2021 Men's European League
Tournament details
Host nation Belgium
Dates28 May – 20 June
Teams19
Champions Turkey (2nd title)
Runners-up Ukraine
Third place Estonia
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament awards
MVPTurkey Adis Lagumdzija
Official website
Golden League
Silver League

The 2021 Men's European Volleyball League was the 17th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from 20 European countries.[1]

The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, which featured twelve teams, and the Silver League with eight teams.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of January 2020. Rankings are shown in brackets.[2] Netherlands withdrew on 26 April after it was chosen by the FIVB to replace China in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League leaving Pool B with three teams.[3]

Golden league

Pool A Pool B Pool C
 Belgium (3)  Netherlands (8)  Turkey (11)
 Spain (14)  Ukraine (14)  Czech Republic (11)
 Estonia (16)  Slovakia (17)  Belarus (19)
 Latvia (23)  Romania (22)  Portugal (20)

Silver league

Pool A Pool B
 North Macedonia (24)  Austria (25)
 Israel (28)  Croatia (27)
 Denmark (29)  Hungary (34)
 Cyprus (41)  Luxembourg (35)

Pool standing procedure

  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.

Golden league

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Estonia 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 538 442 1.217 Golden League Final round
2  Belgium[lower-alpha 1] (H) 6 4 2 13 15 9 1.667 593 556 1.067 Golden League Final round
3  Spain 6 2 4 6 8 13 0.615 472 518 0.911
4  Latvia 6 0 6 0 3 18 0.167 427 514 0.831 Relegated position
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as hosts
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 May17:00Estonia 3–0 Spain25–2325–1625–18  75–57Report
28 May20:00Latvia 1–3 Belgium25–1916–2514–2521–25 76–94Report
29 May16:00Spain 1–3 Belgium23–2525–2122–2533–35 103–106Report
29 May19:00Estonia 3–0 Latvia25–2325–1325–11  75–47Report
30 May16:00Spain 3–1 Latvia26–2425–2319–2526–24 96–96Report
30 May19:00Belgium 2–3 Estonia25–2025–2019–2521–2516–18106–108Report
4 Jun16:00Estonia 3–1 Spain22–2525–1325–1825–16 97–72Report
4 Jun19:40Latvia 1–3 Belgium28–3023–2525–1916–25 92–99Report
5 Jun15:45Spain 3–0 Latvia25–2125–2325–19  75–63Report
5 Jun19:00Belgium 1–3 Estonia25–2026–2830–3226–28 107–108Report
6 Jun15:00Spain 0–3 Belgium23–2517–2529–31  69–81Report
6 Jun17:30Estonia 3–0 Latvia25–2025–1725–16  75–53Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Ukraine 4 4 0 12 12 3 4.000 374 332 1.127 Golden League Final round
2  Romania 4 1 3 4 7 10 0.700 396 401 0.988
3  Slovakia 4 1 3 2 5 11 0.455 344 381 0.903
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun18:00Ukraine 3–1 Romania22–2534–3225–2325–19 106–99Report
2 Jun18:00Romania 2–3 Slovakia29–2721–2525–2224–2612–15111–115Report
3 Jun18:00Slovakia 0–3 Ukraine21–258–2521–25  50–75Report
4 Jun18:00Romania 1–3 Ukraine25–1520–2518–2527–29 90–94Report
5 Jun18:00Slovakia 1–3 Romania25–2120–2522–2519–25 86–96Report
6 Jun19:30Ukraine 3–1 Slovakia23–2525–2325–2126–24 99–93Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Turkey 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 497 402 1.236 Golden League Final round
2  Belarus 6 3 3 7 10 14 0.714 509 544 0.936
3  Czech Republic 6 2 4 7 11 13 0.846 546 549 0.995
4  Portugal 6 1 5 4 7 17 0.412 511 568 0.900
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 May16:00Czech Republic 1–3 Turkey19–2525–2221–2521–25 86–97Report
29 May16:00Portugal 0–3 Turkey19–2524–2617–25  60–76Report
29 May19:00Belarus 3–1 Czech Republic25–2118–2525–1725–23 93–86Report
30 May16:00Czech Republic 2–3 Portugal25–2025–2737–3925–2212–15124–123Report
30 May19:00Turkey 3–0 Belarus25–2125–2025–16  75–57Report
31 May14:00Belarus 3–2 Portugal25–2225–2023–2516–2515–10104–102Report
4 Jun16:00Turkey 3–0 Belarus25–2025–2325–19  75–62Report
4 Jun19:00Czech Republic 3–0 Portugal25–2025–2025–18  75–58Report
5 Jun15:00Belarus 1–3 Czech Republic20–2522–2525–2317–25 84–98Report
5 Jun18:00Portugal 0–3 Turkey28–3016–2516–25  60–80Report
6 Jun15:00Czech Republic 1–3 Turkey18–2514–2525–1920–25 77–94Report
6 Jun18:00Belarus 3–2 Portugal17–2522–2525–2025–2020–18109–108Report

