The 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup was the 45th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".
Format The tournament was played on a knockout format, with 36 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition, with 8 of them directly qualified to the 16th Finals on the basis of the latest CEV European Ranking List. 14 teams came from the CEV Women's Champions League qualification entering the competition at different stages (as per 'Round composition' below).
On 30 June 2016, a drawing of lots in Varna, Bulgaria, 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 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).
Round composition 32nd Final: 14 teams + 2 teams from Champions League 16th Final: 8 teams + 32nd Final winners (8 teams) + 8 teams from Champions League 8th Final: 16th Final winners (12 teams) + 4 teams from Champions League 4th Final onwards: winners
Participating teams A total of 36 teams participate in the competition. Drawing of lots was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.
RankCountryNo. teamsQualified teamsTotal11-1Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul21-1Dynamo Kazan31-1Budowlani Łódź5213Beziers VBRC CannesSF Paris Saint Cloud62-2Pomì CasalmaggioreUnet Yamamay Busto Arsizio72-2Allianz MTV StuttgartRote Raben Vilsbiburg82-2TS Volley DüdingenVFM Franches-Montagnes91-1CSM Târgoviște10112Agel ProstějovVK UP Olomouc11112Jedinstvo Stara PazovaVizura Beograd121-1VDK Gent Dames13112HPK HämeenlinnaLP Viesti Salo14-11Khimik Yuzhny15112Calcit LjubljanaNova KBM Branik Maribor161-1A.O. Thiras171-1VC Tirol Innsbruck181-1Eurosped Almelo19112Hapoel Kfar SabaMaccabi Haifa20-11Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko221-1Mladost Zagreb23-11Minchanka Minsk24-11Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE30-11Maritza Plovdiv31-11Luka Bar34-11Kohila VC35-11Drita Gjilan
1.Team that received a 32nd Final bye. 2.Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 32nd Final. 3.Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 16th Final. 4.Team that qualified via Champions League entering the 8th Final.
Main phase 32nd Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13–15 December 2016 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–22 December 2016
Match#Team #1 Results Team #2 1 VFM Franches-Montagnes 3 – 0 3 – 0 Drita Gjilan 2 VC Tirol Innsbruck 3 – 1 1 – 3 Golden Set: 10 – 15 Luka Bar 3 Eurosped Almelo 0 – 3 0 – 3 VK UP Olomouc 4 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 16 – 18 Jedinstvo Stara Pazova 5 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 1 3 – 0 VDK Gent Dames 6 Mladost Zagreb 0 – 3 0 – 3 LP Viesti Salo 7 SF Paris Saint Cloud 0 – 3 1 – 3 Nova KBM Branik Maribor 8 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 – 0 3 – 2 A.O. Thiras
16th Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11–12 January 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 24–26 January 2017
Match#Team #1 Results Team #2 9 LP Viesti Salo 0 – 3 0 – 3 HPK Hämeenlinna 10 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 1 2 – 3 Maritza Plovdiv 11 Jedinstvo Stara Pazova 1 – 3 2 – 3 Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE 12 Pomì Casalmaggiore 3 – 0 3 – 0 Maccabi Haifa 13 Nova KBM Branik Maribor 3 – 1 3 – 0 Calcit Ljubljana 14 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 8 – 15 Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko 15 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3 – 0 3 – 0 Kohila VC 16 CSM Târgoviște 2 – 3 2 – 3 Khimik Yuzhny 17 VFM Franches-Montagnes 1 – 3 0 – 3 Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 18 VK UP Olomouc 0 – 3 0 – 3 Dynamo Kazan 19 Luka Bar 0 – 3 0 – 3 Budowlani Łódź 20 TS Volley Düdingen 1 – 3 0 – 3 Beziers VB
8th Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–8 February 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–23 February 2017
Match#Team #1 Results Team #2 21 Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE 3 – 1 3 – 1 Beziers VB 22 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 0 2 – 3 Minchanka Minsk 23 Pomì Casalmaggiore 3 – 0 3 – 2 HPK Hämeenlinna 24 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3 – 0 3 – 2 Agel Prostějov 25 Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 3 – 0 2 – 3 Nova KBM Branik Maribor 26 Budowlani Łódź 3 – 0 2 – 3 RC Cannes 27 Dynamo Kazan 3 – 0 3 – 0 Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko 28* Khimik Yuzhny 2 – 3 Vizura Beograd *Note: A first leg, originally scheduled on 7 February 2017, did not take place as Vizura did not turn up for the match. Serbian press reported the Vizura team flight from Istanbul to Odesa had two aborted landing attempts due to bad weather (thick fog) before returning to Istanbul. The CEV with both clubs consent, decided a single match in a neutral venue (Brčko in Bosnia and Herzegovina) played behind closed doors as the way to determine the team advancing in the competition.
4th Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–8 March 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15–16 March 2017
Match#Team #1 Results Team #2 29 Linamar - Békéscsabai RSE 1 – 3 0 – 3 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 30 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 – 3 0 – 3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 31 Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 3 – 1 3 – 0 Budowlani Łódź 32 Dynamo Kazan 3 – 0 3 – 0 Vizura Beograd
Final phase Semifinals 1st leg (Team #1 home) 28 March 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 1–2 April 2017
Match#Team #1 Results Team #2 33 Pomì Casalmaggiore 0 – 3 2 – 3 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 34 Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul 3 – 0 0 – 3 Golden Set: 11 – 15 Dynamo Kazan
Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11 April 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017
Match#Team #1 Results Team #2 35 Dynamo Kazan 3 – 1 3 – 2 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup Champions Dynamo Kazan 1st title
Awards Award Winner TeamMVP Valentina Diouf Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio
References
External links CEV Cup 16-17