The top European volleyball clubs await the CEV Champions League draw, set for July 16 in Luxembourg. In the men’s competition, 20 teams will compete in the 4th round, with 18 teams securing fixed spots and two places reserved for 3rd round winners.
Italy, Poland, and Germany will each have three teams in the 4th round. Headlining Cup 1 are Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia (ITA), Jastrzębski Węgiel (POL), and Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER). They are joined by Italian and Polish runners-up Vero Volley Monza and Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.
Cup 2 features debutants Allianz Milano (ITA) and returning Projekt Warszawa (POL), along with German teams Helios Grizzlys Giesen and SVG Lüneburg, and Turkish team Halkbank Ankara.
In Cup 3, Belgian teams Knack Roeselare and Greenyard Maaseik join French teams Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique and Chaumont VB 52, along with Turkish side Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul.
Cup 4 includes Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia, Czech team Jihostroj České Budějovice, and ACH Volley Ljubljana from Slovenia, with two more teams to be decided from the 3rd round winners.
