Volleyball Champions League 2017/18 (women)

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The 2017/18 season of the Volleyball Champions League began on October 4, 2017 and ended with the final on May 6, 2018.

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A first round was not played. In the second round, twelve teams competed against each other in home and return matches. The winners met two seeded teams in the third round and there were home and away games again. The losers in the first two rounds continued to play in the CEV Cup . The four winners of the third round qualified alongside twelve seeded teams for the group stage. In the group stage there were four 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 home and away games . The host of the Final Four is the fourth participant to qualify directly after the group stage.

game schedule

Second and third round

Second round October 17 and 21, 2017
IsraelIsrael Hapoel Kfar Saba PolandPoland KS Developres Rzeszów 1: 3, 0: 3
HungaryHungary Békéscsabai RSE ItalyItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano 0: 3, 0: 3
BelarusBelarus Minchanka Minsk FranceFrance Rocheville Le Cannet 3: 2, 3: 2
NetherlandsNetherlands Sliedrecht sport BelgiumBelgium Asterix Avo Beveren 3: 2, 3: 1
BulgariaBulgaria Maritza Plovdiv FinlandFinland LP Salo 3: 1, 1: 3 (GS 15:12)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko SloveniaSlovenia Nova KBM Branik Maribor 0: 3, 0: 3
Third round November 7th and 11th, 2017
BelarusBelarus Minchanka Minsk TurkeyTurkey VakıfBank Istanbul 0: 3, 0: 3
BulgariaBulgaria Maritza Plovdiv RussiaRussia Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 2: 3, 3: 2 (GS 15:11)
SloveniaSlovenia Nova KBM Branik Maribor PolandPoland KS Developres Rzeszów 1: 3, 1: 3
NetherlandsNetherlands Sliedrecht sport ItalyItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano 0: 3, 0: 3

Group stage

Group A
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1. RomaniaRomania CS Volei Alba-Blaj 5 14th 15: 8
2. SwitzerlandSwitzerland VBC Voléro Zurich 4th 13 15: 8
3. PolandPoland KS Developres Rzeszów 2 6th 8:14
4th FranceFrance ASPTT Mulhouse 1 3 9:17
13th December Blaj Zurich 3: 1
13th December Rzeszów Mulhouse 3: 1
11th January Zurich Mulhouse 2: 3
11th January Rzeszów Blaj 0: 3
January 24th Mulhouse Blaj 1: 3
January 25th Zurich Rzeszów 3-0
February 7th Blaj Mulhouse 3: 2
February 7th Rzeszów Zurich 1: 3
21st of February Mulhouse Zurich 1: 3
February 22 Blaj Rzeszów 3: 1
27th of February Zurich Blaj 3-0
27th of February Mulhouse Rzeszów 1: 3
Group B
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1. ItalyItaly Igor Gorgonzola Novara 5 14th 16: 7
2. ItalyItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano 5 13 16: 9
3. TurkeyTurkey Fenerbahçe İstanbul 2 9 12:14
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic VK Prostějov 0 0 4:18
12th of December Prostějov Istanbul 1: 3
13th December Conegliano Novara 3: 1
10. January Conegliano Prostějov 3: 1
11th January Istanbul Novara 2: 3
January 25th Novara Prostějov 3: 1
January 25th Istanbul Conegliano 2: 3
February 7th Prostějov Novara 0: 3
February 7th Conegliano Istanbul 3: 2
21st of February Prostějov Conegliano 0: 3
February 22 Novara Istanbul 3-0
27th of February Istanbul Prostějov 3: 1
27th of February Novara Conegliano 3: 1
Group C
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1. RussiaRussia VK Dynamo Kazan 6th 18th 18: 2
2. PolandPoland Chemical Police 4th 10 13:10
3. SerbiaSerbia OK Vizura Ruma 2 7th 8:13
4th BulgariaBulgaria Maritza Plovdiv 0 1 4:18
12th of December Ruma Policy 0: 3
13th December Plovdiv Kazan 0: 3
10. January Policy Kazan 0: 3
11th January Plovdiv Ruma 1: 3
January 24th Policy Plovdiv 3-0
January 25th Kazan Ruma 3-0
February 6th Ruma Kazan 0: 3
February 8 Plovdiv Policy 2: 3
20. February Ruma Plovdiv 3-0
21st of February Kazan Policy 3: 1
27th of February Policy Ruma 3: 2
27th of February Kazan Plovdiv 3: 1
Group D
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1. TurkeyTurkey VakıfBank Istanbul 6th 17th 18: 5
2. TurkeyTurkey Galatasaray Istanbul 4th 12 14: 9
3. RussiaRussia VK Dynamo Moscow 2 7th 10:12
4th PolandPoland Grot Budowlani Łódź 0 0 2:18
December 14th V. Istanbul G. Istanbul 3: 1
21st December Łódź Moscow 0: 3
January 9th Moscow G. Istanbul 1: 3
10. January V. Istanbul Łódź 3: 1
January 23 G. Istanbul Łódź 3-0
January 24th Moscow V. Istanbul 0: 3
February 6th Łódź G. Istanbul 1: 3
February 8 V. Istanbul Moscow 3: 2
20. February G. Istanbul Moscow 3: 1
20. February Łódź V. Istanbul 0: 3
27th of February Moscow Łódź 3-0
27th of February G. Istanbul V. Istanbul 1: 3

Play-offs

The games took place from March 21st to April 5th.

Play-off 6
SwitzerlandSwitzerland VBC Voléro Zurich TurkeyTurkey VakıfBank Istanbul 0: 3 0: 3
ItalyItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano RussiaRussia VK Dynamo Kazan 3-0 2: 3
TurkeyTurkey Galatasaray Istanbul ItalyItaly Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2: 3 3: 1

Final Four

At the Final Four on May 5th and 6th in Bucharest , the Romanian hosts CS Volei Alba-Blaj played against the three teams qualified in the play-offs. In the final, VakıfBank Istanbul prevailed against the hosts and won their fourth title.

  Semifinals final
5th of May      
 ItalyItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano 2
 TurkeyTurkey VakıfBank Istanbul 3  
   
May 6th
 RomaniaRomania CS Volei Alba-Blaj 0
   TurkeyTurkey VakıfBank Istanbul 3
 
Game for third place
5th of May
 RomaniaRomania CS Volei Alba-Blaj 3  TurkeyTurkey Galatasaray Istanbul 0
 TurkeyTurkey Galatasaray Istanbul 1    ItalyItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano 3

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