2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
The 2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup will be the 40th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".
| 2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | CEV Women's Challenge Cup |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | November 2020 – March 2021 |
| Number of teams | 44 |
Format
The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 24 teams play a qualification round with the 12 winners advancing to the main phase. On 29 June 2018, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).[1][2]
Participating teams
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:
| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | ||
| 2 |  Italy | ||
| 3 |  Russia | ||
| 5 |  Azerbaijan | ||
| 6 |  France | ||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | ||
| 8 |  Romania | ||
| 9 |  Germany | ||
| 11 |  Czech Republic | ||
| 12 |  Slovenia | ||
| 14 |  Bulgaria | ||
| 15 |  Finland | ||
| 16 |  Hungary | ||
| 17 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 17 |  Israel | ||
| 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | ||
| 20 |  Ukraine | ||
| 23 |  Kosovo | ||
| 25 |  Austria | ||
| 25 |  Croatia | ||
| 25 |  Cyprus | ||
| 25 |  Denmark | ||
| 25 |  Spain | ||
| 25 |  Greece | ||
| 25 |  Luxembourg | ||
| 25 |  Portugal | ||
| 25 |  Slovakia | ||
Qualification phase
First leg
Main phase
16th finals
First leg
Second leg
8th finals
First leg
Second leg
First leg
Second leg
Final phase
Second leg
Finals
References
- "2019 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.