# 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup was the 32nd edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.
The final of 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup became Polish derby, because of Tytan AZS Częstochowa and AZS Politechnika Warszawska meetings. Tytan AZS Częstochowa won the first match and lost the next one after tie-break, but their victory was decided by the golden set. The Most Valuable Player of final matches was chosen captain of winner team, Polish player Dawid Murek.

## Participating teams

| Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| Albania | 1 | VC Teuta Durrës |
| Austria | 3 | hotVolleys Vienna, Hypo No Amstetten, SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob |
| Belarus | 3 | Metallurg Zhlobin, Kommunalnik Grodno, Stroitel Minsk |
| Belgium | 1 | Prefaxis Menen |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | MOK Brčko-Jedinstvo, OK Kakanj |
| Bulgaria | 1 | CVC Gabrovo |
| Croatia | 2 | OK Mladost Marina Kaštela, Mladost Zagreb |
| Cyprus | 3 | Pokka A.E. Karava, Nea Salamis Famagusta, Anorthosis Famagusta |
| Czech Republic | 1 | VK Dukla Liberec |
| Estonia | 1 | Selver Tallinn |
| Finland | 4 | Sampo Pielavesi, Etta Oulu, Isku Volley Tampere, Lakkapää Rovaniemi |
| France | 1 | Rennes Volley 35, |
| Germany | 1 | Evivo Düren |
| Greece | 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| Israel | 1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba, Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Italy | 1 | Casa Modena |
| Luxembourg | 1 | VC Strassen |
| Netherlands | 2 | Langhenkel Doetinchem, Abiant Groningen |
| Norway | 1 | Nyborg Bergen |
| Poland | 2 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska, Tytan AZS Częstochowa |
| Portugal | 1 | Fonte Bastardo Açores |
| Romania | 4 | Universitatea Cluj, Tomis Constanța, Dinamo București, Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare |
| Russia | 1 | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| Spain | 1 | Unicaja Almería |
| Serbia | 2 | Radnički Kragujevac, Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad |
| Slovakia | 1 | Chemes Humenné |
| Slovenia | 1 | Calcit Kamnik |
| Switzerland | 3 | Volley Amriswil, Chênois Genève, Lausanne UC |
| Turkey | 1 | Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul |
| Ukraine | 1 | Lokomotyv Kharkiv |

## Qualification phase
### 1st round

* 1st leg 22–23 October 2011
* 2nd leg 29–30 October 2011
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Metallurg Zhlobin | 6–2 | Nyborg Bergen | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Kommunalnik Grodno | 6–2 | Universitatea Cluj | 3–0 | 3–2 |

### 2nd round

* 1st leg 13–15 December 2011
* 2nd leg 20–22 December 2011
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| hotVolleys Vienna | 0–6 | Pokka A.E. Karava | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Langhenkel Doetinchem | 5–4 | Sampo Pielavesi | 2–3 | 3–1 | 15–12 |
| Chemes Humenné | 1–6 | Rennes Volley 35 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Metallurg Zhlobin | 3–6 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Fonte Bastardo Açores | 6–2 | Evivo Düren | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Casa Modena | 3–3 | VC Strassen | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–15 |
| VK Dukla Liberec | 5–5 | Volley Amriswil | 2–3 | 3–2 | 10–15 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 4–4 | Prefaxis Menen | 3–1 | 1–3 | 9–15 |
| Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul | 6–0 | VC Teuta Durrës | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 6–2 | CVC Gabrovo | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | 6–1 | Kommunalnik Grodno | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 6–1 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Hypo No Amstetten | 6–3 | Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| MOK Brčko-Jedinstvo | 1–6 | Tomis Constanța | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Chênois Genève | 3–6 | Abiant Groningen | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Etta Oulu | 2–6 | Stroitel Minsk | 1–3 | 1–3 |

## Main phase
### 16th finals

* 1st leg 10–12 January 2012
* 2nd leg 17–19 January 2012
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Dinamo București | 2–6 | Dinamo Krasnodar | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| OK Mladost Marina Kaštela | 0–6 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 6–0 | Volley Amriswil | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| OK Kakanj | 2–6 | Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare | 1–6 | Tomis Constanța | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 1–6 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6–1 | VC Strassen | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 6–0 | Isku Volley Tampere | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Rennes Volley 35 | 6–1 | Mladost Zagreb | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Stroitel Minsk | 6–2 | SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Unicaja Almería | 6–2 | Abiant Groningen | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Fonte Bastardo Açores | 1–6 | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Langhenkel Doetinchem | 5–3 | Selver Tallinn | 2–3 | 3–0 | 13–15 |
| Hypo No Amstetten | 4–6 | Lausanne UC | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Calcit Kamnik | 1–6 | Prefaxis Menen | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Lakkapää Rovaniemi | 3–6 | Pokka A.E. Karava | 1–3 | 2–3 |

### 8th finals

* 1st leg 31 January – 2 February 2012
* 2nd leg 7–9 February 2012
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | 4–3 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 3–0 | 1–3 | 8–15 |
| Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 6–3 | Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 0–3 | Tomis Constanța | 0–3 | withdrew |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 4–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | 1–3 | 12–15 |
| Rennes Volley 35 | 5–4 | Stroitel Minsk | 3–1 | 2–3 | 15–13 |
| Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 5–4 | Unicaja Almería | 3–1 | 2–3 | 16–14 |
| Selver Tallinn | 5–5 | Lausanne UC | 2–3 | 3–2 | 12–15 |
| Prefaxis Menen | 6–0 | Pokka A.E. Karava | 3–0 | 3–0 |

### 4th finals

* 1st leg 21–23 February 2012
* 2nd leg 28 February – 1 March 2012
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 6–3 | Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Tomis Constanța | 6–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 4–4 | Rennes Volley 35 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 15–11 |
| Lausanne UC | 0–6 | Prefaxis Menen | 0–3 | 0–3 |

## Final phase
### Semi finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tomis Constanța | 3–6 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 6–2 | Prefaxis Menen | 3–1 | 3–1 |

#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Mar | 17:00 | Tomis Constanța | 2–3 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 11–15 | 99–109 | Report |
| 14 Mar | 19:00 | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 3–1 | Prefaxis Menen | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–15 | 25–23 | | 95–81 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Mar | 18:00 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 3–1 | Tomis Constanța | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 96–89 | Report |
| 17 Mar | 20:30 | Prefaxis Menen | 1–3 | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | | 90–96 | Report |

### Final
#### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Mar | 20:30 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 1–3 | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 20–25 | | 94–101 | Report |

#### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Mar | 14:30 | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 2–3 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 25–14 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 11–15 | 106–101 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Tytan AZS Częstochowa | 18–16 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Tytan AZS Częstochowa |
| | AZS Politechnika Warszawska |
| Semifinalists | Prefaxis Menen |
| Semifinalists | Tomis Constanța |
* 2012 Men's CEV Challenge Cup winner
* Tytan AZS Częstochowa 1st title
* Krzysztof Gierczyński, Michał Kamiński, Michał Kaczyński, Dawid Murek, Fabian Drzyzga, Bartosz Janeczek, Łukasz Wiśniewski, Adrian Hunek, Wojciech Sobala, Miłosz Hebda, Jakub Oczko, Adrian Stańczak
* Head coach
* Marek Kardoš