2020–21 CEV Champions League explained

2020–21 CEV Champions League
League:	CEV Champions League
Sport:	Volleyball
Duration:	Qualifying round: Main tournament:
No Of Teams:	36 (18 qual. + 18 main tourn.)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Venue:	Verona
Finals Champ:	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Finals Mvp:	Aleksander Śliwka
Seasonslistnames:	CEV Champions League
Prevseason Link:	2019–20 CEV Champions League
Prevseason Year:	2019–20
Nextseason Link:	2021–22 CEV Champions League
Nextseason Year:	2021–22

The 2020–21 CEV Champions League was the 62nd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Qualification

See main article: 2020–21 CEV Champions League qualification.

Rank^[1]	Country	Number of teams			Qualified teams
Rank^[1]	Country			Total	Qualified teams
1		3	1	4	Cucine Lube Civitanova
					Leo Shoes Modena
					Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
					Itas Trentino
2		3	–	3	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
					Zenit Kazan
					Kuzbass Kemerovo
3		3	1	4	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
					Projekt Warsaw
					PGE Skra Bełchatów
					Jastrzębski Węgiel
4		2	–	2	Berlin Recycling Volleys
4		2	–	2	VfB Friedrichshafen
5		2	–	2	Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul
5		2	–	2	Arkas İzmir
6		2	–	2	Lindemans Aalst
6		2	–	2	Knack Roeselare
7		1	–	1	Tours VB
8		1	–	1	ACH Volley Ljubljana
9		1	–	1	ČEZ Karlovarsko

Pools composition

Drawing of Lots was held on 21 August 2020 in Luxembourg City.^[2]

width=230	Pool A	width=230	Pool B	width=230	Pool C
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Cucine Lube Civitanova	Zenit Kazan
Fenerbahçe HDI İstanbul	Arkas İzmir	Berlin Recycling Volleys
Lindemans Aalst	Tours VB	ACH Volley Ljubljana
PGE Skra Bełchatów	Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia	Jastrzębski Węgiel

width=230	Pool D	width=230	Pool E
Leo Shoes Modena	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Projekt Warsaw	VfB Friedrichshafen
Knack Roeselare	ČEZ Karlovarsko
Kuzbass Kemerovo	Itas Trentino

League round

20 teams compete in the League round.
The teams are split into 5 groups, each one featuring four teams.
The top team in each pool and 3 best 2nd placed teams qualify for the quarterfinals.
All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

Number of victories
Points
Set ratio
Setpoint ratio
H2H results

width=10px	Result	width=60px	Winners	width=60px	Losers
3–0	3 points	0 points
3–1	3 points	0 points
3–2	2 points	1 point

Pool A

Tournament 1

Organizer: ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Tournament 2

Organizer: PGE Skra Bełchatów

Pool B

Tournament 1

Organizer: Tours VB

Tournament 2

Organizer: Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

Pool C

Tournament 1

Organizer: Berlin Recycling Volleys

Tournament 2

Organizer: Zenit Kazan

Pool D

Tournament 1

Organizer: Knack Roeselare

Tournament 2

Organizer: Leo Shoes Modena

Pool E

Tournament 1

Organizer: Itas Trentino

Tournament 2

Organizer: VfB Friedrichshafen

Second place ranking

Quarterfinals

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.

width=50%	Pot 1	width=50%	Pot 2
Zenit Kazan ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Itas Trentino Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia	Leo Shoes Modena Cucine Lube Civitanova PGE Skra Bełchatów Berlin Recycling Volleys

Second leg

Semifinals

The winners of the ties qualify for the final.
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.

Second leg

Final

Place: Verona^[3]
Time: Central European Summer Time .

Final standings

width=10px bgcolor=#CCFFCC		Qualified for the 2021 FIVB Club World Championship

width=40	Rank	Team
	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
	Itas Trentino
Semifinalists	Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia Zenit Kazan

External links

CEV Champions League Volley 2021

Notes and References

Web site: CEV Champions League Volley 2021 – Men Ranking . . 13 August 2020.
Web site: The CEV Champions League Volley Drawing of Lots sets up great clashes . . 21 August 2020 . 23 August 2020.
Web site: Verona to host the CEV Champions League Volley Super Finals 2021 . . 26 February 2021 . 26 February 2021.