# 2011 Women's European Volleyball League

The 2011 Women's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which featured Women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Istanbul, Turkey, on 15/16 July.
During the league round, competing nations were drawn into two pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four.
12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field.

## Competing nations

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* France
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Romania
* Serbia
* Spain
* Turkey

## League round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 12 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 9.000 | 976 | 724 | 1.348 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France | 12 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 1.316 | 976 | 939 | 1.039 | |
| 3 | Spain | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 0.654 | 884 | 959 | 0.922 | |
| 4 | Greece | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0.171 | 766 | 980 | 0.782 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Greece | 25–11 | 25–14 | 25–15 | | 75–40 | Report |
| 27 May | 19:30 | Spain | 3–1 | France | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 92–86 | Report |
| 28 May | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Greece | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 75–57 | Report |
| 28 May | 18:00 | Spain | 0–3 | France | 23–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 60–75 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 3 June | 19:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 18–25 | 24–26 | 64–76 | Report |
| 3 June | 20:00 | France | 3–0 | Greece | 25–15 | 25–10 | 25–22 | 75–47 | Report |
| 4 June | 18:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 54–75 | Report |
| 4 June | 20:00 | France | 3–0 | Greece | 28–26 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 78–62 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 June | 16:30 | Greece | 3–2 | Spain | 25–20 | 20–25 | 25–7 | 22–25 | 15–12 | 107–89 | Report |
| 11 June | 17:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | France | 25–13 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 17–15 | 105–100 | Report |
| 12 June | 16:30 | Greece | 1–3 | Spain | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | | 85–97 | Report |
| 12 June | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | France | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–49 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 18:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–11 | | 76–53 | Report |
| 17 June | 20:30 | France | 0–3 | Serbia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 60–75 | Report |
| 18 June | 18:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–10 | | 76–55 | Report |
| 18 June | 20:30 | France | 1–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 24–26 | 88–99 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 June | 16:30 | Greece | 1–3 | France | 18–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 81–97 | Report |
| 25 June | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Spain | 25–14 | 21–25 | 25–9 | 25–10 | 96–58 | Report |
| 26 June | 16:30 | Greece | 1–3 | France | 20–25 | 25–17 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 85–92 | Report |
| 26 June | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Spain | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 75–60 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 July | 20:30 | France | 3–2 | Spain | 25–17 | 13–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–7 | 101–96 | Report |
| 9 July | 16:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Serbia | 11–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 9 July | 18:00 | France | 3–0 | Spain | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Serbia | 10–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | | | 45–75 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 12 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 2.462 | 1066 | 934 | 1.141 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 2.214 | 1063 | 930 | 1.143 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Hungary | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0.548 | 972 | 1110 | 0.876 | |
| 4 | Israel | 12 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 0.323 | 937 | 1064 | 0.881 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 16:00 | Israel | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–18 | 25–15 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 93–79 | Report |
| 27 May | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 91–88 | Report |
| 28 May | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 26–28 | 97–99 | Report |
| 28 May | 19:00 | Israel | 1–3 | Hungary | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 94–96 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 3 June | 16:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 13–25 | 24–26 | | 56–76 | Report |
| 3 June | 19:00 | Hungary | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 88–97 | Report |
| 4 June | 19:00 | Hungary | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 58–75 | Report |
| 4 June | 19:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 16–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 52–75 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 June | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–11 | 25–14 | 27–25 | | | 77–50 | Report |
| 10 June | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Israel | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 107–107 | Report |
| 11 June | 14:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Hungary | 19–25 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 28–26 | 16–18 | 112–113 | Report |
| 11 June | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Israel | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–57 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 16:00 | Israel | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 13–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | 83–98 | Report |
| 17 June | 19:00 | Hungary | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 15–25 | 27–29 | | | 61–79 | Report |
| 18 June | 15:00 | Hungary | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 15–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 17–25 | 14–16 | 96–99 | Report |
