2023–24 CEV Champions League

The 2023–24 CEV Champions League was the 65th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

2023–24 CEV Champions League
LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
24 October – 12 November 2023
Main tournament:
22 November 2023 – 5 May 2024
Number of teams31 (14 qual. + 17 main tourn.)
Finals
VenueTurkey Antalya
ChampionsItaly Itas Trentino
Finals MVPItaly Alessandro Michieletto
CEV Champions League seasons

Qualification

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Rank[1] Country Number of teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1   Italy 3 3 Itas Trentino
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza
2   Poland 3 3 Jastrzębski Węgiel
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Asseco Resovia
4   Germany 3 3 Berlin Recycling Volleys
VfB Friedrichshafen[note 1]
SVG Lüneburg
5   Belgium 2 2 Knack Roeselare
Greenyard Maaseik
6   Turkey 2 2 Ziraat Bank Ankara
Halkbank Ankara
7   Czech Republic 2 2 Lvi Praha
Jihostroj České Budějovice
8   France 1 1 Tours VB
9   Slovenia 1 1 ACH Volley Ljubljana
10   Portugal 1 1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
16   Romania 1 1 CS Arcada Galați
18   Greece 1 1 Olympiacos Piraeus
27   Spain 1 1 Guaguas Las Palmas

Pools composition

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The drawing of lots was held on 19 July 2023 in Luxembourg City.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   Itas Trentino   Berlin Recycling Volleys
  Knack Roeselare   Asseco Resovia   Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza
  Ziraat Bank Ankara   Tours VB   Halkbank Ankara
  Olympiacos Piraeus   ACH Volley Ljubljana   Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Pool D Pool E
  Jastrzębski Węgiel   Cucine Lube Civitanova
  SVG Lüneburg   Greenyard Maaseik
  Jihostroj České Budějovice   Lvi Praha
  Guaguas Las Palmas   CS Arcada Galați

