2023–24 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

The 2023–24 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 43rd edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament.

CEV Women's Challenge Cup
2023–24
Tournament information
SportVolleyball
DatesOctober 2023February 2024
Teams51
WebsiteWomen's Challenge Cup
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Igor Gorgonzola Novara
(2nd title)
Runner-upFrance Neptunes Nantes

Format edit

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th finals → 8th finals → Quarter-finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semi-finals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 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.

Qualified teams edit

  Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt   Oberbank Steelvolleys Linz/Steg   TI-Volley Innbruck   UVC Holding Graz
  Azerrail Baku   E.S. Charleroi Volley   Bevo Rekkenshop Roeselare   Bimal Jedinstvo Brčko
  Levski Sofia   Dinamo Zagreb   Marina Kastela   Ribola Kastela
  Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia   VK Prostějov   PKV Olymp Praha   Holte IF
  SÍ Sørvágur   Hämeenlinnan LR   Pölkky Kuusamo   Neptunes Nantes
  VC Wiesbaden   AC PAOK Thessaloniki   AEK Athens   ASP Thetis Voula
  Panathinaikos AC Athens   Olympiacos SFP Piraeus   Fatum-Nyíregyháza   VBC TrasportiP Casalmaggiore
  Maccabi Haifa VC   Rigas VB Skola/Universitāte   TK Kaunas VDU   Djopzz Zwolle
  Friso Sneek   Sliedrecht Sport   Rabotnicki Skopje   Randaberg IL
  BKS Bostik Bielsko-Biała   Sporting CP Lisboa   Kairos Ponta Delgada   CSM București
  CSM Lugoj   CSO Voluntari 2005   Crvena Zvezda Beograd   ŽOK UB
  Tent Obrenovac   Hit UCM Trnava   VK Pirane Brusno   GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica
  Avarca de Menorca   FPPRO Voley Andalucia   Sm' Aesch   Kanti Schaffhausen
  Bursa Nilüfer Belediye   SC Balta   Galatasaray Daikin[a]   Igor Gorgonzola Novara[b]
  1. ^ Galatasaray Daikin qualified after winning the BVA Cup
  2. ^ Igor Gorgonzola Novara qualified after winning the WEVZA Cup

Draw edit

The draw was held in Luxembourg on the 19 July 2023.[1]

32nd finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Bye   TK Kaunas VDU
Bye   Olympiacos SFP Piraeus
Bye   Randaberg IL
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   6–0   VBC TrasportiP Casalmaggiore 3–0 3–0
Bye   Maccabi Haifa VC
Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt   2–4   ŽOK UB 3–2 0–3
Bye   Kanti Schaffhausen
AEK Athens   1–5   CSO Voluntari 2005 2–3 0–3
Bye   Levski Sofia
Ribola Kastela   0–6   Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 0–3
AC PAOK Thessaloniki   5–1   Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia 3–1 3–2
Bye   VK Prostějov
Bye   Hämeenlinnan LR
Galatasaray Daikin   6–0   Kairos Ponta Delgada 3–0 3–0
Sliedrecht Sport   1–5   Bevo Rekkenshop Roeselare 0–3 2–3
Bye   VC Wiesbaden
Panathinaikos AC Athens   6–0   Djopzz Zwolle 3–1 3–1
Bye   GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica
Bye   CSM București
FPPRO Voley Andalucia   3–3   Fatum-Nyíregyháza 3–1 0–3 12–15
Azerrail Baku   6–0   SC Balta 3–0 3–0
UVC Holding Graz   0–6   Avarca de Menorca 0–3 0–3
Friso Sneek   0–6   PKV Olymp Praha 0–3 1–3
Pölkky Kuusamo   0–6   Neptunes Nantes 1–3 0–3
Sporting CP Lisboa   6–0   Holte IF 3–0 3–1
Tent Obrenovac   5–1   E.S. Charleroi Volley 3–0 3–2
CSM Lugoj   6–0   Rabotnicki Skopje 3–0 3–0
Bye   Sm' Aesch
Oberbank Steelvolleys Linz/Steg   6–0   Hit UCM Trnava 3–0 3–0
VK Pirane Brusno   0–6   TI-Volley Innbruck 0–3 0–3
Bye   Marina Kastela
ASP Thetis Voula   1–5   Bursa Nilüfer Belediye 2–3 0–3

16th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
TK Kaunas   0–6   Olympiacos SFP 0–3 0–3
Maccabi Haifa VC   0–6   ŽOK UB w/o w/o
CSM București   6–0   Fatum-Nyíregyháza 3–1 3–0
Marina Kastela   0–6   Bursa Nilüfer Belediye 0–3 0–3
CSM Lugoj   4–2   Sm' Aesch 3–0 2–3
Randaberg IL   0–6   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 0–3 0–3
Levski Sofia   0–6   Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 0–3
Hämeenlinnan LR   0–6   Galatasaray Daikin 0–3 0–3
Kanti Schaffhausen   0–6   CSO Voluntari 2005 0–3 1–3
PKV Olymp Praha   0–6   Neptunes Nantes 0–3 0–3
Panathinaikos AC Athens   6–0   GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica 3–0 3–0
Bevo Rekkenshop Roeselare   0–6   VC Wiesbaden 1–3 0–3
AC PAOK Thessaloniki   6–0   VK Prostějov 3–0 3–1
Azerrail Baku   3–3   Avarca de Menorca 3–1 0–3 11–15
Sporting CP Lisboa   0–6   Tent Obrenovac 1–3 0–3
Oberbank Steelvolleys Linz/Steg   3–3   TI-Volley Innbruck 3–1 1–3 15–12

8th finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
ŽOK UB   0–6   CSO Voluntari 2005 1–3 0–3
Olympiacos SFP   1–5   Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2–3 0–3
Dinamo Zagreb   3–3   AC PAOK Thessaloniki 0–3 3–0 6–15
Panathinaikos AC Athens   3–3   CSM București 3–1 0–3 15–12
Avarca de Menorca   0–6   Neptunes Nantes 0–3 1–3
Galatasaray Daikin   3–3   VC Wiesbaden 2–3 3–2 11–15
Tent Obrenovac   0–6   CSM Lugoj 0–3 0–3
Oberbank Steelvolleys Linz/Steg   1–5   Bursa Nilüfer Belediye 2–3 0–3

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   6–0   CSO Voluntari 2005 3–1 3–0
AC PAOK Thessaloniki   0–6   VC Wiesbaden 0–3 0–3
Panathinaikos AC Athens   0–6   Neptunes Nantes 1–3 1–3
CSM Lugoj   0–6   Bursa Nilüfer Belediye 1–3 0–3

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   6–0   VC Wiesbaden 3–1 3–1
Neptunes Nantes   6–0   Bursa Nilüfer Belediye 3–0 3–0

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   6–0   Neptunes Nantes 3–0 3–1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Women | CEV".

External links edit