2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League
| 2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League | |
|---|---|
| League | CEV Women's Champions League |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | Qualifying round: 9 October – 13 November 2018 Main tournament: 20 November 2018 – 18 May 2019 |
| Number of teams | 27 (9 qual. + 18 main tourn.) |
The 2018-19 CEV Champions League is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2018–19 season and the 59th edition.
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 Cups Competitions and 2 teams qualify from the qualification rounds.[1] Drawing of lots for the pools composition was held on 2 November 2018.[2]
| Rank[3] | Country | No. teams | Qualified teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vac | Qual | Total | |||
| 1 |  Turkey |
3 | - | 3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
| Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul | |||||
| Vakıfbank Istanbul | |||||
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | - | 3 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| Imoco Volley Conegliano | |||||
| Savino Del Bene Scandicci | |||||
| 3 |  Russia |
3 | - | 3 | Dinamo Kazan |
| Dinamo Moscow | |||||
| Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | |||||
| 4 |  Poland |
2 | 1 | 3 | Chemik Police |
| ŁKS Commercecon Łódź | |||||
| Budowlani Łódź | |||||
| 6 |  France |
2 | - | 2 | Béziers VB |
| RC Cannes | |||||
| 8 |  Romania |
1 | - | 1 | CSM București |
| 9 |  Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 | SSC Palmberg Schwerin |
| Allianz MTV Stuttgart | |||||
| 13 |  Belarus |
1 | - | 1 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 14 |  Bulgaria |
1 | - | 1 | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 15 |  Finland |
1 | - | 1 | Hämeenlinna |
Format
- League round
A round-robin format (each team plays every other team in its pool twice, once home and once away) where the 20 participating teams are drawn into 5 pools of 4 teams each. The five pool winners and the best three second placed teams among all pools qualify for the Playoffs.[1]
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:[4]
- 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 8 qualified teams are each draw into the quarter-finals with the round winners advancing to the next rounds (semifinals and final). Matches in the quarter-finals and semifinals consists 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 further in the tournament. In case 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).[4]
- Grand finale
A single match between the winners of the semifinals in a neutral venue decides the tournament champion.[1]
Pools composition
Drawing of lots was held on 2 November 2018, the 20 teams are divided in 4 pots of 5 teams each, with one team per pot being draw into each of the 5 pools (A, B, C, D, E).[2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- Draw
League round
The league round started on 20 November 2018.
| Qualified for the Playoff round | |
| Qualified as hosts for the Final round |
- All times are local.
Pool A
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| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov | 20:00 | Béziers VB |
3–0 | Maritza Plovdiv |
25–17 | 25–12 | 25–20 | 75–49 | Report | ||
| 22 Nov | 19:00 | Vakıfbank Istanbul |
3–1 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
25–13 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 95–74 | Report | |
| 19 Dec | 19:00 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
3–0 | Béziers VB |
25–16 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 75–52 | Report | ||
| 20 Dec | 18:00 | Maritza Plovdiv |
0–3 | Vakıfbank Istanbul |
16–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 23 Jan | 19:00 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
3–1 | Maritza Plovdiv |
25–15 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 98–80 | Report | |
| 23 Jan | 20:00 | Béziers VB |
0–3 | Vakıfbank Istanbul |
24–26 | 19–25 | 14–25 | 57–76 | Report | ||
| 6 Feb | 18:00 | Vakıfbank Istanbul |
3–0 | Maritza Plovdiv |
25–19 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 6 Feb | 20:00 | Béziers VB |
0–3 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
19–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 55–75 | Report | ||
| 20 Feb | 18:00 | Maritza Plovdiv |
3–1 | Béziers VB |
25–15 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 94–71 | Report | |
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
0–3 | Vakıfbank Istanbul |
23–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 59–75 | Report | ||
| 26 Feb | 19:00 | Vakıfbank Istanbul |
– | Béziers VB |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report | ||
| 26 Feb | 20:00 | Maritza Plovdiv |
– | Allianz MTV Stuttgart |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
Pool B
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| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov | 19:00 | Dynamo Kazan |
3–0 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
25–12 | 25–13 | 25–10 | 75–35 | Report | ||
| 21 Nov | 19:30 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
3–0 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
25–16 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| 18 Dec | 19:00 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
3–2 | Dynamo Kazan |
23–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 15–5 | 106–96 | Report |
| 19 Dec | 20:00 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
0–3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
