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Including the predecessor competition, the original European Challenge Cup, this was the 25th edition of European club rugby’s second-tier competition.The tournament began in December 2020.[1] The final, originally scheduled to be held at the  Stade V\u00e9lodrome in Marseille,[2] took place on 21 May 2021 at Twickenham Stadium.[3]On 11 January 2021 EPCR announced the competition was suspended temporarily due to new restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] A revised format to finish the tournament was announced on 24 February 2021.[5]Fourteen teams will qualified for the 2020\u201321 European Challenge Cup from Premiership Rugby, the Pro14 and the Top 14, as a direct result of their domestic league performance having not qualified for the Heineken Champions Cup. Although, the two South African Pro14 teams are not eligible.[6]The distribution of teams was:England: four teamsAny teams finishing between 9th and 11th position in the Premiership Rugby that do not qualify for the 2020\u201321 European Champions CupThe champion of the RFU ChampionshipFrance: six teamsAny teams finishing between 9th and 14th position in the Top 14 that do not qualify for the 2020\u201321 European Champions CupIreland, Italy, Scotland, Wales: four teamsFour teams from the Pro14, excluding the South African teams, that do not qualify for the 2020\u201321 European Champions CupTeam details[edit]Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.TeamCoach \/Director of RugbyCaptainStadiumCapacityMethod of qualificationEntering at Preliminary Stage Agen Christophe Laussucq R\u00e9mi Vaquin Antoine ErbaniStade Armandie14,000Top 14 bottom 6 (13th) Bayonne Yannick Bru Antoine BattutStade Jean Dauger16,934Top 14 bottom 6 (11th) Benetton Kieran Crowley Dewaldt DuvenageStadio Comunale di Monigo6,700Pro14 Conference B (5th) Brive Jeremy Davidson Sa\u00efd HirecheStade Am\u00e9d\u00e9e-Domenech13,979Top 14 bottom 6 (10th) Cardiff Blues John Mulvihill Ellis JenkinsCardiff Arms Park12,125Pro14 Conference B (6th) Castres Mauricio Reggiardo Mathieu BabillotStade Pierre-Fabre12,500Top 14 bottom 6 (9th) Leicester Tigers Steve Borthwick Tom YoungsWelford Road Stadium25,849Premiership 9th\u201311th (11th) London Irish Declan Kidney Blair Cowan Paddy Jackson Nick Phipps Matt RogersonBrentford Community Stadium17,250Premiership 9th\u201311th (10th) Newcastle Falcons Dean Richards Mark WilsonKingston Park10,200RFU Championship champions Ospreys Toby Booth Justin TipuricLiberty Stadium20,827Pro14 Conference A (7th) Pau Nicolas Godignon Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Manca Quentin Lespiaucq-BrettesStade du Hameau18,324Top 14 bottom 6 (12th) Stade Fran\u00e7ais Laurent Semp\u00e9r\u00e9 Julien Arias Yoann MaestriStade Jean-Bouin20,000Top 14 bottom 6 (14th) Zebre Michael Bradley Tommaso CastelloStadio Sergio Lanfranchi5,000Pro14 Conference A (6th) Worcester Warriors Alan Solomons Ted Hill[a]Sixways Stadium11,499Premiership 9th\u201311th (9th)Entering at Knockout Stage (transferred from Champions Cup) Bath Stuart Hooper Charlie EwelsThe Recreation Ground14,509Champions Cup Pool A 9th\u201312th (10th) Connacht Andy Friend Jarrad ButlerGalway Sportsgrounds8,129Champions Cup Pool B 9th\u201312th (10th) Dragons Dean Ryan Rhodri WilliamsRodney Parade8,700Champions Cup Pool A 9th\u201312th (12th) Glasgow Warriors Danny Wilson Fraser Brown Ryan WilsonScotstoun Stadium7,351Champions Cup Pool B 9th\u201312th (12th) Harlequins Billy Millard Stephan LewiesTwickenham Stoop14,800Champions Cup Pool B 9th\u201312th (11th) Montpellier Xavier Garbajosa Fulgence OuedraogoAltrad Stadium15,697Champions Cup Pool A 9th\u201312th (11th) Northampton Saints Chris Boyd Lewis Ludlam Alex WallerFranklin’s Gardens15,200Champions Cup Pool A 9th\u201312th (9th) Ulster Dan McFarland Iain HendersonRavenhill Stadium18,196Champions Cup Pool B 9th\u201312th (9th)Preliminary stage[edit][[File:|1300px|alt=Locations of teams of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Red: Competed in pool stage;  Green: Entered from Champions Cup.]]Locations of teams of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Red: Competed in pool stage;  Green: Entered from Champions Cup.Teams were placed into one of the two tiers, with the higher ranked clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system meant that no draw was needed this year. Brackets show each team’s ranking and their league. e.g. 9 Top 14 indicates the team was the ninth placed team from the Top 14.The preliminary stage would consist of a single pool of 14 teams. No team would play a team in the same tier and no club would play another club from the same league. Each team was scheduled to play four matches with the top eight teams advancing to the knockout stage. The top eight teams were due to be joined in the round of 16 by the teams finishing between 5th and 8th in each pool of the 2020\u201321 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage.The revised format announced in February 2021 would see the top 8 teams after 2 pool games advance to the round of 16 along with the eight teams placed between 9th and 12th in each pool of the Champions Cup.[5]Key to colours\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top 8, advance to round of 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eliminated from tournamentLast 16 rankings[edit]Key to colours\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top 8 in Challenge Cup\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Champions Cup 17th-24thKnockout stage[edit]The knockout stage commenced with a round of 16 consisting of the top 8 ranked teams from the preliminary stage and the teams placed between 9th and 12th in each Champions Cup pool. Due to the truncation of the preliminary stage, a draw was used to determine matches in both round of 16 and quarter-finals but no team would face a team from the same league in the round of 16. Teams which won both their matches and were not awarded points due to COVID cancellations would be guaranteed home advantage. Therefore, Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Ospreys received home advantage.[5]The draw for the round of 16 and quarter-finals took place on 9 March 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[7]Bracket[edit]Round of 16[edit]Fixtures were announced on 16 March 2021.[8]Quarter-finals[edit]Semi-finals[edit]The draw for the semi-finals took place on 11 April 2021 at BT Sport’s studios in London.[2]Final[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2020-21-european-rugby-challenge-cup\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2020\u201321 European Rugby Challenge Cup"}}]}]