CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League, or CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.
Current season, competition or edition: 2020–21 CEV Champions League | |
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| Formerly | CEV European Champions Cup (1960–2000) |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Administrator | CEV |
| No. of teams | 20 (group stage) |
| Country | CEV members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Cucine Lube Civitanova (2nd title) |
| Most titles |  CSKA Moscow(13 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
Formula (2018–19 to present)
League round
20 teams take part in the League round where they are split in to 5 groups. After each match the following points are assigned:
- Winner 3:0 or 3:1 3 points
- Winner 3:2 2 points
- Loser 2:3 1 point
- Loser 1:3 or 0:3 0 points
Each pool will be contested in a six-leg double round-robin home-and-away format. In each gender, the five pool winners and the three best-ranked pool runners-up will advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
4 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Four winners qualify to the semifinals.
Semifinals
2 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Two winners qualify to the final. Final is held in May.
History
- CEV European Champions Cup (1959–60 to 1999–2000)
- CEV Champions League (2000–01 to present)
Title holders
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CEV European Champions Cup
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CEV Champions League
Titles by club
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow |
13 | 3 | 1959–60, 1961–62, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91 |
| 2. |  Zenit Kazan |
6 | 2 | 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
| 3. | Modena Volley |
4 | 4 | 1989–90, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 |
| 4. | Volley Treviso |
4 | 1 | 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2005–06 |
| 5. |  Rapid București |
3 | 4 | 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65 |
| 6. | Dinamo București |
3 | 3 | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1980–81 |
| 7. | Porto Ravenna Volley |
3 | 1 | 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 |
| 8. | Trentino Volley |
3 | 1 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| 9. | Belogorie Belgorod |
3 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14 | |
| 10. | Pallavolo Parma |
2 | 4 | 1983–84, 1984–85 |
| 11. |  Volejbal Brno |
2 | 2 | 1967–68, 1971–72 |
| 12. | Volley Lube |
2 | 1 | 2001–02, 2018–19 |
| 13. | Burevestnik Alma–Ata |
2 | 1969–70, 1970–71 | |
| 14. |  VC Leipzig |
1 | 1 | 1963–64 |
| 15. | Červená hvězda Bratislava |
1 | 1 | 1978–79 |
| 16. | CUS Torino Pallavolo |
1 | 1 | 1979–80 |
| 17. |  Tours VB |
1 | 1 | 2004–05 |
| 18. |  VfB Friedrichshafen |
1 | 1 | 2006–07 |
| 19. |  CSKA Sofia |
1 | 1968–69 | |
| 20. | Dukla Liberec |
1 | 1975–76 | |
| 21. |  Płomień Milowice |
1 | 1977–78 | |
| 22. | Paris Volley |
1 | 2000–01 | |
| 23. | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
1 | 2012–13 | |
| 24. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} HAOK Mladost |
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| 25. |  Iraklis Thessaloniki |
3 | ||
| 26. | Steaua București |
2 | ||
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2 | ||
| 28. | Olympiacos Piraeus |
2 | ||
| 29. | Resovia |
2 | ||
| 30. | Minyor Pernik |
1 | ||
| 31. |  AMVJ Amstelveen |
1 | ||
| 32. | Slavia Sofia |
1 | ||
| 33. | VISADE Voorburg |
1 | ||
| 34. | AS Cannes |
1 | ||
| 35. | AMSL Fréjus |
1 | ||
| 36. | ASV Dachau |
1 | ||
| 37. |  CV Almería |
1 | ||
| 38. | Iskra Odintsovo |
1 | ||
| 39. | Pallavolo Piacenza |
1 | ||
| 40. | Dynamo Moscow |
1 | ||
| 41. | Skra Bełchatów |
1 | ||
| 42. | Piemonte Volley |
1 | ||
| 43. |  Halkbank Ankara |
1 | ||
| 44. | Perugia Volley |
1 |
Titles by country
| Rank | Country | Won | Runner-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Russia | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Romania | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | France | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | East Germany | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Greece | – | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | – | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Belgium | – | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | – | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Spain | – | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | – | 1 | 1 |
MVP by edition
- 2004–05 – Vladimir Nikolov (BUL)
- 2005–06 – Alessandro Fei (ITA)
- 2006–07 – Jochen Schöps (GER)
- 2007–08 –
Clayton Stanley (USA) - 2008–09 – Matey Kaziyski (BUL)
- 2009–10 –
Osmany Juantorena (CUB) - 2010–11 – Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
- 2011–12 – Mariusz Wlazły (POL)
- 2012–13 –
Marcus Nilsson (SWE) - 2013–14 – Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS)
- 2014–15 – Wilfredo León (CUB)
- 2015–16 – Wilfredo León (CUB)
- 2016–17 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
- 2017–18 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
- 2018–19 – Osmany Juantorena (ITA)
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