Let’s present the whole four teams!
Alba Blaj
CSM Volei Alba Blaj
CSM Volei Alba Blaj is a team established on May 2011, and until now they three times won the Romanian Championship and last season even Romanian Cup.
In European tournaments, they debuted 2014 in CEV Cup, while in the seasons of 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018 played in the groups of the most prestigious European club competition, CEV Champions League.
For the first time, one Romanian team will organize the Final Four of Champions League and they took the organization after they qualified for the playoffs 6 in this competition.
Interesting, they have only four domestic players in the team.
Team Roster
1 RUS Ramona Outside-spiker
2 SALAORU Adina Outside-spiker
3 TAMAS Andreea Cristina Setter
4 THOMAZ DE AQUINO Mariana Middle-blocker BRA
5 KRSMANOVIC Natasa Middle-blocker SRB
6 MALESEVIC Tijana Outside-spiker SRB
7 KOLEVA Slavina Outside-spiker BUL
8 BARAKOVA Petya Setter BUL
9 MEMIS Melisa Libero TUR
10 CLEGER ABEL Ana Yilian Opposite CUB
11 MAGGIONI Renata Middle-blocker BRA
13 ILYASOGLU Selime Outside-spiker TUR
15 MÖLLERS Lena Setter GER
16 VUJOVIC Marina Libero SRB
17 MORALES Lynda Middle-blocker PUR
18 ONYEJEKWE Nneka Obiamaka Middle-blocker
19 ALVAREZ HERNANDEZ Jennifer Outside-spiker CUB
20 CRNCEVIC Aleksandra Outside-spiker SRB
Head coach: Darko ZAKOC; Assistant coach: Karolj FERENC; Assistant coach: Stevan LUJBICIC.
Galatasaray
Galatasaray SK Istanbul
In the history of Galatasaray, the club was the champion of Turkish league five times and only once participated in the final tournament of the CEV Champions League. In that season 2012/2013, they took the fourth place.Interesting, they also were the second in the CEV Cup 2011/2012 and 2015/2016 and twice were the third in CEV Challenge Cup (1996/1997, 2009/2010).
This season they finished in fourth place in the domestic league but they surprised Igor Gorgonzola Novara in Champions league when they beat them in decisive match 3-1 and qualified to F4.
Team Roster
1 CETIN Cansu Outside-spiker
2 AYDIN Ilkin Outside-spiker
3 KARADAYI Gizem Libero
5 KOSHELEVA Tatiana Outside-spiker RUS
7 ASLANYÜREK Seda Outside-spiker
8 JACK Sinead Middle-blocker TTO
9 KALAÇ Asli Middle-blocker
10 AYDINLAR Nursevil Setter
11 ALIKAYA Gamze Setter
12 DUMANOGLU Bihter Libero
13 KAYACAN Buse Libero
14 RUSEVA Hristina Middle-blocker BUL
16 ZENT Su Middle-blocker
17 DEMIR GÜLER Neslihan Opposite
18 RABADZHIEVA Dobriana Outside-spiker BUL
Head coach: Ataman GUNEYLIGIL; Assistant coach: Cihan CINTAY; Assistant Coach: Gençer YARKIN
Imoco Volley
Imoco Volley Conegliano
For Imoco Volley Conegliano this will be their second Final Four in CEV Champions League. This Italian team established in April 2012 and quickly ascended to the top of the Italian championship. They recently won their second title in Serie A1 and they are also the winners of the Italian Super Cup 2016 and Italy Cup2017.
Last year, they hosted last Champions League Final Four Tournament, when they have suffered the 3-0 defeat from Vakifbank in the Finals.
Team Roster
2 BRICIO RAMOS Samantha Outside-spiker MEX
3 FIORI Silvia Libero
5 DE KRUIJF Robin Middle-blocker NED
6 CELLA Elisa Outside-spiker
7 FOLIE Raphaela Middle-blocker
8 EASY Megan Outside-spiker USA
9 MELANDRI Laura Middle-blocker
10 DE GENNARO Monica Libero
11 DANESI Anna Middle-blocker
12 PAPAFOTIOU Athina Setter GRE
13 FABRIS Samanta Opposite CRO
14 WOLOSZ Joanna Setter POL
15 HILL Kimberly Outside-spiker USA
16 NICOLETTI Anna Opposite
18 BECHIS Marta Setter
19 LEE Simone Alexandria Outside-spiker USA
Head coach: Daniele SANTARELLI; Assistant coach: Valerio LIONETTI; Assistant coach: Alessio SIMONE.
Vakifbank
Vafibank Istanbul
Vakifbank Istanbul is the most famous team that takes part in the Final Four and for sure the main favorites for the trophy. Vakifbank won three Champions League trophies (2011, 2013, 2017), played the Finals for four times (1998, 1999, 2014, 2016) and ranked third in 2015. The Turkish club also won two World Club Championships (2013, 2017), CEV Cup (2004), Challenge Cup (2008) and Women Top Volley International (2008).
This season Vakifbanka won three trophies: Turkish championship, the domestic cup and also Turkish Supercup.
Team Roster
1 ÖRGE Hatice Gizem Libero
2 KIRDAR Gözde Outside-spiker
3 ÖZBAY Cansu Setter
4 GÜLÜBAY Buket Setter
5 ZHU Ting Outside-spiker CHN
6 AKMAN CALISKAN Kübra Middle-blocker
7 ROBINSON Kelsey Marie Outside-spiker USA
8 GURKAYNAK Melis Middle-blocker
9 AYKAÇ Ayça Libero
10 SLÖETJES Lonneke Opposite NED
11 AYDEMIR AKYOL Naz Setter
12 KARAKURT Ebrar Opposite
14 DURUL Melis Opposite
16 RASIC Milena Middle-blocker SRB
17 SENOGLU Tugba Outside-spiker
18 GÜNES Zehra Middle-blocker
Head coach: Giovanni GUIDETTI; Assistant coach: Saim PAKKAN; Assistant coach: Mauricio THOMAS.
To see complete results, stats and standings, visit our CEV Champions League 2017/2018 (Female) page.
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