# 2023 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2023 Men's European Volleyball League was the 19th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from 18 European countries.
The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, which features twelve teams, and the Silver League with six teams.
Due to the lack of organizer for the Final Four Tournament of the Silver League, the final phase consisted of semi-finals and finals played as home & away matches.

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their CEV European Ranking as of 12 September 2022.

### Golden League

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Turkey (9) | Ukraine (10) | Finland (12) |
| Portugal (15) | Belgium (14) | Czech Republic (13) |
| Romania (16) | Croatia (17) | Slovakia (22) |
| Denmark (26) | North Macedonia (25) | Estonia (24) |

### Silver League

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Latvia (29) | Austria (30) |
| Cyprus (37) | Hungary (33) |
| Faroe Islands (39) | Georgia (40) |

## Pool standing procedure

* Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
* 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
* 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 | Turkey | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | 598 | 534 | 1.120 | Golden league Final round |
| 2 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1.182 | 534 | 535 | 0.998 | |
| 3 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 522 | 575 | 0.908 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 468 | 478 | 0.979 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 17:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 27 May | 19:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 31 May | 19:00 | Denmark | 3–0 | Romania | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 31 May | 20:00 | Portugal | 2–3 | Turkey | 23–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–17 | 111–110 | Report |
| 3 Jun | 19:00 | Denmark | 3–1 | Portugal | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | 98–71 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 17:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Romania | 25–14 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 12–15 | 105–99 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 17:00 | Romania | 2–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 25–23 | 27–25 | 19–25 | 6–15 | 95–113 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 19:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Denmark | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | | 76–60 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Denmark | 29–27 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 101–92 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Portugal | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 98–86 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Denmark | 21–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | 97–89 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 17:00 | Romania | 2–3 | Portugal | 25–27 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 28–26 | 12–15 | 106–115 | Report |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | MAX | 451 | 348 | 1.296 | Golden league Final round |
| 2 | Belgium | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 467 | 498 | 0.938 | |
| 3 | Croatia (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 509 | 556 | 0.915 | Golden league Final round |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0.533 | 503 | 528 | 0.953 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 17:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–17 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–23 | | 98–86 | Report |
| 27 May | 19:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | North Macedonia | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–11 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 31 May | 19:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 31 May | 20:15 | North Macedonia | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–21 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 25–21 | | 92–90 | Report |
| 3 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Ukraine | 21–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 | Report |
| 3 Jun | 20:15 | North Macedonia | 3–2 | Croatia | 25–17 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 29–31 | 16–14 | 117–109 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 19:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | North Macedonia | 27–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | | 78–72 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 20:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Ukraine | 17–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 19:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 20:00 | Croatia | 3–2 | North Macedonia | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 15–13 | 100–103 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 20:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–22 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–21 | | 98–88 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 20:15 | North Macedonia | 0–3 | Ukraine | 18–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | | 65–76 | Report |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 513 | 462 | 1.110 | Golden league Final round |
| 2 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 512 | 494 | 1.036 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 477 | 497 | 0.960 | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.533 | 485 | 534 | 0.908 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Slovakia | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 99–82 | Report |
| 27 May | 21:00 | Estonia | 0–3 | Finland | 17–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |
| 31 May | 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Finland | 16–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 16–14 | 105–109 | Report |
| 31 May | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 3 Jun | 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Estonia | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | 98–79 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 14:00 | Finland | 3–2 | Slovakia | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 19–17 | 113–102 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 19:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–15 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–60 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | Slovakia | 2–3 | Estonia | 25–20 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 17–19 | 107–110 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 18:10 | Finland | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 17–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 24–26 | 18–25 | | | 61–76 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 20:10 | Finland | 3–1 | Estonia | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 99–89 | Report |

### Silver League
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 182 | 1.648 | Silver league Final round |
| 2 | Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 247 | 255 | 0.969 | Silver league Final round |
| 3 | Faroe Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 190 | 300 | 0.633 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 29 May | 18:00 | Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Cyprus | 22–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 56–75 | Report |
| 30 May | 19:00 | Cyprus | 3–0 | Faroe Islands | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 75–49 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 19:00 | Faroe Islands | 0–3 | Latvia | 17–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 49–75 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 19:00 | Latvia | 3–0 | Faroe Islands | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–10 | 75–36 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 19:40 | Cyprus | 0–3 | Latvia | 17–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 48–75 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 20:00 | Latvia | 3–0 | Cyprus | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 75–49 | Report |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 338 | 265 | 1.275 | Silver league Final round |
| 2 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 318 | 281 | 1.132 | Silver league Final round |
| 3 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 190 | 300 | 0.633 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 16:00 | Hungary | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–11 | 25–13 | 25–15 | | | 75–39 | Report |
| 31 May | 17:00 | Georgia | 0–3 | Austria | 16–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |
| 3 Jun | 17:30 | Austria | 2–3 | Hungary | 25–21 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 29–27 | 13–15 | 103–113 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 16:00 | Hungary | 3–0 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | Austria | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–10 | 25–23 | 25–12 | | | 75–45 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 19:00 | Georgia | 0–3 | Hungary | 21–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are local.

### Golden League

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 24 June | 24 June |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | 25 June | 25 June |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 25 June | 25 June |
| Czech Republic | 2 | Turkey | 3 |
| 24 June | 24 June | | Turkey | 3 |
| 24 June | 24 June | Ukraine | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 | Ukraine | 2 |
| Ukraine | 3 | | |
| Ukraine | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 25 June | 25 June |
| | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| | | Croatia | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 22–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 106–102 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 20:00 | Croatia | 1–3 | Ukraine | 23–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | 81–96 | Report |

#### Third-place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Croatia | 23–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jun | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Ukraine | 14–25 | 25–22 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 15–6 | 102–102 | Report |

### Silver League

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 |
| Hungary *(Golden set) | 1 | 3 | | | |
| Hungary *(Golden set) | 1 | 3 | Hungary | 1 | 0 |
| | | | Latvia | 3 | 3 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | Latvia | 3 | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 | 3 | | | |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 17:35 | Austria | 0–3 | Latvia | 19–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:00 | Cyprus | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 97–91 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 19:40 | Latvia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 1 Jul | 18:00 | Hungary | 3–1 | Cyprus | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–27 | 25–16 | 100–72 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Hungary | 15–12 | Cyprus |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Jul | 17:00 | Hungary | 1–3 | Latvia | 25–17 | 10–25 | 21–25 | 11–25 | | 67–92 | Report |
| 9 Jul | 17:00 | Latvia | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Turkey |
| | Ukraine |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Portugal |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 8 | Estonia |
| 9 | Romania |
| 10 | Denmark |
| 11 | North Macedonia |
| 12 | Slovakia |
| 13 | Latvia |
| 14 | Hungary |
| 15 | Austria |
| 15 | Cyprus |
| 17 | Faroe Islands |
| 18 | Georgia |
* Qualified for the 2023 Challenger Cup
* 2023 European League champions
* Turkey 3rd title
* 14-man Roster for Golden League Final Round
* Kaan Gürbüz, Burak Güngör, Arda Bostan, Bedirhan Bülbül, Mirza Lagumdžija, Arslan Ekşi, Yiğit Gülmezoğlu, Adis Lagumdžija, Faik Samed Güneş, Mert Matić, Berkay Bayraktar, Efe Bayram, Ahmet Tümer, Volkan Döne
* Head coach
* Alberto Giuliani

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
    Kaan Gürbüz