11–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 47–75 | Report | ||
| 22 Jan | 19:00 | Dynamo Kazan |
1–3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
16–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 79–97 | Report | |
| 24 Jan | 19:00 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
3–0 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
25–19 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 5 Feb | 17:30 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
3–0 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
25–17 | 25–7 | 25–20 | 75–44 | Report | ||
| 5 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Kazan |
3–0 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
25–19 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 19 Feb | 18:30 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
0–3 | Dynamo Kazan |
19–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 56–75 | Report | ||
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
2–3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
20–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 8–15 | 100–106 | Report |
| 26 Feb | 17:00 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul |
– | Dynamo Kazan |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report | ||
| 26 Feb | 18:30 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
– | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
Pool C
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| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov | 20:00 | RC Cannes |
3–0 | Minchanka Minsk |
25–20 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 22 Nov | 20:30 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
3–0 | Budowlani Łódź |
25–19 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 75–58 | Report | ||
| 19 Dec | 20:00 | Minchanka Minsk |
0–3 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
19–25 | 32–34 | 16–25 | 67–84 | Report | ||
| 20 Dec | 18:00 | Budowlani Łódź |
3–0 | RC Cannes |
25–23 | 25–23 | 30–28 | 80–74 | Report | ||
| 22 Jan | 19:30 | RC Cannes |
0–3 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
15–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | 51–75 | Report | ||
| 23 Jan | 20:00 | Budowlani Łódź |
3–0 | Minchanka Minsk |
25–22 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 76–67 | Report | ||
| 5 Feb | 20:30 | RC Cannes |
2–3 | Budowlani Łódź |
25–18 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 8–15 | 99–105 | Report |
| 7 Feb | 20:30 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
3–0 | Minchanka Minsk |
25–16 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 75–48 | Report | ||
| 19 Feb | 18:00 | Budowlani Łódź |
0–3 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
19–25 | 16–25 | 11–25 | 46–75 | Report | ||
| 21 Feb | 19:00 | Minchanka Minsk |
3–1 | RC Cannes |
44–46 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 119–104 | Report | |
| 26 Feb | 20:00 | Minchanka Minsk |
– | Budowlani Łódź |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report | ||
| 26 Feb | 20:30 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
– | RC Cannes |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
Pool D
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Pool E
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| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow |
1–3 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
17–25 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 11–25 | 71–92 | Report | |
| 22 Nov | 18:00 | Chemik Police |
1–3 | CSM București |
19–25 | 16–25 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 82–91 | Report | |
| 19 Dec | 18:30 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
3–0 | Chemik Police |
25–12 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 20 Dec | 19:30 | CSM București |
0–3 | Dinamo Moscow |
21–25 | 27–29 | 27–29 | 75–83 | Report | ||
| 23 Jan | 18:30 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
3–0 | CSM București |
25–18 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–59 | Report | ||
| 24 Jan | 18:00 | Chemik Police |
2–3 | Dinamo Moscow |
25–16 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 5–15 | 92–100 | Report |
| 6 Feb | 18:00 | Chemik Police |
0–3 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
24–26 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 59–76 | Report | ||
| 6 Feb | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow |
3–1 | CSM București |
25–18 | 25–20 | 14–25 | 25–15 | 89–78 | Report | |
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
2–3 | Dinamo Moscow |
25–23 | 12–25 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 15–17 | 101–114 | Report |
| 20 Feb | 19:30 | CSM București |
2–3 | Chemik Police |
25–17 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 8–15 | 102–98 | Report |
| 26 Feb | 19:00 | Dinamo Moscow |
– | Chemik Police |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report | ||
| 26 Feb | 20:00 | CSM București |
– | Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul |
– | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
References
- ^ a b c "Major changes to Champions League format to break new ground in Volleyball". CEV. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b "2019 CEV Volleyball Champions League - Official Communication no.2" (PDF). CEV. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "2019 CEV European Cups Ranking List - CL Women Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ a b "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 25 May 2018. pp. 17–18 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Retrieved 27 September 2018.