Entry lists for 2011 CEV Champions League are finalized

2011 CEV Champions League - Men & Women Luxembourg, May 27, 2010. The European Volleyball Confederation is pleased to inform that the starting line-up for the 2011 CEV Champions League was finalized today after countries were allocated places according to the European Ranking and a few wild cards were attributed to complete the draw for the Main Phase. The Drawing of Lots for the 2011 CEV Champions League will be staged next June 25 in Vienna, within the frame of the traditional European Volleyball Gala, at the Platinum Vienna (UNIQA Tower).
A total of 24 teams will compete in the men’s division, 20 deriving from the aforementioned European Ranking plus four wild cards:

Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT)
Knack Randstad ROESELARE (BEL)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
TOURS VB (FRA)
AS CANNES (FRA)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Generali UNTERHACHING (GER)
Olympiacos PIRAEUS (GRE)
Panathinaikos ATHENS (GRE)
Lannutti CUNEO (ITA)
TRENTINO BetClic (ITA)
Sisley TREVISO (ITA)
PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL)
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel (POL)
Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
Lokomotiv BELGOROD (RUS)
Radnicki KRAGUJEVAC (SRB)
ACH Volley BLED (SLO)
CAI TERUEL (ESP)
Fenerbahce ISTANBUL (TUR)

Four wild cards have been attributed to:
CSKA SOFIA (BUL)
Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE)
Remat ZALAU (ROU)
Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)

The women’s competition will be played with 20 teams, with 16 deriving from the European Ranking and 4 wild cards. The starting line-up includes:

ZOK SPLIT 1700 (CRO)
RC CANNES (FRA)
ASPTT MULHOUSE (FRA)
Scavolini PESARO (ITA)
Carnaghi VILLA CORTESE (ITA)
Volley BERGAMO (ITA)
Aluprof BIELSKO-BIALA (POL)
Organika Budowlani LODZ (POL)
Dinamo Romprest BUCHAREST (ROU)
Zarechie ODINTSOVO (RUS)
Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)
Crvena Zvezda BEOGRAD (SRB)
Jamper Aguere LA LAGUNA (ESP)
Voléro ZÜRICH (SUI)
FenerbahceAcibadem ISTANBUL (TUR)
Vakifbank TTelekom ISTANBUL (TUR)

plus four wild cards for the following clubs:

Rabita BAKU (AZE)
Modranska PROSTEJOV (CZE)
Bank BPS Fakro MUSZYNIANKA (POL)
Eczacibasi ISTANBUL (TUR)

Additional notice: the official denomination of all teams competing in the 2011 CEV Champions League will finalized before the Drawing of Lots scheduled for next June 25 in Vienna.