2024–25 CEV Cup

2024–25 CEV Cup
LeagueCEV Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration8 October 2024 – 9 April 2025
Teams44
Finals championsTurkey Ziraat Bank Ankara
Finals MVPUnited States Matt Anderson

The 2024–25 CEV Cup was the 53rd edition of the second most important European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

This year's edition of the CEV Cup consisted of 43 teams, of which 25 teams qualified directly for the CEV Cup; 14 teams were the losers from the Champions League qualification phase; and the remaining 4 joined the rest in the quarterfinals, being transferred there from the Champions League group stage as the 3rd placed teams in their respective pools.

Ziraat Bank Ankara won their first ever European title, beating the reigning champions, Asseco Resovia in the finals.[1][2] Matt Anderson was named MVP of the final match.[3][4]

Participating teams

The drawing of lots was held on 16 July 2024 in Luxembourg City.[5]

Rank[6] Country Number of teams Teams
1 Turkey3Ziraat Bank Ankara, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe
2 France2Tours VB, Chaumont VB 52
3 Czech Republic2Lvi Praha, Blue Volley Ostrava
4 Italy1Itas Trentino
6 Romania3CS Arcada Galați, CS Rapid București, CSM Corona Brașov
7 Belgium3Lindemans Aalst, Volley Haasrode Leuven, Knack Roeselare
8 Switzerland3Volley Amriswil, Lausanne UC, Volley Schönenwerd
9 Greece1AONS Milon
10 Austria2TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg, SK Zadruga Aich/Dob
11 Portugal1Sport Lisboa e Benfica
12 Bulgaria1Deya Volley Burgas
13 Netherlands2Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn, Orion Stars Doetinchem
14 Serbia2Vojvodina Novi Sad, Crvena Zvezda Beograd
15 Slovenia3Calcit Kamnik, OK Maribor, ACH Volley Ljubljana
16 Poland1Asseco Resovia
17 Germany1VfB Friedrichshafen
18 Spain1Guaguas Las Palmas
20 Finland1Valepa Sastamala
21 Estonia1Selver x TalTech Tallinn
22 Croatia1Mladost Zagreb
26 Cyprus2Pafiakos Pafos, Omonia Nicosia
27 Hungary1Fino Kaposvár
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina2Napredak Odžak, Radnik Bijeljina
31 North Macedonia1Strumica Nikob
34 Montenegro1OK Budva
35 Latvia1SK Jēkabpils Lūši

Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th finals → 8th finals → Playoffs → 4th finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semifinals → Finals

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.

Qualification round

32nd finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
SK Zadruga Aich/Dob Austria 2–4 Switzerland Lausanne UC 3–2 0–3
Strumica Nikob North Macedonia 3–3 Hungary Fino Kaposvár 3–0 0–311–15
Napredak Odžak Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–5 Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos 2–3 0–3
Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium 2–4 Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–3 3–2
Selver x TalTech Tallinn Estonia 4–2 Slovenia OK Maribor 3–1 2–3
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 6–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Radnik Bijeljina 3–0 3–1
Valepa Sastamala Finland 6–0 Montenegro OK Budva 3–0 3–1
Bye Latvia SK Jēkabpils Lūši

