By dominating Chaumont on Friday, the Alterna Stade Poitevin not only offered a qualification for the MSL final. The Poitevin club has also inherited a European ticket for next season. It remains, now, which. Will this be a ticket for the “big” Champions League, in which he has already participated in his history (1999-2000, 2022-2023 and 2011-2012)? The CEV Cup? The CUP challenge, from which he reached the semi-finals four times (2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2007-2008), the last time in 2019 against the Russian club Belgorod?
Nothing is yet certain, especially since the European Volley Confederation can redistribute the cards, and the places distributed at each country, at the last moment … and the regulation of the LNV is not much clearer between what is announced in its media guide (1 place in the Champions League, 2 in CEV Cup, 2 in CUP challenge) and article 1.4 of sports formulas (2 places in the Challenge, 2 Cup) …
In short, difficult to have certainties on the continental future of the Poitevin club. Two things are certain nevertheless: a CEV cup place is reserved for Tourcoing, winner of the Coupe de France and if the Alterna SPVB wins the title of champion of France, he will qualify for the most beautiful European competitions, the Champions League. This should normally also be the case if he faces Montpellier, the winner of the regular season, in the final, regardless of the result. If, on the other hand, the Poitevins find and bow to the Tourangeaux, they should inherit a CEV Cup ticket.
