2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup

2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup CEV Challenge Cup Volleyball 4 November 2014 – 12 April 2015 Finals SRB Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad POR S.L. Benfica BRA Flávio Soares (LIS) CEV Challenge Cup 2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup 2013–14 2015–16 CEV Challenge Cup 2015–16 The 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup. Serbian club Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad beat Portuguese S.L. Benfica in the finale and achieved first CEV Challenge Cup trophy.https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=738&NewsID=20086&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 Two sets are enough for Vojvodina to win Challenge Cup and celebrate first European club title for Serbian Volleyball family 12 April 2015 cev.lu CEV 10 February 2018https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=738&NewsID=20090&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 Vojvodina pleased with great ambiance around Challenge Cup final in Lisbon 14 April 2015 cev.lu CEV 10 February 2018http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/modalidades/final/voleibol-benfica-perde-taca-challenge Voleibol: Benfica perde Taça Challenge 12 April 2015 10 February 2018 Brazilian player Flávio Soares from runner-up club was the Most Valuable Player of the final tournament. Participating teams + Country Number of teams Teams3 TSV Volksbank Hartberg, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Holding Graz2 Anorthosis Famagusta, Omonoia Nicosia2 Abiant Lycurgus, Rivo Rijssen2 S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo2 Chemes Humenné, Spartak Myjava2 Lausanne UC, TV Schönenwerd2 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul, Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara1 Studenti Tirana1 CV Andorra1 Stroitel Minsk1 CSKA Sofia1 TTÜ VK Tallinn1 Hurrikaani Loimaa1 Chaumont VB 521 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis1 Fino Kaposvár SE1 Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko1 CMC Ravenna1 VK Biolars Jelgava1 VC Strassen1 Unirea DEJ1 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod1 Crvena Zvezda Beograd Qualification phase 2nd round 1st leg 4–6 November 2014 2nd leg 18–20 November 2014 CMC Ravenna ITA – Bye – – Anorthosis Famagusta CYP 1–6 Omonoia Nicosia CYP 1–3 0–3 Fino Kaposvár SE HUN 6–1 Studenti Tirana ALB 3–0 3–1 Crvena Zvezda Beograd SRB 5–3 Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko ISR 3–0 2–3 TV Schönenwerd SUI 3–4 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis GRE 3–1 0–3 Rivo Rijssen NED 0–6 Abiant Lycurgus NED 0–3 0–3 CV Andorra Note AND AND 0–6 S.L. Benfica POR w/o w/o Fonte Bastardo POR 5–4 Chaumont VB 52 FRA 3–1 2–3 Hurrikaani Loimaa FIN 2–6 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul TUR 2–3 0–3 Chemes Humenné SVK 5–4 Lausanne UC SUI 2–3 3–1 TSV Volksbank Hartberg AUT 3–6 VC Strassen LUX 2–3 1–3 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel AUT 6–2 UVC Holding Graz AUT 3–0 3–2 Unirea DEJ ROU 6–2 TTÜ VK Tallinn EST 3–1 3–1 Spartak Myjava SVK 1–6 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara TUR 1–3 0–3 Stroitel Minsk BLR 6–1 CSKA Sofia BUL 3–0 3–1 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod RUS 6–0 VK Biolars Jelgava LAT 3–0 3–0 |} Notes disc Note AND CV Andorra withdrew from the competition. Main phase 16th finals 1st leg 2–4 December 2014 2nd leg 16–18 December 2014 Golden Set Fino Kaposvár SE HUN – Bye – – Bigbank Tartu EST 0–6 CMC Ravenna ITA 0–3 0–3 