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct19:00SK Zadruga Aich/Dob Austria3–2Switzerland Lausanne UC31–2925–2722–2525–2315–8118–112Report
8 Oct19:00Strumica Nikob North Macedonia3–0Hungary Fino Kaposvár25–1925–2325–19  75–61Report
9 Oct20:00Napredak Odžak Bosnia and Herzegovina2–3Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos25–1727–2518–2519–2512–15101–107Report
9 Oct20:30Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium0–3Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica21–2519–2521–25  61–75Report
8 Oct20:00Selver x TalTech Tallinn Estonia3–1Slovenia OK Maribor22–2525–2127–2525–23 99–94Report
8 Oct20:00Omonia Nicosia Cyprus3–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Radnik Bijeljina25–2325–2225–16  75–61Report
8 Oct18:30Valepa Sastamala Finland3–0Montenegro OK Budva25–2225–1125–12  75–45Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Oct19:00Lausanne UC Switzerland3–0Austria SK Zadruga Aich/Dob25–2225–2325–23  75–68Report
16 Oct18:00Fino Kaposvár Hungary3–0North Macedonia Strumica Nikob25–1928–2626–24  79–69Report
Golden set Fino Kaposvár Hungary 15–11 North Macedonia Strumica Nikob
16 Oct20:00Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus3–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Napredak Odžak25–1825–2225–16  75–56Report
17 Oct20:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal2–3Belgium Volley Haasrode Leuven27–2527–2920–2525–2111–15110–115Report
16 Oct20:00OK Maribor Slovenia3–2Estonia Selver x TalTech Tallinn23–2519–2525–2325–2315–13107–109Report
15 Oct19:00Radnik Bijeljina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–3Cyprus Omonia Nicosia17–2533–3526–2417–25 93–109Report
16 Oct18:00OK Budva Montenegro1–3Finland Valepa Sastamala18–2513–2525–2322–25 78–98Report

Main phase

16th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Lausanne UC Switzerland 1–5 Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 1–3 2–3
Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus 3–3 Belgium Lindemans Aalst 3–1 0–315–10
Orion Stars Doetinchem Netherlands 0–6 Poland Asseco Resovia 0–3 0–3
Lvi Praha Czech Republic 6–0 Czech Republic Blue Volley Ostrava 3–0 3–0
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 3–3 Bulgaria Deya Volley Burgas 3–1 0–315–12
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 2–4 Switzerland Volley Amriswil 0–3 3–2
Mladost Zagreb Croatia 4–2 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 3–1 2–3
Volley Schönenwerd Switzerland 1–5 France Tours VB 2–3 1–3
CSM Corona Brașov Romania 6–0 Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad 3–1 3–0
Selver x TalTech Tallinn Estonia 6–0 Romania CS Rapid București 3–1 3–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal 6–0 Slovenia Calcit Kamnik 3–0 3–0
CS Arcada Galați Romania 0–6 Italy Itas Trentino 1–3 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas Spain 6–0 Austria TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg 3–0 3–0
SK Jēkabpils Lūši Latvia 1–5 Greece AONS Milon 1–3 2–3
Fino Kaposvár Hungary 1–5 Turkey Galatasaray 2–3 0–3
Valepa Sastamala Finland 0–6 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 1–3 0–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov19:00Lausanne UC Switzerland1–3Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn25–1818–2522–2524–26 89–94Report
13 Nov19:30Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus3–1Belgium Lindemans Aalst22–2525–2025–2325–19 97–87Report
13 Nov20:00Orion Stars Doetinchem Netherlands0–3Poland Asseco Resovia22–2522–2515–25  59–75Report
13 Nov18:00Lvi Praha Czech Republic3–0Czech Republic Blue Volley Ostrava25–1025–1025–13  75–33Report
12 Nov20:00Omonia Nicosia Cyprus3–1Bulgaria Deya Volley Burgas20–2525–1925–1925–15 95–78Report
12 Nov20:00Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia0–3Switzerland Volley Amriswil17–2519–2525–27  61–77Report
14 Nov16:30Mladost Zagreb Croatia3–1Germany VfB Friedrichshafen22–2525–2225–1925–20 97–86Report
13 Nov19:30Volley Schönenwerd Switzerland2–3France Tours VB25–2318–2525–2215–2513–1596–110Report
13 Nov18:00CSM Corona Brașov Romania3–1Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad25–1925–2123–2525–21 98–86Report
13 Nov18:00Selver x TalTech Tallinn Estonia3–1Romania CS Rapid București20–2525–1625–1725–17 95–75Report
12 Nov20:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal3–0Slovenia Calcit Kamnik25–2025–2025–15  75–55Report
13 Nov18:00CS Arcada Galați Romania1–3Italy Itas Trentino18–2525–2216–2522–25 81–97Report
13 Nov19:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–0Austria TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg25–1426–2425–23  76–61Report
13 Nov19:30SK Jēkabpils Lūši Latvia1–3Greece AONS Milon28–2618–2517–2519–25 82–101Report
12 Nov19:00Fino Kaposvár Hungary2–3Turkey Galatasaray25–2125–2214–2518–258–1590–108Report
12 Nov18:30Valepa Sastamala Finland1–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara20–2511–2525–2215–25 71–97Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov19:30Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands3–2Switzerland Lausanne UC25–2223–2519–2525–2115–11107–104Report
20 Nov20:30Lindemans Aalst Belgium3–0Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos25–1825–1030–28  80–56Report
Golden set Lindemans Aalst Belgium 10–15 Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos
20 Nov18:00Asseco Resovia Poland3–0Netherlands Orion Stars Doetinchem25–1525–1125–17  75–43Report
19 Nov18:00Blue Volley Ostrava Czech Republic0–3Czech Republic Lvi Praha15–2518–2517–25  50–75Report
20 Nov19:00Deya Volley Burgas Bulgaria3–0Cyprus Omonia Nicosia25–1525–1825–19  75–52Report
Golden set Deya Volley Burgas Bulgaria 12–15 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia
20 Nov19:00Volley Amriswil Switzerland2–3Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd27–2925–2024–2625–1614–16115–107Report
20 Nov20:00VfB Friedrichshafen Germany3–2Croatia Mladost Zagreb21–2523–2525–1325–2015–9109–92Report
20 Nov20:00Tours VB France3–1Switzerland Volley Schönenwerd25–2124–2625–1525–17 99–79Report
20 Nov19:00Vojvodina Novi Sad Serbia0–3Romania CSM Corona Brașov22–2517–2522–25  61–75Report
19 Nov18:00CS Rapid București Romania1–3Estonia Selver x TalTech Tallinn26–2415–2520–2526–28 87–102Report
19 Nov20:00Calcit Kamnik Slovenia0–3Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica15–2522–2517–25  54–75Report
20 Nov20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0Romania CS Arcada Galați25–1725–2025–16  75–53Report
20 Nov19:30TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg Austria0–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas16–2523–2518–25  57–75Report
20 Nov20:00AONS Milon Greece3–2Latvia SK Jēkabpils Lūši25–2225–2725–2019–2516–14110–108Report
21 Nov20:00Galatasaray Turkey3–0Hungary Fino Kaposvár25–1925–1425–17  75–50Report
20 Nov19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–0Finland Valepa Sastamala25–2025–2125–17  75–58Report

8th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands 2–4 Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos 3–2 1–3
Asseco Resovia Poland 6–0 Czech Republic Lvi Praha 3–0 3–0
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 1–5 Switzerland Volley Amriswil 2–3 0–3
Mladost Zagreb Croatia 0–6 France Tours VB 1–3 0–3
CSM Corona Brașov Romania 6–0 Estonia Selver x TalTech Tallinn 3–0 3–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal 2–4 Italy Itas Trentino 0–3 3–2
Guaguas Las Palmas Spain 6–0 Greece AONS Milon 3–0 3–1
Galatasaray Turkey 0–6 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 1–3 0–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Dec19:30Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands3–2Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos22–2524–2625–2325–1815–11111–103Report
4 Dec17:00Asseco Resovia Poland3–0Czech Republic Lvi Praha25–1425–1825–23  75–55Report
3 Dec20:00Omonia Nicosia Cyprus2–3Switzerland Volley Amriswil19–2513–2525–2328–2612–1597–114Report
5 Dec19:30Mladost Zagreb Croatia1–3France Tours VB21–2525–2320–2518–25 84–98Report
4 Dec18:00CSM Corona Brașov Romania3–0Estonia Selver x TalTech Tallinn25–2328–2625–14  78–63Report
4 Dec19:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal0–3Italy Itas Trentino20–2523–2519–25  62–75Report
4 Dec19:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–0Greece AONS Milon25–2325–2325–15  75–61Report
4 Dec20:00Galatasaray Turkey1–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara25–2216–2521–2513–25 75–97Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Dec19:30Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus3–1Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn25–2025–1821–2525–19 96–82Report
18 Dec18:00Lvi Praha Czech Republic0–3Poland Asseco Resovia24–2618–2519–25  61–76Report
18 Dec19:00Volley Amriswil Switzerland3–0Cyprus Omonia Nicosia25–1625–1225–16  75–44Report
18 Dec20:00Tours VB France3–0Croatia Mladost Zagreb25–1725–2025–20  75–57Report
17 Dec18:30Selver x TalTech Tallinn Estonia0–3Romania CSM Corona Brașov14–2519–2515–25  48–75Report
19 Dec19:00Itas Trentino Italy2–3Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–2225–2220–2518–2513–15101–109Report
18 Dec20:00AONS Milon Greece1–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas21–2523–2525–2318–25 87–98Report
19 Dec19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–0Turkey Galatasaray25–2125–1925–18  75–58Report

