Archived news from 2005
TENERIFE MARICHAL CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE AGAINST AZERRAIL BAKU
20.12.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Tenerife, Spain, December 20, 2005. TENERIFE Marichal have to beat Azerrail BAKU to keep hopes of reaching the quarterfinals. The Spanish team won’t get another chance of making it ...
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VICTORY WOULD BE SENSATIONAL IN THE EUROPEAN WORLD OF VOLLEYBALL
20.12.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Vienna, Austria, December 19, 2005. When aon hotVolleys’ manager Peter Kleinmann has the starting six of Sisley TREVISO - his team’s next opponent - in mind, he starts to sing ...
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TOURS AIMING TO RETAIN POOL B LEADERSHIP
06.12.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Tours, France, December 6, 2005. In Preliminary Pool B of the Indesit European Champions’ League the match between defending champion TOURS VB and the German champion VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ...
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ONE OF LAST CHANCES FOR TENERIFE MARICHAL TO REACH SECOND PLACE
06.12.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Tenerife, Spain, December 6, 2005. TENERIFE Marichal will not yet give up the possibility of achieving second spot in Preliminary Pool B, having to beat Pallavolo Sirio PERUGIA next ...
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RIVALS DRAWN FOR WORLD CHAMPIONS BRAZIL AND ITALY
29.11.2005: FIVB World Championships 2006 Drawing of Lots
Tokyo, Japan, November 29, 2005. Brazil will begin the defence of their men's World Championship crown against Cuba in Japan next November, following a colourful drawing of lots ceremony ...
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VAKIFBANK GÜNES AIM FOR FINAL ROUND
29.11.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Istanbul, Turkey, November 29, 2005. Vakifbank Günes ISTANBUL’s women’s team will face Calisia KALISZ from Poland in the fourth leg of the Indesit European Champions’ League ...
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THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE FOR EUROPEAN TEAMS
29.11.2005: FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2005
Luxembourg, November 29, 2005. At the FIVB Grand Champions Cup 2005, which took place from 15th to 20th November 2005 for the women and from 22nd to 27th November 2005 for the men, ...
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FIVB SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN IN 2010
29.11.2005: FIVB World Championships 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 23, 2005. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, the world’s governing body for the sport, is pleased to announce the signing of an eight-figure ...
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RECORD NUMBER OF TEAMS PLAY NEW COMPETITION FORMAT
18.11.2005: European Championships 2006/07
Luxembourg, November 19, 2005. A record number of 43 men’s teams as well as 39 women’s teams have entered the European Championship 2006/07. In the drawing of lots carried out in Luxembourg ...
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FIRST LADY CUP IN GEORGIA
16.11.2005: Georgian National Federation
Tbilisi, Georgia, November 15, 2005. On Friday, 11th November 2005 the “First Lady Cup” encounter was held between the Western and Eastern part of Georgia in the sports palace of Tbilisi ...
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NESTEA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 2006 IN THE NETHERLANDS
09.11.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2006
Luxembourg/Zurich/The Hague, November 9, 2005. This year’s Beach Volleyball season was very promising for the Dutch teams, in particular the performance of Rebecca Kadijk and Merel ...
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KNACK RANDSTAD ROESELARE LOOKING TO RECOVER
08.11.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2005/06
Roeselare, Belgium, November 8, 2005. Following an impressive 3:0 victory against Unicaja ALMERIA in their first match of Pool A in the men’s Indesit European Champions’ League, Knack ...
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SWEDEN’S MALE LEAGUE INVADED BY PROFESSIONALS
03.11.2005: Swedish National Federation
Solna, Sweden, November 2, 2005. In 2003 the Swedish men’s league possessed a mere ten international players in the top league. Two years from then 21 international players will try ...
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2006 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAWING OF LOTS IN TOKYO
25.10.2005: FIVB World Championship 2006
Lausanne, October 21, 2005. All set for the 2006 FIVB World Championships "Drawing of Lots" Ceremony to be held in Tokyo, Japan on the 29th November 2005 at 15.00hrs when forty eight ...
