2005 Men's European Volleyball League
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The 2005 Men's European Volleyball League
was the second edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament
, played by eight European countries from June 3 to July 24, 2005. The Final Four was held in Kazan
, Russia
from July 23 to July 24.
European Volleyball League
The European Volleyball League is an annual continental volleyball tournament, introduced in 2004. The event is the European equivalent of the FIVB World League. After a preliminary league round the tournament ends with a Final Four, hosted in one city. The women's tournament introduced in...
was the second edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, played by eight European countries from June 3 to July 24, 2005. The Final Four was held in Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
from July 23 to July 24.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1072 | 952 | 1.126 | 34 | 11 | 3.091 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1007 | 1015 | 0.992 | 22 | 23 | 0.957 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1025 | 1001 | 1.024 | 21 | 23 | 0.913 | |
| 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 965 | 1101 | 0.876 | 13 | 33 | 0.394 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1094 | 1000 | 1.094 | 30 | 17 | 1.765 | |
| 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1094 | 1065 | 1.027 | 27 | 21 | 1.286 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1008 | 1080 | 0.933 | 19 | 29 | 0.655 | |
| 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1153 | 1204 | 0.958 | 22 | 31 | 0.710 |
Final four
Semi finals
- Saturday July 23
1 – 3 25:18 26:28 23:25 23:25 3 – 1 25:18 23:25 25:12 25:20
Finals
- Sunday July 24 — Bronze Medal Match
1 – 3 25:13 22:25 21:25 21:25
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- Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match
0 – 3 17:25 20:25 16:25
- Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match
Final ranking
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