2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup

For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2024–25 CEV Women's Challenge Cup.

CEV Challenge Cup

2024–25
Tournament information
Sport	Volleyball
Dates	8 October 2024–19 March 2025
Website	Challenge Cup

The 2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup was the 45th edition of the third tier European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

• 32nd finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

• 16th finals → 8th finals → Quarter-finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

• Semi-finals → Finals

Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 win, 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.

Teams

Rankings	Country	Number of teams	Teams
1	Austria	1	UVC Holding Graz
2	Belgium	1	Decospan VT Menen
3	Bulgaria	2	Deya Volley Burgas
			CSKA Sofia
4	Croatia	3	MOK Mursa Osijek
			OK Međimurje Centrometal
			Ribola Kaštela
5	Czech Republic	2	VK Karlovarsko
			Kladno volejbal cz
6	Estonia	2	Pärnu VK
			Tartu Bigbank
7	Faroe Islands	1	Mjølnir Klaksvík
8	Finland	1	Akaa-Volley
9	France	1	Tourcoing Lille Métropole
10	Germany	1	WWK Volleys Herrsching
11	Greece	3	AOP Kifisias Athens
			Panathinaikos
			PAOK Thessaloniki
12	Hungary	1	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár
13	Italy	1	Cucine Lube Civitanova
14	Iceland	1	Hamar Hveragerdi
15	Israel	1	Maccabi Tel Aviv
16	Luxembourg	3	Volley Bartreng
			VC Stroossen
			VC Lorentzweiler
17	Netherlands	2	Numidia VC Limax Linne
			Lycurgus Groningen
18	Norway	1	BK Tromsø
19	Poland	1	Bogdanka Łuk Lublin
20	Portugal	2	Sporting CP Lisboa
			Fonte Bastardo Azores
21	Romania	2	SCM Zalău
			Dinamo București
22	Serbia	1	Karađorđe Topola
23	Slovakia	2	TJ Spartak Myjava
			Rieker UJS Komárno
24	Slovenia	1	Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota
25	Spain	4	CV Melilla MSC
			CV San Roque Las Palmas
			Cisneros Alter Tenerife
			Río Duero Soria
26	Switzerland	2	Chênois Geneve
			Volley Näfels
27	Turkey	1	Ziraat Bankkart
28	Ukraine	3	VC Epicentr-Podolyany
			VC Reshetylivka
			VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr
29	Balkan Cup Winner	1	Arkas Spor

Draw

The draw was held on 16 July 2024 in Luxembourg.

32nd finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
CV Melilla MSC	6–0	TJ Spartak Myjava	3–0	3–0
Volley Bartreng	1–3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–3	–
Numidia VC Limax Linne	6–0	Hamar Hveragerdi	3–0	3–1
MOK Mursa Osijek	0–6	VK Karlovarsko	0–3	0–3
Pärnu VK	0–6	Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok	0–3	1–3
Arkas Spor	0–6	Akaa-Volley	1–3	0–3
Rieker UJS Komárno	5–1	VC Stroossen	3–1	3–2
Neftochimik Burgas	6–0	AOP Kifisias Athens	3–0	3–1
Sporting CP Lisboa	6–0	SCM Zalau	3–1	3–1
OK Medimurje Centrometal	1–5	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	2–3	0–3
Panathinaikos Athens	6–0	Chênois Geneve	3–0	3–0
CV San Roque Las Palmas	6–0	BK Tromsø	3–0	3–0
Cisneros Alter Tenerife	3–3	Río Duero Soria	3–1	0–3	18–16
VC Lorentzweiler	4–2	Ribola Kaštela	2–3	3–0
VC Reshetylivka	6–0	Mjølnir Klaksvík	3–1	3–0
Tartu Bigbank	6–0	VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr	3–0	3–1

