2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup

2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup
League	CEV Challenge Cup
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	8 November 2016 – 16 April 2017
Finals
Champions	Fakel Novy Urengoy
Runners-up	Chaumont VB 52
CEV Challenge Cup seasons
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The 2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup was the 37th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.

Russian club Fakel Novy Urengoy beat French team Chaumont VB 52 in both final meetings and achieved first CEV Challenge Cup.^[1][2]

Participating teams[]

Rank	Country	Number of teams	Teams
1	Russia	1	Fakel Novy Urengoy
3	Turkey	2	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul, Ziraat Bankası Ankara
5	France	1	Chaumont VB 52
9	Romania	2	Tricolorul LMV Ploiești, Volei Municipal Zalău
10	Switzerland	2	,
11	Czech Republic	1	Jihostroj České Budějovice
13	Austria	2	,
17	Slovenia	1
20	Portugal	2	S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo Açores
21	Belarus	3	, ,
23	Netherlands	1	Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
24	Slovakia	1
25	Croatia	2	, Mladost Zagreb
26	Hungary	2	,
27	Cyprus	3	Anorthosis Famagusta, Pokka AE Karava,
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
29	Israel	1	Maccabi Tel Aviv
30	Luxembourg	1
32	Albania	1
34	Norway	2	, Viking TIF Bergen
35	Kosovo	1
40	England	1	IBB Polonia London
54	Scotland	1

Qualification phase[]

2nd Round[]

• 1st leg 8–9 November 2016
• 2nd leg 22–24 November 2016

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pokka AE Karava	1–6		1–3	0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta	1–6		1–3	0–3
	1–6	Fonte Bastardo Azores	1–3	0–3

Main phase[]

16th Finals[]

• 1st leg 6–14 December 2016
• 2nd leg 20–22 December 2016

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
	1–6	Fakel Novy Urengoy	1–3	0–3
	3–5		0–3	3–2
	6–0		3–0	3–0
	3–5		3–2	0–3
	0–6	Jihostroj České Budějovice	0–3	0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv	6–0		3–0	3–0
	1–6	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul	1–3	0–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores	4–4	Tricolorul LMV Ploiești	3–1	1–3	15–12
	0–6	Chaumont VB 52	0–3	0–3
S.L. Benfica	6–4		3–2	3–2
	6–0		3–0	3–0
Mladost Zagreb	5–4		3–1	2–3
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn	6–0		3–0	3–0
	4–3	IBB Polonia London	3–0	1–3	10–15
Volei Municipal Zalău	3–3		3–0	0–3	8–15
	0–6	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	0–3	0–3

8th Finals[]

• 1st leg 17–19 January 2017
• 2nd leg 31 January – 2 February 2017

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
	0–6	Fakel Novy Urengoy	0–3	0–3
	6–2		3–1	3–1
Jihostroj České Budějovice	0–6	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–3	0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores	0–6	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul	0–3	0–3
S.L. Benfica	3–5	Chaumont VB 52	0–3	3–2
	3–3	Mladost Zagreb	3–0	0–3	22–20
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn	5–4	IBB Polonia London	3–1	2–3
	0–6	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	0–3	0–3

4th Finals[]

• 1st leg 14–16 February 2017
• 2nd leg 28 February – 1 March 2017

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fakel Novy Urengoy	6–0		3–0	3–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–6	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul	0–3	0–3
	1–6	Chaumont VB 52	0–3	1–3
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn	1–6	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	1–3	0–3

Final phase[]

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fakel Novy Urengoy	6–0	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul	3–0	3–0
Chaumont VB 52	5–4	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	3–1	2–3

First leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar	19:00	Fakel Novy Urengoy	3–0	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul	25–12	25–18	25–19			75–49	Report
29 Mar	20:00	Chaumont VB 52	3–1	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	25–21	25–19	28–30	25–18		103–88	Report

Second leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	19:00	Galatasaray HDI Istanbul	0–3	Fakel Novy Urengoy	16–25	19–25	21–25			56–75	Report
2 Apr	14:00	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	3–2	Chaumont VB 52	26–24	23–25	15–25	25–18	15–9	104–101	Report

Final[]

First leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Apr	20:30	Chaumont VB 52	1–3	Fakel Novy Urengoy	12–25	25–15	24–26	28–30		89–96	Report

Second leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Apr	17:00	Fakel Novy Urengoy	3–1	Chaumont VB 52	21–25	25–20	25–19	25–18		96–82	Report

Final standing[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official site