2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League

	2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League The 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League was the 57th edition of the CEV Women's Champions League, the highest level of European club volleyball. Teams The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions: Format League round 24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The ''1st and 2nd'' qualified for the ''Playoff 12'' The organizer of the ''Final Four'' were determined after the end of the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four. The team of the organizer of the ''Final Four'' was replaced by the best 3rd ranked team with the best score. The next 4 third-placed teams will move to the Challenge Round of the CEV Cup. The remaining teams will be eliminated. In the League Round, the placing of the teams is determined by the number of matches won. In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, they will be ranked on the basis of the following criteria: match points; set quotient (the number of total s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	CEV Women's Champions League The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and was created in 1960 as . On 13 November 2000, it was officially presented in Florence under a new format and renamed . Formula The competition has changed its format since the first fourteen teams took part at the inaugural edition in 1960–61. Through the era, as the number of participating teams has changed over time, the competition moved from an only knockout tournament to include a round-robin format between the final four competitors to determine the champion. Since the competition became the , all participants are divided into groups, and a double round-robin takes place within each group. The best teams advance to the playoffs and one team is selected to be the host of the "Final four" (receiving a bye fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Atom Trefl Sopot Atom Trefl Sopot was a Polish women's volleyball club based in Sopot and playing in the Orlen Liga. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Trefl Gdynia (2008–2009) * Trefl Sopot (2009–2010) * Atom Trefl Sopot (2010–2014) * PGE Atom Trefl Sopot (2014–2016) * Atom Trefl Sopot (2016–2017) History The club was founded in 2008 as and since its creation is a project designed to focus on professional sport at the highest league. The club reached the top Polish league after two seasons, in 2010 and achieved league success shortly after, winning the Championship in 2011–12 and 2012–13. The club proved to be very competitive at the highest national level as on its first six seasons (from 2010 until 2016), apart from the two titles mentioned earlier, it finished the league no lower than third placed. In the same period, it has also reached the Polish Cup finals on four occasions (winning in 2014–15) and was involved in three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	2015–16 Women's CEV Cup The 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup was the 44th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup". Participating teams The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions. The list shows the participating teams at the start of the competition, four more teams joined later during the Challenge phase. Main phase 16th Final 1st leg 27–29 October 2015 2nd leg 10–12 November 2015 The losing teams of this stage qualified to the CEV Women's Challenge Cup main phase. 8th Final 1st leg 8–10 December 2015 2nd leg 15–17 December 2015 4th Final 1st leg 19–21 January 2016 2nd leg 26–28 January 2016 Challenge phase In this stage of the competition, the four qualified teams of the Main phase were joined by the four teams with best third-placed finish from the 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League pool stage. The following teams competed at this stage of the competition. 1st leg 9–11 February 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calcit Ljubljana Odbojkarski klub Kamnik ( en, Kamnik Volleyball Club), known as Calcit Volley or Calcit Kamnik due to sponsorship reasons, is a Slovenian women's volleyball team from Kamnik. The team competes in the Slovenian Volleyball League and in MEVZA League. History In 2015, the women's section of Calcit Volley merged with OK Vital, relocated to Ljubljana and renamed as Calcit Ljubljana. The club returned to Kamnik after the 2016–17 season. Honours * Slovenian Volleyball League ** Winners (7): 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 * Slovenian Volleyball Cup ** Winners (4): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22 MEVZA League The Middle European League or MEVZA League is a regional volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under o ... * Winners (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20 Players 2022−23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	ŽOK Partizan Vizura OK Vizura is a Serbian women's volleyball club based in Belgrade and currently playing in the Serbian Women's Volleyball League, Super League. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * OK Vizura (2003–2012) * Vizura Wall Art (2012–2013) * Partizan Vizura (2013–2014) * OK Vizura (2014–2017) * OK Vizura Ruma (2017–present) History Established in 2003, the club made progress in the lower national leagues reaching the Serbian Women's Volleyball League, Super League in 2009. Since its debut at the Super League, the club has been competitive and finished second in both the Super League and Serbian Cup at the 2010–11 season. Another Cup final was reached in 2012–13. Ahead of the 2013–14 season, the club made an agreement with ŽOK Partizan, Partizan Belgrade where Vizura would receive financial support and use the name, colours and logo of Partizan. The club changed its name to and won the first major title at the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	VK Prostějov VK Agel Prostějov is a Czech women's volleyball club based in Prostějov. The club competes in the , the highest Czech league. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * VK Prostějov (2007–2009) * VK Modranská Prostějov (2009–2012) * VK Agel Prostějov (2012–present) History The club was founded in 2007, when TK Plus decided to create a top class women's volleyball team in Prostějov Prostějov (; german: Proßnitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is known for its fashion industry. The historical city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural .... After agreements with TJ OP Prostějov and Moravská Slavia Brno, the club was able to compete in the 2007–08 season of the (highest national league). The club plays its home matches at the 2,200 capacity Sportcentrum DDM. Honours National competitions * Czech Championship: 9 :2008–09, 2009� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	CS Volei Alba Blaj Clubul Sportiv Municipal Volei Alba Blaj, commonly known as CSM Volei Alba Blaj, is a professional women's volleyball club based in Blaj, Transylvania, Romania, that competed in the CEV Cup. History In 2018, Alba reached the CEV Champions League Final Four for the first time in their history. On 5 May 2018, they achieved a historic success for Romania by advancing to the final with 3–1 victory over Galatasaray SK Istanbul in Bucharest. In its first-ever appearance in a continental championship match, Blaj lost in Sunday's grand final at Polyvalent Hall. Vakıfbank Istanbul — Champions League holders in 2017 and runners-up in 2016 — topped Alba 25–17, 25–11, 25–17. Also in 2018, the Blaj City Council and the Alba County Council decided together to support the construction of a new, 2000-seat arena. The new arena is expected to be ready for 2020. Honours Domestic * Divizia A1 : Winners (7): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 * Cupa României ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	River Volley River Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Piacenza and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * River Volley (1983–1994) * Libertas-River Volley (1994–1998) * Rebecchi River Volley (1998–2003) * Rebecchi River Volley Rivergaro (2003–2005) * Rebecchi Rivergaro Piacenza (2005–2006) * Rebecchi Cariparma Piacenza Volley (2006–2007) * RebecchiLupa Piacenza (2007–2010) * Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (2010–2014) * Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza (2014–2015) * Nordmeccanica Piacenza (2015–2016) * Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (2016–present) History The club was founded in 1983 as and was based in Rivergaro. It had only youth team activities until 1988 when a senior team was created and the club started competing in the lower divisions in Italy. By the early 2000s the club was playing in the third and second divisions of the Italian league, and decided to move its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	AGIL Volley AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * AGIL Trecate (1984–1999) * AGIL Volley Trecate (1999–2001) * Asystel Novara (2001–2003) * AGIL Volley Trecate (2003–2012) * Igor Gorgonzola Novara (2012–present) History The club was founded in 1984 as and was based in Trecate. The club name is an acronym for Amicizia, Gioia, Impegno, Lealtà (friendship, joy, commitment, loyalty) and originally it started as a youth centre designed to help youngsters develop together through sport. The project grew over the years and investment was made to a build sports complex with a beach volleyball field and a multi-purpose sports facility for volleyball, futsal and basketball. After spending its first years competing in regional tournaments, in 1989 the club started moving through the Italian lower leagues. By the end of the 1990s it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]