League round

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  • The teams are split into 5 groups, each one featuring four teams.
  • The top team in each pool automatically qualifies for the quarterfinals.
  • All 2nd placed teams and the best 3rd placed team qualify for the playoffs.
  • The remaining 3rd placed teams will compete in the quarterfinals of the 2023–24 CEV Cup.
  • All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Ziraat Bank Ankara 6 6 0 16 18 6 3.000 544 508 1.071 Quarterfinals
2   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 3 3 8 11 14 0.786 550 558 0.986 Playoffs
3   Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 452 469 0.964 2023–24 CEV Cup
4   Knack Roeselare 6 1 5 6 10 15 0.667 537 548 0.980
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov 18:00 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–1   Olympiacos Piraeus 23–25 25–20 28–26 31–29   107–100 Report
23 Nov 20:30 Knack Roeselare   1–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 19–25 25–19 24–26 24–26   92–96 Report
29 Nov 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus   0–3   Knack Roeselare 19–25 20–25 19–25     58–75 Report
29 Nov 20:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   3–2   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 26–24 25–22 18–25 19–25 15–12 103–108 Report
12 Dec 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus   1–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 18–25 25–20 20–25 22–25   85–95 Report
13 Dec 20:30 Knack Roeselare   2–3   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 20–25 25–21 25–23 22–25 10–15 102–109 Report
19 Dec 18:00 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   0–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 21–25 17–25 21–25     59–75 Report
20 Dec 20:30 Knack Roeselare   0–3   Olympiacos Piraeus 25–27 21–25 12–25     58–77 Report
10 Jan 17:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   3–2   Knack Roeselare 19–25 25–21 13–25 25–20 18–16 100–107 Report
11 Jan 19:30 Olympiacos Piraeus   3–0   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 25–18 25–19 25–22     75–59 Report
17 Jan 20:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   3–0   Olympiacos Piraeus 25–22 25–17 25–18     75–57 Report
17 Jan 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–2   Knack Roeselare 22–25 19–25 27–25 25–16 15–12 108–103 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Itas Trentino 6 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 531 464 1.144 Quarterfinals
2   Tours VB 6 4 2 12 13 8 1.625 493 482 1.023 Playoffs
3   Asseco Resovia 6 3 3 8 10 11 0.909 476 467 1.019 2023–24 CEV Cup
4   ACH Volley Ljubljana 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 413 500 0.826
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Nov 18:00 Asseco Resovia   1–3   Tours VB 22–25 23–25 25–21 21–25   91–96 Report
23 Nov 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–1   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–15 20–25 25–18 26–24   96–82 Report
29 Nov 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   0–3   Asseco Resovia 21–25 23–25 21–25     65–75 Report
29 Nov 20:00 Tours VB   1–3   Itas Trentino 17–25 22–25 25–23 19–25   83–98 Report
13 Dec 18:00 Asseco Resovia   0–3   Itas Trentino 21–25 24–26 20–25     65–76 Report
13 Dec 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   1–3   Tours VB 25–22 23–25 23–25 18–25   89–97 Report
21 Dec 18:00 Asseco Resovia   3–0   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–16 25–16 25–19     75–51 Report
21 Dec 20:00 Itas Trentino   3–0   Tours VB 27–25 25–22 25–18     77–65 Report
9 Jan 20:30 Tours VB   3–0   Asseco Resovia 25–22 25–18 27–25     77–65 Report
10 Jan 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   0–3   Itas Trentino 30–32 16–25 18–25     64–82 Report
17 Jan 20:00 Tours VB   3–0   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–21 25–19 25–22     75–62 Report
17 Jan 20:30 Itas Trentino   2–3   Asseco Resovia 25–20 23–25 20–25 25–20 9–15 102–105 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 510 468 1.090 Quarterfinals
2   Halkbank Ankara 6 4 2 10 12 11 1.091 506 499 1.014 Playoffs
3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 6 3 3 10 12 10 1.200 504 504 1.000
4   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 0 6 1 4 18 0.222 483 532 0.908
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov 20:00 Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza   1–3   Halkbank Ankara 19–25 18–25 25–19 21–25   83–94 Report
23 Nov 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–0   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 27–25 25–19 25–21     77–65 Report
29 Nov 17:00 Halkbank Ankara   3–2   Berlin Recycling Volleys 19–25 25–21 19–25 29–27 15–10 107–108 Report
30 Nov 20:30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica   1–3   Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 21–25 23–25 25–22 23–25   92–97 Report
13 Dec 20:30 Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza   3–1   Berlin Recycling Volleys 25–23 25–22 22–25 25–19   97–89 Report
14 Dec 18:00 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 25–17 25–23 25–16     75–56 Report
20 Dec 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–0   Halkbank Ankara 25–22 25–23 25–22     75–67 Report
20 Dec 20:30 Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza   3–0   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 30–28 25–21 28–26     83–75 Report
10 Jan 18:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica   1–3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 22–25 22–25 25–22 24–26   93–98 Report
10 Jan 20:00 Halkbank Ankara   0–3   Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 19–25 23–25 19–25     61–75 Report
17 Jan 19:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica   2–3   Halkbank Ankara 21–25 25–19 25–18 18–25 13–15 102–102 Report
17 Jan 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   0–3   Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 15–25 23–25 19–25     57–75 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Jastrzębski Węgiel 6 5 1 15 16 5 3.200 517 436 1.186 Quarterfinals
2   Guaguas Las Palmas 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 532 502 1.060 Playoffs
3   SVG Lüneburg 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 413 470 0.879 2023–24 CEV Cup
4   Jihostroj České Budějovice 6 2 4 5 8 14 0.571 465 519 0.896
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   3–0   Jihostroj České Budějovice 26–24 25–20 25–15     76–59 Report
22 Nov 20:30 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   Guaguas Las Palmas 30–28 25–16 26–24     81–68 Report
28 Nov 17:10 Jihostroj České Budějovice   0–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 19–25 27–29 26–28     72–82 Report
29 Nov 19:30 Guaguas Las Palmas   1–3   SVG Lüneburg 20–25 23–25 25–21 20–25   88–96 Report
13 Dec 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   1–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 25–23 21–25 15–25 13–25   74–98 Report
13 Dec 19:30 Guaguas Las Palmas   3–1   Jihostroj České Budějovice 25–17 24–26 25–16 25–21   99–80 Report
20 Dec 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–1   Jihostroj České Budějovice 21–25 25–17 25–17 25–17   96–76 Report
20 Dec 19:00 SVG Lüneburg   0–3   Guaguas Las Palmas 20–25 21–25 16–25     57–75 Report
9 Jan 17:10 Jihostroj České Budějovice   3–0   SVG Lüneburg 25–16 25–19 25–23     75–58 Report
11 Jan 20:00 Guaguas Las Palmas   3–1   Jastrzębski Węgiel 25–23 19–25 25–22 25–15   94–85 Report
17 Jan 17:10 Jihostroj České Budějovice   3–2   Guaguas Las Palmas 25–23 18–25 20–25 25–23 15–12 103–108 Report
17 Jan 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   SVG Lüneburg 25–17 25–16 25–19     75–52 Report

