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2012 Men's European Volleyball League

2012 Men's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates May 24 – June 24 (qualification)
June 30 – July 1 (final round)
Teams 10
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Netherlands (2nd title)
MVP Turkey Emre Batur
Official website
2012 CEV European League

The 2012 Men's European Volleyball League was the ninth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from ten European countries. A preliminary league round was played from May 24 to June 24, and the final four tournament, which was held at Ankara, Turkey.

During the league round, competing nations were drawn into two pools of five teams, and every team hosted a tournament with three other teams and played a round-robin system over three days. Every team played at four tournaments and one standings table was used, combined with all five tournaments. The Pool winners and runners-up qualified for the final four round, joining the host team.

The Netherlands defeated Turkey 3–2 in the final.

The tournament was played at New Indoor Sport Hall, Katerini, Greece.

The tournament was played at Pabellón Municipal Los Planos, Teruel, Spain.

The tournament was played at Metrowest Sport Palace, Ra'anana, Israel.

The tournament was played at Kildeskovshallen, Gentofte, Denmark.

The tournament was played at Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia.

The tournament was played at Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț, Romania.

The tournament was played at Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey.


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