| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | July 21 – August 13 (qualification) August 19/20 (final four) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Guido Görtzen |
| Official website | |
| 2006 European League | |
The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The final Four was held in Izmir, Turkey from 19 to 20 August 2006.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 4.000 | 1061 | 935 | 1.135 | Final Four |
| 2 |  Croatia | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 1.474 | 1089 | 1039 | 1.048 | |
| 3 |  Greece | 12 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 1.316 | 1016 | 983 | 1.034 | |
| 4 |  Germany | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 1.182 | 1082 | 1041 | 1.039 | |
| 5 | Turkey [lower-alpha 1] (H) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 1080 | 1082 | 0.998 | Final Four |
| 6 |  Spain | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | 1012 | 1039 | 0.974 | |
| 7 |  Slovakia | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 0.500 | 982 | 1060 | 0.926 | |
| 8 |  Estonia | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 0.206 | 868 | 1011 | 0.859 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2006-08-19 – Izmir | ||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||
| 2006-08-20 – Izmir | ||||||
| Greece | 1 | |||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||
| 2006-08-19 – Izmir | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2006-08-20 – Izmir | ||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 17:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | Greece | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 28–26 | 100–88 | Report | |
| 19 Aug | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Turkey | 23–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 17–15 | 113–110 | Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | 17:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Greece | 25–22 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 10–15 | 101–108 | Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Croatia | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 96–91 | Report | |
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