2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup

2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
League CEV Challenge Cup
Sport Volleyball
Finals
Champions Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad (1st title)
  Runners-up Portugal Benfica

The 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.

It was won by Serbian club Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad who beat Portuguese club Benfica.[1]

Participating teams

Country Number of teamsTeams
 Austria3 TSV Volksbank Hartberg
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
UVC Holding Graz
 Cyprus2 Anorthosis Famagusta
Omonia Nicosia
 Netherlands2 Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
Rivo Rijssen
 Portugal2 Benfica
Fonte Bastardo
 Slovakia2 Chemes Humenné
Spartak Myjava
  Switzerland2 Lausanne UC
TV Schönenwerd
 Turkey2 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul (5)
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara (6)
 Albania1 Studenti Tirana
 Andorra1 CV Andorra
 Belarus1 Stroitel Minsk
 Bulgaria1 CSKA Sofia
 Estonia2 TTU SC Tallinn
 Finland1 Hurrikaani Loimaa
 France1 Chaumont VB 52
 Greece1 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
 Hungary1 Fino Kaposvár SE
 Israel1 Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
 Italy1 CMC Ravenna
 Latvia1 VK Biolars Jelgava
 Luxembourg1 VC Strassen
 Romania1 Unirea DEJ
 Russia1 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod
 Serbia1 Crvena Zvezda Beograd

Qualification phase

2nd Round

Team #1   Results   Team #2
CMC Ravenna Italy
Bye
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–3
0–3
Cyprus Omonia Nicosia
Fino Kaposvár SE Hungary 3–0
3–1
Albania Studenti Tirana
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 3–0
2–3
Israel Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
TV Schönenwerd Switzerland 3–1
0–3
Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Rivo Rijssen Netherlands 0–3
0–3
Netherlands Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
CV Andorra Andorra 0–3
0–3
Portugal Benfica
Fonte Bastardo Portugal 3–1
2–3
France Chaumont VB 52
Hurrikaani Loimaa Finland 2–3
0–3
Turkey Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul
Chemes Humenné Slovakia 2–3
3–1
Switzerland Lausanne UC
TSV Volksbank Hartberg Austria 2–3
1–3
Luxembourg VC Strassen
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel Austria 3–0
3–2
Austria UVC Holding Graz
Unirea DEJ Romania 3–1
3–1
Estonia TTU SC Tallinn
Spartak Myjava Slovakia 1–3
0–3
Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
Stroitel Minsk Belarus 3–0
3–1
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod Russia 3–0
3–0
Latvia VK Biolars Jelgava

Main phase

16th final

Team #1   Results   Team #2
Bigbank Tartu Estonia 0–3
0–3
Italy CMC Ravenna
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 1–3
1–3
Czech Republic Dukla Liberec
Fino Kaposvár SE Hungary
Bye
Loimu Raisio Finland 2–3
1–3
Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd
Selver Tallinn Estonia 0–3
0–3
Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Fatra Zlín Czech Republic 3–2
3–2
Netherlands Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
Partizan Vizura Beograd Serbia 1–3
1–3
Portugal Benfica
Volejbal Brno Czech Republic 0–3
0–3
Portugal Fonte Bastardo
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul Turkey 3–0
3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina MOK Jedinstvo Brčko
MOK Rovinj Croatia 0–3
0–3
Slovakia Chemes Humenné
OK Mladost Brčko Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0
3–1
Luxembourg VC Strassen
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 3–0
3–1
Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 3–0
0–3
Golden Set: 15–9
Romania Unirea DEJ
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 3–0
3–0
Switzerland Biogas Volley Näfels
Tiikerit Kokkola Finland 3–2
1–3
Belarus Stroitel Minsk
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod Russia 3–0
3–0
Bulgaria CVC Gabrovo[Note BUL]
Notes
  1. ^ CVC Gabrovo withdrew from the competition.

8th final

Team #1   Results   Team #2
Dukla Liberec Czech Republic 2–3
0–3
Italy CMC Ravenna
Fino Kaposvár SE Hungary 1–3
2–3
Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd
Fatra Zlín Czech Republic 0–3
0–3
Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Benfica Portugal 3–2
3–0
Portugal Fonte Bastardo
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul Turkey 3–0
3–2
Slovakia Chemes Humenné
OK Mladost Brčko Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2
0–3
Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
Dinamo Bucureşti Romania 2–3
0–3
Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
Stroitel Minsk Belarus 3–1
2–3
Russia Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod

4th final

Team #1   Results   Team #2
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 3–2
0–3
Italy CMC Ravenna
Benfica Portugal 3–0
3–2
Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul Turkey 3–1
0–3
Golden Set: 11–15
Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 3–0
1–3
Golden Set: 11–15
Belarus Stroitel Minsk

Final phase

Semi-finals

Team #1   Results   Team #2
Benfica Portugal 3–0
3–2
Italy CMC Ravenna
Stroitel Minsk Belarus 1–3
2–3
Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad

Finals

Team #1   Results   Team #2
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 3–1
2–3
Portugal Benfica
2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup Champions
Serbia
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
1st title

References

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