Volleyball Champions League 2010/11 (men)

The 2010/11 season of the Volleyball Champions League began on November 16, 2010 with the group stage. 24 teams from 15 nations took part in the competition. The German Bundesliga champions VfB Friedrichshafen and runner-up Generali Haching were represented; the Austrian participant was the Hypo Tirol volleyball team Innsbruck .

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In the group stage there were six groups with four teams each. Each team competed at home and away against each of the three opponents. There were three points for a 3-0 or 3-1 win, two for a 3-2 win and one point for a 3-2 defeat. The two best teams in each group, as well as the third team with the best points and sets, qualified for the playoffs. There they determined three participants for the Final Four in two rounds, each with home and away games . The host of the Final Four was the fourth participant to qualify directly after the group stage. The four best thirds in the group played on in the CEV Cup .

Group stage

Group A
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	VK Zenit-Kazan	16: 8	13
2.	Generali Haching	13:10	11
3.	CSKA Sofia	11:15	7th
4th	AS Cannes	9:16	5

November 16	Cannes	Kazan	0: 3
November 17th	Haching	Sofia	3-0
November 24th	Kazan	Haching	3-0
	Sofia	Cannes	3: 2
December 8th	Sofia	Kazan	3: 2
	Haching	Cannes	3: 1
December 14th	Cannes	Haching	0: 3
15th December	Kazan	Sofia	3-0
January 5th	Cannes	Sofia	3: 2
	Haching	Kazan	2: 3
January 12th	Kazan	Cannes	2: 3
	Sofia	Haching	3: 2

Group B
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Noliko Maaseik	15: 7	15th
2.	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo	16: 6	14th
3.	CAI Teruel	11:13	7th
4th	Radnički Kragujevac	2:18	0

November 17th	Teruel	Cuneo	2: 3
November 18	Kragujevac	Maaseik	1: 3
November 23	Maaseik	Teruel	3: 1
November 24th	Cuneo	Kragujevac	3-0
December 8th	Teruel	Kragujevac	3-0
	Cuneo	Maaseik	3-0
December 14th	Maaseik	Cuneo	3: 1
15th December	Kragujevac	Teruel	1: 3
January 5th	Kragujevac	Cuneo	0: 3
6th January	Teruel	Maaseik	1: 3
January 12th	Maaseik	Kragujevac	3-0
	Cuneo	Teruel	3: 1

Group C
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Jastrzębski Węgiel	14: 9	11
2.	ACH Volley Bled	14:11	11
3.	OK Budvanska Rivijera Budva	12:12	9
4th	Olympiacos Piraeus	9:17	5

November 17th	Jastrzebski	Bled	1: 3
	Budva	Piraeus	3-0
November 24th	Piraeus	Jastrzebski	3: 2
	Bled	Budva	3-0
December 8th	Piraeus	Bled	2: 3
	Budva	Jastrzebski	3: 2
December 14th	Bled	Piraeus	3: 2
15th December	Jastrzebski	Budva	3-0
January 5th	Jastrzebski	Piraeus	3-0
	Budva	Bled	3: 2
January 12th	Bled	Jastrzebski	0: 3
	Piraeus	Budva	2: 3

Group D
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Skra Bełchatów	16: 3	15th
2.	Trentino BetClic	14: 9	12
3.	VfB Friedrichshafen	11:12	9
4th	Remat Zalau	1:18	0

November 17th	Zalau	Bełchatów	0: 3
	Trentino	Friedrichshafen	3: 2
November 24th	Bełchatów	Trentino	3-0
	Friedrichshafen	Zalau	3: 1
December 8th	Zalau	Trentino	0: 3
	Bełchatów	Friedrichshafen	3-0
12th of December	Friedrichshafen	Bełchatów	0: 3
13th December	Trentino	Zalau	3-0
January 5th	Trentino	Bełchatów	3: 1
6th January	Zalau	Friedrichshafen	0: 3
January 12th	Friedrichshafen	Trentino	3: 2
	Bełchatów	Zalau	3-0

Group E
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje	14: 8	13
2.	Tours volley ball	16: 9	12
3.	Sisley Treviso	11:15	7th
4th	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	7:16	4th

November 17th	Belgorod	Tours	2: 3
	Istanbul	Treviso	2: 3
25. November	Tours	Istanbul	1: 3
	Treviso	Belgorod	0: 3
December 7th	Belgorod	Istanbul	3-0
December 8th	Tours	Treviso	3: 2
15th December	Istanbul	Belgorod	1: 3
December 16	Treviso	Tours	2: 3
January 5th	Istanbul	Tours	0: 3
	Belgorod	Treviso	3: 1
January 12th	Treviso	Istanbul	3: 1
	Tours	Belgorod	3-0

Group F.
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	VK Dynamo Moscow	16: 7	14th
2.	Hit Randstad Roeselare	13:11	10
3.	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	9:13	7th
4th	Panathinaikos Athens	8:15	5

November 16	Athens	Moscow	2: 3
November 17th	Roeselare	innsbruck	3: 2
November 23	Moscow	Roeselare	3: 1
25. November	innsbruck	Athens	3: 1
December 8th	Roeselare	Athens	3: 2
9th of December	innsbruck	Moscow	0: 3
December 14th	Athens	Roeselare	3-0
	Moscow	innsbruck	3: 1
January 4th	Athens	innsbruck	0: 3
January 5th	Roeselare	Moscow	3: 1
January 12th	Moscow	Athens	3-0
	innsbruck	Roeselare	0: 3

Play-off

The games took place on February 2nd and 9th as well as on March 2nd and 9th 2011 (± one day each).

Play-off 12
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo	VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje	3-0	3: 1
Tours volley ball	Dynamo Moscow	3: 2	1: 3
Hit Randstad Roeselare	Skra Bełchatów	3: 1	0: 3
ACH Volley Bled	VK Zenit-Kazan	0: 3	0: 3
Generali Haching	Jastrzębski Węgiel	3: 1	1: 3
OK Budvanska Rivijera Budva	Noliko Maaseik	1: 3	1: 3
Play-off 6
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo	Dynamo Moscow	1: 3	3: 1
Skra Bełchatów	VK Zenit-Kazan	2: 3	3: 1
Jastrzębski Węgiel	Noliko Maaseik	3: 2	0: 3

Decision sentences
Play-off 12	Play-off 6
Dynamo Moscow - Tours volleyball 15:11 Jastrzębski Węgiel - Generali Haching 15: 9 Skra Bełchatów - Knack Randstad Roeselare 15:12	Noliko Maaseik - Jastrzębski Węgiel 15:17 VK Zenit-Kazan - Skra Bełchatów 15:11 Dynamo Moscow - Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 15:11

Final Four

At the Final Four on March 26th and 27th in Bolzano , Trentino BetClic, which was chosen as host by the CEV after the group matches were over, played against the three teams qualified in the play-offs.

	Semi-finals March 26th				Final March 27th
	Jastrzębski Węgiel	0
	Trentino BetClic	3
					Trentino BetClic	3
					VK Zenit-Kazan	1
					3rd place match
	Dynamo Moscow	0			Jastrzębski Węgiel	1
	VK Zenit-Kazan	3			Dynamo Moscow	3

Web links

• Champions League 2010/11 (English)