2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup

2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration24 October 2023 – 27 February 2024
Finals
ChampionsPoland Projekt Warsaw
Finals MVPUkraine Yurii Semeniuk
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

The 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup was the 44th edition of the third tier European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Projekt Warsaw won the title by beating Vero Volley Monza in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th finals → 8th finals → Quarter-finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semi-finals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 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.

Qualified teams

Albania VK Tirana Austria UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis Austria VCA Amstetten NÖ Azerbaijan Khari Byul-Byul Shusha
Bulgaria Deya Volley Burgas Bulgaria Levski Sofia Croatia Ribola Kaštela Cyprus Omonia Nicosia
Czech Republic Aero Odolena Voda Faroe Islands Mjølnir Klaksvík Finland Akaa-Volley France Narbonne Volley
France Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique Germany Helios Grizzlys Giesen Greece Panathinaikos Greece AOP Kifisias Athens
Hungary MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár Hungary Pénzügyőr SE Budapest Israel Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Italy Vero Volley Monza Luxembourg VC Lorentzweiler Luxembourg VC Stroossen
Netherlands Active Living Orion Doetinchem Netherlands Numidia VC Limax Linne Norway Førde VBK Norway Viking TIF Bergen
Poland Projekt Warsaw Portugal Fonte Bastardo Azores Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa Romania Dinamo București
Romania Steaua București Serbia Ribnica Kraljevo Slovakia Rieker UJS Komárno Slovakia TJ Spartak Myjava
Slovenia Calcit Kamnik Slovenia Merkur Maribor Slovenia Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota Slovenia Triglav Kranj
Spain CV Melilla MSC Spain Pamesa Teruel Switzerland Volley Näfels Turkey Galatasaray Istanbul
Serbia Spartak Subotica[a] N/A WEVZA Cup Winner
  1. ^ Spartak Subotica qualified after winning the BVA Cup

Draw

The draw was held in Luxembourg on 19 July 2023.[4][5]

32nd finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota Slovenia 3–3 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 3–2 2–3 15–5
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár Hungary 6–0 Austria VCA Amstetten NÖ 3–0 3–0
Merkur Maribor Slovenia 0–6 Finland Akaa-Volley 1–3 1–3
Bye – Spain CV Melilla MSC – –
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–6 Albania VK Tirana w/o w/o
VC Lorentzweiler Luxembourg 0–6 Romania Steaua București 1–3 0–3
Calcit Kamnik Slovenia 6–0 Norway Viking TIF Bergen 3–0 3–0
Triglav Kranj Slovenia 0–6 Bulgaria Deya Volley Burgas 1–3 1–3
WEVZA Cup Winner – Israel Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko – –
Mjølnir Klaksvík Faroe Islands 0–6 Netherlands Numidia VC Limax Linne 1–3 0–3
Khari Byul-Byul Shusha Azerbaijan 6–0 Slovakia TJ Spartak Myjava 3–0 3–1
Bye – Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa – –
Spartak Subotica Serbia 6–0 Norway Førde VBK 3–0 3–0
Rieker UJS Komárno Slovakia 4–2 Luxembourg VC Stroossen 2–3 3–1
Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba Israel 0–6 Hungary Pénzügyőr SE Budapest w/o w/o
Bye – Greece AOP Kifisias Athens – –

16th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota Slovenia 3–3 Spain Pamesa Teruel 3–1 0–3 10–15
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár Hungary 5–1 Switzerland Volley Näfels 3–2 3–1
Akaa-Volley Finland 5–1 Serbia Ribnica Kraljevo 3–2 3–1
CV Melilla MSC Spain 1–5 Czech Republic Aero Odolena Voda 0–3 2–3
VK Tirana Albania 0–6 Germany Helios Grizzlys Giesen 1–3 0–3
Steaua București Romania 5–1 Austria UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis 3–1 3–2
Calcit Kamnik Slovenia 0–6 Poland Projekt Warsaw 0–3 0–3
Deya Volley Burgas Bulgaria 0–6 France Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique 1–3 0–3
Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko Israel 0–6 Bulgaria Levski Sofia w/o w/o
Numidia VC Limax Linne Netherlands 2–4 Romania Dinamo București 0–3 3–2
Khari Byul-Byul Shusha Azerbaijan 0–6 Greece Panathinaikos 0–3 1–3
Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal 1–5 Italy Vero Volley Monza 2–3 0–3
Spartak Subotica Serbia 0–6 Portugal Fonte Bastardo Azores 0–3 1–3
Rieker UJS Komárno Slovakia 6–0 Netherlands Active Living Orion Doetinchem 3–1 3–0
Pénzügyőr SE Budapest Hungary 4–2 Croatia Ribola Kaštela 3–0 2–3
AOP Kifisias Athens Greece 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray Istanbul 0–3 0–3

8th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pamesa Teruel Spain 6–0 Hungary MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár 3–0 3–0
Akaa-Volley Finland 6–0 Czech Republic Aero Odolena Voda 3–1 3–1
Helios Grizzlys Giesen Germany 2–4 Romania Steaua București 3–2 1–3
Projekt Warsaw Poland 6–0 France Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique 3–0 3–1
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4–2 Romania Dinamo București 3–0 2–3
Panathinaikos Greece 1–5 Italy Vero Volley Monza 2–3 0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores Portugal 5–1 Slovakia Rieker UJS Komárno 3–2 3–1
Pénzügyőr SE Budapest Hungary 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray 1–3 0–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pamesa Teruel Spain 0–6 Finland Akaa-Volley 0–3 1–3
Steaua București Romania 0–6 Poland Projekt Warsaw 0–3 0–3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–6 Italy Vero Volley Monza 0–3 0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores Portugal 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray 0–3 1–3

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Akaa-Volley Finland 0–6 Poland Projekt Warsaw 0–3 1–3
Vero Volley Monza Italy 5–1 Turkey Galatasaray 3–0 3–2

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Projekt Warsaw Poland 6–0 Italy Vero Volley Monza 3–1 3–1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup Men's Title | CEV". www.cev.eu.
  2. ^ "Mamy Puchar Challenge!". February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ile Projekt Warszawa zarobił za wygranie Pucharu Challenge? Suma jest zaskakująca". www.polsatsport.pl. February 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Men | CEV". www.cev.eu.
  5. ^ "Men | CEV". www.cev.eu.