2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League

The CEV Champions League is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2018–19 season and the 59th edition.

2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
9 October – 13 November 2018
Main tournament:
20 November 2018 – 18 May 2019
Number of teams27 (9 qual. + 18 main tourn.)
Finals championsIgor Gorgonzola Novara
  Runners-upImoco Volley Conegliano
Finals MVPPaola Egonu

Qualification
Main article: 2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League 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 Cups Competitions and 2 teams qualify from the qualification rounds.[1] Drawing of lots for the pools composition was held on 2 November 2018.[2]

Rank[3] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey3-3Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
Vakıfbank Istanbul
2 Italy3-3Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Imoco Volley Conegliano
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
3 Russia3-3Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
4 Poland213Chemik Police
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
Budowlani Łódź
6 France2-2Béziers VB
RC Cannes
8 Romania1-1CSM București
9 Germany112SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
13 Belarus1-1Minchanka Minsk
14 Bulgaria1-1Maritza Plovdiv
15 Finland1-1Hämeenlinna

Format
League round

A round-robin format (each team plays every other team in its pool twice, once home and once away) where the 20 participating teams are drawn into 5 pools of 4 teams each. The five pool winners and the best three second placed teams among all pools qualify for the Playoffs.[1]

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:[4]

  • 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 8 qualified teams are each draw into the quarter-finals with the round winners advancing to the next rounds (semifinals and final). Matches in the quarter-finals and semifinals consists 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 further in the tournament. In case 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).[4]

Grand finale

A single match between the winners of the semifinals in a neutral venue decides the tournament champion.[1]

Pools composition

Drawing of lots was held on 2 November 2018, the 20 teams are divided in 4 pots of 5 teams each, with one team per pot being draw into each of the 5 pools (A, B, C, D, E).[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Vakıfbank Istanbul (Turkey 1)
Imoco Volley Conegliano (Italy 1)
Dinamo Moscow (Russia 1)
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (Turkey 2)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara (Italy 2)

Chemik Police (Poland 1)
Béziers VB (France 1)
Dinamo Kazan (Russia 2)
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź (Poland 2)
RC Cannes (France 2)

CSM București (Romania 1)
SSC Palmberg Schwerin (Germany 1)
Minchanka Minsk (Belarus 1)
Maritza Plovdiv (Bulgaria 1)
Hämeenlinna (Finland 1)

Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Turkey 3)
Savino Del Bene Scandicci (Italy 3)
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (Russia 3)
Allianz MTV Stuttgart (Germany 2)
Budowlani Łódź (Poland 3)

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
Vakıfbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Igor Gorgonzola Novara Imoco Volley Conegliano Dinamo Moscow
Béziers VB Dinamo Kazan RC Cannes ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Chemik Police
Maritza Plovdiv Hämeenlinna Minchanka Minsk SSC Palmberg Schwerin CSM București
Allianz MTV Stuttgart Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Budowlani Łódź Savino Del Bene Scandicci Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul

League round

The league round started on 20 November 2018.

