2006 Men's European Volleyball League
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The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League
was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament
, played by eight European countries from July 21 to August 20, 2006. The Final Four was held in Izmir
, Turkey
from August 19 to August 20.
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 third 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 July 21 to August 20, 2006. The Final Four was held in Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
from August 19 to August 20.
Competing nations
League Round
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1061 | 935 | 1.135 | 36 | 9 | 4.000 | |
| 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1089 | 1039 | 1.048 | 28 | 19 | 1.474 | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1016 | 983 | 1.034 | 25 | 19 | 1.316 | |
| 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1082 | 1041 | 1.039 | 26 | 22 | 1.182 | |
| 5 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1080 | 1082 | 0.998 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | |
| 6 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1012 | 1039 | 0.974 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | |
| 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 982 | 1060 | 0.926 | 15 | 30 | 0.500 | |
| 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 868 | 1011 | 0.859 | 7 | 34 | 0.206 |
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- Turkey qualified as host nation of the Final Four
Final four
Semi finals
- Saturday August 19
3 – 1 22:25 25:21 25:16 28:26 3 – 2 23:25 25:22 23:25 25:23 17:15
Finals
- Sunday August 20 — Bronze Medal Match
3 – 2 22:25 21:25 25:20 25:21 15:10
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- Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match
1 – 3 25:19 20:25 21:25 25:27
- Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Topscorer
- Best Server