2023–24 CEV Champions League

2023–24 CEV Champions League
LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
24 October – 12 November 2023
Main tournament:
22 November 2023 – 5 May 2024
Teams31 (14 qual. + 17 main tourn.)
Finals
VenueTurkey Antalya
ChampionsItaly Itas Trentino
Finals MVPItaly Alessandro Michieletto

The 2023–24 CEV Champions League was the 65th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Qualification

Rank[1] Country Number of teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Italy3–3Itas Trentino
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza
2 Poland3–3Jastrzębski Węgiel
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Asseco Resovia
4 Germany3–3Berlin Recycling Volleys
VfB Friedrichshafen[note 1]
SVG Lüneburg
5 Belgium2–2Knack Roeselare
Greenyard Maaseik
6 Turkey2–2Ziraat Bank Ankara
Halkbank Ankara
7 Czech Republic2–2Lvi Praha
Jihostroj České Budějovice
8 France1–1Tours VB
9 Slovenia1–1ACH Volley Ljubljana
10 Portugal1–1Sport Lisboa e Benfica
16 Romania–11CS Arcada Galați
18 Greece–11Olympiacos Piraeus
27 Spain–11Guaguas Las Palmas

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held on 19 July 2023 in Luxembourg City.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Itas Trentino Berlin Recycling Volleys
Knack Roeselare Asseco Resovia Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza
Ziraat Bank Ankara Tours VB Halkbank Ankara
Olympiacos Piraeus ACH Volley Ljubljana Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Pool D Pool E
Jastrzębski Węgiel Cucine Lube Civitanova
SVG Lüneburg Greenyard Maaseik
Jihostroj České Budějovice Lvi Praha
Guaguas Las Palmas CS Arcada Galați

League round

  • The teams are split into 5 groups, each one featuring four teams.
  • The top team in each pool automatically qualifies for the quarterfinals.
  • All 2nd placed teams and the best 3rd placed team qualify for the playoffs.
  • The remaining 3rd placed teams will compete in the quarterfinals of the 2023–24 CEV Cup.
  • All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 6 6 0 16 18 6 3.000 544 508 1.071 Quarterfinals
2 Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 3 3 8 11 14 0.786 550 558 0.986 Playoffs
3 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 452 469 0.964 2023–24 CEV Cup
4 Belgium Knack Roeselare 6 1 5 6 10 15 0.667 537 548 0.980
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov18:00ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland3–1Greece Olympiacos Piraeus23–2525–2028–2631–29 107–100Report
23 Nov20:30Knack Roeselare Belgium1–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara19–2525–1924–2624–26 92–96Report
29 Nov19:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece0–3Belgium Knack Roeselare19–2520–2519–25  58–75Report
29 Nov20:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–2Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle26–2425–2218–2519–2515–12103–108Report
12 Dec19:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece1–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara18–2525–2020–2522–25 85–95Report
13 Dec20:30Knack Roeselare Belgium2–3Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle20–2525–2125–2322–2510–15102–109Report
19 Dec18:00ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland0–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara21–2517–2521–25  59–75Report
20 Dec20:30Knack Roeselare Belgium0–3Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–2721–2512–25  58–77Report
10 Jan17:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–2Belgium Knack Roeselare19–2525–2113–2525–2018–16100–107Report
11 Jan19:30Olympiacos Piraeus Greece3–0Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle25–1825–1925–22  75–59Report
17 Jan20:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–0Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–2225–1725–18  75–57Report
17 Jan20:30ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland3–2Belgium Knack Roeselare22–2519–2527–2525–1615–12108–103Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Itas Trentino 6 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 531 464 1.144 Quarterfinals
2 France Tours VB 6 4 2 12 13 8 1.625 493 482 1.023 Playoffs
3 Poland Asseco Resovia 6 3 3 8 10 11 0.909 476 467 1.019 2023–24 CEV Cup
4 Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 413 500 0.826
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Nov18:00Asseco Resovia Poland1–3France Tours VB22–2523–2525–2121–25 91–96Report
23 Nov20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–1Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana25–1520–2525–1826–24 96–82Report
29 Nov18:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia0–3Poland Asseco Resovia21–2523–2521–25  65–75Report
29 Nov20:00Tours VB France1–3Italy Itas Trentino17–2522–2525–2319–25 83–98Report
13 Dec18:00Asseco Resovia Poland0–3Italy Itas Trentino21–2524–2620–25  65–76Report
13 Dec18:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia1–3France Tours VB25–2223–2523–2518–25 89–97Report
21 Dec18:00Asseco Resovia Poland3–0Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana25–1625–1625–19  75–51Report
21 Dec20:00Itas Trentino Italy3–0France Tours VB27–2525–2225–18  77–65Report
9 Jan20:30Tours VB France3–0Poland Asseco Resovia25–2225–1827–25  77–65Report
10 Jan18:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia0–3Italy Itas Trentino30–3216–2518–25  64–82Report
17 Jan20:00Tours VB France3–0Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana25–2125–1925–22  75–62Report
17 Jan20:30Itas Trentino Italy2–3Poland Asseco Resovia25–2023–2520–2525–209–15102–105Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 510 468 1.090 Quarterfinals
2 Turkey Halkbank Ankara 6 4 2 10 12 11 1.091 506 499 1.014 Playoffs
3 Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys 6 3 3 10 12 10 1.200 504 504 1.000
4 Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 0 6 1 4 18 0.222 483 532 0.908
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov20:00Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza Italy1–3Turkey Halkbank Ankara19–2518–2525–1921–25 83–94Report
23 Nov19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica27–2525–1925–21  77–65Report
29 Nov17:00Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–2Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys19–2525–2119–2529–2715–10107–108Report
30 Nov20:30Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal1–3Italy Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza21–2523–2525–2223–25 92–97Report
13 Dec20:30Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza Italy3–1Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys25–2325–2222–2525–19 97–89Report
14 Dec18:00Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–1725–2325–16  75–56Report
20 Dec19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–0Turkey Halkbank Ankara25–2225–2325–22  75–67Report
20 Dec20:30Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza Italy3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica30–2825–2128–26  83–75Report
10 Jan18:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal1–3Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys22–2522–2525–2224–26 93–98Report
10 Jan20:00Halkbank Ankara Turkey0–3Italy Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza19–2523–2519–25  61–75Report
17 Jan19:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal2–3Turkey Halkbank Ankara21–2525–1925–1818–2513–15102–102Report
17 Jan19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany0–3Italy Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza15–2523–2519–25  57–75Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 517 436 1.186 Quarterfinals
2 Spain Guaguas Las Palmas 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 532 502 1.060 Playoffs
3 Germany SVG Lüneburg 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 413 470 0.879 2023–24 CEV Cup
4 Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice 6 2 4 5 8 14 0.571 465 519 0.896
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov19:00SVG Lüneburg Germany3–0Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice26–2425–2025–15  76–59Report
22 Nov20:30Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Spain Guaguas Las Palmas30–2825–1626–24  81–68Report
28 Nov17:10Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic0–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel19–2527–2926–28  72–82Report
29 Nov19:30Guaguas Las Palmas Spain1–3Germany SVG Lüneburg20–2523–2525–2120–25 88–96Report
13 Dec19:00SVG Lüneburg Germany1–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel25–2321–2515–2513–25 74–98Report
13 Dec19:30Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–1Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice25–1724–2625–1625–21 99–80Report
20 Dec18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–1Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice21–2525–1725–1725–17 96–76Report
20 Dec19:00SVG Lüneburg Germany0–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas20–2521–2516–25  57–75Report
9 Jan17:10Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic3–0Germany SVG Lüneburg25–1625–1925–23  75–58Report
11 Jan20:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–1Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel25–2319–2525–2225–15 94–85Report
17 Jan17:10Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic3–2Spain Guaguas Las Palmas25–2318–2520–2525–2315–12103–108Report
17 Jan18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Germany SVG Lüneburg25–1725–1625–19  75–52Report

