CEV Champions League

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CEV Champions League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 CEV Champions League
FormerlyCEV European Champions Cup (1959–2000)
SportVolleyball
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
AdministratorCEV
No. of teams20 (group stage)
CountryCEV members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
(3rd title)
Most titlesSoviet Union CSKA Moscow
(13 titles)
Official websitechampionsleague.cev.eu/en/men/ Edit this at Wikidata

The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Formula (2018–19 to present)[edit]

Qualification[edit]

A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 18 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions, and 2 teams from the qualification rounds.

League round[edit]

20 teams take part in the League round where they are split into 5 groups. After each match the following points are assigned:

  • Winner (3:0 or 3:1) – 3 points
  • Winner (3:2) – 2 points
  • Loser (2:3) – 1 point
  • Loser (1:3 or 0:3) – 0 points

Each pool will be contested in a six-leg double round-robin home-and-away format. In each gender, the five pool winners and the three best-ranked pool runners-up will advance to the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals[edit]

4 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Four winners qualify to the semifinals.

Semifinals[edit]

2 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Two winners qualify to the final. Final is held in May.

History[edit]

Title holders[edit]

CEV European Champions Cup[edit]

Season Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Fourth place
1959–60 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
3–0, 1–3 Romania
Rapid București
1960–61 Romania
Rapid București
3–0, 3–2 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
1961–62 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
2–3, 3–1 Romania
Rapid București
1962–63 Romania
Rapid București
3–1, 3–0 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
1963–64 East Germany
SC Leipzig
3–1, 3–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
HAOK Mladost
1964–65 Romania
Rapid București
1–3, 3–1, 3–2 Bulgaria
Minyor Pernik
1965–66 Romania
Dinamo București
3–1, 3–2 Romania
Rapid București
1966–67 Romania
Dinamo București
3–0, 1–3, 3–1 Romania
Rapid București
1967–68 Czechoslovakia
Volejbal Brno
1–3, 3–0, 3–2 Romania
Dinamo București
1968–69 Bulgaria
CSKA Sofia
3–0, 3–2 Romania
Steaua București
1969–70 Soviet Union
Burevestnik Almaty
3–0, 3–1 Czechoslovakia
Volejbal Brno
1970–71 Soviet Union
Burevestnik Almaty
2–3, 3–1, 3–2 Czechoslovakia
Volejbal Brno
1971–72 Czechoslovakia
Volejbal Brno
Group Stage Netherlands
AMVJ Amstelveen
Italy
Ruini Firenze
Albania
Dinamo Tirana
1972–73 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Poland
Resovia
Czechoslovakia
Rudá Hvězda Praha
Czechoslovakia
Volejbal Brno
1973–74 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Romania
Dinamo București
East Germany
SC Leipzig
Netherlands
Starlift Voorburg
1974–75 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Czechoslovakia
Volejbal Brno
East Germany
SC Leipzig
Bulgaria
Slavia Sofia
1975–76 Czechoslovakia
Dukla Liberec
Group Stage Bulgaria
Slavia Sofia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Spartak Subotica
Poland
Resovia
1976–77 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Romania
Dinamo București
Bulgaria
CSKA Sofia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Vardar Skopje
1977–78 Poland
Płomień Milowice
Group Stage Netherlands
Starlift Voorburg
Czechoslovakia
Aero Odolena Voda
Turkey
Büyükdere Boronkay
1978–79 Czechoslovakia
Červená Hviezda Bratislava
Group Stage Romania
Steaua București
Poland
Płomień Milowice
Finland
Pieksämäen Namika
1979–80 Italy
Klippan Torino
Group Stage Czechoslovakia
Červená Hviezda Bratislava
Turkey
Eczacıbaşı İstanbul
Finland
Pieksämäen Namika
1980–81 Romania
Dinamo București
Group Stage Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Poland
Gwardia Wrocław
Finland
Pieksämäen Namika
1981–82 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Italy
Robe di Kappa Torino
Romania
Dinamo București
Greece
Olympiacos
1982–83 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage France
AS Cannes
Italy
Santal Parma
Spain
CV Pòrtol
1983–84 Italy
Santal Parma
Group Stage Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
HAOK Mladost
Czechoslovakia
Dukla Liberec
France
AS Cannes
1984–85 Italy
Santal Parma
Group Stage Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
HAOK Mladost
Bulgaria
CSKA Sofia
Czechoslovakia
Rudá Hvězda Praha
1985–86 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Italy
Santal Parma
Netherlands
Martinus Amstelveen
Czechoslovakia
Rudá Hvězda Praha
1986–87 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Group Stage Italy
Panini Modena
Netherlands
Martinus Amstelveen
Bulgaria
CSKA Sofia
1987–88 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
3–0 Italy
Panini Modena
Netherlands
Martinus Amstelveen
Bulgaria
CSKA Sofia
1988–89 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
3–1 Italy
Panini Modena
1989–90 Italy
Philips Modena
3–2 France
AS Fréjus
Spain
CV Pòrtol
Bulgaria
CSKA Sofia
1990–91 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
3–1 Italy
Maxicono Parma
Italy
Philips Modena
France
AS Cannes
1991–92 Italy
Messaggero Ravenna
3–0 Greece
Olympiacos
Russia
CSKA Moscow
France
AS Cannes
1992–93 Italy
Messaggero Ravenna
3–0 Italy
Maxicono Parma
Greece
Olympiacos
Belgium
Maes Pils Zellik
1993–94 Italy
Messaggero Ravenna
3–0 Italy
Maxicono Parma
Belgium
Maes Pils Zellik
Greece
Olympiacos
1994–95 Italy
Sisley Treviso
3–0 Italy
Edilcuoghi Ravenna
Greece
Olympiacos
Belgium
Maes Pils Zellik
1995–96 Italy
Las Daytona Modena
3–1 Germany
ASV Dachau
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Vojvodina Novi Sad
Italy
Sisley Treviso
1996–97 Italy
Las Valtur Modena
3–0 Belgium
Noliko Maaseik
Croatia
HAOK Mladost
Italy
Sisley Treviso
1997–98 Italy
Casa Modena Unibon
3–0 Spain
Unicaja Almería
France
Paris Volley
Croatia
HAOK Mladost
1998–99 Italy
Sisley Treviso
3–0 Belgium
Noliko Maaseik
Germany
VfB Friedrichshafen
Russia
Lokomotiv Belgorod
1999–00 Italy
Sisley Treviso
3–1 Germany
VfB Friedrichshafen
Belgium
Noliko Maaseik
Austria
Bayernwerk Wien

