What is cev cup?

Cev Cup is an annual club volleyball competition organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). It is the second-tier continental club championship in Europe, after the Champions League. The Cev Cup involves teams from different countries playing against each other in a knock-out format.

The competition was first held in 1972 and was originally known as the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. It was later renamed the CEV Cup in 2000. The tournament is open to clubs from all countries affiliated with the CEV.

The Cev Cup consists of a qualifying round, followed by home-and-away matches in the 1/16 finals, 1/8 finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. The winner of the competition earns a spot in the following season's CEV Champions League.

Past winners of the Cev Cup include Italy's Sir Safety Perugia, Turkey's Arkas Izmir, Russia's Belogorie Belgorod, and Poland's Skra Bełchatów.