18-OUT-2011
EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN IN RUSSIA WITHOUT JOÃO JOSÉ

The German team VFB Friedrichshafen of João José will play tomorrow in Russia against Zenit Kazan in their opening match of the Poule B of the Champions League, but the Portuguese middle-blocker will not play due to injury.

The French team Poitiers of Andre Lopes, Carlos Teixeira and Nuno Pinheiro will visit tomorrow the Ceske Budejovice JIHOSTROJ (Czech Republic) in Poule D.

The Portuguese teams that will participate in the European club competitions, the Associação de Jovens da Fonte do Bastardo, men's national champion, will compete to qualify for the 16th finals of the Challenge Cup with German team Eviva Duren.
The first leg of the second round of the competition is scheduled for 13th, 14th or 15th December at the Complexo Desportivo Vitorino Nemésio, in Ilha Terceira. The referees are Gianni Bartolini (Italy) and Ingeborg Koot (Netherlands).

Also in the second round of the Challenge Cup, but in women's, the Madeira Sports Club, on 29th or 30th of November or the 1st of December, will visit the Volley Koeniz (Switzerland). The referees are Tilmann Gyula (Hungary) and Bjorn Willems (Belgium).

The Clube Desportivo Ribeirense, national champion and winner of the Cup of Portugal, will face the winner of the match between Engelholm VS (Sweden) and Kanti Schaffhausen (Switzerland) on 29th or 30th of November or the 1st of December. The referees are Zdenko Fatrdla (Slovakia) and Dariusz Jasinski (Poland).

Portuguese referees in European competitions:

Antonio Sobral - Referee at a date to set, the match between the winner of the DD Apeldoorn (Netherlands)-MK Mladost (Croatia) and the winner of the VC Lausanne (Switzerland)-AR Rzeszow (Poland), the Men's CEV Cup.

António Vaz de Castro - Referee on the 20th of October the match between VB Tours (France)-ACH Volley Ljubljana (Slovenia), in the Men's Champions League (Poule F), and also on the 6th of December the match between ASPTT Mulhouse (France)-Fenerbahce Acibadem Istanbul (Turkey), in the Women's Champions League.

Avelino Azevedo - Referee on the 26th of October the match between VFB Friedrichshafen (Germany)-Euphony Asse-Lennik (Belgium), in the Men´s Champions League, and also on the 11th of January the match between RC Cannes (France)-Eczacibasi Vitra Istanbul (Turkey), in the Women's Champions League.

Hélio Ormonde - Referee on the 26h of October the match between Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (Italy)-JIHOSTROJ Ceske Budejovice (Poland) in the Men's Champions League (Poule D) and aslo on the 18th of January the match between CAI Teruel (Spain)- PlanetWin365 Trentino (Italy), in the Men's Champions League.

Lydian Ferreira - Will referee, tomorrow, the match between AS Cannes (France)-Posojilnica AICH / DOB (Austria) in the Men´s CEV Cup.

Marcelino Tavares - Referee on the 25th of October the match between Noliko Maaseik (Belgium)-Arkas Izmir (Turkey), in the Men's Champions League (Poule A) and also on the 15th January the match between Scavolini Pesaro (Italy)-FAKRA Muszyna BPS- Bank (Poland) in the Women's Champions League.

Ricardo Ferreira - Referee at a date set, the match between VB Evreux (France) and the winner of the match between Volley Koeniz Winner (Switzerland)-CS Madeira (Portugal), in the Women's Challenge Cup.

Victor Goncalves - Referee at a date set, the match between Hermes Oostende (Belgium)-Markopoulo Revoil (Greece) in the Women's Challenge Cup.

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