The FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament was played between 20 and 24 June 2018 in Matosinhos , Portugal. The Portugal team won the inaugural edition, defeating Czech Republic counterpart in the final and qualified for the 2019 Nations League .
6-725: Challenger Cup may refer to: FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup , men's international volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup , women's international volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball LEN Challenger Cup , men's water polo club competition organised by European Aquatics LEN Women's Challenger Cup , women's water polo club competition organised by European Aquatics ACC Men's Challenger Cup , men's Twenty20 International cricket competition organised by
12-601: The Asian Cricket Council FIFA Challenger Cup , men's club football match organised by FIFA as part of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup competition See also [ edit ] Challenge Cup (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Challenger Cup . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
18-488: The Challenger Cup title. The champion team will qualify for the next year's Nations League as a challenger team. The eight qualified teams play in a knockout stage format. The top four teams in the quarterfinals will qualify for the semifinals. The winner of the quarterfinal 1 will play a semifinal match against the winner of the quarterfinal 4 and the winner of the quarterfinal 2 will play a semifinal match against
24-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Challenger_Cup&oldid=1246794904 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages FIVB Men%27s Volleyball Challenger Cup The tournament
30-487: The right to participate in the next year's Nations League. A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup . The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The first ranked teams play against the second ranked teams in this round. The winners of the semifinals advance to compete for
36-690: Was first announced in October 2017 (alongside the announcement of the Nations League ) as a joint project between the FIVB, the IMG and 21 national federations. The Challenger Cup serves as a qualifying tournament for the aforementioned Nations League. The FIVB Challenger Cup is held before the Nations League's Final Round (in 2018 and 2019 editions) but changed it in 2022 edition and the winner earns
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