The 2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup was the 41st edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament. 33 teams from 22 countries were participating in the competition.[1]
| 2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | CEV Challenge Cup |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | 8 October 2020 – 24 March 2021 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Allianz Powervolley Milano |
| Runners-up |  Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
| Finals MVP |  Jean Patry |
Participating teams edit
| Rank[2] | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
2 | Halkbank Ankara (BVA Cup winner),[3] Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
| 4 | France |
2 | AS Cannes, Nantes Rezé Métropole |
| 5 |  Czech Republic |
1 | VK Lvi Praha |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
2 | Lausanne UC, Lindaren Volley Luzern |
| 8 |  Portugal |
3 | Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP, Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| 9 |  Bulgaria |
1 | Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa |
| 11 |  Austria |
3 | UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile Ried |
| 12 |  Finland |
1 | Tiikerit Kokkola |
| 14 |  Romania |
1 | Dinamo București |
| 15 |  Israel |
1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 16 |  Serbia |
1 | OK Partizan Beograd |
| 18 |  Germany |
1 | Helios Grizzlys Giesen |
| 19 |  Norway |
1 | TIF Viking Bergen |
| 20 |  Slovenia |
1 | Calcit Volley Kamnik |
| 23 |  Cyprus |
1 | Omonia Nicosia |
| 26 |  Ukraine |
2 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv, Epicentr-Podoliany |
| 27 |  Hungary |
1 | VRCK Kazincbarcika |
| 29 |  Estonia |
2 | Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VK |
| 46 |  Latvia |
2 | Jēkabpils Lūši, RTU-R Jurmala |
| 50 |  North Macedonia |
2 | GIO Strumica, Vardar Skopje |
| 55 |  Sweden |
1 | Sollentuna VK |
Format edit
Qualification Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1st Round (if needed) → 2nd Round
Main Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1/16 Finals → 1/8 Finals→1/4 Finals
Final Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): Semi-Finals → Final
Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.
Qualification phase edit
2nd round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UVC Holding Graz
|
0–6 | Halkbank Ankara
|
0–3 | 0–3 |
First leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | 19:00 | UVC Holding Graz |
0–3 | Halkbank Ankara |
16–25 | 26–28 | 21–25 | 63–78 | Report |
Second leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara |
3–0 | UVC Holding Graz |
25–17 | 25–16 | 25–13 | 75–46 | Report |
Main phase edit
16th finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halkbank Ankara
|
6–0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba
|
3–1 | 3–0 |
| VRCK Kazincbarcika
|
W.O. | Sport Lisboa e Benfica
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Sollentuna VK
|
W.O. | TIF Viking Bergen
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| AS Cannes
|
2–1 | Nantes Rezé Métropole
|
Cancelled | 3–2 |
| Barkom-Kazhany Lviv
|
1–2 | Dinamo București
|
2–3 | Cancelled |
| UVC Weberzeile Ried
|
0–6 | Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa
|
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Vardar Skopje
|
0–6 | Calcit Volley Kamnik
|
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Jēkabpils Lūši
|
W.O. | Allianz Powervolley Milano
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Epicentr-Podoliany
|
W.O. | OK Partizan Beograd
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Saaremaa VK
|
W.O. |  Lausanne UC
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Sporting CP Lisboa
|
4–2 | Helios Grizzlys Giesen
|
3–0 | 2–3 |
| RTU-R Jurmala
|
W.O. | VK Lvi Praha
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Pärnu VK
|
W.O. | Tiikerit Kokkola
|
Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Lindaren Volley Luzern
|
0–3 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
|
0–3 | Cancelled |
| GIO Strumica
|
0–3 | Omonia Nicosia
|
0–3 | Cancelled |
| Fonte Bastardo Açores
|
2–4 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara
|
1–3 | 3–2 |
First leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara |
3–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
28–26 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 97–87 | Report | |
| 4 Nov | 19:00 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv |
2–3 | Dinamo București |
25–22 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 9–15 | 102–106 | Report |
| 10 Oct | 18:00 | UVC Weberzeile Ried |
0–3 | Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa |
21–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 17 Nov | 20:00 | Vardar Skopje |
0–3 | Calcit Volley Kamnik |
12–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | 44–75 | Report | ||
| 3 Nov | 20:00 | Sporting CP Lisboa |
3–0 | Helios Grizzlys Giesen |
25–20 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 75–65 | Report | ||
| 4 Nov | 19:30 | Lindaren Volley Luzern |
0–3 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel |
18–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 2 Nov | 18:00 | GIO Strumica |
0–3 | Omonia Nicosia |
20–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
| 13 Nov | 19:00 | Fonte Bastardo Açores |
3–2 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
