The 39th European Volleyball Confederation Cup (EKV) Women’s Cup was held from November 27, 2018 to March 26, 2019 with 27 club teams from 19 countries of the European Volleyball Confederation . The winner of the tournament was the Italian team “ Unet-Yamamai ” ( Busto-Arsizio ) [1] .
| Women's European Cup 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Women CEV Volleyball Cup 2019 | |
| Tournament Data | |
| Dates | November 27, 2018 - March 26, 2019 |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Final arrangement | |
| Champion |  Unet Yamamai Busto Arsizio |
| Silver medalist |  "Alba Blazh" Blazh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
Qualification System
24 places in the European Volleyball Confederation Cup 2017/2018 were allocated according to the EKB rating for the season 2018/2019, taking into account the results of the performances of club teams of the EKV member countries in the EKV Cup and the EKV Challenge Cup for three seasons (2015 / 2016–2017 / 2018) [2] . According to him, clubs in 21 countries received places in the Cup: Turkey , Italy , Russia , Poland , Azerbaijan , France (all have 1 team each, since in the main tournament of the Champions League 2019 these countries had the opportunity to directly announce 2-3 representatives), Switzerland , Romania , Germany (all with 2 teams each), Serbia , Czech Republic , Slovenia , Belarus , Finland , Hungary , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Israel , Netherlands , Belgium , Ukraine , Greece (all with 1 team). The application was refused by Poland, Azerbaijan, Germany (one of two possible applications), Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Israel, Greece. One vacant place was provided by the Czech Republic, Belgium, Bulgaria , and Norway . Another 4 places in the draw remained unoccupied.
The Cup also included 7 teams that did not qualify for the 2018/2019 Champions League.
Member Teams
Not qualifying for the Champions League
| A country | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| France | ASPTT Mulhouse ( Mulhouse ) | 3rd prize winner of the French Championship 2018 |
| Romania | " Alba Blazh " ( Blazh ) | 2nd runner -up in Romania 2018 |
| Czech | Olomouc ( Olomouc ) | 2nd prize winner of the Czech Championship 2018 |
| Hungary | Svetelsky ( Bekeshchaba ) | Champion of Hungary 2018 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | “ Bimal-Unity ” ( Brcko ) | Champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 |
| Netherlands | Slidrecht Sport ( Slidrecht ) | Champion of the Netherlands 2018 |
| Austria | Holding ( Graz ) | Champion of Austria 2018 |
Directly claimed to the European Cup
| A country | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Galatasaray ( Istanbul ) | Following the results of the championship of Turkey 2018 (4th place) |
| Italy | “ Unet-Yamamai ” ( Busto-Arsizio ) | According to the results of the Italian Championship 2018 (4th place) |
| Russia | Yenisei ( Krasnoyarsk ) | According to the results of the championship of Russia 2018 (4th place) |
| France | Saint-Raphael ( Saint-Raphael ) | According to the results of the French Championship 2018 (4th place) |
| Switzerland | Pfeffingen ( Pfeffingen ) | 2nd winner of the Swiss Championship 2018 |
| Switzerland | Dudingen ( Dudingen ) | 3rd prize winner of the Swiss Championship 2018 |
| Romania | " Stiinza " ( Bacau ) | 3rd runner -up in Romania 2018 |
| Romania | “ Targovishte ” ( Targovishte ) | Following the results of the championship of Romania 2018 (4th place) |
| Germany | Dresdner ( Dresden ) | 3rd prize winner of the German Championship 2018 |
| Serbia | Zheleznichar ( Laikovac ) | 3rd medalist of Serbia Championship 2018 |
| Czech | " Prosteev " ( Prosteev ) | 2nd prize winner of the Czech Championship 2018 |
| Czech | Ostrava ( Ostrava ) | 3rd prize winner of the Czech Republic 2018 |
| Slovenia | Nova-KBM-Branik ( Maribor ) | Slovenian Champion 2018 |
| Finland | Viesta ( Salo ) | 2nd Finnish Championship Winner 2018 |
| Hungary | “ Fatum Nyiregyhaza ” ( Nyiregyhaza ) | 2nd Hungarian Championship 2018 |
| Belgium | Asterix-Avo ( Beveren ) | Champion of Belgium 2018 |
| Belgium | Audegem ( Dendermonde ) | 2nd winner of the Belgian Championship 2018 |
| Ukraine | Chemist ( Southern ) | Champion of Ukraine 2018 |
| Bulgaria | Levski ( Sofia ) | 2nd winner of the Bulgarian Championship 2018 |
| Norway | Forde ( Forde ) | Champion of Norway 2018 |
Draw System
27 teams took part in the draw, of which 7 dropped out of the Champions League qualifying round. In all stages of the tournament, the playoff system is used, that is, the teams are divided into pairs and spend two matches with each other on the road. The winner of the pair is the team that won two victories. In case of equality of victories, the winner is the team that scored the most points within the two-match series (3 points are given for victory 3: 0 and 3: 1, 2 points for victory 3: 2, 1 for defeat 2, 1 for defeat : 3 and 0: 3 points are not awarded). If both teams scored the same number of points, an additional (“golden”) set is assigned, the winner of which goes to the next round of the competition.
