Salonpas Cup

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The Salonpas Cup (sometimes called Torneio Internacional de Vôlei Feminino or Women's Volleyball International Cup) is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Brazil by clubs from several countries, organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation^[1] and recognized by FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball).^[2] The competition is named after Salonpas, a product made by the Japanese company Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc, which is the tournament's sponsor.^[1]

1 Competition format
2 Participating teams
3 List of champions
4 Titles by team
5 Titles by country
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Competition format

In 2007, the six participating clubs play against each other once. The four best placed teams qualify to the semifinals, when the first placed team play against the fourth placed team and the second placed team play against the third placed team. The winners play the final and the losers plays the third-place playoff.^[3]

[edit] Participating teams

[edit] 2001 edition

BCN/Osasco (Brazil)
Rexona (Brazil)
MRV/Minas (Brazil)

Hisamitsu Spring Attackers (Japan)
Club Italia Ravena (Italy)
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Argentina)

[edit] 2002 edition

BCN/Osasco (Brazil)
MRV/Minas (Brazil)
Rexona (Brazil)

Hisamitsu Springs (Japan)
Washington D.C. (United States)
La Rochete France (France)

[edit] 2003 edition

MRV/Minas (Brazil)
ACF/Campos (Brazil)
Blue Life/Pinheiros (Brazil)
Brazilian youngsters national team

Hisamitsu Springs (Japan)
Sucre Team (Bolivia)
Boricuas Club Team (Puerto Rico)
Dames Volley Avo Melsle (Belgium)

[edit] 2004 edition

Finasa/Osasco (Brazil)
MRV/Minas (Brazil)
Rexona/Ades (Brazil)

Club de Regatas Lima (Peru)
Habana Club (Cuba)
USC-Munster (Germany)

[edit] 2005 edition

Minas Tênis Clube (Brazil)
Finasa/Osasco (Brazil)
Rexona/Ades (Brazil)

All Stars Belgian (Belgium)
Habana Club (Cuba)
Club Proyecto Nacional (Dominican Republic)

[edit] 2006 edition

Rexona-Ades (Brazil)
Finasa/Osasco (Brazil)
Cimed/Macaé (Brazil)

Hisamitsu Springs (Japan)
Schweriner SC (Germany)
River Plate (Argentina)

[edit] 2007 edition

Rexona-Ades (Brazil)
Finasa/Osasco (Brazil)
Fiat/Minas (Brazil)

CV Tenerife (Spain)
Club ADO (Chile)
Winiary Kalisz (Poland)

[edit] List of champions

Year	Venue	Champion	Score	Runner-up
2001	Salvador, Brazil	BCN/Osasco ( Brazil)	-	Club Italia Ravena ( Italy)
2002	Fortaleza, Brazil	BCN/Osasco ( Brazil)	3-2	MRV/Minas ( Brazil)
2003	João Pessoa, Brazil Natal, Brazil Recife, Brazil	Blue Life/Pinheiros ( Brazil)	3-2	ACF/Campos ( Brazil)
2004	São Paulo, Brazil	Rexona/Ades ( Brazil)	3-0	Finasa/Osasco ( Brazil)
2005	São Paulo, Brazil	Finasa/Osasco ( Brazil)	3-0	Rexona/Ades ( Brazil)
2006	São Paulo, Brazil	Rexona/Ades ( Brazil)	3-0	Finasa/Osasco ( Brazil)
2007	São Paulo, Brazil	Rexona/Ades ( Brazil)	3-1	Finasa/Osasco ( Brazil)