The 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup was the 46th edition of the European

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...

volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

Format

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated direct vacancies to enter the competition, with another 10 teams joining the competition via Champions League qualification. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in

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, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points 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 to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a 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).

Participating teams

*Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in

on 14 June 2017. *22 teams allocated vacancies spots and 10 teams qualified as Champions League qualification losers. :1.Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

Main phase

16th Finals

*1st leg (Team #1 home) 12–14 December 2017 *2nd leg (Team #2 home) 9–11 January 2018

8th Finals

*1st leg (Team #1 home) 23–25 January 2018 *2nd leg (Team #2 home) 6–8 February 2018

4th Finals

*1st leg (Team #1 home) 20–22 February 2018 *2nd leg (Team #2 home) 27 February – 1 March 2018

Final phase

Semifinals

*1st leg (Team #1 home) 13 March 2018 *2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20 March 2018

Finals

*1st leg (Team #1 home) 3 April 2018 *2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10 April 2018

References

External links

2018 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women
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