# 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup was the 40th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament. 40 teams from 28 countries were participating in the competition. The tournament has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Participating teams

| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | Allianz Powervolley Milano |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | Tokat Belediye Plevne (BVA Cup winner), Spor Toto SC Ankara |
| 4 | France | 2 | Montpellier Castelnau UC, Rennes Volley 35 |
| 5 | Belgium | 1 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 2 | Kladno Volejbal cz, VK ČEZ Karlovarsko |
| 7 | Switzerland | 2 | Lindaren Volley Luzern, Volley Schönenwerd |
| 9 | Romania | 2 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău, S.C.M. "U" Craiova |
| 11 | Austria | 3 | UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen |
| 13 | Israel | 1 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba |
| 15 | Belarus | 1 | Stroitel Minsk |
| 17 | Cyprus | 1 | Omonia Nicosia |
| 18 | Portugal | 2 | Fonte Bastardo Açores, Sporting CP |
| 20 | Croatia | 1 | Mladost Ribola Kaštela |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1 | Hebar Pazardzhik |
| 22 | Slovakia | 1 | VKP SPU Nitra |
| 22 | Slovenia | 1 | Calcit Volley Kamnik |
| 24 | Estonia | 2 | Pärnu VK, Saaremaa VC |
| 25 | Denmark | 1 | Gentofte Volley |
| 27 | Kosovo | 1 | K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj |
| 28 | Poland | 1 | Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie |
| 30 | Montenegro | 1 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 31 | Hungary | 3 | Fino Kaposvar, Pénzügyőr Budapest, VRC Kazincbarcika |
| 32 | Spain | 1 | Unicaja Costa de Almeria |
| 34 | Albania | 2 | Erzeni, Partizani |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 1 | CHEV Diekirch |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 1 | Vardar Skopje |
| 55 | Sweden | 1 | Linköpings VC |

## Format

Qualification Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1st Round (if needed) → 2nd Round
Main Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1/16 Finals → 1/8 Finals→1/4 Finals
Final Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): Semi-Finals → Final
Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 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.

## Qualification phase
### 2nd round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Linköpings VC | 1–5 | Pärnu VK | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Lindaren Volley Luzern | 4–2 | CHEV Diekirch | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Fonte Bastardo Açores | 0–6 | Rennes Volley 35 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Fino Kaposvar | 6–0 | UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | 3–3 | S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 3–1 | 0–3 | 11–15 |
| VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 6–0 | Vardar Skopje | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Tokat Belediye Plevne | 5–1 | VRC Kazincbarcika | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Partizani | 0–6 | Erzeni | 0–3 | 0–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 19:00 | Linköpings VC | 1–3 | Pärnu VK | 19–25 | 25–14 | 21–25 | 26–28 | 91–92 | Report |
| 13 Nov | 19:30 | Lindaren Volley Luzern | 3–1 | CHEV Diekirch | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 100–90 | Report |
| 13 Nov | 20:30 | Fonte Bastardo Açores | 0–3 | Rennes Volley 35 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 63–75 | Report |
| 7 Nov | 18:00 | Fino Kaposvar | 3–1 | UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–11 | 98–77 | Report |
| 12 Nov | 19:00 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | 3–1 | S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 29–27 | 25–17 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 95–91 | Report |
| 13 Nov | 18:00 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 3–0 | Vardar Skopje | 25–11 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 13 Nov | 19:00 | Tokat Belediye Plevne | 3–0 | VRC Kazincbarcika | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–16 | | 75–45 | Report |
| 13 Nov | 18:00 | Partizani | 0–3 | Erzeni | 20–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | 55–75 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Nov | 19:00 | Pärnu VK | 3–2 | Linköpings VC | 25–18 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 12–25 | 15–10 | 97–100 | Report |
| 28 Nov | 19:30 | CHEV Diekirch | 3–2 | Lindaren Volley Luzern | 24–26 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 26–24 | 15–9 | 114–102 | Report |
| 27 Nov | 20:00 | Rennes Volley 35 | 3–1 | Fonte Bastardo Açores | 29–27 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–22 | | 100–97 | Report |
| 27 Nov | 19:00 | UVC Weberzeile RIED i.I. | 1–3 | Fino Kaposvar | 20–25 | 25–16 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 89–91 | Report |
| 27 Nov | 18:00 | S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 3–0 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 15–11 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel |
| 27 Nov | 19:00 | Vardar Skopje | 1–3 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 25–21 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | 75–96 | Report |
| 27 Nov | 19:00 | VRC Kazincbarcika | 2–3 | Tokat Belediye Plevne | 25–19 | 27–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 13–15 | 104–109 | Report |
| 4 Dec | 19:00 | Erzeni | 3–0 | Partizani | 25–16 | 25–19 | 26–24 | | | 76–59 | Report |
* The match between Erzeni and Partizani has been postponed from 27 November to 4 December due to an earthquake that occurred in Albania

