2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.

2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration4 November 2014 – 12 April 2015
Finals
Champions Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
  Runners-up S.L. Benfica
Finals MVP Flávio Soares (LIS)

Serbian club Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad beat Portuguese S.L. Benfica in the finale and achieved first CEV Challenge Cup trophy.[1][2][3] Brazilian player Flávio Soares from runner-up club was the Most Valuable Player of the final tournament.

Participating teams
CountryNumber of teamsTeams
 Austria3TSV Volksbank Hartberg, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Holding Graz
 Cyprus2Anorthosis Famagusta, Omonoia Nicosia
 Netherlands2Abiant Lycurgus, Rivo Rijssen
 Portugal2S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo
 Slovakia2Chemes Humenné, Spartak Myjava
  Switzerland2Lausanne UC, TV Schönenwerd
 Turkey2Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul, Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
 Albania1Studenti Tirana
 Andorra1CV Andorra
 Belarus1Stroitel Minsk
 Bulgaria1CSKA Sofia
 Estonia1TTU SC Tallinn
 Finland1Hurrikaani Loimaa
 France1Chaumont VB 52
 Greece1Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
 Hungary1Fino Kaposvár SE
 Israel1Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
 Italy1CMC Ravenna
 Latvia1VK Biolars Jelgava
 Luxembourg1VC Strassen
 Romania1Unirea DEJ
 Russia1Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod
 Serbia1Crvena Zvezda Beograd

Qualification phase

2nd Round
  • 1st leg 4–6 November 2014
  • 2nd leg 18–20 November 2014
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CMC Ravenna – free fate – –
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–6 Omonoia Nicosia 1–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvár SE 6–1 Studenti Tirana 3–0 3–1
Crvena Zvezda Beograd 5–3 Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko 3–0 2–3
TV Schönenwerd 3–4 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–1 0–3
Rivo Rijssen 0–6 Abiant Lycurgus 0–3 0–3
CV Andorra [Note AND] 0–6 S.L. Benfica withdrew withdrew
Fonte Bastardo 5–4 Chaumont VB 52 3–1 2–3
Hurrikaani Loimaa 2–6 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul 2–3 0–3
Chemes Humenné 5–4 Lausanne UC 2–3 3–1
TSV Volksbank Hartberg 3–6 VC Strassen 2–3 1–3
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 6–2 UVC Holding Graz 3–0 3–2
Unirea DEJ 6–2 TTU SC Tallinn 3–1 3–1
Spartak Myjava 1–6 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 1–3 0–3
Stroitel Minsk 6–1 CSKA Sofia 3–0 3–1
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod 6–0 VK Biolars Jelgava 3–0 3–0
Notes
  1. ^
    CV Andorra withdrew from the competition.

Main phase

16th Finals
  • 1st leg 2–4 December 2014
  • 2nd leg 16–18 December 2014
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Bigbank Tartu 0–6 CMC Ravenna 0–3 0–3
Omonia Nicosia 2–6 VK Dukla Liberec 1–3 1–3
Fino Kaposvár SE – free fate – –
Loimu Raisio 3–6 Crvena Zvezda Beograd 2–3 1–3
Selver Tallinn 0–6 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 0–3 0–3
Fatra Zlín 6–4 Abiant Lycurgus 3–2 3–2
Partizan Vizura Beograd 2–6 S.L. Benfica 1–3 1–3
Volejbal Brno 0–6 Fonte Bastardo 0–3 0–3
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul 6–0 MOK Jedinstvo Brčko 3–0 3–0
MOK Rovinj 0–6 Chemes Humenné 0–3 0–3
OK Mladost Brčko 6–1 VC Strassen 3–0 3–1
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 6–1 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–0 3–1
Dinamo București 3–3 Unirea DEJ 3–0 0–315–9
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 6–0 Biogas Volley Näfels 3–0 3–0
Tiikerit Kokkola 4–5 Stroitel Minsk 3–2 1–3
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod 6–0 CVC Gabrovo[Note BUL] withdrew withdrew
Notes
  1. ^
    CVC Gabrovo withdrew from the competition.

8th Finals
  • 1st leg 13–15 January 2015
  • 2nd leg 20–21 January 2015
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VK Dukla Liberec 2–6 CMC Ravenna 2–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvár SE 3–6 Crvena Zvezda Beograd 1–3 2–3
Fatra Zlín 0–6 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica 6–2 Fonte Bastardo 3–2 3–0
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul 6–2 Chemes Humenné 3–0 3–2
OK Mladost Brčko 3–5 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–2 0–3
Dinamo București 2–6 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 2–3 0–3
Stroitel Minsk 5–4 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod 3–1 2–3

4th Finals
  • 1st leg 3–5 March 2015
  • 2nd leg 10–12 March 2015
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Crvena Zvezda Beograd 3–5 CMC Ravenna 3–2 0–3
S.L. Benfica 6–2 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–0 3–2
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul 3–4 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–1 0–311–15
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 4–3 Stroitel Minsk 3–0 1–311–15

Final phase

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
S.L. Benfica 6–2 CMC Ravenna 3–0 3–2
Stroitel Minsk 3–6 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 1–3 2–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Mar20:30S.L. Benfica 3–0 CMC Ravenna 25–2026–2425–19  76–63Report
25 Mar19:00Stroitel Minsk 1–3 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 22–2525–2220–2518–25 85–97Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar18:00CMC Ravenna 2–3 S.L. Benfica 25–2327–2520–2518–2510–15100–113Report
29 Mar18:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–2 Stroitel Minsk 23–2524–2625–2225–1515–10112–98Report

Final

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Apr18:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–1 S.L. Benfica 25–1925–2322–2525–22 97–89Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Apr17:00S.L. Benfica 3–2 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 24–2621–2525–1625–2315–10110–100Report

Final standing
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References
  1. "Two sets are enough for Vojvodina to win Challenge Cup and celebrate first European club title for Serbian Volleyball family". cev.lu. CEV. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Vojvodina pleased with great ambiance around Challenge Cup final in Lisbon". cev.lu. CEV. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "Voleibol: Benfica perde Taça Challenge". 12 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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