CEV Champions League[edit]

Season Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Fourth place
2000–01
Details
France
Paris Volley
3–2 Italy
Sisley Treviso
Italy
Ford B. Gesù Roma
Greece
Olympiacos
2001–02
Details
Italy
Lube Banca Macerata
3–1 Greece
Olympiacos
Greece
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Poland
Mostostal Azoty
2002–03
Details
Russia
Lokomotiv Belgorod
3–0 Italy
Kerakoll Modena
Poland
Mostostal Azoty
France
Paris Volley
2003–04
Details
Russia
Lokomotiv Belgorod
3–0 Russia
Iskra Odintsovo
France
Tours VB
Greece
Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05
Details
France
Tours VB
3–1 Greece
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Russia
Lokomotiv Belgorod
Germany
VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–06
Details
Italy
Sisley Treviso
3–1 Greece
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Russia
Lokomotiv Belgorod
Russia
Dynamo Moscow
2006–07
Details
Germany
VfB Friedrichshafen
3–1 France
Tours VB
Russia
Dynamo Moscow
Italy
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2007–08
Details
Russia
Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan
3–2 Italy
Copra Piacenza
Poland
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Italy
Sisley Treviso
2008–09
Details
Italy
Trentino Volley
3–1 Greece
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Russia
Iskra Odintsovo
Italy
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2009–10
Details
Italy
Trentino BetClic
3–0 Russia
Dynamo Moscow
Poland
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Slovenia
ACH Volley Bled
2010–11
Details
Italy
Trentino BetClic
3–1 Russia
Zenit Kazan
Russia
Dynamo Moscow
Poland
Jastrzębski Węgiel
2011–12
Details
Russia
Zenit Kazan
3–2 Poland
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Italy
Trentino PlanetWin365
Turkey
Arkas İzmir
2012–13
Details
Russia
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
3–2 Italy
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Russia
Zenit Kazan
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2013–14
Details
Russia
Belogorie Belgorod
3–1 Turkey
Halkbank Ankara
Poland
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Russia
Zenit Kazan
2014–15
Details
Russia
Zenit Kazan
3–0 Poland
Asseco Resovia
Germany
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Poland
PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16
Details
Russia
Zenit Kazan
3–2 Italy
Diatec Trentino
Italy
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Poland
Asseco Resovia
2016–17
Details
Russia
Zenit Kazan
3–0 Italy
Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia
Italy
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Germany
Berlin Recycling Volleys
2017–18
Details
Russia
Zenit Kazan
3–2 Italy
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Italy
Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2018–19
Details
Italy
Cucine Lube Civitanova
3–1 Russia
Zenit Kazan
2019–20
Details
Cancelled
2020–21
Details
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
3–1 Italy
Itas Trentino
2021–22
Details
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
3–0 Italy
Itas Trentino
2022–23
Details
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
3–2 Poland
Jastrzębski Węgiel
2023–24
Details

