2021–22 CEV Champions League

2021–22 CEV Champions League
LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 September – 10 November 2021
Main tournament:
30 November 2021 – 22 May 2022
Teams35 (17 qual. + 18 main tourn.)
Finals
VenueSlovenia Ljubljana
ChampionsPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Finals MVPPoland Kamil Semeniuk

The 2021–22 CEV Champions League was the 63rd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.[1]

Qualification

Rank[2] Country Number of teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Italy3–3Cucine Lube Civitanova
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
Itas Trentino
2 Russia3–3Dynamo Moscow
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
3 Poland3–3Jastrzębski Węgiel
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Projekt Warsaw
4 Germany2–2Berlin Recycling Volleys
VfB Friedrichshafen
5 Turkey2–2Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul
6 Belgium2–2Knack Roeselare
Greenyard Maaseik
7 France1–1AS Cannes Dragons
8 Slovenia1–1Merkur Maribor
9 Serbia1–1Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
14 Portugal–11Sport Lisboa e Benfica
15 Bulgaria–11Hebar Pazardzhik

Pools composition

Drawing of Lots was held on 24 September 2021 in Ljubljana.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
Jastrzębski Węgiel Dynamo Moscow Cucine Lube Civitanova
VfB Friedrichshafen Ziraat Bankası Ankara ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Knack Roeselare Greenyard Maaseik Merkur Maribor
Hebar Pazardzhik Projekt Warsaw Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Pool D Pool E
Zenit Saint Petersburg Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
Berlin Recycling Volleys Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad AS Cannes Dragons
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Itas Trentino

