The 2007–2008 Women's CEV Champions League was an international volleyball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe.

Teams of the 2007–2008 Participants:

+ Country The number of teams Teams13 Asystel Novara Sirio Perugia Vini Monteschiavo Jesi23 Eczacibasi Istanbul Fenerbahce Istanbul Türk Telekom Ankara32 Zarechie OdintsovoDynamo Moscow42 RC CannesASPTT Mulhouse52 Grupo 2002 MurciaSpar Tenerife Marichal62 Winiary Kalisz Farmutil Pila71 ŽOK Rijeka81 Dela Martinus Amstelveen91 Azerrail Baku101 Postar 064 Beograd111 Post Schwechat121 Voléro Zürich

Format

Regular season

20 teams take part in this phase. The teams are put in 5 group of 4 teams each. The first two teams and the best third will play the Play-off 12 teams. If the organizer of the final four is qualified, another best third will advance.

Play-off 12 teams

A draw will fix the opponents of the matches. A knock-out stage determine the 6 teams that will advance to the Play-off 6 teams.

Play-off 6 teams

Another knock-out stage determine the other 3 teams that will play the final four.

Final four

The culminating stage of the Champions league in which the four remaining teams play a semifinal match and the winners of those advance to the final. The losers play in a third-place playoff. The team which is victorious in the final will be Champions league champion.

Group stage

Pool A MatchesSetsSet points#TeamPtsWonLostWonLostRatioWonLostRatio1 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi11511572.1435224691.1132 Farmutil Pila10421391.4444854831.0043 RC Cannes9331491.5565304631.1454 ZOK Rjieka6061180.0563554770.744

November 27, 2007 RC Cannes 3 – 0 ZOK Rjieka (25–20, 25–16, 25–19) November 29, 2007Farmutil Pila 1 – 3 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi (29–27, 22–25, 13–25, 18–25) December 5, 2007 ZOK Rjieka 1 – 3 Farmutil Pila (20–25, 15–25, 28–26, 20–25) Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 3 – 2 RC Cannes (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 20–25, 17–15) December 12, 2007 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 3 – 0 ZOK Rjieka (25–18, 25–19, 25–12) December 13, 2007 Farmutil Pila 3 – 2 RC Cannes (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 17–25, 15–13) December 18, 2007 RC Cannes 3 – 0 Farmutil Pila (25–13, 25–18, 25–16) December 19, 2007 ZOK Rjieka 0 – 3 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi (22–25, 22–25, 24–26) January 23, 2008 Farmutil Pila 3 – 0 ZOK Rjieka (25–19, 25–14, 25–18) January 24, 2008 RC Cannes 1 – 3 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi (25–23, 19–25, 23–25, 21–25) January 29, 2008 ZOK Rjieka 0 – 3 RC Cannes (22–25, 13–25, 14–25) Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 0 – 3 Farmutil Pila (18–25, 22–25, 22–25)

Pool B MatchesSetsSet points#TeamPtsWonLostWonLostRatioWonLostRatio1 Zarechie Odintsovo12601853.6005394291.2562 Winiary Kalisz104214111.2735455151.0583 Fenerbahce Istanbul7159150.6005025230.9604 Azerrail Baku7157170.4124435620.788

November 28, 2007 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 0 Azerrail Baku (25–5, 25–18, 25–8) Fenerbahce Istanbul 0 – 3 Winiary Kalisz (19–25, 21–25, 16–25) December 4, 2007 Winiary Kalisz 2 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo (18–25, 18–25, 25–16, 25–22, 10–15) Azerrail Baku 3 – 2 Fenerbahce Istanbul (25–17, 31–29, 16–25, 21–25, 15–12) December 11, 2007 Azerrail Baku 2 – 3 Winiary Kalisz (25–23, 20–25, 18–25, 25–19, 8–15) December 12, 2007 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 0 Fenerbahce Istanbul (25–15, 25–23, 25–22) December 18, 2007 Winiary Kalisz 3 – 1 Azerrail Baku (25–19, 25–27, 25–14, 25–15) December 19, 2007 Fenerbahce Istanbul 2 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo (15–25, 27–25, 19–25, 26–24, 6–15) January 23, 2008 Fenerbahce Istanbul 3 – 0 Azerrail Baku (25–19, 25–10, 25–19) January 24, 2008 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 0 Winiary Kalisz (25–20, 25–21, 25–23) January 29, 2008 Winiary Kalisz 3 – 2 Fenerbahce Istanbul (26–24, 21–25, 15–25, 25–22, 16–14) Azerrail Baku 1 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo (25–22, 22–25, 15–25, 23–25)

Pool C RankingMatchesSetsSet points#TeamPtsWonLostWonLostRatioWonLostRatio1 Asystel Novara11511644.0004984251.1722 Voléro Zürich11511653.2005114601.1113 Türk Telekom Ankara8246130.4624204290.9794 ASPTT Mulhouse6062180.1113794940.767

