2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup was the 40th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament. 40 teams from 28 countries were participating in the competition.[1][2] The tournament has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration7 November 2019 – 5 March 2020
Finals
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

Participating teams edit

Rank[4] Country Number of teams Teams
2   Italy 1 Allianz Powervolley Milano
3   Turkey 2 Tokat Belediye Plevne (BVA Cup winner),[5] Spor Toto SC Ankara
4   France 2 Montpellier Castelnau UC, Rennes Volley 35
5   Belgium 1 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven
6   Czech Republic 2 Kladno Volejbal cz, VK ČEZ Karlovarsko
7   Switzerland 2 Lindaren Volley Luzern, Volley Schönenwerd
9   Romania 2 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău, S.C.M. "U" Craiova
11   Austria 3 UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I.
12   Netherlands 1 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen
13   Israel 1 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
15   Belarus 1 Stroitel Minsk
17   Cyprus 1 Omonia Nicosia
18   Portugal 2 Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP
20   Croatia 1 Mladost Ribola Kaštela
21   Bulgaria 1 Hebar Pazardzhik
22   Slovakia 1 VKP SPU Nitra
22   Slovenia 1 Calcit Volley Kamnik
24   Estonia 2 Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC
25   Denmark 1 Gentofte Volley
27   Kosovo 1 K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj
28   Poland 1 Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
30   Montenegro 1 Budućnost Podgorica
31   Hungary 3 Fino Kaposvar, Pénzügyőr Budapest, VRC Kazincbarcika
32   Spain 1 Unicaja Costa de Almeria
34   Albania 2 Erzeni, Partizani
35   Luxembourg 1 CHEV Diekirch
51   North Macedonia 1 Vardar Skopje
55   Sweden 1 Linköpings VC

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
Linköpings VC   1–5   Pärnu VK 1–3 2–3
Lindaren Volley Luzern   4–2   CHEV Diekirch 3–1 2–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores   0–6   Rennes Volley 35 0–3 1–3
Fino Kaposvar   6–0   UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. 3–1 3–1
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel   3–3   S.C.M. "U" Craiova 3–1 0–3 11–15
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   6–0   Vardar Skopje 3–0 3–1
Tokat Belediye Plevne   5–1   VRC Kazincbarcika 3–0 3–2
Partizani   0–6   Erzeni 0–3 0–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov 19:00 Linköpings VC   1–3   Pärnu VK 19–25 25–14 21–25 26–28   91–92 Report
13 Nov 19:30 Lindaren Volley Luzern   3–1   CHEV Diekirch 23–25 27–25 25–22 25–18   100–90 Report
13 Nov 20:30 Fonte Bastardo Açores   0–3   Rennes Volley 35 18–25 22–25 23–25     63–75 Report
7 Nov 18:00 Fino Kaposvar   3–1   UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. 25–21 23–25 25–20 25–11   98–77 Report
12 Nov 19:00 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel   3–1   S.C.M. "U" Craiova 29–27 25–17 16–25 25–22   95–91 Report
13 Nov 18:00 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   3–0   Vardar Skopje 25–11 25–20 25–19     75–50 Report
13 Nov 19:00 Tokat Belediye Plevne   3–0   VRC Kazincbarcika 25–17 25–12 25–16     75–45 Report
13 Nov 18:00 Partizani   0–3   Erzeni 20–25 15–25 20–25     55–75 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Nov 19:00 Pärnu VK   3–2   Linköpings VC 25–18 25–22 20–25 12–25 15–10 97–100 Report
28 Nov 19:30 CHEV Diekirch   3–2   Lindaren Volley Luzern 24–26 24–26 25–17 26–24 15–9 114–102 Report
27 Nov 20:00 Rennes Volley 35   3–1   Fonte Bastardo Açores 29–27 25–23 21–25 25–22   100–97 Report
27 Nov 19:00 UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I.   1–3   Fino Kaposvar 20–25 25–16 22–25 22–25   89–91 Report
27 Nov 18:00 S.C.M. "U" Craiova   3–0   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 25–19 25–22 25–19     75–60 Report
Golden set S.C.M. "U" Craiova   15–11   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
27 Nov 19:00 Vardar Skopje   1–3   VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–21 18–25 17–25 15–25   75–96 Report
27 Nov 19:00 VRC Kazincbarcika   2–3   Tokat Belediye Plevne 25–19 27–25 16–25 23–25 13–15 104–109 Report
4 Dec 19:00 Erzeni   3–0   Partizani 25–16 25–19 26–24     76–59 Report
  • The match between Erzeni and Partizani has been postponed from 27 November to 4 December due to an earthquake that occurred in Albania[6]

