2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

The 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration25 October 2014 – 12 April 2015
Number of matches96
Number of teams49
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Bursa BBSK
  Runners-upRussia Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
Finals MVPTurkey Meryem Boz
CEV Women's Challenge Cup seasons
← 2013–14

Format

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The tournament was played on a knockout format, originally a total of 51 teams were to participate, due to withdraws a total of 49 teams participated. Initially 35 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition at the 'Qualification phase', with another 14 teams (after 2 teams withdraw) joining from the Women's CEV Cup entering the competition at the 'Main phase' stage (as per 'Round composition' below).[1][2]

On 12 June 2014, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team played a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advanced to the next round. In case the teams were tied after two legs, a Golden Set was played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).[3][4]

Round composition
  • 1st Round: 6 teams
  • 2nd Round: 1st Round winners (3 teams) + 29 teams
  • 16th Final: 2nd Round winners (16 teams) + 14 teams from CEV Cup
  • 8th Final onwards: winners

Participating teams

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  • A total of 49 teams participated, 35 were allocated direct places and 14 joined from the Women's CEV Cup entering at the 'Main phase'.[1]
Country No. teams Teams
Vac Cev Total
  Austria 3 2 5 ASKÖ Linz-Steg1
ATSC Sparkasse Klagenfurt1
SVS Post Schwechat
Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck
UVC Holding Graz
  Switzerland 2 2 4 Kanti Schaffhausen
Sagres Neuchâtel UC1
TSV Düdingen
Volley Köniz1
  Hungary 3 - 3 Linamar Békéscsabai RSE
Teva Gödöllõ
Vasas Obuda Budapest
  Netherlands 3 - 3 Alterno Apeldoorn
Sliedrecht Sport
VC Sneek
  Belgium 2 1 3 Asterix Kieldrecht
VC Oudegem
VDK Gent Dames1
  Romania 2 1 3 C.S.M. București
CSU Târgu Mureș
Dinamo Romprest București1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 - 2 ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
ŽOK Gacko
  Greece 2 - 2 A.E.K. Athens
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
  Turkey 2 - 2 Bursa BBSK (5)
İlbank Ankara (6)
  France 1 1 2 ASPTT Mulhouse
Rocheville Le Cannet1
  Germany 1 1 2 Rote Raben Vilsbiburg1
Schweriner SC
  Israel 1 1 2 Hapoel Kfar Saba
Haifa VC1
  Slovenia 1 1 2 Calcit Kamnik1
ŽOK Braslovče
  Ukraine - 2 2 Khimik Yuzhny1
Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye1
  Azerbaijan 1 - 1 Azerrail Baku (4)
  Belarus 1 - 1 Minchanka Minsk
  Bulgaria 1 - 1 Levski Sofia
  Croatia 1 - 1 OK Poreč
  Finland 1 - 1 Oriveden Ponnistus Orivesi
  Luxembourg 1 - 1 RSR Walfer
  Norway 1 - 1 Stod Volley Steinkjer
  Russia 1 - 1 Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg
  Serbia 1 - 1 Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
  Spain 1 - 1 CV Barcelona (3)
  Czech Republic - 1 1 SK UP Olomouc1
  Italy - 1 1 Igor Gorgonzola Novara1
1.^ Team qualified via CEV Cup entering the 16th Final.

Qualification phase

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1st round

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 25–26 October 2014
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 1–2 November 2014
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Teva Gödöllõ   3 – 0
3 – 1
  SVS Post Schwechat
Sliedrecht Sport   3 – 2
3 – 2
  Vasas Obuda Budapest
ŽOK Gacko   0 – 3
0 – 3
  İlbank Ankara

2nd round

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 11–13 November 2014
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 25–27 November 2014
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Bursa BBSK   3 – 0
3 – 0
  UVC Holding Graz
A.E.K. Athens   3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden Set: 5–15
  ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
Linamar Békéscsabai RSE   3 – 1
3 – 2
  Teva Gödöllõ
OK Poreč   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
VC Oudegem   1 – 3
0 – 3
  Schweriner SC
Asterix Kieldrecht   3 – 0
3 – 1
  CV Barcelona
VC Sneek   3 – 2
0 – 3
  Alterno Apeldoorn
RSR Walfer   1 – 3
0 – 3
  ASPTT Mulhouse
Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Azerrail Baku
Stod Volley Steinkjer   3 – 0
3 – 1
  Sliedrecht Sport
ŽOK Braslovče   1 – 3
1 – 3
  TSV Düdingen
Oriveden Ponnistus Orivesi   3 – 2
1 – 3
  Kanti Schaffhausen
C.S.U Târgu Mureș   3 – 2
1 – 3
  Hapoel Kfar Saba
Minchanka Minsk   3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden Set: 10–15
  AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
İlbank Ankara   3 – 0
3 – 0
  Levski Sofia
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg   3 – 1
3 – 1
  C.S.M. București

Main phase

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In this stage of the competition, the sixteen qualified teams of the Qualification phase were joined by the losing teams from the 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup. From the 16 teams expected to join from the CEV Cup, 14 teams entered the competition, after the withdraw of 2 teams.[2] That meant two teams received a 16th Final bye.

