2009 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2009 Men's European Volleyball League was the six edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve European countries from June 5 to July 12, 2009. The Final Four was held in Portimão, Portugal from July 18 to July 19.

The tournament was won by Germany, defeating the Spain by 3-2 in the finals.

Competing Nations

Group A Group B Group C

 Croatia
 Great Britain
 Spain
 Turkey

 Belgium
 Germany
 Greece
 Romania

 Austria
 Belarus
 Portugal
 Slovakia

League Round

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Spain 24 12 0 36 9 4.000 1079 891 1.211
2  Turkey 20 8 4 30 16 1.875 1076 983 1.095
3  Great Britain 16 4 8 15 27 0.556 905 985 0.919
4  Croatia 12 0 12 7 36 0.194 848 1049 0.808

Leg 1

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 June Spain  3–0  Great Britain 25:23 25:23 25:16     75:62
6 June Turkey  3–0  Croatia 25:12 25:19 25:17     75:48
6 June Spain  3–1  Great Britain 25:12 25:21 23:25 25:20   98:78
7 June Turkey  3–1  Croatia 25:18 21:25 25:14 25:22   96:79

Leg 2

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 June Spain  3–1  Turkey 25:20 22:25 25:17 25:18   98:80
13 June Great Britain  3–0  Croatia 25:16 25:22 25:23     75:61
13 June Spain  3–1  Turkey 25:15 22:25 25:20 25:19   97:79
14 June Great Britain  3–1  Croatia 24:26 25:18 25:16 25:18   99:78

Leg 3

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 June Turkey  3–0  Great Britain 25:14 25:16 25:20     75:50
20 June Croatia  0–3  Spain 22:25 24:26 14:25     60:76
21 June Turkey  3–1  Great Britain 31:29 25:27 25:22 25:19   106:97
21 June Croatia  0–3  Spain 18:25 13:25 22:25     53:75

Leg 4

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 June Spain  3–1  Croatia 21:25 25:17 25:14 25:17   96:73
27 June Great Britain  1–3  Turkey 25:21 18:25 21:25 17:25   81:96
27 June Spain  3–1  Croatia 24:26 25:19 25:16 25:22   99:83
28 June Great Britain  0–3  Turkey 28:30 23:25 20:25     71:80

Leg 5

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
4 July Croatia  0–3  Great Britain 23:25 18:25 23:25     64:75
4 July Turkey  2–3  Spain 25:22 20:25 25:20 25:27 11:15 106:109
5 July Croatia  2–3  Great Britain 21:25 25:22 22:25 25:19 9:15 102:106
5 July Turkey  2–3  Spain 25:23 20:25 23:25 25:18 13:15 106:106

Leg 6

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 July Great Britain  0–3  Spain 20:25 20:25 22:25     62:75
11 July Croatia  1–3  Turkey 26:24 22:25 20:25 26:28   94:102
12 July Great Britain  0–3  Spain 18:25 16:25 15:25     49:75
12 July Croatia  0–3  Turkey 18:25 17:25 18:25     53:75

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Germany 20 8 4 31 17 1.824 1091 1009 1.081
2  Belgium 20 8 4 30 20 1.500 1117 1075 1.039
3  Greece 16 4 8 20 29 0.690 1067 1113 0.959
4  Romania 16 4 8 17 32 0.531 1057 1133 0.933

Leg 1

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 June Greece  1–3  Belgium 22:25 33:35 25:20 23:25   103:105
6 June Romania  3–2  Germany 25:15 22:25 25:27 25:18 19:17 116:102
6 June Greece  3–2  Belgium 25:15 19:25 21:25 25:23 15:11 105:99
7 June Romania  1–3  Germany 22:25 25:19 19:25 23:25   89:94

Leg 2

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 June Belgium  2–3  Germany 25:22 18:25 23:25 25:22 12:15 103:109
13 June Greece  3–0  Romania 25:15 25:23 28:26     78:64
14 June Belgium  3–2  Germany 22:25 25:19 18:25 25:20 15:13 105:102
14 June Greece  3–2  Romania 23:25 25:19 25:22 22:25 15:11 110:102

Leg 3

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
20 June Romania  1–3  Belgium 16:25 21:25 25:21 26:28   88:99
20 June Germany  3–0  Greece 25:20 25:17 25:22     75:59
21 June Romania  3–2  Belgium 25:22 25:27 22:25 25:23 15:6 112:103
21 June Germany  3–0  Greece 25:16 25:21 25:20      

