2024–25 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup.
CEV Women's Challenge Cup
2024–25
Tournament information
SportVolleyball
DatesOctober 2024–February 2025
WebsiteWomen's Challenge Cup

The 2024–25 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 44th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament.

Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

  • 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

  • 16th finals → 8th finals → Quarter-finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

  • Semi-finals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss.
In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg.

Teams

Rankings Country Number of teams Teams
1  Austria 2 Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt
VB Niederösterreich Sokol/Post
2  Belgium 1 E.S. Charleroi Volley
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Bimal Jedinstvo Brčko
4  Bulgaria 2 CSKA Sofia
Levski Sofia
5  Croatia 2 Kelteks Karlovac
Marina Kastela
6  Cyprus 1 Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia
7  Czech Republic 3 VK Šelmy Brno
TJ Ostrava
Olymp Praha
8  Denmark 1 Holte IF
9  Faroe Islands 1 Fleyr Torshavn
10  Finland 2 LP Kangasala
Pölkky Kuusamo
11  Germany 2 SC Potsdam
VC Wiesbaden
12  Greece 4 AEK Athens
Panathinaikos
Olympiacos SFP Piraeus
ASP Thetis
13  Hungary 1 MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár
14  Italy 1 Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76
15  Israel 2 Hapoel Kfar Saba
Maccabi Haifa Carmel
16  Latvia 1 RSU/MSG Riga
17  Lithuania 1 TK Kaunas VDU
18  Netherlands 3 Djopzz Zwolle
Friso Sneek
Apollo 8 Borne
19  Norway 1 Randaberg IL
20  Portugal 2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sporting CP Lisboa
21  Romania 3 Rapid Bucuresti
CSM Lugoj
CSM Târgoviște
22  Serbia 1 ŽOK UB
23  Slovakia 2 VKP Bratislava
VP UKF Nistra
24  Slovenia 1 GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica
25  Spain 2 DSV CV Sant Cugat
Fundación Unicaja Andalucía
26  Switzerland 4 Sm' Aesch
Kanti Schaffhausen
Infomaniak Geneve Volley
Volley Düdingen
27 Balkan Cup Winner 1 Turkey Galatasaray Daikin
28 WEVZA Cup Winner 1 Italy Roma Volley Club

Draw

The draw was held on 16 July 2024 in Luxembourg.[1]

32nd finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
VK Šelmy Brno Czech Republic 0–6 Romania CSM Lugoj 0–3 0–3
AEK Athens Greece 6–0 Latvia RSU/MSG Riga 3–1 3–1
Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt Austria 3–3 Finland LP Kangasala 3–2 2–3 12–15


Galatasaray Daikin Turkey 6–0 Greece ASP Thetis 3–0 3–0
Panathinaikos Greece 6–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–0 3–1
CSM Târgoviște Romania 6–0 Czech Republic TJ Ostrava 3–1 3–1
Pölkky Kuusamo Finland 0–6 Netherlands Apollo 8 Borne 0–3 0–3
Sm' Aesch Switzerland 6–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bimal Jedinstvo Brčko 3–0 3–1
Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia Cyprus 3–3 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba 1–3 3–0 15–5


Friso Sneek Netherlands 6–0 Faroe Islands Fleyr Torshavn 3–0 3–0
Infomaniak Geneve Volley Switzerland 0–6 Spain DSV CV Sant Cugat 0–3 1–3
Kanti Schaffhausen Switzerland 5–1 Denmark Holte IF 3–2 3–1
VKP Bratislava Slovakia 0–6 Germany SC Potsdam 0–3 0–3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 5–1 Slovakia VP UKF Nistra 3–0 3–2
Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece 6–0 Norway Randaberg IL 3–0 3–0
Djopzz Zwolle Netherlands 5–1 Lithuania TK Kaunas VDU 3–0 3–2
Roma Volley Club Italy 6–0 Croatia Kelteks Karlovac 3–0 3–0

