2006 Men's European Volleyball League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | July 21 – August 13 (qualification) August 19/20 (final four) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Guido Görtzen |
| Official website | |
| 2006 European League | |
The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The Final Four was held in Izmir, Turkey from 19 to 20 August 2006.
Competing nations[]
Squads[]
League round[]
| Qualified for the Final Four | |
| Qualified as hosts for the Final Four |
| Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 | Netherlands
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 4.000 | 1061 | 935 | 1.135 |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
20 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 1.474 | 1089 | 1039 | 1.048 |
| 3 |  Greece
|
19 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 1.316 | 1016 | 983 | 1.034 |
| 4 |  Germany
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18 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 1.182 | 1082 | 1041 | 1.039 |
| 5 | Turkey
|
18 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 1080 | 1082 | 0.998 |
| 6 |  Spain
|
18 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | 1012 | 1039 | 0.974 |
| 7 |  Slovakia
|
14 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 0.500 | 982 | 1060 | 0.926 |
| 8 |  Estonia
|
13 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 0.206 | 868 | 1011 | 0.859 |
Final four[]
| Semi Finals | Final | |||||
| 2006-08-19 – Izmir | ||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||
| 2006-08-20 – Izmir | ||||||
| Greece | 1 | |||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||
| 2006-08-19 – Izmir | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2006-08-20 – Izmir | ||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
Semi finals[]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 17:00 | Croatia |
3–1 | Greece |
22–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 28–26 | 100–88 | Report | |
| 19 Aug | 19:30 | Netherlands |
3–2 | Turkey |
23–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 17–15 | 113–110 | Report |
3rd place match[]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | 17:00 | Turkey |
2–3 | Greece |
25–22 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 10–15 | 101–108 | Report |
Final[]
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | 19:30 | Netherlands |
3–1 | Croatia |
19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 96–91 | Report |
Final standing[]
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Awards[]
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References[]
Categories:
- European Volleyball League
- 2006 in volleyball
- 2006 in Turkish sport
- International volleyball competitions hosted by Turkey
- Sport in İzmir
- 2000s in İzmir