2004 Men's European Volleyball League
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The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League
was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament
, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004. The Final Four was held in Opava
, Czech Republic
from July 10 to July 11.
European Volleyball League
The European Volleyball League is an annual continental volleyball tournament, introduced in 2004. The event is the European equivalent of the FIVB World League. After a preliminary league round the tournament ends with a Final Four, hosted in one city. The women's tournament introduced in...
was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004. The Final Four was held in Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
from July 10 to July 11.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1059 | 1000 | 1.059 | 27 | 20 | 1.350 | |
| 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1105 | 1074 | 1.029 | 28 | 22 | 1.273 | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1090 | 1097 | 0.994 | 25 | 24 | 1.042 | |
| 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1050 | 1133 | 0.927 | 18 | 32 | 0.562 |
First leg
- May 21 — May 23
1 – 3 22:25 22:25 25:20 23:25 1 – 3 25:17 16:25 21:25 18:25 3 – 0 25:18 25:19 25:20 3 – 1 25:15 22:25 25:22 25:18
Second leg
- May 29 — May 30
3 – 0 25:22 25:21 25:23 3 – 2 25:21 25:21 26:28 19:25 15:10 2 – 3 25:23 25:17 21:25 19:25 10:15 3 – 0 25:16 25:18 25:18
Third Leg
- June 5 — June 6
2 – 3 22:25 25:23 13:25 25:22 13:15 3 – 1 27:29 25:20 25:16 25:22 3 – 2 25:20 25:22 18:25 21:25 15:12 2 – 3 19:25 25:20 26:24 17:25 09:15
Fourth Leg
- June 12 — June 17
3 – 0 25:21 25:22 25:18 3 – 2 18:25 25:21 25:23 27:29 15:11 3 – 0 25:16 25:22 27:25 3 – 1 25:18 21:25 25:20 25:20
Fifth Leg
- June 19 — June 20
3 – 1 25:22 20:25 25:20 25:22 3 – 2 25:21 20:25 25:22 22:25 15:11 3 – 2 25:18 26:28 19:25 25:22 15:09 0 – 3 14:25 18:25 20:25
Sixth Leg
- June 26 — June 27
3 – 0 25:16 25:18 25:17 3 – 1 25:27 25:23 25:21 25:21 3 – 2 25:20 22:25 25:22 23:25 18:16 3 – 1 25:21 26:24 22:25 25:23
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1195 | 1112 | 1.075 | 34 | 19 | 1.789 | |
| 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1078 | 970 | 1.111 | 29 | 16 | 1.812 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1110 | 1171 | 0.948 | 21 | 23 | 0.677 | |
| 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1042 | 1172 | 0.889 | 17 | 35 | 0.486 |
First leg
- May 20 — May 23
1 – 3 22:25 22:25 25:23 17:25 1 – 3 26:28 21:25 25:22 23:25 3 – 2 25:20 25:15 25:27 20:25 15:13 3 – 2 25:22 25:23 18:25 23:25 15:13
Second leg
- May 29 — June 2
1 – 3 20:25 25:22 17:25 26:28 1 – 3 25:16 23:25 29:31 22:25 2 – 3 16:25 19:25 25:21 25:20 08:15 1 – 3 22:25 25:20 20:25 20:25
Third Leg
- June 5 — June 6
2 – 3 23:25 21:25 26:24 25:17 12:15 3 – 0 25:18 25:15 25:17 3 – 0 25:23 25:19 25:19 3 – 1 25:14 24:26 25:20 25:22
Fourth Leg
- June 11 — June 12
0 – 3 21:25 22:25 21:25 0 – 3 13:25 12:25 19:25 3 – 2 21:25 25:19 23:25 26:24 15:10 1 – 3 19:25 27:25 23:25 18:25
Fifth Leg
- June 19 — June 20
3 – 2 25:23 13:25 25:20 22:25 15:07 3 – 2 25:17 24:26 25:13 24:26 15:11 3 – 0 25:20 25:20 25:17 3 – 1 21:25 25:21 25:18 25:15
Sixth Leg
- June 19 — June 20
2 – 3 23:25 22:25 25:21 25:23 08:15 3 – 2 25:23 25:23 19:25 23:25 15:13 3 – 1 26:24 25:22 17:25 26:24 3 – 2 25:23 25:23 15:25 23:25 16:14
Final four
Semi finals
- Saturday July 10
3 – 0 25:23 25:21 25:19 3 – 0 25:22 25:13 25:14
Finals
- Sunday July 11 — Bronze Medal Match
3 – 1 29:31 25:18 25:19 25:23
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- Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match
3 – 1 25:20 21:25 26:24 25:19
- Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match
Final ranking
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