TOURNAMENT HUB

CEV Champions League Volley

The CEV Champions League Volley is Europe’s premier club competition, bringing together national champions and other top-ranked clubs from the continent. VolleyBond tracks the men’s and women’s competition separately by season-ending year, with the parent hub deriving the archive and champions from the child pages.

Latest editions: 2026Men & WomenEdition archive: 2017–2026
COMPETITION GUIDE

Current Format & Qualification

The Champions League is the top tier of CEV club volleyball. Entry is based on national-federation qualification and European Cups rankings, with qualifying rounds feeding the main phase.

The competition format has evolved across the years covered here: traditional Final Fours gave way to the Super Finals era, while recent editions again use a Final Four weekend after the league and knockout stages. VolleyBond records the format and decisive stage on each edition page.

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Champions by Edition

EditionMen's championWomen's championHost / Finals host
2026Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIAVakifBank ISTANBULTurin, Italy / Istanbul, Türkiye
2025Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIAA. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANOŁódź, Poland / Istanbul, Türkiye
2024TRENTINO ItasA. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANOAntalya, Türkiye
2023Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLEVakifBank ISTANBULTurin, Italy
2022Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLEVakifBank ISTANBULLjubljana, Slovenia
2021Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLEA. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANOVerona, Italy
2018Zenit KAZANVakifBank ISTANBULKazan, Russia / Bucharest, Romania
2017Zenit KAZANVakıfBank ISTANBULRome, Italy / Treviso, Italy
QUICK ANSWERS

Tournament FAQ

What is the CEV Champions League Volley?

It is Europe’s highest-level annual club volleyball competition for men and women.

What happened to the 2020 edition?

The 2019–20 men’s and women’s competitions were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and no champion was awarded.

Where are historical champions shown?

The parent hub derives champions and the edition archive from its published child Tournament pages.