CEV Challenge Cup

For the women's competition, see CEV Women's Challenge Cup.

The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe.

CEV Challenge Cup

Most recent season or competition: 2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup
Formerly	CEV Cup (1980–2007)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Administrator	CEV
No. of teams	32 (Main phase)
Country	CEV members
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	LKPS Lublin (1st title)
Most titles	Modena Volley (5 titles)
Official website	Official website

The competition started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup.

History

• CEV Cup (1980–81 to 2006–2007)
• CEV Challenge Cup (2007–08 to present)

Title holders

1980–81: AS Cannes 1981–82: Starlift Voorburg 1982–83: Modena Volley 1983–84: Modena Volley 1984–85: Modena Volley 1985–86: Pallavolo Falconara 1986–87: Volley Gonzaga Milano 1987–88: Avtomobilist Leningrad 1988–89: Avtomobilist Leningrad 1989–90: Moerser SC 1990–91: Volley Treviso 1991–92: Pallavolo Parma 1992–93: Volley Treviso 1993–94: Pallavolo Padova 1994–95: Pallavolo Parma

1995–96: Piemonte Volley 1996–97: Porto Ravenna Volley 1997–98: Volley Treviso 1998–99: Palermo Volley 1999–00: Roma Volley 2000–01: Volley Lube 2001–02: Piemonte Volley 2002–03: Volley Treviso 2003–04: Modena Volley 2004–05: Volley Lube 2005–06: Volley Lube 2006–07: Fakel Novy Urengoy 2007–08: Modena Volley 2008–09: Arkas İzmir 2009–10: Umbria Volley

2010–11: Volley Lube 2011–12: AZS Częstochowa 2012–13: Volley Piacenza 2013–14: Fenerbahçe 2014–15: Vojvodina Novi Sad 2015–16: Verona Volley 2016–17: Fakel Novy Urengoy 2017–18: Porto Robur Costa 2018–19: Belogorie Belgorod 2020–21: Power Volley Milano 2021–22: Narbonne Volley 2022–23: Olympiacos 2023–24: Projekt Warsaw 2024–25: LKPS Lublin

Finals

CEV Cup

Year		Final				3rd Place Game
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
1980–81 Details		AS Cannes	Group Stage	Amaro Più Loreto		Santal Parma	AS Grenobloise
1981–82 Details		Starlift Voorburg	Group Stage	Toseroni Roma		Güney Sanayi Adana	Turavia Salesianos
1982–83 Details		Panini Modena	Group Stage	Orion Doetinchem		AS Grenobloise	Arago de Sète
1983–84 Details		Panini Modena	Group Stage	Casio Milano		VVC Vught	Paderborn
1984–85 Details		Panini Modena	Group Stage	Partizan Beograd		Kruikenburg Ternat	Hormann Gand
1985–86 Details		Kutiba Falconara	Group Stage	OK Bosna		Bistefani Torino	Kruikenburg Ternat
1986–87 Details		Enermix Milano	Group Stage	Santal Parma		Červená Hvězda Bratislava	VC Lennik
1987–88 Details		Avtomobilist Leningrad	3–1	Ciesse Padova		Montpellier UC	Arago de Sète
1988–89 Details		Avtomobilist Leningrad	3–0	Petrarca Padova		Debic Zonhoven	JSA Bordeaux
1989–90 Details		Moerser SC	Group Stage	Partizan Beograd		Avtomobilist Leningrad	AS Grenobloise
1990–91 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–2	Elektrotechnika Riga		Charro Padova	Dynamo Moscow
1991–92 Details		Maxicono Parma	3–0	Charro Padova		Bayer Wuppertal	Galatasaray
1992–93 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–0	Charro Esperia Padova		Dynamo Moscow	Bayer Wuppertal
1993–94 Details		Ignis Padova	3–0	Samotlor		VfB Friedrichshafen	Bayer Wuppertal
1994–95 Details		Pallavolo Parma	3–0	AS Orestiada		Tally Milano Gonzaga	Samotlor
1995–96 Details		Alpitour Traco Cuneo	3–0	Edilcuoghi Ravenna		Aero Odolena Voda	AS Orestiada
1996–97 Details		Porto Ravenna Volley	3–0	Netaş İstanbul		Bayer Wuppertal	Aero Odolena Voda
1997–98 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–0	Knack Roeselare		Lube Banca Marche Macerata	Jihostroj České Budějovice
1998–99 Details		Palermo Volley	3–0	Knack Roeselare		SCC Berlin	Lube Banca Marche Macerata
1999–00 Details		Roma Volley	3–2	Casa Modena Unibon		ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	AS Orestiada
2000–01 Details		Lube Banca Marche Macerata	3–0	Casa Modena Salumi		Noliko Maaseik	Bossini Montichiari
2001–02 Details		Noicom Cuneo	3–1	Lokomotiv Belgorod		Asystel Milano	Stade Poitevin Poitiers
2002–03 Details		Sisley Treviso	3–0	Lube Banca Marche Macerata		Iskra Odintsovo	Tourcoing Lille Métropole
2003–04 Details		Kerakoll Modena	3–2	Coprasystel Ventaglio Piacenza		Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg	Panathinaikos
2004–05 Details		Lube Banca Marche Macerata	3–2	Son Amar Palma de Mallorca		Tourcoing Lille Métropole	Giotto Padova
2005–06 Details		Lube Banca Marche Macerata	3–0	Iskra Odintsovo		Paris Volley	Pallavolo Padova
2006–07 Details		Fakel Novy Urengoy	3–0	Copra Berni Piacenza		Halkbank Ankara	Stade Poitevin Poitiers

