The 2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup was the 39th edition of the

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

tournament, the former CEV Cup. 42 teams were participating from 28 countries.

Participating teams

Format

Qualification Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1st Round (if needed) → 2nd Round Main Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): 1/16 Finals → 1/8 Finals→1/4 Finals Final Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matches): Semi-Finals → Final Aggregate score is counted as follows: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 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.

Qualification phase

2nd Round

Tricolorul LMV Ploiești Tricolorul LMV Ploiești was a professional men's volleyball club based in Ploiești, Romania, that competed in the CEV Challenge Cup. Tricolorul LMV Ploiești suddenly disbanded in the year when the club achieved its highest performance, wi ...

withdrew and

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

advanced automatically.

First leg

Second leg

Main phase

16th Finals

First leg

Second leg

8th Finals

First leg

Second leg

4th Finals

First leg

Second leg

Final Phase

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Finals

First leg

Second leg

References

External links

Official site
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