2022–23 CEV Champions League

The 2022–23 CEV Champions League was the 64th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.[1]

2022–23 CEV Champions League
LeagueCEV Champions League
SportVolleyball
DurationQualifying round:
20 September – 27 October 2022
Main tournament:
8 November 2022 – 20 May 2023
Number of matches78
Number of teams29 (11 qual. + 18 main tourn.)
Total attendance187,705
Average attendance2,406
Finals
VenueItaly Turin
ChampionsPoland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Finals MVPUnited States David Smith
CEV Champions League seasons

Qualification

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Rank[2] Country Number of teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1   Italy 3 3 Cucine Lube Civitanova
Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
Itas Trentino
3   Poland 3 3 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
4   Germany 3 3 Berlin Recycling Volleys
VfB Friedrichshafen
SWD Powervolleys Düren
5   Belgium 2 2 Knack Roeselare
Decospan VT Menen
6   Turkey 2 2 Ziraat Bank Ankara
Halkbank Ankara
7   France 2 2 Montpellier HSC VB
Tours VB
8   Slovenia 1 1 ACH Volley Ljubljana
9   Czech Republic 1 1 ČEZ Karlovarsko
10   Serbia 1 1 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
13   Portugal 1 1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
16   Bulgaria 1 1 Hebar Pazardzhik

Pools composition

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Drawing of Lots was held on 16 September 2022 in Brussels.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C
  Jastrzębski Węgiel   Berlin Recycling Volleys   Cucine Lube Civitanova
  VfB Friedrichshafen   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie   Knack Roeselare
  Montpellier HSC VB   Halkbank Ankara   Tours VB
  Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad   Hebar Pazardzhik   Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Pool D Pool E
  ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia
  Itas Trentino   SWD Powervolleys Düren
  Decospan VT Menen   Ziraat Bank Ankara
  ČEZ Karlovarsko   ACH Volley Ljubljana

League round

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  • 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 2022–23 CEV Cup.
  • All times are local.

