1st to champion, 2nd to first in regular season, 3rd to finalist, 4th to Cup winner then by regular season standing
The Italian Cup winner will only be qualified for CEV Cup. The same for all the Cup winners in each league. For the Italian league, if the Cup winner is qualified for CL, then the CEV Cup spot goes to the highest-ranked team without CL spots.
Can someone remind me or redirect me to a post of the rule of deciding CL spots in Serie A1? What are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd priorities to look at?
According to the LVF website, the order for qualifying CL is:
1. Scudetto winner;
2. First classified in the Regular Season;
3. Scudetto finalist;
In case 1,2 or 2,3 are the same team, then the third spot goes to the best-placed at the end of the Regular Season.
For the drawing of lots in the 4th round, No. 1 and 2 go to Cup 1, No. 3 goes to Cup 4.
Therefore, if you don't enter the finals in the payoff, you benefit from nothing. Only the regular season ranking matters.
As long as Conegliano enters the final, Novara gets a CL spot regardless of their playoff results.