2024 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2024 Men's European Volleyball League was the 20th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from 16 European countries. This season undergone a new format.

2024 Men's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Dates17 May – 16 June
Teams16

The winners and runners-up qualified for the 2024 Challenger Cup.

The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, which featured 12 teams, and the Silver League, which featured 4 teams.

Format changes

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The CEV announced a change to the format starting this season after a decision was made by the CEV Board of Administration on 16 September 2023 in Rome. Starting this season, the CEV adjusted the format similar to FIVB Volleyball Nations League.[1][2][3] This format change was made with consultation with the participating nations to reduce costs.

Pools composition

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Teams were seeded according to their European Ranking for national teams as of 9 October 2023. Rankings are shown in brackets.[2][3]

List of teams in the 2024 Men's European Volleyball League:
  Participating in Golden League
  Participating in Silver League
  Team banned from competition
  Did not enter

Golden League

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The numbers in brackets indicated their CEV rankings.

League phase
 Ukraine (9)
 Belgium (11)
 Portugal (12)
 Czech Republic (13)
 Romania (14)
 Finland (15)
 Croatia (16)
 Spain (17)
 North Macedonia (21)
 Estonia (23)
 Luxembourg (25)
 Azerbaijan (26)

Silver League

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League phase
 Austria (29)
 Israel (34)
 Faroe Islands (36)
 Iceland (38)

Golden League

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2024 Men's European Golden League
Tournament details
Host nation Croatia (final four)
Dates17 May – 16 June
Teams12
Champions Ukraine (2nd title)
Runners-up Croatia
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Estonia
Tournament awards
MVPUkraine Yevhenii Kisiliuk
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Official website
European Golden League

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[2]

RoundRound date
Week 117–19 May 2024
Week 224–26 May 2024
Week 330 May – 2 June 2024
Final four15–16 June 2024

Tournament schedule

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Week 1
Tournament 1
Azerbaijan Baku
Tournament 2
North Macedonia Strumica
Tournament 3
Finland Tampere
Tournament 4
Portugal Loulé

 Azerbaijan (12) (H)
 Ukraine (1)
 Romania (5)

 North Macedonia (9) (H)
 Czech Republic (4)
 Estonia (10)

 Finland (6) (H)
 Belgium (2)
 Croatia (7)

 Portugal (3) (H)
 Spain (8)
 Luxembourg (11)

Week 2
Tournament 5
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Tournament 6
Spain Gijón
Tournament 7
Romania Râmnicu Vâlcea
Tournament 8
Belgium Beveren

 Luxembourg (11) (H)
 Ukraine (1)
 Czech Republic (4)

 Spain (8) (H)
 Finland (6)
 Estonia (10)

 Romania (5) (H)
 Portugal (3)
 Croatia (7)

 Belgium (2) (H)
 North Macedonia (9)
 Azerbaijan (12)

Week 3
Tournament 9
Estonia Rakvere
Tournament 10
Croatia Osijek
Tournament 11
Czech Republic Karlovy Vary
Tournament 12
Poland Tarnów[a]

 Estonia (10) (H)
 Luxembourg (11)
 Azerbaijan (12)

 Croatia (7) (H)
 Spain (8)
 North Macedonia (9)

 Czech Republic (4) (H)
 Romania (5)
 Finland (6)

 Ukraine (1) (H)
 Belgium (2)
 Portugal (3)

  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's tournament was held at a neutral venue.

Tiebreaker

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

League round

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  • All times are local.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Croatia[a] 6 6 0 17 18 6 3.000 582 554 1.051 Golden League Final four
2  Czech Republic 6 5 1 15 17 6 2.833 547 456 1.200
3  Ukraine 6 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 527 485 1.087
4  Estonia 6 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 502 463 1.084
5  Belgium 6 4 2 9 13 12 1.083 563 544 1.035
6  Spain 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 552 542 1.018
7  Finland 6 3 3 9 13 12 1.083 572 563 1.016
8  Portugal 6 3 3 9 13 12 1.083 572 568 1.007
9  Romania 6 2 4 7 12 14 0.857 577 565 1.021
10  North Macedonia 6 1 5 5 9 15 0.600 525 538 0.976
11  Luxembourg 6 1 5 2 3 17 0.176 361 473 0.763
12  Azerbaijan 6 0 6 1 2 18 0.111 354 483 0.733 Relegation to Silver League
Source: CEV
Notes:
  1. Qualified as final four host

