2017 Women's European Volleyball League

The 2017 Women's European Volleyball League was the ninth edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which features women's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries.

2017 Women's European League

Tournament details
Dates	9 June – 2 July
Teams	12
Champions	Ukraine (1st title)
Runners-up	Finland
Tournament awards
MVP	Anna Stepaniuk
Official website
2017 CEV European League
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In their first appearance in the competition, Ukraine won the title after defeating Finland in the final.^[1]

Teams

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Albania	France	Spain
Austria	Georgia	Portugal
Belarus	Montenegro	Slovakia
Finland	Ukraine	Sweden

League round

• All times are local.

Pool A

Qualified for the Final Four

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
		W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Finland	6	0	18	18	0	MAX	452	358	1.263
2	Belarus	3	3	9	10	9	1.111	438	389	1.126
3	Albania	2	4	6	7	14	0.500	449	496	0.905
4	Austria	1	5	3	4	16	0.250	379	475	0.798

Week 1

• Venue:   Tirana Olympic Park, Tirana, Albania

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jun	15:00	Austria	0–3	Belarus	12–25	13–25	22–25			47–75
9 Jun	18:00	Albania	0–3	Finland	15–25	20–25	22–25			57–75	Report
10 Jun	15:00	Belarus	0–3	Finland	20–25	15–25	15–25			50–75	Report
10 Jun	18:00	Austria	1–3	Albania	18–25	25–20	19–25	22–25		84–95	Report
11 Jun	15:00	Finland	3–0	Austria	25–17	25–19	25–20			75–56	Report
11 Jun	18:00	Belarus	1–3	Albania	25–22	22–25	24–26	23–25		94–98	Report

Week 2

• Venue:   Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk, Belarus

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun	15:30	Albania	0–3	Finland	19–25	23–25	20–25			62–75	Report
16 Jun	18:00	Belarus	3–0	Austria	25–8	25–7	25–20			75–35	Report
17 Jun	15:30	Finland	3–0	Austria	25–23	25–22	25–19			75–64	Report
17 Jun	18:00	Albania	0–3	Belarus	22–25	12–25	23–25			57–75	Report
18 Jun	15:30	Austria	3–1	Albania	25–16	25–16	18–25	25–23		93–80	Report
18 Jun	18:00	Finland	3–0	Belarus	25–21	25–23	27–25			77–69	Report

Pool B

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
		W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ukraine	6	0	18	18	1	18.000	468	307	1.524
2	France	4	2	12	13	8	1.625	473	460	1.028
3	Montenegro	2	4	6	8	13	0.615	439	488	0.900
4	Georgia	0	6	0	1	18	0.056	343	468	0.733

Week 1

• Venue:   Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun	16:00	Montenegro	0–3	Ukraine	17–25	20–25	14–25			51–75	Report
16 Jun	18:30	Georgia	0–3	France	20–25	11–25	21–25			52–75	Report
17 Jun	16:00	Ukraine	3–0	France	25–23	25–14	25–17			75–54	Report
17 Jun	18:30	Montenegro	3–1	Georgia	18–25	25–21	25–16	25–18		93–80	Report
18 Jun	16:00	France	3–1	Montenegro	28–26	25–17	24–26	25–18		102–87	Report
18 Jun	18:30	Ukraine	3–0	Georgia	25–12	25–21	25–20			75–53	Report

Week 2

• Venue:   Salle Sportive Métropolitaine, Rezé, France

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 Jun	16:00	Montenegro	0–3	Ukraine	11–25	12–25	15–25			38–75	Report
23 Jun	20:00	France	3–0	Georgia	25–21	25–20	25–17			75–58	Report
24 Jun	16:00	Ukraine	3–0	Georgia	25–16	25–15	25–14			75–45	Report
24 Jun	19:00	Montenegro	1–3	France	21–25	27–25	23–25	24–26		95–101	Report
25 Jun	16:00	Georgia	0–3	Montenegro	18–25	20–25	17–25			55–75
25 Jun	19:00	Ukraine	3–1	France	25–13	18–25	25–14	25–14		93–66	Report

