2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League

The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2017–18 season and the 58th edition. The Turkish club VakıfBank Istanbul won its fourth overall and second consecutive title. The Romanian club CSM Volei Alba Blaj won the silver medal and Italian Imoco Volley Conegliano claimed the bronze medal. The Turkish Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma from VakıfBank Istanbul, who will retire, was awarded Most Valuable Player.

2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
17 October – 11 November 2017
Main tournament:
12 December 2017 – 6 May 2018
Number of teams26 (14 qual. + 12 main tourn.)
Finals
Champions VakıfBank Istanbul (4th title)
  Runners-up CSM Volei Alba Blaj
Finals MVP Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma

Qualification
Main article: 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League qualification

A total of 16 team participate of the main competition, with 12 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions[1][2] and 4 teams qualified from the qualification rounds.[3] Drawing of lots was held in Moscow, Russia on 17 November 2017.[4]

Rank[5] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey213Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
Galatasaray SK Istanbul
Vakıfbank Istanbul1
2 Russia2-2Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
3 Poland213Chemik Police
Grot Budowlani Łódź
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów1
6  Switzerland1-1Voléro Zürich
7 Italy112Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Imoco Volley Conegliano1
8 France1-1ASPTT Mulhouse
9 Romania1-1CSM Volei Alba Blaj
10 Czech Republic1-1Agel Prostějov
11 Serbia1-1Vizura Ruma
28 Bulgaria-11Maritza Plovdiv1
1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

Format
League round

A round-robin format (each team plays every other team in its pool twice, once home and once away) where the 16 participating teams are drawn into 4 pools of 4 teams each.
The four pool winners and the best two second placed teams among all pools qualify for the Playoffs.
The organizer of the Final Four is determined at the conclusion League Round and qualify directly for the Final Four.[2]

The standings is determined by the number of matches won. In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, their ranking is based on the following criteria:[6]

  • result points (points awarded for results: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss);
  • set quotient (the number of total sets won divided by the number of total sets lost);
  • points quotient (the number of total points scored divided by the number of total points lost);
  • results of head-to-head matches between the teams in question.
Playoffs

A knockout format where the 6 qualified teams are each draw into one of the 3 matches with each match consisting of two legs (home and away).
Result points are awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the Final Four. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).[6]

Final Four

A single-elimination format where the three winners of the Playoffs are joined by the Final Four hosts and draw to play the semifinals (winners advance to the final and losers to the 3rd place match).[2] In case two teams from the same country qualify for the semifinals, they will play each other.

Pools composition
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Voléro Zürich Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Chemik Police Dinamo Moscow
ASPTT Mulhouse Igor Gorgonzola Novara Dinamo Kazan Galatasaray SK Istanbul
CSM Volei Alba Blaj Agel Prostějov Vizura Ruma Grot Budowlani Łódź
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Imoco Volley Conegliano Maritza Plovdiv VakıfBank Istanbul

Squads
Main article: 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League squads