Playoffs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus 0–6 Poland Asseco Resovia 1–3 0–3
Volley Amriswil Switzerland 2–4 France Tours VB 1–3 3–2
CSM Corona Brașov Romania 0–6 Italy Itas Trentino 1–3 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas Spain 1–5 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 2–3 0–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jan21:00Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus1–3Poland Asseco Resovia25–2212–2523–2521–25 81–97Report
15 Jan19:00Volley Amriswil Switzerland1–3France Tours VB19–2521–2525–2322–25 87–98Report
15 Jan17:30CSM Corona Brașov Romania1–3Italy Itas Trentino25–2117–2521–2523–25 86–96Report
16 Jan19:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain2–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara26–2427–2915–2525–199–15102–112Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Jan20:30Asseco Resovia Poland3–0Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos25–2327–2525–16  77–64Report
29 Jan20:00Tours VB France2–3Switzerland Volley Amriswil25–1920–2525–2122–2512–15104–105Report
30 Jan20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0Romania CSM Corona Brașov25–1725–1825–17  75–52Report
29 Jan19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–0Spain Guaguas Las Palmas25–1825–2325–21  75–62Report

4th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–6 Poland Asseco Resovia 1–3 1–3
Knack Roeselare Belgium 1–5 France Tours VB 2–3 0–3
Chaumont VB 52 France 0–6 Italy Itas Trentino 1–3 0–3
ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia 1–5 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 0–3 2–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Feb19:00Fenerbahçe Turkey1–3Poland Asseco Resovia25–2218–2515–2523–25 81–97Report
12 Feb20:30Knack Roeselare Belgium2–3France Tours VB25–1525–1528–3023–2510–15111–100Report
11 Feb20:00Chaumont VB 52 France1–3Italy Itas Trentino25–2321–2517–2519–25 82–98Report
12 Feb18:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia0–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara21–2520–2519–25  60–75Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Feb18:00Asseco Resovia Poland3–1Turkey Fenerbahçe17–2525–1925–2125–19 92–84Report
26 Feb20:00Tours VB France3–0Belgium Knack Roeselare25–2125–1925–17  75–57Report
26 Feb20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0France Chaumont VB 5225–2125–1625–18  75–55Report
25 Feb19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–2Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana25–2025–1820–2523–2515–13108–101Report

Final phase

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asseco Resovia Poland 5–1 France Tours VB 3–2 3–0
Itas Trentino Italy 2–4 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 3–2 1–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Mar17:30Asseco Resovia Poland3–2France Tours VB23–2525–2122–2525–2115–10110–102Report
12 Mar20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–2Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara26–2827–2925–2125–2315–8118–109Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Mar20:00Tours VB France0–3Poland Asseco Resovia28–3020–2522–25  70–80Report
19 Mar19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–1Italy Itas Trentino25–1725–2317–2525–20 92–85Report

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asseco Resovia Poland 1–5 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 2–3 1–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 April18:00Asseco Resovia Poland2–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara27–2521–2525–2323–2517–19113–117Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 April18:30Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–1Poland Asseco Resovia20–2525–1728–2625–14 98–82Report

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Poland Asseco Resovia
Semifinalists Italy Itas Trentino
France Tours VB

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Ziraat Bank Ankara lift maiden European trophy". CEV. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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  5. ↑ "Drawing of Lots sees teams in the CEV Volleyball Cups and CEV Volleyball Challenge Cups find out key opponents". CEV. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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