The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and was created in 1960 as . On 13 November 2000, it was officially presented in Florence under a new format and renamed .
Formula The competition has changed its format since the first fourteen teams took part at the inaugural edition in 1960–61. Through the era, as the number of participating teams has changed over time, the competition moved from an only knockout tournament to include a round-robin format between the final four competitors to determine the champion.
Since the competition became the , all participants are divided into groups, and a double round-robin takes place within each group. The best teams advance to the playoffs and one team is selected to be the host of the "Final four" (receiving a bye from the playoffs and qualifying directly to the final four). The teams paired for the playoffs play a double-elimination until three teams remain, these three teams join the final four host to play the semifinal, 3rd place match and final. The final four takes place between March and April.
History CEV Champions Cup (1960 to 2000) CEV Champions League (2000 to present)
Finals
Format notes
# Year Final host city Champion Score Runner-up Third place / semi-finalist Fourth place / semi-finalist 1 1960–61 Details Warsaw Moscow Dynamo Moscow 3–2 3–0won 6–2 on aggregate AZS AWF Warsaw Semi-finalists: Dinamo Bucharest and Slavia Prague 2 1961–62 Details Sofia Odesa Burevestnik Odesa 3–1 3–0won 6–1 on aggregate Slavia Sofia Second places in group stage: Dinamo Bucharest and Legia Warsaw 3 1962–63 Details Moscow Warsaw Dynamo Moscow 3–1 3–2won 6–3 on aggregate AZS AWF Warsaw Semi-finalists: Dynamo Prague and Levski Sofia 4 1963–64 Details Sofia Berlin Levski Sofia 3–0 1–3won 4–3 on aggregate Dynamo Berlin Semi-finalists: Dynamo Moscow and AZS AWF Warsaw 5 1964–65 Details Berlin Moscow Dynamo Moscow 3–0 3–0won 6–0 on aggregate Dynamo Berlin Semi-finalists: Levski Sofia and Dinamo Bucharest 6 1965–66 Details Moscow CSKA Moscow 3–0 3–0won 6–0 on aggregate Dynamo Moscow Semi-finalists: AZS AWF Warsaw and Levski Sofia 7 1966–67 Details Moscow CSKA Moscow 3–0 3–0won 6–0 on aggregate Dynamo Moscow Semi-finalists: Dynamo Berlin and Levski Sofia 8 1967–68 Details Moscow Dynamo Moscow 3–0 3–2won 6–2 on aggregate CSKA Moscow Semi-finalists: DHFK Leipzig and Dinamo Bucharest 9 1968–69 Details Moscow Dynamo Moscow 3–1 3–2won 6–3 on aggregate CSKA Moscow Semi-finalists: Akademik Sofia and Slavia Bratislava 10 1969–70 Details Budapest Moscow Dynamo Moscow 3–1 3–0won 6–1 on aggregate NIM-SE Budapest Semi-finalists: CSKA Moscow and Tatran Střešovice 11 1970–71 Details Prague Moscow Dynamo Moscow 3–0 3–0won 6–0 on aggregate Tatran Střešovice Semi-finalists: Levski-Spartak Sofia and Wisła Kraków 12 1971–72 Details La Louvière Dynamo Moscow Tatran Střešovice Lokomotiv Moscow Start Łódź 13 1972–73 Details Apeldoorn NIM-SE Budapest Dynamo Moscow Start Łódź Dynamo Berlin 14 1973–74 Details Warsaw Dynamo Moscow NIM-SE Budapest Levski-Spartak Sofia Dynamo Berlin 15 1974–75 Details Catania Dynamo Moscow Levski-Spartak Sofia NIM-SE Budapest Dynamo Berlin 16 1975–76 Details Warsaw Rudá Hvězda Praha Levski-Spartak Sofia Van Houten Crvena zvezda Belgrad 17 1976–77 Details İzmir Dynamo Moscow NIM-SE Budapest Traktor Schwerin Levski-Spartak Sofia 18 1977–78 Details Rheine Traktor Schwerin NIM-SE Budapest Start Łódź Savoia Alzano 19 1978–79 Details İzmir CSKA Sofia NIM-SE Budapest Dynamo Berlin Slávia Bratysława 20 1979–80 Details Gottwaldov Rudá Hvězda Praha Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Dinamo Tirana NIM/SE Budapest 21 1980–81 Details Schaan Uralochka Sverdlovsk Levski-Spartak Sofia Traktor Schwerin Slávia UK Bratislava 22 1981–82 Details Ravenna Uralochka Sverdlovsk DVC Dokkum SV Lohhof Levski-Spartak Sofia 23 1982–83 Details Ankara Uralochka Sverdlovsk Budapesti Vasas Izzó Slávia UK Bratislava SV Lohhof 24 1983–84 Details Munich CSKA Sofia Olimpia Teodora Ravenna SV Lohhof Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 25 1984–85 Details Forlì ADK Alma-Ata Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Tungsram