Traditionally, in many European countries the domestic club season starts with the battles for the super cup trophies, and this year is no exception. Some national super cup champions have already emerged in Austria, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain and Türkiye.
Austria
In the presence of Oesterreichischer Volleyballverband President Gernot Leitner, TI-Schuh-Staudinger-volley Innsbruck won the trophy in the second edition of Austria’s women’s super cup after a dramatic 3-2 (16-25, 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 16-14) victory over national champions Oberbank Steelvolleys Linz/Steg at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck. Marie Nevot was the best scorer of the match with 30 points for the winners.
TI-Schuh-Staudinger-volley Innsbruck’s team roster
The men’s super cup trophy went to Hypo Tirol Innsbruck. The national champions and cup winners added a third crown to their 2023 collection after mastering a 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-22) sweep of their encounter with Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel Zwettl at home, in Innsbruck. Hypo Tirol’s Niklas Kronthaler produced a match-high 18 points.
Hypo Tirol Innsbruck’s team roster
Cyprus
The women’s Cyprus Super Cup final was held on October 6 at the Kition hall in Larnaka. Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia celebrated their second trophy in the competition after a 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-21) win over Robo Markets AEL Limassol. The trophy was presented to the winners by Cyprus Volleyball Federation President Costas Constantinou.
Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia celebrate the Cyprus Super Cup trophy (Photo source: volleyball.org.cy)
Latvia
RVS/LU Riga mastered a 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 25-27, 25-22) victory over RSU/MSG Riga in the women’s Latvia Super Cup final, played in Daugavpils, with 14 points apiece from Anna Cepurite, Lasma Ozola and Sindija Boze, while setter Elza Reknere was named the winners’ best player of the match.
In the men’s final that followed, Ezerzeme / Daugavpils Universitate triumphed with the trophy after a 3-2 (23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11) victory over RTU Robezsardze/Jurmala. The winners’ best player award went to opposite Ilja Makarov.
Ezerzeme / Daugavpils Universitate’s team roster
Luxembourg
Luxembourg was the first country to crown its super cup champions this season, with both matches played in Lorentzweiler on the same evening. First, RSR Walfer Walferdange took the women’s trophy after a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-11) sweep of the final against Mamer. Then, Stroossen Strassen defeated Fentange in straight sets, 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-19), for the men’s trophy.
Portugal
Leixoes Matosinhos claimed their fifth Portugal Super Cup trophy. The deciding match was played in Santo Tirso on Thursday of last week. Leixoes mastered a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 26-24) sweep, with Brazilian Thayna Soares contributing the match high of 22 points.
Leixoes Matosinhos’ team roster
After the women’s final, it was the men’s turn in Santo Tirso. Led by Brazil’s Pablo Machado with 14 points, SL Benfica Lisbon managed a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-14) win over Fonte do Bastardo Praia da Vitoria to celebrate their eleventh super cup title.
SL Benfica Lisbon’s team roster
Romania
The two Romania Super Cup finals were played within the framework of one event for the first time. The men’s teams of Arcada Galati and SCM U Craiova were the first to hit the court at the new multifunctional sports hall in Blaj. The reigning national champions from Arcada delivered a convincing 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-17) victory to claim their third super cup in history. Brazilian opposite Theo Lopes was the best scorer of the match with 17 points.
After that, hosts Volei Alba Blaj delighted the two thousand home fans on the stands with a 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22) victory over CSM Lugoj for the women’s trophy and snatched it for the second time in history. Serbian outside hitter Isidora Kockarevic led the winning team with 18 points. Federatia Romana de Volei President Adin Cojocaru was among the trophy presenters.
Serbia
Jedinstvo Stara Pazova celebrated the women’s Serbia Super Cup after a 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23) comeback win over Ub in last week’s final in Lazarevac. It was the second super cup trophy in the history of the club from Stara Pazova. Opposite Tamara Miljevic contributed 26 points to the victory and topped the scorers’ chart of the match.
Jedinstvo Stara Pazova’s team roster
Spain
Guaguas Las Palmas emerged as the men’s Spain Super Cup winners for the third time in their history after a hard-fought 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 15-8) victory over Grupo Herce Soria at home in Las Palmas. Italian outside hitter Paolo Zonca was the winners’ best scorer with 23 points and earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) nomination.
Guaguas Las Palmas’ team roster
Türkiye
Despite an impressive 31-point match high by Fenerbahce Opet Istanbul’s new addition Magdalena Stysiak of Poland, their opponents VakifBank Istanbul triumphed as women’s super cup winners in Türkiye on Wednesday, after a tight 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12) victory. VakifBank’s new American star opposite Jordan Thompson (pictured in the main photo; credits: tvf.org.tr) contributed 29 points and was honoured with the MVP award. Turkish Volleyball Federation President Mehmet Akif Ustundag presented the trophy to the winners.
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