VakıfBank, Turkey’s team with the most international trophies won, starts its journey in the 2024-2025 season in the CEV Champions League, the tournament where it has become the team that has won the most championships with 6 championships, 4 of which are undefeated. The yellow-blacks will face Italian team Vero Volley Milano, Slovenian representative Calcit Kamnik and Portuguese team FC Porto in Group C. VakıfBank will play against Calcit Kamnik in its first match in the group on Wednesday, November 6 at 19:30 at VakıfBank Spor Sarayı.
VakıfBank will say “Hello” to the 2024-2025 season of the CEV Champions League at VakıfBank Spor Sarayı. VakıfBank, Turkey’s team that has won the most international trophies, will face Italian team Vero Volley Milano, Slovenian representative Calcit Kamnik and Portuguese team FC Porto in Group C. VakıfBank will host Calcit Kamnik in its first match on Wednesday, November 6 at 19:30. The match will be officiated by Croatian referee Ksenija Jurkovic and Wojciech Maroszek from Poland.
The team that won the most CEV Champions League
VakıfBank is the team that has won the most championships in the CEV Champions League, with 6 championships, 4 of which were undefeated. With this success, the yellow-blacks have earned the right to enter the Guinness World Records for the 3rd time. VakıfBank, which achieved its first championship in the CEV Champions League in 2011, reached the happy ending in 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022 and finally in 2023. VakıfBank wants to reach the happy ending in the 2024-2025 season and become the champion for the 7th time.
VakıfBank did not lose a set to Calcit Kamnik in both matches
VakıfBank has played against Calcit Kamnik, the team it will face in the first match in the group, twice before in the CEV Champions League. The yellow-blacks won both matches with a score of 3-0. VakıfBank was in the same group as their other opponent Vero Volley Milano last season, and defeated the Italian team 3-2 away in the last match. VakıfBank will face FC Porto for the first time in the CEV Champions League.
Banu Can Schürmann: “We want to continue our success in the Champions League”
VakıfBank General Manager Banu Can Schürmann made the following statement before the match: “We have displayed a successful performance with six consecutive wins in the league season. Finally, we achieved an important victory against Fenerbahçe Medicana. We have now completed our preparations for the new season in the CEV Champions League. As the team with the most championships in this prestigious organization, we want to achieve our goals and continue our success. The first matches are always difficult. However, we believe that we will win with the support of our fans.”
Giovanni Guidetti: “VakıfBank loves the Champions League”
VakıfBank Head Coach Giovanni Guidetti made the following statement about the new season in the Champions League: “The Champions League is finally starting. Actually, I don’t know why the Champions League started so late and there are not many good matches. But we are happy that we are finally starting. And you know that VakıfBank loves the Champions League. That is quite obvious, I am very excited too. Now I will be able to play without thinking about which player will play, who will not play or who will be out due to the foreigner rule in Turkey. Therefore, I will be able to coach more freely. I hope our fans come and enjoy watching the match. I am sure that our opponent will come here to play a good match. We should be very happy too.”
Zehra Güneş: "We will be playing a match where we can evaluate ourselves better."
VakıfBank Captain Zehra Güneş made the following statement before the match: "There is an excitement that comes with playing our first match in the CEV Champions League this season. The Champions League is a prestigious challenge that allows you to better understand your potential and provides the opportunity to measure and push yourself against different opponents. The tempo in the Champions League is slightly higher compared to the league. Since we will be playing in Europe for the first time this season, this increase in tempo can present a different level of difficulty.
We have caught a nice streak in the league, and I feel that we have entered a period where we understand and support each other more as a team. Likewise, our opponent comes into this match after winning their last two games in their league. We want to win with the strength and support of playing the first match at home.
As someone who knows and appreciates the motivation our fans bring to victories in Champions League matches, we are looking forward to seeing them at tomorrow’s match."
VakıfBank's fixtures in the CEV Champions League
November 6 VakıfBank-Calcit Kamnik
November 12 Porto-VakıfBank
November 28 VakıfBank-Vero Volley Milano
December 10 VakıfBank-Porto
January 7, 2025 Calcit Kamnik-VakıfBank
January 22, 2025 Vero Volley Milano-VakıfBank
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