CEV Champions League

See also: CEV Women's Champions League

The CEV Champions League, or CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.

CEV Champions League

Current season, competition or edition: 2018–19 CEV Champions League
Euroleague Volleyball
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1959
No. of teams	28 (group stage)
Country	CEV members
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Cucine Lube Civitanova(2nd title)
Most titles	CSKA Moscow (13 titles)
Official website	Website

Formula

In the first round take part 28 teams shared in 7 group stage. 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

Seven 1st placed teams as well as five best 2nd placed qualify for the Playoff 12. 6 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. 6 winners form 3 pairs and again two matches between competitors are held. Teams in Final Four are: 3- winners of pairs + 1- host of Final Four. Final is held in March.

History

• CEV European Champions Cup (1959–60 to 1999–2000)
• CEV Champions League (2000–01 to present)

Title holders

• 1959–60 CSKA Moscow
• 1960–61 Rapid București
• 1961–62 CSKA Moscow
• 1962–63 Rapid București
• 1963–64 Leipzig
• 1964–65 Rapid București
• 1965–66 Dinamo București
• 1966–67 Dinamo București
• 1967–68 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
• 1968–69 CSKA Sofia
• 1969–70 Burevestnik Alma-Ata
• 1970–71 Burevestnik Alma-Ata
• 1971–72 Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
• 1972–73 CSKA Moscow
• 1973–74 CSKA Moscow

• 1974–75 CSKA Moscow
• 1975–76 Dukla Liberec
• 1976–77 CSKA Moscow
• 1977–78 Płomień Milowice
• 1978–79 Červená hvězda Bratislava
• 1979–80 Klippan Torino
• 1980–81 Dinamo București
• 1981–82 CSKA Moscow
• 1982–83 CSKA Moscow
• 1983–84 Santal Parma
• 1984–85 Santal Parma
• 1985–86 CSKA Moscow
• 1986–87 CSKA Moscow
• 1987–88 CSKA Moscow
• 1988–89 CSKA Moscow

• 1989–90 Philips Modena
• 1990–91 CSKA Moscow
• 1991–92 il Messaggero Ravenna
• 1992–93 Edilcuoghi Ravenna
• 1993–94 Edilcuoghi Ravenna
• 1994–95 Sisley Treviso
• 1995–96 Las Daytona Modena
• 1996–97 Las Valtur Modena
• 1997–98 Casa Modena Unibon
• 1998–99 Sisley Treviso
• 1999–00 Sisley Treviso
• 2000–01 Paris Volley
• 2001–02 Lube Banca Marche Macerata
• 2002–03 Lokomotiv Belgorod
• 2003–04 Lokomotiv Belgorod

• 2004–05 Tours
• 2005–06 Sisley Treviso
• 2006–07 Friedrichshafen
• 2007–08 Dynamo-Tattransgaz Kazan
• 2008–09 Trentino Volley
• 2009–10 BetClic Trentino
• 2010–11 BetClic Trentino
• 2011–12 Zenit-Kazan
• 2012–13 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
• 2013–14 Belogorie
• 2014–15 Zenit-Kazan
• 2015–16 Zenit-Kazan
• 2016–17 Zenit-Kazan
• 2017–18 Zenit-Kazan
• 2018–19 Cucine Lube Civitanova

