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2016–17 Women's CEV Cup

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League
  
Women's CEV Cup

Sport
  
Volleyball

Duration
  
13 December 2016 – 15 April 2017

The 2016–17 Women's CEV Cup is the 45th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".

Contents

Format

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 36 teams participating. Initially 22 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition, with 8 of them directly qualified to the 16th Finals on the basis of the latest CEV European Ranking List. 14 teams came from the CEV Women's Champions League qualification entering the competition at different stages (as per 'Round composition' below). Teams play each other in Home and Away matches with winners advancing to the next round.

Round composition
  • 32nd Final: 14 teams + 2 teams from Champions League
  • 16th Final: 8 teams + 32nd Final winners (8 teams) + 8 teams from Champions League
  • 8th Final: 16th Final winners (12 teams) + 4 teams from Champions League
  • 4th Final onwards: winners

    • Participating teams

  • A total of 36 teams participate in the competition.
  • Drawing of lots was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.

    • 32nd Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13–15 December 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20–22 December 2016

    • 16th Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 10–12 January 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 24–26 January 2017

    • 8th Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–9 February 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21–23 February 2017

    • *Note: A first leg, originally scheduled on 7 February 2017, did not took place as Vizura did not turned up for the match. Serbian press reported the Vizura team flight from Istanbul to Odessa had two aborted landing attempts due to bad weather (thick fog) before returning to Istanbul. The CEV with both clubs consent, decided a single match in a neutral venue (Brčko in Bosnia and Herzegovina) played behind closed doors as the way to determine the team advancing in the competition.

    4th Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 7–9 March 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 14–16 March 2017

    • Semifinals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 28 March 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 1 April 2017

    • Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11 April 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017

    • References

    2016–17 Women's CEV Cup Wikipedia
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