The 2025–26 Women's CEV Cup was the 54th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Format The CEV Cup is played in a knockout format. 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 Golden Set 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 regular match).
Main phase (Home and away matches): 16th finals → 8th finals → Playoffs → Quarterfinals
Final phase (Home and away matches): Semifinals → Finals
Participating teams 35 teams participate in the 2025–26 edition of the tournament. 24 teams were allocated direct slots in the 16th finals and another 7 teams joined via the 2025–26 Champions League qualification. In the quarterfinals the 2nd to 5th ranked third placed teams from the league round of the 2025–26 Champions League joined the competition (4 teams).
RankCountryNo. ofteamsTeams13C.S.O. Voluntari 2005, CS Volei Alba Blaj, Dinamo București21Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '7633Levallois Paris Saint Cloud, Vandœuvre Nancy VB, Volley Mulhouse Alsace43Allianz MTV Stuttgart, Dresdner SC, VfB Suhl Thüringen52Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul, THY Istanbul62Tent Obrenovac, ŽOK Ub71AC PAOK Thessaloniki82Dukla Liberec, VK UP Olomouc93Mladost Zagreb, OK Dinamo Zagreb, ŽOK Ribola Kaštela103BKS Bostik Bielsko-Biała, MOYA Radomka Radom, PGE Budowlani Łódź111Viteos Neuchatel UC122Asterix Avo Beveren, Darta Bevo Roeselare132Avarca de Menorca, CD Heidelberg Las Palmas142MBH Békéscsaba, Vasas Óbuda Budapest152FC Porto, Sporting CP Lisboa181OTP Banka Branik Maribor201ŽOK Gacko RD Swisslion341Janta Volej Kisela Voda
Notes
Bracket The drawing of lots was held on 15 July 2025 in Luxembourg City.
Main phase 16th finals The winners of the ties qualify for the 8th finals. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. All times are local.
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8th finals The winners of the ties qualify for the playoffs. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. All times are local.
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Playoffs The winners of the ties qualify for the quarterfinals. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. All times are local.
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Quarterfinals The four winners of the playoffs face the 2nd to 5th ranked third placed teams from the league round of the 2025–26 Champions League. The winners of the ties qualify for the semifinals. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. All times are local.
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Final phase Semifinals The winners of the ties qualify for the finals. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. All times are local.
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Finals In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. All times are local.
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Final standings
RankTeam Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76Semifinalists Dresdner SC C.S.O. Voluntari 2005
See also 2025–26 CEV Champions League 2025–26 CEV Cup 2025–26 CEV Challenge Cup 2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League 2025–26 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
References
External links CEV Volleyball Cup 2026