The 2022–23 CEV Cup was the 51st edition of the second most important European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.[1]

2022–23 CEV Cup
LeagueCEV Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration11 October 2022 – 5 April 2023
Number of matches70
Number of teams43
Total attendance75,560
Average attendance1,079
Finals
ChampionsItaly Valsa Group Modena
Finals MVPTurkey Adis Lagumdzija
CEV Cup seasons

This year’s edition of the CEV Cup consisted of 43 teams, of which 30 teams qualified directly for the CEV Cup; 9 teams were the losers from the Champions League qualification phase; and the remaining 4 joined the rest in the quarterfinals, being transferred there from the Champions League group stage as the 3rd placed teams in their respective pools.

After losing the first leg of the final, Valsa Group Modena won the second leg and the golden set against Knack Roeselare to win the fourth title of the CEV Cup. Adis Lagumdzija was named MVP of the final match.[2]

Participating teams edit

The drawing of lots was held on 28 June 2022 in Luxembourg City.[3]

Rank[4] Country Number of teams Teams
1   Turkey 3 Fenerbahçe, Arkas İzmir, Galatasaray
3   France 4 Chaumont VB 52, Narbonne Volley, Arago de Sète, Montpellier HSC VB
4   Italy 2 Valsa Group Modena, Bluenergy Daiko Volley Piacenza
5   Czech Republic 4 Lvi Praha, Jihostroj České Budějovice, Dukla Liberec, ČEZ Karlovarsko
7   Belgium 3 Greenyard Maaseik, Caruur Volley Gent, Knack Roeselare
8   Romania 3 CS Arcada Galați, Dinamo București, SCM Craiova
9   Switzerland 3 Lindaren Volley Amriswil, Chênois Genève, Volley Schönenwerd
10   Bulgaria 1 Neftochimic Burgas
11   Finland 2 Ford Levoranta Sastamala, Savo Volley
12   Austria 2 SK Zadruga Aich/Dob, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
13   Netherlands 2 Dynamo Apeldoorn, Lycurgus Groningen
14   Serbia 3 Crvena Zvezda Beograd, Partizan Beograd, Radnički Kragujevac
16   Hungary 1 Fino Kaposvár
18   Germany 2 SVG Lüneburg, WWK Volleys Herrsching
20   Croatia 2 Mladost Zagreb, Mursa Osijek
23   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Mladost Brčko
25   Montenegro 1 OK Budva
26   Slovenia 2 Calcit Kamnik, ACH Volley Ljubljana
27   Poland 1 PGE Skra Bełchatów
33   North Macedonia 1 Strumica Nikob

Format edit

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd Finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th Finals → 8th Finals → Playoffs → 4th Finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semifinals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.

Qualification round edit

32nd Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Mladost Brčko   0–6   Crvena Zvezda Beograd 0–3 0–3
OK Budva   0–6   SVG Lüneburg 0–3 1–3
Strumica Nikob   1–5   Mursa Osijek 2–3 1–3
SK Zadruga Aich/Dob   1–5   Calcit Kamnik 1–3 2–3
Dynamo Apeldoorn   0–6   PGE Skra Bełchatów 0–3 0–3
CS Arcada Galați   4–2   Radnički Kragujevac 3–0 2–3
Lindaren Volley Amriswil   3–3[a]   WWK Volleys Herrsching 2–3 3–2 15–11
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Oct 19:00 Mladost Brčko   0–3   Crvena Zvezda Beograd 13–25 19–25 12–25     44–75 Report
12 Oct 18:00 OK Budva   0–3   SVG Lüneburg 14–25 19–25 10–25     43–75 Report
11 Oct 19:00 Strumica Nikob   2–3   Mursa Osijek 22–25 25–23 12–25 25–22 16–18 100–113 Report
19 Oct 19:00 SK Zadruga Aich/Dob   1–3   Calcit Kamnik 24–26 19–25 27–25 21–25   91–101 Report
19 Oct 19:30 Dynamo Apeldoorn   0–3   PGE Skra Bełchatów 16–25 13–25 19–25     48–75 Report
19 Oct 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   3–0   Radnički Kragujevac 25–22 25–20 25–20     75–62 Report
19 Oct 20:00 WWK Volleys Herrsching   2–3   Lindaren Volley Amriswil 23–25 22–25 25–18 25–22 11–15 106–105 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Oct 17:00 Crvena Zvezda Beograd   3–0   Mladost Brčko 25–6 25–14 25–12     75–32 Report
19 Oct 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   3–1   OK Budva 25–12 25–19 26–28 25–18   101–77 Report
19 Oct 19:00 Mursa Osijek   3–1   Strumica Nikob 21–25 25–17 25–19 25–15   96–76 Report
26 Oct 17:00 Calcit Kamnik   3–2   SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 25–20 25–23 18–25 21–25 15–11 104–104 Report
26 Oct 20:15 PGE Skra Bełchatów   3–0   Dynamo Apeldoorn 25–18 25–16 25–19     75–53 Report
26 Oct 18:00 Radnički Kragujevac   3–2   CS Arcada Galați 25–23 18–25 25–18 18–25 18–16 104–107 Report
26 Oct 19:00 Lindaren Volley Amriswil   2–3   WWK Volleys Herrsching 22–25 23–25 25–23 27–25 6–15 103–113 Report
Golden set Lindaren Volley Amriswil   15–11   WWK Volleys Herrsching

