# 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

* CEV Cup (1980–81 to 2006–2007)
* CEV Challenge Cup (2007–08 to present)

## Finals
### CEV Cup

| Year | Final | Final | Final | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| Year | Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
| 1980–81 Details | AS Cannes | Group Stage | Amaro Più Loreto | Santal Parma | AS Grenobloise |
| 1981–82 Details | Starlift Voorburg | Group Stage | Toseroni Roma | Güney Sanayi Adana | Turavia Salesianos |
| 1982–83 Details | Panini Modena | Group Stage | Orion Doetinchem | AS Grenobloise | Arago de Sète |
| 1983–84 Details | Panini Modena | Group Stage | Casio Milano | VVC Vught | Paderborn |
| 1984–85 Details | Panini Modena | Group Stage | Partizan Beograd | Kruikenburg Ternat | Hormann Gand |
| 1985–86 Details | Kutiba Falconara | Group Stage | OK Bosna | Bistefani Torino | Kruikenburg Ternat |
| 1986–87 Details | Enermix Milano | Group Stage | Santal Parma | Červená Hvězda Bratislava | VC Lennik |
| 1987–88 Details | Avtomobilist Leningrad | 3–1 | Ciesse Padova | Montpellier UC | Arago de Sète |
| 1988–89 Details | Avtomobilist Leningrad | 3–0 | Petrarca Padova | Debic Zonhoven | JSA Bordeaux |
| 1989–90 Details | Moerser SC | Group Stage | Partizan Beograd | Avtomobilist Leningrad | AS Grenobloise |
| 1990–91 Details | Sisley Treviso | 3–2 | Elektrotechnika Riga | Charro Padova | Dynamo Moscow |
| 1991–92 Details | Maxicono Parma | 3–0 | Charro Padova | Bayer Wuppertal | Galatasaray |
| 1992–93 Details | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | Charro Esperia Padova | Dynamo Moscow | Bayer Wuppertal |
| 1993–94 Details | Ignis Padova | 3–0 | Samotlor | VfB Friedrichshafen | Bayer Wuppertal |
| 1994–95 Details | Pallavolo Parma | 3–0 | AS Orestiada | Tally Milano Gonzaga | Samotlor |
| 1995–96 Details | Alpitour Traco Cuneo | 3–0 | Edilcuoghi Ravenna | Aero Odolena Voda | AS Orestiada |
| 1996–97 Details | Porto Ravenna Volley | 3–0 | Netaş İstanbul | Bayer Wuppertal | Aero Odolena Voda |
| 1997–98 Details | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | Knack Roeselare | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | Jihostroj České Budějovice |
| 1998–99 Details | Palermo Volley | 3–0 | Knack Roeselare | SCC Berlin | Lube Banca Marche Macerata |
| 1999–00 Details | Roma Volley | 3–2 | Casa Modena Unibon | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | AS Orestiada |
| 2000–01 Details | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–0 | Casa Modena Salumi | Noliko Maaseik | Bossini Montichiari |
| 2001–02 Details | Noicom Cuneo | 3–1 | Lokomotiv Belgorod | Asystel Milano | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |
| 2002–03 Details | Sisley Treviso | 3–0 | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | Iskra Odintsovo | Tourcoing Lille Métropole |
| 2003–04 Details | Kerakoll Modena | 3–2 | Coprasystel Ventaglio Piacenza | Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg | Panathinaikos |
| 2004–05 Details | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–2 | Son Amar Palma de Mallorca | Tourcoing Lille Métropole | Giotto Padova |
| 2005–06 Details | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–0 | Iskra Odintsovo | Paris Volley | Pallavolo Padova |
| 2006–07 Details | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–0 | Copra Berni Piacenza | Halkbank Ankara | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |

### CEV Challenge Cup

| Year | Final | Final | Final | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| Year | Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
| 2007–08 Details | Cimone Modena | 3–1 | Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | Asseco Resovia |
| 2008–09 Details | Arkas İzmir | 3–2 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | Tomis Constanța | EAP |
| 2009–10 Details | Umbria Volley | 3–0 | Mladost Zagreb | SCC Berlin | Dukla Liberec |
| 2010–11 Details | Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3–0, 3–2 | Arkas İzmir | | |
| 2011–12 Details | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 3–1, 2–3 (GS 18–16) | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | | |
| 2012–13 Details | Copra Elior Piacenza | 3–0, 3–0 | Ural Ufa | | |
| 2013–14 Details | Fenerbahçe | 2–3, 3–0 | Andreoli Latina | | |
| 2014–15 Details | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 3–1, 2–3 | Benfica | | |
| 2015–16 Details | Calzedonia Verona | 3–2, 3–2 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | | |
| 2016–17 Details | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–1, 3–1 | Chaumont VB 52 | | |
| 2017–18 Details | Bunge Ravenna | 3–1, 3–1 | Olympiacos | | |
| 2018–19 Details | Belogorie Belgorod | 2–3, 3–0 | Vero Volley Monza | | |
| 2019–20 Details | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | | |
| 2020–21 Details | Allianz Powervolley Milano | 3–2, 3–2 | Ziraat Bankası Ankara | | |
| 2021–22 Details | Narbonne Volley | 0–3, 3–1 (GS 21–19) | Halkbank Ankara | | |
| 2022–23 Details | Olympiacos | 3–0, 3–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | | |
| 2023–24 Details | Projekt Warsaw | 3–1, 3–1 | Vero Volley Monza | | |
| 2024–25 Details | Bogdanka LUK Lublin | 3–1, 2–3 | Cucine Lube Civitanova | | |

## Titles by club

| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner–up | Champion years |
| 1. | Modena Volley | 5 | 2 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2008 |
| 2. | Volley Lube | 4 | 1 | 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
| 3. | Volley Treviso | 4 | | 1991, 1993, 1998, 2003 |
| 4. | Pallavolo Parma | 2 | 1 | 1992, 1995 |
| = | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 2 | 1 | 2007, 2017 |
| 6. | Avtomobilist Leningrad | 2 | | 1988, 1989 |
| = | Piemonte Volley | 2 | | 1996, 2002 |
| 8. | Pallavolo Padova | 1 | 4 | 1994 |
| 9. | Volley Piacenza | 1 | 2 | 2013 |
| 10. | Volley Gonzaga Milano | 1 | 1 | 1987 |
| = | Porto Ravenna Volley | 1 | 1 | 1997 |
| = | Arkas İzmir | 1 | 1 | 2009 |
| = | Belogorie Belgorod | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| = | Olympiacos | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| = | Projekt Warsaw | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 16. | AS Cannes | 1 | | 1981 |
| = | Starlift Voorburg | 1 | | 1982 |
| = | Pallavolo Falconara | 1 | | 1986 |
| = | Moerser SC | 1 | | 1990 |
| = | Palermo Volley | 1 | | 1999 |
| = | Roma Volley | 1 | | 2000 |
| = | Umbria Volley | 1 | | 2010 |
| = | AZS Częstochowa | 1 | | 2012 |
| = | Fenerbahçe | 1 | | 2014 |
| = | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 1 | | 2015 |
| = | Verona Volley | 1 | | 2016 |
| = | Porto Robur Costa | 1 | | 2018 |
| = | Power Volley Milano | 1 | | 2021 |
| = | Narbonne Volley | 1 | | 2022 |
| 30. | Partizan Beograd | | 2 | |
| = | Knack Roeselare | | 2 | |
| = | Vero Volley Monza | | 2 | |
| 33. | Amare più Loreto | | 1 | |
| = | Toseroni Roma | | 1 | |
| = | Orion Doetinchem | | 1 | |
| = | OK Bosna | | 1 | |
| = | Elektrotechnika Riga | | 1 | |
| = | Samotlor | | 1 | |
| = | AS Orestiada | | 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 | 18 | 46 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Turkey | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Serbia | 1 | – | 1 |
| 9 | West Germany | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | – | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Belgium | – | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Croatia | – | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Israel | – | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Portugal | – | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Spain | – | 1 | 1 |