2025 Men's European Volleyball League

2025 Men's European Volleyball League
Tournament details
Dates6 June – 6 July
Teams20

The 2025 Men's European Volleyball League was the 21st edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from 20 European countries.

The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, which featured 12 teams, and the Silver League, which featured 8 teams.[1][2]

Pools composition

Teams were seeded according to their European Ranking for national teams as of 30 August 2024. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Golden League

The numbers in brackets indicated their CEV rankings.

League phase
 Czech Republic (10)
 Portugal (11)
 Romania (13)
 Finland (14)
 Croatia (16)
 Greece (17)
 Spain (18)
 Latvia (19)
 Slovakia (21)
 North Macedonia (23)
 Montenegro (25)
 Israel (29)

Silver League

League phase
 Austria (26)
 Hungary (27)
 Sweden (30)
 Georgia (33)
 Faroe Islands (34)
 Luxembourg (35)
 Iceland (36)
 Azerbaijan (37)

Golden League

2025 Men's European Golden League
Tournament details
Host nation Czech Republic (final four)
Dates6 June – 6 July
Teams12
Champions Finland (1st title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Israel
Fourth place Greece
Tournament awards
MVP Joonas Jokela
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Official website
European Golden League

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Round Round date
Week 1 6–8 June 2025
Week 2 13–15 June 2025
Week 3 19–22 June 2025
Final four 5–6 July 2025

Tournament schedule

Week 1
Tournament 1
Strumica[a]
Tournament 2
Bratislava
Tournament 3
Arta
Tournament 4
Mioveni

 Israel (12) (H)
 Czech Republic (1)
 Croatia (5)

 Slovakia (9) (H)
 Finland (4)
 North Macedonia (10)

 Greece (6) (H)
 Portugal (2)
 Spain (7)

 Romania (3) (H)
 Latvia (8)
 Montenegro (11)

Week 2
Tournament 5
Podgorica
Tournament 6
Daugavpils
Tournament 7
Zadar
Tournament 8
Loulé

 Montenegro (11) (H)
 Czech Republic (1)
 Finland (4)

 Latvia (8) (H)
 Greece (6)
 North Macedonia (10)

 Croatia (5) (H)
 Romania (3)
 Spain (7)

 Portugal (2) (H)
 Slovakia (9)
 Israel (12)

Week 3
Tournament 9
Strumica
Tournament 10
Lugo
Tournament 11
Nokia
Tournament 12
Kutná Hora

 North Macedonia (10) (H)
 Montenegro (11)
 Israel (12)

 Spain (7) (H)
 Latvia (8)
 Slovakia (9)

 Finland (4) (H)
 Croatia (5)
 Greece (6)

 Czech Republic (1) (H)
 Portugal (2)
 Romania (3)

  1. ^ Due to the Gaza war, Israel's tournament will be held at a neutral venue.

Tiebreaker

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

League round

  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Israel 6 6 0 17 18 6 3.000 582 500 1.164 Golden League Final four
2  Greece 6 5 1 16 17 7 2.429 583 536 1.088
3  Finland 6 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 482 381 1.265
4  Romania 6 5 1 15 17 6 2.833 546 493 1.108
5  Spain 6 4 2 11 13 10 1.300 521 514 1.014
6  Czech Republic[a] 6 3 3 8 12 12 1.000 556 555 1.002 Golden League Final four
7  Portugal 6 2 4 7 11 14 0.786 565 566 0.998
8  Slovakia 6 2 4 7 10 13 0.769 478 536 0.892
9  North Macedonia 6 2 4 5 6 14 0.429 427 469 0.910
10  Croatia 6 1 5 3 8 17 0.471 547 601 0.910
11  Latvia 6 1 5 3 7 17 0.412 522 551 0.947
12  Montenegro 6 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 401 508 0.789 Relegation to Silver League
Source: CEV
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as final four host

