The 2015–16 CEV Cup was the 44th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.

2015–16 CEV Cup
LeagueCEV Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration3 November 2015 – 2 April 2016
Finals
ChampionsGermany Berlin Recycling Volleys
  Runners-upRussia Gazprom-Ugra Surgut
Finals MVPUnited States Paul Lotman (BER)
CEV Cup seasons

German club Berlin Recycling Volleys beat Russian Gazprom-Ugra Surgut in both matches of the finals. American outside hitter Paul Lotman representing Berlin Recycling Volleys, was titled Most Valuable Player.[1][2]

Participating teams

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The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:

Rank Country Number of teams Teams
1   France 3 AS Cannes, ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball, Arago de Sète
2   Czech Republic 3 Jihostroj České Budějovice, ČEZ Karlovarsko, Fatra Zlín
3   Netherlands 3 Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn, Abiant Lycurgus, Landstede Zwolle
4   Finland 3 Kokkolan Tiikerit, Hurrikaani Loimaa, VaLePa Sastamala
5   Romania 2 SCM U Craiova, Remat Zalău
6   Greece 2 Olympiacos Piraeus, Foinikas Syros
7   Slovakia 2 VK Prešov, VK Prievidza
8   Russia 1 +1 Gazprom-Yugra, Dinamo Moscow
9   Italy 1 Sir Safety Perugia
10   Poland 1 Jastrzębski Węgiel
11   Turkey 1 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul
12   Belgium 1 +1 Topvolley Antwerpen, Knack Randstad Roeselare
13   Germany 1 +1 SWD Powervolleys Düren, Berlin Recycling Volleys
14   Austria 1 Posojilnica Aich/Dob
15   Switzerland 1 +1 Lausanne UC, #Dragons Lugano
16   Serbia 1 Crvena Zvezda
17   Ukraine 1 Lokomotyv Kharkiv
18   Belarus 1 VK Stroitel Minsk
19   Cyprus 1 Omonoia Nicosia
20   Estonia 1 Pärnu VK
21   Spain 1 CAI Teruel

Main phase

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16th Finals

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The 16 winning teams from the Round of 32 will compete in the Eighthfinals playing home & away matches. The losers of the Round of 32 matches will qualify for the main phase in Challenge Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   6–0   Abiant Lycurgus 3–0 3–0
Arago de Sète   2–6   Tiikerit Kokkola 1–3 1–3
Pärnu VK   1–6   Olympiacos Piraeus 1–3 0–3
Fatra Zlín   3–5   SCM U Craiova 0–3 3–2
Topvolley Antwerpen   3–4   Foinikas Syros 3–1 0–3 11–15
VaLePa Sastamala   6–3   Crvena Zvezda 3–1 3–2
Landstede Zwolle   2–6   Lausanne UC 0–3 2–3
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul   4–4   Remat Zalău 3–1 1–3 11–15
Jastrzębski Węgiel   0–6   Omonia Nicosia 0–3 0–3
VK Prievidza   0–6   CAI Teruel 0–3 0–3
Posojilnica Aich/Dob   5–4   Hurrikaani Loimaa 3–1 2–3
VK Stroitel Minsk   0–6   AS Cannes 0–3 0–3
SWD Powervolleys Düren   6–1   ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball 3–0 3–1
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn   0–6   Jihostroj České Budějovice 0–3 0–3
Lokomotyv Kharkiv   4–4   VK Prešov 3–1 1–3 11–15
Sir Safety Perugia   6–1   ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–0 3–1

