# 2007–08 CEV Cup

The 2007–08 CEV Cup was the 36th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former Top Teams Cup.
Roma Volley beat Noliko Maaseik in the finale. Italian Manuel Coscione was awarded a title of the Most Valuable Player.

## Participating teams

| Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| Austria | 1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| Belgium | 2 +1 | VC Menen, Sartorius Asse Lennik, Noliko Maaseik |
| Croatia | 1 | Mladost Zagreb |
| Czech Republic | 1 | VK Dukla Liberec |
| Finland | 2 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi, Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi |
| France | 2 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers, TOAC TUC Toulouse |
| Germany | 1 | Evivo Düren |
| Greece | 1 +2 | PAOK Thessaloniki, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Olympiacos Piraeus |
| Hungary | 2 | Kometa Kaposvar, Phoenix Mecano Kecskemet |
| Italy | 1 | Roma Volley |
| Macedonia | 2 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje, 11 Oktomvri 2005 Priler |
| Montenegro | 1 +1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva, Budućnost Podgorica |
| Netherlands | 1 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam |
| Poland | 2 | AZS Olsztyn, Wkręt-met Domex AZS Częstochowa |
| Romania | 2 | Tomis Constanța, Dinamo Bucuresti |
| Russia | 2 | Iskra Odintsovo, Fakel Novy Urengoy |
| Spain | 2 | Arona Tenerife, Ciudad Medio Ambiente Soria |
| Serbia | 1 | Radnicki Kragujevac |
| Slovenia | 2 | OK Maribor, Marchiol Prvacina |
| Switzerland | 2 | Seat Näfels, TV Amriswil |
| Turkey | 1 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi |

## Reglament

When the two matches result in one win and one defeat for each team, the teams must play one extra set called GOLDEN SET. The Golden Set is to be played as a tie break set until 15 points. The team winning this GOLDEN SET will qualify for the next round regardless the results of the previous matches.

## 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 qualify for the 3rd round in 2007–08 CEV Challenge Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| AZS Olsztyn | 5–4 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 3–1 | 2–3 | 13–15 |
| Dinamo Bucuresti | 3–4 | VK Dukla Liberec | 3–1 | 0–3 | 8–15 |
| Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 0–6 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Ciudad Medio Ambiente Soria | 2–6 | VC Menen | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Iskra Odintsovo | 6–0 | Marchiol Prvacina | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Wkręt-met D. AZS Częstochowa | 6–1 | Evivo Düren | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 4–6 | Tomis Constanța | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Mladost Zagreb | 0–6 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Arona Tenerife | 6–1 | Phoenix Mecano Kecskemet | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| TV Amriswil | 1–6 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 6–1 | OK Maribor | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Kometa Kaposvar | 6–3 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 3–6 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| 11 Oktomvri 2005 Priler | 0–6 | Seat Näfels | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 6–1 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 3–6 | Roma Volley | 1–3 | 2–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Oct | 15:00 | AZS Olsztyn | 3–1 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 25–27 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 100–78 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 18:00 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 3–1 | VK Dukla Liberec | 25–17 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–23 | | 94–83 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 18:00 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 0–3 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 22–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 19:15 | Ciudad Medio Ambiente Soria | 1–3 | VC Menen | 25–21 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 91–98 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 18:00 | Iskra Odintsovo | 3–0 | Marchiol Prvacina | 25–12 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 15:00 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 3–1 | Evivo Düren | 25–22 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–15 | | 98–79 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 17:00 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 2–3 | Tomis Constanța | 16–25 | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 101–102 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 20:00 | Mladost Zagreb | 0–3 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 21–25 | 14–25 | 14–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 18:30 | Arona Tenerife | 3–0 | Phoenix Mecano Kecskemet | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 17:00 | TV Amriswil | 1–3 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 15–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | | 82–96 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 18:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–0 | OK Maribor | 25–20 | 25–15 | 20–21 | | | 70–56 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 18:00 | Kometa Kaposvar | 3–1 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 25–21 | 25–12 | 24–26 | 26–24 | | 100–83 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 20:00 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 1–3 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 25–23 | 27–29 | 27–29 | 23–25 | | 102–106 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 17:30 | 11 Oktomvri 2005 Priler | 0–3 | Seat Näfels | 15–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 18:00 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 3–0 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 16:00 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 1–3 | Roma Volley | 25–19 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 92–94 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Oct | 20:30 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 3–2 | AZS Olsztyn | 25–19 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 17–25 | 18–16 | 102–105 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 15–13 | AZS Olsztyn |
| 27 Oct | 18:00 | VK Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–17 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | VK Dukla Liberec | 15–8 | Dinamo Bucuresti |
| 27 Oct | 18:00 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–0 | Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 20:00 | VC Menen | 3–1 | Ciudad Medio Ambiente Soria | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 96–83 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 19:00 | Marchiol Prvacina | 0–3 | Iskra Odintsovo | 19–25 | 29–31 | 17–25 | | | 65–81 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 19:30 | Evivo Düren | 0–3 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 19–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 17:00 | Tomis Constanța | 3–2 | Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi | 25–13 | 14–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 102–94 | Report |
| 26 Oct | 20:15 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–0 | Mladost Zagreb | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 28 Oct | 17:30 | Phoenix Mecano Kecskemet | 1–3 | Arona Tenerife | 18–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | 84–97 | Report |
| 28 Oct | 19:00 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 3–0 | TV Amriswil | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 17:30 | OK Maribor | 1–3 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 20–25 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 13–25 | | 75–93 | Report |
| 28 Oct | 16:00 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 2–3 | Kometa Kaposvar | 25–22 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 11–15 | 96–108 | Report |
| 20 Oct | 17:00 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 3–2 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 14–25 | 30–28 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 15–11 | 99–107 | Report |
| 21 Oct | 17:00 | Seat Näfels | 3–0 | 11 Oktomvri 2005 Priler | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 28 Oct | 17:30 | Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje | 1–3 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 21–25 | | 94–91 | Report |
| 27 Oct | 18:00 | Roma Volley | 3–2 | Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 19–17 | 110–109 | Report |