Silver league

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  North Macedonia[lower-alpha 1] (H) 6 5 1 15 15 6 2.500 517 493 1.049 Silver League Final round
2  Denmark 6 4 2 11 12 8 1.500 455 437 1.041 Silver League Final round
3  Israel 6 2 4 6 10 14 0.714 572 554 1.032
4  Cyprus 6 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 439 499 0.880
Source:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as hosts
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May17:00Denmark 3–2 Israel21–2526–2417–2526–2415–12105–110Report
21 May20:00Cyprus 0–3 North Macedonia21–2521–2521–25  63–75Report
22 May17:00Denmark 3–0 Cyprus25–2325–2225–20  75–65Report
22 May20:00Israel 1–3 North Macedonia25–2122–2523–2529–31 99–102Report
23 May17:00Israel 3–2 Cyprus25–1425–2725–2725–2118–16118–105Report
23 May20:00North Macedonia 0–3 Denmark21–2523–2524–26  68–76Report
28 May16:00Israel 0–3 Cyprus23–2523–2517–25  63–75Report
28 May19:00North Macedonia 3–0 Denmark25–2325–1725–21  75–61Report
29 May16:00Israel 1–3 North Macedonia25–1630–3229–3123–25 107–104Report
29 May19:00Denmark 3–0 Cyprus25–1125–2025–13  75–44Report
30 May16:00Cyprus 1–3 North Macedonia22–2518–2525–1822–25 87–93Report
30 May19:00Denmark 0–3 Israel22–2520–2521–25  63–75Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Hungary 6 5 1 14 15 6 2.500 493 436 1.131 Silver League Final round
2  Croatia 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 549 485 1.132
3  Austria 6 2 4 7 10 14 0.714 492 526 0.935
4  Luxembourg 6 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 384 471 0.815
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 May17:30Croatia 3–1 Luxembourg29–3125–1225–1625–20 104–79Report
21 May20:25Austria 2–3 Hungary25–2325–1820–2515–2513–1598–106Report
22 May17:30Hungary 3–0 Luxembourg25–1625–2325–19  75–58Report
22 May20:25Croatia 3–2 Austria23–2525–2125–1620–2515–10108–97Report
23 May17:50Hungary 3–1 Croatia25–1921–2525–2225–20 96–86Report
23 May15:00Luxembourg 0–3 Austria19–2522–2521–25  62–75Report
27 May17:30Austria 0–3 Hungary21–2521–2518–25  60–75Report
27 May20:00Croatia 3–0 Luxembourg25–1925–1625–17  75–52Report
28 May20:00Hungary 0–3 Croatia21–2524–2621–25  66–76Report
29 May17:30Croatia 2–3 Austria17–2525–2023–2525–1010–15100–95Report
29 May20:00Hungary 3–0 Luxembourg25–2025–1625–22  75–58Report
30 May20:00Luxembourg 3–0 Austria25–2325–2225–22  75–67Report

Final round

Silver League

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June
 
 
 North Macedonia3
 
6 June
 
 Croatia2
 
 North Macedonia1
 
5 June
 
 Denmark3
 
 Hungary1
 
 
 Denmark3
 
3rd place match
 
 
6 June
 
 
 Croatia2
 
 
 Hungary3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jun17:00North Macedonia 3–2 Croatia15–2525–1925–2221–2515–12101–103Report
5 Jun20:00Hungary 1–3 Denmark26–2417–2511–2527–29 81–103Report

3rd place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun17:00Croatia 2–3 Hungary18–2525–1823–2525–1913–15104–102Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun20:00North Macedonia 1–3 Denmark25–2319–2525–2719–25 88–100Report

Golden League

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June
 
 
 Estonia2
 
20 June
 
 Turkey3
 
 Turkey3
 
19 June
 
 Ukraine1
 
 Ukraine3
 
 
 Belgium0
 
3rd place match
 
 
20 June
 
 
 Estonia3
 
 
 Belgium0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun17:00Estonia 2–3 Turkey25–2025–1322–2523–2513–15108–98Report
19 Jun20:00Ukraine 3–0 Belgium25–1525–1925–22  75–56Report

3rd place

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun17:00Estonia 3–0 Belgium25–2225–1925–19  75–60Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun20:00Turkey 3–1 Ukraine25–1125–2018–2525–21 93–77Report

Final standing

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
Turkey Adis Lagumdzija

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Record-breaking participation for 2021 European League". cev.eu. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 01.01.2020)". cev.eu. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "FIVB Statement On Participating Teams At VNL 2021". www.fivb.com. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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