2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

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2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration21 November 2017 – 11 April 2018
Number of teams37
Finals
ChampionsGreece Olympiacos (1st title)
  Runners-upTurkey Bursa BBSK
Finals MVPGreece Stella Christodoulou
CEV Women's Challenge Cup seasons

The 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup will be the 38th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

Format[]

The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 37 teams participating. Initially 10 teams play a qualification round with the 5 winners advancing to the main phase. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays 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 advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is 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).[1][2]

Participating teams[]

Rank[4] Country No. teams Qualified teams
Vac Qual Total
1  Turkey 1 - 1 Bursa BBSK
2  Russia 1 - 1 Dinamo Krasnodar
4  Azerbaijan 1 - 1 Azerrail Baku
6   Switzerland 2 - 2
8  France 1 - 1
9  Romania 2 - 2 CSM Târgoviște
Ştiinţa Bacău
10  Czech Republic 1 - 1
11  Serbia 1 1 2
12  Belgium 1 2 3 Hermes Oostende
Amigos-Van Pelt Zoersel1
Sharks Charleroi1
13  Finland 1 1 2
1
16  Greece 1 - 1 Olympiacos Piraeus
19  Hungary 1 - 1 Vasas Óbuda Budapest
21  Austria 1 2 3
1
VB NÖ Sokol Schwechat1
22  Croatia 1 1 2 Mladost Zagreb
1
23  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 - 1
24  Spain 1 2 3 CV Barcelona
CV Logroño1
1
25  Norway 1 - 1 Randaberg IL
27  Luxembourg 1 - 1
28  Bulgaria 1 - 1 Levski Sofia
29  Slovakia 1 1 2
1
30  Kosovo 1 - 1
31  Portugal 1 1 2
1
36  Denmark 1 - 1
47  Liechtenstein 1 - 1
1.^ Team entering at Qualification round.

Qualification round[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 21–23 November 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 28–30 November 2017
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
1 Slovakia 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Austria
2 Croatia 2 – 3
3 – 2
Golden Set: 16–14		 Austria VB NÖ Sokol Schwechat
3 Finland 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Belgium Sharks Charleroi
4 Portugal 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Spain CV Logroño
5 Spain 3 – 2
3 – 1		 Belgium Amigos-Van Pelt Zoersel

Main phase[]

16th Finals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12–14 December 2017
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 9–11 January 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
6 Luxembourg 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
7 Sharks Charleroi Belgium 3 – 0
3 – 2		 Spain CV Barcelona
8 Portugal 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Belgium Hermes Oostende
9 Serbia 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 13–15		 Serbia
10 Randaberg IL Norway 0 – 3
0 – 3		 France
11 Liechtenstein 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Hungary Vasas Óbuda Budapest
12 Spain 3 – 1
3 – 2		 Austria
13 Denmark 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Switzerland
14 Ştiinţa Bacău Romania 3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13		 Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
15 Switzerland 1 – 3
3 – 0
Golden Set: 15–10		 Croatia Mladost Zagreb
16 CV Logroño Spain 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
17 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Romania CSM Târgoviște
18 Croatia 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Czech Republic
19 Kosovo 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Finland
20 Slovakia 3 – 0
3 – 0		 Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 Austria 2 – 3
0 – 3		 Russia Dinamo Krasnodar

8th Finals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 23–25 January 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 6–8 February 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
22 Sharks Charleroi Belgium 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
23 Hermes Oostende Belgium 3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden Set: 15–13		 Serbia
24 Vasas Óbuda Budapest Hungary 2 – 3
0 – 3		 France
25 Spain 3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden Set: 10–15		 Switzerland
26 Switzerland 2 – 3
3 – 1		 Romania Ştiinţa Bacău
27 Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 2 – 3
3 – 1		 Romania CSM Târgoviște
28 Finland 0 – 3
1 – 3		 Czech Republic
29 Dinamo Krasnodar Russia 3 – 0
3 – 1		 Slovakia

4th Finals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 20–22 February 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 27 February – 1 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
30 Hermes Oostende Belgium 0 – 3
0 – 3		 Turkey Bursa BBSK
31 Switzerland 0 – 3
1 – 3		 France
32 Switzerland 1 – 3
0 – 3		 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
33 Czech Republic 1 – 3
2 – 3		 Russia Dinamo Krasnodar

Final phase[]

Semifinals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 14 March 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 21 March 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
34 Bursa BBSK Turkey 3 – 0
3 – 0		 France
35 Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 3 – 2
3 – 0		 Russia Dinamo Krasnodar

Finals[]

  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 4 April 2018
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 11 April 2018
Match# Team #1   Results   Team #2
36 Olympiacos Piraeus Greece 2 – 3
3 – 1		 Turkey Bursa BBSK

Final standing[]

Awards[]

Award Winner Team
MVP Greece Stella Christodoulou Olympiacos Piraeus

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Entries confirmed for 2018 CEV Cup and Challenge Cup". CEV. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 CEV European Cup Ranking list women" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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