The 2020–21 CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2020–21 season and the 61st edition.
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.
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 .
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: 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 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).
Grand finale A single match between the winners of the semifinals in a neutral venue decides the tournament champion.
Pool composition Drawing of lots for the league round was held on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg City. 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).
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 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 APool BPool CPool DPool 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 and Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg announced their withdrawal from the competition. The drawing of lots changes as follows:
Pool APool BPool CPool DPool 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.
All times are local.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
First place ranking
Second place ranking
Playoffs Drawing of Lots was held on 12 February 2021 in Luxembourg City.
#Cup 1Cup 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
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
References
External links Official Website