Four Finnish teams will play in the European volleyball games in the upcoming season: VaLePa, Akaa-Volley, LP Kangasala and Kuusamon Pallo-Karhut.
The draws for the volleyball Eurocups for the upcoming season were held on Tuesday. Four teams from Finland will participate in the European Games.
VaLePa from Sastamala plays at the men’s second highest level in the CEV Cup and Akaa-Volley at the third level in the men’s Challenge cup. LP Kangasala and Kuusamon’s Pallo-Karhut are participating in the women’s Challenge cup at the third level.
The first round matches will be played in October.
In the first round, VaLePa will face either Montenegro’s reigning champion Budva Budva or Croatia’s champion Mladost Zagreb. Budva Budva and Mladost Zagreb will meet each other in the qualifying round of the Champions League, and the loser of the pair of matches will be the opponent of the team from Sastamala.
VaLePa will start the matches in their home arena.
Akaa-Volley’s future opponent is the winning team of the BVA Cup in the Balkan region. So far, the Turkish side Arkas Izmir is the only sure one of the six teams involved in the BVA Cup.
The Akaala team’s games start on the away field.
LP Kangasala will face Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt, who finished fifth in the Austrian League and second in the Cup last season.
Kuusamo’s Pallo-Karhuje’s opening opponent is Apollo 8 Borne. The Dutch team won the Dutch Cup last season and advanced to the semi-finals in their home league.
Pallo-Karhut plays its first match at home and LP Kangasala away.