2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup was the 32nd edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.

2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration22 October 2011 – 31 March 2012
Finals
ChampionsPoland Tytan AZS Częstochowa
  Runners-upPoland AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Finals MVPPoland Dawid Murek
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

The final of 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup became Polish derby, because of Tytan AZS Częstochowa and AZS Politechnika Warszawska meetings.[1] Tytan AZS Częstochowa won the first match and lost the next one after tie-break, but their victory was decided by the golden set.[2][3] The Most Valuable Player of final matches was chosen captain of winner team, Polish player Dawid Murek.

Participating teams edit

Country Number of teams Teams
  Albania 1 VC Teuta Durrës
  Austria 3 hotVolleys Vienna, Hypo No Amstetten, SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob
  Belarus 3 Metallurg Zhlobin, Kommunalnik Grodno, Stroitel Minsk
  Belgium 1 Prefaxis Menen
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 MOK Brčko-Jedinstvo, OK Kakanj
  Bulgaria 1 CVC Gabrovo
  Croatia 2 OK Mladost Marina Kaštela, Mladost Zagreb
  Cyprus 3 Pokka A.E. Karava, Nea Salamis Famagusta, Anorthosis Famagusta
  Czech Republic 1 VK Dukla Liberec
  Estonia 1 Selver Tallinn
  Finland 4 Sampo Pielavesi, Etta Oulu, Isku Volley Tampere, Lakkapää Rovaniemi
  France 1 Rennes Volley 35,
  Germany 1 Evivo Düren
  Greece 1 Olympiacos Piraeus
  Israel 1 Hapoel Kfar Saba, Maccabi Tel Aviv
  Italy 1 Casa Modena
  Luxembourg 1 VC Strassen
  Netherlands 2 Langhenkel Doetinchem, Abiant Groningen
  Norway 1 Nyborg Bergen
  Poland 2 AZS Politechnika Warszawska, Tytan AZS Częstochowa
  Portugal 1 Fonte Bastardo Açores
  Romania 4 Universitatea Cluj, Tomis Constanța, Dinamo București, Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare
  Russia 1 Dinamo Krasnodar
  Spain 1 Unicaja Almería
  Serbia 2 Radnički Kragujevac, Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
  Slovakia 1 Chemes Humenné
  Slovenia 1 Calcit Kamnik
  Switzerland 3 Volley Amriswil, Chênois Genève, Lausanne UC
  Turkey 1 Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul
  Ukraine 1 Lokomotyv Kharkiv

Qualification phase edit

1st round edit

  • 1st leg 22–23 October 2011
  • 2nd leg 29–30 October 2011
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metallurg Zhlobin   6–2   Nyborg Bergen 3–1 3–1
Kommunalnik Grodno   6–2   Universitatea Cluj 3–0 3–2

2nd round edit

  • 1st leg 13–15 December 2011
  • 2nd leg 20–22 December 2011
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
hotVolleys Vienna   0–6   Pokka A.E. Karava 0–3 0–3
Langhenkel Doetinchem   5–4   Sampo Pielavesi 2–3 3–1 15–12
Chemes Humenné   1–6   Rennes Volley 35 1–3 0–3
Metallurg Zhlobin   3–6   AZS Politechnika Warszawska 1–3 2–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores   6–2   Evivo Düren 3–0 3–2
Casa Modena   3–3   VC Strassen 3–0 0–3 5–15
VK Dukla Liberec   5–5   Volley Amriswil 2–3 3–2 10–15
Radnički Kragujevac   4–4   Prefaxis Menen 3–1 1–3 9–15
Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul   6–0   VC Teuta Durrës 3–0 3–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta   6–2   CVC Gabrovo 3–0 3–2
Dinamo Krasnodar   6–1   Kommunalnik Grodno 3–1 3–0
Olympiacos Piraeus   6–1   Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–0 3–1
Hypo No Amstetten   6–3   Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–1 3–2
MOK Brčko-Jedinstvo   1–6   Tomis Constanța 1–3 0–3
Chênois Genève   3–6   Abiant Groningen 1–3 2–3
Etta Oulu   2–6   Stroitel Minsk 1–3 1–3