Week 1

Tournament 1
  • Venue: Park Sports Hall, Strumica, North Macedonia
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun 19:00 Croatia  1–3  Israel 23–25 26–24 22–25 22–25   93–99 Report
7 Jun 19:00 Czech Republic  3–1  Croatia 25–23 23–25 25–23 25–20   98–91 Report
8 Jun 19:00 Israel  3–1  Czech Republic 25–27 25–23 25–19 25–22   100–91 Report
Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun 17:00 Finland  3–0  Slovakia 25–21 25–12 25–13     75–46 Report
7 Jun 15:00 North Macedonia  0–3  Finland 20–25 15–25 19–25     54–75 Report
8 Jun 15:00 Slovakia  3–0  North Macedonia 25–21 25–22 25–23     75–66 Report
Tournament 3
  • Venue: T9 Indoor Sport Hall Kostakioi, Arta, Greece
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun 19:00 Spain  1–3  Greece 20–25 30–28 18–25 22–25   90–103 Report
7 Jun 19:00 Portugal  1–3  Spain 21–25 18–25 25–19 24–26   88–95 Report
8 Jun 19:00 Greece  3–1  Portugal 16–25 25–23 25–23 25–23   91–94 Report
Tournament 4
  • Venue: Mioveni Sports Hall, Mioveni, Romania
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun 19:30 Montenegro  0–3  Romania 19–25 16–25 19–25     54–75 Report
7 Jun 19:30 Latvia  3–2  Montenegro 22–25 25–21 25–19 21–25 15–10 108–100 Report
8 Jun 19:30 Romania  3–0  Latvia 25–23 25–20 25–21     75–64 Report

Week 2

Tournament 5
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 19:00 Czech Republic  3–0  Montenegro 25–23 25–22 25–14     75–59 Report
14 Jun 19:00 Finland  3–1  Czech Republic 20–25 25–14 25–22 25–23   95–84 Report
15 Jun 19:00 Montenegro  0–3  Finland 18–25 10–25 23–25     51–75 Report
Tournament 6
  • Venue: Daugavpils Olympic Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 20:00 North Macedonia  3–2  Latvia 18–25 25–19 20–25 25–23 25–23 113–115 Report
14 Jun 18:00 Greece  3–0  North Macedonia 25–22 25–21 25–20     75–63 Report
15 Jun 16:00 Latvia  1–3  Greece 25–23 23–25 17–25 22–25   87–98 Report
Tournament 7
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 19:30 Spain  3–1  Croatia 25–23 23–25 25–22 25–19   98–89 Report
14 Jun 19:30 Romania  3–0  Spain 25–19 25–20 25–20     75–59 Report
15 Jun 19:30 Croatia  2–3  Romania 21–25 22–25 29–27 25–20 14–16 111–113 Report
Tournament 8
  • Venue: Pavilhão Municipal Professor Joaquim Vairinhos, Loulé, Portugal
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 21:00 Slovakia  1–3  Portugal 16–25 29–27 23–25 16–25   84–102 Report
14 Jun 17:00 Israel  3–1  Slovakia 25–23 25–18 23–25 25–15   98–81 Report
15 Jun 15:00 Portugal  2–3  Israel 13–25 18–25 25–20 26–24 14–16 96–110 Report

Week 3

Tournament 9
  • Venue: Park Sports Hall, Strumica, North Macedonia
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun 20:00 Israel  3–0  North Macedonia 25–22 25–16 25–18     75–56 Report
21 Jun 20:00 Montenegro  1–3  Israel 27–25 20–25 15–25 21–25   83–100 Report
22 Jun 20:00 North Macedonia  3–0  Montenegro 25–20 25–21 25–13     75–54 Report
Tournament 10
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun 19:30 Slovakia  2–3  Spain 21–25 25–22 25–16 17–25 14–16 102–104 Report
21 Jun 17:00 Latvia  1–3  Slovakia 25–15 20–25 23–25 23–25   91–90 Report
22 Jun 19:00 Spain  3–0  Latvia 25–22 25–22 25–13     75–57 Report
Tournament 11
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun 18:30 Greece  3–1  Finland 23–25 25–18 25–23 25–21   98–87 Report
20 Jun 15:00 Croatia  3–2  Greece 25–22 22–25 18–25 30–28 20–18 115–118 Report
21 Jun 17:00 Finland  3–0  Croatia 25–16 25–12 25–20     75–48 Report
Tournament 12
  • Venue: Sportovní hala Klimeška, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun 19:45 Romania  2–3  Czech Republic 37–35 17–25 22–25 25–18 11–15 112–118 Report
20 Jun 17:00 Portugal  1–3  Romania 18–25 25–21 22–25 22–25   87–96 Report
21 Jun 17:00 Czech Republic  1–3  Portugal 23–25 25–23 20–25 22–25   90–98 Report

