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2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League

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2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
17 October – 11 November 2017
Main tournament:
12 December 2017 – 6 May 2018
Number of teams26 (14 qual. + 12 main tourn.)
Finals
ChampionsTurkey VakıfBank Istanbul (4th title)
  Runners-upRomania CSM Volei Alba Blaj
Finals MVPTurkey Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma
CEV Women's Champions League seasons

The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2017–18 season and the 58th edition. The Turkish club VakıfBank Istanbul won its fourth overall and second consecutive title. The Romanian club CSM Volei Alba Blaj won the silver medal and Italian Imoco Volley Conegliano claimed the bronze medal. The Turkish Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma from VakıfBank Istanbul, who will retire, was awarded Most Valuable Player.

Qualification

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Main article: 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League qualification

A total of 16 team participate of the main competition, with 12 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions[1][2] and 4 teams qualified from the qualification rounds.[3] Drawing of lots was held in Moscow, Russia on 17 November 2017.[4]

Rank[5] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1  Turkey 2 1 3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
Galatasaray SK Istanbul
Vakıfbank Istanbul1
2  Russia 2 - 2 Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
3  Poland 2 1 3 Chemik Police
Grot Budowlani Łódź
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów1
6  Switzerland 1 - 1 Voléro Zürich
7  Italy 1 1 2 Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Imoco Volley Conegliano1
8  France 1 - 1 ASPTT Mulhouse
9  Romania 1 - 1 CSM Volei Alba Blaj
10  Czech Republic 1 - 1 Agel Prostějov
11  Serbia 1 - 1 Vizura Ruma
28  Bulgaria - 1 1 Maritza Plovdiv1
1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

Format

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League round

A round-robin format (each team plays every other team in its pool twice, once home and once away) where the 16 participating teams are drawn into 4 pools of 4 teams each.
The four pool winners and the best two second placed teams among all pools qualify for the Playoffs.
The organizer of the Final Four is determined at the conclusion League Round and qualify directly for the Final Four.[2]

The standings is determined by the number of matches won. In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, their ranking is based on the following criteria:[6]

  • result points (points awarded for results: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss);
  • set quotient (the number of total sets won divided by the number of total sets lost);
  • points quotient (the number of total points scored divided by the number of total points lost);
  • results of head-to-head matches between the teams in question.
Playoffs

A knockout format where the 6 qualified teams are each draw into one of the 3 matches with each match consisting of two legs (home and away).
Result points are 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 Final Four. 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).[6]

Final Four

A single-elimination format where the three winners of the Playoffs are joined by the Final Four hosts and draw to play the semifinals (winners advance to the final and losers to the 3rd place match).[2] In case two teams from the same country qualify for the semifinals, they will play each other.

Pools composition

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Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Voléro Zürich Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Chemik Police Dinamo Moscow
ASPTT Mulhouse Igor Gorgonzola Novara Dinamo Kazan Galatasaray SK Istanbul
CSM Volei Alba Blaj Agel Prostějov Vizura Ruma Grot Budowlani Łódź
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Imoco Volley Conegliano Maritza Plovdiv VakıfBank Istanbul

Squads

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Main article: 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League squads

