2016–17 Women's CEV Cup

The 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup was the 45th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

2016–17 Women's CEV Cup
LeagueWomen's CEV Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration13 December 2016 – 15 April 2017
Number of matches69
Number of teams36
Finals
Champions Dynamo Kazan (1st title)
  Runners-up Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
Finals MVP Valentina Diouf

Format

The tournament was played on a knockout format, with 36 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition, with 8 of them directly qualified to the 16th Finals on the basis of the latest CEV European Ranking List.[1] 14 teams came from the CEV Women's Champions League qualification entering the competition at different stages (as per 'Round composition' below).

On 30 June 2016, a drawing of lots in Varna, Bulgaria, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points 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 next round. 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).[2]

Round composition

Participating teams
  • A total of 36 teams participate in the competition.
  • Drawing of lots was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.[2]
Rank Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey1-1Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul1
2 Russia1-1Dynamo Kazan1
3 Poland1-1Budowlani Łódź1
5 France213Beziers VB1
RC Cannes4
SF Paris Saint Cloud
6 Italy2-2Pomì Casalmaggiore1
Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
7 Germany2-2Allianz MTV Stuttgart1
Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
8  Switzerland2-2TS Volley Düdingen1
VFM Franches-Montagnes
9 Romania1-1CSM Târgoviște1
10 Czech Republic112Agel Prostějov4
VK UP Olomouc
11 Serbia112Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
Vizura Beograd4
12 Belgium1-1VDK Gent Dames
13 Finland112HPK Hämeenlinna3
LP Viesti Salo
14 Ukraine-11Khimik Yuzhny3
15 Slovenia112Calcit Ljubljana3
Nova KBM Branik Maribor
16 Greece1-1A.O. Thiras
17 Austria1-1VC Tirol Innsbruck
18 Netherlands1-1Eurosped Almelo
19 Israel112Hapoel Kfar Saba
Maccabi Haifa3
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina-11Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko3
22 Croatia1-1Mladost Zagreb
23 Belarus-11Minchanka Minsk4
24 Hungary-11Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE3
30 Bulgaria-11Maritza Plovdiv3
31 Montenegro-11Luka Bar2
34 Estonia-11Kohila VC3
35 Kosovo-11Drita Gjilan2
1.^ Team that received a 32nd Final bye.
2.^ Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 32nd Final.
3.^ Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 16th Final.
4.^ Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 8th Final.

Main phase

32nd Final
  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13–15 December 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–22 December 2016
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1VFM Franches-Montagnes 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Drita Gjilan
2VC Tirol Innsbruck 3 – 1
1 – 3
Golden Set: 10 – 15		 Luka Bar
3Eurosped Almelo 0 – 3
0 – 3		 VK UP Olomouc
4Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 16 – 18		 Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
5Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 1
3 – 0		 VDK Gent Dames
6Mladost Zagreb 0 – 3
0 – 3		 LP Viesti Salo
7SF Paris Saint Cloud 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Nova KBM Branik Maribor
8Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 – 0
3 – 2		 A.O. Thiras

16th Final
  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11–12 January 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 24–26 January 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
9LP Viesti Salo 0 – 3
0 – 3		 HPK Hämeenlinna
10Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 1
2 – 3		 Maritza Plovdiv
11Jedinstvo Stara Pazova 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE
12Pomì Casalmaggiore 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Maccabi Haifa
13Nova KBM Branik Maribor 3 – 1
3 – 0		 Calcit Ljubljana
14Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 8 – 15		 Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
15Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Kohila VC
16CSM Târgoviște 2 – 3
2 – 3		 Khimik Yuzhny
17VFM Franches-Montagnes 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul
18VK UP Olomouc 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Dynamo Kazan
19Luka Bar 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Budowlani Łódź
20TS Volley Düdingen 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Beziers VB

8th Final
  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–8 February 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–23 February 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
21Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Beziers VB
22Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 0
2 – 3		 Minchanka Minsk
23Pomì Casalmaggiore 3 – 0
3 – 2		 HPK Hämeenlinna
24Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3 – 0
3 – 2		 Agel Prostějov
25Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 3 – 0
2 – 3		 Nova KBM Branik Maribor
26Budowlani Łódź 3 – 0
2 – 3		 RC Cannes
27Dynamo Kazan 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
28*Khimik Yuzhny 2 – 3 Vizura Beograd

*Note: A first leg, originally scheduled on 7 February 2017, did not took place as Vizura did not turned up for the match.[3] Serbian press reported the Vizura team flight from Istanbul to Odessa had two aborted landing attempts due to bad weather (thick fog) before returning to Istanbul.[4][5][6] The CEV with both clubs consent, decided a single match in a neutral venue (Brčko in Bosnia and Herzegovina) played behind closed doors as the way to determine the team advancing in the competition.[7]

4th Final
  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–8 March 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15–16 March 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
29Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
30Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Pomì Casalmaggiore
31Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 3 – 1
3 – 0		 Budowlani Łódź
32Dynamo Kazan 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Vizura Beograd

Final phase

Semifinals
  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 28 March 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 1–2 April 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
33Pomì Casalmaggiore 0 – 3
2 – 3		 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
34Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden Set: 11 – 15		 Dynamo Kazan

Final
  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11 April 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
35Dynamo Kazan 3 – 1
3 – 2		 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
2016–17 Women's CEV Cup Champions

Dynamo Kazan
1st title

Awards
AwardWinnerTeam
MVP Valentina DioufUnet Yamamay Busto Arsizio

References
  1. "2017 Ranking list women". CEV. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "2017 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women Competition Format". CEV. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. "Матч «Химик» - «Визура» не состоится в назначенный срок". VC Khimik Yuzhny (in Russian). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. "Одбојкашице Визуре преживеле драму у Украјини, авион није могао да слети у Одесу, па се вратио за Истанбул!". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  5. "DRAMA SRPSKIH ŠAMPIONKI: Avion sa odbojkašicama Vizure jedva sleteo u Odesu". Kurir (in Bosnian). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. "Drama Ajkulica na letu, otkazana utakmica". novosti.rs (in Bosnian). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. "ЕКВ приняла решение по поводу матчей «Визура» - «Химик»". VC Khimik Yuzhny (in Russian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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