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 Flávio Soares (LIS)

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

CountryNumber of teamsTeams
 Austria3TSV Volksbank Hartberg, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Holding Graz
 Cyprus2Anorthosis Famagusta, Omonoia Nicosia
 Netherlands2Abiant Lycurgus, Rivo Rijssen
 Portugal2S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo
 Slovakia2Chemes Humenné, Spartak Myjava
  Switzerland2Lausanne UC, TV Schönenwerd
 Turkey2Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul, Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
 Albania1Studenti Tirana
 Andorra1CV Andorra
 Belarus1Stroitel Minsk
 Bulgaria1CSKA Sofia
 Estonia1TTÜ VK Tallinn
 Finland1Hurrikaani Loimaa
 France1Chaumont VB 52
 Greece1Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
 Hungary1Fino Kaposvár SE
 Israel1Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
 Italy1CMC Ravenna
 Latvia1VK Biolars Jelgava
 Luxembourg1VC Strassen
 Romania1Unirea DEJ
 Russia1Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod
 Serbia1Crvena Zvezda Beograd

Qualification phase

2nd round

  • 1st leg 4–6 November 2014
  • 2nd leg 18–20 November 2014
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CMC Ravenna Italy – Bye – –
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–6 Cyprus Omonoia Nicosia 1–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvár SE Hungary 6–1 Albania Studenti Tirana 3–0 3–1
Crvena Zvezda Beograd Serbia 5–3 Israel Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko 3–0 2–3
TV Schönenwerd Switzerland 3–4 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–1 0–3
Rivo Rijssen Netherlands 0–6 Netherlands Abiant Lycurgus 0–3 0–3
CV Andorra [Note AND] Andorra 0–6 Portugal S.L. Benfica w/o w/o
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 Lausanne UC 2–3 3–1
TSV Volksbank Hartberg Austria 3–6 Luxembourg VC Strassen 2–3 1–3
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel Austria 6–2 Austria UVC Holding Graz 3–0 3–2
Unirea DEJ Romania 6–2 Estonia TTÜ VK Tallinn 3–1 3–1
Spartak Myjava Slovakia 1–6 Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara 1–3 0–3
Stroitel Minsk Belarus 6–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–0 3–1
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod Russia 6–0 Latvia VK Biolars Jelgava 3–0 3–0
Notes
  1. ^
    CV Andorra withdrew from the competition.

Main phase

16th finals

  • 1st leg 2–4 December 2014
  • 2nd leg 16–18 December 2014
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Fino Kaposvár SE Hungary – Bye – –
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
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
Fatra Zlín 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 MOK Jedinstvo Brčko 3–0 3–0
MOK Rovinj Croatia 0–6 Slovakia Chemes Humenné 0–3 0–3
OK Mladost Brčko Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–1 Luxembourg VC Strassen 3–0 3–1
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 6–1 Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–0 3–1
Dinamo București Romania 3–3 Romania Unirea DEJ 3–0 0–315–9
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 6–0 Switzerland Biogas Volley Näfels 3–0 3–0
Tiikerit Kokkola Finland 4–5 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 3–2 1–3
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod Russia 6–0 Bulgaria CVC Gabrovo[Note BUL] w/o w/o
Notes
  1. ^
    CVC Gabrovo withdrew from the competition.

8th finals

  • 1st leg 13–15 January 2015
  • 2nd leg 20–21 January 2015
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VK Dukla Liberec Czech Republic 2–6 Italy CMC Ravenna 2–3 0–3
Fino Kaposvár SE Hungary 3–6 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 1–3 2–3
Fatra Zlín 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
Stroitel Minsk Belarus 5–4 Russia Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod 3–1 2–3

4th finals

  • 1st leg 3–5 March 2015
  • 2nd leg 10–12 March 2015
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden 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 0–311–15
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 4–3 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 3–0 1–311–15

Final phase

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–2 Italy CMC Ravenna 3–0 3–2
Stroitel Minsk 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 Mar20:30S.L. Benfica Portugal3–0Italy CMC Ravenna25–2026–2425–19  76–63Report
25 Mar19:00Stroitel Minsk Belarus1–3Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad22–2525–2220–2518–25 85–97Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar18:00CMC Ravenna Italy2–3Portugal S.L. Benfica25–2327–2520–2518–2510–15100–113Report
29 Mar18:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia3–2Belarus Stroitel Minsk23–2524–2625–2225–1515–10112–98Report

Final

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Apr18:00Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia3–1Portugal S.L. Benfica25–1925–2322–2525–22 97–89Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Apr17:00S.L. Benfica Portugal3–2Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad24–2621–2525–1625–2315–10110–100Report

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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