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EUROPEAN MARATHON CONTINUES FOR VAKIFBANK GÜNES ISTANBUL
25.10.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions League 2005/06
Istanbul, Turkey, October 19, 2005. Vakıfbank Günes ISTANBUL women’s team will face TENERIFE Marichal from Spain in the second match of the Indesit European Champions’ League ...
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KNACK RANDSTAD ROESELARE WELCOMES UNICAJA ALMERIA
25.10.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions League 2005/06
Roeselare, Belgium, October 25, 2005. On Wednesday, 26th October 2005, Knack Randstad ROESELARE start their seventh European campaign, facing Spanish Unicaja ALMERIA one week later ...
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ECZACIBASI RETURNS TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
18.10.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions League 2005/06
Istanbul, Turkey, October 18, 2005. Turkish Eczacibasi ISTANBUL returns to this prestigious competition for the fifth time after one year’s absence. Drawn into Pool B the team will ...
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THE EXCITEMENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
18.10.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions League 2005/06
Belgorod, Russia, October 18, 2005. The two time winner of the Indesit European Champions League, namely Lokomotiv BELGOROD from Russia, will start their journey in the new edition ...
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CAR ACCIDENT OF POLISH NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER ENDED TRAGICALLY
17.09.2005: Polish Volleyball Federation
Zagreb/Pula, September 17, 2005. Tragic news reached Zagreb (CRO), where the Final Round of the Women’s Indesit European Championship 2005 is taking place from 17th to 25th September ...
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FORMER DUTCH VOLLEYBALL STARS FOR COACHES’ COURSE IN BELGRADE
04.09.2005: Men's Indesit European Championship 2005
Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, September 4, 2005. The European Championship in Belgrade is not only an event for the current volleyball stars. During the first three days of play the ...
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Björn Berg/Robert Svensson and Karin Lundqvist/Sara Uddståhl Tour Champions
03.09.2005: Swedish Volleyball Association
Solna, Sweden, August 15, 2005. Björn Berg and Robert Svensson and the women’s team Karin Lundqvist/Sara Uddståhl won the final leg of the National Circuit in Sweden “SverigeTouren”. ...
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RUSSIA CLAIM U-19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
02.09.2005: FIVB U19 Boys World Championship
Algiers, Algeria, September 1, 2005. Russia defeated Brazil in the final on Thursday to claim the ninth Boys' U-19 World Championship, their second FIVB trophy this season after their ...
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IT IS ALL IN THE MIX
12.07.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Valencia/Zurich, 12 July 2005: Where ever Beach Volleyball is played, sailors are not far away. Both sports have in common that they are performed wherever the ocean, great weather, ...
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ITALIAN YOUTH GIRLS WIN GOLD AT EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL 2005
10.07.2005: European Youth Olympic Festival 2005
Luxembourg/San Giorgio di Nogaro, July 10, 2005. After beating the Dutch team in the semifinal on Thursday the Italian under-18 girls defeated 2003 European Youth Champion Croatia in ...
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ITALY AND CROATIA IN THE FINAL
08.07.2005: European Youth Olympic Festival 2005
Luxembourg/San Giorgio di Nogaro, July 08, 2005. Italy and Croatia are the two teams that have qualified for the final match of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2005 in San Giorgio ...
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ITALY, CROATIA, POLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS QUALIFY
07.07.2005: European Youth Olympic Festival 2005
Luxembourg/San Giorgio di Nogaro, July 07, 2005. In the eighth summer edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival, which is taking place in San Giorgio di Nogaro (ITA) from 4th to ...
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EIGHT YOUTH GIRLS' TEAMS BATTLE FOR GOLD
05.07.2005: European Youth Olympic Festival 2005
Luxembourg/Lignano, July 05, 2005. In the eighth summer edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival, which is taking place in Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) from 4th to 8th July 2005, ...
