The 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 37th edition of the European
Challenge Cup
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volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".
Format
The tournament was played on a
knockout format, with 32 teams participating. On 30 June 2016, a drawing of lots in
Varna, Bulgaria
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, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).
Participating teams
*Drawing of lots for the 32 participating team was held in
Varna, Bulgaria
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on 30 June 2016.
Main phase
16th Final
*1st leg (Team #1 home) 14–15 December 2016
*2nd leg (Team #2 home) 10–12 January 2017
*Notes:
* Match# 2 – The second leg was played on 17 January 2017.
* Match# 9 – The order of the fixtures was reversed, the second leg was played in France on 14 December 2016 and the first leg in Belgium on 12 January 2017. The table keeps the order (team 1 and 2) as per draw result.
* Match# 16 – Due to lack of financial resources to travel to Russia, Pannaxiakos withdrew from the competition on 5 December 2016.
The
CEV awarded both legs to Yenisei Krasnoyarsk.
8th Final
*1st leg (Team #1 home) 24–25 January 2017
*2nd leg (Team #2 home) 7–9 February 2017
4th Final
*1st leg (Team #1 home) 22–23 February 2017
*2nd leg (Team #2 home) 7–9 March 2017
Final phase
Semifinals
*1st leg (Team #1 home) 29 March 2017
*2nd leg (Team #2 home) 2 April 2017
Finals
*1st leg (Team #1 home) 12 April 2017
*2nd leg (Team #2 home) 15 April 2017
Awards
References
External links
Challenge Cup 16-17
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CEV Women's Challenge Cup
CEV Women's Challenge Cup
The CEV Women's Challenge Cup, formerly (from 1980 to 2007) known as CEV Women's Cup is the third official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volley ...
CEV Women's Challenge Cup
The CEV Women's Challenge Cup, formerly (from 1980 to 2007) known as CEV Women's Cup is the third official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volley ...