CEV Champions League

CEV Champions League
Most recent season or competition:; 2023–24 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)	Trentino Volley; (4th title)
Most titles	CSKA Moscow; (13 titles)
Official website	championsleague.cev.eu/en/men/

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.

Formula (2018–19 to present)

Qualification

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 round

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.

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: SC Leipzig
1964–65: Rapid București
1965–66: Dinamo București
1966–67: Dinamo București
1967–68: Volejbal Brno
1968–69: CSKA Sofia
1969–70: Burevestnik Almaty
1970–71: Burevestnik Almaty
1971–72: Volejbal 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: Messaggero Ravenna
1992–93: Messaggero Ravenna
1993–94: 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 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: Trentino BetClic
2010–11: Trentino BetClic
2011–12: Zenit Kazan
2012–13: Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2013–14: Belogorie Belgorod
2014–15: Zenit Kazan
2015–16: Zenit Kazan
2016–17: Zenit Kazan
2017–18: Zenit Kazan
2018–19: Cucine Lube Civitanova
2020–21: ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2021–22: ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2022–23: ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2023–24: Itas Trentino

CEV European Champions Cup

Season	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Fourth place
Season	Final			Third place match
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

Season	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Fourth place
Season	Final			Third place match
2000–01 Details	Paris Volley	3–2	Sisley Treviso	Ford B. Gesù Roma	Olympiacos
2001–02 Details	Lube Banca Macerata	3–1	Olympiacos	Iraklis Thessaloniki	Mostostal Azoty
2002–03 Details	Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Kerakoll Modena	Mostostal Azoty	Paris Volley
2003–04 Details	Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Iskra Odintsovo	Tours VB	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05 Details	Tours VB	3–1	Iraklis Thessaloniki	Lokomotiv Belgorod	VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–06 Details	Sisley Treviso	3–1	Iraklis Thessaloniki	Lokomotiv Belgorod	Dynamo Moscow
2006–07 Details	VfB Friedrichshafen	3–1	Tours VB	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	Trentino BetClic	3–0	Dynamo Moscow	PGE Skra Bełchatów	ACH Volley Bled
2010–11 Details	Trentino BetClic	3–1	Zenit Kazan	Dynamo Moscow	Jastrzębski Węgiel
2011–12 Details	Zenit Kazan	3–2	PGE Skra Bełchatów	Trentino PlanetWin365	Arkas İzmir
2012–13 Details	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	3–2	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo	Zenit Kazan	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2013–14 Details	Belogorie Belgorod	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	Diatec Trentino	Cucine Lube Civitanova	Asseco Resovia
2016–17 Details	Zenit Kazan	3–0	Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia	Cucine Lube Civitanova	Berlin Recycling Volleys
2017–18 Details	Zenit Kazan	3–2	Cucine Lube Civitanova	Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2018–19 Details	Cucine Lube Civitanova	3–1	Zenit Kazan
2019–20 Details	Cancelled
2020–21 Details	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3–1	Itas Trentino
2021–22 Details	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3–0	Itas Trentino
2022–23 Details	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3–2	Jastrzębski Węgiel
2023–24 Details	Itas Trentino	3–0	Jastrzębski Węgiel

Titles by club

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

Titles by country

Rank	Country	Won	Runner–up	Total
1	Italy	20	18	38
2	Soviet Union	15	3	18
3	Russia	10	4	14
4	Romania	6	9	15
5	Poland	4	5	9
6	Czechoslovakia	4	4	8
7	France	2	3	5
8	Bulgaria	1	2	3
8	Germany	1	2	3
10	East Germany	1	–	1
11	Greece	–	5	5
12	Yugoslavia	–	3	3
13	Belgium	–	2	2
13	Netherlands	–	2	2
15	Spain	–	1	1
15	Turkey	–	1	1

MVP by edition

2001–02 – Marco Bracci (ITA)
2002–03 – Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS)
2003–04 – Andrey Egorchev (RUS)
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)
2022–23 – David Smith (USA)
2023–24 – Alessandro Michieletto (ITA)

External links

Official website

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European Champions Cup and Champions League seasons
European Champions Cup (1959–2000)	1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Champions League (2000–present)	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Qualification	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

European Volleyball Confederation competitions
For national teams	European championships Men's Women's Small Countries Division European leagues Men's Women's
For youth national teams	European championships Men's U22 Men's U20 Men's U18 Men's U17 Women's U22 Women's U20 Women's U18 Women's U17
For men's club	Champions League CEV Cup Challenge Cup
For women's club	Champions League CEV Cup Challenge Cup
Beach volleyball	CEV European Beach Volleyball Championship
CEV men's club competition winners CEV women's club competition winners