2001–02 CEV Champions League
# 2001–02 CEV Champions League

The 2001–02 CEV Champions League was the 43rd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## League round

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 568 | 509 | 1.116 | 4th Finals |
| 2 | Noliko Maaseik | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1.273 | 557 | 540 | 1.031 | 4th Finals |
| 3 | Paris Volley | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 569 | 571 | 0.996 | |
| 4 | Izumrud Ekaterinburg | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0.563 | 493 | 567 | 0.869 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1.667 | 535 | 504 | 1.062 | 4th Finals |
| 2 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 541 | 496 | 1.091 | 4th Finals |
| 3 | Levski Siconco Sofia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 540 | 590 | 0.915 | |
| 4 | Hotvolleys Vienna | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0.563 | 539 | 565 | 0.954 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lube Banca Macerata | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 546 | 474 | 1.152 | 4th Finals |
| 2 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1.273 | 595 | 569 | 1.046 | 4th Finals |
| 3 | Unicaja Almería | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 515 | 522 | 0.987 | |
| 4 | Arçelik İstanbul | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.278 | 462 | 553 | 0.835 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luzhniki Moscow | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 541 | 485 | 1.115 | 4th Finals |
| 2 | Tours VB | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 512 | 467 | 1.096 | 4th Finals |
| 3 | Sisley Treviso | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 534 | 500 | 1.068 | |
| 4 | İstanbul BBSK | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0.000 | 327 | 462 | 0.708 | |

## 4th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Setpoints |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| VfB Friedrichshafen | 4–4 | Mostostal Azoty KK | 3–1 | 1–3 | 191–198 |
| Luzhniki Moscow | 3–5 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Lube Banca Macerata | 5–3 | Noliko Maaseik | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 6–0 | Tours VB | 3–0 | 3–0 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Feb | 19:00 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 3–1 | Mostostal Azoty KK | 30–32 | 25–23 | 28–26 | 25–22 | | 108–103 |
| 13 Feb | 19:00 | Luzhniki Moscow | 0–3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 23–25 | 23–25 | 24–26 | | | 70–76 |
| 13 Feb | 20:30 | Lube Banca Macerata | 2–3 | Noliko Maaseik | 25–17 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 14–16 | 107–105 |
| 13 Feb | 18:00 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3–0 | Tours VB | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–60 |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 Feb | 18:00 | Mostostal Azoty KK | 3–1 | VfB Friedrichshafen | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 95–83 |
| 20 Feb | 19:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2–3 | Luzhniki Moscow | 25–16 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 12–15 | 101–98 |
| 20 Mar | 20:30 | Noliko Maaseik | 0–3 | Lube Banca Macerata | 22–25 | 24–26 | 19–25 | | | 65–76 |
| 20 Mar | 20:00 | Tours VB | 0–3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 18–25 | 24–26 | 21–25 | | | 63–76 |

## Final Four

* Place: Opole
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 23 March | 23 March |
| Mostostal Azoty KK | 1 |
| Mostostal Azoty KK | 1 | 24 March | 24 March |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 24 March | 24 March |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 |
| 23 March | 23 March | | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 |
| 23 March | 23 March | Lube Banca Macerata | 3 |
| Lube Banca Macerata | 3 | Lube Banca Macerata | 3 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 2 | | |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 24 March | 24 March |
| | | Mostostal Azoty KK | 2 |
| | | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 Mar | 20:00 | Mostostal Azoty KK | 1–3 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 23–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | 95–99 |
| 23 Mar | 17:00 | Lube Banca Macerata | 3–2 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 15–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 100–99 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Mar | 15:00 | Mostostal Azoty KK | 2–3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 27–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 29–31 | 10–15 | 113–119 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Mar | 18:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1–3 | Lube Banca Macerata | 18–25 | 22–25 | 29–27 | 23–25 | | 92–102 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Lube Banca Macerata |
| | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 4 | Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle |

* 2001–02 CEV Champions League winners
* Lube Banca Macerata 1st title
