2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League

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The 2025–26 CEV Zeren Group Women's Champions League was the 66th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 Oct – 13 Nov 2025
Main tournament:
25 Nov 2025 – 3 May 2026
Matches78 (main tournament)
Quick facts League, Sport ...
2025–26 CEV Zeren Group Women's Champions League
LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
22 Oct – 13 Nov 2025
Main tournament:
25 Nov 2025 – 3 May 2026
Matches78 (main tournament)
TeamsMain tournament: 20
Total: 27
Finals
VenueTurkey Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul
ChampionsTurkey VakifBank Istanbul
  Runners-upTurkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
Finals MVPSerbia Tijana Bošković
CEV Women's Champions League seasons
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Qualification

Main article: 2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League qualification

Of the 20 participating teams in the league round, 14 teams qualified directly, 2 teams were given wild cards and 4 teams qualified from the third round.[1][2]

More information Rank, Country ...
Rank[3] Country Points No. of teams Qualified teams
League WC Qual
1 Italy536.6631–A. Carraro Prosecco Doc Conegliano
Numia Vero Volley Milano
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
Igor Gorgonzola Novara (wild card)[4]
2 Turkey531.7231–VakifBank Istanbul
Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
Zeren Ankara (wild card)[4]
3 Poland355.333––Developres Rzeszów
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
PGE Budowlani Łódź
5 Germany221.332––SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Dresdner SC
6 France[A]210.341–1Levallois Paris Saint Cloud
Volero Le Cannet
8 Serbia113.001––OK Železničar Lajkovac
9 Romania106.331––CS Volei Alba Blaj
11 Bulgaria77.00––1Maritza Plovdiv
19 Greece32.00––1Olympiacos Piraeus
N/A Portugal0.00––1Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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Notes
  1. [A]
    One of France's two regular slots was changed to a qualification slot following the withdrawal by Neptunes Nantes, the second placed team in the 2024–25 season of the French volleyball league.[5]

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held on 15 July 2025 in Luxembourg City.[6][7]

More information Pool A, Pool B ...
Pool A Pool B Pool C
VakifBank Istanbul Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul Numia Vero Volley Milano
Savino Del Bene Scandicci PGE Budowlani Łódź Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
CS Volei Alba Blaj Igor Gorgonzola Novara OK Železničar Lajkovac
Volero Le Cannet Sport Lisboa e Benfica Olympiacos Piraeus
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More information Pool D, Pool E ...
Pool D Pool E
A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano Developres Rzeszów
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Dresdner SC Levallois Paris Saint Cloud
Zeren Ankara Maritza Plovdiv
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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 2025–26 CEV Cup.[1]
  • All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

The ranking of teams in the league round will be determined as follows:[8]

  1. Number of victories
  2. Result points (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss, 0 points for 0–3 or 1–3 losses)
  3. Set ratio (total sets won divided by total sets lost)
  4. Points ratio (total points scored divided by total points conceded)
  5. Head-to-Head results

Pool A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey VakifBank Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 529 440 1.202 Quarterfinals
2 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 13 15 7 2.143 521 445 1.171 Playoffs
3 Romania CS Volei Alba Blaj 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 427 498 0.857 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 France Volero Le Cannet 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 411 505 0.814
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Source: CEV
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Nov19:00VakifBank Istanbul Turkey3–0France Volero Le Cannet25–1925–1625–19  75–54Report
27 Nov20:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–0Romania CS Volei Alba Blaj25–1325–2125–14  75–48Report
2 Dec18:00CS Volei Alba Blaj Romania1–3Turkey VakifBank Istanbul25–2123–2514–2521–25 83–96Report
3 Dec20:00Volero Le Cannet France1–3Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci11–2525–2023–2517–25 76–95Report
8 Jan20:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy1–3Turkey VakifBank Istanbul24–2622–2525–1721–25 92–93Report
8 Jan20:00Volero Le Cannet France3–1Romania CS Volei Alba Blaj25–2321–2525–2225–22 96–92Report
14 Jan18:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–0France Volero Le Cannet25–1825–1325–23  75–54Report
14 Jan19:00VakifBank Istanbul Turkey3–0Romania CS Volei Alba Blaj25–1925–1325–20  75–52Report
28 Jan18:00CS Volei Alba Blaj Romania0–3Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci19–2519–2521–25  59–75Report
28 Jan20:30Volero Le Cannet France0–3Turkey VakifBank Istanbul15–2517–2518–25  50–75Report
4 Feb18:00CS Volei Alba Blaj Romania3–1France Volero Le Cannet25–1718–2525–2025–19 93–81Report
4 Feb19:30VakifBank Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci24–2623–2525–2028–2615–12115–109Report
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Pool B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 487 368 1.323 Quarterfinals
2 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 4 2 13 14 8 1.750 503 454 1.108 Playoffs
3 Poland PGE Budowlani Łódź 6 1 5 4 7 15 0.467 433 500 0.866 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 1 5 2 3 17 0.176 390 491 0.794
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Source: CEV
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov18:00PGE Budowlani Łódź Poland1–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara25–2019–2523–2517–25 84–95Report
25 Nov19:00Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul Turkey3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–1825–1925–12  75–49Report
3 Dec19:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal3–2Poland PGE Budowlani Łódź14–2525–1926–2825–2015–9105–101Report
4 Dec18:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy0–3Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul23–2521–2519–25  63–75Report
6 Jan18:00PGE Budowlani Łódź Poland0–3Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul16–2520–2511–25  47–75Report
8 Jan20:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal0–3Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara20–2515–2529–31  64–81Report
13 Jan18:00PGE Budowlani Łódź Poland3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica28–2625–1325–15  78–54Report
13 Jan19:00Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara20–2525–2225–1220–2515–10105–94Report
29 Jan18:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Poland PGE Budowlani Łódź20–2525–1725–2225–10 95–74Report
29 Jan20:00Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal0–3Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul20–2529–3117–25  66–81Report
4 Feb18:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–0Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica25–2025–1725–15  75–52Report
4 Feb19:00Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul Turkey3–0Poland PGE Budowlani Łódź25–825–1726–24  76–49Report
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Pool C