Results by round

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round123456
 Czech RepublicWLWLWL
 PortugalLLWLLW
 RomaniaWWWWLW
 FinlandWWWWLW
 CroatiaLLLLWL
 GreeceWWWWWL
 SpainLWWLWW
 LatviaWLLLLL
 SlovakiaLWLLLW
 North MacedoniaLLWLLW
 MontenegroLLLLLL
 IsraelWWWWWW
Source: CEV

Final four

The Final four was held in the Czech Republic.[3][4]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
5 July
 
 
 Greece0
 
6 July
 
 Finland3
 
 Finland3
 
5 July
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 Israel0
 
 
 Czech Republic3
 
3rd place match
 
 
6 July
 
 
 Greece1
 
 
 Israel3

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jul 16:00 Greece  0–3  Finland 19–25 23–25 20–25     62–75 Report
5 Jul 19:00 Israel  0–3  Czech Republic 14–25 24–26 23–25     61–76 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jul 16:00 Greece  1–3  Israel 17–25 25–23 23–25 21–25   86–98 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jul 19:00 Finland  3–1  Czech Republic 24–26 26–24 25–15 25–23   100–88 Report

Silver League

2025 Men's European Silver League
Tournament details
Host nation Hungary /  Sweden (final)
Dates6 June – 6 July
Teams8
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up Hungary
Third place Luxembourg
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Official website
European Silver League

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[2]

Round Round date
Week 1 6–8 June 2025
Week 2 13–15 June 2025
Week 3 20–22 June 2025
Week 4 27–29 June 2025
Final 3 & 6 July 2025

Tournament schedule

Week 1
Tournament 1
Bertrange
Tournament 2
Umeå

 Luxembourg (6) (H)
 Austria (1)
 Iceland (7)

 Sweden (3) (H)
 Georgia (4)
 Azerbaijan (8)

Week 2
Tournament 3
Kópavogur
Tournament 4
Baku

 Iceland (7) (H)
 Sweden (3)
 Faroe Islands (5)

 Azerbaijan (8) (H)
 Hungary (2)
 Luxembourg (6)

Week 3
Tournament 5
Sandur
Tournament 6
Kecskemét

 Faroe Islands (5) (H)
 Austria (1)
 Azerbaijan (8)

 Hungary (2) (H)
 Georgia (4)
 Iceland (7)

Week 4
Tournament 7
Tbilisi
Tournament 8
Amstetten

 Georgia (4) (H)
 Faroe Islands (5)
 Luxembourg (6)

 Austria (1) (H)
 Hungary (2)
 Sweden (3)

Tiebreaker

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

League round

  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Sweden 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 470 305 1.541 Silver League Final
2  Hungary 6 5 1 15 15 4 3.750 450 346 1.301
3  Luxembourg 6 5 1 15 15 4 3.750 451 369 1.222
4  Austria 6 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 486 448 1.085
5  Azerbaijan 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 398 463 0.860
6  Faroe Islands 6 2 4 5 8 15 0.533 476 530 0.898
7  Iceland 6 1 5 3 5 17 0.294 379 498 0.761
8  Georgia 6 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 348 499 0.697
Source: CEV

