CEV Champions League

CEV Champions League

Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2025–26 CEV Champions League
Formerly	CEV European Champions Cup (1959–2000)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1959 (1959)
Administrator	CEV
No. of teams	20 (group stage)
Country	CEV members
Continent	Europe
Most recent championTemplate:Pluralize from text	Template:Vbaicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia (2 st title)
Most titles	Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow (13 titles)
Official website	championsleague.cev.eu

The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Formula (2018–19 to present)

Qualification

A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 18 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions, and 2 teams from the qualification rounds.

League round

20 teams take part in the League round where they are split into 5 groups. After each match the following points are assigned:

• Winner (3:0 or 3:1) – 3 points
• Winner (3:2) – 2 points
• Loser (2:3) – 1 point
• Loser (1:3 or 0:3) – 0 points

Each pool will be contested in a six-leg double round-robin home-and-away format. In each gender, the five pool winners and the three best-ranked pool runners-up will advance to the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

4 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Four winners qualify to the semifinals.

Semifinals

2 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pairs. Two winners qualify to the final. Final is held in May.

History

• CEV European Champions Cup (1959–60 to 1999–2000)
• CEV Champions League (2000–01 to present)

Title holders

• 1959–60: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1960–61: Template:Flagicon Rapid București
• 1961–62: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1962–63: Template:Flagicon Rapid București
• 1963–64: Template:Flagicon SC Leipzig
• 1964–65: Template:Flagicon Rapid București
• 1965–66: Template:Flagicon Dinamo București
• 1966–67: Template:Flagicon Dinamo București
• 1967–68: Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno
• 1968–69: Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia
• 1969–70: Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Almaty
• 1970–71: Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Almaty
• 1971–72: Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno
• 1972–73: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1973–74: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1974–75: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1975–76: Template:Flagicon Dukla Liberec
• 1976–77: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1977–78: Template:Flagicon Płomień Milowice
• 1978–79: Template:Flagicon Červená Hvězda Bratislava
• 1979–80: Template:Flagicon Pallavolo Torino
• 1980–81: Template:Flagicon Dinamo București

• 1981–82: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1982–83: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1983–84: Template:Flagicon Pallavolo Parma
• 1984–85: Template:Flagicon Pallavolo Parma
• 1985–86: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1986–87: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1987–88: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1988–89: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1989–90: Template:Flagicon Modena Volley
• 1990–91: Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
• 1991–92: Template:Flagicon Porto Ravenna Volley
• 1992–93: Template:Flagicon Porto Ravenna Volley
• 1993–94: Template:Flagicon Porto Ravenna Volley
• 1994–95: Template:Flagicon Volley Treviso
• 1995–96: Template:Flagicon Modena Volley
• 1996–97: Template:Flagicon Modena Volley
• 1997–98: Template:Flagicon Modena Volley
• 1998–99: Template:Flagicon Volley Treviso
• 1999–00: Template:Flagicon Volley Treviso
• 2000–01: Template:Flagicon Paris Volley
• 2001–02: Template:Flagicon Volley Lube
• 2002–03: Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod

• 2003–04: Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod
• 2004–05: Template:Flagicon Tours VB
• 2005–06: Template:Flagicon Volley Treviso
• 2006–07: Template:Flagicon VfB Friedrichshafen
• 2007–08: Template:Flagicon Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan
• 2008–09: Template:Flagicon Trentino Volley
• 2009–10: Template:Flagicon Trentino Volley
• 2010–11: Template:Flagicon Trentino Volley
• 2011–12: Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
• 2012–13: Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
• 2013–14: Template:Flagicon Belogorie Belgorod
• 2014–15: Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
• 2015–16: Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
• 2016–17: Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
• 2017–18: Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
• 2018–19: Template:Flagicon Volley Lube
• 2020–21: Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2021–22: Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2022–23: Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• 2023–24: Template:Flagicon Trentino Volley
• 2024–25: Template:Vbaicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
• 2025–26: Template:Vbaicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

