# 2014–15 CEV Cup

The 2014–15 CEV Cup was the 43rd edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.
In finals Dinamo Moscow beat Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino in golden set, after winning home match and compensation of losses after the first match. Russian opposite Pavel Kruglov from Dinamo Moscow was awarded Most Valuable Player title.

## Participating teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:
| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | Dinamo Moscow |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino |
| 3 | Serbia | 2 | Partizan Vizura Beograd, Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | CVC Gabrovo |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | TV Ingersoll Bühl |
| 7 | France | 2 | GFC Ajaccio VB, Spacer's de Toulouse |
| 8 | Finland | 3 | Loimu Raisio, Kokkolan Tiikerit, VaLePa Sastamala |
| 9 | Belgium | 1 +2 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik, Precura Antwerpen, Knack Randstad Roeselare |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 3 | VK Dukla Liberec, Fatra Zlín, Volejbal Brno |
| 13 | Turkey | 2 +1 | İstanbul BBSK, Arkas İzmir, Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
| 14 | Netherlands | 2 | Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn, Landstede Zwolle |
| 16 | Spain | 0 +1 | CAI Teruel |
| 18 | Estonia | 2 | Bigbank Tartu, Selver Tallinn |
| 21 | Ukraine | 2 | Khimprom Sumy, Lokomotyv Kharkiv |
| 23 | Croatia | 1 | MOK Rovinj |
| 27 | Romania | 2 | Dinamo București, SCM U Craiova |
| 28 | Israel | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 29 | Hungary | 1 | Kecskeméti RC |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | MOK Jedinstvo Brčko, OK Mladost Brčko |
| 39 | Switzerland | 1 | Biogas Volley Näfels |

## Main phase
### 16th Final

The 16 winning teams from the 16th Final competed in the 8th Final playing home & away matches. The losers of the 16th Final matches qualified for the main phase in Challenge Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad | 1–6 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| OK Mladost Brčko | 4–6 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Partizan Vizura Beograd | 3–5 | SCM U Craiova | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Kecskeméti RC | 5–4 | Dinamo București | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Loimu Raisio | 1–6 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Khimprom Sumy | 0–6 | Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn | 5–5 | Biogas Volley Näfels | 3–2 | 2–3 | 15–13 |
| İstanbul BBSK | 6–2 | Volejbal Brno | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Fatra Zlín | 0–6 | Dinamo Moscow | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Landstede Zwolle | 6–0 | MOK Rovinj | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Spacer's Toulouse VB | 6–0 | VK Dukla Liberec | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| TV Ingersoll Bühl | 6–1 | Bigbank Tartu | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| MOK Jedinstvo Brčko | 0–6 | GFC Ajaccio | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| CVC Gabrovo | 0–6 | Arkas İzmir | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| VaLePa Sastamala | 6–1 | Selver Tallinn | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 5–4 | Tiikerit Kokkola | 3–1 | 2–3 |

### 8th Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 6–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Kecskeméti RC | 0–6 | SCM U Craiova | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 3–6 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn | 1–6 | İstanbul BBSK | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Moscow | 6–1 | Landstede Zwolle | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Spacer's Toulouse VB | 6–1 | TV Ingersoll Bühl | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| GFC Ajaccio VB | 4–5 | Arkas Izmir | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 5–4 | VaLePa Sastamala | 3–1 | 2–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Dec | 20:30 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 3–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 25–16 | 25–12 | 25–20 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 2 Dec | 18:00 | Kecskeméti RC | 0–3 | SCM U Craiova | 21–25 | 20–25 | 9–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 16 Dec | 20:30 | Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 2–3 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 12–15 | 98–108 | Report |
| 3 Dec | 20:00 | Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn | 1–3 | İstanbul BBSK | 25–22 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 80–97 | Report |
| 3 Dec | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow | 3–0 | Landstede Zwolle | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 2 Dec | 20:00 | Spacer's Toulouse VB | 3–0 | TV Ingersoll Bühl | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 4 Dec | 20:15 | GFC Ajaccio VB | 3–2 | Arkas Izmir | 25–21 | 21–25 | 28–26 | 14–25 | 15–12 | 103–109 | Report |
| 3 Dec | 20:30 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–1 | VaLePa Sastamala | 27–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 100–95 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–3 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 15–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |
| 16 Dec | 19:30 | SCM U Craiova | 3–0 | Kecskeméti RC | 25–16 | 26–24 | 25–18 | | | 76–58 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 20:30 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 3–1 | Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 25–22 | 21–25 | 29–27 | 25–17 | | 100–91 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 17:00 | İstanbul BBSK | 3–0 | Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Landstede Zwolle | 1–3 | Dinamo Moscow | 19–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | 80–98 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:30 | TV Ingersoll Bühl | 1–3 | Spacer's Toulouse VB | 22–25 | 30–28 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | 92–103 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 19:30 | Arkas Izmir | 3–1 | GFC Ajaccio VB | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | 97–80 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 18:30 | VaLePa Sastamala | 3–2 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 15–12 | 110–96 | Report |

