The 2018 Men's European Volleyball League was the 15th 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 featured men's national volleyball teams from twenty European countries.
Unlike previous seasons, the tournament had two groups: the Golden League, featuring twelve teams, and the Silver League, featuring eight teams.
It also acted as the European qualifying competition for the
2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup, a new annual men's international volleyball tournament contested by 6 national teams that acts as a qualifier for the FIVB Voll ...
, securing two vacancies for the tournament that then served as the qualifying competition for the
2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, an annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams. The competition was held between May and July 20 ...
.
Pools composition
Golden League
Silver League
League round
*All times are local.
Golden League
*The Golden League Final Round hosts Czech Republic and the winners of each pool will qualify for the Golden League Final Round. If Czech Republic finishes first in Pool C, the best second team among all pools will qualify for the Golden League Final Round.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Silver League
*The Silver League Final Round hosts Macedonia, the winners of each pool and the best second team among all pools will qualify for the Silver League Final Round.
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Silver League
*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, Nor ...
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Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; ...
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Macedonia
Macedonia most commonly refers to:
* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...
*All times are
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...
(
UTC+02:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Golden League
*Venue:
KV Arena
KV Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, built in 2009. The maximum capacity of the arena is 7,500 people, or 5,874 seating people for ice hockey matches. It is currently home to the HC Energie Karlovy Vary i ...
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Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. It is ...
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
*All times are
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ...
(
UTC+02:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
*Most Valuable Player
:
Renee Teppan
*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 Fe ...
*Best Outside Spikers
:
Oliver Venno
:
Donovan Džavoronok
*Best Middle Blockers
:
Vahit Emre Savas
:
Andri Aganits
Andri Aganits (born 7 September 1993) is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and German club VfB Friedrichshafen.
Club career
Aganits played the 2020–21 season in Greek top club PAOK Thessalonik ...
*Best Opposite Spiker
:
Michal Finger
*Best Libero
:
Milan Monik
See also
*
2018 Women's European Volleyball League
The 2018 Women's European Volleyball League was the 10th edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which features women's national volleyball teams from 20 European countries.
Unlike previous seasons, the tournament had two divisio ...
References
External links
Official website of the Golden LeagueOfficial website of the Silver League
{{European Volleyball League
European Volleyball League
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...
2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup qualification
2018 in Czech sport
International volleyball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic
May 2018 sports events in Europe
June 2018 sports events in Europe