2016 Women's European Volleyball League

2016 Women's European Volleyball League
Official website
2016 CEV European League
Tournament details
Host nation
Dates 3 June – 3 July
Teams 12
Venues  (in host cities)
Champions  Azerbaijan (1st title)
MVP Azerbaijan Polina Rahimova
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The 2016 Women's European Volleyball League is the eighth edition of the annual tournament. It will be held from 3 June to 3 July 2016. The tournament will feature 12 teams.[1]

Azerbaijan won their first title after defeating Slovakia in the final.[2]


Pool Composition

Pool APool BPool C
 Albania Azerbaijan Greece
 Belarus France Hungary
 Poland Montenegro Romania
 Slovakia Spain Slovenia

League round

 Qualified for Final Four

Pool A

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 5 1 13 16 10 1.600 590 552 1.069
2  Poland 3 3 10 14 13 1.077 599 614 0.976
3  Belarus 2 4 8 13 15 0.867 614 597 1.028
4  Albania 2 4 5 11 16 0.688 574 614 0.935

1st tournament

Venue: Poland Hala Sportowo - Widowiskowa, Twardogóra

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun17:00Poland  3–1  Albania 21–2525–1627–2527–25 100–91Report
3 Jun20:00Belarus  1–3  Slovakia 19–2526–2422–2524–26 91–100Report
4 Jun15:30Albania  1–3  Slovakia 22–2525–1917–2519–25 83–94Report
4 Jun18:30Poland  3–2  Belarus 22–2518–2527–2526–2417–15110–114Report
5 Jun15:30Albania  2–3  Belarus 25–1725–2211–2523–2510–1594–104Report
5 Jun18:30Slovakia  3–2  Poland 25–2225–1824–2619–2515–8108–99Report

2nd tournament

Venue: Albania Pallati Sportit Ramazan Njala, Durrës

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun15:00Slovakia  3–2  Belarus 25–2325–2119–2515–2515–899–102Report
17 Jun18:00Albania  3–2  Poland 23–2525–2131–2918–2515–13112–113Report
18 Jun15:00Belarus  3–1  Poland 25–2325–2222–2525–18 97–88Report
18 Jun18:00Slovakia  3–1  Albania 22–2525–2325–1825–22 97–88Report
19 Jun15:00Poland  3–1  Slovakia 25–2126–2413–2525–22 89–92Report
19 Jun18:00Belarus  2–3  Albania 25–2222–2525–1725–279–15106–106Report

Pool B

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Azerbaijan 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 488 374 1.305
2  Spain 2 4 6 10 14 0.714 477 540 0.883
3  France 2 4 6 10 16 0.625 526 547 0.962
4  Montenegro 2 4 6 8 14 0.571 457 487 0.938

1st tournament

Venue: Montenegro Topolica Sport Hall, Bar

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun17:00Azerbaijan  3–0  France 25–925–2326–24  76–56Report
3 Jun20:00Montenegro  3–0  Spain 25–2125–2025–13  75–54Report
4 Jun17:00France  2–3  Spain 24–2622–2525–1425–1612–15108–96Report
4 Jun20:00Azerbaijan  3–0  Montenegro 25–2125–2325–22  75–66Report
5 Jun17:00Spain  1–3  Azerbaijan 16–2525–2317–2516–25 74–98Report
5 Jun20:00France  2–3  Montenegro 19–2525–2025–2117–259–1595–106Report

2nd tournament

Venue: France Salle Colette-Besson, Rennes

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun15:00Montenegro  0–3  Azerbaijan 12–2521–2519–25  52–75Report
10 Jun18:00France  3–2  Spain 25–2318–2522–2525–1715–11105–101Report
11 Jun16:00Azerbaijan  3–1  Spain 25–1425–1914–2525–17 89–75Report
11 Jun19:00Montenegro  2–3  France 25–2013–2528–2621–256–1593–111Report
12 Jun16:00Spain  3–0  Montenegro 25–1925–2127–25  77–65Report
12 Jun19:00Azerbaijan  3–0  France 25–1325–2325–15  75–51Report

Pool C

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovenia 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 474 365 1.299
2  Greece 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 428 394 1.086
3  Romania 2 4 6 6 12 0.500 368 411 0.895
4  Hungary 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 390 490 0.796

1st tournament

Venue: Hungary Bujtosi Szabadidő Csarnok, Nyíregyháza

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun16:00Greece  3–0  Romania 25–2125–1525–19  75–55Report
3 Jun18:30Hungary  0–3  Slovenia 21–2517–2524–26  62–76Report
4 Jun16:00Romania  0–3  Slovenia 21–2514–2521–25  56–75Report
4 Jun18:30Greece  3–1  Hungary 27–2525–1512–2525–15 89–80Report
5 Jun17:30Slovenia  3–0  Greece 25–2125–1825–18  75–57Report
5 Jun20:00Romania  3–0  Hungary 27–2525–2225–16  77–63Report

2nd tournament

Venue: Greece Indoor Sports Hall, Megalopolis

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun17:30Slovenia  3–1  Hungary 25–1825–1923–2525–23 98–85Report
9 Jun20:30Greece  3–0  Romania 25–1725–2025–20  75–57Report
10 Jun17:30Hungary  0–3  Romania 17–2516–2515–25  48–75Report
10 Jun20:30Slovenia  3–0  Greece 25–2125–1325–23  75–57Report
11 Jun18:00Romania  0–3  Slovenia 17–2518–2513–25  48–75Report
11 Jun21:00Hungary  0–3  Greece 14–2517–2521–25  52–75Report

Final Four

The top team of each pool will qualify for the final four. Pre-qualified tournament host team will complete the group.[3]

Bracket

  Semifinal Final
                         
A1   Slovakia 3 3 5  
C1   Slovenia 2 1 1  
    A1   Slovakia 1 0 0
  B1   Azerbaijan 3 3 6
B1   Azerbaijan 3 3 6
C2   Greece 1 1 0  

Semifinal

Leg 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun20:00Slovenia  2–3  Slovakia 16–2525–1826–2417–2512–1596–107Report
25 Jun18:00Greece  1–3  Azerbaijan 23–2521–2525–2319–25 88–98Report
Leg 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jun15:00Slovakia  3–1  Slovenia 25–1822–2525–1325–15 97–71Report
26 Jun18:00Azerbaijan  3–1  Greece 25–229–2525–1525–16 84–78Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jun18:00Slovakia  1–3  Azerbaijan 19–2525–1822–2520–25 86–93Report
3 Jul18:00Azerbaijan  3–0  Slovakia 25–1525–2225–20  75–57Report

Final standing

Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  Azerbaijan
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Slovakia
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Slovenia
 Greece
5  Poland
6  Spain
7  Belarus
 France
 Romania
10  Albania
 Montenegro
 Hungary
 2016 Women's European League Winners 

Azerbaijan
14–woman Roster
Aliyeva, Poznyak, Gurbanova, Bayramova, Pavlenko, Hasanova, Kulan, Zhidkova, Mammadova, Yagubova, Karimova, Kiselyova, Rahimova, Habibova
Head Coach
Faig Garayev

Qualified for the 2017 World Grand Prix

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "2016 CEV Volleyball European League - Women". CEV. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Azerbaijan seize historic European League crown before partisan crowd". CEV. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Competition Format". Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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