The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's
volleyball
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clubs from the whole of
Europe
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.
It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup.
History
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CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...
(1980–81 to 2006–2007)
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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 ...
(2007–08 to present)
Title holders
* 1980–81:
AS Cannes
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* 1981–82: Star Lift Voorburg
* 1982–83:
Panini Modena
* 1983–84:
Panini Modena
* 1984–85:
Panini Modena
* 1985–86: Kutiba Falconara
* 1986–87:
Ener–Mix Milano
* 1987–88:
Avtomobilist Leningrad
* 1988–89:
Avtomobilist Leningrad
* 1989–90: Moerser SC
* 1990–91:
Sisley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 1991–92:
Maxicono Parma
* 1992–93:
Sisley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 1993–94:
Ignis Padova
* 1994–95:
Pallavolo Parma
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Founded in Parma in the 1940s, after a sequence of incorporations with other teams, it is currently di ...
* 1995–96:
Alpitour Traco Cuneo
* 1996–97:
Porto Ravenna Volley
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* 1997–98:
Sisley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 1998–99: Palermo Volley
* 1999–00: Roma Volley
* 2000–01:
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
* 2001–02:
Noicom Cuneo
* 2002–03:
Sisley Treviso
Volley Treviso is a professional volleyball team based in Treviso. They were known at the past with the sponsorship name Sisley. The team plays at the Serie B.
Achievements
* Italian Volleyball League (9): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 ...
* 2003–04:
Kerakoll Modena
* 2004–05:
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
* 2005–06:
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
* 2006–07:
Fakel Novy Urengoy
Fakel Novy Urengoy (russian: Факел Новый Уренгой) is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League, Super League since 2004.
International competitions
* FIVB ...
* 2007–08:
Cimone Modena
* 2008–09:
Arkas İzmir
* 2009–10:
RPA Perugia
* 2010–11:
Lube Banca Marche Macerata
* 2011–12:
Tytan AZS Częstochowa
* 2012–13:
Copra Elior Piacenza
* 2013–14:
Fenerbahçe Grundig
* 2014–15:
Vojvodina Novi Sad
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* 2015–16:
Calzedonia Verona
* 2016–17:
Fakel Novy Urengoy
Fakel Novy Urengoy (russian: Факел Новый Уренгой) is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League, Super League since 2004.
International competitions
* FIVB ...
* 2017–18:
Bunge Ravenna
* 2018–19:
Belogorie Belgorod
* 2020–21:
Allianz Powervolley Milano
* 2021–22: Narbonne Volley
Finals
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Titles by club
Titles by country
References
External links
Official Website – European Volleyball Confederation
{{International volleyball
Challenge Cup
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European volleyball records and statistics
Recurring sporting events established in 1980
1980 establishments in Europe
Multi-national professional sports leagues