# 2015 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2015 Men's European Volleyball League was the 12th edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which features men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries.
A preliminary league round was played from July 3 to August 9, and the final four tournament, which was held at Walbrzych, Poland.
Slovenia defeated Macedonia 3–0 in the final.

## Teams

* Austria
* Belarus
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Greece
* Israel
* Macedonia
* Poland
* Romania
* Slovenia
* Turkey

## League round

* All times are local.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Estonia (Q) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 914 | 784 | 1.166 |
| 2 | Macedonia (Q) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 1.846 | 858 | 802 | 1.070 |
| 3 | Poland (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 1.222 | 901 | 861 | 1.046 |
| 4 | Denmark | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 0.583 | 802 | 891 | 0.900 |
| 5 | Austria | 10 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 0.680 | 900 | 937 | 0.961 |
| 6 | Israel | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0.259 | 717 | 817 | 0.878 |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jul | 20:25 | Austria | 3–0 | Israel | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 75–59 | Report |
| 4 Jul | 16:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Poland | 22–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 4 Jul | 19:00 | Austria | 3–1 | Israel | 25–22 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 99–86 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 16:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Poland | 15–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | 50–75 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 17:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Denmark | 19–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–15 | 27–29 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 115–100 | Report |
| 10 Jul | 21:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Macedonia | 25–9 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 19:30 | Israel | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Austria | 25–22 | 15–25 | 26–28 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 106–105 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–1 | Macedonia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 27–29 | 25–21 | | 102–92 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | 75–54 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–1 | Poland | 25–22 | 18–25 | 34–32 | 25–17 | 102–96 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 20:15 | Macedonia | 3–0 | Israel | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 19 Jul | 17:30 | Macedonia | 3–0 | Israel | 29–27 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 79–66 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Jul | 20:15 | Macedonia | 2–3 | Denmark | 27–29 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 16–18 | 115–108 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 20:25 | Austria | 1–3 | Estonia | 25–23 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | 87–98 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 17:00 | Austria | 2–3 | Estonia | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 106–104 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 17:30 | Macedonia | 3–1 | Denmark | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | 98–83 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Jul | 17:00 | Israel | 2–3 | Poland | 24–26 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 9–15 | 102–106 | Report |
| 31 Jul | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–17 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 1 Aug | 19:30 | Israel | 0–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 26–28 | 22–25 | | | 68–78 | Report |
| 1 Aug | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–1 | Denmark | 25–21 | 30–28 | 29–31 | 25–19 | | 109–99 | Report |
| 1 Aug | 20:15 | Macedonia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–18 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | | 76–59 | Report |
| 2 Aug | 17:30 | Macedonia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–63 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Aug | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Israel | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 7 Aug | 17:00 | Poland | 2–3 | Macedonia | 24–26 | 25–22 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 107–112 | Report |
| 8 Aug | 16:00 | Denmark | 3–2 | Austria | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 16–14 | 111–106 | Report |
| 8 Aug | 20:00 | Estonia | 3–1 | Israel | 21–25 | 28–26 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | 99–89 | Report |
| 8 Aug | 17:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Macedonia | 25–15 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | 89–90 | Report |
| 9 Aug | 16:00 | Denmark | 3–2 | Austria | 25–17 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 107–100 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Slovenia (Q) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 6.000 | 855 | 711 | 1.203 |
| 2 | Greece | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 1.533 | 890 | 816 | 1.091 |
| 3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 0.950 | 878 | 889 | 0.988 |
| 4 | Belarus | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 0.652 | 814 | 866 | 0.940 |
| 5 | Croatia | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 0.625 | 836 | 880 | 0.950 |
| 6 | Romania | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 0.400 | 742 | 853 | 0.870 |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 20:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 61–75 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Romania | 25–17 | 20–25 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 95–72 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:30 | Croatia | 3–1 | Belarus | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 94–85 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Slovenia | 26–24 | 24–26 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 88–100 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 20:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Belarus | 25–20 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 83–95 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 17 Jul | 20:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–23 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 99–94 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 18:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Belarus | 23–25 | 25–23 | 32–30 | 25–23 | 105–101 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 20:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–14 | 20–25 | 32–30 | 25–17 | 102–86 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 75–62 | Report |
| 19 Jul | 19:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | 75–69 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jul | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Romania | 31–29 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–21 | | 101–96 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 17:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Romania | 25–11 | 26–24 | 25–22 | | | 76–57 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 20:30 | Croatia | 2–3 | Greece | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 12–15 | 99–109 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 17:00 | Belarus | 2–3 | Slovenia | 25–22 | 9–25 | 14–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 82–109 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 20:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Greece | 25–23 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | 77–98 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jul | 20:30 | Greece | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 31 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Croatia | 23–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 15–10 | 108–108 | Report |
| 31 Jul | 18:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Slovenia | 14–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 31 Jul | 20:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Belarus | 23–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 1 Aug | 17:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 15–25 | 25–27 | | | 61–77 | Report |
| 1 Aug | 20:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Aug | 20:30 | Belarus | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 13–25 | 9–15 | 95–99 | Report |
| 8 Aug | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Greece | 25–13 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–23 | | 94–85 | Report |
| 8 Aug | 20:30 | Croatia | 3–2 | Romania | 25–18 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 19–17 | 110–105 | Report |
| 9 Aug | 19:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Greece | 25–23 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 26–24 | | 99–92 | Report |
| 9 Aug | 20:30 | Belarus | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 26–24 | | 99–91 | Report |
| 9 Aug | 20:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–54 | Report |

## Final four

The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the final four. The fourth participant was the organizer of the tournament.

### Qualified teams

* Poland (Host)
* Estonia
* Slovenia
* Macedonia

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 August 17:00 CEST | 13 August 17:00 CEST |
| Poland | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 14 August 20:00 CEST | 14 August 20:00 CEST |
| Slovenia | 3 | 14 August 20:00 CEST | 14 August 20:00 CEST |
| Slovenia | 3 | Slovenia | 3 |
| 13 August 20:00 CEST | 13 August 20:00 CEST | | Slovenia | 3 |
| 13 August 20:00 CEST | 13 August 20:00 CEST | Macedonia | 0 |
| Estonia | 0 | Macedonia | 0 |
| Macedonia | 3 | | |
| Macedonia | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 August 17:00 CEST | 14 August 17:00 CEST |
| | | Poland | 3 |
| | | Estonia | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Aug | 17:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Slovenia | 15–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 13 Aug | 20:00 | Estonia | 0–3 | Macedonia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 67–75 | Report |

### Third place game

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Aug | 17:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–65 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Aug | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Macedonia | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 75–58 | Report |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Slovenia |
| | Macedonia |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Estonia |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 7 | Belarus |
| 9 | Croatia |
| 9 | Austria |
| 11 | Romania |
| 11 | Israel |
* Qualified for the 2016 World League
* 2015 European League champions
* Slovenia 1st title
12-man roster :
* Alen Pajenk, Alen Šket, Mitja Gasparini, Dejan Vinčić, Jan Kozamernik, Jan Klobucar, Jani Kovačič, Jan Pokersnik, Ropret, Tine Urnaut, Klemen Cebulj, Uroš Pavlovič
* Head coach
* Andrea Giani

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Dejan Vinčič
* Best setter
    Dejan Vinčič
* Best outside spikers
    Nikola Gjorgiev
    Klemen Čebulj
* Best middle blockers
    Jan Nowakowski
    Ardo Kreek
* Best opposite spiker
    Jovica Simovski
* Best libero
    Damian Wojtaszek
* Fair play award
    Macedonia