Week 1

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Tournament 1
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May18:00Romania 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1625–1625–19  75–51Report
18 May18:00Ukraine 3–1 Romania20–2525–2125–2325–19 95–88Report
19 May18:00Azerbaijan 0–3 Ukraine16–2516–2523–25  55–75Report
Tournament 2
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  • Venue: North Macedonia Arena Park Sports Hall, Strumica, North Macedonia
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May20:15Estonia 3–1 North Macedonia25–2314–2525–1925–22 89–89Report
18 May20:15Czech Republic 3–0 Estonia25–2225–2025–16  75–58Report
19 May20:15North Macedonia 0–3 Czech Republic16–2515–2516–25  47–75Report
Tournament 3
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May19:30Croatia 3–1 Finland21–2526–2425–1525–22 97–86Report
18 May18:00Belgium 1–3 Croatia25–2124–2622–2524–26 95–98Report
19 May17:00Finland 3–0 Belgium25–2325–1726–24  76–64Report
Tournament 4
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May21:00Luxembourg 0–3 Portugal22–2519–2516–25  57–75Report
18 May17:00Spain 3–0 Luxembourg25–1525–1725–21  75–53Report
19 May16:00Portugal 3–1 Spain23–2525–2125–2235–33 108–101Report

Week 2

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Tournament 5
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May20:30Czech Republic 3–0 Luxembourg25–1725–1325–22  75–52Report
25 May20:30Ukraine 1–3 Czech Republic22–2525–2315–2522–25 84–98Report
26 May18:30Luxembourg 0–3 Ukraine16–2519–2520–25  55–75Report
Tournament 6
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May20:00Estonia 3–2 Spain25–2223–2531–2925–2718–16122–119Report
25 May17:00Finland 3–1 Estonia23–2525–2125–1925–18 98–83Report
26 May12:00Spain 3–1 Finland25–2119–2526–2425–21 95–91Report
Tournament 7
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May19:30Croatia 3–1 Romania25–2325–2220–2525–22 95–92Report
25 May19:30Portugal 1–3 Croatia24–2622–2525–2222–25 93–98Report
26 May19:30Romania 2–3 Portugal23–2525–2225–1622–2512–15107–103Report
Tournament 8
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May17:30Azerbaijan 0–3 Belgium19–2516–2517–25  52–75Report
25 May17:30North Macedonia 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1725–1725–18  75–52Report
26 May15:00Belgium 3–2 North Macedonia25–2222–2525–1724–2617–15113–105Report

Week 3

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Tournament 9
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May18:00Azerbaijan 0–3 Estonia14–2515–2517–25  46–75Report
1 Jun16:00Luxembourg 3–2 Azerbaijan25–2022–2521–2525–1715–11108–98Report
2 Jun17:00Estonia 3–0 Luxembourg25–925–1625–11  75–36Report
Tournament 10
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May19:00North Macedonia 2–3 Croatia31–3325–1729–2721–2512–15118–117Report
1 Jun19:00Spain 3–1 North Macedonia17–2525–2225–2225–22 92–91Report
2 Jun19:00Croatia 3–0 Spain27–2525–2225–23  77–70Report
Tournament 11
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 May17:30Finland 3–2 Czech Republic16–2525–2330–3225–2215–11111–113Report
31 May17:00Romania 3–2 Finland23–2521–2526–2426–2415–12111–110Report
1 Jun15:30Czech Republic 3–2 Romania24–2625–2022–2525–2015–13111–104Report
Tournament 12
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May20:00Portugal 1–3 Ukraine16–2525–1722–2523–25 86–92Report
1 Jun20:00Belgium 3–2 Portugal25–2229–3119–2525–1815–11113–107Report
2 Jun20:00Ukraine 2–3 Belgium20–2525–1525–2125–2711–15106–103Report

Results by round

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The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round123456
 UkraineWWLWWL
 BelgiumLLWWWW
 PortugalWWLWLL
 Czech RepublicWWWWLW
 RomaniaWLLLWL
 FinlandLWWLWL
 CroatiaWWWWWW
 SpainWLLWWL
 North MacedoniaLLWLLL
 EstoniaWLWLWW
 LuxembourgLLLLWL
 AzerbaijanLLLLLL
Source: CEV

Final four

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The Final four was held in Croatia.

