2016 Women's European Volleyball League

The 2016 Women's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual tournament. It was held from 3 June to 3 July 2016. The tournament featured 12 teams.[1]

2016 Women's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Dates3 June – 3 July
Teams12
Champions Azerbaijan (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP Polina Rahimova
Official website

Azerbaijan won their first title after defeating Slovakia in the final.[2]

Pool Composition

Pool APool BPool C
 Albania Azerbaijan Greece
 Belarus France Hungary
 Poland Montenegro Romania
 Slovakia Spain Slovenia

League round

  • All times are local
 Qualified for Final Four

Pool A

Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 5 1 13 16 10 1.600 590 552 1.069
2  Poland 3 3 10 14 13 1.077 599 614 0.976
3  Belarus 2 4 8 13 15 0.867 614 597 1.028
4  Albania 2 4 5 11 16 0.688 574 614 0.935

1st tournament

Venue: Hala Sportowo - Widowiskowa, Twardogóra

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun17:00Poland  3–1  Albania 21–2525–1627–2527–25 100–91Report
3 Jun20:00Belarus  1–3  Slovakia 19–2526–2422–2524–26 91–100Report
4 Jun15:30Albania  1–3  Slovakia 22–2525–1917–2519–25 83–94Report
4 Jun18:30Poland  3–2  Belarus 22–2518–2527–2526–2417–15110–114Report
5 Jun15:30Albania  2–3  Belarus 25–1725–2211–2523–2510–1594–104Report
5 Jun18:30Slovakia  3–2  Poland 25–2225–1824–2619–2515–8108–99Report

2nd tournament

Venue: Pallati Sportit Ramazan Njala, Durrës

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun15:00Slovakia  3–2  Belarus 25–2325–2119–2515–2515–899–102Report
17 Jun18:00Albania  3–2  Poland 23–2525–2131–2918–2515–13112–113Report
18 Jun15:00Belarus  3–1  Poland 25–2325–2222–2525–18 97–88Report
18 Jun18:00Slovakia  3–1  Albania 22–2525–2325–1825–22 97–88Report
19 Jun15:00Poland  3–1  Slovakia 25–2126–2413–2525–22 89–92Report
19 Jun18:00Belarus  2–3  Albania 25–2222–2525–1725–279–15106–106Report

Pool B

Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Azerbaijan 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 488 374 1.305
2  Spain 2 4 6 10 14 0.714 477 540 0.883
3  France 2 4 6 10 16 0.625 526 547 0.962
4  Montenegro 2 4 6 8 14 0.571 457 487 0.938

1st tournament

Venue: Topolica Sport Hall, Bar

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun17:00Azerbaijan  3–0  France 25–925–2326–24  76–56Report
3 Jun20:00Montenegro  3–0  Spain 25–2125–2025–13  75–54Report
4 Jun17:00France  2–3  Spain 24–2622–2525–1425–1612–15108–96Report
4 Jun20:00Azerbaijan  3–0  Montenegro 25–2125–2325–22  75–66Report
5 Jun17:00Spain  1–3  Azerbaijan 16–2525–2317–2516–25 74–98Report
5 Jun20:00France  2–3  Montenegro 19–2525–2025–2117–259–1595–106Report

2nd tournament

Venue: Salle Colette-Besson, Rennes

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun15:00Montenegro  0–3  Azerbaijan 12–2521–2519–25  52–75Report
10 Jun18:00France  3–2  Spain 25–2318–2522–2525–1715–11105–101Report
11 Jun16:00Azerbaijan  3–1  Spain 25–1425–1914–2525–17 89–75Report
11 Jun19:00Montenegro  2–3  France 25–2013–2528–2621–256–1593–111Report
12 Jun16:00Spain  3–0  Montenegro 25–1925–2127–25  77–65Report
12 Jun19:00Azerbaijan  3–0  France 25–1325–2325–15  75–51Report

Pool C

Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovenia 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 474 365 1.299
2  Greece 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 428 394 1.086
3  Romania 2 4 6 6 12 0.500 368 411 0.895
4  Hungary 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 390 490 0.796

1st tournament

Venue: Bujtosi Szabadidő Csarnok, Nyíregyháza

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun16:00Greece  3–0  Romania 25–2125–1525–19  75–55Report
3 Jun18:30Hungary  0–3  Slovenia 21–2517–2524–26  62–76Report
4 Jun16:00Romania  0–3  Slovenia 21–2514–2521–25  56–75Report
4 Jun18:30Greece  3–1  Hungary 27–2525–1512–2525–15 89–80Report
5 Jun17:30Slovenia  3–0  Greece 25–2125–1825–18  75–57Report
5 Jun20:00Romania  3–0  Hungary 27–2525–2225–16  77–63Report

2nd tournament

Venue: Indoor Sports Hall, Megalopolis

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun17:30Slovenia  3–1  Hungary 25–1825–1923–2525–23 98–85Report
9 Jun20:30Greece  3–0  Romania 25–1725–2025–20  75–57Report
10 Jun17:30Hungary  0–3  Romania 17–2516–2515–25  48–75Report
10 Jun20:30Slovenia  3–0  Greece 25–2125–1325–23  75–57Report
11 Jun18:00Romania  0–3  Slovenia 17–2518–2513–25  48–75Report
11 Jun21:00Hungary  0–3  Greece 14–2517–2521–25  52–75Report

Final four

The top team of each pool will qualify for the final four. Pre-qualified tournament host team will complete the group.[3]

Bracket

  • All times are local
  Semifinal Final
                         
A1  Slovakia 3 3 5  
C1  Slovenia 2 1 1  
    A1  Slovakia 1 0 0
  B1  Azerbaijan 3 3 6
B1  Azerbaijan 3 3 6
C2  Greece 1 1 0  

Semifinal

Leg 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun20:00Slovenia  2–3  Slovakia 16–2525–1826–2417–2512–1596–107Report
25 Jun18:00Greece  1–3  Azerbaijan 23–2521–2525–2319–25 88–98Report
Leg 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jun15:00Slovakia  3–1  Slovenia 25–1822–2525–1325–15 97–71Report
26 Jun18:00Azerbaijan  3–1  Greece 25–229–2525–1525–16 84–78Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jun18:00Slovakia  1–3  Azerbaijan 19–2525–1822–2520–25 86–93Report
3 Jul18:00Azerbaijan  3–0  Slovakia 25–1525–2225–20  75–57Report

Final standings

Awards

See also

References

  1. "2016 CEV Volleyball European League - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Azerbaijan seize historic European League crown before partisan crowd". CEV. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. "Competition Format". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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