Volleyball competition held in Final Four:, Bulgaria (Golden League), Slovenia (Silver League)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Final Four: Bulgaria (Golden League) Slovenia (Silver League) |
| Dates | 28 May – 20 June |
| Teams | 20 |
| Champions | Bulgaria (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Croatia |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Official website | |
| European Golden League European Silver League | |
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The 2021 Women's European Volleyball League was the 12th edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which features women's national volleyball teams from 20 European countries.
The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, featuring twelve teams, and the Silver League, featuring eight teams.
Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of January 2020. Rankings are shown in brackets.
Golden league
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
|---|---|---|
 Azerbaijan (5)
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Bulgaria (8)
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Croatia (9)
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| Spain (14)
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 Ukraine (13)
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 Belarus (11)
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 Romania (15)
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 Slovakia (15)
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 Hungary (17)
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 France (20)
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 Finland (21) |
Czech Republic (19)
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Silver league
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Slovenia (18)
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 Portugal (23)
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 Austria (27)
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 Estonia (25)
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 Israel (29)
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina (30)
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 Luxembourg (36)
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 Latvia (30)
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Pool standing procedure
- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- 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
- 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.
Golden league
- All times are local.
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
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6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 1.600 | 570 | 518 | 1.100 | Final round |
| 2 | France
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6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 535 | 491 | 1.090 | |
| 3 | Romania
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6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 520 | 487 | 1.068 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.111 | 365 | 494 | 0.739 | Relegated to the Silver League |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 17:00 | Romania |
3–2 | France |
17–25 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 26–24 | 15–11 | 107–109 | Report |
| 28 May | 20:00 | Spain |
3–0 | Azerbaijan |
25–22 | 25–22 | 25–12 | 75–56 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 17:00 | Azerbaijan |
0–3 | Romania |
14–25 | 13–25 | 11–25 | 38–75 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 20:00 | Spain |
3–1 | France |
25–18 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 97–84 | Report | |
| 30 May | 17:00 | Romania |
2–3 | Spain |
25–13 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 9–15 | 89–99 | Report |
| 30 May | 20:00 | France |
3–1 | Azerbaijan |
25–21 | 19–25 | 25–13 | 25–20 | 94–79 | Report | |
| 4 Jun | 17:00 | Spain |
3–1 | Azerbaijan |
25–19 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–13 | 97–78 | Report | |
| 4 Jun | 20:00 | Romania |
0–3 | France |
17–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 5 Jun | 17:00 | Romania |
3–2 | Spain |
24–26 | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 113–105 | Report |
| 5 Jun | 20:30 | France |
3–0 | Azerbaijan |
25–14 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 6 Jun | 15:00 | Azerbaijan |
0–3 | Romania |
24–26 | 12–25 | 25–27 | 61–78 | Report | ||
| 6 Jun | 19:00 | Spain |
2–3 | France |
25–16 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 14–25 | 10–15 | 97–98 | Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 304 | 226 | 1.345 | Final round |
| 2 | Slovakia
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4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 307 | 332 | 0.925 | |
| 3 | Ukraine
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4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | 297 | 350 | 0.849 |
(H) Host
Notes:
- Qualified as hosts
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 19:00 | Bulgaria |
3–0 | Slovakia |
25–14 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 76–53 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 19:00 | Slovakia |
2–3 | Ukraine |
25–22 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 15–25 | 7–15 | 94–101 | Report |
| 30 May | 19:00 | Ukraine |
0–3 | Bulgaria |
26–28 | 13–25 | 22–25 | 61–78 | Report | ||
| 4 Jun | 20:30 | Bulgaria |
3–0 | Slovakia |
25–21 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 5 Jun | 20:30 | Ukraine |
0–3 | Bulgaria |
23–25 | 20–25 | 12–25 | 55–75 | Report | ||
| 6 Jun | 17:30 | Slovakia |
3–1 | Ukraine |
23–25 | 30–28 | 25–14 | 25–13 | 103–80 | Report |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic
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6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 552 | 479 | 1.152 | Final round |
| 2 | Croatia
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6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1.500 | 561 | 542 | 1.035 | |
| 3 | Belarus
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6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 468 | 540 | 0.867 | |
| 4 | Hungary
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6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 454 | 474 | 0.958 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 17:00 | Croatia |
2–3 | Hungary |
26–24 | 20–25 | 31–29 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 109–118 | Report |
| 29 May | 16:00 | Czech Republic |
3–1 | Croatia |
25–13 | 20–25 | 28–26 | 25–22 | 98–86 | Report | |
| 29 May | 19:00 | Hungary |
1–3 | Belarus |
19–25 | 24–26 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 90–92 | Report | |
| 30 May | 16:00 | Belarus |
0–3 | Croatia |
23–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 19:00 | Hungary |
0–3 | Czech Republic |
16–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | 49–75 | Report | ||
| 31 May | 17:00 | Belarus |
1–3 | Czech Republic |
7–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | 21–25 | 65–97 | Report | |
| 2 Jun | 16:00 | Belarus |
2–3 | Croatia |
23–25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 9–15 | 99–105 | Report |
| 2 Jun | 19:00 | Hungary |
0–3 | Czech Republic |
21–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 62–75 | Report | ||
| 3 Jun | 16:00 | Hungary |
3–0 | Belarus |
25–14 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–48 | Report | ||
| 3 Jun | 19:00 | Czech Republic |
2–3 | Croatia |
25–20 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 109–111 | Report |
| 4 Jun | 17:00 | Croatia |
3–0 | Hungary |
25–21 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 75–60 | Report | ||
| 4 Jun | 20:00 | Belarus |
3–2 | Czech Republic |
25–22 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–8 | 106–98 | Report |
Ranking of the second placed teams
- Matches against the fourth placed team in each pool are not included in this ranking.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 377 | 364 | 1.036 | Final round |
| 2 | France
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4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 366 | 359 | 1.019 | |
| 3 | Slovakia
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4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 307 | 332 | 0.925 |
Silver league
- All times are local.
