2024 Men's European Volleyball League

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Golden League

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

The schedule was as follows:[2]

Round Round date
Week 1 17–19 May 2024
Week 2 24–26 May 2024
Week 3 30 May – 2 June 2024
Final four 15–16 June 2024

Tournament schedule

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

  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

  • 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

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 18:00 Romania  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–16 25–16 25–19     75–51 Report
18 May 18:00 Ukraine  3–1  Romania 20–25 25–21 25–23 25–19   95–88 Report
19 May 18:00 Azerbaijan  0–3  Ukraine 16–25 16–25 23–25     55–75 Report
Tournament 2
  • 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 May 20:15 Estonia  3–1  North Macedonia 25–23 14–25 25–19 25–22   89–89 Report
18 May 20:15 Czech Republic  3–0  Estonia 25–22 25–20 25–16     75–58 Report
19 May 20:15 North Macedonia  0–3  Czech Republic 16–25 15–25 16–25     47–75 Report
Tournament 3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 19:30 Croatia  3–1  Finland 21–25 26–24 25–15 25–22   97–86 Report
18 May 18:00 Belgium  1–3  Croatia 25–21 24–26 22–25 24–26   95–98 Report
19 May 17:00 Finland  3–0  Belgium 25–23 25–17 26–24     76–64 Report
Tournament 4
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 21:00 Luxembourg  0–3  Portugal 22–25 19–25 16–25     57–75 Report
18 May 17:00 Spain  3–0  Luxembourg 25–15 25–17 25–21     75–53 Report
19 May 16:00 Portugal  3–1  Spain 23–25 25–21 25–22 35–33   108–101 Report

Week 2

Tournament 5
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 20:30 Czech Republic  3–0  Luxembourg 25–17 25–13 25–22     75–52 Report
25 May 20:30 Ukraine  1–3  Czech Republic 22–25 25–23 15–25 22–25   84–98 Report
26 May 18:30 Luxembourg  0–3  Ukraine 16–25 19–25 20–25     55–75 Report
Tournament 6
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 20:00 Estonia  3–2  Spain 25–22 23–25 31–29 25–27 18–16 122–119 Report
25 May 17:00 Finland  3–1  Estonia 23–25 25–21 25–19 25–18   98–83 Report
26 May 12:00 Spain  3–1  Finland 25–21 19–25 26–24 25–21   95–91 Report
Tournament 7
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 19:30 Croatia  3–1  Romania 25–23 25–22 20–25 25–22   95–92 Report
25 May 19:30 Portugal  1–3  Croatia 24–26 22–25 25–22 22–25   93–98 Report
26 May 19:30 Romania  2–3  Portugal 23–25 25–22 25–16 22–25 12–15 107–103 Report
Tournament 8
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 17:30 Azerbaijan  0–3  Belgium 19–25 16–25 17–25     52–75 Report
25 May 17:30 North Macedonia  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–17 25–17 25–18     75–52 Report
26 May 15:00 Belgium  3–2  North Macedonia 25–22 22–25 25–17 24–26 17–15 113–105 Report

Week 3

Tournament 9
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 18:00 Azerbaijan  0–3  Estonia 14–25 15–25 17–25     46–75 Report
1 Jun 16:00 Luxembourg  3–2  Azerbaijan 25–20 22–25 21–25 25–17 15–11 108–98 Report
2 Jun 17:00 Estonia  3–0  Luxembourg 25–9 25–16 25–11     75–36 Report
Tournament 10
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 19:00 North Macedonia  2–3  Croatia 31–33 25–17 29–27 21–25 12–15 118–117 Report
1 Jun 19:00 Spain  3–1  North Macedonia 17–25 25–22 25–22 25–22   92–91 Report
2 Jun 19:00 Croatia  3–0  Spain 27–25 25–22 25–23     77–70 Report
Tournament 11
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 May 17:30 Finland  3–2  Czech Republic 16–25 25–23 30–32 25–22 15–11 111–113 Report
31 May 17:00 Romania  3–2  Finland 23–25 21–25 26–24 26–24 15–12 111–110 Report
1 Jun 15:30 Czech Republic  3–2  Romania 24–26 25–20 22–25 25–20 15–13 111–104 Report
Tournament 12
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 20:00 Portugal  1–3  Ukraine 16–25 25–17 22–25 23–25   86–92 Report
1 Jun 20:00 Belgium  3–2  Portugal 25–22 29–31 19–25 25–18 15–11 113–107 Report
2 Jun 20:00 Ukraine  2–3  Belgium 20–25 25–15 25–21 25–27 11–15 106–103 Report

Results by round

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

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

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 16:00 Croatia  3–2  Estonia 25–20 24–26 25–21 19–25 15–13 108–105 Report
15 Jun 19:00 Czech Republic  0–3  Ukraine 24–26 16–25 20–25     60–76 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun 16:00 Estonia  2–3  Czech Republic 25–20 22–25 33–31 25–27 12–15 117–118 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun 19:00 Croatia  1–3  Ukraine 25–23 19–25 26–28 19–25   89–101 Report

Silver League

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

The schedule was as follows:[3]

Round Round date
Week 1 17–19 May 2024
Week 2 24–26 May 2024
Week 3 31 May – 2 June 2024
Week 4 7–9 June 2024
Final 13 June 2024

Tournament schedule

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

  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

  • 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

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 20:00 Faroe Islands  1–3  Iceland 21–25 26–24 22–25 25–27   94–101 Report
18 May 16:00 Israel  3–0  Faroe Islands 25–11 25–12 25–13     75–36 Report
19 May 15:00 Iceland  0–3  Israel 15–25 11–25 12–25     38–75 Report

Week 2

Tournament 2
  • 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 May 19:00 Iceland  0–3  Faroe Islands 24–26 23–25 19–25     66–76 Report
25 May 17:00 Austria  3–0  Iceland 25–20 25–23 25–19     75–62 Report
26 May 17:00 Faroe Islands  0–3  Austria 18–25 16–25 13–25     47–75 Report

Week 3

Tournament 3
  • 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 May 18:00 Iceland  0–3  Israel 14–25 14–25 10–25     38–75 Report
1 Jun 18:00 Austria  3–0  Iceland 25–16 34–32 25–14     84–62 Report
2 Jun 18:00 Israel  3–2  Austria 25–23 25–17 26–28 23–25 16–14 115–107 Report

Week 4

Tournament 4
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jun 16:00 Faroe Islands  0–3  Austria 14–25 14–25 15–25     43–75 Report
8 Jun 16:00 Israel  3–0  Faroe Islands 25–17 25–9 25–19     75–45 Report
9 Jun 16:00 Austria  0–3  Israel 20–25 21–25 15–25     56–75 Report

Results by round

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

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

Final

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 Jun 20:30 Israel  3–2  Austria 22–25 25–27 25–19 29–27 16–14 117–112 Report

Final standing

See also

References

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