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 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).
Participating teams Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 14 June 2017. 22 teams allocated vacancies spots and 10 teams qualified as Champions League qualification losers.
RankCountryNo. teamsQualified teamsTotal11-1Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul2112Uralochka-NTMK EkaterinburgYenisei Krasnoyarsk53-3Allianz MTV StuttgartDresdner SCSSC Palmberg Schwerin62-2ZesarVFM Franches-MontagnesTS Volley Düdingen72-2Pomì CasalmaggioreUnet Yamamay Busto Arsizio8213Beziers VBPays d'Aix Venelles VBRocheville Le Cannet91-1CSM București102-2VK UP OlomoucKrálovo Pole Brno111-1Jedinstvo Stara Pazova12112VC OudegemAsterix Avo Beveren13112HPK HämeenlinnaLP Salo14112Calcit KamnikNova KBM Branik Maribor151-1Khimik Yuzhny17112Maccabi XT HaifaHapoel Kfar Saba18112VC SneekSliedrecht Sport19112Fatum-NyíregyházaLinamar-Békéscsabai RSE20-11Minchanka Minsk23-11ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko 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 1 VC Oudegem 0 – 3 0 – 3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 2 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3 – 0 3 – 0 ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko 3 Calcit Kamnik 1 – 3 1 – 3 Nova KBM Branik Maribor 4 HPK Hämeenlinna 0 – 3 0 – 3 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 5 VC Sneek 0 – 3 0 – 3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 6 Maccabi XT Haifa 1 – 3 1 – 3 Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 7 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 – 1 3 – 1 Rocheville Le Cannet 8 Khimik Yuzhny 3 – 0 3 – 1 ZesarVFM Franches-Montagnes 9 VK UP Olomouc 0 – 3 0 – 3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 10 Fatum-Nyíregyháza 0 – 3 0 – 3 Asterix Avo Beveren 11 TS Volley Düdingen 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 15–13 Hapoel Kfar Saba 12 Dresdner SC 3 – 0 3 – 0 Pays d'Aix Venelles VB 13 Jedinstvo Stara Pazova 1 – 3 0 – 3 Minchanka Minsk 14 Beziers VB 3 – 0 3 – 0 Sliedrecht Sport 15 Královo Pole Brno 0 – 3 3 – 0 Golden Set: 15–13 LP Salo 16 CSM București 0 – 3 2 – 3 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 17 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 3 – 1 3 – 1 Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio 18 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 3 – 0 3 – 1 Nova KBM Branik Maribor 19 Linamar-Békéscsabai RSE 0 – 3 0 – 3 Pomì Casalmaggiore 20 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 – 0 3 – 1 Khimik Yuzhny 21 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3 – 0 2 – 3 Asterix Avo Beveren 22 TS Volley Düdingen 0 – 3 1 – 3 Dresdner SC 23 Beziers VB 3 – 2 1 – 3 Minchanka Minsk 24 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3 – 0 3 – 1 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 25 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 1 – 3 0 – 3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 26 Pomì Casalmaggiore 0 – 3 1 – 3 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 27 Dresdner SC 0 – 3 1 – 3 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 28 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 1 – 3 0 – 3 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 29 SSC Palmberg Schwerin 0 – 3 0 – 3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul 30 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2 – 3 3 – 2 Golden Set: 8–15 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 31 Minchanka Minsk 1 – 3 0 – 3 Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
References
External links 2018 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women