2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League

The 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League was the 57th edition of the CEV Women's Champions League, the highest level of European club volleyball.

2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationOctober 27, 2015 – April 10, 2016
Finals
Champions Pomì Casalmaggiore
  Runners-up Vakıfbank Istanbul
Finals MVP Francesca Piccinini

Teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:[1]

RankCountryNumber of teamsTeams (rankings in 2014–15 national championships)
1 Turkey3Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul (1)
VakıfBank Istanbul (2)
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (3)
2 Russia3Dinamo Kazan (1)
Dinamo Moscow (2)
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (3)
3 France2RC Cannes (1)
Rocheville Le Cannet (2)
4 Azerbaijan2+1Telekom Baku (1)
Lokomotiv Baku (2)
Azerrail Baku (3) W/C
5 Poland2+1Chemik Police (1)
PGE Atom Trefl Sopot (2)
Impel Wrocław (3) W/C
6 Germany2Dresdner SC (1)
Allianz MTV Stuttgart (2)
7 Italy2+1Pomì Casalmaggiore (1)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara (2)
Nordmeccanica Piacenza (3) W/C
8 Romania1CS Volei Alba Blaj (1)
9  Switzerland1Voléro Zürich (1)
10 Czech Republic1Agel Prostějov (1)
11 Serbia1Vizura Beograd (1)
12 Slovenia1Calcit Ljubljana (1)

Format

League round

24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each.
The 1st and 2nd qualified for the Playoff 12
The organizer of the Final Four were determined after the end of the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four.
The team of the organizer of the Final Four was replaced by the best 3rd ranked team with the best score.

The next 4 third-placed teams will move to the Challenge Round of the CEV Cup.

The remaining teams will be eliminated.

In the League Round, the placing of the teams is determined by the number of matches won. In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, they will be ranked on the basis of the following criteria:

  • match points;
  • set quotient (the number of total sets won divided by the number of total sets lost);
  • points quotient (the number of total points scored divided by the number of total points lost);
  • results of head-to-head matches between the teams in question.

Playoff round

The playoffs will consist of two rounds: Playoff 12 and Playoff 6. Each round is played in two legs.

If the teams are tied after two legs, a "Golden Set" is played. The winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).

At each leg, points are awarded to the teams in the same manner as in the Group Round (3 for 3:0 or 3:1, 2 for 3:2 etc.). So, if team A defeat team B in the first leg 3:0 and lose in the second leg 1:3, team A does not advance to the next round (as it would have been expected on the basis of analogy with football competitions), but the two teams are tied with 3 points each, and a Golden Set is played.

The three teams that win in Playoff 6 round advance to the Final Four along with the organizer of the Final Four.

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held in Vienna, Austria on 2 July 2015. The 24 participated teams of the competition were divided by 4 pots based on the latest European Cups Ranking List and their National Rankings. Exception, the teams which received wild cards had to be in the 4th pot.[2]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
Dinamo Kazan Vakıfbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
Lokomotiv Baku PGE Atom Trefl Sopot Chemik Police
Allianz MTV Stuttgart Igor Gorgonzola Novara Pomì Casalmaggiore
Azerrail Baku Calcit Ljubljana Agel Prostějov
Pool D Pool E Pool F
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul Dinamo Moscow
RC Cannes Telekom Baku Rocheville Le Cannet
Voléro Zürich Dresdner SC CS Volei Alba Blaj
Vizura Beograd Impel Wrocław Nordmeccanica Piacenza

Squads
Main article: 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League squads

