CEV Challenge Cup#CEV Challenge Cup

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{short description|Annual European third-tier level volleyball competition}}

{{for|the women's competition|CEV Women's Challenge Cup}}

{{Infobox sports league

|title=CEV Challenge Cup

|last_season=2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup

|logo=

|pixels=260px

|caption=

|sport=Volleyball

|founded={{Start date and age|df=yes|1980}}

|formerly = CEV Cup
(1980–2007)

|folded=

|fame=

|motto =

|teams= 32 (Main phase)

|continent= Europe

|administrator= CEV

|country=CEV members

|champion = {{flagicon|POL}} LKPS Lublin
(1st title)

|most_champs = {{flagicon|ITA}} Modena Volley
(5 titles)

|website= [https://www.cev.eu/club/challenge-cup/men/ Official website]

|singles=

|ceo =

|TV=

}}

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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Title holders

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Finals

=CEV Cup=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%; text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="29"|

!colspan=3|Final

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="29"|

!colspan=2|3rd Place Game

width=15%|Champion

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Second place

!width=15%|Third place

!width=15%|Fourth place

1980–81
Details

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
AS Cannes

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Amaro Più Loreto

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Santal Parma

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
AS Grenobloise

1981–82
Details

|{{flagicon|NED|size=30px}}
Starlift Voorburg

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Toseroni Roma

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Güney Sanayi Adana

|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}
Turavia Salesianos

1982–83
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Panini Modena

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|NED|size=30px}}
Orion Doetinchem

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
AS Grenobloise

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Arago de Sète

1983–84
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Panini Modena

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Casio Milano

|{{flagicon|NED|size=30px}}
VVC Vught

|{{flagicon|FRG|size=30px}}
Paderborn

1984–85
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Panini Modena

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|YUG|size=30px}}
Partizan Beograd

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Kruikenburg Ternat

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Hormann Gand

1985–86
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Kutiba Falconara

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|YUG|size=30px}}
OK Bosna

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Bistefani Torino

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Kruikenburg Ternat

1986–87
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Enermix Milano

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Santal Parma

|{{flagicon|TCH|size=30px}}
Červená Hvězda Bratislava

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
VC Lennik

1987–88
Details

|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}}
Avtomobilist Leningrad

|3–1

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Ciesse Padova

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Montpellier UC

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Arago de Sète

1988–89
Details

|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}}
Avtomobilist Leningrad

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Petrarca Padova

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Debic Zonhoven

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
JSA Bordeaux

1989–90
Details

|{{flagicon|FRG|size=30px}}
Moerser SC

|Group Stage

|{{flagicon|YUG|size=30px}}
Partizan Beograd

|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}}
Avtomobilist Leningrad

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
AS Grenobloise

1990–91
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Sisley Treviso

|3–2

|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}}
Elektrotechnika Riga

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Charro Padova

|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}}
Dynamo Moscow

1991–92
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Maxicono Parma

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Charro Padova

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
Bayer Wuppertal

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Galatasaray

1992–93
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Sisley Treviso

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Charro Esperia Padova

|{{flagicon|RUS|1991|size=30px}}
Dynamo Moscow

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
Bayer Wuppertal

1993–94
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Ignis Padova

|3–0

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Samotlor

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
VfB Friedrichshafen

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
Bayer Wuppertal

1994–95
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Pallavolo Parma

|3–0

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
AS Orestiada

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Tally Milano Gonzaga

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Samotlor

1995–96
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Alpitour Traco Cuneo

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Edilcuoghi Ravenna

|{{flagicon|CZE|size=30px}}
Aero Odolena Voda

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
AS Orestiada

1996–97
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Porto Ravenna Volley

|3–0

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Netaş İstanbul

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
Bayer Wuppertal

|{{flagicon|CZE|size=30px}}
Aero Odolena Voda

1997–98
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Sisley Treviso

|3–0

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Knack Roeselare

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

|{{flagicon|CZE|size=30px}}
Jihostroj České Budějovice

1998–99
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Palermo Volley

|3–0

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Knack Roeselare

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
SCC Berlin

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

1999–00
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Roma Volley

|3–2

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Casa Modena Unibon

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
AS Orestiada

2000–01
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Casa Modena Salumi

|{{flagicon|BEL|size=30px}}
Noliko Maaseik

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Bossini Montichiari

2001–02
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Noicom Cuneo

|3–1

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Lokomotiv Belgorod

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Asystel Milano

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Stade Poitevin Poitiers

2002–03
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Sisley Treviso

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Iskra Odintsovo

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Tourcoing Lille Métropole

2003–04
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Kerakoll Modena

|3–2

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Coprasystel Ventaglio Piacenza

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
Panathinaikos

2004–05
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

|3–2

|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}
Son Amar Palma de Mallorca

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Tourcoing Lille Métropole

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Giotto Padova

2005–06
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

|3–0

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Iskra Odintsovo

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Paris Volley

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Pallavolo Padova

2006–07
Details

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Fakel Novy Urengoy

|3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Copra Berni Piacenza

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Halkbank Ankara

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Stade Poitevin Poitiers

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class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%; text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="20"|

