# 2020–21 CEV Cup

The 2020–21 CEV Cup was the 49th edition of the second most important European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## Participating teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:
| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Turkey | 2 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul, SK Ankara |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg, Dynamo Moscow |
| 4 | France | 2 | Montpellier Castelnau UC, Chaumont VB 52 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 3 | Jihostroj České Budějovice, Volejbal Brno, Dukla Liberec |
| 6 | Belgium | 1 | Greenyard Maaseik |
| 7 | Switzerland | 3 | Volley Schönenwerd, Chênois Genève, Lindaren Volley Amriswil |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 3 | Hebar Pazardzhik, Montana Volley, Neftochimik Burgas |
| 11 | Austria | 1 | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob |
| 12 | Finland | 1 | Ford Levoranta Sastamala |
| 13 | Netherlands | 2 | Amysoft Lycurgus Groningen, Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn |
| 14 | Romania | 1 | CSM Arcada Galați |
| 16 | Serbia | 3 | OK Niš, Mladi Radnik Požarevac, Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 17 | Belarus | 2 | Stroitel Minsk, Shakhtior Soligorsk |
| 22 | Croatia | 2 | Ribola Kaštela, Mladost Zagreb |
| 27 | Hungary | 1 | Fino Kaposvár |
| 32 | Spain | 1 | CV Guaguas Las Palmas |
| 35 | England | 1 | IBB Polonia London |
| 36 | Albania | 1 | Erzeni Shijakut |

## Main phase
### 16th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CSM Arcada Galați | 4–2 | Montana Volley | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Ford Levoranta Sastamala | W.O. | Amysoft Lycurgus Groningen | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | W.O. | Chênois Genève | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Dynamo Moscow | W.O. | Jihostroj České Budějovice | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| IBB Polonia London | W.O. | Volejbal Brno | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Shakhtior Soligorsk | W.O. | OK Niš | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Neftochimik Burgas | W.O. | Mladi Radnik Požarevac | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Mladost Zagreb | 0–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 1–3 | Cancelled |
| Lindaren Volley Amriswil | W.O. | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Erzeni Shijakut | 0–6 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| SK Zadruga Aich/Dob | 2–4 | Dukla Liberec | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Stroitel Minsk | W.O. | Volley Schönenwerd | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Greenyard Maaseik | W.O. | Chaumont VB 52 | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn | W.O. | SK Ankara | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Fino Kaposvár | W.O. | CV Guaguas Las Palmas | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Ribola Kaštela | W.O. | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul | Cancelled | Cancelled |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Nov | 18:00 | CSM Arcada Galați | 3–0 | Montana Volley | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 17:00 | Mladost Zagreb | 1–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 15–25 | | 84–99 | Report |
| 17 Nov | 18:30 | Erzeni Shijakut | 0–3 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 18–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 17 Nov | 19:00 | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob | 3–2 | Dukla Liberec | 25–21 | 25–19 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 108–104 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Nov | 18:00 | Montana Volley | 3–2 | CSM Arcada Galați | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 15–9 | 102–97 | Report |
| 18 Nov | 18:30 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 3–0 | Erzeni Shijakut | 25–11 | 25–20 | 25–9 | | | 75–40 | Report |
| 18 Nov | 19:00 | Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | Report |

### 8th Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| CSM Arcada Galați | 3–2 | Amysoft Lycurgus Groningen |
| Vojvodina Novi Sad | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow |
| IBB Polonia London | 1–3 | OK Niš |
| Mladi Radnik Požarevac | 0–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1 | Hebar Pazardzhik |
| Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | Stroitel Minsk |
| Greenyard Maaseik | 3–0 | SK Ankara |
| CV Guaguas Las Palmas | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul |

#### Group A

* Place: Moscow
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Dec | 16:00 | CSM Arcada Galați | 3–2 | Amysoft Lycurgus Groningen | 25–19 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–10 | 107–103 | Report |
| 16 Dec | 19:00 | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–27 | | | 64–77 | Report |

#### Group B

* Place: Montpellier
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Dec | 16:00 | IBB Polonia London | 1–3 | OK Niš | 25–22 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | 89–97 | Report |
| 15 Dec | 20:00 | Mladi Radnik Požarevac | 0–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 14–25 | 12–25 | 20–25 | | | 46–75 | Report |

#### Group C

* Place: Pazardzhik
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Dec | 18:00 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 24–26 | 26–24 | 25–14 | 25–11 | | 100–75 | Report |
| 15 Dec | 21:00 | Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | Stroitel Minsk | 25–23 | 30–28 | 25–21 | | | 80–72 | Report |

#### Group D

* Place: Las Palmas
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Dec | 17:00 | Greenyard Maaseik | 3–0 | SK Ankara | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 15 Dec | 20:00 | CV Guaguas Las Palmas | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul | 25–23 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 25–18 | | 98–91 | Report |

### 4th Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| CSM Arcada Galați | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow |
| OK Niš | 0–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–0 | Dukla Liberec |
| Greenyard Maaseik | 3–2 | CV Guaguas Las Palmas |

#### Group A

* Place: Moscow
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | CSM Arcada Galați | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 15–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |

#### Group B

* Place: Montpellier
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Dec | 18:00 | OK Niš | 0–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 22–25 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |

#### Group C

* Place: Pazardzhik
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Dec | 18:00 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–0 | Dukla Liberec | 26–24 | 25–14 | 25–22 | | | 76–60 | Report |

#### Group D

* Place: Las Palmas
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Dec | 20:00 | Greenyard Maaseik | 3–2 | CV Guaguas Las Palmas | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 15–10 | 107–103 | Report |

## Final phase
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Dynamo Moscow | 6–0 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–3 | Greenyard Maaseik | 3–1 | 0–3 | 18–16 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–1 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 25–21 | 25–16 | 13–25 | 25–21 | | 88–83 | Report |
| 24 Feb | 19:30 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1 | Greenyard Maaseik | 25–20 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 26–24 | | 100–93 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 4 Mar | 19:00 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 23–25 | 22–25 | 10–25 | 55–75 | Report |
| 3 Mar | 20:30 | Greenyard Maaseik | 3–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–59 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Greenyard Maaseik | 16–18 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dynamo Moscow | 5–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–2 | 3–1 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Mar | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 26–28 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 15–9 | 112–104 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Mar | 19:30 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 21–25 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 24–26 | | 96–102 | Report |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Dynamo Moscow |
| | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Semifinalists | Greenyard Maaseik Montpellier Castelnau UC |
* 2020–21 CEV Cup winner
* Dynamo Moscow 4th title