2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League

The CEV Champions League is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2020–21 season and the 61st edition.

2020–2021 CEV Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Women's Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 September - 14 October 2020
Main tournament:
24 November 2020 – 1 May 2021
Number of teams29 (13 qual. + 16 main tourn.)
Finals championsImoco Volley Conegliano
  Runners-upVakifbank Istanbul
Finals MVPPaola Egonu

Qualification

A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 17 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions and 3 teams qualify from the qualification rounds.[1][2]

Format
League round

A round-robin format (two single round-robin tournaments held in ‘bio-secure bubbles’ at two different venues in each pool) 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.[3][2]

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.[3]

Pool composition

Drawing of lots for the league round was held on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg City.[5] 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).[1][6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Vakıfbank Istanbul (Turkey 1)
Imoco Volley Conegliano (Italy 1)
Dinamo-Ak Bars (Russia 1)
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (Turkey 2)
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (Italy 2)

Chemik Police (Poland 1)
ASPTT Mulhouse (France 1)
Lokomotiv Kaliningrad (Russia 2)
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów (Poland 2)
Nantes VB (France 2)

SSC Palmberg Schwerin (Germany 1)
Maritza Plovdiv (Bulgaria 1)
VK UP Olomouc (Czech 1)
LP Salo (Finland 1)
Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Turkey 3)

Igor Gorgonzola Novara (Italy 3)
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg (Russia 3)
Winner from Qualification
Winner from Qualification
Winner from Qualification

Draw
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Imoco Volley Conegliano Vakifbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Dinamo-Ak Bars
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Nantes VB ASPTT Mulhouse Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
SSC Palmberg Schwerin Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Maritza Plovdiv LP Salo VK UP Olomouc
Winner from Qualification
 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Winner from Qualification
 Winner from Qualification
 Igor Gorgonzola Novara

After drawing of lots, LP Salo[7] and Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg[8] announced their withdrawal from the competition. The drawing of lots changes as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio Imoco Volley Conegliano Vakifbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Dinamo-Ak Bars
Developres SkyRes Rzeszów Nantes VB ASPTT Mulhouse Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
SSC Palmberg Schwerin Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul Maritza Plovdiv Allianz MTV Stuttgart VK UP Olomouc
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
 Calcit Volley Kamnik
 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
 Dinamo Moscow
 Igor Gorgonzola Novara

League round

The league round started on 24 November 2020.

Qualified for the Quarterfinals
  • All times are local.

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 542 509 1.065
2 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 523 479 1.092
3 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 3 8 10 12 0.833 467 484 0.965
4 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 1 5 5 8 16 0.500 513 573 0.895
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec17:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–2 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 25–1811–2525–1923–2517–15101–102Report
1 Dec20:30SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–1 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 25–2725–1825–1825–18 100–81Report
2 Dec17:30SSC Palmberg Schwerin 1–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 25–1919–2520–2521–25 85–94Report
2 Dec20:30Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 2–3 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 17–2522–2525–1925–2214–16103–107Report
3 Dec17:30Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 0–3 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 24–2614–2522–25  60–76Report
3 Dec20:30Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 0–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 23–2518–2516–25  57–75Report
2 Feb17:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci 2–3 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 18–2525–2114–2525–1810–1592–104Report
2 Feb20:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–2 Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 25–1822–2523–2526–2415–7111–99Report
3 Feb17:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 0–3 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 23–2522–2517–25  62–75Report
3 Feb20:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin 0–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 22–2513–2515–25  50–75Report
4 Feb17:00Developres SkyRes Rzeszów 3–1 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 33–3525–2225–2228–26 111–105Report
4 Feb20:00Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 3–0 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 25–2025–1325–12  75–45Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 337 1.404
2 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 455 412 1.104
3 Nantes VB 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 389 447 0.870
4 Calcit Volley Kamnik 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 372 493 0.755
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec18:00Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 18–2517–2515–25  50–75Report
8 Dec20:30Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 3–0 Nantes VB 25–1625–1825–15  75–49Report
9 Dec18:00Nantes VB 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 19–2511–2516–25  46–75Report
9 Dec20:30Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 3–1 Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–1620–2526–2425–17 96–82Report
10 Dec18:00Nantes VB 3–0 Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–2225–1925–20  75–61Report
10 Dec20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 25–1425–1925–19  75–52Report
26 Jan18:00Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 3–0 Nantes VB 25–2225–1625–20  75–58Report
26 Jan20:30Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–2511–2511–25  43–75Report
27 Jan18:00Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 3–0 Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–1325–1825–20  75–51Report
27 Jan20:30Nantes VB 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 20–2520–2524–26  64–76Report
28 Jan18:00Nantes VB 3–1 Calcit Volley Kamnik 22–2525–1925–2025–21 97–85Report
28 Jan20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–1 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 25–1922–2525–2125–17 97–82Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Vakifbank Istanbul 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 498 352 1.415
2 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 4 2 11 12 10 1.200 497 477 1.042
3 ASPTT Mulhouse 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 418 462 0.905
4 Maritza Plovdiv 0 6 1 6 18 0.333 452 574 0.787
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 0–3 Vakifbank Istanbul 23–2517–2522–25  62–75Report
24 Nov20:30Maritza Plovdiv 0–3 ASPTT Mulhouse 17–2519–2513–25  49–75Report
25 Nov18:00Maritza Plovdiv 2–3 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 18–2525–2025–2017–2510–1595–105Report
25 Nov20:30ASPTT Mulhouse 0–3 Vakifbank Istanbul 18–2516–2518–25  52–75Report
26 Nov18:00ASPTT Mulhouse 0–3 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 20–2523–2520–25  63–75Report
26 Nov20:30Vakifbank Istanbul 3–1 Maritza Plovdiv 25–925–1023–2525–16 98–60Report
2 Feb18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 0–3 Vakifbank Istanbul 21–2519–2520–25  60–75Report
2 Feb20:30Maritza Plovdiv 1–3 ASPTT Mulhouse 23–2525–2222–2522–25 92–97Report
3 Feb18:00ASPTT Mulhouse 0–3 Vakifbank Istanbul 15–2513–2518–25  46–75Report
3 Feb20:30Maritza Plovdiv 1–3 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 24–2618–2525–2317–25 84–99Report
4 Feb18:00Vakifbank Istanbul 3–1 Maritza Plovdiv 25–1125–2025–2725–14 100–72Report
4 Feb20:30ASPTT Mulhouse 1–3 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 23–2519–2525–2118–25 85–96Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 544 442 1.231
2 Dinamo Moscow 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 484 505 0.958
3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 4 7 10 14 0.714 503 540 0.931
4 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 1 5 4 5 15 0.333 426 470 0.906
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec17:00Dinamo Moscow 3–2 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 25–2313–2527–2925–2317–15107–115Report
8 Dec20:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–2225–2117–2521–259–1597–108Report
9 Dec17:30Dinamo Moscow 2–3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 27–2925–1325–2214–2511–15102–104Report
9 Dec20:00Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 17–2522–2522–25  61–75Report
10 Dec17:30Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 3–0 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–2325–2025–20  75–63Report
10 Dec20:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–0 Dinamo Moscow 25–1825–2025–14  75–52Report
2 Feb16:00Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 32–3023–2525–2214–259–15103–117Report
2 Feb19:00Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 25–2025–1325–23  75–56Report
3 Feb16:00Dinamo Moscow 3–0 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–2125–2025–20  75–61Report
3 Feb19:00Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 0–3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 20–2519–2517–25  56–75Report
4 Feb16:00Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–1 Dinamo Moscow 25–1619–2525–1425–18 94–73Report
4 Feb19:00Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 0–3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 23–2519–2521–25  63–75Report

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 557 463 1.203
2 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 4 2 13 15 6 2.500 484 437 1.108
3 Dinamo-Ak Bars 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 445 464 0.959
4 VK UP Olomouc 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 374 496 0.754
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Nov17:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Dinamo-Ak Bars 25–1925–2225–13  75–54Report
24 Nov20:30VK UP Olomouc 0–3 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 18–2519–2518–25  55–75Report
25 Nov17:30VK UP Olomouc 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 17–2525–2720–25  62–77Report
25 Nov20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 3–0 Dinamo-Ak Bars 25–2125–2225–18  75–61Report
26 Nov17:30Dinamo-Ak Bars 3–0 VK UP Olomouc 25–1825–1725–20  75–55Report
26 Nov20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 2–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–2722–2525–2125–216–15103–109Report
2 Feb17:30Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Dinamo-Ak Bars 30–2822–2525–2225–20 102–95Report
2 Feb20:30VK UP Olomouc 0–3 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 12–2523–2517–25  52–75Report
3 Feb17:30VK UP Olomouc 1–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 15–2525–228–2523–25 71–97Report
3 Feb20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 3–0 Dinamo-Ak Bars 28–2625–2025–17  78–63Report
4 Feb17:30Dinamo-Ak Bars 3–1 VK UP Olomouc 25–1822–2525–2125–15 97–79Report
4 Feb20:30Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 1–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 19–2525–2218–2516–25 78–97Report

First place ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Imoco Volley Conegliano 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 473 337 1.404
2 Vakifbank Istanbul 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 498 352 1.415
3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 0 17 18 5 3.600 557 463 1.203
4 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 544 442 1.231
5 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 542 509 1.065

Second place ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 4 2 13 15 6 2.500 484 437 1.108
2 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 455 412 1.104
3 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 4 2 11 14 10 1.400 523 479 1.092
4 Dinamo Moscow 3 3 9 12 11 1.091 484 505 0.958
5 ASPTT Mulhouse 2 4 6 7 13 0.538 418 462 0.905

Playoffs
# Cup 1 Cup 2
1 Imoco Volley Conegliano Savino Del Bene Scandicci
2 Vakıfbank Istanbul Grupa Azoty Chemik Police
3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul
4 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio

Bracket
  • All times are local.

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 0–6 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1–3 1–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci 1–5 Imoco Volley Conegliano 2–3 0–3
Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 0–6 Vakıfbank Istanbul 0–3 0-3
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 6–0 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3-1 3–1

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Feb17:00Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 1–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–1912–2519–2525–27 81–96Report
24 Feb17:30Savino Del Bene Scandicci 2–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 25–1727–2930–2823–2515–17120–116Report
25 Feb18:00Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 9–2515–2520–25  44–75Report
25 Feb18:00Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 3–1 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 25–1915–2525–1728–26 93–87Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Mar19:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 25–1625–1816–2525–11 91–70Report
3 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 25–2025–1725–20  75–57Report
4 Mar17:00VakıfBank Istanbul 3–0 Grupa Azoty Chemik Police 25–2125–1325–13  75–47Report
4 Mar19:30Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 1–3 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 23–2522–2525–2226–28 96–100Report

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0–6 Imoco Volley Conegliano 0–3 0–3
Vakıfbank Istanbul 4–2 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 2–3 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar21:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0–3 Imoco Volley Conegliano 21–2518–2517–25  56–75Report
17 Mar20:00VakıfBank Istanbul 2–3 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 25–2025–1721–2513–2513–1597–102Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Mar20:30Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–1525–2325–20  75–58Report
24 Mar18:00Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 0–3 VakıfBank Istanbul 13–2515–2515–25  43–75Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 May17:00Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 VakıfBank Istanbul 22–2525–2223–2525–2315–12110–107Report

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