2014–15 CEV Women's Champions League


The CEV Champions League is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2014–15 season and the 56th edition. It ran from November 2014 until April 2015.
Eczacıbaşı VitrA won the title for the first time by defeating Yamamay Busto Arsizio 3–0 in the final.

Teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:
RankCountryNumber of teamsTeams
13VakıfBank Istanbul
Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
23Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
Omichka Omsk Region
32Nordmeccanica Piacenza
Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio
42Rabita Baku
Azeryol Baku
52RC Cannes
Nantes VB
62Chemik Police
Impel Wrocław
71Dresdner SC
81Voléro Zürich
91Ştiinţa Bacău
101Partizan Vizura Beograd
111Agel Prostějov
120
130
160+1LP Salo

League round

20 teams were drawn to 5 pools of 4 teams each.
The 1st and 2nd and the two bests 3rd ranked qualified for the Playoff 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 third best 3rd ranked team with the best score.
The remaining third-placed teams as well 2 four-placed teams with the best score will move to the Challenge Round of the CEV Cup.
The remaining teams will be eliminated.
In the League Round, the placing of the teams is determined by the number of matches won.
In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, they will be ranked on the basis of the following criteria:

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Playoffs

The playoffs will consist of two rounds: Playoff 12 and Playoff 6. Each round is played in two legs. These will be played between 10 February and 12 March 2015.
If the teams are tied after two legs, a "Golden Set" is played. The winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points.
At each leg, points are awarded to the teams in the same manner as in the Group Round. So, if team A defeat team B in the first leg 3:0 and lose in the second leg 1:3, team A does not advance to the next round, but the two teams are tied with 3 points each, and a Golden Set is played.
The three teams that win in Playoff 6 round advance to the Final Four along with the organizer of the Final Four. Germany's Dresdner SC will replace in the Playoffs 12 the organizer of the Final Four tournament as the lucky loser.
PoolWinnersRunners-upThird place
A Chemik Police Dinamo Kazan Agel Prostějov
B Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul Azeryol Baku
C Dinamo Moscow Yamamay Busto Arsizio Dresdner SC
D Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Voléro Zürich
E VakıfBank Istanbul RC Cannes Nordmeccanica Piacenza

Playoff 12

First leg

Second leg

Playoff 6

First leg

Second leg

Final four

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

RankTeam
Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Yamamay Busto Arsizio
VakıfBank Istanbul
4 Chemik Police

2014–15 Women's Club European Champions

Eczacıbaşı VitrA
1st title

Awards