# CEV Champions League

The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. 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 into 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 pairs. 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)

## CEV European Champions Cup

| Season | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match |
| Season | Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
| 1959–60 | CSKA Moscow | 3–0, 1–3 | Rapid București | | |
| 1960–61 | Rapid București | 3–0, 3–2 | CSKA Moscow | | |
| 1961–62 | CSKA Moscow | 2–3, 3–1 | Rapid București | | |
| 1962–63 | Rapid București | 3–1, 3–0 | CSKA Moscow | | |
| 1963–64 | SC Leipzig | 3–1, 3–1 | HAOK Mladost | | |
| 1964–65 | Rapid București | 1–3, 3–1, 3–2 | Minyor Pernik | | |
| 1965–66 | Dinamo București | 3–1, 3–2 | Rapid București | | |
| 1966–67 | Dinamo București | 3–0, 1–3, 3–1 | Rapid București | | |
| 1967–68 | Volejbal Brno | 1–3, 3–0, 3–2 | Dinamo București | | |
| 1968–69 | CSKA Sofia | 3–0, 3–2 | Steaua București | | |
| 1969–70 | Burevestnik Almaty | 3–0, 3–1 | Volejbal Brno | | |
| 1970–71 | Burevestnik Almaty | 2–3, 3–1, 3–2 | Volejbal Brno | | |
| 1971–72 | Volejbal Brno | Group Stage | AMVJ Amstelveen | Ruini Firenze | Dinamo Tirana |
| 1972–73 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Resovia | Rudá Hvězda Praha | Volejbal Brno |
| 1973–74 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Dinamo București | SC Leipzig | Starlift Voorburg |
| 1974–75 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Volejbal Brno | SC Leipzig | Slavia Sofia |
| 1975–76 | Dukla Liberec | Group Stage | Slavia Sofia | Spartak Subotica | Resovia |
| 1976–77 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Dinamo București | CSKA Sofia | Vardar Skopje |
| 1977–78 | Płomień Milowice | Group Stage | Starlift Voorburg | Aero Odolena Voda | Büyükdere Boronkay |
| 1978–79 | Červená Hviezda Bratislava | Group Stage | Steaua București | Płomień Milowice | Pieksämäen NMKY |
| 1979–80 | Klippan Torino | Group Stage | Červená Hviezda Bratislava | Eczacıbaşı İstanbul | Pieksämäen NMKY |
| 1980–81 | Dinamo București | Group Stage | CSKA Moscow | Gwardia Wrocław | Pieksämäen NMKY |
| 1981–82 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Robe di Kappa Torino | Dinamo București | Olympiacos |
| 1982–83 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | AS Cannes | Santal Parma | CV Pòrtol |
| 1983–84 | Santal Parma | Group Stage | HAOK Mladost | Dukla Liberec | AS Cannes |
| 1984–85 | Santal Parma | Group Stage | HAOK Mladost | CSKA Sofia | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Santal Parma | Martinus Amstelveen | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | Group Stage | Panini Modena | Martinus Amstelveen | CSKA Sofia |
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | Panini Modena | Martinus Amstelveen | CSKA Sofia |
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | 3–1 | Panini Modena | | |
| 1989–90 | Philips Modena | 3–2 | AS Fréjus | CV Pòrtol | CSKA Sofia |
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | 3–1 | Maxicono Parma | Philips Modena | AS Cannes |
| 1991–92 | Messaggero Ravenna | 3–0 | Olympiacos | CSKA Moscow | AS Cannes |
| 1992–93 | Messaggero Ravenna | 3–0 | Maxicono Parma | Olympiacos | Maes Pils Zellik |
| 1993–94 | Messaggero Ravenna | 3–0 | Maxicono Parma | Maes Pils Zellik | Olympiacos |
| 1994–95 | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | Edilcuoghi Ravenna | Olympiacos | Maes Pils Zellik |
| 1995–96 | Las Daytona Modena | 3–1 | ASV Dachau | Vojvodina Novi Sad | Sisley Treviso |
| 1996–97 | Las Valtur Modena | 3–0 | Noliko Maaseik | HAOK Mladost | Sisley Treviso |
| 1997–98 | Casa Modena Unibon | 3–0 | Unicaja Almería | Paris Volley | HAOK Mladost |
| 1998–99 | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | Noliko Maaseik | VfB Friedrichshafen | Lokomotiv Belgorod |
| 1999–00 | Sisley Treviso | 3–1 | VfB Friedrichshafen | Noliko Maaseik | Bayernwerk Wien |

