2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League

The 2020–21 CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2020–21 season and the 61st edition.

2020–2021 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 September – 14 October 2020
Main tournament:
24 November 2020 – 1 May 2021
Number of teams29 (13 qual. + 16 main tourn.)
Finals championsItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
  Runners-upTurkey Vakifbank Istanbul
Finals MVPItaly Paola Egonu

Qualification

A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 17 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions and 3 teams qualify from the qualification rounds.[1][2]

Format
League round

A round-robin format (two single round-robin tournaments held in ‘bio-secure bubbles’ at two different venues in each pool) 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.[3][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:[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.[3]

Pool composition

Drawing of lots for the league round was held on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg City.[5] 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).[1][6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Vakıfbank Istanbul (Turkey 1)
Imoco Volley Conegliano (Italy 1)
Dinamo-Ak Bars (Russia 1)
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (Turkey 2)
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (Italy 2)

Chemik Police (Poland 1)
ASPTT Mulhouse (France 1)
Lokomotiv Kaliningrad (Russia 2)
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów (Poland 2)
Nantes VB (France 2)

SSC Palmberg Schwerin (Germany 1)
Maritza Plovdiv (Bulgaria 1)
VK UP Olomouc (Czech 1)
LP Salo (Finland 1)
Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Turkey 3)

Igor Gorgonzola Novara (Italy 3)
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (Russia 3)
N/A Winner from Qualification
N/A Winner from Qualification
N/A Winner from Qualification

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Imoco Volley Conegliano Vakifbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Dinamo-Ak Bars
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Nantes VB ASPTT Mulhouse Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
SSC Palmberg Schwerin Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Maritza Plovdiv LP Salo VK UP Olomouc
N/A Winner from Qualification
 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg N/A Winner from Qualification
 N/A Winner from Qualification
 Igor Gorgonzola Novara

After drawing of lots, LP Salo[7] and Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg[8] announced their withdrawal from the competition. The drawing of lots changes as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Imoco Volley Conegliano Vakifbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Dinamo-Ak Bars
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Nantes VB ASPTT Mulhouse Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
SSC Palmberg Schwerin Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Maritza Plovdiv Allianz MTV Stuttgart VK UP Olomouc
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
 Calcit Volley Kamnik
 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
 Russia Dinamo Moscow
 Igor Gorgonzola Novara

League round

The league round started on 24 November 2020.

  • All times are local.

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 542 509 1.065 Quarterfinals
2 Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 6 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 523 479 1.092
3 Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin 6 3 3 8 10 12 0.833 467 484 0.965
4 Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 6 1 5 5 8 16 0.500 513 573 0.895
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec17:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–2Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio25–1811–2525–1923–2517–15101–102Report
1 Dec20:30SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–1Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów25–2725–1825–1825–18 100–81Report
2 Dec17:30SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany1–3Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci25–1919–2520–2521–25 85–94Report
2 Dec20:30Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland2–3Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio17–2522–2525–1925–2214–16103–107Report
3 Dec17:30Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Italy0–3Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin24–2614–2522–25  60–76Report
3 Dec20:30Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland0–3Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci23–2518–2516–25  57–75Report
2 Feb17:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy2–3Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio18–2525–2114–2525–1810–1592–104Report
2 Feb20:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–2Poland Developres SkyRes Rzeszów25–1822–2523–2526–2415–7111–99Report
3 Feb17:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland0–3Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio23–2522–2517–25  62–75Report
3 Feb20:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany0–3Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci22–2513–2515–25  50–75Report
4 Feb17:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Poland3–1Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci33–3525–2225–2228–26 111–105Report
4 Feb20:00Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Italy3–0Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin25–2025–1325–12  75–45Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 337 1.404 Quarterfinals
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 6 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 455 412 1.104
3 France Nantes VB 6 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 389 447 0.870
4 Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 372 493 0.755
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec18:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano18–2517–2515–25  50–75Report
8 Dec20:30Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Turkey3–0France Nantes VB25–1625–1825–15  75–49Report
9 Dec18:00Nantes VB France0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano19–2511–2516–25  46–75Report
9 Dec20:30Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Turkey3–1Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik25–1620–2526–2425–17 96–82Report
10 Dec18:00Nantes VB France3–0Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik25–2225–1925–20  75–61Report
10 Dec20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul25–1425–1925–19  75–52Report
26 Jan18:00Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Turkey3–0France Nantes VB25–2225–1625–20  75–58Report
26 Jan20:30Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano21–2511–2511–25  43–75Report
27 Jan18:00Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Turkey3–0Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik25–1325–1825–20  75–51Report
27 Jan20:30Nantes VB France0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano20–2520–2524–26  64–76Report
28 Jan18:00Nantes VB France3–1Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik22–2525–1925–2025–21 97–85Report
28 Jan20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–1Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul25–1922–2525–2125–17 97–82Report

