2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
| 2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | CEV Women's Challenge Cup |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | 10 November 2015 - 3 April 2016 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |
 CSM București |
| Runners-up |
 Trabzon İdmanocağı |
The 2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 36th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".
Participating teams
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:
| Rank | Country | Number of teams | Teams (rankings in 2014–15 national championships) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 2 | Bursa BBSK (5) Trabzon İdmanocağı (6) |
| 2 |  Russia | 1 | VC Zarechie Odintsovo (4) |
| 3 |  France | 2 | Nantes VB SF Paris Saint Cloud |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | |
| 5 |  Poland | 0 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 2 | VBC Wiesbaden Rote Raben Vilsbiburg |
| 7 |  Italy | 0 | |
| 8 | Romania | 2 | CSM Târgovişte CSM București |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 3 | Viteos Neuchâtel Université Sm Aesch Pfeffingen Vfm Franches Montagnes |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 2 | VK Královo Pole Brno VK UP Olomouc |
| 11 |  Serbia | 1 | ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
| 12 |  Slovenia | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 3 | Dauphines Charleroi Hermes Oostende Asterix Kieldrecht | |
 Croatia | 2 | Mladost Zagreb OK Poreč | |
 Finland | 2 | HPK Hämeenlinna Wovo Rovaniemi | |
 Israel | 2 | Haifa Volleyball Hapoel Kfar Saba | |
 Netherlands | 2 | Eurosped Tvt Almelo VC Sneek | |
 Austria | 1 | Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck | |
 Belarus | 1 | Minchanka Minsk | |
 Cyprus | 1 | Apollon Prestige Limassol | |
 Estonia | 1 | Kohila VC | |
 Greece | 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | |
 Hungary | 1 | Vasas Obuda Budapest |
Qualification phase
2nd Round
- 1st leg 10–12 November 2015
- 2nd leg 24–26 November 2015
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bursa BBSK | – – |  Bye |
| 2 | Mladost Zagreb | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Teva Gödöllõ |
| 3 | RSR Walfer  | 1 – 3 2 – 3 | Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck |
| 4 | Sliedrecht Sport | 1 – 3 2 – 3 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| 5 | CSM București | 3 – 1 3 – 0 |  ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| 6 | Vasas Obuda Budapest | 3 – 1 3 – 0 | UVC Holding Graz |
| 7 | Minchanka Minsk | 3 – 2 3 – 0 | AEK Athens |
| 8 | AVC Famalicao  | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg |
| 9 | Béziers Volley | 3 – 2 0 – 3 | Vfm Franches Montagnes |
| 10 | Trabzon İdmanocağı | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Pannaxiakos |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | KV Skenderaj |
| 12 | Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño  | 2 – 3 1 – 3 | Sm Aesch Pfeffingen |
| 13 | ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Fatum Nyíregyháza |
| 14 | OK Poreč | 3 – 1 1 – 3 Golden Set: 15–11 | SVS Post Schwechat |
| 15 | Stod Volley Steinkjer  | 0 – 3note 0 – 3note | Wovo Rovaniemi |
| 16 | Bye | – – | Zarechie Odintsovo |
note: According to the match reports, Stod Volley Steinkjer has withdrew from both matches. Wovo Rovaniemi were awarded winners by 3–0 on both matches.[1][2]
Main phase
In this stage of the competition, the sixteen qualified teams of the Qualification phase were joined by the sixteen losing teams from the 2015–16 Women's CEV Cup.
| Qualified via the Qualification phase | Qualified via Women's CEV Cup |
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16th final
- 1st leg 8–10 December 2015
- 2nd leg 15–17 December 2015
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Bursa BBSK | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Apollon Prestige Limassol |
| 18 | Nantes VB | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Mladost Zagreb |
| 19 | Viteos Neuchâtel Université | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck |
| 20 | Haifa Volleyball | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| 21 | CSM București | 3 – 2 3 – 0 | VK Královo Pole Brno |
| 22 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Vasas Obuda Budapest |
| 23 | VBC Wiesbaden | 2 – 3 3 – 1 | Minchanka Minsk |
| 24 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg | 0 – 3 3 – 0 Golden Set: 15–12 | Dauphines Charleroi |
| 25 | Hermes Oostende | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Vfm Franches Montagnes |
| 26 | Trabzon İdmanocağı | 3 – 1 3 – 0 | CSM Târgovişte |
| 27 | Kohila VC | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 8–15 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 28 | Sm Aesch Pfeffingen | 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 15–12 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
| 29 | SF Paris Saint Cloud | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
| 30 | VK UP Olomouc | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | OK Poreč |
| 31 | Eurosped Tvt Almelo | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | Wovo Rovaniemi |
| 32 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | VC Sneek |
8th final
- 1st leg 19–21 January 2016
- 2nd leg 26–28 January 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bursa BBSK | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Nantes VB |
| 34 | Viteos Neuchâtel Université | 2 – 3 0 – 3 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| 35 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden Set: 13–15 | CSM București |
| 36 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg | 2 – 3 2 – 3 | VBC Wiesbaden |
| 37 | Vfm Franches Montagnes | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Trabzon İdmanocağı |
| 38 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2 – 3 1 – 3 | Sm Aesch Pfeffingen |
| 39 | VK UP Olomouc | 3 – 2 1 – 3 | SF Paris Saint Cloud |
| 40 | Eurosped Tvt Almelo | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Zarechie Odintsovo |
4th final
- 1st leg 9–11 February 2016
- 2nd leg 23–25 February 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Asterix Kieldrecht | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Bursa BBSK |
| 42 | VBC Wiesbaden | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | CSM București |
| 43 | Sm Aesch Pfeffingen | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Trabzon İdmanocağı |
| 44 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 3 – 2 3 – 0 | SF Paris Saint Cloud |
Final phase
Semi-finals
- 1st leg 9 March 2016
- 2nd leg 13 March 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Bursa BBSK | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | CSM București |
| 46 | Zarechie Odintsovo | 2 – 3 0 – 3 | Trabzon İdmanocağı |
Finals
- 1st leg 30 March 2016
- 2nd leg 3 April 2016
| Match# | Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | CSM București | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | Trabzon İdmanocağı |
| 2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup Champions |
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CSM București 1st title |