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

Participating teams
Rank[4]CountryNumber of teamsTeams
2 Italy1Allianz Powervolley Milano
3 Turkey2Tokat Belediye Plevne (BVA Cup winner),[5] Spor Toto SC Ankara
4 France2Montpellier Castelnau UC, Rennes Volley 35
5 Belgium1BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven
6 Czech Republic2Kladno Volejbal cz, VK ČEZ Karlovarsko
7  Switzerland2Lindaren Volley Luzern, Volley Schönenwerd
9 Romania2ACS Volei Municipal Zalău, S.C.M. "U" Craiova
11 Austria3UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I.
12 Netherlands1SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen
13 Israel1Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
15 Belarus1Stroitel Minsk
17 Cyprus1Omonia Nicosia
18 Portugal2Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP
20 Croatia1Mladost Ribola Kaštela
21 Bulgaria1Hebar Pazardzhik
22 Slovakia1VKP SPU Nitra
22 Slovenia1Calcit Volley Kamnik
24 Estonia2Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC
25 Denmark1Gentofte Volley
27 Kosovo1K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj
28 Poland1Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
30 Montenegro1Budućnost Podgorica
31 Hungary3Fino Kaposvar, Pénzügyőr Budapest, VRC Kazincbarcika
32 Spain1Unicaja Costa de Almeria
34 Albania2Erzeni, Partizani
35 Luxembourg1CHEV Diekirch
51 North Macedonia1Vardar Skopje
55 Sweden1Linköpings VC

Format

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

2nd round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Linköpings VC Sweden 1–5 Estonia Pärnu VK 1–3 2–3
Lindaren Volley Luzern Switzerland 4–2 Luxembourg CHEV Diekirch 3–1 2–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal 0–6 France Rennes Volley 35 0–3 1–3
Fino Kaposvar Hungary 6–0 Austria UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. 3–1 3–1
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel Austria 3–3 Romania S.C.M. "U" Craiova 3–1 0–311–15
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic 6–0 North Macedonia Vardar Skopje 3–0 3–1
Tokat Belediye Plevne Turkey 5–1 Hungary VRC Kazincbarcika 3–0 3–2
Partizani Albania 0–6 Albania Erzeni 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov19:00Linköpings VC Sweden1–3Estonia Pärnu VK19–2525–1421–2526–28 91–92Report
13 Nov19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern Switzerland3–1Luxembourg CHEV Diekirch23–2527–2525–2225–18 100–90Report
13 Nov20:30Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal0–3France Rennes Volley 3518–2522–2523–25  63–75Report
7 Nov18:00Fino Kaposvar Hungary3–1Austria UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I.25–2123–2525–2025–11 98–77Report
12 Nov19:00Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel Austria3–1Romania S.C.M. "U" Craiova29–2725–1716–2525–22 95–91Report
13 Nov18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic3–0North Macedonia Vardar Skopje25–1125–2025–19  75–50Report
13 Nov19:00Tokat Belediye Plevne Turkey3–0Hungary VRC Kazincbarcika25–1725–1225–16  75–45Report
13 Nov18:00Partizani Albania0–3Albania Erzeni20–2515–2520–25  55–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Nov19:00Pärnu VK Estonia3–2Sweden Linköpings VC25–1825–2220–2512–2515–1097–100Report
28 Nov19:30CHEV Diekirch Luxembourg3–2Switzerland Lindaren Volley Luzern24–2624–2625–1726–2415–9114–102Report
27 Nov20:00Rennes Volley 35 France3–1Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores29–2725–2321–2525–22 100–97Report
27 Nov19:00UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. Austria1–3Hungary Fino Kaposvar20–2525–1622–2522–25 89–91Report
27 Nov18:00S.C.M. "U" Craiova Romania3–0Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel25–1925–2225–19  75–60Report
Golden set S.C.M. "U" Craiova Romania 15–11 Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
27 Nov19:00Vardar Skopje North Macedonia1–3Czech Republic VK ČEZ Karlovarsko25–2118–2517–2515–25 75–96Report
27 Nov19:00VRC Kazincbarcika Hungary2–3Turkey Tokat Belediye Plevne25–1927–2516–2523–2513–15104–109Report
4 Dec19:00Erzeni Albania3–0Albania Partizani25–1625–1926–24  76–59Report
  • 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

