# 2008–09 CEV Women's Champions League

The 2008–2009 Women's CEV Champions League was an international volleyball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe.

## Teams of the 2008–2009

Participants:
| Rank | Country | The number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | Scavolini Pesaro Colussi Sirio Perugia Volley Bergamo |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Istanbul (w/c) Türk Telekom Ankara (w/c) |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | Zarechie Odintsovo Dynamo Moscow |
| 4 | Spain | 2 | CAV Murcia 2005 Tubillete.Com Tenerife (w/c) |
| 5 | France | 2 | RC Cannes ASPTT Mulhouse |
| 6 | Poland | 2 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna Farmutil Piła |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | Dela Martinus Amstelveen |
| 8 | Croatia | 1 | Rijeka Kvig |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | Metal Galaţi |
| 15 | Serbia | 1 | Postar 064 Beograd (w/c) |
| 18 | Austria | 1 | SVS Post Schwechat (w/c) |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 1 | VK Prostějov (w/c) |

## Main phase
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 18.000 | 473 | 336 | 1.408 |
| 2 | Rijeka Kvig | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 440 | 470 | 0.936 |
| 3 | VK Prostějov | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 510 | 517 | 0.986 |
| 4 | CAV Murcia 2005 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.111 | 375 | 475 | 0.789 |
November 6, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| CAV Murcia 2005 | 2–3 | VK Prostějov | 25:21 | 21:25 | 25:14 | 22:25 | 13:15 |
| Rijeka Kvig | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 20:25 | 17:25 | 19:25 | | |
November 12–13, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| VK Prostějov | 3–2 | Rijeka Kvig | 25:14 | 24:26 | 23:25 | 25:20 | 15:11 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3–0 | CAV Murcia 2005 | 25:7 | 25:20 | 25:12 | | |
December 9–11, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| VK Prostějov | 1–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 19:25 | 25:23 | 19:25 | 17:25 | |
| CAV Murcia 2005 | 0–3 | Rijeka Kvig | 22:25 | 22:25 | 16:25 | | |
December 17–18, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Rijeka Kvig | 3–0 | CAV Murcia 2005 | 25:19 | 25:21 | 25:21 | | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3–0 | VK Prostějov | 25:18 | 25:17 | 25:21 | | |
January 14–15, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Rijeka Kvig | 3–1 | VK Prostějov | 14:25 | 25:18 | 27:25 | 25:19 | |
| CAV Murcia 2005 | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 21:25 | 20:25 | 17:25 | | |
January 20, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3–0 | Rijeka Kvig | 25:21 | 25:11 | 25:15 | | |
| VK Prostějov | 3–0 | CAV Murcia 2005 | 25:23 | 25:12 | 25:16 | | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | RC Cannes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 562 | 526 | 1.068 |
| 2 | Türk Telekom Ankara | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 502 | 442 | 1.136 |
| 3 | Postar 064 Beograd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 501 | 500 | 1.002 |
| 4 | Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0.222 | 437 | 534 | 0.818 |
November 4–6, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| RC Cannes | 3–2 | Postar 064 Beograd | 21:25 | 25:22 | 23:25 | 25:23 | 15:6 |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 3–1 | Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 25:12 | 22:25 | 25:21 | 25:23 | |
November 12, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 1–3 | RC Cannes | 13:25 | 22:25 | 29:27 | 22:25 | |
| Postar 064 Beograd | 3–0 | Türk Telekom Ankara | 25:18 | 25:21 | 25:22 | | |
December 9, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| RC Cannes | 3–1 | Türk Telekom Ankara | 25:21 | 28:26 | 17:25 | 25:21 | |
| Postar 064 Beograd | 3–0 | Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 25:16 | 25:20 | 25:19 | | |
December 17–18, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 2–3 | Postar 064 Beograd | 25:23 | 19:25 | 23:25 | 25:21 | 14:16 |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 3–1 | RC Cannes | 25:20 | 26:28 | 25:21 | 25:18 | |
January 13–14, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| RC Cannes | 3–0 | Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 25:23 | 25:16 | 25:20 | | |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 3–0 | Postar 064 Beograd | 25:16 | 25:22 | 25:16 | | |
January 20, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Tubillete.Com Tenerife | 0–3 | Türk Telekom Ankara | 14:25 | 20:25 | 16:25 | | |
| Postar 064 Beograd | 1–3 | RC Cannes | 16:25 | 25:19 | 23:25 | 22:25 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Volley Bergamo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1.778 | 546 | 528 | 1.034 |
| 2 | Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 581 | 568 | 1.023 |
| 3 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 468 | 493 | 0.949 |
| 4 | Metal Galaţi | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0.533 | 497 | 503 | 0.988 |
November 5–6, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 2–3 | Volley Bergamo | 18:25 | 25:21 | 23:25 | 25:18 | 12:15 |
| Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 0–3 | Metal Galaţi | 10:25 | 18:25 | 14:25 | | |
November 11–12, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Volley Bergamo | 1–3 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 27:25 | 20:25 | 15:25 | 22:25 | |
| Metal Galaţi | 1–3 | Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 16:25 | 25:21 | 24:26 | 23:25 | |
December 10–11, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Metal Galaţi | 2–3 | Volley Bergamo | 22:25 | 25:14 | 25:15 | 18:25 | 11:15 |
| Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 3–0 | Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 26:24 | 27:25 | 25:20 | | |
December 16–17, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Volley Bergamo | 3–0 | Metal Galaţi | 25:21 | 25:18 | 25:23 | | |
| Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 3–0 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 20:25 | 25:14 | 21:25 | 25:22 | 15:11 |
January 14–15, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 3–1 | Metal Galaţi | 22:25 | 27:25 | 25:14 | 26:24 | |
| Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 0–3 | Volley Bergamo | 14:25 | 24:26 | 18:25 | | |
January 20, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Volley Bergamo | 3–2 | Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 26:24 | 21:25 | 25:19 | 26:28 | 15:10 |
| Metal Galaţi | 1–3 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 25:20 | 20:25 | 17:25 | 21:25 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Colussi Sirio Perugia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1.600 | 576 | 508 | 1.134 |
| 2 | Farmutil Piła | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1.083 | 567 | 548 | 1.035 |
| 3 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 507 | 518 | 0.979 |
| 4 | Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 481 | 557 | 0.864 |
November 5, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Zarechie Odintsovo | 3–0 | Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 25:19 | 25:23 | 25:22 | | |
| Colussi Sirio Perugia | 3–2 | Farmutil Piła | 23:25 | 21:25 | 25:22 | 25:10 | 17:15 |
November 11–12, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Farmutil Piła | 1–3 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 25:22 | 24:26 | 20:25 | 26:28 | |
| Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 3–2 | Colussi Sirio Perugia | 11:25 | 25:23 | 25:23 | 14:25 | 15:11 |
December 10–11, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Zarechie Odintsovo | 2–3 | Colussi Sirio Perugia | 25:15 | 20:25 | 17:25 | 28:26 | 13:15 |
| Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 3–1 | Farmutil Piła | 25:23 | 17:25 | 28:26 | 25:20 | |
December 16–17, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Farmutil Piła | 3–1 | Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 25:12 | 25:18 | 25:27 | 25:17 | |
| Colussi Sirio Perugia | 3–0 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 25:18 | 25:22 | 25:17 | | |
January 14, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Colussi Sirio Perugia | 3–0 | Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 25:17 | 25:17 | 25:21 | | |
| Zarechie Odintsovo | 0–3 | Farmutil Piła | 22:25 | 23:25 | 20:25 | | |
January 20, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Farmutil Piła | 3–2 | Colussi Sirio Perugia | 25:19 | 21:25 | 25:22 | 15:21 | |
| Dela Martinus Amstelveen | 2–3 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 24:26 | 25:23 | 21:25 | 25:17 | 8:15 |