1/16 Finals
27-29.11 / 4-6.12.2018
Levski (Sofia) - "Prosteyev"
- November 29th . 0: 3 (18:25, 18:25, 16:25).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (14:25, 17:25, 15:25).
Nova-KBM-Branik (Maribor) - Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk)
- November 28th . 0: 3 (20:25, 23:25, 22:25).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (24:26, 19:25, 13:25).
Targovishte - Galatasaray (Istanbul)
- November 27th . 0: 3 (23:25, 21:25, 24:26).
- December 4th 0: 3 (22:25, 19:25, 16:25).
Zheleznichar (Laikovac) - "Stiinza" (Bacau)
- November 28th . 2: 3 (25:15, 22:25, 21:25, 25:13, 10:15).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (19:25, 21:25, 16:25).
Viesti (Salo) - Asterix-Avo (Beveren)
- November 29th . 1: 3 (25:23, 21:25, 17:25, 22:25).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (25:27, 18:25, 20:25).
Audegem (Dendermonde) - Pfeffingen
- November 28th . 3: 1 (25:20, 25:17, 25:27, 25:15).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (16:25, 14:25, 21:25). The Golden Set is 9:15 .
Chemist (South) - Svetelsky (Bekeshchaba)
- November 27th . 3: 1 (28:26, 20:25, 25:15, 25:23).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (28:30, 15:25, 16:25). The Golden Set is 9:15 .
Forde - Saint Raphael
- November 28th . 3: 2 (23:25, 15:25, 25: 7, 25: 0, 15: 0) [3] .
- December 5th . 0: 3 (20:25, 18:25, 12:25).
“Unet-Yamamai” (Busto-Arsizio) - Dresdner (Dresden)
- November 28th . 3: 2 (25:21, 24:26, 25:22, 23:25, 15:10).
- December 5th . 3: 0 (26:24, 25:17, 25:20).
Ostrava - Holding (Graz)
- November 28th . 3: 2 (28:26, 16:25, 18:25, 25:15, 15: 9).
- December 6th . 1: 3 (23:25, 25:20, 17:25, 23:25).
Dudingen - “Fatum Nyiregyhaza” (Nyiregyhaza)
- November 28th . 1: 3 (27:29, 25:14, 19:25, 22:25).
- December 5th . 0: 3 (18:25, 17:25, 14:25).
Exempted from participation in the 1st round:
"Alba Blazh" (Blazh)
Slidrecht Sport (Slidrecht)
Olomouc
“Bimal-Unity” (Brcko)
ASPTT Mulhouse (Mulhouse)
1/8 Finals
December 18-20, 2018 / January 22-24, 2019
"Alba Blazh" (Blazh) - "Prosteyev"
- December 19th . 3: 0 (25:16, 25:12, 25:16).
- January 22nd . 3: 0 (27:25, 25:19, 25:18).
Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk) - Galatasaray (Istanbul)
- December 19th . 3: 2 (20:25, 25:22, 19:25, 25:23, 15:11).
- January 22nd . 1: 3 (18:25, 26:24, 15:25, 15:25).
"Stiinza" (Bacau) - Slidrecht Sport (Slidrecht)
- December 19th . 3: 2 (25:21, 17:25, 25:14, 17:25, 16:14).
- January 22nd . 3: 0 (25:20, 25:21, 25:22).
Asterix-Avo (Beveren) - Olomouc
- December 19th . 1: 3 (26:28, 25:16, 17:25, 15:25).
- January 24th . 1: 3 (21:25, 25:17, 15:25, 15:25).
