OMM Newsroom
Turan’s women’s volleyball team will play Bulgarian club Maritsa today in the second leg of their tie for a place in the main phase of the CEV Champions League. The match, which starts at 6 p.m. Baku time, will be held at the Tovuz Olympic Sports Complex. Turan must win to advance.
Turan beat its opponent 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-20) in the first leg in Plovdiv. The team also beat Croatia’s Mladost twice in the previous qualifying round: 3-0 at home and 3-2 away.
History of Azerbaijani clubs in the Champions League
Azerbaijani women’s volleyball clubs last competed in the main phase in the 2016/17 season. At the time, Azerrail and Telekom played in the group stage. Azerrail finished second in its group with 11 points after four wins in six matches, but did not advance. Telekom lost all six matches and finished without a point.
Rabitə has achieved the greatest success among Azerbaijani clubs in the Champions League, winning silver medals in the 2010/11 and 2012/13 seasons and bronze in 2013/14. Azerrail reached the Final Four in the 2003/04 season and finished fourth.
Azerbaijani men’s clubs have yet to compete in the Champions League main phase.
