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2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup

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2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration24 October 2015 – 3 April 2016
Finals
ChampionsItaly Calzedonia Verona
  Runners-upRussia Fakel Novy Urengoy
Finals MVPUnited States Taylor Sander (VER)
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

The 2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup was the 36th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.[1]

This edition of the CEV Challenge Cup was historic one since a team from Kosovo was invited for the first time to take part in a CEV competition - the Kosovo's champions Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj.[2] Italian club Calzedonia Verona beat Russian Fakel Novy Urengoy in the finale.[3] American outside hitter Taylor Sander received individual award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

Participating teams

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

Rank Country Number of teams Teams
1  Russia 1 Fakel Novy Urengoy
2  Italy 1 Calzedonia Verona
4  Turkey 1 İstanbul BB
5  Belgium 1 Prefaxis Menen
8  Romania 1 C.S. Arcada Galati
9  Greece 1 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
11  Austria 2 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, VCA Amstetten NÖ
12  Slovenia 2 Calcit Volleyball, Panvita Pomgrad
13  Serbia 2 OK Novi Pazar, Spartak Ljig
15  Switzerland 2 Biogas Volley Näfels, Volley Amriswil
19  Finland 1 Raision Loimu
20  Netherlands 1 Orion Doetinchem
22  Israel 1 Hapoel Kfar Saba
23  Belarus 1 Bate-Bgu Borisov
24  Croatia 2 Mladost Zagreb, Mladost Marina Kastela
25  Cyprus 2 Anorthosis Famagusta, Pokka AE Karava
26  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Mladost Brcko
27  Slovakia 1 Spartak Myjava
28  Portugal 2 S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo Açores
30  Norway 2 BK Tromsø, Nyborg Bergen
31  Albania 1 Studenti Tirana
32  Hungary 1 Fino Kaposvar
33  Denmark 1 Gentofte Volley
35  Northern Ireland 1 Ballymoney Blaze
-  Kosovo 1 Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj

Qualification phase

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1st round

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  • 1st leg 24 October 2015
  • 2nd leg 25 October 2015
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ballymoney Blaze Northern Ireland 0–6 Kosovo Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj 0–3 0–3

2nd round

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  • 1st leg 4–21 November 2016
  • 2nd leg 17–22 November 2016
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pokka AE Karava Cyprus 1–6 Hungary Fino Kaposvar 1–3 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–6 Belarus Legion Obuhovo 1–3 0–3
Førde VBK Norway 1–6 Portugal Fonte Bastardo Açores 1–3 0–3
Spartak Myjava Slovakia 1–6 Slovenia Calcit Volleyball 1–3 0–3
C.S. Arcada Galati Romania 6–3 Serbia OK Novi Pazar 3–1 3–2
Nyborg Bergen Norway 1–6 Finland Loimu Raisio 0–3 1–3
Mladost Marina Kastela Croatia 3–6 Belarus Bate-Bgu Borisov 2–3 1–3
Orion Doetinchem Netherlands 2–6 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 1–3 1–3
Mladost Brcko Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–6 Turkey Istanbul BBSK 1–3 0–3
Biogas Volley Näfels Switzerland 1–6 Portugal S.L. Benfica 0–3 1–3
Studenti Tirana Albania 0–6 Serbia Spartak Ljig 0–3 0–3
Panvita Pomgrad Slovenia 3–6 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 2–3 1–3
VCA Amstetten NÖ Austria 5–4 Croatia Mladost Zagreb 3–1 2–3
Drenica R&Rukolli Skenderaj Kosovo 0–6 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–3 0–3
BK Tromsø Norway 1–6 Denmark Gentofte Volley 0–3 1–3
Calzedonia Verona Italy 6–1 Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–0 3–1

Main phase

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In this phase, the 16 teams eliminated from 2015–16 Men's CEV Cup Round of 32 joined the 16 teams from qualification.

