EUROPEAN CHAMPION VAKIFBANK! The Turkish final in the CEV Champions League was breathtaking... Eczacıbaşı VitrA - VakıfBank match result 1-3
VakıfBank became the champion of the CEV Women's Champions League for the 2025-26 season. The Yellow-Blacks, who won the league and Turkish Cup this season, also became the biggest in Europe by defeating Eczacıbaşı Dynavit 3-1 in the Turkish final. Under Guidetti, VakıfBank won the Champions League for the 7th time in its history.
In the final of the CEV Women's Champions League, VakıfBank and Eczacıbaşı Dynavit, the two saints of Turkish volleyball, faced each other. Defeating its archrival 3-1, VakıfBank became the European champion for the 7th time.
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VAKIFBANK - ECZACIBASHI: 3-1 (MATCH RESULT)
1ST SET: 25-20
2ND SET: 25-21
3RD SET: 21-25
4TH SET: 25-18
CUP IN TURKEY FOR THE 9TH TIME
The yellow-black team reached the happy ending for the 7th time in front of full tribunes in the final, where it competed for the 10th time. Turkish teams reached the championship for the 9th time in the Women's CEV Champions League. VakıfBank won its 7th championship this season after 2011, 2013, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 respectively. Fenerbahçe and Eczacıbaşı won the championship in 2012 and 2015, respectively.
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Referees Michail Koutsoulas (Greece), Wojciech Glod (Poland)
VakifBank Ogbogu, Cansu Özbay, Markova, Zehra Güneş, Boskovic, Derya Cebecioğlu (Ayça Aykaç Altıntaş, Cazaute, Aylin Sarıoğlu Acar)
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Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Ebrar Karakurt, Rettke, Stysiak, Yaprak Erkek, Jack-Kısal, Elif Şahin (Simge Aköz, Meliha Diken, Plummer, Dilay Özdemir, Maglio, Smrek)
Duration: 109 minutes (23, 30, 27, 29)
THE 27TH WONDER OF TURKISH WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Turkey managed to win its 27th international club-level trophy in women's volleyball in the CEV Zeren Group Champions League. Turkish teams won 27 trophies, including 9 titles in the CEV Champions League, 8 in the World Club Championship, 6 in the CEV Cup and 4 in the CEV Challenge Cup. Turkey achieved its second victory this season after Galatasaray Daikin's CEV Cup title.
VAKIFBANK CATCHES BERGAMO
The Yellow-blacks shared the third place with Italian team Volley Bergamo in the ranking of the teams that won the CEV Champions League the most times.
Dinamo Moscow, Uralochka, VakifBank and Volley Bergamo reached the happy ending 11, 8, 7 times each.
32ND CUP WITH GUIDETTI
Italian head coach Giovanni Guidetti has achieved an unprecedented success by winning a total of 32 trophies with VakıfBank, which he has been at the helm since the 2008-2009 season.
Guidetti won 4 FIVB Club World Championships (2013, 2017, 2018, 2021), 7 CEV Champions League (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2026), 9 Turkish League (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026), 7 Turkish Cup (2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025) and 5 Turkish Champions Cup (2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2023) with VakıfBank.
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MATCH SUMMARY
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit started the match with points from the corners. In a very balanced match, VakıfBank was also effective with Boskovic. When the yellow-black team increased the difference to 3 points (11-8), Eczacıbaşı took a timeout. Despite the play of Stysiak and Ebrar Karakurt, VakıfBank scored consecutive points against the orange-and-whites after the timeout and took an 18-14 lead. Maintaining its tempo with points from the blocks, the yellow-black team won the set 25-20 and took a 1-0 lead.
VakıfBank made an effective start in the second set. Scoring consecutive points with Markova and Boskovic, the yellow-blacks had a 10-5 lead. Eczacıbaşı recovered in the middle of the set and balanced the game with Markova's error: 19-19. In the last part, where Boskovic's performance came to the fore, the yellow-blacks, who were effective in the last part, took the set 25-21 and made the score 2-0.
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ECZACIBASI GETS HOPE
The third set started with a balanced struggle. Although the orange-white team, which was effective with Stysiak and Jack-Kısal, took a 12-10 lead, VakıfBank took a 14-13 lead with Zehra Güneş's service point. While the set witnessed great competition, Boskovic came to the forefront for the yellow-blacks. Eczacıbaşı equalized with Markova's error while returning the serve: 20-20. Finding their rhythm in front of the net, the orange-whites made the score 24-21 with Jack-Kısal's block and VakıfBank took a timeout. Eczacıbaşı Dynavit continued its superior play and won the set 25-21, bringing the score to 2-1.
VakıfBank started the fourth set well. Boskovic came to the forefront with her spikes and the yellow-blacks had a 10-7 scoring advantage. VakıfBank continued its superior play and won the set 25-18 and the match 3-1 and became the champion.
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On the other hand, Eczacıbaşı captain Simge Aköz and Ebrar Karakurt collided in the fourth set of the match. While both volleyball players continued the game, the players received great applause from the stands.
