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CEV’s 50th anniversary – Let’s take a journey through five decades of European Volleyball

by Press 13/03/2023
written by Press

In a series of upcoming stories, we will review 50 years of CEV’s history, thus providing readers with a better understanding of our roots, of where we stand right now and what European Volleyball will be looking like in the future.

Today, we start from where it all began – even from a bit of a controversy. Obviously, Volleyball has existed in Europe for far longer than 50 years, with the first continental championship organised in 1948 and 1949 for men and women, respectively. If you were to go through some old CEV newsletters, you would find a reference to a General Assembly which founded the CEV back on October 21, 1963. This is not completely right, and by rectifying this information, we will explain why the CEV turns 50 this year – and not 60!

Back in 1963, the FIVB decided indeed to establish a series of Commissions, including the European Sports Commission (ESC) responsible for the governance of Volleyball on a continental level. At that time, the ESC counted 18 members – and more specifically the National Federations of Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, and Yugoslavia.

Czechoslovakia’s Josef Musil was among the major stars in the early days of European Volleyball, even before the CEV was established in 1973

Ten years later, when the CEV was officially established as such in The Hague, the number of member Federations had already grown to 28.

If we were to check the development with each decade and subsequent anniversary, the figure stood at 34 in 1983, 52 in 1993, 55 in 2013 – and now at 56. Obviously, the map of Europe underwent many major changes in the early 90s following the break-up of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and the emergence of independent states. What does stand out, however, is that Volleyball has developed tremendously at all levels since those early days back in the early 70s.

The game, invented by William G. Morgan in the USA in 1895, quickly spread across the globe – but it did take a while – until 1947 and 1973, respectively – for a World Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and a European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) to be established. As we mentioned, the first continental championships took place in 1948 and 1949.

As the standout member of a legendary team, Josef Muzil from Czechoslovakia was a major star in those early days of European Volleyball – becoming a two-time World (1956, 1966) and two-time European champion (1955, 1958).

The first such championship, gathering both men and women, run under the CEV’s umbrella was held in October of 1975 in the former Yugoslavia, with matches contested in Banja Luka, Kraljevo, Negotin, Rijeka, Skopje, and Subotica before Belgrade welcomed the finals which crowned the Soviet Union as the winners of both tournaments. Interestingly, the roster of the Yugoslav team that finished the men’s tournament in third place included some familiar names – current CEV President Aleksandar Boričić, Milos Grbić – whose sons Vladimir and Nikola won Olympic gold in 2000, and Ivica Jelić, whose daughter Barbara was a major star of the game especially in the late 90s.

In the coming weeks, we will reveal and share some interesting stories from 50 years of European Volleyball… Stay tuned!

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Bulgaria hosts Snow Balkan Championship for the first time

by Press 13/03/2023
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Bulgaria will host Balkan Championship in snow volleyball for the first time and it will be held in Rhodopes – on Mount Perelik (Bulgaria) from 17th until 19th of March.

Bulgaria, Turkiye and Romania will participate with their best players.

Bulgaria is one of the countries that first started to develop volleyball on snow and it is increasingly becoming a priority of the Bulgarian Federation. The main engine of the Balkan Championship is Todor Stoyanov, who is the president of the Technical Commission for Snow and Beach Volleyball of the Balkan Volleyball Association.

“Last year we held the first republican snow volleyball championship. This sport is developing most strongly in Europe, and we are among the countries that work the most together with Italy, France, Austria, Turkiye and Romania. First of all, snow volleyball must become an attractive sports product, and then competitors will be created”, said Stoyanov.

The first Republican Championship was organized according to all the requirements of the FIVB and CEV.

“This is how we set a high standard – continued Stoyanov. – In Europe, a working group is being organized for the development of snow volleyball, which we have five members. Thanks mainly to Italy and Austria, the sport is gaining momentum. The president of the Federation, Lubo Ganev, is extremely active and wants snow volleyball to be at a high level in Bulgaria. The group that CEV organizes, develops the rules, selects the most suitable resorts, and determines age groups.’

Since October, Ganev and Stoyanov have been developing the organization of the Balkan Championship. The two visited the same sponsor and place, because since last year Perelik’s people wanted to continue.

What are the requirements for the Balkan Championship?