Matches

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
First leg
8 Oct 18:00 AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Latvia RSU/MSG Riga 25–15 25–14 19–25 25–20   94–74 P2 Report
8 Oct 19:00 VK Šelmy Brno Czech Republic 0–3 Romania CSM Lugoj 23–25 12–25 21–25     56–75 P2 Report
8 Oct 20:00 Galatasaray Daikin Turkey 3–0 Greece ASP Thetis 25–14 25–20 25–16     75–50 P2 Report
8 Oct 20:00 Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt Austria 3–2 Finland LP Kangasala 25–22 17–25 17–25 25–21 15–10 99–103 P2 Report
9 Oct 17:00 Panathinaikos Greece 3–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 25–7 25–16 25–16     75–39 P2 Report
9 Oct 18:00 CSM Târgoviște Romania 3–1 Czech Republic TJ Ostrava 25–23 25–20 22–25 25–22   97–90 P2 Report
9 Oct 18:30 Pölkky Kuusamo Finland 0–3 Netherlands Apollo 8 Borne 22–25 23–25 25–27     70–77 P2 Report
9 Oct 19:00 Roma Volley Club Italy 3–0 Croatia Kelteks Karlovac 25–9 25–14 25–16     75–39 P2 Report
9 Oct 19:30 Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia Cyprus 1–3 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba 20–25 19–25 25–14 24–26   88–90 P2 Report
9 Oct 20:00 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–0 Slovakia VP UKF Nistra 25–12 25–12 25–14     75–38 P2 Report
9 Oct 20:30 Sm' Aesch Switzerland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bimal Jedinstvo Brčko 25–17 25–17 25–16     75–50 P2 Report
9 Oct 21:00 Friso Sneek Netherlands 3–0 Faroe Islands Fleyr Torshavn 25–9 25–17 25–17     75–43 P2
9 Oct 21:00 Infomaniak Geneve Volley Switzerland 0–3 Spain DSV CV Sant Cugat 17–25 13–25 20–25     50–75 P2 Report
9 Oct 21:00 Kanti Schaffhausen Switzerland 3–2 Denmark Holte IF 15–25 25–16 23–25 25–16 15–7 103–89 P2 Report
9 Oct 20:00 VKP Bratislava Slovakia 0–3 Germany SC Potsdam 21–25 20–25 17–25     58–75 P2 Report
10 Oct 19:00 Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece 3–0 Norway Randaberg IL 25–14 25–20 25–18     75–52 P2 Report
16 Oct 16:30 Djopzz Zwolle Netherlands 3–0 Lithuania TK Kaunas VDU 25–18 25–10 25–20     75–48 P2 Report
Second leg
10 Oct 19:30 Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel 0–3 Cyprus Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia 13–25 15–25 16–25     44–75 P2 Report
Golden set Hapoel Kfar Saba Israel 5–15 Cyprus Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia
15 Oct 19:00 ASP Thetis Greece 0–3 Turkey Galatasaray Daikin 14–25 11–25 17–25     42–75 P2 Report
15 Oct 19:00 Fleyr Torshavn Faroe Islands 0–3 Netherlands Friso Sneek 16–25 19–25 15–25     50–75 P2 Report
15 Oct 19:00 Holte IF Denmark 1–3 Switzerland Kanti Schaffhausen 19–25 25–21 18–25 23–25   85–96 P2 Report
16 Oct 17:30 TJ Ostrava Czech Republic 1–3 Romania CSM Târgoviște 28–26 13–25 22–25 20–25   83–101 P2 Report
16 Oct 18:00 CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Greece Panathinaikos 12–25 20–25 27–25 16–25   75–100 P2 Report
16 Oct 18:30 CSM Lugoj Romania 3–0 Czech Republic VK Šelmy Brno 25–13 25–19 25–13     75–45 P2 Report
16 Oct 19:00 VP UKF Nistra Slovakia 2–3 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 19–25 12–25 26–24 25–17 14–16 96–107 P2 Report
16 Oct 19:00 Kelteks Karlovac Croatia 0–3 Italy Roma Volley Club 17–25 18–25 9–25     44–75 P2 Report
16 Oct 19:00 RSU/MSG Riga Latvia 1–3 Greece AEK Athens 25–20 22–25 14–25 12–25   73–95 P2 Report
16 Oct 20:00 Randaberg IL Norway 0–3 Greece Olympiacos SFP Piraeus 15–25 8–25 13–25     36–75 P2 Report
16 Oct 20:00 Bimal Jedinstvo Brčko Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Switzerland Sm' Aesch 15–25 10–25 26–24 19–25   70–99 P2 Report
16 Oct 20:00 SC Potsdam Germany 3–0 Slovakia VKP Bratislava 25–11 25–20 25–20     75–51 P2 Report
16 Oct 21:00 DSV CV Sant Cugat Spain 3–1 Switzerland Infomaniak Geneve Volley 18–25 25–11 25–16 25–21   93–73 P2 Report
16 Oct 21:00 Apollo 8 Borne Netherlands 3–0 Finland Pölkky Kuusamo 25–18 25–22 25–20     75–60 P2 Report
17 Oct 18:30 LP Kangasala Finland 3–2 Austria Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt 25–22 23–25 13–25 25–16 15–12 101–100 P2 Report
Golden set LP Kangasala Finland 15–12 Austria Kelag Wildcats Klagenfurt
17 Oct 20:00 TK Kaunas VDU Lithuania 2–3 Netherlands Djopzz Zwolle 25–27 14–25 25–23 25–17 7–15 96–107 P2 Report