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cucine Lube Civitanova 6 5 1 16 17 3 5.667 481 412 1.167 Quarterfinals
2   Lvi Praha 6 3 3 10 11 10 1.100 473 464 1.019 Playoffs
3   Greenyard Maaseik 6 2 4 6 7 14 0.500 465 496 0.938 2023–24 CEV Cup
4   CS Arcada Galați 6 2 4 4 8 16 0.500 499 546 0.914
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–0   CS Arcada Galați 25–17 25–19 25–23     75–59 Report
22 Nov 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   0–3   Lvi Praha 22–25 24–26 22–25     68–76 Report
29 Nov 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   1–3   Greenyard Maaseik 20–25 25–23 17–25 23–25   85–98 Report
30 Nov 18:00 Lvi Praha   0–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 22–25 17–25 23–25     62–75 Report
12 Dec 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   0–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 22–25 25–27 24–26     71–78 Report
14 Dec 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   3–2   Lvi Praha 25–15 23–25 19–25 25–21 15–11 107–97 Report
21 Dec 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–0   Lvi Praha 25–20 25–23 25–23     75–66 Report
21 Dec 20:30 Greenyard Maaseik   3–1   CS Arcada Galați 25–23 23–25 25–23 25–14   98–85 Report
9 Jan 18:00 CS Arcada Galați   3–2   Cucine Lube Civitanova 21–25 25–23 25–20 16–25 15–10 102–103 Report
11 Jan 18:00 Lvi Praha   3–1   Greenyard Maaseik 22–25 25–17 25–23 25–13   97–78 Report
17 Jan 19:30 Lvi Praha   3–0   CS Arcada Galați 25–23 25–23 25–15     75–61 Report
17 Jan 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–0   Greenyard Maaseik 25–18 25–15 25–19     75–52 Report

Third place ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Berlin Recycling Volleys 6 3 3 10 12 10 1.200 504 504 1.000 Playoffs
2   Asseco Resovia 6 3 3 8 10 11 0.909 476 467 1.019 2023–24 CEV Cup
3   Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 452 469 0.964
4   SVG Lüneburg 6 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 413 470 0.879
5   Greenyard Maaseik 6 2 4 6 7 14 0.500 465 496 0.938
Source: CEV

Bracket

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Playoff 6QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  BR Volleys33
 
 
 
  Tours VB10
 
  BR Volleys00
 
 
  Itas Trentino33
 
 
 
 
 
  Itas Trentino32
 
 
 
  Lube13
 
  ZAKSA30
 
 
 
  Halkbank Ankara23
 
  Halkbank Ankara11
 
 
  Lube33
 
 
 
 
 
  Itas Trentino3
 
 
  Jastrzębski Węgiel0
 
 
 
 
 
  Piacenza30
 
 
  Jastrzębski Węgiel23
 
 
 
