2012–13 CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2012–13 season and the 54th edition. It ran from October 2012 till March 2013.
Zenit Kazan were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Lokomotiv Novosibirsk in the [|Semifinals].
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk won the final 3–2 against Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo.
Teams of the 2012–2013 competition
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | 3 | Trentino Diatec Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Lube Banca Marche Macerata | |
| 2 | 3 | Zenit Kazan Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Dynamo Moscow | |
| 3 | 3 | PGE Skra Bełchatów Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle Resovia Rzeszów | |
| 4 | 3 | Euphony Asse-Lennik Noliko Maaseik Knack Roeselare | |
| 5 | 2 | Fenerbahçe Grundig Istanbul Arkas Izmir | |
| 6 | 2 | Tours VB Arago de Sète | |
| 7 | 3 | VfB Friedrichshafen Generali Unterhaching Berlin Recycling Volleys | |
| 8 | 1 | Hypo Tirol Innsbruck | |
| 9 | 1 | CAI Teruel | |
| 10 | 1 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | |
| 11 | 1 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd | |
| 12 | 2 | C.S. Remat Zalău C.V.M. Tomis Constanța | |
| 13 | 1 | Jihostroj České Budějovice | |
| 14 | 1 | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | |
| 15 | 1 | Marek Union-Ivkoni |
League round
28 teams were drawn to 7 pools of 4 teams each.The 1st + the best 5 ranked with the best score qualified for the Playoff 12
The organizer of the Final Four were determined after the end of the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four.
The team of the organizer of the Final Four was replaced by the next 2nd ranked team with the best score.
The remaining second-placed teams as well 3 third ranked teams with the best score moved to the Challenge Round of the CEV Cup
The remaining 3rd placed and all 4th placed teams were eliminated.
- All times are local.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Playoffs
- All times are local.
- In case of a tie – 1 match won & 1 match lost and not depending on the final score of both matches – the teams play a Golden Set to determine which one qualified for the next round.
Playoff 12
First leg
Second leg
Playoff 6
First leg
Second leg
Final four
- Organizer: Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
- Venue: Sports-Concerts Complex Viktora Blinova, Omsk, Russia
- All times are Omsk Time.
- In case that two teams from the same country qualify to the semifinals, they will have to play each other.
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | |
 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | |
| Zenit Kazan | |
| 4 |  Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 2012–13 Men's Club European Champions |
 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1st title |
Awards
- MVP: Marcus Nilsson
- Best Scorer: Marcus Nilsson
- Best Setter: Aleksandr Butko
- Best Blocker: David Lee
- Best Server: Luiz Felipe Fonteles
- Best Spiker: Antonin Rouzier
- Best Receiver: Yury Berezhko
- Best Libero: Daniele De Pandis