16th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Golden Set
Galatasaray Daikin Turkey 6–0 Germany VC Wiesbaden 3–0 3–1
CSM Târgoviște Romania 6–0 Czech Republic Olymp Praha 3–1 3–0
Panathinaikos Greece 3–3 Spain Fundación Unicaja Andalucía 3–0 1–3 6–15
CSM Lugoj Romania 6–0 Hungary MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár 3–1 3–1
Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece 6–0 Croatia Marina Kastela 3–0 3–0
AEK Athens Greece 0–6 Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 1–3 0–3
SC Potsdam Germany 4–2 Serbia ŽOK UB 3–0 2–3
Sm' Aesch Switzerland 4–2 Austria VB Niederösterreich Sokol/Post 3–0 2–3
Friso Sneek Netherlands 1–5 Greece ASP Thetis 1–3 2–3
Kanti Schaffhausen Switzerland 3–3 Switzerland Volley Düdingen 3–1 1–3 6–15
Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia Cyprus 2–4 Belgium E.S. Charleroi Volley 3–2 0–3
Apollo 8 Borne Netherlands 1–5 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2–3 0–3
Roma Volley Club Italy 6–0 Romania Rapid Bucuresti 3–0 3–0
Djopzz Zwolle Netherlands 3–3 Slovenia GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica 3–1 0–3 10–15
DSV CV Sant Cugat Spain 0–6 Italy Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 0–3 0–3
LP Kangasala Finland 6–0 Israel Maccabi Haifa Carmel 3–0 3–0