League round
Qualified for the Playoff round
Qualified for the 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Dinamo Kazan 5 1 15 15 5 3.000 481 410 1.173
2 Lokomotiv Baku 4 2 12 14 8 1.750 521 460 1.133
3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 391 456 0.857
4 Azerrail Baku 1 5 3 6 15 0.400 431 498 0.865
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Oct 18:00 Azerrail Baku 3–0 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–18 25–23 25–18     75–59 Report
28 Oct 19:00 Dinamo Kazan 3–1 Lokomotiv Baku 25–21 23–25 25–22 25–22   98–90 Report
11 Nov 18:00 Lokomotiv Baku 3–1 Azerrail Baku 25–14 22–25 25–21 25–21   97–81 Report
11 Nov 19:00 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 0–3 Dinamo Kazan 17–25 20–25 22–25     59–75 Report
25 Nov 18:00 Lokomotiv Baku 3–0 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–18 25–17 25–18     75–53 Report
26 Nov 19:00 Dinamo Kazan 3–0 Azerrail Baku 25–9 25–21 25–20     75–50 Report
9 Dec 18:00 Azerrail Baku 1–3 Dinamo Kazan 20–25 25–21 21–25 17–25   83–96 Report
9 Dec 19:00 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3–1 Lokomotiv Baku 25–23 26–24 16–25 25–16   92–88 Report
19 Jan 18:00 Azerrail Baku 1–3 Lokomotiv Baku 25–21 22–25 15–25 14–25   76–96 Report
20 Jan 19:00 Dinamo Kazan 3–0 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–17 25–11 27–25     77–53 Report
27 Jan 18:00 Lokomotiv Baku 3–0 Dinamo Kazan 25–16 25–21 25–23     75–60 Report
27 Jan 19:00 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3–0 Azerrail Baku 25–21 25–23 25–22     75–66 Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Vakıfbank Istanbul 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 503 385 1.306
2 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 436 406 1.074
3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 488 480 1.017
4 Calcit Ljubljana 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 294 450 0.653
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Oct 19:00 Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–20 21–25 25–20 25–18   96–83 Report
29 Oct 20:00 Calcit Ljubljana 0–3 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 14–25 19–25 17–25     50–75 Report
10 Nov 18:00 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 0–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 17–25 20–25 18–25     55–75 Report
11 Nov 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Calcit Ljubljana 25–21 25–12 25–19     75–52 Report
24 Nov 18:00 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 3–0 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–21 25–21 25–21     75–63 Report
26 Nov 20:00 Calcit Ljubljana 0–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 12–25 14–25 15–25     41–75 Report
9 Dec 19:00 Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 Calcit Ljubljana 25–19 25–8 25–17     75–44 Report
9 Dec 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 25–22 21–25 22–25 21–25   89–97 Report
19 Jan 20:00 Calcit Ljubljana 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 22–25 14–25 17–25     53–75 Report
20 Jan 19:00 Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 25–20 25–21 25–18     75–59 Report
27 Jan 18:00 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 3–0 Calcit Ljubljana 25–21 25–22 25–11     75–54 Report
27 Jan 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 20–25 25–21 21–25 25–21 12–15 103–107 Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Pomì Casalmaggiore 4 2 13 16 10 1.600 562 541 1.039
2 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 4 2 11 15 10 1.500 559 540 1.035
3 Chemik Police 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 509 459 1.109
4 Agel Prostějov 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 416 506 0.822
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct 17:00 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 2–3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 22–25 18–25 25–13 27–25 11–15 103–103 Report
28 Oct 18:00 Chemik Police 3–0 Agel Prostějov 25–18 25–16 25–21     75–55 Report
10 Nov 17:00 Agel Prostějov 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 21–25 23–25 22–25     66–75 Report
11 Nov 20:30 Pomì Casalmaggiore 2–3 Chemik Police 16–25 23–25 25–23 25–19 12–15 101–107 Report
25 Nov 20:30 Pomì Casalmaggiore 3–0 Agel Prostějov 25–20 25–16 25–21     75–57 Report
26 Nov 17:00 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–0 Chemik Police 25–22 25–18 26–24     76–64 Report
9 Dec 17:00 Agel Prostějov 1–3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 15–25 23–25 25–23 15–25   78–98 Report
10 Dec 18:00 Chemik Police 3–1 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–22 25–19 25–27 25–21   100–89 Report
19 Jan 17:00 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–2 Agel Prostějov 25–21 18–25 22–25 28–26 15–12 108–109 Report
20 Jan 18:00 Chemik Police 1–3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 23–25 25–12 23–25 17–25   88–87 Report
27 Jan 16:30 Agel Prostějov 0–3 Chemik Police 19–25 14–25 18–25     51–75 Report
27 Jan 20:30 Pomì Casalmaggiore 2–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–23 25–20 18–25 22–25 8–15 98–108 Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Voléro Zürich 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 471 313 1.505
2 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 4 2 10 13 10 1.300 473 462 1.024
3 Vizura Beograd 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 409 495 0.826
4 RC Cannes 1 5 4 5 16 0.313 412 495 0.832
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Oct 19:00 Vizura Beograd 3–0 RC Cannes 25–23 25–23 25–15     75–61 Report
29 Oct 20:00 Voléro Zürich 3–0 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25–11 25–18 25–14     75–43 Report
10 Nov 20:00 RC Cannes 0–3 Voléro Zürich 25–27 17–25 14–25     56–77 Report
11 Nov 19:00 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–0 Vizura Beograd 25–14 25–21 25–19     75–54 Report
25 Nov 19:00 Vizura Beograd 0–3 Voléro Zürich 17–25 17–25 12–25     46–75 Report
25 Nov 20:30 RC Cannes 2–3 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 21–25 16–25 25–18 25–22 13–15 100–105 Report
8 Dec 19:00 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–0 RC Cannes 25–19 25–14 25–10     75–43 Report
10 Dec 20:00 Voléro Zürich 3–0 Vizura Beograd 25–11 25–23 25–16     75–50 Report
21 Jan 19:00 Vizura Beograd 2–3 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 16–25 20–25 25–21 25–23 10–15 96–109 Report
21 Jan 20:00 Voléro Zürich 3–0 RC Cannes 25–20 25–19 25–13     75–52 Report
26 Jan 19:00 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 1–3 Voléro Zürich 25–19 18–25 11–25 12–25   66–94 Report
27 Jan 20:30 RC Cannes 3–1 Vizura Beograd 26–24 25–17 24–26 25–21   100–88 Report

