2008–09 CEV Challenge Cup

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{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2008–09 CEV Challenge Cup

| league = CEV Challenge Cup

| sport = Volleyball

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| duration = 11 October 2008 – 22 March 2009

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| finals = Finals

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| finals_champ = {{flagicon|TUR}} Arkas İzmir

| finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|POL}} Jastrzębski Węgiel

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| seasonslistnames = CEV Challenge Cup

| prevseason_link = 2007–08 CEV Challenge Cup

| prevseason_year = 2007–08

| nextseason_link = 2009–10 CEV Challenge Cup

| nextseason_year = 2009–10

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The 2008–09 CEV Challenge Cup was the 29th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.

The Turkish club Arkas İzmir beat Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel in the final and achieved its first CEV Challenge Cup trophy.

Final Four

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|21 March|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|GRC}} EAP}}|0|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Arkas İzmir|3

|21 March|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ROU}} Tomis Constanța}}|1|{{Flagicon|POL}} Jastrzębski Węgiel|3

|22 March|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Arkas İzmir}}|3|{{Flagicon|POL}} Jastrzębski Węgiel|2

|22 March|{{Flagicon|GRC}} EAP|0|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ROU}} Tomis Constanța}}|3

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=Semifinals=

{{Vb res start 5}}

{{Vb res 51|21 Mar|16:00|EAP|nat1=GRC |0–3|nat2=TUR |Arkas İzmir|22–25|14–25|19–25|||11=[https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/MatchStatistics.aspx?ID=17448 Report]}}

{{Vb res 51|21 Mar|18:30|Tomis Constanța|nat1=ROU |1–3|nat2=POL |Jastrzębski Węgiel|23–25|33–35|25–19|21–25||11=[https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/MatchStatistics.aspx?ID=17449 Report]}}

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=3rd place=

{{Vb res start 5}}

{{Vb res 51|22 Mar|14:00|EAP|nat1=GRC |0–3|nat2=ROU |Tomis Constanța|20–25|13–25|25–27|||11=[https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/MatchStatistics.aspx?ID=17450 Report]}}

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=Final=

{{Vb res start 5}}

{{Vb res 51|22 Mar|17:00|Arkas İzmir|nat1=TUR |3–2|nat2=POL |Jastrzębski Węgiel|18–25|25–21|18–25|26–24|15–12|11=[https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/MatchStatistics.aspx?ID=17451 Report]}}

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Final standing

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!width=40|Rank

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|{{Gold1}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR}} Arkas İzmir

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|{{Silver2}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|POL}} Jastrzębski Węgiel

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|{{Bronze3}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Tomis Constanța

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|4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRC}} EAP

Awards

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  • Most valuable player

: {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Duerden (Arkas İzmir)

  • Best scorer

: {{flagicon|BRA}} Ashley Nemer (Tomis Constanța)

  • Best Opposite

: {{flagicon|TUR}} Gökhan Öner (Arkas İzmir)

  • Best blocker

: {{flagicon|ROU}} Radu Began (Tomis Constanța)

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  • Best server

: {{flagicon|TUR}} Gökhan Öner (Arkas İzmir)

  • Best receiver

: {{flagicon|POL}} Paweł Rusek (Jastrzębski Węgiel)

  • Best setter

: {{flagicon|TUR}} Hüseyin Koç (Arkas İzmir)

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References

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