2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup is the 41st edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament. 33 teams from 22 countries are participating in the competition.[1]

2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration8 October 2020 – 24 March 2021
Finals

Participating teams
Rank[2]CountryNumber of teamsTeams
1 Turkey2Halkbank Ankara (BVA Cup winner),[3] Ziraat Bankası Ankara
3 Italy1Allianz Powervolley Milano
4 France2AS Cannes, Nantes Rezé Métropole
5 Czech Republic1VK Lvi Praha
7  Switzerland2Lausanne UC, Lindaren Volley Luzern
8 Portugal3Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP, Sport Lisboa e Benfica
9 Bulgaria1Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa
11 Austria3UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile Ried
12 Finland1Tiikerit Kokkola
14 Romania1Dinamo București
15 Israel1Hapoel Kfar Saba
16 Serbia1OK Partizan Beograd
18 Germany1Helios Grizzlys Giesen
19 Norway1TIF Viking Bergen
20 Slovenia1Calcit Volley Kamnik
23 Cyprus1Omonia Nicosia
26 Ukraine2Barkom-Kazhany Lviv, Epicentr-Podoliany
27 Hungary1VRCK Kazincbarcika
29 Estonia2Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VK
46 Latvia2Jēkabpils Lūši, RTU-R Jurmala
50 North Macedonia2GIO Strumica, Vardar Skopje
55 Sweden1Sollentuna VK

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
UVC Holding Graz 0–6 Halkbank Ankara 0–3 0–3

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct19:00UVC Holding Graz 0–3 Halkbank Ankara 16–2526–2821–25  63–78Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Oct17:30Halkbank Ankara 3–0 UVC Holding Graz 25–1725–1625–13  75–46Report

Main phase

16th Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Halkbank Ankara 6–0 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–1 3–0
VRCK Kazincbarcika W.O. Sport Lisboa e Benfica X X
Sollentuna VK W.O. TIF Viking Bergen X X
AS Cannes 2–1 Nantes Rezé Métropole X 3–2
Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 1–2 Dinamo București 2–3 X
UVC Weberzeile Ried 0–6 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0–3 0–3
Vardar Skopje 0–6 Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 0–3
Jēkabpils Lūši W.O. Allianz Powervolley Milano X X
Epicentr-Podoliany W.O. OK Partizan Beograd X X
Saaremaa VK W.O. Lausanne UC X X
Sporting CP Lisboa 4–2 Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3–0 2–3
RTU-R Jurmala W.O. VK Lvi Praha X X
Pärnu VK W.O. Tiikerit Kokkola X X
Lindaren Volley Luzern 0–3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 0–3 X
GIO Strumica 0–3 Omonia Nicosia 0–3 X
Fonte Bastardo Açores 2–4 Ziraat Bankası Ankara 1–3 3–2

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Nov17:30Halkbank Ankara 3–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba 28–2625–1919–2525–17 97–87Report
4 Nov19:00Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 2–3 Dinamo București 25–2225–1921–2522–259–15102–106Report
10 Oct18:00UVC Weberzeile Ried 0–3 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 21–2516–2516–25  53–75Report
17 Nov20:00Vardar Skopje 0–3 Calcit Volley Kamnik 12–2515–2517–25  44–75Report
3 Nov20:00Sporting CP Lisboa 3–0 Helios Grizzlys Giesen 25–2025–2225–23  75–65Report
4 Nov19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern 0–3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 18–2521–2519–25  58–75Report
2 Nov18:00GIO Strumica 0–3 Omonia Nicosia 20–2519–2518–25  57–75Report
13 Nov19:00Fonte Bastardo Açores 3–2 Ziraat Bankası Ankara 25–2321–2527–2522–2515–9110–107Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Nov17:30Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–3 Halkbank Ankara 27–2923–2524–26  74–80Report
11 Nov18:00Nantes Rezé Métropole 2–3 AS Cannes 25–2018–2525–2028–3013–15109–110Report
11 Oct18:00Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 3–0 UVC Weberzeile Ried 25–2325–2125–21  75–65Report
18 Nov20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–0 Vardar Skopje 25–1625–1725–17  75–50Report
10 Nov19:00Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3–2 Sporting CP Lisboa 25–2221–2522–2525–1815–12108–102Report
11 Nov19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–1 Fonte Bastardo Açores 25–2323–2525–1825–21 98–87Report

8th Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Halkbank Ankara 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sollentuna VK 0–3 AS Cannes
Dinamo București 3–0 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa
Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano
Epicentr-Podoliany 3–2 Saaremaa VK
Sporting CP Lisboa 1–3 VK Lvi Praha
Pärnu VK W.O. Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
Omonia Nicosia W.O. Ziraat Bankası Ankara

Group A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Dec16:00Sollentuna VK 0–3 AS Cannes 20–2518–2518–25  56–75Report
15 Dec19:00Halkbank Ankara 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 21–2525–1825–1625–21 96–80Report

Group B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec16:00Dinamo București 3–0 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 25–2225–1925–22  75–63Report
8 Dec19:00Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano 19–2518–2516–25  53–75Report

Group C
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Dec16:00Sporting CP Lisboa 1–3 VK Lvi Praha 25–2124–2623–2515–25 87–97Report
8 Dec19:00Epicentr-Podoliany 3–2 Saaremaa VC 25–2020–2525–2223–2515–13108–105Report

4th Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Halkbank Ankara 3–1 AS Cannes
Dinamo București 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano
Epicentr-Podoliany 0–3 VK Lvi Praha
Pärnu VK W.O. Ziraat Bankası Ankara

Group A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Dec17:30Halkbank Ankara 3–1 AS Cannes 25–1825–2122–2525–19 97–83Report

Group B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Dec18:00Dinamo București 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano 18–2522–2519–25  59–75Report

Group C
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Dec18:00Epicentr-Podoliany 0–3 VK Lvi Praha 17–2522–2522–25  61–75Report

Final Phase

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Halkbank Ankara – Allianz Powervolley Milano – –
VK Lvi Praha – Ziraat Bankası Ankara – –

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Feb17:30Halkbank Ankara – Allianz Powervolley Milano –––  0–0 
24 Feb17:10VK Lvi Praha – Ziraat Bankası Ankara        

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Mar19:00Allianz Powervolley Milano – Halkbank Ankara –––  0–0 
3 Mar18:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara – VK Lvi Praha –––  0–0 

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
– – –

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
    –   –––  0–0 

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
    –   –––  0–0 

Final standing

References
  1. "Draw Results for the CEV Cup and the CEV Challenge Cup 2021". CEV. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Challenge Cup 2021 Men Ranking" (PDF). CEV. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Austrian star Berger to visit Graz for #CEVChallengeCupM opening round". CEV. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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