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 6 5 1 14 17 7 2.429 544 457 1.190 Quarterfinals
2 Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano 6 4 2 14 16 7 2.286 534 463 1.153 Playoffs
3 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 6 3 3 8 10 13 0.769 483 531 0.910
4 Serbia OK Železničar Lajkovac 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 382 492 0.776
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Source: CEV
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov19:30Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Turkey3–0Serbia OK Železničar Lajkovac25–1225–1625–17  75–45Report
26 Nov20:00Numia Vero Volley Milano Italy3–0Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–1827–2525–16  77–59Report
2 Dec20:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece3–2Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul21–2525–1619–2526–2418–16109–106Report
3 Dec19:00OK Železničar Lajkovac Serbia0–3Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano20–2515–2522–25  57–75Report
7 Jan19:30Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano25–2120–2522–2525–2215–13107–106Report
8 Jan19:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece3–1Serbia OK Železničar Lajkovac20–2525–1825–2325–17 95–83Report
14 Jan20:00Numia Vero Volley Milano Italy3–0Serbia OK Železničar Lajkovac25–1625–1629–27  79–59Report
15 Jan19:00Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Turkey3–0Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–1825–1525–19  75–52Report
27 Jan19:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece1–3Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano27–2517–2517–2514–25 75–100Report
28 Jan19:00OK Železničar Lajkovac Serbia0–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul15–2516–2517–25  48–75Report
4 Feb19:00OK Železničar Lajkovac Serbia1–3Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–1517–2522–2526–28 90–93Report
4 Feb20:00Numia Vero Volley Milano Italy2–3Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul25–2018–2516–2525–2113–1597–106Report
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Pool D

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 492 378 1.302 Quarterfinals
2 Turkey Zeren Ankara 6 4 2 13 14 6 2.333 477 425 1.122 Playoffs
3 Germany Dresdner SC 6 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 389 454 0.857 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 6 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 370 471 0.786
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Source: CEV
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov20:30A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano Italy3–2Turkey Zeren Ankara23–2526–2423–2525–2220–18117–114Report
26 Nov20:30ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland1–3Germany Dresdner SC24–2620–2525–1723–25 92–93Report
2 Dec19:00Dresdner SC Germany0–3Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano12–2517–2517–25  46–75Report
3 Dec18:00Zeren Ankara Turkey3–0Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź25–1927–2525–20  77–64Report
7 Jan17:00Zeren Ankara Turkey3–0Germany Dresdner SC26–2425–1825–16  76–58Report
7 Jan18:00ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland0–3Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano14–2523–2513–25  50–75Report
14 Jan20:30ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Poland0–3Turkey Zeren Ankara21–2518–2517–25  56–75Report
15 Jan20:30A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano Italy3–0Germany Dresdner SC25–1925–2325–19  75–61Report
27 Jan18:00Zeren Ankara Turkey0–3Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano21–2518–2521–25  60–75Report
28 Jan19:00Dresdner SC Germany3–0Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź25–1825–1926–24  76–61Report
4 Feb19:00Dresdner SC Germany0–3Turkey Zeren Ankara17–2522–2516–25  55–75Report
4 Feb20:30A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano Italy3–0Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź25–1725–1825–12  75–47Report
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Pool E

