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.
The Netherlands defeated Turkey 3–2 in the final.
Teams
League round
Pool A
Leg 1
Venue: New Indoor Sport Hall, Katerini, Greece
Leg 2
Venue: Pabellón Municipal Los Planos, Teruel, Spain
Leg 3
Venue: Metrowest Sport Palace, Ra'anana, Israel
Leg 4
Venue: Kildeskovshallen, Gentofte, Denmark
Leg 5
Venue: Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia
Pool B
Leg 1
Venue: Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț, Romania
Leg 2
Venue: Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey
Leg 3
Venue: City Hall, Jablonec, Czech Republic
Leg 4
Venue: Topsportcentrum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Leg 5
Venue: Sporthalle am See, Hard, Austria
Final four
Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
Qualified teams
(host)