2009–10 CEV Champions League
# 2009–10 CEV Champions League

The 2009–10 CEV Champions League was the 51st edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## Participating teams

| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | Trentino BetClic Lube Banca Marche Macerata CoprAtlantide Piacenza |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | Zenit Kazan Dynamo Moscow |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | PGE Skra Bełchatów Asseco Resovia Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 4 | Greece | 2 | Olympiacos Piraeus Panathinaikos Athens |
| 5 | France | 2 | Paris Volley Tours VB |
| 6 | Belgium | 2 | Noliko Maaseik Knack Randstad Roeselare |
| 7 | Spain | 2 | CAI Teruel Unicaja Almería |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |
| 10 | Turkey | 1 | İstanbul BBSK |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 1 | Jihostroj České Budějovice |
| 13 | Serbia | 1 | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 14 | Montenegro | 1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1 | ACH Volley Bled |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1 | CSKA Sofia |

## League round

24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st – 2nd ranked will qualify for the Playoffs 12. The organizer of the Final Four will be determined after the end of the League Round and qualifies directly for the Final Four. The team of the organizer of the Final Four will be replaced by the 3rd ranked team with the best score. The four next 3rd ranked teams move to CEV Cup. The remaining teams are eliminated.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Trentino BetClic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 549 | 492 | 1.116 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 537 | 495 | 1.085 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 1.500 | 557 | 537 | 1.037 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Jihostroj České Budějovice | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.111 | 386 | 507 | 0.761 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zenit Kazan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2.667 | 531 | 471 | 1.127 | Playoffs |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 0.714 | 504 | 538 | 0.937 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tours VB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 562 | 566 | 0.993 | 2009–10 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Unicaja Almería | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0.714 | 496 | 520 | 0.954 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3.400 | 536 | 478 | 1.121 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 521 | 523 | 0.996 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Noliko Maaseik | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 524 | 518 | 1.012 | 2009–10 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 520 | 582 | 0.893 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PGE Skra Bełchatów (H) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3.400 | 525 | 478 | 1.098 | Final Four |
| 2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 522 | 494 | 1.057 | Playoffs |
| 3 | CAI Teruel | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 522 | 512 | 1.020 | 2009–10 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Radnički Kragujevac | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.111 | 418 | 503 | 0.831 | |

* ↑ Qualified as hosts

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 499 | 459 | 1.087 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Panathinaikos Athens | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | 489 | 488 | 1.002 | Playoffs |
| 3 | CoprAtlantide Piacenza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 496 | 488 | 1.016 | 2009–10 CEV Cup |
| 4 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 518 | 567 | 0.914 | |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Asseco Resovia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2.125 | 576 | 504 | 1.143 | Playoffs |
| 2 | ACH Volley Bled | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 0.923 | 530 | 542 | 0.978 | Playoffs |
| 3 | İstanbul BBSK | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 480 | 499 | 0.962 | |
| 4 | Paris Volley | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 503 | 544 | 0.925 | |

## Playoffs

### Playoffs 12

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Trentino BetClic | 6–2 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 1–6 | Asseco Resovia | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 3–4 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| ACH Volley Bled | 6–4 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 6–2 | Panathinaikos Athens | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 5–4 | Zenit Kazan | 3–1 | 2–3 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Feb | 20:30 | Trentino BetClic | 3–1 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 96–84 | Report |
| 10 Feb | 19:30 | CSKA Sofia | 1–3 | Asseco Resovia | 19–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | | 82–97 | Report |
| 10 Feb | 20:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 3–1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 26–28 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | 101–81 | Report |
| 10 Feb | 20:15 | ACH Volley Bled | 3–2 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 15–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 34–32 | 18–16 | 112–120 | Report |
| 10 Feb | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–0 | Panathinaikos Athens | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 10 Feb | 18:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–1 | Zenit Kazan | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 95–85 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Feb | 20:30 | Knack Randstad Roeselare | 1–3 | Trentino BetClic | 26–28 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | 86–96 | Report |
| 17 Feb | 18:00 | Asseco Resovia | 3–0 | CSKA Sofia | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 17 Feb | 20:15 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–0 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 17 Feb | 20:30 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 2–3 | ACH Volley Bled | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 104–102 | Report |
| 18 Feb | 18:00 | Panathinaikos Athens | 2–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 25–18 | 14–25 | 27–25 | 32–34 | 12–15 | 110–117 | Report |
| 17 Feb | 19:00 | Zenit Kazan | 3–2 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 27–29 | 15–8 | 113–101 | Report |

### Playoffs 6

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trentino BetClic | 6–1 | Asseco Resovia | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 4–4 | ACH Volley Bled | 3–1 | 1–3 | 10–15 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 6–2 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–1 | 3–1 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Mar | 19:00 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 97–85 | Report |
| 3 Mar | 20:25 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 3–1 | ACH Volley Bled | 25–20 | 26–24 | 14–25 | 25–19 | 90–88 | Report |
| 3 Mar | 20:30 | Trentino BetClic | 3–0 | Asseco Resovia | 27–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 77–60 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Mar | 18:00 | Asseco Resovia | 1–3 | Trentino BetClic | 18–25 | 28–26 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 85–101 | Report |
| 10 Mar | 18:30 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 32–34 | 17–25 | 25–16 | 27–29 | 101–104 | Report |
| 10 Mar | 20:15 | ACH Volley Bled | 3–1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 94–84 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | ACH Volley Bled | 15–10 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck |

## Final Four

* Organizer: PGE Skra Bełchatów
* Place: Łódź
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
* The tournament was originally scheduled to be held on 10–11 April 2010, but was postponed because of the national mourning for President Lech Kaczyński and other Polish dignitaries who perished in the Smolensk air disaster.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 May | 1 May |
| PGE Skra Bełchatów | 1 |
| PGE Skra Bełchatów | 1 | 2 May | 2 May |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 | 2 May | 2 May |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 0 |
| 1 May | 1 May | | Dynamo Moscow | 0 |
| 1 May | 1 May | Trentino BetClic | 3 |
| ACH Volley Bled | 1 | Trentino BetClic | 3 |
| Trentino BetClic | 3 | | |
| Trentino BetClic | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 2 May | 2 May |
| | | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3 |
| | | ACH Volley Bled | 1 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 May | 16:45 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 1–3 | Dynamo Moscow | 25–23 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 82–98 | Report |
| 1 May | 19:45 | ACH Volley Bled | 1–3 | Trentino BetClic | 13–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 76–98 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 May | 11:30 | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 3–1 | ACH Volley Bled | 25–16 | 22–25 | 31–29 | 25–20 | | 103–90 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 May | 14:45 | Dynamo Moscow | 0–3 | Trentino BetClic | 12–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2010 FIVB Club World Championship

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Trentino BetClic |
| | Dynamo Moscow |
| | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 4 | ACH Volley Bled |

* 2009–10 CEV Champions League winners
* Trentino BetClic 2nd title

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Osmany Juantorena (Trentino BetClic)
* Best scorer

    Mariusz Wlazły (PGE Skra Bełchatów)
* Best spiker

    Dante Amaral (Dynamo Moscow)
* Best server

    Osmany Juantorena (Trentino BetClic)
* Best blocker

    Matevž Kamnik (ACH Volley Bled)
* Best receiver

    Daniel Lewis (ACH Volley Bled)
* Best libero

    Andrea Bari (Trentino BetClic)
* Best setter

    Łukasz Żygadło (Trentino BetClic)