Main phase edit

16th Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Calcit Kamnik   3–3   Lycurgus Groningen 3–0 0–3 13–15
SVG Lüneburg   4–2   Dinamo București 2–3 3–0
Caruur Volley Gent   1–5   Arkas İzmir 2–3 1–3
Ford Levoranta Sastamala   0–6   Valsa Group Modena 0–3 1–3
Galatasaray   6–0   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–0 3–0
Dukla Liberec   0–6   Chênois Genève 1–3 1–3
Arago de Sète   0–6   Narbonne Volley 1–3 0–3
PGE Skra Bełchatów   5–1   Chaumont VB 52 3–2 3–0
Lindaren Volley Amriswil   5–1   Partizan Beograd 3–2 3–1
Mladost Zagreb   0–6   Greenyard Maaseik 0–3 0–3
Volley Schönenwerd   5–1   Fino Kaposvár 3–0 3–2
Mursa Osijek   0–6   Jihostroj České Budějovice 0–3 0–3
Crvena Zvezda Beograd   2–4   Savo Volley 3–2 1–3
CS Arcada Galați   6–0   Neftochimic Burgas 3–1 3–0
Piacenza   6–0   Lvi Praha 3–0 3–1
SCM Craiova   3–3   Fenerbahçe 3–1 0–3 11–15

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 20:00 Calcit Kamnik   3–0   Lycurgus Groningen 25–15 25–19 25–17     75–51 Report
9 Nov 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   2–3   Dinamo București 25–22 25–23 19–25 21–25 9–15 99–110 Report
9 Nov 20:30 Caruur Volley Gent   2–3   Arkas İzmir 23–25 25–21 23–25 25–20 10–15 106–106 Report
10 Nov 18:30 Ford Levoranta Sastamala   0–3   Valsa Group Modena 18–25 22–25 21–25     61–75 Report
9 Nov 19:30 Galatasaray   3–0   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 25–19 25–17 25–23     75–59 Report
8 Nov 18:00 Dukla Liberec   1–3   Chênois Genève 26–24 20–25 22–25 23–25   91–99 Report
8 Nov 20:00 Arago de Sète   1–3   Narbonne Volley 13–25 25–19 20–25 17–25   75–94 Report
10 Nov 18:00 PGE Skra Bełchatów   3–2   Chaumont VB 52 25–23 25–23 22–25 23–25 15–10 110–106 Report
9 Nov 19:00 Lindaren Volley Amriswil   3–2   Partizan Beograd 25–15 25–23 24–26 17–25 15–9 106–98 Report
9 Nov 16:30 Mladost Zagreb   0–3   Greenyard Maaseik 23–25 16–25 23–25     62–75 Report
9 Nov 19:30 Volley Schönenwerd   3–0   Fino Kaposvár 25–17 25–20 25–21     75–58 Report
9 Nov 19:00 Mursa Osijek   0–3   Jihostroj České Budějovice 17–25 15–25 23–25     55–75 Report
8 Nov 16:30 Crvena Zvezda Beograd   3–2   Savo Volley 25–18 29–27 24–26 23–25 15–10 116–106 Report
9 Nov 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   3–1   Neftochimic Burgas 25–16 24–26 25–17 25–21   99–80 Report
9 Nov 20:30 Piacenza   3–0   Lvi Praha 25–21 25–19 25–20     75–60 Report
9 Nov 18:00 SCM Craiova   3–1   Fenerbahçe 18–25 27–25 25–22 25–23   95–95 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov 20:00 Lycurgus Groningen   3–0   Calcit Kamnik 25–19 25–23 25–20     75–62 Report
Golden set Lycurgus Groningen   15–13   Calcit Kamnik
16 Nov 19:00 Dinamo București   0–3   SVG Lüneburg 23–25 23–25 20–25     66–75 Report
16 Nov 19:00 Arkas İzmir   3–1   Caruur Volley Gent 25–19 19–25 25–17 25–17   94–78 Report
16 Nov 20:30 Valsa Group Modena   3–1   Ford Levoranta Sastamala 21–25 25–20 25–20 25–18   96–83 Report
15 Nov 19:00 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel   0–3   Galatasaray 26–28 22–25 21–25     69–78 Report
16 Nov 20:00 Chênois Genève   3–1   Dukla Liberec 25–18 25–18 13–25 25–18   88–79 Report
16 Nov 19:30 Narbonne Volley   3–0   Arago de Sète 25–15 25–18 25–23     75–56 Report
16 Nov 20:00 Chaumont VB 52   0–3   PGE Skra Bełchatów 21–25 17–25 27–29     65–79 Report
16 Nov 18:00 Partizan Beograd   1–3   Lindaren Volley Amriswil 21–25 23–25 26–24 21–25   91–99 Report
16 Nov 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   3–0   Mladost Zagreb 25–22 25–22 26–24     76–68 Report
16 Nov 18:00 Fino Kaposvár   2–3   Volley Schönenwerd 23–25 25–20 21–25 26–24 11–15 106–109 Report
15 Nov 17:00 Jihostroj České Budějovice   3–0   Mursa Osijek 25–19 25–17 25–14     75–50 Report
16 Nov 19:00 Savo Volley   3–1   Crvena Zvezda Beograd 22–25 25–18 25–22 27–25   99–90 Report
16 Nov 18:00 Neftochimic Burgas   0–3   CS Arcada Galați 18–25 19–25 22–25     59–75 Report
15 Nov 18:00 Lvi Praha   1–3   Piacenza 19–25 26–28 25–23 21–25   91–101 Report
16 Nov 19:00 Fenerbahçe   3–0   SCM Craiova 25–15 25–14 25–18     75–47 Report
Golden set Fenerbahçe   15–11   SCM Craiova

