2011–12 CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2011–12 season and the 53rd edition. It ran from October 2011 till March 2012.
Zenit Kazan won the title for the second time, defeating host of the final four PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–2 in the final.
Teams of the 2011–2012 competition
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | 3 | Trentino PlanetWin365 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Lube Banca Marche Macerata | |
| 2 | 2 | Zenit Kazan Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | |
| 3 | 1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
| 4 | 2 | PGE Skra Bełchatów Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle | |
| 5 | 2 | Tours VB Stade Poitevin Poitiers | |
| 6 | 2 | Euphony Asse-Lennik Noliko Maaseik | |
| 7 | 2 | Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul Arkas Izmir | |
| 8 | 1 | CAI Teruel | |
| 9 | 2 | VfB Friedrichshafen Generali Unterhaching | |
| 10 | 1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | |
| 11 | 1 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | |
| 12 | 1 | Partizan Termoelektro Beograd | |
| 13 | 1 | Jihostroj České Budějovice | |
| 15 | 1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | |
| 16 | 1 | Remat Zalău | |
| 17 | 1 | CSKA Sofia |
- The drawing of lots for the main phase of the competition was held on 1 July 2011, in Vienna.
League round
The 1st – 2nd ranked qualified for the Playoffs 12.
The organizer of the Final Four were determined after the end of the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four.
The team of the organizer of the Final Four was replaced by the 3rd ranked team with the best score.
The four next 3rd ranked teams moved to the CEV Cup. The remaining teams are eliminated.
- All times are local.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Playoffs
- All times are local.
- In case of a tie - 1 match won & 1 match lost and not depending on the final score of both matches - the teams played a Golden Set to determine which one qualified for the next round.
Playoff 12
First leg
Second leg
Playoff 6
First Leg
Second Leg
Final four
- Organizer: PGE Skra Bełchatów
- Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
- All times are Central European Time.
- In case that two teams from the same country qualify to the semifinals, they will have to play each other.
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
 Zenit Kazan | |
 PGE Skra Bełchatów | |
 Trentino PlanetWin365 | |
| 4 |  Arkas Izmir |
| 2011–12 Men's Club European Champions |
 Zenit Kazan 2nd title |
Awards
- MVP: Mariusz Wlazły
- Best Scorer: Maxim Mikhaylov
- Best Spiker: Bartosz Kurek
- Best Blocker: Nikolay Apalikov
- Best Server: Maxim Mikhaylov
- Best Setter: Valerio Vermiglio
- Best Receiver: Michał Winiarski
- Best Libero: Alexey Obmochaev