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.

CEV Champions League
Current season, competition or edition:
2020–21 CEV Champions League
FormerlyCEV European Champions Cup (1960–2000)
SportVolleyball
Founded1959 (1959)
AdministratorCEV
No. of teams20 (group stage)
CountryCEV members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Cucine Lube Civitanova (2nd title)
Most titles CSKA Moscow
(13 titles)
Official websiteOfficial 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

Title holders

CEV European Champions Cup

Year Final 3rd Place Game
Champion Score Second place Third place Fourth place
1959–60
Details

CSKA Moscow
3–0, 1–3
Rapid București
AZS-AWF Warszawa and Levski Sofia
1960–61
Details

Rapid București
3–0, 3–2
CSKA Moscow
Dukla Kolín and Minyor Pernik
1961–62
Details

CSKA Moscow
2–3, 3–1
Rapid București
N / A
1962–63
Details

Rapid București
3–1, 3–0
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Sofia and Legia Warszawa
1963–64
Details

VC Leipzig
3–1, 3–1
HAOK Mladost
Dukla Kolín and Minyor Pernik
1964–65
Details

Rapid București
1–3, 3–1, 3–2
Minyor Pernik
VC Leipzig and Slavia Praha
1965–66
Details

Dinamo București
3–1, 3–2
Rapid București
Dukla Kolín and CSKA Moscow
1966–67
Details

Dinamo București
3–0, 1–3, 3–1
Rapid București
VC Leipzig and Rudá Hvězda Praha
1967–68
Details

Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1–3, 3–0, 3–2
Dinamo București
Legia Warszawa and Steaua București
1968–69
Details

CSKA Sofia
3–0, 3–2
Steaua București
VC Leipzig and Zbrojovka Zetor Brno
1969–70
Details

Burevestnik Alma-Ata
3–0, 3–1
Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
Csepel SC and HAOK Mladost
1970–71
Details

Burevestnik Alma-Ata
2–3, 3–1, 3–2
Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
CSKA Sofia and VC Leipzig
1971–72
Details

Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
Group Stage
AMVJ Amstelveen

Ruini Firenze

Dinamo Tirana
1972–73
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Resovia

Rudá Hvězda Prague

Zetor Zbrojovka Brno
1973–74
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Dinamo București

VC Leipzig

Star Lift
1974–75
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Zbrojovka Brno

VC Leipzig

Slavia Sofia
1975–76
Details

Dukla Liberec
Group Stage
Slavia Sofia

Spartak Subotica

Resovia
1976–77
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Dinamo București

CSKA Sofia

Vardar
1977–78
Details

Płomień Milowice
Group Stage
Star Lift

Aero Odolena Voda

Büyükdere Boronkay
1978–79
Details

Červená hvězda Bratislava
Group Stage
Steaua București

Płomień Milowice

Pieksämäen Namika
1979–80
Details

Klippan Torino
Group Stage
Červená hvězda Bratislava

Eczacıbaşı

Pieksämäen Namika
1980–81
Details

Dinamo București
Group Stage
CSKA Moscow

Gwardia Wrocław

Pieksämäen Namika
1981–82
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Robe di Kappa Torino

Dinamo București

Olympiacos Piraeus
1982–83
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Cannes

Santal Parma

Pòrtol
1983–84
Details

Santal Parma
Group Stage
HAOK Mladost

Dukla Liberec

Cannes
1984–85
Details

Santal Parma
Group Stage
HAOK Mladost

CSKA Sofia

Rudá hvězda Praha
1985–86
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Santal Parma

