2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup was the 44th edition of the third tier European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration24 October 2023 – 27 February 2024
Finals
Champions Projekt Warsaw
Finals MVP Yurii Semeniuk

Projekt Warsaw won the title by beating Vero Volley Monza in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th finals → 8th finals → Quarter-finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semi-finals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 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.

Qualified teams
VK Tirana UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis VCA Amstetten NÖ Khari Byul-Byul Shusha
Deya Volley Burgas Levski Sofia Ribola Kaštela Omonia Nicosia
Aero Odolena Voda Mjølnir Klaksvík Akaa-Volley Narbonne Volley
Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique Helios Grizzlys Giesen Panathinaikos AOP Kifisias Athens
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár Pénzügyőr SE Budapest Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
Maccabi Tel Aviv Vero Volley Monza VC Lorentzweiler VC Stroossen
Active Living Orion Doetinchem Numidia VC Limax Linne Førde VBK Viking TIF Bergen
Projekt Warsaw Fonte Bastardo Azores Sporting CP Lisboa Dinamo București
Steaua București Ribnica Kraljevo Rieker UJS Komárno TJ Spartak Myjava
Calcit Kamnik Merkur Maribor Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota Triglav Kranj
CV Melilla MSC Pamesa Teruel Volley Näfels Galatasaray Istanbul
Spartak Subotica[lower-alpha 1] WEVZA Cup Winner
  1. Spartak Subotica qualified after winning the BVA Cup

Draw

The draw was held in Luxembourg on 19 July 2023.[4][5]

32nd finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota 3–3 Omonia Nicosia 3–2 2–315–5
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár 6–0 VCA Amstetten NÖ 3–0 3–0
Merkur Maribor 0–6 Akaa-Volley 1–3 1–3
Bye – CV Melilla MSC – –
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–6 VK Tirana w/o w/o
VC Lorentzweiler 0–6 Steaua București 1–3 0–3
Calcit Kamnik 6–0 Viking TIF Bergen 3–0 3–0
Triglav Kranj 0–6 Deya Volley Burgas 1–3 1–3
WEVZA Cup Winner – Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko – –
Mjølnir Klaksvík 0–6 Numidia VC Limax Linne 1–3 0–3
Khari Byul-Byul Shusha 6–0 TJ Spartak Myjava 3–0 3–1
Bye – Sporting CP Lisboa – –
Spartak Subotica 6–0 Førde VBK 3–0 3–0
Rieker UJS Komárno 4–2 VC Stroossen 2–3 3–1
Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba 0–6 Pénzügyőr SE Budapest w/o w/o
Bye – AOP Kifisias Athens – –

16th finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota 3–3 Pamesa Teruel 3–1 0–310–15
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár 5–1 Volley Näfels 3–2 3–1
Akaa-Volley 5–1 Ribnica Kraljevo 3–2 3–1
CV Melilla MSC 1–5 Aero Odolena Voda 0–3 2–3
VK Tirana 0–6 Helios Grizzlys Giesen 1–3 0–3
Steaua București 5–1 UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis 3–1 3–2
Calcit Kamnik 0–6 Projekt Warsaw 0–3 0–3
Deya Volley Burgas 0–6 Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique 1–3 0–3
Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko 0–6 Levski Sofia w/o w/o
Numidia VC Limax Linne 2–4 Dinamo București 0–3 3–2
Khari Byul-Byul Shusha 0–6 Panathinaikos 0–3 1–3
Sporting CP Lisboa 1–5 Vero Volley Monza 2–3 0–3
Spartak Subotica 0–6 Fonte Bastardo Azores 0–3 1–3
Rieker UJS Komárno 6–0 Active Living Orion Doetinchem 3–1 3–0
Pénzügyőr SE Budapest 4–2 Ribola Kaštela 3–0 2–3
AOP Kifisias Athens 0–6 Galatasaray Istanbul 0–3 0–3

8th finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pamesa Teruel 6–0 MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár 3–0 3–0
Akaa-Volley 6–0 Aero Odolena Voda 3–1 3–1
Helios Grizzlys Giesen 2–4 Steaua București 3–2 1–3
Projekt Warsaw 6–0 Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique 3–0 3–1
Levski Sofia 4–2 Dinamo București 3–0 2–3
Panathinaikos 1–5 Vero Volley Monza 2–3 0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores 5–1 Rieker UJS Komárno 3–2 3–1
Pénzügyőr SE Budapest 0–6 Galatasaray 1–3 0–3

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pamesa Teruel 0–6 Akaa-Volley 0–3 1–3
Steaua București 0–6 Projekt Warsaw 0–3 0–3
Levski Sofia 0–6 Vero Volley Monza 0–3 0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores 0–6 Galatasaray 0–3 1–3

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Akaa-Volley 0–6 Projekt Warsaw 0–3 1–3
Vero Volley Monza 5–1 Galatasaray 3–0 3–2

Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Projekt Warsaw 6–0 Vero Volley Monza 3–1 3–1

See also

References
  1. "Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup Men's Title | CEV". www.cev.eu.
  2. "Mamy Puchar Challenge!". February 28, 2024.
  3. "Ile Projekt Warszawa zarobił za wygranie Pucharu Challenge? Suma jest zaskakująca". www.polsatsport.pl. February 27, 2024.
  4. "Men | CEV". www.cev.eu.
  5. "Men | CEV". www.cev.eu.
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