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2024 Women's European Volleyball League

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2024 Men's European Volleyball League.

The 2024 Women's European Volleyball League was the 15th edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which featured women's national volleyball teams from 22 European countries. This season undergone a new format.

2024 Women's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Dates16 May – 16 June
Teams21

The winners and the runners-up qualified for the 2024 Challenger Cup.[1]

The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, which featured 12 teams, and the Silver League, which featured 9 teams.

Format change

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The CEV announced a change to the format starting this season after a decision was made by the CEV Board of Administration this on 16 September 2023 in Rome. Starting this season, the CEV adjusted the format so that it is similar to the FIVB Volleyball Nations League.[2][3][4] This format change was made with consultation with the participating nations to reduce costs.

Pools composition

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Teams were seeded according to their European Ranking for national teams as of 25 September 2023. Rankings are shown in brackets.[3][4]

 
List of teams in the 2024 Women's European Volleyball League:
  Participating in 2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
  Participating in Golden League
  Participating in Silver League
  Team banned from competition
  Did not enter

Golden League

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The numbers in brackets indicated their CEV rankings.

League phase
  Ukraine (8)
  Belgium (10)
  Czech Republic (11)
  Slovakia (12)
  Slovenia (13)
  Sweden (14)
  Spain (16)
  Romania (18)
  Croatia (19)
  Azerbaijan (20)
  Austria (21)
  Estonia (29)

Silver League

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League phase
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (15)
  Portugal (22)
  Montenegro (23)
  Hungary (25)
  Finland (27)
  Latvia (31)
  Georgia (32)
  Iceland (35)
  Luxembourg (36)
  Faroe Islands (37)

Golden League

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2024 Women's European Golden League
 
Tournament details
Host nation  Czech Republic (final four)
Dates16 May – 16 June
Teams12
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Belgium
Fourth place  Romania
Tournament awards
MVP  Isabelle Haak
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Official website
European Golden League

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[3]

Round Round date
Week 1 16–19 May 2024
Week 2 24–26 May 2024
Week 3 31 May – 2 June 2024
Final four 15–16 June 2024

Tournament schedule

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Week 1
Tournament 1
  Rakvere 		Tournament 2
  Osijek 		Tournament 3
  Lund 		Tournament 4
  Teplice

  Estonia (12) (H)
  Ukraine (1)
  Slovenia (5)

  Croatia (9) (H)
  Slovakia (4)
  Azerbaijan (10)

  Sweden (6) (H)
  Belgium (2)
  Spain (7)

  Czech Republic (3) (H)
  Romania (8)
  Austria (11)

Week 2
Tournament 5
  Schwechat 		Tournament 6
  Blaj 		Tournament 7
  Maribor 		Tournament 8
  Beveren

  Austria (11) (H)
  Ukraine (1)
  Slovakia (4)

  Romania (8) (H)
  Sweden (6)
  Azerbaijan (10)

  Slovenia (5) (H)
  Czech Republic (3)
  Spain (7)

  Belgium (2) (H)
  Croatia (9)
  Estonia (12)

Week 3
Tournament 9
  Baku 		Tournament 10
  Gijón 		Tournament 11
  Bratislava 		Tournament 12
  Tarnów[a]

  Azerbaijan (10) (H)
  Austria (11)
  Estonia (12)

  Spain (7) (H)
  Romania (8)
  Croatia (9)

  Slovakia (4) (H)
  Slovenia (5)
  Sweden (6)

  Ukraine (1) (H)
  Belgium (2)
  Czech Republic (3)

  1. ^ Due to the war in Ukraine, Ukraine's tournament was held at a neutral venue.

Tiebreaker

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

League round

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  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1   Belgium 6 6 0 18 18 4 4.500 542 418 1.297 Golden League Final four
2   Czech Republic[a] 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 504 425 1.186
3   Romania 6 4 2 12 14 6 2.333 467 408 1.145
4   Sweden 6 4 2 11 12 8 1.500 452 433 1.044
5   Ukraine 6 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 505 444 1.137
6   Spain 6 3 3 9 12 12 1.000 509 515 0.988
7   Slovakia 6 3 3 9 9 11 0.818 443 457 0.969
8   Azerbaijan 6 2 4 7 9 12 0.750 428 465 0.920
9   Croatia 6 2 4 7 9 13 0.692 469 494 0.949
10   Slovenia 6 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 433 491 0.882
11   Estonia 6 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 371 489 0.759
12   Austria 6 1 5 2 6 17 0.353 447 531 0.842 Relegation to Silver League
Source: CEV
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as final four host