SC Budapest SV Lohhof 26 1985–86 Details Uppsala CSKA Moscow Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Dynamo Berlin Czarni Słupsk 27 1986–87 Details Karlsruhe Uralochka Sverdlovsk Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Dynamo Berlin CSKA Moscow 28 1987–88 Details Thessaloniki Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Uralochka Sverdlovsk Dynamo Berlin CSKA Sofia 29 1988–89 Details Brussels Uralochka Sverdlovsk Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Dynamo Berlin CSKA Sofia 30 1989–90 Details Forlì Uralochka Sverdlovsk Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Dinamo Tirana RC de France Paris 31 1990–91 Details Zagreb Mladost Zagreb 3–0 Uralochka Sverdlovsk Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Avero Sneek 32 1991–92 Details Ravenna Olimpia Teodora Ravenna 3–2 Mladost Zagreb Uralochka Ekaterinburg CJD Feuerbach 33 1992–93 Details Santeramo in Colle Parmalat Matera 3–1 Olimpia Teodora Ravenna Uralochka Ekaterinburg Mladost Zagreb 34 1993–94 Details Zagreb Uralochka Ekaterinburg 3–2 Mladost Zagreb Latte Rugiada Matera SK UP Olomouc 35 1994–95 Details Bari Uralochka Ekaterinburg 3–0 CV Murcia Iskra Lugansk Parmalat Matera 36 1995–96 Details Vienna Parmalat Matera 3–2 Uralochka Ekaterinburg Iskra Lugansk RC Cannes 37 1996–97 Details Bergamo Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–1 Uralochka Ekaterinburg RC Cannes Parmalat Matera 38 1997–98 Details Dubrovnik OK Dubrovnik 3–0 Vakıfbank Ankara Foppapedretti Bergamo VBC Riom 39 1998–99 Details Bergamo Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–0 Vakıfbank Ankara RC Cannes CV Tenerife 40 1999–00 Details Bursa Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–1 Uralochka Ekaterinburg Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Nafta Piła 41 2000–01 Details Nizhny Tagil Volley Modena 3–0 Capo Sud Reggio Calabria Uralochka Ekaterinburg Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 42 2001–02 Details Istanbul RC Cannes 3–1 Foppapedretti Bergamo Tenerife Marichal Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 43 2002–03 Details Piła RC Cannes 3–1 Uralochka Ekaterinburg Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Modena 44 2003–04 Details Tenerife Tenerife Marichal 3–2 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia RC Cannes Azerrail Baku 45 2004–05 Details Tenerife Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–0 Sant'Orsola Asystel Novara Tenerife Marichal RC Cannes 46 2005–06 Details Cannes Pallavolo Sirio Perugia 3–1 RC Cannes Foppapedretti Bergamo Vakıfbank Güneş Istanbul 47 2006–07 Details Zürich Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–2 Dinamo Moscow Spar Tenerife Marichal Voléro Zürich 48 2007–08 Details Murcia Colussi Perugia 3–1 Zarechie Odintsovo Asystel Novara Grupo 2002 Murcia 49 2008–09 Details Perugia Volley Bergamo 3–2 Dinamo Moscow Colussi Sirio Perugia Eczacıbaşı Zentiva Istanbul 50 2009–10 Details Cannes Volley Bergamo 3–2 Fenerbahçe Acıbadem RC Cannes Asystel Novara 51 2010–11 Details Istanbul VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom Istanbul 3–0 Rabita Baku Fenerbahçe Acıbadem Scavolini Pesaro 52 2011–12 Details Baku Fenerbahçe Universal 3–0 RC Cannes Dinamo Kazan MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese 53 2012–13 Details Istanbul Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–0 Rabita Baku Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio Galatasaray Daikin 54 2013–14 Details Baku Dinamo Kazan 3–0 Vakıfbank Istanbul Rabita Baku Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 55 2014–15 Details Szczecin Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3–0 Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio Vakıfbank Istanbul Chemik Police 56 2015–16 Details Montichiari Pomì Casalmaggiore 3–0 Vakıfbank Istanbul Fenerbahçe Grundig Dinamo Kazan 57 2016–17 Details Treviso VakıfBank Istanbul 3–0 Imoco Volley Conegliano Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Dinamo Moscow 58 2017–18 Details Bucharest VakıfBank Istanbul 3–0 CSM Volei Alba Blaj Imoco Volley Conegliano