2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup was the 42nd edition of the third most important European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.[1]

2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration10 November 2021 – 22 March 2022
Finals
ChampionsFrance Narbonne Volley
Finals MVPArgentina Nicolás Uriarte
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

Participating teams

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Drawing of Lots took place on 25 June 2021 in Luxembourg City.[2]

Rank[3] Country Number of teams Teams
1   Turkey 1 Halkbank Ankara
4   France 1 Narbonne Volley
6   Belgium 1 Tectum Achel
7   Switzerland 2 Volley Schönenwerd, Lausanne UC
8   Romania 1 CSA Steaua București
9   Portugal 2 AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores, Sporting CP
11   Austria 3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, VCA Amstetten NÖ, UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis
12   Greece 2 Panathinaikos AC Athens, PAOK Thessaloniki
13   Bulgaria 2 Levski Sofia, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa
16   Belarus 1 Stroitel Minsk
17   Hungary 2 VRCK Kazincbarcika, Pénzügyőr SE Budapest
18   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Bosna Sarajevo
20   Croatia 1 MOK Mursa Osijek
22   Ukraine 3 Barkom-Kazhany Lviv, Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok, Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv
23   Estonia 2 TalTech, Pärnu VK
24   Israel 2 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba, Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv
25   Serbia 1 OK Niš
26   Slovenia 1 ACH Volley Ljubljana
27   Norway 1 Viking TIF Bergen
28   Cyprus 1 Omonia Nicosia
29   Spain 1 CAI Teruel
30   Kosovo 1 KV Pëja
31   Denmark 2 Gentofte Volley, Middelfart VK
32   Slovakia 2 TJ Spartak Myjava, VKP Bratislava
33   Luxembourg 1 VC Lorentzweiler

Format

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Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd Finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th Finals → 8th Finals → 4th Finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semifinals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 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 round

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32nd Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv   2–4   VCA Amstetten NÖ 1–3 3–2
Middelfart VK   0–6   PAOK Thessaloniki 0–3 0–3
Halkbank Ankara   6–0   Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 3–0 3–0
UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis   4–2   VRCK Kazincbarcika 3–0 2–3
VKP Bratislava   0–6   Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok W.O. W.O.
Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv   5–1   Pärnu VK 3–0 3–2

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 18:00 Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv   1–3   VCA Amstetten NÖ 22–25 33–31 23–25 20–25   98–106 Report
10 Nov 19:30 Middelfart VK   0–3   PAOK Thessaloniki 22–25 19–25 16–25     57–75 Report
17 Nov 17:30 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 25–17 25–15 25–11     75–43 Report
10 Nov 19:00 UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis   3–0   VRCK Kazincbarcika 25–22 25–18 25–12     75–52 Report
18 Nov 19:00 Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv   3–0   Pärnu VK 25–15 25–15 25–22     75–52 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov 19:00 VCA Amstetten NÖ   2–3   Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv 23–25 25–18 25–20 20–25 11–15 104–103 Report
17 Nov 18:00 PAOK Thessaloniki   3–0   Middelfart VK 25–16 25–23 25–21     75–60 Report
18 Nov 15:00 Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa   0–3   Halkbank Ankara 16–25 10–25 13–25     39–75 Report
18 Nov 19:00 VRCK Kazincbarcika   3–2   UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis 23–25 26–24 25–20 22–25 15–11 111–105 Report
19 Nov 19:00 Pärnu VK   2–3   Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv 15–25 15–25 25–20 25–20 10–15 90–105 Report

