2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup is the 40th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup. 40 teams are participating from 28 countries.[1][2]

2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration7 November 2019 – April 2020
Finals

Participating teams
Rank[3]CountryNumber of teamsTeams
2 Italy1Allianz Powervolley Milano
3 Turkey2Tokat Belediye Plevne (BVA Cup winner)[4], Spor Toto SC Ankara
4 France2Montpellier Castelnau UC, Rennes Volley 35
5 Belgium1BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven
6 Czech Republic2Kladno Volejbal cz, VK ČEZ Karlovarsko
7  Switzerland2Lindaren Volley Luzern, Volley Schönenwerd
9 Romania2ACS Volei Municipal Zalău, S.C.M. "U" Craiova
11 Austria3UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I.
12 Netherlands1SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen
13 Israel1Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
15 Belarus1Stroitel Minsk
17 Cyprus1Omonia Nicosia
18 Portugal2Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP
20 Croatia1Mladost Ribola Kaštela
21 Bulgaria1Hebar Pazardzhik
22 Slovakia1VKP SPU Nitra
22 Slovenia1Calcit Volley Kamnik
24 Estonia2Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC
25 Denmark1Gentofte Volley
27 Kosovo1K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj
28 Poland1Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
30 Montenegro1Budućnost Podgorica
31 Hungary3Fino Kaposvar, Pénzügyőr Budapest, VRC Kazincbarcika
32 Spain1Unicaja Costa de Almeria
34 Albania2Erzeni, Partizani
35 Luxembourg1CHEV Diekirch
51 North Macedonia1Vardar Skopje
55 Sweden1Linköpings VC

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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Linköpings VC 1–5 Pärnu VK 1–3 2–3
Lindaren Volley Luzern 4–2 CHEV Diekirch 3–1 2–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores 0–6 Rennes Volley 35 0–3 1–3
Fino Kaposvar 6–0 UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. 3–1 3–1
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–3 S.C.M. "U" Craiova 3–1 0–311–15
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 6–0 Vardar Skopje 3–0 3–1
Tokat Belediye Plevne 5–1 VRC Kazincbarcika 3–0 3–2
Partizani 0–6 Erzeni 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov19:00Linköpings VC 1–3 Pärnu VK 19–2525–1421–2526–28 91–92Report
13 Nov19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern 3–1 CHEV Diekirch 23–2527–2525–2225–18 100–90Report
13 Nov20:30Fonte Bastardo Açores 0–3 Rennes Volley 35 18–2522–2523–25  63–75Report
7 Nov18:00Fino Kaposvar 3–1 UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. 25–2123–2525–2025–11 98–77Report
12 Nov19:00Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–1 S.C.M. "U" Craiova 29–2725–1716–2525–22 95–91Report
13 Nov18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–0 Vardar Skopje 25–1125–2025–19  75–50Report
13 Nov19:00Tokat Belediye Plevne 3–0 VRC Kazincbarcika 25–1725–1225–16  75–45Report
13 Nov18:00Partizani 0–3 Erzeni 20–2515–2520–25  55–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Nov19:00Pärnu VK 3–2 Linköpings VC 25–1825–2220–2512–2515–1097–100Report
28 Nov19:30CHEV Diekirch 3–2 Lindaren Volley Luzern 24–2624–2625–1726–2415–9114–102Report
27 Nov20:00Rennes Volley 35 3–1 Fonte Bastardo Açores 29–2725–2321–2525–22 100–97Report
27 Nov19:00UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. 1–3 Fino Kaposvar 20–2525–1622–2522–25 89–91Report
27 Nov18:00S.C.M. "U" Craiova 3–0 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 25–1925–2225–19  75–60Report
Golden set S.C.M. "U" Craiova 15–11 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
27 Nov19:00Vardar Skopje 1–3 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–2118–2517–2515–25 75–96Report
27 Nov19:00VRC Kazincbarcika 2–3 Tokat Belediye Plevne 25–1927–2516–2523–2513–15104–109Report
4 Dec19:00Erzeni 3–0 Partizani 25–1625–1926–24  76–59Report
  • The match between Erzeni and Partizani has been postponed from 27 November to 4 December due to an earthquake that occurred in Albania[5]

