2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup was the 36th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.[1]

2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration24 October 2015 – 3 April 2016
Finals
Champions Calzedonia Verona
  Runners-up Fakel Novy Urengoy
Finals MVP Taylor Sander (VER)

This edition of the CEV Challenge Cup was historic one since a team from Kosovo was invited for the first time to take part in a CEV competition - the Kosovo's champions Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj.[2] Italian club Calzedonia Verona beat Russian Fakel Novy Urengoy in the finale.[3] American outside hitter Taylor Sander received individual award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Participating teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:

RankCountryNumber of teamsTeams
1 Russia1Fakel Novy Urengoy
2 Italy1Calzedonia Verona
4 Turkey1İstanbul BB
5 Belgium1Prefaxis Menen
8 Romania1C.S. Arcada Galati
9 Greece1Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
11 Austria2Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, VCA Amstetten NÖ
12 Slovenia2Calcit Volleyball, Panvita Pomgrad
13 Serbia2OK Novi Pazar, Spartak Ljig
15  Switzerland2Biogas Volley Näfels, Volley Amriswil
19 Finland1Raision Loimu
20 Netherlands1Orion Doetinchem
22 Israel1Hapoel Kfar Saba
23 Belarus1Bate-Bgu Borisov
24 Croatia2Mladost Zagreb, Mladost Marina Kastela
25 Cyprus2Anorthosis Famagusta, Pokka AE Karava
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina1Mladost Brcko
27 Slovakia1Spartak Myjava
28 Portugal2S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo Açores
30 Norway2BK Tromsø, Nyborg Bergen
31 Albania1Studenti Tirana
32 Hungary1Fino Kaposvar
33 Denmark1Gentofte Volley
35 Northern Ireland1Ballymoney Blaze
- Kosovo1Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj

Qualification phase

1st Round
  • 1st leg 24 October 2015
  • 2nd leg 25 October 2015
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ballymoney Blaze 0–6 Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj 0–3 0–3

2nd Round
  • 1st leg 4–21 November 2016
  • 2nd leg 17–22 November 2016
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pokka AE Karava 1–6 Fino Kaposvar 1–3 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–6 Legion Obuhovo 1–3 0–3
Førde VBK 1–6 Fonte Bastardo Açores 1–3 0–3
Spartak Myjava 1–6 Calcit Volleyball 1–3 0–3
C.S. Arcada Galati 6–3 OK Novi Pazar 3–1 3–2
Nyborg Bergen 1–6 Loimu Raisio 0–3 1–3
Mladost Marina Kastela 3–6 Bate-Bgu Borisov 2–3 1–3
Orion Doetinchem 2–6 Fakel Novy Urengoy 1–3 1–3
Mladost Brcko 1–6 Istanbul BBSK 1–3 0–3
Biogas Volley Näfels 1–6 S.L. Benfica 0–3 1–3
Studenti Tirana 0–6 Spartak Ljig 0–3 0–3
Panvita Pomgrad 3–6 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 2–3 1–3
VCA Amstetten NÖ 5–4 Mladost Zagreb 3–1 2–3
Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj 0–6 Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–3 0–3
BK Tromsø 1–6 Gentofte Volley 0–3 1–3
Calzedonia Verona 6–1 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–0 3–1

Main phase

In this phase, the 16 teams eliminated from 2015–16 Men's CEV Cup Round of 32 joined the 16 teams from qualification.

16th Finals
  • 1st leg 1–15 December 2016
  • 2nd leg 15–17 December 2016
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Fakel Novy Urengoy 6–1 Lycurgus Groningen 3–1 3–0
Fatra Zlín 6–3 Pokka AE Karava 3–2 3–1
Lokomotyv Kharkiv 6–1 Volley Amriswil 3–1 3–0
Calcit Kamnik 4–3 Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 3–0 1–315–9
C.S. Arcada Galati 5–4 ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–1 2–3
ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball 6–1 Loimu Raisio 3–0 3–1
Fino Kaposvar 3–4 Pärnu VK 3–1 0–37–15
Prefaxis Menen 5–4 Hurrikaani Loimaa 3–1 2–3
İstanbul BB 4–4 Stroitel Minsk 3–1 1–315–10
S.L. Benfica 5–4 Topvolley Antwerpen 3–1 2–3
Spartak Ljig 6–0 Jastrzębski Węgiel [Note POL] withdrew withdrew
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 4–4 VK Prievidza 3–1 1–315–11
VCA Amstetten NÖ 1–6 Arago de Sète 0–3 1–3
Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–6 Crvena Zvezda Beograd 1–3 2–3
Gentofte Volley 0–6 Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Landstede Zwolle 0–6 Calzedonia Verona 0–3 0–3
Notes
  1. ^
    Jastrzębski Węgiel withdrew from the competition.

8th Finals
  • 1st leg 19–21 January 2016
  • 2nd leg 26–28 January 2016
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Fatra Zlín 1–6 Fakel Novy Urengoy 0–3 1–3
Lokomotyv Kharkiv 3–4 Calcit Kamnik 3–1 0–317–15
C.S. Arcada Galati 3–3 ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball 3–0 0–310–15
Pärnu VK 3–4 Prefaxis Menen 3–1 0–310–15
Istanbul BBSK 3–4 S.L. Benfica 3–1 0–313–15
Spartak Ljig 2–6 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 2–3 0–3
Arago de Sète 3–3 Crvena Zvezda Beograd 3–0 0–315–9
Calzedonia Verona 6–2 Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 3–1 3–1

4th Finals
  • 1st leg 16–17 February 2016
  • 2nd leg 18 February – 2 March 2016
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lokomotyv Kharkiv 0–6 Fakel Novy Urengoy 0–3 0–3
ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball 0–6 Prefaxis Menen 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica 6–3 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–1 3–2
Calzedonia Verona 6–4 Arago de Sète 3–2 3–2

Final phase

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fakel Novy Urengoy 6–2 Prefaxis Menen 3–0 3–2
Calzedonia Verona 5–4 S.L. Benfica 2–3 3–1

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Mar19:00Fakel Novy Urengoy 3–0 Prefaxis Menen 25–1925–1425–18  75–51Report
16 Mar20:30Calzedonia Verona 2–3 S.L. Benfica 25–1824–2616–2525–2112–15102–105Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Mar15:30Prefaxis Menen 2–3 Fakel Novy Urengoy 20–2523–2525–2325–215–1598–109Report
20 Mar15:00S.L. Benfica 1–3 Calzedonia Verona 15–2525–1917–2514–25 71–94Report

Final

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Mar20:30Calzedonia Verona 3–2 Fakel Novy Urengoy 25–1827–2518–2523–2515–13108–106Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Apr18:00Fakel Novy Urengoy 2–3 Calzedonia Verona 20–2525–1820–2525–216–1596–104Report

Final standing
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References
  1. "Drawing of lots sets the tone for CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup". fivb.org. FIVB. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "DOL sets the tone for another exciting Cup season". cev.lu. CEV. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "Calzedonia VERONA make history taking their first major title, one more for Giani!". cev.lu. CEV. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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