November 28, 2007 Voléro Zürich 3 – 1 ASPTT Mulhouse (25–18, 25–23, 22–25, 25–17) Türk Telekom Ankara 0 – 3 Asystel Novara (23–25, 15–25, 17–25) December 5, 2007 Asystel Novara 3 – 1 Voléro Zürich (27–25, 25–20, 27–29, 25–18) ASPTT Mulhouse 1 – 3 Türk Telekom Ankara (15–25, 14–25, 25–17, 20–25) December 12, 2007 Voléro Zürich 3 – 0 Türk Telekom Ankara (25–18, 25–20, 25–21) ASPTT Mulhouse 0 – 3 Asystel Novara (24–26, 21–25, 17–25) December 19, 2007 Asystel Novara 3 – 0 ASPTT Mulhouse (25–15, 25–18, 25–16) December 20, 2007 Türk Telekom Ankara 0 – 3 Voléro Zürich (23–25, 21–25, 21–25) January 23, 2008 Voléro Zürich 3 – 1 Asystel Novara (25–20, 25–18, 18–25, 25–23) January 24, 2008 Türk Telekom Ankara 3 – 0 ASPTT Mulhouse (25–13, 25–14, 25–21) January 29, 2008 Asystel Novara 3 – 0 Türk Telekom Ankara (31–29, 26–24, 25–21) ASPTT Mulhouse 0 – 3 Voléro Zürich (27–29, 16–25, 20–25)

Pool D MatchesSetsSet points#TeamPtsWonLostWonLostRatioWonLostRatio1 Sirio Perugia10421572.1435164541.1372 Grupo 2002 Murcia10421581.8755224801.0883 Eczacibasi Istanbul10421291.3334714181.1274 Postar 064 Beograd6060180.0002934500.651

November 28, 2007 Sirio Perugia 3 – 0 Eczacibasi Istanbul (25–11, 25–21, 27–25) November 29, 2007 Grupo 2002 Murcia 3 – 0 Postar 064 Beograd (25–21, 25–21, 25–12) December 5, 2007 Postar 064 Beograd 0 – 3 Sirio Perugia(17–25, 17–25, 20–25) Eczacibasi Istanbul 3 – 2 Grupo 2002 Murcia (22–25, 25–19, 25–20, 24–26, 15–8) December 12, 2007 Sirio Perugia 2 – 3 Grupo 2002 Murcia (18–25, 20–25, 27–25, 25–20, 16–18) Eczacibasi Istanbul 3 – 0 Postar 064 Beograd (25–18, 25–17, 25–9) December 18, 2007 Postar 064 Beograd 0 – 3 Eczacibasi Istanbul (19–25, 9–25, 11–25) December 20, 2007 Grupo 2002 Murcia 1 – 3 Sirio Perugia (20–25, 25–23, 22–25, 19–25) January 23, 2008 Sirio Perugia 3 – 0 Postar 064 Beograd (25–19, 25–19, 25–11) January 24, 2008 Grupo 2002 Murcia 3 – 0 Eczacibasi Istanbul (25–19, 25–16, 25–23) January 29, 2008 Postar 064 Beograd 0 – 3 Grupo 2002 Murcia (17–25, 20–25, 16–25) Eczacibasi Istanbul 3 – 1 Sirio Perugia (20–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–20)

Pool E MatchesSetsSet points#TeamPtsWonLostWonLostRatioWonLostRatio1 Dela Martinus Amstelveen11511753.4005104321.1812 Dynamo Moscow10421591.6675375101.0533 Spar Tenerife Marichal93310101.0004484271.0494 Post Schwechat6060180.0003304560.724

November 27, 2007 Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 2 Dynamo Moscow(25–10, 22–25, 25–18, 26–28, 15–13) November 28, 2007 Post Schwechat 0 – 3 Spar Tenerife Marichal (19–25, 23–25, 23–25) December 5, 2007 Dynamo Moscow 3 – 0 Post Schwechat (30–28, 25–23, 25–15) Spar Tenerife Marichal 0 – 3 Dela Martinus Amstelveen (18–25, 21–25, 22–25) December 12, 2007 Post Schwechat 0 – 3 Dela Martinus Amstelveen (23–25, 22–25, 14–25) Spar Tenerife Marichal 3 – 1 Dynamo Moscow (19–25, 25–19, 25–23, 25–17) December 20, 2007 Dynamo Moscow 3 – 1 Spar Tenerife Marichal (17–25, 25–20, 25–18, 25–15) Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 0 Post Schwechat (25–15, 25–13, 25–14) January 23, 2008 Post Schwechat 0 – 3 Dynamo Moscow (24–26, 19–25, 19–25) January 24, 2008 Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 0 Spar Tenerife Marichal (25–23, 25–20, 25–22) January 29, 2008 Dynamo Moscow 3 – 2 Dela Martinus Amstelveen (26–24, 22–25, 25–14, 23–25, 15–9) Spar Tenerife Marichal 3 – 0 Post Schwechat (25–8, 25–14, 25–14)

