The 9th draw of the EKB Challenge Cup for Women (the 44th, taking into account the Cup Winners Cup and the Top Teams Cup ) was held from December 14, 2016 to April 15, 2017 with the participation of 31 teams from 20 countries of the European Volleyball Confederation . The winner of the tournament was the Turkish team “ Bursa Buyuksehir ” ( Bursa ) [1] .
| 2017 European Challenge Cup for Women | |
|---|---|
CEV Women Volleyball Chalenge Cup 2017  | |
| Time spending | December 14, 2016 - April 15, 2017 |
| Number of participants | 31 |
| Final arrangement | |
| Champion |  "Bursa Buyuksehir" Bursa |
| Silver medalist |  Olympiacos Piraeus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
Qualification System
The seats in the EKB Challenge Cup 2016/2017 were allocated according to the EKB rating for 2017 [2] , which takes into account the results of performances of club teams of EKB member countries in European competition over the course of three seasons (2012 / 2013–2014 / 2015). According to him, all the EKV member countries got the opportunity to declare their representatives in the Cup, and the countries taking 9-16 places in the ranking - 2 teams each, because they did not have the opportunity to directly include their teams in the Champions League, and in the EKV Cup could be represented by just one team each. Countries in the ranking at 1-8, 17-32 positions or not having rating points at all, could declare one team each.
Countries whose representatives took part in the 2016/2017 European Cup challenge call: Turkey , Russia , France , Germany , Switzerland (all on one team), Romania , Czech Republic , Belgium , Finland , Greece (all on 2 teams), Austria , Norway , Croatia , Hungary , Spain , Slovakia , Cyprus , Bulgaria , Kosovo , Portugal (all on one command). Austria got two vacancies, one each - Belgium, Croatia, Spain, and Slovakia. Also included in the draw is the Turkish Chanakkale as the holder of the Cup of the Balkan Volleyball Association (BVA). Before the start of the tournament, the Greek “Pannaxiacos” starred.
Member Teams
| A country | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | “ Bursa Buyuksehir ” ( Bursa ) | following the results of the championship of Turkey 2016 (5th place) |
| Turkey | Canakale ( Canakkale ) | winner of the BVA Cup 2014 |
| Russia | Yenisei ( Krasnoyarsk ) | According to the results of the championship of Russia 2016 (7th place) [3] |
| France | ASPTT Mulhouse ( Mulhouse ) | According to the results of the preliminary stage of the French Championship 2016 (4th place) |
| Germany | Schweriner-Palmberg ( Schwerin ) | 3rd prize winner of the German Championship 2016 |
| Switzerland | Viteos-NUK ( Neuchatel ) | Following the results of the championship of Switzerland 2016 (5th place) |
| Romania | Bucuresti ( Bucharest ) | 3rd prize winner of the Romania Championship 2016 |
| Romania | " Stiinza " ( Bacau ) | Following the results of the championship of Romania 2016 (4th place) |
| Czech | Ostrava ( Ostrava ) | 3rd prize winner of the Czech Championship 2016 |
| Czech | Kralovo Field ( Brno ) | After the refusal of two Czech teams |
| Belgium | Asterix ( Kildrecht ) | Champion of Belgium 2016 |
| Belgium | Dauphin ( Charleroi ) | 3rd winner of the Belgian Championship 2016. |
| Belgium | Audegem ( Dendermonde ) | According to the results of the championship of Belgium 2016 (4th place). |
| Finland | Oriental Ponnistus ( Orivesi ) | 3rd prize winner of the championship of Finland 2016 |
| Finland | Kangasala ( Kangasala ) | According to the results of the championship of Finland 2016 (4th place) |
| Greece | Olympiacos ( Piraeus ) | Champion of Greece 2016 |
| Austria | Niederosterreich Falcon Post ( Schwechat ) | Champion of Austria 2016 |
| Austria | Holding ( Graz ) | 3rd prize winner of the Austrian Championship 2016 |
| Austria | Salzburg ( Salzburg ) | According to the results of the Austrian championship 2016 (5th place) |
| Norway | Randberg ( Randberg ) | Champion of Norway 2016 |
| Croatia | Porec ( Porec ) | 2nd runner -up of the Croatian Championship 2016 |
| Croatia | “ Marina Kastela ” ( Kastel Gomilitsa ) | 3rd winner of the Croatian Championship 2016 |
| Hungary | Vashash-Obuda ( Budapest ) | 2nd Hungarian Championship 2016 |
| Spain | Ciudad de Logrono ( Logrono ) | Champion of Spain 2016 |
| Spain | Figaro Aris Tenerife ( La Laguna ) | 2nd winner of the championship of Spain 2016 |
| Slovakia | “ Slavia ” ( Bratislava ) | Champion of Slovakia 2016 |
| Slovakia | BVK ( Bratislava ) | 3rd prize winner of the Slovak Championship 2016 |
| Cyprus | AEL ( Larnaca ) | After the failure of the three Cypriot teams |
| Bulgaria | Levski ( Sofia ) | 2nd winner of the Bulgarian Championship 2016 |
| Portugal | Athletics Famalican ( Vila Nova di Famalican ) | Champion of Portugal 2016 |
| Kosovo | Skendery ( Skendery ) | 2nd prize winner of the 2016 Kosovo Championship |
Draw System
In all stages of the tournament, the playoff system is used, that is, the teams are divided into pairs and spend two matches with each other on the road. The winner of the pair is the team that won two victories. In case of equality of victories, the winner is the team that scored the most points within the two-match series (3 points are given for victory 3: 0 and 3: 1, 2 points for victory 3: 2, 1 for defeat 2, 1 for defeat : 3 and 0: 3 points are not awarded). If both teams scored the same number of points, an additional (“golden”) set is assigned, the winner of which goes to the next round of the competition.