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia (H)
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6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 6.000 | 513 | 374 | 1.372 | Final round |
| 2 | Austria
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6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 479 | 400 | 1.198 | Final round |
| 3 | Israel
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6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 378 | 448 | 0.844 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 302 | 450 | 0.671 |
(H) Host
Notes:
- Qualified as hosts
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | 15:00 | Austria |
0–3 | Slovenia |
17–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 54–75 | Report | ||
| 28 May | 15:00 | Israel |
0–3 | Austria |
16–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | 48–75 | Report | ||
| 28 May | 17:30 | Luxembourg |
0–3 | Slovenia |
14–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | 43–75 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 15:00 | Israel |
3–0 | Luxembourg |
25–23 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 15:00 | Slovenia |
3–0 | Israel |
25–14 | 25–15 | 25–11 | 75–40 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 17:30 | Austria |
3–0 | Luxembourg |
25–19 | 25–15 | 25–13 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 4 Jun | 17:00 | Austria |
3–0 | Luxembourg |
25–15 | 25–14 | 25–20 | 75–49 | Report | ||
| 4 Jun | 20:00 | Slovenia |
3–1 | Israel |
22–25 | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 97–75 | Report | |
| 5 Jun | 17:00 | Israel |
0–3 | Austria |
18–25 | 32–34 | 15–25 | 65–84 | Report | ||
| 5 Jun | 20:00 | Luxembourg |
0–3 | Slovenia |
14–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | 46–75 | Report | ||
| 6 Jun | 17:00 | Israel |
3–0 | Luxembourg |
25–23 | 25–16 | 25–14 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 6 Jun | 20:00 | Austria |
2–3 | Slovenia |
22–25 | 22–25 | 32–30 | 25–19 | 15–17 | 116–116 | Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
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6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 515 | 471 | 1.093 | Final round |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 491 | 393 | 1.249 | |
| 3 | Estonia
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6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 516 | 536 | 0.963 | |
| 4 | Latvia
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.056 | 353 | 475 | 0.743 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May | 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Latvia |
25–19 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 28 May | 20:00 | Estonia |
2–3 | Portugal |
25–19 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 27–29 | 11–15 | 111–111 | Report |
| 29 May | 17:00 | Latvia |
0–3 | Portugal |
18–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 29 May | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–3 | Estonia |
25–12 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 102–99 | Report |
| 30 May | 17:00 | Estonia |
3–0 | Latvia |
25–18 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 75–59 | Report | ||
| 30 May | 20:00 | Portugal |
0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
21–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 63–75 | Report | ||
| 1 Jun | 17:00 | Estonia |
1–3 | Portugal |
26–24 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 84–99 | Report | |
| 1 Jun | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Latvia |
25–12 | 25–8 | 25–15 | 75–35 | Report | ||
| 2 Jun | 17:00 | Latvia |
0–3 | Portugal |
14–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 54–75 | Report | ||
| 2 Jun | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | Estonia |
25–9 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 3 Jun | 17:00 | Estonia |
3–1 | Latvia |
26–24 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 100–90 | Report | |
| 3 Jun | 20:00 | Portugal |
3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
25–21 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 92–89 | Report |
Final round
Silver League
- Venue: Maribor, Slovenia
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 June | ||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| 12 June | ||||||
| Austria | 3 | |||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||
| 11 June | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |||||
| Slovenia | 1 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 12 June | ||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||
| Slovenia | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun | 17:00 | Portugal |
2–3 | Austria |
23–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 6–15 | 99–110 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 20:00 | Slovenia |
1–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
23–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 94–95 | Report |
3rd place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun | 17:00 | Portugal |
1–3 | Slovenia |
21–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 16–25 | 85–98 | Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun | 20:00 | Austria |
2–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
22–25 | 29–27 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 7–15 | 101–115 | Report |
Golden League
- Venue: Ruse, Bulgaria
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| 20 June | ||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 20 June | ||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun | 17:00 | Spain |
1–3 | Croatia |
12–25 | 25–10 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 78–85 | Report | |
| 19 Jun | 20:00 | Czech Republic |
0–3 | Bulgaria |
13–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 55–75 | Report |
3rd place
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | 17:00 | Spain |
3–2 | Czech Republic |
28–26 | 10–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 15–10 | 101–102 | Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | 20:00 | Croatia |
1–3 | Bulgaria |
25–22 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 84–97 | Report |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player
See also
References
- "Record-breaking participation for 2021 European League". cev.eu. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "CEV European Ranking List - Women (as per 01.01.2020)". cev.eu. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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