Volleyball Champions League 2012/13 (men)

The 2012/13 season of the Volleyball Champions League began on October 23, 2012 with the group stage. 28 teams from 15 nations took part in the competition. German participants were the master Berlin Recycling Volleys as well as the runner-up Generali Haching and VfB Friedrichshafen , who received a wildcard from the CEV; Austria was represented by Hypo Tirol volleyball team Innsbruck .

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In the group stage there were seven 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 group winners and the best runners-up 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 best teams not qualified for the playoffs continued to play in the CEV Cup .

Group stage

Group A
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	VK Zenit-Kazan	18: 0	18th
2.	Hit Randstad Roeselare	11:12	9
3.	VfB Friedrichshafen	9:16	5
4th	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	7:17	4th

October 24th	Kazan	Roeselare	3-0
	innsbruck	Friedrichshafen	2: 3
October 31	Friedrichshafen	Kazan	0: 3
	Roeselare	innsbruck	3-0
14th November	Kazan	innsbruck	3-0
	Roeselare	Friedrichshafen	3: 1
21st November	Friedrichshafen	Roeselare	3: 2
	innsbruck	Kazan	0: 3
December 5th	innsbruck	Roeselare	2: 3
	Kazan	Friedrichshafen	3-0
12th of December	Friedrichshafen	innsbruck	2: 3
	Roeselare	Kazan	0: 3

Group B
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	VK Lokomotiv Novosibirsk	16: 5	15th
2.	Berlin Recycling Volleys	14:10	11
3.	Jihostroj České Budějovice	9:13	7th
4th	OK Budvanska Rivijera	6:17	2

October 24th	Budva	Novosibirsk	0: 3
October 25	Berlin	České Budějovice	3-0
30th of October	České Budějovice	Budva	3-0
October 31	Novosibirsk	Berlin	3: 1
November 13th	Berlin	Budva	3: 1
	České Budějovice	Novosibirsk	0: 3
20th November	Novosibirsk	České Budějovice	3: 1
21st November	Budva	Berlin	2: 3
December 4th	Berlin	Novosibirsk	3: 1
December 5th	Budva	České Budějovice	3: 2
12th of December	Novosibirsk	Budva	3-0
	České Budějovice	Berlin	3: 1

Group C
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Trentino volley	18: 2	18th
2.	Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle	13: 7	12
3.	Tours volley ball	7:12	6th
4th	OK Red Star Belgrade	1:18	0

23rd October	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Tours	3-0
October 25	Trentino	Belgrade	3-0
30th of October	Belgrade	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	0: 3
November 1st	Tours	Trentino	0: 3
November 13th	Belgrade	Tours	0: 3
14th November	Trentino	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3-0
21st November	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Trentino	1: 3
22nd of November	Tours	Belgrade	3-0
December 5th	Trentino	Tours	3-0
6th of December	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Belgrade	3-0
12th of December	Tours	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	1: 3
	Belgrade	Trentino	1: 3

Group D
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Lube Macerata	16: 3	15th
2.	ACH Volley Ljubljana	14: 8	13
3.	Generali Haching	10:13	8th
4th	VC Euphony Asse-Lennik	2:18	0

October 24th	Ljubljana	Haching	2: 3
	Lennik	Macerata	0: 3
October 31	Haching	Lennik	3: 1
November 1st	Macerata	Ljubljana	3-0
14th November	Ljubljana	Lennik	3-0
	Haching	Macerata	0: 3
21st November	Macerata	Haching	3-0
	Lennik	Ljubljana	0: 3
December 5th	Lennik	Haching	1: 3
	Ljubljana	Macerata	3: 1
12th of December	Macerata	Lennik	3-0
	Haching	Ljubljana	1: 3

Group E
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Skra Bełchatów	18: 4	18th
2.	VK Dynamo Moscow	14: 8	12
3.	CVM Tomis Constanța	6:15	4th
4th	Fenerbahçe Grundig	6:17	2

23rd October	Moscow	Constanța	3-0
October 24th	Bełchatów	Istanbul	3-0
October 31	Istanbul	Moscow	1: 3
November 1st	Constanța	Bełchatów	0: 3
14th November	Bełchatów	Moscow	3: 1
15th of November	Constanța	Istanbul	3-0
21st November	Istanbul	Constanța	3: 2
22nd of November	Moscow	Bełchatów	1: 3
December 5th	Bełchatów	Constanța	3: 1
	Moscow	Istanbul	3: 1
12th of December	Istanbul	Bełchatów	1: 3
	Constanța	Moscow	0: 3

Group F.
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Noliko Maaseik	18: 3	17th
2.	Arkasspor İzmir	15:12	11
3.	Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa	8:16	5
4th	CAI Teruel	7:17	3

23rd October	Maaseik	Teruel	3-0
October 24th	Izmir	Dupnitsa	3: 1
October 31	Teruel	Izmir	2: 3
	Dupnitsa	Maaseik	0: 3
November 13th	Izmir	Maaseik	1: 3
15th of November	Dupnitsa	Teruel	3: 1
20th November	Maaseik	Izmir	3: 2
21st November	Teruel	Dupnitsa	3: 2
December 4th	Maaseik	Dupnitsa	3-0
	Izmir	Teruel	3: 1
12th of December	Teruel	Maaseik	0: 3
	Dupnitsa	Izmir	2: 3

Group G
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	BreBranca Lannutti Cuneo	18: 2	18th
2.	Resovia Rzeszów	13: 7	12
3.	Arago de Sète	7:14	6th
4th	Remat Zalau	3:18	0

23rd October	Zalau	Cuneo	0: 3
October 25	Sète	Rzeszów	1: 3
October 31	Cuneo	Sète	3-0
	Rzeszów	Zalau	3-0
14th November	Rzeszów	Cuneo	0: 3
15th of November	Sète	Zalau	3-0
20th November	Cuneo	Rzeszów	3: 1
21st November	Zalau	Sète	2: 3
December 4th	Zalau	Rzeszów	0: 3
6th of December	Sète	Cuneo	0: 3
12th of December	Cuneo	Zalau	3: 1
	Rzeszów	Sète	3-0

Play-offs

The games took place on January 16 and 23 and February 6 and 13 (each ± ​​one day).

Play-off 12
Berlin	Kazan	2: 3	2: 3
Moscow	Trentino	3: 2	0: 3
Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Maaseik	3-0	3: 2
Izmir	Bełchatów	1: 3	3: 2
Rzeszów	Macerata	0: 3	1: 3
Ljubljana	Cuneo	0: 3	1: 3
Play-off 6
Kazan	Moscow	3-0	3-0
Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Izmir	3: 2	3: 1
Macerata	Cuneo	3-0	2: 3

Decision sentences
Play-off 12	Play-off 6
Trentino - Moscow 12:15 Bełchatów - İzmir 12:15	Cuneo - Macerata 15: 7

Final Four

At the Final Four on March 16 and 17 in Omsk , Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, which was designated as host by the CEV after the group matches were over, played against the three teams that qualified in the play-offs.

	Semifinals				final
	March 16
	Cuneo	3
	Kędzierzyn-Koźle	2
					17. March
					Cuneo	2
					Novosibirsk	3
					3rd place match
	March 16				17. March
	Kazan	2			Kędzierzyn-Koźle	1
	Novosibirsk	3			Kazan	3

Web links

• Champions League 2012/13 (English)