# 2019 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2019 Men's European Volleyball League was the 16th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twenty European countries. For the second season, the tournament had two groups: the Golden League, featuring twelve teams, and the Silver League, featuring eight teams.
It also acted as the European qualifying competition for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, securing two vacancies for the tournament that then served as the qualifying competition for the cancelled 2020 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.

## Pools composition
### Golden League

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Belgium | Croatia | Belarus |
| Latvia | Estonia | Czech Republic |
| Slovakia | Spain | Finland |
| Turkey | Netherlands | Ukraine |

### Silver League

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Austria | Azerbaijan |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Denmark |
| Greece | Georgia |
| Hungary | Romania |

## 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 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 9.000 | 496 | 368 | 1.348 | Golden League Final round |
| 2 | Latvia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 501 | 530 | 0.945 | |
| 3 | Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 500 | 538 | 0.929 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0.471 | 521 | 582 | 0.895 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 May | 14:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Latvia | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–20 | | | 76–65 | Report |
| 26 May | 18:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Slovakia | 14–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 100–103 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:40 | Latvia | 2–3 | Slovakia | 21–25 | 29–27 | 26–24 | 16–25 | 17–19 | 109–120 | Report |
| 29 May | 20:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–22 | 14–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 82–97 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 18:10 | Latvia | 3–1 | Belgium | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 97–85 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 19:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Turkey | 20–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 14:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | | 75–43 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Latvia | 25–16 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 91–91 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 16:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | 98–75 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 16:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Latvia | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | | 83–91 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Belgium | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 96–88 | Report |
| 16 Jun | 18:10 | Latvia | 0–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 1.167 | 564 | 538 | 1.048 | Golden League Final round |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 540 | 522 | 1.034 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1.182 | 538 | 523 | 1.029 | |
| 4 | Estonia (H) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 494 | 553 | 0.893 | Golden League Final round |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 May | 17:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Croatia | 25–20 | 17–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 15–10 | 103–104 | Report |
| 25 May | 18:00 | Spain | 3–1 | Estonia | 25–18 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–19 | | 96–80 | Report |
| 29 May | 16:30 | Croatia | 3–1 | Estonia | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–21 | | 99–80 | Report |
| 29 May | 20:00 | Spain | 2–3 | Netherlands | 16–25 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 102–106 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 16:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Spain | 22–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |
| 2 Jun | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 16–14 | 105–109 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–2 | Croatia | 27–29 | 17–25 | 25–13 | 25–21 | 15–10 | 109–98 | Report |
| 9 Jun | 16:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Spain | 25–15 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 107–99 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 18:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Croatia | 19–25 | 25–23 | 28–30 | 20–25 | | 92–103 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 16:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 20:00 | Estonia | 0–3 | Spain | 24–26 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 67–76 | Report |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 535 | 513 | 1.043 | Golden League Final round |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 552 | 507 | 1.089 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 535 | 544 | 0.983 | |
| 4 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 468 | 526 | 0.890 | Relegated position |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 May | 19:00 | Finland | 1–3 | Ukraine | 30–28 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | 91–103 | Report |
| 26 May | 19:30 | Belarus | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 27–25 | | 96–88 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:30 | Belarus | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–66 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Ukraine | 17–25 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 15–13 | 102–99 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 19:30 | Belarus | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–18 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 26–24 | | 96–89 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 19:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Finland | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | 92–84 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Belarus | 25–21 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–23 | | 94–87 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 19:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Finland | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 19:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Belarus | 22–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 65–75 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–13 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 17:00 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Belarus | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 111–106 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 18:00 | Finland | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–27 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 13–15 | 103–106 | Report |

### Silver League
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 511 | 428 | 1.194 | Silver League Final round |
| 2 | Austria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 478 | 437 | 1.094 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0.438 | 498 | 549 | 0.907 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0.250 | 400 | 473 | 0.846 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 May | 17:30 | Hungary | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 95–87 | Report |
| 26 May | 18:00 | Austria | 3–1 | Greece | 25–23 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 96–90 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:30 | Greece | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–14 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–84 | Report |
| 29 May | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Austria | 12–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | 47–75 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 19:30 | Greece | 3–0 | Austria | 27–25 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | 77–59 | Report |
| 2 Jun | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–14 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 95–78 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 17:30 | Hungary | 1–3 | Greece | 25–21 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 80–96 | Report |
| 9 Jun | 20:25 | Austria | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 75–62 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 19:30 | Greece | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | 75–52 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 20:25 | Austria | 3–1 | Hungary | 19–25 | 28–26 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 97–93 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 17:30 | Hungary | 0–3 | Austria | 24–26 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 68–76 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Greece | 16–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | 57–75 | Report |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 9.000 | 505 | 392 | 1.288 | Silver League Final round |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 428 | 357 | 1.199 | |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 452 | 459 | 0.985 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.056 | 291 | 468 | 0.622 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 May | 17:00 | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Romania | 25–23 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 86–98 | Report |
| 25 May | 16:00 | Denmark | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–12 | | 75–52 | Report |
| 29 May | 17:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–15 | 25–21 | 32–30 | | 82–66 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:00 | Georgia | 1–3 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 11–25 | 11–25 | 17–25 | 64–93 | Report |
| 1 Jun | 17:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–7 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | 75–38 | Report |
| 2 Jun | 16:00 | Denmark | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–23 | 25–10 | 25–19 | | 75–52 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 16:00 | Georgia | 0–3 | Denmark | 10–25 | 22–25 | 9–25 | | 41–75 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 19:30 | Romania | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 100–90 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 17:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–17 | 25–8 | 25–22 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 18:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Romania | 20–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 62–75 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 16:00 | Georgia | 0–3 | Romania | 15–25 | 19–25 | 15–25 | | 49–75 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 17:00 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Denmark | 17–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | 55–75 | Report |

## Final round
### Silver League

* All times are local.

#### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Greece | 1–5 | Romania | 2–3 | 0–3 |

##### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | 20:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Romania | 25–20 | 28–30 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 10–15 | 111–110 | Report |

##### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jun | 17:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Greece | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 | Report |

### Golden League

* Venue: Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 21 June | 21 June |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 22 June | 22 June |
| Belarus | 3 | 22 June | 22 June |
| Belarus | 3 | Belarus | 0 |
| 21 June | 21 June | | Belarus | 0 |
| 21 June | 21 June | Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 3 |
| Estonia | 1 | | |
| Estonia | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 22 June | 22 June |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | Estonia | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Belarus | 22–25 | 31–29 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 93–104 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Estonia | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 28–26 | | 100–95 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Jun | 19:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Turkey | 16–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Turkey |
| | Belarus |
| | Netherlands |
| 4 | Estonia |
| 5 | Latvia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 5 | Ukraine |
| 8 | Croatia |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Slovakia |
| 11 | Belgium |
| 11 | Finland |
| 13 | Romania |
| 14 | Greece |
| 15 | Austria |
| 15 | Denmark |
| 17 | Azerbaijan |
| 17 | Hungary |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 19 | Georgia |
* Qualified for the 2019 Challenger Cup
* 2019 European League champions
* Turkey 1st title
* 14-man Roster for Golden League Final Round
* İzzet Ünver, Çagatay Durmaz, Burutay Subaşı, Yasin Aydın, Arslan Ekşi, Yiğit Gülmezoğlu, Adis Lagumdzija, Oguzhan Karasu, Metin Toy, Burak Mert, Dogukan Ulu, Ertuğrul Gazi Metin, Ogulcan Yatgin, Volkan Döne
* Head coach
* Nedim Özbey

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
    Arslan Ekşi