2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup was the 39th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup. 42 teams were participating from 28 countries. [1][2]


2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration6 November 2018 – 27 March 2019
Finals
ChampionsRussia Belogorie Belgorod
  Runners-upItaly Vero Volley Monza
Finals MVPDenis Zemchenok (Belogorie)

Participating teams
RankCountryNumber of teamsTeams
1 Russia1Belogorie Belgorod
2 Italy1Vero Volley Monza
3 Turkey2Maliye Milli Piyango, Ziraat Bank Ankara
4 France1Stade Poitevin Poitiers
5 Belgium1Volley Haasrode Leuven
6 Czech Republic1Volejbal Brno
7 Switzerland2Chênois Geneve, Biogas Volley Näfels
8 Greece1Iraklis Thessaloniki
9 Romania3CSA Steaua București, Volei Municipal Zalau, Tricolorul LMV Ploiești
11 Austria3UVC Holding Graz, VCA Amstetten NÖ, VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt
11 Netherlands1Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
13 Israel1Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
14 Finland2Savo Volley Kuopio, Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi
15 Belarus1Stroitel Minsk
16 Serbia1Crvena Zvezda Beograd
17 Cyprus2Omonia Nicosia, Pafiakos Pafos
18 Portugal4Fonte Bastardo Açores, SC Caldas da Rainha, S.L. Benfica, Sporting CP
20 Croatia1Mladost Ribola Kaštela
21 Bulgaria2CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia
23 Slovenia1Calcit Volley Kamnik
24 Estonia2Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina1Radnik Bijeljina
26 Denmark1Gentofte Volley
27 Kosovo1Luboteni Ferizaj
28 Norway1BK Tromsø
30 Montenegro1Budućnost Podgorica
31 Hungary2Fino Kaposvar, Pénzügyőr Budapest
34 Luxembourg1VC Fentange

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
Savo Volley Kuopio Finland 6–0 Norway BK Tromsø 3–0 3–0
Saaremaa VC Estonia 4–2 Denmark Gentofte Volley 3–0 2–3
Tricolorul LMV Ploiești Romania – 1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia – –
Luboteni Ferizaj Kosovo 0–6 Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 0–3 0–3
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 0–6 Romania Volei Municipal Zalau 0–3 0–3
UVC Holding Graz Austria 3–3 Hungary Fino Kaposvar 3–0 1–315–11
VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt Austria 0–6 Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–0 Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos 3–0 3–0
SC Caldas da Rainha Portugal 3–3 Switzerland Chênois Geneve 3–1 0–316–14
Sporting CP Portugal 6–0 Luxembourg VC Fentange 3–0 3–0