Main phase edit

16th finals edit

  • 1st leg 10–12 January 2012
  • 2nd leg 17–19 January 2012
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Dinamo București   2–6   Dinamo Krasnodar 0–3 2–3
OK Mladost Marina Kaštela   0–6   AZS Politechnika Warszawska 0–3 0–3
Lokomotyv Kharkiv   6–0   Volley Amriswil 3–0 3–0
OK Kakanj   2–6   Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul 2–3 0–3
Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare   1–6   Tomis Constanța 1–3 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta   1–6   Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–3 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv   6–1   VC Strassen 3–0 3–1
Olympiacos Piraeus   6–0   Isku Volley Tampere 3–0 3–0
Rennes Volley 35   6–1   Mladost Zagreb 3–0 3–1
Stroitel Minsk   6–2   SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob 3–2 3–0
Unicaja Almería   6–2   Abiant Groningen 3–0 3–2
Fonte Bastardo Açores   1–6   Tytan AZS Częstochowa 0–3 1–3
Langhenkel Doetinchem   5–3   Selver Tallinn 2–3 3–0 13–15
Hypo No Amstetten   4–6   Lausanne UC 2–3 2–3
Calcit Kamnik   1–6   Prefaxis Menen 1–3 0–3
Lakkapää Rovaniemi   3–6   Pokka A.E. Karava 1–3 2–3

8th finals edit

  • 1st leg 31 January – 2 February 2012
  • 2nd leg 7–9 February 2012
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Dinamo Krasnodar   4–3   AZS Politechnika Warszawska 3–0 1–3 8–15
Lokomotyv Kharkiv   6–3   Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul 3–1 3–2
Nea Salamis Famagusta   0–3   Tomis Constanța 0–3 withdrew
Olympiacos Piraeus   4–4   Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 1–3 12–15
Rennes Volley 35   5–4   Stroitel Minsk 3–1 2–3 15–13
Tytan AZS Częstochowa   5–4   Unicaja Almería 3–1 2–3 16–14
Selver Tallinn   5–5   Lausanne UC 2–3 3–2 12–15
Prefaxis Menen   6–0   Pokka A.E. Karava 3–0 3–0

4th finals edit

  • 1st leg 21–23 February 2012
  • 2nd leg 28 February – 1 March 2012
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
AZS Politechnika Warszawska   6–3   Lokomotyv Kharkiv 3–1 3–2
Tomis Constanța   6–1   Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 3–1
Tytan AZS Częstochowa   4–4   Rennes Volley 35 3–1 1–3 15–11
Lausanne UC   0–6   Prefaxis Menen 0–3 0–3

Final phase edit

Semi finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tomis Constanța   3–6   AZS Politechnika Warszawska 2–3 1–3
Tytan AZS Częstochowa   6–2   Prefaxis Menen 3–1 3–1

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Mar 17:00 Tomis Constanța   2–3   AZS Politechnika Warszawska 20–25 25–21 25–23 18–25 11–15 99–109 Report
14 Mar 19:00 Tytan AZS Częstochowa   3–1   Prefaxis Menen 25–18 20–25 25–15 25–23   95–81 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar 18:00 AZS Politechnika Warszawska   3–1   Tomis Constanța 25–22 21–25 25–22 25–20   96–89 Report
17 Mar 20:30 Prefaxis Menen   1–3   Tytan AZS Częstochowa 25–20 22–25 19–25 24–26   90–96 Report

Final edit

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Mar 20:30 AZS Politechnika Warszawska   1–3   Tytan AZS Częstochowa 24–26 25–23 25–27 20–25   94–101 Report

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Mar 14:30 Tytan AZS Częstochowa   2–3   AZS Politechnika Warszawska 25–14 25–22 22–25 23–25 11–15 106–101 Report
Golden set Tytan AZS Częstochowa   18–16   AZS Politechnika Warszawska

Final standing edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Poland can't wait for final showdown in Czestochowa". cev.lu. CEV. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA claims first round of Polish derby". cev.lu. CEV. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA celebrates European glory after breathtaking match". cev.lu. CEV. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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