| 18 June | 19:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 20–25 | 21–25 | 7–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 June | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 98–78 | Report |
| 24 June | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Israel | 17–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 92–80 | Report |
| 25 June | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–16 | | 75–42 | Report |
| 25 June | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Israel | 30–28 | 25–11 | 25–16 | | 80–55 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 July | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 26–28 | 12–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | | 83–96 | Report |
| 8 July | 19:00 | Hungary | 3–2 | Israel | 14–25 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 15–8 | 104–101 | Report |
| 9 July | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 27–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 96–89 | Report |
| 9 July | 19:00 | Hungary | 3–2 | Israel | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 17–15 | 107–110 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 12 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 4.000 | 983 | 831 | 1.183 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Romania | 12 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 1.263 | 974 | 927 | 1.051 | |
| 3 | Belarus | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 0.880 | 1032 | 1056 | 0.977 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 12 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 0.212 | 791 | 866 | 0.913 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 20:30 | Romania | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–12 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | 75–48 | Report |
| 28 May | 18:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–11 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–15 | 95–70 | Report |
| 28 May | 19:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Belarus | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 98–80 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Belarus | 26–24 | 26–24 | 29–27 | | 81–75 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 4 June | 17:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–19 | 29–27 | 25–18 | 79–64 | Report |
| 4 June | 18:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Romania | 25–13 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 75–52 | Report |
| 5 June | 17:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–12 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–58 | Report |
| 5 June | 18:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Romania | 25–20 | 28–26 | 25–22 | 78–68 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 June | 19:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Turkey | 16–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |
| 11 June | 17:00 | Belarus | 2–3 | Romania | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 13–15 | 98–107 | Report |
| 11 June | 20:15 | Croatia | 0–3 | Turkey | 15–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 12 June | 17:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Romania | 21–25 | 17–25 | 26–28 | | | 64–78 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 June | 20:30 | Romania | 3–1 | Turkey | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 98–90 | Report |
| 18 June | 20:15 | Croatia | 2–3 | Belarus | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 101–110 | Report |
| 18 June | 20:30 | Romania | 0–3 | Turkey | 17–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 19 June | 19:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Belarus | 17–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | 78–92 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 June | 17:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–20 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 80–95 | Report |
| 25 June | 17:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Romania | 25–27 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | 70–78 | Report |
| 26 June | 17:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–23 | 27–25 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 97–91 | Report |
| 26 June | 19:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Romania | 27–25 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | 77–62 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 July | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 8 July | 20:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Belarus | 25–27 | 25–14 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 15–7 | 111–97 | Report |
| 9 July | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 9 July | 20:30 | Romania | 3–1 | Belarus | 17–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 27–25 | | 94–85 | Report |

## Final four

The final four will be held at Istanbul, Turkey on July 15/16, 2011.

### Qualified teams

* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Serbia
* Turkey (host)
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| July 15 – Istanbul | July 15 – Istanbul |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | July 16 – Istanbul | July 16 – Istanbul |
| Czech Republic | 0 | July 16 – Istanbul | July 16 – Istanbul |
| Czech Republic | 0 | Serbia | 3 |
| July 15 – Istanbul | July 15 – Istanbul | | Serbia | 3 |
| July 15 – Istanbul | July 15 – Istanbul | Turkey | 0 |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | | |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | July 16 – Istanbul | July 16 – Istanbul |
| | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| | | Bulgaria | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 July | 17:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 15 July | 19:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 | Report |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 26–28 | 23–25 | | | 70–78 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 July | 19:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Turkey |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Romania |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Belarus |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Hungary |
| 10 | Israel |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 12 | Greece |
* 2011 Women's European League winners
* Serbia Third title

## Awards

* MVP: Jovana Brakočević
* Best scorer: Helena Havelková
* Best spiker: Jovana Brakočević
* Best server: Eda Erdem
* Best setter: Maja Ognjenović
* Best libero: Gizem Güreşen
* Best receiver: Šárka Barborková