2017–18 Women's CEV Cup
LeagueWomen's CEV Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration12 December 2017 – 10 April 2018
Number of teams32
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
(2nd title)
  Runners-upBelarus Minchanka Minsk
Finals MVPSerbia Tijana Bošković

The 2017–18 Women's CEV Cup was the 46th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".


Format

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated direct vacancies to enter the competition, with another 10 teams joining the competition via Champions League qualification. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).[1][2]

Participating teams

Rank[4] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey1-1Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
2 Russia112Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk1
5 Germany3-3Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Dresdner SC
SSC Palmberg Schwerin
6  Switzerland2-2ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes
TS Volley Düdingen
7 Italy2-2Pomì Casalmaggiore
Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
8 France213Beziers VB
Pays d'Aix Venelles VB
Rocheville Le Cannet1
9 Romania1-1CSM București
10 Czech Republic2-2VK UP Olomouc
Královo Pole Brno
11 Serbia1-1Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
12 Belgium112VC Oudegem
Asterix Avo Beveren1
13 Finland112HPK Hämeenlinna
LP Salo1
14 Slovenia112Calcit Kamnik
Nova KBM Branik Maribor1
15 Ukraine1-1Khimik Yuzhny
17 Israel112Maccabi XT Haifa
Hapoel Kfar Saba1
18 Netherlands112VC Sneek
Sliedrecht Sport1
19 Hungary112Fatum-Nyíregyháza
Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE1
20 Belarus-11Minchanka Minsk1
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina-11ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko1
1.^ Team qualified via Champions League qualification.

Main phase

16th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12–14 December 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 9–11 January 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1VC Oudegem Belgium0 – 3
0 – 3
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
2Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio Italy3 – 0
3 – 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
3Calcit Kamnik Slovenia1 – 3
1 – 3
Slovenia Nova KBM Branik Maribor
4HPK Hämeenlinna Finland0 – 3
0 – 3
Russia Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
5VC Sneek Netherlands0 – 3
0 – 3
Italy Pomì Casalmaggiore
6Maccabi XT Haifa Israel1 – 3
1 – 3
Hungary Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE
7SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3 – 1
3 – 1
France Rocheville Le Cannet
8Khimik Yuzhny Ukraine3 – 0
3 – 1
Switzerland ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes
9VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic0 – 3
0 – 3
Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart
10Fatum-Nyíregyháza Hungary0 – 3
0 – 3
Belgium Asterix Avo Beveren
11TS Volley Düdingen Switzerland3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13
Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
12Dresdner SC Germany3 – 0
3 – 0
France Pays d'Aix Venelles VB
13Jedinstvo Stara Pazova Serbia1 – 3
0 – 3
Belarus Minchanka Minsk
14Beziers VB France3 – 0
3 – 0
Netherlands Sliedrecht Sport
15Královo Pole Brno Czech Republic0 – 3
3 – 0
Golden Set: 15–13
Finland LP Salo
16CSM București Romania0 – 3
2 – 3
Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

8th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 23–25 January 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 6–8 February 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
17Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Turkey3 – 1
3 – 1
Italy Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
18Yenisei Krasnoyarsk Russia3 – 0
3 – 1
Slovenia Nova KBM Branik Maribor
19Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE Hungary0 – 3
0 – 3
Italy Pomì Casalmaggiore
20SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany3 – 0
3 – 1
Ukraine Khimik Yuzhny
21Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany3 – 0
2 – 3
Belgium Asterix Avo Beveren
22TS Volley Düdingen Switzerland0 – 3
1 – 3
Germany Dresdner SC
23Beziers VB France3 – 2
1 – 3
Belarus Minchanka Minsk
24Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia3 – 0
3 – 1
Czech Republic Královo Pole Brno

4th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 20–22 February 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 27 February – 1 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
25Yenisei Krasnoyarsk Russia1 – 3
0 – 3
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
26Pomì Casalmaggiore Italy0 – 3
1 – 3
Germany SSC Palmberg Schwerin
27Dresdner SC Germany0 – 3
1 – 3
Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart
28Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia1 – 3
0 – 3
Belarus Minchanka Minsk

Final phase

Semifinals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13 March 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
29SSC Palmberg Schwerin Germany0 – 3
0 – 3
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
30Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany2 – 3
3 – 2
Golden Set: 8–15
Belarus Minchanka Minsk

Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 3 April 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10 April 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
31Minchanka Minsk Belarus1 – 3
0 – 3
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul

References

  1. "2018 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. "Entries confirmed for 2018 CEV Cup and Challenge Cup". CEV. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "2018 CEV European Cup Ranking list women" (PDF). CEV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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