Main phase

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16th Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Halkbank Ankara   6–0   Bosna Sarajevo 3–0 3–0
Viking TIF Bergen   1–5   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 1–3 2–3
TalTech   4–2   Gentofte Volley 3–0 2–3
UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis   1–5   Volley Schönenwerd 0–3 2–3
Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok   6–0   Pénzügyőr SE Budapest 3–1 3–1
Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv   1–5   Panathinaikos AC Athens 2–3 1–3
TJ Spartak Myjava   3–2   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 3–2 Cancelled
CAI Teruel   5–1   Tectum Achel 3–1 3–2
PAOK Thessaloniki   6–0   MOK Mursa Osijek 3–0 3–0
KV Pëja   0–6   AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 0–3 0–3
ACH Volley Ljubljana   6–0   Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 3–0 3–1
VC Lorentzweiler   0–6   CSA Steaua București 0–3 0–3
Lausanne UC   4–2   Stroitel Minsk 3–2 3–2
VCA Amstetten NÖ   3–3   Levski Sofia 0–3 3–1 16–14
Sporting CP   6–0   OK Niš 3–1 3–1
Omonia Nicosia   1–5   Narbonne Volley 0–3 2–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec 14:00 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   Bosna Sarajevo 25–16 25–15 25–17     75–48 Report
7 Dec 19:00 Viking TIF Bergen   1–3   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 9–25 14–25 25–23 22–25   70–98 Report
30 Nov 19:00 TalTech   3–0   Gentofte Volley 25–18 25–19 25–20     75–57 Report
30 Nov 19:00 UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis   0–3   Volley Schönenwerd 22–25 24–26 17–25     63–76 Report
7 Dec 18:00 Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok   3–1   Pénzügyőr SE Budapest 22–25 25–9 25–20 25–17   97–71 Report
30 Nov 20:40 Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv   2–3   Panathinaikos AC Athens 13–25 25–19 18–25 25–18 11–15 92–102 Report
21 Dec 17:30 TJ Spartak Myjava   3–2   Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 19–25 19–25 25–19 25–18 15–12 103–99 Report
1 Dec 20:00 CAI Teruel   3–1   Tectum Achel 23–25 25–21 25–17 25–21   98–84 Report
1 Dec 19:00 PAOK Thessaloniki   3–0   MOK Mursa Osijek 25–20 25–18 25–23     75–61 Report
1 Dec 18:00 KV Pëja   0–3   AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 20–25 15–25 14–25     49–75 Report
1 Dec 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   3–0   Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 25–14 25–17 25–13     75–44 Report
2 Dec 20:00 VC Lorentzweiler   0–3   CSA Steaua București 16–25 16–25 17–25     49–75 Report
1 Dec 19:00 Lausanne UC   3–2   Stroitel Minsk 12–25 25–23 23–25 26–24 15–10 101–107 Report
7 Dec 18:30 VCA Amstetten NÖ   0–3   Levski Sofia 19–25 18–25 14–25     51–75 Report
30 Nov 20:00 Sporting CP   3–1   OK Niš 25–17 21–25 25–16 25–10   96–68 Report
30 Nov 20:00 Omonia Nicosia   0–3   Narbonne Volley 22–25 19–25 22–25     63–75 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Dec 17:00 Bosna Sarajevo   0–3   Halkbank Ankara 20–25 14–25 15–25     49–75 Report
8 Dec 17:00 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel   3–2   Viking TIF Bergen 25–17 25–13 23–25 23–25 16–14 112–94 Report
1 Dec 19:00 Gentofte Volley   3–2   TalTech 32–30 19–25 25–22 19–25 17–15 112–117 Report
8 Dec 19:30 Volley Schönenwerd   3–2   UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis 24–26 25–19 21–25 26–24 15–12 111–106 Report
8 Dec 18:00 Pénzügyőr SE Budapest   1–3   Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok 23–25 25–20 25–27 23–25   96–97 Report
8 Dec 20:00 Panathinaikos AC Athens   3–1   Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv 25–20 21–25 25–16 31–29   102–90 Report
9 Dec 20:30 Tectum Achel   2–3   CAI Teruel 20–25 17–25 25–12 25–23 11–15 98–100 Report
8 Dec 19:00 MOK Mursa Osijek   0–3   PAOK Thessaloniki 13–25 25–27 19–25     57–77 Report
8 Dec 17:00 AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores   3–0   KV Pëja 25–14 25–14 25–13     75–41 Report
8 Dec 19:00 Barkom-Kazhany Lviv   1–3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–20 27–29 17–25 19–25   88–99 Report
8 Dec 18:00 CSA Steaua București   3–0   VC Lorentzweiler 25–23 25–15 25–13     75–51 Report
7 Dec 19:00 Stroitel Minsk   2–3   Lausanne UC 25–14 25–22 29–31 19–25 13–15 111–107 Report
8 Dec 18:30 Levski Sofia   1–3   VCA Amstetten NÖ 19–25 25–19 23–25 19–25   86–94 Report
Golden set Levski Sofia   14–16   VCA Amstetten NÖ
8 Dec 18:00 OK Niš   1–3   Sporting CP 15–25 19–25 25–16 22–25   81–91 Report
7 Dec 20:00 Narbonne Volley   3–2   Omonia Nicosia 25–11 25–20 21–25 23–25 15–12 109–93 Report

8th Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Halkbank Ankara   6–0   Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel W.O. W.O.
TalTech   3–3   Volley Schönenwerd 3–1 1–3 15–13
Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok   1–5   Panathinaikos AC Athens 1–3 2–3
TJ Spartak Myjava   3–3   CAI Teruel 3–1 1–3 9–15
PAOK Thessaloniki   0–6   AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 1–3 1–3
ACH Volley Ljubljana   6–0   CSA Steaua București 3–1 3–0
Lausanne UC   5–1   VCA Amstetten NÖ 3–2 3–0
Sporting CP   3–3   Narbonne Volley 1–3 3–1 15–17

