The 2011–12 CEV Champions League was the 53rd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Participating teams RankCountry Number of teamsTeams13Trentino PlanetWin365 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Lube Banca Marche Macerata22Zenit Kazan Lokomotiv Novosibirsk31Iraklis Thessaloniki42PGE Skra Bełchatów ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle52Tours VB Stade Poitevin Poitiers62Euphony Asse-Lennik Noliko Maaseik72Fenerbahçe Grundig İstanbul Arkas İzmir81CAI Teruel92VfB Friedrichshafen Generali Unterhaching101Hypo Tirol Innsbruck111ACH Volley Ljubljana121Partizan Termoelektro Beograd131Jihostroj České Budějovice151Budvanska Rivijera Budva161Remat Zalău171CSKA Sofia
League round 24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st – 2nd ranked qualified for the Playoffs 12. The organizer of the Final Four were determined after the end of the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four. The team of the organizer of the Final Four was replaced by the 3rd ranked team with the best score. The four next 3rd ranked teams moved to the CEV Cup. The remaining teams are eliminated.
All times are local.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Playoffs
Playoff 12
First leg
Second leg
Playoff 6
First leg
Second leg
Final Four Organizer: PGE Skra Bełchatów Place: Łódź All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standings Qualified for the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship
RankTeam Zenit Kazan PGE Skra Bełchatów Trentino PlanetWin3654 Arkas İzmir
Awards
Most valuable player Mariusz Wlazły (PGE Skra Bełchatów) Best scorer Maxim Mikhaylov (Zenit Kazan) Best spiker Bartosz Kurek (PGE Skra Bełchatów) Best server Maxim Mikhaylov (Zenit Kazan) Best blocker Nikolay Apalikov (Zenit Kazan) Best receiver Michał Winiarski (PGE Skra Bełchatów) Best libero Aleksey Obmochaev (Zenit Kazan) Best setter Valerio Vermiglio (Zenit Kazan)
External links 2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League