MEVZA League
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| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 6 (2024–25) |
| Country | Austria Croatia Slovakia Slovenia |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Calcit Volley (men's) Calcit Volley (women's) (2023–24 season) |
| Official website | mevza.org |
The Middle European League or MEVZA League is a regional volleyball league, established in 2005 and contested by the club teams from the Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association (MEVZA). In the men's edition, the most successful team is ACH Volley with thirteen titles.[1] Among women, OTP Banka Branik and Calcit Volley are the most successful with four titles each.[2]
The competition is a continuation of the Interleague, which was played in the 1990s before merging into the newly established MEVZA League in 2005.[3]
List of seasons (men's)
[edit]Finals
[edit]| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 |  HotVolleys Vienna | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2006–07 |  Autocommerce Bled | HotVolleys Vienna |
| 2007–08 | ACH Volley Bled | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2008–09 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | ACH Volley |
| 2009–10 | ACH Volley Bled | HotVolleys Vienna |
| 2010–11 | ACH Volley Bled | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2011–12 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | ACH Volley |
| 2012–13 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Posojilnica Aich/Dob |
| 2013–14 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Posojilnica Aich/Dob |
| 2014–15 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | Posojilnica Aich/Dob |
| 2015–16 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2016–17 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2017–18 | Posojilnica Aich/Dob | Calcit Volley |
| 2018–19 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Posojilnica Aich/Dob |
| 2019–20 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |  Mladost Zagreb |
| 2020–21 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Merkur Maribor |
| 2021–22 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Mladost Zagreb |
| 2022–23 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | Calcit Volley |
| 2023–24 | Calcit Volley | i-Vent Maribor |
Performance by club
[edit]| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| ACH Volley | 13 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3 | 2009, 2012, 2015 |
| HotVolleys Vienna | 1 | 2006 |
| Posojilnica Aich/Dob | 1 | 2018 |
| Calcit Volley | 1 | 2024 |
List of seasons (women's)
[edit]Finals
[edit]| Season | Winners | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 |  OMS Senica | Slavia Bratislava | |
| 2006–07 | OMS Senica | HIT Nova Gorica | |
| 2007–08 | HIT Nova Gorica | SVS Post Schwechat | |
| 2008–09 | Rijeka KWSO | SVS Post Schwechat | |
| 2009–10 | Nova KBM Branik | Split 1700 | |
| 2010–11 |  Modřanská Prostějov | SVS Post Schwechat | |
| 2011–12 | Nova KBM Branik | SVS Post Schwechat | |
| 2012–13 | Nova KBM Branik | SVS Post Schwechat | |
| 2013–14 | Calcit Kamnik | Nova KBM Branik | |
| 2014–15 | Nova KBM Branik | Calcit Volleyball | |
| 2015–16 | Calcit Volley |  Linamar Békéscsabai | |
| 2016–17 | Linamar Békéscsabai | Calcit Volley | |
| 2017–18 | Linamar Békéscsabai | Olomouc | |
| 2018–19 | Olomouc | Nova KBM Branik | |
| 2019–20 | Calcit Volley | Nova KBM Branik | |
| 2020–21 | Not played | ||
| 2021–22 | Vasas Óbuda | Calcit Volley | |
| 2022–23 | Swietelsky-Békéscsaba | Nova KBM Branik | |
| 2023–24 | Calcit Volley | HAOK Mladost | |
Performance by club
[edit]| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| OTP Banka Branik | 4 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Calcit Volley | 4 | 2014, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| Békéscsabai | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2023 |
| OMS Senica | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Gorica | 1 | 2008 |
| Rijeka | 1 | 2009 |
| Modřanská Prostějov | 1 | 2011 |
| Olomouc | 1 | 2019 |
| Vasas Óbuda | 1 | 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ACH Volleyja še do 13. lovorike v srednjeevropski ligi" (in Slovenian). Siol. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Odbojkarice Calcita zmagovalke regionalne lige, Branik tretji" (in Slovenian). Siol. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "History". mevza.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.