Exciting!
24 teams from 16 countries will compete at the 2011/2012 edition of the CEV Volleyball Champions League – the most prestigious volleyball tournament in the world.
3 teams will make their Champions League and they are Euphony ASSE-LENNIK runner up from the Belgian League, Russia’s National Cup winner Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK, & Serbian champion Partizan Termoelektro BEOGRAD.
The CEV gave away 4 wild card spots to Generali UNTERHACHING from Germany, CSKA SOFIA from Bulgaria, Romania’s Remat ZALAU and last but not the least Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA from Montenegro.
The Drawing of Lots will be on July 1st, 2011 to be held in Vienna, Austria.
The 24 teams are:
Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
Euphony ASSE-LENNIK (BEL)
CSKA SOFIA (BUL)
Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
CAI TERUEL (ESP)
Stade Poitevin POITIERS (FRA)
TOURS VB (FRA)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Generali UNTERHACHING (GER)
Iraklis THESSALONIKI (GRE)
TRENTINO BetClic (ITA)
Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO (ITA)
Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA)
Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE)
PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL)
Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE (POL)
Remat ZALAU (ROU)
Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS)
ACH Volley BLED (SLO)
Partizan Termoelektro BEOGRAD (SRB)
Fenerbahce ISTANBUL (TUR)
Arkas IZMIR (TUR)
The teams in bold letters are the teams to watch out for – in our opinion.
We wish all the teams the best this coming season which kicks off later this year, ie November 2011.
Thoughts?
WATCH: Highlights from the 2010/2011 Gold Medal Match between Trentino and Kazan.
(images and source: cev.lu)
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