1 Tricolorul LMV Ploiești withdrew and Levski Sofia advanced automatically.

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov18:30Savo Volley Kuopio Finland3–0Norway BK Tromsø25–1225–1525–9  75–36Report
6 Nov19:00Saaremaa VC Estonia3–0Denmark Gentofte Volley34–3225–2025–13  84–65Report
8 Nov19:00Luboteni Ferizaj Kosovo0–3Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara 13–2518–2520–25  51–75Report
6 Nov18:00Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro0–3Romania Volei Municipal Zalau 16–2522–2518–25  56–75Report
7 Nov19:30UVC Holding Graz Austria3–0Hungary Fino Kaposvar25–1825–2125–18  75–57Report
8 Nov19:00VBK Klagenfurt Austria0–3Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest 16–2523–2523–25  62–75Report
6 Nov20:30S.L. Benfica Portugal3–0Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos25–1625–2025–15  75–51Report
7 Nov20:00SC Caldas da Rainha Portugal3–1Switzerland Chênois Geneve28–2625–2022–2527–25 102–96Report
7 Nov20:00Sporting CP Portugal3–0Luxembourg VC Fentange25–2325–2025–19  75–62Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov19:00BK Tromsø Norway0–3Finland Savo Volley Kuopio 16–2511–2513–25  40–75Report
13 Nov19:00Gentofte Volley Denmark3–2Finland Saaremaa VC25–2122–2515–2525–2215–13102–106Report
14 Nov19:00Ziraat Bank Ankara Turkey3–0Kosovo Luboteni Ferizaj25–1525–1825–10  75–43Report
13 Nov18:00Volei Municipal Zalau Romania3–0Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica25–1425–1426–26  76–54Report
15 Nov18:00Fino Kaposvar Hungary3–1Austria UVC Holding Graz17–2525–2225–1225–16 92–75Report
Golden set Fino Kaposvar Hungary 11–15 Austria UVC Holding Graz
14 Nov19:30Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary3–0Austria VBK Klagenfurt25–2025–2025–20  75–60Report
14 Nov20:00Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus0–3Portugal S.L. Benfica 20–2520–2515–25  55–75Report
14 Nov20:00Chênois Geneve Switzerland3–0Portugal SC Caldas da Rainha30–2825–2325–21  80–72Report
Golden set Chênois Geneve Switzerland 14–16 Portugal SC Caldas da Rainha
14 Nov19:00VC Fentange Luxembourg0–3Portugal Sporting CP 12–2515–2512–25  39–75Report

Main phase

16th finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary 0–6 Russia Belogorie Belgorod 0–3 0–3
Mladost Ribola Kaštela Croatia 3–6 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 2–3 1–3
ACS Volei Municipal Zalau Romania 6–0 Romania CSA Steaua București 3–0 3–0
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–0 Greece Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki 3–0 3–0
UVC Holding Graz Austria 0–6 Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 0–3 0–3
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–6 Belgium Volley Haasrode Leuven 1–3 0–3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–5 Finland Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 1–3 2–3
Saaremaa VC Estonia 1–5 France Stade Poitevin Poitiers 2–3 0–3
SC Caldas da Rainha Portugal 3–3 Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 0–3 3–112–15
Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal 6–0 Czech Republic Volejbal Brno 3–1 3–1
Sporting CP Portugal 4–2 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 3–1 2–3
Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey 2–4 Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 3–2 0–3
Savo Volley Kuopio Finland 6–0 Austria VCA Amstetten NÖ 3–0 3–0
Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia 4–2 Switzerland Biogas Volley Näfels 3–0 2–3
Radnik Bijeljina Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–6 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 0–3 0–3
Pärnu VK Estonia 0–6 Italy Vero Volley Monza 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Nov20:00Pénzügyőr Budapest Hungary0–3Russia Belogorie Belgorod 15–2522–2518–25  55–75Report
27 Nov19:00Mladost Ribola Kaštela Croatia2–3Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 25–2219–2515–2525–1812–1596–105Report
28 Nov18:00ACS Volei Municipal Zalau Romania3–0Romania CSA Steaua București25–2125–2225–16  75–59Report
28 Nov20:30S.L. Benfica Portugal3–0Greece Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki25–1525–2325–23  75–61Report
28 Nov19:30UVC Holding Graz Austria0–3Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 18–2520–2526–28  64–78Report
28 Nov19:00CSKA Sofia Bulgaria1–3Belgium Volley Haasrode Leuven 25–2318–2517–2520–25 80–98Report
29 Nov20:30Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–3Finland Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 25–1623–2517–2523–25 88–91Report
27 Nov19:00Saaremaa VC Estonia2–3France Stade Poitevin Poitiers 19–2523–2527–2525–2310–15104–113Report
28 Nov20:00SC Caldas da Rainha Portugal0–3Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 23–2525–2719–25  67–77Report
29 Nov20:45Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal3–1Czech Republic Volejbal Brno25–1625–2323–2525–11 98–75Report
27 Nov20:00Sporting CP Portugal3–1Belarus Stroitel Minsk25–1925–2325–2725–17 100–86Report
28 Nov19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey3–2Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara19–2525–2125–2221–2519–17109–110Report
28 Nov18:30Savo Volley Kuopio Finland3–0Austria VCA Amstetten NÖ25–1425–925–8  75–31Report
28 Nov20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia3–0Switzerland Biogas Volley Näfels25–2325–1325–23  75–59Report
27 Nov19:30Radnik Bijeljina Bosnia and Herzegovina0–3Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 25–2718–2519–25  62–77Report
28 Nov19:00Pärnu VK Estonia0–3Italy Vero Volley Monza 28–3018–2521–25  67–80Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Dec19:00Belogorie Belgorod Russia3–0Hungary Pénzügyőr Budapest25–1625–1225–17  75–45Report
28 Nov19:00Omonia Nicosia Cyprus3–1Croatia Mladost Ribola Kaštela16–2525–1825–1725–19 91–79Report
5 Dec18:00CSA Steaua București Romania0–3Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalau 16–2523–2532–34  71–84Report
6 Dec19:30Iraklis Petosferisi 2015 Thessaloniki Greece0–3Portugal S.L. Benfica 13–2512–2515–25  40–75Report
5 Dec19:30Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba Israel3–0Austria UVC Holding Graz25–2025–1325–17  75–50Report
5 Dec19:30Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium3–0Bulgaria CSKA Sofia25–2325–1625–21  75–60Report
6 Dec16:00Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi Finland3–2Bulgaria Levski Sofia25–2119–2525–1823–2515–13107–102Report
4 Dec20:00Stade Poitevin Poitiers France3–0Estonia Saaremaa VC26–2425–2225–21  76–67Report
6 Dec19:30Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands1–3Portugal SC Caldas da Rainha 25–1921–2517–2521–25 84–94Report
Golden set Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands 15–12 Portugal SC Caldas da Rainha
6 Dec18:00Volejbal Brno Czech Republic1–3Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores 29–3125–2020–2515–25 89–101Report
5 Dec19:00Stroitel Minsk Belarus3–2Portugal Sporting CP30–3222–2525–1926–2415–10118–110Report
5 Dec18:00Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey3–0Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–1725–2325–23  75–63Report
4 Dec19:00VCA Amstetten NÖ Austria0–3Finland Savo Volley Kuopio 14–2516–2516–25  46–75Report
5 Dec19:30Biogas Volley Näfels Switzerland3–2Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik26–2825–2325–1923–2515–10114–105Report
5 Dec19:00Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia3–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Radnik Bijeljina25–1725–1825–18  75–53Report
5 Dec20:00Vero Volley Monza Italy3–0Estonia Pärnu VK25–2125–2225–19  75–62Report

8th finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Belogorie Belgorod Russia 6–0 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia 3–0 3–0
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–0 Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalau 3–0 3–1
Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium 2–4 Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 3–2 1–3
Stade Poitevin Poitiers France 6–0 Finland Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi 3–1 3–0
Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal 6–0 Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 3–0 3–1
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 3–3 Portugal Sporting CP 3–0 0–310–15
Savo Volley Kuopio Finland 2–4 Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–2 0–3
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 0–6 Italy Vero Volley Monza 0–3 1–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Dec19:00Belogorie Belgorod Russia3–0Cyprus Omonia Nicosia25–1725–1425–11  75–42Report
18 Dec20:30S.L. Benfica Portugal3–0Romania ACS Volei Municipal Zalau25–2126–2425–20  76–65Report
19 Dec20:30Volley Haasrode Leuven Belgium3–2Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba23–2525–1921–2525–1815–13109–100Report
18 Dec20:00Stade Poitevin Poitiers France3–1Finland Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi23–2525–1925–1125–13 98–68Report
19 Dec20:30Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal3–0Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn25–1925–1926–24  76–62Report
19 Dec18:00Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey3–0Portugal Sporting CP26–2425–2125–20  76–65Report
18 Dec18:30Savo Volley Kuopio Finland3–2Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik22–2525–1724–2625–2315–8111–99Report
18 Dec19:00Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia0–3Italy Vero Volley Monza 17–2520–2518–25  55–75Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jan20:00Omonia Nicosia Cyprus0–3Russia Belogorie Belgorod 16–2518–2516–25  50–75Report
16 Jan18:00ACS Volei Municipal Zalau Romania1–3Portugal S.L. Benfica 25–2315–2519–2522–25 81–98Report
17 Jan19:00Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba Israel3–1Belgium Volley Haasrode Leuven17–2525–2125–2225–17 92–85Report
16 Jan18:30Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi Finland0–3France Stade Poitevin Poitiers 24–2624–2618–25  66–77Report
17 Jan19:30Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands1–3Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores 25–2119–2518–2520–25 82–96Report
16 Jan20:00Sporting CP Portugal3–0Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara25–1625–2225–20  75–58Report
Golden set Sporting CP Portugal 15–10 Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
16 Jan20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia3–0Finland Savo Volley Kuopio25–2325–1525–17  75–55Report
15 Jan19:00Vero Volley Monza Italy3–1Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd25–2025–2725–1925–20 100–86Report

