The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2011–12 season and the 53rd edition. It ran from 29 November 2011 until 26 March 2012.
Fenerbahçe won the title for the first time, defeating RC Cannes 3–0 in the final.
Teams of the 2011–2012 competition The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:European Cups Ranking List 2010-2011 (Page 5)
RankCountry Number of teamsTeams13Volley BergamoMC-Carnaghi Villa CorteseScavolini Pesaro33Fenerbahçe Universal IstanbulVakıfBank TT İstanbulEczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul (w/c)22Dinamo KazanDinamo Moscow42RC CannesASPTT Mulhouse52Atom Trefl SopotBank BPS Fakro Muszyna112Schweriner SCDresdner SC152Rabita BakuAzerrail Baku (w/c)71Crvena Zvezda Beograd812004 Tomis Constanța131Voléro Zürich191VK Modřanská Prostějov The drawing of lots for the main phase (group stage) of the competition was held on 1 July 2011, in Vienna.
League round 20 teams were drawn to 5 pools of 4 teams each. The sixteen best teams qualified for the Round of 16. The four other teams moved to the CEV Cup.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Knockout stage
Round of 16
1Rabita Baku won the golden set 15–6.
First leg
Second leg
Quarterfinals In case of a tie - 1 match won and 1 match lost and not depending on the final score of both matches - the teams have to play a golden set to determine which one qualifies for the next round.
1Dinamo Kazan won the golden set 15–10
2Villa Cortese won the golden set 15–11
3RC Cannes won the golden set 18–16
First leg
Second leg
Final four The final four will be held at Baku, Azerbaijan.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standing
RankTeam Fenerbahçe RC Cannes Dinamo Kazan4 Villa Cortese
Roster for Final FourFabiana Claudino, Nihan Güneyligil, Merve Dalbeler, Lyubov Sokolova, Yağmur Koçyiğit, Duygu Bal, Seda Tokatlıoğlu, Kim Yeon-koung, Naz Aydemir, Seda Eryüz, Eda Erdem and Logan TomHead coachZé Roberto
Awards MVP: Kim Yeon-Koung (Fenerbahçe) Best scorer: Kim Yeon-Koung (Fenerbahçe) Best setter: Naz Aydemir (Fenerbahçe) Best blocker: Maria Borisenko (Dinamo Kazan) Best server: Makare Wilson (Villa Cortese) Best spiker: Sarah Pavan (Villa Cortese) Best receiver: Jordan Larson (Dinamo Kazan) Best libero: Paola Cardullo (RC Cannes)
References
External links Champions League