2008–09 CEV Champions League

The CEV Champions League is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2008–09 season.

Teams of the 2008–2009

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:[1]

RankCountry Number of teamsTeams
1 Italy3 Trentino Volley
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza
2 Russia3 Dynamo Moscow
Zenit Kazan
Iskra Odintsovo (w/c)
3 Greece2 Iraklis Thessaloniki
Panathinaikos
4 Poland2 Skra Bełchatów
AZS Częstochowa
5 Spain1 Portol Palma Mallorca
6 France2 Paris Volley
Beauvais Oise
7 Belgium2 Knack Randstad Roeselare
Noliko Maaseik
8 Germany1 VfB Friedrichshafen
9 Austria1 aon hotVolleys Vienna
10 Czech Republic1 Jihostroj České Budějovice
11 Netherlands1 Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn
12 Turkey1 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
13 Slovenia1 ACH Volley Bled
14 Serbia1 OK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
21 Bulgaria1 CSKA Sofia (w/c)
25 Portugal1 Vitória SC (w/c)

Main Phase

24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st – 2nd ranked and four with best score 3rd teams ranked will qualify for the Play-off 1/8 finals. The 2 remaining 3rd ranked teams and the two 4th ranked teams with the best score move to CEV Cup. The remaining 4th ranked teams are eliminated.

Pool A

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 12 6 0 18 4 4.500 544 461 1.180
2 Poland AZS Częstochowa 9 3 3 12 10 1.200 496 475 1.044
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe İstanbul 9 3 3 10 12 0.833 476 513 0.928
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 0 6 4 18 0.222 476 543 0.877

November 5, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Iraklis Thessaloniki Greece 3–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 34:32 25:22 25:20    
Fenerbahçe İstanbul Turkey 3–0 Poland AZS Częstochowa 25:22 25:19 25:21    

November 11–12, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe İstanbul 23:25 23:25 25:23 21:25  
AZS Częstochowa Poland 2–3 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 21:25 20:25 25:23 25:23 11:15

December 9–10, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Poland AZS Częstochowa 23:25 16:25 25:20 20:25  
Iraklis Thessaloniki Greece 3–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe İstanbul 25:21 25:22 24:26 27:25  

December 17, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
AZS Częstochowa Poland 3–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 25:13 25:20 25:16    
Fenerbahçe İstanbul Turkey 0–3 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 17:25 7:25 11:25    

January 14, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Fenerbahçe İstanbul Turkey 3–2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 27:25 25:17 21:25 19:25 19:17
Iraklis Thessaloniki Greece 3–1 Poland AZS Częstochowa 25:22 18:25 25:17 25:23  

January 21, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
AZS Częstochowa Poland 3–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe İstanbul 25:21 25:23 25:19    
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–3 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 24:26 18:25 27:29    

Pool B

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 12 6 0 18 5 3.600 550 470 1.170
2 Belgium Noliko Maaseik 9 3 3 11 10 1.100 478 450 1.062
3 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 9 3 3 11 11 1.000 492 506 0.972
4 Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice 6 0 6 4 18 0.222 441 535 0.824

November 4–5, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Dynamo Moscow Russia 3–1 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 25:19 25:19 29:31 25:21  
Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic 1–3 Belgium Noliko Maaseik 14:25 23:25 27:25 24:26  

November 12, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Noliko Maaseik Belgium 2–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 20:25 21:25 25:19 25:20 11:15
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 3–2 Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice 23:25 25:19 25:23 20:25 15:11

December 10–11, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Dynamo Moscow Russia 3–0 Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice 25:13 25:17 25:21    
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 3–0 Belgium Noliko Maaseik 25:23 28:26 25:19    

December 17, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Noliko Maaseik Belgium 3–0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 25:18 25:10 25:23    
Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic 1–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 25:22 19:25 22:25 18:25  

January 13–14, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Dynamo Moscow Russia 3–0 Belgium Noliko Maaseik 25:21 25:19 25:17    
Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic 0–3 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 18:25 16:25 27:29    

January 21, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Noliko Maaseik Belgium 3–0 Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice 25:22 25:15 25:17    
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal 1–3 Russia Dynamo Moscow 22:25 19:25 25:20 20:25  

Pool C

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 11 5 1 16 6 2.667 535 458 1.168
2 Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare 10 4 2 13 7 1.857 467 453 1.031
3 Spain Pòrtol Palma Mallorca 9 3 3 9 10 0.900 427 437 0.977
4 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 6 0 6 3 18 0.167 429 510 0.841

November 5, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Knack Randstad Roeselare Belgium 3–0 Spain Pòrtol Palma Mallorca 25:20 28:26 29:27    
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Serbia 1–3 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 21:25 25:21 21:25 24:26  

November 12–13, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 3–1 Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare 25:15 25:17 20:25 25:20  
Pòrtol Palma Mallorca Spain 3–1 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 25:20 20:25 25:18 25:19  

December 10–11, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Knack Randstad Roeselare Belgium 3–0 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 25:18 25:16 25:19    
Pòrtol Palma Mallorca Spain 0–3 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 16:25 16:25 16:25    

