Challenge Cup 2009/10 (men)

The 2009/10 season of the Challenge Cup began with the first round on October 17, 2009 and ended with the final on March 28, 2010.

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The first two rounds were played in the knockout system with two legs. In the third round, the sixteen winners of the second round were joined by the teams that were eliminated in the first round of the CEV Cup . Up to and including the quarterfinals, the knockout system continued with home and away legs. The winners of the quarter-finals qualified for the Final Four in Perugia .

Attendees

Albania Studenti Tirana  Azerbaijan Azerneft Baku  Belgium Argex Duvel Puurs  Bosnia and Herzegovina OK Kakanj  Bulgaria Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa  Germany SCC Berlin  France Stade Poitevin Poitiers  Greece Foinikas Syros  Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv  Italy Perugia volley

Croatia HAOK Mladost Zagreb  Montenegro Sutjeska Ina Nikšić  Netherlands Long handle Orion Doetinchem Abiant Lycurgus Groningen  Austria Posojilnica Aich / Dob Sparkasse Hartberg  Romania Știința Explorări Baia Mare Remat Zalau  Switzerland Chenois Geneva Seat volley at Näfels  Serbia Ribnica Kraljevo NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad

Slovakia Chemes Humenne  Slovenia Astec Triglav Kranj  Spain Tenerife Sur  Turkey Halkbank Ankara Ziraat Bankası Ankara  Ukraine Kharkiv locomotive  Belarus Stroitel Minsk Metallurg-Bela Mogilev Metallurgist Zhlobin  Cyprus Omonia Nicosia Pafiakos Pafos

game schedule

First and second round

First round
Tel-Aviv	Minsk	3-0	3: 2
Bye for all other participants

Second round
Tenerife	Kraljevo	1: 3	2: 3
Humenne	Mogilev	3: 1	3: 2
Kranj	Groningen	1: 3	3: 2
Tirana	Poitiers	0: 3	0: 3
Hartberg	Berlin	0: 3	0: 3
Näfels	Puurs	0: 3	1: 3
Aich / Dob	Baia Nare	3-0	3-0
Doetinchem	Halkbank Ankara	3-0	0: 3
Nicosia	Niksic	3-0	3-0
Zhlobin	Perugia	1: 3	0: 3
Zagreb	Geneva	3-0	3: 2
Syros	Baku	3: 2	1: 3
Dupnitsa	Kharkiv	0: 3	0: 3
Kakanj	Novi Sad	3: 1	1: 3
Tel-Aviv	Eg Ankara	0: 3	0: 3
Pafos	Zalau	0: 3	2: 3

Decision set

• Halkbank Ankara - Doetinchem 11:15
• Novi Sad - Kakanj 11:15

Third round to final

	Third round 5-7 January 12-14 January					Round of 16 2nd – 4th February 9-11 February					Quarterfinals 23-25 February 2-4 March					Semi-finals March 27th					Final March 28th
		Liberec	2 3
		Doetinchem	3 1
							Liberec	3 0
							Zalau	0 3
		Kruibeke	1 1
		Zalau	3 2
												Liberec	3 0
												Poitiers	0 3
		Bucharest	2 3
		Humenne	3 2
							Humenne	3 0
							Poitiers	2 3
		Anhovo Canal	1 0
		Poitiers	3 3
																	Liberec	0
																	Zagreb	3
		Rovaniemi	1 0
		Kharkiv	3 3
							Kharkiv	3 3
							Amriswil	1 1
		Amriswil	3 3
		Baku	1 2
												Kharkiv	2 2
												Zagreb	3 3
		Zagreb
							Zagreb	2 3
							Prvacina	3 2
		Prvacina	3 2
		Groningen	0 3
																						Zagreb	0
																						Perugia	3
		Lausanne	0 0
		Berlin	3 3
							Berlin	3 2
							Kraljevo	0 3
		Constanța	1 2
		Kraljevo	3 3
												Berlin	3 3
												Eg Ankara	2 1								3rd place match
		Haching	1 1
																						Liberec	1
		Eg Ankara	3 3
							Eg Ankara	3 3														Berlin	3
							Puurs	0 1
		Puurs
																	Berlin	0
																	Perugia	3
		Kaposvár	1 3
		Kakanj	3 1
							Kakanj	0 0
							Perugia	3 3
		Famagusta	0 0
		Perugia	3 3
												Perugia	3 3
												Aces Lennik	0 2
		Aces Lennik	3 1
		Nicosia	0 3
							Aces Lennik	3 3
							Aich / Dob	1 2
		Tampere	0 1
		Aich / Dob	3 3

Decision set

Third round	Round of 16	Quarter finals
Humenne - Bucharest 15:10 Kakanj - Kaposvár 15:11	Prvacina - Zagreb 11:15 Zalau - Liberec 12:15	Potiers - Liberec 12:15

Web links

• Information of the CEV (English)