| 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 | |
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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.
Competing nations
Squads
Further information: 2006 Men's European Volleyball League SquadsLeague round
| 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
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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 (H)
|
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 |
(H) Host
Notes:
- Qualified as hosts
Final four
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best libero
References
| European Volleyball League | |||||
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