Annual European third-tier level volleyball competition For the women's competition, see CEV Women's Challenge Cup.
Upcoming 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) |  Projekt Warsaw(1st title) |
| Most titles |  Modena Volley(5 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe.
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
Finals
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Titles by club
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner–up | Champion years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Modena Volley
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5 | 2 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2008 |
| 2. | Volley Lube
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4 | 1 | 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
| 3. | Volley Treviso
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4 | 1991, 1993, 1998, 2003 | |
| 4. | Pallavolo Parma
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2 | 1 | 1992, 1995 |
| = |  Fakel Novy Urengoy
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2 | 1 | 2007, 2017 |
| 6. |  Avtomobilist Leningrad
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2 | 1988, 1989 | |
| = | Piemonte Volley
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2 | 1996, 2002 | |
| 8. | Pallavolo Padova
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1 | 4 | 1994 |
| 9. | Volley Piacenza
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1 | 2 | 2013 |
| 10. | Volley Gonzaga Milano
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1 | 1 | 1987 |
| = | Porto Ravenna Volley
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1 | 1 | 1997 |
| = |  Arkas İzmir
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1 | 1 | 2009 |
| = | Belogorie Belgorod
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1 | 1 | 2019 |
| = |  Olympiacos
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1 | 1 | 2023 |
| = | Projekt Warsaw
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1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 16. |  AS Cannes
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1 | 1981 | |
| = |  Starlift Voorburg
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1 | 1982 | |
| = | Pallavolo Falconara
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1 | 1986 | |
| = |  Moerser SC
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1 | 1990 | |
| = | Palermo Volley
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1 | 1999 | |
| = | Roma Volley
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1 | 2000 | |
| = | Umbria Volley
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1 | 2010 | |
| = | AZS Częstochowa
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1 | 2012 | |
| = | Fenerbahçe
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1 | 2014 | |
| = |  Vojvodina Novi Sad
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1 | 2015 | |
| = | Calzedonia Verona
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1 | 2016 | |
| = | Porto Robur Costa
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1 | 2018 | |
| = | Power Volley Milano
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1 | 2021 | |
| = | Narbonne Volley
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1 | 2022 | |
| 30. |  Partizan Beograd
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2 | ||
| = |  Knack Roeselare
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2 | ||
| = | Vero Volley Monza
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2 | ||
| 33. | Amare più Loreto
|
1 | ||
| = | Toseroni Roma
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1 | ||
| = | Orion Doetinchem
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1 | ||
| = | OK Bosna
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1 | ||
| = | Elektrotechnika Riga
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1 | ||
| = | Samotlor
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1 | ||
| = | AS Orestiada
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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 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Turkey |
2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 |
References
External links
| CEV Challenge Cup seasons | |
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| CEV Cup (1980–2007) |
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| CEV Challenge Cup (2007–present) | |
| European Volleyball Confederation competitions | |
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