Women's Challenge Cup (volleyball)

Challenge Cup
Sport Volleyball
Founded 1980
Country(ies) CEV members
Continent Europe
Most recent champion(s) Vakifbank Günes Sigorta Istanbul

The Women's Challenge Cup is an official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It was started in the 1980/81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to Challenge Cup.[1]

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Winners

CEV Cup

Year Final
Champion Result Runner-Up
1980/1981
2001/2002 Edison Volley Modena 3–1 Marine Consulting Ravenna
2002/2003 Asystel Volley Novara 3–0 Hotel Cantur Las Palmas
2003/2004 Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–2 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi
2004/2005 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia 3–0 Balakovskaia AES Balakovo
2005/2006 Scavolini Pesaro 3–1 Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri
2006/2007 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia[2] 3–0 Zarechie Odintsovo

Challenge Cup

Year Final
Champion Result Runner-Up
2007/2008 VakıfBank GS Türk Telekom Istanbul[3] 3–2 Infoplus Minetti Imola
2008/2009 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi[4] 3–0 Panathinaikos Athens
2009/2010 Dresdner SC[5] 3–1 Asterix Kieldrecht

References

  1. ^ http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2007/news_archive_2007_04/8376_EN.html
  2. ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2007/news_archive_2007_03/8353_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 
  3. ^ CEV. "ISTANBUL wins the 2007/08 Women's Challenge Cup". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2008/news_archive_2008_03/11237_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  4. ^ CEV. "First European trophy ever for Italian club Vini Monteschiavo Jesi". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/13954_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 
  5. ^ CEV. "DRESDNER SC celebrates home triumph". http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/16593_EN.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 

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