Volleyball competition
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 .
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.
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.
4 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Four winners qualify to the semifinals.
2 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Two winners qualify to the final. Final is held in May.
CEV European Champions Cup [ edit ] Season Final Third place match Champion Score Second place Third place Fourth place 1959–60 CSKA Moscow 3–0, 1–3 Rapid București 1960–61 Rapid București 3–0, 3–2 CSKA Moscow 1961–62 CSKA Moscow 2–3, 3–1 Rapid București 1962–63 Rapid București 3–1, 3–0 CSKA Moscow 1963–64 SC Leipzig 3–1, 3–1 HAOK Mladost 1964–65 Rapid București 1–3, 3–1, 3–2 Minyor Pernik 1965–66 Dinamo București 3–1, 3–2 Rapid București 1966–67 Dinamo București 3–0, 1–3, 3–1 Rapid București 1967–68 Volejbal Brno 1–3, 3–0, 3–2 Dinamo București 1968–69 CSKA Sofia 3–0, 3–2 Steaua București 1969–70 Burevestnik Almaty 3–0, 3–1 Volejbal Brno 1970–71 Burevestnik Almaty 2–3, 3–1, 3–2 Volejbal Brno 1971–72 Volejbal Brno Group Stage AMVJ Amstelveen Ruini Firenze Dinamo Tirana 1972–73 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Resovia Rudá Hvězda Praha Volejbal Brno 1973–74 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Dinamo București SC Leipzig Starlift Voorburg 1974–75 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Volejbal Brno SC Leipzig Slavia Sofia 1975–76 Dukla Liberec Group Stage Slavia Sofia Spartak Subotica Resovia 1976–77 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Dinamo București CSKA Sofia Vardar Skopje 1977–78 Płomień Milowice Group Stage Starlift Voorburg Aero Odolena Voda Büyükdere Boronkay 1978–79 Červená Hviezda Bratislava Group Stage Steaua București Płomień Milowice Pieksämäen Namika 1979–80 Klippan Torino Group Stage Červená Hviezda Bratislava Eczacıbaşı İstanbul Pieksämäen Namika 1980–81 Dinamo București Group Stage CSKA Moscow Gwardia Wrocław Pieksämäen Namika 1981–82 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Robe di Kappa Torino Dinamo București Olympiacos 1982–83 CSKA Moscow Group Stage AS Cannes Santal Parma CV Pòrtol 1983–84 Santal Parma Group Stage HAOK Mladost Dukla Liberec AS Cannes 1984–85 Santal Parma Group Stage HAOK Mladost CSKA Sofia Rudá Hvězda Praha 1985–86 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Santal Parma Martinus Amstelveen Rudá Hvězda Praha 1986–87 CSKA Moscow Group Stage Panini Modena Martinus Amstelveen CSKA Sofia 1987–88 CSKA Moscow 3–0 Panini Modena Martinus Amstelveen CSKA Sofia 1988–89 CSKA Moscow 3–1 Panini Modena 1989–90 Philips Modena 3–2 AS Fréjus CV Pòrtol CSKA Sofia 1990–91 CSKA Moscow 3–1 Maxicono Parma Philips Modena AS Cannes 1991–92 Messaggero Ravenna 3–0 Olympiacos CSKA Moscow AS Cannes 1992–93 Messaggero Ravenna 3–0 Maxicono Parma Olympiacos Maes Pils Zellik 1993–94 Messaggero Ravenna 3–0 Maxicono Parma Maes Pils Zellik Olympiacos 1994–95 Sisley Treviso 3–0 Edilcuoghi Ravenna Olympiacos Maes Pils Zellik 1995–96 Las Daytona Modena 3–1 ASV Dachau Vojvodina Novi Sad Sisley Treviso 1996–97 Las Valtur Modena 3–0 Noliko Maaseik HAOK Mladost Sisley Treviso 1997–98 Casa Modena Unibon 3–0 Unicaja Almería Paris Volley HAOK Mladost 1998–99 Sisley Treviso 3–0 Noliko Maaseik VfB Friedrichshafen Lokomotiv Belgorod 1999–00 Sisley Treviso 3–1 VfB Friedrichshafen Noliko Maaseik Bayernwerk Wien
CEV Champions League [ edit ] Rank Club Titles Runner–up Champion years 1. CSKA Moscow 13 3 1960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 2. Zenit Kazan 6 2 2008 , 2012 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 3. Modena Volley 4 4 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 4. Trentino Volley 4 3 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2024 5. Volley Treviso 4 1 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006 6. Rapid București 3 4 1961, 1963, 1965 7. Dinamo București 3 3 1966, 1967, 1981 8. Porto Ravenna Volley 3 1 1992, 1993, 1994 9. Belogorie Belgorod 3 2003 , 2004 , 2014 = ZAKSA 3 2021 , 2022 , 2023 11. Pallavolo Parma 2 4 1984, 1985 12. Volejbal Brno 2 3 1968, 1972 13. Volley Lube 2 1 2002 , 2019 14. Burevestnik Almaty 2 1970, 1971 15. ČH Bratislava 1 1 1979 = Pallavolo Torino 1 1 1980 = Tours VB 1 1 2005 = VfB Friedrichshafen 1 1 2007 19. SC Leipzig 1 1964 = CSKA Sofia 1 1969 = Dukla Liberec 1 1976 = Płomień Milowice 1 1978 = Paris Volley 1 2001 = Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1 2013 25. HAOK Mladost 3 = Iraklis Thessaloniki 3 27. Steaua București 2 = Maaseik 2 = Olympiacos 2 = Resovia 2 = Jastrzębski Węgiel 2 32. Minyor Pernik 1 = AMVJ Amstelveen 1 = Slavia Sofia 1 = Starlift Voorburg 1 = AS Cannes 1 = AS Fréjus 1 = ASV Dachau 1 = Unicaja Almería 1 = Iskra Odintsovo 1 = Volley Piacenza 1 = Dynamo Moscow 1 = Skra Bełchatów 1 = Piemonte Volley 1 = Halkbank Ankara 1 = Sir Safety Perugia 1
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