2004 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004. The Final Four was held in Opava, Czech Republic from July 10 to July 11.

Contents 1 Competing nations 2 Squads 3 League Round 3.1 Group A 3.1.1 First leg 3.1.2 Second leg 3.1.3 Third Leg 3.1.4 Fourth Leg 3.1.5 Fifth Leg 3.1.6 Sixth Leg 3.2 Group B 3.2.1 First leg 3.2.2 Second leg 3.2.3 Third Leg 3.2.4 Fourth Leg 3.2.5 Fifth Leg 3.2.6 Sixth Leg 4 Final four 4.1 Semi finals 4.2 Finals 5 Final ranking 6 Individual awards 7 References

Competing nations

Group A	Group B
Croatia  Czech Republic  Russia  Turkey	Finland  Germany  Netherlands  Slovakia

Squads

• For more details on this topic, see 2004 Men's European Volleyball League Squads.

League Round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Russia	19	12	7	5	1059	1000	1.059	27	20	1.350
2	Czech Republic	19	12	7	5	1105	1074	1.029	28	22	1.273
3	Turkey	19	12	7	5	1090	1097	0.994	25	24	1.042
4	Croatia	15	12	3	9	1050	1133	0.927	18	32	0.562

First leg

• May 21 — May 23

Russia	1 – 3	Czech Republic	22:25 22:25 25:20 23:25
Croatia	1 – 3	Turkey	25:17 16:25 21:25 18:25
Russia	3 – 0	Czech Republic	25:18 25:19 25:20
Croatia	3 – 1	Turkey	25:15 22:25 25:22 25:18

Second leg

• May 29 — May 30

Czech Republic	3 – 0	Turkey	25:22 25:21 25:23
Russia	3 – 2	Croatia	25:21 25:21 26:28 19:25 15:10
Czech Republic	2 – 3	Turkey	25:23 25:17 21:25 19:25 10:15
Russia	3 – 0	Croatia	25:16 25:18 25:18

Third Leg

• June 5 — June 6

Croatia	2 – 3	Czech Republic	22:25 25:23 13:25 25:22 13:15
Turkey	3 – 1	Russia	27:29 25:20 25:16 25:22
Croatia	3 – 2	Czech Republic	25:20 25:22 18:25 21:25 15:12
Turkey	2 – 3	Russia	19:25 25:20 26:24 17:25 09:15

Fourth Leg

• June 12 — June 17

Czech Republic	3 – 0	Croatia	25:21 25:22 25:18
Czech Republic	3 – 2	Croatia	18:25 25:21 25:23 27:29 15:11
Russia	3 – 0	Turkey	25:16 25:22 27:25
Russia	3 – 1	Turkey	25:18 21:25 25:20 25:20

Fifth Leg

• June 19 — June 20

Turkey	3 – 1	Czech Republic	25:22 20:25 25:20 25:22
Croatia	3 – 2	Russia	25:21 20:25 25:22 22:25 15:11
Turkey	3 – 2	Czech Republic	25:18 26:28 19:25 25:22 15:09
Croatia	0 – 3	Russia	14:25 18:25 20:25

Sixth Leg

• June 26 — June 27

Czech Republic	3 – 0	Russia	25:16 25:18 25:17
Turkey	3 – 1	Croatia	25:27 25:23 25:21 25:21
Czech Republic	3 – 2	Russia	25:20 22:25 25:22 23:25 18:16
Turkey	3 – 1	Croatia	25:21 26:24 22:25 25:23

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Netherlands	22	12	10	2	1195	1112	1.075	34	19	1.789
2	Germany	20	12	8	4	1078	970	1.111	29	16	1.812
3	Finland	17	12	5	7	1110	1171	0.948	21	23	0.677
4	Slovakia	13	12	1	11	1042	1172	0.889	17	35	0.486

First leg

• May 20 — May 23

Germany	1 – 3	Netherlands	22:25 22:25 25:23 17:25
Germany	1 – 3	Netherlands	26:28 21:25 25:22 23:25
Finland	3 – 2	Slovakia	25:20 25:15 25:27 20:25 15:13
Finland	3 – 2	Slovakia	25:22 25:23 18:25 23:25 15:13

Second leg

• May 29 — June 2

Finland	1 – 3	Germany	20:25 25:22 17:25 26:28
Finland	1 – 3	Germany	25:16 23:25 29:31 22:25
Slovakia	2 – 3	Netherlands	16:25 19:25 25:21 25:20 08:15
Slovakia	1 – 3	Netherlands	22:25 25:20 20:25 20:25

Third Leg

• June 5 — June 6

Netherlands	2 – 3	Finland	23:25 21:25 26:24 25:17 12:15
Netherlands	3 – 0	Finland	25:18 25:15 25:17
Germany	3 – 0	Slovakia	25:23 25:19 25:19
Germany	3 – 1	Slovakia	25:14 24:26 25:20 25:22

Fourth Leg

• June 11 — June 12

Slovakia	0 – 3	Germany	21:25 22:25 21:25
Slovakia	0 – 3	Germany	13:25 12:25 19:25
Finland	3 – 2	Netherlands	21:25 25:19 23:25 26:24 15:10
Finland	1 – 3	Netherlands	19:25 27:25 23:25 18:25

Fifth Leg

• June 19 — June 20

Netherlands	3 – 2	Slovakia	25:23 13:25 25:20 22:25 15:07
Netherlands	3 – 2	Slovakia	25:17 24:26 25:13 24:26 15:11
Germany	3 – 0	Finland	25:20 25:20 25:17
Germany	3 – 1	Finland	21:25 25:21 25:18 25:15

Sixth Leg

• June 19 — June 20

Slovakia	2 – 3	Finland	23:25 22:25 25:21 25:23 08:15
Slovakia	3 – 2	Finland	25:23 25:23 19:25 23:25 15:13
Netherlands	3 – 1	Germany	26:24 25:22 17:25 26:24
Netherlands	3 – 2	Germany	25:23 25:23 15:25 23:25 16:14

Final four

	Semi Finals				Final
	2004-07-10 – Opava
	Czech Republic	3
	Netherlands	0
					2004-07-11 – Opava
					Czech Republic	3
					Russia	1
					3rd place
	2004-07-10 – Opava			2004-07-11 – Opava
	Russia	3		Netherlands	3
	Germany	0			Germany	1

Semi finals

• Saturday July 10

Czech Republic	3 – 0	Netherlands	25:23 25:21 25:19
Russia	3 – 0	Germany	25:22 25:13 25:14

Finals

• Sunday July 11 — Bronze Medal Match

Netherlands	3 – 1	Germany	29:31 25:18 25:19 25:23

• • Sunday July 11 — Gold Medal Match

Czech Republic	3 – 1	Russia	25:20 21:25 26:24 25:19

Final ranking

1.  Czech Republic 2.  Russia 3.  Netherlands 4.  Germany 5.  Turkey 6.  Finland 7.  Croatia 8.  Slovakia

2004 Men's European League Winners  Czech Republic First title

Individual awards

• Topscorer

•  Igor Omrčen (CRO)

• Best Server

•  Björn Andrae (GER)

References

• CEV Results

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