## Main phase
### 16th finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Erzeni | 0–6 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pärnu VK | 3–3 | Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 3–1 | 1–3 | 15–17 |
| Saaremaa VC | 6–0 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Unicaja Costa de Almeria | 5–1 | UVC Holding Graz | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 1–5 | Kladno Volejbal cz | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Calcit Volley Kamnik | 3–3 | Sporting CP | 3–1 | 0–3 | 8–15 |
| Pénzügyőr Budapest | 6–0 | Omonia Nicosia | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Tokat Belediye Plevne | 0–6 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Lindaren Volley Luzern | 0–6 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Fino Kaposvar | 0–6 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2–4 | VKP SPU Nitra | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Rennes Volley 35 | 6–0 | Volley Schönenwerd | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Gentofte Volley | 2–4 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 6–0 | Stroitel Minsk | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie | 5–1 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj | 0–6 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 0–3 | 0–3 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Dec | 20:00 | Erzeni | 0–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 9–25 | 15–25 | 7–25 | | | 31–75 | Report |
| 12 Dec | 19:00 | Pärnu VK | 3–1 | Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–10 | 25–23 | | 92–76 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 19:00 | Saaremaa VC | 3–1 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | 98–82 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 20:30 | Unicaja Costa de Almeria | 3–0 | UVC Holding Graz | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–11 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:00 | S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 2–3 | Kladno Volejbal cz | 25–20 | 25–27 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 108–101 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 20:00 | Calcit Volley Kamnik | 3–1 | Sporting CP | 25–18 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–20 | | 98–78 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 19:00 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 3–0 | Omonia Nicosia | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 19:00 | Tokat Belediye Plevne | 0–3 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 25–27 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–77 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 19:30 | Lindaren Volley Luzern | 0–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 19–25 | 25–27 | 9–25 | | | 53–77 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 18:00 | Fino Kaposvar | 1–3 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen | 25–18 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 22–25 | | 93–96 | Report |
| 12 Dec | 19:00 | Budućnost Podgorica | 3–2 | VKP SPU Nitra | 25–17 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 105–99 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 20:00 | Rennes Volley 35 | 3–0 | Volley Schönenwerd | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 19:00 | Gentofte Volley | 3–2 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău | 25–14 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 15–12 | 105–98 | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:00 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 3–1 | Stroitel Minsk | 16–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 91–84 | Report |
| 11 Dec | 17:30 | Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie | 3–0 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 12 Dec | 19:00 | K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj | 0–3 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 11–25 | 15–25 | 13–25 | | | 39–75 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Dec | 20:00 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 3–0 | Erzeni | 25–14 | 25–11 | 25–21 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 18:00 | Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 3–1 | Pärnu VK | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 98–88 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 17–15 | Pärnu VK |
| 17 Dec | 19:00 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba | 0–3 | Saaremaa VC | 22–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 19:00 | UVC Holding Graz | 2–3 | Unicaja Costa de Almeria | 25–23 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 105–109 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 19:00 | Kladno Volejbal cz | 3–0 | S.C.M. "U" Craiova | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 20:00 | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Calcit Volley Kamnik | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Sporting CP | 15–8 | Calcit Volley Kamnik |
| 11 Dec | 19:00 | Omonia Nicosia | 0–3 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 11–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 20:30 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 3–1 | Tokat Belediye Plevne | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | 99–90 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 20:00 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 3–0 | Lindaren Volley Luzern | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 19 Dec | 19:30 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen | 3–0 | Fino Kaposvar | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 18:00 | VKP SPU Nitra | 3–0 | Budućnost Podgorica | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–14 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 19:30 | Volley Schönenwerd | 0–3 | Rennes Volley 35 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 17–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 18:00 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău | 3–0 | Gentofte Volley | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 18:30 | Stroitel Minsk | 0–3 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 19–25 | 13–25 | 18–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 18 Dec | 18:30 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 2–3 | Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 9–15 | 100–103 | Report |
| 17 Dec | 18:00 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 3–0 | K.V. Luboteni Ferizaj | 25–11 | 25–11 | 25–19 | | | 75–41 | Report |