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Scavolini Pesaro | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 9.000 | 498 | 356 | 1.399 |
| 2 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1.182 | 533 | 482 | 1.106 |
| 3 | ASPTT Mulhouse | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 430 | 486 | 0.885 |
| 4 | SVS Post Schwechat | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.111 | 344 | 481 | 0.715 |
November 4–5, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| SVS Post Schwechat | 0–3 | ASPTT Mulhouse | 10:25 | 20:25 | 20:25 | | |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 3–0 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 25:20 | 25:16 | 28:26 | | |
November 11–12, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| ASPTT Mulhouse | 1–3 | Scavolini Pesaro | 13:25 | 25:23 | 8:25 | 21:25 | |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 3–2 | SVS Post Schwechat | 25:10 | 25:23 | 25:27 | 16:25 | 15:11 |
December 10, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 3–0 | SVS Post Schwechat | 25:11 | 25:13 | 25:17 | | |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 3–1 | ASPTT Mulhouse | 25:14 | 25:23 | 17:25 | 25:12 | |
December 17, 2008
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| ASPTT Mulhouse | 2–3 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 4:25 | 25:21 | 19:25 | 31:29 | 11:15 |
| SVS Post Schwechat | 0–3 | Scavolini Pesaro | 17:25 | 16:25 | 21:25 | | |
January 13–14, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 3–0 | ASPTT Mulhouse | 25:13 | 25:17 | 25:19 | | |
| SVS Post Schwechat | 0–3 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 14:25 | 18:25 | 15:25 | | |
January 20, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| ASPTT Mulhouse | 3–0 | SVS Post Schwechat | 25:19 | 25:21 | 25:16 | | |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 1–3 | Scavolini Pesaro | 20:25 | 25:22 | 17:25 | 21:25 | |

## Play-offs
### Playoffs 12

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 6 – 2 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 |
| Farmutil Piła | 0 – 6 | Volley Bergamo | 0 – 3 | 0 – 3 |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 6 – 0 | Rijeka Kvig | 3 – 0 | 3 – 0 |
| Postar 064 Beograd | 1 – 6 | Dynamo Moscow | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 |
| RC Cannes | 2 – 6 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 |
| Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 3 – 6 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 1 – 3 | 2 – 3 |

#### First leg

February 11–12, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 3 – 2 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 24:26 | 25:19 | 14:25 | 26:24 | 15:4 |
| Farmutil Piła | 0 – 3 | Volley Bergamo | 23:25 | 17:25 | 23:25 | | |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 3 – 0 | Rijeka Kvig | 25:15 | 25:19 | 25:21 | | |
| Postar 064 Beograd | 1 – 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 25:22 | 22:25 | 17:25 | 20:25 | |
| RC Cannes | 1 – 3 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 23:25 | 25:15 | 22:25 | 15:25 | |
| Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 1 – 3 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 21:25 | 16:25 | 25:17 | 16:25 | |

#### Second leg

February 18–19, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Zarechie Odintsovo | 0 – 3 | Scavolini Pesaro | 21:25 | 15:25 | 19:25 | | |
| Volley Bergamo | 3 – 0 | Farmutil Piła | 25:13 | 25:23 | 25:23 | | |
| Rijeka Kvig | 0 – 3 | Türk Telekom Ankara | 17:25 | 19:25 | 13:25 | | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 – 0 | Postar 064 Beograd | 25:20 | 25:22 | 25:22 | | |
| Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 3 – 1 | RC Cannes | 25:23 | 25:22 | 25:27 | 25:18 | |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 3 – 2 | Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta | 24:26 | 25:14 | 27:25 | 23:25 | 15:13 |

### Playoffs 6

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 4 – 4 | Volley Bergamo | 1 – 3 | 3 – 1 |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 2 – 6 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 – 3 | 0 – 3 |
| Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 1 – 6 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 |

#### First leg

March 4–5, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Scavolini Pesaro | 1 – 3 | Volley Bergamo | 23:25 | 25:21 | 22:25 | 23:25 | |
| Türk Telekom Ankara | 2 – 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 25:20 | 18:25 | 25:23 | 23:25 | 13:15 |
| Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 1 – 3 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 23:25 | 26:24 | 26:28 | 20:25 | |

#### Second leg

March 11–12, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 |
| Volley Bergamo | 1 – 3 | Scavolini Pesaro | 19:25 | 13:25 | 25:23 | 16:25 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 – 0 | Türk Telekom Ankara | 25:14 | 25:18 | 25:21 | |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 3 – 0 | Fakro Muszynianka Muszyna | 25:17 | 25:16 | 25:22 | |

## Final four

Perugia, Italy, 28 & 29 March 2009
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 March | 28 March |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 | 29 March | 29 March |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 0 | 29 March | 29 March |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 |
| 28 March | 28 March | | Dynamo Moscow | 2 |
| 28 March | 28 March | Volley Bergamo | 3 |
| Colussi Sirio Perugia | 1 | Volley Bergamo | 3 |
| Volley Bergamo | 3 | | |
| Volley Bergamo | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 29 March | 29 March |
| | | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 1 |
| | | Colussi Sirio Perugia | 3 |

### Semi-finals

March 28, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 – 0 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 25:16 | 25:16 | 25:23 | | |
| Colussi Sirio Perugia | 1 – 3 | Volley Bergamo | 15:25 | 25:23 | 17:25 | 24:26 | |

### 3rd Place

March 29, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Eczacıbaşı Zentiva | 1 – 3 | Colussi Sirio Perugia | 22:25 | 25:18 | 28:30 | 22:25 | 14:25 |

### Final

March 29, 2009
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2 – 3 | Volley Bergamo | 21:25 | 25:22 | 25:14 | 24:26 | 10:15 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Volley Bergamo |
| | Dynamo Moscow |
| | Colussi Sirio Perugia |
| 4 | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva |
* 2008–09 Women's Club European Champions
* Volley Bergamo 6th title
* Roster for Final Four
* Serena Ortolani, Enrica Merlo, Katarzyna Gujska, Erika Araki, Alessandra Camarda, Jenny Barazza, Indre Sorokaite, Lucia Bacchi, Francesca Piccinini, Valentina Arrighetti, Eleonora Lo Bianco and Antonella Del Core
* Head coach
* Lorenzo Micelli

## Awards

Winners:
* MVP: Serena Ortolani (Volley Bergamo)
* Best scorer: Ekaterina Gamova (Dynamo Moscow)
* Best spiker: Simona Gioli (Dynamo Moscow)
* Best server: Lucia Crisanti (Colussi Sirio Perugia)
* Best blocker: Yevgeniya Dushkyevich (Colussi Sirio Perugia)
* Best receiver: Kim Willoughby (Colussi Sirio Perugia)
* Best setter: Irina Kirillova (Dynamo Moscow)
* Best libero: Enrica Merlo (Volley Bergamo)