2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup

2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup
League	CEV Challenge Cup
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	7 November 2019 – 5 March 2020
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The 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup was the 40th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament. 40 teams from 28 countries were participating in the competition.^[1][2] The tournament has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Participating teams[]

Rank[4]	Country	Number of teams	Teams
2	Italy	1	Allianz Powervolley Milano
3	Turkey	2	(BVA Cup winner),[5] Spor Toto SC Ankara
4	France	2	,
5	Belgium	1
6	Czech Republic	2	Kladno Volejbal cz,
7	Switzerland	2	,
9	Romania	2	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău, S.C.M. "U" Craiova
11	Austria	3	, ,
12	Netherlands	1	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen
13	Israel	1
15	Belarus	1
17	Cyprus	1	Omonia Nicosia
18	Portugal	2	Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP
20	Croatia	1
21	Bulgaria	1
22	Slovakia	1
22	Slovenia	1	Calcit Volley Kamnik
24	Estonia	2	Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC
25	Denmark	1
27	Kosovo	1
28	Poland	1	Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
30	Montenegro	1	Budućnost Podgorica
31	Hungary	3	, ,
32	Spain	1	Unicaja Costa de Almeria
34	Albania	2	,
35	Luxembourg	1
51	North Macedonia	1
55	Sweden	1

Format[]

Qualification Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1st Round (if needed) → 2nd Round

Main Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1/16 Finals → 1/8 Finals→1/4 Finals

Final Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): Semi-Finals → Final

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.

Qualification phase[]

2nd Round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
	1–5	Pärnu VK	1–3	2–3
	4–2		3–1	2–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores	0–6		0–3	1–3
	6–0		3–1	3–1
	3–3	S.C.M. "U" Craiova	3–1	0–3	11–15
	6–0		3–0	3–1
	5–1		3–0	3–2
	0–6		0–3	0–3

First leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Nov	19:00		1–3	Pärnu VK	19–25	25–14	21–25	26–28		91–92	Report
13 Nov	19:30		3–1		23–25	27–25	25–22	25–18		100–90	Report
13 Nov	20:30	Fonte Bastardo Açores	0–3		18–25	22–25	23–25			63–75	Report
7 Nov	18:00		3–1		25–21	23–25	25–20	25–11		98–77	Report
12 Nov	19:00		3–1	S.C.M. "U" Craiova	29–27	25–17	16–25	25–22		95–91	Report
13 Nov	18:00		3–0		25–11	25–20	25–19			75–50	Report
13 Nov	19:00		3–0		25–17	25–12	25–16			75–45	Report
13 Nov	18:00		0–3		20–25	15–25	20–25			55–75	Report

Second leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Nov	19:00	Pärnu VK	3–2		25–18	25–22	20–25	12–25	15–10	97–100	Report
28 Nov	19:30		3–2		24–26	24–26	25–17	26–24	15–9	114–102	Report
27 Nov	20:00		3–1	Fonte Bastardo Açores	29–27	25–23	21–25	25–22		100–97	Report
27 Nov	19:00		1–3		20–25	25–16	22–25	22–25		89–91	Report
27 Nov	18:00	S.C.M. "U" Craiova	3–0		25–19	25–22	25–19			75–60	Report
Golden set		S.C.M. "U" Craiova	15–11
27 Nov	19:00		1–3		25–21	18–25	17–25	15–25		75–96	Report
27 Nov	19:00		2–3		25–19	27–25	16–25	23–25	13–15	104–109	Report
4 Dec	19:00		3–0		25–16	25–19	26–24			76–59	Report

• The match between and has been postponed from 27 November to 4 December due to an earthquake that occurred in Albania^[6]

Main phase[]