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jan 20:00 TalTech   3–1   Volley Schönenwerd 22–25 25–21 25–17 25–17   97–80 Report
12 Jan 18:00 Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok   1–3   Panathinaikos AC Athens 24–26 23–25 25–20 22–25   94–96 Report
12 Jan 18:00 TJ Spartak Myjava   3–1   CAI Teruel 20–25 25–20 25–19 25–18   95–82 Report
11 Jan 17:00 PAOK Thessaloniki   1–3   AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 23–25 26–24 23–25 25–27   97–101 Report
12 Jan 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   3–1   CSA Steaua București 26–24 21–25 25–19 25–12   97–80 Report
12 Jan 19:00 Lausanne UC   3–2   VCA Amstetten NÖ 25–21 23–25 25–21 21–25 15–10 109–102 Report
12 Jan 19:30 Sporting CP   1–3   Narbonne Volley 20–25 25–17 22–25 31–33   98–100 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jan 20:00 Volley Schönenwerd   3–1   TalTech 27–25 34–36 25–23 25–15   111–99 Report
Golden set Volley Schönenwerd   13–15   TalTech
18 Jan 20:00 Panathinaikos AC Athens   3–2   Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok 25–17 25–22 23–25 19–25 17–15 109–104 Report
19 Jan 20:00 CAI Teruel   3–1   TJ Spartak Myjava 25–19 22–25 25–20 25–20   97–84 Report
Golden set CAI Teruel   15–9   TJ Spartak Myjava
19 Jan 20:30 AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores   3–1   PAOK Thessaloniki 22–25 25–15 25–18 25–19   97–77 Report
19 Jan 18:00 CSA Steaua București   0–3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 21–25 17–25 15–25     53–75 Report
19 Jan 20:20 VCA Amstetten NÖ   0–3   Lausanne UC 16–25 25–27 23–25     64–77 Report
20 Jan 19:30 Narbonne Volley   1–3   Sporting CP 25–22 24–26 20–25 24–26   93–99 Report
Golden set Narbonne Volley   17–15   Sporting CP

4th Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Halkbank Ankara   6–0   TalTech 3–0 3–0
Panathinaikos AC Athens   3–3   CAI Teruel 3–1 0–3 15–11
AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores   1–5   ACH Volley Ljubljana 2–3 1–3
Lausanne UC   0–6   Narbonne Volley 1–3 1–3

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Feb 17:30 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   TalTech 25–20 25–18 25–17     75–55 Report
2 Feb 17:00 Panathinaikos   3–1   CAI Teruel 29–31 25–19 25–13 25–18   104–81 Report
2 Feb 20:30 AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores   2–3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–23 19–25 26–24 21–25 6–15 97–112 Report
3 Feb 19:00 Lausanne UC   1–3   Narbonne Volley 25–22 21–25 22–25 15–25   83–97 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Feb 15:00 TalTech   0–3   Halkbank Ankara 15–25 23–25 21–25     59–75 Report
9 Feb 20:00 CAI Teruel   3–0   Panathinaikos 25–21 25–21 25–20     75–62 Report
Golden set CAI Teruel   11–15   Panathinaikos
9 Feb 18:00 ACH Volley Ljubljana   3–1   AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 25–9 27–29 25–22 25–21   102–81 Report
9 Feb 19:30 Narbonne Volley   3–1   Lausanne UC 25–22 23–25 25–19 25–18   98–84 Report

Final phase

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Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Halkbank Ankara   5–1   Panathinaikos AC Athens 3–0 3–2
ACH Volley Ljubljana   3–3   Narbonne Volley 2–3 3–2 9–15

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Feb 17:30 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   Panathinaikos AC Athens 25–22 25–20 25–21     75–63 Report
24 Feb 17:30 ACH Volley Ljubljana   2–3   Narbonne Volley 23–25 22–25 30–28 25–16 10–15 110–109 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Mar 20:00 Panathinaikos AC Athens   2–3   Halkbank Ankara 19–25 22–25 30–28 25–17 18–20 114–115 Report
1 Mar 19:00 Narbonne Volley   2–3   ACH Volley Ljubljana 25–17 25–17 28–30 18–25 13–15 109–104 Report
Golden set Narbonne Volley   15–9   ACH Volley Ljubljana

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Halkbank Ankara   3–3   Narbonne Volley 3–0 1–3 19–21

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Mar 17:00 Halkbank Ankara   3–0   Narbonne Volley 25–20 25–22 25–23     75–65 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Mar 19:30 Narbonne Volley   3–1   Halkbank Ankara 25–22 22–25 25–23 25–19   97–89 Report
Golden set Narbonne Volley   21–19   Halkbank Ankara

Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ "197 teams sign up for European Cups 2022!". CEV. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "European Cups 2022 Drawing of Lots offers insight into early season matchups". CEV. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Challenge Cup 2022 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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