The 2016 Men's European Volleyball League was the 13th edition of the annual
Men's European Volleyball League
The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2004, the competition serves as a qualifying tourn ...
, which features men's national volleyball teams from eight European countries.
A preliminary league round was played from 3 to 20 June 2016, and the final four tournament, which was held at
Varna
Varna may refer to:
Places Europe
*Varna, Bulgaria, a city in Bulgaria
**Varna Province
**Varna Municipality
** Gulf of Varna
**Lake Varna
**Varna Necropolis
*Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy
*Varniai, a city in Lithuania
* Varna (Šaba ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
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Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
defeated
Macedonia 3–0 in the final.
Teams
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League round
*All times are local.
Pool A
Week 1
*Venue:
Palace of Culture and Sports
Palace of Culture and Sports ( bg, Дворец на културата и спорта) is an indoor complex for culture and sport located in Varna, Bulgaria. The complex has three sports halls - "Kongresna Hall", "Mladost Hall ...
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Varna
Varna may refer to:
Places Europe
*Varna, Bulgaria, a city in Bulgaria
**Varna Province
**Varna Municipality
** Gulf of Varna
**Lake Varna
**Varna Necropolis
*Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy
*Varniai, a city in Lithuania
* Varna (Šaba ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
Week 2
*Venue:
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
The Boris Trajkovski Sports Center ( mk, Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Sportski centar Boris Trajkovski) in Skopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the Karpoš Municipality of Skopje, No ...
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Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
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Macedonia
Pool B
Week 1
*Venue:
Sporthalle,
Enns,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
Week 2
*Venue:
Rakvere Spordihall
Rakvere Spordihall is a multi-purpose arena in Rakvere, Estonia. It was built in 2004 and holds up to 2,422 people during sports events and up to 3,556 during concerts. When opened, it was the second largest sports arena in Estonia.
It generally ...
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Rakvere,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
Final four
The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team qualified for the final four. The fourth participant was the organizer of the tournament.
;Qualified teams
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Bracket
*All times are local
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
*Most Valuable Player
:
Robert Täht
*Best Setter
:
Kert Toobal
Kert Toobal (born 3 June 1979) is a former Estonian volleyball player, a long-term captain of the Estonia men's national volleyball team. After retiring from active sport Toobal took up the sporting director position in the Estonian Volleyball F ...
*Best Outside Spikers
:
Robert Täht
Robert Täht (born 15 August 1993) is an Estonian volleyball player, member of the Estonian national team. At the professional club level, he plays for Berlin Recycling Volleys in Germany.
Club career
Robert Täht began his professional career ...
:
Alexander Berger
*Best Middle Blockers
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Svetoslav Gotsev
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Peter Wohlfahrtstätter
*Best Opposite Spiker
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Nikola Gjorgiev
Nikola Gjorgiev (born 23 July 1988) is a Macedonian volleyball player, a member of North Macedonia men's national volleyball team and Japanese club Osaka Blazers Sakai, 2009 Serbian Champion, 2017 Japanese Champion.
Career
National team
In 2015 ...
*Best Libero
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Rait Rikberg
References
External links
Official website
See also
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2016 Women's European Volleyball League
{{European Volleyball League
2016 Men
European Volleyball League European Volleyball League may refer to
* Men's European Volleyball League
The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confeder ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Bulgaria