Pool standing procedure

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Jastrzębski Węgiel 6 6 0 18 18 2 9.000 505 433 1.166 Quarterfinals
2   VfB Friedrichshafen 6 4 2 10 13 11 1.182 552 533 1.036 Playoffs
3   Montpellier HSC VB 6 1 5 5 9 15 0.600 541 548 0.987 2022–23 CEV Cup
4   Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 6 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 404 488 0.828
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 25–23 25–19 25–20     75–62 Report
10 Nov 20:00 VfB Friedrichshafen   3–2   Montpellier HSC VB 20–25 20–25 25–22 25–23 15–11 105–106 Report
16 Nov 18:00 Montpellier HSC VB   1–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 25–23 19–25 23–25 20–25   87–98 Report
16 Nov 20:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad   0–3   VfB Friedrichshafen 20–25 17–25 17–25     54–75 Report
29 Nov 18:00 VfB Friedrichshafen   1–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 25–18 31–33 14–25 22–25   92–101 Report
30 Nov 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad   3–1   Montpellier HSC VB 19–25 30–28 25–17 25–23   99–93 Report
13 Dec 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   Montpellier HSC VB 25–23 27–25 25–20     77–68 Report
13 Dec 20:00 VfB Friedrichshafen   3–1   Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 20–25 25–17 25–16 25–23   95–81 Report
10 Jan 19:00 Montpellier HSC VB   2–3   VfB Friedrichshafen 26–28 25–22 23–25 25–23 13–15 112–113 Report
11 Jan 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad   0–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 22–25 16–25 14–25     52–75 Report
25 Jan 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   VfB Friedrichshafen 25–22 26–24 28–26     79–72 Report
25 Jan 19:00 Montpellier HSC VB   3–0   Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 25–19 25–21 25–16     75–56 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Halkbank Ankara 6 5 1 13 16 8 2.000 563 533 1.056 Quarterfinals
2   Berlin Recycling Volleys 6 4 2 11 13 9 1.444 524 499 1.050 Playoffs
3   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 543 521 1.042
4   Hebar Pazardzhik 6 0 6 2 5 18 0.278 470 547 0.859
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–2   Hebar Pazardzhik 23–25 23–25 25–17 28–26 15–12 114–105 Report
10 Nov 18:00 Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie   3–1   Halkbank Ankara 23–25 26–24 25–21 25–15   99–85 Report
16 Nov 17:30 Halkbank Ankara   3–1   Berlin Recycling Volleys 25–21 25–19 22–25 25–23   97–88 Report
16 Nov 19:00 Hebar Pazardzhik   1–3   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 22–25 25–21 18–25 26–28   91–99 Report
30 Nov 18:00 Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie   1–3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 21–25 25–20 27–29 25–27   98–101 Report
30 Nov 19:00 Hebar Pazardzhik   2–3   Halkbank Ankara 19–25 20–25 25–19 25–22 7–15 96–106 Report
13 Dec 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   0–3   Halkbank Ankara 16–25 33–35 22–25     71–85 Report
14 Dec 18:00 Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie   3–0   Hebar Pazardzhik 26–24 25–15 25–17     76–56 Report
11 Jan 20:30 Halkbank Ankara   3–2   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 21–25 25–23 23–25 25–23 19–17 113–113 Report
12 Jan 19:00 Hebar Pazardzhik   0–3   Berlin Recycling Volleys 20–25 16–25 20–25     56–75 Report
25 Jan 17:30 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   Hebar Pazardzhik 25–22 27–25 25–19     77–66 Report
25 Jan 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–0   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 25–22 25–17 25–19     75–58 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cucine Lube Civitanova 6 6 0 16 18 6 3.000 568 488 1.164 Quarterfinals
2   Tours VB 6 3 3 10 12 10 1.200 499 492 1.014 Playoffs
3   Knack Roeselare 6 3 3 8 12 13 0.923 560 562 0.996 2022–23 CEV Cup
4   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 0 6 2 5 18 0.278 465 550 0.845
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 19:00 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–2   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 23–25 21–25 25–19 25–22 15–13 109–104 Report
10 Nov 20:30 Knack Roeselare   0–3   Tours VB 22–25 19–25 20–25     61–75 Report
16 Nov 18:15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica   2–3   Knack Roeselare 25–23 24–26 23–25 25–22 9–15 106–111 Report
16 Nov 20:00 Tours VB   1–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 25–20 20–25 22–25 13–25   80–95 Report
29 Nov 20:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica   1–3   Tours VB 30–28 21–25 19–25 21–25   91–103 Report
30 Nov 20:30 Knack Roeselare   1–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 19–25 25–21 23–25 27–29   94–100 Report
13 Dec 20:30 Knack Roeselare   3–0   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 25–18 25–22 25–16     75–56 Report
14 Dec 19:00 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–0   Tours VB 25–23 25–13 25–17     75–53 Report
10 Jan 20:00 Sport Lisboa e Benfica   0–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 18–25 19–25 18–25     55–75 Report
11 Jan 20:00 Tours VB   2–3   Knack Roeselare 23–25 26–24 23–25 30–28 9–15 111–117 Report
25 Jan 20:00 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–2   Knack Roeselare 25–23 26–28 23–25 25–17 15–9 114–102 Report
25 Jan 20:00 Tours VB   3–0   Sport Lisboa e Benfica 27–25 25–10 25–18     77–53 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Itas Trentino 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 511 416 1.228 Quarterfinals
2   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 556 499 1.114 Playoffs
3   ČEZ Karlovarsko 6 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 476 510 0.933 2022–23 CEV Cup
4   Decospan VT Menen 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 337 455 0.741
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–1   ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–22 25–21 24–26 26–24   100–93 Report
10 Nov 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–0   Decospan VT Menen 25–16 25–17 25–12     75–45 Report
16 Nov 18:00 ČEZ Karlovarsko   1–3   Itas Trentino 19–25 20–25 25–21 13–25   77–96 Report
16 Nov 20:30 Decospan VT Menen   0–3   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 17–25 22–25 21–25     60–75 Report
29 Nov 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–1   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 25–20 17–25 26–24 25–23   93–92 Report
30 Nov 18:00 ČEZ Karlovarsko   3–0   Decospan VT Menen 28–26 26–24 25–17     79–67 Report
14 Dec 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–0   Decospan VT Menen 25–16 25–17 25–21     75–54 Report
15 Dec 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–0   ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–17 25–15 25–17     75–49 Report
11 Jan 17:00 ČEZ Karlovarsko   2–3   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 25–23 21–25 18–25 25–23 13–15 102–111 Report
11 Jan 20:30 Decospan VT Menen   0–3   Itas Trentino 15–25 19–25 16–25     50–75 Report
25 Jan 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   2–3   Itas Trentino 25–17 25–15 18–25 23–25 12–15 103–97 Report
25 Jan 20:30 Decospan VT Menen   0–3   ČEZ Karlovarsko 24–26 20–25 17–25     61–76 Report

