2023–24 CEV Champions League explained

2023–24 CEV Champions League
League:	CEV Champions League
Sport:	Volleyball
Duration:	Qualifying round: Main tournament:
No Of Teams:	31 (14 qual. + 17 main tourn.)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Venue:	Antalya
Finals Champ:	Itas Trentino
Finals Mvp:	Alessandro Michieletto
Seasonslistnames:	CEV Champions League
Prevseason Link:	2022–23 CEV Champions League
Prevseason Year:	2022–23
Nextseason Link:	2024–25 CEV Champions League
Nextseason Year:	2024–25

The 2023–24 CEV Champions League was the 65th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Qualification

See main article: article and 2023–24 CEV Champions League qualification.

Rank^[1]	Country	Number of teams			Qualified teams
				Total
1		3	–	3	Itas Trentino
					Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza
2		3	–	3	Jastrzębski Węgiel
					ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
					Asseco Resovia
4		3	–	3	Berlin Recycling Volleys
					VfB Friedrichshafen
					SVG Lüneburg
5		2	–	2	Knack Roeselare
					Greenyard Maaseik
6		2	–	2	Ziraat Bank Ankara
					Halkbank Ankara
7		2	–	2	Lvi Praha
					Jihostroj České Budějovice
8		1	–	1	Tours VB
9		1	–	1	ACH Volley Ljubljana
10		1	–	1	Sport Lisboa e Benfica
16		–	1	1	CS Arcada Galați
18		–	1	1	Olympiacos Piraeus
27		–	1	1	Guaguas Las Palmas

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held on 19 July 2023 in Luxembourg City.^[2]

width=230	Pool A	width=230	Pool B	width=230	Pool C
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Itas Trentino	Berlin Recycling Volleys
Knack Roeselare	Asseco Resovia	Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza
Ziraat Bank Ankara	Tours VB	Halkbank Ankara
Olympiacos Piraeus	ACH Volley Ljubljana	Sport Lisboa e Benfica

width=230	Pool D	width=230	Pool E
Jastrzębski Węgiel	Cucine Lube Civitanova
SVG Lüneburg	Greenyard Maaseik
Jihostroj České Budějovice	Lvi Praha
Guaguas Las Palmas	CS Arcada Galați

League round

• The teams are split into 5 groups, each one featuring four teams.
• The top team in each pool automatically qualifies for the quarterfinals.
• All 2nd placed teams and the best 3rd placed team qualify for the playoffs.
• The remaining 3rd placed teams will compete in the quarterfinals of the 2023–24 CEV Cup.
• All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of victories
2. Points
3. Set ratio
4. Setpoint ratio
5. 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

Third place ranking

Playoff 6

• The winners of the ties qualify for the quarterfinals.
• Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
• 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

Quarterfinals

• The winners of the ties qualify for the semifinals.
• Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
• 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

Semifinals

• The winners of the ties qualify for the final.
• Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
• 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: Antalya^[3]
• Time: Turkey Time .

Final standings

width=40	Rank	width=240	Team
	Itas Trentino
	Jastrzębski Węgiel
Semifinalists	Cucine Lube Civitanova Ziraat Bank Ankara

External links

• CEV Champions League Volley

Notes and References

1. Web site: CEV Champions League Volley 2024 Men Ranking . . 19 July 2023.
2. Web site: Unveiling the CEV Champions League Volley 2024 Drawing of Lots Results . . 19 July 2023 . 21 July 2023.
3. Web site: Antalya, May 5 – Super Finals heading to Türkiye! . . 22 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.