2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
The 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".
Format
The tournament was played on a knockout format, originally a total of 51 teams were to participate, due to withdraws a total of 49 teams participated. Initially 35 teams were allocated vacancies to enter the competition at the 'Qualification phase', with another 14 teams joining from the Women's CEV Cup entering the competition at the 'Main phase' stage.On 12 June 2014, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team played a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg. After two legs, the team with the most result points advanced to the next round. In case the teams were tied after two legs, a was played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points.
;Round composition
- 1st Round: 6 teams
- 2nd Round: 1st Round winners + 29 teams
- 16th Final: 2nd Round winners + 14 teams from CEV Cup
- 8th Final onwards: winners
Participating teams
- A total of 49 teams participated, 35 were allocated direct places and 14 joined from the Women's CEV Cup entering at the 'Main phase'.
Qualification phase
1st Round
- 1st leg 25–26 October 2014
- 2nd leg 1–2 November 2014
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
Teva Gödöllõ  | 3 – 0 3 – 1 |  SVS Post Schwechat |
Sliedrecht Sport  | 3 – 2 3 – 2 | Vasas Obuda Budapest |
ŽOK Gacko  | 0 – 3 0 – 3 |  İlbank Ankara |
2nd Round
- 1st leg 11–13 November 2014
- 2nd leg 25–27 November 2014
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| Bursa BBSK | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | UVC Holding Graz |
A.E.K. Athens  | 3 – 0 0 – 3 Golden Set: 5–15 | ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| Linamar Békéscsabai RSE | 3 – 1 3 – 2 | Teva Gödöllõ |
OK Poreč  | 0 – 3 0 – 3 |  Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
VC Oudegem  | 1 – 3 0 – 3 |  Schweriner SC |
| Asterix Kieldrecht | 3 – 0 3 – 1 |  CV Barcelona |
| VC Sneek | 3 – 2 0 – 3 | Alterno Apeldoorn |
RSR Walfer  | 1 – 3 0 – 3 |  ASPTT Mulhouse |
| Ti Meraner Volley Innsbruck | 0 – 3 0 – 3 |  Azerrail Baku |
Stod Volley Steinkjer  | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Sliedrecht Sport |
ŽOK Braslovče  | 1 – 3 1 – 3 |  TSV Düdingen |
Oriveden Ponnistus Orivesi  | 3 – 2 1 – 3 | Kanti Schaffhausen |
C.S.U Târgu Mureș  | 3 – 2 1 – 3 |  Hapoel Kfar Saba |
Minchanka Minsk  | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden Set: 10–15 | AON Pannaxiakos Naxos |
| İlbank Ankara | 3 – 0 3 – 0 |  Levski Sofia |
Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg  | 3 – 1 3 – 1 | C.S.M. București |
Main phase
In this stage of the competition, the sixteen qualified teams of the Qualification phase were joined by the losing teams from the 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup. From the 16 teams expected to join from the CEV Cup, 14 teams entered the competition, after the withdraw of 2 teams. That meant two teams received a 16th Final bye.| Qualified via the Qualification phase | Qualified via Women's CEV Cup |
| Bursa BBSK ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko Linamar Békéscsabai RSE Jedinstvo Stara Pazova Schweriner SC Asterix Kieldrecht Alterno Apeldoorn ASPTT Mulhouse Azerrail Baku Stod Volley Steinkjer TSV Düdingen Kanti Schaffhausen Hapoel Kfar Saba AON Pannaxiakos Naxos İlbank Ankara Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | Rocheville Le Cannet VDK Gent Dames Dinamo Romprest București Volley Köniz Haifa VC ASKÖ Linz-Steg Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye Khimik Yuzhny Sagres Neuchâtel UC SK UP Olomouc Rote Raben Vilsbiburg Calcit Kamnik ATSC Sparkasse Klagenfurt Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
16th Final
- 1st leg 9–11 December 2014
- 2nd leg 16–18 December 2014
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| SK UP Olomouc | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Bursa BBSK |
| Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | ŽOK Bimal-Jedinstvo Brčko |
| Bye | – – | Linamar Békéscsabai RSE |
| Rote Raben Vilsbiburg | 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden set: 15–13 | Jedinstvo Stara Pazova |
| Schweriner SC | – – | Bye |
| ATSC Sparkasse Klagenfurt | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Asterix Kieldrecht |
| VDK Gent Dames | 3 – 0 0 – 3 Golden set: 10–15 | Alterno Apeldoorn |
| Igor Gorgonzola Novara | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | ASPTT Mulhouse |
| Azerrail Baku | 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden set: 15–11 | Volley Köniz |
| Stod Volley Steinkjer | 3 – 0 3 – 1 | Calcit Kamnik |
| TSV Düdingen | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| Haifa VC | 1 – 3 1 – 3 | Kanti Schaffhausen |
| Rocheville Le Cannet | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| AON Pannaxiakos Naxos | 3 – 0 2 – 3 | Sagres Neuchâtel UC |
| Dinamo Romprest București | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | İlbank Ankara |
| Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | ASKÖ Linz-Steg |
8th Final
- 1st leg 13–15 January 2015
- 2nd leg 20–22 January 2015
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| Bursa BBSK | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Orbita ZTMC-ZNU Zaporozhye |
| Linamar Békéscsabai RSE | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Rote Raben Vilsbiburg |
| Asterix Kieldrecht | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Schweriner SC |
| Alterno Apeldoorn | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden set: 5–15 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara |
| Stod Volley Steinkjer | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden set: 18–16 | Azerrail Baku |
| Khimik Yuzhny | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Kanti Schaffhausen |
| AON Pannaxiakos Naxos | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | Rocheville Le Cannet |
| İlbank Ankara | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
4th Final
- 1st leg 3–5 March 2015
- 2nd leg 10–12 March 2015
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| Rote Raben Vilsbiburg | 0 – 3 1 – 3 | Bursa BBSK |
| Igor Gorgonzola Novara | 1 – 3 2 – 3 | Schweriner SC |
| Stod Volley Steinkjer | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Khimik Yuzhny |
| AON Pannaxiakos Naxos | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg |
Final Phase
Semi-Finals
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| Schweriner SC | 3 – 1 0 – 3 Golden set: 10–15 | Bursa BBSK |
| Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | 3 – 0 3 – 0 | Khimik Yuzhny |
Finals
- 1st leg 8 April 2015
- 2nd leg 12 April 2015
| Team #1 | Results | Team #2 |
| Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg | 3 – 0 1 – 3 Golden set: 11–15 | Bursa BBSK |