CEV Women's Champions League

Women's CEV Champions League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 CEV Women's Champions League
FormerlyCEV Champions Cup
(1960–2000)
SportVolleyball
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
AdministratorCEV
No. of teams20 (group stage)
CountryCEV members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano
(2nd title)
Most titlesSoviet Union WVC Dynamo Moscow (11 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and was created in 1960 as CEV Champions Cup.[1][2] On 13 November 2000, it was officially presented in Florence under a new format and renamed CEV Champions League.[3]

  1. ^ "CEV European Volleyball History Book I (1947-1991)". CEV. pp. 115–116 (section 'Competitions'). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ^ "CEV 40th Anniversary Book – European Cups". CEV. pp. 13 (last paragraph). Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ "CEV European Volleyball History Book II (1992-2000)". CEV. pp. 510 (section 'Opening of the meeting by the President'). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.