CEV Champions League

For the Women's tournament, see CEV Women's 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 champions	Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia (1st title)
Most titles	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: CSKA Moscow
• 1960–61: Rapid București
• 1961–62: CSKA Moscow
• 1962–63: Rapid București
• 1963–64: SC Leipzig
• 1964–65: Rapid București
• 1965–66: Dinamo București
• 1966–67: Dinamo București
• 1967–68: Volejbal Brno
• 1968–69: CSKA Sofia
• 1969–70: Burevestnik Almaty
• 1970–71: Burevestnik Almaty
• 1971–72: Volejbal Brno
• 1972–73: CSKA Moscow
• 1973–74: CSKA Moscow
• 1974–75: CSKA Moscow
• 1975–76: Dukla Liberec
• 1976–77: CSKA Moscow
• 1977–78: Płomień Milowice
• 1978–79: Červená Hvězda Bratislava
• 1979–80: Pallavolo Torino
• 1980–81: Dinamo București

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

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

CEV European Champions Cup

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

CEV Champions League

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

Titles by club

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

Titles by country

Rank	Country	Won	Runner–up	Total
1	Italy	21	18	39
2	Soviet Union	15	3	18
3	Russia	10	4	14
4	Romania	6	9	15
5	Poland	4	6	10
6	Czechoslovakia	4	4	8
7	France	2	3	5
8	Bulgaria	1	2	3
	Germany	1	2	3
10	East Germany	1	–	1
11	Greece	–	5	5
12	Yugoslavia	–	3	3
13	Belgium	–	2	2
	Netherlands	–	2	2
15	Spain	–	1	1
	Turkey	–	1	1

MVP by edition

• 2000–01 – Stéphane Antiga (FRA)
• 2001–02 – Marco Bracci (ITA)
• 2002–03 – Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS)
• 2003–04 – Andrey Egorchev (RUS)
• 2004–05 – Vladimir Nikolov (BUL)
• 2005–06 – Alessandro Fei (ITA)
• 2006–07 – Jochen Schöps (GER)
• 2007–08 – Clayton Stanley (USA)
• 2008–09 – Matey Kaziyski (BUL)
• 2009–10 – Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
• 2010–11 – Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
• 2011–12 – Mariusz Wlazły (POL)

• 2012–13 – Marcus Nilsson (SWE)
• 2013–14 – Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS)
• 2014–15 – Wilfredo León (CUB)
• 2015–16 – Wilfredo León (CUB)
• 2016–17 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
• 2017–18 – Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
• 2018–19 – Osmany Juantorena (ITA)
• 2020–21 – Aleksander Śliwka (POL)
• 2021–22 – Kamil Semeniuk (POL)
• 2022–23 – David Smith (USA)
• 2023–24 – Alessandro Michieletto (ITA)
• 2024–25 – Simone Giannelli (ITA)