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova 6 5 1 16 17 3 5.667 481 412 1.167 Quarterfinals
2 Czech Republic Lvi Praha 6 3 3 10 11 10 1.100 473 464 1.019 Playoffs
3 Belgium Greenyard Maaseik 6 2 4 6 7 14 0.500 465 496 0.938 2023–24 CEV Cup
4 Romania CS Arcada Galați 6 2 4 4 8 16 0.500 499 546 0.914
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–0Romania CS Arcada Galați25–1725–1925–23  75–59Report
22 Nov20:30Greenyard Maaseik Belgium0–3Czech Republic Lvi Praha22–2524–2622–25  68–76Report
29 Nov18:00CS Arcada Galați Romania1–3Belgium Greenyard Maaseik20–2525–2317–2523–25 85–98Report
30 Nov18:00Lvi Praha Czech Republic0–3Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova22–2517–2523–25  62–75Report
12 Dec20:30Greenyard Maaseik Belgium0–3Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova22–2525–2724–26  71–78Report
14 Dec18:00CS Arcada Galați Romania3–2Czech Republic Lvi Praha25–1523–2519–2525–2115–11107–97Report
21 Dec20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–0Czech Republic Lvi Praha25–2025–2325–23  75–66Report
21 Dec20:30Greenyard Maaseik Belgium3–1Romania CS Arcada Galați25–2323–2525–2325–14 98–85Report
9 Jan18:00CS Arcada Galați Romania3–2Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova21–2525–2325–2016–2515–10102–103Report
11 Jan18:00Lvi Praha Czech Republic3–1Belgium Greenyard Maaseik22–2525–1725–2325–13 97–78Report
17 Jan19:30Lvi Praha Czech Republic3–0Romania CS Arcada Galați25–2325–2325–15  75–61Report
17 Jan20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–0Belgium Greenyard Maaseik25–1825–1525–19  75–52Report

First place ranking

Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 A Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 6 6 0 16 18 6 3.000 544 508 1.071 Quarterfinals
2 E Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova 6 5 1 16 17 3 5.667 481 412 1.167
3 B Italy Itas Trentino 6 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 531 464 1.144
4 D Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 517 436 1.186
5 C Italy Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 510 468 1.090
Source: CEV