16th Finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
	0–6	Allianz Powervolley Milano	0–3	0–3
Pärnu VK	3–3		3–1	1–3	15–17
Saaremaa VC	6–0		3–1	3–0
Unicaja Costa de Almeria	5–1		3–0	3–2
S.C.M. "U" Craiova	1–5	Kladno Volejbal cz	2–3	0–3
Calcit Volley Kamnik	3–3	Sporting CP	3–1	0–3	8–15
	6–0	Omonia Nicosia	3–0	3–0
	0–6		0–3	1–3
	0–6		0–3	0–3
	0–6	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen	1–3	0–3
Budućnost Podgorica	2–4		3–2	0–3
	6–0		3–0	3–0
	2–4	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău	3–2	0–3
	6–0		3–1	3–0
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie	5–1		3–0	3–2
	0–6	Spor Toto SC Ankara	0–3	0–3

First leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Dec	20:00		0–3	Allianz Powervolley Milano	9–25	15–25	7–25			31–75	Report
12 Dec	19:00	Pärnu VK	3–1		25–18	17–25	25–10	25–23		92–76	Report
11 Dec	19:00	Saaremaa VC	3–1		25–18	23–25	25–23	25–16		98–82	Report
11 Dec	20:30	Unicaja Costa de Almeria	3–0		25–22	25–23	25–11			75–56	Report
10 Dec	18:00	S.C.M. "U" Craiova	2–3	Kladno Volejbal cz	25–20	25–27	25–14	22–25	11–15	108–101	Report
11 Dec	20:00	Calcit Volley Kamnik	3–1	Sporting CP	25–18	25–15	23–25	25–20		98–78	Report
10 Dec	19:00		3–0	Omonia Nicosia	25–19	25–23	25–15			75–57	Report
10 Dec	19:00		0–3		25–27	16–25	23–25			64–77	Report
11 Dec	19:30		0–3		19–25	25–27	9–25			53–77	Report
11 Dec	18:00		1–3	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen	25–18	20–25	26–28	22–25		93–96	Report
12 Dec	19:00	Budućnost Podgorica	3–2		25–17	19–25	21–25	25–20	15–12	105–99	Report
11 Dec	20:00		3–0		25–16	25–15	25–17			75–48	Report
11 Dec	19:00		3–2	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău	25–14	25–22	17–25	23–25	15–12	105–98	Report
10 Dec	18:00		3–1		16–25	25–19	25–20	25–20		91–84	Report
11 Dec	17:30	Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie	3–0		25–21	25–21	25–18			75–60	Report
12 Dec	19:00		0–3	Spor Toto SC Ankara	11–25	15–25	13–25			39–75	Report

Second leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Dec	20:00	Allianz Powervolley Milano	3–0		25–14	25–11	25–21			75–46	Report
18 Dec	18:00		3–1	Pärnu VK	23–25	25–23	25–19	25–21		98–88	Report
Golden set			17–15	Pärnu VK
17 Dec	19:00		0–3	Saaremaa VC	22–25	23–25	17–25			62–75	Report
18 Dec	19:00		2–3	Unicaja Costa de Almeria	25–23	22–25	23–25	25–21	10–15	105–109	Report
18 Dec	19:00	Kladno Volejbal cz	3–0	S.C.M. "U" Craiova	25–17	25–23	25–15			75–55	Report
17 Dec	20:00	Sporting CP	3–0	Calcit Volley Kamnik	25–18	25–17	25–22			75–57	Report
Golden set		Sporting CP	15–8	Calcit Volley Kamnik
11 Dec	19:00	Omonia Nicosia	0–3		11–25	17–25	16–25			44–75	Report
17 Dec	20:30		3–1		25–19	24–26	25–22	25–23		99–90	Report
18 Dec	20:00		3–0		25–20	25–18	25–13			75–51	Report
19 Dec	19:30	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen	3–0		25–20	25–19	25–22			75–61	Report
18 Dec	18:00		3–0	Budućnost Podgorica	25–18	25–14	25–14			75–46	Report
18 Dec	19:30		0–3		18–25	17–25	17–25			52–75	Report
18 Dec	18:00	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău	3–0		25–20	25–20	25–19			75–59	Report
18 Dec	18:30		0–3		19–25	13–25	18–25			50–75	Report
18 Dec	18:30		2–3	Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie	21–25	25–18	25–20	20–25	9–15	100–103	Report
17 Dec	18:00	Spor Toto SC Ankara	3–0		25–11	25–11	25–19			75–41	Report

