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".

2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration14 December 2016 – 15 April 2017
Number of matches62 (including 2 awarded)
Number of teams32
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Bursa BBSK (2nd title)
  Runners-upGreece Olympiacos Piraeus
Finals MVPTurkey Özge Kırdar
CEV Women's Challenge Cup seasons

Format

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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 Golden Set 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).[1]

Participating teams

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  • Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in Varna, Bulgaria on 30 June 2016.[2]
Rank[3] Country Vacancies Qualified teams
1   Turkey 2 Bursa BBSK
Çanakkale BK
2   Russia 1 Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
5   France 1 ASPTT Mulhouse
7   Germany 1 Schweriner SC
8   Switzerland 1 Viteos Neuchâtel Université
9   Romania 2 CSM București
Ştiinţa Bacău
10   Czech Republic 2 Královo Pole Brno
TJ Ostrava
12   Belgium 3 Asterix Avo Beveren
Dauphines Charleroi
VC Oudegem
13   Finland 2 LP Kangasala
OrPo Orivesi
16   Greece 2 AON Pannaxiakos Naxos
Olympiacos Piraeus
17   Austria 3 PSVBG Salzburg
UVC Holding Graz
VB Niederösterreich Post SV
21   Norway 1 Randaberg IL
22   Croatia 2 Marina Kaštela
OK Poreč
24   Hungary 1 Vasas Óbuda Budapest
25   Spain 2 CV Haris Tenerife
Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño
26   Slovakia 2 1. BVK Bratislava
Slávia EU Bratislava
27   Cyprus 1 AEL Limassol
30   Bulgaria 1 Levski Sofia
34   Kosovo 1 KV Skenderaj
34   Portugal 1 AVC Famalicão

Main phase

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16th Final

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  • 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.[4][5] The CEV awarded both legs to Yenisei Krasnoyarsk.

8th Final

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Semifinals

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Award Winner Team
MVP   Özge Kırdar Bursa BBSK

References

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  1. ^ "2017 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 CEV Volleyball & CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup DOL, now completed!". CEV. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 Ranking list women". CEV. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Δελτίο τύπου για την απόσυρση της ομάδας βόλεϊ από το Challenge Cup 2017" [Press release for the withdrawal of the volleyball team from Challenge Cup 2017]. AON Pannaxiakos (in Greek). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Αποσύρθηκε από το Challenge Cup ο Πανναξιακός" [Pannaxiakos withdraw from Challenge Cup]. OnSports (in Greek). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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