16th finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Erzeni Albania 0–6 Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano 0–3 0–3
Pärnu VK Estonia 3–3 Croatia Mladost Ribola Kaštela 3–1 1–315–17
Saaremaa VC Estonia 6–0 Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 3–1 3–0
Unicaja Costa de Almeria Spain 5–1 Austria UVC Holding Graz 3–0 3–2
S.C.M. "U" Craiova Romania 1–5 Czech Republic Kladno Volejbal cz 2–3 0–3
Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia 3–3 Portugal Sporting CP 3–1 0–38–15
Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary 6–0 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 3–0 3–0
Tokat Belediye Plevne Turkey 0–6 Belgium BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 0–3 1–3
Lindaren Volley Luzern Switzerland 0–6 France Montpellier Castelnau UC 0–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvar Hungary 0–6 Netherlands SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 1–3 0–3
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 2–4 Slovakia VKP SPU Nitra 3–2 0–3
Rennes Volley 35 France 6–0 Switzerland Volley Schönenwerd 3–0 3–0
Gentofte Volley Denmark 2–4 Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–2 0–3
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic 6–0 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 3–1 3–0
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie Poland 5–1 Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik 3–0 3–2
K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj Kosovo 0–6 Turkey Spor Toto SC Ankara 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Dec20:00Erzeni Albania0–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano9–2515–257–25  31–75Report
12 Dec19:00Pärnu VK Estonia3–1Croatia Mladost Ribola Kaštela25–1817–2525–1025–23 92–76Report
11 Dec19:00Saaremaa VC Estonia3–1Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba25–1823–2525–2325–16 98–82Report
11 Dec20:30Unicaja Costa de Almeria Spain3–0Austria UVC Holding Graz25–2225–2325–11  75–56Report
10 Dec18:00S.C.M. "U" Craiova Romania2–3Czech Republic Kladno Volejbal cz25–2025–2725–1422–2511–15108–101Report
11 Dec20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia3–1Portugal Sporting CP25–1825–1523–2525–20 98–78Report
10 Dec19:00Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary3–0Cyprus Omonia Nicosia25–1925–2325–15  75–57Report
10 Dec19:00Tokat Belediye Plevne Turkey0–3Belgium BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven25–2716–2523–25  64–77Report
11 Dec19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern Switzerland0–3France Montpellier Castelnau UC19–2525–279–25  53–77Report
11 Dec18:00Fino Kaposvar Hungary1–3Netherlands SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen25–1820–2526–2822–25 93–96Report
12 Dec19:00Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro3–2Slovakia VKP SPU Nitra25–1719–2521–2525–2015–12105–99Report
11 Dec20:00Rennes Volley 35 France3–0Switzerland Volley Schönenwerd25–1625–1525–17  75–48Report
11 Dec19:00Gentofte Volley Denmark3–2Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalău25–1425–2217–2523–2515–12105–98Report
10 Dec18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic3–1Belarus Stroitel Minsk16–2525–1925–2025–20 91–84Report
11 Dec17:30Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie Poland3–0Bulgaria Hebar Pazardzhik25–2125–2125–18  75–60Report
12 Dec19:00K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj Kosovo0–3Turkey Spor Toto SC Ankara11–2515–2513–25  39–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Dec20:00Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy3–0Albania Erzeni25–1425–1125–21  75–46Report
18 Dec18:00Mladost Ribola Kaštela Croatia3–1Estonia Pärnu VK23–2525–2325–1925–21 98–88Report
Golden set Mladost Ribola Kaštela Croatia 17–15 Estonia Pärnu VK
17 Dec19:00Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba Israel0–3Estonia Saaremaa VC22–2523–2517–25  62–75Report
18 Dec19:00UVC Holding Graz Austria2–3Spain Unicaja Costa de Almeria25–2322–2523–2525–2110–15105–109Report
18 Dec19:00Kladno Volejbal cz Czech Republic3–0Romania S.C.M. "U" Craiova25–1725–2325–15  75–55Report
17 Dec20:00Sporting CP Portugal3–0Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik25–1825–1725–22  75–57Report
Golden set Sporting CP Portugal 15–8 Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik
11 Dec19:00Omonia Nicosia Cyprus0–3Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest11–2517–2516–25  44–75Report
17 Dec20:30BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium3–1Turkey Tokat Belediye Plevne25–1924–2625–2225–23 99–90Report
18 Dec20:00Montpellier Castelnau UC France3–0Switzerland Lindaren Volley Luzern25–2025–1825–13  75–51Report
19 Dec19:30SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen Netherlands3–0Hungary Fino Kaposvar25–2025–1925–22  75–61Report
18 Dec18:00VKP SPU Nitra Slovakia3–0Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica25–1825–1425–14  75–46Report
18 Dec19:30Volley Schönenwerd Switzerland0–3France Rennes Volley 3518–2517–2517–25  52–75Report
18 Dec18:00ACS Volei Municipal Zalău Romania3–0Denmark Gentofte Volley25–2025–2025–19  75–59Report
18 Dec18:30Stroitel Minsk Belarus0–3Czech Republic VK ČEZ Karlovarsko19–2513–2518–25  50–75Report
18 Dec18:30Hebar Pazardzhik Bulgaria2–3Poland Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie21–2525–1825–2020–259–15100–103Report
17 Dec18:00Spor Toto SC Ankara Turkey3–0Kosovo K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj25–1125–1125–19  75–41Report

