2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup

The 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup was the 32nd edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.

2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup
LeagueCEV Challenge Cup
SportVolleyball
Duration22 October 2011 – 31 March 2012
Finals
Champions Tytan AZS Częstochowa
  Runners-up AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Finals MVP Dawid Murek

The final of 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup became Polish derby, because of Tytan AZS Częstochowa and AZS Politechnika Warszawska meetings.[1] Tytan AZS Częstochowa won the first match and lost the next one after tie-break, but their victory was decided by the golden set.[2][3] The Most Valuable Player of final matches was chosen captain of winner team, Polish player Dawid Murek.

Participating teams
CountryNumber of teamsTeams
 Albania1VC Teuta Durrës
 Austria3hotVolleys Vienna, Hypo No Amstetten, SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob
 Belarus3Metallurg Zhlobin, Kommunalnik Grodno, Stroitel Minsk
 Belgium1Prefaxis Menen
 Bosnia and Herzegovina2MOK Brčko-Jedinstvo, OK Kakanj
 Bulgaria1CVC Gabrovo
 Croatia2OK Mladost Marina Kaštela, Mladost Zagreb
 Cyprus3Pokka A.E. Karava, Nea Salamis Famagusta, Anorthosis Famagusta
 Czech Republic1VK Dukla Liberec
 Estonia1Selver Tallinn
 Finland4Sampo Pielavesi, Etta Oulu, Isku Volley Tampere, Lakkapää Rovaniemi
 France1Rennes Volley 35,
 Germany1Evivo Düren
 Greece1Olympiacos Piraeus
 Israel1Hapoel Kfar Saba, Maccabi Tel Aviv
 Italy1Casa Modena
 Luxembourg1VC Strassen
 Netherlands2Langhenkel Doetinchem, Abiant Groningen
 Norway1Nyborg Bergen
 Poland2AZS Politechnika Warszawska, Tytan AZS Częstochowa
 Portugal1Fonte Bastardo Açores
 Romania4Universitatea Cluj, Tomis Constanța, Dinamo București, Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare
 Russia1Dinamo Krasnodar
 Spain1Unicaja Almería
 Serbia2Radnički Kragujevac, Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad
 Slovakia1Chemes Humenné
 Slovenia1Calcit Kamnik
  Switzerland3Volley Amriswil, Chênois Genève, Lausanne UC
 Turkey1Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul
 Ukraine1Lokomotyv Kharkiv

Qualification phase

1st Round
  • 1st leg 22–23 October 2011
  • 2nd leg 29–30 October 2011
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metallurg Zhlobin 6–2 Nyborg Bergen 3–1 3–1
Kommunalnik Grodno 6–2 Universitatea Cluj 3–0 3–2

2nd Round
  • 1st leg 13–15 December 2011
  • 2nd leg 20–22 December 2011
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
hotVolleys Vienna 0–6 Pokka A.E. Karava 0–3 0–3
Langhenkel Doetinchem 5–4 Sampo Pielavesi 2–3 3–115–12
Chemes Humenné 1–6 Rennes Volley 35 1–3 0–3
Metallurg Zhlobin 3–6 AZS Politechnika Warszawska 1–3 2–3
Fonte Bastardo Açores 6–2 Evivo Düren 3–0 3–2
Casa Modena 3–3 VC Strassen 3–0 0–35–15
VK Dukla Liberec 5–5 Volley Amriswil 2–3 3–210–15
Radnički Kragujevac 4–4 Prefaxis Menen 3–1 1–39–15
Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul 6–0 VC Teuta Durrës 3–0 3–0
Nea Salamis Famagusta 6–2 CVC Gabrovo 3–0 3–2
Dinamo Krasnodar 6–1 Kommunalnik Grodno 3–1 3–0
Olympiacos Piraeus 6–1 Hapoel Kfar Saba 3–0 3–1
Hypo No Amstetten 6–3 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad 3–1 3–2
MOK Brčko-Jedinstvo 1–6 Tomis Constanța 1–3 0–3
Chênois Genève 3–6 Abiant Groningen 1–3 2–3
Etta Oulu 2–6 Stroitel Minsk 1–3 1–3