## CEV Champions League

| Season | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match |
| Season | Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
| 2000–01 Details | Paris Volley | 3–2 | Sisley Treviso | Ford B. Gesù Roma | Olympiacos |
| 2001–02 Details | Lube Banca Macerata | 3–1 | Olympiacos | Iraklis Thessaloniki | Mostostal Azoty |
| 2002–03 Details | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 3–0 | Kerakoll Modena | Mostostal Azoty | Paris Volley |
| 2003–04 Details | Lokomotiv Belgorod | 3–0 | Iskra Odintsovo | Tours VB | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2004–05 Details | Tours VB | 3–1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | Lokomotiv Belgorod | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 2005–06 Details | Sisley Treviso | 3–1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | Lokomotiv Belgorod | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2006–07 Details | VfB Friedrichshafen | 3–1 | Tours VB | Dynamo Moscow | Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 2007–08 Details | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3–2 | Copra Piacenza | PGE Skra Bełchatów | Sisley Treviso |
| 2008–09 Details | Trentino Volley | 3–1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | Iskra Odintsovo | Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 2009–10 Details | Trentino BetClic | 3–0 | Dynamo Moscow | PGE Skra Bełchatów | ACH Volley Bled |
| 2010–11 Details | Trentino BetClic | 3–1 | Zenit Kazan | Dynamo Moscow | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 2011–12 Details | Zenit Kazan | 3–2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | Trentino PlanetWin365 | Arkas İzmir |
| 2012–13 Details | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 3–2 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | Zenit Kazan | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 2013–14 Details | Belogorie Belgorod | 3–1 | Halkbank Ankara | Jastrzębski Węgiel | Zenit Kazan |
| 2014–15 Details | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Asseco Resovia | Berlin Recycling Volleys | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 2015–16 Details | Zenit Kazan | 3–2 | Diatec Trentino | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Asseco Resovia |
| 2016–17 Details | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
| 2017–18 Details | Zenit Kazan | 3–2 | Cucine Lube Civitanova | Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 2018–19 Details | Cucine Lube Civitanova | 3–1 | Zenit Kazan | | |
| 2019–20 Details | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | | |
| 2020–21 Details | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–1 | Itas Trentino | | |
| 2021–22 Details | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–0 | Itas Trentino | | |
| 2022–23 Details | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–2 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | | |
| 2023–24 Details | Itas Trentino | 3–0 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | | |
| 2024–25 Details | | | | | |

## Titles by club

| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner–up | Champion years |
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 13 | 3 | 1960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 |
| 2. | Zenit Kazan | 6 | 2 | 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 3. | Modena Volley | 4 | 4 | 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| 4. | Trentino Volley | 4 | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2024 |
| 5. | Volley Treviso | 4 | 1 | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006 |
| 6. | Rapid București | 3 | 4 | 1961, 1963, 1965 |
| 7. | Dinamo București | 3 | 3 | 1966, 1967, 1981 |
| 8. | Porto Ravenna Volley | 3 | 1 | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| 9. | Belogorie Belgorod | 3 | | 2003, 2004, 2014 |
| = | ZAKSA | 3 | | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 11. | Pallavolo Parma | 2 | 4 | 1984, 1985 |
| 12. | Volejbal Brno | 2 | 3 | 1968, 1972 |
| 13. | Volley Lube | 2 | 1 | 2002, 2019 |
| 14. | Burevestnik Almaty | 2 | | 1970, 1971 |
| 15. | ČH Bratislava | 1 | 1 | 1979 |
| = | Pallavolo Torino | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| = | Tours VB | 1 | 1 | 2005 |
| = | VfB Friedrichshafen | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| 19. | SC Leipzig | 1 | | 1964 |
| = | CSKA Sofia | 1 | | 1969 |
| = | Dukla Liberec | 1 | | 1976 |
| = | Płomień Milowice | 1 | | 1978 |
| = | Paris Volley | 1 | | 2001 |
| = | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 1 | | 2013 |
| 25. | HAOK Mladost | | 3 | |
| = | Iraklis Thessaloniki | | 3 | |
| 27. | Steaua București | | 2 | |
| = | Maaseik | | 2 | |
| = | Olympiacos | | 2 | |
| = | Resovia | | 2 | |
| = | Jastrzębski Węgiel | | 2 | |
| 32. | Minyor Pernik | | 1 | |
| = | AMVJ Amstelveen | | 1 | |
| = | Slavia Sofia | | 1 | |
| = | Starlift Voorburg | | 1 | |
| = | AS Cannes | | 1 | |
| = | AS Fréjus | | 1 | |
| = | ASV Dachau | | 1 | |
| = | Unicaja Almería | | 1 | |
| = | Iskra Odintsovo | | 1 | |
| = | Volley Piacenza | | 1 | |
| = | Dynamo Moscow | | 1 | |
| = | Skra Bełchatów | | 1 | |
| = | Piemonte Volley | | 1 | |
| = | Halkbank Ankara | | 1 | |
| = | Sir Safety Perugia | | 1 | |

## Titles by country

| Rank | Country | Won | Runner–up | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Russia | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Romania | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | France | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | East Germany | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Greece | – | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | – | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Belgium | – | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Netherlands | – | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Spain | – | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Turkey | – | 1 | 1 |