| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Russia |
| Dates | June 3 – July 10 (qualification) July 23/24 (final four) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Russia (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Pavel Abramov |
| Official website | |
| 2005 European League | |
The 2005 Men's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The final Four was held in Kazan, Russia from 23 to 24 July 2005.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia [lower-alpha 1] (H) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 3.091 | 1072 | 952 | 1.126 | Final Four |
| 2 |  Finland | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 0.957 | 1007 | 1015 | 0.992 | Final Four |
| 3 |  Germany | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 0.913 | 1025 | 1001 | 1.024 | |
| 4 |  Estonia | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 0.394 | 965 | 1101 | 0.876 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 1.765 | 1094 | 1000 | 1.094 | Final Four |
| 2 |  Spain | 12 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 1.286 | 1094 | 1065 | 1.027 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 0.655 | 1008 | 1080 | 0.933 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 0.710 | 1153 | 1204 | 0.958 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2005-07-23 – Kazan | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 2005-07-24 – Kazan | ||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||
| Finland | 0 | |||||
| 2005-07-23 – Kazan | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2005-07-24 – Kazan | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul | 15:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Finland | 25–18 | 26–28 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 97–96 | Report | |
| 23 Jul | 18:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Spain | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–12 | 25–20 | 98–75 | Report | |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | 15:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Spain | 25–13 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 89–88 | Report | |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | 17:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
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