League round

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  • All times are local.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj[a] (H) 6 5 1 14 15 8 1.875 516 488 1.057 Final round
2 Switzerland Voléro Zürich 6 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 531 488 1.088 Playoff round
3 Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 6 2 4 6 8 14 0.571 463 494 0.937
4 France ASPTT Mulhouse 6 1 5 3 9 17 0.529 545 586 0.930
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Dec 18:00 CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania 3–1 Switzerland Voléro Zürich 26–24 25–22 24–26 25–21   100–93 Report
13 Dec 18:00 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland 3–1 France ASPTT Mulhouse 25–18 20–25 25–14 25–17   95–74 Report
11 Jan 18:00 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland 0–3 Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj 19–25 25–27 17–25     61–77 Report
11 Jan 20:00 Voléro Zürich Switzerland 2–3 France ASPTT Mulhouse 19–25 19–25 25–23 25–23 10–15 98–111 Report
24 Jan 20:00 ASPTT Mulhouse France 1–3 Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj 20–25 25–20 16–25 20–25   81–95 Report
25 Jan 20:00 Voléro Zürich Switzerland 3–0 Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 26–24 25–19 25–13     76–56 Report
7 Feb 18:00 CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania 3–2 France ASPTT Mulhouse 15–25 25–21 20–25 28–26 15–13 103–110 Report
7 Feb 18:00 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland 1–3 Switzerland Voléro Zürich 16–25 25–18 22–25 22–25   85–93 Report
21 Feb 20:00 ASPTT Mulhouse France 1–3 Switzerland Voléro Zürich 24–26 25–20 22–25 19–25   90–96 Report
22 Feb 18:00 CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania 3–1 Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 25–16 25–16 20–25 25–12   95–69 Report
27 Feb 20:00 Voléro Zürich Switzerland 3–0 Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj 25–22 25–15 25–9     75–46 Report
27 Feb 20:00 ASPTT Mulhouse France 1–3 Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 23–25 14–25 25–23 17–25   79–98 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 5 1 14 16 7 2.286 528 447 1.181 Playoff round
2 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 5 1 13 16 9 1.778 564 496 1.137
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 6 2 4 9 12 14 0.857 540 547 0.987
4 Czech Republic Agel Prostějov 6 0 6 0 4 18 0.222 395 537 0.736
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec 17:30 Agel Prostějov Czech Republic 1–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 25–20 14–25 19–25 21–25   79–95 Report
13 Dec 20:35 Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 3–1 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–13 25–18 20–25 25–14   95–70 Report
10 Jan 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 3–1 Czech Republic Agel Prostějov 25–14 21–25 25–16 25–17   96–72 Report
11 Jan 19:00 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey 2–3 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 26–24 25–19 22–25 19–25 6–15 98–108 Report
25 Jan 19:00 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey 2–3 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–21 27–25 15–25 17–25 10–15 94–111 Report
25 Jan 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 3–1 Czech Republic Agel Prostějov 25–12 25–13 22–25 25–14   97–64 Report
7 Feb 17:00 Agel Prostějov Czech Republic 0–3 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 24–26 13–25 15–25     52–76 Report
7 Feb 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 3–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 20–25 18–25 25–18 25–22 15–11 103–101 Report
21 Feb 17:00 Agel Prostějov Czech Republic 0–3 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–25 21–25 15–25     57–75 Report
22 Feb 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 3–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 25–23 25–18 25–13     75–54 Report
27 Feb 17:00 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey 3–1 Czech Republic Agel Prostějov 25–23 23–25 25–13 25–10   98–71 Report
27 Feb 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 3–1 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–16 29–27 23–25 25–16   102–84 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Russia Dinamo Kazan 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 495 367 1.349 Playoff round
2 Poland Chemik Police 6 4 2 10 13 10 1.300 502 487 1.031
3 Serbia Vizura Ruma 6 2 4 7 8 13 0.615 431 463 0.931
4 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 6 0 6 1 4 18 0.222 414 525 0.789
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec 18:00 Vizura Ruma Serbia 0–3 Poland Chemik Police 17–25 21–25 14–25     52–75 Report
13 Dec 18:30 Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria 0–3 Russia Dinamo Kazan 19–25 23–25 23–25     65–75 Report
10 Jan 18:00 Chemik Police Poland 0–3 Russia Dinamo Kazan 17–25 20–25 19–25     56–75 Report
11 Jan 18:30 Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria 1–3 Serbia Vizura Ruma 17–25 25–22 17–25 13–25   72–97 Report
24 Jan 18:00 Chemik Police Poland 3–0 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 25–16 26–24 25–12     76–52 Report
25 Jan 19:00 Dinamo Kazan Russia 3–0 Serbia Vizura Ruma 25–18 25–23 25–11     75–52 Report
6 Feb 20:30 Vizura Ruma Serbia 0–3 Russia Dinamo Kazan 12–25 16–25 18–25     46–75 Report
8 Feb 18:30 Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria 2–3 Poland Chemik Police 19–25 25–18 25–23 20–25 11–15 100–106 Report
20 Feb 20:30 Vizura Ruma Serbia 3–0 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 25–23 25–19 25–14     75–56 Report
21 Feb 19:00 Dinamo Kazan Russia 3–1 Poland Chemik Police 24–26 25–16 25–23 25–14   99–79 Report
27 Feb 18:00 Chemik Police Poland 3–2 Serbia Vizura Ruma 22–25 25–23 19–25 25–19 19–17 110–109 Report
27 Feb 19:00 Dinamo Kazan Russia 3–1 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 25–23 21–25 25–15 25–6   96–69 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 554 453 1.223 Playoff round
2 Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul 6 4 2 12 14 9 1.556 536 482 1.112
3 Russia Dinamo Moscow 6 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 462 481 0.960
4 Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 351 487 0.721
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Dec 19:00 VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey 3–1 Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul 25–22 25–18 23–25 26–24   99–89 Report
21 Dec 20:00 Grot Budowlani Łódź Poland 0–3 Russia Dinamo Moscow 18–25 20–25 23–25     61–75 Report
9 Jan 19:00 Dinamo Moscow Russia 1–3 Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul 21–25 18–25 25–23 17–25   81–98 Report
10 Jan 19:00 VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey 3–1 Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź 25–16 24–26 25–15 25–16   99–73 Report
23 Jan 19:00 Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey 3–0 Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź 25–16 25–21 25–17     75–54 Report
24 Jan 19:00 Dinamo Moscow Russia 0–3 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 20–25 22–25 18–25     60–75 Report
6 Feb 18:00 Grot Budowlani Łódź Poland 1–3 Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul 9–25 18–25 25–13 15–25   67–88 Report
8 Feb 19:00 VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey 3–2 Russia Dinamo Moscow 22–25 25–18 25–11 21–25 15–9 108–88 Report
20 Feb 19:00 Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey 3–1 Russia Dinamo Moscow 19–25 25–22 25–15 25–21   94–83 Report
20 Feb 20:00 Grot Budowlani Łódź Poland 0–3 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 13–25 22–25 16–25     51–75 Report
27 Feb 19:00 Dinamo Moscow Russia 3–0 Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź 25–12 25–13 25–20     75–45 Report
27 Feb 20:30 Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey 1–3 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 21–25 22–25 25–22 24–26   92–98 Report

