2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League qualification
The 2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League qualification is played between 22 October and 13 November 2025. Eleven teams registered for these qualification rounds of the 2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League. Four of the teams joined the sixteen teams already qualified for the league round. The seven eliminated teams will compete in the 2025–26 CEV Cup.[1]
Teams
The participating teams in the qualification phase start from the second or third round, depending on the ranking of their national federation.[1] The drawing of lots was held on 15 July 2025 in Luxembourg.[2]
| Rank[3] | Country | Points | Starts in | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  France[A] |
210.34 | 3rd round | Volero Le Cannet |
| 10 |  Hungary |
87.33 | 3rd round | Vasas Óbuda Budapest |
| 11 |  Bulgaria |
77.00 | 3rd round | Maritza Plovdiv |
| 12 |  Slovenia |
73.00 | 3rd round | OTP Banka Branik Maribor |
| 13 |  Spain |
60.33 | 2nd round | CD Heidelberg Las Palmas |
| 14 |  Croatia |
57.00 | 2nd round | OK Dinamo Zagreb |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
47.00 | 2nd round | Asterix Avo Beveren |
| 18 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
33.00 | 2nd round | ŽOK Gacko RD Swisslion |
| 19 |  Greece |
32.00 | 2nd round | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| N/A |  North Macedonia |
0.00 | 2nd round | Janta Volej Kisela Voda |
| N/A | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
0.00 | 2nd round | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
- Notes
- ^ One of France's two regular slots was changed to a qualification slot following the withdrawal by Neptunes Nantes, the second placed team in the 2024–25 season of the French volleyball league.[4]
Second round
- The winners of the ties qualify for the third round.
- In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.
- All times are local.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bye | OK Dinamo Zagreb
|
– | – | ||
| Olympiacos Piraeus
|
6–0 | Asterix Avo Beveren
|
3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica
|
3–3 | CD Heidelberg Las Palmas
|
3–1 | 0–3 | 15–10 |
| Janta Volej Kisela Voda
|
4–2 | ŽOK Gacko RD Swisslion
|
3–2 | 3–2 |
First leg
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct | 19:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
3–0 | Asterix Avo Beveren |
25–14 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–52 | Report | ||
| 23 Oct | 19:30 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
3–1 | CD Heidelberg Las Palmas |
21–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 96–77 | Report | |
| 22 Oct | 20:00 | Janta Volej Kisela Voda |
3–2 | ŽOK Gacko RD Swisslion |
25–21 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 18–16 | 109–109 | Report |
Second leg
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct | 19:30 | Asterix Avo Beveren |
0–3 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
21–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 64–75 | Report | ||
| 29 Oct | 19:00 | CD Heidelberg Las Palmas |
3–0 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
25–18 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| Golden set | CD Heidelberg Las Palmas
|
10–15 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| ||||||||
| 29 Oct | 18:00 | ŽOK Gacko RD Swisslion |
2–3 | Janta Volej Kisela Voda |
24–26 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 105–106 | Report |
Third round
- The winners of the ties qualify for the league round (fourth round).
- In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.
- All times are local.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK Dinamo Zagreb
|
0–6 | Maritza Plovdiv
|
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus
|
4–2 | Vasas Óbuda Budapest
|
3–0 | 2–3 |
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica
|
6–0 | OTP Banka Branik Maribor
|
3–1 | 3–0 |
| Janta Volej Kisela Voda
|
0–6 | Volero Le Cannet
|
1–3 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | 20:00 | OK Dinamo Zagreb |
0–3 | Maritza Plovdiv |
21–25 | 9–25 | 18–25 | 48–75 | Report | ||
| 5 Nov | 19:00 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
3–0 | Vasas Óbuda Budapest |
25–21 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 76–68 | Report | ||
| 6 Nov | 17:30 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
3–1 | OTP Banka Branik Maribor |
23–25 | 25–18 | 28–26 | 25–18 | 101–87 | Report | |
| 4 Nov | 18:00 | Janta Volej Kisela Voda |
1–3 | Volero Le Cannet |
15–25 | 10–25 | 25–20 | 9–25 | 59–95 | Report |
Second leg
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | 18:30 | Maritza Plovdiv |
3–0 | OK Dinamo Zagreb |
25–13 | 25–10 | 25–20 | 75–43 | Report | ||
| 13 Nov | 18:00 | Vasas Óbuda Budapest |
3–2 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
18–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 15–8 | 105–97 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 18:00 | OTP Banka Branik Maribor |
0–3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
18–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 62–75 | Report | ||
| 13 Nov | 20:30 | Volero Le Cannet |
3–0 | Janta Volej Kisela Voda |
25–6 | 25–13 | 25–13 | 75–32 | Report |
Final standings
| Winners of the 3rd round | Losers of the 3rd round | Losers of the 2nd round |
|---|---|---|
| Maritza Plovdiv
|
Vasas Óbuda Budapest
|
CD Heidelberg Las Palmas
|
| Volero Le Cannet
|
OTP Banka Branik Maribor
|
ŽOK Gacko RD Swisslion
|
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica
|
Janta Volej Kisela Voda
|
Asterix Avo Beveren
|
| Olympiacos Piraeus
|
OK Dinamo Zagreb
|
- Qualified for 2025–26 CEV Champions League
- Qualified for 2025–26 CEV Cup
References
- ^ a b "CEV European Volleyball Cups Official Communication 2026" (PDF). cev.eu. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Champions League F.: I sorteggi delle Pool. Italia con 4 squadre al via". volleyball.it (in Italian). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "CEV Champions League Volley 2026 Women Ranking" (PDF). cev.eu. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Après avoir remué ciel et mer, les Neptunes font le choix de la raison". neptunesvolley.com (in French). 7 June 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.