The CEV Women's Challenge Cup, formerly (from 1980 to 2007) known as CEV Women's Cup is the third official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and was created as in 1980 to allow more clubs to participate in European competitions. In 2007, it was renamed following a CEV decision to rename its second official competition (known as Top Teams Cup) to CEV Cup.
Results summary CEV Cup SeasonWinnersResultRunners-upThird place1980–81 SV Lohhof Mobili Cecina VC Wiesbaden1981–82 USC Münster Lions Baby Ancona Orbis Orion1982–83 SG JDZ Feuerbach Pallavolo Cecina TG Rüsselsheim1983–84 Victoria Vill. Bari VIC Modena SG JDZ Feuerbach1984–85 Viktoria Augsburg Victoria Vill. Bari Parma Lynx1985–86 Nelson Reggio Emilia SG JDZ Feuerbach Crvena Zvezda Beograd1986–87 Civ e Civ Modena USC Münster Yoghi Ancona1987–88 Yoghi Ancona 3–2 Braglia Ceramica Reggio Emilia Emlakbank Ankara1988–89 Braglia Ceramica Reggio Emilia 3–0 Slavia Praha 1. VC Schwerte1989–90 Orbita Zaporizhzhia 3–1 Bayern Lohhof Rapid Bucarest1990–91 Pescopagano Matera 3–0 Braglia Ceramica Reggio Emilia Vakıfbank Ankara1991–92 Pescopagano Matera 3–0 AS Volley Modena Vakıfbank Ankara1992–93 Colli Aniene Rome 3–1 Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Yunesis Ekaterinburg1993–94 USC Münster 3–1 Impresem Agrigento Iskra Luhansk1994–95 Ecoclear Sumirago 3–0 Orbita Zaporizhzhia RCF Villebon1995–96 USC Münster 3–1 Emlakbank Ankara Rossy Moscow1996–97 Alpam Roma 3–2 Romanelli Firenze Galatasaray1997–98 Cermagica Reggio Emilia 3–0 Medinex Reggio Calabria PTT Mulhouse1998–99 Centro Ester Napoli 3–0 Iskra Luhansk Uraltransbank Ekaterinburg1999–00 Medinex Reggio Calabria 3–1 Vicenza Volley Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Istanbul2000–01 Cividini Vicenza 3–0 Foppapedretti Bergamo Pallavolo Sirio Perugia2001–02 Edison Volley Modena 3–1 Marine Consulting Ravenna Balakovskaia Balakovo2002–03 Asystel Volley Novara 3–0 Hotel Cantur Las Palmas Pallavolo Sirio Perugia2003–04 Foppapedretti Bergamo 3–2 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi Caja de Ávila2004–05 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia 3–0 Balakovskaia AES Balakovo Vini Monteschiavo Jesi2005–06 Scavolini Pesaro 3–1 Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri Universidad Burgos2006–07 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia 3–0 Zarechie Odintsovo Sant'Orsola Asystel Novara
CEV Challenge Cup SeasonWinnersResultRunners-upThird place2007–08 VakıfBank Güneş Istanbul 3–2 Infoplus Minetti Imola Dresdner SC2008–09 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 3–0 Panathinaikos Athens Leningradka Saint Petersburg2009–10 Dresdner SC 3–1 Asterix Kieldrecht Galatasaray2010–11 Azerrail Baku 3–1, 3–1 Lokomotiv Baku Igtisadchi Baku Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg2011–12 Lokomotiv Baku 2–3, 3–2 ( 15–13) VC Baku VDK Gent Dames VfB Suhl2012–13 Dinamo Krasnodar 3–2, 1–3 ( 15–8) Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza VT Aurubis Hamburg LP Viesti Salo2013–14 Zarechie Odintsovo 3–2, 3–1 Beşiktaş ASPTT Mulhouse Impel Wrocław2014–15 Bursa BBSK 0–3, 3–1 ( 15–11) Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg Schweriner SC Khimik Yuzhny2015–16 CSM București 3–1, 3–1 Trabzon İdmanocağı Bursa BBSK Zarechie Odintsovo2016–17 Bursa BBSK 2–3, 3–0 Olympiacos Piraeus Schweriner SC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk2017–18 Olympiacos Piraeus 2–3, 3–1 Bursa BBSK Dinamo Krasnodar Nantes VB2018–19 Saugella Monza 3–0, 3–1 Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor Le Cannet-Rocheville Gen-I Volley Nova Gorica2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Yeşilyurt Istanbul 3–0, 3–0 CSM Volei Alba Blaj THY Istanbul MCM Kaposvári2021–22 Scandicci 3–0, 3–0 La Laguna Aydın Obrenovac2022–23 Chieri '76 3–0, 3–0 CSM Lugoj Suhl ŽOK Jedinstvo Stara Pazova2023–24 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0, 3–1 Neptunes Nantes VC Wiesbaden Bursa Nilüfer Belediye2024–25 Roma Volley 3–2, 3–1 Chieri '76 Galatasaray Potsdam2025–26 Megabox Vallefoglia 3–2, 3–0 Panathinaikos Panionios Kaposvári
Note: The third place match was abolished in 2010. The table's column "Third place" display the losing semifinalists from the 2010–11 season onwards.