Playoffs

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Playoff 6

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Voléro Zürich Switzerland 0–6 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 4–2 Russia Dinamo Kazan 3–0 2–3
Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey 4–2 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2–3 3–1

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Mar 19:00 Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey 2–3 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 21–25 25–7 25–16 21–25 10–15 102–88 Report
21 Mar 20:30 Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 3–0 Russia Dinamo Kazan 25–19 25–18 25–17     75–54 Report
22 Mar 20:00 Voléro Zürich Switzerland 0–3 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 17–25 22–25 21–25     60–75 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Apr 19:00 Dinamo Kazan Russia 3–2 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–15 21–25 20–25 25–17 15–13 106–95 Report
5 Apr 19:00 VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey 3–0 Switzerland Voléro Zürich 25–12 25–14 25–17     75–43 Report
5 Apr 20:30 Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 1–3 Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul 26–24 20–25 17–25 19–25   82–99 Report

Final four

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
5 May
 
 
Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano2
 
6 May
 
Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul3
 
Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj0
 
5 May
 
Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul3
 
Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj3
 
 
Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul1
 
3rd place match
 
 
6 May
 
 
Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul0
 
 
Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 May 15:00 Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 2–3 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 22–25 21–25 25–17 25–15 14–16 107–98 Report
5 May 18:00 CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania 3–1 Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul 23–25 25–17 25–22 25–22   98–86 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May 16:00 Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey 0–3 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 17–25 18–25 20–25     55–75 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May 19:00 CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania 0–3 Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 17–25 11–25 17–25     45–75 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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Record

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On 6 May 2018, in the final game of the 2018 Champions League, VakıfBank Istanbul attained the record of the best score in a volleyball European cup final since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 45 points lost. Consequently, CSM Volei Alba Blaj holds the record for the worst score.

References

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  1. ^ "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 30–32 (chapter 5 'Club competitions', section 31 'Team eligibility - registration in a CEV competition'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 117–119 (chapter 29 'CEV Volleyball Champions League', section 163 'CEV Competition system'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Second and third-round Drawing of Lots sets tone for 2018 Champions League". CEV. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Much-anticipated, exciting fixtures emerge from Champions League DoL". CEV. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 CEV European Cup Ranking list women" (PDF). CEV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13–14 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Competition Format". CEV. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Zenit KAZAN and CSM Volei Alba BLAJ to host CL Final Fours". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
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