Week 1

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun 20:00 Iceland  0–3  Luxembourg 18–25 15–25 20–25     53–75 Report
7 Jun 20:00 Austria  3–0  Iceland 25–13 25–15 25–13     75–41 Report
8 Jun 18:00 Luxembourg  3–1  Austria 22–25 25–23 25–20 25–21   97–89 Report
Tournament 2
  • Venue: Energi Arena Vatten, Umeå, Sweden
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jun 17:00 Azerbaijan  0–3  Sweden 13–25 20–25 14–25     47–75 Report
7 Jun 17:00 Georgia  0–3  Azerbaijan 20–25 18–25 18–25     56–75 Report
8 Jun 17:00 Sweden  3–0  Georgia 25–12 25–13 25–12     75–37 Report

Week 2

Tournament 3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 17:00 Faroe Islands  3–2  Iceland 25–21 25–18 23–25 20–25 15–13 108–102 Report
14 Jun 15:00 Sweden  3–0  Faroe Islands 25–17 25–15 25–13     75–45 Report
15 Jun 15:00 Iceland  0–3  Sweden 7–25 11–25 17–25     35–75 Report
Tournament 4
  • Venue: A.Y.S. Sport Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jun 18:00 Luxembourg  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–20 25–19 25–21     75–60 Report
14 Jun 18:00 Hungary  3–0  Luxembourg 25–17 25–21 25–16     75–54 Report
15 Jun 18:00 Azerbaijan  1–3  Hungary 15–25 25–22 18–25 16–25   74–97 Report

Week 3

Tournament 5
  • Venue: Høllin inni í Dal, Sandur, Faroe Islands
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun 19:00 Azerbaijan  3–1  Faroe Islands 17–25 25–15 25–22 25–23   92–85 Report
21 Jun 17:00 Austria  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–18 25–18 25–14     75–50 Report
22 Jun 17:00 Faroe Islands  1–3  Austria 29–27 17–25 24–26 20–25   90–103 Report
Tournament 6
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jun 17:00 Iceland  0–3  Hungary 11–25 14–25 20–25     45–75 Report
21 Jun 17:00 Georgia  2–3  Iceland 14–25 26–24 25–14 19–25 6–15 90–103 Report
22 Jun 17:00 Hungary  3–0  Georgia 25–9 25–17 25–16     75–42 Report

Week 4

Tournament 7
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 19:00 Luxembourg  3–0  Georgia 25–17 25–14 25–9     75–40 Report
28 Jun 19:00 Faroe Islands  0–3  Luxembourg 16–25 14–25 22–25     52–75 Report
29 Jun 19:00 Georgia  1–3  Faroe Islands 18–25 25–21 22–25 18–25   83–96 Report
Tournament 8
  • Venue: Johann Pölz Halle, Amstetten, Austria
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jun 17:35 Sweden  3–1  Austria 25–22 25–18 20–25 25–23   95–88 Report
28 Jun 17:35 Hungary  0–3  Sweden 15–25 21–25 17–25     53–75 Report
29 Jun 17:35 Austria  0–3  Hungary 18–25 20–25 18–25     56–75 Report

Results by round

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round123456
 AustriaWLWWLL
 HungaryWWWWLW
 SwedenWWWWWW
 GeorgiaLLLLLL
 Faroe IslandsWLLLLW
 LuxembourgWWWLWW
 IcelandLLLLLW
 AzerbaijanLWLLWL
Source: CEV

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sweden  4–2  Hungary 3–1 2–3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jul 18:30 Hungary  1–3  Sweden 25–21 20–25 16–25 15–25   76–96 Report
6 Jul 17:00 Sweden  2–3  Hungary 25–17 20–25 27–29 25–16 15–17 112–104 Report

Final standing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "CEV Volleyball European Golden League 2025 Official Communication" (PDF). cev.eu. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "CEV Volleyball European Silver League 2025 Official Communication" (PDF). cev.eu. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Ostrava, Czechia to host #EuroLeagueM Final Four". cev.eu. 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ "A likely maiden winner to be crowned in mouthwatering Golden League Men Final Four in Brno". cev.eu. 4 July 2025.