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CEV PRESIDENT ATTENDS GERMANY-RUSSIA MATCH
05.07.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Friedrichshafen, July 05, 2005. At the occasion of the European League 2005 fifth League Round match between Germany and Pool 1 leader Russia CEV President Mr. André Meyer ...
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GREEK GOLD AND SWISS BRONZE
04.07.2005: SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2005
Stavanger, Norway, July 03, 2005. Vassiliki Arvaniti became the youngest player ever to win an "open" SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event as she and her Greek teammate Vassiliki Karadassiou ...
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BRAZILIAN SCALP LEAVES CHINA ON TOP WITH CUBA
04.07.2005: FIVB World Grand Prix 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 03, 2005. The match everyone had been waiting for in week two of the 2005 World Grand Prix Preliminary Round saw Olympic champions China at their sparkling ...
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CUBA, BRAZIL AND POLAND ALL CONFIRMED TO JOIN SERBIA & MONTENEGRO IN WORLD LEAGUE FINAL ROUND
04.07.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 03, 2005. After six weeks, 72 matches and over 130 hours of pulsating Volleyball action the four finalists for the 2005 World League have been confirmed ...
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AZERBAIJAN COMPLETE REMARKABLE DOUBLE WITH THIRD ROUND VICTORY
04.07.2005: FIVB World Championship 2006 qualification
Moscow, Russia, July 03, 2005. Azerbaijan, ranked 32nd in the world, achieved the extraordinary feat on Sunday of winning the 2006 Women’s World Championship third round tournament ...
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GERMANY CHALLENGE RUSSIA WITHOUT HÜBNER
30.06.2005: European League 2005
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, June 30, 2005. German captain Stefan Hübner was forced to call off his participation in the fifth leg League Round matches against Russia which will be held ...
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NO RISK, NO FUN
28.06.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Interview with Vice World Champions Sascha Heyer and Paul Laciga
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WEBSITE UPDATE AND INNOVATION
27.06.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Zurich, Switzerland, June 21, 2005. Since its release two years ago the Official Website of the NESTEA European Championship Tour has become one of the most frequented and most popular ...
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HEYER-LACIGA WIN SILVER
27.06.2005: SWATCH-FIVB World Championship 2005
Berlin, Germany, June 26, 2005. The SWATCH-FIVB World Championship gold medal will continue to reside with a team from a South American country as Marcio Araujo and Fábio Magalhães ...
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PRELIMINARY ROUNDS HAVE STARTED
27.06.2005: FIVB Grand Prix 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 26, 2005. Last year’s World Grand Prix champions and the Olympic gold and bronze medalists have all claimed the early advantage with three wins from as many ...
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ROUND FIVE COMPLETED
27.06.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 26, 2005. Champions for the past two years Brazil will defend their crown in the Final Round in Belgrade after securing the Pool A ticket following two straight ...
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REGISTRATION FORMS FOR 2006 COURSES AND REFEREES
21.06.2005: FIVB Course registrations
Luxembourg/Lausanne, June 21, 2005. The FIVB Technical & Development Department have introduced a facilitated procedure in order to apply for courses. All forms concerning courses, ...
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CZECH PLAYERS CLOSE TO FINAL FOUR
21.06.2005: European League 2005
Prague, Czech Republic, June 21, 2005. After six matches the Czech players are on first place in Pool 2 of the second edition of the European League. The four teams in this pool are ...
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POLAND HOLD FINAL TICKET AFTER ROUND FOUR
20.06.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 19, 2005. With the winners of each of the three pools in the 2005 World League Intercontinental Round joining hosts Serbia & Montenegro in the four-team ...
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AMAZING DREAM REALISED FOR SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
20.06.2005: FIVB 2006 World Championship
Dresden, Germany, June 19, 2005. Ranked 28th in the world, Serbia and Montenegro, who started the 2006 Women’s World Championship in the first round, completed the unbelievable on Sunday ...
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TWO CHANGES IN FINNISH TEAM
17.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Slu, June 17, 2005. Head coach Mauro Berruto will make two changes in the Finnish team for the European League home matches against Estonia during the third leg.