Martinus

Rudá hvězda Praha
1986–87
Details

CSKA Moscow
Group Stage
Panini Modena

Martinus

CSKA Sofia
1987–88
Details

CSKA Moscow
3–0
Panini Modena

Martinus

CSKA Sofia
1988–89
Details

CSKA Moscow
3–1
Panini Modena
N / A
1989–90
Details

Philips Modena
3–2
Fréjus

Pòrtol

CSKA Sofia
1990–91
Details

CSKA Moscow
3–1
Maxicono Parma

Philips Modena

Cannes
1991–92
Details

Messaggero Ravenna
3–0
Olympiacos Piraeus

CSKA Moscow

Cannes
1992–93
Details

Messaggero Ravenna
3–0
Maxicono Parma

Olympiacos Piraeus

Maes Pils Zellik
1993–94
Details

Messaggero Ravenna
3–0
Maxicono Parma

Zellik Maes pils

Olympiacos Piraeus
1994–95
Details

Sisley Treviso
3–0
Edilcuoghi Ravenna

Olympiacos Piraeus

Zellik Maes pils
1995–96
Details

Las Daytona Modena
3–1
ASV Dachau

Vojvodina

Sisley Treviso
1996–97
Details

Las Valtur Modena
3–0
Noliko Maaseik

HAOK Mladost

Sisley Treviso
1997–98
Details

Casa Modena Unibon
3–0
Unicaja

Paris Volley

HAOK Mladost
1998–99
Details

Sisley Treviso
3–0
Noliko Maaseik

VfB Friedrichshafen

Lokomotiv Belgorod
1999–00
Details

Sisley Treviso
3–1
VfB Friedrichshafen

Noliko Maaseik

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CEV Champions League

Year Final 3rd Place Game
Champion Score Second place Third place Fourth place
2000–01
Details

Paris Volley
3–2
Sisley Treviso

Ford B.Gesu Roma

Olympiacos Piraeus
2001–02
Details

Lube Banca Marche Macerata
3–1
Olympiacos Piraeus

Iraklis Thessaloniki

Mostostal Azoty
Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2002–03
Details

Lokomotiv Belgorod
3–0
Kerakoll Modena

Mostostal Azoty
Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Paris Volley
2003–04
Details

Lokomotiv Belgorod
3–0
Iskra Odintsovo

Tours VB

Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05
Details

Tours VB
3–1
Iraklis Thessaloniki

Lokomotiv Belgorod

VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–06
Details

Sisley Treviso
3–1
Iraklis Thessaloniki

Lokomotiv Belgorod

Dynamo Moscow
2006–07
Details

VfB Friedrichshafen
3–1
Tours

Dynamo Moscow

Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2007–08
Details

Dynamo–Tattransgaz Kazan
3–2
Copra Piacenza

PGE Skra Bełchatów

Sisley Treviso
2008–09
Details

Trentino Volley
3–1
Iraklis Thessaloniki

Iskra Odintsovo

Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2009–10
Details

BetClic Trentino
3–0
Dynamo Moscow

PGE Skra Bełchatów

ACH Volley
2010–11
Details

BetClic Trentino
3–1
Zenit Kazan

Dynamo Moscow

Jastrzębski Węgiel
2011–12
Details

Zenit Kazan
3–2
PGE Skra Bełchatów

PlanetWin365 Trentino

Arkas İzmir
2012–13
Details

Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
3–2
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo

Zenit Kazan

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2013–14
Details

Belogorie
3–1
Halkbank Ankara

Jastrzębski Węgiel

Zenit Kazan
2014–15
Details

Zenit Kazan
3–0
Asseco Resovia

Berlin Recycling Volleys

PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16
Details

Zenit Kazan
3–2
Trentino Diatec

Lube Cucine Civitanova

Asseco Resovia
2016–17
Details

Zenit Kazan
3–0
SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia

Lube Cucine Civitanova

Berlin Recycling Volleys
2017–18
Details

Zenit Kazan
3–2
Lube Cucine Civitanova

SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2018–19
Details

Lube Cucine Civitanova
3–1
Zenit Kazan
SIR Sicoma Colussi Perugia
PGE Skra Bełchatów
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
Details

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. HAOK Mladost 3
25. Iraklis Thessaloniki 3
26. Steaua București 2
27. Noliko Maaseik 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 Italy191635
2 Soviet Union15318
3 Russia10414
4 Romania6915
5 Czechoslovakia448
6 France235
7 Poland134
8 Bulgaria123
 Germany123
10 East Germany11
11 Greece55
12 Yugoslavia33
13 Belgium22
 Netherlands22
15 Spain11
 Turkey11

MVP by edition

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