Road to Istanbul confirmed as #CLVolleyW bracket is unveiled

After six action-packed legs of the CEV ZEREN Group Champions League Volley 2026 pool stage, the road to Istanbul has been confirmed. Eleven teams have secured their spots in the knockout rounds, keeping their #CLVolleyW dreams alive.

Italy and Türkiye dominate the lineup with four teams each, joined by one club from Greece, one from Poland and one from Germany. Together, they will battle for the coveted spots at the CEV ZEREN Group Champions League Volley 2026 - Final Four, set to take place in Istanbul. Among them are defending champions A. Carraro Prosecco DOC CONEGLIANO, who aim to become the first club ever to lift the #CLVolleyW trophy three times in a row.

The 4th Round of the CEV ZEREN Group Champions League Volley 2026 delivered outstanding performances and top-level Volleyball, but only eleven teams came through the pool stage to keep their title hopes alive. An intense Wednesday, featuring all ten matches of the final pool-stage leg played across Europe, answered all remaining questions, confirming the knockout stage participants and setting the road to Istanbul.

Five teams stood above the rest by topping their respective pools and earning direct qualification to the quarterfinals. The pool winners are VakifBank ISTANBUL (Pool A), Fenerbahçe Medicana ISTANBUL (Pool B), Eczacibasi ISTANBUL (Pool C), A. Carraro Prosecco DOC CONEGLIANO (Pool D) and KS Developres RZESZÓW (Pool E). Eczacibasi and Developres will meet in the first confirmed quarterfinal clash.

The remaining three quarterfinal spots will be decided in the play-offs, where five second-placed teams - Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI (Pool A), Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA (Pool B), Numia Vero Volley MILANO (Pool C), ANKARA Zeren Spor Kulübü (Pool D) and SSC Palmberg SCHWERIN (Pool E) - will be joined by the best-ranked third-placed team, Olympiacos PIRAEUS (Pool C). The play-offs will be contested over two legs, home and away, and are scheduled to take place between February 17 and 26.

While the #CLVolleyW journey ends here for CS Volei Alba BLAJ (Pool A), PGE Budowlani ŁÓDŹ (Pool B), DRESDNER SC (Pool D) and LEVALLOIS PARIS Saint Cloud (Pool E), who finished third in their respective pools, their European campaign is not over. Those teams will continue their season in the CEV Volleyball Cup 2026, moving to the quarterfinal stage with the #CEVCupW trophy in their sights.