Qualified for the Playoff round
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Vakıfbank Istanbul 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 471 342 1.377
2 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 4 2 12 13 8 1.625 479 447 1.072
3 Maritza Plovdiv 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 421 492 0.856
4 Béziers VB 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 354 444 0.797
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov20:00Béziers VB 3–0 Maritza Plovdiv 25–1725–1225–20  75–49Report
22 Nov19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–1 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–1320–2525–1925–17 95–74Report
19 Dec19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3–0 Béziers VB 25–1625–1625–20  75–52Report
20 Dec18:00Maritza Plovdiv 0–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 16–2516–2521–25  53–75Report
23 Jan19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3–1 Maritza Plovdiv 25–1525–2123–2525–19 98–80Report
23 Jan20:00Béziers VB 0–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 24–2619–2514–25  57–76Report
6 Feb18:00Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 Maritza Plovdiv 25–1925–1725–19  75–55Report
6 Feb20:00Béziers VB 0–3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 19–2520–2516–25  55–75Report
20 Feb18:00Maritza Plovdiv 3–1 Béziers VB 25–1519–2525–1525–16 94–71Report
20 Feb19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart 0–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 23–2518–2518–25  59–75Report
26 Feb19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 Béziers VB 25–1025–1825–16  75–44Report
26 Feb20:00Maritza Plovdiv 1–3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 24–2619–2525–2222–25 90–98Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 503 380 1.324
2 Dynamo Kazan 3 3 10 12 9 1.333 456 426 1.070
3 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3 3 8 11 13 0.846 497 503 0.988
4 HPK Hämeenlinna 0 6 1 2 18 0.111 333 480 0.694
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov19:00Dynamo Kazan 3–0 HPK Hämeenlinna 25–1225–1325–10  75–35Report
21 Nov19:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–0 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25–1625–1725–21  75–54Report
18 Dec19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–2 Dynamo Kazan 23–2517–2525–1726–2415–5106–96Report
19 Dec20:00HPK Hämeenlinna 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 11–2520–2516–25  47–75Report
22 Jan19:00Dynamo Kazan 1–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 16–2516–2525–2222–25 79–97Report
24 Jan19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–0 HPK Hämeenlinna 25–1925–2125–15  75–55Report
5 Feb17:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–0 HPK Hämeenlinna 25–1725–725–20  75–44Report
5 Feb19:00Dynamo Kazan 3–0 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25–1925–1725–21  75–57Report
19 Feb18:30HPK Hämeenlinna 0–3 Dynamo Kazan 19–2518–2519–25  56–75Report
20 Feb19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 2–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 20–2522–2525–1925–228–15100–106Report
26 Feb17:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–0 Dynamo Kazan 25–2125–1825–17  75–56Report
26 Feb18:30HPK Hämeenlinna 2–3 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25–1925–2121–2520–255–1596–105Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 0 18 18 0 MAX 459 323 1.421
2 Budowlani Łódź 4 2 11 12 9 1.333 458 474 0.966
3 RC Cannes 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 456 511 0.892
4 Minchanka Minsk 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 442 507 0.872
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Nov20:00RC Cannes 3–0 Minchanka Minsk 25–2025–1925–18  75–57Report
22 Nov20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Budowlani Łódź 25–1925–1925–20  75–58Report
19 Dec20:00Minchanka Minsk 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 19–2532–3416–25  67–84Report
20 Dec18:00Budowlani Łódź 3–0 RC Cannes 25–2325–2330–28  80–74Report
22 Jan19:30RC Cannes 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 15–2517–2519–25  51–75Report
23 Jan20:00Budowlani Łódź 3–0 Minchanka Minsk 25–2225–2126–24  76–67Report
5 Feb20:30RC Cannes 2–3 Budowlani Łódź 25–1823–2525–2218–258–1599–105Report
7 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Minchanka Minsk 25–1625–1325–19  75–48Report
19 Feb18:00Budowlani Łódź 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 19–2516–2511–25  46–75Report
21 Feb19:00Minchanka Minsk 3–1 RC Cannes 44–4625–2125–1925–18 119–104Report
26 Feb20:00Minchanka Minsk 1–3 Budowlani Łódź 19–2519–2525–1821–25 84–93Report
26 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 RC Cannes 25–2025–1825–15  75–53Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 4 2 12 15 8 1.875 506 482 1.050
2 Imoco Volley Conegliano 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 553 465 1.189
3 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 513 519 0.988
4 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 375 481 0.780
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov20:30ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 3–1 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 25–1825–2314–2525–17 89–83Report
21 Nov20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 25–2124–2625–1223–2515–10112–94Report
18 Dec19:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–0 Imoco Volley Conegliano 36–3425–1925–22  86–75Report
20 Dec20:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–0 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 25–1025–2325–23  75–56Report
22 Jan18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 20–2515–2517–25  52–75Report
23 Jan20:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–0 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 25–1628–2625–17  78–59Report
5 Feb18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 0–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 21–2522–2517–25  60–75Report
6 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 23–2524–2625–1925–1915–7112–96Report
19 Feb19:30SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–1 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 23–2525–2125–1825–17 98–81Report
20 Feb20:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–2 Imoco Volley Conegliano 15–2525–2225–2320–2515–9100–104Report
26 Feb19:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–1 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 16–2525–2325–2325–13 91–84Report
26 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 25–1025–1225–15  75–37Report

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 515 422 1.220
2 Dinamo Moscow 5 1 13 16 9 1.778 554 521 1.063
3 CSM București 1 5 4 7 16 0.438 474 523 0.906
4 Chemik Police 1 5 3 7 17 0.412 464 541 0.858
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Nov19:00Dinamo Moscow 1–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 17–2525–1718–2511–25 71–92Report
22 Nov18:00Chemik Police 1–3 CSM București 19–2516–2525–1622–25 82–91Report
19 Dec18:30Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 Chemik Police 25–1225–1625–22  75–50Report
20 Dec19:30CSM București 0–3 Dinamo Moscow 21–2527–2927–29  75–83Report
23 Jan18:30Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 CSM București 25–1825–1925–22  75–59Report
24 Jan18:00Chemik Police 2–3 Dinamo Moscow 25–1616–2521–2525–195–1592–100Report
6 Feb18:00Chemik Police 0–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 24–2620–2515–25  59–76Report
6 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–1 CSM București 25–1825–2014–2525–15 89–78Report
20 Feb19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 2–3 Dinamo Moscow 25–2312–2525–2324–2615–17101–114Report
20 Feb19:30CSM București 2–3 Chemik Police 25–1723–2525–1621–258–15102–98Report
26 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–1 Chemik Police 25–2025–1722–2525–21 97–83Report
26 Feb20:00CSM București 1–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 11–2525–2119–2514–25 69–96Report

Playoff round

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Allianz MTV Stuttgart 1–5 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 2–3
Dinamo Moscow 2–4 Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–2 0–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci 1–5 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 1–3 2–3
Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 0–3 3–115–10

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Mar19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart 1–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 19–2524–2625–1920–25 88–95Report
13 Mar18:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci 1–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 19–2525–2319–2521–25 84–98Report
13 Mar19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–2 Vakıfbank Istanbul 20–2525–2325–2321–2515–13106–109Report
13 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 21–2525–2722–25  68–77Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Mar17:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 1–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–2523–2525–2121–25 90–96Report
Golden set Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 10–15 Imoco Volley Conegliano
19 Mar20:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–2 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 19–2526–2825–2225–1715–8110–100Report
20 Mar19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 Dinamo Moscow 25–1925–1625–8  75–43Report
21 Mar20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–2 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–1425–2216–2518–2516–14100–100Report

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0–3 3–114–16
Imoco Volley Conegliano 6–0 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Apr20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 25–2125–2326–24  76–68Report
4 Apr19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 17–2525–2715–25  57–77Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Apr19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 18–2522–2526–28  66–78Report
10 Apr20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 Vakıfbank Istanbul 23–2520–2525–1521–25 89–90Report
Golden set Igor Gorgonzola Novara 16–14 Vakıfbank Istanbul

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 May16:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–1825–1714–2525–22 89–82Report

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