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SPAIN MOVING ON AFTER DEFEAT AGAINST TURKEY
17.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Madrid, June 17, 2005. “We have to forget about Turkey as soon as possible.” These were the words by Spain’s head coach Francisco Hervas, summarising the spirit of the Spanish ...
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THE STARS OF TOMORROW SET TO COMPETE IN FRANCE!
13.06.2005: SWATCH-FIVB U19 World Championship
Luxembourg/Lausanne, May 20, 2005. From 2nd to 7th August the world’s 24 best women's teams and 24 best men's teams under the age of 19 will meet up in Saint Quay Portrieux, Brittany ...
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PORTUGAL AND POLAND TOP THEIR POOLS AT HALFWAY MARK
13.06.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Luxembourg/Lausanne, June 13, 2005. Portugal, Cuba and Poland are the three pool leaders at the end of round three, the halfway stage of the 2005 World League Intercontinental Round, ...
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SPAIN IN SEARCH FOR FIRST VICTORIES ON HOME GROUND
12.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Madrid, June 12, 2005. Following a strong start into the first week of the European League 2005 Spain will face Turkey in the second stage of the competition with the intention ...
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FINLAND WILL CHALLENGE RUSSIA
10.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg, June 10, 2005. The Finnish national team will challenge Russia in the European League matches in the small town of Seinäjoki in Western Finland on Saturday and Sunday. However, ...
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GREECE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE
10.06.2005: FIVB World Championships 2006
Athens, Greece, June 10, 2005. A new and rejuvenated Greek women’s national team is hoping to kick start a bright future when they host a 2006 Women’s World Championship second round ...
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AUSTRIA, BELARUS, CROATIA, ITALY, RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE FACE TOUGH COMPETITION
10.06.2005: FIVB Girls' U18 World Championships 2005
Macau, June 10, 2005. Two-time champions China will start their campaign to win the Youth Girls U19 World Championships for the third time in a row with an exciting opening fixture ...
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TRESNAK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BATTLE FIELD
09.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Bratislava, June 9, 2005. When two nations from both sides of the river Morava meet, emotions and tension are guaranteed. Defending and premier European League Champions ...
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HERVAS: “OUR AIM IS THE FINAL FOUR”
09.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Barcelona, June 9, 2005. Spain’s national head coach Francisco Hervas put the positive state of mind of the national team after the first week of the European League 2005 ...
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MOCULESCU NOMINATES SQUAD FOR MATCHES AGAINST ESTONIA - DEHNE AND WALTER BACK!
09.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Frankfurt am Main, June 9, 2005. National coach Stelian Moculescu nominated his 12 player-squad for the two matches against Estonia in the European League 2005 (10th and ...
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PORTUGAL SHOCKS BRAZIL
07.06.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Luxembourg/Lausanne, June 6, 2005. World number one and 2003-2004 World League champions Brazil lost their first World League match in 25 games dating back to 2003 after Portugal upset ...
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EXCLUSIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR EXCLUSIVE GUESTS
07.06.2005: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2005
Luxembourg/Zurich, June 7, 2005. Christian Scholbrock, the Managing Director of the Zurich based marketing agency Global Sports Marketing (GSM), which promotes and markets the highest ...
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PRESS CONFERENCE WITH BERGMANN, PAMPEL AND MOCULESCU
02.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Frankfurt am Main, June 2, 2005. Awaiting the start of the European League 2005 with the home matches against Finland in the ARENA Friedrichshafen on 3rd and 4th June, Germany’s ...
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SLOVAKS LOOKING FOR MORE THAN ONE WIN IN THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE 2005
02.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Bratislava, June 2, 2005. The second edition of the European League is at the doorstep and the Slovaks are participating once again. The capital Bratislava and the eastern ...
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CZECH TEAM EAGER TO DEFEND TITLE
01.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg/Prague, June 1, 2005. The international volleyball competition holding the title European League reached a huge success during the last edition, where the Czech team secured ...
