CEV Cup 2007/08 (men)

The 2007/08 volleyball season in the CEV Cup began with the first round on October 20, 2007 and ended with the final on March 24, 2008. M. Roma Volley from Italy won the competition.

Balance sheet

The only German representative in the competition was evivo Düren . Austria was represented by Hypo Tirol Innsbruck . TV Amriswil and Seat Näfels played for Switzerland .

• evivo Düren lost in the first round against Wkret-Met Domex Częstochowa and then switched to the Challenge Cup .
• Hypo Tirol Innsbruck prevailed against Mladost Zagreb in the first round without losing a set. In the round of 16, the Austrians were eliminated with two defeats against CVM Tomis Constanța .
• The TV Amriswil was inferior to Radnički Kragujevac in the first round and also switched to the Challenge Cup.
• Seat Näfels defeated in the first round 11 Oktomvri 2005 Prilep to zero and lost in the round of 16 with the same result against Spacer's Toulouse .

game schedule

First round to quarter-finals

In the first round, 32 teams competed against each other in a knockout system with a return leg. These games took place on 20./21. and October 26-28. The losers switched to the Challenge Cup . The winners continued to play in the round of 16 (December 11-13 and December 18-20) and the quarter-finals (January 22/23 and January 30/31).

	First round 20./21. October 26-28 October					Round of 16 11-13 December 18th - 20th December					Quarterfinals 22./23. January 30./31. January
		AZS Olsztyn	3 2
		Sartorius Asse-Lennik	1 3
							Lennik	3 3
							Liberec	0 2
		Dinamo Bucharest	3 0
		VK Dukla Liberec	1 3
												Lennik	1 0
												Novy Urengoy	3 3
		Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande	0 0
		Fakel Novy Urengoy	3 3
							Novy Urengoy	3 3
							Men	0 0
		Ciudad Medio Ambiente Soria	1 1
		VC Menen	3 3
		Marchiol Prvacina	0 0
		VK Iskra Odintsovo	3 3
							Odintsovo	3 1
							Czestochowa	0 3
		evivo Düren	1 0
		Wkret-Met Domex Częstochowa	3 3
												Czestochowa	3 1
												Constanța	0 3
		Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi	2 2
		CVM Tomis Constanța	3 3
							Constanța	3 3
							innsbruck	1 2
		HAOK Mladost Zagreb	0 0
		Hypo Tirol Innsbruck	3 3
		Arona Tenerife	3 3
		Phoenix Mecano Kecskemét	0 1
							Tenerife	3 0
							Kragujevac	0 3
		TV Amriswil	1 0
		Radnički Kragujevac	3 3
												Kragujevac	0 2
												Budvanska Rivijera	3 3
		OK Maribor	0 1
		OK Budvanska Rivijera	3 3
							Budvanska Rivijera	3 3
							Kaposvár	0 2
		Kométa Kaposvár	3 3
		PAOK Thessaloniki	1 2
		Spacer's Toulouse	3 3
		Stade Poitevin Poitiers	1 2
							Toulouse	3 3
							Näfels	0 0
		Seat Näfels	3 3
		October 11, 2005 Prilep	0 0
												Toulouse	1 2
												Rome	3 3
		Istanbul B. Belediyespor	3 3
		Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje	0 1
							Istanbul	0 0
							Rome	3 3
		Pielaveden Sampo Pielavesi	1 2
		M. Roma Volley	3 3

Decision set

1 round	Round of 16	Quarter finals
Lennik - Olsztyn 15:13 Liberec - Bucharest 15: 8	Częstochowa - Odintsovo 15:13 Kragujevac - Tenerife 15:12	Constanța - Częstochowa -: -

Challenge Round to Final

The winners of the quarterfinals met in the "Challenge Round" from the teams that had been eliminated from the Champions League . The winners of this round qualified for the Final Four in Rome. The semi-finals, the final and the third place match were decided in one game each. M. Roma Volley won the final against Noliko Maaseik and OK Budvanska Rivijera secured third place against Fakel Nowy Urengoy .

	Challenge Round 13./14. February 20./21. February					Semi-finals March 23					Final March 24th
		Bud. Podgorica Banka	3 0
		Budv. Rivijera Budva	1 3
							Budv. Rivijera Budva	0
							Noliko Maaseik	3
		Noliko Maaseik	3 1
		Wkret-Met Domex Częstochowa	1 3
												Noliko Maaseik	0
												M. Roma Volley	3
		Iraklis Thessaloniki	3 2
		Fakel Novy Urengoy	1 3
							Fakel Novy Urengoy	0
											3rd place match
							M. Roma Volley	3
		Olympiacos Piraeus	0 0									Budv. Rivijera Budva	3
		M. Roma Volley	3 3									Fakel Novy Urengoy	1

Decision set:

• Budva - Podgorica 15:11
• Częstochowa - Maaseik 17:19
• Novy Urengoy - Thessaloniki 15:11

Web links

• CEV Cup 2007/08 (English)