2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League

The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2016–17 season and the 57th edition. The Turkish club VakıfBank Istanbul won its third title and qualified to the 2017 FIVB Club World Championship as European champion, besides being already invited by the FIVB, along with Eczacıbaşı VitrA and Voléro Zürich.[1] The Italian club Imoco Volley Conegliano won the silver medal and Turkish Eczacıbaşı VitrA claimed the bronze medal. The Chinese Zhu Ting from VakıfBank Istanbul was awarded Most Valuable Player. Fourth placed club, Dinamo Moscow later received the last wild card to the Club World Championship by the FIVB.[2]

2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
18 October – 19 November 2016
Main tournament:
13 December 2016 – 23 April 2017
Number of matches86 (28 qual. + 58 main tourn.)
Number of teams30 (18 qual. + 12 main tourn.)
Finals
Champions VakıfBank Istanbul (3rd title)
  Runners-up Imoco Volley Conegliano
Finals MVP Zhu Ting

Qualification
Main article: 2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League qualification

A total of 16 team participate of the main competition, with 12 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions[3] and 4 teams qualified from the qualification rounds.[4]

Rank Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey213Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul1
Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
VakıfBank Istanbul
2 Russia213Dinamo Krasnodar1
Dinamo Moscow
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
3 Poland112Chemik Police
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza1
4 Azerbaijan2-2Azerrail Baku
Telekom Baku
5 France1-1Saint-Raphaël Var VB
6 Italy112Imoco Volley Conegliano
Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena1
7 Germany1-1Dresdner SC
8  Switzerland1-1Voléro Zürich
9 Romania1-1CS Volei Alba Blaj
1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification round.

Format
League round

A round-robin format (each team plays every other team in its pool twice, once home and once away) where 16 teams were drawn to 4 pools of 4 teams each.
Pool winners and two second place with the best results qualified for the Playoffs.
The organizer of the Final Four were determined during the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four.[5]

The standings is determined by the number of matches won. In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, their ranking is based on the following criteria:

  • result points (points awarded for results: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss);
  • 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.
Playoffs

A knockout format where the 6 qualified teams are each draw into one of the 3 matches with each match consisting of two legs (home and away).
Result points are awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the Final Four. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set 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).

Final Four

A single-elimination format where the three winners of the Playoffs are joined by the Final Four hosts and draw to play the semifinals (winners advance to the final and losers to the 3rd place match). In case two teams from the same country qualify for the semifinals, they will play each other.

Pools composition
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Chemik Police Dinamo Moscow Azerrail Baku VakıfBank Istanbul
Imoco Volley Conegliano Voléro Zürich Saint-Raphaël Var VB Dresdner SC
Telekom Baku CS Volei Alba Blaj Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena Dinamo Krasnodar MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul

League round
(Q)Qualified for the Playoff round
(F)Hosts of the Final Four
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (Q) 5 1 15 17 7 2.429 570 510 1.118
2 Imoco Volley Conegliano (F) 4 2 12 16 10 1.600 566 525 1.078
3 Chemik Police 3 3 9 12 12 1.000 511 491 1.041
4 Telekom Baku 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 380 501 0.758
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Dec20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Telekom Baku 31–2925–1425–22  81–65Report
15 Dec18:00Chemik Police 1–3 Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 21–2527–2925–2113–25 86–100Report
10 Jan17:00Telekom Baku 0–3 Chemik Police 16–2521–2520–25  57–75Report
12 Jan20:30Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 3–2 Imoco Volley Conegliano 23–2526–2420–2525–2316–14110–111Report
25 Jan18:00Chemik Police 2–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 18–2525–1425–1214–2511–1593–91Report
25 Jan20:30Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 3–0 Telekom Baku 25–2025–1626–24  76–60Report
8 Feb17:00Telekom Baku 1–3 Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 20–2525–2323–2522–25 90–98Report
8 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 2–3 Chemik Police 25–2320–2520–2525–208–1598–108Report
21 Feb18:00Chemik Police 3–1 Telekom Baku 21–2525–1625–1325–16 96–70Report
22 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 26–2419–2522–2525–2118–16110–111Report
28 Feb17:00Telekom Baku 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 13–259–2516–25  38–75Report
28 Feb20:30Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 3–0 Chemik Police 25–1325–1825–22  75–53Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Dinamo Moscow (Q) 6 0 15 18 8 2.250 592 508 1.165
2 Voléro Zürich (Q) 4 2 14 16 7 2.286 522 462 1.130
3 Dinamo Krasnodar 1 5 4 6 16 0.375 436 521 0.837
4 CS Volei Alba Blaj 1 5 3 6 15 0.400 431 490 0.880
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Dec19:00Dinamo Krasnodar 1–3 Voléro Zürich 15–2521–2527–2518–25 81–100Report
14 Dec19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–1 CS Volei Alba Blaj 23–2525–1925–2125–14 98–79Report
11 Jan18:00CS Volei Alba Blaj 1–3 Dinamo Krasnodar 23–2525–1619–2522–25 89–91Report
12 Jan20:00Voléro Zürich 2–3 Dinamo Moscow 17–2525–2025–2218–2511–1596–107Report
25 Jan18:00CS Volei Alba Blaj 0–3 Voléro Zürich 21–2515–2516–25  52–75Report
25 Jan19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–2 Dinamo Krasnodar 25–1121–2519–2525–1115–10105–82Report
7 Feb19:00Dinamo Krasnodar 0–3 Dinamo Moscow 19–2522–2525–27  66–77Report
9 Feb20:00Voléro Zürich 3–0 CS Volei Alba Blaj 25–1725–1825–17  75–52Report
21 Feb19:00Dinamo Krasnodar 0–3 CS Volei Alba Blaj 18–2518–2517–25  53–75Report
22 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–2 Voléro Zürich 25–1922–2520–2525–2015–12107–101Report
28 Feb18:00CS Volei Alba Blaj 1–3 Dinamo Moscow 21–2525–2316–2522–25 84–98Report
28 Feb20:00Voléro Zürich 3–0 Dinamo Krasnodar 25–1825–2325–22  75–63Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Q) 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 475 368 1.291
2 Azerrail Baku 4 2 11 12 10 1.200 458 474 0.966
3 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 2 4 7 10 13 0.769 510 497 1.026
4 Saint-Raphaël Var VB 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 386 490 0.788
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Dec18:00Azerrail Baku 3–1 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 25–2115–2525–2228–26 93–94Report
15 Dec20:30Saint-Raphaël Var VB 0–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 23–2521–2519–25  63–75Report
10 Jan20:30Saint-Raphaël Var VB 1–3 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 18–2515–2525–2022–25 80–95Report
11 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 Azerrail Baku 25–1225–1925–9  75–40Report
25 Jan20:30MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 1–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 23–2519–2525–2214–25 81–97Report
25 Jan20:30Saint-Raphaël Var VB 1–3 Azerrail Baku 16–2521–2525–1820–25 82–93Report
8 Feb19:30Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 25–1525–2026–24  76–59Report
9 Feb18:00Azerrail Baku 3–0 Saint-Raphaël Var VB 25–2025–1125–11  75–42Report
22 Feb18:00MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 3–0 Saint-Raphaël Var VB 25–1925–1725–15  75–51Report
23 Feb18:00Azerrail Baku 0–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 19–2516–2522–25  57–75Report
28 Feb18:00MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza 2–3 Azerrail Baku 24–2625–1622–2525–1810–15106–100Report
28 Feb19:30Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 Saint-Raphaël Var VB 27–2525–2225–21  77–68Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 VakıfBank Istanbul (Q) 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 545 415 1.313
2 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (Q) 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 524 473 1.108
3 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 1 5 3 7 16 0.438 477 544 0.877
4 Dresdner SC 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 382 496 0.770
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Dec19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–1 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 18–2525–2025–1625–13 93–74Report
14 Dec19:00Dresdner SC 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 17–2511–2521–25  49–75Report
10 Jan17:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 2–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 21–2521–2525–2125–2010–15102–106Report
10 Jan19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–1 Dresdner SC 16–2525–1725–2025–16 91–78Report
24 Jan19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 11–2524–2624–26  59–77Report
25 Jan19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–0 Dresdner SC 25–1225–1625–11  75–39Report
8 Feb16:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–1 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25–1626–2425–2725–16 101–83Report
8 Feb19:00Dresdner SC 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 18–2511–2512–25  41–75Report
22 Feb19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–1 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–2125–1421–2525–15 96–75Report
22 Feb19:00Dresdner SC 3–1 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25–2225–2020–2525–19 95–86Report
28 Feb16:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–1 Dresdner SC 25–1519–2525–2225–18 94–80Report
28 Feb19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 1–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 19–2527–2520–2518–25 84–100Report

Playoffs

Playoff 6
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 4–2 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 2–3 3–1
Voléro Zürich 0–6 VakıfBank Istanbul 1–3 1–3
Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 0–6 Dinamo Moscow 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Mar20:30Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 0–3 Dinamo Moscow 22–2513–2513–25  48–75Report
23 Mar18:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 2–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 25–1622–2519–2525–2112–15103–102Report
23 Mar20:00Voléro Zürich 1–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 25–1520–2517–2521–25 83–90Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Apr19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 1–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 31–2914–2525–2723–25 93–106Report
5 Apr19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–1 Voléro Zürich 22–2525–2125–1625–22 97–84Report
5 Apr19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 25–2025–1925–21  75–60Report

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 April
 
 
 Dinamo Moscow 1
 
23 April
 
 Imoco Volley Conegliano 3
 
 Imoco Volley Conegliano 0
 
22 April
 
 VakıfBank Istanbul 3
 
 VakıfBank Istanbul 3
 
 
 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 0
 
3rd place match
 
 
23 April
 
 
 Dinamo Moscow 1
 
 
 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Apr17:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–0 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–2026–2425–22  76–66Report
22 Apr20:00Dinamo Moscow 1–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 18–2515–2525–1525–27 83–92Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Apr15:00Dinamo Moscow 1–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 19–2525–1923–2522–25 89–94Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Apr18:00Imoco Volley Conegliano 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 19–2513–2523–25  55–75Report

Final standing

Awards

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