1/16 Finals
December 14-15, 2016 / January 10-12, 2017
"Stiinza" (Bacau) - “Bursa Buyuksehir” (Bursa)
- December 14th . 1: 3 (25:19, 14:25, 22:25, 18:25).
- January 11th . 1: 3 (15:25, 25:17, 18:25, 23:25).
“Slavia” (Bratislava) - Holding (Graz)
- December 14th . 3: 1 (20:25, 25:20, 25:19, 25:15).
- January 17th . 3: 1 (25:23, 22:25, 31:29, 25:18).
Ciudad de Logrono (Logrono) - Athletics Famalican (Vila Nova di Famalican)
- December 14th . 3: 0 (26:24, 25:16, 25:15).
- January 11th . 3: 1 (25:14, 25:22, 21:25, 26:24).
"Figaro Aris Tenerife" (La Laguna) - Dauphin (Charleroi)
- December 14th . 1: 3 (12:25, 25:16, 20:25, 23:25).
- January 12th . 3: 2 (30:28, 22:25, 25:18, 20:25, 15:12).
Audegem (Dendermonde) - Viteos-NUK (Neuchatel)
- December 14th . 0: 3 (19:25, 16:25, 22:25).
- January 12th . 0: 3 (23:25, 19:25, 15:25).
AEL (Limassol) - BVK (Bratislava)
- December 15th . 3: 0 (25:22, 25:22, 25:18).
- January 11th . 1: 3 (27:25, 22:25, 18:25, 14:25). The Golden Set - 15: 5 .
Randberg - Kangasala
- December 14th . 0: 3 (14:25, 15:25, 15:25).
- January 11th . 0: 3 (23:25, 14:25, 17:25).
Oriental Ponnistus (Orivesi) - Schweriner-Palmberg (Schwerin)
- December 14th . 0: 3 (13:25, 20:25, 15:25).
- January 11th . 0: 3 (20:25, 21:25, 13:25).
ASPTT Mulhouse (Mulhouse) - Asterix (Kildrecht)
- December 14th . 1: 3 (19:25, 25:19, 20:25, 19:25).
- January 12th . 1: 3 (25:20, 20:25, 20:25, 18:25).
Skendery - Vashash-Obuda (Budapest)
- December 14th . 1: 3 (19:25, 19:25, 25:23, 14:25).
- January 10th . 0: 3 (14:25, 11:25, 13:25).
Canakkale - Levski (Sofia)
- December 14th . 3: 0 (25: 8, 25:12, 25:15).
- January 10th . 3: 0 (25:12, 25:12, 25:18).
Olympiacos (Piraeus) - Bucuresti (Bucharest)
- December 14th . 3: 0 (25:23, 25:18, 25:22).
- January 11th . 3: 0 (25:23, 25:20, 25:20).
"Porec" - Ostrava
- December 14th . 0: 3 (16:25, 17:25, 10:25).
- January 11th . 0: 3 (17:25, 11:25, 21:25).
Kralovo Field (Brno) - Niederosterreich Falcon Post (Schwechat)
- December 14th . 3: 0 (25:19, 25:22, 25:17).
- January 11th . 3: 1 (26:28, 25:21, 25:16, 25:23).
“Marina Kastela” (Kastel Gomilitsa) - "Salzburg"
- December 14th . 3: 2 (25:15, 25:21, 18:25, 22:25, 15:13).
- January 11th . 3: 0 (27:25, 25:14, 25:23).
Pannaxiacos (Naxos) - Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk)
- 0: 3 , 0: 3 - the failure of Pannaxiakos.
1/8 Finals
24-25.01 / 7-9.02.2017
“Slavia” (Bratislava) - “Bursa Buyuksehir” (Bursa)
- January 25th . 0: 3 (15:25, 18:25, 15:25).
- February 8th . 1: 3 (13:25, 14:25, 25:23, 22:25).
