# 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup

The 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup was the 46th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

## Format

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated direct vacancies to enter the competition, with another 10 teams joining the competition via Champions League qualification. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 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).

## Participating teams

* Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 14 June 2017.
* 22 teams allocated vacancies spots and 10 teams qualified as Champions League qualification losers.
| Rank | Country | No. teams | No. teams | No. teams | Qualified teams |
| Rank | Country | Vac | Qual | Total | Qualified teams |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | - | 1 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk |
| 5 | Germany | 3 | - | 3 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 5 | Germany | 3 | - | 3 | Dresdner SC |
| 5 | Germany | 3 | - | 3 | SSC Palmberg Schwerin |
| 6 | Switzerland | 2 | - | 2 | ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes |
| 6 | Switzerland | 2 | - | 2 | TS Volley Düdingen |
| 7 | Italy | 2 | - | 2 | Pomì Casalmaggiore |
| 7 | Italy | 2 | - | 2 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
| 8 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | Beziers VB |
| 8 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | Pays d'Aix Venelles VB |
| 8 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | Rocheville Le Cannet |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | - | 1 | CSM București |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 2 | - | 2 | VK UP Olomouc |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 2 | - | 2 | Královo Pole Brno |
| 11 | Serbia | 1 | - | 1 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
| 12 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | VC Oudegem |
| 12 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | Asterix Avo Beveren |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | LP Salo |
| 14 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Calcit Kamnik |
| 14 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 15 | Ukraine | 1 | - | 1 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 17 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Maccabi XT Haifa |
| 17 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 18 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | VC Sneek |
| 18 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sliedrecht Sport |
| 19 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fatum-Nyíregyháza |
| 19 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE |
| 20 | Belarus | - | 1 | 1 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1 | ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
    1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

## Main phase
### 16th Finals

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12–14 December 2017
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 9–11 January 2018
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 1 | VC Oudegem | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| 2 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| 3 | Calcit Kamnik | 1 – 3 1 – 3 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 4 | HPK Hämeenlinna | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk |
| 5 | VC Sneek | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Pomì Casalmaggiore |
| 6 | Maccabi XT Haifa | 1 – 3 1 – 3 | Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE |
| 7 | SSC Palmberg Schwerin | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Rocheville Le Cannet |
| 8 | Khimik Yuzhny | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes |
| 9 | VK UP Olomouc | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 10 | Fatum-Nyíregyháza | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Asterix Avo Beveren |
| 11 | TS Volley Düdingen | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 15–13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 12 | Dresdner SC | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Pays d'Aix Venelles VB |
| 13 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 14 | Beziers VB | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Sliedrecht Sport |
| 15 | Královo Pole Brno | 0 – 3 3 – 0 Golden Set: 15–13 | LP Salo |
| 16 | CSM București | 0 – 3 2 – 3 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |

### 8th Finals

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 23–25 January 2018
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 6–8 February 2018
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 17 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio |
| 18 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 19 | Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Pomì Casalmaggiore |
| 20 | SSC Palmberg Schwerin | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 21 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | 3 – 0 2 – 3 | Asterix Avo Beveren |
| 22 | TS Volley Düdingen | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Dresdner SC |
| 23 | Beziers VB | 3 – 2 1 – 3 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 24 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Královo Pole Brno |

### 4th Finals

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 20–22 February 2018
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 27 February – 1 March 2018
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 25 | Yenisei Krasnoyarsk | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| 26 | Pomì Casalmaggiore | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | SSC Palmberg Schwerin |
| 27 | Dresdner SC | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 28 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Minchanka Minsk |

## Final phase
### Semifinals

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13 March 2018
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20 March 2018
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 29 | SSC Palmberg Schwerin | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| 30 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | 2 – 3 3 – 2 Golden Set: 8–15 | Minchanka Minsk |

### Finals

* 1st leg (Team #1 home) 3 April 2018
* 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10 April 2018
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 31 | Minchanka Minsk | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |