European Volleyball League
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The European Volleyball League is an annual continental volleyball tournament
, introduced in 2004
. The event is the Europe
an 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 2009
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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...
, introduced in 2004
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Europe
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an 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 2009
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Men
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| Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place |
| 2004 Details 2004 Men's European Volleyball League The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004... |
 Opava Opava Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005.... |
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| 2005 Details 2005 Men's European Volleyball League 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... |
 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... |
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| 2006 Details 2006 Men's European Volleyball League The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from July 21 to August 20, 2006... |
 İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... |
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| 2007 Details 2007 Men's European Volleyball League The 2007 Men's European Volleyball League was the fourth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve European countries from May 26 to July 8, 2007... |
 Portimão Portimão Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão... |
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| 2008 Details 2008 Men's European Volleyball League The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008... |
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| 2009 Details 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... |
Portimão Portimão Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão... |
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| 2010 Details 2010 Men's European Volleyball League The 2010 Men's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries: Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Turkey... |
 Guadalajara Guadalajara, Spain Guadalajara is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain, and in the natural region of La Alcarria. It is the capital of the province of Guadalajara. It is located roughly 60 km northeast of Madrid on the Henares River, and has a population of 83,789... |
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| 2011 Details 2011 Men's European Volleyball League The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and... |
 Košice Košice Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary... |
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Women
| WOMEN'S EUROPEAN VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE | ||||
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| Year | Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place |
| 2009 Details 2009 Women's European Volleyball League The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 22 to June 28, 2009... |
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... |
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| 2010 Details 2010 Women's European Volleyball League The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010... |
Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.... |
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| 2011 Details 2011 Women's European Volleyball League The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
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Men
| Rank | Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 (2008 2008 Men's European Volleyball League The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008... , 2011* 2011 Men's European Volleyball League The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and... ) |
— | 1 (2007 2007 Men's European Volleyball League The 2007 Men's European Volleyball League was the fourth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve European countries from May 26 to July 8, 2007... ) |
3 | |
| 2 | 1 (2007 2010 Men's European Volleyball League The 2010 Men's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries: Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Turkey... ) |
3 (2009 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... , 2010* 2010 Men's European Volleyball League The 2010 Men's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries: Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Turkey... , 2011 2011 Men's European Volleyball League The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and... ) |
1 (2005 2005 Men's European Volleyball League 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... ) |
5 | |
| 3 | 1 (2006 2006 Men's European Volleyball League The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from July 21 to August 20, 2006... ) |
1 (2008 2008 Men's European Volleyball League The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008... ) |
1 (2004 2004 Men's European Volleyball League The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004... ) |
3 | |
| 3 | 1 (2010 2010 Men's European Volleyball League The 2010 Men's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries: Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Turkey... ) |
1 (2007* 2007 Men's European Volleyball League The 2007 Men's European Volleyball League was the fourth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve European countries from May 26 to July 8, 2007... ) |
1 (2009* 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... ) |
3 | |
| 5 | 1 (2005* 2005 Men's European Volleyball League 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... ) |
1 (2004 2004 Men's European Volleyball League The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004... ) |
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| 6 | 1 (2004* 2004 Men's European Volleyball League The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004... ) |
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| 6 | 1 (2009 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... ) |
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| 8 | — | 1 (2005 2005 Men's European Volleyball League 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... ) |
— | 1 | |
| 8 | — | 1 (2006 2006 Men's European Volleyball League The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from July 21 to August 20, 2006... ) |
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| 10 | — | — | 2 (2008* 2008 Men's European Volleyball League The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008... , 2010 2010 Men's European Volleyball League The 2010 Men's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries: Austria, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and Turkey... ) |
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| 11 | — | — | 1 (2006 2006 Men's European Volleyball League The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from July 21 to August 20, 2006... ) |
1 | |
| 11 | — | — | 1 (2011 2011 Men's European Volleyball League The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and... ) |
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Women
| Rank | Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 (2009 2009 Women's European Volleyball League The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 22 to June 28, 2009... , 2010 2010 Women's European Volleyball League The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010... , 2011 2011 Women's European Volleyball League The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey... ) |
0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 (2009* 2009 Women's European Volleyball League The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 22 to June 28, 2009... , 2011* 2011 Women's European Volleyball League The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey... ) |
1 (2010* 2010 Women's European Volleyball League The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010... ) |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 (2010 2010 Women's European Volleyball League The 2010 Women's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from June 5 to July 18, 2010... ) |
2 (2009 2009 Women's European Volleyball League The 2009 Women's European Volleyball League was the first edition of the annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 22 to June 28, 2009... , 2011 2011 Women's European Volleyball League The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey... ) |
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