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2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
League CEV Challenge Cup
Sport Volleyball
Duration4 November 2014 – 12 April 2015
Finals
Champions Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
  Runners-up Portugal S.L. Benfica
Finals MVP Brazil Flávio Soares ( LIS)
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

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

Country Number of teams Teams
  Austria 3 TSV Volksbank Hartberg, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Holding Graz
  Cyprus 2 Anorthosis Famagusta, Omonoia Nicosia
  Netherlands 2 Abiant Lycurgus, Rivo Rijssen
  Portugal 2 S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo
  Slovakia 2 Chemes Humenné, Spartak Myjava
  Switzerland 2 Lausanne UC, TV Schönenwerd
  Turkey 2 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul, Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
  Albania 1 Studenti Tirana
  Andorra 1 CV Andorra
  Belarus 1 Stroitel Minsk
  Bulgaria 1 CSKA Sofia
  Estonia 1 TTÜ VK Tallinn
  Finland 1 Hurrikaani Loimaa
  France 1 Chaumont VB 52
  Greece 1 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
  Hungary 1 Fino Kaposvár SE
  Israel 1 Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
  Italy 1 CMC Ravenna
  Latvia 1 VK Biolars Jelgava
  Luxembourg 1 VC Strassen
  Romania 1 Unirea DEJ
  Russia 1 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod
  Serbia 1 Crvena 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 leg Golden 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 0–3 15–9
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 leg Golden 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 0–3 11–15
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Turkey 4–3 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 3–0 1–3 11–15

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 Mar 20:30 S.L. Benfica Portugal 3–0 Italy CMC Ravenna 25–20 26–24 25–19     76–63 Report
25 Mar 19:00 Stroitel Minsk Belarus 1–3 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 22–25 25–22 20–25 18–25   85–97 Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar 18:00 CMC Ravenna Italy 2–3 Portugal S.L. Benfica 25–23 27–25 20–25 18–25 10–15 100–113 Report
29 Mar 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 3–2 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 23–25 24–26 25–22 25–15 15–10 112–98 Report

Final

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Apr 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad Serbia 3–1 Portugal S.L. Benfica 25–19 25–23 22–25 25–22   97–89 Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Apr 17:00 S.L. Benfica Portugal 3–2 Serbia Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 24–26 21–25 25–16 25–23 15–10 110–100 Report

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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