Week 1

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Tournament 1
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 18:00 Slovenia   3–0   Estonia 25–23 25–18 25–18     75–59 Report
18 May 16:00 Ukraine   3–2   Slovenia 23–25 25–15 20–25 25–17 15–11 108–93 Report
19 May 17:00 Estonia   0–3   Ukraine 11–25 14–25 13–25     38–75 Report
Tournament 2
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 19:00 Azerbaijan   3–0   Croatia 25–19 25–19 25–22     75–60 Report
18 May 15:00 Slovakia   3–1   Azerbaijan 21–25 25–20 25–16 25–19   96–80 Report
19 May 19:00 Croatia   3–0   Slovakia 25–21 25–17 25–21     75–59 Report
Tournament 3
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 18:00 Spain   2–3   Sweden 28–26 22–25 25–22 18–25 12–15 105–113 Report
18 May 16:00 Belgium   3–1   Spain 28–30 25–16 25–18 25–16   103–80 Report
19 May 15:00 Sweden   0–3   Belgium 17–25 19–25 14–25     50–75 Report
Tournament 4
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 May 17:00 Austria   0–3   Czech Republic 10–25 9–25 19–25     38–75 Report
17 May 17:00 Romania   3–0   Austria 25–13 25–20 25–19     75–52 Report
18 May 17:00 Czech Republic   3–1   Romania 25–18 22–25 25–23 25–23   97–89 Report

Week 2

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Tournament 5
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 16:00 Slovakia   3–1   Austria 22–25 25–15 25–19 25–23   97–82 Report
25 May 18:00 Ukraine   3–0   Slovakia 25–20 25–21 25–11     75–52 Report
26 May 18:00 Austria   1–3   Ukraine 22–25 25–20 14–25 24–26   85–96 Report
Tournament 6
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 16:30 Azerbaijan   0–3   Romania 19–25 15–25 10–25     44–75 Report
25 May 16:30 Sweden   3–0   Azerbaijan 25–19 25–19 25–19     75–57 Report
26 May 16:30 Romania   3–0   Sweden 25–23 25–23 25–18     75–64 Report
Tournament 7
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 19:00 Spain   3–0   Slovenia 25–16 25–22 25–13     75–51 Report
25 May 19:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Spain 25–19 25–19 25–17     75–55 Report
26 May 19:00 Slovenia   1–3   Czech Republic 16–25 25–20 21–25 21–25   83–95 Report
Tournament 8
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 20:30 Estonia   0–3   Belgium 9–25 19–25 10–25     38–75 Report
25 May 20:30 Croatia   3–1   Estonia 25–23 25–27 25–14 30–28   105–92 Report
26 May 18:00 Belgium   3–1   Croatia 25–19 25–14 14–25 25–15   89–73 Report

Week 3

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Tournament 9
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 18:00 Estonia   0–3   Azerbaijan 21–25 12–25 20–25     53–75 Report
1 Jun 18:00 Austria   1–3   Estonia 25–16 23–25 21–25 15–25   84–91 Report
2 Jun 17:00 Azerbaijan   2–3   Austria 25–22 25–19 23–25 16–25 8–15 97–106 Report
Tournament 10
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 20:00 Croatia   2–3   Spain 17–25 25–16 20–25 25–23 8–15 95–104 Report
1 Jun 17:00 Romania   3–0   Croatia 25–18 25–22 25–21     75–61 Report
2 Jun 12:00 Spain   3–1   Romania 15–25 25–19 25–16 25–18   90–78 Report
Tournament 11
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 19:00 Sweden   3–0   Slovakia 25–19 25–23 25–18     75–60 Report
1 Jun 18:00 Slovenia   0–3   Sweden 18–25 20–25 23–25     61–75 Report
2 Jun 18:00 Slovakia   3–0   Slovenia 25–21 29–27 25–22     79–70 Report
Tournament 12
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 17:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Ukraine 25–20 25–19 25–22     75–61 Report
1 Jun 17:00 Belgium   3–1   Czech Republic 23–25 26–24 25–18 25–20   99–87 Report
2 Jun 17:00 Ukraine   1–3   Belgium 21–25 28–26 18–25 23–25   90–101 Report

