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 pairs. 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: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1960–61: Romania Rapid București 1961–62: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1962–63: Romania Rapid București 1963–64: East Germany SC Leipzig 1964–65: Romania Rapid București 1965–66: Romania Dinamo București 1966–67: Romania Dinamo București 1967–68: Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno 1968–69: Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1969–70: Soviet Union Burevestnik Almaty 1970–71: Soviet Union Burevestnik Almaty 1971–72: Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno 1972–73: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1973–74: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1974–75: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1975–76: Czechoslovakia Dukla Liberec 1976–77: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1977–78: Poland Płomień Milowice 1978–79: Czechoslovakia Červená Hvězda Bratislava 1979–80: Italy Pallavolo Torino 1980–81: Romania Dinamo București1981–82: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1982–83: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1983–84: Italy Pallavolo Parma 1984–85: Italy Pallavolo Parma 1985–86: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1986–87: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1987–88: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1988–89: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1989–90: Italy Modena Volley 1990–91: Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1991–92: Italy Porto Ravenna Volley 1992–93: Italy Porto Ravenna Volley 1993–94: Italy Porto Ravenna Volley 1994–95: Italy Volley Treviso 1995–96: Italy Modena Volley 1996–97: Italy Modena Volley 1997–98: Italy Modena Volley 1998–99: Italy Volley Treviso 1999–00: Italy Volley Treviso 2000–01: France Paris Volley 2001–02: Italy Volley Lube 2002–03: Russia Lokomotiv Belgorod2003–04: Russia Lokomotiv Belgorod 2004–05: France Tours VB 2005–06: Italy Volley Treviso 2006–07: Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 2007–08: Russia Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan 2008–09: Italy Trentino Volley 2009–10: Italy Trentino Volley 2010–11: Italy Trentino Volley 2011–12: Russia Zenit Kazan 2012–13: Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 2013–14: Russia Belogorie Belgorod 2014–15: Russia Zenit Kazan 2015–16: Russia Zenit Kazan 2016–17: Russia Zenit Kazan 2017–18: Russia Zenit Kazan 2018–19: Italy Volley Lube 2020–21: Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2021–22: Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2022–23: Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2023–24: Italy Trentino Volley 2024–25: Italian Volleyball Federation Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