Qualified via the Qualification phase Qualified via Women's CEV Cup

  Bursa BBSK
  ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
  Linamar Békéscsabai RSE
  Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
  Schweriner SC
  Asterix Kieldrecht
  Alterno Apeldoorn
  ASPTT Mulhouse
  Azerrail Baku
  Stod Volley Steinkjer
  TSV Düdingen
  Kanti Schaffhausen
  Hapoel Kfar Saba
  AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
  İlbank Ankara
  Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

  Rocheville Le Cannet
  VDK Gent Dames
  Dinamo Romprest București
  Volley Köniz
  Haifa VC
  ASKÖ Linz-Steg
  Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye
  Khimik Yuzhny
  Sagres Neuchâtel UC
  SK UP Olomouc
  Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
  Calcit Kamnik
  ATSC Sparkasse Klagenfurt
  Igor Gorgonzola Novara

16th Final

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 9–11 December 2014
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 16–18 December 2014
Team #1   Results   Team #2
SK UP Olomouc   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Bursa BBSK
Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye   3 – 0
3 – 0
  ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko
Bye  
  Linamar Békéscsabai RSE
Rote Raben Vilsbiburg   3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden set: 15–13
  Jedinstvo Stara Pazova
Schweriner SC  
  Bye
ATSC Sparkasse Klagenfurt   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Asterix Kieldrecht
VDK Gent Dames   3 – 0
0 – 3
Golden set: 10–15
  Alterno Apeldoorn
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   3 – 0
3 – 0
  ASPTT Mulhouse
Azerrail Baku   3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden set: 15–11
  Volley Köniz
Stod Volley Steinkjer   3 – 0
3 – 1
  Calcit Kamnik
TSV Düdingen   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Khimik Yuzhny
Haifa VC   1 – 3
1 – 3
  Kanti Schaffhausen
Rocheville Le Cannet   3 – 0
3 – 0
  Hapoel Kfar Saba
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos   3 – 0
2 – 3
  Sagres Neuchâtel UC
Dinamo Romprest București   0 – 3
1 – 3
  İlbank Ankara
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg   3 – 0
3 – 0
  ASKÖ Linz-Steg

8th Final

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 13–15 January 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 20–22 January 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Bursa BBSK   3 – 0
3 – 0
  Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye
Linamar Békéscsabai RSE   1 – 3
0 – 3
  Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
Asterix Kieldrecht   0 – 3
1 – 3
  Schweriner SC
Alterno Apeldoorn   3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden set: 5–15
  Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Stod Volley Steinkjer   3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden set: 18–16
  Azerrail Baku
Khimik Yuzhny   3 – 0
3 – 0
  Kanti Schaffhausen
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos   3 – 0
3 – 2
  Rocheville Le Cannet
İlbank Ankara   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

4th Final

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 3–5 March 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10–12 March 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Rote Raben Vilsbiburg   0 – 3
1 – 3
  Bursa BBSK
Igor Gorgonzola Novara   1 – 3
2 – 3
  Schweriner SC
Stod Volley Steinkjer   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Khimik Yuzhny
AON Pannaxiakos Naxos   0 – 3
0 – 3
  Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg

Final phase

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Semi-finals

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 25 March 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 29 March 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Schweriner SC   3 – 1
0 – 3
Golden set: 10–15
  Bursa BBSK
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg   3 – 0
3 – 0
  Khimik Yuzhny

Finals

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  • 1st leg (Team #1 home) 8 April 2015
  • 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 12 April 2015
Team #1   Results   Team #2
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg   3 – 0
1 – 3
Golden set: 11–15
  Bursa BBSK
2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions
 
Bursa BBSK
1st title

Awards

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Award Winner Team
MVP   Meryem Boz   Bursa BBSK

References

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  1. ^ a b "2015 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup Drawing of Lots - WOMEN" (PDF). CEV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2015 CEV Cup Final Standing". CEV. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "European Cups DOL sets stage for exciting season ahead". CEV. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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