Challenge Cup 2018/19 (men)

The men's Challenge Cup 2018/19 began with the first round on November 6, 2018 and ended with the finals on March 20 and 27, 2019, in which VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje from Russia prevailed against Vero Volley Monza from Italy.

Attendees

Belgium Volley Haasrode Leuven  Bosnia and Herzegovina Radnik Bijeljina  Bulgaria Levski Sofia CSKA Sofia  Denmark Gentofte volley  Estonia Pärnu UK Saaremaa UK  Finland Savo Volley Kuopio Perungan Pojat Rovaniemi  France Stade Poitevin Poitiers  Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki  Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba  Italy Vero Volley Monza

Kosovo Luboteni Ferizaj  Croatia Mladost Ribola Kaštela  Luxembourg VC Fentange  Montenegro OK Budućnost Podgorica  Netherlands Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn  Norway BK Tromsø  Austria VCA Amstetten UVC Graz Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt  Portugal Fonte Bastardo Azores SC Caldas da Rainha Benfica Lisbon Sporting CP  Romania Steaua Bucharest Volei Municipal Zalau

Russia VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje  Switzerland Chenois Geneva Biogas Volley Näfels  Serbia Red Star Belgrade  Slovenia Calcite Volley Kamnik  Czech Republic Volejball Brno  Turkey Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara Ziraat Bankası Ankara  Hungary Penzügyör Budapest Fino Kaposvar  Belarus Stroitel Minsk  Cyprus Omonia Nicosia Pafiakos Pafos

mode

In the first round, 20 teams competed. The ten winners made it to the last sixteen. From there it went on in the knockout system to the finals. All rounds were played back and forth.

game schedule

First round 6th to 8th and 13th / 14th November 2018
Kuopio	Tromso	3-0, 3-0
Saaremaa	Gentofte	3: 0, 2: 3
	L. Sofia
Ferizaj	Z. Ankara	0: 3, 0: 3
Podgorica	Zalau	0: 3, 0: 3
Graz	Kaposvar	3: 0, 1: 3
Klagenfurt	Budapest	0: 3, 0: 3
B. Lisbon	Pafos	3-0, 3-0
Caldas da Rainha	Geneva	3: 1, 0: 3
Sporting CP	Fentange	3-0, 3-0

	Round of 16 November 27-29 , 2018 December 4-6, 2018					Round of 16 December 18-20, 2018 January 15-17, 2019					Quarter-finals January 29 to 31, 2018 February 12 to 14, 2019					Semi-finals February 26, 2019 March 5, 2019					Final March 20, 2019 March 27, 2019
		Budapest	0 0
		Belgorod	3 3
							Belgorod	3 3
							Nicosia	0 0
		Kaštela	2 1
		Nicosia	3 3
												Belgorod	3 0
												B. Lisbon	0 3
		Zalau	3 3
		Bucharest	0 0
							B. Lisbon	3 3
							Zalau	0 1
		B. Lisbon	3 3
		Thessaloniki	0 0
																	Belgorod	3 2
																	Poitiers	0 3
		Graz	0 0
		Kfar Saba	3 3
							Leuven	3 1
							Kfar Saba	2 3
		CSKA Sofia	1 0
		Leuven	3 3
												Kfar Saba	3 1
												Poitiers	0 3
		L. Sofia	1 2
		Rovaniemi	3 3
							Poitiers	3 3
							Rovaniemi	1 0
		Saaremaa	2 0
		Poitiers	3 3
																						Belgorod	2 3
																						Monza	3 0
		Caldas da Rainha	0 3
		Apeldoorn	3 1
							Azores	3 3
							Apeldoorn	0 1
		Azores	3 3
		Brno	1 1
												Azores	0 3
												Sporting CP	3 2
		Sporting CP	3 2
		Minsk	1 3
							M. Ankara	3 0
							Sporting CP	0 3
		Z. Ankara	3 0
		M. Ankara	2 3
																	Sporting CP	3 0
																	Monza	2 3
		Kuopio	3 3
		Amstetten	0 0
							Kuopio	3 0
							Kamnik	2 3
		Kamnik	3 2
		Näfels	0 3
												Kamnik	1 0
												Monza	3 3
		Bijeljina	0 0
		Belgrade	3 3
							Belgrade	0 1
							Monza	3 3
		Parnu	0 0
		Monza	3 3

Decision Sets (Golden Set)
Round of 16
Caldas da Rainha - Apeldoorn 12:15
Round of 16
Sporting CP - Ankara 15:10
Quarter finals
B. Lisbon - Belgorod 12:15
Poitiers - Kfar Saba 15:12

Web links

• Information of the CEV (English)