2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League

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

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

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]

Rank[3] Country Points No. of teams Qualified teams
League WC Qual
1  Italy 536.66 3 1 – A. Carraro Prosecco Doc Conegliano
Numia Vero Volley Milano
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
Igor Gorgonzola Novara (wild card)[4]
2  Turkey 531.72 3 1 – VakifBank Istanbul
Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
Zeren Ankara (wild card)[4]
3  Poland 355.33 3 – – Developres Rzeszów
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
PGE Budowlani Łódź
5  Germany 221.33 2 – – SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Dresdner SC
6  France[A] 210.34 1 – 1 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud
Volero Le Cannet
8  Serbia 113.00 1 – – OK Železničar Lajkovac
9  Romania 106.33 1 – – CS Volei Alba Blaj
11  Bulgaria 77.00 – – 1 Maritza Plovdiv
19  Greece 32.00 – – 1 Olympiacos Piraeus
N/A  Portugal 0.00 – – 1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Notes
  1. ^ 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]

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
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

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

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 VakifBank Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 529 440 1.202 Quarterfinals
2 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 6 4 2 13 15 7 2.143 521 445 1.171 Playoffs
3 CS Volei Alba Blaj 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 427 498 0.857 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 Volero Le Cannet 6 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 411 505 0.814
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Nov 19:00 VakifBank Istanbul 3–0 Volero Le Cannet 25–19 25–16 25–19     75–54 Report
27 Nov 20:00 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–0 CS Volei Alba Blaj 25–13 25–21 25–14     75–48 Report
2 Dec 18:00 CS Volei Alba Blaj 1–3 VakifBank Istanbul 25–21 23–25 14–25 21–25   83–96 Report
3 Dec 20:00 Volero Le Cannet 1–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 11–25 25–20 23–25 17–25   76–95 Report
8 Jan 20:00 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 1–3 VakifBank Istanbul 24–26 22–25 25–17 21–25   92–93 Report
8 Jan 20:00 Volero Le Cannet 3–1 CS Volei Alba Blaj 25–23 21–25 25–22 25–22   96–92 Report
14 Jan 18:00 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–0 Volero Le Cannet 25–18 25–13 25–23     75–54 Report
14 Jan 19:00 VakifBank Istanbul 3–0 CS Volei Alba Blaj 25–19 25–13 25–20     75–52 Report
28 Jan 18:00 CS Volei Alba Blaj 0–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 19–25 19–25 21–25     59–75 Report
28 Jan 20:30 Volero Le Cannet 0–3 VakifBank Istanbul 15–25 17–25 18–25     50–75 Report
4 Feb 18:00 CS Volei Alba Blaj 3–1 Volero Le Cannet 25–17 18–25 25–20 25–19   93–81 Report
4 Feb 19:30 VakifBank Istanbul 3–2 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 24–26 23–25 25–20 28–26 15–12 115–109 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 487 368 1.323 Quarterfinals
2 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 6 4 2 13 14 8 1.750 503 454 1.108 Playoffs
3 PGE Budowlani Łódź 6 1 5 4 7 15 0.467 433 500 0.866 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 1 5 2 3 17 0.176 390 491 0.794
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov 18:00 PGE Budowlani Łódź 1–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 25–20 19–25 23–25 17–25   84–95 Report
25 Nov 19:00 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 25–18 25–19 25–12     75–49 Report
3 Dec 19:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 PGE Budowlani Łódź 14–25 25–19 26–28 25–20 15–9 105–101 Report
4 Dec 18:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0–3 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 23–25 21–25 19–25     63–75 Report
6 Jan 18:00 PGE Budowlani Łódź 0–3 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 16–25 20–25 11–25     47–75 Report
8 Jan 20:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–3 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 20–25 15–25 29–31     64–81 Report
13 Jan 18:00 PGE Budowlani Łódź 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 28–26 25–13 25–15     78–54 Report
13 Jan 19:00 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 3–2 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 20–25 25–22 25–12 20–25 15–10 105–94 Report
29 Jan 18:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 PGE Budowlani Łódź 20–25 25–17 25–22 25–10   95–74 Report
29 Jan 20:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–3 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 20–25 29–31 17–25     66–81 Report
4 Feb 18:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 25–20 25–17 25–15     75–52 Report
4 Feb 19:00 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 3–0 PGE Budowlani Łódź 25–8 25–17 26–24     76–49 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 6 5 1 14 17 7 2.429 544 457 1.190 Quarterfinals
2 Numia Vero Volley Milano 6 4 2 14 16 7 2.286 534 463 1.153 Playoffs
3 Olympiacos Piraeus 6 3 3 8 10 13 0.769 483 531 0.910