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 6 6 0 18 18 4 4.500 545 451 1.208 Quarterfinals
2   Ziraat Bank Ankara 6 3 3 7 12 13 0.923 544 552 0.986 Playoffs
3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 6 2 4 8 11 14 0.786 524 553 0.948 2022–23 CEV Cup
4   SWD Powervolleys Düren 6 1 5 3 6 16 0.375 471 528 0.892
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Nov 20:00 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia   3–0   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–19 25–16 25–19     75–54 Report
9 Nov 20:00 SWD Powervolleys Düren   3–1   Ziraat Bank Ankara 25–23 25–18 21–25 25–16   96–82 Report
16 Nov 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   3–1   SWD Powervolleys Düren 25–20 25–22 21–25 25–13   96–80 Report
16 Nov 20:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   1–3   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 26–24 22–25 20–25 23–25   91–99 Report
29 Nov 19:00 SWD Powervolleys Düren   0–3   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 17–25 23–25 21–25     61–75 Report
30 Nov 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   2–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 17–25 25–20 25–23 23–25 12–15 102–108 Report
14 Dec 20:00 SWD Powervolleys Düren   1–3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 21–25 20–25 25–19 16–25   82–94 Report
15 Dec 20:00 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia   3–1   Ziraat Bank Ankara 25–17 19–25 25–17 25–17   94–76 Report
11 Jan 17:30 Ziraat Bank Ankara   3–0   SWD Powervolleys Düren 27–25 25–21 25–13     77–59 Report
11 Jan 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   1–3   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 21–25 15–25 25–23 15–25   76–98 Report
25 Jan 20:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   3–2   ACH Volley Ljubljana 23–25 25–23 22–25 25–21 15–8 110–102 Report
25 Jan 20:30 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia   3–1   SWD Powervolleys Düren 28–30 26–24 25–20 25–19   104–93 Report

Third place ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 543 521 1.042 Playoffs
2   Knack Roeselare 6 3 3 8 12 13 0.923 560 562 0.996 2022–23 CEV Cup
3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 6 2 4 8 11 14 0.786 524 553 0.948
4   ČEZ Karlovarsko 6 2 4 7 10 12 0.833 476 510 0.933
5   Montpellier HSC VB 6 1 5 5 9 15 0.600 541 548 0.987
Source: CEV

Bracket

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Playoff 6QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Warta Zawiercie03
 
 
 
  ZAKSA32
 
  ZAKSA3215
 
 
  Itas Trentino239
 
 
 
 
 
  ZAKSA33
 
 
 
  Perugia11
 
  Ziraat Bank Ankara2
 
 
 
  BR Volleys3
 
  BR Volleys12
 
 
  Perugia33
 
 
 
 
 
  ZAKSA3
 
 
  Jastrzębski Węgiel2
 
 
 
 
 
  Halkbank Ankara3115
 
 
  Lube1312
 
 
 
 
 
  Halkbank Ankara13
 
 
 
  Jastrzębski Węgiel32
 
  Tours VB02
 
 
 
  Friedrichshafen33
 
  Friedrichshafen00
 
 
  Jastrzębski Węgiel33
 
 
 
