The Women's Top Volley International is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Basel, Switzerland.
In 2006, the competition was contested by six clubs. In the first round, the clubs were divided in two groups of three clubs each. The club's played against the other teams of their respective groups once. The two best placed teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The clubs eliminated in the first round disputed the fifth place playoff. The clubs defeated in the semifinals disputed the third place playoff. The semifinal winners disputed the final.
| Club | Country | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Racing Club de Cannes |  France | 6 |
| Aurora Riga |  Latvia | 3 |
| Foppapedretti Bergamo |  Italy | 2 |
| Osasco |  Brazil | 2 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2 |
| Voléro Zürich |  Switzerland | 2 |
| 1.VC Schwerte |  Germany | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow |  Russia | 1 |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | Russia | 1 |
| Minetti Vicenza | Italy | 1 |
| Rabita Baku |  Azerbaijan | 1 |
| Racing Club de France | France | 1 |
| Uralochka Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1 |
| VakıfBank Istanbul |  Turkey | 1 |
| VC Camagüey |  Cuba | 1 |
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| France | 7 |
| Brazil | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 |
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