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 504 390 1.292
2 Dresdner SC 3 3 7 11 13 0.846 522 526 0.992
3 Impel Wrocław 2 4 8 10 13 0.769 477 521 0.916
4 Telekom Baku 1 5 4 7 17 0.412 466 532 0.876
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Oct 19:00 Dresdner SC 1–3 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 17–25 24–26 25–19 12–25   78–95 Report
29 Oct 17:00 Telekom Baku 0–3 Impel Wrocław 17–25 12–25 24–26     53–76 Report
11 Nov 18:00 Impel Wrocław 2–3 Dresdner SC 17–25 25–23 26–24 21–25 13–15 102–112 Report
11 Nov 19:00 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 3–2 Telekom Baku 21–25 22–25 25–22 25–11 15–6 108–89 Report
25 Nov 19:00 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 3–0 Impel Wrocław 25–13 25–10 26–24     76–47 Report
25 Nov 19:00 Dresdner SC 3–0 Telekom Baku 25–16 25–21 26–24     76–61 Report
9 Dec 18:00 Impel Wrocław 0–3 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 23–25 22–25 18–25     63–75 Report
10 Dec 17:00 Telekom Baku 2–3 Dresdner SC 21–25 25–20 21–25 25–17 7–15 99–102 Report
20 Jan 19:00 Dresdner SC 1–3 Impel Wrocław 23–25 27–29 25–15 19–25   94–94 Report
21 Jan 17:00 Telekom Baku 0–3 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 18–25 19–25 16–25     53–75 Report
27 Jan 19:00 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 3–0 Dresdner SC 25–22 25–15 25–23     75–60 Report
27 Jan 20:30 Impel Wrocław 2–3 Telekom Baku 18–25 25–23 16–25 25–23 11–15 95–111 Report

Pool F
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Dinamo Moscow 5 1 15 16 3 5.333 455 364 1.250
2 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 5 1 14 15 6 2.500 485 434 1.118
3 CS Volei Alba Blaj 2 4 7 8 14 0.571 471 490 0.961
4 Rocheville Le Cannet 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 365 488 0.748
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct 20:00 Rocheville Le Cannet 1–3 CS Volei Alba Blaj 20–25 20–25 25–16 17–25   82–91 Report
29 Oct 20:30 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3–1 Dinamo Moscow 25–15 21–25 25–20 25–20   96–80 Report
11 Nov 18:00 CS Volei Alba Blaj 0–3 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 24–26 18–25 23–25     65–76 Report
12 Nov 19:00 Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Rocheville Le Cannet 25–20 25–13 25–17     75–50 Report
25 Nov 19:00 Dinamo Moscow 3–0 CS Volei Alba Blaj 25–22 25–23 25–18     75–63 Report
26 Nov 20:30 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3–0 Rocheville Le Cannet 25–21 25–15 25–16     75–52 Report
9 Dec 18:00 CS Volei Alba Blaj 0–3 Dinamo Moscow 18–25 13–25 17–25     48–75 Report
9 Dec 20:00 Rocheville Le Cannet 0–3 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 21–25 19–25 15–25     55–75 Report
19 Jan 20:00 Rocheville Le Cannet 0–3 Dinamo Moscow 16–25 20–25 14–25     50–75 Report
20 Jan 20:30 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3–2 CS Volei Alba Blaj 25–20 16–25 25–22 24–26 16–14 106–107 Report
27 Jan 18:00 CS Volei Alba Blaj 3–1 Rocheville Le Cannet 22–25 25–23 25–16 25–12   97–76 Report
27 Jan 19:00 Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 25–18 25–17 25–22     75–57 Report

