2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup
# 2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup was the 34th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.

Turkish club Fenerbahçe Grundig beat Italian Andreoli Latina in the final and achieved their first CEV Challenge Cup trophy. Serbian opposite Ivan Miljković was the Most Valuable Player of the final tournament.

## Participating teams

| Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Austria | 3 | Amstetten Hypo Nö, Holding Graz, Aon hotVolleys Vienna |
| Belarus | 3 | Kommunalnik Grodno, Shakhtior Soligorsk, Stroitel Minsk |
| Cyprus | 3 | Anorthosis Famagusta, Nea Salamina Famagusta, Pokka A.E. Karava |
| Finland | 3 | Hurrikaani Loimaa, Tiikerit Kokkola, VaLePa Sastamala |
| Netherlands | 3 | Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn, FirmX Orion Doetinchem, Landstede Zwolle |
| Belgium | 2 | Euphony Asse-Lennik, Precura Antwerpen |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | Mladost Brcko, MOK Jedinstvo Brcko |
| Croatia | 2 | Mladost Marina Kastela, Mursa Osijek |
| Estonia | 2 | Pärnu VK, Selver Tallinn |
| France | 2 | Chaumont VB 52, Nantes Rezé Métropole |
| Greece | 2 | Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Foinikas Syros |
| Hungary | 2 | Fino Kaposvar, Gorter Kecskemeti |
| Norway | 2 | Forde VBK, Nyborg Bergen |
| Romania | 2 | Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare, Volei Municipal Zalau |
| Serbia | 2 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd, Ribnica Kraljevo |
| Slovakia | 2 | Chemes Humenné, Volley Team Bratislava |
| Switzerland | 2 | Chênois Geneve, TV Schönenwerd |
| Turkey | 2 | Fenerbahçe Grundig, İstanbul BBSK |
| Ukraine | 2 | Crimsoda Krasnoperekopsk, Lokomotyv Kharkiv |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Volejbal Brno |
| Israel | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Italy | 1 | Andreoli Latina |
| Luxembourg | 1 | Chev Diekirch |
| Poland | 1 | AZS Politechnika Warszawska |
| Portugal | 1 | Fonte Bastardo Açores |
| Russia | 1 | Fakel Novy Urengoy |
| Slovenia | 1 | Calcit Kamnik |

## Qualification phase

### 1st round

* 1st leg 19–20 October 2013
* 2nd leg 26–27 October 2013

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gorter Kecskemeti | 4–4 | Mladost Brcko | 3–1 | 1–3 | 13–15 |
| Kommunalnik Grodno | 6–1 | Nyborg Bergen | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Fenerbahçe Grundig | 6–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | 3–1 |

### 2nd round

* 1st leg 5–7 November 2013
* 2nd leg 26–28 November 2013

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andreoli Latina | 6–0 | Chemes Humenné | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Pärnu VK | 6–0 | Chênois Geneve | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Holding Graz | 6–1 | Fino Kaposvar | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| MOK Jedinstvo Brcko | 2–6 | Calcit Kamnik | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–6 | İstanbul BBSK | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Pokka A.E. Karava | 2–6 | TV Schönenwerd | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Kommunalnik Grodno | 6–1 | Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Fonte Bastardo Açores | 2–6 | Euphony Asse-Lennik | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Forde VBK | 0–6 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Nea Salamina Famagusta | 2–6 | Mladost Brcko | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Crvena Zvezda Beograd | 5–4 | Hurrikaani Loimaa | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Chev Diekirch | 0–6 | Chaumont VB 52 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Shakhtior Soligorsk | 6–1 | Foinikas Syros | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare | 2–6 | Stroitel Minsk | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Ribnica Kraljevo | 1–6 | VaLePa Sastamala | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| AZS Politechnika Warszawska | 1–6 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 0–3 | 1–3 |

