2016–17 CEV Champions League qualification

This article shows the qualification phase for the 2017 CEV Champions League. A total of 24 teams will enter qualification round. 12 teams have directly qualified to the League round based on the European Cups’ Ranking List.

Qualification Summary

Rank	Country	Vacancies	Qualified teams
1	Russia	2	Zenit Kazan
			Dinamo Moscow
2	Italy	2	DHL Modena
			Cucine Lube Civitanova
3	Turkey	2	Halkbank Ankara
			İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
4	Poland	2	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
			Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
5	Germany	1	Berlin Recycling Volleys
6	Belgium	1	Knack Roeselare
7	France	1	Paris Volley
8	Romania	1	SCM U Craiova
Qualification round		8	Belogorie Belgorod
			Sir Safety Umbria Volley
			Arkas Izmir
			PGE Skra Bełchatów
			VfB Friedrichshafen
			Noliko Maaseik
			ACH Volley
			VK Dukla Liberec

Participating teams

• Mladost Marina Kaštela
• Gentofte Volley
• Abiant Lycurgus
• Belogorie Belgorod
• Budvanska Rivijera Budva
• Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
• Tiikerit Kokkola
• Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
• Sir Safety Perugia
• Crvena Zvezda Beograd
• Selver Tallinn
• KV Besa Pëja
• Volley Amriswil
• Omonoia Nicosia
• Dukla Liberec
• Dobrudja 07 Dobrich
• VfB Friedrichshafen
• PAOK Thessaloniki
• ACH Volley Ljubljana
• Arago de Sete
• Noliko Maaseik
• PGE Skra Bełchatów
• Arkas Izmir
• Stroitel Minsk

First round

• No first round matches

Second round

• Home-Away matches.
  16 teams will play in the Second round
  Winners will advance to the Third round; losers will compete in 32nd Finals of 2017 CEV Cup
• All times are local

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Mladost Marina Kaštela	2–4	PAOK Thessaloniki	2–3	2–3
Abiant Lycurgus	4–2	Dobrudja 07 Dobrich	3–0	2–3
Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	0–6	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	1–3	0–3
Selver Tallinn	3–3	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	3–2	2–3	9–15
KV Besa Pëja	0–6	Volley Amriswil	0–3	0–3
Omonoia Nicosia	0–6	ACH Volley Ljubljana	0–3	0–3
Stroitel Minsk	3–3	Tiikerit Kokkola	3–1	1–3	13–15
Gentofte Volley	6–0	Budvanska Rivijera Budva	3–0	3–1

First leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Nov	17:00	Stroitel Minsk	3–1	Tiikerit Kokkola	25–21	25–22	13–25	25–17		88–85	Report
2 Nov	18:00	KV Besa Pëja	0–3	Volley Amriswil	16–25	16–25	15–25			47–75	Report
2 Nov	19:00	Mladost Marina Kaštela	2–3	PAOK Thessaloniki	20–25	25–19	24–26	31–29	12–15	112–114	Report
2 Nov	19:00	Abiant Lycurgus	3–0	Dobrudja 07 Dobrich	26–24	25–23	25–23			76–70	Report
2 Nov	19:00	Selver Tallinn	3–2	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	25–21	25–21	17–25	20–25	19–17	106–109	Report
2 Nov	19:00	Omonoia Nicosia	0–3	ACH Volley Ljubljana	16–25	23–25	18–25			57–75	Report
2 Nov	19:00	Gentofte Volley	3–0	Budvanska Rivijera Budva	25–15	25–17	25–18			75–50	Report
5 Nov	15:00	Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	1–3	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	22–25	25–22	21–25	11–25		79–97	Report

Second leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Nov	16:00	Budvanska Rivijera Budva	1–3	Gentofte Volley	25–20	22–25	16–25	17–25		80–95	Report
6 Nov	16:00	Volley Amriswil	3–0	KV Besa Pëja	25–14	25–16	25–18			75–48	Report
6 Nov	17:00	Tiikerit Kokkola	3–1	Stroitel Minsk	20–25	25–23	25–20	25–19		95–87	Report
Golden set		Tiikerit Kokkola	15–13	Stroitel Minsk
6 Nov	18:00	PAOK Thessaloniki	3–2	Mladost Marina Kaštela	20–25	25–9	22–25	25–21	15–10	107–90	Report
6 Nov	18:00	ACH Volley Ljubljana	3–0	Omonoia Nicosia	25–23	25–21	25–21			75–65	Report
6 Nov	20:00	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	3–2	Selver Tallinn	23–25	18–25	25–22	25–11	15–12	106–95	Report
Golden set		Crvena Zvezda Beograd	15–9	Selver Tallinn
8 Nov	20:00	Dobrudja 07 Dobrich	3–2	Abiant Lycurgus	25–19	24–26	27–25	19-25	15-13	110–70	Report
9 Nov	20:15	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	3–0	Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	25–21	25–10	25–21			75–52	Report

