2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League


The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2017–18 season and the 58th edition. The Turkish club VakıfBank Istanbul won its fourth overall and second consecutive title. The Romanian club CSM Volei Alba Blaj won the silver medal and Italian Imoco Volley Conegliano claimed the bronze medal. The Turkish Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma from VakıfBank Istanbul, who will retire, was awarded Most Valuable Player.

Qualification

A total of 16 team participate of the main competition, with 12 teams being allocated direct vacancies on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions and 4 teams qualified from the qualification rounds.
Drawing of lots was held in Moscow, Russia on 17 November 2017.

Format

;League round
A round-robin format where the 16 participating teams are drawn into 4 pools of 4 teams each.

The four pool winners and the best two second placed teams among all pools qualify for the.

The organizer of the is determined at the conclusion League Round and qualify directly for the Final Four.
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:
  • result points ;
  • set quotient ;
  • points quotient ;
  • results of head-to-head matches between the teams in question.
;Playoffs
A knockout format where the 6 qualified teams are each draw into one of the 3 matches with each match consisting of two legs.

Result points are awarded for each leg. After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the. In case the 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.
;Final Four
A single-elimination format where the three winners of the Playoffs are joined by the Final Four hosts and draw to play the semifinals. In case two teams from the same country qualify for the semifinals, they will play each other.

Pools composition

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Switzerland

League round

  • '''All times are local.'''

Playoffs

Final four

Final standing

RankTeam
Silver2

Awards

Record

On 6 May 2018, in the final game of the 2018 Champions League, VakıfBank Istanbul attained the record of the best score in a volleyball European cup final since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 45 points lost. Consequently, CSM Volei Alba Blaj holds the record for the worst score.