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The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's
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clubs from the whole of
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. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.


Formula (2018–19 to present)


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 Cup Competitions, and 2 teams from the qualification rounds.


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

* 1959–60:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1960–61: Rapid București * 1961–62:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1962–63: Rapid București * 1963–64:
SC Leipzig 1. Fußballclub Lokomotive Leipzig e.V. is a German football club based in the locality of Probstheida in the Südost borough of Leipzig, Saxony. The club may be more familiar to many of the country's football fans as the historic side VfB Lei ...
* 1964–65: Rapid București * 1965–66: Dinamo București * 1966–67: Dinamo București * 1967–68: Volejbal Brno * 1968–69:
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
* 1969–70: Burevestnik Almaty * 1970–71: Burevestnik Almaty * 1971–72: Volejbal Brno * 1972–73:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1973–74:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1974–75:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1975–76: Dukla Liberec * 1976–77:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1977–78: Płomień Milowice * 1978–79: Červená Hvězda Bratislava * 1979–80: Klippan Torino * 1980–81: Dinamo București * 1981–82:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1982–83:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1983–84: Santal Parma * 1984–85: Santal Parma * 1985–86:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1986–87:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1987–88:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1988–89:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1989–90: Philips Modena * 1990–91:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1991–92: Messaggero Ravenna * 1992–93: Messaggero Ravenna * 1993–94: Messaggero Ravenna * 1994–95: Sisley Treviso * 1995–96: Las Daytona Modena * 1996–97: Las Valtur Modena * 1997–98: Casa Modena Unibon * 1998–99: Sisley Treviso * 1999–00: Sisley Treviso * 2000–01:
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC ...
* 2001–02: Lube Banca Macerata * 2002–03: Lokomotiv Belgorod * 2003–04: Lokomotiv Belgorod * 2004–05: Tours VB * 2005–06: Sisley Treviso * 2006–07: VfB Friedrichshafen * 2007–08: Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan * 2008–09:
Trentino Volley Trentino Volley is a professional Italian volleyball team based in Trento, in northern Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won four times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian Cup, the Ita ...
* 2009–10: BetClic Trentino * 2010–11: BetClic Trentino * 2011–12: Zenit Kazan * 2012–13: Lokomotiv Novosibirsk * 2013–14: Belogorie Belgorod * 2014–15: Zenit Kazan * 2015–16: Zenit Kazan * 2016–17: Zenit Kazan * 2017–18: Zenit Kazan * 2018–19: Cucine Lube Civitanova * 2020–21:
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusL ...
* 2021–22:
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusL ...


CEV European Champions Cup


CEV Champions League


Titles by club


Titles by country


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by edition

* 2001–02 – * 2002–03 – * 2003–04 – * 2004–05 – * 2005–06 – * 2006–07 – * 2007–08 – * 2008–09 – * 2009–10 – *
2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...
– * 2011–12 – *
2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
– * 2013–14 – * 2014–15 – * 2015–16 – * 2016–17 – * 2017–18 – * 2018–19 – * 2020–21 – * 2021–22


References


External links


Official Website – European Volleyball Confederation
{{International volleyball League European volleyball records and statistics Recurring sporting events established in 1959 1959 establishments in Europe Men's volleyball leagues Multi-national professional sports leagues