### 8th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Sartorius Asse Lennik | 6–2 | VK Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Fakel Novy Urengoy | 6–0 | VC Menen | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Iskra Odintsovo | 4–3 | Wkręt-met D. AZS Częstochowa | 3–0 | 1–3 | 13–15 |
| Tomis Constanța | 6–3 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Arona Tenerife | 3–3 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 3–0 | 0–3 | 12–15 |
| Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 6–2 | Kometa Kaposvar | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| TOAC TUC Toulouse | 6–0 | Seat Näfels | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 0–6 | Roma Volley | 0–3 | 0–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Dec | 20:30 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 3–0 | VK Dukla Liberec | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 18:30 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–0 | VC Menen | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | 75–51 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 19:30 | Iskra Odintsovo | 3–0 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 12 Dec | 17:00 | Tomis Constanța | 3–1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 25–22 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 27–25 | 101–96 | Report |
| 12 Dec | 19:30 | Arona Tenerife | 3–0 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 25–21 | 32–30 | 25–22 | | 82–73 | Report |
| 13 Dec | 18:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–0 | Kometa Kaposvar | 25–18 | 27–25 | 25–23 | | 77–66 | Report |
| 12 Dec | 20:00 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 3–0 | Seat Näfels | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | 75–55 | Report |
| 13 Dec | 17:00 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 0–3 | Roma Volley | 16–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | 49–75 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Dec | 17:30 | VK Dukla Liberec | 2–3 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 22–25 | 28–26 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 10–15 | 107–107 | Report |
| 20 Dec | 20:00 | VC Menen | 0–3 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 23–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 19 Dec | 20:00 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 3–1 | Iskra Odintsovo | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 98–90 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 15–13 | Iskra Odintsovo |
| 19 Dec | 20:15 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 2–3 | Tomis Constanța | 25–20 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 7–15 | 89–106 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 19:00 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 3–0 | Arona Tenerife | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Radnicki Kragujevac | 15–12 | Arona Tenerife |
| 19 Dec | 19:00 | Kometa Kaposvar | 2–3 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 25–18 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 14–25 | 11–15 | 99–106 | Report |
| 19 Dec | 19:30 | Seat Näfels | 0–3 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 18–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 19 Dec | 20:00 | Roma Volley | 3–0 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–67 | Report |

