark  0–3  Poland 15–25 19–25 16–25     50–75 Report

Leg 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul 17:00 Israel  0–3  Denmark 19–25 21–25 23–25     63–75 Report
10 Jul 20:00 Poland  3–2  Austria 25–20 25–15 27–29 23–25 15–11 115–100 Report
10 Jul 21:00 Estonia  3–0  Macedonia 25–9 25–19 25–18     75–46 Report
11 Jul 19:30 Israel  3–0  Denmark 25–20 25–16 25–20     75–56 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Poland  3–2  Austria 25–22 15–25 26–28 25–18 15–12 106–105 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Estonia  3–1  Macedonia 25–21 25–21 27–29 25–21   102–92 Report

Leg 3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul 20:00 Estonia  3–0  Poland 25–17 25–19 25–18     75–54 Report
18 Jul 20:00 Estonia  3–1  Poland 25–22 18–25 34–32 25–17   102–96 Report
18 Jul 20:15 Macedonia  3–0  Israel 25–13 25–18 25–19     75–50 Report
19 Jul 17:30 Macedonia  3–0  Israel 29–27 25–20 25–19     79–66 Report

Leg 4

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Jul 20:15 Macedonia  2–3  Denmark 27–29 25–18 25–18 22–25 16–18 115–108 Report
25 Jul 20:25 Austria  1–3  Estonia 25–23 21–25 18–25 23–25   87–98 Report
26 Jul 17:00 Austria  2–3  Estonia 23–25 25–22 25–17 22–25 11–15 106–104 Report
26 Jul 17:30 Macedonia  3–1  Denmark 25–16 22–25 25–18 26–24   98–83 Report

Leg 5

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jul 17:00 Israel  2–3  Poland 24–26 25–21 25–19 19–25 9–15 102–106 Report
31 Jul 20:00 Estonia  3–0  Denmark 25–17 25–16 25–23     75–56 Report
1 Aug 19:30 Israel  0–3  Poland 20–25 26–28 22–25     68–78 Report
1 Aug 20:00 Estonia  3–1  Denmark 25–21 30–28 29–31 25-19   109–99 Report
1 Aug 20:15 Macedonia  3–0  Austria 25–18 25–17 26–24     76–59 Report
2 Aug 17:30 Macedonia  3–0  Austria 25–22 25–19 25–22     75–63 Report

Leg 6

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Aug 20:00 Estonia  3–0  Israel 25–21 25–17 25–21     75–59 Report
7 Aug 17:00 Poland  2–3  Macedonia 24–26 25–22 26–24 20–25 12–15 107–112 Report
8 Aug 16:00 Denmark  3–2  Austria 23–25 22–25 25–19 25–23 16–14 111–106 Report
8 Aug 20:00 Estonia  3–1  Israel 21–25 28–26 25–16 25–22   99–89 Report
8 Aug 17:00 Poland  1–3  Macedonia 25–15 23–25 19–25 22–25   89–90 Report
9 Aug 16:00 Denmark  3–2  Austria 25–17 23–25 19–25 25–21 15–12 107–100 Report

Pool B

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovenia (Q) 10 0 29 30 5 6.000 855 711 1.203
2  Greece 7 3 20 23 15 1.533 890 816 1.091
3  Turkey 5 5 13 19 20 0.950 878 889 0.988
4  Belarus 3 7 11 15 23 0.652 814 866 0.940
5  Croatia 3 7 10 15 24 0.625 836 880 0.950
6  Romania 2 8 7 10 25 0.400 742 853 0.870

Leg 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul 20:00 Greece  3–0  Romania 25–22 25–20 25–21     75–63 Report
11 Jul 17:00 Turkey  0–3  Slovenia 21–25 21–25 19–25     61–75 Report
11 Jul 20:00 Greece  3–1  Romania 25–17 20–25 25–12 25–18   95–72 Report
11 Jul 20:30 Croatia  3–1  Belarus 25–23 19–25 25–18 25–19   94–85 Report
12 Jul 17:00 Turkey  1–3  Slovenia 26–24 24–26 15–25 23–25   88–100 Report
12 Jul 20:30 Croatia  1–3  Belarus 25–20 16–25 23–25 19–25   83–95 Report

Leg 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul 18:00 Romania  3–0  Belarus 25–22 25–20 25–21     75–63 Report
17 Jul 20:00 Greece  3–1  Turkey 25–23 26–24 23–25 25–22   99–94 Report
18 Jul 18:00 Romania  3–1  Belarus 23–25 25–23 32–30 25–23   105–101 Report
18 Jul 20:00 Greece  3–1  Turkey 25–14 20–25 32–30 25–17   102–86 Report
18 Jul 20:00 Slovenia  3–0  Croatia 25–22 25–19 25–21     75–62 Report
19 Jul 19:00 Slovenia  3–0  Croatia 25–22 25–23 26–24     75–69 Report

Leg 3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jul 19:00 Turkey  3–1  Romania 31–29 25–21 20–25 25–21   101–96 Report
25 Jul 17:00 Belarus  0–3  Slovenia 21–25 22–25 15–25     58–75 Report
25 Jul 19:00 Turkey  3–0  Romania 25–11 26–24 25–22     76–57 Report
25 Jul 20:30 Croatia  2–3  Greece 25–21 22–25 25–23 15–25 12–15 99–109 Report
26 Jul 17:00 Belarus  2–3  Slovenia 25–22 9–25 14–25 25–22 9–15 82–109 Report
26 Jul 20:30 Croatia  1–3  Greece 25–23 17–25 18–25 17–25   77–98 Report

Leg 4

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jul 20:30 Greece  3–0  Belarus 25–21 25–15 25–21     75–57 Report
31 Jul 17:00 Turkey  3–2  Croatia 23–25 27–25 18–25 25–23 15–10 108–108 Report
31 Jul 18:00 Romania  0–3  Slovenia 14–25 22–25 17–25     53–75 Report
31 Jul 20:30 Greece  0–3  Belarus 23–25 21–25 16–25     60–75 Report
1 Aug 17:00 Romania  0–3  Slovenia 21–25 15–25 25–27     61–77 Report
1 Aug 20:30 Turkey  3–0  Croatia 25–22 25–15 25–22     75–59 Report

Leg 5

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Aug 20:30 Belarus  2–3  Turkey 25–20 23–25 25–14 13–25 9–15 95–99 Report
8 Aug 20:00 Slovenia  3–1  Greece 25–13 26–24 18–25 25–23   94–85 Report
8 Aug 20:30 Croatia  3–2  Romania 25–18 25–20 20–25 21–25 19–17 110–105 Report
9 Aug 19:00 Slovenia  3–1  Greece 25–23 25–20 23–25 26–24   99–92 Report
9 Aug 20:30 Belarus  3–1  Turkey 25–23 23–25 25–19 26–24   99–91 Report
9 Aug 20:30 Croatia  3–0  Romania 25–23 25–17 25–14     75–54 Report

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

Semi-finals Final
13 August 17:00 CEST
  Poland  0  
  Slovenia  3  
 
14 August 20:00 CEST
      Slovenia  3
    Macedonia  0
Third place
13 August 20:00 CEST 14 August 17:00 CEST
  Estonia  0   Poland  3
  Macedonia  3     Estonia  0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Aug 17:00 Poland  0–3  Slovenia 15–25 21–25 21–25     57–75 Report
13 Aug 20:00 Estonia  0–3  Macedonia 23–25 22–25 22–25     67–75 Report

Third place game

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Aug 17:00 Poland  3–0  Estonia 25–22 25–23 25–20     75–65 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Aug 20:00 Slovenia  3–0  Macedonia 25–21 25–20 25–17     75–58 Report

Final standings

Qualified for the 2016 World League
Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  Slovenia
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Macedonia
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Poland
4  Estonia
5  Greece
6  Turkey
7  Denmark
 Belarus
9  Croatia
 Austria
11  Romania
 Israel

 2015 European League Champions 

Slovenia
1st title
12–man Roster
Pajenk, Šket, Gasparini, Vinčić, Kozamernik, Klobucar, Kovačič, Pokersnik, Ropret, Urnaut, Cebulj, Pavlovič
Head Coach
Giani

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
Slovenia Dejan Vinčič
  • Best Setter
Slovenia Dejan Vinčič
  • Best Outside Spikers
Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gjorgiev
Slovenia Klemen Čebulj

  • Best Middle Blockers
Poland Jan Nowakowski
Estonia Ardo Kreek
  • Best Opposite Spiker
Republic of Macedonia Jovica Simovski
  • Best Libero
Poland Damian Wojtaszek
  • Fair Play Award
 Macedonia

References

External links

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