8th Finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
	0–6	Allianz Powervolley Milano	0–3	0–3
Saaremaa VC	4–2	Unicaja Costa de Almeria	2–3	3–1
Kladno Volejbal cz	2–4	Sporting CP	0–3	3–2
	3–3		3–1	1–3	15–12
	6–0	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen	3–0	3–1
	6–0		3–0	3–1
	6–0	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău	3–0	3–1
Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie	3–3	Spor Toto SC Ankara	3–0	1–3	13–15

First leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jan	18:00		0–3	Allianz Powervolley Milano	19–25	20–25	20–25			59–75	Report
29 Jan	19:00	Saaremaa VC	2–3	Unicaja Costa de Almeria	25–23	21–25	25–23	26–28	13–15	110–114	Report
29 Jan	18:00	Kladno Volejbal cz	0–3	Sporting CP	25–27	17–25	23–25			65–77	Report
29 Jan	15:00		3–1		26–24	25–23	18–25	25–14		94–86	Report
29 Jan	20:00		3–0	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen	25–17	26–24	25–21			76–62	Report
12 Feb	20:00		3–0		25–18	25–17	25–21			75–56	Report
29 Jan	18:00		3–0	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău	25–15	25–20	25–20			75–55	Report
29 Jan	18:00	Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie	3–0	Spor Toto SC Ankara	25–13	25–11	25–19			75–43	Report

Second leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Feb	20:00	Allianz Powervolley Milano	3–0		25–22	25–14	25–16			75–52	Report
13 Feb	20:30	Unicaja Costa de Almeria	1–3	Saaremaa VC	20–25	19–25	25–19	16–25		80–94	Report
11 Feb	20:00	Sporting CP	2–3	Kladno Volejbal cz	25–20	23–25	25–15	14–25	12–15	99–100	Report
12 Feb	20:30		3–1		26–24	25–23	25–27	35–33		111–107	Report
Golden set			12–15
12 Feb	20:00	SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen	1–3		20–25	25–22	14–25	26–28		85–100	Report
29 Jan	18:00		1–3		18–25	25–22	20–25	21–25		84–97	Report
12 Feb	18:00	ACS Volei Municipal Zalău	1–3		20–25	20–25	25–19	23–25		88–94	Report
12 Feb	18:00	Spor Toto SC Ankara	3–1	Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie	25–18	21–25	25–21	25–22		96–86	Report
Golden set		Spor Toto SC Ankara	15–13	Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie

4th Finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Allianz Powervolley Milano	6–0	Saaremaa VC	3–1	3–0
Sporting CP	5–1		3–0	3–2
	6–0		3–0	3–0
Spor Toto SC Ankara	3–3		3–0	1–3	15–12

First leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Mar	18:00	Allianz Powervolley Milano	3–1	Saaremaa VC	21–25	25–22	25–21	25–18		96–86	Report
5 Mar	20:00	Sporting CP	3–0		25–18	25–18	25–21			75–57	Report
26 Feb	20:00		3–0		25–19	25–19	25–22			75–60	Report
25 Feb	18:00	Spor Toto SC Ankara	3–0		25–22	25–19	25–19			75–60	Report

Second leg[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Mar	19:00	Saaremaa VC	0–3	Allianz Powervolley Milano	21–25	18–25	23–25			62–75	Report
25 Feb	19:00		2–3	Sporting CP	18–25	25–22	25–19	22–25	8–15	98–106	Report
4 Mar	20:00		0–3		17–25	12–25	21–25			50–75	Report
4 Mar	18:00		3–1	Spor Toto SC Ankara	25–21	31–33	25–21	25–23		106–98	Report
Golden set			12–15	Spor Toto SC Ankara

References[]

External links[]

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