16th finals

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  • 1st leg 1–15 December 2016
  • 2nd leg 15–17 December 2016
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia 6–1 Netherlands Lycurgus Groningen 3–1 3–0
Fatra Zlín Czech Republic 6–3 Cyprus Pokka AE Karava 3–2 3–1
Lokomotyv Kharkiv Ukraine 6–1 Switzerland Volley Amriswil 3–1 3–0
Calcit Kamnik Slovenia 4–3 Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn 3–0 1–3 15–9
C.S. Arcada Galati Romania 5–4 Czech Republic ČEZ Karlovarsko 3–1 2–3
ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball France 6–1 Finland Loimu Raisio 3–0 3–1
Fino Kaposvar Hungary 3–4 Estonia Pärnu VK 3–1 0–3 7–15
Prefaxis Menen Belgium 5–4 Finland Hurrikaani Loimaa 3–1 2–3
İstanbul BB Turkey 4–4 Belarus Stroitel Minsk 3–1 1–3 15–10
S.L. Benfica Portugal 5–4 Belgium Topvolley Antwerpen 3–1 2–3
Spartak Ljig Serbia 6–0 Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel [Note POL] withdrew withdrew
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis Greece 4–4 Slovakia VK Prievidza 3–1 1–3 15–11
VCA Amstetten NÖ Austria 1–6 France Arago de Sète 0–3 1–3
Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel 3–6 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 1–3 2–3
Gentofte Volley Denmark 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Landstede Zwolle Netherlands 0–6 Italy Calzedonia Verona 0–3 0–3
Notes
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    Jastrzębski Węgiel withdrew from the competition.

8th finals

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  • 1st leg 19–21 January 2016
  • 2nd leg 26–28 January 2016
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Fatra Zlín Czech Republic 1–6 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 0–3 1–3
Lokomotyv Kharkiv Ukraine 3–4 Slovenia Calcit Kamnik 3–1 0–3 17–15
C.S. Arcada Galati Romania 3–3 France ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball 3–0 0–3 10–15
Pärnu VK Estonia 3–4 Belgium Prefaxis Menen 3–1 0–3 10–15
Istanbul BBSK Turkey 3–4 Portugal S.L. Benfica 3–1 0–3 13–15
Spartak Ljig Serbia 2–6 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 2–3 0–3
Arago de Sète France 3–3 Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 3–0 0–3 15–9
Calzedonia Verona Italy 6–2 Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 3–1 3–1

4th finals

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  • 1st leg 16–17 February 2016
  • 2nd leg 18 February – 2 March 2016
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lokomotyv Kharkiv Ukraine 0–6 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 0–3 0–3
ASUL Lyon Volley-Ball France 0–6 Belgium Prefaxis Menen 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–3 Greece Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–1 3–2
Calzedonia Verona Italy 6–4 France Arago de Sète 3–2 3–2

Final phase

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Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia 6–2 Belgium Prefaxis Menen 3–0 3–2
Calzedonia Verona Italy 5–4 Portugal S.L. Benfica 2–3 3–1

First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Mar 19:00 Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia 3–0 Belgium Prefaxis Menen 25–19 25–14 25–18     75–51 Report
16 Mar 20:30 Calzedonia Verona Italy 2–3 Portugal S.L. Benfica 25–18 24–26 16–25 25–21 12–15 102–105 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Mar 15:30 Prefaxis Menen Belgium 2–3 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 20–25 23–25 25–23 25–21 5–15 98–109 Report
20 Mar 15:00 S.L. Benfica Portugal 1–3 Italy Calzedonia Verona 15–25 25–19 17–25 14–25   71–94 Report

Final

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First leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Mar 20:30 Calzedonia Verona Italy 3–2 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 25–18 27–25 18–25 23–25 15–13 108–106 Report

Second leg

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Apr 18:00 Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia 2–3 Italy Calzedonia Verona 20–25 25–18 20–25 25–21 6–15 96–104 Report

Final standing

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References

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  1. ^ "Drawing of lots sets the tone for CEV Volleyball Cup and CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup". fivb.org. FIVB. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "DOL sets the tone for another exciting Cup season". cev.lu. CEV. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Calzedonia VERONA make history taking their first major title, one more for Giani!". cev.lu. CEV. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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