### 4th Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| SCM U Craiova | 1–6 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| İstanbul BBSK | 0–6 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Spacer's Toulouse VB | 2–6 | Dinamo Moscow | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–3 | Arkas Izmir | 3–0 | 0–3 | 15–10 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jan | 17:30 | SCM U Craiova | 0–3 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 25–27 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 66–77 | Report |
| 14 Jan | 20:30 | İstanbul BBSK | 0–3 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–27 | | | 66–77 | Report |
| 13 Jan | 20:00 | Spacer's Toulouse VB | 2–3 | Dinamo Moscow | 25–22 | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 16–18 | 103–112 | Report |
| 15 Jan | 18:00 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–0 | Arkas Izmir | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–17 | | | 77–65 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 22 Jan | 20:30 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 3–1 | SCM U Craiova | 25–15 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 25–15 | 95–71 | Report |
| 21 Jan | 20:30 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 3–0 | İstanbul BBSK | 25–19 | 25–20 | 27–25 | | 77–64 | Report |
| 21 Jan | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow | 3–0 | Spacer's Toulouse VB | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 75–59 | Report |
| 22 Jan | 19:30 | Arkas Izmir | 3–0 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 25–20 | 27–25 | 25–16 | | 77–61 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Arkas Izmir | 10–15 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |

## Challenge phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 4–3 | Precura Antwerpen | 3–0 | 1–3 | 18–16 |
| Dinamo Moscow | 5–3 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 6–4 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 6–1 | CAI Teruel | 3–0 | 3–1 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Mar | 20:30 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 3–0 | Precura Antwerpen | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 4 Mar | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow | 3–0 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 5 Mar | 20:30 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 3–2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 25–22 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 15–11 | 108–102 | Report |
| 4 Mar | 18:00 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–0 | CAI Teruel | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | | 75–61 | Report |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Mar | 20:30 | Precura Antwerpen | 3–1 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 25–13 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 97–82 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Precura Antwerpen | 16–18 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik |
| 11 Mar | 18:00 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul | 3–2 | Dinamo Moscow | 25–22 | 27–29 | 28–26 | 19–25 | 16–14 | 115–116 | Report |
| 11 Mar | 20:30 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 2–3 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 16–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 6–15 | 92–101 | Report |
| 11 Mar | 20:15 | CAI Teruel | 1–3 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 23–25 | 26–28 | 28–26 | 23–25 | | 100–104 | Report |

## Final phase
### Semi finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dinamo Moscow | 6–0 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 3–6 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 2–3 | 1–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Mar | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow | 3–0 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 24 Mar | 20:30 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 2–3 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 20–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 17–19 | 112–115 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Mar | 20:30 | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik | 0–3 | Dinamo Moscow | 19–25 | 25–27 | 30–32 | | | 74–84 | Report |
| 28 Mar | 20:30 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 3–1 | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 98–82 | Report |

### Final
#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Apr | 20:30 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 1–3 | Dinamo Moscow | 23–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 91–98 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Apr | 18:00 | Dinamo Moscow | 1–3 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino | 27–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | | 87–101 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Dinamo Moscow | 15–12 | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Dinamo Moscow |
| | Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino |
| Semifinalists | Volley behappy2 Asse-Lennik |
| Semifinalists | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
* 2015 CEV Cup winner
* Dinamo Moscow 2nd title
* Aleksey Obmochaev, Pavel Pankov, Sergey Grankin, Artem Ermakov, Ivan Zaytsev, Denis Biriukov, Yury Berezhko, Alexander Markin, Igor Philippov, Maxwell Holt, Dmitry Shcherbinin, Pavel Kruglov
* Head coach
* Yury Marichev