Matches

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
First leg
8 Oct	20:00	CV Melilla MSC	3–0	TJ Spartak Myjava	25–19	25–17	25–23			75–59	P2 Report
8 Oct	20:30	Volley Bartreng	1–3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	26–24	16–25	14–25	15–25		71–99	P2 Report
8 Oct	21:00	Numidia VC Limax Linne	3–0	Hamar Hveragerdi	25–20	25–10	25–22			75–52	P2 Report
8 Oct	22:00	CV San Roque Las Palmas	3–0	BK Tromsø	25–23	25–23	25–17			75–63	P2 Report
9 Oct	19:00	MOK Mursa Osijek	0–3	VK Karlovarsko	15–25	18–25	22–25			55–75	P2 Report
9 Oct	19:00	Pärnu VK	0–3	Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok	24–26	22–25	20–25			66–76	P2 Report
9 Oct	19:00	Arkas Spor	1–3	Akaa-Volley	25–23	21–25	20–25	18–25		84–98	P2 Report
9 Oct	19:00	Neftochimik Burgas	3–0	AOP Kifisias Athens	25–18	25–17	25–19			75–54	P2 Report
9 Oct	20:00	Rieker UJS Komárno	3–1	VC Stroossen	25–21	25–22	27–29	25–20		102–92	P2 Report
9 Oct	20:30	Panathinaikos Athens	3–0	Chênois Geneve	25–21	25–20	25–20			75–61	P2 Report
9 Oct	21:00	OK Medimurje Centrometal	2–3	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	25–16	22–25	23–25	25–22	11–15	106–103	P2 Report
9 Oct	21:30	Sporting CP Lisboa	3–1	SCM Zalau	22–25	25–22	25–19	25–22		97–88	P2 Report
10 Oct	20:30	VC Lorentzweiler	2–3	Ribola Kaštela	25–22	22–25	25–22	19–25	8–16	99–110	P2 Report
10 Oct	21:00	Cisneros Alter Tenerife	3–1	Río Duero Soria	17–25	25–21	25–22	25–16		92–84	P2 Report
16 Oct	19:00	Tartu Bigbank	3–0	VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr	29–27	25–23	25–15			79–65	P2 Report
16 Oct	21:00	VC Reshetylivka	3–1	Mjølnir Klaksvík	22–25	25–19	25–13	25–17		97–74	P2 Report
Second leg
9 Oct	22:00	BK Tromsø	0–3	CV San Roque Las Palmas	17–25	19–25	19–25			55–75	P2 Report
15 Oct	18:00	Akaa-Volley	3–0	Arkas Spor	25–23	28–26	25–16			78–65	P2 Report
15 Oct	19:00	Ribola Kaštela	0–3	VC Lorentzweiler	21–25	16–25	28–30			65–80	P2 Report
16 Oct	18:00	SCM Zalau	1–3	Sporting CP Lisboa	27–25	20–25	23–25	22–25		92–100	P2 Report
16 Oct	18:30	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	3–0	OK Medimurje Centrometal	25–13	25–22	29–27			79–62	P2 Report
16 Oct	19:00	Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok	3–1	Pärnu VK	22–25	25–15	25–22	25–21		97–83	P2 Report
16 Oct	19:00	VK Karlovarsko	3–0	MOK Mursa Osijek	25–20	25–21	27–25			77–66	P2 Report
16 Oct	19:00	AOP Kifisias Athens	1–3	Neftochimik Burgas	23–25	25–21	21–25	20–25		89–96	P2 Report
16 Oct	20:30	TJ Spartak Myjava	0–3	CV Melilla MSC	22–25	21–25	20–25			63–75	P2 Report
16 Oct	19:30	Río Duero Soria	3–0	Cisneros Alter Tenerife	25–19	25–18	25–19			75–56	P2 Report
Golden set		Río Duero Soria	16–18	Cisneros Alter Tenerife
16 Oct	20:30	VC Stroossen	2–3	Rieker UJS Komárno	21–25	15–25	25–18	31–29	7–15	99–112	P2 Report
16 Oct	21:00	Chênois Geneve	0–3	Panathinaikos Athens	18–25	21–25	12–25			51–75	P2 Report
17 Oct	19:00	VC Zhytychi-Polissya Zhytomyr	1–3	Tartu Bigbank	21–25	18–25	25–21	20–25		84–96	P2 Report
17 Oct	21:00	Mjølnir Klaksvík	0–3	VC Reshetylivka	13–25	20–25	21–25			54–75	P2 Report
16 Oct	22:00	Hamar Hveragerdi	1–3	Numidia VC Limax Linne	22–25	20–25	25–23	23–25		90–98	P2 Report

16th finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	Golden Set
CV Melilla MSC	5–1	Fonte Bastardo Azores	3–1	3–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–6	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	0–3	0–3
Numidia VC Limax Linne	1–5	Dinamo Bucuresti	2–3	1–3
VK Karlovarsko	0–6	Cucine Lube Civitanova	0–3	0–3
Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok	3–3	CSKA Sofia	1–3	3–1	15–17
Akaa-Volley	6–0	Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota	3–0	3–0
Rieker UJS Komárno	2–4	Volley Näfels	2–3	2–3
Neftochimik Burgas	0–6	Spor Toto	0–3	1–3
Sporting CP Lisboa	5–1	Kladno Volejbal cz	3–0	3–2
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	5–1	UVC Holding Graz	3–2	3–0
Panathinaikos Athens	2–4	Tourcoing Lille Métropole	2–3	2–3
CV San Roque Las Palmas	1–5	PAOK Thessaloniki	2–3	0–3
Cisneros Alter Tenerife	2–4	WWK Volleys Herrsching	3–2	1–3
VC Lorentzweiler	0–6	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	1–3	0–3
VC Reshetylivka	0–6	Decospan VT Menen	0–3	0–3
Tartu Bigbank	3–3	Karađorđe Topola	3–0	1–3	15–17

