2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
League	CEV Women's Challenge Cup
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	10 November 2015 - 3 April 2016
Finals
Champions	CSM București
Runners-up	Trabzon İdmanocağı

The 2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 36th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

Participating teams

The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:

Rank	Country	Number of teams	Teams (rankings in 2014–15 national championships)
1	Turkey	2	Bursa BBSK (5) Trabzon İdmanocağı (6)
2	Russia	1	VC Zarechie Odintsovo (4)
3	France	2	Nantes VB SF Paris Saint Cloud
4	Azerbaijan	0
5	Poland	0
6	Germany	2	VBC Wiesbaden Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
7	Italy	0
8	Romania	2	CSM Târgovişte CSM București
9	Switzerland	3	Viteos Neuchâtel Université Sm Aesch Pfeffingen Vfm Franches Montagnes
10	Czech Republic	2	VK Královo Pole Brno VK UP Olomouc
11	Serbia	1	ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
12	Slovenia	0
	Belgium	3	Dauphines Charleroi Hermes Oostende Asterix Kieldrecht
	Croatia	2	Mladost Zagreb OK Poreč
	Finland	2	HPK Hämeenlinna Wovo Rovaniemi
	Israel	2	Haifa Volleyball Hapoel Kfar Saba
	Netherlands	2	Eurosped Tvt Almelo VC Sneek
	Austria	1	Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
	Belarus	1	Minchanka Minsk
	Cyprus	1	Apollon Prestige Limassol
	Estonia	1	Kohila VC
	Greece	1	Olympiacos Piraeus
	Hungary	1	Vasas Obuda Budapest

Qualification phase

2nd Round

• 1st leg 10–12 November 2015
• 2nd leg 24–26 November 2015

Match#	Team #1	Results	Team #2
1	Bursa BBSK	– –	Bye
2	Mladost Zagreb	3 – 0 3 – 0	Teva Gödöllõ
3	RSR Walfer	1 – 3 2 – 3	Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
4	Sliedrecht Sport	1 – 3 2 – 3	Asterix Kieldrecht
5	CSM București	3 – 1 3 – 0	ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
6	Vasas Obuda Budapest	3 – 1 3 – 0	UVC Holding Graz
7	Minchanka Minsk	3 – 2 3 – 0	AEK Athens
8	AVC Famalicao	0 – 3 0 – 3	Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
9	Béziers Volley	3 – 2 0 – 3	Vfm Franches Montagnes
10	Trabzon İdmanocağı	3 – 0 3 – 0	Pannaxiakos
11	Hapoel Kfar Saba	3 – 0 3 – 0	KV Skenderaj
12	Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño	2 – 3 1 – 3	Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
13	ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova	3 – 1 3 – 1	Fatum Nyíregyháza
14	OK Poreč	3 – 1 1 – 3 Golden Set: 15–11	SVS Post Schwechat
15	Stod Volley Steinkjer	0 – 3note 0 – 3note	Wovo Rovaniemi
16	Bye	– –	Zarechie Odintsovo

note: According to the match reports, Stod Volley Steinkjer has withdrew from both matches. Wovo Rovaniemi were awarded winners by 3–0 on both matches.

Main phase

In this stage of the competition, the sixteen qualified teams of the Qualification phase were joined by the sixteen losing teams from the 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup.

Qualified via the Qualification phase	Qualified via Women's CEV Cup
Bursa BBSK Mladost Zagreb Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck Asterix Kieldrecht CSM București Vasas Obuda Budapest Minchanka Minsk Rote Raben Vilsbiburg Vfm Franches Montagnes Trabzon İdmanocağı Hapoel Kfar Saba Sm Aesch Pfeffingen ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova OK Poreč Wovo Rovaniemi Zarechie Odintsovo	Viteos Neuchâtel Université VC Sneek VK Královo Pole Brno HPK Hämeenlinna VBC Wiesbaden Kohila VC Haifa Volleyball CSM Târgovişte SF Paris Saint Cloud Nantes VB Dauphines Charleroi VK UP Olomouc Apollon Prestige Limassol Eurosped Tvt Almelo Olympiacos Piraeus Hermes Oostende