Omonia Nicosia CYP 2–6 VK Dukla Liberec CZE 1–3 1–3 Loimu Raisio FIN 3–6 Crvena Zvezda Beograd SRB 2–3 1–3 Selver Tallinn EST 0–6 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis GRE 0–3 0–3 Fatra Zlín CZE 6–4 Abiant Lycurgus NED 3–2 3–2 Partizan Vizura Beograd SRB 2–6 S.L. Benfica POR 1–3 1–3 Volejbal Brno CZE 0–6 Fonte Bastardo POR 0–3 0–3 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul TUR 6–0 MOK Jedinstvo Brčko BIH 3–0 3–0 MOK Rovinj CRO 0–6 Chemes Humenné SVK 0–3 0–3 OK Mladost Brčko BIH 6–1 VC Strassen LUX 3–0 3–1 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad SRB 6–1 Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel AUT 3–0 3–1 Dinamo București ROU 3–3 Unirea DEJ ROU 3–0 0–3 15–9 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara TUR 6–0 Biogas Volley Näfels SUI 3–0 3–0 Tiikerit Kokkola FIN 4–5 Stroitel Minsk BLR 3–2 1–3 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod RUS 6–0 CVC GabrovoNote BUL BUL w/o w/o |} Notes disc Note BUL CVC Gabrovo withdrew from the competition. 8th finals 1st leg 13–15 January 2015 2nd leg 20–21 January 2015 VK Dukla Liberec CZE 2–6 CMC Ravenna ITA 2–3 0–3 Fino Kaposvár SE HUN 3–6 Crvena Zvezda Beograd SRB 1–3 2–3 Fatra Zlín CZE 0–6 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis GRE 0–3 0–3 S.L. Benfica POR 6–2 Fonte Bastardo POR 3–2 3–0 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul TUR 6–2 Chemes Humenné SVK 3–0 3–2 OK Mladost Brčko BIH 3–5 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad SRB 3–2 0–3 Dinamo București ROU 2–6 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara TUR 2–3 0–3 Stroitel Minsk BLR 5–4 Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod RUS 3–1 2–3 |} 4th finals 1st leg 3–5 March 2015 2nd leg 10–12 March 2015 Golden Set Crvena Zvezda Beograd SRB 3–5 CMC Ravenna ITA 3–2 0–3 S.L. Benfica POR 6–2 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis GRE 3–0 3–2 Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul TUR 3–4 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad SRB 3–1 0–3 11–15 Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara TUR 4–3 Stroitel Minsk BLR 3–0 1–3 11–15 |} Final phase Semi-finals S.L. Benfica POR 6–2 CMC Ravenna ITA 3–0 3–2 Stroitel Minsk BLR 3–6 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad SRB 1–3 2–3 |} First leg 25 Mar 20:30 S.L. Benfica POR 3–0 ITA CMC Ravenna 25–20 26–24 25–19 Report 25 Mar 19:00 Stroitel Minsk BLR 1–3 SRB Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 22–25 25–22 20–25 18–25 Report |} Second leg 29 Mar 18:00 CMC Ravenna ITA 2–3 POR S.L. Benfica 25–23 27–25 20–25 18–25 10–15 Report 29 Mar 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad SRB 3–2 BLR Stroitel Minsk 23–25 24–26 25–22 25–15 15–10 Report |} Final First leg 8 Apr 18:00 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad SRB 3–1 POR S.L. Benfica 25–19 25–23 22–25 25–22 Report |} Second leg 12 Apr 17:00 S.L. Benfica POR 3–2 SRB Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 24–26 21–25 25–16 25–23 15–10 Report |} Final standing RankTeamSRB Vojvodina NS Seme Novi SadPOR S.L. BenficaSemifinalistsBLR Stroitel Minsk ITA CMC Ravenna 2015 Men's CEV Challenge Cup winnerSRB 40pxVojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 1st title Stevan Simić, Lazar Kolarić, Cedomir Stanković, Borislav Petrović, Miloš Nadazdin, Milan Katić, Igor Jovanović, Nikola Peković, Veljko Petković, Dražen Luburić, Mihajlo Stanković, Miodrag MilutinovHead coach Strahinja Kozić References External links Official site Category:CEV Challenge Cup Category:2014 in volleyball Category:2015 in volleyball