Third round

• Home-Away matches.
• Eight teams have received byes into the Third round.
• Winners will qualify to the League round; losers will compete in the 16th Finals of 2017 CEV Cup
• All times are local

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Arm-1 Gentofte Volley	0–6	Belogorie Belgorod	0–3	0–3
Arm-2 Volley Amriswil	0–6	Sir Safety Perugia	1–3	0–3
Arm-3 Crvena Zvezda Beograd	0–6	Arkas Izmir	0–3	0–3
Arm-4 PAOK Thessaloniki	0–6	PGE Skra Bełchatów	0–3	1–3
Arm-5 Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	1–5	VfB Friedrichshafen	1–3	2–3
Arm-6 Abiant Lycurgus	0–6	Noliko Maaseik	0–3	0–3
Arm-7 ACH Volley Ljubljana	3–3	Arago de Sete	3–1	1–3	15–9
Arm-8 Tiikerit Kokkola	3–3	Dukla Liberec	3–0	0–3	11–15

First leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Nov	18:30	Gentofte Volley	0–3	Belogorie Belgorod	15–25	18–25	20–25			53–75	Report
16 Nov	19:00	Volley Amriswil	1–3	Sir Safety Perugia	20–25	25–22	18–25	19–25		82–97	Report
16 Nov	18:00	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	0–3	Arkas Izmir	15–25	23–25	14–25			52–75	Report
16 Nov	19:00	PAOK Thessaloniki	0–3	PGE Skra Bełchatów	22–25	17–25	20–25			59–75	Report
16 Nov	19:00	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	1–3	VfB Friedrichshafen	16–25	25–20	19–25	18–25		78–95	Report
16 Nov	19:00	Abiant Lycurgus	0–3	Noliko Maaseik	17–25	20–25	25–27			62–77	Report
16 Nov	18:30	ACH Volley Ljubljana	3–1	Arago de Sete	25–22	19–25	25–21	26–24		95–92	Report
16 Nov	18:30	Tiikerit Kokkola	3–0	Dukla Liberec	25–23	25–14	25–21			75–58	Report

Second leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Nov	18:00	Belogorie Belgorod	3–0	Gentofte Volley	25–15	25–22	25–16			75–53	Report
20 Nov	19:30	Sir Safety Perugia	3–0	Volley Amriswil	25–20	25–14	25–18			75–52	Report
20 Nov	17:00	Arkas Izmir	3–0	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	25–21	25–22	25–21			75–64	Report
20 Nov	20:00	PGE Skra Bełchatów	3–1	PAOK Thessaloniki	25–14	21–25	25–15	25–17		96–71	Report
20 Nov	18:00	VfB Friedrichshafen	3–2	Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	25–17	25–16	23–25	22–25	15–7	110–90	Report
20 Nov	15:00	Noliko Maaseik	3–0	Abiant Lycurgus	25–23	31–29	25–21			81–73	Report
20 Nov	17:00	Arago de Sete	3–1	ACH Volley Ljubljana	22–25	25–23	25–22	25–23		97–93	Report
Golden set		Arago de Sete	9–15	ACH Volley Ljubljana
20 Nov	18:00	Dukla Liberec	3–0	Tiikerit Kokkola	25–23	25–22	25–19			75–64	Report
Golden set		Dukla Liberec	15–11	Tiikerit Kokkola

League round

• Drawing of Pool was held on June 9, 2016^[1]

Main article: 2016–17 CEV Champions League

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	Berlin Recycling Volleys	Zenit Kazan	Modena Volley	Halkbank Ankara
Dinamo Moscow	Cucine Lube Civitanova	Paris Volley	SCM U Craiova	Knack Roeselare
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów	Arkas Izmir	PGE Skra Bełchatów	Belogorie Belgorod
Noliko Maaseik	Dukla Liberec	VfB Friedrichshafen	ACH Volley Ljubljana	Sir Safety Perugia