As per the latest European Ranking List – which takes into consideration the results of the last three seasons preceding the one that was just completed this past April – and the files submitted by the various National Federations, the following clubs were retained for the starting field of the 2013 CEV Volleyball Champions League – Men:
Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
Euphony ASSE-LENNIK (BEL)
Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
TOURS VB (FRA)
Stade Poitevin POITIERS (FRA)
BERLIN Recycling Volleys (GER)
Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA)
TRENTINO Diatec (ITA)
Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO (ITA)
Asseco Resovia RZESZOW (POL)
PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL)
Remat ZALAU (ROU)
Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS)
Crvena Zvezda BEOGRAD (SRB)
ACH Volley LJUBLJANA (SLO)
Caja 3 TERUEL (ESP)
Fenerbahce Grundig ISTANBUL (TUR)
Arkas IZMIR (TUR)
Additionally, wild cards were assigned to the following clubs:
Knack ROESELARE (BEL)
Marek Union-Ivkoni DUPNITSA (BUL)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Generali UNTERHACHING (GER)
Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE)
Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE (POL)
Tomis CONSTANTA (ROU)
Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)
Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
Euphony ASSE-LENNIK (BEL)
Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
TOURS VB (FRA)
Stade Poitevin POITIERS (FRA)
BERLIN Recycling Volleys (GER)
Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA)
TRENTINO Diatec (ITA)
Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO (ITA)
Asseco Resovia RZESZOW (POL)
PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL)
Remat ZALAU (ROU)
Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS)
Crvena Zvezda BEOGRAD (SRB)
ACH Volley LJUBLJANA (SLO)
Caja 3 TERUEL (ESP)
Fenerbahce Grundig ISTANBUL (TUR)
Arkas IZMIR (TUR)
Additionally, wild cards were assigned to the following clubs:
Knack ROESELARE (BEL)
Marek Union-Ivkoni DUPNITSA (BUL)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Generali UNTERHACHING (GER)
Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE)
Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE (POL)
Tomis CONSTANTA (ROU)
Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)
I HOPE REMAT WILL TAKE 2ND PLANCE IN GROUP THIS YEAR
THANK YOU ALL
Also not a single team from Greece. Few years back who could imagine it will go this way...
Financial crisis has hit greek volleyball hard, but CEV doesn't help at all, since playing in Champions League is quite costly, with minimum confirmed revenue (compared with the respective tournaments in football and basketball) for the participating clubs...
http://www.volleyball.it/notizie.asp?s=118&n=46939&l=0