The Silver EuroLeague Men action is set to start the second weekend of February (7-9) with Asul Lyon Volley (FRA) hosting the Pool A tournament in Lyon.

Six teams will be battling it out in the picturesque French town and the stakes are high - as the winner will qualify for the Golden EuroLeague Men tournament that will be held in April in Voiron (FRA).

Hosts Asul Lyon Volley welcome Sitting Bucks (GBR), Kyiv Ukraine (UKR), KSO Spid Sarajevo (BIH), IOK Borac Beograd (SRB) and Giocoparma (ITA).

The team of Lyon took part in the Bronze EuroLeague in the previous season, finishing in third place in Pool A, not moving to the next stage of the competition. However, this year, the French are looking forward to improving their performance and possibly becoming the good surprise of the tournament.

Sitting Bucks debuted in the EuroLeague Men in the 2023-2024 season, taking part in the Pool B competition in Sempeter (SLO). The players around head coach Stephen Smith finished second, and couldn’t make it to the Silver level. This time around, the English are keen on proving they can be a tough opponent to their rivals on the court.

Kyiv Ukraine missed last year’s competition, but now are back and are considered one of the favourites to win the group. Head coach Serhii Ovcharuk and his players are more than ready to show their full potential.

KSO Spid Sarajevo are undoubtedly the biggest favourites in Pool A. The team of Bosnia and Herzegovina played in the ParaVolley Europe’s top club competition last season - the Champions Cup Men. Spid even made it to the final where they met powerhouse OKI Fantomi, but lost 1-3.

IOK Borac Beograd missed last EuroLeague Men season but this can be seen as their trumpcard since the other teams do not know their current set up and level.

Giocoparma competed in Pool C of the Bronze EuroLeague Men in 2023-2024 where they faced off the teams of Aluron CMC Paravolley and Pays Voironnais Volley. Despite showing some good sitting volleyball level, the Italians finished last, in third position. The players of Vincenzo Gagliardi, however, are ready to take a sweet revenge for the missed opportunity in 2024 to qualify for the next stage.

Stay tuned by checking the competition website here.