| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Turkey |
| Dates | May 24 – June 24 (qualification) June 30 – July 1 (final round) |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Emre Batur |
| Official website | |
| 2012 CEV European League | |
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.
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.[1]
The Netherlands defeated Turkey 3–2 in the final.[2]
- ^ "2012 CEV VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN LEAGUE – MEN & WOMEN – COMPETITION FORMAT". CEV. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ CEV (2012-07-01). "Orange triumph in Ankara as the Dutch win an incredible European League final!". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-01.