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Nov 19:00 Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   3–0   Abiant Lycurgus 26–24 25–23 25–20     76–67 Report
3 Nov 20:00 Arago de Sète   1–3   Tiikerit Kokkola 17–25 23–25 28–26 22–25   90–101 Report
5 Nov 20:00 Pärnu VK   1–3   Olympiacos Piraeus 25–20 20–25 30–32 16–25   91–102 Report
5 Nov 17:00 Fatra Zlín   0–3   SCM U Craiova 19–25 18–25 22–25     59–75 Report
4 Nov 20:30 Topvolley Antwerpen   3–1   Foinikas Syros 26–28 25–15 25–18 25–15   101–76 Report
4 Nov 18:30 VaLePa Sastamala   3–1   Crvena Zvezda 25–21 25–22 16–25 25–18   91–86 Report
4 Nov 19:30 Landstede Zwolle   0–3   Lausanne UC 22–25 16–25 18–25     56–75 Report
5 Nov 18:30 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul   3–1   Remat Zalău 22–25 25–20 25–13 25–19   97–77 Report
Jastrzębski Węgiel   0–3   Omonia Nicosia 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 Report
4 Nov 18:00 VK Prievidza   0–3   CAI Teruel 21–25 20–25 20–25     61–75 Report
4 Nov 19:00 Posojilnica Aich/Dob   3–1   Hurrikaani Loimaa 25–22 25–22 21–25 25–17   96–86 Report
4 Nov 19:30 VK Stroitel Minsk   0–3   AS Cannes 16–25 22–25 14–25     52–75 Report
4 Nov 18:30 SWD Powervolleys Düren   3–0   ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball 25–23 25–18 25–19     75–60 Report
4 Nov 20:00 Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn   0–3   Jihostroj České Budějovice 21–25 23–25 18–25     62–75 Report
11 Nov 17:00 Lokomotyv Kharkiv   3–1   VK Prešov 25–16 21–25 25–20 26–24   97–85 Report
4 Nov 20:30 Sir Safety Perugia   3–0   ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–21 25–17 25–21     75–59 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov 20:00 Abiant Lycurgus   0–3   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 17–25 22–25 18–25     57–75 Report
18 Nov 18:30 Tiikerit Kokkola   3–1   Arago de Sète 25–23 18–25 25–19 25–20   93–87 Report
18 Nov 20:30 Olympiacos Piraeus   3–0   Pärnu VK 25–23 25–17 25–15     75–55 Report
18 Nov 18:00 SCM U Craiova   2–3   Fatra Zlín 26–28 25–17 25–22 21–25 13–15 110–107 Report
18 Nov 19:00 Foinikas Syros   3–0   Topvolley Antwerpen 25–9 25–23 25–20     75–52 Report
Golden set Foinikas Syros   15–11   Topvolley Antwerpen
17 Nov 18:00 Crvena Zvezda   2–3   VaLePa Sastamala 25–23 23–25 25–23 22–25 12–15 107–111 Report
18 Nov 20:00 Lausanne UC   3–2   Landstede Zwolle 21–25 25–23 26–24 26–28 15–10 113–110 Report
18 Nov 18:00 Remat Zalău   3–1   Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul 22–25 25–22 25–16 25–18   97–81 Report
Golden set Remat Zalău   15–11   Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul
Omonia Nicosia   3–0   Jastrzębski Węgiel 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
18 Nov 20:15 CAI Teruel   3–0   VK Prievidza 25–14 25–17 34–32     84–63 Report
17 Nov 18:30 Hurrikaani Loimaa   3–2   Posojilnica Aich/Dob 16–25 25–19 25–21 22–25 15–13 103–103 Report
17 Nov 20:00 AS Cannes   3–0   VK Stroitel Minsk 25–22 25–18 25–20     75–60 Report
18 Nov 19:00 ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball   1–3   SWD Powervolleys Düren 25–19 20–25 23–25 23–25   91–94 Report
17 Nov 18:00 Jihostroj České Budějovice   3–0   Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 25–19 25–19 27–25     77–63 Report
18 Nov 17:00 VK Prešov   3–1   Lokomotyv Kharkiv 25–23 25–22 26–28 25–17   101–90 Report
Golden set VK Prešov   15–11   Lokomotyv Kharkiv
18 Nov 18:00 ČEZ Karlovarsko   1–3   Sir Safety Perugia 25–20 22–25 19–25 19–25   85–95 Report

8th Finals

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The 8 winning teams from the eighthfinals will compete in the quarterfinals playing home & away matches.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tiikerit Kokkola   2–6   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 1–3 1–3
SCM U Craiova   2–6   Olympiacos Piraeus 2–3 0–3
VaLePa Sastamala   5–3   Foinikas Syros 3–0 2–3
Lausanne UC   1–6   Remat Zalău 1–3 0–3
CAI Teruel   6–2   Omonia Nicosia 3–0 3–2
Posojilnica Aich/Dob   0–6   AS Cannes 0–3 0–3
SWD Powervolleys Düren   6–2   Jihostroj České Budějovice 3–2 3–0
VK Prešov   0–6   Sir Safety Perugia 0–3 0–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Dec 18:30 Tiikerit Kokkola   1–3   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 25–20 22–25 23–25 22–25   92–95 Report
2 Dec 18:00 SCM U Craiova   2–3   Olympiacos Piraeus 21–25 25–16 19–25 25–22 12–15 102–103 Report
3 Dec 18:30 VaLePa Sastamala   3–0   Foinikas Syros 25–22 25–16 26–24     76–62 Report
2 Dec 19:30 Lausanne UC   1–3   Remat Zalău 26–24 23–25 21–25 20–25   90–99 Report
1 Dec 20:15 CAI Teruel   3–0   Omonia Nicosia 25–23 25–22 25–19     75–64 Report
2 Dec 19:00 Posojilnica Aich/Dob   0–3   AS Cannes 15–25 19–25 13–25     47–75 Report
2 Dec 18:30 SWD Powervolleys Düren   3–2   Jihostroj České Budějovice 23–25 18–25 25–17 25–23 15–8 106–98 Report
1 Dec 17:00 VK Prešov   0–3   Sir Safety Perugia 21–25 15–25 17–25     53–75 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Dec 19:00 Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   3–1   Tiikerit Kokkola 22–25 25–16 25–16 25–20   97–77 Report
15 Dec 18:00 Olympiacos Piraeus   3–0   SCM U Craiova 25–20 25–15 25–18     75–53 Report
16 Dec 18:00 Foinikas Syros   3–2   VaLePa Sastamala 22–25 25–22 23–25 27–25 15–12 112–109 Report
16 Dec 18:00 Remat Zalău   3–0   Lausanne UC 25–19 25–18 25–18     75–55 Report
15 Dec 20:00 Omonia Nicosia   2–3   CAI Teruel 16–25 25–21 20–25 25–22 13–15 99–108 Report
15 Dec 20:00 AS Cannes   3–0   Posojilnica Aich/Dob 25–22 25–15 25–16     75–53 Report
16 Dec 18:00 Jihostroj České Budějovice   0–3   SWD Powervolleys Düren 20–25 20–25 19–25     59–75 Report
16 Dec 20:30 Sir Safety Perugia   3–0   VK Prešov 25–12 25–16 25–16     75–44 Report