League round
Qualified for the Playoff round
Qualified as hosts for the Final round
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 CSM Volei Alba Blaj 5 1 14 15 8 1.875 516 488 1.057
2 Voléro Zürich 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 531 488 1.088
3 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 2 4 6 8 14 0.571 463 494 0.937
4 ASPTT Mulhouse 1 5 3 9 17 0.529 545 586 0.930
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Dec18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–1 Voléro Zürich 26–2425–2224–2625–21 100–93Report
13 Dec18:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 3–1 ASPTT Mulhouse 25–1820–2525–1425–17 95–74Report
11 Jan18:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 0–3 CSM Volei Alba Blaj 19–2525–2717–25  61–77Report
11 Jan20:00Voléro Zürich 2–3 ASPTT Mulhouse 19–2519–2525–2325–2310–1598–111Report
24 Jan20:00ASPTT Mulhouse 1–3 CSM Volei Alba Blaj 20–2525–2016–2520–25 81–95Report
25 Jan20:00Voléro Zürich 3–0 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 26–2425–1925–13  76–56Report
7 Feb18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–2 ASPTT Mulhouse 15–2525–2120–2528–2615–13103–110Report
7 Feb18:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 1–3 Voléro Zürich 16–2525–1822–2522–25 85–93Report
21 Feb20:00ASPTT Mulhouse 1–3 Voléro Zürich 24–2625–2022–2519–25 90–96Report
22 Feb18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–1 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 25–1625–1620–2525–12 95–69Report
27 Feb20:00Voléro Zürich 3–0 CSM Volei Alba Blaj 25–2225–1525–9  75–46Report
27 Feb20:00ASPTT Mulhouse 1–3 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 23–2514–2525–2317–25 79–98Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 5 1 14 16 7 2.286 528 447 1.181
2 Imoco Volley Conegliano 5 1 13 16 9 1.778 564 496 1.137
3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 2 4 9 12 14 0.857 540 547 0.987
4 Agel Prostějov 0 6 0 4 18 0.222 395 537 0.736
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec17:30Agel Prostějov 1–3 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 25–2014–2519–2521–25 79–95Report
13 Dec20:35Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–1325–1820–2525–14 95–70Report
10 Jan20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–1 Agel Prostějov 25–1421–2525–1625–17 96–72Report
11 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 2–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 26–2425–1922–2519–256–1598–108Report
25 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 2–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–2127–2515–2517–2510–1594–111Report
25 Jan20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Agel Prostějov 25–1225–1322–2525–14 97–64Report
7 Feb17:00Agel Prostějov 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 24–2613–2515–25  52–76Report
7 Feb20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 20–2518–2525–1825–2215–11103–101Report
21 Feb17:00Agel Prostějov 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–2521–2515–25  57–75Report
22 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 25–2325–1825–13  75–54Report
27 Feb17:00Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 3–1 Agel Prostějov 25–2323–2525–1325–10 98–71Report
27 Feb20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–1629–2723–2525–16 102–84Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Dinamo Kazan 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 495 367 1.349
2 Chemik Police 4 2 10 13 10 1.300 502 487 1.031
3 Vizura Ruma 2 4 7 8 13 0.615 431 463 0.931
4 Maritza Plovdiv 0 6 1 4 18 0.222 414 525 0.789
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec18:00Vizura Ruma 0–3 Chemik Police 17–2521–2514–25  52–75Report
13 Dec18:30Maritza Plovdiv 0–3 Dinamo Kazan 19–2523–2523–25  65–75Report
10 Jan18:00Chemik Police 0–3 Dinamo Kazan 17–2520–2519–25  56–75Report
11 Jan18:30Maritza Plovdiv 1–3 Vizura Ruma 17–2525–2217–2513–25 72–97Report
24 Jan18:00Chemik Police 3–0 Maritza Plovdiv 25–1626–2425–12  76–52Report
25 Jan19:00Dinamo Kazan 3–0 Vizura Ruma 25–1825–2325–11  75–52Report
6 Feb20:30Vizura Ruma 0–3 Dinamo Kazan 12–2516–2518–25  46–75Report
8 Feb18:30Maritza Plovdiv 2–3 Chemik Police 19–2525–1825–2320–2511–15100–106Report
20 Feb20:30Vizura Ruma 3–0 Maritza Plovdiv 25–2325–1925–14  75–56Report
21 Feb19:00Dinamo Kazan 3–1 Chemik Police 24–2625–1625–2325–14 99–79Report
27 Feb18:00Chemik Police 3–2 Vizura Ruma 22–2525–2319–2525–1919–17110–109Report
27 Feb19:00Dinamo Kazan 3–1 Maritza Plovdiv 25–2321–2525–1525–6 96–69Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 VakıfBank Istanbul 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 554 453 1.223
2 Galatasaray SK Istanbul 4 2 12 14 9 1.556 536 482 1.112
3 Dinamo Moscow 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 462 481 0.960
4 Grot Budowlani Łódź 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 351 487 0.721
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Dec19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–1 Galatasaray SK Istanbul 25–2225–1823–2526–24 99–89Report
21 Dec20:00Grot Budowlani Łódź 0–3 Dinamo Moscow 18–2520–2523–25  61–75Report
9 Jan19:00Dinamo Moscow 1–3 Galatasaray SK Istanbul 21–2518–2525–2317–25 81–98Report
10 Jan19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–1 Grot Budowlani Łódź 25–1624–2625–1525–16 99–73Report
23 Jan19:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul 3–0 Grot Budowlani Łódź 25–1625–2125–17  75–54Report
24 Jan19:00Dinamo Moscow 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 20–2522–2518–25  60–75Report
6 Feb18:00Grot Budowlani Łódź 1–3 Galatasaray SK Istanbul 9–2518–2525–1315–25 67–88Report
8 Feb19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–2 Dinamo Moscow 22–2525–1825–1121–2515–9108–88Report
20 Feb19:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul 3–1 Dinamo Moscow 19–2525–2225–1525–21 94–83Report
20 Feb20:00Grot Budowlani Łódź 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 13–2522–2516–25  51–75Report
27 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Grot Budowlani Łódź 25–1225–1325–20  75–45Report
27 Feb20:30Galatasaray SK Istanbul 1–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 21–2522–2525–2224–26 92–98Report

Playoffs

Playoff 6
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Voléro Zürich 0–6 VakıfBank Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Imoco Volley Conegliano 4–2 Dinamo Kazan 3–0 2–3
Galatasaray SK Istanbul 4–2 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2–3 3–1

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Mar19:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul 2–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 21–2525–725–1621–2510–15102–88Report
21 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Dinamo Kazan 25–1925–1825–17  75–54Report
22 Mar20:00Voléro Zürich 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 17–2522–2521–25  60–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Apr19:00Dinamo Kazan 3–2 Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–1521–2520–2525–1715–13106–95Report
5 Apr19:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–0 Voléro Zürich 25–1225–1425–17  75–43Report
5 Apr20:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 Galatasaray SK Istanbul 26–2420–2517–2519–25 82–99Report

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
5 May
 
 
 Imoco Volley Conegliano2
 
6 May
 
 VakıfBank Istanbul3
 
 CSM Volei Alba Blaj0
 
5 May
 
 VakıfBank Istanbul3
 
 CSM Volei Alba Blaj3
 
 
 Galatasaray SK Istanbul1
 
3rd place match
 
 
6 May
 
 
 Galatasaray SK Istanbul0
 
 
 Imoco Volley Conegliano3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 May15:00Imoco Volley Conegliano 2–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 22–2521–2525–1725–1514–16107–98Report
5 May18:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–1 Galatasaray SK Istanbul 23–2525–1725–2225–22 98–86Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May16:00Galatasaray SK Istanbul 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 17–2518–2520–25  55–75Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May19:00CSM Volei Alba Blaj 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 17–2511–2517–25  45–75Report

Final standing

Awards
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gollark: Blusangs :/
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