2018 Women's European Volleyball League

The 2018 Women's European Volleyball League was the 10th edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which features women's national volleyball teams from 20 European countries.[1]

2018 Women's European League
Tournament details
Host nation Hungary
Dates19 May – 17 June
Teams20
Champions Bulgaria (1st title)
Runners-up Hungary
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Finland
Tournament awards
MVPBulgaria Mariya Karakasheva
Best SetterBulgaria Lora Kitipova
Best OHHungary Gréta Szakmáry
Czech Republic Michaela Mlejnková
Best MBBulgaria Hristina Ruseva
Finland Laura Pihlajamäki
Best OPPBulgaria Silvana Chausheva
Best LiberoHungary Rita Molcsányi
Official website
European Golden League
European Silver League

Unlike previous seasons, the tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, featuring twelve teams, and the Silver League, featuring eight teams.

It also acts as the European qualifying competition for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup, securing two vacancies for the tournament that will then serve as the qualifying competition for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.

Pools composition

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Golden league

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Pool A Pool B Pool C
  Bulgaria   Croatia   Czech Republic
  Ukraine   Hungary   Belarus
  Azerbaijan   France   Slovakia
  Portugal   Finland   Spain

Silver league

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Pool A Pool B
  Kosovo   Albania
  Sweden   Israel
  Estonia   Austria
   Switzerland   Georgia

Golden league

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  • All times are local.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Bulgaria 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 513 436 1.177 Final round
2   Azerbaijan 6 5 1 15 16 7 2.286 549 492 1.116
3   Ukraine 6 2 4 6 8 13 0.615 483 491 0.984
4   Portugal 6 0 6 0 3 18 0.167 397 523 0.759
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May 17:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Portugal 25–13 25–18 25–19     75–50 Report
19 May 18:00 Azerbaijan   3–1   Ukraine 16–25 25–19 25–23 28–26   94–93 Report
23 May 18:00 Azerbaijan   3–1   Portugal 24–26 25–17 25–14 25–17   99–74 Report
23 May 18:30 Bulgaria   3–1   Ukraine 32–34 25–10 25–22 25–21   107–87 Report
26 May 17:00 Bulgaria   3–1   Azerbaijan 17–25 25–17 25–14 25–21   92–77 Report
27 May 17:00 Portugal   0–3   Ukraine 22–25 14–25 13–25     49–75 Report
30 May 17:00 Ukraine   3–1   Portugal 25–19 21–25 25–22 25–20   96–86 Report
30 May 18:00 Azerbaijan   3–1   Bulgaria 25–20 23–25 25–21 25–21   98–87 Report
2 Jun 18:00 Ukraine   0–3   Bulgaria 18–25 20–25 22–25     60–75 Report
2 Jun 15:00 Portugal   1–3   Azerbaijan 20–25 28–26 11–25 15–25   74–101 Report
6 Jun 17:00 Ukraine   0–3   Azerbaijan 28–30 21–25 23–25     72–80 Report
6 Jun 16:00 Portugal   0–3   Bulgaria 17–25 22–25 25–27     64–77 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Finland 6 4 2 13 14 9 1.556 533 471 1.132 Final round
2   Hungary 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 536 508 1.055 Final round as host country
3   Croatia 6 3 3 8 12 12 1.000 529 549 0.964
4   France 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 432 502 0.861
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May 17:00 Croatia   3–0   Finland 25–21 26–24 25–19     76–64 Report
20 May 18:30 Hungary   3–0   France 25–16 25–19 25–20     75–55 Report
23 May 18:30 Hungary   3–1   Croatia 26–24 25–23 23–25 25–12   99–84 Report
23 May 18:30 Finland   3–0   France 25–18 25–13 25–21     75–52 Report
26 May 16:00 Finland   3–1   Hungary 25–19 23–25 25–16 25–19   98–79 Report
26 May 20:00 Croatia   3–1   France 25–19 25–21 18–25 27–25   95–90 Report
30 May 17:00 Finland   3–1   Croatia 25–18 24–26 25–15 25–19   99–78 Report
30 May 20:00 France   0–3   Hungary 23–25 18–25 19–25     60–75 Report
2 Jun 17:00 Croatia   3–2   Hungary 23–25 25–23 25–15 19–25 15–9 107–97 Report
2 Jun 20:00 France   1–3   Finland 14–25 25–18 14–25 22–25   75–93 Report
6 Jun 18:30 Hungary   3–2   Finland 25–20 25–27 21–25 25–21 15–11 111–104 Report
6 Jun 20:00 France   3–1   Croatia 25–18 27–25 23–25 25–21   100–89 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Czech Republic 6 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 493 411 1.200 Final round
2   Belarus 6 3 3 8 12 13 0.923 531 535 0.993
3   Slovakia 6 2 4 6 9 15 0.600 515 526 0.979
4   Spain 6 1 5 5 8 16 0.500 482 549 0.878
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May 15:00 Slovakia   2–3   Belarus 24–26 25–18 24–26 25–21 8–15 106–106 Report
19 May 19:00 Spain   0–3   Czech Republic 23–25 21–25 12–25     56–75 Report
23 May 16:00 Belarus   3–0   Slovakia 25–23 25–19 25–20     75–62 Report
23 May 17:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Spain 25–20 25–16 25–21     75–57 Report
26 May 16:00 Belarus   1–3   Spain 21–25 25–11 23–25 16–25   85–86 Report
26 May 16:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Slovakia 25–17 25–20 25–19     75–56 Report
30 May 17:00 Slovakia   1–3   Czech Republic 25–16 16–25 23–25 18–25   82–91 Report
30 May 20:30 Spain   2–3   Belarus 23–25 25–21 22–25 25–19 9–15 104–105 Report
2 Jun 18:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Belarus 25–18 25–18 25–21     75–57 Report
2 Jun 19:00 Spain   1–3   Slovakia 21–25 17–25 25–20 27–29   90–99 Report
6 Jun 18:00 Belarus   2–3   Czech Republic 21–25 25–18 25–19 20–25 12–15 103–102 Report
6 Jun 18:00 Slovakia   3–2   Spain 25–17 22–25 23–25 25–16 15–6 110–89 Report

