2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup

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
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration8 October 2020 – 24 March 2021
Finals
ChampionsItaly Allianz Powervolley Milano
  Runners-upTurkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Finals MVPFrance Jean Patry

Participating teams
Rank[2]CountryNumber of teamsTeams
1 Turkey2Halkbank Ankara (BVA Cup winner),[3] Ziraat Bankası Ankara
3 Italy1Allianz Powervolley Milano
4 France2AS Cannes, Nantes Rezé Métropole
5 Czech Republic1VK Lvi Praha
7  Switzerland2Lausanne UC, Lindaren Volley Luzern
8 Portugal3Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP, Sport Lisboa e Benfica
9 Bulgaria1Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa
11 Austria3UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile Ried
12 Finland1Tiikerit Kokkola
14 Romania1Dinamo București
15 Israel1Hapoel Kfar Saba
16 Serbia1OK Partizan Beograd
18 Germany1Helios Grizzlys Giesen
19 Norway1TIF Viking Bergen
20 Slovenia1Calcit Volley Kamnik
23 Cyprus1Omonia Nicosia
26 Ukraine2Barkom-Kazhany Lviv, Epicentr-Podoliany
27 Hungary1VRCK Kazincbarcika
29 Estonia2Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VK
46 Latvia2Jēkabpils Lūši, RTU-R Jurmala
50 North Macedonia2GIO Strumica, Vardar Skopje
55 Sweden1Sollentuna VK

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 leg
UVC Holding Graz Austria 0–6 Turkey Halkbank Ankara 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct19:00UVC Holding Graz Austria0–3Turkey Halkbank Ankara16–2526–2821–25  63–78Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Oct17:30Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–0Austria UVC Holding Graz25–1725–1625–13  75–46Report

Main phase

16th finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Halkbank Ankara Turkey 6–0 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–1 3–0
VRCK Kazincbarcika Hungary W.O. Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica Cancelled Cancelled
Sollentuna VK Sweden W.O. Norway TIF Viking Bergen Cancelled Cancelled
AS Cannes France 2–1 France Nantes Rezé Métropole Cancelled 3–2
Barkom-Kazhany Lviv Ukraine 1–2 Romania Dinamo București 2–3 Cancelled
UVC Weberzeile Ried Austria 0–6 Bulgaria Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0–3 0–3
Vardar Skopje North Macedonia 0–6 Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 0–3
Jēkabpils Lūši Latvia W.O. Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano Cancelled Cancelled
Epicentr-Podoliany Ukraine W.O. Serbia OK Partizan Beograd Cancelled Cancelled
Saaremaa VK Estonia W.O. Switzerland Lausanne UC Cancelled Cancelled
Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal 4–2 Germany Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3–0 2–3
RTU-R Jurmala Latvia W.O. Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha Cancelled Cancelled
Pärnu VK Estonia W.O. Finland Tiikerit Kokkola Cancelled Cancelled
Lindaren Volley Luzern Switzerland 0–3 Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 0–3 Cancelled
GIO Strumica North Macedonia 0–3 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 0–3 Cancelled
Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal 2–4 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 1–3 3–2

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov17:30Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–1Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba28–2625–1919–2525–17 97–87Report
4 Nov19:00Barkom-Kazhany Lviv Ukraine2–3Romania Dinamo București25–2225–1921–2522–259–15102–106Report
10 Oct18:00UVC Weberzeile Ried Austria0–3Bulgaria Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa21–2516–2516–25  53–75Report
17 Nov20:00Vardar Skopje North Macedonia0–3Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik12–2515–2517–25  44–75Report
3 Nov20:00Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal3–0Germany Helios Grizzlys Giesen25–2025–2225–23  75–65Report
4 Nov19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern Switzerland0–3Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel18–2521–2519–25  58–75Report
2 Nov18:00GIO Strumica North Macedonia0–3Cyprus Omonia Nicosia20–2519–2518–25  57–75Report
13 Nov19:00Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal3–2Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–2321–2527–2522–2515–9110–107Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Nov17:30Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel0–3Turkey Halkbank Ankara27–2923–2524–26  74–80Report
11 Nov18:00Nantes Rezé Métropole France2–3France AS Cannes25–2018–2525–2028–3013–15109–110Report
11 Oct18:00Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa Bulgaria3–0Austria UVC Weberzeile Ried25–2325–2125–21  75–65Report
18 Nov20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia3–0North Macedonia Vardar Skopje25–1625–1725–17  75–50Report
10 Nov19:00Helios Grizzlys Giesen Germany3–2Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa25–2221–2522–2525–1815–12108–102Report
11 Nov19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey3–1Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores25–2323–2525–1825–21 98–87Report

8th finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Halkbank Ankara Turkey 3–1 Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sollentuna VK Sweden 0–3 France AS Cannes
Dinamo București Romania 3–0 Bulgaria Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa
Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia 0–3 Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano
Epicentr-Podoliany Ukraine 3–2 Estonia Saaremaa VK
Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal 1–3 Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha
Pärnu VK Estonia W.O. Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus W.O. Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara

Group A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Dec16:00Sollentuna VK Sweden0–3France AS Cannes20–2518–2518–25  56–75Report
15 Dec19:00Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–1Portugal Sport Lisboa e Benfica21–2525–1825–1625–21 96–80Report

Group B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec16:00Dinamo București Romania3–0Bulgaria Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa25–2225–1925–22  75–63Report
8 Dec19:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia0–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano19–2518–2516–25  53–75Report

Group C
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec16:00Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal1–3Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha25–2124–2623–2515–25 87–97Report
8 Dec19:00Epicentr-Podoliany Ukraine3–2Estonia Saaremaa VC25–2020–2525–2223–2515–13108–105Report

4th finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Halkbank Ankara Turkey 3–1 France AS Cannes
Dinamo București Romania 0–3 Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano
Epicentr-Podoliany Ukraine 0–3 Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha
Pärnu VK Estonia W.O. Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara

Group A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Dec17:30Halkbank Ankara Turkey3–1France AS Cannes25–1825–2122–2525–19 97–83Report

Group B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Dec18:00Dinamo București Romania0–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano18–2522–2519–25  59–75Report

Group C
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Dec18:00Epicentr-Podoliany Ukraine0–3Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha17–2522–2522–25  61–75Report

Final phase

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Halkbank Ankara Turkey 0–6 Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano 1–3 0–3
VK Lvi Praha Czech Republic 3–3 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–0 1–312–15

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Feb17:30Halkbank Ankara Turkey1–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano25–2222–2518–2513–25 78–97Report
24 Feb17:10VK Lvi Praha Czech Republic3–0Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–2225–1425–23  75–59Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Mar19:00Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy3–0Turkey Halkbank Ankara25–2025–2225–20  75–62Report
3 Mar18:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey3–1Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha26–2825–1825–2125–19 101–86Report
Golden set Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey 15–12 Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy 4–2 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–2 3–2

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar19:00Allianz Powervolley Milano Italy3–2Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara22–2525–1918–2525–1815–9105–96Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Mar18:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey2–3Italy Allianz Powervolley Milano23–2525–2325–1618–258–1599–104Report

Final standing

References
  1. "Draw Results for the CEV Cup and the CEV Challenge Cup 2021". CEV. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Challenge Cup 2021 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Austrian star Berger to visit Graz for #CEVChallengeCupM opening round". CEV. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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