2016 Men's European Volleyball League

2016 Men's European League

Tournament details
Host nation	Bulgaria [1]
Dates	3–20 June (qualification) 1–2 July (final round)
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Estonia (1st title)
Runners-up	Macedonia
Third place	Austria
Fourth place	Bulgaria
Tournament awards
MVP	Robert Täht
Best Setter	Kert Toobal
Best OH	Robert Täht Alexander Berger
Best MB	Svetoslav Gotsev Peter Wohlfahrtstätter
Best OPP	Nikola Gjorgiev
Best Libero	Rait Rikberg
Official website
2016 CEV European League
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The 2016 Men's European Volleyball League was the 13th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which features men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries.

A preliminary league round was played from 3 to 20 June 2016, and the final four tournament, which was held at Varna, Bulgaria. ^[1]

Estonia defeated Macedonia 3–0 in the final. ^[2]

Teams

•   Albania
•   Austria
•   Belarus
•   Bulgaria
•   Denmark
•   Estonia
•   Luxembourg
•   Macedonia

League round

• All times are local.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Macedonia	6	6	0	16	18	6	3.000	562	525	1.070	Final Four
2	Bulgaria [a] (H)	6	4	2	11	14	9	1.556	552	489	1.129	Final Four
3	Denmark	6	2	4	8	11	12	0.917	518	513	1.010
4	Albania	6	0	6	1	2	18	0.111	378	483	0.783

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Qualified as hosts

Week 1

• Venue: Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Jun	15:00	Albania	0–3	Macedonia	17–25	23–25	18–25			58–75	Report
10 Jun	18:00	Bulgaria	3–2	Denmark	24–26	22–25	25–21	27–25	16–14	114–111	Report
11 Jun	15:00	Macedonia	3–2	Denmark	25–27	25–21	18–25	25–20	20–18	113–111	Report
11 Jun	18:00	Albania	0–3	Bulgaria	17–25	17–25	15–25			49–75	Report
12 Jun	15:00	Denmark	3–0	Albania	25–18	25–22	25–19			75–59	Report
12 Jun	18:00	Macedonia	3–1	Bulgaria	31–29	15–25	25–21	25–21		96–96	Report

Week 2

• Venue: Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje, Macedonia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun	17:00	Denmark	1–3	Bulgaria	25–22	17–25	24–26	15–25		81–98	Report
16 Jun	19:30	Macedonia	3–2	Albania	23–25	25–23	20–25	25–18	15–10	108–101	Report
17 Jun	17:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Albania	25–19	25–19	25–19			75–57	Report
17 Jun	19:30	Denmark	0–3	Macedonia	19–25	23–25	23–25			65–75	Report
18 Jun	17:00	Albania	0–3	Denmark	17–25	19–25	18–25			54–75	Report
18 Jun	19:30	Bulgaria	1–3	Macedonia	25–18	21–25	23–25	25–27		94–95	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Estonia	6	6	0	17	18	5	3.600	571	474	1.205	Final Four
2	Austria	6	4	2	12	14	8	1.750	533	515	1.035
3	Belarus	6	2	4	7	10	12	0.833	491	503	0.976
4	Luxembourg	6	0	6	0	1	18	0.056	372	475	0.783

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Week 1

• Venue: Sporthalle, Enns, Austria

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Jun	17:45	Austria	3–1	Luxembourg	18–25	25–19	25–22	25–15		93–81	Report
3 Jun	20:15	Belarus	1–3	Estonia	21–25	25–22	20–25	22–25		88–97	Report
4 Jun	17:45	Luxembourg	0–3	Estonia	16–25	14–25	21–25			51–75	Report
4 Jun	20:25	Austria	3–1	Belarus	25–23	25–17	22–25	25–23		97–88	Report
5 Jun	15:30	Luxembourg	0–3	Belarus	19–25	18–25	20–25			57–75	Report
5 Jun	18:00	Estonia	3–1	Austria	25–14	25–27	25–22	27–25		102–88	Report

Week 2

• Venue: Rakvere Spordihall, Rakvere, Estonia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Jun	16:00	Austria	3–0	Belarus	34–32	25–21	25–19			84–72	Report
18 Jun	19:00	Estonia	3–0	Luxembourg	25–20	29–27	25–14			79–61	Report
19 Jun	16:00	Belarus	3–0	Luxembourg	25–17	25–19	25–21			75–57	Report
19 Jun	19:00	Austria	1–3	Estonia	14–25	22–25	25–23	32–34		93–107	Report
20 Jun	16:00	Luxembourg	0–3	Austria	21–25	26–28	18–25			65–78	Report
20 Jun	19:00	Belarus	2–3	Estonia	21–25	15–25	25–23	25–23	7–15	93–111	Report

Final four

The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the final four. The fourth participant was the organizer of the tournament. ^[3]

Qualified teams ^[4]

•   Bulgaria (Host)
•   Austria
•   Estonia
•   Macedonia

Bracket

• All times are local

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 July – 15:00
	Macedonia	3
					2 July – 18:00
	Austria	2
					Macedonia	0
	1 July – 18:00
					Estonia	3
	Estonia	3
	Bulgaria	2
					Third place
					2 July – 15:00
					Austria	3
					Bulgaria	0

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Jul	15:00	Macedonia	3–2	Austria	25–23	23–25	17–25	25–18	15–13	105–104	Report
1 Jul	18:00	Estonia	3–2	Bulgaria	25–18	15–25	25–19	14–25	17–15	96–102	Report

Third place game

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Jul	15:00	Austria	3–0	Bulgaria	25–23	25–21	25–23			75–67	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Jul	18:00	Macedonia	0–3	Estonia	19–25	13–25	23–25			55–75	Report

Final standings

Rank Team   Estonia   Macedonia   Austria 4   Bulgaria 5   Denmark 6   Belarus 7   Albania 8   Luxembourg Qualified for the 2017 World League

2016 European League champions  Estonia 1st title 14-man Roster for Final Round Keith Pupart, Ardo Kreek, Kert Toobal, Renee Teppan, Karli Allik, Robert Täht, Denis Losnikov, Oliver Venno, Andres Toobal, Rait Rikberg, Timo Tammemaa, Rauno Tamme, Andri Aganits, Kevin Soo Head coach Gheorghe Creţu

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Robert Täht

• Best setter

  Kert Toobal

• Best outside spikers

  Robert Täht

  Alexander Berger

• Best middle blockers

  Svetoslav Gotsev

  Peter Wohlfahrtstätter

• Best opposite spiker

  Nikola Gjorgiev

• Best libero

  Rait Rikberg

References

1. CEV (12 March 2016). "Varna to host men's European League Finals". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. CEV (2 July 2016). "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. CEV. "Competition Format". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
4. CEV (20 June 2016). "Estonia finish European League group stage with clean sheet, Austria secure historic qualification to Final Four". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

External links

• Official website Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine

See also

• 2016 Women's European Volleyball League