The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
clubs from the whole of
Europe
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.
The competition started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup.
History
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CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...
(1980–81 to 2006–2007)
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CEV Challenge Cup
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
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(2007–08 to present)
Title holders
* 1980–81:
AS Cannes
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* 1981–82: Starlift Voorburg
* 1982–83:
Modena Volley
* 1983–84:
Modena Volley
* 1984–85:
Modena Volley
* 1985–86: Pallavolo Falconara
* 1986–87:
Volley Gonzaga Milano
Volley Gonzaga Milano or simply Gonzaga Milano was a male volleyball club from Milan, Italy.
History
The club was founded in 1973 as ''Volley Gonzaga'' from the merger of several clubs, including the internal private Institute "Gonzaga", then Ital ...
* 1987–88:
Avtomobilist Leningrad
* 1988–89:
Avtomobilist Leningrad
* 1989–90: Moerser SC
* 1990–91:
Volley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 1991–92:
Pallavolo Parma
* 1992–93:
Volley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 1993–94:
Pallavolo Padova
* 1994–95:
Pallavolo Parma
* 1995–96:
Piemonte Volley
Piemonte Volley, known for sponsorship reasons as Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, was an Italian professional volleyball club based in Cuneo. The club was founded in 1958 under the name of Cuneo Volley Ball Club and renamed Piemonte Volley in 2001, af ...
* 1996–97:
Porto Ravenna Volley
* 1997–98:
Volley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 1998–99: Palermo Volley
* 1999–00: Roma Volley
* 2000–01:
Volley Lube
Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube is a professional volleyball team based in Treia, Italy. Since 1995 the club has been playing in the Serie A of the Italian Volleyball League. It won the Italian Championship seven times, the Italian Cup five tim ...
* 2001–02:
Piemonte Volley
Piemonte Volley, known for sponsorship reasons as Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, was an Italian professional volleyball club based in Cuneo. The club was founded in 1958 under the name of Cuneo Volley Ball Club and renamed Piemonte Volley in 2001, af ...
* 2002–03:
Volley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 2003–04:
Modena Volley
* 2004–05:
Volley Lube
Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube is a professional volleyball team based in Treia, Italy. Since 1995 the club has been playing in the Serie A of the Italian Volleyball League. It won the Italian Championship seven times, the Italian Cup five tim ...
* 2005–06:
Volley Lube
Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube is a professional volleyball team based in Treia, Italy. Since 1995 the club has been playing in the Serie A of the Italian Volleyball League. It won the Italian Championship seven times, the Italian Cup five tim ...
* 2006–07:
Fakel Novy Urengoy
Fakel Novy Urengoy () is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Super League since 2004.
International competitions
* Club World Championship
*:Third place (×1) 2018
* CEV Cup
*:Winners (×1) 2007 ...
* 2007–08:
Modena Volley
* 2008–09:
Arkas İzmir
* 2009–10:
Umbria Volley
* 2010–11:
Volley Lube
Associazione Sportiva Volley Lube is a professional volleyball team based in Treia, Italy. Since 1995 the club has been playing in the Serie A of the Italian Volleyball League. It won the Italian Championship seven times, the Italian Cup five tim ...
* 2011–12:
AZS Częstochowa
* 2012–13:
Volley Piacenza
Volley Piacenza was an Italian professional men's volleyball club based in Piacenza, northern Italy. They played in the Italian Volleyball League. The club ceased to exist in 2018 due to financial problems.
Although the club reached the Italian ...
* 2013–14:
Fenerbahçe
* 2014–15:
Vojvodina Novi Sad
* 2015–16:
Verona Volley
* 2016–17:
Fakel Novy Urengoy
Fakel Novy Urengoy () is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Super League since 2004.
International competitions
* Club World Championship
*:Third place (×1) 2018
* CEV Cup
*:Winners (×1) 2007 ...
* 2017–18:
Porto Robur Costa
* 2018–19:
Belogorie Belgorod
* 2020–21:
Power Volley Milano
* 2021–22: Narbonne Volley
* 2022–23:
Olympiacos
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* 2023–24:
Projekt Warsaw
* 2024–25:
LKPS Lublin
Finals
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Titles by club
Titles by country
References
External links
Official Website – European Volleyball Confederation
{{International volleyball
Challenge Cup
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Recurring sporting events established in 1980
1980 establishments in Europe
Multi-national professional sports leagues