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Vakifbank Istanbul 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 498 352 1.415 Quarterfinals
2 Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 6 4 2 11 12 10 1.200 497 477 1.042
3 France ASPTT Mulhouse 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 418 462 0.905
4 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 6 0 6 1 6 18 0.333 452 574 0.787
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland0–3Turkey Vakifbank Istanbul23–2517–2522–25  62–75Report
24 Nov20:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria0–3France ASPTT Mulhouse17–2519–2513–25  49–75Report
25 Nov18:00Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria2–3Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź18–2525–2025–2017–2510–1595–105Report
25 Nov20:30ASPTT Mulhouse France0–3Turkey Vakifbank Istanbul18–2516–2518–25  52–75Report
26 Nov18:00ASPTT Mulhouse France0–3Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź20–2523–2520–25  63–75Report
26 Nov20:30Vakifbank Istanbul Turkey3–1Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–925–1023–2525–16 98–60Report
2 Feb18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland0–3Turkey Vakifbank Istanbul21–2519–2520–25  60–75Report
2 Feb20:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria1–3France ASPTT Mulhouse23–2525–2222–2522–25 92–97Report
3 Feb18:00ASPTT Mulhouse France0–3Turkey Vakifbank Istanbul15–2513–2518–25  46–75Report
3 Feb20:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria1–3Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź24–2618–2525–2317–25 84–99Report
4 Feb18:00Vakifbank Istanbul Turkey3–1Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–1125–2025–2725–14 100–72Report
4 Feb20:30ASPTT Mulhouse France1–3Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź23–2519–2525–2118–25 85–96Report

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 544 442 1.231 Quarterfinals
2 Russia Dinamo Moscow 6 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 484 505 0.958
3 Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart 6 2 4 7 10 14 0.714 503 540 0.931
4 Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 6 1 5 4 5 15 0.333 426 470 0.906
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec17:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–2Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad25–2313–2527–2925–2317–15107–115Report
8 Dec20:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany2–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul25–2225–2117–2521–259–1597–108Report
9 Dec17:30Dinamo Moscow Russia2–3Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart27–2925–1325–2214–2511–15102–104Report
9 Dec20:00Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Russia0–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul17–2522–2522–25  61–75Report
10 Dec17:30Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Russia3–0Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart25–2325–2025–20  75–63Report
10 Dec20:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey3–0Russia Dinamo Moscow25–1825–2025–14  75–52Report
2 Feb16:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany2–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul32–3023–2525–2214–259–15103–117Report
2 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–0Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad25–2025–1325–23  75–56Report
3 Feb16:00Dinamo Moscow Russia3–0Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart25–2125–2025–20  75–61Report
3 Feb19:00Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Russia0–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul20–2519–2517–25  56–75Report
4 Feb16:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey3–1Russia Dinamo Moscow25–1619–2525–1425–18 94–73Report
4 Feb19:00Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Russia0–3Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart23–2519–2521–25  63–75Report