8th Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lycurgus Groningen   1–5   SVG Lüneburg 2–3 0–3
Arkas İzmir   0–6   Valsa Group Modena 0–3 0–3
Galatasaray   4–2   Chênois Genève 2–3 3–0
Narbonne Volley   1–5   PGE Skra Bełchatów 0–3 2–3
Lindaren Volley Amriswil   1–5   Greenyard Maaseik 2–3 0–3
Volley Schönenwerd   1–5   Jihostroj České Budějovice 1–3 2–3
Savo Volley   0–6   CS Arcada Galați 1–3 1–3
Piacenza   6–0   Fenerbahçe 3–1 3–1

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec 20:00 Lycurgus Groningen   2–3   SVG Lüneburg 15–25 16–25 25–18 25–21 12–15 93–104 Report
30 Nov 19:00 Arkas İzmir   0–3   Valsa Group Modena 20–25 25–27 18–25     63–77 Report
29 Nov 20:00 Galatasaray   2–3   Chênois Genève 22–25 26–24 25–23 19–25 13–15 105–112 Report
29 Nov 19:30 Narbonne Volley   0–3   PGE Skra Bełchatów 19–25 20–25 22–25     61–75 Report
30 Nov 19:00 Lindaren Volley Amriswil   2–3   Greenyard Maaseik 29–27 25–18 22–25 22–25 19–21 117–116 Report
30 Nov 19:30 Volley Schönenwerd   1–3   Jihostroj České Budějovice 25–15 22–25 18–25 22–25   87–90 Report
30 Nov 18:30 Savo Volley   1–3   CS Arcada Galați 27–25 21–25 15–25 20–25   83–100 Report
30 Nov 20:30 Piacenza   3–1   Fenerbahçe 25–13 24–26 25–15 25–20   99–74 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Dec 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   3–0   Lycurgus Groningen 25–22 25–17 25–20     75–59 Report
14 Dec 20:30 Valsa Group Modena   3–0   Arkas İzmir 25–19 25–16 25–15     75–50 Report
14 Dec 20:00 Chênois Genève   0–3   Galatasaray 14–25 22–25 22–25     58–75 Report
14 Dec 16:00 PGE Skra Bełchatów   3–2   Narbonne Volley 25–19 22–25 22–25 25–20 15–11 109–100 Report
14 Dec 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   3–0   Lindaren Volley Amriswil 25–15 25–14 25–17     75–46 Report
13 Dec 18:00 Jihostroj České Budějovice   3–2   Volley Schönenwerd 22–25 25–21 25–18 18–25 15–10 105–99 Report
14 Dec 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   3–1   Savo Volley 25–15 28–30 25–18 25–21   103–84 Report
14 Dec 16:00 Fenerbahçe   1–3   Piacenza 25–22 23–25 24–26 19–25   91–98 Report

