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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 CEV Champions League | |
| Formerly | CEV European Champions Cup (1959–2000) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Administrator | CEV |
| No. of teams | 20 (group stage) |
| Country | CEV members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  ZAKSA (2nd title) |
| Most titles |  CSKA Moscow(13 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
Formula (2018–19 to present)Edit
QualificationEdit
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 roundEdit
20 teams take part in the League round where they are split in to 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.
QuarterfinalsEdit
4 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Four winners qualify to the semifinals.
SemifinalsEdit
2 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Two winners qualify to the final. Final is held in May.
HistoryEdit
- CEV European Champions Cup (1959–60 to 1999–2000)
- CEV Champions League (2000–01 to present)
Title holdersEdit
CEV European Champions CupEdit
CEV Champions LeagueEdit
Titles by clubEdit
| 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. | Volley Treviso
|
4 | 1 | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006 |
| 5. |  Rapid București
|
3 | 4 | 1961, 1963, 1965 |
| 6. | Dinamo București
|
3 | 3 | 1966, 1967, 1981 |
| 7. | Trentino Volley
|
3 | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| 8. | Porto Ravenna Volley
|
3 | 1 | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| 9. | Belogorie Belgorod
|
3 | 2003, 2004, 2014 | |
| 10. | Pallavolo Parma
|
2 | 4 | 1984, 1985 |
| 11. |  Volejbal Brno
|
2 | 3 | 1968, 1972 |
| 12. | Volley Lube
|
2 | 1 | 2002, 2019 |
| 13. | Burevestnik Almaty
|
2 | 1970, 1971 | |
| 14. | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
|
2 | 2021, 2022 | |
| 15. | Červená Hviezda Bratislava
|
1 | 1 | 1979 |
| 16. | Pallavolo Torino
|
1 | 1 | 1980 |
| 17. |  Tours VB
|
1 | 1 | 2005 |
| 18. |  VfB Friedrichshafen
|
1 | 1 | 2007 |
| 19. |  SC Leipzig
|
1 | 1964 | |
| 20. |  CSKA Sofia
|
1 | 1969 | |
| 21. | Dukla Liberec
|
1 | 1976 | |
| 22. | Płomień Milowice
|
1 | 1978 | |
| 23. | Paris Volley
|
1 | 2001 | |
| 24. | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
|
1 | 2013 | |
| 25. |  HAOK Mladost
|
3 | ||
| 26. |  Iraklis Thessaloniki
|
3 | ||
| 27. | Steaua București
|
2 | ||
| 28. |  Maaseik
|
2 | ||
| 29. | Olympiacos Piraeus
|
2 | ||
| 30. | Resovia
|
2 | ||
| 31. | Minyor Pernik
|
1 | ||
| 32. |  AMVJ Amstelveen
|
1 | ||
| 33. | Slavia Sofia
|
1 | ||
| 34. | Starlift Voorburg
|
1 | ||
| 35. | AS Cannes
|
1 | ||
| 36. | AS Fréjus
|
1 | ||
| 37. | ASV Dachau
|
1 | ||
| 38. |  Unicaja Almería
|
1 | ||
| 39. | Iskra Odintsovo
|
1 | ||
| 40. | Volley Piacenza
|
1 | ||
| 41. | Dynamo Moscow
|
1 | ||
| 42. | Skra Bełchatów
|
1 | ||
| 43. | Piemonte Volley
|
1 | ||
| 44. |  Halkbank Ankara
|
1 | ||
| 45. | Sir Safety Perugia
|
1 |
Titles by countryEdit
| Rank | Country | Won | Runner–up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
15 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Russia |
10 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Romania |
6 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Poland |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 editionEdit
- 2004–05 –
Vladimir Nikolov (BUL) - 2005–06 –
Alessandro Fei (ITA) - 2006–07 –
Jochen Schöps (GER) - 2007–08 –
Clayton Stanley (USA) - 2008–09 – Matey Kaziyski (BUL)
- 2009–10 –
Osmany Juantorena (CUB) - 2010–11 – Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
- 2011–12 –
Mariusz Wlazły (POL) - 2012–13 –
Marcus Nilsson (SWE) - 2013–14 –
Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS) - 2014–15 – Wilfredo León (CUB)
- 2015–16 – Wilfredo León (CUB)
- 2016–17 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
- 2017–18 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
- 2018–19 – Osmany Juantorena (ITA)
- 2020–21 – Aleksander Śliwka (POL)
- 2021–22 – Kamil Semeniuk (POL)
External linksEdit
