# 2007–08 CEV Champions League

The 2007–08 CEV Champions League was the 49th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## Participating teams

| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | Sisley Treviso | Copra Piacenza | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | Panathinaikos Athens | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | Dynamo Moscow | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | Jastrzębski Węgiel | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | Pòrtol Drac Palma Mallorca | Unicaja Arukasur Almería | Unicaja Arukasur Almería |
| 6 | France | 2 | Paris Volley | AS Cannes | AS Cannes |
| 7 | Belgium | 2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | Noliko Maaseik | Noliko Maaseik |
| 8 | Austria | 1 | Hotvolleys Vienna | Hotvolleys Vienna | Hotvolleys Vienna |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 1 | Jihostroj České Budějovice | Jihostroj České Budějovice | Jihostroj České Budějovice |
| 10 | Serbia | 1 | NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad | NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad | NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | VfB Friedrichshafen | VfB Friedrichshafen | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1 | Piet Zoomers/D Apeldoorn | Piet Zoomers/D Apeldoorn | Piet Zoomers/D Apeldoorn |
| 13 | Turkey | 1 | Arkas İzmir | Arkas İzmir | Arkas İzmir |
| 15 | Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost Podgorička Banka | Budućnost Podgorička Banka | Budućnost Podgorička Banka |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1 | ACH Volley Bled | ACH Volley Bled | ACH Volley Bled |

## League round

24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st – 2nd ranked will qualify for the Play-off 12 teams. If the organizer of the final four is one of the above qualified teams in this case this team directly qualifies for the final four and the 3rd ranked team with the best score will also qualify for the Play-off 12 teams (replaces the organizer of the Final Four Tournament). The four next 3rd ranked teams with the best score will qualify for the Challenge Round of the CEV CUP. The remaining 3rd ranked teams and the 4th ranked teams are eliminated.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | AS Cannes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 483 | 440 | 1.098 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 536 | 486 | 1.103 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 494 | 500 | 0.988 | 2007–08 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Jihostroj České Budějovice | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.278 | 469 | 556 | 0.844 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Panathinaikos Athens | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 4.500 | 530 | 461 | 1.150 | Playoffs |
| 2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów (H) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 541 | 481 | 1.125 | Final Four |
| 3 | Budućnost Podgorička Banka | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 481 | 505 | 0.952 | 2007–08 CEV Cup |
| 4 | NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 402 | 507 | 0.793 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | 597 | 541 | 1.104 | Playoffs |
| 2 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 521 | 497 | 1.048 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 504 | 499 | 1.010 | 2007–08 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Unicaja Arukasur Almería | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 0.294 | 440 | 525 | 0.838 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Copra Piacenza | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 545 | 509 | 1.071 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Pòrtol Drac Palma Mallorca | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 517 | 503 | 1.028 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Arkas İzmir | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | 501 | 514 | 0.975 | |
| 4 | Hotvolleys Vienna | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0.438 | 495 | 536 | 0.924 | |

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sisley Treviso | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 531 | 472 | 1.125 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 512 | 519 | 0.987 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 491 | 496 | 0.990 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Piet Zoomers/D Apeldoorn | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 502 | 549 | 0.914 | |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3.200 | 508 | 466 | 1.090 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Paris Volley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 562 | 571 | 0.984 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Noliko Maaseik | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | 492 | 514 | 0.957 | 2007–08 CEV Cup |
| 4 | ACH Volley Bled | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0.533 | 502 | 537 | 0.935 | |

