The draw for the CEV Champions League Women 2025 took place on July 16 in Luxembourg. The competition’s pools are set, with 15 pre-seeded teams and five more to be determined from the 3rd round in September.
The 20 teams have been divided into five pools. Pool C stands out with last season’s runners-up Vero Volley Milano facing six-time winners VakifBank Istanbul, Slovenian champions Calcit Kamnik, and the winner of FC Porto vs CV Gran Canaria.
Reigning champions A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano are in Pool A with DevelopRes Rzeszów, Maritsa Plovdiv, and the winner between ZOK Gacko RD Swisslion and Mladost Zagreb.
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul, Levallois Paris Saint Cloud, SSC Palmberg Schwerin, and the winner between Asterix Avo Beveren and Tent Obrenovac form Pool B.
Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul leads Pool D, competing against Vasas Obuda, Neptunes de Nantes, and the winner between OK Herceg Novi and Grot Budowlani Łódź.
Pool E includes Savino Del Bene Scandicci, BKS Bostik ZGO Bielsko-Biała, Allianz MTV Stuttgart, and the winner between Rabotnicki Skopje and C.S.O. Voluntari 2005.
The pool winners advance directly to the quarter-finals, with second-placed teams and the best third-placed team moving to the playoffs. The quarter-finals winners will enter the FINAL Four, leading to the semi-finals and the grand final to decide the champion.