Matches

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
First leg
12 Nov	18:00	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	3–2	UVC Holding Graz	22–25	25–23	20–25	25–23	15–13	107–109	P2 Report
12 Nov	20:00	Tartu Bigbank	3–0	Karađorđe Topola	25–18	25–19	25–21			75–58	P2 Report
12 Nov	20:00	Neftochimik Burgas	0–3	Spor Toto	20–25	24–26	18–25			62–76	P2 Report
12 Nov	21:00	Rieker UJS Komárno	2–3	Volley Näfels	29–31	25–23	25–15	21–25	11–15	111–109	P2 Report
12 Nov	21:00	CV Melilla MSC	3–1	Fonte Bastardo Azores	25–20	22–25	25–19	26–24		98–88	P2 Report
12 Nov	21:30	VC Lorentzweiler	1–3	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	19–25	25–22	27–29	22–25		93–101	P2 Report
12 Nov	22:00	Cisneros Alter Tenerife	3–2	WWK Volleys Herrsching	25–23	20–25	25–19	16–25	15–12	101–104	P2 Report
12 Nov	22:00	VC Reshetylivka	0–3	Decospan VT Menen	27–29	17–25	21–25			65–79	P2
12 Nov	22:30	Sporting CP Lisboa	3–0	Kladno Volejbal cz	25–20	25–21	25–15			75–56	P2 Report
13 Nov	19:00	Panathinaikos Athens	2–3	Tourcoing Lille Métropole	25–20	22–25	23–25	28–26	12–15	110–111	P2 Report
13 Nov	19:30	Akaa-Volley	3–0	Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota	25–19	25–16	25–20			75–55	P2 Report
13 Nov	22:00	CV San Roque Las Palmas	2–3	PAOK Thessaloniki	25–27	20–25	25–14	26–24	11–15	107–105	P2 Report
13 Nov	22:00	Numidia VC Limax Linne	2–3	Dinamo Bucuresti	27–25	18–25	20–25	25–15	17–19	107–109	P2 Report
14 Nov	20:00	VK Karlovarsko	0–3	Cucine Lube Civitanova	16–25	18–25	14–25			48–75	P2 Report
18 Nov	19:00	Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok	1–3	CSKA Sofia	25–22	20–25	23–25	23–25		91–97	P2 Report
19 Nov	20:00	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	3–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	25–16	25–11	25–20			75–47	P2 Report
Second leg
13 Nov	20:30	Decospan VT Menen	3–0	VC Reshetylivka	25–20	25–20	25–22			75–62	P2 Report
19 Nov	19:00	CSKA Sofia	1–3	Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok	22–25	25–23	20–25	18–25		85–98	P2 Report
Golden set		CSKA Sofia	17–15	Epicentr - Podolyany Horodok
19 Nov	21:00	Karađorđe Topola	3–1	Tartu Bigbank	26–24	20–25	25–15	25–23		96–87	P2 Report
Golden set		Karađorđe Topola	17–15	Tartu Bigbank
19 Nov	21:30	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	3–0	VC Lorentzweiler	25–18	25–17	27–25			77–60	P2 Report
19 Nov	22:00	Tourcoing Lille Métropole	3–2	Panathinaikos Athens	23–25	22–25	25–19	25–20	15–13	110–102	P2 Report
19 Nov	22:00	WWK Volleys Herrsching	3–1	Cisneros Alter Tenerife	25–23	25–15	24–26	25–23		99–87	P2 Report
19 Nov	00:30	Fonte Bastardo Azores	2–3	CV Melilla MSC	24–26	25–27	25–18	25–21	13–15	112–107	P2 Report
20 Nov	20:00	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–3	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	11–25	16–25	19–25			46–75	P2 Report
20 Nov	20:00	Dinamo Bucuresti	3–1	Numidia VC Limax Linne	25–16	18–25	25–13	25–19		93–73	P2 Report
20 Nov	19:00	PAOK Thessaloniki	3–0	CV San Roque Las Palmas	25–17	25–22	25–22			75–61	P2 Report
20 Nov	21:00	Panvita Pomgrad Murska Sobota	0–3	Akaa-Volley	17–25	19–25	22–25			58–75	P2 Report
20 Nov	21:00	UVC Holding Graz	0–3	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	22–25	23–25	20–25			65–75	P2 Report
20 Nov	22:30	Cucine Lube Civitanova	3–0	VK Karlovarsko	25–19	25–9	25–17			75–45	P2 Report
21 Nov	17:00	Spor Toto	3–1	Neftochimik Burgas	25–19	25–23	20–25	25–17		95–84	P2 Report
21 Nov	20:00	Kladno Volejbal cz	2–3	Sporting CP Lisboa	21–25	25–18	18–25	28–26	9–15	101–109	P2 Report
21 Nov	21:00	Volley Näfels	3–2	Rieker UJS Komárno	21–25	25–19	20–25	27–25	15–13	108–107	P2 Report

