2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup


The 2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup was the 39th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup. 42 teams were participating from 28 countries. [1][2]

2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration6 November 2018 – 27 March 2019
Finals
ChampionsRussia Belogorie Belgorod
  Runners-upItaly Vero Volley Monza
Finals MVPDenis Zemchenok (Belogorie)
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

Participating teams edit

Rank Country Number of teams Teams
1   Russia 1 Belogorie Belgorod
2   Italy 1 Vero Volley Monza
3   Turkey 2 Maliye Milli Piyango, Ziraat Bank Ankara
4   France 1 Stade Poitevin Poitiers
5   Belgium 1 Volley Haasrode Leuven
6   Czech Republic 1 Volejbal Brno
7   Switzerland 2 Chênois Geneve, Biogas Volley Näfels
8   Greece 1 Iraklis Thessaloniki
9   Romania 3 CSA Steaua București, Volei Municipal Zalau, Tricolorul LMV Ploiești
11   Austria 3 UVC Holding Graz, VCA Amstetten NÖ, VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt
11   Netherlands 1 Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
13   Israel 1 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
14   Finland 2 Savo Volley Kuopio, Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi
15   Belarus 1 Stroitel Minsk
16   Serbia 1 Crvena Zvezda Beograd
17   Cyprus 2 Omonia Nicosia, Pafiakos Pafos
18   Portugal 4 Fonte Bastardo Açores, SC Caldas da Rainha, S.L. Benfica, Sporting CP
20   Croatia 1 Mladost Ribola Kaštela
21   Bulgaria 2 CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia
23   Slovenia 1 Calcit Volley Kamnik
24   Estonia 2 Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC
25   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Radnik Bijeljina
26   Denmark 1 Gentofte Volley
27   Kosovo 1 Luboteni Ferizaj
28   Norway 1 BK Tromsø
30   Montenegro 1 Budućnost Podgorica
31   Hungary 2 Fino Kaposvar, Pénzügyőr Budapest
34   Luxembourg 1 VC Fentange

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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Savo Volley Kuopio   6–0   BK Tromsø 3–0 3–0
Saaremaa VC   4–2   Gentofte Volley 3–0 2–3
Tricolorul LMV Ploiești   1   Levski Sofia
Luboteni Ferizaj   0–6   Ziraat Bank Ankara 0–3 0–3
Budućnost Podgorica   0–6   Volei Municipal Zalau 0–3 0–3
UVC Holding Graz   3–3   Fino Kaposvar 3–0 1–3 15–11
VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt   0–6   Pénzügyőr Budapest 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica   6–0   Pafiakos Pafos 3–0 3–0
SC Caldas da Rainha   3–3   Chênois Geneve 3–1 0–3 16–14
Sporting CP   6–0   VC Fentange 3–0 3–0

1 Tricolorul LMV Ploiești withdrew and Levski Sofia advanced automatically.

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 18:30 Savo Volley Kuopio   3–0   BK Tromsø 25–12 25–15 25–9     75–36 Report
6 Nov 19:00 Saaremaa VC   3–0   Gentofte Volley 34–32 25–20 25–13     84–65 Report
8 Nov 19:00 Luboteni Ferizaj   0–3   Ziraat Bank Ankara 13–25 18–25 20–25     51–75 Report
6 Nov 18:00 Budućnost Podgorica   0–3   Volei Municipal Zalau 16–25 22–25 18–25     56–75 Report
7 Nov 19:30 UVC Holding Graz   3–0   Fino Kaposvar 25–18 25–21 25–18     75–57 Report
8 Nov 19:00 VBK Klagenfurt   0–3   Pénzügyőr Budapest 16–25 23–25 23–25     62–75 Report
6 Nov 20:30 S.L. Benfica   3–0   Pafiakos Pafos 25–16 25–20 25–15     75–51 Report
7 Nov 20:00 SC Caldas da Rainha   3–1   Chênois Geneve 28–26 25–20 22–25 27–25   102–96 Report
7 Nov 20:00 Sporting CP   3–0   VC Fentange 25–23 25–20 25–19     75–62 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov 19:00 BK Tromsø   0–3   Savo Volley Kuopio 16–25 11–25 13–25     40–75 Report
13 Nov 19:00 Gentofte Volley   3–2   Saaremaa VC 25–21 22–25 15–25 25–22 15–13 102–106 Report
14 Nov 19:00 Ziraat Bank Ankara   3–0   Luboteni Ferizaj 25–15 25–18 25–10     75–43 Report
13 Nov 18:00 Volei Municipal Zalau   3–0   Budućnost Podgorica 25–14 25–14 26–26     76–54 Report
15 Nov 18:00 Fino Kaposvar   3–1   UVC Holding Graz 17–25 25–22 25–12 25–16   92–75 Report
Golden set Fino Kaposvar   11–15   UVC Holding Graz
14 Nov 19:30 Pénzügyőr Budapest   3–0   VBK Klagenfurt 25–20 25–20 25–20     75–60 Report
14 Nov 20:00 Pafiakos Pafos   0–3   S.L. Benfica 20–25 20–25 15–25     55–75 Report
14 Nov 20:00 Chênois Geneve   3–0   SC Caldas da Rainha 30–28 25–23 25–21     80–72 Report
Golden set Chênois Geneve   14–16   SC Caldas da Rainha
14 Nov 19:00 VC Fentange   0–3   Sporting CP 12–25 15–25 12–25     39–75 Report