League round

  • 20 teams compete in the League round.
  • The teams are split into 5 groups, each one featuring four teams.
  • The top team in each pool and 3 best 2nd placed teams qualify for the quarterfinals.
  • All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 499 381 1.310 Quarterfinals
2 Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik 6 3 3 7 10 13 0.769 418 509 0.821
3 Belgium Knack Roeselare 6 2 4 5 8 16 0.500 512 539 0.950
4 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 6 1 5 6 10 15 0.667 493 493 1.000
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Nov18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik25–1125–1625–14  75–41Report
1 Dec20:00VfB Friedrichshafen Germany2–3Belgium Knack Roeselare18–2525–2316–2525–229–1593–110Report
14 Dec19:00Knack Roeselare Belgium0–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel18–2520–2523–25  61–75Report
16 Dec19:00Hebar Pazardzhik Bulgaria3–2Germany VfB Friedrichshafen25–1318–2522–2525–1215–12105–87Report
13 Jan20:00VfB Friedrichshafen Germany0–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel15–2517–2515–25  47–75Report
25 Jan18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Belgium Knack Roeselare25–2125–2125–23  75–65Report
26 Jan20:00VfB Friedrichshafen Germany3–0Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik25–025–025–0  75–0Report
9 Feb20:30Knack Roeselare Belgium3–2Germany VfB Friedrichshafen25–2014–2520–2531–2915–11105–110Report
10 Feb19:00Hebar Pazardzhik Bulgaria1–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel28–2623–2519–2516–25 86–101Report
16 Feb18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–1Germany VfB Friedrichshafen25–1823–2525–1525–23 98–81Report
16 Feb19:00Knack Roeselare Belgium2–3Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik25–2325–2120–2522–2514–16106–110Report
17 Feb18:00Hebar Pazardzhik Bulgaria3–0Belgium Knack Roeselare25–2126–2425–20  76–65Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 481 371 1.296 Quarterfinals
2 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 6 3 3 10 11 11 1.000 475 479 0.992
3 Poland Projekt Warsaw 6 2 4 7 10 14 0.714 510 537 0.950
4 Belgium Greenyard Maaseik 6 1 5 2 5 17 0.294 443 522 0.849
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec19:00Dynamo Moscow Russia3–2Poland Projekt Warsaw20–2521–2525–2025–1615–12106–98Report
1 Dec19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey3–0Belgium Greenyard Maaseik26–2425–1525–17  76–56Report
14 Dec21:00Greenyard Maaseik Belgium0–3Russia Dynamo Moscow20–2522–2518–25  60–75Report
15 Dec20:30Projekt Warsaw Poland1–3Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara21–2525–2118–2521–25 85–96Report
13 Jan19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey0–3Russia Dynamo Moscow12–2520–2515–25  47–75Report
25 Jan19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey3–1Poland Projekt Warsaw25–1717–2525–1825–18 92–78Report
26 Jan19:00Dynamo Moscow Russia3–0Belgium Greenyard Maaseik25–1625–1525–18  75–49Report
8 Feb20:30Greenyard Maaseik Belgium3–2Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–1923–2525–2122–2515–13110–103Report
9 Feb20:30Projekt Warsaw Poland0–3Russia Dynamo Moscow20–2523–2513–25  56–75Report
15 Feb19:00Projekt Warsaw Poland3–1Belgium Greenyard Maaseik25–2322–2525–2025–22 97–90Report
16 Feb19:00Dynamo Moscow Russia3–0Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–2025–2025–21  75–61Report
16 Feb20:30Greenyard Maaseik Belgium1–3Poland Projekt Warsaw25–2117–2518–2518–25 78–96Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova 6 5 1 15 17 6 2.833 531 457 1.162 Quarterfinals
2 Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 532 503 1.058
3 Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 6 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 481 414 1.162
4 Slovenia Merkur Maribor 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 281 451 0.623
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec19:30ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland3–0Slovenia Merkur Maribor25–1925–1825–17  75–54Report
1 Dec20:00Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–0Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk25–1725–2025–15  75–52Report
14 Dec19:00Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Russia1–3Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle19–2525–2124–2623–25 91–97Report
15 Dec19:00Merkur Maribor Slovenia0–3Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova18–2516–2524–26  58–76Report
11 Jan19:00Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Russia3–0Slovenia Merkur Maribor25–025–025–0  75–0Report
12 Jan18:00ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland2–3Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova17–2525–1618–2525–2212–1597–103Report
26 Jan19:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–0Slovenia Merkur Maribor25–1825–1525–19  75–52Report
8 Feb19:00Merkur Maribor Slovenia0–3Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle19–2511–2521–25  51–75Report
9 Feb19:00Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Russia1–3Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova25–2123–2522–2520–25 90–96Report
12 Feb19:00ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland1–3Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk18–2525–2317–2520–25 80–98Report
16 Feb19:00Merkur Maribor Slovenia0–3Russia Lokomotiv Novosibirsk22–2523–2521–25  66–75Report
16 Feb20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy2–3Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle22–2525–2124–2625–2111–15107–108Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys 6 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 541 430 1.258 Quarterfinals
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 3 11 13 9 1.444 504 461 1.093
3 Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 2 4 5 7 15 0.467 397 510 0.778
4 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 6 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 454 495 0.917
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec19:30Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–1925–1625–23  75–58Report
1 Dec19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–0Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad26–2425–1625–21  76–61Report
15 Dec18:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia0–3Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg22–2513–2520–25  55–75Report
15 Dec17:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal1–3Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys19–2516–2525–1519–25 79–90Report
25 Jan19:30Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia0–3Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad15–2521–2521–25  57–75Report
26 Jan19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–025–025–0  75–0Report
8 Feb20:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal0–3Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg16–2518–2516–25  50–75Report
9 Feb18:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia0–3Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys25–2720–2523–25  68–77Report
16 Feb19:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia1–3Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–1924–2621–2514–25 84–95Report
16 Feb19:30Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–3Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys26–2425–2025–2722–2512–15110–111Report
17 Feb19:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal3–2Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad23–2526–2426–2425–2715–11115–111Report
17 Feb19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–2Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg21–2525–2121–2528–2617–15112–112Report

