2018–19 EHF Cup

EHF Cup
2018–19
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates1 September 2018–18 May 2019
Host(s)THW Kiel (final four)
Venue(s)Sparkassen-Arena (final four)
Teams59 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
ChampionsGermany THW Kiel
Runner-upGermany Füchse Berlin
Tournament statistics
MVPSweden Niclas Ekberg
Top scorer(s)Denmark Magnus Bramming
(100 goals)

The 2018–19 EHF Cup was the 38th edition of the EHF Cup, the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the sixth edition since the merger with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

Team allocation

Teams

Third qualifying round
Croatia RK Nexe Denmark TTH Holstebro Denmark GOG Håndbold Spain BM Logroño La Rioja
Spain Fraikin Granollers Spain Liberbank Cuenca France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball Germany THW Kiel
Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Germany Füchse Berlin Germany SC Magdeburg Hungary Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE North Macedonia HC Eurofarm Rabotnik Poland KS Azoty-Puławy Sweden HK Malmö
Second qualifying round
Austria Alpla HC Hard Belgium Achilles Bocholt Belarus SKA Minsk Czech Republic HCB Karviná
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Norway Drammen HK France Pays d'Aix Université Club Greece Olympiacos
Hungary Sport36-Komló Iceland IBV Vestmannaeyjar Israel Maccabi Srugo Rishon LeZion North Macedonia HC Prolet 62
Netherlands HV Aalsmeer Poland Gwardia Opole Portugal SL Benfica  
Russia HC Spartak Moscow Romania HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța Serbia Vojvodina
Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur Slovenia RD Ribnica Ukraine ZTR Zaporizhia
First qualifying round
Austria SG Handball West Wien Croatia GRK Varaždin Croatia RK Dubrava Czech Republic Talent Robstav M.A.T. Plzeň
Estonia Põlva Serviti United Kingdom Glasgow HC Georgia (country) B.S.B. Batumi Iceland FH Hafnarfjordur
Iceland Selfoss Kosovo KH BESA Famgas Lithuania Klaipėda Dragūnas Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng
Netherlands OCI-Lions Portugal FC Porto Romania AHC Potaissa Turda Romania Steaua București
Slovenia RD Koper 2013 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje Serbia RK Železničar 1949  
Switzerland BSV Bern Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Sweden Alingsås HK

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[1]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualification First qualifying round 17 July 2018 1-2 September 2018 8-9 September 2018
Second qualifying round 6–7 October 2018 13–14 October 2018
Third qualifying round 16 October 2018 17–18 November 2018 24–25 November 2018
Group stage Matchday 1 29 November 2018 9–10 February 2019
Matchday 2 16–17 February 2019
Matchday 3 23–24 February 2019
Matchday 4 2–3 March 2019
Matchday 5 23–24 March 2019
Matchday 6 30–31 March 2019
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 2 April 2019 20–21 April 2019 27–28 April 2019
Final four 30 April 2019 17–18 May 2019

Qualification stage

The qualification stage consists of three rounds, which are played as two-legged ties using a home-and-away system. In the draws for each round, teams are allocated into two pots, with teams from Pot 1 facing teams from Pot 2. The winners of each pairing (highlighted in bold) qualified for the following round.

For each round, teams listed first will play the first leg at home. In some cases, teams agree to play both matches at the same venue.

Round 1

A total of 22 teams entered the draw for the first qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 17 July 2018. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first legs were played on 1–2 and the second legs were played on 8–9 September 2018.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SG Handball West Wien Austria 54–55 Netherlands OCI-Lions 26–25 28–30
B.S.B. Batumi Georgia (country) 42–67 1 Kosovo KH BESA Famgas 20–30 22–37
Põlva Serviti Estonia 51–53 Switzerland BSV Bern 26–26 25–27
Talent Robstav M.A.T. Plzeň Czech Republic 69–24 2 United Kingdom Glasgow HC 39–12 30–12
FC Porto Portugal 68–45 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 41–21 27–24
RK Železničar 1949 Serbia 56–59 Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng 30–27 26–32
RD Koper 2013 Slovenia 49–56 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 25–25 24–31
Selfoss Iceland 60–55 Lithuania Klaipėda Dragūnas 34–28 26–27
Alingsås HK Sweden 48–51 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 26–23 22–28
GRK Varaždin Croatia 50–55 Romania Steaua București 25–26 25–29
RK Dubrava Croatia 61–63 Iceland FH Hafnarfjordur 29–33 32–30
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by B.S.B. Batumi.
2 Both legs were hosted by Talent Robstav M.A.T. Plzeň.

