2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

The 2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup will be the 40th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".

2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Women's Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
DurationNovember 2020 – March 2021
Number of teams44
CEV Women's Challenge Cup seasons
← 2019–20

Format

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The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 24 teams play a qualification round with the 12 winners advancing to the main phase. On 29 June 2018, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 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][2]

Participating teams

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The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:

Rank Country Number of teams Teams
1   Turkey
2   Italy
3   Russia
5   Azerbaijan
6   France
7   Switzerland
8   Romania
9   Germany
11   Czech Republic
12   Slovenia
14   Bulgaria
15   Finland
16   Hungary
17   Bosnia and Herzegovina
17   Israel
20   Belgium
20   Ukraine
23   Kosovo
25   Austria
25   Croatia
25   Cyprus
25   Denmark
25   Spain
25   Greece
25   Luxembourg
25   Portugal
25   Slovakia

Qualification phase

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2nd round

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First leg

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Second leg

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Main phase

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16th finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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8th finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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4th finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Final phase

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Semifinals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 CEV Volleyball Challenge Cup - Women - Format". CEV. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "CEV volleyball competitions regulations" (PDF). CEV. 18 August 2017. pp. 13 (section 14.2 'Competition method'). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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