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GERMANY WANTS REVENGE AGAINST FINLAND
01.06.2005: European League 2005
Luxembourg, June 1, 2005. Less than one week after their meeting on the occasion of the important World Championship 2006 pre-qualification the men's national teams from Germany and ...
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THE BEST TEAMS TO PLAY IN RIO DE JANEIRO!
30.05.2005: SWATCH-FIVB U-21 World Championships
Luxembourg/Lausanne, May 30, 2005. The Brazilian Volleyball Federation confirmed to the FIVB yesterday that the u-21 World Championships would take place as planned in Rio de Janeiro, ...
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SIX EUROPEAN TEAMS ADVANCE TO THIRD ROUND AS BELGIUM’S FAIRY TALE CONTINUES
30.05.2005: FIVB 2006 World Championships
Luxembourg/Lausanne, May 30, 2005. Four men’s teams (the Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Finland and Germany) and two women’s sides (Azerbaijan and Belgium) advanced to the third round ...
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PORTUGAL JOIN POLAND AND GREECE WITH TWO WINS
30.05.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Luxembourg/Lausanne, May 30, 2005. The opening weekend of the 2005 World League drew to a close on Sunday with five teams - defending champions Brazil, Cuba, Portugal, Poland and Greece ...
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«2005 YEAR OF VOLLEYBALL»
30.05.2005: Serbia Montenegrin Volleyball Federation
Luxembourg/Belgrade, May 30, 2005. The Volleyball Federation of Serbia & Montenegro marked this year as «Year of Volleyball» promoting the 2005 World League Final Tournament as well ...
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WORLD LEAGUE 2005: READY FOR TAKE-OFF!
25.05.2005: FIVB World League 2005
Luxembourg/Lausanne, Switzerland, May, 25, 2005. The 2005 FIVB World League will get under way on Friday, 27th May in what promises to be, once again, a thrilling fight for the title. ...
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GERMANS SNARE MEN'S SHANGHAI JINSHAN OPEN BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD MEDAL
23.05.2005: SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2005
Luxembourg/Shanghai, China, May 23, 2005. For the first-time ever on the men's SWATCH-FIVB World Tour, a team from Germany defeated a Beach Volleyball tandem from Brazil in a gold medal ...
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39 NATIONAL FEDERATIONS REPRESENTED AT CEV REFEREEING SEMINAR
17.05.2005: CEV European Refereeing Commission
Luxembourg/Perugia, May 17, 2005. The 2005 CEV European Refereeing Commission’s volleyball and beach volleyball seminar hosted by the Italian Volleyball Federation in Perugia from 5th ...
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NEW HEAD COACH IN SWEDEN
17.05.2005: Swedish National Federation
Luxembourg/Sweden, May 17, 2005. The Swedish Volleyball Association has signed a new contract with a national head coach for the men’s team.
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WORLD CLASS VOLLEYBALL RETURNS TO LONDON
17.05.2005: English National Federation
Luxembourg/England, May 17, 2005. The England national volleyball team are due to play a double-header against Norway on 21st and 22nd May in Cobham, Surrey. The history of the fixture, ...
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CINDERELLA START FOR EGGER AND LACIGA
15.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Alanya, May 15, 2005. Martin Laciga was wrong when stating "If there will be long rallies in this game, Markus and Jonas could have an advantage" before the final in Alanya. However, ...
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THE MEN ARE READY FOR THE SHOWDOWN
14.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Alanya, 14 May 2005: Two Swiss teams, one German and one Norwegian team; that is the constellation for tomorrow’s semi-final matches in the men’s tournament. In the winners round the ...
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VETERANS FACE GREENHORNS
14.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Alanya, 14 May 2005: Rebecca Kadijk and Merel Mooren did not know what they had to do first following their semi-final victory against Hakedal/Toerlen. Receive congratulations, interviews ...
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FAMILY REUNION AT HIGH NOON
13.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Alanya, 13 May 2005: It seems natural that siblings should not fight each other when they meet. After all, they grew up together and belong under the roof of the same family. That should ...
