2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup
# 2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup was the 42nd edition of the third most important European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation.

## Participating teams

Drawing of Lots took place on 25 June 2021 in Luxembourg City.

| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | Halkbank Ankara |
| 4 | France | 1 | Narbonne Volley |
| 6 | Belgium | 1 | Tectum Achel |
| 7 | Switzerland | 2 | Volley Schönenwerd, Lausanne UC |
| 8 | Romania | 1 | CSA Steaua București |
| 9 | Portugal | 2 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores, Sporting CP |
| 11 | Austria | 3 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel, VCA Amstetten NÖ, UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis |
| 12 | Greece | 2 | Panathinaikos AC Athens, PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 2 | Levski Sofia, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa |
| 16 | Belarus | 1 | Stroitel Minsk |
| 17 | Hungary | 2 | VRCK Kazincbarcika, Pénzügyőr SE Budapest |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Bosna Sarajevo |
| 20 | Croatia | 1 | MOK Mursa Osijek |
| 22 | Ukraine | 3 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv, Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok, Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv |
| 23 | Estonia | 2 | TalTech, Pärnu VK |
| 24 | Israel | 2 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba, Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv |
| 25 | Serbia | 1 | OK Niš |
| 26 | Slovenia | 1 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |
| 27 | Norway | 1 | Viking TIF Bergen |
| 28 | Cyprus | 1 | Omonia Nicosia |
| 29 | Spain | 1 | CAI Teruel |
| 30 | Kosovo | 1 | KV Pëja |
| 31 | Denmark | 2 | Gentofte Volley, Middelfart VK |
| 32 | Slovakia | 2 | TJ Spartak Myjava, VKP Bratislava |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 1 | VC Lorentzweiler |

## Format

Qualification round (Home and away matches):

* 32nd Finals

Main phase (Home and away matches):

* 16th Finals → 8th Finals → 4th Finals

Final phase (Home and away matches):

* Semifinals → 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.

## Qualification round

### 32nd Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv | 2–4 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Middelfart VK | 0–6 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Halkbank Ankara | 6–0 | Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis | 4–2 | VRCK Kazincbarcika | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| VKP Bratislava | 0–6 | Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | W.O. | W.O. |
| Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv | 5–1 | Pärnu VK | 3–0 | 3–2 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 Nov | 18:00 | Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv | 1–3 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 22–25 | 33–31 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 98–106 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 19:30 | Middelfart VK | 0–3 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 22–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 17 Nov | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–0 | Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–11 | | 75–43 | Report |
| 10 Nov | 19:00 | UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis | 3–0 | VRCK Kazincbarcika | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | 75–52 | Report |
| 18 Nov | 19:00 | Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Pärnu VK | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | 75–52 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Nov | 19:00 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 2–3 | Yurydychna Akademiya Kharkiv | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 11–15 | 104–103 | Report |
| 17 Nov | 18:00 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 3–0 | Middelfart VK | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 18 Nov | 15:00 | Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa | 0–3 | Halkbank Ankara | 16–25 | 10–25 | 13–25 | | | 39–75 | Report |
| 18 Nov | 19:00 | VRCK Kazincbarcika | 3–2 | UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis | 23–25 | 26–24 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 111–105 | Report |
| 19 Nov | 19:00 | Pärnu VK | 2–3 | Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv | 15–25 | 15–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 10–15 | 90–105 | Report |