CEV Challenge Cup

Year		Final				3rd Place Game
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Fourth place
2007–08 Details		Cimone Modena	3–1	Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg		Stade Poitevin Poitiers	Asseco Resovia
2008–09 Details		Arkas İzmir	3–2	Jastrzębski Węgiel		Tomis Constanța	EAP
2009–10 Details		Umbria Volley	3–0	Mladost Zagreb		SCC Berlin	Dukla Liberec
2010–11 Details		Lube Banca Marche Macerata	3–0, 3–2	Arkas İzmir
2011–12 Details		Tytan AZS Częstochowa	3–1, 2–3 (GS 18–16)	AZS Politechnika Warszawska
2012–13 Details		Copra Elior Piacenza	3–0, 3–0	Ural Ufa
2013–14 Details		Fenerbahçe	2–3, 3–0	Andreoli Latina
2014–15 Details		Vojvodina Novi Sad	3–1, 2–3	Benfica
2015–16 Details		Calzedonia Verona	3–2, 3–2	Fakel Novy Urengoy
2016–17 Details		Fakel Novy Urengoy	3–1, 3–1	Chaumont VB 52
2017–18 Details		Bunge Ravenna	3–1, 3–1	Olympiacos
2018–19 Details		Belogorie Belgorod	2–3, 3–0	Vero Volley Monza
2019–20 Details		Cancelled
2020–21 Details		Allianz Powervolley Milano	3–2, 3–2	Ziraat Bankası Ankara
2021–22 Details		Narbonne Volley	0–3, 3–1 (GS 21–19)	Halkbank Ankara
2022–23 Details		Olympiacos	3–0, 3–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2023–24 Details		Projekt Warsaw	3–1, 3–1	Vero Volley Monza
2024–25 Details		Bogdanka LUK Lublin	3–1, 2–3	Cucine Lube Civitanova

Titles by club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner–up	Champion years
1.	Modena Volley	5	2	1983, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2008
2.	Volley Lube	4	2	2001, 2005, 2006, 2011
3.	Volley Treviso	4		1991, 1993, 1998, 2003
4.	Pallavolo Parma	2	1	1992, 1995
=	Fakel Novy Urengoy	2	1	2007, 2017
6.	Avtomobilist Leningrad	2		1988, 1989
=	Piemonte Volley	2		1996, 2002
8.	Pallavolo Padova	1	4	1994
9.	Volley Piacenza	1	2	2013
10.	Volley Gonzaga Milano	1	1	1987
=	Porto Ravenna Volley	1	1	1997
=	Arkas İzmir	1	1	2009
=	Belogorie Belgorod	1	1	2019
=	Olympiacos	1	1	2023
=	Projekt Warsaw	1	1	2024
16.	AS Cannes	1		1981
=	Starlift Voorburg	1		1982
=	Pallavolo Falconara	1		1986
=	Moerser SC	1		1990
=	Palermo Volley	1		1999
=	Roma Volley	1		2000
=	Umbria Volley	1		2010
=	AZS Częstochowa	1		2012
=	Fenerbahçe	1		2014
=	Vojvodina Novi Sad	1		2015
=	Verona Volley	1		2016
=	Porto Robur Costa	1		2018
=	Power Volley Milano	1		2021
=	Narbonne Volley	1		2022
=	LKPS Lublin	1		2025
31.	Partizan Beograd		2
=	Knack Roeselare		2
=	Vero Volley Monza		2
34.	Amare più Loreto		1
=	Toseroni Roma		1
=	Orion Doetinchem		1
=	OK Bosna		1
=	Elektrotechnika Riga		1
=	Samotlor		1
=	AS Orestiada		1
=	Netaş İstanbul		1
=	CV Pòrtol		1
=	Iskra Odintsovo		1
=	Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg		1
=	Jastrzębski Węgiel		1
=	Mladost Zagreb		1
=	Ural Ufa		1
=	Top Volley Latina		1
=	Benfica		1
=	Chaumont VB 52		1
=	Ziraat Bankası Ankara		1
=	Halkbank Ankara		1
=	Maccabi Tel Aviv		1

Titles by country

Rank	Country	Won	Runner–up	Total
1	Italy	28	18	46
2	Russia	3	6	9
3	Poland	3	2	5
4	Turkey	2	4	6
5	France	2	1	3
	Soviet Union	2	1	3
7	Greece	1	2	3
8	Netherlands	1	1	2
9	Serbia	1	–	1
	West Germany	1	–	1
11	Yugoslavia	–	3	3
12	Belgium	–	2	2
13	Croatia	–	1	1
	Israel	–	1	1
	Portugal	–	1	1
	Spain	–	1	1