Main phase edit

16th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Pénzügyőr Budapest   0–6   Belogorie Belgorod 0–3 0–3
Mladost Ribola Kaštela   3–6   Omonia Nicosia 2–3 1–3
ACS Volei Municipal Zalau   6–0   CSA Steaua București 3–0 3–0
S.L. Benfica   6–0   Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki 3–0 3–0
UVC Holding Graz   0–6   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 0–3 0–3
CSKA Sofia   0–6   Volley Haasrode Leuven 1–3 0–3
Levski Sofia   1–5   Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 1–3 2–3
Saaremaa VC   1–5   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 2–3 0–3
SC Caldas da Rainha   3–3   Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 0–3 3–1 12–15
Fonte Bastardo Açores   6–0   Volejbal Brno 3–1 3–1
Sporting CP   4–2   Stroitel Minsk 3–1 2–3
Ziraat Bankası Ankara   2–4   Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 3–2 0–3
Savo Volley Kuopio   6–0   VCA Amstetten NÖ 3–0 3–0
Calcit Volley Kamnik   4–2   Biogas Volley Näfels 3–0 2–3
Radnik Bijeljina   0–6   Crvena Zvezda Beograd 0–3 0–3
Pärnu VK   0–6   Vero Volley Monza 0–3 0–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Nov 20:00 Pénzügyőr Budapest   0–3   Belogorie Belgorod 15–25 22–25 18–25     55–75 Report
27 Nov 19:00 Mladost Ribola Kaštela   2–3   Omonia Nicosia 25–22 19–25 15–25 25–18 12–15 96–105 Report
28 Nov 18:00 ACS Volei Municipal Zalau   3–0   CSA Steaua București 25–21 25–22 25–16     75–59 Report
28 Nov 20:30 S.L. Benfica   3–0   Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki 25–15 25–23 25–23     75–61 Report
28 Nov 19:30 UVC Holding Graz   0–3   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 18–25 20–25 26–28     64–78 Report
28 Nov 19:00 CSKA Sofia   1–3   Volley Haasrode Leuven 25–23 18–25 17–25 20–25   80–98 Report
29 Nov 20:30 Levski Sofia   1–3   Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 25–16 23–25 17–25 23–25   88–91 Report
27 Nov 19:00 Saaremaa VC   2–3   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 19–25 23–25 27–25 25–23 10–15 104–113 Report
28 Nov 20:00 SC Caldas da Rainha   0–3   Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 23–25 25–27 19–25     67–77 Report
29 Nov 20:45 Fonte Bastardo Açores   3–1   Volejbal Brno 25–16 25–23 23–25 25–11   98–75 Report
27 Nov 20:00 Sporting CP   3–1   Stroitel Minsk 25–19 25–23 25–27 25–17   100–86 Report
28 Nov 19:00 Ziraat Bankası Ankara   3–2   Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 19–25 25–21 25–22 21–25 19–17 109–110 Report
28 Nov 18:30 Savo Volley Kuopio   3–0   VCA Amstetten NÖ 25–14 25–9 25–8     75–31 Report
28 Nov 20:00 Calcit Volley Kamnik   3–0   Biogas Volley Näfels 25–23 25–13 25–23     75–59 Report
27 Nov 19:30 Radnik Bijeljina   0–3   Crvena Zvezda Beograd 25–27 18–25 19–25     62–77 Report
28 Nov 19:00 Pärnu VK   0–3   Vero Volley Monza 28–30 18–25 21–25     67–80 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Dec 19:00 Belogorie Belgorod   3–0   Pénzügyőr Budapest 25–16 25–12 25–17     75–45 Report
28 Nov 19:00 Omonia Nicosia   3–1   Mladost Ribola Kaštela 16–25 25–18 25–17 25–19   91–79 Report
5 Dec 18:00 CSA Steaua București   0–3   ACS Volei Municipal Zalau 16–25 23–25 32–34     71–84 Report
6 Dec 19:30 Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki   0–3   S.L. Benfica 13–25 12–25 15–25     40–75 Report
5 Dec 19:30 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba   3–0   UVC Holding Graz 25–20 25–13 25–17     75–50 Report
5 Dec 19:30 Volley Haasrode Leuven   3–0   CSKA Sofia 25–23 25–16 25–21     75–60 Report
6 Dec 16:00 Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi   3–2   Levski Sofia 25–21 19–25 25–18 23–25 15–13 107–102 Report
4 Dec 20:00 Stade Poitevin Poitiers   3–0   Saaremaa VC 26–24 25–22 25–21     76–67 Report
6 Dec 19:30 Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn   1–3   SC Caldas da Rainha 25–19 21–25 17–25 21–25   84–94 Report
Golden set Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn   15–12   SC Caldas da Rainha
6 Dec 18:00 Volejbal Brno   1–3   Fonte Bastardo Açores 29–31 25–20 20–25 15–25   89–101 Report
5 Dec 19:00 Stroitel Minsk   3–2   Sporting CP 30–32 22–25 25–19 26–24 15–10 118–110 Report
5 Dec 18:00 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara   3–0   Ziraat Bankası Ankara 25–17 25–23 25–23     75–63 Report
4 Dec 19:00 VCA Amstetten NÖ   0–3   Savo Volley Kuopio 14–25 16–25 16–25     46–75 Report
5 Dec 19:30 Biogas Volley Näfels   3–2   Calcit Volley Kamnik 26–28 25–23 25–19 23–25 15–10 114–105 Report
5 Dec 19:00 Crvena Zvezda Beograd   3–0   Radnik Bijeljina 25–17 25–18 25–18     75–53 Report
5 Dec 20:00 Vero Volley Monza   3–0   Pärnu VK 25–21 25–22 25–19     75–62 Report

