2020–21 CEV Champions League qualification

This article shows the qualification phase for the 2020–21 CEV Champions League. 18 teams will play in the qualification round. The two remaining teams will join the other 18 teams automatically qualified to the League round based on the European Cups' Ranking List.[1] All 16 eliminated teams will compete in the 2020–21 CEV Cup.

Participating teams

The Drawing of Lots took place on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg City.[2]

Rank[3] Country Team(s) Outcome (Qualified to)
1  Italy Itas Trentino CEV Champions League
2  Russia Dynamo Moscow CEV Cup
3  Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel CEV Champions League
6  Belgium Greenyard Maaseik CEV Cup
11  Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad CEV Cup
12  Finland Ford Levoranta Sastamala CEV Cup
13  Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn CEV Cup
14  Bulgaria Neftochimik Burgas CEV Cup
15  Austria SK Zadruga Aich/Dob CEV Cup
16  Belarus Stroitel Minsk CEV Cup
Shakhtior Soligorsk CEV Cup
18  Romania CSM Arcada Galați CEV Cup
23   Switzerland Lindaren Volley Amriswil CEV Cup
26  Croatia Ribola Kaštela CEV Cup
Mladost Zagreb CEV Cup
28  Hungary Fino Kaposvár CEV Cup
31  Albania Erzeni Shijakut CEV Cup
34  England IBB Polonia London CEV Cup

First round
  • 18 teams compete in the first round
  • The teams are split into 6 groups, each one featuring three teams
  • Winner of each pool advance to the second round
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Hungary Fino Kaposvár 4 4 0 12 12 0 MAX 300 103 2.913 Second round
2 Albania Erzeni Shijakut 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 253 150 1.687
3 Croatia Mladost Zagreb[lower-alpha 1] (H) 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 0 300 0.000
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Notes:
  1. Mladost Zagreb withdrew from the competition due to the positive COVID-19 test results.[4]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep16:00Fino Kaposvár Hungary3–0Albania Erzeni Shijakut25–1625–1925–19  75–54Report
24 Sep18:00Erzeni Shijakut Albania0–3Hungary Fino Kaposvár18–2516–2515–25  49–75Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Romania CSM Arcada Galați (H) 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 189 107 1.766 Second round
2 Finland Ford Levoranta Sastamala 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 182 163 1.117
3 Croatia Ribola Kaštela[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 49 150 0.327
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Notes:
  1. Ribola Kaštela was not able to deliver the COVID-19 test results before their first match of the tournament. As a result, the Romanian team of CSM Arcada Galați claimed a 3–0 forfeit victory (25–0, 25–0, 25–0).[4]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep20:00Ford Levoranta Sastamala Finland3–0Croatia Ribola Kaštela25–1025–2225–17  75–49Report
24 Sep18:00CSM Arcada Galați Romania3–2Finland Ford Levoranta Sastamala28–2618–2525–1323–2520–18114–107Report

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel (H) 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 153 116 1.319 Second round
2 Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 128 132 0.970
3 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 120 153 0.784
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Sep20:30Stroitel Minsk Belarus0–3Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel25–2724–2614–25  63–78Report
23 Sep18:00Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands3–0Belarus Stroitel Minsk25–2325–1625–18  75–57Report
24 Sep18:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn25–2025–1625–17  75–53Report

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 4 4 0 12 12 3 4.000 375 325 1.154 Second round
2 Austria SK Zadruga Aich/Dob (H) 4 1 3 4 6 10 0.600 334 352 0.949
3 Bulgaria Neftochimik Burgas 4 1 3 2 6 11 0.545 368 400 0.920
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Sep20:15Neftochimik Burgas Bulgaria1–3Austria SK Zadruga Aich/Dob22–2519–2525–1620–25 86–91Report
28 Sep19:00Dynamo Moscow Russia3–1Bulgaria Neftochimik Burgas25–2132–3021–2525–22 103–98Report
29 Sep20:15SK Zadruga Aich/Dob Austria1–3Russia Dynamo Moscow23–2517–2525–1722–25 87–92Report
30 Sep20:15SK Zadruga Aich/Dob Austria2–3Bulgaria Neftochimik Burgas20–2525–1325–2118–2513–15101–99Report
1 Oct19:00Neftochimik Burgas Bulgaria1–3Russia Dynamo Moscow19–2523–2532–3011–25 85–105Report
2 Oct19:00Dynamo Moscow Russia3–0Austria SK Zadruga Aich/Dob25–1725–1725–21  75–55Report

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Switzerland Lindaren Volley Amriswil (H) 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 190 180 1.056 Second round
2 Belarus Shakhtior Soligorsk 2 1 1 3 5 5 1.000 211 200 1.055
3 Belgium Greenyard Maaseik 2 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 188 209 0.900
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Oct19:00Shakhtior Soligorsk Belarus2–3Switzerland Lindaren Volley Amriswil22–2518–2525–1325–168–1598–94Report
7 Oct19:00Greenyard Maaseik Belgium2–3Belarus Shakhtior Soligorsk25–2318–2525–2324–2614–16106–113Report
8 Oct19:00Lindaren Volley Amriswil Switzerland3–1Belgium Greenyard Maaseik25–2121–2525–1625–20 96–82Report

Pool F
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Itas Trentino (H) 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 105 1.429 Second round
2 Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 153 162 0.944
3 England IBB Polonia London 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 135 171 0.789
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep20:30IBB Polonia London England0–3Italy Itas Trentino16–2517–2515–25  48–75Report
30 Sep20:30Vojvodina Novi Sad Serbia3–1England IBB Polonia London21–2525–2125–2325–18 96–87Report
1 Oct20:30Itas Trentino Italy3–0Serbia Vojvodina Novi Sad25–1925–2025–18  75–57Report

Second round
  • 6 teams compete in the second round
  • The teams are split into 2 groups, each one featuring three teams
  • Winner of each pool advance to the League round
  • All times are local.

Pool G
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 51 2.941 League round
2 Romania CSM Arcada Galați (H) 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 126 75 1.680
3 Hungary Fino Kaposvár[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 0 150 0.000
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Notes:
  1. Fino Kaposvár withdrew from the competition due to the positive COVID-19 test results. Consequently, two remaining teams present at the tournament claimed a 3–0 forfeit victory (25–0, 25–0, 25–0).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Nov19:00Jastrzębski Węgiel Poland3–0Romania CSM Arcada Galați25–1825–1625–17  75–51Report

Pool H
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Itas Trentino 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 106 1.415 League round
2 Russia Dynamo Moscow 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 122 134 0.910
3 Switzerland Lindaren Volley Amriswil (H) 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 118 150 0.787
Source:
(H) Tournament host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct19:00Lindaren Volley Amriswil Switzerland0–3Russia Dynamo Moscow20–2521–2518–25  59–75Report
28 Oct19:00Dynamo Moscow Russia0–3Italy Itas Trentino18–2513–2516–25  47–75Report
29 Oct19:00Itas Trentino Italy3–0Switzerland Lindaren Volley Amriswil25–1925–2225–18  75–59Report

References
  1. "CEV Champions League to feature 65 teams!". CEV. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "The CEV Champions League Volley Drawing of Lots sets up great clashes". CEV. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "2020 CEV Champions League Volley 2021 – Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Cancelled Matches in the CEV Champions League Volley 1st Round". CEV. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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