CEV European Champions Cup

Season		Final				Third place match
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
1959–60		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	3–0, 1–3	Template:Flagicon Rapid București
1960–61		Template:Flagicon Rapid București	3–0, 3–2	Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
1961–62		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	2–3, 3–1	Template:Flagicon Rapid București
1962–63		Template:Flagicon Rapid București	3–1, 3–0	Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow
1963–64		Template:Flagicon SC Leipzig	3–1, 3–1	Template:Flagicon HAOK Mladost
1964–65		Template:Flagicon Rapid București	1–3, 3–1, 3–2	Template:Flagicon Minyor Pernik
1965–66		Template:Flagicon Dinamo București	3–1, 3–2	Template:Flagicon Rapid București
1966–67		Template:Flagicon Dinamo București	3–0, 1–3, 3–1	Template:Flagicon Rapid București
1967–68		Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno	1–3, 3–0, 3–2	Template:Flagicon Dinamo București
1968–69		Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia	3–0, 3–2	Template:Flagicon Steaua București
1969–70		Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Almaty	3–0, 3–1	Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno
1970–71		Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Almaty	2–3, 3–1, 3–2	Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno
1971–72		Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon AMVJ Amstelveen		Template:Flagicon Ruini Firenze	Template:Flagicon Dinamo Tirana
1972–73		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Resovia		Template:Flagicon Rudá Hvězda Praha	Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno
1973–74		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Dinamo București		Template:Flagicon SC Leipzig	Template:Flagicon Starlift Voorburg
1974–75		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno		Template:Flagicon SC Leipzig	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia
1975–76		Template:Flagicon Dukla Liberec	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia		Template:Flagicon Spartak Subotica	Template:Flagicon Resovia
1976–77		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Dinamo București		Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia	Template:Flagicon Vardar Skopje
1977–78		Template:Flagicon Płomień Milowice	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Starlift Voorburg		Template:Flagicon Aero Odolena Voda	Template:Flagicon Büyükdere Boronkay
1978–79		Template:Flagicon Červená Hviezda Bratislava	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Steaua București		Template:Flagicon Płomień Milowice	Template:Flagicon Pieksämäen Namika
1979–80		Template:Flagicon Klippan Torino	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Červená Hviezda Bratislava		Template:Flagicon Eczacıbaşı İstanbul	Template:Flagicon Pieksämäen Namika
1980–81		Template:Flagicon Dinamo București	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow		Template:Flagicon Gwardia Wrocław	Template:Flagicon Pieksämäen Namika
1981–82		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Robe di Kappa Torino		Template:Flagicon Dinamo București	Template:Flagicon Olympiacos
1982–83		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon AS Cannes		Template:Flagicon Santal Parma	Template:Flagicon CV Pòrtol
1983–84		Template:Flagicon Santal Parma	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon HAOK Mladost		Template:Flagicon Dukla Liberec	Template:Flagicon AS Cannes
1984–85		Template:Flagicon Santal Parma	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon HAOK Mladost		Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia	Template:Flagicon Rudá Hvězda Praha
1985–86		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Santal Parma		Template:Flagicon Martinus Amstelveen	Template:Flagicon Rudá Hvězda Praha
1986–87		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Group Stage	Template:Flagicon Panini Modena		Template:Flagicon Martinus Amstelveen	Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia
1987–88		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	3–0	Template:Flagicon Panini Modena		Template:Flagicon Martinus Amstelveen	Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia
1988–89		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	3–1	Template:Flagicon Panini Modena
1989–90		Template:Flagicon Philips Modena	3–2	Template:Flagicon AS Fréjus		Template:Flagicon CV Pòrtol	Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia
1990–91		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	3–1	Template:Flagicon Maxicono Parma		Template:Flagicon Philips Modena	Template:Flagicon AS Cannes
1991–92		Template:Flagicon Messaggero Ravenna	3–0	Template:Flagicon Olympiacos		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Template:Flagicon AS Cannes
1992–93		Template:Flagicon Messaggero Ravenna	3–0	Template:Flagicon Maxicono Parma		Template:Flagicon Olympiacos	Template:Flagicon Maes Pils Zellik
1993–94		Template:Flagicon Messaggero Ravenna	3–0	Template:Flagicon Maxicono Parma		Template:Flagicon Maes Pils Zellik	Template:Flagicon Olympiacos
1994–95		Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso	3–0	Template:Flagicon Edilcuoghi Ravenna		Template:Flagicon Olympiacos	Template:Flagicon Maes Pils Zellik
1995–96		Template:Flagicon Las Daytona Modena	3–1	Template:Flagicon ASV Dachau		Template:Flagicon Vojvodina Novi Sad	Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso
1996–97		Template:Flagicon Las Valtur Modena	3–0	Template:Flagicon Noliko Maaseik		Template:Flagicon HAOK Mladost	Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso
1997–98		Template:Flagicon Casa Modena Unibon	3–0	Template:Flagicon Unicaja Almería		Template:Flagicon Paris Volley	Template:Flagicon HAOK Mladost
1998–99		Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso	3–0	Template:Flagicon Noliko Maaseik		Template:Flagicon VfB Friedrichshafen	Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod
1999–00		Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso	3–1	Template:Flagicon VfB Friedrichshafen		Template:Flagicon Noliko Maaseik	Template:Flagicon Bayernwerk Wien