Main phase

16th Finals
  • 1st leg 10–12 January 2012
  • 2nd leg 17–19 January 2012
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Dinamo București 2–6 Dinamo Krasnodar 0–3 2–3
OK Mladost Marina Kaštela 0–6 AZS Politechnika Warszawska 0–3 0–3
Lokomotyv Kharkiv 6–0 Volley Amriswil 3–0 3–0
OK Kakanj 2–6 Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul 2–3 0–3
Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare 1–6 Tomis Constanța 1–3 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–6 Nea Salamis Famagusta 1–3 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 6–1 VC Strassen 3–0 3–1
Olympiacos Piraeus 6–0 Isku Volley Tampere 3–0 3–0
Rennes Volley 35 6–1 Mladost Zagreb 3–0 3–1
Stroitel Minsk 6–2 SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob 3–2 3–0
Unicaja Almería 6–2 Abiant Groningen 3–0 3–2
Fonte Bastardo Açores 1–6 Tytan AZS Częstochowa 0–3 1–3
Langhenkel Doetinchem 5–3 Selver Tallinn 2–3 3–013–15
Hypo No Amstetten 4–6 Lausanne UC 2–3 2–3
Calcit Kamnik 1–6 Prefaxis Menen 1–3 0–3
Lakkapää Rovaniemi 3–6 Pokka A.E. Karava 1–3 2–3

8th Finals
  • 1st leg 31 January – 2 February 2012
  • 2nd leg 7–9 February 2012
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
Dinamo Krasnodar 4–3 AZS Politechnika Warszawska 3–0 1–38–15
Lokomotyv Kharkiv 6–3 Galatasaray Yurtici Istanbul 3–1 3–2
Nea Salamis Famagusta 0–3 Tomis Constanța 0–3 withdrew
Olympiacos Piraeus 4–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 1–312–15
Rennes Volley 35 5–4 Stroitel Minsk 3–1 2–315–13
Tytan AZS Częstochowa 5–4 Unicaja Almería 3–1 2–316–14
Selver Tallinn 5–5 Lausanne UC 2–3 3–212–15
Prefaxis Menen 6–0 Pokka A.E. Karava 3–0 3–0

4th Finals
  • 1st leg 21–23 February 2012
  • 2nd leg 28 February – 1 March 2012
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGolden Set
AZS Politechnika Warszawska 6–3 Lokomotyv Kharkiv 3–1 3–2
Tomis Constanța 6–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 3–1
Tytan AZS Częstochowa 4–4 Rennes Volley 35 3–1 1–315–11
Lausanne UC 0–6 Prefaxis Menen 0–3 0–3

Final phase

Semi finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tomis Constanța 3–6 AZS Politechnika Warszawska 2–3 1–3
Tytan AZS Częstochowa 6–2 Prefaxis Menen 3–1 3–1

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Mar17:00Tomis Constanța 2–3 AZS Politechnika Warszawska 20–2525–2125–2318–2511–1599–109Report
14 Mar19:00Tytan AZS Częstochowa 3–1 Prefaxis Menen 25–1820–2525–1525–23 95–81Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar18:00AZS Politechnika Warszawska 3–1 Tomis Constanța 25–2221–2525–2225–20 96–89Report
17 Mar20:30Prefaxis Menen 1–3 Tytan AZS Częstochowa 25–2022–2519–2524–26 90–96Report

First leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Mar20:30AZS Politechnika Warszawska 1–3 Tytan AZS Częstochowa 24–2625–2325–2720–25 94–101Report

Second leg
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Mar14:30Tytan AZS Częstochowa 2–3 AZS Politechnika Warszawska 24–1425–2222–2523–2511–15105–101Report
Golden set Tytan AZS Częstochowa 18–16 AZS Politechnika Warszawska

Final standing

References
  1. "Poland can't wait for final showdown in Czestochowa". cev.lu. CEV. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA claims first round of Polish derby". cev.lu. CEV. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA celebrates European glory after breathtaking match". cev.lu. CEV. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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