## Main phase

### 16th finals

* 1st leg 10–12 December 2013
* 2nd leg 17–19 December 2013

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andreoli Latina | 3–3 | Precura Antwerpen | 3–0 | 0–3 | 15–10 |
| Pärnu VK | 6–0 | Volley Team Bratislava | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Holding Graz | 2–6 | Selver Tallinn | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Amstetten Hypo Nö | 0–6 | Calcit Kamnik | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| İstanbul BBSK | 6–0 | Mladost Marina Kastela | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Aon hotVolleys Vienna | 5–3 | TV Schönenwerd | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Ethnikos Alexandroupolis | 5–4 | Kommunalnik Grodno | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Volejbal Brno | 4–6 | Euphony Asse-Lennik | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Fakel Novy Urengoy | 4–5 | Nantes Rezé Métropole | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Tiikerit Kokkola | 6–0 | Mladost Brcko | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Volei Municipal Zalau | 3–3 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd | 3–0 | 0–3 | 11–15 |
| Crimsoda Krasnoperekopsk | 2–6 | Chaumont VB 52 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| FirmX Orion Doetinchem | 1–6 | Shakhtior Soligorsk | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Landstede Zwolle | 2–6 | Stroitel Minsk | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Mursa Osijek | 0–6 | VaLePa Sastamala | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Lokomotyv Kharkiv | 4–5 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 3–2 | 1–3 |

### 8th finals

* 1st leg 14–15 January 2014
* 2nd leg 21–23 January 2014

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pärnu VK | 0–6 | Andreoli Latina | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Calcit Kamnik | 5–4 | Selver Tallinn | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| İstanbul BBSK | 6–1 | Aon hotVolleys Vienna | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Ethnikos Alexandroupolis | 4–3 | Euphony Asse-Lennik | 3–0 | 1–3 | 12–15 |
| Tiikerit Kokkola | 3–3 | Nantes Rezé Métropole | 3–0 | 0–3 | 13–15 |
| Chaumont VB 52 | 3–6 | Crvena Zvezda Beograd | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Stroitel Minsk | 6–2 | Shakhtior Soligorsk | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Fenerbahçe Grundig | 5–3 | VaLePa Sastamala | 3–0 | 2–3 |

### 4th finals

* 1st leg 4– 5 February 2014
* 2nd leg 12–13 February 2014

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcit Kamnik | 1–6 | Andreoli Latina | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Euphony Asse-Lennik | 3–5 | İstanbul BBSK | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Crvena Zvezda Beograd | 1–6 | Nantes Rezé Métropole | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Stroitel Minsk | 2–6 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 2–3 | 0–3 |

## Final phase

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andreoli Latina | 5–3 | İstanbul BBSK | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Fenerbahçe Grundig | 6–1 | Nantes Rezé Métropole | 3–1 | 3–0 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 Feb | 20:30 | Andreoli Latina | 3–0 | İstanbul BBSK | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 26 Feb | 18:00 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 3–1 | Nantes Rezé Métropole | 25–21 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 25–15 | | 95–78 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Mar | 18:30 | İstanbul BBSK | 3–2 | Andreoli Latina | 34–36 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 118–111 | Report |
| 1 Mar | 20:00 | Nantes Rezé Métropole | 0–3 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 13–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |

### Final

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 Mar | 20:30 | Andreoli Latina | 3–2 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 30–32 | 18–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 16–14 | 115–116 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 Mar | 16:30 | Fenerbahçe Grundig | 3–0 | Andreoli Latina | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–58 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Fenerbahçe Grundig |
| | Andreoli Latina |
| Semifinalists | İstanbul BBSK |
| Semifinalists | Nantes Rezé Métropole |

* 2013–14 CEV Challenge Cup winners
* Fenerbahçe Grundig 1st title
* Turgay Doğan, Zafer Tendar, İbrahim Başaran, Arslan Ekşi, Uğur Güneş, Luiz Felipe Fonteles, Emin Gök, Ivan Miljković, Metin Toy, Thiago Soares Alves, Ramazan Serkan Kılıç
* Head coach
* Daniel Castellani
