| Upcoming season or competition: 2024–25 CEV Champions League | |
| Formerly | CEV European Champions Cup (1959–2000) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Administrator | CEV |
| No. of teams | 20 (group stage) |
| Country | CEV members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Trentino Volley (4th title) |
| Most titles | CSKA Moscow (13 titles) |
| Official website | championsleague |
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
CEV European Champions Cup
CEV Champions League
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 |
| 19. | SC Leipzig | 1 | 1964 | |
| = | CSKA Sofia | 1 | 1969 | |
| = | Dukla Liberec | 1 | 1976 | |
| = | Płomień Milowice | 1 | 1978 | |
| = | Paris Volley | 1 | 2001 | |
| = | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 1 | 2013 | |
| 25. | HAOK Mladost | 3 | ||
| = | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 | ||
| 27. | Steaua București | 2 | ||
| = | Maaseik | 2 | ||
| = | Olympiacos | 2 | ||
| = | Resovia | 2 | ||
| = | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 2 | ||
| 32. | 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 | ||
| = | Sir Safety Perugia | 1 |
Titles by country
| Rank | Country | Won | Runner–up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Russia | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Romania | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 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 |
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