# 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup

The 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup was the 44th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

## Participating teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions. The list shows the participating teams at the start of the competition, four more teams joined later during the Challenge phase.
| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams (rankings in 2014–15 national championships) |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul (4) |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | Dinamo Krasnodar (5) |
| 3 | France | 2 | Nantes VB SF Paris Saint Cloud |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 1 | Azeryol Baku |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | Polski Cukier Muszyna |
| 6 | Germany | 2 | VBC Wiesbaden Schweriner SC |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | |
| 8 | Romania | 2 | Ştiinţa Bacău CSM Targoviste |
| 9 | Switzerland | 2 | Viteos Neuchâtel Université Volley Köniz |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 2 | Královo Pole Brno SK UP Olomouc |
| 11 | Serbia | 2 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd NIS Spartak Subotica |
| 12 | Slovenia | 1 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| | Belgium | 3 | VDK Gent Dames Dauphines Charleroi Hermes Oostende |
| | Finland | 3 | HPK Hämeenlinna LP Salo LP Kangasala |
| | Netherlands | 2 | VC Sneek Eurosped Tvt Almelo |
| | Bulgaria | 1 | Maritza Plovdiv |
| | Cyprus | 1 | Apollon Prestige Limassol |
| | Estonia | 1 | Kohila VC |
| | Greece | 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| | Hungary | 1 | Linamar Békéscsabai RSE |
| | Israel | 1 | Haifa Volleyball |
| | Ukraine | 1 | Khimik Yuzhny |

## Main phase
### 16th Final

* 1st leg 27–29 October 2015
* 2nd leg 10–12 November 2015
The losing teams of this stage qualified to the CEV Women's Challenge Cup main phase.
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 1 | Viteos Neuchâtel Université | 2 – 3 0 – 3 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul |
| 2 | VDK Gent Dames | 1 – 3 3 – 0 Golden Set: 15–10 | VC Sneek |
| 3 | Královo Pole Brno | 2 – 3 0 – 3 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd |
| 4 | Volley Köniz | 3 – 1 2 – 3 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 5 | VBC Wiesbaden | 3 – 2 0 – 3 | Polski Cukier Muszyna |
| 6 | Kohila VC | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 7 | LP Salo | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Haifa Volleyball |
| 8 | CSM Targoviste | 3 – 0 0 – 3 Golden Set: 13–15 | Azeryol Baku |
| 9 | SF Paris Saint Cloud | 2 – 3 3 – 2 Golden Set: 9–15 | LP Kangasala |
| 10 | Nantes VB | 3 – 2 0 – 3 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 11 | Dauphines Charleroi | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 12 | Schweriner SC | 3 – 0 2 – 3 | SK UP Olomouc |
| 13 | Ştiinţa Bacău | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Apollon Prestige Limassol |
| 14 | NIS Spartak Subotica | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | Eurosped Tvt Almelo |
| 15 | Linamar Békéscsabai RSE | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 16 | Hermes Oostende | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Dinamo Krasnodar |

### 8th Final

* 1st leg 8–10 December 2015
* 2nd leg 15–17 December 2015
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 17 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | VDK Gent Dames |
| 18 | Volley Köniz | 3 – 1 3 – 0 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd |
| 19 | Polski Cukier Muszyna | 3 – 1 3 – 2 | Nova KBM Branik Maribor |
| 20 | LP Salo | 0 – 3 2 – 3 | Azeryol Baku |
| 21 | LP Kangasala | 1 – 3 3 – 1 Golden set: 12–15 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| 22 | Maritza Plovdiv | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Schweriner SC |
| 23 | NIS Spartak Subotica | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Ştiinţa Bacău |
| 24 | Dinamo Krasnodar | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Linamar Békéscsabai RSE |

### 4th Final

* 1st leg 19–21 January 2016
* 2nd leg 26–28 January 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 25 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Volley Köniz |
| 26 | Polski Cukier Muszyna | 3 – 2 0 – 3 | Azeryol Baku |
| 27 | Khimik Yuzhny | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Schweriner SC |
| 28 | Ştiinţa Bacău | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Dinamo Krasnodar |

## Challenge phase

In this stage of the competition, the four qualified teams of the Main phase were joined by the four teams with best third-placed finish from the 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League pool stage. The following teams competed at this stage of the competition.
| Qualified via the Main phase | Qualified via Champions League |
| Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | Impel Wrocław |
| Azeryol Baku | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| Schweriner SC | CS Volei Alba Blaj |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
* 1st leg 9–11 February 2016
* 2nd leg 23–25 February 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 29 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Impel Wrocław |
| 30 | CS Volei Alba Blaj | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Schweriner SC |
| 31 | Dinamo Krasnodar | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
| 32 | Azeryol Baku | 3 – 1 1 – 3 Golden set: 15–13 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |

## Final phase
### Semifinals

* 1st leg 8 March 2016
* 2nd leg 12 March 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 33 | Schweriner SC | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul |
| 34 | Dinamo Krasnodar | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Azeryol Baku |

### Finals

* 1st leg 29 March 2016
* 2nd leg 2 April 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| 35 | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul | 3 – 2 0 – 3 | Dinamo Krasnodar |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| MVP | Natalia Malykh | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| Spiker | Natalia Malykh | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| Server | Aslı Kalaç | Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul |
| Receiver | Alexandra Pasynkova | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| Blocker | Liubov Shashkova | Dinamo Krasnodar |