December 16–17, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 3–0 Spain Pòrtol Palma Mallorca 27:25 28:26 25:10    
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Serbia 0–3 Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare 20:25 20:25 22:25    

January 13–14, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Serbia 0–3 Spain Pòrtol Palma Mallorca 20:25 22:25 17:25    
Knack Randstad Roeselare Belgium 3–1 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 25:21 25:21 19:25 30:28  

January 21, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 3–1 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 18:25 25:18 25:17 25:22  
Pòrtol Palma Mallorca Spain 3–0 Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare 25:21 25:19 25:19    

Pool D

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Italy Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza 11 5 1 17 9 1.889 619 548 1.130
2 Russia Zenit Kazan 10 4 2 14 9 1.556 529 503 1.052
3 France Paris Volley 8 2 4 10 13 0.769 523 545 0.960
4 Netherlands Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn 7 1 5 7 17 0.412 484 559 0.866

November 4–6, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Paris Volley France 1–3 Italy Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza 19:25 19:25 28:26 20:25  
Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn Netherlands 0–3 Russia Zenit Kazan 18:25 18:25 21:25    

November 11–12, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza Italy 3–1 Netherlands Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn 18:25 25:17 25:17 25:16  
Zenit Kazan Russia 3–0 France Paris Volley 25:23 25:23 25:21    

December 10–11, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza Italy 3–1 Russia Zenit Kazan 22:25 25:23 25:22 25:22  
Paris Volley France 3–0 Netherlands Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn 25:20 26:24 25:13    

December 18, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Zenit Kazan Russia 3–2 Italy Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza 16:25 26:24 25:23 19:25 15:13
Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn Netherlands 3–2 France Paris Volley 25:18 25:16 22:25 23:25 23:21

January 13–15, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Paris Volley France 3–1 Russia Zenit Kazan 26:24 25:20 18:25 25:18  
Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn Netherlands 2–3 Italy Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza 25:23 25:23 22:25 14:25 13:15

January 21, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Zenit Kazan Russia 3–1 Netherlands Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn 25:13 25:19 24:26 25:20  
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza Italy 3–1 France Paris Volley 26:28 25:19 25:19 31:29  

Pool E

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Italy Trentino Volley 12 6 0 18 3 6.000 510 411 1.241
2 Slovenia ACH Volley Bled 9 3 3 10 12 0.833 489 497 0.984
3 France Beauvais Oise 8 2 4 8 15 0.533 495 553 0.895
4 Austria aon hotVolleys Vienna 7 1 5 9 15 0.600 523 556 0.941

November 4, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Trentino Volley Italy 3–0 Slovenia ACH Volley Bled 25:17 25:18 25:20    
aon hotVolleys Vienna Austria 2–3 France Beauvais Oise 25:23 24:26 22:25 25:23 13:15

November 11–12, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Beauvais Oise France 0–3 Italy Trentino Volley 19:25 16:25 17:25    
ACH Volley Bled Slovenia 3–1 Austria aon hotVolleys Vienna 25:18 25:22 18:25 25:12  

December 10, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Trentino Volley Italy 3–0 Austria aon hotVolleys Vienna 25:18 25:17 25:17    
ACH Volley Bled Slovenia 3–1 France Beauvais Oise 21:25 25:16 25:18 25:15  

December 16–17, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Beauvais Oise France 1–3 Slovenia ACH Volley Bled 25:20 23:25 27:29 23:25  
aon hotVolleys Vienna Austria 2–3 Italy Trentino Volley 29:31 23:25 25:18 25:23 9:15

January 14, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
aon hotVolleys Vienna Austria 3–0 Slovenia ACH Volley Bled 25:22 25:23 25:16    
Trentino Volley Italy 3–0 France Beauvais Oise 25:20 25:17 25:19    

January 21, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Beauvais Oise France 3–1 Austria aon hotVolleys Vienna 28:26 23:25 26:24 26:24  
ACH Volley Bled Slovenia 1–3 Italy Trentino Volley 17:25 25:23 20:25 23:25  

Pool F

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 10 4 2 13 9 1.444 493 494 0.998
2 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 9 3 3 13 10 1.300 533 503 1.060
3 Poland Skra Bełchatów 9 3 3 9 10 0.900 424 436 0.972
4 Greece Panathinaikos Athens 8 2 4 9 15 0.600 536 553 0.969

November 4–5, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 3–0 Greece Panathinaikos Athens 27:25 26:24 25:20    
Skra Bełchatów Poland 0–3 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 22:25 22:25 18:25    

November 13, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Panathinaikos Athens Greece 0–3 Poland Skra Bełchatów 16:25 27:29 21:25    
VfB Friedrichshafen Germany 1–3 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 23:25 16:25 25:19 21:25  

December 10–11, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Skra Bełchatów Poland 3–0 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 25:22 25:22 25:17    
VfB Friedrichshafen Germany 2–3 Greece Panathinaikos Athens 26:28 28:30 25:21 25:19 10:15

December 17–18, 2008

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Panathinaikos Athens Greece 3–1 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 25:17 15:25 28:26 25:18  
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 3–0 Poland Skra Bełchatów 25:14 25:22 25:20    