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 6 6 0 18 18 0 MAX 453 305 1.485 Quarterfinals
2 Italy Itas Trentino 6 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 451 378 1.193
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 6 2 4 5 6 14 0.429 421 463 0.909
4 France AS Cannes Dragons 6 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 329 508 0.648
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Nov19:00Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul Turkey3–0France AS Cannes Dragons28–2625–2125–22  78–69Report
2 Dec20:30Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Italy3–0Italy Itas Trentino25–2125–1825–23  75–62Report
15 Dec19:30AS Cannes Dragons France0–3Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia15–2522–2518–25  55–75Report
16 Dec20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul25–2125–2225–17  75–60Report
12 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul Turkey0–3Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia24–2625–2722–25  71–78Report
13 Jan20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0France AS Cannes Dragons25–1325–1325–13  75–39Report
26 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul Turkey0–3Italy Itas Trentino20–2518–2516–25  54–75Report
27 Jan20:30Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Italy3–0France AS Cannes Dragons25–025–025–0  75–0Report
8 Feb20:00AS Cannes Dragons France2–3Turkey Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul19–2525–1925–1913–259–1591–103Report
10 Feb19:30Itas Trentino Italy0–3Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia18–2521–2523–25  62–75Report
16 Feb19:30AS Cannes Dragons France1–3Italy Itas Trentino23–259–2529–2714–25 75–102Report
16 Feb20:30Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Italy3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul25–1725–2125–17  75–55Report

Second place ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Itas Trentino 6 4 2 12 12 7 1.714 451 378 1.193 Quarterfinals
2 Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 532 503 1.058
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 3 11 13 9 1.444 504 461 1.093
4 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 6 3 3 10 11 11 1.000 475 479 0.992
5 Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik 6 3 3 7 10 13 0.769 418 509 0.821
Source: CEV

Quarterfinals

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the semifinals.
  • In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.
  • All times are local.
Pot 1 Pot 2

Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Dynamo Moscow
Berlin Recycling Volleys

Cucine Lube Civitanova
Itas Trentino
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Zenit Saint Petersburg

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–6[note 1] Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia W.O. W.O.
Itas Trentino Italy 4–2 Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys 3–0 2–3
Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy 1–5 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 0–3 2–3
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland 6–0[note 1] Russia Dynamo Moscow W.O. W.O.

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Mar20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys27–2525–1925–22  77–66Report
8 Mar20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy0–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel22–2523–2519–25  64–75Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Mar18:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–2Italy Itas Trentino25–2125–229–2521–2515–1395–106Report
16 Mar20:30Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–2Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova24–2623–2528–2625–1915–12115–108Report

Semifinals

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the final.
  • In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.
  • All times are local.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Italy 3–3 Italy Itas Trentino 2–3 3–215–17
Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland 1–5 Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0–3 2–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Mar20:30Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Italy2–3Italy Itas Trentino23–2525–1923–2530–2812–15113–112Report
30 Mar20:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland0–3Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle20–2514–2519–25  53–75Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Apr20:30Itas Trentino Italy2–3Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia25–2121–2525–1620–2513–15104–102Report
Golden set Itas Trentino Italy 17–15 Italy Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
7 Apr20:00ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland3–2Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel25–1525–2124–2621–2515–11110–98Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 May21:00Itas Trentino Italy0–3Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle22–2520–2530–32  72–82Report

Final standings

Qualified for the 2022 FIVB Club World Championship

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dynamo Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg were excluded from further competition due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The teams of Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia and ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle claimed a 3–0 forfeit victory (25–0, 25–0, 25–0) and advanced to the semifinals.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "197 teams sign up for European Cups 2022!". CEV. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "CEV Champions League Volley 2022 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Champions League Volley Drawing of Lots sets up 4th Round Clashes". CEV. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "CEV official statement following Board of Administration decision". CEV. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ljubljana to host Champions League Super Finals on May 22!". CEV. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.