CEV European Champions Cup

ChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeFourth place
SeasonFinalThird place match
1959–60Soviet Union CSKA Moscow3–0, 1–3Romania Rapid București
1960–61Romania Rapid București3–0, 3–2Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
1961–62Soviet Union CSKA Moscow2–3, 3–1Romania Rapid București
1962–63Romania Rapid București3–1, 3–0Soviet Union CSKA Moscow
1963–64East Germany SC Leipzig3–1, 3–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAOK Mladost
1964–65Romania Rapid București1–3, 3–1, 3–2Bulgaria Minyor Pernik
1965–66Romania Dinamo București3–1, 3–2Romania Rapid București
1966–67Romania Dinamo București3–0, 1–3, 3–1Romania Rapid București
1967–68Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno1–3, 3–0, 3–2Romania Dinamo București
1968–69Bulgaria CSKA Sofia3–0, 3–2Romania Steaua București
1969–70Soviet Union Burevestnik Almaty3–0, 3–1Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno
1970–71Soviet Union Burevestnik Almaty2–3, 3–1, 3–2Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno
1971–72Czechoslovakia Volejbal BrnoGroup StageNetherlands AMVJ AmstelveenItaly Ruini FirenzeAlbania Dinamo Tirana
1972–73Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StagePoland ResoviaCzechoslovakia Rudá Hvězda PrahaCzechoslovakia Volejbal Brno
1973–74Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageRomania Dinamo BucureștiEast Germany SC LeipzigNetherlands Starlift Voorburg
1974–75Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageCzechoslovakia Volejbal BrnoEast Germany SC LeipzigBulgaria Slavia Sofia
1975–76Czechoslovakia Dukla LiberecGroup StageBulgaria Slavia SofiaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Spartak SuboticaPoland Resovia
1976–77Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageRomania Dinamo BucureștiBulgaria CSKA SofiaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vardar Skopje
1977–78Poland Płomień MilowiceGroup StageNetherlands Starlift VoorburgCzechoslovakia Aero Odolena VodaTurkey Büyükdere Boronkay
1978–79Czechoslovakia Červená Hviezda BratislavaGroup StageRomania Steaua BucureștiPoland Płomień MilowiceFinland Pieksämäen Namika
1979–80Italy Klippan TorinoGroup StageCzechoslovakia Červená Hviezda BratislavaTurkey Eczacıbaşı İstanbulFinland Pieksämäen Namika
1980–81Romania Dinamo BucureștiGroup StageSoviet Union CSKA MoscowPoland Gwardia WrocławFinland Pieksämäen Namika
1981–82Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageItaly Robe di Kappa TorinoRomania Dinamo BucureștiGreece Olympiacos
1982–83Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageFrance AS CannesItaly Santal ParmaSpain CV Pòrtol
1983–84Italy Santal ParmaGroup StageSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAOK MladostCzechoslovakia Dukla LiberecFrance AS Cannes
1984–85Italy Santal ParmaGroup StageSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAOK MladostBulgaria CSKA SofiaCzechoslovakia Rudá Hvězda Praha
1985–86Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageItaly Santal ParmaNetherlands Martinus AmstelveenCzechoslovakia Rudá Hvězda Praha
1986–87Soviet Union CSKA MoscowGroup StageItaly Panini ModenaNetherlands Martinus AmstelveenBulgaria CSKA Sofia
1987–88Soviet Union CSKA Moscow3–0Italy Panini ModenaNetherlands Martinus AmstelveenBulgaria CSKA Sofia
1988–89Soviet Union CSKA Moscow3–1Italy Panini Modena
1989–90Italy Philips Modena3–2France AS FréjusSpain CV PòrtolBulgaria CSKA Sofia
1990–91Soviet Union CSKA Moscow3–1Italy Maxicono ParmaItaly Philips ModenaFrance AS Cannes
1991–92Italy Messaggero Ravenna3–0Greece OlympiacosRussia CSKA MoscowFrance AS Cannes
1992–93Italy Messaggero Ravenna3–0Italy Maxicono ParmaGreece OlympiacosBelgium Maes Pils Zellik
1993–94Italy Messaggero Ravenna3–0Italy Maxicono ParmaBelgium Maes Pils ZellikGreece Olympiacos
1994–95Italy Sisley Treviso3–0Italy Edilcuoghi RavennaGreece OlympiacosBelgium Maes Pils Zellik
1995–96Italy Las Daytona Modena3–1Germany ASV DachauFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina Novi SadItaly Sisley Treviso
1996–97Italy Las Valtur Modena3–0Belgium Noliko MaaseikCroatia HAOK MladostItaly Sisley Treviso
1997–98Italy Casa Modena Unibon3–0Spain Unicaja AlmeríaFrance Paris VolleyCroatia HAOK Mladost
1998–99Italy Sisley Treviso3–0Belgium Noliko MaaseikGermany VfB FriedrichshafenRussia Lokomotiv Belgorod
1999–00Italy Sisley Treviso3–1Germany VfB FriedrichshafenBelgium Noliko MaaseikAustria Bayernwerk Wien