Main phase

16th Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Erzeni 0–6 Allianz Powervolley Milano 0–3 0–3
Pärnu VK 3–3 Mladost Ribola Kaštela 3–1 1–315–17
Saaremaa VC 6–0 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 3–1 3–0
Unicaja Costa de Almeria 5–1 UVC Holding Graz 3–0 3–2
S.C.M. "U" Craiova 1–5 Kladno Volejbal cz 2–3 0–3
Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–3 Sporting CP 3–1 0–38–15
Pénzügyőr Budapest 6–0 Omonia Nicosia 3–0 3–0
Tokat Belediye Plevne 0–6 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 0–3 1–3
Lindaren Volley Luzern 0–6 Montpellier Castelnau UC 0–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvar 0–6 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 1–3 0–3
Budućnost Podgorica 2–4 VKP SPU Nitra 3–2 0–3
Rennes Volley 35 6–0 Volley Schönenwerd 3–0 3–0
Gentofte Volley 2–4 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–2 0–3
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 6–0 Stroitel Minsk 3–1 3–0
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 5–1 Hebar Pazardzhik 3–0 3–2
K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj 0–6 Spor Toto SC Ankara 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Dec20:00Erzeni 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano 9–2515–257–25  31–75Report
12 Dec19:00Pärnu VK 3–1 Mladost Ribola Kaštela 25–1817–2525–1025–23 92–76Report
11 Dec19:00Saaremaa VC 3–1 Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 25–1823–2525–2325–16 98–82Report
11 Dec20:30Unicaja Costa de Almeria 3–0 UVC Holding Graz 25–2225–2325–11  75–56Report
10 Dec18:00S.C.M. "U" Craiova 2–3 Kladno Volejbal cz 25–2025–2725–1422–2511–15108–101Report
11 Dec20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–1 Sporting CP 25–1825–1523–2525–20 98–78Report
10 Dec19:00Pénzügyőr Budapest 3–0 Omonia Nicosia 25–1925–2325–15  75–57Report
10 Dec19:00Tokat Belediye Plevne 0–3 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 25–2716–2523–25  64–77Report
11 Dec19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern 0–3 Montpellier Castelnau UC 19–2525–279–25  53–77Report
11 Dec18:00Fino Kaposvar 1–3 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 25–1820–2526–2822–25 93–96Report
12 Dec19:00Budućnost Podgorica 3–2 VKP SPU Nitra 25–1719–2521–2525–2015–12105–99Report
11 Dec20:00Rennes Volley 35 3–0 Volley Schönenwerd 25–1625–1525–17  75–48Report
11 Dec19:00Gentofte Volley 3–2 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 25–1425–2217–2523–2515–12105–98Report
10 Dec18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–1 Stroitel Minsk 16–2525–1925–2025–20 91–84Report
11 Dec17:30Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 3–0 Hebar Pazardzhik 25–2125–2125–18  75–60Report
12 Dec19:00K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj 0–3 Spor Toto SC Ankara 11–2515–2513–25  39–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Dec20:00Allianz Powervolley Milano 3–0 Erzeni 25–1425–1125–21  75–46Report
18 Dec18:00Mladost Ribola Kaštela 3–1 Pärnu VK 23–2525–2325–1925–21 98–88Report
Golden set Mladost Ribola Kaštela 17–15 Pärnu VK
17 Dec19:00Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 0–3 Saaremaa VC 22–2523–2517–25  62–75Report
18 Dec19:00UVC Holding Graz 2–3 Unicaja Costa de Almeria 25–2322–2523–2525–2110–15105–109Report
18 Dec19:00Kladno Volejbal cz 3–0 S.C.M. "U" Craiova 25–1725–2325–15  75–55Report
17 Dec20:00Sporting CP 3–0 Calcit Volley Kamnik 25–1825–1725–22  75–57Report
Golden set Sporting CP 15–8 Calcit Volley Kamnik
11 Dec19:00Omonia Nicosia 0–3 Pénzügyőr Budapest 11–2517–2516–25  44–75Report
17 Dec20:30BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 3–1 Tokat Belediye Plevne 25–1924–2625–2225–23 99–90Report
18 Dec20:00Montpellier Castelnau UC 3–0 Lindaren Volley Luzern 25–2025–1825–13  75–51Report
19 Dec19:30SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 3–0 Fino Kaposvar 25–2025–1925–22  75–61Report
18 Dec18:00VKP SPU Nitra 3–0 Budućnost Podgorica 25–1825–1425–14  75–46Report
18 Dec19:30Volley Schönenwerd 0–3 Rennes Volley 35 18–2517–2517–25  52–75Report
18 Dec18:00ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–0 Gentofte Volley 25–2025–2025–19  75–59Report
18 Dec18:30Stroitel Minsk 0–3 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 19–2513–2518–25  50–75Report
18 Dec18:30Hebar Pazardzhik 2–3 Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 21–2525–1825–2020–259–15100–103Report
17 Dec18:00Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–0 K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj 25–1125–1125–19  75–41Report

8th Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Mladost Ribola Kaštela 0–6 Allianz Powervolley Milano 0–3 0–3
Saaremaa VC 4–2 Unicaja Costa de Almeria 2–3 3–1
Kladno Volejbal cz 2–4 Sporting CP 0–3 3–2
Pénzügyőr Budapest 3–3 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 3–1 1–315–12
Montpellier Castelnau UC 6–0 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 3–0 3–1
Rennes Volley 35 6–0 VKP SPU Nitra 3–0 3–1
VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 6–0 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 3–0 3–1
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 3–3 Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–0 1–313–15

