Salonpas Cup


The Salonpas Cup ''' is an international women's volleyball club competition held annually in Brazil. Created by DeBrito Propaganda for Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, the tournament features clubs from several countries. It is supported by the Confederação [Brasileira de Voleibol|Brazilian Volleyball Confederation] and recognized by FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball). The competition is named after Salonpas, a product made by the Japanese company Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc, which is the tournament's sponsor.

Competition format

In 2008, the six participating clubs played against each other once. The four best placed teams qualified to the semifinals, where the first placed team played against the fourth placed team and the second placed team played against the third placed team. The winners played the final, while the losers competed in a third-place playoff.

Participating teams

Below is a list of the participating teams, year by year:

2001 edition

2002 edition

2003 edition

2004 edition

2005 edition

2006 edition

2007 edition

2008 edition

List of champions

Titles by team

ClubCountryTitles
BCN/Osasco Image:Flag of [Brazil.svg|20px] Brazil4
Rexona/Ades 20px Brazil3
Esporte Clube [Pinheiros (women's volleyball)|Blue Life/Pinheiros]20px Brazil1

Titles by country