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Poland Developres Rzeszów 6 5 1 15 17 7 2.429 568 487 1.166 Quarterfinals
2 Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin 6 3 3 10 13 12 1.083 545 538 1.013 Playoffs
3 France Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 6 3 3 6 12 15 0.800 568 605 0.939 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 6 1 5 5 8 16 0.500 497 548 0.907
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Source: CEV
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov18:00Developres Rzeszów Poland3–1Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–1925–2725–1825–16 100–80Report
27 Nov18:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–1France Levallois Paris Saint Cloud25–2217–2525–1525–20 92–82Report
2 Dec18:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria2–3Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin21–2525–2225–2220–2512–15103–109Report
4 Dec20:00Levallois Paris Saint Cloud France3–2Poland Developres Rzeszów25–2225–1917–2513–2515–1395–104Report
7 Jan18:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria3–1France Levallois Paris Saint Cloud25–2218–2525–2225–15 93–84Report
8 Jan18:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany2–3Poland Developres Rzeszów19–2525–2220–2525–2212–15101–109Report
14 Jan18:00Developres Rzeszów Poland3–1France Levallois Paris Saint Cloud25–2728–2625–1327–25 105–91Report
15 Jan18:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3–0Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv25–2025–2125–17  75–58Report
27 Jan18:30Maritza Plovdiv Bulgaria0–3Poland Developres Rzeszów20–2516–2521–25  57–75Report
28 Jan20:00Levallois Paris Saint Cloud France3–2Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin21–2525–2725–2325–2115–9111–105Report
4 Feb18:00Developres Rzeszów Poland3–0Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin25–2325–2125–19  75–63Report
4 Feb20:00Levallois Paris Saint Cloud France3–2Bulgaria Maritza Plovdiv26–2422–2517–2525–2215–10105–106Report
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First place ranking

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 487 368 1.323 Quarterfinals
2 Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 492 378 1.302
3 Turkey VakifBank Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 529 440 1.202
4 Poland Developres Rzeszów 6 5 1 15 17 7 2.429 568 487 1.166
5 Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 6 5 1 14 17 7 2.429 544 457 1.190
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Source: CEV

Second place ranking

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano 6 4 2 14 16 7 2.286 534 463 1.153 Playoffs
2 Turkey Zeren Ankara 6 4 2 13 14 6 2.333 477 425 1.122
3 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 13 15 7 2.143 521 445 1.171
4 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 4 2 13 14 8 1.750 503 454 1.108
5 Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin 6 3 3 10 13 12 1.083 545 538 1.013
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Source: CEV

Third place ranking

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 6 3 3 8 10 13 0.769 483 531 0.910 Playoffs
2 France Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 6 3 3 6 12 15 0.800 568 605 0.939 2025–26 CEV Cup
3 Germany Dresdner SC 6 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 389 454 0.857
4 Poland PGE Budowlani Łódź 6 1 5 4 7 15 0.467 433 500 0.866
5 Romania CS Volei Alba Blaj 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 427 498 0.857
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Source: CEV

Bracket

Playoff 6

  • 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.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 0–6 Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano 0–3 0–3
SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany 0–6 Turkey Zeren Ankara 1–3 0–3
Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 3–3 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–1 1–37–15
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First leg

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Feb19:00Olympiacos Piraeus Greece0–3Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano20–2521–2517–25  58–75Report
17 Feb18:00SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany1–3Turkey Zeren Ankara21–2521–2525–2114–25 81–96Report
18 Feb18:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy3–1Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci25–2225–2122–2525–23 97–91Report
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Second leg

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Feb20:30Numia Vero Volley Milano Italy3–0Greece Olympiacos Piraeus25–1225–1825–11  75–41Report
24 Feb20:00Zeren Ankara Turkey3–0Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin25–1625–1825–14  75–48Report
25 Feb18:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–1Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara24–2625–1725–1525–21 99–79Report
Golden set Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy 15–7 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara
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Quarterfinals

  • The winners of the ties qualify for the final four.
  • 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.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Numia Vero Volley Milano Italy 2–4 Turkey VakifBank Istanbul 2–3 2–3
Zeren Ankara Turkey 2–4 Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 0–3 3–2
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Turkey 4–2 Poland Developres Rzeszów 3–1 2–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy 3–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 3–0 1–315–13
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First leg

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Mar20:00Numia Vero Volley Milano Italy2–3Turkey VakifBank Istanbul26–2425–2222–2522–2511–15106–111Report
11 Mar20:00Zeren Ankara Turkey0–3Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano21–2518–2517–25  56–75Report
11 Mar19:00Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Turkey3–1Poland Developres Rzeszów22–2525–1225–2025–23 97–80Report
11 Mar19:00Savino Del Bene Scandicci Italy3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul25–2331–2925–19  81–71Report
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Second leg

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Mar20:00VakifBank Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano25–2216–2525–1623–2515–12104–100Report
18 Mar20:30A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano Italy2–3Turkey Zeren Ankara25–2125–1719–2530–3213–15112–110Report
18 Mar20:30Developres Rzeszów Poland3–2Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul17–2517–2525–2325–1515–1299–100Report
19 Mar17:00Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul Turkey3–1Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci32–3019–2525–1327–25 103–93Report
Golden set Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul Turkey 13–15 Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci
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Final four

Semifinals

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 May17:00VakifBank Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano22–2518–2529–2725–2315–11109–111Report
2 May20:00Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Turkey3–2Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci20–2525–2025–1721–2515–8106–95Report
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3rd place match

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 May17:00A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano Italy3–0Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci25–1626–2427–25  78–65Report
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Final

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 May20:00VakifBank Istanbul Turkey3–1Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul25–2025–2121–2525–18 96–84Report
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Final standings

More information Rank, Team ...
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