2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League


The 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League was the 57th edition of the CEV Women's Champions League, the highest level of European club volleyball.

Teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:
RankCountryNumber of teamsTeams
13Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul
VakıfBank Istanbul
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
23Dinamo Kazan
Dinamo Moscow
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
32RC Cannes
Rocheville Le Cannet
42+1Telekom Baku
Lokomotiv Baku
Azerrail Baku W/C
52+1Chemik Police
PGE Atom Trefl Sopot
Impel Wrocław W/C
62Dresdner SC
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
72+1Pomì Casalmaggiore
Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Nordmeccanica Piacenza W/C
81CS Volei Alba Blaj
91Voléro Zürich
101Agel Prostějov
111Vizura Beograd
121Calcit Ljubljana

Format

League round

24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each.
The 1st and 2nd 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 best 3rd ranked team with the best score.
The next 4 third-placed teams 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:
The playoffs will consist of two rounds: Playoff 12 and Playoff 6. Each round is played in two legs.
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.

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held in Vienna, Austria on 2 July 2015. The 24 participated teams of the competition were divided by 4 pots based on the latest European Cups Ranking List and their National Rankings. Exception, the teams which received wild cards had to be in the 4th pot.
Pool APool BPool C
Dinamo Kazan Vakıfbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
Lokomotiv Baku PGE Atom Trefl Sopot Chemik Police
Allianz MTV Stuttgart Igor Gorgonzola Novara Pomì Casalmaggiore
Azerrail Baku Calcit Ljubljana Agel Prostějov

Squads

League round

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Ranking of third-placed teams

Playoffs

PoolWinnersRunners-upThird place
A Dinamo Kazan Lokomotiv Baku
B Vakıfbank Istanbul PGE Atom Trefl Sopot
C Pomì Casalmaggiore Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Chemik Police
D Voléro Zürich Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
E Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul Dresdner SC
F Dinamo Moscow Nordmeccanica Piacenza

First leg

Second leg

Playoff 6

First leg

Second leg

Final four

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

RankTeam
Pomì Casalmaggiore
VakıfBank Istanbul
Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul
4 Dinamo Kazan

Qualified for the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

2015–16 Women's Club European Champions

Pomì Casalmaggiore
1st title

Awards