The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2012–13 season and the 54th edition. It ran from 22 October 2012 until 11 March 2013.
Fenerbahçe were the winner of the previous year.
VakıfBank İstanbul won the title second time with a perfect 12–0 record by defeating Rabita Baku 3–0 in the final.
Teams The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:European Cups Ranking List 2010–2011 (Page 5)
RankCountry Number of teamsTeams13Asystel Carnaghi Villa CorteseRobur Tiboni UrbinoUnendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio23Eczacıbaşı VitrA IstanbulGalatasaray Daikin İstanbulVakıfBank İstanbul33Dinamo KazanDinamo MoscowUralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg42ASPTT MulhouseRC Cannes53Atom Trefl SopotBank BPS Fakro MuszynaTauron MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza112Dresdner SCSchweriner SC153Azerrail BakuLokomotiv BakuRabita Baku71Crvena Zvezda Beograd822004 Tomis ConstanțaDinamo Romprest București131Voléro Zürich191Agel Prostějov
League round 24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st and 2nd ranked qualified for the Playoff 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 best 3rd ranked team with the best score. The remaining 3rd placed and all 4th placed teams were eliminated.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Playoffs 12 GroupWinnersRunners-upA VakıfBank İstanbul RC CannesB Rabita Baku Atom Trefl SopotC Galatasaray Daikin İstanbul Unendo Yamamay Busto ArsizioD Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Azerrail BakuE Dynamo Kazan Schweriner SCF Lokomotiv Baku Dynamo MoscowBest third ranked Asystel Carnaghi Villa Cortese
All times are local time. In case of a tie – 1 match won & 1 match lost and not depending on the final score of both matches – the teams play a Golden Set to determine which one qualified for the Playoffs 6.
1 Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio won the golden set 15–10
First leg
Second leg
Playoffs 6 All times are local time. In case of a tie – 1 match won & 1 match lost and not depending on the final score of both matches – the teams play a Golden Set to determine which one qualified for the Final Round.
1 Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio won the golden set 15–11
First leg
Second leg
Final four Organizer: Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul Venue: TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall Istanbul, Turkey
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place
Final
Final standing
RankTeam VakıfBank Rabita Baku Unendo Busto4 Galatasaray
Roster for Final FourGözde Kırdar, Gizem Karadayı, Jovana Brakočević, Małgorzata Glinka, Melis Gürkaynak, Tuğçe Hocaoğlu, Güldeniz Önal, Bahar Toksoy, Christiane Fürst, Polen Uslupehlivan, Naz Aydemir and Saori KimuraHead coachGiovanni Guidetti
Awards Award Winner TeamMVP Jovana Brakočević VakıfBankBest scorer Madelaynne Montano Rabita BakuBest setter Naz Aydemir VakıfBankBest blocker Nataša Krsmanović Rabita BakuBest server Maren Brinker Unendo BustoBest spiker Rosir Calderon GalatasarayBest receiver Yuko Sano GalatasarayBest libero Gizem Güreşen VakıfBank
References
External links
Champions League