Host nation Turkey Venues 1 (in 1 host city) | Teams 10 MVP Emre Batur | |
Dates May 24 – June 24 (qualification)
June 30 – July 1 (final round) Champions Netherlands (2nd title) | ||
The 2012 Men's European Volleyball League was the ninth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from ten European countries. A preliminary league round was played from May 24 to June 24, and the final four tournament, which was held at Ankara, Turkey.
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During the league round, competing nations were drawn into two pools of five teams, and every team hosted a tournament with three other teams and played a round-robin system over three days. Every team played at four tournaments and one standings table was used, combined with all five tournaments. The Pool winners and runners-up qualified for the final four round, joining the host team.
The Netherlands defeated Turkey 3–2 in the final.
Teams
Leg 1
The tournament was played at New Indoor Sport Hall, Katerini, Greece.
Leg 2
The tournament was played at Pabellón Municipal Los Planos, Teruel, Spain.
Leg 3
The tournament was played at Metrowest Sport Palace, Ra'anana, Israel.
Leg 4
The tournament was played at Kildeskovshallen, Gentofte, Denmark.
Leg 5
The tournament was played at Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia.
Pool B
Leg 1
The tournament was played at Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț, Romania.
Leg 2
The tournament was played at Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey.
Leg 3
The tournament was played at City Hall, Jablonec, Czech Republic.
Leg 4
The tournament was played at Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Leg 5
The tournament was played at Sporthalle am See, Hard, Austria.
Final Four
The final four was held at Başkent Volleyball Hall in Ankara, Turkey from June 30 to July 1, 2012.