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THE LONG WAIT WAS WORTH IT
12.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Alanya, May 12, 2005: On the first day of play at the Turkish Open at Cleopatra Beach
bad memories resurfaced: Just like two years ago at the Final of the NESTEA European
Championship ...
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THE CHASE FOR THE BLACK SHIRT HAS BEGUN
11.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Alanya, 11 May 2005: Europe’s best Beach Volleyball players are ready for take-off: The Turkish Open 2005 in Alanya will be the first international test in the year of the World Championships ...
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SASCHA HEYER/PAUL LACIGA – THE FIRST NESTEA BEACH VOLLEYBALL TEAM
08.05.2005: NESTEA European Championship Tour 2005
Luxembourg, May 8, 2005. When Beach Volleyball stars enter into a new partnership, the scene follows the new developments with the utmost intensity. During the NESTEA Innovation Meeting ...
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‘SMART’ AND GLOBAL SPORTS MARKETING INNOVATE EUROPEAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL
04.05.2005: Nestea European Championship Tour 2005
Luxembourg, May 4, 2005. The cyclists have the yellow jersey, golf professionals have the green jacket and in the future the best European Beach Volleyball players will be recognisable ...
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ANDRE MEYER RECEIVES “GOLDEN NEEDLE”
02.05.2005:
Luxembourg, May 2, 2005. On Saturday, 23 April 2005 Swiss Volley and its President Mr. Christoph Stern invited the CEV Executive Committee to Geneva (SUI) in order to celebrate the ...
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CEV INTERNATIONAL REFEREEING SEMINAR
07.03.2005:
Luxembourg/Perugia, March 7, 2005. In collaboration with the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV) the CEV are organising the 13th International Beach Volleyball and Volleyball referees’ ...
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LAST MATCH FOR PLACE IN FINAL FOUR
07.03.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2004/05
Paris, France, March 7, 2005. For the six team-playoff round of the Indesit European Champions’ League 2004/2005, PARIS Volley faces the decisive second match at home against French ...
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EIGHT TEAMS QUALIFY FOR BAKU
03.03.2005: European Qualification Tournament for FIVB World Grand Prix 2006
Luxembourg, March 3, 2005. The teams participating in the European Qualification Tournament for the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix, which will take place from 26-31 July 2005 in Baku, Azerbaijan, ...
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FRUITFUL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
02.03.2005: MEETING OF EUROPEAN SPORTS UMBRELLA ORGANISATIONS
Luxembourg, March 2, 2005. On Thursday, 24th February 2005 the CEV President Mr. André Meyer, CEV Vice President Mr. Philip Berben, as well as CEO Mr. Olivier Mottier welcomed representatives ...
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SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FOR VOLLEYBALL IN ENGLAND
02.03.2005: English Volleyball Association
Loughborough, England, February 23, 2005. Soon after the successful hosting of the 1st Round of the FIVB World Championships in Sheffield Volleyball England have received a significant ...
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TOURS VB AGAINST PARIS VOLLEY - THE FRENCH SUPREMACY
28.02.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions' League 2004/05
Tours, France, February 28, 2005. As in 2002, two French teams face each other in order to reach the Final Four of the most popular and the most famous European club competition, the ...
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Another Moment of Beach Volleyball-History: Germany wins the Beach Nations Cup(r) Premiere
19.02.2005: Beach Nations Cup 2005
Braunschweig/Zurich, 19 February 2005: Two players blocking, one setting at the net, one smashing, four players at the rest areas during match breaks on Centre Court - the Beach Nations ...
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"THE CONCEPT OF THE BEACH NATIONS CUP® HAS BEEN REALISED!”
18.02.2005: Beach Nations Cup 2005
Luxembourg/Braunschweig/Zurich, February 18, 2005. "The concept of the Beach Nations Cup has been realised”, announced European Champion Jonas Reckermann thrilled. The first Beach Nations ...
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DECISIVE HOME MATCH FOR PARIS VOLLEY
14.02.2005: Indesit European Champions' League 2004/05
Paris, France, February 14, 2005. For the 12 team-playoff round of the Men’s Indesit European Champions League 2004/2005, PARIS Volley faces a decisive home match against the German ...