Play-off 12 first leg: 12/13/14 February 2008 second leg: 19/20/21 February 2008 Team #1Team #2  1st leg    2nd leg   Sirio Perugia Spar Tenerife Marichal 3 – 0 3 – 1 Dynamo Moscow Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 1 – 3 1 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo Farmutil Pila 3 – 0 3 – 1 Winiary Kalisz Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 2 0 – 3 Asystel Novara Eczacibasi Istanbul 3 – 0 1 – 3 RC Cannes Voléro Zürich 2 – 3 0 – 3

First leg February 12, 2008 Dynamo Moscow 1 – 3 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi (23–25, 18–25, 25–18, 20–25) Asystel Novara 3 – 0 Eczacibasi Istanbul (33–31, 25–19, 25–21) February 13, 2008 Sirio Perugia 3 – 0 Spar Tenerife Marichal (25–13, 25–23, 25–19) February 14, 2008 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 0 Farmutil Pila (25–16, 25–19, 25–22) Winiary Kalisz 3 – 2 Dela Martinus Amstelveen (19–25, 24–26, 25–21, 25–18, 16–14) RC Cannes 2 – 3 Voléro Zürich (25–19, 21–25, 22–25, 25–20, 13–15)

Second leg February 20, 2008 Spar Tenerife Marichal 1 – 3 Sirio Perugia (26–28, 25–23, 18–25, 22–25) Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 3 – 1 Dynamo Moscow (25–20, 25–18, 22–25, 29–27) Voléro Zürich 3 – 0 RC Cannes (25–21, 25–20, 25–12) February 21, 2008 Farmutil Pila 1 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo (25–23, 15–25, 17–25, 29–31) Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 0 Winiary Kalisz (30–28, 25–18, 25–17) Eczacibasi Istanbul 3 – 1 Asystel Novara (13–25, 25–17, 25–19, 25–21)

Play-off 6 first leg: 4/5/6 March 2008 second leg: 11/12/13 March 2008 Team #1Team #2 1st leg   2nd leg   Sirio Perugia Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 3 – 0 2 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 1 2 – 3 Asystel Novara Voléro Zürich 3 – 0 2 – 3

First leg March 4, 2008 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 1 Dela Martinus Amstelveen (15–25, 25–19, 25–15, 25–15 ) March 5, 2008 Sirio Perugia 3 – 0 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi (25–18, 30–28, 34–32 ) Asystel Novara 3 – 0 Voléro Zürich (25–23, 25–23, 25–21 )

Second leg March 12, 2008 Voléro Zürich 3 – 2 Asystel Novara (23–25, 21–25, 25–20, 25–20, 15- 11 ) Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 3 – 2 Sirio Perugia (25–21, 15–25, 25–23, 17–25, 15–6 ) March 13, 2008 Dela Martinus Amstelveen 3 – 2 Zarechie Odintsovo (25–23, 25–15, 20–25, 22–25, 15–10 )

Final four Palacio de Deportes de Murcia, Murcia, 5 & 6 April 2008

Semi-finals April 5, 2008 Grupo 2002 Murcia 1 – 3 Zarechie Odintsovo (15–25, 25–19, 22–25, 23–25) Colussi Perugia 3 – 2 Asystel Novara (25–22, 20–25, 25–17, 23–25, 15–12)

Match 3/4 April 6, 2008 Grupo 2002 Murcia 2 – 3 Asystel Novara (27–29, 25–22, 27- 25, 25–27, 11–15)

Match 1/2 April 6, 2008 Zarechie Odintsovo 1 – 3 Colussi Perugia ( 15–25, 21–25, 25–18, 14–25)

Final standing

RankTeam Colussi Perugia Zarechie Odintsovo Asystel Novara4 Grupo 2002 Murcia

2007–08 Women's Club European ChampionsColussi Perugia2nd title Roster for Final FourHanka Pachale, Ana Grbać, Lucia Crisanti, Neli Marinova, Giulia Decordi, Chiara Arcangeli, Beatrice Sacco, Mirka Francia, Antonella Del Core, Tatiana Artmenko and Simona GioliHead coachEmanuele Sbano

Individual awards Final Four Winners: MVP: Simona Gioli, Colussi Perugia Best Scorer: Katarzyna Skowrońska, Asystel Novara Best Spiker: Mirka Francia, Colussi Perugia Best Receiver: Nataša Osmokrović, Asystel Novara Best Server: Zhanna Pronicheva, Zarechie Odintsovo Best Blocker: Marisa Fernandez, Grupo 2002 Murcia Best Setter: Hélia Souza, Grupo 2002 Murcia Best Libero: Paola Cardullo, Asystel Novara

References

External links Official site