Men's CEV Champions League 2008-09
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The CEV Champions League
is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2008–09 season.
The 1st – 2nd ranked and four with best score 3rd teams ranked will qualify for the Play-off 1/8 finals.
The 2 remaining 3rd ranked teams and the two 4th ranked teams with the best score move to CEV Cup
. The remaining 4th ranked teams are eliminated.
November 5, 2008
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November 11–12, 2008
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December 9–10, 2008
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December 17, 2008
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January 14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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November 4–5, 2008
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November 12, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 17, 2008
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January 13–14, 2008
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January 21, 2008
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November 5, 2008
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November 12–13, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 16–17, 2008
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January 13–14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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November 4–6, 2008
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November 11–12, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 18, 2008
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January 13–15, 2008
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January 21, 2008
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November 4, 2008
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November 11–12, 2008
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December 10, 2008
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December 16–17, 2008
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January 14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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November 4–5, 2008
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November 13, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 17–18, 2008
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January 13–14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League, or Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.-Formula:In the first round take part 24 teams shared in 6 group stage....
is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2008–09 season.
Teams of the 2008–2009
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
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| 1 | 3 | Trentino Volley Trentino Volley Trentino Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Trento, Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won two times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian cup, a CEV Champions League and the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship... Lube Banca Marche Macerata Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube Lube Banca Marche Macerata is a professional Volleyball team of Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube based in Macerata, Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League.-Achievements:* Italian Volleyball League: 1* Italian Volleyball Cup: 3... Copra Nord Meccanica Piacenza Pallavolo Piacenza Copra Morpho Piacenza is a professional Volleyball team based in Piacenza, Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League. It's the Italian champion in charge... |
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| 2 | 3 | Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow (volleyball) VC Dynamo Moscow is a male professional volleyball team based in Moscow, Russia.-Palmarès:*Russian Volleyball Super League ** Winner : 2006, 2008** Second place : 2004, 2005, 2007** Third place : 1992, 1993, 2002... Zenit Kazan Iskra Odintsovo (w/c) |
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| 3 | 2 | Iraklis Thessaloniki Iraklis VC Iraklis Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is a volleyball team based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. It plays in A1 Greek Volleyball League and in CEV Champions League. Founded in the 1920s, it evolved in one of the most successful departments of G.S... Panathinaikos Panathinaikos VC Panathinaikos Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of Panathinaikos, the Athens-based multi-sport club. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Greece.-History:... |
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| 4 | 2 | Skra Bełchatów AZS Częstochowa |
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| 5 | 1 | Portol Palma Mallorca CV Pòrtol Club Voleibol Portol is a professional volleyball team based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It plays in the Superliga and in the CEV Champions League.-Palmarès:*CEV Cup**Runner up : 2005*CEV Top Teams Cup... |
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| 6 | 2 | Paris Volley Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional Volleyball team based in Paris. It plays in Pro A.-Palmarès:*CEV Champions League ** Winner : 2001*CEV Top Teams Cup ** Winner : 2000*CEV SuperCup: ** Winner : 2000,*Pro A ... Beauvais Oise |
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| 7 | 2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare Knack Randstad Roeselare Knack Randstad Roeselare is a professional Volleyball team based in Roeselare, Belgium. It plays in Belgian Volleyball League and in the CEV Champions League-Palmarès:*National**Belgian volley league : 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010... Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik".... |
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| 8 | 1 | VfB Friedrichshafen VfB Friedrichshafen VfB Friedrichshafen is a German sports club founded in 1909 and based in Friedrichshafen. The VfB Friedrichshafen men's volleyball team plays in the 1. Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League. The team won the 2006-07 CEV Champions League title... |
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| 9 | 1 | aon hotVolleys Vienna Aon hotVolleys Vienna aon hotVolleys Vienna is an Austrian volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Budocenter in Vienna.The team participates in the Men's CEV Champions League 2007-08-Previous names:*....-1999 : Donaukraft Wien... |
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| 10 | 1 | Jihostroj České Budějovice Jihostroj Ceské Budejovice VK Jihostroj České Budějovice is a professional Volleyball team based in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. It plays in Czech Volleyball League. The main sponsor of the club is company Jihostroj a.s., Velesin, Czech Republic.-Palmarès:... |
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| 11 | 1 | Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn Dynamo is a professional volleyball team based in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. It plays in A-league and in the CEV Champions League. It is based at the Omnisport Apeldoorn multi-sport venue.-Palmares:*A-league:... |
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| 12 | 1 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Fenerbahçe Grundig is the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The senior team's name sponsor is Grundig.... |
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| 13 | 1 | ACH Volley Bled ACH Volley Bled ACH Volley Bled is a professional Volleyball team based in Radovljica, Slovenia.-Achievements:National competitions*Slovenian Volleyball Championship ** Winner : 2000, 2005-2011*Slovenian Volleyball Cup... |
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| 14 | 1 | OK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade OK Crvena zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena Zvezda is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena Zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section... |
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| 21 | 1 | CSKA Sofia (w/c) | |
| 25 | 1 | Vitória SC (w/c) |
Main Phase
24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each.The 1st – 2nd ranked and four with best score 3rd teams ranked will qualify for the Play-off 1/8 finals.