Results by round

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The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round123456
  UkraineWWWWLL
  BelgiumWWWWWW
  Czech RepublicWWWWWL
  SlovakiaWLWLLW
  SloveniaWLLLLL
  SwedenWLWLWW
  SpainLLWLWW
  RomaniaWLWWWL
  CroatiaLWWLLL
  AzerbaijanWLLLWL
  AustriaLLLLLW
  EstoniaLLLLLW
Source: CEV

Final four

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The Final four was held in the Czech Republic.[5][6][7]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
  Belgium2
 
16 June
 
  Sweden3
 
  Sweden3
 
15 June
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Czech Republic3
 
 
  Romania1
 
3rd place match
 
 
16 June
 
 
  Belgium3
 
 
  Romania0

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun 15:00 Belgium   2–3   Sweden 25–16 22–25 22–25 25–22 12–15 106–103 Report
15 Jun 18:00 Czech Republic   3–1   Romania 19–25 25–13 25–18 30–28   99–84 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun 15:00 Belgium   3–0   Romania 25–14 25–12 25–19     75–45 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jun 18:00 Sweden   3–2   Czech Republic 25–22 21–25 18–25 25–20 15–11 104–103 Report

Silver League

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2024 Women's European Silver League
 
Tournament details
Host nation  Finland /   Portugal (final)
Dates16 May – 16 June
Teams9
Champions  Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Hungary
Fourth place  Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Official website
European Silver League

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[4]

Round Round date
Week 1 16–19 May 2024
Week 2 24–26 May 2024
Week 3 31 May – 2 June 2024
Week 4 7–9 June 2024
Final 13 & 16 June 2024

Tournament schedule

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Week 1
Tournament 1
  Kópavogur 		Tournament 2
  Tampere 		Tournament 3
  Podgorica

  Iceland (8) (H)
  Hungary (4)
  Latvia (6)

  Finland (5) (H)
  Portugal (2)
  Luxembourg (9)

  Montenegro (3) (H)
  Georgia (7)
  Faroe Islands (10)

Week 2
Tournament 4
  Luxembourg 		Tournament 5
  Riga 		Tournament 6
  Santo Tirso

  Luxembourg (9) (H)
  Hungary (4)
  Faroe Islands (10)

  Latvia (6) (H)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
  Georgia (7)

  Portugal (2) (H)
  Montenegro (3)
  Iceland (8)

Week 3
Tournament 7
  Tbilisi 		Tournament 8
  Érd 		Tournament 9
  Sarajevo

  Georgia (7) (H)
  Iceland (8)
  Luxembourg (9)

  Hungary (4) (H)
  Finland (5)
  Latvia (6)

  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) (H)
  Portugal (2)
  Montenegro (3)

Week 4
Tournament 10
  Tórshavn

  Faroe Islands (10) (H)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
  Finland (5)

Tiebreaker

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  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

League round

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  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Finland 6 6 0 18 18 3 6.000 517 341 1.516 Silver League Final
2   Hungary 6 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 495 365 1.356
3   Portugal[a] 5 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 385 243 1.584 Silver League Final
4   Montenegro 5 4 1 12 12 5 2.400 402 263 1.529
5   Georgia 6 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 441 353 1.249
6   Latvia 6 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 451 402 1.122
7   Luxembourg 6 2 4 5 6 14 0.429 368 468 0.786
8   Faroe Islands 6 1 5 3 3 15 0.200 302 375 0.805
9   Iceland 6 0 6 1 5 18 0.278 444 545 0.815
10   Bosnia and Herzegovina[b] 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 0 450 0.000 Withdrew
Source: CEV
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  1. ^ Portugal advanced to the final after the results against the worst-ranked team were not counted towards the final standings.[8]
  2. ^ Right before the tournament started, Bosnia and Herzegovina abruptly withdrew. All games involving Bosnia and Herzegovina were deemed as 3–0 forfeit wins for the opposing team.

Due to the last-minute withdrawal of Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly before the start of the competition, a provision was added to the rules governing this year’s European Silver League. To compare the results achieved by the participating teams according to the same number of matches (5) and compile a final standing of the League Round accordingly, it was decided to remove the results from the matches played with the lowest-ranked opponent for each of the participating teams. Based on these criteria, the two teams due to contest the final matches are Finland and Portugal.