Matches

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
First leg
5 Nov 19:30 Galatasaray Daikin Turkey 3–0 Germany VC Wiesbaden 25–22 25–17 25–14     75–53 P2 Report
6 Nov 19:00 CSM Târgoviște Romania 3–1 Czech Republic Olymp Praha 25–18 23–25 25–18 27–25   100–86 P2 Report
6 Nov 19:00 Panathinaikos Greece 3–0 Spain Fundación Unicaja Andalucía 25–19 25–13 25–22     75–54 P2 Report
6 Nov 19:30 CSM Lugoj Romania 3–1 Hungary MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár 23–25 25–15 25–21 25–16   98–77 P2 Report
6 Nov 20:00 Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece 3–0 Croatia Marina Kastela 25–19 25–21 25–7     75–47 P2 Report
6 Nov 20:00 AEK Athens Greece 1–3 Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 17–25 11–25 25–21 19–25   72–96 P2 Report
6 Nov 21:00 Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia Cyprus 3–2 Belgium E.S. Charleroi Volley 12–25 22–25 25–12 25–18 17–15 101–95 P2 Report
6 Nov 21:00 SC Potsdam Germany 3–0 Serbia ŽOK UB 25–21 25–18 25–23     75–62 P2 Report
6 Nov 21:30 Sm' Aesch Switzerland 3–0 Austria VB Niederösterreich Sokol/Post 25–18 25–13 25–22     75–53 P2 Report
6 Nov 22:00 Friso Sneek Netherlands 1–3 Greece ASP Thetis 20–25 18–25 25–17 23–25   86–92 P2 Report
6 Nov 22:00 DSV CV Sant Cugat Spain 0–3 Italy Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 17–25 21–25 10–25     48–75 P2 Report
6 Nov 22:00 Kanti Schaffhausen Switzerland 3–1 Switzerland Volley Düdingen 25–23 19–25 25–22 25–15   94–85 P2 Report
6 Nov 22:00 Apollo 8 Borne Netherlands 2–3 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 17–25 25–22 22–25 25–20 12–15 101–107 P2 Report
7 Nov 21:00 Djopzz Zwolle Netherlands 3–1 Slovenia GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica 25–23 20–25 30–28 26–24   101–100 P2 Report
7 Nov 20:00 Roma Volley Club Italy 3–0 Romania Rapid Bucuresti 25–14 25–17 25–21     75–52 P2 Report
12 Nov 19:30 LP Kangasala Finland 3–0 Israel Maccabi Haifa Carmel 25–17 25–18 25–20     75–55 P2 Report
Second leg
12 Nov 19:00 Rapid Bucuresti Romania 0–3 Italy Roma Volley Club 19–25 17–25 18–25     54–75 P2 Report
12 Nov 21:00 MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár Hungary 1–3 Romania CSM Lugoj 23–25 25–15 21–25 16–25   85–90 P2 Report
12 Nov 22:00 E.S. Charleroi Volley Belgium 3–0 Cyprus Olympiada Neapolis Nicosia 25–22 25–16 25–23     75–61 P2
13 Nov 20:00 Marina Kastela Croatia 0–3 Greece Olympiacos SFP Piraeus 17–25 11–25 7–25     35–75 P2 Report
13 Nov 20:00 Olymp Praha Czech Republic 0–3 Romania CSM Târgoviște 24–26 22–25 12–25     58–76 P2 Report
13 Nov 20:00 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–0 Netherlands Apollo 8 Borne 25–21 25–21 25–16     75–58 P2 Report
13 Nov 21:00 VB Niederösterreich Sokol/Post Austria 3–2 Switzerland Sm' Aesch 23–25 25–23 6–25 27–25 15–10 96–108 P2
13 Nov 21:00 ŽOK UB Serbia 3–2 Germany SC Potsdam 24–26 25–23 19–25 25–19 15–13 108–106 P2 Report
13 Nov 21:00 GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica Slovenia 3–0 Netherlands Djopzz Zwolle 25–20 25–21 25–14     75–55 P2 Report
Golden set GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica Slovenia 15–10 Netherlands Djopzz Zwolle
13 Nov 21:30 Fundación Unicaja Andalucía Spain 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos 25–21 18–25 25–20 25–17   93–83 P2 Report
Golden set Fundación Unicaja Andalucía Spain 15–6 Greece Panathinaikos
13 Nov 22:00 Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 Italy 3–0 Spain DSV CV Sant Cugat 25–9 25–22 25–23     75–54 P2 Report
13 Nov 20:00 Volley Düdingen Switzerland 3–1 Switzerland Kanti Schaffhausen 17–25 33–31 25–22 25–20   100–98 P2 Report
Golden set Volley Düdingen Switzerland 15–6 Switzerland Kanti Schaffhausen
14 Nov 19:30 Maccabi Haifa Carmel Israel 0–3 Finland LP Kangasala 15–25 12–25 13–25     40–75 P2 Report
14 Nov 21:00 ASP Thetis Greece 3–2 Netherlands Friso Sneek 25–20 21–25 25–22 23–25 15–10 109–102 P2 Report
14 Nov 21:30 VC Wiesbaden Germany 1–3 Turkey Galatasaray Daikin 15–25 15–25 25–17 20–25   75–92 P2 Report
14 Nov 23:00 Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal 3–0 Greece AEK Athens 25–19 25–19 25–13     75–51 P2 Report

