2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
| 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | CEV Women's Challenge Cup |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | 21 November 2017 – 11 April 2018 |
| Number of teams | 37 |
| Finals | |
The 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup will be the 38th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup".
The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 37 teams participating. Initially 10 teams play a qualification round with the 5 winners advancing to the main phase. On 14 June 2017, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss). After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is 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 (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).
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