2008 Men's European Volleyball League
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Turkey |
Dates | June 13 – July 13 (qualification) July 19/20 (final four) |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Slovakia (1st title) |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Martin Sopko |
Official website | |
2008 European League | |
The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the
from 19 to 20 July 2008.For the first time Great Britain joined the competition and it will also enter it as a unified team as a result of a
FIVB decision which allows the United Kingdom to play as a unified team in order to prepare for the next 2012 Summer Olympics
in London. Austria and Belarus also joined the European League for the first time.
The tournament was won by Slovakia, defeating the Netherlands by 3–1 in the finals.
Competing nations
Squads
League round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 3.273 | 1096 | 951 | 1.152 | Final Four |
2 | Slovakia | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 1.813 | 1025 | 936 | 1.095 | |
3 | Greece | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | 1019 | 1029 | 0.990 | |
4 | Portugal | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 0.692 | 954 | 1003 | 0.951 | |
5 | Great Britain | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 0.212 | 796 | 971 | 0.820 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 1.500 | 1059 | 970 | 1.092 | Final Four |
2 | Turkey[a] (H) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 1055 | 1070 | 0.986 | Final Four |
3 | Belarus | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 1059 | 1093 | 0.969 | |
4 | Austria | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 0.760 | 993 | 1033 | 0.961 |
- ^ Qualified as hosts
Final four
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2008-07-19 – Bursa | ||||||
Slovakia | 3 | |||||
2008-07-20 – Bursa | ||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||
Slovakia | 3 | |||||
2008-07-19 – Bursa | ||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||
Turkey | 1 | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
2008-07-20 – Bursa | ||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||
Turkey | 3 |
Semi-finals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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19 Jul | 17:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Germany | 27–25 | 25–21 | 13–25 | 17–25 | 19–17 | 101–113 | Report |
19 Jul | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–19 | 31–33 | 25–16 | 106–89 | Report |
3rd place match
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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20 Jul | 17:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 13–15 | 101–111 | Report |
Final
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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20 Jul | 19:30 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 95–87 | Report |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best setter
- Best receiver
- Best libero