2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League
Luxembourg, January 19, 2012. The city of Lodz will be the venue – for the third time in the last 5 years – of the final four that will crown and celebrate the winners of the 2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League – Men. After playing host to this major event in 2008 and in 2010, the club of PGE Skra BELCHATOW was assigned the right to stage the event thereby advancing directly to the last stage of the competition as per the official regulations of the European Cups.
The draw for the Playoffs 12 (home and away matches will be played, with the team mentioned first in the pairs listed herewith playing the first match at home) reads as follows:
Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE (POL) vs. Arkas IZMIR (TUR)
Generali UNTERHACHING (GER) vs. Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS)
Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA) vs. Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO (ITA)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL) vs. TRENTINO PlanetWin365 (ITA)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER) vs. TOURS VB (FRA)
Stade Poitevin POITIERS (FRA) vs. Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
The Playoffs 6 will determine the three teams that will join PGE Skra for the final four coming up next March 17-18, 2012.