## Main phase

### 16th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halkbank Ankara | 6–0 | Bosna Sarajevo | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Viking TIF Bergen | 1–5 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| TalTech | 4–2 | Gentofte Volley | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis | 1–5 | Volley Schönenwerd | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | 6–0 | Pénzügyőr SE Budapest | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv | 1–5 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| TJ Spartak Myjava | 3–2 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba | 3–2 | Cancelled |
| CAI Teruel | 5–1 | Tectum Achel | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| PAOK Thessaloniki | 6–0 | MOK Mursa Osijek | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| KV Pëja | 0–6 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| ACH Volley Ljubljana | 6–0 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| VC Lorentzweiler | 0–6 | CSA Steaua București | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Lausanne UC | 4–2 | Stroitel Minsk | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| VCA Amstetten NÖ | 3–3 | Levski Sofia | 0–3 | 3–1 | 16–14 |
| Sporting CP | 6–0 | OK Niš | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Omonia Nicosia | 1–5 | Narbonne Volley | 0–3 | 2–3 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Dec | 14:00 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–0 | Bosna Sarajevo | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 7 Dec | 19:00 | Viking TIF Bergen | 1–3 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | 9–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | | 70–98 | Report |
| 30 Nov | 19:00 | TalTech | 3–0 | Gentofte Volley | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 30 Nov | 19:00 | UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis | 0–3 | Volley Schönenwerd | 22–25 | 24–26 | 17–25 | | | 63–76 | Report |
| 7 Dec | 18:00 | Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | 3–1 | Pénzügyőr SE Budapest | 22–25 | 25–9 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 97–71 | Report |
| 30 Nov | 20:40 | Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv | 2–3 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 13–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–18 | 11–15 | 92–102 | Report |
| 21 Dec | 17:30 | TJ Spartak Myjava | 3–2 | Hapoel Yoav Kfar Saba | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 103–99 | Report |
| 1 Dec | 20:00 | CAI Teruel | 3–1 | Tectum Achel | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 98–84 | Report |
| 1 Dec | 19:00 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 3–0 | MOK Mursa Osijek | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 1 Dec | 18:00 | KV Pëja | 0–3 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 20–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 1 Dec | 18:00 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 3–0 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 2 Dec | 20:00 | VC Lorentzweiler | 0–3 | CSA Steaua București | 16–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 1 Dec | 19:00 | Lausanne UC | 3–2 | Stroitel Minsk | 12–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 15–10 | 101–107 | Report |
| 7 Dec | 18:30 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 0–3 | Levski Sofia | 19–25 | 18–25 | 14–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 30 Nov | 20:00 | Sporting CP | 3–1 | OK Niš | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–10 | | 96–68 | Report |
| 30 Nov | 20:00 | Omonia Nicosia | 0–3 | Narbonne Volley | 22–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 Dec | 17:00 | Bosna Sarajevo | 0–3 | Halkbank Ankara | 20–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 17:00 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | 3–2 | Viking TIF Bergen | 25–17 | 25–13 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 16–14 | 112–94 | Report |
| 1 Dec | 19:00 | Gentofte Volley | 3–2 | TalTech | 32–30 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 17–15 | 112–117 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 19:30 | Volley Schönenwerd | 3–2 | UVC Weberzeile Ried im Innkreis | 24–26 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 15–12 | 111–106 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 18:00 | Pénzügyőr SE Budapest | 1–3 | Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 23–25 | | 96–97 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 20:00 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 3–1 | Maccabi Yeadim Tel Aviv | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 31–29 | | 102–90 | Report |
| 9 Dec | 20:30 | Tectum Achel | 2–3 | CAI Teruel | 20–25 | 17–25 | 25–12 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 98–100 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 19:00 | MOK Mursa Osijek | 0–3 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 13–25 | 25–27 | 19–25 | | | 57–77 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 17:00 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 3–0 | KV Pëja | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | | 75–41 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 19:00 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv | 1–3 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 25–20 | 27–29 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | 88–99 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 18:00 | CSA Steaua București | 3–0 | VC Lorentzweiler | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 7 Dec | 19:00 | Stroitel Minsk | 2–3 | Lausanne UC | 25–14 | 25–22 | 29–31 | 19–25 | 13–15 | 111–107 | Report |
| 8 Dec | 18:30 | Levski Sofia | 1–3 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 19–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 86–94 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Levski Sofia | 14–16 | VCA Amstetten NÖ |
| 8 Dec | 18:00 | OK Niš | 1–3 | Sporting CP | 15–25 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 22–25 | | 81–91 | Report |
| 7 Dec | 20:00 | Narbonne Volley | 3–2 | Omonia Nicosia | 25–11 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 15–12 | 109–93 | Report |

