Exciting matchups revealed in European Cups draw for 2025/26 Season!

The anticipation is over, as the CEV Champions League Men 2025 4th-round draw has officially been announced, setting up a season of unforgettable showdowns among Europe’s volleyball giants.

In a fiery Pool C, titleholders Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia will meet Germany’s Berlin Recycling Volleys, VK Lvi Praha from Czech Republic and a final qualifier from the 3rd round, while Pool D brings an all-Polish clash with Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie who will face Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, alongside SVG Lüneburg from Germany and Sporting CP Lisboa from Portugal.

Italian giants Trentino Itas leads Pool A together with Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Ankara, France’s Tours VB, and a 3rd-round winner, while Poland’s Bogdanka LUK Lublin will face Turkish powerhouses Galatasaray and Halkbank Ankara, plus Belgium’s Knack Roeselare in Pool B.
In Pool E, Italy’s Cucine Lube Civitanova prepares for a thrilling clash with PGE Projekt Warszawa from Poland, Belgium’s Volley Haasrode Leuven, and Montpellier HSC VB from France.

Only the group winners go directly to the quarter-finals, while the next-best teams must battle through playoffs.
With two spots still to be filled, the road to the title is wide open and full-packed with drama!

1st round
• TSV Raiffeisein Hartberg (AUT) – AKAA Volley (FIN)
• Azerrail Baku (AZE) – Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB)
• VC Strumica Strumica (MKD) – Dinamo București (ROU)
• Orion Stars Doetinchem (NED) – ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO)
• OK Napredak Odzak (BIH) – Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
• MAV Foxconn Szekesfehervar (HUN) – Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP)
• Bye – MOK Mursa Osijek (CRO)
• Bye – Levski Sofia (BUL)

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Meanwhile, the road to European volleyball glory officially begins as also the draw for the 2025/26 CEV Volleyball Cup was held in Luxembourg.
Teams competing in both the men’s and women’s competitions discovered their paths through the early rounds in what promises to be an electrifying season of international volleyball duels.

For the CEV Volleyball Cup Men, the draw outlined both the 1/32 Finals and 1/16 Finals stages with two-legged encounters.
The 1/32 Finals kicking off between November 11–13, and concluding the following week, November 18–20.
The 1/16 Finals are scheduled for December 9–11, wrapping up with the second leg from January 6–8, 2026.

Some exciting duels include Greenyard Maaseik from Belgium against Romania’s SCM Craiova, while historic powerhouses like Panathinaikos Athens from Greece. and Polish giants JSW Jastrzębski Węgiel also begin their campaigns from the 1/16 stage.

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Also the official draw for the CEV Challenge Cup 2026 has taken place on Tuesday, 15 July, in Luxembourg, setting the stage for another exciting edition of Europe’s third-tier club competition, in both the men’s and the women’s competition.
With clubs from a wide range of national leagues participating, the draw has produced a number of exciting matchups.

The 1/32 Final Matches in the CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup Men will take place in two legs, with the first leg scheduled between 11 and 13 November and the second leg between 18 and 20 November, while the 1/16 Final Matches also will take place in two legs, with the first leg scheduled between 9 and 11 December 2025 and the second leg between 6 and 8 January 2026.

CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup Men – 1/32 Final Matches:

• Beroe 2016 Stara Zagora (BUL) – VK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
• Lausanne UC (SUI) – Viking TIF Bergen (NOR)
• Pamesa Teruel (ESP) – Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR)
• Chenois Geneve (SUI) – Neftohimik Burgas (BUL)
• Foinikas Syros (CYP) – Nordenskov UIF (DEN)
• Bigbank Tartu (EST) – Parnu VK (EST)
• Balkan Volleyball Association Cup Winners – Khilasedichi Baku (AZE)
• Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP) – Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok (UKR)
• Karadjordje Topola (SRB) – Krka Novo Mesto (SLO)
• Pafiakos Pafos (CYP) – KV Ferizaj (KOS)
• Vegyesz RC Kazincbarcika (HUN) – Fino Kaposvar (HUN)
• OK i-Vent Maribor (SLO) – Buducnost Podgorica (MNE)
• Conectabalear CV Manacor (ESP) – Mladost Zagreb (CRO)
• Ribola Kastela (CRO) – Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB)
• Koll IL Oslo (NOR) – UGD Stip (MKD)
• Volejbal Brno (CZE) Omonia Nicosia (CYP)
• Budva Budva (MNE) – VC Stroossen (LUX)
• CS Arcada Galați (ROU) – Ford Levoranta Sastamala (FIN)
• OK Medimurje Centrometal (CRO) – Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR)
• Sliedrecht Sport (NED) – Mjolnir Klaksvik (FAR)

CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup Men – 1/16 Final Matches:

• Winner Matches CHCM 01/02 – Prima Donna Kaas Huizen (NED)
• Winner Matches CHCM 03/04 – Dukla Liberec (CZE)
• Winner Matches CHCM 05/06 – Winner Matches CHCM 07/08
• Winner Matches CHCM 09/10 – Chaumont VB 52 (FRA)
• Winner Matches CHCM 11/12 – WWK Volleys Herrsching (GER)
• Winner Matches CHCM 13/14 – Lindemans Aalst (BEL)
• Winner Matches CHCM 15/16 – Winner Matches CHCM 17/18
• Winner Matches CHCM 19/20 – PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE)
• Winner Matches CHCM 21/22 – Conqueridor Valencia (ESP)
• Winner Matches CHCM 23/24 – Norwid Czestochowa (POL)
• Winner Matches CHCM 25/26 – Winner Matches CHCM 27/28
• Winner Matches CHCM 29/30 – Allianz Milano (ITA)
• Winner Matches CHCM 31/32 – Volley Nafels (SUI)
• Winner Matches CHCM 33/34 – SCM Zalău (ROU)
• Winner Matches CHCM 35/36 – Winner Matches CHCM 37/38
• Winner Matches CHCM 39/40 – Altekma SK Izmir (TUR)

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