MEVZA League

The Middle European League or simply MEVZA League is a regional volleyball league, contested by the club teams from the Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association (MEVZA). The league is contested annually since 2005. The season consists of two stages; the regular league season, and the final four tournament. The most successful teams are ACH Volley (men's edition) and OK Nova KBM Branik (women's edition), with nine and four titles, respectively.

MEVZA League
Founded2005 (2005)
No. of teams8 (men's)
7 (women's)
(2019–20 season)
CountryAustria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Slovenia
(2019–20 season)
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)		ACH Volley (men's)
Olomouc (women's)
(2018–19 season)
Most titlesACH Volley
(men's, 9 titles)
OK Nova KBM Branik (women's, 4 titles)
Official websitemevza.org/

Mevza League succeed the Interleague, which was contested between 1992–93 and 2001–02.

Records and statistics (men's)

By season
Season Location Winners Runners-up Third place
2005–06 Vienna HotVolleys Vienna Hypo Tirol Innsbruck Autocommerce Bled
2006–07 Bled Autocommerce Bled HotVolleys Vienna Volleyball Kaposvár
2007–08 Innsbruck ACH Volley Bled Hypo Tirol Innsbruck HotVolleys Vienna
2008–09 Vienna Hypo Tirol Innsbruck ACH Volley HotVolleys Vienna
2009–10 Vienna ACH Volley Bled HotVolleys Vienna Mladost Zagreb
2010–11 Innsbruck ACH Volley Bled Hypo Tirol Innsbruck Mladost Zagreb
2011–12 Humenné Hypo Tirol Innsbruck ACH Volley Mladost Zagreb
2012–13 Bratislava ACH Volley Ljubljana Posojilnica Aich/Dob Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
2013–14 Bleiburg ACH Volley Ljubljana Posojilnica Aich/Dob Chemes Spišská Nová Ves
2014–15 Bleiburg Hypo Tirol Innsbruck Posojilnica Aich/Dob ACH Volley Ljubljana
2015–16 Ljubljana ACH Volley Ljubljana Hypo Tirol Innsbruck Calcit Kamnik
2016–17 Zagreb ACH Volley Ljubljana Hypo Tirol Innsbruck Bystrina SPU Nitra
2017–18 Bleiburg Posojilnica Aich/Dob Calcit Kamnik ACH Volley Ljubljana
2018–19 Bleiburg ACH Volley Ljubljana Posojilnica Aich/Dob Calcit Kamnik

By club
Rank Club Winners Runners-up Third place
1 ACH Volley 9 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019) 2 (2009, 2012) 3 (2006, 2015, 2018)
2 Hypo Tirol Innsbruck 3 (2009, 2012, 2015) 5 (2006, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017) 1 (2013)
3 Posojilnica Aich/Dob 1 (2018) 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2019)
4 HotVolleys Vienna 1 (2006) 2 (2007, 2010) 2 (2008, 2009)
5 Calcit Kamnik 1 (2018) 2 (2016, 2019)
6 Mladost Zagreb 3 (2010, 2011, 2012)
7 Bystrina SPU Nitra 1 (2017)
Chemes Spišská Nová Ves 1 (2014)
Volleyball Kaposvár 1 (2007)

By nation
Rank Country Winners Runners-up Third place
1 Slovenia 9 3 5
2 Austria 5 11 3
3 Croatia 0 0 3
4 Slovakia 0 0 2
5 Hungary 0 0 1

Records and statistics (women's)

By season
Season Location Winners Runners-up Third place
2005–06 Nova Gorica OMS Senica Slavia Bratislava SVS Post Schwechat
2006–07 Vienna OMS Senica Gorica SVS Post Schwechat
2007–08 Myjava Gorica SVS Post Schwechat Nova KBM Branik
2008–09 Rijeka Rijeka KWSO SVS Post Schwechat Gorica
2009–10 Split Nova KBM Branik Split 1700 Rijeka KVIG
2010–11 Prostějov Modřanská Prostějov SVS Post Schwechat Doprastav Bratislava
2011–12 Schwechat Nova KBM Branik SVS Post Schwechat Slavia EU Bratislava
2012–13 Maribor Nova KBM Branik SVS Post Schwechat Calcit Kamnik
2013–14 Maribor Calcit Kamnik Nova KBM Branik Doprastav Bratislava
2014–15 N/A[lower-alpha 1] Nova KBM Branik Calcit Volleyball Sparkasse Wildcats Klagenfurt
2015–16 Maribor Calcit Ljubljana Linamar Békéscsabai Vasas Óbuda
2016–17 Zagreb Linamar Békéscsabai Calcit Ljubljana Nova KBM Branik
2017–18 Békéscsaba Linamar Békéscsabai Olomouc Nova KBM Branik
2018–19[lower-alpha 2] Olomouc Olomouc Nova KBM Branik N/A
  1. Played over two legs, home and away.
  2. The final four was canceled due to organizational issues; the title deciding match was played between the top two teams from the regular season.

By club
Rank Club Winners Runners-up Third place
1 Nova KBM Branik 4 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015) 2 (2014, 2019) 3 (2008, 2017, 2018)
2 Calcit Volleyball 2 (2014, 2016) 2 (2015, 2017) 1 (2013)
3 Linamar Békéscsabai 2 (2017, 2018) 1 (2016)
4 OMS Senica 2 (2006, 2007)
5 Gorica 1 (2008) 1 (2007) 1 (2009)
6 Olomouc 1 (2019) 1 (2018)
7 Rijeka 1 (2009) 1 (2010)
8 Modřanská Prostějov 1 (2011)
9 SVS Post Schwechat 5 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) 2 (2006, 2007)
10 Slavia Bratislava 1 (2006) 1 (2012)
11 Split 1700 1 (2010)
12 Doprastav Bratislava 2 (2011, 2014)
13 ATSC Klagenfurt 1 (2015)
Vasas Óbuda 1 (2016)

By nation
Rank Country Winners Runners-up Third place
1 Slovenia 7 5 5
2 Slovakia 2 1 3
3 Hungary 2 1 1
4 Czech Republic 2 1 0
5 Croatia 1 1 1
6 Austria 0 5 3

References
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