2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
League CEV Women's Challenge Cup
Sport Volleyball
Duration 21 November 2017 – 11 April 2018
Number of teams 37
Finals
Champions Greece Olympiacos (1st title)
  Runners-up Turkey Bursa BBSK
Finals MVP Greece Stella Christodoulou

The 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup will be the 38th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

Format

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 37 teams participating. Initially 10 teams play a qualification round with the 5 winners advancing to the main phase. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).[1][2]

Participating teams

Rank[4] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1 Turkey1-1Bursa BBSK
2 Russia1-1Dinamo Krasnodar
4 Azerbaijan1-1Azerrail Baku
6  Switzerland2-2Viteos Neuchâtel Université
Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen
8 France1-1Nantes VB
9 Romania2-2CSM Târgoviște
Ştiinţa Bacău
10 Czech Republic1-1TJ Ostrava
11 Serbia112Tent Obrenovac
Železničar Lajkovac
12 Belgium123Hermes Oostende
Amigos-Van Pelt Zoersel1
Sharks Charleroi1
13 Finland112OrPo Orivesi
Pölkky Kuusamo1
16 Greece1-1Olympiacos Piraeus
19 Hungary1-1Vasas Óbuda Budapest
21 Austria123Askö Linz-Steg
UVC Holding Graz1
VB NÖ Sokol Schwechat1
22 Croatia112Mladost Zagreb
ŽOK Osijek1
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina1-1ŽOK Gacko
24 Spain123CV Barcelona
CV Logroño1
Ibsa CV Las Palmas1
25 Norway1-1Randaberg IL
27 Luxembourg1-1RSR Walfer
28 Bulgaria1-1Levski Sofia
29 Slovakia1121. BVK Bratislava
Slávia EU Bratislava1
30 Kosovo1-1KV Kastrioti Ferizaji
31 Portugal112CK Ponta Delgada
AVC Famalicão1
36 Denmark1-1Holte IF
47 Liechtenstein1-1VBC Galina Schaan
1.^ Team entering at Qualification round.

Qualification round

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 21–23 November 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 28–30 November 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1Slávia EU Bratislava Slovakia1 – 3
0 – 3		Austria UVC Holding Graz
2ŽOK Osijek Croatia2 – 3
3 – 2
Golden Set: 16–14		Austria VB NÖ Sokol Schwechat
3Pölkky Kuusamo Finland1 – 3
0 – 3		Belgium Sharks Charleroi
4AVC Famalicão Portugal0 – 3
0 – 3		Spain CV Logroño
5Ibsa CV Las Palmas Spain3 – 2
3 – 1		Belgium Amigos-Van Pelt Zoersel

Main phase

16th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12–14 December 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 9–11 January 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
6RSR Walfer Luxembourg0 – 3
0 – 3		Turkey Bursa BBSK
7Sharks Charleroi Belgium3 – 0
3 – 2		Spain CV Barcelona
8CK Ponta Delgada Portugal1 – 3
2 – 3		Belgium Hermes Oostende
9Železničar Lajkovac Serbia3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 13–15		Serbia Tent Obrenovac
10Randaberg IL Norway0 – 3
0 – 3		France Nantes VB
11VBC Galina Schaan Liechtenstein1 – 3
2 – 3		Hungary Vasas Óbuda Budapest
12Ibsa CV Las Palmas Spain3 – 1
3 – 2		Austria Askö Linz-Steg
13Holte IF Denmark0 – 3
1 – 3		Switzerland Viteos Neuchâtel Université
14Ştiinţa Bacău Romania3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13		Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
15Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen Switzerland1 – 3
3 – 0
Golden Set: 15–10		Croatia Mladost Zagreb
16CV Logroño Spain2 – 3
0 – 3		Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
17Levski Sofia Bulgaria1 – 3
0 – 3		Romania CSM Târgoviște
18ŽOK Osijek Croatia0 – 3
0 – 3		Czech Republic TJ Ostrava
19KV Kastrioti Ferizaji Kosovo0 – 3
0 – 3		Finland OrPo Orivesi
201. BVK Bratislava Slovakia3 – 0
3 – 0		Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽOK Gacko
21UVC Holding Graz Austria2 – 3
0 – 3		Russia Dinamo Krasnodar

8th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 23–25 January 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 6–8 February 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
22Sharks Charleroi Belgium0 – 3
0 – 3		Turkey Bursa BBSK
23Hermes Oostende Belgium3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13		Serbia Tent Obrenovac
24Vasas Óbuda Budapest Hungary2 – 3
0 – 3		France Nantes VB
25Ibsa CV Las Palmas Spain3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 10–15		Switzerland Viteos Neuchâtel Université
26Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen Switzerland2 – 3
3 – 1		Romania Ştiinţa Bacău
27Olympiacos Piraeus Greece2 – 3
3 – 1		Romania CSM Târgoviște
28OrPo Orivesi Finland0 – 3
1 – 3		Czech Republic TJ Ostrava
29Dinamo Krasnodar Russia3 – 0
3 – 1		Slovakia 1. BVK Bratislava

4th Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 20–22 February 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 27 February – 1 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
30Hermes Oostende Belgium0 – 3
0 – 3		Turkey Bursa BBSK
31Viteos Neuchâtel Université Switzerland0 – 3
1 – 3		France Nantes VB
32Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen Switzerland1 – 3
0 – 3		Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
33TJ Ostrava Czech Republic1 – 3
2 – 3		Russia Dinamo Krasnodar

Final phase

Semifinals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 14 March 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
34Bursa BBSK Turkey3 – 0
3 – 0		France Nantes VB
35Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 3 – 2
3 – 0		Russia Dinamo Krasnodar

Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 4 April 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 11 April 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
36Olympiacos Piraeus Greece2 – 3
3 – 1		Turkey Bursa BBSK

Final standing

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVPGreece Stella ChristodoulouOlympiacos Piraeus

References

  1. ↑ "2018 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Entries confirmed for 2018 CEV Cup and Challenge Cup". CEV. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "2018 CEV European Cup Ranking list women" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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