January 13–14, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 1–3 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 25:23 19:25 15:25 22:25  
Skra Bełchatów Poland 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos Athens 25:21 25:23 17:25 25:17  

January 21, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Panathinaikos Athens Greece 2–3 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 25:17 28:30 25:17 20:25 13:15
VfB Friedrichshafen Germany 3–0 Poland Skra Bełchatów 25:22 25:20 25:18    

1 / 8 Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 5 – 3 Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul 3 – 0 2 – 3
ACH Volley Bled Slovenia 2 – 6 Russia Zenit Kazan 2 – 3 0 – 3
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza Italy 2 – 6 Poland AZS Częstochowa 2 – 3 0 – 3
Portol Palma Mallorca Spain 0 – 6 Italy Trentino Volley 0 – 3 0 – 3
Dynamo Moscow Russia 4 – 5 Poland Skra Bełchatów 3 – 2 1 – 3
Noliko Maaseik Belgium 1 – 6 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 1 – 3 0 – 3
Knack Randstad Roeselare Belgium 4 – 5 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 1 – 3 3 – 2
Vitória SC Portugal 2 – 6 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 0 – 3 2 – 3

First leg

February 11–12, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 3 – 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul 25:22 25:23 25:21    
ACH Volley Bled Slovenia 2 – 3 Russia Zenit Kazan 28:30 33:31 25:19 13:25 10:15
Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza Italy 2 – 3 Poland AZS Częstochowa 23:25 23:25 25:23 25:17 14:16
Portol Palma Mallorca Spain 0 – 3 Italy Trentino Volley 17:25 20:25 18:25    
Dynamo Moscow Russia 3 – 2 Poland Skra Bełchatów 25:21 22:25 25:23 28:30 15:13
Noliko Maaseik Belgium 1 – 3 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 21:25 25:20 16:25 23:25  
Knack Randstad Roeselare Belgium 1 – 3 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 27:25 20:25 15:25 21:25  
Vitória SC Portugal 0 – 3 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 23:25 23:25 19:25    

Second leg

February 18–19, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Fenerbahçe Istanbul Turkey 3 – 2 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 19:25 27:29 25:16 25:23 15:13
Zenit Kazan Russia 3 – 0 Slovenia ACH Volley Bled 25:18 25:20 25:19    
AZS Częstochowa Poland 3 – 0 Italy Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza 25:22 25:20 25:23    
Trentino Volley Italy 3 – 0 Spain Portol Palma Mallorca 25:13 25:14 25:19    
Skra Bełchatów Poland 3 – 1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 18:25 25:21 25:21 25:19  
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 3 – 0 Belgium Noliko Maaseik 25:16 25:21 25:21    
VfB Friedrichshafen Germany 2 – 3 Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare 25:16 22:25 25:22 22:25 11:15
Iraklis Thessaloniki Greece 3 – 2 Portugal Vitória SC 25:13 21:25 23:25 25:19 15:9

1 / 4 Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 5 – 3 Russia Zenit Kazan 3 – 0 2 – 3
AZS Częstochowa Poland 1 – 6 Italy Trentino Volley 1 – 3 0 – 3
Skra Bełchatów Poland 3 - 5 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 3 – 2 0 - 3
VfB Friedrichshafen Germany 0 – 6 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 0 – 3 0 – 3

First leg

March 3–4, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Italy 3 – 0 Russia Zenit Kazan 26:24 25:18 25:20    
AZS Częstochowa Poland 1 – 3 Italy Trentino Volley 25:22 21:25 17:25 18:25  
Skra Bełchatów Poland 3 – 2 Russia Iskra Odintsovo 25:27 25:15 25:23 23:25 17:15
VfB Friedrichshafen Germany 0 – 3 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 21:25 25:27 18:25    

Second leg

March 11–12, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Zenit Kazan Russia 3 – 2 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 20:25 25:23 23:25 25:20 15:11
Trentino Volley Italy 3 – 0 Poland AZS Częstochowa 25:19 25:14 25:12    
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 3 - 0 Poland Skra Bełchatów 25:20 25:18 25:16    
Iraklis Thessaloniki Greece 3 – 0 Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 25:18 25:20 28:26    

Final four

O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic, 4 & 5 April 2009

Semi Finals Final
4 April
 Russia Odintsovo  1  
 Greece Thessaloniki  3  
 
5 April
     Greece Thessaloniki  1
   Italy Trentino  3
3rd place
4 April 5 April
 Italy Trentino  3  Russia Odintsovo  3
 Italy Macerata  0    Italy Macerata  2

Semi-finals

April 4, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 1 - 3 Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 25:19 22:25 23:25 23:25  
Trentino Volley Italy 3 - 0 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 25:21 25:19 25:23    

3rd Place

April 5, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Iskra Odintsovo Russia 3 - 2 Italy Lube Banca Marche Macerata 25:23 25:23 28:30 21:25 17:15

Final

April 5, 2009

Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Iraklis Thessaloniki Greece 1 - 3 Italy Trentino Volley 12:25 25:21 24:26 22:25  

Individual awards Final Four

Winners:[2]

References

External links