2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

The 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 37th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration14 December 2016 – 15 April 2017
Number of matches62 (including 2 awarded)
Number of teams32
Finals
Champions Bursa BBSK (2nd title)
  Runners-up Olympiacos Piraeus
Finals MVP Özge Kırdar

Format

The tournament was played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. On 30 June 2016, a drawing of lots in Varna, Bulgaria, 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]

Participating teams

  • Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.[2]
Rank[3] Country Vacancies Qualified teams
1 Turkey2Bursa BBSK
Çanakkale BK
2 Russia1Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
5 France1ASPTT Mulhouse
7 Germany1Schweriner SC
8  Switzerland1Viteos Neuchâtel Université
9 Romania2CSM București
Ştiinţa Bacău
10 Czech Republic2Královo Pole Brno
TJ Ostrava
12 Belgium3Asterix Avo Beveren
Dauphines Charleroi
VC Oudegem
13 Finland2LP Kangasala
OrPo Orivesi
16 Greece2AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
Olympiacos Piraeus
17 Austria3PSVBG Salzburg
UVC Holding Graz
VB Niederösterreich Post SV
21 Norway1Randaberg IL
22 Croatia2Marina Kaštela
OK Poreč
24 Hungary1Vasas Óbuda Budapest
25 Spain2CV Haris Tenerife
Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño
26 Slovakia21. BVK Bratislava
Slávia EU Bratislava
27 Cyprus1AEL Limassol
30 Bulgaria1Levski Sofia
34 Kosovo1KV Skenderaj
34 Portugal1AVC Famalicão

Main phase

16th Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 14–15 December 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10–12 January 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1Ştiinţa Bacău 1 – 3
1 – 3
Bursa BBSK
2*Slávia EU Bratislava 3 – 1
3 – 1
UVC Holding Graz
3Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 3 – 0
3 – 1
AVC Famalicão
4CV Haris Tenerife 1 – 3
3 – 2
Dauphines Charleroi
5VC Oudegem 0 – 3
0 – 3
Viteos Neuchâtel Université
6AEL Limassol 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 15–5
1. BVK Bratislava
7Randaberg IL 0 – 3
0 – 3
LP Kangasala
8OrPo Orivesi 0 – 3
0 – 3
Schweriner SC
9*Asterix Avo Beveren 3 – 1
3 – 1
ASPTT Mulhouse
10KV Skenderaj 1 – 3
0 – 3
Vasas Óbuda Budapest
11Çanakkale BK 3 – 0
3 – 0
Levski Sofia
12Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 0
3 – 0
CSM București
13OK Poreč 0 – 3
0 – 3
TJ Ostrava
14Královo Pole Brno 3 – 0
3 – 1
VB Niederösterreich Post SV
15Marina Kaštela 3 – 2
3 – 0
PSVBG Salzburg
16*AON Pannaxiakos Naxos 0 – 3
0 – 3
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk

*Notes:

  • Match# 2 – The second leg was played on 17 January 2017.
  • Match# 9 – The order of the fixtures was reversed, the second leg was played in France on 14 December 2016 and the first leg in Belgium on 12 January 2017. The table keeps the order (team 1 and 2) as per draw result.
  • Match# 16 – Due to lack of financial resources to travel to Russia, Pannaxiakos withdrew from the competition on 5 December 2016.[4][5] The CEV awarded both legs to Yenisei Krasnoyarsk.

8th Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 24–25 January 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 7–9 February 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
17Slávia EU Bratislava 0 – 3
1 – 3
Bursa BBSK
18Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 3 – 1
3 – 0
Dauphines Charleroi
19Viteos Neuchâtel Université 3 – 1
3 – 0
AEL Limassol
20Schweriner SC 3 – 0
3 – 0
LP Kangasala
21Asterix Avo Beveren 3 – 1
3 – 2
Vasas Óbuda Budapest
22Çanakkale BK 2 – 3
2 – 3
Olympiacos Piraeus
23TJ Ostrava 3 – 0
3 – 1
Královo Pole Brno
24Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 3 – 0
3 – 0
Marina Kaštela

4th Final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 22–23 February 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 7–9 March 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
25Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 1 – 3
0 – 3
Bursa BBSK
26Viteos Neuchâtel Université 0 – 3
0 – 3
Schweriner SC
27Asterix Avo Beveren 2 – 3
1 – 3
Olympiacos Piraeus
28TJ Ostrava 1 – 3
0 – 3
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk

Final phase

Semifinals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 29 March 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 2 April 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
29Schweriner SC 1 – 3
3 – 2
Bursa BBSK
30Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk

Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12 April 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
31Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 2
0 – 3
Bursa BBSK
2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions

Bursa BBSK
2nd title

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP Özge KırdarBursa BBSK

References

  1. "2017 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "2017 CEV Volleyball & CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup DOL, now completed!". CEV. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. "2017 Ranking list women". CEV. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "Δελτίο τύπου για την απόσυρση της ομάδας βόλεϊ από το Challenge Cup 2017" [Press release for the withdrawal of the volleyball team from Challenge Cup 2017]. AON Pannaxiakos (in Greek). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. "Αποσύρθηκε από το Challenge Cup ο Πανναξιακός" [Pannaxiakos withdraw from Challenge Cup]. OnSports (in Greek). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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