The 2021–22 Women's CEV Cup was the 50th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".
Format The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 31 teams participating. Initially 23 teams were allocated direct vacancies to enter the competition, with another 8 teams joining the competition via Champions League qualification. On 21 June 2021, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points 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 to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a 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).
Participating teams Drawing of lots for the 31 participating teams was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 25 June 2021.
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions: Rank Country Number of teamsTeams1 2 Nantes VB, Voléro Le Cannet21 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul32 PVK Olymp Praha, VK UP Olomouc42 Vitéos Neuchâtel UC,Relegated from CEV Champions League qualification TS Volley Düdingen52 Békéscsabai RSE, Vasas Óbuda Budapest61 CSM Alba Blaj73 Asterix Avo Beveren, VC Oudegem, VDK Bank Gent Dames82 Allianz MTV Stuttgart, SSC Palmberg Schwerin91 Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio102 Proton Saratov, Uralochka NTMK Ekaterinburg113 Olympiacos Piraeus, PAOK, AO Thiras122 Calcit Kamnik, Nova KBM Branik Maribor142 ZOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko, UOK Banjaluka Volley151 Minchanka Minsk181 Mladost Zagreb191 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź201 CV Gran Canaria251 Železničar Lajkovac261 AJM/FC Porto
Main phase
Round of 32
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Finals
First leg
Second leg
References
External links * Official site