## Playoffs
### Playoff 12

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sisley Treviso | 6–0 | Pòrtol Drac Palma Mallorca | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 4–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Panathinaikos Athens | 5–3 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 3–6 | Copra Piacenza | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 5–3 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Paris Volley | 3–6 | AS Cannes | 1–3 | 2–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Feb | 20:30 | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | Pòrtol Drac Palma Mallorca | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–13 | | | 75–56 |
| 13 Feb | 20:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 3–0 | Dynamo Moscow | 25–20 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | | 76–64 |
| 12 Feb | 19:00 | Panathinaikos Athens | 3–0 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 |
| 12 Feb | 20:30 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 2–3 | Copra Piacenza | 26–24 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 13–15 | 111–108 |
| 12 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3–0 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 |
| 13 Feb | 19:00 | Paris Volley | 1–3 | AS Cannes | 20–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | 83–95 |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Feb | 20:30 | Pòrtol Drac Palma Mallorca | 0–3 | Sisley Treviso | 18–25 | 24–26 | 24–26 | | | 66–77 |
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–1 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 18–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 93–88 |
| 20 Feb | 20:30 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 3–2 | Panathinaikos Athens | 21–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 15–10 | 104–102 |
| 21 Feb | 20:30 | Copra Piacenza | 3–1 | Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 98–87 |
| 20 Feb | 20:15 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 3–2 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 25–16 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 101–100 |
| 19 Feb | 19:00 | AS Cannes | 3–2 | Paris Volley | 18–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–10 | 106–100 |

### Playoff 6

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Setpoints |
| Sisley Treviso | 5–5 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 2–3 | 3–2 | 210–207 |
| Panathinaikos Athens | 3–6 | Copra Piacenza | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 6–1 | AS Cannes | 3–0 | 3–1 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 6 Mar | 20:30 | Sisley Treviso | 2–3 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 16–25 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 99–101 |
| 4 Mar | 20:30 | Panathinaikos Athens | 1–3 | Copra Piacenza | 25–18 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 87–93 |
| 4 Mar | 19:00 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3–0 | AS Cannes | 25–21 | 26–24 | 28–26 | | | 79–71 |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Mar | 20:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 2–3 | Sisley Treviso | 25–22 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 106–111 |
| 12 Mar | 20:30 | Copra Piacenza | 3–2 | Panathinaikos Athens | 23–25 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 15–13 | 102–104 |
| 12 Mar | 19:00 | AS Cannes | 1–3 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 25–18 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 89–93 |

## Final Four

* Organizer: PGE Skra Bełchatów
* Place: Łódź
* All times on 29 March are Central European Time (UTC+01:00) and all times on 30 March are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 29 March | 29 March |
| Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3 |
| Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3 | 30 March | 30 March |
| PGE Skra Bełchatów | 2 | 30 March | 30 March |
| PGE Skra Bełchatów | 2 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3 |
| 29 March | 29 March | | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3 |
| 29 March | 29 March | Copra Piacenza | 2 |
| Copra Piacenza | 3 | Copra Piacenza | 2 |
| Sisley Treviso | 1 | | |
| Sisley Treviso | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 30 March | 30 March |
| | | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3 |
| | | Sisley Treviso | 2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Mar | 15:15 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3–2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 25–21 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 103–99 |
| 29 Mar | 18:15 | Copra Piacenza | 3–1 | Sisley Treviso | 22–25 | 28–26 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | 100–94 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Mar | 11:30 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3–2 | Sisley Treviso | 25–22 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 106–106 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Mar | 14:30 | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan | 3–2 | Copra Piacenza | 19–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 103–101 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan |
| | Copra Piacenza |
| | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 4 | Sisley Treviso |
* 2007–08 CEV Champions League winners
* Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan 1st title

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Clayton Stanley (Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan)
* Best scorer
    Hristo Zlatanov (Copra Piacenza)
* Best spiker
    Mariusz Wlazły (PGE Skra Bełchatów)
* Best server
    João Paulo Bravo (Copra Piacenza)
* Best blocker
    Aleksandr Bogomolov (Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan)
* Best receiver
    Alessandro Farina (Sisley Treviso)
* Best libero
    Sérgio Santos (Copra Piacenza)
* Best setter
    Marco Meoni (Copra Piacenza)