Finals

Year		Final				3rd Place Game
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
1959–60 Details		CSKA Moscow	3–0 & 1–3	Rapid Bucureşti		N / A
1960–61 Details		Rapid Bucureşti	3–1 & 3–2	CSKA Moscow
1961–62 Details		CSKA Moscow	2–3 & 3–1	Rapid Bucureşti
1962–63 Details		Rapid Bucureşti	3–1 & 3–0	CSKA Moscow
1963–64 Details		Leipzig	3–1 & 3–1	Mladost
1964–65 Details		Rapid Bucureşti	1–3, 3–1 & 3–2	Minyor Pernik
1965–66 Details		Dinamo București	3–1 & 3–2	Rapid Bucureşti
1966–67 Details		Dinamo București	3–0, 1–3 & 3–1	Rapid Bucureşti
1967–68 Details		Spartak ZJŠ Brno	1–3, 3–0 & 3–1	Dinamo București
1968–69 Details		CSKA Sofia	3–0 & 3–2	Steaua Bucureşti
1969–70 Details		Burevestnik Alma-Ata	3–0 & 3–1	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
1970–71 Details		Burevestnik Alma-Ata	2–3, 3–1 & 3–2	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
1971–72 Details		Zetor Zbrojovka Brno	Group Stage	AMVJ Amstelveen		Ruini Firenze	Dinamo Tirana
1972–73 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Resovia Rzeszów		Rudá Hvězda Prague	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
1973–74 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Dinamo București		Leipzig	Star Lift
1974–75 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Zbrojovka Brno		Leipzig	Slavia Sofia
1975–76 Details		Dukla Liberec	Group Stage	Slavia Sofia		Spartak Subotica	Resovia Rzeszów
1976–77 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Dinamo București		CSKA Sofia	Vardar
1977–78 Details		Płomień Milowice	Group Stage	Star Lift		Aero Odolena Voda	Büyükdere Boronkay
1978–79 Details		Červená hvězda Bratislava	Group Stage	Steaua Bucureşti		Płomień Milowice	Pieksämäen Namika
1979–80 Details		Klippan Torino	Group Stage	Červená hvězda Bratislava		Eczacıbaşı	Pieksämäen Namika
1980–81 Details		Dinamo București	Group Stage	CSKA Moscow		Gwardia Wrocław	Pieksämäen Namika
1981–82 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Robe di Kappa Torino		Dinamo București	Olympiacos
1982–83 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Cannes		Santal Parma	Pòrtol
1983–84 Details		Santal Parma	Group Stage	Mladost		Dukla Liberec	Cannes
1984–85 Details		Santal Parma	Group Stage	Mladost		CSKA Sofia	Rudá hvězda Praha
1985–86 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Santal Parma		Martinus	Rudá hvězda Praha
1986–87 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Panini Modena		Martinus	CSKA Sofia
1987–88 Details		CSKA Moscow	3–0	Panini Modena		Martinus	CSKA Sofia
1988–89 Details		CSKA Moscow	3–1	Panini Modena
1989–90 Details		Philips Modena	3–2	Fréjus		Pòrtol	CSKA Sofia
1990–91 Details		CSKA Moscow	3–1	Maxicono Parma		Philips Modena	Cannes
1991–92 Details		il Messaggero Ravenna	3–0	Olympiacos		CSKA Moscow	Cannes
1992–93 Details		Edilcuoghi Ravenna	3–0	Maxicono Parma		Olympiacos	Zellik Maes pils
1993–94 Details		Edilcuoghi Ravenna	3–0	Maxicono Parma		Zellik Maes pils	Olympiacos
1994–95 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–0	Edilcuoghi Ravenna		Olympiacos	Zellik Maes pils
1995–96 Details		Las Daytona Modena	3–1	Dachau		Vojvodina	Sisley Treviso
1996–97 Details		Las Valtur Modena	3–0	Noliko Maaseik		Mladost	Sisley Treviso
1997–98 Details		Casa Modena Unibon	3–0	Unicaja		Paris Volley	Mladost
1998–99 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–0	Noliko Maaseik		Friedrichshafen	Lokomotiv Belgorod
1999–00 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–1	Friedrichshafen		Noliko Maaseik	e.on HotVolleys Vienna
2000–01 Details		Paris Volley	3–2	Sisley Treviso		Ford B.Gesu Roma	Olympiacos
2001–02 Details		Lube Banca Marche Macerata	3–1	Olympiacos		Iraklis Thessaloniki	Mostostal-Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2002–03 Details		Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Kerakoll Modena		Mostostal-Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Paris
2003–04 Details		Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Iskra Odintsovo		Tours	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05 Details		Tours	3–1	Iraklis Thessaloniki		Lokomotiv Belgorod	Friedrichshafen
2005–06 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–1	Iraklis Thessaloniki		Lokomotiv Belgorod	Dynamo Moscow
2006–07 Details		Friedrichshafen	3–1	Tours		Dynamo Moscow	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2007–08 Details		Dynamo-Tattransgaz Kazan	3–2	Copra Piacenza		PGE Skra Bełchatów	Sisley Treviso
2008–09 Details		Trentino Volley	3–1	Iraklis Thessaloniki		Iskra Odintsovo	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2009–10 Details		BetClic Trentino	3–0	Dynamo Moscow		PGE Skra Bełchatów	ACH
2010–11 Details		BetClic Trentino	3–1	Zenit-Kazan		Dynamo Moscow	Jastrzębski Węgiel
2011–12 Details		Zenit-Kazan	3–2	PGE Skra Bełchatów		PlanetWin365 Trentino	Arkas
2012–13 Details		Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	3–2	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo		Zenit-Kazan	Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2013–14 Details		Belogorie	3–1	Halkbank Ankara		Jastrzębski Węgiel	Zenit-Kazan
2014–15 Details		Zenit-Kazan	3–0	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów		Recycling Volleys Berlin	PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16 Details		Zenit-Kazan	3–2	Trentino Diatec		Lube Cucine Civitanova	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
2016–17 Details		Zenit-Kazan	3–0	SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia		Lube Cucine Civitanova	Recycling Volleys Berlin
2017–18 Details		Zenit-Kazan	3–2	Lube Cucine Civitanova		SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia	Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2018–19 Details		Lube Cucine Civitanova	3–1	Zenit-Kazan		SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia and PGE Skra Bełchatów

