The 2008–09 CEV Challenge Cup was the 29th edition of the European
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves a ...
volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.
The Turkish club
Arkas İzmir beat Polish club
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning of ...
in the final and achieved its first CEV Challenge Cup trophy.
Final Four
*Venue:
Karşıyaka Arena,
İzmir
İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ...
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Awards
*Most valuable player
:
Paul Duerden
Paul Duerden (born October 22, 1974, in London, Ontario) is a volleyball player from Canada, who competed for the Canadian Men's Senior National Team from 1993 to 2008.
He won the 2008–09 GM Capital Challenge Cup playing with Arkas Spor Izmir ...
(
Arkas İzmir)
*Best scorer
:
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People and fictional characters
* Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...
(
Tomis Constanța)
*Best Opposite
:
Gökhan Öner
Gökhan Öner (born 1972 in Mersin) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 193 cm tall and team captain. He has played for the Arkas Spor Izmir team since the start of the 2007–2008 season and wears 10 number. He played 225 times for the nat ...
(
Arkas İzmir)
*Best blocker
:
Radu Began (
Tomis Constanța)
*Best server
:
Gökhan Öner
Gökhan Öner (born 1972 in Mersin) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 193 cm tall and team captain. He has played for the Arkas Spor Izmir team since the start of the 2007–2008 season and wears 10 number. He played 225 times for the nat ...
(
Arkas İzmir)
*Best receiver
:
Paweł Rusek (
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning of ...
)
*Best setter
:
Hüseyin Koç (
Arkas İzmir)
References
External links
Official site
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CEV Challenge Cup
2008 in volleyball
2009 in volleyball