2008 Men's European Volleyball League

The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008. The Final Four was held in Bursa, Turkey from July 19 to July 20.

For the first time Great Britain joined the competition and it will also enter it as a unified team as a result of a FIVB decision which allows the United Kingdom to play as a unified team in order to prepare for the next 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Austria and Belarus also joined the European League for the first time.

The tournament was won by Slovakia, defeating the Netherlands by 3-1 in the finals.

Competing Nations

**Sunday June 15
**Saturday June 21
**Sunday June 29
**Sunday July 6
**Sunday July 13
**Saturday June 21
**Saturday June 28
**Friday July 4
**Saturday July 12

Final Four

Round4-with third
RD1=Semi Finals
RD2=Final
Consol=3rd place
2008-07-19 – Bursa|vb|SVK|3|vb|GER|2
2008-07-19 – Bursa|vb|NED|3|vb|TUR|1
2008-07-20 – Bursa|vb|SVK|3|vb|NED|1
2008-07-20 – Bursa|vb|GER|2|vb|TUR|3

emi Finals

*Saturday July 19

Final Ranking

1. vb|SVK

2. vb|NED

3. vb|TUR

4. vb|GER

5. vb|BLR

6. vb|GRE

7. vb|AUT

8. vb|POR

9. vb|GBR

Individual Awards

*Most Valuable Player:
**flagathlete|Martin Sopko|SVK
*Best Spiker:
**flagathlete|Volkan Güc|TUR
*Best Blocker:
**flagathlete|Tomas Kmet|SVK
*Best Server:
**flagathlete|Martin Sopko|SVK
*Best Libero:
**flagathlete|Jelte Maan|NED
*Best Setter:
**flagathlete|Yannick van Harskamp|NED
*Best Receiver:
**flagathlete|Ferdinand Tille|GER
*Best Scorer:
**flagathlete|Gyorgy Grozer|GER

References

* [http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/main_menu/volleyball/european_league/2557/6641/index_EN.html CEV Results]