2025–26 CEV Champions League qualification

This article shows the qualification phase for the 2025–26 CEV Champions League. 14 teams play in the qualification round. The two remaining teams will join the other 18 teams automatically qualified for the League round. All 12 eliminated teams will compete in the 2025–26 CEV Cup.

ACH Volley Ljubljana and Guaguas Las Palmas qualified for the group stage of the 2025–26 CEV Champions League.[1][2]

Participating teams

The drawing of lots was held on 15 July 2025 in Luxembourg City.[3]

Rank[4] Country Team(s) Outcome (Qualified to)
10  Bulgaria Levski Sofia CEV Cup
11  Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana CEV Champions League
12  Serbia Radnički Kragujevac CEV Cup
13  Spain Guaguas Las Palmas CEV Champions League
14  Greece Olympiacos Piraeus CEV Cup
15  Finland Akaa Volley CEV Cup
16  Romania Dinamo București CEV Cup
17  Croatia Mursa Osijek CEV Cup
18  Austria TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg CEV Cup
20  Netherlands Orion Stars Doetinchem CEV Cup
22  Bosnia and Herzegovina Napredak Odžak CEV Cup
27  North Macedonia OK Strumica CEV Cup
28  Hungary MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár CEV Cup
32  Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku CEV Cup

First round

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the second round.
  • 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
TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg Austria 3–3 Finland Akaa Volley 3–1 0–315–13
Azerrail Baku Azerbaijan 0–6 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 0–3 0–3
OK Strumica North Macedonia 0–6 Romania Dinamo București 0–3 0–3
Orion Stars Doetinchem Netherlands 0–6 Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana 1–3 0–3
Napredak Odžak Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–6 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 0–3 0–3
MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár Hungary 0–6 Spain Guaguas Las Palmas 1–3 0–3
Bye Croatia Mursa Osijek
Bye Bulgaria Levski Sofia

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Oct20:25TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg Austria3–1Finland Akaa Volley25–2225–1927–2925–22 102–92Report
23 Oct19:00Azerrail Baku Azerbaijan0–3Serbia Radnički Kragujevac21–2518–2522–25  61–75Report
22 Oct17:00OK Strumica North Macedonia0–3Romania Dinamo București18–2520–2519–25  57–75Report
22 Oct20:00Orion Stars Doetinchem Netherlands1–3Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana20–2525–1424–2626–28 95–93Report
22 Oct20:00Napredak Odžak Bosnia and Herzegovina0–3Greece Olympiacos Piraeus21–259–2517–25  47–75Report
21 Oct18:00MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár Hungary1–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas21–2516–2525–2119–25 81–96Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Oct18:30Akaa Volley Finland3–0Austria TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg25–2225–2025–22  75–64Report
Golden set Akaa Volley Finland 13–15 Austria TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg
29 Oct18:00Radnički Kragujevac Serbia3–0Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku25–2325–2225–19  75–64Report
28 Oct19:00Dinamo București Romania3–0North Macedonia OK Strumica25–1725–1725–13  75–47Report
30 Oct18:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia3–0Netherlands Orion Stars Doetinchem25–1525–1925–20  75–54Report
30 Oct19:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece3–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Napredak Odžak25–1525–1825–18  75–51Report
30 Oct19:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–0Hungary MÁV Foxconn Székesfehérvár25–1825–1425–20  75–52Report

Second round

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the third round.
  • 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
TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg Austria 1–5 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 2–3 0–3
Dinamo București Romania 3–3 Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana 3–1 1–310–15
Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 0–6 Spain Guaguas Las Palmas 1–3 0–3
Mursa Osijek Croatia 1–5 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2–3 0–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Nov20:25TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg Austria2–3Serbia Radnički Kragujevac22–2525–1826–2420–2511–15104–107Report
4 Nov19:00Dinamo București Romania3–1Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana21–2525–1825–2225–20 96–85Report
6 Nov18:30Olympiacos Piraeus Greece1–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas20–2525–1818–2524–26 87–94Report
4 Nov18:00Mursa Osijek Croatia2–3Bulgaria Levski Sofia25–2223–2522–2527–2514–16111–113Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov18:00Radnički Kragujevac Serbia3–0Austria TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg25–2325–1425–18  75–55Report
13 Nov20:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia3–1Romania Dinamo București25–1319–2525–1925–19 94–76Report
Golden set ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia 15–10 Romania Dinamo București
12 Nov19:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–0Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–1025–2325–21  75–54Report
12 Nov20:00Levski Sofia Bulgaria3–0Croatia Mursa Osijek25–1825–2126–24  76–63Report

Third round

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the league round.
  • 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
Radnički Kragujevac Serbia 0–6 Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana 0–3 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas Spain 6–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–0 3–0

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Nov18:00Radnički Kragujevac Serbia0–3Slovenia ACH Volley Ljubljana13–2520–2523–25  56–75Report
19 Nov19:00Guaguas Las Palmas Spain3–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia25–1725–2325–18  75–58Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Nov20:00ACH Volley Ljubljana Slovenia3–0Serbia Radnički Kragujevac25–1725–2125–20  75–58Report
26 Nov20:00Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–3Spain Guaguas Las Palmas18–2520–2519–25  57–75Report

References

  1. ↑ "ACH Volley z zmago potrdil ligo prvakov: Strahu, da nam ne bi uspelo, ni bilo". Siol (in Slovenian). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "El Guaguas y su clasificación en la Liga de Campeones: más dinero y más prestigio". Canarias7 (in Spanish). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Powerhouses collide in fiery #CLVolleyM 4th round after crucial draw". CEV. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "CEV Champions League Volley 2026 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 20 August 2025.