2008 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the 5th edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The Final Four was held in Bursa, Turkey from 19 to 20 July 2008.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  |
| Dates | June 13 – July 13 (qualification) July 19/20 (final four) |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | |
| Official website | |
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
| Qualified for the Final Four | |
| Qualified as hosts for the Final Four |
Pool A
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  |
24 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 3.273 | 1096 | 951 | 1.152 |
| 2 | |
20 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 1.813 | 1025 | 936 | 1.095 |
| 3 |  |
16 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | 1019 | 1029 | 0.990 |
| 4 |  |
16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 0.692 | 954 | 1003 | 0.951 |
| 5 |  |
14 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 0.212 | 796 | 971 | 0.820 |
Final four
| Semi Finals | Final | |||||
| 2008-07-19 – Bursa | ||||||
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| 2008-07-20 – Bursa | ||||||
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| 3 | |||||
| 2008-07-19 – Bursa | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
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| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2008-07-20 – Bursa | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
Semi finals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul | 17:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | | 27–25 | 25–21 | 13–25 | 17–25 | 19–17 | 101–113 | Report |
| 19 Jul | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | 17:00 | Germany | 2–3 | | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | 19:30 | Slovakia | 3–1 | | 25–21 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 95–87 | Report |
Final standing
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Awards
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References
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