4 OK Železničar Lajkovac 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 382 492 0.776
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov 19:30 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 3–0 OK Železničar Lajkovac 25–12 25–16 25–17     75–45 Report
26 Nov 20:00 Numia Vero Volley Milano 3–0 Olympiacos Piraeus 25–18 27–25 25–16     77–59 Report
2 Dec 20:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–2 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 21–25 25–16 19–25 26–24 18–16 109–106 Report
3 Dec 19:00 OK Železničar Lajkovac 0–3 Numia Vero Volley Milano 20–25 15–25 22–25     57–75 Report
7 Jan 19:30 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 3–2 Numia Vero Volley Milano 25–21 20–25 22–25 25–22 15–13 107–106 Report
8 Jan 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–1 OK Železničar Lajkovac 20–25 25–18 25–23 25–17   95–83 Report
14 Jan 20:00 Numia Vero Volley Milano 3–0 OK Železničar Lajkovac 25–16 25–16 29–27     79–59 Report
15 Jan 19:00 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 3–0 Olympiacos Piraeus 25–18 25–15 25–19     75–52 Report
27 Jan 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 1–3 Numia Vero Volley Milano 27–25 17–25 17–25 14–25   75–100 Report
28 Jan 19:00 OK Železničar Lajkovac 0–3 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 15–25 16–25 17–25     48–75 Report
4 Feb 19:00 OK Železničar Lajkovac 1–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 25–15 17–25 22–25 26–28   90–93 Report
4 Feb 20:00 Numia Vero Volley Milano 2–3 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 25–20 18–25 16–25 25–21 13–15 97–106 Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 492 378 1.302 Quarterfinals
2 Zeren Ankara 6 4 2 13 14 6 2.333 477 425 1.122 Playoffs
3 Dresdner SC 6 2 4 6 6 13 0.462 389 454 0.857 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 6 0 6 0 1 18 0.056 370 471 0.786
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov 20:30 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 3–2 Zeren Ankara 23–25 26–24 23–25 25–22 20–18 117–114 Report
26 Nov 20:30 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 1–3 Dresdner SC 24–26 20–25 25–17 23–25   92–93 Report
2 Dec 19:00 Dresdner SC 0–3 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 12–25 17–25 17–25     46–75 Report
3 Dec 18:00 Zeren Ankara 3–0 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 25–19 27–25 25–20     77–64 Report
7 Jan 17:00 Zeren Ankara 3–0 Dresdner SC 26–24 25–18 25–16     76–58 Report
7 Jan 18:00 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 0–3 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 14–25 23–25 13–25     50–75 Report
14 Jan 20:30 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 0–3 Zeren Ankara 21–25 18–25 17–25     56–75 Report
15 Jan 20:30 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 3–0 Dresdner SC 25–19 25–23 25–19     75–61 Report
27 Jan 18:00 Zeren Ankara 0–3 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 21–25 18–25 21–25     60–75 Report
28 Jan 19:00 Dresdner SC 3–0 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 25–18 25–19 26–24     76–61 Report
4 Feb 19:00 Dresdner SC 0–3 Zeren Ankara 17–25 22–25 16–25     55–75 Report
4 Feb 20:30 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 3–0 ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 25–17 25–18 25–12     75–47 Report

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Developres Rzeszów 6 5 1 15 17 7 2.429 568 487 1.166 Quarterfinals
2 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 6 3 3 10 13 12 1.083 545 538 1.013 Playoffs
3 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 6 3 3 6 12 15 0.800 568 605 0.939 2025–26 CEV Cup
4 Maritza Plovdiv 6 1 5 5 8 16 0.500 497 548 0.907
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Nov 18:00 Developres Rzeszów 3–1 Maritza Plovdiv 25–19 25–27 25–18 25–16   100–80 Report
27 Nov 18:00 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–1 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 25–22 17–25 25–15 25–20   92–82 Report
2 Dec 18:30 Maritza Plovdiv 2–3 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 21–25 25–22 25–22 20–25 12–15 103–109 Report
4 Dec 20:00 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 3–2 Developres Rzeszów 25–22 25–19 17–25 13–25 15–13 95–104 Report
7 Jan 18:30 Maritza Plovdiv 3–1 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 25–22 18–25 25–22 25–15   93–84 Report
8 Jan 18:00 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 2–3 Developres Rzeszów 19–25 25–22 20–25 25–22 12–15 101–109 Report
14 Jan 18:00 Developres Rzeszów 3–1 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 25–27 28–26 25–13 27–25   105–91 Report
15 Jan 18:00 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3–0 Maritza Plovdiv 25–20 25–21 25–17     75–58 Report
27 Jan 18:30 Maritza Plovdiv 0–3 Developres Rzeszów 20–25 16–25 21–25     57–75 Report
28 Jan 20:00 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 3–2 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 21–25 25–27 25–23 25–21 15–9 111–105 Report
4 Feb 18:00 Developres Rzeszów 3–0 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 25–23 25–21 25–19     75–63 Report
4 Feb 20:00 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 3–2 Maritza Plovdiv 26–24 22–25 17–25 25–22 15–10 105–106 Report