Titles by club Rank Club Titles Champion Years 1 Pallavolo Reggio Emilia 3 2 1985–86, 1988–89, 1997–982 USC Münster 3 1 1981–82, 1993–94, 1995–963 Volley Modena 2 2 1986–87, 2001–024 Bursa BBSK 2 1 2014–15, 2016–17 5 Pallavolo Matera 2 1990–91, 1991–92 Gierre Roma 2 1992–93, 1996–97 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia 2 2004–05, 2006–07 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 2 2002–03, 2023–249 Vicenza Volley 1 2 2000–01 10 SV Lohhof 1 1 1980–81 CJD Feuerbach 1 1 1982–83 Amatori Volley Bari 1 1 1983–84 Orbita Zaporizhzhia 1 1 1989–90 Virtus Reggio Calabria 1 1 1999–00 Volley Bergamo 1 1 2003–04 Vini Monteschiavo Jesi 1 1 2008–09 Lokomotiv Baku 1 1 2011–12 VC Zarechie Odintsovo 1 1 2013–14 Olympiacos Piraeus 1 1 2017–18 Chieri '76 1 1 2022–2321 TG Viktoria Augsburg 1 1984–85 Brogliaccio Pallavolo Ancona 1 1987–88 Pallavolo Sumirago 1 1994–95 Centro Ester Pallavolo 1 1998–99 Scavolini Pesaro 1 2005–06 Vakıfbank Sports Club 1 2007–08 Dresdner SC 1 2009–10 Azerrail Baku 1 2010–11 VC Dinamo Krasnodar 1 2012–13 CSM București 1 2015–16 Saugella Monza 1 2018–19 Yeşilyurt Istanbul 1 2020–21 Scandicci 1 2021–22 Roma Volley 1 2024–25 Megabox Vallefoglia 1 2025–26
Titles by country Notes: 1. For the purpose of keeping historical event accuracy, historical countries names are used in this table. Rank Country Won Total 1 27 19 46 2 4 6 10 3 4 2 6 4 3 1 4 5 2 3 5 6 2 2 4 7 1 3 4 8 1 2 3 9 1 – 1 10 – 2 2 – 2 2 12 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 1 1
MVP by edition 2000–01 – 2001–02 – 2002–03 – 2003–04 – 2004–05 – 2005–06 – 2006–07 – 2007–08 – 2008–09 – 2009–10 – 2010–11 – 2011–12 – 2012–13 – 2013–14 – 2014–15 – 2015–16 – 2016–17 – 2017–18 – 2018–19 – 2019–20 – event cancelled due to pandemic 2020–21 – 2021–22 – 2022–23 – 2023–24 – 2024–25 – 2025–26 –
All-time team records Winners and finalists by city since 1980/1981 LocationWinnersFinalistsReggio Emilia (Italy)32Münster (Germany)31Istanbul (Turkey)22Baku (Azerbaijan)22Modena (Italy)22Bursa (Turkey)21Perugia (Italy)20Matera (Italy)20Roma (Italy)20Novara (Italy)20Vicenza (Italy)12Ancona (Italy)11Feuerbach (Germany)11Jesi (Italy)11Bari (Italy)11Bergamo (Italy)11Odintsovo (Russia)11Reggio di Calabria (Italy)11Unterschleißheim (Germany)11Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine)11Bucuresti (Romania)10Dresden (Germany)10Augsburg (Germany)10Krasnodar (Russia)10Monza (Italy)10Napoli (Italy)10Pesaro (Italy)10Sumirago (Italy)10Cerro Veronese (Italy)2Ankara (Turkey)1Yekaterinburg (Russia)1Balakovo (Russia)1Luhansk (Ukraine)1Agrigento (Italy)1Athínai (Greece)1Aydin (Turkey)1Beveren (Belgium)1Blaj (Romania)1Chieri (Italy)1Florence (Italy)1Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)1Piacenza (Italy)1Praha (Czech Republic)1Ravenna (Italy)1Trabzon (Turkey)1Nantes (France)1Ávila (Spain)Belgrade (Serbia)Burgos (Spain)Doetinchem (Netherlands)Moscow (Russia)Mulhouse (France)Parma (Italy)Rüsselsheim (Germany)Saint Petersburg (Russia)Schwerte (Germany)Villebon-Sur-Yvette (France)Wiesbaden (Germany)
Various statistics since 2006/2007 +Number of appearances1ASKÖ Linz-Steg102Kanti Schaffhausen103Olympiacos Piraeus104VK Slavia Bratislava105Královo Pole Brno96Sliedrecht Sport97Vasas Budapest98AEL Limassol89Asterix Avo Beveren710CK Ponta Delgada7 +Number of matches1Olympiacos Piraeus502Bursa BBSK423Asterix Avo Beveren384Kanti Schaffhausen385Královo Pole Brno346Volero Le Cannet347Calcit Volleyball Kamnik328Vasas Budapest309VK Slavia Bratislava3010Lokomotiv Baku28 +Wins1Olympiacos Piraeus352Bursa BBSK343Asterix Avo Beveren254Dresdner SC235Zarechie Odintsovo216Azerrail Baku207Kanti Schaffhausen208Lokomotiv Baku209Volero Le Cannet2010Schweriner SC18 +Number of wins in games played1Pieralisi Jesi100 %2Sirio Perugia100 %3Yesilyurt SK100 %4Nordmeccanica Piacenza90 %5Saugella Team Monza90 %6Béziers88 %7Dresdner SC88 %8Zarechie Odintsovo88 %9Baku VK86 %10Panathinaikos Athens86 %
(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)