Galatasaray Daikin 59 2018–19 Details Berlin Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Imoco Volley Conegliano Semi-finalists: Vakıfbank Istanbul and Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 60 2019–20 Details Berlin (planned) Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 61 2020–21 Details Verona Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 Vakıfbank Istanbul Semi-finalists: Igor Gorgonzola Novara and Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio 62 2021–22 Details Ljubljana Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–1 Imoco Volley Conegliano Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul 63 2022–23 Details Turin Vakıfbank Istanbul 3–1 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Semi-finalists: Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul and Igor Gorgonzola Novara 64 2023–24 Details Antalya Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–2 Vero Volley Milano Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 65 2024–25 Details Istanbul Imoco Volley Conegliano 3–0 Scandicci Vero Volley Milano VakıfBank Istanbul 66 2025–26 Details Istanbul VakıfBank Istanbul 3–1 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Imoco Volley Conegliano Scandicci
Titles by club RankClubTitlesRunners-upChampion years 1 WVC Dynamo Moscow 11 5 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 2 Uralochka Ekaterinburg 8 6 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95 3 VakıfBank S.K. 7 5 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2025–26 4 Volley Bergamo 7 1 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 5 Imoco Volley Conegliano 3 3 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25 6 CSKA Moscow 3 2 1965–66, 1966–67, 1985–86 7 Olimpia Teodora Ravenna 2 7 1987–88, 1991–92 8 RC Cannes 2 2 2001–02, 2002–03 9 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia 2 1 2005–06, 2007–08 10 Rudá Hvězda Praha 2 — 1975–76, 1979–80 — VC CSKA Sofia 2 — 1978–79, 1983–84 — Pallavolo Femminile Matera 2 — 1992–93, 1995–96 13 NIM-SE Budapest 1 5 1972–73 14 Levski Sofia 1 3 1963–64 15 HAOK Mladost 1 2 1990–91 — Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 1 3 2014–15 17 Fenerbahçe 1 1 2011–12 18 Burevestnik Odesa 1 — 1961–62 — Traktor Schwerin 1 — 1977–78 — ADK Alma-Ata 1 — 1984–85 — OK Dubrovnik 1 — 1997–98 — Volley Modena 1 — 2000–01 — CV Tenerife 1 — 2003–04 — WVC Dynamo Kazan 1 — 2013–14 — Volley Casalmaggiore 1 — 2015–16 — Igor Gorgonzola Novara 1 — 2018–19 27 AZS AWF Warsaw — 2 — — SC Dynamo Berlin — 2 — — Tatran Střešovice — 2 — — Rabita Baku — 2 — 31 Slavia Sofia — 1 — — DVC Dokkum — 1 — — Budapesti Vasas Izzó — 1 — — CV Murcia — 1 — — Virtus Reggio Calabria — 1 — — Asystel Volley — 1 — — VC Zarechie Odintsovo — 1 — — Futura Volley Busto Arsizio — 1 — — CSM Volei Alba Blaj — 1 — — Vero Volley Milano — 1 — — Scandicci — 1 —
Titles by country For the purpose of keeping historical event accuracy, historical country names are used in this table.
Rank Country Won Runners-up Total 1 22 7 29 2 19 17 36 3 9 9 18 4 3 7 10 5 3 4 7 6 2 2 4 2 2 4 8 1 6 7 9 1 2 3 1 2 3 11 1 1 2 12 1 — 1 13 — 2 2 — 2 2 15 — 1 1 — 1 1
Most valuable player by edition 2001–02 – – RC Cannes 2002–03 – – RC Cannes 2003–04 – – Tenerife Marichal 2004–05 – – Foppapedretti Bergamo 2005–06 – – RC Cannes 2006–07 – – Foppapedretti Bergamo 2007–08 – – Colussi Perugia 2008–09 – – Volley Bergamo 2009–10 – – Volley Bergamo 2010–11 – – VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom 2011–12 – – Fenerbahçe Universal 2012–13 – – VakıfBank Istanbul 2013–14 – – Dinamo Kazan 2014–15 – – Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 2015–16 – – Pomì Casalmaggiore 2016–17 – – VakıfBank Istanbul 2017–18 – – VakıfBank Istanbul 2018–19 – – Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2019–20 – Competition cancelled 2020–21 – – Imoco Volley Conegliano 2021–22 – – VakıfBank Istanbul 2022–23 – – VakıfBank Istanbul 2023–24 – – Imoco Volley Conegliano 2024–25 – – Imoco Volley Conegliano 2025–26 – – VakıfBank Istanbul
All-time team records Winners and finalists by city since 1960/1961