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Competition Format
2012 CEV VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN LEAGUE - MEN & WOMEN
COMPETITION FORMAT


Introduction
The CEV Volleyball European League is a competition – specifically addressed to national teams – that was introduced back in 2004 (men) with the women’s division being added to the portfolio some years later, namely in 2009.
Originally the European League was addressed to those national teams not included in the starting field of the FIVB World League thereby providing such sides with an additional chance to develop their skills and potential on the international arena.
The appeal of the CEV Volleyball European League has been significantly enhanced after CEV has finalized an agreement with the FIVB whereby the winner of the men’s competition qualifies for the Intercontinental Qualification Round of the FIVB World League while the two first-ranked teams of the women’s division get the right to represent Europe in the next edition of the FIVB World Grand Prix. This provision applies also to the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men & Women.   

Competition format for the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League
The 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men & Women consists of a preliminary phase, named League Round, and a final round to be joined by four teams per gender.

The League Round
The participating teams will be assigned to preliminary Pools that may comprise four or five teams each.
- In case of Pools with 4 teams, each National Federation will be organizing a round robin tournament;
- In case of Pools with 5 teams, each National Federation will be organizing a tournament to be joined by 4 teams while the remaining team will be resting; finally the League Round will last for 5 weeks with every team resting for one out of the five weekends of play.

All tournaments are played according to the round robin system (“each one against each other”); at the end only one ranking will be determined for all teams included in one Pool.

The Final Round
How teams qualify
- The organizer of the final round is directly qualified regardless of its results in the League Round.
- In case that two pools of 5 teams each are played and in case the organizer is among the 1st or 2nd ranked teams, both the 1st and 2nd ranked teams of each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the organizer is not among the 1st or 2nd ranked teams, then the 1st ranked teams and the second ranked team with the best score will qualify for the Final Round. - In case that three pools of 4 teams each are played and in case the organizer is among the 1st ranked teams, the 1st ranked teams as well as the 2nd ranked team with the best score qualify for the Final Round. If the organizer is not among the 1st ranked teams, then exclusively the 1st ranked teams will qualify for the Final Round.

Format of the Final Round
The Final Round is always joined by 4 teams. The grid for the semifinals is determined as per the results of a Drawing of Lots. All matches are played in the same venue.
The program of the final round includes:
- 2 semifinals;
- Classification match 3/4;
- Final match.




 
Latest News
06/07/2012 - Volleyball
Czech ladies claim European League title!
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, July 6, 2012. The Czech Republic claimed the trophy of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women after beating Bulgaria 3:0 (26-24, 25-18, and 25-23) in a
06/07/2012 - Volleyball
Serbia adds bronze medal to its impressive tally
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, July 6, 2012. Serbia won the Bronze medal in 2012 CEV European League – Women after beating The Netherlands 3:1 (25-23, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-13)
05/07/2012 - Volleyball
Celebration in Karlovy Vary as local heroines make it to final match
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, July 5, 2012. The Czech Republic will meet Bulgaria in the final of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Women. The Czech team beat The Netherlands 3:1 (25-17,
05/07/2012 - Volleyball
Outstanding victory for Bulgaria to qualify for European League final
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, July 5, 2012. Bulgaria caused a surprising upset in the final four of CEV Volleyball European League – Women after beating Serbia 3:1 (34-32, 25-22, 21-25, and 25-20) in
30/06/2012 - Volleyball
Bulgaria keeps invincibility by scoring another win to finish off prelims
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Metz, France, June 30, 2012. Bulgaria emulated neighboring Serbia sweeping all of its matches in the prelims of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Women with that positive record being
29/06/2012 - Volleyball
Bulgaria prolongs winning streak waiting for final showdown with France
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Metz, France, June 29, 2012. Bulgaria stretched on Friday its winning streak in Pool B of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Women to a total of 11 matches after the group around head coach
28/06/2012 - Volleyball
France opens home weekend with confident win over Swiss rookies
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Metz, France, June 28, 2012. France opened the last round of action in preliminary Pool B of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Women in Metz by downing the guests of Switzerland in straight
28/06/2012 - Volleyball
Final round of women's European League coming up soon in Karlovy Vary
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, June 28, 2012. Only a few days are left for the final showdown in this year’s edition of the CEV Volleyball European League – Women that is coming up next week – July 5
25/06/2012 - Volleyball
DOL provides European League finals with interesting pairings
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men & Women
Luxembourg, June 25, 2012. Only a few days are left before the final four of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men coming up this weekend in Ankara where the four participating teams will be
24/06/2012 - Volleyball
Serbia makes it 12 in a row to finish prelims with impeccable record
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Women
Piatra Neamt, Romania, June 24, 2012. Serbia completed its campaign in the prelims of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Women with an impeccable record of 12 wins in as many matches after

Competition Overview
Format
League Round
From 31/05/2012 to 02/07/2012
Final Round
From 05/07/2012 to 06/07/2012
Final Standing

LiveScore
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Individual Awards
MVP

HAVLICKOVA Aneta
CZECH REPUBLIC
Best Scorer

VASILEVA Elitsa
BULGARIA
Best Spiker

VASILEVA Elitsa
BULGARIA
Best Server

RABADZHIEVA Dobriana
BULGARIA
Best Blocker

WENSINK Caroline
THE NETHERLANDS
Best Receiver

HAVELKOVA Helena
CZECH REPUBLIC
Best Libero

JASOVA Julie
CZECH REPUBLIC
Best Setter

OGNJENOVIC Maja
SERBIA


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2012 European Ranking - Senior Women Download