# 2009 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2009 Men's European Volleyball League was the sixth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by twelve European countries from June 5 to July 12, 2009. The final Four was held in Portimão, Portugal from July 18 to July 19.
The tournament was won by Germany, defeating the Spain by 3–2 in the finals.

## Teams

* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Germany
* Greece
* Great Britain
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Turkey

## League round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 4.000 | 1079 | 891 | 1.211 | Final Four |
| 2 | Turkey | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 1.875 | 1076 | 983 | 1.095 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 0.556 | 905 | 985 | 0.919 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 0.194 | 848 | 1049 | 0.808 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jun | 19:30 | Spain | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | 75–62 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 16:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 75–48 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 19:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Great Britain | 25–12 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 98–78 | Report |
| 7 Jun | 15:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 96–79 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jun | 20:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 98–80 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 17:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 97–79 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 18:00 | Great Britain | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | 75–61 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 17:00 | Great Britain | 3–1 | Croatia | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 99–78 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 20 Jun | 16:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 17:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Spain | 22–25 | 24–26 | 14–25 | | 60–76 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 15:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Great Britain | 31–29 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 106–97 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 19:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Spain | 18–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | 53–75 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | 20:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Croatia | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 96–73 | Report |
| 27 Jun | 16:00 | Spain | 3–1 | Croatia | 24–26 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 99–83 | Report |
| 27 Jun | 18:00 | Great Britain | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–21 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 81–96 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Turkey | 28–30 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 71–80 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Jul | 18:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Great Britain | 23–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–75 | Report |
| 4 Jul | 18:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Spain | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 11–15 | 106–109 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Spain | 25–23 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 13–15 | 106–106 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 19:00 | Croatia | 2–3 | Great Britain | 21–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 9–15 | 102–106 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 12:00 | Croatia | 1–3 | Turkey | 26–24 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 94–102 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 15:00 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Spain | 20–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 62–75 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 15:00 | Great Britain | 0–3 | Spain | 18–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | 49–75 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 18:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 53–75 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 1.824 | 1091 | 1009 | 1.081 | Final Four |
| 2 | Belgium | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 1.500 | 1117 | 1075 | 1.039 | |
| 3 | Greece | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 0.690 | 1067 | 1113 | 0.959 | |
| 4 | Romania | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 0.531 | 1057 | 1133 | 0.933 | |

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Belgium | 22–25 | 33–35 | 25–20 | 23–25 | | 103–105 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 17:00 | Greece | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–15 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 105–99 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 20:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Germany | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–18 | 19–17 | 116–102 | Report |
| 7 Jun | 20:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 89–94 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | Germany | 25–22 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 103–109 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 17:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Romania | 25–15 | 25–23 | 28–26 | | | 78–64 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Germany | 22–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 15–13 | 105–102 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 3–2 | Romania | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 110–102 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Jun | 19:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Greece | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 20:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Belgium | 16–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 26–28 | | 88–99 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 16:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Greece | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–22 | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–6 | 112–103 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 26 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 75–64 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 20:30 | Greece | 1–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 27–25 | 25–27 | 17–25 | 89–102 | Report |
| 27 Jun | 19:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Germany | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 93–88 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–19 | 29–27 | | 79–68 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Jul | 17:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Greece | 29–27 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 107–107 | Report |
| 4 Jul | 19:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 17:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Greece | 18–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 26–24 | 19–17 | 112–113 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 18:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Belgium | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 10–15 | 96–103 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Greece | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 15–11 | 109–94 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 19:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Romania | 25–18 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–18 | | 98–80 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Greece | 25–21 | 27–25 | 25–13 | | | 77–59 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Romania | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–55 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 12 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 2.636 | 934 | 812 | 1.150 | Final Four |
| 2 | Portugal (H) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 0.905 | 896 | 910 | 0.985 | Final Four |
| 3 | Belarus | 12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 0.875 | 988 | 997 | 0.991 | |
| 4 | Austria | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 0.536 | 914 | 1013 | 0.902 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

#### Leg 1

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Jun | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 20:25 | Austria | 3–1 | Belarus | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 97–84 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 17:00 | Austria | 2–3 | Belarus | 25–23 | 16–25 | 28–26 | 22–25 | 13–15 | 104–114 | Report |
| 6 Jun | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 | Report |

#### Leg 2

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jun | 17:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 75–59 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 18:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Austria | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 99–82 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 16:00 | Portugal | 1–3 | Slovakia | 24–26 | 12–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 83–94 | Report |
| 14 Jun | 18:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Austria | 25–22 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 95–85 | Report |

#### Leg 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jun | 20:25 | Austria | 3–0 | Portugal | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 76–61 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 18:00 | Belarus | 3–2 | Slovakia | 25–17 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 15–10 | 104–100 | Report |
| 20 Jun | 19:00 | Austria | 1–3 | Portugal | 26–24 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 87–100 | Report |
| 21 Jun | 18:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Slovakia | 18–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |

#### Leg 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 27 Jun | 17:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Austria | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 75–61 | Report |
| 27 Jun | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 75–55 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 16:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Austria | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 75–57 | Report |
| 28 Jun | 19:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–20 | 25–12 | 25–21 | 75–53 | Report |

#### Leg 5

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jul | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 4 Jul | 17:00 | Portugal | 3–2 | Belarus | 26–24 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 21–19 | 114–117 | Report |
| 4 Jul | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 5 Jul | 16:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 | Report |

#### Leg 6

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 20:25 | Austria | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 75–56 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 18:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 75–56 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:25 | Austria | 1–3 | Slovakia | 19–25 | 27–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 89–100 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 18:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–16 | 28–26 | 25–20 | | 78–62 | Report |

## Final four
### Qualified teams

* Portugal, as host
* Germany
* Spain
* Slovakia
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2009-07-18 – Portimão | 2009-07-18 – Portimão |
| Spain | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 2009-07-19 – Portimão | 2009-07-19 – Portimão |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2009-07-19 – Portimão | 2009-07-19 – Portimão |
| Slovakia | 1 | Spain | 2 |
| 2009-07-18 – Portimão | 2009-07-18 – Portimão | | Spain | 2 |
| 2009-07-18 – Portimão | 2009-07-18 – Portimão | Germany | 3 |
| Portugal | 0 | Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | | |
| Germany | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2009-07-19 – Portimão | 2009-07-19 – Portimão |
| | | Slovakia | 0 |
| | | Portugal | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jul | 14:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Slovakia | 12–25 | 27–25 | 30–28 | 25–19 | | 94–97 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 17:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Germany | 24–26 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 67–76 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jul | 17:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Portugal | 22–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 66–75 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Jul | 19:30 | Spain | 2–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 7–15 | 97–103 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Germany |
| | Spain |
| | Portugal |
| 4 | Slovenia |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | Belgium |
| 7 | Belarus |
| 8 | Greece |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Romania |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 | Croatia |
* 2009 European League champions
* Germany 1st title
* 12-man Roster for Final Round
* Eugen Bakumovski, Marcus Bohme, György Grozer, Max Gunthor, Robert Kromm, Manuel Rieke, Jochen Schöps, Sebastian Schwarz, Patrick Steuerwald, Ferdinand Tille, Dirk Westphal, Georg Wiebel
* Head coach
* Raúl Lozano

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Jochen Schöps
* Best scorer
    Martin Nemec
* Best spiker
    Jochen Schöps
* Best blocker
    György Grozer
* Best server
    Valdir Sequeira
* Best setter
    Miguel Ángel Falasca
* Best receiver
    André Lopes
* Best libero
    Martin Pipa