8th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Belogorie Belgorod   6–0   Omonia Nicosia 3–0 3–0
S.L. Benfica   6–0   ACS Volei Municipal Zalau 3–0 3–1
Volley Haasrode Leuven   2–4   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 3–2 1–3
Stade Poitevin Poitiers   6–0   Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 3–1 3–0
Fonte Bastardo Açores   6–0   Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 3–0 3–1
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara   3–3   Sporting CP 3–0 0–3 10–15
Savo Volley Kuopio   2–4   Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–2 0–3
Crvena Zvezda Beograd   0–6   Vero Volley Monza 0–3 1–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Dec 19:00 Belogorie Belgorod   3–0   Omonia Nicosia 25–17 25–14 25–11     75–42 Report
18 Dec 20:30 S.L. Benfica   3–0   ACS Volei Municipal Zalau 25–21 26–24 25–20     76–65 Report
19 Dec 20:30 Volley Haasrode Leuven   3–2   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 23–25 25–19 21–25 25–18 15–13 109–100 Report
18 Dec 20:00 Stade Poitevin Poitiers   3–1   Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 23–25 25–19 25–11 25–13   98–68 Report
19 Dec 20:30 Fonte Bastardo Açores   3–0   Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 25–19 25–19 26–24     76–62 Report
19 Dec 18:00 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara   3–0   Sporting CP 26–24 25–21 25–20     76–65 Report
18 Dec 18:30 Savo Volley Kuopio   3–2   Calcit Volley Kamnik 22–25 25–17 24–26 25–23 15–8 111–99 Report
18 Dec 19:00 Crvena Zvezda Beograd   0–3   Vero Volley Monza 17–25 20–25 18–25     55–75 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jan 20:00 Omonia Nicosia   0–3   Belogorie Belgorod 16–25 18–25 16–25     50–75 Report
16 Jan 18:00 ACS Volei Municipal Zalau   1–3   S.L. Benfica 25–23 15–25 19–25 22–25   81–98 Report
17 Jan 19:00 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba   3–1   Volley Haasrode Leuven 17–25 25–21 25–22 25–17   92–85 Report
16 Jan 18:30 Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi   0–3   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 24–26 24–26 18–25     66–77 Report
17 Jan 19:30 Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn   1–3   Fonte Bastardo Açores 25–21 19–25 18–25 20–25   82–96 Report
16 Jan 20:00 Sporting CP   3–0   Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 25–16 25–22 25–20     75–58 Report
Golden set Sporting CP   15–10   Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
16 Jan 20:00 Calcit Volley Kamnik   3–0   Savo Volley Kuopio 25–23 25–15 25–17     75–55 Report
15 Jan 19:00 Vero Volley Monza   3–1   Crvena Zvezda Beograd 25–20 25–27 25–19 25–20   100–86 Report

