# 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup

The 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup was the 45th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

## Format

The tournament was played on a knockout format, with 36 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition, with 8 of them directly qualified to the 16th Finals on the basis of the latest CEV European Ranking List. 14 teams came from the CEV Women's Champions League qualification entering the competition at different stages (as per 'Round composition' below).
On 30 June 2016, a drawing of lots in Varna, Bulgaria, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).

### Round composition

* 32nd Final: 14 teams + 2 teams from Champions League
* 16th Final: 8 teams + 32nd Final winners (8 teams) + 8 teams from Champions League
* 8th Final: 16th Final winners (12 teams) + 4 teams from Champions League
* 4th Final onwards: winners

## Participating teams

* A total of 36 teams participate in the competition.
* Drawing of lots was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.
| Rank | Country | No. teams | No. teams | No. teams | Qualified teams |
| Rank | Country | Vac | Qual | Total | Qualified teams |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | - | 1 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | - | 1 | Dynamo Kazan |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | - | 1 | Budowlani Łódź |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | Beziers VB |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | RC Cannes |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | SF Paris Saint Cloud |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | - | 2 | Pomì Casalmaggiore |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | - | 2 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | - | 2 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | - | 2 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2 | - | 2 | TS Volley Düdingen |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2 | - | 2 | VFM Franches-Montagnes |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | - | 1 | CSM Târgoviște |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | Agel Prostějov |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | VK UP Olomouc |
| 11 | Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
| 11 | Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Vizura Beograd |
| 12 | Belgium | 1 | - | 1 | VDK Gent Dames |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | LP Viesti Salo |
| 14 | Ukraine | - | 1 | 1 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Calcit Ljubljana |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 16 | Greece | 1 | - | 1 | A.O. Thiras |
| 17 | Austria | 1 | - | 1 | VC Tirol Innsbruck |
| 18 | Netherlands | 1 | - | 1 | Eurosped Almelo |
| 19 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 19 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1 | Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| 22 | Croatia | 1 | - | 1 | Mladost Zagreb |
| 23 | Belarus | - | 1 | 1 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 24 | Hungary | - | 1 | 1 | Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE |
| 30 | Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1 | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 31 | Montenegro | - | 1 | 1 | Luka Bar |
| 34 | Estonia | - | 1 | 1 | Kohila VC |
| 35 | Kosovo | - | 1 | 1 | Drita Gjilan |
    1.^ Team that received a 32nd Final bye.
    2.^ Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 32nd Final.
    3.^ Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 16th Final.
    4.^ Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 8th Final.

## Main phase
### 32nd Final

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13–15 December 2016
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–22 December 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 1 | VFM Franches-Montagnes | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Drita Gjilan |
| 2 | VC Tirol Innsbruck | 3 – 1 1 – 3 Golden Set: 10 – 15 | Luka Bar |
| 3 | Eurosped Almelo | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | VK UP Olomouc |
| 4 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 16 – 18 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
| 5 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio | 3 – 1 3 – 0 | VDK Gent Dames |
| 6 | Mladost Zagreb | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | LP Viesti Salo |
| 7 | SF Paris Saint Cloud | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | A.O. Thiras |

### 16th Final

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11–12 January 2017
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 24–26 January 2017
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 9 | LP Viesti Salo | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 10 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio | 3 – 1 2 – 3 | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 11 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova | 1 – 3 2 – 3 | Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE |
| 12 | Pomì Casalmaggiore | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 13 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor | 3 – 1 3 – 0 | Calcit Ljubljana |
| 14 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 8 – 15 | Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| 15 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Kohila VC |
| 16 | CSM Târgoviște | 2 – 3 2 – 3 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 17 | VFM Franches-Montagnes | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul |
| 18 | VK UP Olomouc | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Dynamo Kazan |
| 19 | Luka Bar | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Budowlani Łódź |
| 20 | TS Volley Düdingen | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Beziers VB |

### 8th Final

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–8 February 2017
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–23 February 2017
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 21 | Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Beziers VB |
| 22 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio | 3 – 0 2 – 3 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 23 | Pomì Casalmaggiore | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 24 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | Agel Prostějov |
| 25 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 0 2 – 3 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 26 | Budowlani Łódź | 3 – 0 2 – 3 | RC Cannes |
| 27 | Dynamo Kazan | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| 28* | Khimik Yuzhny | 2 – 3 | Vizura Beograd |
*Note: A first leg, originally scheduled on 7 February 2017, did not take place as Vizura did not turn up for the match. Serbian press reported the Vizura team flight from Istanbul to Odesa had two aborted landing attempts due to bad weather (thick fog) before returning to Istanbul. The CEV with both clubs consent, decided a single match in a neutral venue (Brčko in Bosnia and Herzegovina) played behind closed doors as the way to determine the team advancing in the competition.

### 4th Final

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–8 March 2017
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15–16 March 2017
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 29 | Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
| 30 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | 2 – 3 0 – 3 | Pomì Casalmaggiore |
| 31 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 1 3 – 0 | Budowlani Łódź |
| 32 | Dynamo Kazan | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Vizura Beograd |

## Final phase
### Semifinals

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 28 March 2017
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 1–2 April 2017
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 33 | Pomì Casalmaggiore | 0 – 3 2 – 3 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
| 34 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 0 0 – 3 Golden Set: 11 – 15 | Dynamo Kazan |

### Final

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11 April 2017
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 35 | Dynamo Kazan | 3 – 1 3 – 2 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
* 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup Champions
* Dynamo Kazan 1st title

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| MVP | Valentina Diouf | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |