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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
01/07/2012 - Volleyball
Orange triumph in Ankara as the Dutch win an incredible European League final!
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Ankara, Turkey, July 1, 2012. The Netherlands triumphs as the winner of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men! The Dutch earned the golden medals in a mind-blowing final in Ankara that
01/07/2012 - Volleyball
Spain adds another medal to its impressive European League honors
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Ankara, Turkey, July 1, 2012. Spain claimed the bronze medal at the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men to maintain its status as the most decorated team in the history of the competition.
30/06/2012 - Volleyball
A dramatic win sends Turkey to its first European League final ever!
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Ankara, Turkey, June 30, 2012. The home team will battle the Netherlands in the big final of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men, scheduled to take place tomorrow afternoon in Ankara. The
30/06/2012 - Volleyball
The Netherlands shuts out Slovakia to make it to the final in Ankara
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Ankara, Turkey, June 30, 2012. The team of the Netherlands became the first one to secure a place in the big final of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men. The Oranjes shut out the
29/06/2012 - Match Preview
Four semifinalists looking to make it to the big game on Sunday in Ankara
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Ankara, Turkey, June 29, 2012. Turkey is all ready to host the Final Four tournament of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men for the third time in the history of the competition. With
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
Spain claims big match with Slovakia to get right boost for final four
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Kosice, Slovakia, June 24, 2012. Spain beat Slovakia in the last match of preliminary action in the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men thereby taking its revenge for last year’s final that was
23/06/2012 - Volleyball
Slovakia beats Israel to book final four trip
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Kosice, Slovakia, June 23, 2012. Slovakia beat Israel 3:1 (25-23, 25-16, 22-25, and 25-20) on Saturday in Kosice to book its ticket to the final four of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League – Men
23/06/2012 - Volleyball
Austrian guys lose last match but take many positives from EL adventure
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Hard, Austria, June 23, 2012. Austria men’s national team finished its campaign in this year’s CEV Volleyball European League by losing in straight sets (18-25, 25-27, and 20-25) to the Czech
22/06/2012 - Volleyball
Oranjes simply too much to handle for young Austrians
2012 CEV Volleyball European League - Men
Hard, Austria, June 22, 2012. Austria lost its second home match in the last preliminary round of the 2012 CEV Volleyball European League to the leader and actually winner of Pool B, i.e. the

Competition Overview
Format
League Round
From 24/05/2012 to 24/06/2012
Final Round
From 30/06/2012 to 01/07/2012
Final Standing

LiveScore
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Individual Awards
MVP

BATUR Emre
TURKEY
Best Scorer

COŞKUN Serhat
TURKEY
Best Spiker

PEREZ MANZANARES Iban
SPAIN
Best Server

ABDEL-AZIZ Nimir
THE NETHERLANDS
Best Blocker

FERNANDEZ VALCARCEL Jorge
SPAIN
Best Receiver

DELGADO ESCRIBANO Gustavo
SPAIN
Best Libero

JORNA Gijs
THE NETHERLANDS
Best Setter

ABDEL-AZIZ Nimir
THE NETHERLANDS


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2012 European Ranking - Senior Men Download