# 2008–09 CEV Champions League

The 2008–09 CEV Champions League was the 50th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## Participating teams

| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | Trentino Volley Lube Banca Marche Macerata Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | Dynamo Moscow Zenit Kazan Iskra Odintsovo |
| 3 | Greece | 2 | Iraklis Thessaloniki Panathinaikos Athens |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | Pòrtol Palma Mallorca |
| 6 | France | 2 | Paris Volley Beauvais Oise |
| 7 | Belgium | 2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare Noliko Maaseik |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | Hotvolleys Vienna |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | Jihostroj České Budějovice |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | Piet Zoomers/D Apeldoorn |
| 12 | Turkey | 1 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul |
| 13 | Slovenia | 1 | ACH Volley Bled |
| 14 | Serbia | 1 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 25 | Portugal | 1 | Vitória SC |

## League round

24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st – 2nd ranked and four with best score 3rd teams ranked will qualify for the Play-off 1/8 finals. The 2 remaining 3rd ranked teams and the two 4th ranked teams with the best score move to CEV Cup. The remaining 4th ranked teams are eliminated.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 544 | 461 | 1.180 | 8th Finals |
| 2 | Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 496 | 475 | 1.044 | 8th Finals |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 476 | 513 | 0.928 | 8th Finals |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 476 | 543 | 0.877 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3.600 | 550 | 470 | 1.170 | 8th Finals |
| 2 | Noliko Maaseik | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 478 | 450 | 1.062 | 8th Finals |
| 3 | Vitória SC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 492 | 506 | 0.972 | 8th Finals |
| 4 | Jihostroj České Budějovice | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 441 | 535 | 0.824 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2.667 | 535 | 458 | 1.168 | 8th Finals |
| 2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 467 | 453 | 1.031 | 8th Finals |
| 3 | Pòrtol Palma Mallorca | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 427 | 437 | 0.977 | 8th Finals |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0.167 | 429 | 510 | 0.841 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | 619 | 548 | 1.130 | 8th Finals |
| 2 | Zenit Kazan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 529 | 503 | 1.052 | 8th Finals |
| 3 | Paris Volley | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 0.769 | 523 | 545 | 0.960 | 2008–09 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Piet Zoomers/D Apeldoorn | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 484 | 559 | 0.866 | |

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Trentino Volley | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6.000 | 510 | 411 | 1.241 | 8th Finals |
| 2 | ACH Volley Bled | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 489 | 497 | 0.984 | 8th Finals |
| 3 | Beauvais Oise | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0.533 | 495 | 553 | 0.895 | 2008–09 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Hotvolleys Vienna | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 523 | 556 | 0.941 | 2008–09 CEV Cup |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iskra Odintsovo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 493 | 494 | 0.998 | 8th Finals |
| 2 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 533 | 503 | 1.060 | 8th Finals |
| 3 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 424 | 436 | 0.972 | 8th Finals |
| 4 | Panathinaikos Athens | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 536 | 553 | 0.969 | 2008–09 CEV Cup |

## 8th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 5–3 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| ACH Volley Bled | 2–6 | Zenit Kazan | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza | 2–6 | Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Pòrtol Palma Mallorca | 0–6 | Trentino Volley | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 4–5 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Noliko Maaseik | 1–6 | Iskra Odintsovo | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Knack Randstad Roeselare | 4–5 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Vitória SC | 2–6 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 0–3 | 2–3 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 Feb | 20:30 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–0 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–66 |
| 12 Feb | 20:15 | ACH Volley Bled | 2–3 | Zenit Kazan | 28–30 | 33–31 | 25–19 | 13–25 | 10–15 | 109–120 |
| 12 Feb | 20:30 | Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza | 2–3 | Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 14–16 | 110–106 |
| 10 Feb | 20:30 | Pòrtol Palma Mallorca | 0–3 | Trentino Volley | 17–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 75–63 |
| 11 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 28–30 | 15–13 | 115–112 |
| 10 Feb | 20:30 | Noliko Maaseik | 1–3 | Iskra Odintsovo | 21–25 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 85–95 |
| 11 Feb | 20:30 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 1–3 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 27–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | 83–100 |
| 12 Feb | 20:30 | Vitória SC | 0–3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 23–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | | 65–75 |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 Feb | 19:00 | Fenerbahçe İstanbul | 3–2 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 19–25 | 27–29 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 15–13 | 111–106 |
| 18 Feb | 20:00 | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | ACH Volley Bled | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–57 |
| 18 Feb | 20:30 | Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 3–0 | Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–65 |
| 18 Feb | 20:30 | Trentino Volley | 3–0 | Pòrtol Palma Mallorca | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–46 |
| 18 Feb | 18:00 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3–1 | Dynamo Moscow | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 93–86 |
| 18 Feb | 18:00 | Iskra Odintsovo | 3–0 | Noliko Maaseik | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 |
| 18 Feb | 20:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 2–3 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 105–103 |
| 19 Feb | 18:05 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3–2 | Vitória SC | 25–13 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 15–9 | 109–91 |

## 4th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 5–3 | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 1–6 | Trentino Volley | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3–5 | Iskra Odintsovo | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 0–6 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 0–3 | 0–3 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 Mar | 20:30 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–0 | Zenit Kazan | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 76–62 |
| 4 Mar | 18:30 | Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 1–3 | Trentino Volley | 25–22 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 81–97 |
| 3 Mar | 18:00 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3–2 | Iskra Odintsovo | 25–27 | 25–15 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 17–15 | 115–105 |
| 4 Mar | 20:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 0–3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 21–25 | 25–27 | 18–25 | | | 64–77 |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 11 Mar | 19:00 | Zenit Kazan | 3–2 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 20–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 15–11 | 108–104 |
| 11 Mar | 20:30 | Trentino Volley | 3–0 | Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–12 | | | 75–45 |
| 12 Mar | 19:00 | Iskra Odintsovo | 3–0 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 |
| 11 Mar | 19:15 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3–0 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 25–18 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | | 78–64 |

## Final Four

* Place: Prague
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 4 April | 4 April |
| Iskra Odintsovo | 1 |
| Iskra Odintsovo | 1 | 5 April | 5 April |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 | 5 April | 5 April |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 1 |
| 4 April | 4 April | | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 1 |
| 4 April | 4 April | Trentino Volley | 3 |
| Trentino Volley | 3 | Trentino Volley | 3 |
| Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 0 | | |
| Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 5 April | 5 April |
| | | Iskra Odintsovo | 3 |
| | | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 April | 16:00 | Iskra Odintsovo | 1–3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 25–19 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 93–94 |
| 4 April | 19:00 | Trentino Volley | 3–0 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–63 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 April | 14:30 | Iskra Odintsovo | 3–2 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 25–23 | 25–23 | 28–30 | 21–25 | 17–15 | 116–116 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 April | 17:30 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 1–3 | Trentino Volley | 12–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 22–25 | | 83–97 |

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2009 FIVB Club World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Trentino Volley |
| | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| | Iskra Odintsovo |
| 4 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
* 2008–09 CEV Champions League winners
* Trentino Volley 1st title

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Matey Kaziyski (Trentino Volley)
* Best scorer
    Jochen Schöps (Iskra Odintsovo)
* Best spiker
    Martin Lébl (Lube Banca Marche Macerata)
* Best server
    Emanuele Birarelli (Trentino Volley)
* Best blocker
    Michał Winiarski (Trentino Volley)
* Best receiver
    Plamen Konstantinov (Iraklis Thessaloniki)
* Best libero
    Aleksey Verbov (Iskra Odintsovo)
* Best setter
    Aleksandr Butko (Iskra Odintsovo)