8th finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CV Melilla MSC	6–0	Volley Näfels	3–1	3–1
MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	1–5	PAOK Thessaloniki	2–3	1–3
CSKA Sofia	2–4	Decospan VT Menen	2–3	2–3
Bogdanka Luk Lublin	6–0	Tourcoing Lille Métropole	3–1	3–1
Karađorđe Topola	0–6	Cucine Lube Civitanova	0–3	1–3
Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	4–2	Dinamo Bucuresti	3–0	2–3
Akaa-Volley	0–6	Sporting CP Lisboa	1–3	0–3
WWK Volleys Herrsching	1–5	Spor Toto	1–3	2–3

Matches

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
First leg
3 Dec	20:00	CV Melilla MSC	3–1	Volley Näfels	25–18	23–25	25–16	25–22		98–81	P2 Report
3 Dec	20:00	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	2–3	PAOK Thessaloniki	25–22	17–25	25–15	21–25	13–15	101–102	P2 Report
3 Dec	20:30	CSKA Sofia	2–3	Decospan VT Menen	28–26	27–29	25–18	21–25	10–15	111–113	P2 Report
3 Dec	22:30	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	3–1	Tourcoing Lille Métropole	21–25	25–18	25–19	25–16		96–78	P2 Report
4 Dec	21:00	Karađorđe Topola	0–3	Cucine Lube Civitanova	18–25	20–25	16–25			54–75	P2 Report
4 Dec	21:30	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	3–0	Dinamo Bucuresti	25–19	25–17	25–22			75–58	P2 Report
5 Dec	19:30	Akaa-Volley	1–3	Sporting CP Lisboa	25–21	22–25	23–25	21–25		91–96	P2 Report
5 Dec	19:30	WWK Volleys Herrsching	1–3	Spor Toto	19–25	25–23	17–25	21–25		82–98	P2 Report
Second leg
17 Dec	20:00	PAOK Thessaloniki	3–1	MÁV Előre SC Székesfehérvár	32–30	23–25	25–16	25–19		105–90	P2 Report
17 Dec	20:00	Dinamo Bucuresti	3–2	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	17–25	16–25	28–26	25–18	15–8	101–102	P2 Report
17 Dec	22:00	Decospan VT Menen	3–2	CSKA Sofia	25–20	25–10	28–30	19–25	22–20	119–105	P2 Report
17 Dec	22:00	Tourcoing Lille Métropole	1–3	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	16–25	25–22	21–25	19–25		81–97	P2 Report
18 Dec	14:00	Spor Toto	3–2	WWK Volleys Herrsching	25–19	22–25	27–29	25–15	15–7	114–95	P2 Report
18 Dec	21:00	Volley Näfels	1–3	CV Melilla MSC	21–25	19–25	25–16	15–25		80–91	P2 Report
19 Dec	22:30	Sporting CP Lisboa	3–0	Akaa-Volley	25–22	25–16	25–21			75–59	P2 Report
19 Dec	22:30	Cucine Lube Civitanova	3–1	Karađorđe Topola	25–22	25–18	21–25	15–9		86–74	P2 Report

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	–		–	–
	–		–	–
	–		–	–
	–		–	–

Matches

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
First leg
15 Jan	18:30	CV Melilla MSC	–	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	–	–	–			0–0	P2
15 Jan	19:30	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	–	Cucine Lube Civitanova	–	–	–			0–0
15 Jan	20:00	Decospan VT Menen	–	Sporting CP Lisboa	–	–	–			0–0
16 Jan	19:30	PAOK Thessaloniki	–	Spor Toto	–	–	–			0–0	P2
Second leg
28 Jan	18:00	Bogdanka Luk Lublin	–	CV Melilla MSC	–	–	–			0–0
29 Jan	16:00	Spor Toto	–	PAOK Thessaloniki	–	–	–			0–0
29 Jan	18:00	Sporting CP Lisboa	–	Decospan VT Menen	–	–	–			0–0
		Cucine Lube Civitanova	–	Nova Tech Lycurgus Groningen	–	–	–			0–0

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	–		–	–
	–		–	–

Final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	–		–	–

See also

• 2024–25 CEV Champions League
• 2024–25 CEV Cup
• 2024–25 CEV Women's Champions League
• 2024–25 Women's CEV Cup
• 2024–25 CEV Women's Challenge Cup

External links

• Women's Challenge Cup