DOL for 2011 CEV Cup and GM Capital Challenge Cup coming up on Saturday morning

The European Cups Commission (ECC) resumed this afternoon to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to analyze facts and figures of the 2009/2010 season and prepare a flurry of major events coming up in only a few days, starting with the Drawing of Lots for the 2011 CEV Cup and GM Capital Challenge Cup scheduled for Saturday, June 19, at 9 a.m. As far as the 2011 CEV Champions League is concerned, the DOL will be organized next Friday, June 25, in Vienna in combination with the traditional European Volleyball Gala and in cooperation with the Austrian Volleyball Federation.
Mrs. Riet Ooms, CEV Vice President and ECC President, received the provisional registration lists resulting from the files submitted in the past few weeks to the CEV Competitions Department. A total of 184 clubs from 35 different countries registered for the next season whose kick-off will be celebrated this weekend with the first DOL for the CEV and GM Capital Challenge Cup. “We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the registrations, especially taking into consideration that the general economic scenario is not yet that brilliant. The ECC will check once again all files and draw a final list of the teams that will be competing in the 2011 European Cups right before the DOL” says Mrs. Ooms.
Results of the DOL for the 2011 CEV Cup and 2011 GM Capital Challenge Cup will be posted on the CEV website on Saturday morning, so do not forget to watch out for the pairing of your favorite team(s)!