Main phase edit

16th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Erzeni   0–6   Allianz Powervolley Milano 0–3 0–3
Pärnu VK   3–3   Mladost Ribola Kaštela 3–1 1–3 15–17
Saaremaa VC   6–0   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 3–1 3–0
Unicaja Costa de Almeria   5–1   UVC Holding Graz 3–0 3–2
S.C.M. "U" Craiova   1–5   Kladno Volejbal cz 2–3 0–3
Calcit Volley Kamnik   3–3   Sporting CP 3–1 0–3 8–15
Pénzügyőr Budapest   6–0   Omonia Nicosia 3–0 3–0
Tokat Belediye Plevne   0–6   BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 0–3 1–3
Lindaren Volley Luzern   0–6   Montpellier Castelnau UC 0–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvar   0–6   SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 1–3 0–3
Budućnost Podgorica   2–4   VKP SPU Nitra 3–2 0–3
Rennes Volley 35   6–0   Volley Schönenwerd 3–0 3–0
Gentofte Volley   2–4   ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–2 0–3
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   6–0   Stroitel Minsk 3–1 3–0
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie   5–1   Hebar Pazardzhik 3–0 3–2
K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj   0–6   Spor Toto SC Ankara 0–3 0–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Dec 20:00 Erzeni   0–3   Allianz Powervolley Milano 9–25 15–25 7–25     31–75 Report
12 Dec 19:00 Pärnu VK   3–1   Mladost Ribola Kaštela 25–18 17–25 25–10 25–23   92–76 Report
11 Dec 19:00 Saaremaa VC   3–1   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 25–18 23–25 25–23 25–16   98–82 Report
11 Dec 20:30 Unicaja Costa de Almeria   3–0   UVC Holding Graz 25–22 25–23 25–11     75–56 Report
10 Dec 18:00 S.C.M. "U" Craiova   2–3   Kladno Volejbal cz 25–20 25–27 25–14 22–25 11–15 108–101 Report
11 Dec 20:00 Calcit Volley Kamnik   3–1   Sporting CP 25–18 25–15 23–25 25–20   98–78 Report
10 Dec 19:00 Pénzügyőr Budapest   3–0   Omonia Nicosia 25–19 25–23 25–15     75–57 Report
10 Dec 19:00 Tokat Belediye Plevne   0–3   BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 25–27 16–25 23–25     64–77 Report
11 Dec 19:30 Lindaren Volley Luzern   0–3   Montpellier Castelnau UC 19–25 25–27 9–25     53–77 Report
11 Dec 18:00 Fino Kaposvar   1–3   SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 25–18 20–25 26–28 22–25   93–96 Report
12 Dec 19:00 Budućnost Podgorica   3–2   VKP SPU Nitra 25–17 19–25 21–25 25–20 15–12 105–99 Report
11 Dec 20:00 Rennes Volley 35   3–0   Volley Schönenwerd 25–16 25–15 25–17     75–48 Report
11 Dec 19:00 Gentofte Volley   3–2   ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 25–14 25–22 17–25 23–25 15–12 105–98 Report
10 Dec 18:00 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   3–1   Stroitel Minsk 16–25 25–19 25–20 25–20   91–84 Report
11 Dec 17:30 Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie   3–0   Hebar Pazardzhik 25–21 25–21 25–18     75–60 Report
12 Dec 19:00 K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj   0–3   Spor Toto SC Ankara 11–25 15–25 13–25     39–75 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Dec 20:00 Allianz Powervolley Milano   3–0   Erzeni 25–14 25–11 25–21     75–46 Report
18 Dec 18:00 Mladost Ribola Kaštela   3–1   Pärnu VK 23–25 25–23 25–19 25–21   98–88 Report
Golden set Mladost Ribola Kaštela   17–15   Pärnu VK
17 Dec 19:00 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba   0–3   Saaremaa VC 22–25 23–25 17–25     62–75 Report
18 Dec 19:00 UVC Holding Graz   2–3   Unicaja Costa de Almeria 25–23 22–25 23–25 25–21 10–15 105–109 Report
18 Dec 19:00 Kladno Volejbal cz   3–0   S.C.M. "U" Craiova 25–17 25–23 25–15     75–55 Report
17 Dec 20:00 Sporting CP   3–0   Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–18 25–17 25–22     75–57 Report
Golden set Sporting CP   15–8   Calcit Volley Kamnik
11 Dec 19:00 Omonia Nicosia   0–3   Pénzügyőr Budapest 11–25 17–25 16–25     44–75 Report
17 Dec 20:30 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven   3–1   Tokat Belediye Plevne 25–19 24–26 25–22 25–23   99–90 Report
18 Dec 20:00 Montpellier Castelnau UC   3–0   Lindaren Volley Luzern 25–20 25–18 25–13     75–51 Report
19 Dec 19:30 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen   3–0   Fino Kaposvar 25–20 25–19 25–22     75–61 Report
18 Dec 18:00 VKP SPU Nitra   3–0   Budućnost Podgorica 25–18 25–14 25–14     75–46 Report
18 Dec 19:30 Volley Schönenwerd   0–3   Rennes Volley 35 18–25 17–25 17–25     52–75 Report
18 Dec 18:00 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău   3–0   Gentofte Volley 25–20 25–20 25–19     75–59 Report
18 Dec 18:30 Stroitel Minsk   0–3   VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 19–25 13–25 18–25     50–75 Report
18 Dec 18:30 Hebar Pazardzhik   2–3   Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 21–25 25–18 25–20 20–25 9–15 100–103 Report
17 Dec 18:00 Spor Toto SC Ankara   3–0   K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj 25–11 25–11 25–19     75–41 Report

8th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Mladost Ribola Kaštela   0–6   Allianz Powervolley Milano 0–3 0–3
Saaremaa VC   4–2   Unicaja Costa de Almeria 2–3 3–1
Kladno Volejbal cz   2–4   Sporting CP 0–3 3–2
Pénzügyőr Budapest   3–3   BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 3–1 1–3 15–12
Montpellier Castelnau UC   6–0   SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 3–0 3–1
Rennes Volley 35   6–0   VKP SPU Nitra 3–0 3–1
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   6–0   ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–0 3–1
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie   3–3   Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–0 1–3 13–15

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jan 18:00 Mladost Ribola Kaštela   0–3   Allianz Powervolley Milano 19–25 20–25 20–25     59–75 Report
29 Jan 19:00 Saaremaa VC   2–3   Unicaja Costa de Almeria 25–23 21–25 25–23 26–28 13–15 110–114 Report
29 Jan 18:00 Kladno Volejbal cz   0–3   Sporting CP 25–27 17–25 23–25     65–77 Report
29 Jan 15:00 Pénzügyőr Budapest   3–1   BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 26–24 25–23 18–25 25–14   94–86 Report
29 Jan 20:00 Montpellier Castelnau UC   3–0   SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 25–17 26–24 25–21     76–62 Report
12 Feb 20:00 Rennes Volley 35   3–0   VKP SPU Nitra 25–18 25–17 25–21     75–56 Report
29 Jan 18:00 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   3–0   ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 25–15 25–20 25–20     75–55 Report
29 Jan 18:00 Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie   3–0   Spor Toto SC Ankara 25–13 25–11 25–19     75–43 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Feb 20:00 Allianz Powervolley Milano   3–0   Mladost Ribola Kaštela 25–22 25–14 25–16     75–52 Report
13 Feb 20:30 Unicaja Costa de Almeria   1–3   Saaremaa VC 20–25 19–25 25–19 16–25   80–94 Report
11 Feb 20:00 Sporting CP   2–3   Kladno Volejbal cz 25–20 23–25 25–15 14–25 12–15 99–100 Report
12 Feb 20:30 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven   3–1   Pénzügyőr Budapest 26–24 25–23 25–27 35–33   111–107 Report
Golden set BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven   12–15   Pénzügyőr Budapest
12 Feb 20:00 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen   1–3   Montpellier Castelnau UC 20–25 25–22 14–25 26–28   85–100 Report
29 Jan 18:00 VKP SPU Nitra   1–3   Rennes Volley 35 18–25 25–22 20–25 21–25   84–97 Report
12 Feb 18:00 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău   1–3   VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 20–25 20–25 25–19 23–25   88–94 Report
12 Feb 18:00 Spor Toto SC Ankara   3–1   Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 25–18 21–25 25–21 25–22   96–86 Report
Golden set Spor Toto SC Ankara   15–13   Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie

4th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Allianz Powervolley Milano   6–0   Saaremaa VC 3–1 3–0
Sporting CP   5–1   Pénzügyőr Budapest 3–0 3–2
Rennes Volley 35   6–0   Montpellier Castelnau UC 3–0 3–0
Spor Toto SC Ankara   3–3   VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–0 1–3 15–12

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Mar 18:00 Allianz Powervolley Milano   3–1   Saaremaa VC 21–25 25–22 25–21 25–18   96–86 Report
5 Mar 20:00 Sporting CP   3–0   Pénzügyőr Budapest 25–18 25–18 25–21     75–57 Report
26 Feb 20:00 Rennes Volley 35   3–0   Montpellier Castelnau UC 25–19 25–19 25–22     75–60 Report
25 Feb 18:00 Spor Toto SC Ankara   3–0   VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–22 25–19 25–19     75–60 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Mar 19:00 Saaremaa VC   0–3   Allianz Powervolley Milano 21–25 18–25 23–25     62–75 Report
25 Feb 19:00 Pénzügyőr Budapest   2–3   Sporting CP 18–25 25–22 25–19 22–25 8–15 98–106 Report
4 Mar 20:00 Montpellier Castelnau UC   0–3   Rennes Volley 35 17–25 12–25 21–25     50–75 Report
4 Mar 18:00 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   3–1   Spor Toto SC Ankara 25–21 31–33 25–21 25–23   106–98 Report
Golden set VK ČEZ Karlovarsko   12–15   Spor Toto SC Ankara

References edit

  1. ^ "CEV confirms entries for CEV Cup and Challenge Cup". www.cev.eu. 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "CEV Cup and Challenge Cup draw – Who plays who". www.cev.eu. 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "CEV launch historic € 11.5 million 'Marshall Plan' to support European Volleyball family". www.cev.eu. 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 CEV European Cups Ranking List – CHC Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Tokat Bld. Plevne crowned as champion of the 2019 BVA Cup – Men". www.balkanvolleyball.org. 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "CHALLENGE CUP M: Earthquake postpones duel of two Albanian teams, Craiova go to 16th finals via Golden Set". www.worldofvolley.com. 27 November 2019.

External links edit