# 2008–09 CEV Cup

The 2008–09 CEV Cup was the 37th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.
Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod beat Panathinaikos Athens in the finale. Colombian Liberman Agamez was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

## Participating teams

| Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| Austria | 1 +1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck, aon hotVolleys Vienna |
| Belgium | 2 | Handelsgids Averbode, Euphony Asse Lennik |
| Cyprus | 1 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| Czech Republic | 1 | VK Dukla Liberec |
| Finland | 2 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi, Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi |
| France | 2 +2 | AS Cannes, Stade Poitevin Poitiers, AS Beauvais Oise, Paris Volley |
| Germany | 1 | SCC Berlin |
| Greece | 2 +1 | GC Lamia, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Athens |
| Hungary | 2 | Dunaferr Dunaújváros, Kometa Kaposvar |
| Italy | 1 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| Macedonia | 1 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje |
| Montenegro | 1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva, Budućnost Podgorica |
| Netherlands | 1 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam |
| Poland | 2 | Jastrzębski Węgiel, Mlekpol Olsztyn |
| Romania | 2 | L.P.S. Piatra Neamţ, Tomis Constanța |
| Russia | 2 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| Spain | 2 | Arona Tenerife, Unicaja Almería |
| Serbia | 1 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac |
| Slovenia | 1 | Salonit Anhovo Kanal |
| Switzerland | 2 | TV Amriswil, Lausanne UC |
| Turkey | 1 | Halkbank Ankara |

## Main phase
### 16th Finals

The 16 winning teams from the 1/16 Finals will compete in the 1/8 Finals playing Home & Away matches. The losers of the 1/16 Final matches will qualify for the 3rd round in Challenge Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 6–1 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Tomis Constanța | 4–5 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Salonit Anhovo Kanal | 2–6 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–6 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 5–5 | AS Cannes | 2–3 | 3–2 | 15–6 |
| L.P.S. Piatra Neamţ | 2–6 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| VK Dukla Liberec | 6–0 | Dunaferr Dunaújváros | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 6–1 | Euphony Asse Lennik | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| SCC Berlin | 4–4 | GC Lamia | 3–1 | 1–3 | 11–15 |
| Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje | 0–6 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 5–3 | Kometa Kaposvar | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 6–0 | Mlekpol Olsztyn | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Unicaja Almería | 6–3 | Lausanne UC | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| TV Amriswil | 2–6 | Halkbank Ankara | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 6–0 | Handelsgids Averbode | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Arona Tenerife | 2–6 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 0–3 | 2–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Nov | 20:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–2 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 15–7 | 104–101 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 17:00 | Tomis Constanța | 3–2 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 18–25 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 29–27 | 21–19 | 113–114 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 19:00 | Salonit Anhovo Kanal | 2–3 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 25–22 | 13–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 12–15 | 100–112 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 20:00 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–3 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 9–15 | 100–109 | Report |
| 6 Nov | 20:30 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 2–3 | AS Cannes | 20–25 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 102–97 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 17:00 | L.P.S. Piatra Neamţ | 2–3 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac | 25–22 | 17–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 99–106 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 18:00 | VK Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | Dunaferr Dunaújváros | 25–21 | 25–15 | 29–27 | | | 79–63 | Report |
| 6 Nov | 19:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–0 | Euphony Asse Lennik | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 19:00 | SCC Berlin | 3–1 | GC Lamia | 25–16 | 28–26 | 23–25 | 25–22 | | 101–89 | Report |
| 4 Nov | 20:15 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje | 0–3 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 19–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 18:30 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 3–0 | Kometa Kaposvar | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 4 Nov | 18:00 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–0 | Mlekpol Olsztyn | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 6 Nov | 20:30 | Unicaja Almería | 3–2 | Lausanne UC | 26–24 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 15–7 | 105–102 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 20:00 | TV Amriswil | 0–3 | Halkbank Ankara | 17–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |
| – | – | Budućnost Podgorica | 3–0 | Handelsgids Averbode | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 | Report |
| 5 Nov | 19:00 | Arona Tenerife | 0–3 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 14–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 20:00 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 1–3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 20–25 | 16–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | | 80–93 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 20:15 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–1 | Tomis Constanța | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 97–87 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 18:30 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 3–0 | Salonit Anhovo Kanal | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 00:00 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 3–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 25–19 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–20 | | 95–86 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 20:00 | AS Cannes | 2–3 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 23–25 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 6–15 | 101–98 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | AS Cannes | 6–15 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac | 3–0 | L.P.S. Piatra Neamţ | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 00:00 | Dunaferr Dunaújváros | 0–3 | VK Dukla Liberec | 18–25 | 12–25 | 18–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 15:30 | Euphony Asse Lennik | 1–3 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 16–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 86–98 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | GC Lamia | 3–1 | SCC Berlin | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 32–30 | | 105–86 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | GC Lamia | 15–11 | SCC Berlin |
| 11 Nov | 20:30 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 3–0 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje | 25–16 | 28–26 | 25–22 | | | 78–64 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Kometa Kaposvar | 3–2 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 15–10 | 110–92 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 18:00 | Mlekpol Olsztyn | 0–3 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 17–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 18:30 | Lausanne UC | 1–3 | Unicaja Almería | 22–25 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | 80–94 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 18:30 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–2 | TV Amriswil | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 15–4 | 110–100 | Report |
| – | – | Handelsgids Averbode | 0–3 | Budućnost Podgorica | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | | | 0–75 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 3–2 | Arona Tenerife | 25–22 | 22–25 | 14–25 | 28–26 | 15–9 | 104–107 | Report |

### 8th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 6–1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 0–6 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 6–0 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| VK Dukla Liberec | 3–4 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| GC Lamia | 6–2 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 3–4 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Unicaja Almería | 5–3 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 3–3 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 3–0 | 0–3 | 12–15 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 9 Dec | 20:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–0 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:30 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 0–3 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 15–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 20:30 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 3–0 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–23 | | 75–56 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:00 | VK Dukla Liberec | 3–1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 97–86 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 19:00 | GC Lamia | 3–1 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 26–28 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 25–23 | 103–97 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:30 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 3–1 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 25–20 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–23 | 91–89 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 20:30 | Unicaja Almería | 3–0 | Halkbank Ankara | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 75–65 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:00 | Budućnost Podgorica | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 75–69 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Dec | 20:15 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 1–3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–27 | | 88–92 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 20:00 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 3–0 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 25–21 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | | 76–68 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Radnički Kombank Kragujevac | 0–3 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 20–25 | 14–25 | 23–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–0 | VK Dukla Liberec | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 16 Dec | 20:30 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 1–3 | GC Lamia | 25–22 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | | 93–98 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–0 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–66 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–2 | Unicaja Almería | 25–19 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 15–9 | 101–96 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 19:00 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 3–0 | Budućnost Podgorica | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 15–12 | Budućnost Podgorica |

### 4th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 4–3 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 6–2 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| GC Lamia | 1–6 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Unicaja Almería | 4–3 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 3–0 | 1–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jan | 20:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–0 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 26–24 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | 76–52 | Report |
| 14 Jan | 20:30 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 3–0 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 25–22 | 25–11 | 30–28 | | 80–61 | Report |
| 14 Jan | 19:00 | GC Lamia | 1–3 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 25–22 | 13–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | 71–97 | Report |
| 15 Jan | 20:30 | Unicaja Almería | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | 75–60 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jan | 20:00 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 3–1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | 94–88 | Report |
| 20 Jan | 19:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 2–3 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 25–22 | 27–29 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 12–15 | 108–111 | Report |
| 21 Jan | 19:00 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–0 | GC Lamia | 25–21 | 25–12 | 25–22 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 21 Jan | 19:00 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 3–1 | Unicaja Almería | 25–21 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–22 | | 96–86 | Report |

## Challenge phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AS Beauvais Oise | 0–6 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Paris Volley | 4–5 | Unicaja Almería | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| aon hotVolleys Vienna | 0–6 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Panathinaikos Athens | 5–3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–0 | 2–3 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Feb | 20:00 | AS Beauvais Oise | 0–3 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 19–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 | Report |
| 11 Feb | 20:00 | Paris Volley | 3–2 | Unicaja Almería | 19–25 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 109–106 | Report |
| 11 Feb | 20:20 | aon hotVolleys Vienna | 0–3 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 19–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 11 Feb | 18:00 | Panathinaikos Athens | 3–0 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 29–27 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 79–71 | Report |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Feb | 19:00 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–0 | AS Beauvais Oise | 25–22 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 19 Feb | 20:30 | Unicaja Almería | 3–1 | Paris Volley | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 27–25 | | 102–95 | Report |
| 18 Feb | 20:30 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 3–0 | aon hotVolleys Vienna | 29–27 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 79–68 | Report |
| 19 Feb | 19:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–2 | Panathinaikos Athens | 20–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 18–16 | 110–102 | Report |

## Final phase

* Venue: Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 21 March | 21 March |
| Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3 |
| Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3 | 22 March | 22 March |
| Unicaja Almería | 1 | 22 March | 22 March |
| Unicaja Almería | 1 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3 |
| 21 March | 21 March | | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3 |
| 21 March | 21 March | Panathinaikos Athens | 1 |
| Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 2 | Panathinaikos Athens | 1 |
| Panathinaikos Athens | 3 | | |
| Panathinaikos Athens | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 22 March | 22 March |
| | | Unicaja Almería | 1 |
| | | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 3 |

### Semi finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Mar | 19:30 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–1 | Unicaja Almería | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | 98–88 | Report |
| 21 Mar | 17:00 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 2–3 | Panathinaikos Athens | 25–23 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 6–15 | 91–106 | Report |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Mar | 14:00 | Unicaja Almería | 1–3 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 25–18 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | 83–93 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Mar | 16:30 | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod | 3–1 | Panathinaikos Athens | 25–19 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 92–84 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod |
| | Panathinaikos Athens |
| | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 4 | Unicaja Almería |
* 2009 CEV Cup winner
* Lokomotiv-Belogorie Belgorod 1st title
* Sergey Baranov, Gundars Celitans, Anton Fomenko, Denis Ignatyev, Vadim Khamuttskikh, Sergey Khoroshev, Taras Khtey, Alexander Kosarev, Richard Lambourne, Dmitriy Muserskiy, Dmitry Shestak, Sergey Tetyukhin
* Head coach
* Gennady Shipulin