Week 1

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Tournament 1
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 16:00 Latvia   3–1   Iceland 20–25 25–18 25–14 25–19   95–76 Report
18 May 20:00 Hungary   3–1   Latvia 25–21 28–30 25–9 25–18   103–78 Report
19 May 19:00 Iceland   0–3   Hungary 20–25 15–25 15–25     50–75 Report
Tournament 2
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 May 18:30 Luxembourg   0–3   Finland 7–25 19–25 9–25     35–75 Report
17 May 16:30 Portugal   3–0   Luxembourg 25–10 25–13 25–21     75–44 Report
18 May 15:00 Finland   3–1   Portugal 15–25 28–26 25–14 25–20   93–85 Report
Tournament 3
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May 18:00 Faroe Islands   0–3   Montenegro 13–25 10–25 15–25     38–75 Report
18 May 18:00 Georgia   3–0   Faroe Islands 25–16 25–13 25–19     75–48 Report
19 May 18:00 Montenegro   3–1   Georgia 25–13 23–25 25–14 25–16   98–68 Report

Week 2

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Tournament 4
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 18:00 Faroe Islands   0–3   Luxembourg 21–25 17–25 17–25     55–75 Report
25 May 18:00 Hungary   3–0   Faroe Islands 25–18 25–8 25–10     75–36 Report
26 May 16:00 Luxembourg   0–3   Hungary 17–25 14–25 19–25     50–75 Report
Tournament 5
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 19:30 Georgia   0–3   Latvia 23–25 14–25 14–25     51–75 Report
25 May 17:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Georgia 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
26 May 17:00 Latvia   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
Tournament 6
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May 21:00 Iceland   0–3   Portugal 19–25 18–25 12–25     49–75 Report
25 May 21:00 Montenegro   3–1   Iceland 25–14 27–25 20–25 25–18   97–82 Report
26 May 21:00 Portugal   3–0   Montenegro 25–23 25–20 25–14     75–57 Report

Week 3

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Tournament 7
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 20:00 Luxembourg   0–3   Georgia 24–26 18–25 15–25     57–76 Report
1 Jun 20:00 Iceland   2–3   Luxembourg 25–21 25–18 23–25 25–27 14–16 112–107 Report
2 Jun 20:00 Georgia   3–1   Iceland 25–16 21–25 25–19 25–15   96–75 Report
Tournament 8
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 18:00 Latvia   0–3   Hungary 17–25 16–25 16–25     49–75 Report
1 Jun 18:00 Finland   3–1   Latvia 25–14 25–18 22–25 25–22   97–79 Report
2 Jun 18:00 Hungary   1–3   Finland 17–25 24–26 27–25 24–26   92–102 Report
Tournament 9
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May 20:00 Montenegro   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
1 Jun 20:00 Portugal   0–0^   Montenegro – – –     0–0 Report
2 Jun 20:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Portugal 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report

^ The match was not played due to the cancellation of Tournament 9.

Week 4

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Tournament 10
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jun 19:00 Finland   3–0   Faroe Islands 25–14 25–19 25–17     75–50 Report
8 Jun 17:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Finland 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
9 Jun 17:00 Faroe Islands   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report

Results by round

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The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round123456
  PortugalWLWW–W
  MontenegroWWWLW–
  HungaryWWWWWL
  FinlandWWWWWW
  LatviaWLWWLL
  GeorgiaWLLWWW
  IcelandLLLLLL
  LuxembourgLLWLLW
  Faroe IslandsLLLLLW
  Bosnia and Herzegovina––––––
Source: CEV

Final

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The Final was held in Finland and Portugal.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Finland   1–2   Portugal 3–0 1–3 21–23
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 21:00 Portugal   0–3   Finland 17–25 21–25 11–25     49–75 Report
16 Jun 15:00 Finland   1–3   Portugal 25–21 22–25 23–25 24–26   94–97 Report
Golden set Finland   21–23   Portugal

Final standing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CEV Volleyball European Golden League 2023 Official Communication" (PDF). cev.eu. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ "38 teams to contest European League 2024". CEV. 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "CEV Volleyball European Golden League 2024" (PDF). CEV. 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "CEV Volleyball European Silver League 2024" (PDF). CEV. 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Final Four CEV Volleyball European League žen bude hostit Česko". Český Volejbal. 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Známe termíny Evropské Zlaté ligy pro rok 2024. eny odehrají Final Four v Èesku". Orlický.net. 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Česko v červnu uspořádá finále zlaté Evropské ligy volejbalistek". Sport.cz. 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ "PORTUGAL x FINLÂNDIA NA FINAL DA SILVER LEAGUE - Federação Portuguesa de Voleibol". 7 June 2024.
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