2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

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2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration25 October 2014 – 12 April 2015
Number of matches96
Number of teams49
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Bursa BBSK
  Runners-upRussia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
Finals MVPTurkey Meryem Boz
CEV Women's Challenge Cup seasons
← 2013–14

The 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

Format[]

The tournament was played on a knockout format, originally a total of 51 teams were to participate, due to withdraws a total of 49 teams participated. Initially 35 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition at the 'Qualification phase', with another 14 teams (after 2 teams withdraw) joining from the Women's CEV Cup entering the competition at the 'Main phase' stage (as per 'Round composition' below).[1][2]

On 12 June 2014, 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).[3][4]

Round composition
  • 1st Round: 6 teams
  • 2nd Round: 1st Round winners (3 teams) + 29 teams
  • 16th Final: 2nd Round winners (16 teams) + 14 teams from CEV Cup
  • 8th Final onwards: winners

Participating teams[]

  • A total of 49 teams participated, 35 were allocated direct places and 14 joined from the Women's CEV Cup entering at the 'Main phase'.[1]
Country No. teams Teams
Vac Cev Total
 Austria 3 2 5 1
1
SVS Post Schwechat

  Switzerland 2 2 4
1

1
 Hungary 3 - 3

Vasas Obuda Budapest
 Netherlands 3 - 3 Alterno Apeldoorn
Sliedrecht Sport
 Belgium 2 1 3 Asterix Kieldrecht
VC Oudegem
VDK Gent Dames1
 Romania 2 1 3 C.S.M. București

Dinamo Romprest București1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 - 2
 Greece 2 - 2 A.E.K. Athens
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
 Turkey 2 - 2 Bursa BBSK (5)
İlbank Ankara (6)
 France 1 1 2 ASPTT Mulhouse
1
 Germany 1 1 2 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg1
Schweriner SC
 Israel 1 1 2
Haifa VC1
 Slovenia 1 1 2 Calcit Kamnik1
 Ukraine - 2 2 1
1
 Azerbaijan 1 - 1 Azerrail Baku (4)
 Belarus 1 - 1
 Bulgaria 1 - 1 Levski Sofia
 Croatia 1 - 1
 Finland 1 - 1
 Luxembourg 1 - 1
 Norway 1 - 1 Stod Volley Steinkjer
 Russia 1 - 1 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
 Serbia 1 - 1
 Spain 1 - 1 CV Barcelona (3)
 Czech Republic - 1 1 1
 Italy - 1 1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara1
1.^ Team qualified via CEV Cup entering the 16th Final.

Qualification phase[]

1st Round[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 25–26 October 2014
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 1–2 November 2014
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Hungary 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Austria SVS Post Schwechat
Sliedrecht Sport Netherlands 3 – 2
3 – 2		 Hungary Vasas Obuda Budapest
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey İlbank Ankara

2nd Round[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11–13 November 2014
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 25–27 November 2014
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Bursa BBSK Turkey 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Austria
A.E.K. Athens Greece 3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden Set: 5–15		 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary 3 – 1
3 – 2		 Hungary
Croatia 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Serbia
VC Oudegem Belgium 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Germany Schweriner SC
Asterix Kieldrecht Belgium 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Spain CV Barcelona
Netherlands 3 – 2
0 – 3		 Netherlands Alterno Apeldoorn
Luxembourg 1 – 3
0 – 3		 France ASPTT Mulhouse
Austria 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
Stod Volley Steinkjer Norway 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Netherlands Sliedrecht Sport
Slovenia 1 – 3
1 – 3		 Switzerland
Finland 3 – 2
1 – 3		 Switzerland
Romania 3 – 2
1 – 3		 Israel
Belarus 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 10–15		 Greece AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
İlbank Ankara Turkey 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia 3 – 1
3 – 1		 Romania C.S.M. București

Main phase[]

In this stage of the competition, the sixteen qualified teams of the Qualification phase were joined by the losing teams from the 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup. From the 16 teams expected to join from the CEV Cup, 14 teams entered the competition, after the withdraw of 2 teams.[2] That meant two teams received a 16th Final bye.

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

Turkey Bursa BBSK
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
Serbia
Germany Schweriner SC
Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
Netherlands Alterno Apeldoorn
France ASPTT Mulhouse
Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
Norway Stod Volley Steinkjer
Switzerland
Switzerland
Israel
Greece AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
Turkey İlbank Ankara
Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

France
Belgium VDK Gent Dames
Romania Dinamo Romprest București
Switzerland
Israel Haifa VC
Austria
Ukraine
Ukraine
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Germany Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
Slovenia Calcit Kamnik
Austria
Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara

16th Final[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 9–11 December 2014
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 16–18 December 2014
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Czech Republic 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
Ukraine 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bye –
–		 Hungary
Rote Raben Vilsbiburg Germany 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden set: 15–13		 Serbia
Schweriner SC Germany –
–		 Bye
Austria 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Belgium Asterix Kieldrecht
VDK Gent Dames Belgium 3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden set: 10–15		 Netherlands Alterno Apeldoorn
Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 3 – 0
3 – 0		 France ASPTT Mulhouse
Azerrail Baku Azerbaijan 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden set: 15–11		 Switzerland
Stod Volley Steinkjer Norway 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Slovenia Calcit Kamnik
Switzerland 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Ukraine
Haifa VC Israel 1 – 3
1 – 3		 Switzerland
France 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Israel
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos Greece 3 – 0
2 – 3		 Switzerland
Dinamo Romprest București Romania 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Turkey İlbank Ankara
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Austria

8th Final[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13–15 January 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20–22 January 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Bursa BBSK Turkey 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Ukraine
Hungary 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Germany Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
Asterix Kieldrecht Belgium 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Germany Schweriner SC
Alterno Apeldoorn Netherlands 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden set: 5–15		 Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Stod Volley Steinkjer Norway 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden set: 18–16		 Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
Ukraine 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Switzerland
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos Greece 3 – 0
3 – 2		 France
İlbank Ankara Turkey 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

4th Final[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 3–5 March 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10–12 March 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Rote Raben Vilsbiburg Germany 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
Igor Gorgonzola Novara Italy 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Germany Schweriner SC
Stod Volley Steinkjer Norway 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Ukraine
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos Greece 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Russia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

Final Phase[]

Semi-Finals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 25 March 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 29 March 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Schweriner SC Germany 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden set: 10–15		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Ukraine

Finals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 8 April 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 12 April 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Russia 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden set: 11–15		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions
Turkey
Bursa BBSK
1st title

Awards[]

Award Winner Team
MVP Turkey Meryem Boz Turkey Bursa BBSK

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2015 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup Drawing of Lots - WOMEN" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2015 CEV Cup Final Standing". CEV. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "European Cups DOL sets stage for exciting season ahead". CEV. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

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