Second place ranking

Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 B France Tours VB 6 4 2 12 13 8 1.625 493 482 1.023 Playoffs
2 C Turkey Halkbank Ankara 6 4 2 10 12 11 1.091 506 499 1.014
3 E Czech Republic Lvi Praha 6 3 3 10 11 10 1.100 473 464 1.019
4 D Spain Guaguas Las Palmas 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 532 502 1.060
5 A Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 3 3 8 11 14 0.786 550 558 0.986
Source: CEV

Third place ranking

Pos Pool Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 C Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys 6 3 3 10 12 10 1.200 504 504 1.000 Playoffs
2 B Poland Asseco Resovia 6 3 3 8 10 11 0.909 476 467 1.019 2023–24 CEV Cup
3 A Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 452 469 0.964
4 D Germany SVG Lüneburg 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 413 470 0.879
5 E Belgium Greenyard Maaseik 6 2 4 6 7 14 0.500 465 496 0.938
Source: CEV

Bracket

 
Playoff 6QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Germany BR Volleys33
 
 
 
France Tours VB10
 
Germany BR Volleys00
 
 
Italy Itas Trentino33
 
 
 
 
 
Italy Itas Trentino32
 
 
 
Italy Lube13
 
Poland ZAKSA30
 
 
 
Turkey Halkbank Ankara23
 
Turkey Halkbank Ankara11
 
 
Italy Lube33
 
 
 
 
 
Italy Itas Trentino3
 
 
Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel0
 
 
 
 
 
Italy Piacenza30
 
 
Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel23
 
 
 
 
 
Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel33
 
 
 
Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara02
 
Spain Las Palmas3115
 
 
 
Czech Republic Lvi Praha038
 
Spain Las Palmas137
 
 
Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara3015
 
 
 
 

Playoff 6

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the quarterfinals.
  • Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
  • 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
Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany 6–0 France Tours VB 3–1 3–0
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland 2–4 Turkey Halkbank Ankara 3–2 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas Spain 3–3 Czech Republic Lvi Praha 3–0 1–315–8

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jan19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany3–1France Tours VB25–1720–2525–1325–22 95–77Report
31 Jan20:30ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Poland3–2Turkey Halkbank Ankara21–2525–2225–2116–2515–12102–105Report
30 Jan18:30Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–0Czech Republic Lvi Praha25–2325–2326–24  76–70Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Feb20:00Tours VB France0–3Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys22–2518–2522–25  62–75Report
7 Feb18:00Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–0Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle32–3025–2125–22  82–73Report
7 Feb19:30Lvi Praha Czech Republic3–1Spain Guaguas Las Palmas25–2125–2122–2525–22 97–89Report
Golden set Lvi Praha Czech Republic 8–15 Spain Guaguas Las Palmas

Quarterfinals

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the semifinals.
  • Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
  • 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
Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany 0–6 Italy Itas Trentino 0–3 0–3
Halkbank Ankara Turkey 0–6 Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova 1–3 1–3
Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza Italy 2–4 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 3–2 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas Spain 3–3 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 1–3 3–07–15

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Feb19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys Germany0–3Italy Itas Trentino18–2517–2517–25  52–75Report
21 Feb18:00Halkbank Ankara Turkey1–3Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova21–2521–2527–2522–25 91–100Report
21 Feb20:30Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza Italy3–2Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel19–2530–2825–1622–2515–11111–105Report
22 Feb18:30Guaguas Las Palmas Spain1–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara25–1723–2521–2523–25 92–92Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Feb20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys25–1925–2025–22  75–61Report
28 Feb20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–1Turkey Halkbank Ankara25–2320–2525–1525–23 95–86Report
28 Feb18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Italy Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza25–2226–2425–21  76–67Report
28 Feb19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey0–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas17–2521–2518–25  56–75Report
Golden set Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey 15–7 Spain Guaguas Las Palmas

Semifinals

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the final.
  • Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
  • 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 leg
Itas Trentino Italy 4–2 Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova 3–1 2–3
Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland 5–1 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 3–0 3–2

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Mar20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–1Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova25–1716–2525–1825–23 91–83Report
13 Mar20:30Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara25–1325–1830–28  80–59Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Mar20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy3–2Italy Itas Trentino26–2420–2522–2525–1815–9108–101Report
20 Mar19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey2–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel32–3425–2725–1625–217–15114–113Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 May17:00Itas Trentino Italy3–0Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel25–2025–2225–21  75–63Report

Final standings

Qualified for the 2024 FIVB Club World Championship

Notes

  1. ↑ VfB Friedrichshafen were forced to withdraw from this year's edition of the Champions League due to unbearable venue rental costs.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "CEV Champions League Volley 2024 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Friedrichshafen zieht sich aus der Champions League zurück". VfB Friedrichshafen (in German). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Unveiling the CEV Champions League Volley 2024 Drawing of Lots Results". CEV. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Antalya, May 5 – Super Finals heading to Türkiye!". CEV. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.