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 of 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 will be 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) | 2* | Chemik Police |
| ŁKS Commercecon Łódź | |||||
| 6 |  France |
2 | (1) | 2* | Béziers VB |
| RC Cannes | |||||
| 8 |  Romania |
1 | (1) | 1* | CSM București |
| 9 |  Germany |
1 | (1) | 1* | SSC Palmberg Schwerin |
| 11 |  Czech Republic |
- | (1) | 0* | |
| 13 |  Belarus |
1 | - | 1 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 14 |  Bulgaria |
1 | - | 1 | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 15 |  Finland |
1 | - | 1 | Hämeenlinna |
| 16 |  Hungary |
- | (1) | 0* | |
| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
- | (1) | 0* | |
| 17 |  Netherlands |
- | (1) | 0* | |
| 25 |  Austria |
- | (1) | 0* | |
Notes:
- (1) - denotes one team participating at Champions League qualification.
- * - Total number of teams may increase by 1, pending qualification result.
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 will be 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). draw[2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- Draw
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E |
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League round
The league round is scheduled to start on 20 November 2018.
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.