### 8th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halkbank Ankara | 6–0 | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel | W.O. | W.O. |
| TalTech | 3–3 | Volley Schönenwerd | 3–1 | 1–3 | 15–13 |
| Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | 1–5 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| TJ Spartak Myjava | 3–3 | CAI Teruel | 3–1 | 1–3 | 9–15 |
| PAOK Thessaloniki | 0–6 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| ACH Volley Ljubljana | 6–0 | CSA Steaua București | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Lausanne UC | 5–1 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Sporting CP | 3–3 | Narbonne Volley | 1–3 | 3–1 | 15–17 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Jan | 20:00 | TalTech | 3–1 | Volley Schönenwerd | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | 97–80 | Report |
| 12 Jan | 18:00 | Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | 1–3 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 24–26 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | | 94–96 | Report |
| 12 Jan | 18:00 | TJ Spartak Myjava | 3–1 | CAI Teruel | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | 95–82 | Report |
| 11 Jan | 17:00 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 1–3 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 23–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–27 | | 97–101 | Report |
| 12 Jan | 18:00 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 3–1 | CSA Steaua București | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–12 | | 97–80 | Report |
| 12 Jan | 19:00 | Lausanne UC | 3–2 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 15–10 | 109–102 | Report |
| 12 Jan | 19:30 | Sporting CP | 1–3 | Narbonne Volley | 20–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 31–33 | | 98–100 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 Jan | 20:00 | Volley Schönenwerd | 3–1 | TalTech | 27–25 | 34–36 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | 111–99 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Volley Schönenwerd | 13–15 | TalTech |
| 18 Jan | 20:00 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 3–2 | Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok | 25–17 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 17–15 | 109–104 | Report |
| 19 Jan | 20:00 | CAI Teruel | 3–1 | TJ Spartak Myjava | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 97–84 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | CAI Teruel | 15–9 | TJ Spartak Myjava |
| 19 Jan | 20:30 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 3–1 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 97–77 | Report |
| 19 Jan | 18:00 | CSA Steaua București | 0–3 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 21–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 19 Jan | 20:20 | VCA Amstetten NÖ | 0–3 | Lausanne UC | 16–25 | 25–27 | 23–25 | | | 64–77 | Report |
| 20 Jan | 19:30 | Narbonne Volley | 1–3 | Sporting CP | 25–22 | 24–26 | 20–25 | 24–26 | | 93–99 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Narbonne Volley | 17–15 | Sporting CP |

### 4th Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halkbank Ankara | 6–0 | TalTech | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Panathinaikos AC Athens | 3–3 | CAI Teruel | 3–1 | 0–3 | 15–11 |
| AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 1–5 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Lausanne UC | 0–6 | Narbonne Volley | 1–3 | 1–3 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Feb | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–0 | TalTech | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 2 Feb | 17:00 | Panathinaikos | 3–1 | CAI Teruel | 29–31 | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | 104–81 | Report |
| 2 Feb | 20:30 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 2–3 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 25–23 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 6–15 | 97–112 | Report |
| 3 Feb | 19:00 | Lausanne UC | 1–3 | Narbonne Volley | 25–22 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | 83–97 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Feb | 15:00 | TalTech | 0–3 | Halkbank Ankara | 15–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 59–75 | Report |
| 9 Feb | 20:00 | CAI Teruel | 3–0 | Panathinaikos | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–62 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | CAI Teruel | 11–15 | Panathinaikos |
| 9 Feb | 18:00 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 3–1 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 25–9 | 27–29 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 102–81 | Report |
| 9 Feb | 19:30 | Narbonne Volley | 3–1 | Lausanne UC | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 98–84 | Report |

## Final phase

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halkbank Ankara | 5–1 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| ACH Volley Ljubljana | 3–3 | Narbonne Volley | 2–3 | 3–2 | 9–15 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 Feb | 17:30 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–0 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 24 Feb | 17:30 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 2–3 | Narbonne Volley | 23–25 | 22–25 | 30–28 | 25–16 | 10–15 | 110–109 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Mar | 20:00 | Panathinaikos AC Athens | 2–3 | Halkbank Ankara | 19–25 | 22–25 | 30–28 | 25–17 | 18–20 | 114–115 | Report |
| 1 Mar | 19:00 | Narbonne Volley | 2–3 | ACH Volley Ljubljana | 25–17 | 25–17 | 28–30 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 109–104 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Narbonne Volley | 15–9 | ACH Volley Ljubljana |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Golden Set |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halkbank Ankara | 3–3 | Narbonne Volley | 3–0 | 1–3 | 19–21 |

**First leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Mar | 17:00 | Halkbank Ankara | 3–0 | Narbonne Volley | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–65 | Report |

**Second leg**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 Mar | 19:30 | Narbonne Volley | 3–1 | Halkbank Ankara | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 97–89 | Report |
| Golden set | Golden set | Narbonne Volley | 21–19 | Halkbank Ankara |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Narbonne Volley |
| | Halkbank Ankara |
| Semifinalists | ACH Volley Ljubljana Panathinaikos AC Athens |

* 2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup winners
* Narbonne Volley 1st title
