# 2004–05 CEV Champions League

The 2004–05 CEV Champions League was the 46th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## League round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki (H) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 717 | 625 | 1.147 | Final Four |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 9.500 | 713 | 692 | 1.030 | Playoffs |
| 3 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 0.933 | 686 | 674 | 1.018 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Noliko Maaseik | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 0.933 | 675 | 669 | 1.009 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Płomień Sosnowiec | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 558 | 689 | 0.810 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Panathinaikos Athens | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1.615 | 790 | 755 | 1.046 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 1.545 | 670 | 610 | 1.098 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Hotvolleys Vienna | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | 740 | 762 | 0.971 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Levski Siconco Sofia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 0.706 | 620 | 662 | 0.937 | |
| 5 | Vojvodina Novolin Novi Sad | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0.571 | 743 | 765 | 0.971 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tours VB | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 695 | 619 | 1.123 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Sisley Treviso | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2.000 | 705 | 645 | 1.093 | Playoffs |
| 3 | SCC Berlin | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 0.737 | 687 | 737 | 0.932 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Unicaja Almería | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 0.813 | 667 | 677 | 0.985 | |
| 5 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 0.292 | 655 | 731 | 0.896 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 699 | 618 | 1.131 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Paris Volley | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1.214 | 687 | 705 | 0.974 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Copra Volley Piacenza | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 | 674 | 636 | 1.060 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Knack Roeselare | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 696 | 740 | 0.941 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Kharkiv | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 0.400 | 607 | 664 | 0.914 | |

## Playoffs
### Playoff 12

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Setpoints |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3–5 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Hotvolleys Vienna | 2–6 | Sisley Treviso | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Jastrzębski Węgiel | 1–6 | Noliko Maaseik | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 4–4 | Panathinaikos Athens | 3–1 | 1–3 | 193–185 |
| Tours VB | 5–4 | Copra Volley Piacenza | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| SCC Berlin | 3–6 | Paris Volley | 1–3 | 2–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 9 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 0–3 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 20–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 64–75 |
| 9 Feb | 20:15 | Hotvolleys Vienna | 1–3 | Sisley Treviso | 16–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 78–98 |
| 9 Feb | 18:00 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 0–3 | Noliko Maaseik | 21–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 61–75 |
| 9 Feb | 20:15 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 3–1 | Panathinaikos Athens | 27–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 100–90 |
| 8 Feb | 20:30 | Tours VB | 3–1 | Copra Volley Piacenza | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 96–89 |
| 9 Feb | 19:00 | SCC Berlin | 1–3 | Paris Volley | 25–22 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 90–97 |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 15 Feb | 18:00 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 2–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 25–16 | 25–15 | 21–25 | 24–26 | 11–15 | 106–97 |
| 15 Feb | 20:30 | Sisley Treviso | 3–1 | Hotvolleys Vienna | 25–23 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–22 | | 97–93 |
| 15 Feb | 20:30 | Noliko Maaseik | 3–1 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 97–83 |
| 16 Feb | 18:00 | Panathinaikos Athens | 3–1 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 95–93 |
| 16 Feb | 20:30 | Copra Volley Piacenza | 3–2 | Tours VB | 31–29 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 15–9 | 114–111 |
| 16 Feb | 20:30 | Paris Volley | 3–2 | SCC Berlin | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 16–14 | 109–109 |

### Playoff 6

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Setpoints |
| Lokomotiv Belgorod | 6–2 | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Noliko Maaseik | 5–5 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 2–3 | 3–2 | 212–213 |
| Tours VB | 4–3 | Paris Volley | 1–3 | 3–0 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 3 Mar | 18:00 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 3–0 | Sisley Treviso | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | | 75–48 |
| 2 Mar | 20:30 | Noliko Maaseik | 2–3 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 10–15 | 101–108 |
| 1 Mar | 20:30 | Tours VB | 1–3 | Paris Volley | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 18–25 | | 83–89 |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 Mar | 20:30 | Sisley Treviso | 2–3 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 10–15 | 107–110 |
| 8 Mar | 20:15 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 2–3 | Noliko Maaseik | 25–23 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 105–111 |
| 9 Mar | 19:00 | Paris Volley | 0–3 | Tours VB | 17–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 56–75 |

## Final Four

* Organizer: Iraklis Thessaloniki
* Place: Thessaloniki
* All times on 26 March are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00) and all times on 27 March are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 26 March | 26 March |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 0 |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 0 | 27 March | 27 March |
| Tours VB | 3 | 27 March | 27 March |
| Tours VB | 3 | Tours VB | 3 |
| 26 March | 26 March | | Tours VB | 3 |
| 26 March | 26 March | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 1 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Belgorod | 2 | | |
| Lokomotiv Belgorod | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 27 March | 27 March |
| | | VfB Friedrichshafen | 0 |
| | | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Mar | 16:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 0–3 | Tours VB | 18–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 26 Mar | 20:15 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3–2 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 22–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 15–13 | 105–105 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Mar | 16:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 0–3 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 19–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 59–75 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Mar | 19:00 | Tours VB | 3–1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 21–25 | 31–29 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | 102–94 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Tours VB |
| | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 4 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
* 2004–05 CEV Champions League winners
* Tours VB 1st title

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Vladimir Nikolov (Tours VB)
* Best scorer
    Clayton Stanley (Iraklis Thessaloniki)
* Best spiker
    Alejandro Spajić (Lokomotiv Belgorod)
* Best server
    Clayton Stanley (Iraklis Thessaloniki)
* Best blocker
    Alexandre Sloboda (Tours VB)
* Best receiver
    Theodoros Baev (Iraklis Thessaloniki)
* Best libero
    Hubert Henno (Tours VB)
* Best setter
    Lloy Ball (Iraklis Thessaloniki)