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: 2020–21 CEV Champions League
Formerly	CEV European Champions Cup (1960–2000)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1959 (1959)
Administrator	CEV
No. of teams	20 (group stage)
Country	CEV members
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Cucine Lube Civitanova (2nd title)
Most titles	CSKA Moscow (13 titles)
Official website	Official website

Formula (2018–19 to present)

League round

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.

Quarterfinals

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

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.

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: VC 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: Il Messaggero Ravenna
• 1993–94: Il Messaggero 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 VB
• 2005–06: Sisley Treviso
• 2006–07: VfB 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
• 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21:

CEV European Champions Cup

Year		Final				3rd Place Game
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
1959–60 Details		CSKA Moscow	3–0, 1–3	Rapid București		AZS-AWF Warszawa and Levski Sofia
1960–61 Details		Rapid București	3–0, 3–2	CSKA Moscow		Dukla Kolín and Minyor Pernik
1961–62 Details		CSKA Moscow	2–3, 3–1	Rapid București		N / A
1962–63 Details		Rapid București	3–1, 3–0	CSKA Moscow		CSKA Sofia and Legia Warszawa
1963–64 Details		VC Leipzig	3–1, 3–1	HAOK Mladost		Dukla Kolín and Minyor Pernik
1964–65 Details		Rapid București	1–3, 3–1, 3–2	Minyor Pernik		VC Leipzig and Slavia Praha
1965–66 Details		Dinamo București	3–1, 3–2	Rapid București		Dukla Kolín and CSKA Moscow
1966–67 Details		Dinamo București	3–0, 1–3, 3–1	Rapid București		VC Leipzig and Rudá Hvězda Praha
1967–68 Details		Spartak ZJŠ Brno	1–3, 3–0, 3–2	Dinamo București		Legia Warszawa and Steaua București
1968–69 Details		CSKA Sofia	3–0, 3–2	Steaua București		VC Leipzig and Zbrojovka Zetor Brno
1969–70 Details		Burevestnik Alma-Ata	3–0, 3–1	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno		Csepel SC and HAOK Mladost
1970–71 Details		Burevestnik Alma-Ata	2–3, 3–1, 3–2	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno		CSKA Sofia and VC Leipzig
1971–72 Details		Zetor Zbrojovka Brno	Group Stage	AMVJ Amstelveen		Ruini Firenze	Dinamo Tirana
1972–73 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Resovia		Rudá Hvězda Prague	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
1973–74 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Dinamo București		VC Leipzig	Star Lift
1974–75 Details		CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Zbrojovka Brno		VC Leipzig	Slavia Sofia
1975–76 Details		Dukla Liberec	Group Stage	Slavia Sofia		Spartak Subotica	Resovia
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 București		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	HAOK Mladost		Dukla Liberec	Cannes
1984–85 Details		Santal Parma	Group Stage	HAOK 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		N / A
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		Il Messaggero Ravenna	3–0	Maxicono Parma		Olympiacos	Maes Pils Zellik
1993–94 Details		Il Messaggero 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	ASV Dachau		Vojvodina	Sisley Treviso
1996–97 Details		Las Valtur Modena	3–0	Noliko Maaseik		HAOK Mladost	Sisley Treviso
1997–98 Details		Casa Modena Unibon	3–0	Unicaja		Paris Volley	HAOK Mladost
1998–99 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–0	Noliko Maaseik		VfB Friedrichshafen	Lokomotiv Belgorod
1999–00 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–1	VfB Friedrichshafen		Noliko Maaseik	e.on HotVolleys Vienna

CEV Champions League

Year		Final				3rd Place Game
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
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	Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2002–03 Details		Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Kerakoll Modena		Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Paris Volley
2003–04 Details		Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Iskra Odintsovo		Tours VB	Iraklis
2004–05 Details		Tours VB	3–1	Iraklis		Lokomotiv Belgorod	VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–06 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–1	Iraklis		Lokomotiv Belgorod	Dynamo Moscow
2006–07 Details		VfB 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		Iskra Odintsovo	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2009–10 Details		BetClic Trentino	3–0	Dynamo Moscow		PGE Skra Bełchatów	ACH Volley
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 İzmir
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		Berlin Recycling Volleys	PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16 Details		Zenit Kazan	3–2	Trentino Diatec		Lube Cucine Civitanova	Asseco Resovia
2016–17 Details		Zenit Kazan	3–0	SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia		Lube Cucine Civitanova	Berlin Recycling Volleys
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 PGE Skra Bełchatów
2019–20 Details		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Details

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 București	3	4	1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65
6.	Dinamo București	3	3	1965–66, 1966–67, 1980–81
7.	Porto Ravenna Volley	3	1	1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
8.	Trentino Volley	3	1	2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
9.	Belogorie Belgorod	3		2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14
10.	Pallavolo Parma	2	4	1983–84, 1984–85
11.	Volejbal 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.	VC Leipzig	1	1	1963–64
15.	Červená hvězda Bratislava	1	1	1978–79
16.	CUS Torino Pallavolo	1	1	1979–80
17.	Tours VB	1	1	2004–05
18.	VfB 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.	HAOK Mladost		3
25.	Iraklis		3
26.	Steaua București		2
27.	Noliko Maaseik		2
28.	Olympiacos		2
29.	Resovia		2
30.	Minyor Pernik		1
31.	AMVJ Amstelveen		1
32.	Slavia Sofia		1
33.	VISADE Voorburg		1
34.	AS Cannes		1
35.	AMSL Fréjus		1
36.	ASV Dachau		1
37.	CV Almería		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

Rank	Country	Won	Runner-up	Total
1	Italy	19	16	35
2	Soviet Union	15	3	18
3	Russia	10	4	14
4	Romania	6	9	15
5	Czechoslovakia	4	4	8
6	France	2	3	5
7	Poland	1	3	4
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

• 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