Ranking of third-placed teams
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Chemik Police 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 509 459 1.109
2 Impel Wrocław 2 4 8 10 13 0.769 477 521 0.916
3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 488 480 1.017
4 CS Volei Alba Blaj 2 4 7 8 14 0.571 471 490 0.961
5 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 391 456 0.857
6 Vizura Beograd 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 409 495 0.826

Playoffs
Pool Winners Runners-up Third place
A Dinamo Kazan Lokomotiv Baku
B Vakıfbank Istanbul PGE Atom Trefl Sopot
C Pomì Casalmaggiore (F4 Hosts) Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Chemik Police (Lucky Loser)
D Voléro Zürich Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
E Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul Dresdner SC
F Dinamo Moscow Nordmeccanica Piacenza
  • All times are local.

Playoff 12
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 1–5 Vakıfbank Istanbul 2–3 0–3
Lokomotiv Baku 2–4 Voléro Zürich 3–2 1–3
Chemik Police 0–6 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Dresdner SC 0–6 Dinamo Moscow 1–3 0–3
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 0–6 Dinamo Kazan 1–3 1–3
PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 2–4 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3–2 1–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Feb 20:30 Chemik Police 0–3 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 20–25 18–25 23–25     61–75 Report
10 Feb 18:00 Lokomotiv Baku 3–2 Voléro Zürich 25–21 22–25 25–23 20–25 16–14 108–108 Report
10 Feb 19:00 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 2–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 25–27 25–18 25–10 14–25 10–15 99–95 Report
10 Feb 19:00 Dresdner SC 1–3 Dinamo Moscow 31–33 25–21 22–25 11–25   89–104 Report
10 Feb 20:30 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 3–2 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 25–18 20–25 25–19 24–26 15–13 109–101 Report
11 Feb 18:30 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 1–3 Dinamo Kazan 21–25 18–25 25–20 10–25   74–95 Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Feb 19:00 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 3–0 Chemik Police 25–21 25–16 25–14     75–51 Report
24 Feb 18:00 Dinamo Kazan 3–1 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 23–25 25–16 25–21 25–22   98–84 Report
24 Feb 19:30 Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Dresdner SC 25–17 25–13 25–21     75–51 Report
24 Feb 19:00 Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–21 25–18 25–21     75–60 Report
24 Feb 20:30 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3–1 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 25–23 16–25 25–21 25–20   91–89 Report
25 Feb 20:00 Voléro Zürich 3–1 Lokomotiv Baku 21–25 25–18 25–14 25–19   96–76 Report

Playoff 6
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vakıfbank Istanbul 5–1 Voléro Zürich 3–2 3–1
Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 5–1 Dinamo Moscow 3–1 3–2
Dinamo Kazan 6–0 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3–0 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Mar 19:00 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 3–1 Dinamo Moscow 25–21 25–14 21–25 25–19   96–79 Report
10 Mar 19:00 Dinamo Kazan 3–0 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 25–14 25–23 25–21     75–58 Report
10 Mar 19:00 Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–2 Voléro Zürich 25–23 25–23 22–25 23–25 15–13 110–109 Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Mar 19:00 Dinamo Moscow 2–3 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 19–25 26–24 25–19 18–25 9–15 97–108 Report
23 Mar 20:30 Nordmeccanica Piacenza 0–3 Dinamo Kazan 21–25 22–25 21–25     64–75 Report
24 Mar 20:00 Voléro Zürich 1–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 22–25 34–32 21–25 22–25   99–107 Report

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 April
 
 
 Dinamo Kazan0
 
10 April
 
 Pomì Casalmaggiore3
 
 Pomì Casalmaggiore3
 
9 April
 
 Vakıfbank Istanbul0
 
 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul0
 
 
 Vakıfbank Istanbul3
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 April
 
 
 Dinamo Kazan1
 
 
 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Apr 15:30 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 0–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 23–25 22–25 22–25     67–75 Report
9 Apr 18:30 Dinamo Kazan 0–3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 19–25 18–25 19–25     56–75 Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Apr 14:30 Dinamo Kazan 1–3 Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul 25–20 10–25 18–25 17–25   70–95 Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Apr 17:30 Pomì Casalmaggiore 3–0 Vakıfbank Istanbul 25–23 25–23 25–22     75–68 Report

Final standing

Awards

References
  1. "28 men's, 24 women's teams will be starring in 2016 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League". 1 June 2015.
  2. "Drawing of lots". 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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