2004 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004. The Final Four was held in Opava, Czech Republic from July 10 to July 11.

Contents

Competing nations

Group A Group B

 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Russia
 Turkey

 Finland
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Slovakia

Squads

League Round

Group A

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1  Russia 19 12 7 5 1059 1000 1.059 27 20 1.350
2  Czech Republic 19 12 7 5 1105 1074 1.029 28 22 1.273
3  Turkey 19 12 7 5 1090 1097 0.994 25 24 1.042
4  Croatia 15 12 3 9 1050 1133 0.927 18 32 0.562

First leg

Russia  1 – 3  Czech Republic 22:25 22:25 25:20 23:25
Croatia  1 – 3  Turkey 25:17 16:25 21:25 18:25
Russia  3 – 0  Czech Republic 25:18 25:19 25:20
Croatia  3 – 1  Turkey 25:15 22:25 25:22 25:18

Second leg

Czech Republic  3 – 0  Turkey 25:22 25:21 25:23
Russia  3 – 2  Croatia 25:21 25:21 26:28 19:25 15:10
Czech Republic  2 – 3  Turkey 25:23 25:17 21:25 19:25 10:15
Russia  3 – 0  Croatia 25:16 25:18 25:18

Third Leg

Croatia  2 – 3  Czech Republic 22:25 25:23 13:25 25:22 13:15
Turkey  3 – 1  Russia 27:29 25:20 25:16 25:22
Croatia  3 – 2  Czech Republic 25:20 25:22 18:25 21:25 15:12
Turkey  2 – 3  Russia 19:25 25:20 26:24 17:25 09:15

Fourth Leg

Czech Republic  3 – 0  Croatia 25:21 25:22 25:18
Czech Republic  3 – 2  Croatia 18:25 25:21 25:23 27:29 15:11
Russia  3 – 0  Turkey 25:16 25:22 27:25
Russia  3 – 1  Turkey 25:18 21:25 25:20 25:20

Fifth Leg

Turkey  3 – 1  Czech Republic 25:22 20:25 25:20 25:22
Croatia  3 – 2  Russia 25:21 20:25 25:22 22:25 15:11
Turkey  3 – 2  Czech Republic 25:18 26:28 19:25 25:22 15:09
Croatia  0 – 3  Russia 14:25 18:25 20:25

Sixth Leg

Czech Republic  3 – 0  Russia 25:16 25:18 25:17
Turkey  3 – 1  Croatia 25:27 25:23 25:21 25:21
Czech Republic  3 – 2  Russia 25:20 22:25 25:22 23:25 18:16
Turkey  3 – 1  Croatia 25:21 26:24 22:25 25:23

Group B

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1  Netherlands 22 12 10 2 1195 1112 1.075 34 19 1.789
2  Germany 20 12 8 4 1078 970 1.111 29 16 1.812
3  Finland 17 12 5 7 1110 1171 0.948 21 23 0.677
4  Slovakia 13 12 1 11 1042 1172 0.889 17 35 0.486

First leg

Germany  1 – 3  Netherlands 22:25 22:25 25:23 17:25
Germany  1 – 3  Netherlands 26:28 21:25 25:22 23:25
Finland  3 – 2  Slovakia 25:20 25:15 25:27 20:25 15:13
Finland  3 – 2  Slovakia 25:22 25:23 18:25 23:25 15:13

Second leg

Finland  1 – 3  Germany 20:25 25:22 17:25 26:28
Finland  1 – 3  Germany 25:16 23:25 29:31 22:25
Slovakia  2 – 3  Netherlands 16:25 19:25 25:21 25:20 08:15
Slovakia  1 – 3  Netherlands 22:25 25:20 20:25 20:25

Third Leg

Netherlands  2 – 3  Finland 23:25 21:25 26:24 25:17 12:15
Netherlands  3 – 0  Finland 25:18 25:15 25:17
Germany  3 – 0  Slovakia 25:23 25:19 25:19
Germany  3 – 1  Slovakia 25:14 24:26 25:20 25:22

Fourth Leg

Slovakia  0 – 3  Germany 21:25 22:25 21:25
Slovakia  0 – 3  Germany 13:25 12:25 19:25
Finland  3 – 2  Netherlands 21:25 25:19 23:25 26:24 15:10
Finland  1 – 3  Netherlands 19:25 27:25 23:25 18:25

Fifth Leg

Netherlands  3 – 2  Slovakia 25:23 13:25 25:20 22:25 15:07
Netherlands  3 – 2  Slovakia 25:17 24:26 25:13 24:26 15:11
Germany  3 – 0  Finland 25:20 25:20 25:17
Germany  3 – 1  Finland 21:25 25:21 25:18 25:15

Sixth Leg

Slovakia  2 – 3  Finland 23:25 22:25 25:21 25:23 08:15
Slovakia  3 – 2  Finland 25:23 25:23 19:25 23:25 15:13
Netherlands  3 – 1  Germany 26:24 25:22 17:25 26:24
Netherlands  3 – 2  Germany 25:23 25:23 15:25 23:25 16:14

Final four

  Semi Finals Final
2004-07-10 – Opava
  Czech Republic  3  
  Netherlands  0  
 
2004-07-11 – Opava
      Czech Republic  3
    Russia  1
3rd place
2004-07-10 – Opava 2004-07-11 – Opava
  Russia  3   Netherlands  3
  Germany  0     Germany  1

Semi finals

Czech Republic  3 – 0  Netherlands 25:23 25:21 25:19
Russia  3 – 0  Germany 25:22 25:13 25:14

Finals

Netherlands  3 – 1  Germany 29:31 25:18 25:19 25:23
Czech Republic  3 – 1  Russia 25:20 21:25 26:24 25:19

Final ranking

Place Team
1.  Czech Republic
2.  Russia
3.  Netherlands
4.  Germany
5.  Turkey
6.  Finland
7.  Croatia
8.  Slovakia
 2004 Men's European League Winners 

Czech Republic
First title

Individual awards

References