Challenge Cup 2026


    AEK ATHENS 3 - 0 GZOK Srem SREMSKA MITROVICA

    (25-19, 25-21, 25-16)



    TJ OSTRAVA 3 - 0 Nakovski Volej STRUMICA

    (25-13, 25-9, 25-10)



    VK PROSTEJOV 3 - 2 Draisma Dynamo APELDOORN

    (25-18, 23-25, 20-25, 25-14, 16-14)



    VA Uniza ZILINA 1 - 3 HOLTE IF

    (25-23, 22-25, 24-26, 23-25)



    Fundación Cajasol ANDALUCÍA 3 - 2 VK Slovan BRATISLAVA

    (21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-13, 15-13)



    OK BRDA SPLIT 0 - 3 Olympiada Neapolis NICOSIA

    (17-25, 17-25, 15-25)



    Friso SNEEK 0 - 3 C.S.M LUGOJ

    (22-25, 20-25, 21-25)



    VBC CHESEAUX 3 - 0 Levski SOFIA

    (25-23, 25-14, 25-23)



    Volley DÜDINGEN 3 - 1 KV Fer Volley FERIZAJ

    (25-15, 22-25, 25-18, 25-15)



    Tchalou CHAPELLE-LEZ-HERLAIMONT 3 - 0 Fleyr TÓRSHAVN

    (25-8, 25-7, 25-9)



    AO THIRAS 3 - 2 GS Panionios NEA SMYRNI

    (23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 13-25, 15-12)



    Fatum NYÍREGYHÁZA 3 - 0 LP SALO

    (26-24, 25-14, 27-25)



    KAUNAS VDU 2 - 3 Øksyl MYRE

    (25-21, 17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 9-15)



    Ocisa HARO Rioja 3 - 0 Buducnost PODGORICA

    (25-14, 25-12, 25-12)

    Despite having a big budget and well-known players (Rahimova, Busa, Vasileva, Kowalewska, Zakchaiou) Panionios had lost three games in a row against Greek teams. However, today they managed to defeat AO Thiras and qualified. Also, Rahimova had 2/25 + 0/7 at. in her previous games, but today was very good.



    Panionios - AO Thiras 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-23)


    Rahimova 23 (18/38, 5 aces), Busa 14 (13/23), Vasileva 10 (7/24)


    Maase 11 (10/29)

    Four of those players are past their prime lol. Not everyone can be like Maja or de Gennaro

    If all these attackers are struggling, is the setter so bad?

    16th Finals:



    Øksyl MYRE - KHG KAPOSVÁRI NRC

    RAE Spordikool Viaston JÜRI - Olymp PRAHA

    Pirane BRUSNO - GEN-I Volley NOVA GORICA

    C.S.M LUGOJ - SC POTSDAM



    VBC CHESEAUX -Hidramar GRAN CANARIA

    SC BALTA - OK Nebo ZAPREŠIĆ

    Fatum NYÍREGYHÁZA- ZOK Igman ILIDZA

    AEK ATHENS- Megabox group VALLEFOGLIA



    Ocisa HARO Rioja - Sporting Clube de BRAGA

    Volley DÜDINGEN - Panathinaikos ATHENS

    HOLTE IF - UVC Holding GRAZ

    Tchalou CHAPELLE-LEZ-HERLAIMONT - Crvena Zvezda BEOGRAD



    Olympiada Neapolis NICOSIA - CHARLEROI Volley

    TJ OSTRAVA - VC Kanti SCHAFFHAUSEN

    Fundación Cajasol ANDALUCÍA - Draisma Dynamo APELDOORN

    GS Panionios NEA SMYRNI - CSM Corona BRASOV

    Despite having 1/6 wins in the greek league and playing without its first scorer AEK beat Valefoglia quite easily.


    I dont know if a greek team has beat an italian ever again.

    After the disaster of game they had in Scandicci on Sunday, I knew Vallefoglia wouldn't have played good in Challenge Cup, but this is a new low, especially considering that a weak team like Roma was able to reach the final without too much trouble.

    Turkey has already used its quota of six starters (4 Champions League and 2 CEV Cup). Poland is using its five starting places (3 Champions League and 2 CEV Cup). To secure a sixth starting place, a team would have had to participate in either the BVA or WEVZA Cup, the latter of which was not held this year