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

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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

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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

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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

• Portugal, as host
• Germany
• Spain
• Slovakia

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

• Most Valuable Player:
  • Jochen Schöps (GER)

• Best Spiker:
  • Jochen Schöps (GER)

• Best Blocker:
  • György Grozer (GER)

• Best Server:
  • Sequeira Valdir (POR)

• Best Libero:
  • Martin Pipa (SVK)

• Best Setter:
  • Miguel Ángel Falasca (ESP)

• Best Receiver:
  • Lopes André (POR)

• Best Scorer:
  • Martin Nemec (SVK)

References

• CEV Results (Archived 2009-07-30)