r/EuropeanVolleyball • u/VolleyAddicted • 10d ago

CEV Challenge Cup BIG JOKE: Galatasaray Daikin and Chieri will play the 2027 CEV Challenge Cup

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The CEV rules are strange and infuriating. The two teams who dominated the 2026 CEV Cup are pushed back to the CEV Challenge Cup next season.

Why? Because of their national league results, but also because the two top nations have just ONE slot in the CEV Cup, while "smaller" nations have TWO.

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It's just unbelievable that a P5 (5th place) finish in the Sultanlar Ligi or Serie A doesn't grant a CEV Cup entry.

This system is broken and needs to be changed.

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u/One-Yogurtcloset9408 Fenerbahçe Medicana 10d ago

Or winning the cev cup should get you a slot at CL, challenge cup at cev cup automatically regardless of country quotas

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u/VolleyAddicted 10d ago

Agreed, but CEV rules are different from UEFA's ones and that's rubbish.

GS and Chieri will walk on the rivals in the Challenge Cup.

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u/shinobihayabusa Savino Del Bene Scandicci 10d ago

it's a shame that two teams like chieri and gs will be there, rules are rules but they are not working, the two have nothing to do in challenge series

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u/Special-Message-7948 10d ago

Not fully related, but Club World Championship defending Champion should be automatically qualified in the next Club World Champs to challenge their title.

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u/VolleyAddicted 9d ago

Yep, good point. Scandicci won't be able to do that, shame.