Silver league

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  • All times are local.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Estonia 6 5 1 14 17 8 2.125 574 460 1.248 Final round
2   Sweden 6 4 2 13 16 8 2.000 534 462 1.156 Final round as host country
3    Switzerland 6 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 481 480 1.002
4   Kosovo 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 263 450 0.584
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May 19:00 Sweden   3–0    Switzerland 25–13 26–24 25–17     76–54 Report
20 May 19:00 Kosovo   0–3   Estonia 8–25 12–25 17–25     37–75 Report
23 May 17:00 Estonia   3–2    Switzerland 21–25 25–17 24–26 25–18 15–12 110–98 Report
23 May 20:00 Kosovo   0–3   Sweden 21–25 23–25 10–25     54–75 Report
26 May 17:00 Estonia   2–3   Sweden 25–17 25–18 33–35 20–25 7–15 110–110 Report
26 May 17:30 Switzerland   3–0   Kosovo 25–14 25–15 25–17     75–46 Report
30 May 17:00 Sweden   2–3   Estonia 25–20 18–25 25–21 25–27 6–15 99–108 Report
30 May 19:30 Kosovo   0–3    Switzerland 18–25 20–25 15–25     53–75 Report
2 Jun 16:00 Sweden   3–0   Kosovo 25–11 25–15 25–7     75–33 Report
3 Jun 16:30 Switzerland   1–3   Estonia 25–21 19–25 17–25 15–25   76–96 Report
6 Jun 17:00 Estonia   3–0   Kosovo 25–15 25–8 25–17     75–40 Report
6 Jun 19:30 Switzerland   3–2   Sweden 25–22 25–15 17–25 21–25 15–12 103–99 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Austria 6 5 1 16 17 6 2.833 538 441 1.220 Final round
2   Albania 6 5 1 14 15 6 2.500 492 413 1.191
3   Israel 6 1 5 3 6 16 0.375 448 528 0.848
4   Georgia 6 1 5 3 5 15 0.333 387 483 0.801
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 May 15:00 Austria   3–1   Israel 25–21 25–12 20–25 25–15   95–73 Report
20 May 17:00 Georgia   0–3   Albania 16–25 18–25 22–25     56–75 Report
23 May 19:00 Israel   3–1   Georgia 25–21 23–25 25–20 25–16   98–82 Report
23 May 19:00 Albania   0–3   Austria 18–25 17–25 21–25     56–75 Report
26 May 17:00 Georgia   0–3   Austria 17–25 14–25 14–25     45–75 Report
26 May 19:00 Israel   0–3   Albania 18–25 16–25 14–25     48–75 Report
30 May 17:00 Albania   3–1   Israel 25–23 25–19 27–29 25–16   102–87 Report
30 May 17:45 Austria   3–1   Georgia 25–21 25–16 23–25 25–16   98–78 Report
2 Jun 17:45 Austria   2–3   Albania 25–21 25–22 19–25 16–25 11–15 96–108 Report
2 Jun 20:00 Georgia   3–0   Israel 25–21 25–18 25–22     75–61 Report
6 Jun 17:00 Albania   3–0   Georgia 25–14 25–13 26–24     76–51 Report
6 Jun 19:00 Israel   1–3   Austria 26–24 17–25 22–25 16–25   81–99 Report

Final round

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Silver league

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 June
 
 
  Albania0
 
17 June
 
  Sweden3
 
  Sweden3
 
16 June
 
  Austria1
 
  Austria3
 
 
  Estonia1
 
3rd place match
 
 
17 June
 
 
  Albania3
 
 
  Estonia0

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun 17:00 Albania   0–3   Sweden 14–25 21–25 21–25     56–75 Report
16 Jun 20:00 Austria   3–1   Estonia 21–25 25–22 26–24 25–16   97–87 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun 16:00 Albania   3–0   Estonia 25–14 25–17 25–21     75–52 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun 19:00 Sweden   3–1   Austria 25–23 25–21 16–25 25–17   91–86 Report

Golden league

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June
 
 
  Bulgaria3
 
15 June
 
  Finland0
 
  Bulgaria3
 
14 June
 
  Hungary0
 
  Hungary3
 
 
  Czech Republic0
 
3rd place match
 
 
15 June
 
 
  Finland1
 
 
  Czech Republic3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jun 17:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Finland 25–21 25–13 25–14     75–48 Report
14 Jun 20:00 Hungary   3–0   Czech Republic 25–21 25–19 25–19     75–59 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 17:00 Finland   1–3   Czech Republic 17–25 26–28 27–25 21–25   91–103 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 20:00 Bulgaria   3–0   Hungary 25–12 27–25 25–14     77–51 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-12-24.