### 4th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Sartorius Asse Lennik | 1–6 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Wkręt-met D. AZS Częstochowa | 4–3 | Tomis Constanța | 3–0 | 1–3 | 17–15 |
| Radnicki Kragujevac | 2–6 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| TOAC TUC Toulouse | 3–6 | Roma Volley | 1–3 | 2–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 22 Jan | 20:30 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 1–3 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 16–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 81–95 | Report |
| 22 Jan | 20:30 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 3–0 | Tomis Constanța | 25–16 | 30–28 | 25–18 | | 80–62 | Report |
| 23 Jan | 19:00 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 0–3 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 21–25 | 24–26 | 21–25 | | 66–76 | Report |
| 23 Jan | 20:00 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 1–3 | Roma Volley | 15–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 84–96 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Jan | 18:30 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–0 | Sartorius Asse Lennik | 25–20 | 25–13 | 26–24 | | | 76–57 | Report |
| 31 Jan | 20:15 | Tomis Constanța | 3–1 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 98–91 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Tomis Constanța | 15–17 | Wkręt-met AZS Częstochowa |
| 31 Jan | 18:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–2 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 21–25 | 15–11 | 108–98 | Report |
| 30 Jan | 20:00 | Roma Volley | 3–2 | TOAC TUC Toulouse | 25–19 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 106–107 | Report |

## Challenge phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 3–4 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–1 | 0–3 | 11–15 |
| Noliko Maaseik | 4–4 | Wkręt-met Domex Częstochowa | 3–1 | 1–3 | 19–17 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 5–4 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–1 | 2–3 | 11–15 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 0–6 | Roma Volley | 0–3 | 0–3 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 14 Feb | 18:00 | Budućnost Podgorica | 3–1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 96–91 | Report |
| 14 Feb | 20:30 | Noliko Maaseik | 3–1 | Wkręt-met Częstochowa | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 97–82 | Report |
| 13 Feb | 20:30 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3–1 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 94–89 | Report |
| 14 Feb | 19:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 0–3 | Roma Volley | 21–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 58–75 | Report |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Feb | 18:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–0 | Budućnost Podgorica | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 15–11 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 20 Feb | 20:30 | Wkręt-met Częstochowa | 3–1 | Noliko Maaseik | 26–24 | 18–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | | 95–96 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Wkręt-met Częstochowa | 17–19 | Noliko Maaseik |
| 20 Feb | 18:30 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–2 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 28–26 | 24–26 | 30–28 | 22–25 | 15–12 | 119–117 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 15–11 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 21 Feb | 20:00 | Roma Volley | 3–0 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–60 | Report |

## Final phase

* Venue: Rome
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 23 March | 23 March |
| Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 0 |
| Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 0 | 24 March | 24 March |
| Noliko Maaseik | 3 | 24 March | 24 March |
| Noliko Maaseik | 3 | Noliko Maaseik | 0 |
| 23 March | 23 March | | Noliko Maaseik | 0 |
| 23 March | 23 March | Roma Volley | 3 |
| Fakel Novy Urengoy | 0 | Roma Volley | 3 |
| Roma Volley | 3 | | |
| Roma Volley | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 24 March | 24 March |
| | | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3 |
| | | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 1 |

### Semi finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Mar | 21:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 0–3 | Noliko Maaseik | 17–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 23 Mar | 18:00 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 0–3 | Roma Volley | 17–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Mar | 16:00 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–1 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 29–27 | | 100–94 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Mar | 20:45 | Noliko Maaseik | 0–3 | Roma Volley | 23–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Roma Volley |
| | Noliko Maaseik |
| | Budvanska Rivijera Budva |
| 4 | Fakel Novy Urengoy |
* 2008 CEV Cup winner
* Roma Volley 1st title
* Manuel Coscione, Hubert Henno, Osvaldo Hernández, Wytze Kooistra, Leonel Marshall, Luigi Mastrangelo, Yasser Mayeta, Ivan Miljkovic, Marco Molteni, Cristian Savani, Andrea Semenzato, Paolo Tofoli
* Head coach
* Roberto Serniotti