Titles by club[edit]

Rank Club Titles Runner–up Champion years
1. Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 13 3 1960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
2. Russia Zenit Kazan 6 2 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3. Italy Modena Volley 4 4 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998
4. Italy Volley Treviso 4 1 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006
5. Romania Rapid București 3 4 1961, 1963, 1965
6. Romania Dinamo București 3 3 1966, 1967, 1981
= Italy Trentino Volley 3 3 2009, 2010, 2011
8. Italy Porto Ravenna Volley 3 1 1992, 1993, 1994
9. Russia Belogorie Belgorod 3 2003, 2004, 2014
= Poland ZAKSA 3 2021, 2022, 2023
11. Italy Pallavolo Parma 2 4 1984, 1985
12. Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno 2 3 1968, 1972
13. Italy Volley Lube 2 1 2002, 2019
14. Soviet Union Burevestnik Almaty 2 1970, 1971
15. Czechoslovakia ČH Bratislava 1 1 1979
= Italy Pallavolo Torino 1 1 1980
= France Tours VB 1 1 2005
= Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 1 1 2007
19. East Germany SC Leipzig 1 1964
= Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1 1969
= Czechoslovakia Dukla Liberec 1 1976
= Poland Płomień Milowice 1 1978
= France Paris Volley 1 2001
= Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1 2013
25. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAOK Mladost 3
= Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 3
27. Romania Steaua București 2
= Belgium Maaseik 2
= Greece Olympiacos 2
= Poland Resovia 2
31. Bulgaria Minyor Pernik 1
= Netherlands AMVJ Amstelveen 1
= Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 1
= Netherlands Starlift Voorburg 1
= France AS Cannes 1
= France AS Fréjus 1
= Germany ASV Dachau 1
= Spain Unicaja Almería 1
= Russia Iskra Odintsovo 1
= Italy Volley Piacenza 1
= Russia Dynamo Moscow 1
= Poland Skra Bełchatów 1
= Italy Piemonte Volley 1
= Turkey Halkbank Ankara 1
= Italy Sir Safety Perugia 1
= Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 1

Titles by country[edit]

Rank Country Won Runner–up Total
1  Italy 19 18 37
2  Soviet Union 15 3 18
3  Russia 10 4 14
4  Romania 6 9 15
5  Czechoslovakia 4 4 8
 Poland 4 4 8
7  France 2 3 5
8  Bulgaria 1 2 3
 Germany 1 2 3
10  East Germany 1 1
11  Greece 5 5
12  Yugoslavia 3 3
13  Belgium 2 2
 Netherlands 2 2
15  Spain 1 1
 Turkey 1 1

MVP by edition[edit]

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