25–23 | 21–25 | 27–25 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 110–107 | Report |
Second leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov | 17:30 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
0–3 | Halkbank Ankara |
27–29 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 74–80 | Report | ||
| 11 Nov | 18:00 | Nantes Rezé Métropole |
2–3 | AS Cannes |
25–20 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 28–30 | 13–15 | 109–110 | Report |
| 11 Oct | 18:00 | Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa |
3–0 | UVC Weberzeile Ried |
25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–65 | Report | ||
| 18 Nov | 20:00 | Calcit Volley Kamnik |
3–0 | Vardar Skopje |
25–16 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 10 Nov | 19:00 | Helios Grizzlys Giesen |
3–2 | Sporting CP Lisboa |
25–22 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 108–102 | Report |
| 11 Nov | 19:00 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
3–1 | Fonte Bastardo Açores |
25–23 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 98–87 | Report |
8th finals edit
Group A edit
- Place:
Ankara
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | 16:00 | Sollentuna VK |
0–3 | AS Cannes |
20–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 56–75 | Report | ||
| 15 Dec | 19:00 | Halkbank Ankara |
3–1 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
21–25 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 96–80 | Report |
Group B edit
- Place:
Milan
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec | 16:00 | Dinamo București |
3–0 | Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa |
25–22 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–63 | Report | ||
| 8 Dec | 19:00 | Calcit Volley Kamnik |
0–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
19–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 53–75 | Report |
Group C edit
- Place:
Horodok
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec | 16:00 | Sporting CP Lisboa |
1–3 | VK Lvi Praha |
25–21 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 87–97 | Report | |
| 8 Dec | 19:00 | Epicentr-Podoliany |
3–2 | Saaremaa VC |
25–20 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 108–105 | Report |
4th finals edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Halkbank Ankara
|
3–1 | AS Cannes
|
| Dinamo București
|
0–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano
|
| Epicentr-Podoliany
|
0–3 | VK Lvi Praha
|
| Pärnu VK
|
W.O. | Ziraat Bankası Ankara
|
Group A edit
- Place: Ankara
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara |
3–1 | AS Cannes |
25–18 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 97–83 | Report |
Group B edit
- Place: Milan
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec | 18:00 | Dinamo București |
0–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
18–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | Report |
Group C edit
- Place: Horodok
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec | 18:00 | Epicentr-Podoliany |
0–3 | VK Lvi Praha |
17–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 61–75 | Report |
Final phase edit
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halkbank Ankara
|
0–6 | Allianz Powervolley Milano
|
1–3 | 0–3 | |
| VK Lvi Praha
|
3–3 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara
|
3–0 | 1–3 | 12–15 |
First leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara |
1–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
25–22 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 13–25 | 78–97 | Report | |
| 24 Feb | 17:10 | VK Lvi Praha |
3–0 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
25–22 | 25–14 | 25–23 | 75–59 | Report |
Second leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | 19:00 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
3–0 | Halkbank Ankara |
25–20 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 75–62 | Report | ||
| 3 Mar | 18:00 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
3–1 | VK Lvi Praha |
26–28 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 101–86 | Report | |
| Golden set | Ziraat Bankası Ankara
|
15–12 | VK Lvi Praha
| ||||||||
Finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Powervolley Milano
|
4–2 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara
|
3–2 | 3–2 |
First leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar | 19:00 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
3–2 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
22–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 15–9 | 105–96 | Report |
Second leg edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar | 18:00 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara |
2–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
23–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 8–15 | 99–104 | Report |
Final standing edit
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References edit
- ^ "Draw Results for the CEV Cup and the CEV Challenge Cup 2021". CEV. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Challenge Cup 2021 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Austrian star Berger to visit Graz for #CEVChallengeCupM opening round". CEV. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links edit
- Official site Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine