2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup was the 44th edition of the third tier European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup
League	CEV Challenge Cup
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	24 October 2023 – 27 February 2024
Finals
Champions	Projekt Warsaw
Finals MVP	Yurii Semeniuk

Projekt Warsaw won the title by beating Vero Volley Monza in the final.^[1][2][3]

Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

• 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

• 16th finals → 8th finals → Quarter-finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

• Semi-finals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.

Qualified teams

VK Tirana	UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis	VCA Amstetten NÖ	Khari Byul-Byul Shusha
Deya Volley Burgas	Levski Sofia	Ribola Kaštela	Omonia Nicosia
Aero Odolena Voda	Mjølnir Klaksvík	Akaa-Volley	Narbonne Volley
Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique	Helios Grizzlys Giesen	Panathinaikos	AOP Kifisias Athens
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	Pénzügyőr SE Budapest	Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Vero Volley Monza	VC Lorentzweiler	VC Stroossen
Active Living Orion Doetinchem	Numidia VC Limax Linne	Førde VBK	Viking TIF Bergen
Projekt Warsaw	Fonte Bastardo Azores	Sporting CP Lisboa	Dinamo București
Steaua București	Ribnica Kraljevo	Rieker UJS Komárno	TJ Spartak Myjava
Calcit Kamnik	Merkur Maribor	Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota	Triglav Kranj
CV Melilla MSC	Pamesa Teruel	Volley Näfels	Galatasaray Istanbul
Spartak Subotica[a]	WEVZA Cup Winner

1. Spartak Subotica qualified after winning the BVA Cup

Draw

The draw was held in Luxembourg on 19 July 2023.^[4][5]

32nd finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota	3–3	Omonia Nicosia	3–2	2–3	15–5
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	6–0	VCA Amstetten NÖ	3–0	3–0
Merkur Maribor	0–6	Akaa-Volley	1–3	1–3
Bye	–	CV Melilla MSC	–	–
Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–6	VK Tirana	w/o	w/o
VC Lorentzweiler	0–6	Steaua București	1–3	0–3
Calcit Kamnik	6–0	Viking TIF Bergen	3–0	3–0
Triglav Kranj	0–6	Deya Volley Burgas	1–3	1–3
WEVZA Cup Winner	–	Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	–	–
Mjølnir Klaksvík	0–6	Numidia VC Limax Linne	1–3	0–3
Khari Byul-Byul Shusha	6–0	TJ Spartak Myjava	3–0	3–1
Bye	–	Sporting CP Lisboa	–	–
Spartak Subotica	6–0	Førde VBK	3–0	3–0
Rieker UJS Komárno	4–2	VC Stroossen	2–3	3–1
Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba	0–6	Pénzügyőr SE Budapest	w/o	w/o
Bye	–	AOP Kifisias Athens	–	–

16th finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota	3–3	Pamesa Teruel	3–1	0–3	10–15
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	5–1	Volley Näfels	3–2	3–1
Akaa-Volley	5–1	Ribnica Kraljevo	3–2	3–1
CV Melilla MSC	1–5	Aero Odolena Voda	0–3	2–3
VK Tirana	0–6	Helios Grizzlys Giesen	1–3	0–3
Steaua București	5–1	UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis	3–1	3–2
Calcit Kamnik	0–6	Projekt Warsaw	0–3	0–3
Deya Volley Burgas	0–6	Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique	1–3	0–3
Hapoel Mate-Asher Akko	0–6	Levski Sofia	w/o	w/o
Numidia VC Limax Linne	2–4	Dinamo București	0–3	3–2
Khari Byul-Byul Shusha	0–6	Panathinaikos	0–3	1–3
Sporting CP Lisboa	1–5	Vero Volley Monza	2–3	0–3
Spartak Subotica	0–6	Fonte Bastardo Azores	0–3	1–3
Rieker UJS Komárno	6–0	Active Living Orion Doetinchem	3–1	3–0
Pénzügyőr SE Budapest	4–2	Ribola Kaštela	3–0	2–3
AOP Kifisias Athens	0–6	Galatasaray Istanbul	0–3	0–3

8th finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pamesa Teruel	6–0	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	3–0	3–0
Akaa-Volley	6–0	Aero Odolena Voda	3–1	3–1
Helios Grizzlys Giesen	2–4	Steaua București	3–2	1–3
Projekt Warsaw	6–0	Saint-Nazaire VB Atlantique	3–0	3–1
Levski Sofia	4–2	Dinamo București	3–0	2–3
Panathinaikos	1–5	Vero Volley Monza	2–3	0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores	5–1	Rieker UJS Komárno	3–2	3–1
Pénzügyőr SE Budapest	0–6	Galatasaray	1–3	0–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pamesa Teruel	0–6	Akaa-Volley	0–3	1–3
Steaua București	0–6	Projekt Warsaw	0–3	0–3
Levski Sofia	0–6	Vero Volley Monza	0–3	0–3
Fonte Bastardo Azores	0–6	Galatasaray	0–3	1–3

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Akaa-Volley	0–6	Projekt Warsaw	0–3	1–3
Vero Volley Monza	5–1	Galatasaray	3–0	3–2

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Projekt Warsaw	6–0	Vero Volley Monza	3–1	3–1

See also

• 2023–24 CEV Champions League
• 2023–24 CEV Cup
• 2023–24 CEV Women's Champions League
• 2023–24 Women's CEV Cup
• 2023–24 CEV Women's Challenge Cup