2018–19 CEV Women's Champions League


The CEV Champions League is the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2018–19 season and the 59th edition.

Qualification

A total of 20 teams participate in the main competition, with 18 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cups Competitions and 2 teams qualify from the qualification rounds. Drawing of lots for the pools composition was held on 2 November 2018.

Format

;League round
A round-robin format where the 20 participating teams are drawn into 5 pools of 4 teams each. The five pool winners and the best three second placed teams among all pools qualify for the.
The standings is determined by the number of matches won.
In case of a tie in the number of matches won by two or more teams, their ranking is based on the following criteria:
;Playoffs
A knockout format where the 8 qualified teams are each draw into the quarter-finals with the round winners advancing to the next rounds. Matches in the quarter-finals and semifinals consists of two legs.

Result points are awarded for each leg. After two legs, the team with the most result points advances further in the tournament. In case teams are tied after two legs, a is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points.
;Grand finale
A single match between the winners of the semifinals in a neutral venue decides the tournament champion.

Pools composition

Drawing of lots was held on 2 November 2018, the 20 teams are divided in 4 pots of 5 teams each, with one team per pot being draw into each of the 5 pools.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Vakıfbank Istanbul
Imoco Volley Conegliano
Dinamo Moscow
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
Igor Gorgonzola Novara

Chemik Police
Béziers VB
Dinamo Kazan
ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
RC Cannes

CSM București
SSC Palmberg Schwerin
Minchanka Minsk
Maritza Plovdiv
Hämeenlinna

Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Budowlani Łódź

;Draw
Pool APool BPool CPool DPool E
Vakıfbank Istanbul Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul Igor Gorgonzola Novara Imoco Volley Conegliano Dinamo Moscow
Béziers VB Dinamo Kazan RC Cannes ŁKS Commercecon Łódź Chemik Police
Maritza Plovdiv Hämeenlinna Minchanka Minsk SSC Palmberg Schwerin CSM București
Allianz MTV Stuttgart Budowlani Łódź Savino Del Bene Scandicci Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul

League round

The league round started on 20 November 2018.
Qualified for the [|Playoff round]

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Playoff round

First leg

Second leg

Vb res 51|19 Mar|20:00|Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul|nat1=TUR|3–2|nat2=ITA|Savino Del Bene Scandicci|19–25|26–28|25–22|25–17|15–8|11=Vb res 51|20 Mar|19:00|Vakıfbank Istanbul|nat1=TUR|3–0|nat2=RUS|Dinamo Moscow|25–19|25–16|25–8|||11=Vb res 51|21 Mar|20:30|Igor Gorgonzola Novara|nat1=ITA|3–2|nat2=GER|Allianz MTV Stuttgart|25–14|25–22|16–25|18–25|16–14|11=

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Final