Overview

• The European Volleyball Confederation held the 2025/26 Champions League group stage draw in Luxembourg on July 15, placing Berlin in Pool C.
• Coach Joel Banks’s side will face defending champion Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia alongside Czech winner VK Lvi Praha and an undecided qualifier.
• Only group winners earn direct quarterfinal berths, while remaining spots will be decided through a knockout round among runners-up and the best third-placed teams.
• The group stage is scheduled to begin on December 9, 2025, and will run into early 2026.
• Berlin has reached the knockout phase in each of the past four seasons but has yet to secure a Champions League title.