2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League

The 2018–19 CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2018–19 season and the 59th edition.

2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
9 October – 13 November 2018
Main tournament:
20 November 2018 – 18 May 2019
Number of teams27 (9 qual. + 18 main tourn.)
Finals championsItaly Igor Gorgonzola Novara
  Runners-upItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
Finals MVPItaly Paola Egonu

Qualification
Main article: 2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League qualification

A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 18 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cups Competitions and 2 teams qualify from the qualification rounds.[1] Drawing of lots for the pools composition was held on 2 November 2018.[2]

Rank[3] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey3-3Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
Vakıfbank Istanbul
2 Italy3-3Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Imoco Volley Conegliano
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
3 Russia3-3Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
4 Poland213Chemik Police
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
Budowlani Łódź
6 France2-2Béziers VB
RC Cannes
8 Romania1-1CSM București
9 Germany112SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
13 Belarus1-1Minchanka Minsk
14 Bulgaria1-1Maritza Plovdiv
15 Finland1-1Hämeenlinna

Format
League round

A round-robin format (each team plays every other team in its pool twice, once home and once away) where the 20 participating teams are drawn into 5 pools of 4 teams each. The five pool winners and the best three second placed teams among all pools qualify for the Playoffs.[1]

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:[4]

  • 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 8 qualified teams are each draw into the quarter-finals with the round winners advancing to the next rounds (semifinals and final). Matches in the quarter-finals and semifinals consists 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 further in the tournament. In case 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).[4]

Grand finale

A single match between the winners of the semifinals in a neutral venue decides the tournament champion.[1]

Pools composition

Drawing of lots was held on 2 November 2018, the 20 teams are divided in 4 pots of 5 teams each, with one team per pot being draw into each of the 5 pools (A, B, C, D, E).[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Vakıfbank Istanbul (Turkey 1)
Imoco Volley Conegliano (Italy 1)
Dinamo Moscow (Russia 1)
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (Turkey 2)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara (Italy 2)

Chemik Police (Poland 1)
Béziers VB (France 1)
Dinamo Kazan (Russia 2)
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź (Poland 2)
RC Cannes (France 2)

CSM București (Romania 1)
SSC Palmberg Schwerin (Germany 1)
Minchanka Minsk (Belarus 1)
Maritza Plovdiv (Bulgaria 1)
Hämeenlinna (Finland 1)

Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Turkey 3)
Savino Del Bene Scandicci (Italy 3)
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (Russia 3)
Allianz MTV Stuttgart (Germany 2)
Budowlani Łódź (Poland 3)

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
Vakıfbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Igor Gorgonzola Novara Imoco Volley Conegliano Dinamo Moscow
Béziers VB Dinamo Kazan RC Cannes ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Chemik Police
Maritza Plovdiv Hämeenlinna Minchanka Minsk SSC Palmberg Schwerin CSM București
Allianz MTV Stuttgart Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Budowlani Łódź Savino Del Bene Scandicci Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul

League round

The league round started on 20 November 2018.

  • All times are local.

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 471 342 1.377 Playoff round
2 Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart 6 4 2 12 13 8 1.625 479 447 1.072
3 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 421 492 0.856
4 France Béziers VB 6 1 5 3 4 15 0.267 354 444 0.797
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov20:00Béziers VB France3–0Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–1725–1225–20  75–49Report
22 Nov19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey3–1Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart25–1320–2525–1925–17 95–74Report
19 Dec19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany3–0France Béziers VB25–1625–1625–20  75–52Report
20 Dec18:00Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria0–3Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul16–2516–2521–25  53–75Report
23 Jan19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany3–1Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–1525–2123–2525–19 98–80Report
23 Jan20:00Béziers VB France0–3Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul24–2619–2514–25  57–76Report
6 Feb18:00Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey3–0Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–1925–1725–19  75–55Report
6 Feb20:00Béziers VB France0–3Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart19–2520–2516–25  55–75Report
20 Feb18:00Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria3–1France Béziers VB25–1519–2525–1525–16 94–71Report
20 Feb19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany0–3Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul23–2518–2518–25  59–75Report
26 Feb19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey3–0France Béziers VB25–1025–1825–16  75–44Report
26 Feb20:00Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria1–3Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart24–2619–2525–2222–25 90–98Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 503 380 1.324 Playoff round
2 Russia Dynamo Kazan 6 3 3 10 12 9 1.333 456 426 1.070
3 Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 6 3 3 8 11 13 0.846 497 503 0.988
4 Finland HPK Hämeenlinna 6 0 6 1 2 18 0.111 333 480 0.694
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov19:00Dynamo Kazan Russia3–0Finland HPK Hämeenlinna25–1225–1325–10  75–35Report
21 Nov19:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey3–0Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg25–1625–1725–21  75–54Report
18 Dec19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia3–2Russia Dynamo Kazan23–2517–2525–1726–2415–5106–96Report
19 Dec20:00HPK Hämeenlinna Finland0–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul11–2520–2516–25  47–75Report
22 Jan19:00Dynamo Kazan Russia1–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul16–2516–2525–2222–25 79–97Report
24 Jan19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia3–0Finland HPK Hämeenlinna25–1925–2125–15  75–55Report
5 Feb17:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey3–0Finland HPK Hämeenlinna25–1725–725–20  75–44Report
5 Feb19:00Dynamo Kazan Russia3–0Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg25–1925–1725–21  75–57Report
19 Feb18:30HPK Hämeenlinna Finland0–3Russia Dynamo Kazan19–2518–2519–25  56–75Report
20 Feb19:00Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia2–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul20–2522–2525–1925–228–15100–106Report
26 Feb17:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey3–0Russia Dynamo Kazan25–2125–1825–17  75–56Report
26 Feb18:30HPK Hämeenlinna Finland2–3Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg25–1925–2121–2520–255–1596–105Report

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 6 0 18 18 0 MAX 459 323 1.421 Playoff round
2 Poland Budowlani Łódź 6 4 2 11 12 9 1.333 458 474 0.966
3 France RC Cannes 6 1 5 4 6 15 0.400 456 511 0.892
4 Belarus Minchanka Minsk 6 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 442 507 0.872
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Nov20:00RC Cannes France3–0Belarus Minchanka Minsk25–2025–1925–18  75–57Report
22 Nov20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–0Poland Budowlani Łódź25–1925–1925–20  75–58Report
19 Dec20:00Minchanka Minsk Belarus0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara19–2532–3416–25  67–84Report
20 Dec18:00Budowlani Łódź Poland3–0France RC Cannes25–2325–2330–28  80–74Report
22 Jan19:30RC Cannes France0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara15–2517–2519–25  51–75Report
23 Jan20:00Budowlani Łódź Poland3–0Belarus Minchanka Minsk25–2225–2126–24  76–67Report
5 Feb20:30RC Cannes France2–3Poland Budowlani Łódź25–1823–2525–2218–258–1599–105Report
7 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–0Belarus Minchanka Minsk25–1625–1325–19  75–48Report
19 Feb18:00Budowlani Łódź Poland0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara19–2516–2511–25  46–75Report
21 Feb19:00Minchanka Minsk Belarus3–1France RC Cannes44–4625–2125–1925–18 119–104Report
26 Feb20:00Minchanka Minsk Belarus1–3Poland Budowlani Łódź19–2519–2525–1821–25 84–93Report
26 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–0France RC Cannes25–2025–1825–15  75–53Report

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 12 15 8 1.875 506 482 1.050 Playoff round
2 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 553 465 1.189
3 Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 513 519 0.988
4 Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 6 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 375 481 0.780
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Nov20:30ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland3–1Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin25–1825–2314–2525–17 89–83Report
21 Nov20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–2Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci25–2124–2625–1223–2515–10112–94Report
18 Dec19:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–0Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano36–3425–1925–22  86–75Report
20 Dec20:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–0Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź25–1025–2325–23  75–56Report
22 Jan18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano20–2515–2517–25  52–75Report
23 Jan20:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–0Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin25–1628–2625–17  78–59Report
5 Feb18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland0–3Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci21–2522–2517–25  60–75Report
6 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–2Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin23–2524–2625–1925–1915–7112–96Report
19 Feb19:30SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–1Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź23–2525–2125–1825–17 98–81Report
20 Feb20:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–2Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano15–2525–2225–2320–2515–9100–104Report
26 Feb19:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–1Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci16–2525–2325–2325–13 91–84Report
26 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–0Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź25–1025–1225–15  75–37Report

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 6 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 515 422 1.220 Playoff round
2 Russia Dinamo Moscow 6 5 1 13 16 9 1.778 554 521 1.063
3 Romania CSM București 6 1 5 4 7 16 0.438 474 523 0.906
4 Poland Chemik Police 6 1 5 3 7 17 0.412 464 541 0.858
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Nov19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia1–3Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul17–2525–1718–2511–25 71–92Report
22 Nov18:00Chemik Police Poland1–3Romania CSM București19–2516–2525–1622–25 82–91Report
19 Dec18:30Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey3–0Poland Chemik Police25–1225–1625–22  75–50Report
20 Dec19:30CSM București Romania0–3Russia Dinamo Moscow21–2527–2927–29  75–83Report
23 Jan18:30Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey3–0Romania CSM București25–1825–1925–22  75–59Report
24 Jan18:00Chemik Police Poland2–3Russia Dinamo Moscow25–1616–2521–2525–195–1592–100Report
6 Feb18:00Chemik Police Poland0–3Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul24–2620–2515–25  59–76Report
6 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–1Romania CSM București25–1825–2014–2525–15 89–78Report
20 Feb19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey2–3Russia Dinamo Moscow25–2312–2525–2324–2615–17101–114Report
20 Feb19:30CSM București Romania2–3Poland Chemik Police25–1723–2525–1621–258–15102–98Report
26 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–1Poland Chemik Police25–2025–1722–2525–21 97–83Report
26 Feb20:00CSM București Romania1–3Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul11–2525–2119–2514–25 69–96Report

Playoff round

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany 1–5 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 2–3
Dinamo Moscow Russia 2–4 Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–2 0–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy 1–5 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 1–3 2–3
Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 3–3 Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 0–3 3–115–10

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Mar19:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany1–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara19–2524–2625–1920–25 88–95Report
13 Mar18:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy1–3Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul19–2525–2319–2521–25 84–98Report
13 Mar19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–2Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul20–2525–2325–2321–2515–13106–109Report
13 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy0–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul21–2525–2722–25  68–77Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Mar17:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey1–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano21–2523–2525–2121–25 90–96Report
Golden set Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey 10–15 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano
19 Mar20:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci19–2526–2825–2225–1715–8110–100Report
20 Mar19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey3–0Russia Dinamo Moscow25–1925–1625–8  75–43Report
21 Mar20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–2Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart25–1425–2216–2518–2516–14100–100Report

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey 3–3 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0–3 3–114–16
Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy 6–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–0 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Apr20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul25–2125–2326–24  76–68Report
4 Apr19:00Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara17–2525–2715–25  57–77Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Apr19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Turkey0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano18–2522–2526–28  66–78Report
10 Apr20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy1–3Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul23–2520–2525–1521–25 89–90Report
Golden set Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 16–14 Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 May16:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano25–1825–1714–2525–22 89–82Report

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