First place ranking

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

Second place ranking

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

Third place ranking

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

Bracket

 
Playoff 6QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Olympiacos Piraeus00
 
 
 
 Numia Vero Volley Milano33
 
 Numia Vero Volley Milano22
 
 
 VakifBank Istanbul33
 
 
 
 
 
 VakifBank Istanbul 
 
 
 
 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 
 
 SSC Palmberg Schwerin10
 
 
 
 Zeren Ankara33
 
 Zeren Ankara03
 
 
 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano32
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul32
 
 
 Developres Rzeszów13
 
 
 
 
 
 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 
 
 
 
 Savino Del Bene Scandicci Third place
 
 Igor Gorgonzola Novara317
 
  
 
 Savino Del Bene Scandicci1315
 
 Savino Del Bene Scandicci3115  
 
 
 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul0313   
 
 
 
 

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.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Olympiacos Piraeus 0–6 Numia Vero Volley Milano 0–3 0–3
SSC Palmberg Schwerin 0–6 Zeren Ankara 1–3 0–3
Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–3 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–1 1–3 7–15

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Feb 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 0–3 Numia Vero Volley Milano 20–25 21–25 17–25     58–75 Report
17 Feb 18:00 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 1–3 Zeren Ankara 21–25 21–25 25–21 14–25   81–96 Report
18 Feb 18:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–1 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 25–22 25–21 22–25 25–23   97–91 Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Feb 20:30 Numia Vero Volley Milano 3–0 Olympiacos Piraeus 25–12 25–18 25–11     75–41 Report
24 Feb 20:00 Zeren Ankara 3–0 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 25–16 25–18 25–14     75–48 Report
25 Feb 18:00 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 24–26 25–17 25–15 25–21   99–79 Report
Golden set Savino Del Bene Scandicci 15–7 Igor Gorgonzola Novara

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.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Numia Vero Volley Milano 2–4 VakifBank Istanbul 2–3 2–3
Zeren Ankara 2–4 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 0–3 3–2
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 4–2 Developres Rzeszów 3–1 2–3
Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–3 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 3–0 1–3 15–13

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Mar 20:00 Numia Vero Volley Milano 2–3 VakifBank Istanbul 26–24 25–22 22–25 22–25 11–15 106–111 Report
11 Mar 20:00 Zeren Ankara 0–3 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 21–25 18–25 17–25     56–75 Report
11 Mar 19:00 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 3–1 Developres Rzeszów 22–25 25–12 25–20 25–23   97–80 Report
11 Mar 19:00 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3–0 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 25–23 31–29 25–19     81–71 Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Mar 20:00 VakifBank Istanbul 3–2 Numia Vero Volley Milano 25–22 16–25 25–16 23–25 15–12 104–100 Report
18 Mar 20:30 A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano 2–3 Zeren Ankara 25–21 25–17 19–25 30–32 13–15 112–110 Report
18 Mar 20:30 Developres Rzeszów 3–2 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 17–25 17–25 25–23 25–15 15–12 99–100 Report
19 Mar 17:00 Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 3–1 Savino Del Bene Scandicci 32–30 19–25 25–13 27–25   103–93 Report
Golden set Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul 13–15 Savino Del Bene Scandicci

Final four

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 May 17:00 VakifBank Istanbul – A. Carraro P. Doc Conegliano – – –     0–0 Report
2 May 20:00 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul – Savino Del Bene Scandicci – – –     0–0 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 May 17:00   –   – – –     0–0 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 May 20:00   –   – – –     0–0 Report

Final standings

See also

References

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