The 2009-10 Champions League will officially begin on the 26th of June with the draw in Vienna. The 24 teams taking part will try to take Trentino’s title, conquered last April in Prague. The other Italians involved are the recently crowned champion Piacenza and Macerata. The Cev handed out three wild card to PVC Cska Sofia (BUL), Jastrzebski Wegiel S.A. (POL) and ACH Volley Bled (SLO).
Here are the 24 teams of the Champions League 2009/10
Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
Knack Randstad ROESELARE (BEL)
Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
PARIS Volley (FRA)
TOURS VB (FRA)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Olympiacos PIRAEUS (GRE)
Panathinaikos ATHENS (GRE)
TRENTINO Volley (ITA)
Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA)
Copra Nordmeccanica PIACENZA (ITA)
Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE)
PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL)
Asseco Resovia RZESZOW (POL)
Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)
Radnicki KRAGUJEVAC (SRB)
CAI TERUEL (ESP)
Unicaja ALMERIA (ESP)
ISTANBUL B. Sehir Belediyesi (TUR)
Wild Card:
PVC CSKA SOFIA (BUL)
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel S.A. (POL)
ACH Volley BLED (SLO)
