# 2014 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2014 Men's European Volleyball League was the eleventh edition of the annual men's Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from ten European countries.
Montenegro defeated Greece 5–1 match points in the final, which was played over two legs, to capture their first title.

## Format

This year saw no final four tournament. Instead the ten teams were split into two pools and played a single round robin with playing two matchups at home and two away, making a total of eight games for each team. The two top placed teams advanced to the semifinals, from where on a knockout system was used to determine the winner.

## Teams

* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Denmark
* Greece
* Macedonia
* Montenegro
* Poland
* Romania
* Slovenia
* Turkey

## League round

* All times are local.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Montenegro | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2.000 | 713 | 632 | 1.128 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Greece | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 1.286 | 722 | 604 | 1.195 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 1.063 | 760 | 737 | 1.031 | |
| 4 | Poland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 1.125 | 758 | 750 | 1.011 | |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 0.292 | 617 | 747 | 0.826 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 Jun | 17:30 | Poland | 2–3 | Montenegro | 12–25 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 26–24 | 10–15 | 90–110 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 20:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Greece | 20–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 7 Jun | 20:00 | Romania | 3–2 | Greece | 25–18 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 16–14 | 111–98 | Report |
| 8 Jun | 17:30 | Poland | 1–3 | Montenegro | 25–27 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | 84–100 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jun | 20:30 | Greece | 3–1 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 95–91 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 16:00 | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Romania | 16–25 | 18–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 79–100 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 16:00 | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Romania | 23–25 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 92–99 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 20:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 83–96 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Jun | 20:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Montenegro | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 95–85 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 20:00 | Greece | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–15 | 26–28 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 113–95 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Montenegro | 25–23 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 88–98 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | 98–78 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 2–3 | Romania | 22–25 | 32–30 | 20–25 | 27–25 | 12–15 | 113–120 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:00 | Montenegro | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 29 Jun | 15:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Romania | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | 97–84 | Report |
| 29 Jun | 20:00 | Montenegro | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–57 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Jul | 17:00 | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 29–27 | 12–15 | 107–112 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 17:00 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 20:00 | Montenegro | 3–0 | Greece | 25–20 | 25–18 | 29–27 | | | 79–65 | Report |
| 6 Jul | 20:00 | Montenegro | 1–3 | Greece | 25–19 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | 91–95 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 5.500 | 644 | 523 | 1.231 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Macedonia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 2.444 | 735 | 655 | 1.122 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Austria | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 0.750 | 622 | 653 | 0.953 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 0.625 | 580 | 586 | 0.990 | |
| 5 | Denmark | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0.125 | 493 | 657 | 0.750 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jun | 20:15 | Austria | 1–3 | Macedonia | 18–25 | 25–21 | 14–25 | 20–25 | 77–96 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 20:15 | Austria | 1–3 | Macedonia | 26–24 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 91–99 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 19:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Slovenia | 13–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | 46–75 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 19:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Slovenia | 20–25 | 17–25 | 11–25 | | 48–75 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jun | 15:00 | Macedonia | 3–2 | Denmark | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 15–8 | 107–96 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 15:00 | Macedonia | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 18:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Austria | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 97–84 | Report |
| 15 Jun | 18:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Austria | 25–27 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | | 68–77 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jun | 20:15 | Austria | 0–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 15–25 | 16–25 | | 54–75 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 20:15 | Austria | 0–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 64–75 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 19:00 | Macedonia | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 96–84 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 15:00 | Macedonia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 75–57 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Jun | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | 75–62 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–18 | 26–24 | 25–20 | | 76–62 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 19:00 | Denmark | 1–3 | Austria | 20–25 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 14–25 | 83–100 | Report |
| 29 Jun | 19:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Austria | 21–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 60–75 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–15 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Macedonia | 25–19 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–83 | Report |
| 6 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–22 | | 75–53 | Report |
| 6 Jul | 20:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Macedonia | 21–25 | 28–26 | 26–28 | 20–25 | 95–104 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are local.

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Greece | 4–2 | Slovenia | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Macedonia | 3–3 | Montenegro | 3–1 | 1–3 | 10–15 |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 20:00 | Macedonia | 3–1 | Montenegro | 25–23 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–20 | | 96–90 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 19:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Slovenia | 25–19 | 26–28 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 109–110 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Montenegro | 3–1 | Macedonia | 25–21 | 13–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 88–91 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Montenegro | 15–10 | Macedonia |
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Greece | 21–25 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 86–97 | Report |

### Final

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

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Jul | 19:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Montenegro | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 6–15 | 97–106 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jul | 20:00 | Montenegro | 3–1 | Greece | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 97–82 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Montenegro |
| | Greece |
| | Macedonia |
| | Slovenia |
| 5 | Austria |
| 5 | Romania |
| 7 | Poland |
| 7 | Turkey |
| 9 | Azerbaijan |
| 9 | Denmark |
* Qualified for the 2015 World League Group 3

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
    Miloš Ćulafić