While the draws of the DenizBank Champions League had been made in Vienna on June 27, the groups schedule has just been revealed. Piacenza will fight it out in the League Round with the Swiss champs of Lugano, the Belgium side of Roeselare and Constance from Romania. Seven groups all together, the winner as well as the best five seconds qualify for the next phase. Kick off on November 5 at home against Constance.
Here are the seven groups:
POOL A:Copra Ardelia PIACENZA (ITA), Knack ROESELARE (BEL), Tomis CONSTANTA (ROU), Energy Investments LUGANO (SUI)
POOL B: JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel (POL), Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS), CAI TERUEL (ESP), Marek Union-Ivkoni DUPNITSA (BUL)
POOL C: Asseco Resovia RZESZOW (POL), BERLIN Recycling Volleys (GER), ACH Volley LJUBLJANA (SLO), Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE)
POOL D: Zenit KAZAN (RUS), VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER), Olympiacos PIRAEUS (GRE), Posojilnica AICH/DOB (AUT)
POOL E: Cucine Lube TREIA (ITA), Fenerbahce Grundig ISTANBUL (TUR), PARIS Volley (FRA), Belogorie BELGOROD (RUS)
POOL F: PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL), Precura ANTWERP (BEL), Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK (AUT), Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
POOL G: Sir Satefy PERUGIA (ITA), Halkbank ANKARA (TUR), TOURS VB (FRA), Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
