The 2012 Women's European Volleyball League was the fourth edition of the annual

Women's European Volleyball League The Women's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2009, the competition served as a qualify ...

, which featured women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries. A preliminary league round was played from June 1 to June 30, and the final four tournament, which was held at the

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on July 5–6, 2012. During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and every team hosted a tournament with three other teams and playing a round-robin system over three days. One standings table was used, combined with all four tournaments. The Pool winners and the best runner up qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four. The

defeated

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3–0 in the final.

Teams

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League round

Pool A

Leg 1

The tournament was played at Hala sportova,

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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Sportmax 2,

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Leg 3

The tournament was played in Palau d'Esports de Granollers,

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Leg 4

The tournament was played in Sala Polivalentă,

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Pool B

Leg 1

The tournament was played at Palace of Culture and Sports,

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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Atatürk Sport Hall,

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Leg 3

The tournament was played at Salle Omnisport St. Léonard,

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Leg 4

The tournament was played at Complexe St. Symphorien,

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Pool C

Leg 1

The tournament was played at Městská hala Vodová,

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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Topsport Centre,

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Leg 3

The tournament was played at Metrowest Sport Palace,

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Leg 4

The tournament was played at Neo Kleisto Orestiados,

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Final four

The final four was held at

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on July 5/6, 2012. ;Qualified teams: * * (host) * *

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

*MVP: Aneta Havlíčková *Best scorer: Elitsa Vasileva *Best spiker: Elitsa Vasileva *Best server: Dobriana Rabadzhieva *Best blocker: Caroline Wensink *Best receiver: Helena Havelková *Best setter:

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*Best libero: Julie Jasova

References

External links

Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) – official website
{{European Volleyball League Women's European Volleyball League

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International volleyball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic