2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration10 November 2015 – 3 April 2016
Number of matches90 (including 2 awarded)
Number of teams46
Finals
Champions CSM București
  Runners-up Trabzon İdmanocağı
Finals MVP Jelena Blagojević

The 2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 36th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

Format

The tournament was played on a knockout format, with a total of 46 teams participating. Initially 30 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition at the 'Qualification phase', with another 16 teams joining from the Women's CEV Cup entering the competition at the 'Main phase' stage (as per 'Round composition' below).[1]

On 5 June 2015, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team played 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 advanced to the next round. In case the teams were tied after two legs, a Golden Set was 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).[2][3]

Round composition
  • 2nd Round: 30 teams
  • 16th Final: 2nd Round winners (16 teams) + 16 teams from CEV Cup
  • 8th Final onwards: winners

Participating teams

  • A total of 46 teams participated, 30 were allocated direct places and 16 joined from the Women's CEV Cup entering at the 'Main phase'.[1]
Rank Country No. teams Teams (rankings in 2014–15 national championships)
Vac Cev Total
1 Turkey 2 - 2 Bursa BBSK (5)
Trabzon İdmanocağı (6)
2 Russia 1 - 1 Zarechie Odintsovo (4)
3 France 1 2 3 Béziers VB
Nantes VB1
SF Paris Saint Cloud1
6 Germany 1 1 2 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
VC Wiesbaden1
8 Romania 1 1 2 C.S.M. București
C.S.M. Târgovişte1
9 Switzerland 2 1 3 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
VFM Franches-Montagnes
Viteos Neuchâtel Université1
10 Czech Republic - 2 2 Královo Pole Brno1
VK UP Olomouc1
11 Serbia 2 - 2 Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
KV Skenderaj
Austria 3 - 3 SVS Post Schwechat
Ti-panoramabau Innsbruck
UVC Holding Graz
Hungary 3 - 3 Fatum Nyíregyháza
Teva Gödöllõ
Vasas Obuda Budapest
Greece 2 1 3 AEK Athens
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
Olympiacos Piraeus1
Belgium 1 2 3 Asterix Kieldrecht
Dauphines Charleroi1
Hermes Oostende1
Netherlands 1 2 3 Eurosped TVT Almelo1
Sliedrecht Sport
VC Sneek1
Croatia 2 - 2 Mladost Zagreb
OK Poreč
Finland 1 1 2 HPK Hämeenlinna1
Wovo Rovaniemi
Israel 1 1 2 Haifa VC1
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Belarus 1 - 1 Minchanka Minsk
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 - 1 ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
Luxembourg 1 - 1 RSR Walfer
Norway 1 - 1 Stod Volley Steinkjer
Portugal 1 - 1 AVC Famalicão
Spain 1 - 1 Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño
Cyprus - 1 1 Apollon Prestige Limassol1
Estonia - 1 1 Kohila VC1
1.^ Team qualified via CEV Cup entering the 16th Final.

Qualification phase

2nd round

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 10–12 November 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 24–26 November 2015
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1 Bursa BBSK –
–		 Bye
2 Mladost Zagreb 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Teva Gödöllõ
3 RSR Walfer 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
4 Sliedrecht Sport 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Asterix Kieldrecht
5 CSM București 3 – 1
3 – 0		 ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
6 Vasas Obuda Budapest 3 – 1
3 – 0		 UVC Holding Graz
7 Minchanka Minsk 3 – 2
3 – 0		 AEK Athens
8 AVC Famalicão 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
9 Béziers Volley 3 – 2
0 – 3		 Vfm Franches Montagnes
10 Trabzon İdmanocağı 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Pannaxiakos
11 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3 – 0
3 – 0		 KV Skenderaj
12 Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 2 – 3
1 – 3		 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
13 ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Fatum Nyíregyháza
14 OK Poreč 3 – 1
1 – 3
Golden Set: 15–11		 SVS Post Schwechat
15* Stod Volley Steinkjer 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Wovo Rovaniemi
16 Bye –
–		 Zarechie Odintsovo

*Note: Stod Volley Steinkjer withdrew from the competition. The CEV awarded Wovo Rovaniemi both matches by 3–0.[4][5]

Main phase

In this stage of the competition, the sixteen qualified teams of the Qualification phase were joined by the sixteen losing teams from the 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup.

