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The 2013 Women's European Volleyball League was the fifth 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 eight European countries. A preliminary league round was played from June 13 to July 6, and the final four tournament, which was held in
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on July 11–12, 2013. For this years edition, the first four sets were played over 21 points.
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defeated
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3–2 in the final.


Teams

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League round


Pool A


Leg 1

The tournament was played at
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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Messzi István Sportcsarnok,
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Leg 3

The tournament was played in Sala Polivalentă Oltenia,
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Leg 4

The tournament was played in Palace of Culture and Sports,
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Pool B


Leg 1

The tournament was played at Sport Oase,
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Leg 2

The tournament was played at Hala Sportova "Dudova Suma",
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Leg 3

The tournament was played in CU Arena,
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Leg 4

The tournament was played in Metrowest Sport Palace,
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Final four

The final four was held in at the Palace of Culture and Sports in
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from July 13 to 14, 2013. ;Qualified teams: * * (host) * *


Bracket


Semifinals


Third place game


Final


Final standing


Awards

*MVP: Charlotte Leys *Best scorer:
Margareta Kozuch Margareta Anna "Maggie" Kozuch (; born 30 October 1986) is a German female volleyball Player (game), player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg, TV Fischbek (who changed th ...
*Best spiker:
Margareta Kozuch Margareta Anna "Maggie" Kozuch (; born 30 October 1986) is a German female volleyball Player (game), player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg, TV Fischbek (who changed th ...
*Best blocker: Freya Aelbrecht *Best server: Denise Hanke *Best setter: Frauke Dirickx *Best receiver: Mariya Karakasheva *Best libero: Valérie Courtois


References


External links


Official website
{{European Volleyball League 2013 Women
European Volleyball League European Volleyball League may refer to * Men's European Volleyball League * 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, ...
International volleyball competitions hosted by Bulgaria 2013 in Bulgarian women's sport