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 557 463 1.203 Quarterfinals
2 Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 6 4 2 13 15 6 2.500 484 437 1.108
3 Russia Dinamo-Ak Bars 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 445 464 0.959
4 Czech Republic VK UP Olomouc 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 374 496 0.754
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov17:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–0Russia Dinamo-Ak Bars25–1925–2225–13  75–54Report
24 Nov20:30VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic0–3Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police18–2519–2518–25  55–75Report
25 Nov17:30VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara17–2525–2720–25  62–77Report
25 Nov20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police Poland3–0Russia Dinamo-Ak Bars25–2125–2225–18  75–61Report
26 Nov17:30Dinamo-Ak Bars Russia3–0Czech Republic VK UP Olomouc25–1825–1725–20  75–55Report
26 Nov20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police Poland2–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara25–2722–2525–2125–216–15103–109Report
2 Feb17:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Russia Dinamo-Ak Bars30–2822–2525–2225–20 102–95Report
2 Feb20:30VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic0–3Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police12–2523–2517–25  52–75Report
3 Feb17:30VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic1–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara15–2525–228–2523–25 71–97Report
3 Feb20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police Poland3–0Russia Dinamo-Ak Bars28–2625–2025–17  78–63Report
4 Feb17:30Dinamo-Ak Bars Russia3–1Czech Republic VK UP Olomouc25–1822–2525–2125–15 97–79Report
4 Feb20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police Poland1–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara19–2525–2218–2516–25 78–97Report

First place ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 337 1.404
2 Turkey Vakifbank Istanbul 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 498 352 1.415
3 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 557 463 1.203
4 Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 544 442 1.231
5 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 542 509 1.065
Source:

Second place ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 6 4 2 13 15 6 2.500 484 437 1.108 Quarterfinals
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 6 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 455 412 1.104
3 Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 6 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 523 479 1.092
4 Russia Dinamo Moscow 6 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 484 505 0.958
5 France ASPTT Mulhouse 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 418 462 0.905
Source:

Playoffs
# Cup 1 Cup 2
1Italy Imoco Volley ConeglianoItaly Savino Del Bene Scandicci
2Turkey Vakıfbank IstanbulPoland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
3Italy Igor Gorgonzola NovaraTurkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul
4Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA IstanbulItaly Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
           
1E Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3 3
2B Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 1 1
1E Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0 0
1B Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 3 3
1B Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 3 3
1A Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 2 0
1B Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 3
1C Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 2
1C Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 3 3
2E Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 0 0
1C Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul 2 3
2A Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 3 0
1D Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 1 1
2A Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 3 3
  • All times are local.

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Turkey 0–6 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 1–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy 1–5 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 2–3 0–3
Grupa Azoty Chemik Police Poland 0–6 Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Italy 6–0 Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–1 3–1

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Feb17:00Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Turkey1–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara25–1912–2519–2525–27 81–96Report
24 Feb17:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy2–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano25–1727–2930–2823–2515–17120–116Report
25 Feb18:00Grupa Azoty Chemik Police Poland0–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul9–2515–2520–25  44–75Report
25 Feb18:00Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Italy3–1Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul25–1915–2525–1728–26 93–87Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Mar19:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Turkey Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul25–1625–1816–2525–11 91–70Report
3 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–0Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci25–2025–1725–20  75–57Report
4 Mar17:00VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey3–0Poland Grupa Azoty Chemik Police25–2125–1325–13  75–47Report
4 Mar19:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey1–3Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio23–2522–2525–2226–28 96–100Report

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 0–6 Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano 0–3 0–3
Vakıfbank Istanbul Turkey 4–2 Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 2–3 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar21:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy0–3Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano21–2518–2517–25  56–75Report
17 Mar20:00VakıfBank Istanbul Turkey2–3Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio25–2025–1721–2513–2513–1597–102Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–0Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara25–1525–2325–20  75–58Report
24 Mar18:00Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Italy0–3Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul13–2515–2515–25  43–75Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 May17:00Imoco Volley Conegliano Italy3–2Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul22–2525–2223–2525–2315–12110–107Report

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