Pool C

Rank	Team	Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
		W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Spain	5	1	16	17	5	3.400	528	444	1.189
2	Slovakia	4	2	12	12	7	1.714	439	385	1.140
3	Portugal	2	4	6	8	13	0.615	466	494	0.943
4	Sweden	1	5	2	5	17	0.294	421	531	0.793

Week 1

• Venue:   Polideportivo Huerta del Rey, Valladolid, Spain

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Jun	17:00	Portugal	0–3	Slovakia	18–25	20–25	20–25			58–75	Report
9 Jun	20:00	Spain	3–1	Sweden	25–17	25–13	22–25	25–19		97–74	Report
10 Jun	17:00	Slovakia	3–0	Sweden	25–15	25–11	25–18			75–44	Report
10 Jun	20:00	Portugal	1–3	Spain	25–19	22–25	23–25	25–27		95–96	Report
11 Jun	17:00	Sweden	1–3	Portugal	16–25	25–19	21–25	23–25		85–94	Report
11 Jun	20:00	Slovakia	0–3	Spain	20–25	19–25	24–26			63–76	Report

Week 2

• Venue:   Centro de Desportos e Congressos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun	16:00	Slovakia	0–3	Spain	21–25	13–25	23–25			57–75	Report
16 Jun	19:00	Portugal	3–0	Sweden	25–17	31–29	25–23			81–69	Report
17 Jun	15:00	Spain	2–3	Sweden	25–15	24–26	25–21	22–25	13–15	109–102	Report
17 Jun	18:00	Slovakia	3–1	Portugal	25–21	19–25	25–19	25–20		94–85	Report
18 Jun	15:00	Sweden	0–3	Slovakia	12–25	16–25	19–25			47–75	Report
18 Jun	18:00	Spain	3–0	Portugal	25–13	25–20	25–20			75–53	Report

Final four

The top placed team from each group and the best second-placed team will qualify for the final four.^[2]

Qualified teams

•   Finland
•   Ukraine
•   Spain
•   Slovakia

Bracket

• All times are local

	Semifinal							Final
	A1	Finland	3	3	5
	C2	Slovakia	2	0	1
								A1	Finland	1	1	0
								B1	Ukraine	3	3	6
	C1	Spain	1	3	2
	B1	Ukraine	3	2	4

Semifinal

Leg 1

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Jun	18:00	Slovakia	2–3	Finland	23–25	25–15	25–20	17–25	12–15	102–100	Report
28 Jun	19:00	Ukraine	3–1	Spain	25–19	25–21	24–26	25–21		99–87	Report

Leg 2

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Jul	17:00	Finland	3–0	Slovakia	25–16	25–18	25–21			75–55	Report
2 Jul	20:00	Spain	3–2	Ukraine	22–25	25–23	23–25	25–20	15–5	110–98	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	18:30	Finland	1–3	Ukraine	20–25	27–29	25–22	11–25		83–101	Report
9 Jul	19:00	Ukraine	3–1	Finland	17–25	25–23	27–25	25–16		94–89	Report

Final standings

Rank Team     Ukraine     Finland     Slovakia   Spain 5   France 6   Belarus 7   Portugal 8   Montenegro 9   Albania 10   Austria 11   Sweden 12   Georgia

2017 Women's European League Champions    Ukraine 1st title 14-woman roster for Final Round Degtiarova, Trushkina, Denysova, Chernukha, Gerasymova, Stepaniuk, Stepanchuk, Novgorodchenko, Niemtseva, Yatskiv, Kodola, Dorsman, Karpets Head coach Gariy Yegiazarov

Awards

• MVP:   Anna Stepaniuk

References

1. . CEV. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
2. CEV (12 January 2017). . Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

External links

See also

• 2017 Men's European Volleyball League