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL UNDER COVER
10.02.2005: Beach Nations Cup
Luxembourg/Braunschweig, February 10, 2005. Andreas Scheuerpflug (37) has experienced a lot during his professional Beach Volleyball career: He has been to the Olympic Games twice (Sydney ...
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The Beach Nations Cup® is the first Indicator and Beach Volleyball Delicacy following the Winter Period
10.02.2005: Beach Nations Cup 2005
Braunschweig/Zurich, 10 February 2005: Andreas Scheuerpflug (37) has seen everything as a Beach Volleyball Professional: He has been to the Olympic Games twice (in Sydney and Athens), ...
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THANK YOU, MR. DAWISKIBA!
09.02.2005: European Medical Commission
The CEV took the occasion of the European Medical Commission (EMC) meeting on Saturday, 29th January 2005 in Luxembourg to honour the Commission’s Secretary Mr. Sigmund Dawiskiba for ...
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BERGAMO FAVOURITE AGAINST BESIKTAS ISTANBUL
08.02.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions League 2004/05
Bergamo, Italy, February 8, 2005. Foppapedretti BERGAMO will play the first match of the Women’s Indesit European Champions League playoff in Treviglio, Italy.
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TOURS VB AGAINST COPRA VOLLEY PIACENZA: THE CLASH....
08.02.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions League 2004/05
Tours, France, February 8, 2005. For the first round of the play-off of the Indesit European Champions League the French team of TOURS VB, current leader of the French national Championship ...
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A World Premiere: Beach Nations Cup - Germany will play Switzerland
03.02.2005: Beach Nations Cup 2005
Braunschweig/Zurich, 3 February 2005: The wait is over: the Beach Volleyball season kicks off with a bang in the middle of the stifling cold. Fans will experience a Europe-wide premiere ...
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HEAD COACH ORLANDO SAMUELS LEAVES CUBA FOR PORTUGAL
03.02.2005: Portuguese Volleyball Federation
Porto, Portugal, February 3, 2005. Cuban Gladston Orlando Samuels Blackwood, the newly designated coach of the Portuguese men’s national team, arrived in Portugal on Wednesday.
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BERRUTO AIMS FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006
02.02.2005: Finnish Volleyball Association
Slu, Finland, February 2, 2005. Italian Mauro Berruto is the new head coach of the Finnish men's national team, announced the Finnish Volleyball Federation in a press conference in ...
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X-SEL LAUNCH ATTACK IN LADIES’ SENIOR LEAGUE
31.01.2005: Malta Volleyball Federation
Malta, January 31, 2005. It was sweet revenge for X-SEL Volley when, after a gruesome two-hour match, they managed to emerge as winners against leaders Paola (3:2), whom they lost to ...
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VOLLEY 4 ASIA: Italian National Team and All Star Team collect 97’800 Euros!
18.01.2005: Tsunami disaster in South-East Asia
Verona, Italy, January 14, 2005. More than 4’000 people gathered last night at the PalaOlimpia in Verona for the charity game “Volley 4 Asia”: a match between the Athens Silver Medal ...
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FINAL HOME MATCH FOR CANNES
17.01.2005: Women's Indesit European Champions League 2004/05
Cannes, France, January 17, 2005. On Tuesday, 18th January 2005, the Racing Club of CANNES will stage its final home match in the Women’s Indesit European Champions League 2004/05, ...
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LAST MATCH BEFORE PLAYOFFS
17.01.2005: Men's Indesit European Champions League 2004/05
Paris, France, January 17, 2005. PARIS Volley will meet the Belgian team Knack ROESELARE at home for the last match in the main phase of the Indesit European Champions League.
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FIVB CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY
11.01.2005: Tsunami disaster in South-East Asia
Luxembourg/Lausanne, January 10, 2005. In the spirit of its commitment to solidarity and social involvement with young people throughout the world, the International Volleyball Federation ...
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