2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup

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2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration4 November 2014 – 12 April 2015
Finals
ChampionsSerbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
  Runners-upPortugal S.L. Benfica
Finals MVPBrazil (LIS)
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

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

Serbian club Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad beat Portuguese S.L. Benfica in the finale and achieved first CEV Challenge Cup trophy.[1][2][3] Brazilian player Flávio Soares from runner-up club was the Most Valuable Player of the final tournament.

Participating teams[]

Country Number of teams Teams
 Austria 3 , ,
 Cyprus 2 Anorthosis Famagusta, Omonoia Nicosia
 Netherlands 2 Abiant Lycurgus,
 Portugal 2 S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo
 Slovakia 2 Chemes Humenné,
  Switzerland 2 ,
 Turkey 2 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul, Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
 Albania 1
 Andorra 1
 Belarus 1
 Bulgaria 1 CSKA Sofia
 Estonia 1 TTÜ VK Tallinn
 Finland 1 Hurrikaani Loimaa
 France 1
 Greece 1 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
 Hungary 1
 Israel 1
 Italy 1 CMC Ravenna
 Latvia 1
 Luxembourg 1
 Romania 1
 Russia 1
 Serbia 1 Crvena Zvezda Beograd

Qualification phase[]

2nd Round[]

  • 1st leg 4–6 November 2014
  • 2nd leg 18–20 November 2014
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CMC Ravenna Italy – free fate – –
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–6 Cyprus Omonoia Nicosia 1–3 0–3
Hungary 6–1 Albania 3–0 3–1
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 5–3 Israel 3–0 2–3
Switzerland 3–4 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–1 0–3
Netherlands 0–6 Netherlands Abiant Lycurgus 0–3 0–3
[Note AND] Andorra 0–6 Portugal S.L. Benfica withdrew withdrew
Fonte Bastardo Portugal 5–4 France Chaumont VB 52 3–1 2–3
Hurrikaani Loimaa Finland 2–6 Turkey Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul 2–3 0–3
Chemes Humenné Slovakia 5–4 Switzerland 2–3 3–1
Austria 3–6 Luxembourg 2–3 1–3
Austria 6–2 Austria 3–0 3–2
Romania 6–2 Estonia TTÜ VK Tallinn 3–1 3–1
Slovakia 1–6 Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 1–3 0–3
Belarus 6–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–0 3–1
Russia 6–0 Latvia 3–0 3–0
Notes
  1. ^
    withdrew from the competition.

Main phase[]

16th Finals[]

  • 1st leg 2–4 December 2014
  • 2nd leg 16–18 December 2014
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Bigbank Tartu Estonia 0–6 Italy CMC Ravenna 0–3 0–3
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 2–6 Czech Republic VK Dukla Liberec 1–3 1–3
Hungary – free fate – –
Loimu Raisio Finland 3–6 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 2–3 1–3
Selver Tallinn Estonia 0–6 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 0–3 0–3
Czech Republic 6–4 Netherlands Abiant Lycurgus 3–2 3–2
Partizan Vizura Beograd Serbia 2–6 Portugal S.L. Benfica 1–3 1–3
Volejbal Brno Czech Republic 0–6 Portugal Fonte Bastardo 0–3 0–3
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul Turkey 6–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 3–0
Croatia 0–6 Slovakia Chemes Humenné 0–3 0–3
OK Mladost Brčko Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–1 Luxembourg 3–0 3–1
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 6–1 Austria 3–0 3–1
Dinamo București Romania 3–3 Romania 3–0 0–3 15–9
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 6–0 Switzerland 3–0 3–0
Tiikerit Kokkola Finland 4–5 Belarus 3–2 1–3
Russia 6–0 Bulgaria [Note BUL] withdrew withdrew
Notes
  1. ^
    withdrew from the competition.

8th Finals[]

  • 1st leg 13–15 January 2015
  • 2nd leg 20–21 January 2015
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VK Dukla Liberec Czech Republic 2–6 Italy CMC Ravenna 2–3 0–3
Hungary 3–6 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 1–3 2–3
Czech Republic 0–6 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–2 Portugal Fonte Bastardo 3–2 3–0
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul Turkey 6–2 Slovakia Chemes Humenné 3–0 3–2
OK Mladost Brčko Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–5 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–2 0–3
Dinamo București Romania 2–6 Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 2–3 0–3
Belarus 5–4 Russia 3–1 2–3

4th Finals[]

  • 1st leg 3–5 March 2015
  • 2nd leg 10–12 March 2015
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 3–5 Italy CMC Ravenna 3–2 0–3
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–2 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–0 3–2
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul Turkey 3–4 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–1 0–3 11–15
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 4–3 Belarus 3–0 1–3 11–15

Final phase[]

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–2 Italy CMC Ravenna 3–0 3–2
Belarus 3–6 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 1–3 2–3

First leg[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Mar 20:30 S.L. Benfica Portugal 3–0 Italy CMC Ravenna 25–20 26–24 25–19     76–63 Report
25 Mar 19:00 Belarus 1–3 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 22–25 25–22 20–25 18–25   85–97 Report

Second leg[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 18:00 CMC Ravenna Italy 2–3 Portugal S.L. Benfica 25–23 27–25 20–25 18–25 10–15 100–113 Report
29 Mar 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 3–2 Belarus 23–25 24–26 25–22 25–15 15–10 112–98 Report

Final[]

First leg[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Apr 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 3–1 Portugal S.L. Benfica 25–19 25–23 22–25 25–22   97–89 Report

Second leg[]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Apr 17:00 S.L. Benfica Portugal 3–2 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 24–26 21–25 25–16 25–23 15–10 110–100 Report

Final standing[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Two sets are enough for Vojvodina to win Challenge Cup and celebrate first European club title for Serbian Volleyball family". cev.lu. CEV. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Vojvodina pleased with great ambiance around Challenge Cup final in Lisbon". cev.lu. CEV. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Voleibol: Benfica perde Taça Challenge". 12 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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