CEV Women's Champions League
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League | |
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| Formerly | CEV Champions Cup (1960–2000) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Founded | 1960 (as CEV Champions Cup) |
| Administrator | CEV |
| No. of teams | 20 (group stage) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 VakıfBank Istanbul(3rd title) |
| Most titles |
 / Dinamo Moscow (11 titles) |
| Official website | CEV Champions League |
The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and was created in 1960 as CEV Champions Cup.[1][2] On 13 November 2000, it was officially presented in Florence under a new format and renamed CEV Champions League.[3]
Formula
The competition has changed its format since the first fourteen teams took part at the inaugural edition in 1960–61.[1] Through the Champions Cup era, as the number of participating teams has changed over time, the competition moved from an only knockout tournament to include a round-robin format between the final four competitors to determine the champion.
Since the competition became the Champions League, all participants are divided into groups, and a double round-robin takes place within each group. The best teams advance to the playoffs and one team is selected to be the host of the "Final four" (receiving a bye from the playoffs and qualifying directly to the final four). The teams paired for the playoffs play a double-elimination until three teams remain, these three teams join the final four host to play the semifinal, 3rd place match and final. The final four takes place between March and April.
History
- CEV Champions Cup (1960 to 2000)
- CEV Champions League (2000 to present)
Finals
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Titles by club
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | / WVC Dynamo Moscow |
11 | 5 | 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 |
| 2 | / Uralochka Ekaterinburg |
8 | 6 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95 |
| 3 |  Volley Bergamo |
7 | 1 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| 4 | Vakıfbank SK |
3 | 4 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow |
3 | 2 | 1965–66, 1966–67, 1985–86 |
| 6 | Olimpia Teodora Ravenna |
2 | 7 | 1987–88, 1991–92 |
| 7 |  RC Cannes |
2 | 2 | 2001–02, 2002–03 |
| 8 | Pallavolo Sirio Perugia |
2 | 1 | 2005–06, 2007–08 |
| 9 |  Rudá Hvězda Praha |
2 | - | 1975–76, 1979–80 |
 VC CSKA Sofia |
2 | - | 1978–79, 1983–84 | |
| Pallavolo Femminile Matera |
2 | - | 1992–93, 1995–96 | |
| 12 |  NIM-SE Budapest |
1 | 5 | 1972–73 |
| 13 | Levski Sofia |
1 | 3 | 1963–64 |
| 14 |  / HAOK Mladost |
1 | 2 | 1990–91 |
| 15 | Fenerbahçe |
1 | 1 | 2011–12 |
| Eczacıbaşı Istanbul |
1 | 1 | 2014–15 | |
| 17 | Burevestnik Odessa |
1 | - | 1961–62 |
 Traktor Schwerin |
1 | - | 1977–78 | |
| ADK Alma-Ata |
1 | - | 1984–85 | |
| OK Dubrovnik |
1 | - | 1997–98 | |
| Volley Modena |
1 | - | 2000–01 | |
 CV Tenerife |
1 | - | 2003–04 | |
| WVC Dynamo Kasan |
1 | - | 2013–14 | |
| Volley Casalmaggiore |
1 | - | 2015–16 | |
| 25 |  AZS AWF Warsaw |
- | 2 | |
| SC Dynamo Berlin |
- | 2 | ||
| Tatran Střešovice |
- | 2 | ||
 Telekom Baku |
- | 2 | ||
| 29 | Slavia Sofia |
- | 1 | |
 DVC Dokkum |
- | 1 | ||
| Vasas SC |
- | 1 | ||
| CV Murcia |
- | 1 | ||
| Virtus Reggio Calabria |
- | 1 | ||
| Asystel Volley |
- | 1 | ||
| VC Zarechie Odintsovo |
- | 1 | ||
| Futura Volley Busto Arsizio |
- | 1 | ||
| Imoco Volley |
- | 1 |
Titles by country
For the purpose of keeping historical event accuracy, historical countries names are used in this table.
| Rank | Country | Champion  |
Runner-up  |
3rd place  |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
22 (1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90) | 7 (1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1987–88, 1990–91) | - | 29 |
| 2 | Italy |
15 (1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16) | 13 (1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2014–15, 2016–17) | 8 (1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13) | 36 |
| 3 | Turkey |
5 (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17) | 6 (1979–80, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16) | 5 (1999–00, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17) | 16 |
| 4 | Russia |
3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14) | 7 (1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09) | 4 (1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2011–12) | 14 |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
3 (1963–64, 1978–79, 1983–84) | 4 (1961–62, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81) | - | 7 |
| 6 | France |
2 (2001–02, 2002–03) | 2 (2005–06, 2011–12) | 4 (1996–97, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2009–10) | 8 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
2 (1975–76, 1979–80) | 2 (1970–71, 1971–72) | 1 (1982–83) | 5 |
| 8 | Hungary |
1 (1972–73) | 6 (1969–70, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83) | 2 (1979–80, 1984–85) | 9 |
| 9 | East Germany |
1 (1977–78) | 2 (1963–64, 1964–65) | 7 (1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1997–88, 1988–89) | 10 |
| 10 | Croatia |
1 (1997–98) | 2 (1991–92, 1993–94) | - | 3 |
| 11 | Spain |
1 (2003–04) | 1 (1994–95) | 3 (2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07) | 5 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia |
1 (1990–91) | - | - | 1 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan |
- | 2 (2010–11, 2012–13) | 1 (2013–14) | 3 |
| Poland |
- | 2 (1960–61, 1962–63) | 1 (1977–78) | 3 | |
| 15 | Netherlands |
- | 1 (1981–82) | 1 (1975–76) | 2 |
| 16 |  Ukraine |
- | - | 2 (1994–95, 1995–96) | 2 |
 West Germany |
- | - | 2 (1981–82, 1983–84) | 2 | |
| 18 |  Albania |
- | - | 1 (1989–90) | 1 |
MVP by edition
- 2001–02 – Victoria Ravva (FRA)
- 2002–03 – Victoria Ravva (FRA)
- 2003–04 – Elena Godina (RUS)
- 2004–05 – Lioubov Sokolova (RUS)
- 2005–06 – Victoria Ravva (FRA)
- 2006–07 – Angelina Grün (GER)
- 2007–08 – Simona Gioli (ITA)
- 2008–09 – Serena Ortolani (ITA)
- 2009–10 – Francesca Piccinini (ITA)
- 2010–11 – Małgorzata Glinka (POL)
- 2011–12 –
Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR) - 2012–13 –
Jovana Brakočević (SRB) - 2013–14 – Ekaterina Gamova (RUS)
- 2014–15 –
Jordan Larson (USA) - 2015–16 – Francesca Piccinini (ITA)
- 2016–17 –
Zhu Ting (CHN)
References
- 1 2 "CEV European Volleyball History Book I (1947-1991)". CEV. pp. 115–116 (section 'Competitions'). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "CEV 40th Anniversary Book - European Cups". CEV. pp. 13 (last paragraph). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "CEV European Volleyball History Book II (1992-2000)". CEV. pp. 510 (section 'Opening of the meeting by the President'). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ CEV: Fenerbahce and a Korean star named Kim shine in Baku
- ↑ CEV: Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins second Champions League title with perfect record
- ↑ "European Cups" (PDF). CEV. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "CEV 40th Anniversary Book - European Cups". CEV. pp. 49–65. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "Palmarès Ligue des champions (F)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2017.