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
 Croatia3
 
16 June
 
 Estonia2
 
 Croatia1
 
15 June
 
 Ukraine3
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 
 Ukraine3
 
3rd place match
 
 
16 June
 
 
 Estonia2
 
 
 Czech Republic3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun16:00Croatia 3–2 Estonia25–2024–2625–2119–2515–13108–105Report
15 Jun19:00Czech Republic 0–3 Ukraine24–2616–2520–25  60–76Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun16:00Estonia 2–3 Czech Republic25–2022–2533–3125–2712–15117–118Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun19:00Croatia 1–3 Ukraine25–2319–2526–2819–25 89–101Report

Silver League

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2024 Men's European Silver League
Tournament details
Host nation Austria (final)
Dates17 May – 13 June
Teams4
Champions Israel (1st title)
Runners-up Austria
Third place Faroe Islands
Fourth place Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Official website
European Silver League

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[3]

RoundRound date
Week 117–19 May 2024
Week 224–26 May 2024
Week 331 May – 2 June 2024
Week 47–9 June 2024
Final13 June 2024

Tournament schedule

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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Tournament 1
Iceland Kópavogur
Tournament 2
Faroe Islands Tórshavn
Tournament 3
North Macedonia Strumica[a]
Tournament 4
Austria Amstetten

 Iceland (4) (H)
 Israel (2)
 Faroe Islands (3)

 Faroe Islands (3) (H)
 Austria (1)
 Iceland (4)

 Israel (2) (H)
 Austria (1)
 Iceland (4)

 Austria (1) (H)
 Israel (2)
 Faroe Islands (3)

  1. Due to security reasons, Israel's tournament was held at a neutral venue.

Tiebreaker

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

League round

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  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Israel 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 490 320 1.531 Silver League Final
2  Austria 6 4 2 13 14 6 2.333 472 404 1.168
3  Faroe Islands 6 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 341 467 0.730
4  Iceland 6 1 5 3 3 16 0.188 367 479 0.766
Source: CEV

Week 1

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Tournament 1
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May20:00Faroe Islands 1–3 Iceland21–2526–2422–2525–27 94–101Report
18 May16:00Israel 3–0 Faroe Islands25–1125–1225–13  75–36Report
19 May15:00Iceland 0–3 Israel15–2511–2512–25  38–75Report

Week 2

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Tournament 2
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  • Venue: Faroe Islands Ittrottar - og Samkomuholl Hall, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May19:00Iceland 0–3 Faroe Islands24–2623–2519–25  66–76Report
25 May17:00Austria 3–0 Iceland25–2025–2325–19  75–62Report
26 May17:00Faroe Islands 0–3 Austria18–2516–2513–25  47–75Report

Week 3

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Tournament 3
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  • Venue: North Macedonia Arena Park Sports Hall, Strumica, North Macedonia
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May18:00Iceland 0–3 Israel14–2514–2510–25  38–75Report
1 Jun18:00Austria 3–0 Iceland25–1634–3225–14  84–62Report
2 Jun18:00Israel 3–2 Austria25–2325–1726–2823–2516–14115–107Report

Week 4

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Tournament 4
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jun16:00Faroe Islands 0–3 Austria14–2514–2515–25  43–75Report
8 Jun16:00Israel 3–0 Faroe Islands25–1725–925–19  75–45Report
9 Jun16:00Austria 0–3 Israel20–2521–2515–25  56–75Report

Results by round

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The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round123456
 AustriaWWWLWL
 IsraelWWWWWW
 IcelandWLLLLL
 Faroe IslandsLLWLLL
Source: CEV

Final

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The Final was held in Austria.

 
Final
 
  
 
13 June
 
 
 Israel3
 
 
 Austria2
 
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun20:30Israel 3–2 Austria22–2525–2725–1929–2716–14117–112Report

Final standing

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See also

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References

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  1. "38 teams to contest European League 2024". CEV. 13 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "CEV Volleyball European Golden League 2024" (PDF). CEV. 13 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "CEV Volleyball European Silver League 2024" (PDF). CEV. 13 November 2023.
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