Titles by club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner-up	Champion years
1.	CSKA Moscow	13	3	1959–60, 1961–62, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91
2.	Zenit-Kazan	6	2	2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
3.	Modena Volley	4	4	1989–90, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
4.	Volley Treviso	4	1	1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2005–06
5.	Rapid Bucureşti	3	4	1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65
6.	Dinamo București	3	3	1965–66, 1966–67, 1980–81
7.	Porto Ravenna	3	1	1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
8.	Trentino Volley	3	1	2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
9.	Belgorod	3		2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14
10.	Pallavolo Parma	2	4	1983–84, 1984–85
11.	Brno	2	2	1967–68, 1971–72
12.	Volley Lube	2	1	2001–02, 2018–19
13.	Burevestnik Alma-Ata	2		1969–70, 1970–71
14.	Leipzig	1	1	1963–64
15.	Červená hvězda Bratislava	1	1	1978–79
16.	CUS Torino Pallavolo	1	1	1979–80
17.	Tours	1	1	2004–05
18.	Friedrichshafen	1	1	2006–07
19.	CSKA Sofia	1		1968–69
20.	Dukla Liberec	1		1975–76
21.	Płomień Milowice	1		1977–78
22.	Paris Volley	1		2000–01
23.	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	1		2012–13
24.	Mladost		3
25.	Iraklis Thessaloniki		3
26.	Steaua Bucureşti		2
27.	Noliko Maaseik		2
28.	Olympiacos		2
29.	Resovia Rzeszów		2
30.	Minyor Pernik		1
31.	AMVJ Amstelveen		1
32.	Slavia Sofia		1
33.	VISADE Voorburg		1
34.	Cannes		1
35.	AMSL Fréjus		1
36.	Dachau		1
37.	Almeria		1
38.	Iskra Odintsovo		1
39.	Pallavolo Piacenza		1
40.	Dynamo Moscow		1
41.	Skra Bełchatów		1
42.	Piemonte Volley		1
43.	Halkbank Ankara		1
44.	Perugia Volley		1

Titles by country

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Finals
Russia / Soviet Union	23	7	30
Italy	19	16	35
Romania	6	9	15
Czechoslovakia	4	2	6
France	2	3	5
Kazakh SSR	2	0	2
Poland	1	3	4
Bulgaria	1	2	3
Germany	1	2	3
East Germany	1	1	2
Slovakia	1	1	2
Greece	0	5	5
Yugoslavia	0	3	3
Belgium	0	2	2
Netherlands	0	2	2
Spain	0	1	1
Turkey	0	1	1

MVP by edition

• 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)

External links

• Website of the CEV - Confederation Europeenne de Volleyball
• History of the Competition