CEV Champions League

ChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeFourth place
SeasonFinalThird place match / Semifinalists
2000–01 DetailsFrance Paris Volley3–2Italy Sisley TrevisoItaly Ford B. Gesù RomaGreece Olympiacos
2001–02 DetailsItaly Lube Banca Macerata3–1Greece OlympiacosGreece Iraklis ThessalonikiPoland Mostostal Azoty
2002–03 DetailsRussia Lokomotiv Belgorod3–0Italy Kerakoll ModenaPoland Mostostal AzotyFrance Paris Volley
2003–04 DetailsRussia Lokomotiv Belgorod3–0Russia Iskra OdintsovoFrance Tours VBGreece Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05 DetailsFrance Tours VB3–1Greece Iraklis ThessalonikiRussia Lokomotiv BelgorodGermany VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–06 DetailsItaly Sisley Treviso3–1Greece Iraklis ThessalonikiRussia Lokomotiv BelgorodRussia Dynamo Moscow
2006–07 DetailsGermany VfB Friedrichshafen3–1France Tours VBRussia Dynamo MoscowItaly Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2007–08 DetailsRussia Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan3–2Italy Copra PiacenzaPoland PGE Skra BełchatówItaly Sisley Treviso
2008–09 DetailsItaly Trentino Volley3–1Greece Iraklis ThessalonikiRussia Iskra OdintsovoItaly Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2009–10 DetailsItaly Trentino BetClic3–0Russia Dynamo MoscowPoland PGE Skra BełchatówSlovenia ACH Volley Bled
2010–11 DetailsItaly Trentino BetClic3–1Russia Zenit KazanRussia Dynamo MoscowPoland Jastrzębski Węgiel
2011–12 DetailsRussia Zenit Kazan3–2Poland PGE Skra BełchatówItaly Trentino PlanetWin365Turkey Arkas İzmir
2012–13 DetailsRussia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk3–2Italy Bre Banca Lannutti CuneoRussia Zenit KazanPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2013–14 DetailsRussia Belogorie Belgorod3–1Turkey Halkbank AnkaraPoland Jastrzębski WęgielRussia Zenit Kazan
2014–15 DetailsRussia Zenit Kazan3–0Poland Asseco ResoviaGermany Berlin Recycling VolleysPoland PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16 DetailsRussia Zenit Kazan3–2Italy Diatec TrentinoItaly Cucine Lube CivitanovaPoland Asseco Resovia
2016–17 DetailsRussia Zenit Kazan3–0Italy Sir Sicoma Colussi PerugiaItaly Cucine Lube CivitanovaGermany Berlin Recycling Volleys
2017–18 DetailsRussia Zenit Kazan3–2Italy Cucine Lube CivitanovaItaly Sir Colussi Sicoma PerugiaPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2018–19 DetailsItaly Cucine Lube Civitanova3–1Russia Zenit KazanPoland PGE Skra BełchatówItaly Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia
2019–20 DetailsCancelled
2020–21 DetailsPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle3–1Italy Itas TrentinoItaly Sir Sicoma Monini PerugiaRussia Zenit Kazan
2021–22 DetailsPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle3–0Italy Itas TrentinoPoland Jastrzębski WęgielItaly Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
2022–23 DetailsPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle3–2Poland Jastrzębski WęgielTurkey Halkbank AnkaraItaly Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
2023–24 DetailsItaly Itas Trentino3–0Poland Jastrzębski WęgielItaly Cucine Lube CivitanovaTurkey Ziraat Bank Ankara
2024–25 DetailsItalian Volleyball Federation Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia3–2Polish Volleyball Association Warta ZawierciePolish Volleyball Association Jastrzębski WęgielTurkish Volleyball Federation Halkbank Ankara

Titles by club

RankClubTitlesRunner–upChampion years
1.Soviet Union CSKA Moscow1331960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
2.Russia Zenit Kazan622008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3.Italy Modena Volley441990, 1996, 1997, 1998
4.Italy Trentino Volley432009, 2010, 2011, 2024
5.Italy Volley Treviso411995, 1999, 2000, 2006
6.Romania Rapid București341961, 1963, 1965
7.Romania Dinamo București331966, 1967, 1981
8.Italy Porto Ravenna Volley311992, 1993, 1994
9.Russia Belogorie Belgorod32003, 2004, 2014
=Poland ZAKSA32021, 2022, 2023
11.Italy Pallavolo Parma241984, 1985
12.Czechoslovakia Volejbal Brno231968, 1972
13.Italy Volley Lube212002, 2019
14.Soviet Union Burevestnik Almaty21970, 1971
15.Czechoslovakia ČH Bratislava111979
=Italy Pallavolo Torino111980
=France Tours VB112005
=Germany VfB Friedrichshafen112007
=Italian Volleyball Federation Sir Safety Perugia112025
20.East Germany SC Leipzig11964
=Bulgaria CSKA Sofia11969
=Czechoslovakia Dukla Liberec11976
=Poland Płomień Milowice11978
=France Paris Volley12001
=Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk12013
26.Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAOK Mladost3
=Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki3
28.Romania Steaua București2
=Belgium Maaseik2
=Greece Olympiacos2
=Poland Resovia2
=Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel2
33.Bulgaria Minyor Pernik1
=Netherlands AMVJ Amstelveen1
=Bulgaria Slavia Sofia1
=Netherlands Starlift Voorburg1
=France AS Cannes1
=France AS Fréjus1
=Germany ASV Dachau1
=Spain Unicaja Almería1
=Russia Iskra Odintsovo1
=Italy Volley Piacenza1
=Russia Dynamo Moscow1
=Poland Skra Bełchatów1
=Italy Piemonte Volley1
=Turkey Halkbank Ankara1
=Poland Warta Zawiercie1

Titles by country

RankCountryWonRunner–upTotal
1Italy211839
2Soviet Union15318
3Russia10414
4Romania6915
5Poland4610
6Czechoslovakia448
7France235
8Bulgaria123
Germany123
10East Germany1–1
11Greece–55
12Yugoslavia–33
13Belgium–22
Netherlands–22
15Spain–11
Turkey–11

MVP by edition

2000–01 – Stéphane Antiga (FRA) 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) 2024–25 – Simone Giannelli (ITA)

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