Playoffs edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
SVG Lüneburg   2–4   Valsa Group Modena 3–2 1–3
Galatasaray   1–5   PGE Skra Bełchatów 1–3 2–3
Greenyard Maaseik   3–3   Jihostroj České Budějovice 3–1 0–3 15–9
CS Arcada Galați   0–6   Piacenza 0–3 1–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jan 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   3–2   Valsa Group Modena 25–19 26–28 28–26 18–25 17–15 114–113 Report
10 Jan 20:00 Galatasaray   1–3   PGE Skra Bełchatów 20–25 25–17 22–25 21–25   88–92 Report
11 Jan 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   3–1   Jihostroj České Budějovice 25–22 20–25 25–17 25–22   95–86 Report
10 Jan 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   0–3   Piacenza 24–26 22–25 18–25     64–76 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Jan 20:30 Valsa Group Modena   3–1   SVG Lüneburg 27–25 23–25 25–17 25–21   100–88 Report
26 Jan 20:30 PGE Skra Bełchatów   3–2   Galatasaray 25–23 19–25 26–24 23–25 15–13 108–110 Report
25 Jan 18:00 Jihostroj České Budějovice   3–0   Greenyard Maaseik 27–25 25–21 25–16     77–62 Report
Golden set Jihostroj České Budějovice   9–15   Greenyard Maaseik
25 Jan 20:30 Piacenza   3–1   CS Arcada Galați 29–31 25–10 25–12 25–23   104–76 Report

4th Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
ACH Volley Ljubljana   0–6   Valsa Group Modena 1–3 0–3
ČEZ Karlovarsko   2–4   PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–2 0–3
Knack Roeselare   3–3   Greenyard Maaseik 3–1 0–3 17–15
Montpellier HSC VB   3–3   Piacenza 3–1 0–3 7–15

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Feb 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   1–3   Valsa Group Modena 18–25 25–17 16–25 22–25   81–92 Report
8 Feb 18:00 ČEZ Karlovarsko   3–2   PGE Skra Bełchatów 25–23 27–25 13–25 21–25 15–11 101–109 Report
8 Feb 20:30 Knack Roeselare   3–1   Greenyard Maaseik 25–23 20–25 25–23 25–23   95–94 Report
7 Feb 20:00 Montpellier HSC VB   3–1   Piacenza 23–25 25–23 25–22 25–20   98–90 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Feb 20:30 Valsa Group Modena   3–0   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–16 25–16 25–20     75–52 Report
16 Feb 20:30 PGE Skra Bełchatów   3–0   ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–18 26–24 25–15     76–57 Report
15 Feb 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   3–0   Knack Roeselare 25–23 28–26 28–26     81–75 Report
Golden set Greenyard Maaseik   15–17   Knack Roeselare
15 Feb 20:30 Piacenza   3–0   Montpellier HSC VB 25–21 25–19 25–21     75–61 Report
Golden set Piacenza   15–7   Montpellier HSC VB

Final phase edit

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Valsa Group Modena   5–1   PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–1 3–2
Knack Roeselare   3–3   Piacenza 3–0 0–3 15–12

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Mar 20:30 Valsa Group Modena   3–1   PGE Skra Bełchatów 25–20 20–25 25–18 25–22   95–85 Report
7 Mar 20:15 Knack Roeselare   3–0   Piacenza 25–20 25–23 25–23     75–66 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Mar 20:30 PGE Skra Bełchatów   2–3   Valsa Group Modena 25–22 21–25 25–21 16–25 14–16 101–109 Report
15 Mar 20:30 Piacenza   3–0   Knack Roeselare 25–17 25–19 25–21     75–57 Report
Golden set Piacenza   12–15   Knack Roeselare

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Valsa Group Modena   3–3   Knack Roeselare 0–3 3–0 15–9

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 20:30 Valsa Group Modena   0–3   Knack Roeselare 21–25 23–25 21–25     65–75 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Apr 20:30 Knack Roeselare   0–3   Valsa Group Modena 25–27 22–25 23–25     70–77 Report
Golden set Knack Roeselare   9–15   Valsa Group Modena

Final standings edit

References edit

  1. ^ "All-time record set as 216 clubs sign up to contest European Cups 2023". CEV. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Modena crowned #CEVCupM champions after a Golden Set". CEV. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Early Season Plans Drafted Following Completion of the CEV European Volleyball Cups 2023 Drawing of Lots". CEV. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Challenge Cup 2023 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links edit