2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup

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

2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration8 October 2020 – 24 March 2021
Finals
ChampionsItaly Allianz Powervolley Milano
  Runners-upTurkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Finals MVPFrance Jean Patry
CEV Challenge Cup seasons

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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UVC Holding Graz 0–6 Halkbank Ankara0–30–3

First leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Oct19:00UVC Holding Graz 0–3 Halkbank Ankara16–2526–2821–25  63–78Report

Second leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Oct17:30Halkbank Ankara 3–0 UVC Holding Graz25–1725–1625–13  75–46Report

Main phase

16th finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Halkbank Ankara 6–0 Hapoel Kfar Saba3–13–0
VRCK Kazincbarcika W.O. Sport Lisboa e BenficaCancelledCancelled
Sollentuna VK W.O. TIF Viking BergenCancelledCancelled
AS Cannes 2–1 Nantes Rezé MétropoleCancelled3–2
Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 1–2 Dinamo București2–3Cancelled
UVC Weberzeile Ried 0–6 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa0–30–3
Vardar Skopje 0–6 Calcit Volley Kamnik0–30–3
Jēkabpils Lūši W.O. Allianz Powervolley MilanoCancelledCancelled
Epicentr-Podoliany W.O. OK Partizan BeogradCancelledCancelled
Saaremaa VK W.O. Lausanne UCCancelledCancelled
Sporting CP Lisboa 4–2 Helios Grizzlys Giesen3–02–3
RTU-R Jurmala W.O. VK Lvi PrahaCancelledCancelled
Pärnu VK W.O. Tiikerit KokkolaCancelledCancelled
Lindaren Volley Luzern 0–3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel0–3Cancelled
GIO Strumica 0–3 Omonia Nicosia0–3Cancelled
Fonte Bastardo Açores 2–4 Ziraat Bankası Ankara1–33–2

First leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
4 Nov17:30Halkbank Ankara 3–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba28–2625–1919–2525–17 97–87Report
4 Nov19:00Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 2–3 Dinamo București25–2225–1921–2522–259–15102–106Report
10 Oct18:00UVC Weberzeile Ried 0–3 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa21–2516–2516–25  53–75Report
17 Nov20:00Vardar Skopje 0–3 Calcit Volley Kamnik12–2515–2517–25  44–75Report
3 Nov20:00Sporting CP Lisboa 3–0 Helios Grizzlys Giesen25–2025–2225–23  75–65Report
4 Nov19:30Lindaren Volley Luzern 0–3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel18–2521–2519–25  58–75Report
2 Nov18:00GIO Strumica 0–3 Omonia Nicosia20–2519–2518–25  57–75Report
13 Nov19:00Fonte Bastardo Açores 3–2 Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–2321–2527–2522–2515–9110–107Report

Second leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
6 Nov17:30Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–3 Halkbank Ankara27–2923–2524–26  74–80Report
11 Nov18:00Nantes Rezé Métropole 2–3 AS Cannes25–2018–2525–2028–3013–15109–110Report
11 Oct18:00Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 3–0 UVC Weberzeile Ried25–2325–2125–21  75–65Report
18 Nov20:00Calcit Volley Kamnik 3–0 Vardar Skopje25–1625–1725–17  75–50Report
10 Nov19:00Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3–2 Sporting CP Lisboa25–2221–2522–2525–1815–12108–102Report
11 Nov19:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–1 Fonte Bastardo Açores25–2323–2525–1825–21 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

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
15 Dec16:00Sollentuna VK 0–3 AS Cannes20–2518–2518–25  56–75Report
15 Dec19:00Halkbank Ankara 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica21–2525–1825–1625–21 96–80Report

Group B

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Dec16:00Dinamo București 3–0 Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa25–2225–1925–22  75–63Report
8 Dec19:00Calcit Volley Kamnik 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano19–2518–2516–25  53–75Report

Group C

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
8 Dec16:00Sporting CP Lisboa 1–3 VK Lvi Praha25–2124–2623–2515–25 87–97Report
8 Dec19:00Epicentr-Podoliany 3–2 Saaremaa VC25–2020–2525–2223–2515–13108–105Report

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

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
16 Dec17:30Halkbank Ankara 3–1 AS Cannes25–1825–2122–2525–19 97–83Report

Group B

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Dec18:00Dinamo București 0–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano18–2522–2519–25  59–75Report

Group C

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Dec18:00Epicentr-Podoliany 0–3 VK Lvi Praha17–2522–2522–25  61–75Report

Final phase

Semifinals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd legGolden Set
Halkbank Ankara 0–6 Allianz Powervolley Milano1–30–3
VK Lvi Praha 3–3 Ziraat Bankası Ankara3–01–312–15

First leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
24 Feb17:30Halkbank Ankara 1–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano25–2222–2518–2513–25 78–97Report
24 Feb17:10VK Lvi Praha 3–0 Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–2225–1425–23  75–59Report

Second leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
3 Mar19:00Allianz Powervolley Milano 3–0 Halkbank Ankara25–2025–2225–20  75–62Report
3 Mar18:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–1 VK Lvi Praha26–2825–1825–2125–19 101–86Report
Golden setZiraat Bankası Ankara 15–12 VK Lvi Praha

Finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Allianz Powervolley Milano 4–2 Ziraat Bankası Ankara3–23–2

First leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
17 Mar19:00Allianz Powervolley Milano 3–2 Ziraat Bankası Ankara22–2525–1918–2525–1815–9105–96Report

Second leg

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
24 Mar18:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara 2–3 Allianz Powervolley Milano23–2525–2325–1618–258–1599–104Report

Final standing


2021 CEV Challenge Cup winner

Allianz Powervolley Milano
1st title
Matteo Staforini, Luka Basic, Jan Kozamernik, Nicola Daldello, Riccardo Sbertoli, Stephen Maar, Luan Weber, Jean Patry, Matteo Meschiari, Matteo Piano,
Leandro Mosca, Yūki Ishikawa, Tine Urnaut, Nicola Pesaresi
Head coach
Roberto Piazza

References