2017–18 Women's CEV Cup

The 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup was the 46th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

2017–18 Women's CEV Cup
LeagueWomen's CEV Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration12 December 2017 – 10 April 2018
Number of teams32
Finals
Champions Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
(2nd title)
  Runners-up Minchanka Minsk
Finals MVP Tijana Bošković


Format

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated direct vacancies to enter the competition, with another 10 teams joining the competition via Champions League qualification. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 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).[1][2]

Participating teams

Rank[4] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey1-1Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
2 Russia112Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk1
5 Germany3-3Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Dresdner SC
SSC Palmberg Schwerin
6  Switzerland2-2ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes
TS Volley Düdingen
7 Italy2-2Pomì Casalmaggiore
Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
8 France213Beziers VB
Pays d'Aix Venelles VB
Rocheville Le Cannet1
9 Romania1-1CSM București
10 Czech Republic2-2VK UP Olomouc
Královo Pole Brno
11 Serbia1-1Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
12 Belgium112VC Oudegem
Asterix Avo Beveren1
13 Finland112HPK Hämeenlinna
LP Salo1
14 Slovenia112Calcit Kamnik
Nova KBM Branik Maribor1
15 Ukraine1-1Khimik Yuzhny
17 Israel112Maccabi XT Haifa
Hapoel Kfar Saba1
18 Netherlands112VC Sneek
Sliedrecht Sport1
19 Hungary112Fatum-Nyíregyháza
Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE1
20 Belarus-11Minchanka Minsk1
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina-11ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko1
1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

Main phase

16th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12–14 December 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 9–11 January 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1VC Oudegem 0 – 3
0 – 3
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
2Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 0
3 – 0
ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
3Calcit Kamnik 1 – 3
1 – 3
Nova KBM Branik Maribor
4HPK Hämeenlinna 0 – 3
0 – 3
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
5VC Sneek 0 – 3
0 – 3
Pomì Casalmaggiore
6Maccabi XT Haifa 1 – 3
1 – 3
Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE
7SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 – 1
3 – 1
Rocheville Le Cannet
8Khimik Yuzhny 3 – 0
3 – 1
ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes
9VK UP Olomouc 0 – 3
0 – 3
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
10Fatum-Nyíregyháza 0 – 3
0 – 3
Asterix Avo Beveren
11TS Volley Düdingen 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13
Hapoel Kfar Saba
12Dresdner SC 3 – 0
3 – 0
Pays d'Aix Venelles VB
13Jedinstvo Stara Pazova 1 – 3
0 – 3
Minchanka Minsk
14Beziers VB 3 – 0
3 – 0
Sliedrecht Sport
15Královo Pole Brno 0 – 3
3 – 0
Golden Set: 15–13
LP Salo
16CSM București 0 – 3
2 – 3
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

8th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 23–25 January 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 6–8 February 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
17Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3 – 1
3 – 1
Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
18Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 3 – 0
3 – 1
Nova KBM Branik Maribor
19Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 0 – 3
0 – 3
Pomì Casalmaggiore
20SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 – 0
3 – 1
Khimik Yuzhny
21Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3 – 0
2 – 3
Asterix Avo Beveren
22TS Volley Düdingen 0 – 3
1 – 3
Dresdner SC
23Beziers VB 3 – 2
1 – 3
Minchanka Minsk
24Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3 – 0
3 – 1
Královo Pole Brno

4th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 20–22 February 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 27 February – 1 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
25Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 1 – 3
0 – 3
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
26Pomì Casalmaggiore 0 – 3
1 – 3
SSC Palmberg Schwerin
27Dresdner SC 0 – 3
1 – 3
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
28Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 1 – 3
0 – 3
Minchanka Minsk

Final phase

Semifinals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13 March 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
29SSC Palmberg Schwerin 0 – 3
0 – 3
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
30Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 – 3
3 – 2
Golden Set: 8–15
Minchanka Minsk

Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 3 April 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10 April 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
31Minchanka Minsk 1 – 3
0 – 3
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul

References

  1. "2018 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. "Entries confirmed for 2018 CEV Cup and Challenge Cup". CEV. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "2018 CEV European Cup Ranking list women" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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