4th Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   6–2   Olympiacos Piraeus 3–2 3–0
VaLePa Sastamala   6–1   Remat Zalău 3–1 3–0
AS Cannes   4–4   CAI Teruel 3–1 1–3 11–15
SWD Powervolleys Düren   2–6   Sir Safety Perugia 1–3 1–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Jan 19:00 Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   3–2   Olympiacos Piraeus 25–23 23–25 18–25 25–23 15–13 106–109 Report
20 Jan 18:30 VaLePa Sastamala   3–1   Remat Zalău 25–16 25–17 20–25 25–19   95–77 Report
20 Jan 20:00 AS Cannes   3–1   CAI Teruel 25–22 25–19 27–29 25–18   102–88 Report
20 Jan 18:30 SWD Powervolleys Düren   1–3   Sir Safety Perugia 23–25 21–25 26–24 15–25   85–99 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Jan 17:00 Olympiacos Piraeus   0–3   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 22–25 22–25 24–26     68–76 Report
27 Jan 18:00 Remat Zalău   0–3   VaLePa Sastamala 23–25 21–25 22–25     66–75 Report
27 Jan 20:15 CAI Teruel   3–1   AS Cannes 25–22 25–23 20–25 25–19   95–89 Report
Golden set CAI Teruel   15–10   AS Cannes
27 Jan 20:30 Sir Safety Perugia   3–1   SWD Powervolleys Düren 25–15 25–14 22–25 25–17   97–71 Report

Challenge phase

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In this stage of the competition, the four qualified teams of the Main phase are joined by the four teams with best third-placed finish from the 2015–16 CEV Champions League pool stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
CAI Teruel   1–6   Knack Randstad Roeselare 1–3 0–3
VaLePa Sastamala   3–4   Berlin Recycling Volleys 3–1 0–3 11–15
Sir Safety-Sicoma Perugia   3–4   Dinamo Moscow 0–3 3–1 13–15
#Dragons Lugano   1–6   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 0–3 1–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Feb 20:15 CAI Teruel   1–3   Knack Randstad Roeselare 22–25 20–25 25–22 30–32   97–104 Report
17 Feb 18:30 VaLePa Sastamala   3–1   Berlin Recycling Volleys 29–31 25–20 28–26 25–21   107–98 Report
18 Feb 20:30 Sir Safety-Sicoma Perugia   0–3   Dinamo Moscow 20–25 19–25 22–25     61–75 Report
1 Mar 19:00 #Dragons Lugano   0–3   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 23–25 16–25 21–25     60–75 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Mar 20:30 Knack Randstad Roeselare   3–0   CAI Teruel 25–23 25–14 25–19     75–56 Report
3 Mar 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–0   VaLePa Sastamala 25–22 32–30 25–19     82–71 Report
Golden set Berlin Recycling Volleys   15–11   VaLePa Sastamala
2 Mar 19:00 Dinamo Moscow   1–3   Sir Safety-Sicoma Perugia 21–25 18–25 25–23 15–25   79–98 Report
Golden set Dinamo Moscow   15–13   Sir Safety-Sicoma Perugia
2 Mar 19:00 Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   3–1   #Dragons Lugano 21–25 25–23 25–22 25–19   96–89 Report

Final phase

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Semi finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Knack Randstad Roeselare   2–6   Berlin Recycling Volleys 2–3 0–3
Dinamo Moscow   3–3   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 3–0 0–3 11–15

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Mar 20:30 Knack Randstad Roeselare   2–3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 31–29 23–25 25–21 21–25 10–15 110–115 Report
15 Mar 19:00 Dinamo Moscow   3–0   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 25–23 25–21 25–18     75–62 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Mar 18:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–0   Knack Randstad Roeselare 25–14 25–21 25–18     75–53 Report
19 Mar 18:00 Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   3–0   Dinamo Moscow 25–23 25–20 25–22     75–65 Report
Golden set Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   15–11   Dinamo Moscow

Final

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First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–2   Gazprom-Ugra Surgut 28–26 16–25 25–17 20–25 15–11 104–104 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Apr 18:00 Gazprom-Ugra Surgut   0–3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 18–25 18–25 18–25     54–75 Report

Final standing

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References

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  1. ^ "BERLIN claim dramatic tie-break win over SURGUT in CEV Cup finals first round". cev.lu. CEV. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ "BR Volleys celebrate historic European title after commanding win over SURGUT!". cev.lu. CEV. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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