Ciudad de Logrono (Logrono) - Dauphin (Charleroi)
- January 25th . 3: 1 (25:17, 23:25, 25:14, 25:23).
- February 9th . 3: 0 (25:16, 25:17, 25:19).
Viteos-NUK (Neuchatel) - AEL (Limassol)
- January 25th . 3: 1 (25:27, 25:22, 25:16, 25:21).
- February 9th . 3: 0 (25:13, 25:15, 25:22).
Schweriner-Palmberg (Schwerin) - Kangasala
- January 24th . 3: 0 (25:18, 25:14, 25:20).
- February 8th . 3: 0 (25:21, 25:16, 25:20).
Asterix (Kildrecht) - Vashash-Obuda (Budapest)
- January 25th . 3: 1 (25:22, 25:17, 18:25, 25:20).
- February 7th . 3: 2 (19:25, 25:13, 25:13, 19:25, 15:10).
Canakkale - Olympiacos (Piraeus)
- January 24th . 2: 3 (20:25, 24:26, 25:15, 25:19, 9:15).
- February 7th . 2: 3 (25:19, 17:25, 25:21, 14:25, 14:16).
Ostrava - Kralovo Field (Brno)
- January 25th . 3: 0 (25:14, 25:21, 25:12).
- February 7th . 3: 1 (12:25, 25:20, 25:19, 25:19).
Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk) - “Marina Kastela” (Kastel Gomilitsa)
- January 25th . 3: 0 (25:17, 25:17, 25:13).
- February 8th . 3: 0 (25:21, 25:18, 25: 5).
Quarter Final
22-23.02 / 7-9.03.2017
Ciudad de Logrono (Logrono) - “Bursa Buyuksehir” (Bursa)
- February 23rd . 1: 3 (15:25, 25:27, 25:19, 21:25).
- March 7th . 0: 3 (18:25, 12:25, 18:25).
Viteos-NUK (Neuchatel) - Schweriner-Palmberg (Schwerin)
- February 23rd . 0: 3 (21:25, 20:25, 22:25).
- March 9th . 0: 3 (15:25, 15:25, 20:25).
Asterix (Kildrecht) - Olympiacos (Piraeus)
- February 22nd . 2: 3 (22:25, 25:11, 25:19, 20:25, 12:15).
- March 8th . 1: 3 (18:25, 16:25, 25:19, 21:25).
Ostrava - Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk)
- February 22nd . 1: 3 (16:25, 23:25, 25:22, 15:25).
- March 7th . 0: 3 (23:25, 20:25, 24:26).
Semifinal
03/29/2012
Schweriner-Palmberg (Schwerin) - “Bursa Buyuksehir” (Bursa)
- March 29th . 1: 3 (22:25, 28:30, 25:21, 20:25).
- April 2 3: 2 (23:25, 17:25, 25:18, 25:16, 16:14).
Olympiacos (Piraeus) - Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk)
- March 29th . 3: 1 (25:15, 18:25, 25:17, 27:25).
- April 2 0: 3 (21:25, 11:25, 23:25). The Golden Set - 15:13 .
Final
1st match
| April 12, 2017 |
| Piraeus Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall 2000 viewers | ||||||
| The account for the parties - 18:25, 15:25, 25:20, 25:19, 15:10 . Match time - 1 hour 58 minutes. Judges: Yasmin Huseynovich, Marcus Edholm. | ||||||||
2nd match
| April 15, 2017 |
| Bursa Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall 4000 spectators | ||||||
| The account for the parties - 25:15, 25:16, 25:23 . Match time - 1 hour 22 minutes. Judges: Niklas Hekford, Danica Quiz-Fox. | ||||||||
Winners
“ Bursa Buyuksehir ” ( Bursa ) : Eileen Saryoglu, Jeren Cihan, Yaren Khatipoglu, Fatma Yildirim, Ipek Soroglu, Ozge Kirdar, Merve Tanyl, Joyce Gomez da Silva, Nikalina Bashnakova, Ivana Prokopich, Nuran Inje, Merve Dora Albai. The head coach is Jan de Brand.
Olympiakos ( Piraeus ) : Ekaterina Yota, Ana Lazarevich, Nadezhda Malasai, George Lamprusi, Konstantin Vlahaki, Aretha Konomi, Evgenia Tsima, Irini Kokkinaki, Stiliani Christodoulou, Saskia Hippe, Areti Teza, Angeliki Melina Emmani. Head coach - Branko Kovachevich.
Notes
- ↑ BURSA BBSK claim second Challenge Cup crown in three years!
- ↑ 2017 Ranking List - Women.
- ↑ Yenisei, which took 7th place in the Russian Championship 2016, was declared in the Challenge Cup after refusing to participate in European competitions for the Zarechye-Odintsovo and Proton teams, which took 5th and 6th respectively in the Russian Championship 2017 places.