8th finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece 4–2 Romania CSM Lugoj 3–0 2–3
GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica Slovenia 1–5 Romania CSM Târgoviște 2–3 0–3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–6 Italy Roma Volley Club 1–3 0–3
Sm' Aesch Switzerland 0–6 Turkey Galatasaray Daikin 0–3 0–3
Volley Düdingen Switzerland 0–6 Germany SC Potsdam 0–3 0–3
Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 Italy 6–0 Finland LP Kangasala 3–0 3–0
E.S. Charleroi Volley Belgium 6–0 Spain Fundación Unicaja Andalucía 3–0 3–1
ASP Thetis Greece 0–6 Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 0–3 1–3

Matches

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
First leg
26 Nov 19:00 Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece 3–0 Romania CSM Lugoj 25–15 25–21 25–20     75–56 P2 Report
27 Nov 21:00 GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica Slovenia 2–3 Romania CSM Târgoviște 25–18 23–25 15–25 26–24 15–17 104–109 P2 Report
27 Nov 20:00 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Italy Roma Volley Club 19–25 25–23 23–25 20–25   87–98 P2 Report
27 Nov 21:30 Sm' Aesch Switzerland 0–3 Turkey Galatasaray Daikin 18–25 13–25 17–25     48–75 P2 Report
27 Nov 21:30 Volley Düdingen Switzerland 0–3 Germany SC Potsdam 21–25 9–25 13–25     43–75 P2 Report
27 Nov 22:00 Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 Italy 3–0 Finland LP Kangasala 25–19 25–21 25–15     75–55 P2 Report
27 Nov 22:00 E.S. Charleroi Volley Belgium 3–0 Spain Fundación Unicaja Andalucía 25–16 25–21 25–17     75–54 P2 Report
28 Nov 21:30 ASP Thetis Greece 0–3 Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 20–25 19–25 25–27     64–77 P2 Report
Second leg
11 Dec 19:00 CSM Târgoviște Romania 3–0 Slovenia GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica 25–21 25–21 25–15     75–57 P2
11 Dec 19:30 CSM Lugoj Romania 3–2 Greece Olympiacos SFP Piraeus 25–16 21–25 25–20 15–25 15–11 101–97 P2
11 Dec 19:30 LP Kangasala Finland 0–3 Italy Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 14–25 18–25 15–25     47–75 P2
11 Dec 21:00 Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal 3–1 Greece ASP Thetis 19–25 25–18 27–25 25–20   96–88 P2
11 Dec 21:30 Fundación Unicaja Andalucía Spain 1–3 Belgium E.S. Charleroi Volley 22–25 26–28 25–7 16–25   89–85 P2
11 Dec 22:00 Roma Volley Club Italy 3–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 25–18 25–12 25–12     75–42 P2
12 Dec 19:30 Galatasaray Daikin Turkey 3–0 Switzerland Sm' Aesch 25–9 25–12 25–18     75–39 P2
12 Dec 21:00 SC Potsdam Germany 3–0 Switzerland Volley Düdingen 25–18 25–21 25–19     75–58 P2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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– – –
– – –
– – –

Matches

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
First Leg
7 Jan 20:00 E.S. Charleroi Volley Belgium – Italy Roma Volley Club – – –     0–0 P2
8 Jan 18:00 Sporting CP Lisboa Portugal – Italy Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 – – –     0–0 P2
8 Jan 19:00 Olympiacos SFP Piraeus Greece – Turkey Galatasaray Daikin – – –     0–0 P2
8 Jan 19:00 SC Potsdam Germany – Romania CSM Târgoviște – – –     0–0 P2
Second leg
22 Jan 18:00 CSM Târgoviște Romania – Germany SC Potsdam – – –     0–0  
22 Jan 20:00 Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 Italy – Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa – – –     0–0  
22 Jan 20:00 Roma Volley Club Italy – Belgium E.S. Charleroi Volley – – –     0–0  
23 Jan 20:30 Galatasaray Daikin Turkey – Greece Olympiacos SFP Piraeus – – –     0–0  

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Drawing of Lots sees teams in the CEV Volleyball Cups and CEV Volleyball Challenge Cups find out key opponents | CEV".