Sebastian Solé spikes against Muserskiy block in the last Champions League match played from Trentino Volley
Trento, November 3rd, 2015
The last appearance of the Company of via Trener in the competition that more than any other has ensured notoriety and fame in Europe, is dated February 13th, 2014: even that match was played between the friendly walls and Trento was defeated in three sets by the Russians of Belgorod (then Champion) and therefore eliminated from the competition in which the following season didn’t take part.
The album of memories tied to the CEV Champions League is full of unique pages: the first one is linked to the evening of April 5th, 2009 in Prague, when the team Stoytchev played against Iraklis Thessaloniki prevailed 3-1 and won the title after overtaking Macerata in the semifinals of the tricolor derby and ended the tournament with a clear round (12 wins out of 12 played matches); the second one refers to May 2nd 2010, with the clear success against Dinamo Moscow at the Atlas Arena in Lodz; the third one, unforgettable, is linked to March 27th 2011 and to the 3-1 imposed to Kazan in the final at the Palaonda Bolzano.
Below the STATISTIC DETAILS of Trentino Volley in CEV Champions League:
Played Games: 62 (27 at home, 35 away)
Victories: 51 (24 at home, 27 away)
Losses: 11 (3 at home, 8 away)
Victories for 3-0: 32 (18 at home and 14 away)
Victories for 3-1: 16 (5 at home and 11 away)
Victories for 3-2: 3 (1 at home and 2 away)
Defeats for 3-2: 5 (2 at home and 3 away)
Defeats for 3-1: 2 (2 away)
Defeats for 3-0: 4 (1 at home, 3 away)
Winning sets: 165
Losing sets: 55
Series of longest victories: 15 consecutive successes between November 2008 and December 2009
Most present player: Emanuele Birarelli (47 games played on 61 total)
The shortest race: Trentino Volley vs. Portol Palma Mallorca 3-0 on February 18th, 2009 (63 'minutes)
The longest race: Trentino PlanetWin365-Zaksa Kędzierzyn-koźle 2-3 on December 14th, 2012 (126' minutes)
Opponents of Trentino Volley Champions League: 5 Polish teams (Belchatow, Czestochowa, Jastrzebski, Kedzierzyn-Kozle and Rzeszow), 3 Russian (Belgorod, Kazan and Moscow), 2 Belgian (Roeselare and Maaseik), Greek (Olympiakos and Iraklis), Serbian (Red Star Belgrade and Paritzan), Spain (Mallorca and Teruel) and Germany (Berlin, Friedrichshafen); 1 team from Austria (Vienna), Czech (Budejovice), French (Beauvais, Tours), Italian (Macerata), Romania (Zalau), Slovenia (Bled), Switzerland (Lugano), Turkey (Izmir).
The transfers of Trentino Volley in CEV Champions League: 7 trips to Poland (Czestochowa, twice in Kedzierzyn-Kozle, three times in Lodz, Rzeszow); 3 in Belgium (Roeselare and twice in Maaseik) and Russia (Belgorod and twice in Moscow); 2 in France (Beauvais and Tours), Germany (Berlin and Friedrichshafen), Spain (Palma de Mallorca and Teruel), Serbia (twice in Belgrade); 1 in Austria (Vienna), Greece (Athens), Romania (Zalau) Slovenia (Ljubljana), Switzerland (Lugano) and Turkey (Izmir).
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