2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League

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.

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

Qualification
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 Turkey213Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
Galatasaray SK Istanbul
Vakıfbank Istanbul1
2 Russia2-2Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
3 Poland213Chemik Police
Grot Budowlani Łódź
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów1
6  Switzerland1-1Voléro Zürich
7 Italy112Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Imoco Volley Conegliano1
8 France1-1ASPTT Mulhouse
9 Romania1-1CSM Volei Alba Blaj
10 Czech Republic1-1Agel Prostějov
11 Serbia1-1Vizura Ruma
28 Bulgaria-11Maritza Plovdiv1
1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

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

League round
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj[lower-alpha 1] (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:
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Qualified as hosts
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Dec18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania3–1Switzerland Voléro Zürich26–2425–2224–2625–21 100–93Report
13 Dec18:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland3–1France ASPTT Mulhouse25–1820–2525–1425–17 95–74Report
11 Jan18:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland0–3Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj19–2525–2717–25  61–77Report
11 Jan20:00Voléro Zürich Switzerland2–3France ASPTT Mulhouse19–2519–2525–2325–2310–1598–111Report
24 Jan20:00ASPTT Mulhouse France1–3Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj20–2525–2016–2520–25 81–95Report
25 Jan20:00Voléro Zürich Switzerland3–0Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów26–2425–1925–13  76–56Report
7 Feb18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania3–2France ASPTT Mulhouse15–2525–2120–2528–2615–13103–110Report
7 Feb18:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland1–3Switzerland Voléro Zürich16–2525–1822–2522–25 85–93Report
21 Feb20:00ASPTT Mulhouse France1–3Switzerland Voléro Zürich24–2625–2022–2519–25 90–96Report
22 Feb18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania3–1Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów25–1625–1620–2525–12 95–69Report
27 Feb20:00Voléro Zürich Switzerland3–0Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj25–2225–1525–9  75–46Report
27 Feb20:00ASPTT Mulhouse France1–3Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów23–2514–2525–2317–25 79–98Report

Pool B
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:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec17:30Agel Prostějov Czech Republic1–3Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul25–2014–2519–2521–25 79–95Report
13 Dec20:35Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–1Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara25–1325–1820–2525–14 95–70Report
10 Jan20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–1Czech Republic Agel Prostějov25–1421–2525–1625–17 96–72Report
11 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey2–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara26–2425–1922–2519–256–1598–108Report
25 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey2–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano25–2127–2515–2517–2510–1594–111Report
25 Jan20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Czech Republic Agel Prostějov25–1225–1322–2525–14 97–64Report
7 Feb17:00Agel Prostějov Czech Republic0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara24–2613–2515–25  52–76Report
7 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–2Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul20–2518–2525–1825–2215–11103–101Report
21 Feb17:00Agel Prostějov Czech Republic0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano21–2521–2515–25  57–75Report
22 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul25–2325–1825–13  75–54Report
27 Feb17:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey3–1Czech Republic Agel Prostějov25–2323–2525–1325–10 98–71Report
27 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano25–1629–2723–2525–16 102–84Report

Pool C
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:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec18:00Vizura Ruma Serbia0–3Poland Chemik Police17–2521–2514–25  52–75Report
13 Dec18:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria0–3Russia Dinamo Kazan19–2523–2523–25  65–75Report
10 Jan18:00Chemik Police Poland0–3Russia Dinamo Kazan17–2520–2519–25  56–75Report
11 Jan18:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria1–3Serbia Vizura Ruma17–2525–2217–2513–25 72–97Report
24 Jan18:00Chemik Police Poland3–0Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–1626–2425–12  76–52Report
25 Jan19:00Dinamo Kazan Russia3–0Serbia Vizura Ruma25–1825–2325–11  75–52Report
6 Feb20:30Vizura Ruma Serbia0–3Russia Dinamo Kazan12–2516–2518–25  46–75Report
8 Feb18:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria2–3Poland Chemik Police19–2525–1825–2320–2511–15100–106Report
20 Feb20:30Vizura Ruma Serbia3–0Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–2325–1925–14  75–56Report
21 Feb19:00Dinamo Kazan Russia3–1Poland Chemik Police24–2625–1625–2325–14 99–79Report
27 Feb18:00Chemik Police Poland3–2Serbia Vizura Ruma22–2525–2319–2525–1919–17110–109Report
27 Feb19:00Dinamo Kazan Russia3–1Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–2321–2525–1525–6 96–69Report

Pool D
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:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Dec19:00VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey3–1Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul25–2225–1823–2526–24 99–89Report
21 Dec20:00Grot Budowlani Łódź Poland0–3Russia Dinamo Moscow18–2520–2523–25  61–75Report
9 Jan19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia1–3Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul21–2518–2525–2317–25 81–98Report
10 Jan19:00VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey3–1Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź25–1624–2625–1525–16 99–73Report
23 Jan19:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey3–0Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź25–1625–2125–17  75–54Report
24 Jan19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia0–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul20–2522–2518–25  60–75Report
6 Feb18:00Grot Budowlani Łódź Poland1–3Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul9–2518–2525–1315–25 67–88Report
8 Feb19:00VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey3–2Russia Dinamo Moscow22–2525–1825–1121–2515–9108–88Report
20 Feb19:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey3–1Russia Dinamo Moscow19–2525–2225–1525–21 94–83Report
20 Feb20:00Grot Budowlani Łódź Poland0–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul13–2522–2516–25  51–75Report
27 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–0Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź25–1225–1325–20  75–45Report
27 Feb20:30Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey1–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul21–2522–2525–2224–26 92–98Report

Playoffs

Playoff 6
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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Mar19:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey2–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara21–2525–725–1621–2510–15102–88Report
21 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–0Russia Dinamo Kazan25–1925–1825–17  75–54Report
22 Mar20:00Voléro Zürich Switzerland0–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul17–2522–2521–25  60–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Apr19:00Dinamo Kazan Russia3–2Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano25–1521–2520–2525–1715–13106–95Report
5 Apr19:00VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey3–0Switzerland Voléro Zürich25–1225–1425–17  75–43Report
5 Apr20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy1–3Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul26–2420–2517–2519–25 82–99Report

Final four
 
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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 May15:00Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy2–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul22–2521–2525–1725–1514–16107–98Report
5 May18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania3–1Turkey Galatasaray SK Istanbul23–2525–1725–2225–22 98–86Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May16:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul Turkey0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano17–2518–2520–25  55–75Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May19:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj Romania0–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 17–2511–2517–25  45–75Report

Final standing

Awards

Record

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.

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