4th finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Belogorie Belgorod Russia 3–3 Portugal S.L. Benfica 3–0 0–315–12
Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba Israel 3–3 France Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–0 1–313–15
Sporting CP Portugal 4–2 Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores 3–0 2–3
Vero Volley Monza Italy 6–0 Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–1 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Jan19:00Belogorie Belgorod Russia3–0Portugal S.L. Benfica25–2225–2029–27  79–69Report
30 Jan19:45Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba Israel3–0France Stade Poitevin Poitiers25–2225–1825–19  75–59Report
29 Jan20:00Sporting CP Portugal3–0Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores35–3325–2025–22  85–75Report
29 Jan19:00Vero Volley Monza Italy3–1Slovenia Calcit Volley Kamnik23–2525–1725–2025–18 98–80Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Feb20:30S.L. Benfica Portugal3–0Russia Belogorie Belgorod25–1825–2325–22  75–63Report
Golden set S.L. Benfica Portugal 12–15 Russia Belogorie Belgorod
13 Feb20:00Stade Poitevin Poitiers France3–1Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba25–2330–2822–2525–21 102–97Report
Golden set Stade Poitevin Poitiers France 15–13 Israel Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
13 Feb20:30Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal3–2Portugal Sporting CP17–2522–2525–2325–2015–13104–106Report
13 Feb20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik Slovenia0–3Italy Vero Volley Monza25–2718–2523–25  66–77Report


Final phase

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Belogorie Belgorod Russia 4–2 France Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–0 2–3
Vero Volley Monza Italy 4–2 Portugal Sporting CP 2–3 3–0

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Feb19:00Belogorie Belgorod Russia3–0France Stade Poitevin Poitiers25–1125–2325–17  75–51Report
27 Feb20:30Vero Volley Monza Italy2–3Portugal Sporting CP26–2425–1222–2522–258–15103–101Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Mar20:00Stade Poitevin Poitiers France3–2Russia Belogorie Belgorod20–2523–2525–2325–2317–15110–111Report
6 Mar17:00Sporting CP Portugal0–3Italy Vero Volley Monza20–2523–2517–25  60–75Report

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vero Volley Monza Italy 2–4 Russia Belogorie Belgorod 3–2 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Mar20:30Vero Volley Monza Italy3–2Russia Belogorie Belgorod29–2722–2525–2332–3415–12123–121Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Mar19:00Belogorie Belgorod Russia3–0Italy Vero Volley Monza27–2525–1925–19  77–63Report

References
  1. "2019 European Cups DoL coming up tomorrow!". www.cev.eu. 28 June 2018.
  2. "CEVCup and ChallengeCup draw – 130 teams ready to take to European stage". www.cev.eu. 29 June 2018.
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