### 8th finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 0–6 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Saaremaa VC | 4–2 | Unicaja Costa de Almeria | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Kladno Volejbal cz | 2–4 | Sporting CP | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Pénzügyőr Budapest | 3–3 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 3–1 | 1–3 | 15–12 |
| Montpellier Castelnau UC | 6–0 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Rennes Volley 35 | 6–0 | VKP SPU Nitra | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 6–0 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie | 3–3 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 3–0 | 1–3 | 13–15 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jan | 18:00 | Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 0–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 19–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 19:00 | Saaremaa VC | 2–3 | Unicaja Costa de Almeria | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 13–15 | 110–114 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 18:00 | Kladno Volejbal cz | 0–3 | Sporting CP | 25–27 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–77 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 15:00 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 3–1 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 26–24 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–14 | | 94–86 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 20:00 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 3–0 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen | 25–17 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–62 | Report |
| 12 Feb | 20:00 | Rennes Volley 35 | 3–0 | VKP SPU Nitra | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 18:00 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 3–0 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 18:00 | Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie | 3–0 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 25–13 | 25–11 | 25–19 | | | 75–43 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Feb | 20:00 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 3–0 | Mladost Ribola Kaštela | 25–22 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 13 Feb | 20:30 | Unicaja Costa de Almeria | 1–3 | Saaremaa VC | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 16–25 | | 80–94 | Report |
| 11 Feb | 20:00 | Sporting CP | 2–3 | Kladno Volejbal cz | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 14–25 | 12–15 | 99–100 | Report |
| 12 Feb | 20:30 | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 3–1 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 26–24 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 35–33 | | 111–107 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | BDO Volley Haasrode Leuven | 12–15 | Pénzügyőr Budapest |
| 12 Feb | 20:00 | SAMEN. Lycurgus Groningen | 1–3 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 20–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | 26–28 | | 85–100 | Report |
| 29 Jan | 18:00 | VKP SPU Nitra | 1–3 | Rennes Volley 35 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | 84–97 | Report |
| 12 Feb | 18:00 | ACS Volei Municipal Zalău | 1–3 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | | 88–94 | Report |
| 12 Feb | 18:00 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 3–1 | Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 96–86 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 15–13 | Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie |

### 4th finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Allianz Powervolley Milano | 6–0 | Saaremaa VC | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Sporting CP | 5–1 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Rennes Volley 35 | 6–0 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Spor Toto SC Ankara | 3–3 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 3–0 | 1–3 | 15–12 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 5 Mar | 18:00 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 3–1 | Saaremaa VC | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 96–86 | Report |
| 5 Mar | 20:00 | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 75–57 | Report |
| 26 Feb | 20:00 | Rennes Volley 35 | 3–0 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 75–60 | Report |
| 25 Feb | 18:00 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 3–0 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 75–60 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Mar | 19:00 | Saaremaa VC | 0–3 | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 21–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| 25 Feb | 19:00 | Pénzügyőr Budapest | 2–3 | Sporting CP | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 8–15 | 98–106 | Report |
| 4 Mar | 20:00 | Montpellier Castelnau UC | 0–3 | Rennes Volley 35 | 17–25 | 12–25 | 21–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 4 Mar | 18:00 | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 3–1 | Spor Toto SC Ankara | 25–21 | 31–33 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 106–98 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | VK ČEZ Karlovarsko | 12–15 | Spor Toto SC Ankara |