Qualified via the Qualification phase Qualified via Women's CEV Cup

Bursa BBSK
Mladost Zagreb
Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
Asterix Kieldrecht
CSM București
Vasas Obuda Budapest
Minchanka Minsk
Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
Vfm Franches Montagnes
Trabzon İdmanocağı
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
OK Poreč
Wovo Rovaniemi
Zarechie Odintsovo

Viteos Neuchâtel Université
VC Sneek
VK Královo Pole Brno
HPK Hämeenlinna
VC Wiesbaden
Kohila VC
Haifa VC
CSM Târgovişte
SF Paris Saint Cloud
Nantes VB
Dauphines Charleroi
VK UP Olomouc
Apollon Prestige Limassol
Eurosped Tvt Almelo
Olympiacos Piraeus
Hermes Oostende

16th final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 8–10 December 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15–17 December 2015
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
17 Bursa BBSK 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Apollon Prestige Limassol
18 Nantes VB 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Mladost Zagreb
19 Viteos Neuchâtel Université 3 – 0
3 – 2		 Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
20 Haifa VC 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Asterix Kieldrecht
21 CSM București 3 – 2
3 – 0		 VK Královo Pole Brno
22 Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Vasas Obuda Budapest
23 VC Wiesbaden 2 – 3
3 – 1		 Minchanka Minsk
24 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 0 – 3
3 – 0
Golden Set: 15–12		 Dauphines Charleroi
25 Hermes Oostende 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Vfm Franches Montagnes
26 Trabzon İdmanocağı 3 – 1
3 – 0		 CSM Târgovişte
27 Kohila VC 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 8–15		 Hapoel Kfar Saba
28 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 15–12		 HPK Hämeenlinna
29 SF Paris Saint Cloud 3 – 1
3 – 1		 ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
30 VK UP Olomouc 3 – 0
3 – 0		 OK Poreč
31 Eurosped Tvt Almelo 3 – 0
3 – 2		 Wovo Rovaniemi
32 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 0
3 – 1		 VC Sneek

8th final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 19–21 January 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 26–28 January 2016
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
33 Bursa BBSK 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Nantes VB
34 Viteos Neuchâtel Université 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Asterix Kieldrecht
35 Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 13–15		 CSM București
36 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 2 – 3
2 – 3		 VC Wiesbaden
37 Vfm Franches Montagnes 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Trabzon İdmanocağı
38 Hapoel Kfar Saba 2 – 3
1 – 3		 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
39 VK UP Olomouc 3 – 2
1 – 3		 SF Paris Saint Cloud
40 Eurosped Tvt Almelo 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Zarechie Odintsovo

4th final

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 9–11 February 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 23–25 February 2016
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
41 Asterix Kieldrecht 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Bursa BBSK
42 VC Wiesbaden 0 – 3
0 – 3		 CSM București
43 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Trabzon İdmanocağı
44 Zarechie Odintsovo 3 – 2
3 – 0		 SF Paris Saint Cloud

Final phase

Semi-finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 9 March 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 13 March 2016
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
45 Bursa BBSK 1 – 3
0 – 3		 CSM București
46 Zarechie Odintsovo 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Trabzon İdmanocağı

Finals

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 30 March 2016
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 3 April 2016
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
47 CSM București 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Trabzon İdmanocağı
2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions

CSM București
1st title

Awards

Award Winner Team
MVP Jelena Blagojević Trabzon İdmanocağı

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup Drawing of Lots - WOMEN" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "DOL sets the tone for another exciting Cup season". CEV. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ match report first leg
  5. ^ match report second leg
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