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Jan18:00Mladost Ribola Kaštela 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano 19–2520–2520–25  59–75Report
29 Jan19:00Saaremaa VC 2–3 Unicaja Costa de Almeria 25–2321–2525–2326–2813–15110–114Report
29 Jan18:00Kladno Volejbal cz 0–3 Sporting CP 25–2717–2523–25  65–77Report
29 Jan15:00Pénzügyőr Budapest 3–1 BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 26–2425–2318–2525–14 94–86Report
29 Jan20:00Montpellier Castelnau UC 3–0 SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 25–1726–2425–21  76–62Report
12 Feb20:00Rennes Volley 35 3–0 VKP SPU Nitra 25–1825–1725–21  75–56Report
29 Jan18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–0 ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 25–1525–2025–20  75–55Report
29 Jan18:00Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 3–0 Spor Toto SC Ankara 25–1325–1125–19  75–43Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Feb20:00Allianz Powervolley Milano 3–0 Mladost Ribola Kaštela 25–2225–1425–16  75–52Report
13 Feb20:30Unicaja Costa de Almeria 1–3 Saaremaa VC 20–2519–2525–1916–25 80–94Report
11 Feb20:00Sporting CP 2–3 Kladno Volejbal cz 25–2023–2525–1514–2512–1599–100Report
12 Feb20:30BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 3–1 Pénzügyőr Budapest 26–2425–2325–2735–33 111–107Report
Golden set BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven 12–15 Pénzügyőr Budapest
12 Feb20:00SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen 1–3 Montpellier Castelnau UC 20–2525–2214–2526–28 85–100Report
29 Jan18:00VKP SPU Nitra 1–3 Rennes Volley 35 18–2525–2220–2521–25 84–97Report
12 Feb18:00ACS Volei Municipal Zalău 1–3 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 20–2520–2525–1923–25 88–94Report
12 Feb18:00Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–1 Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie 25–1821–2525–2125–22 96–86Report
Golden set Spor Toto SC Ankara 15–13 Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie

4th Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Allianz Powervolley Milano 6–0 Saaremaa VC 3–1 3–0
Sporting CP 5–1 Pénzügyőr Budapest 3–0 3–2
Rennes Volley 35 6–0 Montpellier Castelnau UC 3–0 3–0
Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–3 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–0 1–315–12

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Mar18:00Allianz Powervolley Milano 3–1 Saaremaa VC 21–2525–2225–2125–18 96–86Report
5 Mar20:00Sporting CP 3–0 Pénzügyőr Budapest 25–1825–1825–21  75–57Report
26 Feb20:00Rennes Volley 35 3–0 Montpellier Castelnau UC 25–1925–1925–22  75–60Report
25 Feb18:00Spor Toto SC Ankara 3–0 VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 25–2225–1925–19  75–60Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Mar19:00Saaremaa VC 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano 21–2518–2523–25  62–75Report
25 Feb19:00Pénzügyőr Budapest 2–3 Sporting CP 18–2525–2225–1922–258–1598–106Report
4 Mar20:00Montpellier Castelnau UC 0–3 Rennes Volley 35 17–2512–2521–25  50–75Report
4 Mar18:00VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–1 Spor Toto SC Ankara 25–2131–3325–2125–23 106–98Report
Golden set VK ČEZ Karlovarsko 12–15 Spor Toto SC Ankara

Final Phase

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Allianz Powervolley Milano – Sporting CP – –
Rennes Volley 35 – Spor Toto SC Ankara – –

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
TBDTBDAllianz Powervolley Milano – Sporting CP –––  0–0 
TBDTBDRennes Volley 35 – Spor Toto SC Ankara –––  0–0 

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
TBDTBDSporting CP – Allianz Powervolley Milano –––  0–0 
TBDTBDSpor Toto SC Ankara – Rennes Volley 35 –––  0–0 

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
– – –

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
    –   –––  0–0 

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
    –   –––  0–0 

Final standing
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References
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  2. "CEV Cup and Challenge Cup draw – Who plays who". www.cev.eu. 26 June 2019.
  3. "2020 CEV European Cups Ranking List – CHC Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "Tokat Bld. Plevne crowned as champion of the 2019 BVA Cup – Men". www.balkanvolleyball.org. 6 October 2019.
  5. "CHALLENGE CUP M: Earthquake postpones duel of two Albanian teams, Craiova go to 16th finals via Golden Set". www.worldofvolley.com. 27 November 2019.
  6. "Postponement of European Cups matches due to COVID-19 outbreak". www.cev.eu. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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