The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the European Volleyball League, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The final Four was held in İzmir, Turkey from 19 to 20 August 2006.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | July 21 – August 13 (qualification) August 19/20 (final four) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Guido Görtzen |
| Official website | |
| 2006 European League | |
Competing nations edit
Squads edit
League round edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 4.000 | 1061 | 935 | 1.135 | Final Four |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 1.474 | 1089 | 1039 | 1.048 | |
| 3 |  Greece
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 1.316 | 1016 | 983 | 1.034 | |
| 4 |  Germany
|
12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 1.182 | 1082 | 1041 | 1.039 | |
| 5 | Turkey[a] (H)
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12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 1080 | 1082 | 0.998 | Final Four |
| 6 |  Spain
|
12 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 0.840 | 1012 | 1039 | 0.974 | |
| 7 |  Slovakia
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12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 0.500 | 982 | 1060 | 0.926 | |
| 8 |  Estonia
|
12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 0.206 | 868 | 1011 | 0.859 |
- ^ Qualified as hosts
Final four edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2006-08-19 – İzmir | ||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||
| 2006-08-20 – İzmir | ||||||
| Greece | 1 | |||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||
| 2006-08-19 – İzmir | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2006-08-20 – İzmir | ||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | 17:00 | Croatia |
3–1 | Greece |
22–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 28–26 | 100–88 | Report | |
| 19 Aug | 19:30 | Netherlands |
3–2 | Turkey |
23–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 17–15 | 113–110 | Report |
3rd place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | 17:00 | Turkey |
2–3 | Greece |
25–22 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 10–15 | 101–108 | Report |
Final edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | 19:30 | Netherlands |
3–1 | Croatia |
19–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 96–91 | Report |
Final standing edit
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Awards edit
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best libero