4th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Belogorie Belgorod   3–3   S.L. Benfica 3–0 0–3 15–12
Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba   3–3   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–0 1–3 13–15
Sporting CP   4–2   Fonte Bastardo Açores 3–0 2–3
Vero Volley Monza   6–0   Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–1 3–0

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jan 19:00 Belogorie Belgorod   3–0   S.L. Benfica 25–22 25–20 29–27     79–69 Report
30 Jan 19:45 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba   3–0   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 25–22 25–18 25–19     75–59 Report
29 Jan 20:00 Sporting CP   3–0   Fonte Bastardo Açores 35–33 25–20 25–22     85–75 Report
29 Jan 19:00 Vero Volley Monza   3–1   Calcit Volley Kamnik 23–25 25–17 25–20 25–18   98–80 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Feb 20:30 S.L. Benfica   3–0   Belogorie Belgorod 25–18 25–23 25–22     75–63 Report
Golden set S.L. Benfica   12–15   Belogorie Belgorod
13 Feb 20:00 Stade Poitevin Poitiers   3–1   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 25–23 30–28 22–25 25–21   102–97 Report
Golden set Stade Poitevin Poitiers   15–13   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
13 Feb 20:30 Fonte Bastardo Açores   3–2   Sporting CP 17–25 22–25 25–23 25–20 15–13 104–106 Report
13 Feb 20:00 Calcit Volley Kamnik   0–3   Vero Volley Monza 25–27 18–25 23–25     66–77 Report


Final phase edit

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Belogorie Belgorod   4–2   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–0 2–3
Vero Volley Monza   4–2   Sporting CP 2–3 3–0

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Feb 19:00 Belogorie Belgorod   3–0   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 25–11 25–23 25–17     75–51 Report
27 Feb 20:30 Vero Volley Monza   2–3   Sporting CP 26–24 25–12 22–25 22–25 8–15 103–101 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Mar 20:00 Stade Poitevin Poitiers   3–2   Belogorie Belgorod 20–25 23–25 25–23 25–23 17–15 110–111 Report
6 Mar 17:00 Sporting CP   0–3   Vero Volley Monza 20–25 23–25 17–25     60–75 Report

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vero Volley Monza   2–4   Belogorie Belgorod 3–2 0–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Mar 20:30 Vero Volley Monza   3–2   Belogorie Belgorod 29–27 22–25 25–23 32–34 15–12 123–121 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Mar 19:00 Belogorie Belgorod   3–0   Vero Volley Monza 27–25 25–19 25–19     77–63 Report

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 European Cups DoL coming up tomorrow!". www.cev.eu. 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ "CEVCup and ChallengeCup draw – 130 teams ready to take to European stage". www.cev.eu. 29 June 2018.

External links edit