2020–21 CEV Champions League

The 2020–21 CEV Champions League was the 62nd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

2020–21 CEV Champions League
LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 September – 12 November 2020
Main tournament:
1 December 2020 – 1 May 2021
Number of matches73 (58)
Number of teams36 (18 qual. + 18 main tourn.)
Finals
Champions ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  Runners-up Itas Trentino
Finals MVP Aleksander Śliwka

Qualification
Main article: 2020–21 CEV Champions League qualification
Rank[1] Country Number of teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Italy314Cucine Lube Civitanova
Leo Shoes Modena
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
Itas Trentino
2 Russia3–3Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Zenit Kazan
Kuzbass Kemerovo
3 Poland314ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Projekt Warsaw
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Jastrzębski Węgiel
4 Germany2–2Berlin Recycling Volleys
VfB Friedrichshafen
5 Turkey2–2Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul
Arkas İzmir
6 Belgium2–2Lindemans Aalst
Knack Roeselare
7 France1–1Tours VB
8 Slovenia1–1ACH Volley Ljubljana
9 Czech Republic1–1ČEZ Karlovarsko

Pools composition

Drawing of Lots was held on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg.[2]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Cucine Lube Civitanova Zenit Kazan
Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul Arkas İzmir Berlin Recycling Volleys
Lindemans Aalst Tours VB ACH Volley Ljubljana
PGE Skra Bełchatów Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Jastrzębski Węgiel
Pool D Pool E
Leo Shoes Modena Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Projekt Warsaw VfB Friedrichshafen
Knack Roeselare ČEZ Karlovarsko
Kuzbass Kemerovo Itas Trentino

League round
  • 20 teams compete in the league round
  • The teams are split into 5 groups, each one featuring four teams
  • Winner of each pool and best three second placed teams advance to the quarterfinals
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 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 501 405 1.237
2 PGE Skra Bełchatów 4 2 13 14 9 1.556 524 480 1.092
3 Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 2 4 5 8 14 0.571 458 499 0.918
4 Lindemans Aalst 0 6 1 4 18 0.222 416 515 0.808

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec18:00Lindemans Aalst 2–3 Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 25–2022–2521–2525–179–15102–102Report
8 Dec20:30PGE Skra Bełchatów 0–3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 21–2519–2519–25  59–75Report
9 Dec18:00Lindemans Aalst 0–3 PGE Skra Bełchatów 16–2517–2516–25  49–75Report
9 Dec20:30Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 0–3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 21–2520–2513–25  54–75Report
10 Dec18:00Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 1–3 PGE Skra Bełchatów 18–2521–2525–2321–25 85–98Report
10 Dec20:30ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3–0 Lindemans Aalst 25–1925–1925–17  75–55Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jan18:00Lindemans Aalst 0–3 Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 14–2519–2519–25  52–75Report
26 Jan20:30PGE Skra Bełchatów 2–3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 23–2525–2120–2525–1910–15103–105Report
27 Jan18:00Lindemans Aalst 1–3 PGE Skra Bełchatów 25–1720–2518–2520–25 83–92Report
27 Jan20:30Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 0–3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 23–2518–2518–25  59–75Report
28 Jan18:00Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul 1–3 PGE Skra Bełchatów 25–2220–2518–2520–25 83–97Report
28 Jan20:30ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3–1 Lindemans Aalst 21–2525–1625–1525–19 96–75Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 483 295 1.637
2 Cucine Lube Civitanova 5 1 15 15 5 3.000 479 313 1.530
3 Tours VB 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 436 340 1.282
4 Arkas İzmir 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 0 450 0.000
  • Arkas İzmir has withdrawn from both, the first tournament held in Tours, as well as from the second one held in Perugia due to COVID-19 restrictions. Consequently, three remaining teams present at the tournaments claimed a 3–0 forfeit victory.[3]

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova 3–1 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 25–2222–2525–2025–23 97–90Report
9 Dec20:30Tours VB 0–3 Cucine Lube Civitanova 21–2523–2523–25  67–75Report
10 Dec20:30Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 3–0 Tours VB 25–1925–2225–22  75–63Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Feb20:30Cucine Lube Civitanova 3–1 Tours VB 22–2525–2025–2125–15 97–81Report
10 Feb18:00Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 3–0 Cucine Lube Civitanova 25–2125–1825–21  75–60Report
11 Feb20:30Tours VB 1–3 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 25–1815–2514–2521–25 75–93Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Zenit Kazan 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 492 282 1.745
2 Berlin Recycling Volleys 4 2 12 12 6 2.000 406 266 1.526
3 ACH Volley Ljubljana 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 442 342 1.292
4 Jastrzębski Węgiel 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 0 450 0.000
  • Jastrzębski Węgiel has withdrawn from both, the first tournament held in Berlin, as well as from the second one held in Kazan due to COVID-19 restrictions. Consequently, three remaining teams present at the tournaments claimed a 3–0 forfeit victory.[4][5][3]

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec17:00ACH Volley Ljubljana 0–3 Berlin Recycling Volleys 20–2523–2521–25  64–75Report
9 Dec19:30Berlin Recycling Volleys 0–3 Zenit Kazan 21–2519–2518–25  58–75Report
10 Dec17:00Zenit Kazan 3–1 ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–1619–2525–2328–26 97–90Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Feb19:00ACH Volley Ljubljana 0–3 Berlin Recycling Volleys 19–2520–2513–25  52–75Report
10 Feb16:00Berlin Recycling Volleys 0–3 Zenit Kazan 18–2516–2514–25  48–75Report
11 Feb19:00Zenit Kazan 3–1 ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–2120–2525–2025–20 95–86Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Leo Shoes Modena 4 2 12 14 9 1.556 533 503 1.060
2 Projekt Warsaw 4 2 12 14 9 1.556 513 487 1.053
3 Knack Roeselare 2 4 7 9 13 0.692 475 506 0.939
4 Kuzbass Kemerovo 2 4 5 8 14 0.571 476 501 0.950

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Dec17:30Kuzbass Kemerovo 1–3 Leo Shoes Modena 23–2519–2525–2228–30 95–102Report
15 Dec20:30Knack Roeselare 0–3 Projekt Warsaw 18–2524–2619–25  61–76Report
16 Dec17:30Projekt Warsaw 0–3 Leo Shoes Modena 21–2517–2524–26  62–76Report
16 Dec20:30Knack Roeselare 0–3 Kuzbass Kemerovo 24–2616–2520–25  60–76Report
17 Dec17:30Projekt Warsaw 3–0 Kuzbass Kemerovo 25–2225–2225–16  75–60Report
17 Dec20:30Leo Shoes Modena 3–2 Knack Roeselare 25–2725–1922–2525–2215–11112–104Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Feb18:00Knack Roeselare 1–3 Projekt Warsaw 25–2019–2520–2518–25 82–95Report
9 Feb20:30Kuzbass Kemerovo 0–3 Leo Shoes Modena 22–2515–2521–25  58–75Report
10 Feb17:30Knack Roeselare 3–1 Kuzbass Kemerovo 18–2525–2025–2025–17 93–82Report
10 Feb20:30Projekt Warsaw 3–2 Leo Shoes Modena 20–2527–2522–2525–1815–10109–103Report
11 Feb18:00Leo Shoes Modena 0–3 Knack Roeselare 22–2521–2522–25  65–75Report
11 Feb20:30Projekt Warsaw 2–3 Kuzbass Kemerovo 23–2525–2118–2525–195–1596–105Report

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Itas Trentino 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 526 377 1.395
2 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3 3 9 11 12 0.917 513 461 1.113
3 VfB Friedrichshafen 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 228 442 0.516
4 ČEZ Karlovarsko 1 5 4 9 15 0.600 524 511 1.025

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec16:00Itas Trentino 3–2 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 21–2523–2525–2325–2315–2109–98Report
1 Dec19:30ČEZ Karlovarsko 1–3 VfB Friedrichshafen 14–2522–2525–2316–25 77–98Report
2 Dec16:00VfB Friedrichshafen 3–0 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 25–2025–2325–22  75–65Report
2 Dec19:30ČEZ Karlovarsko 1–3 Itas Trentino 25–1918–2518–2520–25 81–94Report
3 Dec16:00VfB Friedrichshafen 0–3 Itas Trentino 19–2518–2518–25  55–75Report
3 Dec19:30Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3–1 ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–1925–2725–1825–22 100–86Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Feb17:00Itas Trentino 3–0 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 25–1925–2025–15  75–54Report
10 Feb17:00ČEZ Karlovarsko 1–3 Itas Trentino 22–2525–2320–2522–25 89–98Report
11 Feb17:00Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3–2 ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–2029–3127–2925–2315–13121–116Report

Second place ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Cucine Lube Civitanova 5 1 15 15 5 3.000 479 313 1.530
2 PGE Skra Bełchatów 4 2 13 14 9 1.556 524 480 1.092
3 Berlin Recycling Volleys 4 2 12 12 6 2.000 406 266 1.526
4 Projekt Warsaw 4 2 12 14 9 1.556 513 487 1.053
5 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3 3 9 11 12 0.917 513 461 1.113

Playoffs
  • All times are local

Quarterfinals
Pot 1 Pot 2

Zenit Kazan
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Itas Trentino
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

Leo Shoes Modena
Cucine Lube Civitanova
PGE Skra Bełchatów
Berlin Recycling Volleys

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
PGE Skra Bełchatów 1–5 Zenit Kazan 1–3 2–3
Cucine Lube Civitanova 3–3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 1–3 3–014–16
Berlin Recycling Volleys 0–6 Itas Trentino 1–3 0–3
Leo Shoes Modena 3–3 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 3–0 0–35–15

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Feb20:30Skra 1–3 Zenit 23–2525–1923–2519–25 90–94Report
24 Feb18:00Lube 1–3 ZAKSA 23–2525–1421–2521–25 90–89Report
25 Feb19:30Berlin 1–3 Trentino 19–2523–2528–2617–25 87–101Report
23 Feb18:00Modena 3–0 Perugia 25–2125–1825–22  75–61Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Mar18:00Zenit 3–2 Skra 22–2525–1925–1713–2515–12100–98Report
3 Mar18:00ZAKSA 0–3 Lube 22–2524–2624–26  70–77Report
Golden set ZAKSA 16–14 Lube
4 Mar19:00Trentino 3–0 Berlin 25–2225–2125–14  75–57Report
2 Mar20:30Perugia 3–0 Modena 25–2325–1825–21  75–62Report
Golden set Perugia 15–5 Modena

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Zenit Kazan 3–3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2–3 3–213–15
Itas Trentino 4–2 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 3–0 2–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Mar19:00Zenit 2–3 ZAKSA 25–2225–2227–2922–2514–16113–114Report
18 Mar19:00Trentino 3–0 Perugia 25–2125–1625–23  75–60Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Mar18:00ZAKSA 2–3 Zenit 17–2525–1625–2128–3018–20113–112Report
Golden set ZAKSA 15–13 Zenit
24 Mar20:30Perugia 3–2 Trentino 25–2225–1723–2517–2515–6105–95Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 May20:30ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3–1 Itas Trentino 25–2225–2220–2528–26 98–95Report

Final standings
Qualified for the 2021 FIVB Club World Championship

References
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