 
 
  Jastrzębski Węgiel33
 
 
 
  Ziraat Bank Ankara02
 
  Las Palmas3115
 
 
 
  Lvi Praha038
 
  Las Palmas137
 
 
  Ziraat Bank Ankara3015
 
 
 
 

Playoff 6

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  • The winners of the ties qualify for the quarterfinals.
  • 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.
  • All times are local.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Berlin Recycling Volleys   6–0   Tours VB 3–1 3–0
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   2–4   Halkbank Ankara 3–2 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas   3–3   Lvi Praha 3–0 1–3 15–8

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Jan 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–1   Tours VB 25–17 20–25 25–13 25–22   95–77 Report
31 Jan 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–2   Halkbank Ankara 21–25 25–22 25–21 16–25 15–12 102–105 Report
30 Jan 18:30 Guaguas Las Palmas   3–0   Lvi Praha 25–23 25–23 26–24     76–70 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Feb 20:00 Tours VB   0–3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 22–25 18–25 22–25     62–75 Report
7 Feb 18:00 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 32–30 25–21 25–22     82–73 Report
7 Feb 19:30 Lvi Praha   3–1   Guaguas Las Palmas 25–21 25–21 22–25 25–22   97–89 Report
Golden set Lvi Praha   8–15   Guaguas Las Palmas

Quarterfinals

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  • The winners of the ties qualify for the semifinals.
  • 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.
  • All times are local.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Berlin Recycling Volleys   0–6   Itas Trentino 0–3 0–3
Halkbank Ankara   0–6   Cucine Lube Civitanova 1–3 1–3
Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza   2–4   Jastrzębski Węgiel 3–2 0–3
Guaguas Las Palmas   3–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 1–3 3–0 7–15

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Feb 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   0–3   Itas Trentino 18–25 17–25 17–25     52–75 Report
21 Feb 18:00 Halkbank Ankara   1–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 21–25 21–25 27–25 22–25   91–100 Report
21 Feb 20:30 Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza   3–2   Jastrzębski Węgiel 19–25 30–28 25–16 22–25 15–11 111–105 Report
22 Feb 18:30 Guaguas Las Palmas   1–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 25–17 23–25 21–25 23–25   92–92 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Feb 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–0   Berlin Recycling Volleys 25–19 25–20 25–22     75–61 Report
28 Feb 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–1   Halkbank Ankara 25–23 20–25 25–15 25–23   95–86 Report
28 Feb 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza 25–22 26–24 25–21     76–67 Report
28 Feb 19:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   0–3   Guaguas Las Palmas 17–25 21–25 18–25     56–75 Report
Golden set Ziraat Bank Ankara   15–7   Guaguas Las Palmas

Semifinals

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  • The winners of the ties qualify for the final.
  • 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.
  • All times are local.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Itas Trentino   4–2   Cucine Lube Civitanova 3–1 2–3
Jastrzębski Węgiel   5–1   Ziraat Bank Ankara 3–0 3–2

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Mar 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–1   Cucine Lube Civitanova 25–17 16–25 25–18 25–23   91–83 Report
13 Mar 20:30 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   Ziraat Bank Ankara 25–13 25–18 30–28     80–59 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Mar 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–2   Itas Trentino 26–24 20–25 22–25 25–18 15–9 108–101 Report
20 Mar 19:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   2–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 32–34 25–27 25–16 25–21 7–15 114–113 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 May 17:00 Itas Trentino   3–0   Jastrzębski Węgiel 25–20 25–22 25–21     75–63 Report

Final standings

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Notes

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  1. ^ VfB Friedrichshafen were forced to withdraw from this year's edition of the Champions League due to unbearable venue rental costs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "CEV Champions League Volley 2024 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Friedrichshafen zieht sich aus der Champions League zurück". VfB Friedrichshafen (in German). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Unveiling the CEV Champions League Volley 2024 Drawing of Lots Results". CEV. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Antalya, May 5 – Super Finals heading to Türkiye!". CEV. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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