The 2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup was the 37th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.

Russian club Fakel Novy Urengoy beat French team Chaumont VB 52 in both final meetings and achieved first CEV Challenge Cup.[1][2]

Participating teams

RankCountryNumber of teamsTeams
1 Russia1Fakel Novy Urengoy
3 Turkey2Galatasaray HDI Istanbul, Ziraat Bankası Ankara
5 France1Chaumont VB 52
9 Romania2Tricolorul LMV Ploiești, Volei Municipal Zalău
10 Switzerland2Biogas Volley Näfels, Lausanne UC
11 Czech Republic1Jihostroj České Budějovice
13 Austria2VCA Amstetten Niederösterreich, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel
17 Slovenia1OK SIP Šempeter
20 Portugal2S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo Açores
21 Belarus3Bate-Bgufk Borisov, Legion Obuhovo, Shakhtyor Soligorsk
23 Netherlands1Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
24 Slovakia1Spartak Myjava
25 Croatia2Međimurje Centrometal, Mladost Zagreb
26 Hungary2Fino Kaposvár, Vegyész RC Kazincbarcika
27 Cyprus3Anorthosis Famagusta, Pokka AE Karava, Pafiakos Pafos
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina1MOK Jedinstvo Brcko
29 Israel1Maccabi Tel Aviv
30 Luxembourg1RSR Walfer Volleyball
32 Albania1Studenti Tirana
34 Norway2Førde VBK, Viking TIF Bergen
35 Kosovo1Kv Luboteni Ferizaj
40 England1IBB Polonia London
54 Scotland1City of Edinburgh

Qualification phase

2nd round

  • 1st leg 8–9 November 2016
  • 2nd leg 22–24 November 2016
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pokka AE Karava Cyprus 1–6 Hungary Fino Kaposvár 1–3 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–6 Belarus Legion Obuhovo 1–3 0–3
Førde VBK Norway 1–6 Portugal Fonte Bastardo Azores 1–3 0–3

Main phase

16th finals

  • 1st leg 6–14 December 2016
  • 2nd leg 20–22 December 2016
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus 1–6 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 1–3 0–3
Legion Obuhovo Belarus 3–5 Belarus Bate-Bgufk Borisov 0–3 3–2
Viking TIF Bergen Norway 6–0 Scotland City of Edinburgh 3–0 3–0
Međimurje Centrometal Croatia 3–5 Slovenia OK SIP Šempeter 3–2 0–3
Vegyész RC Kazincbarcika Hungary 0–6 Czech Republic Jihostroj České Budějovice 0–3 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 6–0 Kosovo Kv Luboteni Ferizaj 3–0 3–0
Pafiakos Pafos Cyprus 1–6 Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 1–3 0–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores Portugal 4–4 Romania Tricolorul LMV Ploiești 3–1 1–315–12
RSR Walfer Volleyball Luxembourg 0–6 France Chaumont VB 52 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica Portugal 6–4 Switzerland Biogas Volley Näfels 3–2 3–2
Spartaka Myjava Slovakia 6–0 Austria VCA Amstetten Niederösterreich 3–0 3–0
Mladost Zagreb Croatia 5–4 Austria Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3–1 2–3
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands 6–0 Switzerland Lausanne UC 3–0 3–0
Fino Kaposvár Hungary 4–3 England IBB Polonia London 3–0 1–310–15
Volei Municipal Zalău Romania 3–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina MOK Jedinstvo Brcko 3–0 0–38–15
Studenti Tirana Albania 0–6 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 0–3 0–3

8th finals

  • 1st leg 17–19 January 2017
  • 2nd leg 31 January – 2 February 2017
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Bate-Bgufk Borisov Belarus 0–6 Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy 0–3 0–3
Viking TIF Bergen Norway 6–2 Slovenia OK SIP Šempeter 3–1 3–1
Jihostroj České Budějovice Czech Republic 0–6 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores Portugal 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 0–3 0–3
S.L. Benfica Portugal 3–5 France Chaumont VB 52 0–3 3–2
Spartaka Myjava Slovakia 3–3 Croatia Mladost Zagreb 3–0 0–322–20
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands 5–4 England IBB Polonia London 3–1 2–3
MOK Jedinstvo Brcko Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–6 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 0–3 0–3

4th finals

  • 1st leg 14–16 February 2017
  • 2nd leg 28 February – 1 March 2017
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia 6–0 Norway Viking TIF Bergen 3–0 3–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 0–3 0–3
Spartaka Myjava Slovakia 1–6 France Chaumont VB 52 0–3 1–3
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn Netherlands 1–6 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 1–3 0–3

Final phase

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia 6–0 Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul 3–0 3–0
Chaumont VB 52 France 5–4 Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–1 2–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Mar19:00Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia3–0Turkey Galatasaray HDI Istanbul25–1225–1825–19  75–49Report
29 Mar20:00Chaumont VB 52 France3–1Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara25–2125–1928–3025–18 103–88Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Apr19:00Galatasaray HDI Istanbul Turkey0–3Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy16–2519–2521–25  56–75Report
2 Apr14:00Ziraat Bankası Ankara Turkey3–2France Chaumont VB 5226–2423–2515–2525–1815–9104–101Report

Final

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Apr20:30Chaumont VB 52 France1–3Russia Fakel Novy Urengoy12–2525–1524–2628–30 89–96Report

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Apr17:00Fakel Novy Urengoy Russia3–1France Chaumont VB 5221–2525–2025–1925–18 96–82Report

Final standing

References

  1. ↑ "Fakel NOVY URENGOY two sets away from Challenge Cup crown". cev.lu. CEV. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fakel add extra accolade for Russia by seizing Challenge Cup crown". cev.lu. CEV. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016–17_CEV_Challenge_Cup