 

Playoff 6

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  • The winners of the ties qualify for the quarterfinals.
  • Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
  • 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
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie   2–4   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0–3 3–2
Ziraat Bank Ankara   1–2   Berlin Recycling Volleys Cancelled[note 1] 2–3
Tours VB   1–5   VfB Friedrichshafen 0–3 2–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Feb 18:00 Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie   0–3   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 23–25 19–25 23–25     65–75 Report
8 Feb 20:00 Tours VB   0–3   VfB Friedrichshafen 23–25 21–25 21–25     65–75 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Feb 18:00 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   2–3   Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 28–26 21–25 25–23 19–25 11–15 104–114 Report
15 Feb 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   3–2   Ziraat Bank Ankara 24–26 25–21 25–20 18–25 15–9 107–101 Report
15 Feb 20:00 VfB Friedrichshafen   3–2   Tours VB 21–25 15–25 25–18 25–21 15–11 101–100 Report

Quarterfinals

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  • The winners of the ties qualify for the semifinals.
  • Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
  • 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
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–3   Itas Trentino 3–2 2–3 15–9
Berlin Recycling Volleys   1–5   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 1–3 2–3
Halkbank Ankara   3–3   Cucine Lube Civitanova 3–1 1–3 15–12
VfB Friedrichshafen   0–6   Jastrzębski Węgiel 0–3 0–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Mar 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–2   Itas Trentino 25–22 22–25 22–25 25–21 15–10 109–103 Report
8 Mar 19:30 Berlin Recycling Volleys   1–3   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 18–25 15–25 25–23 17–25   75–98 Report
7 Mar 19:00 Halkbank Ankara   3–1   Cucine Lube Civitanova 21–25 25–20 25–23 25–21   96–89 Report
9 Mar 19:00 VfB Friedrichshafen   0–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 17–25 16–25 13–25     46–75 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Mar 20:30 Itas Trentino   3–2   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 25–19 23–25 27–29 25–21 15–12 115–106 Report
Golden set Itas Trentino   9–15   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
15 Mar 20:00 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia   3–2   Berlin Recycling Volleys 24–26 25–21 22–25 25–17 15–13 111–102 Report
15 Mar 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova   3–1   Halkbank Ankara 31–29 25–20 23–25 25–20   104–94 Report
Golden set Cucine Lube Civitanova   12–15   Halkbank Ankara
15 Mar 18:00 Jastrzębski Węgiel   3–0   VfB Friedrichshafen 25–14 25–20 25–16     75–50 Report

Semifinals

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  • The winners of the ties qualify for the final.
  • Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
  • 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
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   6–0   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 3–1 3–1
Halkbank Ankara   2–4   Jastrzębski Węgiel 1–3 3–2

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–1   Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia 25–18 24–26 25–19 25–22   99–85 Report
29 Mar 19:00 Halkbank Ankara   1–3   Jastrzębski Węgiel 22–25 23–25 25–16 22–25   92–91 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Apr 20:30 Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia   1–3   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 23–25 18–25 25–19 25–27   91–96 Report
5 Apr 20:30 Jastrzębski Węgiel   2–3   Halkbank Ankara 25–17 18–25 22–25 25–16 12–15 102–98 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May 20:30 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle   3–2   Jastrzębski Węgiel 26–28 25–22 25–14 28–30 15–12 119–106 Report

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2023 FIVB Club World Championship

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the earthquakes, which occurred on the territory of Turkey and Syria, the first leg match between Ziraat Bank Ankara and Berlin Recycling Volleys has been cancelled. The second leg match held in Berlin determined the winner who moved on to the next stage of the competition.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "All-time record set as 216 clubs sign up to contest European Cups 2023". CEV. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "CEV Champions League Volley 2023 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Drawing of Lots Sets Up Exciting CEV Champions League Volley 2023 Season". CEV. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ "All European Cups matches in Türkiye cancelled, re-scheduling in process". CEV. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Turin to host Champions League Super Finals 2023!". CEV. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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