| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | June 13 – July 13 (qualification) July 19/20 (final four) |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Slovakia (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Martin Sopko |
| Official website | |
| 2008 European League | |
The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth 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.
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
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 3.273 | 1096 | 951 | 1.152 | Final Four |
| 2 | Slovakia |
12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 1.813 | 1025 | 936 | 1.095 | |
| 3 |  Greece |
12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | 1019 | 1029 | 0.990 | |
| 4 |  Portugal |
12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 0.692 | 954 | 1003 | 0.951 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 0.212 | 796 | 971 | 0.820 |
Source:
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 1.500 | 1059 | 970 | 1.092 | Final Four |
| 2 | Turkey[lower-alpha 1] (H) |
12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 1055 | 1070 | 0.986 | Final Four |
| 3 |  Belarus |
12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 1059 | 1093 | 0.969 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 0.760 | 993 | 1033 | 0.961 |
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
(H) Host
Notes:
- ↑ Qualified as hosts
Final four
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2008-07-19 – Bursa | ||||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||
| 2008-07-20 – Bursa | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Slovakia | 3 | |||||
| 2008-07-19 – Bursa | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2008-07-20 – Bursa | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 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 | Germany | 27–25 | 25–21 | 13–25 | 17–25 | 19–17 | 101–113 | Report |
| 19 Jul | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Turkey | 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 | Turkey | 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 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 95–87 | Report | |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Tomas Kmet
- Best server
- Best setter
- Yannick van Harskamp
- Best receiver
- Best libero
- Jelte Maan
References
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