2015–16 CEV Cup explained

The 2015–16 CEV Cup was the 44th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.

German club Berlin Recycling Volleys beat Russian Gazprom-Ugra Surgut in both matches of the finals. American outside hitter Paul Lotman representing Berlin Recycling Volleys, was titled Most Valuable Player.^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:

Rank	Country	Number of teams	Teams
1		3	AS Cannes, ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball, Arago de Sète
2		3	Jihostroj České Budějovice, ČEZ Karlovarsko, Fatra Zlín
3		3	Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn, Abiant Lycurgus, Landstede Zwolle
4		3	Kokkolan Tiikerit, Hurrikaani Loimaa, VaLePa Sastamala
5		2	SCM U Craiova, Remat Zalău
6		2	Olympiacos Piraeus, Foinikas Syros
7		2	VK Prešov, VK Prievidza
8		1 +1	Gazprom-Yugra, Dinamo Moscow
9		1	Sir Safety Perugia
10		1	Jastrzębski Węgiel
11		1
12		1 +1	Topvolley Antwerpen, Knack Randstad Roeselare
13		1 +1	SWD Powervolleys Düren, Berlin Recycling Volleys
14		1	Posojilnica Aich/Dob
15		1 +1	Lausanne UC, Dragons Lugano
16		1	Crvena Zvezda
17		1	Lokomotyv Kharkiv
18		1	VK Stroitel Minsk
19		1	Omonoia Nicosia
20		1	Pärnu VK
21		1	CAI Teruel

Main phase

16th Finals

The 16 winning teams from the Round of 32 will compete in the Eighthfinals playing home & away matches. The losers of the Round of 32 matches will qualify for the main phase in Challenge Cup.

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8th Finals

The 8 winning teams from the eighthfinals will compete in the quarterfinals playing home & away matches.

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4th Finals

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Challenge phase

In this stage of the competition, the four qualified teams of the Main phase are joined by the four teams with best third-placed finish from the 2015–16 CEV Champions League pool stage.

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Final phase

Semi finals

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Final

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Final standing

width=40	Rank	width=240	Team
	Berlin Recycling Volleys
	Gazprom-Ugra Surgut
Semifinalists	Knack Randstad Roeselare
	Dinamo Moscow

Erik Shoji, Robert Kromm, Felix Fischer, Nicolas Le Goff, Arpad Baroti, Paul Lotman, Sebastian Kühner, Tsimafei Zhukouski, Paul Carroll, Ruben Schott, Tomas Kmet, Francesco De Marchi
Head coach
Roberto Serniotti

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: BERLIN claim dramatic tie-break win over SURGUT in CEV Cup finals first round . 29 March 2016 . cev.lu . CEV . 1 February 2018.
2. Web site: BR Volleys celebrate historic European title after commanding win over SURGUT! . 2 April 2016 . cev.lu . CEV . 1 February 2018.