16th final

• 1st leg 8–10 December 2015
• 2nd leg 15–17 December 2015

Match#	Team #1	Results	Team #2
17	Bursa BBSK	3 – 0 3 – 0	Apollon Prestige Limassol
18	Nantes VB	3 – 0 3 – 0	Mladost Zagreb
19	Viteos Neuchâtel Université	3 – 0 3 – 2	Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
20	Haifa Volleyball	0 – 3 0 – 3	Asterix Kieldrecht
21	CSM București	3 – 2 3 – 0	VK Královo Pole Brno
22	Olympiacos Piraeus	3 – 0 3 – 1	Vasas Obuda Budapest
23	VBC Wiesbaden	2 – 3 3 – 1	Minchanka Minsk
24	Rote Raben Vilsbiburg	0 – 3 3 – 0 Golden Set: 15–12	Dauphines Charleroi
25	Hermes Oostende	0 – 3 0 – 3	Vfm Franches Montagnes
26	Trabzon İdmanocağı	3 – 1 3 – 0	CSM Târgovişte
27	Kohila VC	3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 8–15	Hapoel Kfar Saba
28	Sm Aesch Pfeffingen	3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 15–12	HPK Hämeenlinna
29	SF Paris Saint Cloud	3 – 1 3 – 1	ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
30	VK UP Olomouc	3 – 0 3 – 0	OK Poreč
31	Eurosped Tvt Almelo	3 – 0 3 – 2	Wovo Rovaniemi
32	Zarechie Odintsovo	3 – 0 3 – 1	VC Sneek

8th final

• 1st leg 19–21 January 2016
• 2nd leg 26–28 January 2016

Match#	Team #1	Results	Team #2
33	Bursa BBSK	3 – 1 3 – 1	Nantes VB
34	Viteos Neuchâtel Université	2 – 3 0 – 3	Asterix Kieldrecht
35	Olympiacos Piraeus	3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 13–15	CSM București
36	Rote Raben Vilsbiburg	2 – 3 2 – 3	VBC Wiesbaden
37	Vfm Franches Montagnes	0 – 3 0 – 3	Trabzon İdmanocağı
38	Hapoel Kfar Saba	2 – 3 1 – 3	Sm Aesch Pfeffingen
39	VK UP Olomouc	3 – 2 1 – 3	SF Paris Saint Cloud
40	Eurosped Tvt Almelo	0 – 3 0 – 3	Zarechie Odintsovo

4th final

Saint-Cloud Paris Stade français - Zaretchie Odintsovo

• 1st leg 9–11 February 2016
• 2nd leg 23–25 February 2016

Match#	Team #1	Results	Team #2
41	Asterix Kieldrecht	0 – 3 1 – 3	Bursa BBSK
42	VBC Wiesbaden	0 – 3 0 – 3	CSM București
43	Sm Aesch Pfeffingen	0 – 3 0 – 3	Trabzon İdmanocağı
44	Zarechie Odintsovo	3 – 2 3 – 0	SF Paris Saint Cloud

Final phase

Semi-finals

• 1st leg 9 March 2016
• 2nd leg 13 March 2016

Match#	Team #1	Results	Team #2
45	Bursa BBSK	1 – 3 0 – 3	CSM București
46	Zarechie Odintsovo	2 – 3 0 – 3	Trabzon İdmanocağı

Finals

• 1st leg 30 March 2016
• 2nd leg 3 April 2016

Match#	Team #1	Results	Team #2
47	CSM București	3 – 1 3 – 1	Trabzon İdmanocağı

2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions
CSM București 1st title

External links

• Challenge Cup 15-16