CEV Champions League

Season		Final				Third place match / Semifinalists
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
2000–01 Details		Template:Flagicon Paris Volley	3–2	Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso		Template:Flagicon Ford B. Gesù Roma	Template:Flagicon Olympiacos
2001–02 Details		Template:Flagicon Lube Banca Macerata	3–1	Template:Flagicon Olympiacos		Template:Flagicon Iraklis Thessaloniki	Template:Flagicon Mostostal Azoty
2002–03 Details		Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Template:Flagicon Kerakoll Modena		Template:Flagicon Mostostal Azoty	Template:Flagicon Paris Volley
2003–04 Details		Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod	3–0	Template:Flagicon Iskra Odintsovo		Template:Flagicon Tours VB	Template:Flagicon Iraklis Thessaloniki
2004–05 Details		Template:Flagicon Tours VB	3–1	Template:Flagicon Iraklis Thessaloniki		Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod	Template:Flagicon VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–06 Details		Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso	3–1	Template:Flagicon Iraklis Thessaloniki		Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Belgorod	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow
2006–07 Details		Template:Flagicon VfB Friedrichshafen	3–1	Template:Flagicon Tours VB		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow	Template:Flagicon Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2007–08 Details		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan	3–2	Template:Flagicon Copra Piacenza		Template:Flagicon PGE Skra Bełchatów	Template:Flagicon Sisley Treviso
2008–09 Details		Template:Flagicon Trentino Volley	3–1	Template:Flagicon Iraklis Thessaloniki		Template:Flagicon Iskra Odintsovo	Template:Flagicon Lube Banca Marche Macerata
2009–10 Details		Template:Flagicon Trentino BetClic	3–0	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow		Template:Flagicon PGE Skra Bełchatów	Template:Flagicon ACH Volley Bled
2010–11 Details		Template:Flagicon Trentino BetClic	3–1	Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow	Template:Flagicon Jastrzębski Węgiel
2011–12 Details		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3–2	Template:Flagicon PGE Skra Bełchatów		Template:Flagicon Trentino PlanetWin365	Template:Flagicon Arkas İzmir
2012–13 Details		Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	3–2	Template:Flagicon Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2013–14 Details		Template:Flagicon Belogorie Belgorod	3–1	Template:Flagicon Halkbank Ankara		Template:Flagicon Jastrzębski Węgiel	Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
2014–15 Details		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3–0	Template:Flagicon Asseco Resovia		Template:Flagicon Berlin Recycling Volleys	Template:Flagicon PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015–16 Details		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3–2	Template:Flagicon Diatec Trentino		Template:Flagicon Cucine Lube Civitanova	Template:Flagicon Asseco Resovia
2016–17 Details		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3–0	Template:Flagicon Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia		Template:Flagicon Cucine Lube Civitanova	Template:Flagicon Berlin Recycling Volleys
2017–18 Details		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3–2	Template:Flagicon Cucine Lube Civitanova		Template:Flagicon Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia	Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2018–19 Details		Template:Flagicon Cucine Lube Civitanova	3–1	Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan		Template:Flagicon PGE Skra Bełchatów	Template:Flagicon Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia
2019–20 Details		Cancelled
2020–21 Details		Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3–1	Template:Flagicon Itas Trentino		Template:Flagicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia	Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan
2021–22 Details		Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3–0	Template:Flagicon Itas Trentino		Template:Flagicon Jastrzębski Węgiel	Template:Flagicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
2022–23 Details		Template:Flagicon ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3–2	Template:Flagicon Jastrzębski Węgiel		Template:Flagicon Halkbank Ankara	Template:Flagicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
2023–24 Details		Template:Flagicon Itas Trentino	3–0	Template:Flagicon Jastrzębski Węgiel		Template:Flagicon Cucine Lube Civitanova	Template:Flagicon Ziraat Bank Ankara
2024–25 Details		Template:Vbaicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia	3–2	Template:Vbaicon Warta Zawiercie		Template:Vbaicon Jastrzębski Węgiel	Template:Vbaicon Halkbank Ankara
2025–26 Details		Template:Vbaicon Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia	3–0	Template:Vbaicon Warta Zawiercie		Template:Vbaicon Ziraat Bankkart Ankara	Template:Vbaicon PGE Projekt Warsaw

