2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

The 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 37th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

Format The tournament was played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. On 30 June 2016, a drawing of lots in Varna, Bulgaria, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays 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 advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a is 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).

Participating teams Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.

RankCountryVacanciesQualified teams12Bursa BBSKÇanakkale BK21Yenisei Krasnoyarsk51ASPTT Mulhouse71Schweriner SC81Viteos Neuchâtel Université92CSM BucureștiŞtiinţa Bacău102Královo Pole BrnoTJ Ostrava123Asterix Avo BeverenDauphines CharleroiVC Oudegem132LP KangasalaOrPo Orivesi162AON Pannaxiakos NaxosOlympiacos Piraeus173PSVBG SalzburgUVC Holding GrazVB Niederösterreich Post SV211Randaberg IL222Marina KaštelaOK Poreč241Vasas Óbuda Budapest252CV Haris TenerifeNaturhouse Ciudad de Logroño2621. BVK BratislavaSlávia EU Bratislava271AEL Limassol301Levski Sofia341KV Skenderaj341AVC Famalicão

Main phase 16th Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 14–15 December 2016 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10–12 January 2017

Match#Team #1  Results  Team #2 1 Ştiinţa Bacău 1 – 3 1 – 3 Bursa BBSK 2* Slávia EU Bratislava 3 – 1 3 – 1 UVC Holding Graz 3 Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 3 – 0 3 – 1 AVC Famalicão 4 CV Haris Tenerife 1 – 3 3 – 2 Dauphines Charleroi 5 VC Oudegem 0 – 3 0 – 3 Viteos Neuchâtel Université 6 AEL Limassol 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 15–5 1. BVK Bratislava 7 Randaberg IL 0 – 3 0 – 3 LP Kangasala 8 OrPo Orivesi 0 – 3 0 – 3 Schweriner SC 9* Asterix Avo Beveren 3 – 1 3 – 1 ASPTT Mulhouse 10 KV Skenderaj 1 – 3 0 – 3 Vasas Óbuda Budapest 11 Çanakkale BK 3 – 0 3 – 0 Levski Sofia 12 Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 0 3 – 0 CSM București 13 OK Poreč 0 – 3 0 – 3 TJ Ostrava 14 Královo Pole Brno 3 – 0 3 – 1 VB Niederösterreich Post SV 15 Marina Kaštela 3 – 2 3 – 0 PSVBG Salzburg 16* AON Pannaxiakos Naxos 0 – 3 0 – 3 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk *Notes: Match# 2 – The second leg was played on 17 January 2017. Match# 9 – The order of the fixtures was reversed, the second leg was played in France on 14 December 2016 and the first leg in Belgium on 12 January 2017. The table keeps the order (team 1 and 2) as per draw result. Match# 16 – Due to lack of financial resources to travel to Russia, Pannaxiakos withdrew from the competition on 5 December 2016. The CEV awarded both legs to Yenisei Krasnoyarsk.

8th Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 24–25 January 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 7–9 February 2017

Match#Team #1  Results  Team #2 17 Slávia EU Bratislava 0 – 3 1 – 3 Bursa BBSK 18 Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 3 – 1 3 – 0 Dauphines Charleroi 19 Viteos Neuchâtel Université 3 – 1 3 – 0 AEL Limassol 20 Schweriner SC 3 – 0 3 – 0 LP Kangasala 21 Asterix Avo Beveren 3 – 1 3 – 2 Vasas Óbuda Budapest 22 Çanakkale BK 2 – 3 2 – 3 Olympiacos Piraeus 23 TJ Ostrava 3 – 0 3 – 1 Královo Pole Brno 24 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 3 – 0 3 – 0 Marina Kaštela

4th Final 1st leg (Team #1 home) 22–23 February 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 7–9 March 2017

Match#Team #1  Results  Team #2 25 Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño 1 – 3 0 – 3 Bursa BBSK 26 Viteos Neuchâtel Université 0 – 3 0 – 3 Schweriner SC 27 Asterix Avo Beveren 2 – 3 1 – 3 Olympiacos Piraeus 28 TJ Ostrava 1 – 3 0 – 3 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk

Final phase

Semifinals 1st leg (Team #1 home) 29 March 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 2 April 2017

Match#Team #1  Results  Team #2 29 Schweriner SC 1 – 3 3 – 2 Bursa BBSK 30 Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 15–13 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk

Finals 1st leg (Team #1 home) 12 April 2017 2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017

Match#Team #1  Results  Team #2 31 Olympiacos Piraeus 3 – 2 0 – 3 Bursa BBSK 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions Bursa BBSK 2nd title

Awards Award Winner TeamMVP Özge Kırdar Bursa BBSK

References

External links Challenge Cup 16-17