At least four teams must participate. And they should be with men and women. It is also necessary to use one of the four formats that CEV offers. The tournament must be under the umbrella of the zonal organization, in this case – the Balkan Volleyball Association. To have international status, at least three countries must be involved. In addition, the tournament will be included in the platform of FIVB and CEV. It is necessary for all competitors to register 10 days before the start. All results are entered into the platform and can be followed live worldwide.

The sponsor also promised a prize fund that is yet to be announced. All competitors will receive ranking points. They are twice as many as in the Republican championship.

“Initially, we had determined that the Balkaniad would be from March 31st to April 2nd, but we did not know that then the elections would be held – continued Stoyanov. – We moved the tournament a week earlier. But there are four international snow volleyball competitions in Europe. Turkiye was supposed to host three of them, but they were postponed due to the earthquake. It remained so only in Austria between March 24th and 26th. We agreed with Lyubo Ganev that ours would be between March 17th and 19th. It’s not nice to end the whole European snow volleyball season in one weekend.”

Bulgaria will be represented by Varna and Pleven among the women, who finished in the first two places of the Republican Championship. In the men’s category, the champion is Smolyan 2, as well as Rudozem, who finished third.

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Turin to host Champions League Super Finals 2023!

by Press 10/03/2023
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The first major highlight of the year that coincides with the CEV’s golden jubilee, the CEV Champions League Volley 2023 Super Finals will be taking place in Turin, Italy on May 20! The top four teams in Europe will be vying for the most coveted crown in club Volleyball at the iconic Pala Alpitour in two electrifying winner-takes-all matches!

The revolutionary event introduced for the first time by the CEV in 2019 will combine Volleyball of the finest level with a must-live experience in a country – Italy – that has become synonymous with elite Volleyball following the impressive success streak of their national teams and clubs!

Fans from across Europe and even further afar can look forward to a weekend filled with Volleyball action and sightseeing in Italy’s first capital city – where many major international sporting events have taken place over the years, starting with the highly successful 2006 Winter Olympics.

The venue of this year’s Super Finals, Pala Alpitour, is indeed a legacy of those Olympics – when it did host the ice hockey competition – and more recently, the state-of-the-art arena played host to the Final Six of the FIVB Men’s World Championship in 2018, with Poland claiming at the time their second straight global title.

The CEV Champions League Volley Super Finals return to Italy for a second time after the 2021 edition held in Verona under very challenging circumstances and constraints resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. This time around, however, thousands of fans will be able to follow the action from the stands and to engage with some of the world’s best players in an event that will represent the climax of an already dramatic and highly entertaining season that started back in the fall of 2022.

“The CEV Champions League Volley Super Finals do represent in the very best way the CEV’s wish and vision to deliver an experience that combines elite sport with high-level entertainment and fan engagement. We look forward to working with our Italian friends and with the local authorities to deliver the ultimate Volleyball experience for the benefits of those coming to Turin as well as for the many who will be following the event from afar.”

“2023 is a very special year for us; as you know, we will be hosting both EuroVolley Men and Women across as many as nine cities, including Turin. The CEV Champions League Super Finals represent a key milestone in a wide programme of promotion and development of the sport. Last year was a truly unforgettable one for our Federation, however we wish for our audience to be able to witness a real show as often as possible. We are proud that CEV has asked us to co-organise such an exciting event.”

With the CEV continuing to pursue gender equality, the two title-deciding matches will be taking place on the same day under the same roof, with the eventual winners travelling home with € 500,000 each – with as much as € 1.5 million at stake on an unforgettable ‘super Saturday’ for European Volleyball!

Further information on the start of the ticket sale will follow in due course.

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EKO mini volleyball league resumes in Montenegro

by Admin 06/03/2023
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The highly successful EKO mini volleyball league run by the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro (OSCG) resumed this past weekend. The league is part of the CEV School Project ‘Play Volleyball – Grow with it’ and it helps mobilise hundreds of children from across the Balkan country.

The second half of the season started on Sunday, March 5, with matches scheduled for the 8th round of play. The EKO mini volleyball league has already reached its sixth edition – and this past weekend girls born in 2010 and 2011 – as well as younger ones – took to the court.

Next to the EKO mini volleyball league, the OSCG is running also the ‘Free Volleyball School’ project – which is designed to involve and engage with young boys from sections of the country where Volleyball is not yet popular or practiced that extensively.

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