At the draw ceremony held in Luxembourg, Fenerbahçe Opet, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and VakıfBank for women, Ziraat Bankkart and Halkbank for men in the CEV Champions League were determined.
The groups for men and women in the CEV Champions League were as follows:
Women
Group A: VakıfBank, Vero Volley Milano, Volley Mulhouse Alsace, Jedintstvo Stara Pazova
Group B: Eczacıbaşı Dynavit, Savino Del Bene Scandicci, Maritza Plovdiv, Vasas Obuda
Group C: Fenerbahce Opet, Grot Budowlani Lodz, SC Potsdam, Calcit Kamnik
Group D: A.Carraro Imoco Conegliano, Developres Rzeszow, Allianz MTV Stuttgart, the qualifying team
Group E: LKS Commercecon Lodz, Volero Le Cannet, SC Prometey Dnipro, the team from the qualifying round
men
Group A: Ziraat Bankkart, Grupa Azoty Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Knack Roeselare, the team that will come from the qualifying round
Group B: Trentino Itas, Asseco Resovia Rzeszow, Tours VB, ACH Volley Ljubjana
Group C: Halkbank, Berlin Recycling Volleys, Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Group D: Jastrzebski Wegiel, SVG Lüneburg, Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice, qualifying team
Group E: Cucine Lube Civitanova, Greenyard Maaseik, VK Lvi Prague, the team from the qualifying round
ANSWER CUP
Turkish Airlines, the only Turkish representative in the Women’s CEV Cup, will pass the last 32 rounds by bye as a result of the draw. In men’s, Arkas Spor matched with Croatia’s Mursa Osijek team in the last 32 rounds. The first leg will be played away on 24-26 October, the return leg will be played on 31 October-2 November.
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta, which will start the cup from the last 16 round, matched the team that will come from the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. Yellow-dark blue team will play their first away game on 21-23 November, and their return on 28-30 November on the field.
CEV CHALLENGE CUP
In the Women’s CEV Challenge Cup, Nilüfer Municipality will face the ASP Thetis Voula team of Greece in the last 32 rounds. Galatasaray HDI Sigorta will compete in the Balkan Cup.
In the men’s category, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta will compete with Greece’s AOP Kifias Athens team in the last 16 rounds. Bursa Metropolitan Belediyespor will face Norway’s Forde BVK team in the last 32 rounds if they win the Balkan Cup.