The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League

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 fifth 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 nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008. The Final Four was held in Bursa, 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 July 19 to July 20.

For the first time Great Britain joined the competition and it will also enter it as a unified team as a result of a FIVB decision which allows the United Kingdom to play as a unified team in order to prepare for the next 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

 in London. Austria and Belarus also joined the European League for the first time.

The tournament was won by Slovakia

Slovakia men's national volleyball team

The Slovakia men's national volleyball team represents Slovakia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Slovakian Volleyball Federation.-European Championship:*1993: 8th *1995: did not qualify...

, defeating the Netherlands

Netherlands men's national volleyball team

The Netherlands men's national volleyball team is the national team of the Netherlands.In the mid-1980s, the Dutch Volleyball Federation systematically started to build their national team, to catch up with the world’s top. In the first year of the World League in 1990 the team won the second place...

 by 3–1 in the finals.

Competing Nations

Group A	Group B

Leg 1

• Venue: Žilina
  Žilina
  Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...
  
  , Slovakia
  Slovakia
  The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
  
  
  • Friday June 13

    	2 – 3		25:18 25:22 32:34 20:25
    	3 – 0		25:12 25:15 25:16

• • Saturday June 14

    	0 – 3		22:25 20:25 16:25
    	3 – 0		25:21 25:23 25:19

• • Sunday June 15

    	3 – 0		25:18 25:20 25:17
    	3 – 2		25:22 25:19 22:25 19:25 15:11

Leg 2

• Venue: Larissa
  Larissa
  Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
  
  , Greece
  • Thursday June 19

    	1 – 3		20:25 25:17 19:25 21:25
    	0 – 3		22:25 23:25 17:25

• • Friday June 20

    	1 – 3		25:19 21:25 25:22 21:25 13:15
    	2 – 3		21:25 20:25 25:19 25:21 15:17

• • Saturday June 21

    	3 – 0		25:22 25:19 25:22
    	3 – 0		25:22 25:22 25:21

Leg 3

• Venue: Sheffield
  Sheffield
  Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
  
  , Great Britain
  • Friday June 27

    	1 – 3		27:25 17:25 23:25 22:25
    	3 – 0		25:21 25:15 25:23

• • Saturday June 28

    	1 – 3		21:25 19:25 25:20 21:25
    	0 – 3		23:25 22:25 29:31

• • Sunday June 29

    	0 – 3		15:25 15:25 12:25
    	3 – 2		25:19 23:25 19:25 25:21 15:10

Leg 4

• Venue: Rotterdam
  Rotterdam
  Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
  
  , Netherlands
  • Friday July 4

    	3 – 2		21:25 25:21 25:23 22:25 15:13
    	3 – 0		25:23 25:13 25:11

• • Saturday July 5

    	3 – 0		25:19 25:23 25:21
    	2 – 3		20:25 25:22 25:21 20:25 11:15

• • Sunday July 6

    	3 – 1		25:16 20:25 25:15 25:22
    	0 – 3		14:25 25:27 23:25

Leg 5

• Venue: Póvoa de Varzim
  Póvoa de Varzim
  Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there...
  
  , Portugal
  • Friday July 11

    	3 – 1		25:20 23:25 25:15 25:19
    	0 – 3		22:25 15:25 20:25

• • Saturday July 12

    	0 – 3		22:25 15:25 19:25
    	3 – 1		25:20 25:16 27:29 25:22

• • Sunday July 13

    	3 – 1		25:17 25:20 24:26 25:11
    	0 – 3		19:25 24:26 18:25

Ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1.		24	12	12	0	36	11	3.273	1096	951	1.152
2.		20	12	8	4	29	16	1.812	1025	936	1.095
3.		16	12	4	8	21	25	0.840	1019	1029	0.990
4.		16	12	4	8	18	26	0.692	954	1003	0.951
5.		14	12	2	10	7	33	0.212	796	971	0.820

Leg 1

• Venue: Mogilev
  Mogilev
  Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...
  
  , Belarus
  Belarus
  Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
  
  
  • Friday June 20

    	3 – 2		22:25 25:20 25:19 20:25 15:10
    	3 – 2		25:22 22:25 25:23 16:25 15:12

• • Saturday June 21

    	3 – 1		12:25 25:23 25:23 25:20
    	2 – 3		25:27 24:26 25:21 25:20 15:17

• • Sunday June 22

    	3 – 1		25:22 23:25 25:17 25:23
    	3 – 2		25:21 25:22 16:25 23:25 21:19

Leg 2

• Venue: Ankara
  Ankara
  Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
  
  , 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...
  
  
  • Friday June 27

    	0 – 3		19:25 22:25 22:25
    	1 – 3		25:22 17:25 15:25 21:25

• • Saturday June 28

    	0 – 3		23:25 22:25 22:25
    	3 – 1		25:19 17:25 26:24 25:21

• • Sunday June 29

    	3 – 1		25:23 27:25 26:28 25:21
    	2 – 3		26:24 23:25 20:25 25:21 10:15

Leg 3

• Venue: Trier
  Trier
  Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
  
  , Germany
  • Thursday July 3

    	1 – 3		25:22,19:25,20:25,18:25
    	1 – 3		23:25,17:25,25:23,18:25

• • Friday July 4

    	3 – 2		19:25 25:21 25:20 23:25 17:15
    	3 – 0		26:24 25:18 27:25

• • Saturday July 5

    	0 – 3		18:25 21:25 18:25
    	3 – 0		25:18 25:10 25:21

Leg 4

• Venue: Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria
  • Friday July 11

    	3 – 1		25:23 21:25 25:15 25:22
    	0 – 3		28:30 22:25 22:25

• • Saturday July 12

    	3 – 0		25:22 25:19 25:22
    	0 – 3		22:25 22:25 22:25

• • Sunday July 13

    	0 – 3		21:25 21:25 32:34
    	0 – 3		25:23 25:23 25:23

Ranking

Team	Points	G	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1.		20	12	8	4	27	18	1.500	1059	970	1.092
2.		18	12	6	6	24	24	1.000	1055	1070	0.986
3.		18	12	6	6	22	25	0.880	1059	1093	0.969
4.		16	12	4	8	19	25	0.760	993	1033	0.961

Final four

Semi finals

• Saturday July 19

  	3 – 2		27:25 25:21 13:25 17:25 19:17
  	3 – 1		25:21 25:19 31:33 25:16

Finals

• Sunday July 20 — Bronze Medal Match

  	2 – 3		25:23 25:23 16:25 22:25 13:15

• • Sunday July 20 — Gold Medal Match

    	3 – 1		25:21 25:18 20:25 25:23

Final ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

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• Best Spiker:

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• Best Setter:

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