| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Slovakia |
| Dates | May 27 – July 10 (qualification) July 16/17 (final four) |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Slovakia (2nd title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Tomas Kmet |
| Official website | |
| 2011 CEV European League | |
The 2011 Men's European Volleyball League was the eighth edition of the annual Men's European Volleyball League, which featured men's national volleyball teams from twelve European countries: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. A preliminary league round was played from May 25 to July 10, and the final four tournament, which was held at Košice, Slovakia, on July 16.
During the league round, competing nations were drawn into three pools of four teams, and played each other in a double round-robin system, with two matches per leg in a total of six legs. Pool winners qualified for the final four round, joining the host team. If the final four host team finished first in its league round pool, the best pool runners-up qualified for the final four.
12 teams participated in this year's edition, which was a record field.[1]
- ^ "Record-breaking starting field for 2011 CEV European League". cev.lu. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-12-08.