The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League

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 first edition of the annual Women'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 May 22 to June 28, 2009. The Final Four was held in Kayseri

Kayseri

Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 from July 11 to July 12.

Competing Nations

Group A	Group B

Pool A

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Leg 1

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Leg 2

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Leg 3

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Leg 4

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Leg 5

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Leg 6

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Pool B

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Leg 1

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Leg 2

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Leg 3

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Leg 4

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Leg 5

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Leg 6

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Final four

Qualified teams:, as host

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Gold Medal match

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Final ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

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• Best Spiker:

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• Best Blocker:

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• Best Setter:

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