2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup.

2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
League	CEV Challenge Cup
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	4 November 2014 – 12 April 2015
Finals
Champions	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
Runners-up	S.L. Benfica
Finals MVP	Flávio Soares (LIS)

Serbian club Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad beat Portuguese S.L. Benfica in the finale and achieved first CEV Challenge Cup trophy.^[1][2][3] Brazilian player Flávio Soares from runner-up club was the Most Valuable Player of the final tournament.

Participating teams

Country	Number of teams	Teams
Austria	3	TSV Volksbank Hartberg, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Holding Graz
Cyprus	2	Anorthosis Famagusta, Omonoia Nicosia
Netherlands	2	Abiant Lycurgus, Rivo Rijssen
Portugal	2	S.L. Benfica, Fonte Bastardo
Slovakia	2	Chemes Humenné, Spartak Myjava
Switzerland	2	Lausanne UC, TV Schönenwerd
Turkey	2	Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul, Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara
Albania	1	Studenti Tirana
Andorra	1	CV Andorra
Belarus	1	Stroitel Minsk
Bulgaria	1	CSKA Sofia
Estonia	1	TTÜ VK Tallinn
Finland	1	Hurrikaani Loimaa
France	1	Chaumont VB 52
Greece	1	Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Hungary	1	Fino Kaposvár SE
Israel	1	Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko
Italy	1	CMC Ravenna
Latvia	1	VK Biolars Jelgava
Luxembourg	1	VC Strassen
Romania	1	Unirea DEJ
Russia	1	Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod
Serbia	1	Crvena Zvezda Beograd

Qualification phase

2nd round

• 1st leg 4–6 November 2014
• 2nd leg 18–20 November 2014

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CMC Ravenna	–	Bye	–	–
Anorthosis Famagusta	1–6	Omonoia Nicosia	1–3	0–3
Fino Kaposvár SE	6–1	Studenti Tirana	3–0	3–1
Crvena Zvezda Beograd	5–3	Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	3–0	2–3
TV Schönenwerd	3–4	Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	3–1	0–3
Rivo Rijssen	0–6	Abiant Lycurgus	0–3	0–3
CV Andorra [Note AND]	0–6	S.L. Benfica	w/o	w/o
Fonte Bastardo	5–4	Chaumont VB 52	3–1	2–3
Hurrikaani Loimaa	2–6	Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul	2–3	0–3
Chemes Humenné	5–4	Lausanne UC	2–3	3–1
TSV Volksbank Hartberg	3–6	VC Strassen	2–3	1–3
Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel	6–2	UVC Holding Graz	3–0	3–2
Unirea DEJ	6–2	TTÜ VK Tallinn	3–1	3–1
Spartak Myjava	1–6	Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara	1–3	0–3
Stroitel Minsk	6–1	CSKA Sofia	3–0	3–1
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod	6–0	VK Biolars Jelgava	3–0	3–0

Notes

1. ^
   CV Andorra withdrew from the competition.

Main phase

16th finals

• 1st leg 2–4 December 2014
• 2nd leg 16–18 December 2014

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Fino Kaposvár SE	–	Bye	–	–
Bigbank Tartu	0–6	CMC Ravenna	0–3	0–3
Omonia Nicosia	2–6	VK Dukla Liberec	1–3	1–3
Loimu Raisio	3–6	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	2–3	1–3
Selver Tallinn	0–6	Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	0–3	0–3
Fatra Zlín	6–4	Abiant Lycurgus	3–2	3–2
Partizan Vizura Beograd	2–6	S.L. Benfica	1–3	1–3
Volejbal Brno	0–6	Fonte Bastardo	0–3	0–3
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul	6–0	MOK Jedinstvo Brčko	3–0	3–0
MOK Rovinj	0–6	Chemes Humenné	0–3	0–3
OK Mladost Brčko	6–1	VC Strassen	3–0	3–1
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	6–1	Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel	3–0	3–1
Dinamo București	3–3	Unirea DEJ	3–0	0–3	15–9
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara	6–0	Biogas Volley Näfels	3–0	3–0
Tiikerit Kokkola	4–5	Stroitel Minsk	3–2	1–3
Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod	6–0	CVC Gabrovo[Note BUL]	w/o	w/o

Notes

1. ^
   CVC Gabrovo withdrew from the competition.

8th finals

• 1st leg 13–15 January 2015
• 2nd leg 20–21 January 2015

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
VK Dukla Liberec	2–6	CMC Ravenna	2–3	0–3
Fino Kaposvár SE	3–6	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	1–3	2–3
Fatra Zlín	0–6	Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	0–3	0–3
S.L. Benfica	6–2	Fonte Bastardo	3–2	3–0
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul	6–2	Chemes Humenné	3–0	3–2
OK Mladost Brčko	3–5	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	3–2	0–3
Dinamo București	2–6	Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara	2–3	0–3
Stroitel Minsk	5–4	Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod	3–1	2–3

4th finals

• 1st leg 3–5 March 2015
• 2nd leg 10–12 March 2015

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Crvena Zvezda Beograd	3–5	CMC Ravenna	3–2	0–3
S.L. Benfica	6–2	Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	3–0	3–2
Galatasaray FXTCR Istanbul	3–4	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	3–1	0–3	11–15
Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara	4–3	Stroitel Minsk	3–0	1–3	11–15

Final phase

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
S.L. Benfica	6–2	CMC Ravenna	3–0	3–2
Stroitel Minsk	3–6	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	1–3	2–3

First leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Mar	20:30	S.L. Benfica	3–0	CMC Ravenna	25–20	26–24	25–19			76–63	Report
25 Mar	19:00	Stroitel Minsk	1–3	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	22–25	25–22	20–25	18–25		85–97	Report

Second leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar	18:00	CMC Ravenna	2–3	S.L. Benfica	25–23	27–25	20–25	18–25	10–15	100–113	Report
29 Mar	18:00	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	3–2	Stroitel Minsk	23–25	24–26	25–22	25–15	15–10	112–98	Report

Final

First leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Apr	18:00	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	3–1	S.L. Benfica	25–19	25–23	22–25	25–22		97–89	Report

Second leg

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Apr	17:00	S.L. Benfica	3–2	Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad	24–26	21–25	25–16	25–23	15–10	110–100	Report

Final standing

Rank Team Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad S.L. Benfica Semifinalists Stroitel Minsk CMC Ravenna

2015 Men's CEV Challenge Cup winner Vojvodina 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 Milutinov Head coach Strahinja Kozić