2016 Women's European Volleyball League Explained

The 2016 Women's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual tournament. It was held from 3 June to 3 July 2016. The tournament featured 12 teams.^[1]

Azerbaijan won their first title after defeating Slovakia in the final.^[2]

League round

• All times are local

Pool A

1st tournament

Venue: Hala Sportowo - Widowiskowa, Twardogóra

2nd tournament

Venue: Pallati Sportit Ramazan Njala, Durrës

Pool B

1st tournament

Venue: Topolica Sport Hall, Bar

2nd tournament

Venue: Salle Colette-Besson, Rennes

Pool C

1st tournament

Venue: Bujtosi Szabadidő Csarnok, Nyíregyháza

2nd tournament

Venue: Indoor Sports Hall, Megalopolis

Final four

The top team of each pool will qualify for the final four. Pre-qualified tournament host team will complete the group.^[3]

Bracket

• All times are local

Semifinal

Leg 1

Leg 2

Final

Final standings

width=40	Rank	Team
5
6
7
10

14–woman Roster

Aliyeva, Poznyak, Gurbanova, Bayramova, Pavlenko, Hasanova, Kulan, Zhidkova, Mammadova, Yagubova, Karimova, Kiselyova, Rahimova, Habibova
Head coach
Faig Garayev

Awards

• MVP: Polina Rahimova

See also

• 2016 Men's European Volleyball League

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 CEV Volleyball European League - Women. CEV. 2 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715132614/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/competition.aspx?ID=940&PID=1486. 15 July 2017. dead.
2. Web site: Azerbaijan seize historic European League crown before partisan crowd. CEV. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819151639/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=23548&ID=5. 19 August 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Competition Format. 3 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830014143/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/Competition.aspx?ID=940&PID=-1. 30 August 2017. dead.