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2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

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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
ChampionsRomania CSM București
  Runners-upTurkey Trabzon İdmanocağı
Finals MVPSerbia Jelena Blagojević
CEV Women's Challenge Cup seasons

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

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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

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  • 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

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2nd round

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  • 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 Turkey –
–		 Bye
2 Mladost Zagreb Croatia 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Hungary Teva Gödöllõ
3 RSR Walfer Luxembourg 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Austria Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
4 Sliedrecht Sport Netherlands 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
5 CSM București Romania 3 – 1
3 – 0		 Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
6 Vasas Obuda Budapest Hungary 3 – 1
3 – 0		 Austria UVC Holding Graz
7 Minchanka Minsk Belarus 3 – 2
3 – 0		 Greece AEK Athens
8 AVC Famalicão Portugal 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Germany Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
9 Béziers Volley France 3 – 2
0 – 3		 Switzerland Vfm Franches Montagnes
10 Trabzon İdmanocağı Turkey 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Greece Pannaxiakos
11 Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Serbia KV Skenderaj
12 Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño Spain 2 – 3
1 – 3		 Switzerland Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
13 ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova Serbia 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Hungary Fatum Nyíregyháza
14 OK Poreč Croatia 3 – 1
1 – 3
Golden Set: 15–11		 Austria SVS Post Schwechat
15* Stod Volley Steinkjer Norway 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Finland Wovo Rovaniemi
16 Bye –
–		 Russia Zarechie Odintsovo

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

Main phase

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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

Turkey Bursa BBSK
Croatia Mladost Zagreb
Austria Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
Romania CSM București
Hungary Vasas Obuda Budapest
Belarus Minchanka Minsk
Germany Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
Switzerland Vfm Franches Montagnes
Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı
Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
Switzerland Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
Serbia ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
Croatia OK Poreč
Finland Wovo Rovaniemi
Russia Zarechie Odintsovo

Switzerland Viteos Neuchâtel Université
Netherlands VC Sneek
Czech Republic VK Královo Pole Brno
Finland HPK Hämeenlinna
Germany VC Wiesbaden
Estonia Kohila VC
Israel Haifa VC
Romania CSM Târgovişte
France SF Paris Saint Cloud
France Nantes VB
Belgium Dauphines Charleroi
Czech Republic VK UP Olomouc
Cyprus Apollon Prestige Limassol
Netherlands Eurosped Tvt Almelo
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
Belgium Hermes Oostende

16th final

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  • 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 Turkey 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Cyprus Apollon Prestige Limassol
18 Nantes VB France 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Croatia Mladost Zagreb
19 Viteos Neuchâtel Université Switzerland 3 – 0
3 – 2		 Austria Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
20 Haifa VC Israel 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
21 CSM București Romania 3 – 2
3 – 0		 Czech Republic VK Královo Pole Brno
22 Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Hungary Vasas Obuda Budapest
23 VC Wiesbaden Germany 2 – 3
3 – 1		 Belarus Minchanka Minsk
24 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg Germany 0 – 3
3 – 0
Golden Set: 15–12		 Belgium Dauphines Charleroi
25 Hermes Oostende Belgium 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Switzerland Vfm Franches Montagnes
26 Trabzon İdmanocağı Turkey 3 – 1
3 – 0		 Romania CSM Târgovişte
27 Kohila VC Estonia 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 8–15		 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
28 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen Switzerland 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 15–12		 Finland HPK Hämeenlinna
29 SF Paris Saint Cloud France 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Serbia ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
30 VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Croatia OK Poreč
31 Eurosped Tvt Almelo Netherlands 3 – 0
3 – 2		 Finland Wovo Rovaniemi
32 Zarechie Odintsovo Russia 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Netherlands VC Sneek

8th final

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  • 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 Turkey 3 – 1
3 – 1		 France Nantes VB
34 Viteos Neuchâtel Université Switzerland 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
35 Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 13–15		 Romania CSM București
36 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg Germany 2 – 3
2 – 3		 Germany VC Wiesbaden
37 Vfm Franches Montagnes Switzerland 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı
38 Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel 2 – 3
1 – 3		 Switzerland Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
39 VK UP Olomouc Czech Republic 3 – 2
1 – 3		 France SF Paris Saint Cloud
40 Eurosped Tvt Almelo Netherlands 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Russia Zarechie Odintsovo

4th final

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Saint-Cloud Paris Stade français - Zaretchie Odintsovo
  • 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 Belgium 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
42 VC Wiesbaden Germany 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Romania CSM București
43 Sm Aesch Pfeffingen Switzerland 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı
44 Zarechie Odintsovo Russia 3 – 2
3 – 0		 France SF Paris Saint Cloud

Final phase

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Semi-finals

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  • 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 Turkey 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Romania CSM București
46 Zarechie Odintsovo Russia 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı

Finals

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  • 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 Romania 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı
2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions
Romania
CSM București
1st title

Awards

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Award Winner Team
MVP Serbia Jelena Blagojević Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı

References

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  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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