In the late afternoon today the magic of the CEV Champions League has returned to capture all volleyball fans thanks to the European polls in Brussels. The draw set the path of Cucine Lube Civitanova in the group stage of the highest continental event for Clubs.
The Italian Champions will start their adventure in the 2023 edition in November in Group C with Knack Roeselare (BEL), Tours VB (FRA), and one of the winners of the third qualifying round.
General Director Beppe Cormio comments on the outcome of the polls as follows: “This is a balanced draw. For me, not allowing direct clashes between teams of the same nation in the Pools is a sensible change, especially with the new regulation. Only the first of the groups pass to the quarters, while the second and the best third will clash in an intermediate round. We avoided risky derbies. The iron group of this edition will be that of Zaksa and Trento, the finalists of the last two editions. We will compete with trips already faced in recent years in Belgium and France. The unknown factor of the last team to qualify remains, but the teams to beat are the Belgian sextet and the french one. ”
Lube will know the name of the last opponent at the end of the third qualifying round of the CEV Champions League.
8, 9 10 November 2022: Cucine Lube Civitanova – Winner Preliminaries
15, 16 or 17 November 2022: Tours VB (FRA) – Cucine Lube Civitanova:
29, 30 November or 1 December 2022: Knack Roeselare (BEL) – Cucine Lube Civitanova
13, 14 or 15 December 2022: Cucine Lube Civitanova – Tours VB (FRA)
10, 11 or 12 January 2023: Preliminary Winner – Cucine Lube Civitanova
25 January 2023: Cucine Lube Civitanova – Knack Roeselare (BEL) –
Group stage pool (4th Round)
Pool A: Jastrzebski Wegiel (POL), VfB Friedricshafen (GER), Montpellier Volley UC (FRA), Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad (SRB).
Pool B: Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER), Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie (POL), Halkbank Ankara (TUR), winner CLV 3rd Round (CLVM 19/20).
Pool C: Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA), Knack Roeselare (BEL), Tours VB (FRA), winner CLV 3rd Round (CLVM 17/18).
Pool D: Grupa Azoty Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL), Trentino Itas (ITA), Decospan VT Menen (BEL), CEZ Karlovarsko (CZE).
Pool E: Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia (ITA), SWD Powervolleys Duren (GER), Ziraat Bank Ankara (TUR), ACH Volley Lubiana (SLO).
