CEV Champions League

The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Qualification
A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 18 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions, and 2 teams from the qualification rounds.

League round
20 teams take part in the League round where they are split into 5 groups. After each match the following points are assigned: Each pool will be contested in a six-leg double round-robin home-and-away format. In each gender, the five pool winners and the three best-ranked pool runners-up will advance to the quarterfinals.
 * Winner (3:0 or 3:1) – 3 points
 * Winner (3:2) – 2 points
 * Loser (2:3) – 1 point
 * Loser (1:3 or 0:3) – 0 points

Quarterfinals
4 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Four winners qualify to the semifinals.

Semifinals
2 pairs are formed and two matches are held between teams in pair. Two winners qualify to the final. Final is held in May.

History

 * CEV European Champions Cup (1959–60 to 1999–2000)
 * CEV Champions League (2000–01 to present)

Title holders

 * 1959–60: CSKA Moscow
 * 1960–61: Rapid București
 * 1961–62: CSKA Moscow
 * 1962–63: Rapid București
 * 1963–64: SC Leipzig
 * 1964–65: Rapid București
 * 1965–66: Dinamo București
 * 1966–67: Dinamo București
 * 1967–68: Volejbal Brno
 * 1968–69: 🇧🇬 CSKA Sofia
 * 1969–70: Burevestnik Almaty
 * 1970–71: Burevestnik Almaty
 * 1971–72: Volejbal Brno
 * 1972–73: CSKA Moscow
 * 1973–74: CSKA Moscow
 * 1974–75: CSKA Moscow
 * 1975–76: Dukla Liberec
 * 1976–77: CSKA Moscow
 * 1977–78: 🇵🇱 Płomień Milowice
 * 1978–79: Červená Hvězda Bratislava
 * 1979–80: 🇮🇹 Pallavolo Torino
 * 1980–81: Dinamo București


 * 1981–82: CSKA Moscow
 * 1982–83: CSKA Moscow
 * 1983–84: 🇮🇹 Pallavolo Parma
 * 1984–85: 🇮🇹 Pallavolo Parma
 * 1985–86: CSKA Moscow
 * 1986–87: CSKA Moscow
 * 1987–88: CSKA Moscow
 * 1988–89: CSKA Moscow
 * 1989–90: 🇮🇹 Modena Volley
 * 1990–91: CSKA Moscow
 * 1991–92: 🇮🇹 Porto Ravenna Volley
 * 1992–93: 🇮🇹 Porto Ravenna Volley
 * 1993–94: 🇮🇹 Porto Ravenna Volley
 * 1994–95: 🇮🇹 Volley Treviso
 * 1995–96: 🇮🇹 Modena Volley
 * 1996–97: 🇮🇹 Modena Volley
 * 1997–98: 🇮🇹 Modena Volley
 * 1998–99: 🇮🇹 Volley Treviso
 * 1999–00: 🇮🇹 Volley Treviso
 * 2000–01: 🇫🇷 Paris Volley
 * 2001–02: 🇮🇹 Volley Lube
 * 2002–03: 🇷🇺 Lokomotiv Belgorod


 * 2003–04: 🇷🇺 Lokomotiv Belgorod
 * 2004–05: 🇫🇷 Tours VB
 * 2005–06: 🇮🇹 Volley Treviso
 * 2006–07: 🇩🇪 VfB Friedrichshafen
 * 2007–08: 🇷🇺 Dynamo Tattransgaz Kazan
 * 2008–09: 🇮🇹 Trentino Volley
 * 2009–10: 🇮🇹 Trentino Volley
 * 2010–11: 🇮🇹 Trentino Volley
 * 2011–12: 🇷🇺 Zenit Kazan
 * 2012–13: 🇷🇺 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
 * 2013–14: 🇷🇺 Belogorie Belgorod
 * 2014–15: 🇷🇺 Zenit Kazan
 * 2015–16: 🇷🇺 Zenit Kazan
 * 2016–17: 🇷🇺 Zenit Kazan
 * 2017–18: 🇷🇺 Zenit Kazan
 * 2018–19: 🇮🇹 Volley Lube
 * 2020–21: 🇵🇱 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2021–22: 🇵🇱 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2022–23: 🇵🇱 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
 * 2023–24: 🇮🇹 Trentino Volley

MVP by edition

 * 2000–01 – 🇫🇷 Stéphane Antiga (FRA)
 * 2001–02 – 🇮🇹 Marco Bracci (ITA)
 * 2002–03 – 🇷🇺 Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS)
 * 2003–04 – 🇷🇺 Andrey Egorchev (RUS)
 * 2004–05 – 🇧🇬 Vladimir Nikolov (BUL)
 * 2005–06 – 🇮🇹 Alessandro Fei (ITA)
 * 2006–07 – 🇩🇪 Jochen Schöps (GER)
 * 2007–08 – 🇺🇸 Clayton Stanley (USA)
 * 2008–09 – 🇧🇬 Matey Kaziyski (BUL)
 * 2009–10 – 🇨🇺 Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
 * 2010–11 – 🇨🇺 Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
 * 2011–12 – 🇵🇱 Mariusz Wlazły (POL)


 * 2012–13 – 🇸🇪 Marcus Nilsson (SWE)
 * 2013–14 – 🇷🇺 Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS)
 * 2014–15 – 🇨🇺 Wilfredo León (CUB)
 * 2015–16 – 🇨🇺 Wilfredo León (CUB)
 * 2016–17 – 🇷🇺 Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
 * 2017–18 – 🇷🇺 Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
 * 2018–19 – 🇮🇹 Osmany Juantorena (ITA)
 * 2020–21 – 🇵🇱 Aleksander Śliwka (POL)
 * 2021–22 – 🇵🇱 Kamil Semeniuk (POL)
 * 2022–23 – 🇺🇸 David Smith (USA)
 * 2023–24 – 🇮🇹 Alessandro Michieletto (ITA)