8th finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Mladost Ribola Kaštela Croatia 0–6 Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano 0–3 0–3
Saaremaa VC Estonia 4–2 Spain Unicaja Costa de Almeria 2–3 3–1
Kladno Volejbal cz Czech Republic 2–4 Portugal Sporting CP 0–3 3–2
Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary 3–3 Belgium BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 3–1 1–315–12
Montpellier Castelnau UC France 6–0 Netherlands SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 3–0 3–1
Rennes Volley 35 France 6–0 Slovakia VKP SPU Nitra 3–0 3–1
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic 6–0 Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–0 3–1
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie Poland 3–3 Turkey Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–0 1–313–15

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jan18:00Mladost Ribola Kaštela Croatia0–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano19–2520–2520–25  59–75Report
29 Jan19:00Saaremaa VC Estonia2–3Spain Unicaja Costa de Almeria25–2321–2525–2326–2813–15110–114Report
29 Jan18:00Kladno Volejbal cz Czech Republic0–3Portugal Sporting CP25–2717–2523–25  65–77Report
29 Jan15:00Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary3–1Belgium BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven26–2425–2318–2525–14 94–86Report
29 Jan20:00Montpellier Castelnau UC France3–0Netherlands SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen25–1726–2425–21  76–62Report
12 Feb20:00Rennes Volley 35 France3–0Slovakia VKP SPU Nitra25–1825–1725–21  75–56Report
29 Jan18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic3–0Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalău25–1525–2025–20  75–55Report
29 Jan18:00Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie Poland3–0Turkey Spor Toto SC Ankara25–1325–1125–19  75–43Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Feb20:00Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy3–0Croatia Mladost Ribola Kaštela25–2225–1425–16  75–52Report
13 Feb20:30Unicaja Costa de Almeria Spain1–3Estonia Saaremaa VC20–2519–2525–1916–25 80–94Report
11 Feb20:00Sporting CP Portugal2–3Czech Republic Kladno Volejbal cz25–2023–2525–1514–2512–1599–100Report
12 Feb20:30BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium3–1Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest26–2425–2325–2735–33 111–107Report
Golden set BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium 12–15 Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest
12 Feb20:00SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen Netherlands1–3France Montpellier Castelnau UC20–2525–2214–2526–28 85–100Report
29 Jan18:00VKP SPU Nitra Slovakia1–3France Rennes Volley 3518–2525–2220–2521–25 84–97Report
12 Feb18:00ACS Volei Municipal Zalău Romania1–3Czech Republic VK ČEZ Karlovarsko20–2520–2525–1923–25 88–94Report
12 Feb18:00Spor Toto SC Ankara Turkey3–1Poland Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie25–1821–2525–2125–22 96–86Report
Golden set Spor Toto SC Ankara Turkey 15–13 Poland Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie

4th finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy 6–0 Estonia Saaremaa VC 3–1 3–0
Sporting CP Portugal 5–1 Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest 3–0 3–2
Rennes Volley 35 France 6–0 France Montpellier Castelnau UC 3–0 3–0
Spor Toto SC Ankara Turkey 3–3 Czech Republic VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–0 1–315–12

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Mar18:00Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy3–1Estonia Saaremaa VC21–2525–2225–2125–18 96–86Report
5 Mar20:00Sporting CP Portugal3–0Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest25–1825–1825–21  75–57Report
26 Feb20:00Rennes Volley 35 France3–0France Montpellier Castelnau UC25–1925–1925–22  75–60Report
25 Feb18:00Spor Toto SC Ankara Turkey3–0Czech Republic VK ČEZ Karlovarsko25–2225–1925–19  75–60Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Mar19:00Saaremaa VC Estonia0–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano21–2518–2523–25  62–75Report
25 Feb19:00Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary2–3Portugal Sporting CP18–2525–2225–1922–258–1598–106Report
4 Mar20:00Montpellier Castelnau UC France0–3France Rennes Volley 3517–2512–2521–25  50–75Report
4 Mar18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic3–1Turkey Spor Toto SC Ankara25–2131–3325–2125–23 106–98Report
Golden set VK ČEZ Karlovarsko Czech Republic 12–15 Turkey Spor Toto SC Ankara

References
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