The 2 remaining 3rd ranked teams and the two 4th ranked teams with the best score move to CEV Cup
Men's CEV Cup 2008–09
The Men's CEV Cup 2008–09 is the 37th editionof the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former Top Teams Cup.-Teams of the 2008–2009:The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions-1/16 Finals:...
. The remaining 4th ranked teams are eliminated.
Pool A
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November 11–12, 2008
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December 9–10, 2008
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December 17, 2008
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January 14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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Pool B
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November 12, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 17, 2008
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January 13–14, 2008
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January 21, 2008
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Pool C
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November 12–13, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 16–17, 2008
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January 13–14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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Pool D
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November 11–12, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 18, 2008
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January 13–15, 2008
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January 21, 2008
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Pool E
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November 11–12, 2008
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December 10, 2008
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December 16–17, 2008
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January 14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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Pool F
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November 13, 2008
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December 10–11, 2008
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December 17–18, 2008
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January 13–14, 2009
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January 21, 2009
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1 / 8 Finals
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February 11–12, 2009|}
Second leg
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1 / 4 Finals
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Second leg
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Final four
O2 Arena, PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, 4 & 5 April 2009
Semi-finals
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3rd Place
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Final
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Individual awards Final Four
Winners:- MVP: Matey KaziyskiMatey KaziyskiMatey Kaziyski is a Bulgarian volleyball player.With Dynamo Moscow he won the bronze medal at the Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 and was awarded Final Four' "Best Server"....
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, Trentino VolleyTrentino VolleyTrentino Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Trento, Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won two times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian cup, a CEV Champions League and the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship... - Best Scorer: Jochen SchöpsJochen SchöpsJochen Schöps is a volleyball player from Germany, who plays for the Men's National Team. He was named Best Scorer at the first 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düsseldorf, where Germany ended up in first place and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.He won the...
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, Iskra Odintsovo - Best Spiker: Martin LeblMartin LéblMartin Lébl is a volleyball player from the Czech Republic, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the beach volleyball competition alongside Michal Palinek. As an indoor player he became Best Attacker at the 2001 European Championship, where the men's national team ended up in fourth place...
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, Lube Banca Marche MacerataAssociazione Sportiva Volley LubeLube Banca Marche Macerata is a professional Volleyball team of Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube based in Macerata, Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League.-Achievements:* Italian Volleyball League: 1* Italian Volleyball Cup: 3... - Best Receiver: Plamen KonstantinovPlamen KonstantinovPlamen Georgiev Konstantinov is a former Bulgarian volleyball player and captain of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team,coach.Konstantinov was born in Sofia; both his parents, Georgi and Eva née Doycheva, are former volleyball internationals and his older brother Julian Konstantinov is an...
, , Iraklis ThessalonikiIraklis VCIraklis Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is a volleyball team based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. It plays in A1 Greek Volleyball League and in CEV Champions League. Founded in the 1920s, it evolved in one of the most successful departments of G.S... - Best Server: Emanuele BirarelliEmanuele BirarelliEmanuele Birarelli is an Italian volleyball player.-Biography:Birarelli was born at Senigallia. He debuted in the Italian top championship in 1998 for Pallavolo Falconara...
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, Trentino VolleyTrentino VolleyTrentino Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Trento, Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won two times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian cup, a CEV Champions League and the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship... - Best Blocker: Michal WiniarskiMichal WiniarskiMichał Winiarski is a Polish volleyball player.His first professional club was Chemik Bydgoszcz, and he previously played for the national team of Poland in 2004....
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, Trentino VolleyTrentino VolleyTrentino Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Trento, Italy. It plays in the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 2000. It has won two times the Italian Volleyball League, the Italian cup, a CEV Champions League and the FIVB Men's Club World Volleyball Championship... - Best Setter: Aleksandr Butko,
, Iskra Odintsovo - Best Libero: Alexey VerbovAlexey VerbovAleksey Igorevich Verbov is a volleyball player from Russia.With the Russian men's national team, he won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship played in Moscow, Russia. He won the award as Best Libero in the tournament...
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