Titles by club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner–up	Champion years
1.	Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	13	3	1960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
2.	Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	6	2	2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3.	Template:Flagicon Modena Volley	4	4	1990, 1996, 1997, 1998
4.	Template:Flagicon Trentino Volley	4	3	2009, 2010, 2011, 2024
5.	Template:Flagicon Volley Treviso	4	1	1995, 1999, 2000, 2006
6.	Template:Flagicon Rapid București	3	4	1961, 1963, 1965
7.	Template:Flagicon Dinamo București	3	3	1966, 1967, 1981
8.	Template:Flagicon Porto Ravenna Volley	3	1	1992, 1993, 1994
9.	Template:Flagicon Belogorie Belgorod	3		2003, 2004, 2014
=	Template:Flagicon ZAKSA	3		2021, 2022, 2023
11.	Template:Flagicon Pallavolo Parma	2	4	1984, 1985
12.	Template:Flagicon Volejbal Brno	2	3	1968, 1972
13.	Template:Flagicon Volley Lube	2	1	2002, 2019
=	Template:Vbaicon Sir Safety Perugia	2	1	2025, 2026
15.	Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Almaty	2		1970, 1971
16.	Template:Flagicon ČH Bratislava	1	1	1979
=	Template:Flagicon Pallavolo Torino	1	1	1980
=	Template:Flagicon Tours VB	1	1	2005
=	Template:Flagicon VfB Friedrichshafen	1	1	2007
20.	Template:Flagicon SC Leipzig	1		1964
=	Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia	1		1969
=	Template:Flagicon Dukla Liberec	1		1976
=	Template:Flagicon Płomień Milowice	1		1978
=	Template:Flagicon Paris Volley	1		2001
=	Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	1		2013
26.	Template:Flagicon HAOK Mladost		3
=	Template:Flagicon Iraklis Thessaloniki		3
28.	Template:Flagicon Steaua București		2
=	Template:Flagicon Maaseik		2
=	Template:Flagicon Olympiacos		2
=	Template:Flagicon Resovia		2
=	Template:Flagicon Jastrzębski Węgiel		2
=	Template:Flagicon Warta Zawiercie		2
34.	Template:Flagicon Minyor Pernik		1
=	Template:Flagicon AMVJ Amstelveen		1
=	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia		1
=	Template:Flagicon Starlift Voorburg		1
=	Template:Flagicon AS Cannes		1
=	Template:Flagicon AS Fréjus		1
=	Template:Flagicon ASV Dachau		1
=	Template:Flagicon Unicaja Almería		1
=	Template:Flagicon Iskra Odintsovo		1
=	Template:Flagicon Volley Piacenza		1
=	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow		1
=	Template:Flagicon Skra Bełchatów		1
=	Template:Flagicon Piemonte Volley		1
=	Template:Flagicon Halkbank Ankara		1

Titles by country

Rank	Country	Won	Runner–up	Total
1		22	18	40
2		15	3	18
3		10	4	14
4		6	9	15
5		4	7	11
6		4	4	8
7		2	3	5
8		1	2	3
		1	2	3
10		1	–	1
11		–	5	5
12		–	3	3
13		–	2	2
		–	2	2
15		–	1	1
		–	1	1

MVP by edition

• 2000–01 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2001–02 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2002–03 – Template:Flagathlete
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• 2010–11 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2011–12 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2012–13 – Template:Flagathlete

• 2013–14 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2014–15 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2015–16 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2016–17 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2017–18 – Template:Flagathlete
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• 2020–21 – Template:Flagathlete
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• 2022–23 – Template:Flagathlete
• 2023–24 – Template:Flagathlete
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• 2025–26 – Template:Flagathlete