The opponents of VakıfBank, the team that has won the most prestigious European club-level trophy with 6 championships in the CEV Champions League, in the group stage of the 2024-2025 season have been announced. The yellow-blacks will face Vero Volley Milano, Calcit Kamnik and the winner of the FC Porto - CV Gran Canaria match in Group C.
The opponents of VakıfBank, Turkey's team that has won the most trophies in the international arena, in the CEV Champions League group stage have been announced. Following the draw held in Luxembourg, the yellow-blacks were drawn in Group C. VakıfBank will face Italian team Vero Volley Milano, Slovenian representative Calcit Kamnik and the winner of the FC Porto - CV Gran Canaria match.
The group stage will start with the first matches to be played on November 5-7 and will end on January 22, 2024. VakıfBank's fixture is as follows:
November 5-7 VakıfBank - Calcit Kamnik
November 12-14 Team coming from qualifiers - VakıfBank
November 26-28 VakıfBank - Vero Volley Milano
December 10-12 VakıfBank - Team coming from qualifiers
January 7-9, 2025 Calcit Kamnik - VakifBank
January 22, 2025 Vero Volley Milano - VakıfBank
Target 7th title in CEV Champions League
With 6 championships in the CEV Champions League, VakıfBank is the team that has won the trophy the most in this organization. Having lifted the trophy in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023, VakıfBank wants to be the champion for the 7th time by reaching the happy ending in the 2024-2025 season.
VakıfBank last met Vero Volley Milano, one of its rivals in Group C, last season. The yellow-blacks defeated their opponent 3-2 on the road in the last meeting. VakıfBank faced Calcit Kamnik, another rival in the group, twice in the Champions League and defeated its rival in the group stage in the 2015-2016 season with 3-0 scores in both matches.
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