! colspan=3|Final

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="20"|

! colspan=2|3rd Place Game

width=15%|Champion

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Second place

!width=15%|Third place

!width=15%|Fourth place

2007–08
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Cimone Modena

|3–1

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Stade Poitevin Poitiers

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
Asseco Resovia

2008–09
Details

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Arkas İzmir

|3–2

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
Jastrzębski Węgiel

|{{flagicon|ROM|size=30px}}
Tomis Constanța

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
EAP

2009–10
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Umbria Volley

|3–0

|{{flagicon|HRV|size=30px}}
Mladost Zagreb

|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}}
SCC Berlin

|{{flagicon|CZE|size=30px}}
Dukla Liberec

2010–11
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Lube Banca Marche Macerata

|3–0, 3–2

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Arkas İzmir

! colspan=2 rowspan=15|

2011–12
Details

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
Tytan AZS Częstochowa

|3–1, 2–3
({{Tooltip|GS|Golden Set}} 18–16)

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
AZS Politechnika Warszawska

2012–13
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Copra Elior Piacenza

|3–0, 3–0

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Ural Ufa

2013–14
Details

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Fenerbahçe

|2–3, 3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Andreoli Latina

2014–15
Details

|{{flagicon|SRB|size=30px}}
Vojvodina Novi Sad

|3–1, 2–3

|{{flagicon|POR|size=30px}}
Benfica

2015–16
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Calzedonia Verona

|3–2, 3–2

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Fakel Novy Urengoy

2016–17
Details

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Fakel Novy Urengoy

|3–1, 3–1

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Chaumont VB 52

2017–18
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Bunge Ravenna

|3–1, 3–1

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
Olympiacos

2018–19
Details

|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}
Belogorie Belgorod

|2–3, 3–0

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Vero Volley Monza

2019–20
Details

!colspan=3|Cancelled

2020–21
Details

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Allianz Powervolley Milano

|3–2, 3–2

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Ziraat Bankası Ankara

2021–22
Details

|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}
Narbonne Volley

|0–3, 3–1
({{Tooltip|GS|Golden Set}} 21–19)

|{{flagicon|TUR|size=30px}}
Halkbank Ankara

2022–23
Details

|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}
Olympiacos

|3–0, 3–0

|{{flagicon|ISR|size=30px}}
Maccabi Tel Aviv

2023–24
Details

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
Projekt Warsaw

|3–1, 3–1

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Vero Volley Monza

2024–25
Details

|{{flagicon|POL|size=30px}}
Bogdanka LUK Lublin

|3–1, 2–3

|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}
Cucine Lube Civitanova

Titles by club

cellspacing="0" style="background: #EBF5FF; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" width=100%
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!width=5% |Rank

!width=20%|Club

!width=10%|Titles

!width=10%|Runner–up

!width=55%|Champion years

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 1.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Modena Volley

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 2

| 1983, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2008

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 2.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Lube

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 2

| 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 3.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Treviso

| align=center | 4

| align=center |

| 1991, 1993, 1998, 2003

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 4.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pallavolo Parma

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 1

| 1992, 1995

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Fakel Novy Urengoy

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 1

| 2007, 2017

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 6.

| {{flagicon|URS}} Avtomobilist Leningrad

| align=center | 2

| align=center |

| 1988, 1989

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piemonte Volley

| align=center | 2

| align=center |

| 1996, 2002

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 8.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pallavolo Padova

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 4

| 1994

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 9.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Piacenza

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 2

| 2013

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 10.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Gonzaga Milano

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 1987

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Porto Ravenna Volley

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 1997

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Arkas İzmir

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 2009

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Belogorie Belgorod

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 2019

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 2023

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|POL}} Projekt Warsaw

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

|2024

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 16.

| {{flagicon|FRA}} AS Cannes

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 1981

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|NED}} Starlift Voorburg

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 1982

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pallavolo Falconara

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 1986

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Moerser SC

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 1990

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Palermo Volley

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 1999

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roma Volley

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2000

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Umbria Volley

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2010

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|POL}} AZS Częstochowa

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2012

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2014

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina Novi Sad

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2015

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Verona Volley

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2016

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Porto Robur Costa

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2018

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Power Volley Milano

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2021

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Narbonne Volley

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2022

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|POL}} LKPS Lublin

| align=center | 1

| align=center |

| 2025

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | 31.

| {{flagicon|YUG}} Partizan Beograd

| align=center |

| align=center | 2

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Knack Roeselare

| align=center |

| align=center | 2

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vero Volley Monza

| align=center |

| align=center | 2

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | 34.

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Amare più Loreto

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Toseroni Roma

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|NED}} Orion Doetinchem

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|YUG}} OK Bosna

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elektrotechnika Riga

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Samotlor

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|GRE}} AS Orestiada

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Netaş İstanbul

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ESP}} CV Pòrtol

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Iskra Odintsovo

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Ekaterinburg

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|POL}} Jastrzębski Węgiel

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Mladost Zagreb

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Ufa

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Top Volley Latina

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Chaumont VB 52

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ziraat Bankası Ankara

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Halkbank Ankara

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| align=center | =

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Tel Aviv

| align=center |

| align=center | 1

|

Titles by country

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width="20" | Rank

! width="150"| Country

! width="80" | Won

! width="80" | Runner–up

! width="80" | Total

1align=left| {{ITA}}281846
2align=left| {{RUS}}369
3align=left| {{POL}}325
4align=left| {{TUR}}246
rowspan=2| 5align=left| {{FRA}}213
align=left| {{URS}}213
7align=left| {{GRE}}123
8align=left| {{NED}}112
rowspan=2| 9align=left| {{SRB}}11
align=left| {{FRG}}11
11align=left| {{YUG}}33
12align=left| {{BEL}}22
rowspan=4| 13align=left| {{CRO}}11
align=left| {{ISR}}11
align=left| {{POR}}11
align=left| {{ESP}}11

References

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