PlayOffs, Quarterfinals Game 1

Saturday 4th march 2017, – 20.30

Azimut Modena – Calzedonia Verona live on Lega Volley Channel

(Rapisarda-Satanassi)

Video Check: Selmi

Sir Safety Conad Perugia – LPR Piacenza live on Lega Volley Channel

(La Micela-Puecher)

Video Check: Mannarino

 

 

Sunday 5th march 2017, – 15.00

Cucine Lube Civitanova – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia live on RAI Sport + HD

streaming on www.raisport.rai.it

(Gnani-Simbari)

Video Check: Monini

Sunday 5th march 2017, – 18.00

Diatec Trentino – Gi Group Monza live on Lega Volley Channel

(Saltalippi F.-Santi)

Video Check: Miggiano

PlayOffs, Quarterfinals Game 2

Wednesday 8 marzo 2017, ore 20.30

Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Cucine Lube Civitanova live on Lega Volley Channel

Gi Group Monza – Diatec Trentino live on Lega Volley Channel

LPR Piacenza – Sir Safety Conad Perugia live on Lega Volley Channel

Giovedì 9 marzo 2017, ore 20.30

Calzedonia Verona – Azimut Modena live on RAI Sport + HD

streaming on www.raisport.rai.it

PlayOffs, Quarterfinals Game 3

Sunday 12th march 2017, – 18.00 Cucine Lube Civitanova – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia

Azimut Modena –Calzedonia Verona

Diatec Trentino – Gi Group Monza

Sir Safety Conad Perugia – LPR Piacenza

One match Live on RAI Sport + HD, the others live on Lega Volley Channel

 

PlayOffs, Semifinals Game 1

Sunday 19th march 2017, – 17.00

 

Winner 1/8 – Winner 4/5

 

Sunday 19th march 2017, – 19.00

Winner 2/7 – Winner 3/6

Match live on Lega Volley Channel

 

PlayOffs, Semifinals Game 2

Sunday 26th march 2017, – 18.00

 

Winner 4a/5a – Winner 1a/8a

Winner 3a/6a – Winner 2a/7a

One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel

 

PlayOffs, Semifinals Game 3

Sunday 9th april 2017, – 18.00

 

Winner 1/8 – Winner 4/5

Winner 2/7 – Winner 3/6

One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel

 

PlayOffs, Semifinals Game 4

Wednesday 19th april 2017, – 20.30

 

Winner 4/5 – Winner 1/8

Winner 3/6 – Winner 2/7

One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel

 

PlayOffs, Semifinals Game 5

Saturday 22nd april 2017, – 20.30

 

Winner 1/8 – Winner 4/5

Winner 2/7 – Winner 3/6

One game on RAI Sport + HD, the other live on Lega Volley Channel

 

PlayOffs, Finals Game 1

Tuesday 25th aprile 2017, – 18.00

 

Finalist (best RS) – Finalist (worst RS) Live on RAI Sport + HD

 

PlayOffs, Finals Game 2

Thursday 4th may 2017, – 20.30

 

Finalist (worst RS) – Finalist (best RS) Live on RAI Sport + HD

 

PlayOffs, Finals Game 3

Sunday 7th may 2017, – 18.00

 

Finalist (best RS) – Finalist (worst RS) Live on RAI Sport + HD

 

PlayOffs, Finals Game 4

Wednesday 10th may 2017, -20.30

 

Finalist (worst RS) – Finalist (best RS) Live on RAI Sport + HD

 

PlayOffs, Finals Game 5

Saturday 13th may 2017, – 20.30

 

Finalist (best RS) – Finalist (worst RS) Live on RAI Sport + HD

 

 

European Cups

2017 Champions League

All the italian teams on court next wednesday 1st march for the last game of Champions League Pools. All three italians are qualified for PlayOffs 12, with Perugia already in semifinals as Hosting team of Champions League Final Four in Roma. The only uncertain thing is Pool B first place, with Cucine Lube Civitanova who will face Berlin Recycling Volleys for the spot Number 1 in the Pool.

Friday 3rd march in the morning, in CEV offices in Luxemburg, will take place the draw of PlayOffs 12.

 

Azimut Modena will play at 17 live on Fox Sports at Dvorana Center Stozice in Ljubljana, Slovenia, versus Ach Volley, at the bottom of Pool D standings. Modena won in the home game at the tie break, in the very first game of the Pool, but now Tubertini’s team is sure of first place in standings, while Ach is sure of last place, but they will fight in front of the home fans.

Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia, atop of the standings in Pool E, will face at PalaEvangelisti Halkbank Ankara, defeated by Perugia in the away game. Perugia will see the return at PalaEvangelisti of former coach Boban Kovac, who succeeded to Camillo Placì last 10th noverber on the bench of Ankara. Kovac was Coach in Perugia for 4 seasons, facing now Perugia coached by Lorenzo Bernardi, who coached Ankara in last two seasons.

At 21 on Fox Sports Plus we’ll attend the most important match of the night, Cucine Lube Civitanova – Berlin Recycling Volleys, first and second of Pool B with the same points in the standings. Gianlorenzo Blengini’s team is undefeated by 7th december in Europe, but they lost the away game in Berlin, a loss which is costing at the moment the leadership in the Pool. Now Lube is a different team, much confident, running a great moment of shape and continuity, a moment which gave to Civitanova the Italian Cup and the leadership in the Unipolsai Superleague Playoffs bracket. Will be a great game at Eurosuole Forum on tomorrow.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FORMAT

Two preliminary rounds (2nd e 3rd Round) will choose 20 teams for the Pool Round, 5 groups with 4 teams. First and second of each group, together with the best 2 thirds. CEV will choos the Final Four host in these 12 teams, who will be opne of the four teams, and third best tshird will replace the hosting team. Final rounds will be PlayOffs 12, PlayOffs 6 and Final Four.

Champions League on Tv

Fox International Channels Italy will broadcast all the games of the italian teams. All the Champions League games are available in streaming on www.laola1.tv

POOL A

Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 15, Dinamo Moscow (RUS) 9, Istanbul BBSK (TUR) 4, Noliko Maaseik (BEL) 2

POOL B

Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 12, Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) 12, Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) 5, Dukla Liberec (CZE) 1

POOL C Zenit Kazan (RUS) 15, Arkas Izmir (TUR) 9, VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) 4, Paris Volley (FRA) 2

POOL D

Azimut Modena (ITA) 14, S.C.M. “U” Craiova (ROU) 7, PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 6, ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 3

POOL E

Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA) 11, Knack Roeselare (BEL) 9, Belogorie Belgorod (RUS) 8, Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 2

Next round

CEV Champions League

Wednesday 1st march 2017, – 17.00

ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Azimut Modena (ITA) live on Fox Sports (204 Sky) – Commentary Roberto Prini

(Bloemhard-Zakharova)

Wednesday 1st march 2017, – 19.00

Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA) – Halkbank Ankara (TUR) live on Fox Sports Plus (205 Sky) – Commentary Fabrizio Monari

(Lazarevic-Bardic)

Wednesday 1st march 2017, – 21.00

Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) live on Fox Sports Plus (205 Sky) – Commentary Stefano Locatelli

(Guillet-Cambre)

2017 CEV Cup

In 2017 CEV Cup quarterfinals the two italian teams, Trentino Diatec and LPR Piacenza will face each other, in an all italian quarterfinal. Trento and Piacenza faced each other 50 times (32 wins for Trento, 18 for Piacenza), all in the italian championship. This will be the fourth all italian game in Europe for Trento, all the three previous versus Lube, in Champions League: 3-0 in 2009 Semifinals dell’edizione 2009, 2-3 and 3-0 in 2012 PlayOffs 6, and 3-0 in 2016 Semifinals.

For Piacenza will be the sixth game versus another italian team in Europe. The previous games were versus Lube in 2014 Champions League, where Piacenza eliminated Lube at golden set. In 2010 Cev Cup losing in semifinals versus Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, in 2008 Champions League 2008 defeating Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo in PlayOffs 12, and after eliminating Sisley Treviso in Semifinal, and in the big final of Cev Cup 2004, losing versus Kerakoll Modena in an all Emilia Romagna’s final.

Tomorrow Lpr and Diatec Trentino will play at PalaBanca at 20.30, Game 2 will take pace wednesday 15th march at 20.30 at PalaTrento.

Next round

Quarterfinals Game 1

Wednesday 1st march 2017, – 20.30

LPR Piacenza (ITA) – Trentino Diatec (ITA)

Quarterfinals Game 2

Wednesday 15th march 2017, – 20.30

Trentino Diatec (ITA) – LPR Piacenza (ITA)

Serie A2 UnipolSai

4th round Unipolsai Serie A2 Pool Promozione

Wednesday 1st march 2017, – 20.30

Caloni Agnelli Bergamo – Emma Villas Siena live on Lega Volley Channel

(Pecoraro-Pozzi)

Video Check: Conti

Standings Pool Promozione

BCC Castellana Grotte 29, Emma Villas Siena 26, Monini Spoleto 25, Caloni Agnelli Bergamo 19, Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 19, VBC Mondovì 19, Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana 17, Conad Reggio Emilia 16, Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce 12, Sigma Aversa 10