CEV Cup 2008/09 (men)

The 2008/09 volleyball season in the CEV Cup began with the first round on November 4, 2008 and ended with the final on March 22, 2009. Belgorod won the final against Athens.

mode

From the first round to the quarter-finals, the competition was played in a knockout system with home and away legs. In the event of a tie there was an additional decision set. In the “Challenge Round”, the winners of the quarter-finals met the teams that had been eliminated from the Champions League . The winners of this round qualified for the Final Four in Athens.

Attendees

Belgium Handelsgids Averbode VC Euphony Asse-Lennik  Germany SCC Berlin  Finland Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi  France Beauvais Oise (CL) AS Cannes Paris Volley (CL) Stade Poitevin Poitiers  Greece Panathinaikos Athens (CL) GC Lamia Olympiacos Piraeus  Italy BreBanca Lannutti Cuneo	North Macedonia Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje  Montenegro Budvanska Rivijera Budva OK Budućnost Podgorica  Netherlands Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande  Austria Hypo Tirol Innsbruck aon hotVolleys Vienna (CL)  Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel Mlekpol Olsztyn  Romania CVM Tomis Constanța LPS Piatra Neamț  Russia Locomotive Belogorie Belgorod VK Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	Switzerland TV Amriswil Lausanne UC  Serbia Radnički Kombank Kragujevac  Slovenia Salonit Anhovo Canal  Spain Unicaja Almería Arona Tenerife  Czech Republic VK Dukla Liberec  Turkey Halkbank Ankara  Hungary Dunaferr Dunaújváros Kométa Kaposvár  Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
(CL) teams eliminated in the Champions League

game schedule

First round to quarter-finals

	First round 4-6 November 11-13 December					Round of 16 9. – 11. December 16-18 December					Quarterfinals 14./15. January 20./21. January
		Piraeus	3 3
		Jastrzębski	2 1
							Piraeus	3 3
							innsbruck	0 1
		Constanta	3 1
		innsbruck	2 3
												Piraeus	3 1
												Poitiers	0 3
		channel	2 0
		Pielavesi	3 3
							Pielavesi	0 0
							Poitiers	3 3
		Famagusta	2 1
		Poitiers	3 3
		Cuneo	2 3
		Cannes	3 2
							Cuneo	3 3
							Kragujevac	0 0
		Piatra Neamț	2 0
		Kragujevac	3 3
												Cuneo	3 3
												Budva	0 2
		Liberec	3 3
		Dunaújváros	0 0
							Liberec	3 0
							Budva	1 3
		Budva	3 3
		Lennik	0 1
		Berlin	3 1
		Lamia	1 3
							Lamia	3 3
							Rotterdam	1 1
		Skopje	0 0
		Rotterdam	3 3
												Lamia	1 0
												Belgorod	3 3
		Rovaniemi	3 2
		Kaposvár	0 3
							Rovaniemi	3 0
							Belgorod	1 3
		Belgorod	3 3
		Olsztyn	0 0
		Almeria	3 3
		Lausanne	2 1
							Almeria	3 2
							Ankara	0 3
		Amriswil	0 2
		Ankara	3 3
												Almeria	3 1
												Novosibirsk	0 3
		Podgorica	3 3
		Handelsgids Averbode	0 0
							Podgorica	3 0
							Novosibirsk	0 3
		Tenerife	0 2
		Novosibirsk	3 3

Decision set:

• Cuneo - Cannes 15:11
• Lamia - Berlin 3:11 pm
• Novosibirsk - Podgorica 15:12

Averbode withdrew from the competition.

Challenge Round to Final

	Challenge Round February 11th, 18th / 19th February					Semi-finals March 21st in Athens					Final March 22nd in Athens
		Beauvais	0 0
		Belgorod	3 3
							Belgorod	3
							Almeria	1
		Paris	3 1
		Almeria	2 3
												Belgorod	3
												Athens	1
		Vienna	0 0
		Cuneo	3 3
							Cuneo	2
											3rd place match
							Athens	3
		Athens	3 2									Almeria	1
		Piraeus	0 3									Cuneo	3

Web links

• CEV Cup 2008/09 (English)