Leg 4

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 June Greece  1–3  Germany 20:25 27:25 25:27 17:25   89:102
26 June Belgium  3–0  Romania 25:22 25:20 25:22     75:64
27 June Greece  3–1  Germany 18:25 25:20 25:20 25:23   93:88
28 June Belgium  3–0  Romania 25:22 25:19 29:27     79:68

Leg 5

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
4 July Germany  3–0  Belgium 25:23 25:19 25:18     75:60
4 July Romania  3–2  Greece 29:27 20:25 18:25 25:21 15:9 107:107
5 July Germany  2–3  Belgium 21:25 25:19 25:19 15:25 10:15 96:103
5 July Romania  3–2  Greece 18:25 25:21 24:26 26:24 19:17 112:113

Leg 6

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 July Belgium  3–2  Greece 23:25 25:13 25:20 21:25 15:11 109:94
11 July Germany  3–1  Romania 25:18 25:19 23:25 25:18   98:80
12 July Belgium  3–0  Greece 25:21 27:25 25:13     77:59
12 July Germany  3–0  Romania 25:19 25:20 25:18     77:55

Pool C

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 21 9 3 29 11 2.636 934 812 1.150
2  Portugal 18 6 6 19 21 0.905 896 910 0.985
3  Belarus 18 6 6 21 24 0.875 988 997 0.991
4  Austria 15 3 9 15 28 0.536 914 1013 0.902

Leg 1

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 June Austria  3–1  Belarus 22:25 25:18 25:20 25:21   97:84
6 June Slovakia  3–0  Portugal 25:16 25:20 25:23     75:59
6 June Austria  2–3  Belarus 25:23 16:25 28:26 22:25 13:15 104:114
7 June Slovakia  3–0  Portugal 25:21 25:20 25:20     75:61

Leg 2

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 June Belarus  3–1  Austria 25:18 24:26 25:17 25:21   99:82
13 June Portugal  3–0  Slovakia 25:19 25:20 25:20     75:59
14 June Belarus  3–1  Austria 25:22 25:18 20:25 25:20   95:85
14 June Portugal  1–3  Slovakia 24:26 12:25 25:18 22:25   83:94

Leg 3

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 June Austria  3–0  Portugal 26:24 25:21 25:16     76:61
20 June Belarus  3–2  Slovakia 25:17 20:25 19:25 25:23 15:10 104:100
20 June Austria  1–3  Portugal 26:24 24:26 19:25 18:25   87:100
21 June Belarus  0–3  Slovakia 18:25 18:25 18:25     54:75

Leg 4

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 June Slovakia  3–0  Belarus 25:15 25:17 25:23     75:55
27 June Portugal  3–0  Austria 25:23 25:21 25:17     75:61
28 June Slovakia  3–0  Belarus 25:20 25:12 25:21     75:53
28 June Portugal  3–0  Austria 25:14 25:23 25:20     75:57

Leg 5

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
3 July Slovakia  3–0  Austria 25:16 25:15 25:15     75:46
4 July Portugal  3–2  Belarus 26:24 22:25 19:25 26:24 21:19 114:117
4 July Slovakia  3–0  Austria 25:20 25:19 25:19     75:58
5 July Portugal  3–0  Belarus 25:20 25:20 25:16     75:56

Leg 6

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 July Austria  3–0  Slovakia 25:18 25:19 25:19     75:56
11 July Belarus  3–0  Portugal 25:21 25:18 25:17     75:56
11 July Austria  1–3  Slovakia 19:25 27:25 20:25 23:25   89:100
12 July Belarus  3–0  Portugal 25:16 28:26 25:20     78:62

Final four

Qualified teams
Semi Finals Final
2009-07-18 – Portimão
  Spain  3  
  Slovakia  1  
 
2009-07-19 – Portimão
      Spain  2
    Germany  3
3rd place
2009-07-18 – Portimão 2009-07-19 – Portimão
  Portugal  0   Slovakia  0
  Germany  3     Portugal  3

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 July Spain  3–1  Slovakia 12:25 27:25 30:28 25:19   94:97
18 July Portugal  0–3  Germany 24:26 20:25 23:25     67:76

Bronze medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 July Slovakia  0–3  Portugal 22:25 23:25 21:25     66:75

Gold Medal match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
19 July Spain  2–3  Germany 20:25 25:21 20:25 25:17 7:15 97:103

Final ranking

Place Team
1.  Germany
2.  Spain
3.  Portugal
4.  Slovakia
5.  Turkey
5.  Belgium
7.  Belarus
7.  Great Britain
7.  Greece
10.  Austria
10.  Croatia
10.  Romania
 2009 Men's European League Winners 

Germany
First title

Individual awards




  • Best Server:
    •  Sequeira Valdir (POR)



  • Best Receiver:
    •  Lopes André (POR)


References



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