Pfeffingen - Svetelsky (Bekeshchaba)
- December 20th . 2: 3 (14:25, 25:19, 25:22, 21:25, 9:15).
- January 24th . 1: 3 (18:25, 25:15, 17:25, 17:25).
“Bimal-Unity” (Brcko) - Saint Raphael
- December 18th . 1: 3 (25:21, 14:25, 17:25, 12:25).
- January 23rd . 0: 3 (25:27, 23:25, 18:25).
Holding (Graz) - Unet Yamamai (Busto Arsizio)
- December 19th . 0: 3 (11:25, 21:25, 14:25).
- January 24th . 1: 3 (15:25, 12:25, 25:23, 22:25).
ASPTT Mulhouse (Mulhouse) - “Fatum Nyiregyhaza” (Nyiregyhaza)
- December 18th . 3: 1 (25:19, 25:20, 21:25, 25:19).
- January 23rd . 3: 0 (25:19, 25:20, 25:23).
Quarter Final
5-7.02 / 12-14.02.2019
Galatasaray (Istanbul) - "Alba Blazh" (Blazh)
- February 6th . 3: 0 (25:23, 25:20, 25:17).
- February 12th . 0: 3 (20:25, 23:25, 16:25). The Golden Set - 5:15 .
"Stiinza" (Bacau) - Olomouc
- February 5th . 3: 2 (25:19, 20:25, 25:21, 24:26, 15: 8).
- February 12th . 3: 2 (21:25, 20:25, 25:20, 25:20, 18:16).
Svetelsky (Bekeshchaba) - Saint Raphael
- February 7th . 3: 2 (25:23, 18:25, 24:26, 26:24, 15:10).
- February 13th . 3: 0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:16).
“Unet-Yamamai” (Busto-Arsizio) - ASPTT Mulhouse (Mulhouse)
- February 6th . 3: 0 (25:22, 25:23, 25:17).
- February 14th . 3: 2 (25:13, 25:14, 23:25, 20:25, 15:13).
Semifinal
02/26/2015
"Stiinza" (Bacau) - "Alba Blazh" (Blazh)
- February 26th . 0: 3 (12:25, 16:25, 16:25).
- March 5th . 0: 3 (14:25, 19:25, 23:25).
Svetelsky (Bekeshchaba) - “Unet-Yamamai” (Busto-Arsizio)
- February 26th . 0: 3 (23:25, 14:25, 18:25).
- March 5th . 0: 3 (22:25, 18:25, 11:25).
Final
1st match
| March 19, 2019 |
| Sibiu Sports center "Transylvania" 2000 viewers | ||||||
| The score for the parties - 19:25, 16:25, 14:25 . Match time - 1 hour 6 minutes. Judges: Benedict Goikes, Sergey Wojciechowski. | ||||||||
2nd match
| March 26, 2019 |
| Busto Arsizio "PalaYamamay" 4235 viewers | ||||||
| The account for the parties - 25:27, 25:19, 25:23, 25:20 . Match time - 1 hour 50 minutes. Judges: Marie-Catherine Boulanger Olga Zakharova. | ||||||||
MVP
The best player of the final series was recognized striker-player “Unet-Yamamai” Britt Herbots.
Winners
“ Unet-Yamamai ” ( Busto-Arsizio ) : Vittoria-Alice Piani, Virginia Peruzzo, Britt Herbots, Kaya Grobelna, Alessia Gennari, Maria-Louise Kumino, Alessia Orro, Julia Leonardi, Sarah Bonifacio, Floretier Alexandre Beatheratsi, Bertie Meinerites, . The head coach is Marco Mencarelli.
“ Alba Blazh ” ( Blazh ) : Ioana-Maria Bachu, Maya Alexich, Nadja Ninkovich, Ana Lazarevich, Sonya Newcomb, Laura Kitipova, Ramona Rus, Ekaterina Zhidkova, Maria Karakasheva, Alexandra Chirovich, Marina Vuyovich, Victoria Delros, Nneka Oniezhekve. Head coach - Darko Zakoch.
Notes
- ↑ Italian Butterflies fly to third #CEVCupW title.
- ↑ 2019 CEV EUROPEAN CUP RANKING LISTS.
- ↑ During the 3rd game, the Saint-Raphael volleyball player was injured and due to the lack of a substitution for the team (“Saint-Raphael” arrived for the match of 6 players), the match was stopped. In the remaining sets, the victory was awarded to Ford .