Challenge Cup 2012/13 (women)

The 2012/13 women's Challenge Cup volleyball season began with the second round on November 13, 2012. VT Aurubis Hamburg and USC Münster qualified from the German Bundesliga . UVC Graz and TI-volley played for Austria and VFM Franches-Montagnes from Switzerland took part in the competition.

mode

Since no games were necessary in the first round, the competition began with the second round. This was played in the knockout system with return games. In the third round, the winners of the second round were joined by the teams that were eliminated in the first round of the CEV Cup . Until the final, it continued in the knockout system with two legs.

Attendees

Belgium VDK Gent Dames VC Oudegem  Germany VT Aurubis Hamburg USC Munster  France Rocheville Le Cannet set for round 3  Greece Olympiacos SFP Piraeus  Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba  Italy Universal Volley Modena set for round 3  Montenegro Luka Bar  Netherlands Peelpush Meijel

Norway Stod Volley Steinkjer  Austria UVC Graz TI volley  Romania CSM Bucharest CSM Târgu Mureș  Russia VK Dynamo Krasnodar set for round 3  Sweden Lindesberg Volley  Switzerland VFM Franches-Montagnes  Serbia Kolubara Lazarevac

Slovakia Doprastav Bratislava Slávia Bratislava  Slovenia Calcite Kamnik Spodnja Savinjska Šempeter  Turkey Ilbank SC Ankara  Hungary Vasas Budapest Teva GRC Gödöllő  Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta AEL Limassol Apollon Limassol

game schedule

Second round

Second round (November 13-15 and November 20-22)
Ankara	innsbruck	3-0	3-0
Budapest	Steinkjer	2: 3	0: 3
Muenster	Kfar Saba	3-0	called off
Famagusta	D. Bratislava	0: 3	0: 3
Franches-Montagnes	Kamnik	0: 3	0: 3
Meijel	Târgu Mureș	0: 3	3: 2
Lindesberg	Ghent	0: 3	0: 3
bar	Ap. Limassol	1: 3	1: 3
Hamburg	Šempeter	3-0	3: 1
Bucharest	Oudegem	3: 1	3-0
AEL Limassol	S. Bratislava	3: 1	3-0
Gödöllő	Piraeus	0: 3	0: 3
Graz	Lazarevac	1: 3	0: 3
Decision set	* Târgu Mureș - Meijel 9:15

The second leg was canceled by Münster due to the unsafe situation in Israel. The CEV therefore took the club out of the competition.

Third round to final

	Third round December 4th - 6th December 11th - 13th					Round of 16 January 15-17 January 22-24					Quarter-finals February 5-7 February 12-14					Semi-finals 26./27. February and 2/3 March					Final 19./20. and 23./24. March
		Modena	3 3
		Maribor	0 1
							Ankara	3 1
							Modena	1 3
		Ankara	3 3
		Olomouc	1 1
												Krasnodar	3 3
												Ankara	0 1
		D. Bratislava	3 3
		Brno	0 1
							D. Bratislava	0 0
							Krasnodar	3 3
		Ankara	0 1
		Krasnodar	3 3
																	Krasnodar	3 3
																	Salo	0 0
		Yuschne	3 3
		Ghent	0 0
							Białystok	0 0
							Yuschne	3 3
		Białystok	3 0
		Piraeus	0 3
												Yuschne	3 2
												Salo	1 3
		Kamnik	3 1
		Weert	1 3
							Salo	3 2
							Kamnik	0 3
		Meijel	2 1
		Salo	3 3
																						Piacenza	2 3
																						Krasnodar	3 1
		Le Cannet	3 3
		Athens	2 1
							Le Cannet	3 3
							Lazarevac	0 0
		Lazarevac	3 3
		Obrenovac	2 1
												Le Cannet	1 2
												Piacenza	3 3
		Ap. Limassol	0 0
		Piacenza	3 3
							Piacenza	3 3
							AEL Limassol	0 0
		AEL Limassol	- -
		Rrëshen	- -
																	Hamburg	0 0
																	Piacenza	3 3
		Sliedrecht	0 0
		Bucharest	3 3
							Bucharest	3 3
							Steinkjer	0 0
		Brčko	3 2
		Steinkjer	0 3
												Hamburg	3 3
												Bucharest	0 0
		Rijeka	2 0
		Hamburg	3 3
							Hamburg	3 3
							Kfar Saba	0 1
		Split	0 0
		Kfar Saba	3 3

Decision set

Third round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	final
Piraeus - Białystok 12:15 Steinkjer - Brčko 15:13	Modena - Ankara 9:15 Kamnik - Salo 10:15	Salo - Yushne 15:13	Krasnodar - Piacenza 15: 8

Web links

• Challenge Cup 2012/13

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Challenge Cup: Münster does not fly to Israel. volleyball.de, November 19, 2012, accessed on November 19, 2012 . 
2. ↑ European Cup: Münster should pay a fine. volleyball.de, December 6, 2012, accessed December 6, 2012 .