Round 2

The first legs were played on 6–7 October and the second legs were played on 13–14 October 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vojvodina Serbia 55–44 Netherlands HV Aalsmeer 29–21 26–23
RD Ribnica Slovenia 56–59 Iceland Selfoss 30–27 26–32
Handball Käerjeng Luxembourg 64–74 Belgium Achilles Bocholt 29–33 35–41
HC Baník Karviná Czech Republic 58–47 1 North Macedonia HC Prolet 62 26–22 32–25
Sport36-Komló Hungary 56–56 (a) Greece Olympiacos 34–29 22–27
RK Gorenje Velenje Slovenia 47–45 Poland Gwardia Opole 26–22 21–23
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 60–53 Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur 31–29 29–24
HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța Romania 57–44 2 Czech Republic Talent Robstav M.A.T. Plzeň 28–21 29–23
Drammen HK Norway 57–53 Kosovo KH BESA Famgas 37–26 20–27
OCI-Lions Netherlands 52–52 (a) Austria Alpla HC Hard 23–23 29–29
Steaua București Romania 48–50 Israel Maccabi Srugo Rishon LeZion 25–23 23–27
HC Spartak Moscow Russia 46–47 Switzerland BSV Bern 28–23 18–24
SL Benfica Portugal 71–63 3 Iceland FH Hafnarfjordur 37–32 34–31
FC Porto Portugal 58–54 Belarus SKA Minsk 34–29 24–25
ZTR Zaporizhia Ukraine 60–68 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 27–30 33–38
IBV Vestmannaeyjar Iceland 49–59 France Pays d'Aix Université Club 24–23 25–36
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Karviná.
2 Both legs were hosted by HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța.
3 Both legs were hosted by SL Benfica.

Round 3

A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 16 October 2018.[4] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: [5]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first legs were played on 17–18 November and the second legs were played on 24–25 November 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HK Malmö Sweden 50–57 Romania HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța 22–23 28–34
SC Magdeburg Germany 53–57 Portugal FC Porto 26–23 27–34
Fraikin Granollers Spain 57–49 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 24–25 33–24
BM Logroño La Rioja Spain 50–50 (a) Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 26–22 24–28
KS Azoty-Puławy Poland 60–54 Iceland Selfoss 33–26 27–28
THW Kiel Germany 70–41 Norway Drammen HK 34–23 36–18
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 54–57 Germany Füchse Berlin 31–29 23–28
Olympiacos Greece 47–55 Croatia RK Nexe 22–25 25–30
HC Eurofarm Rabotnik North Macedonia 59–47 Switzerland BSV Bern 29–19 30–28
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Germany 74–69 Portugal SL Benfica 41–36 33–33
Achilles Bocholt Belgium 54–71 Spain Liberbank Cuenca 29–34 25–37
Grundfos Tatabánya KC Hungary 58–45 Netherlands OCI-Lions 31–18 27–27
HC Baník Karviná Czech Republic 62–66 Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE 33–34 29–32
Vojvodina Serbia 52–70 Denmark GOG Håndbold 27–32 25–38
Pays d'Aix Université Club France 50–53 Denmark TTH Holstebro 25–25 25–28
Maccabi Srugo Rishon LeZion Israel 59–63 France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 29–36 30–27

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2018–19 EHF Cup group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Green: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

The draw of the EHF Cup group stage took place on Thursday, 29 November 2018. The 16 teams allocated into four pots were drawn into four groups of four teams.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 2–3 March, 23–24 March and 30–31 March 2019.

In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FÜC SRH LOG BAL
1 Germany Füchse Berlin 6 5 0 1 192 166 +26 10 Knockout stage — 33–29 29–27 36–23
2 France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 6 4 0 2 180 169 +11 8 Ranking of the second-placed teams 34–31 — 30–26 27–23
3 Spain Logroño La Rioja 6 2 0 4 174 180 −6 4 29–34 29–28 — 29–24
4 Hungary Balatonfüredi 6 1 0 5 156 187 −31 2 24–29 27–32 35–34 —
Source: EHF

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAT HAN NEX RAB
1 Hungary Tatabánya 6 4 1 1 172 154 +18 9 Knockout stage — 28–25 27–28 30–27
2 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 6 3 1 2 162 144 +18 7 Ranking of the second-placed teams 27–27 — 32–22 24–21
3 Croatia Nexe 6 3 0 3 156 160 −4 6 26–29 29–25 — 23–18
4 North Macedonia Eurofarm Rabotnik 6 1 0 5 133 165 −32 2 21–31 17–29 29–28 —
Source: EHF

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR HOL DOB LIB
1 Portugal FC Porto 6 6 0 0 196 168 +28 12 Knockout stage — 32–29 30–27 37–26
2 Denmark TTH Holstebro 6 3 0 3 175 160 +15 6 Ranking of the second-placed teams 31–33 — 29–25 34–22
3 Romania Dobrogea Sud Constanța 6 2 0 4 165 174 −9 4 29–35 22–28 — 34–26
4 Spain Liberbank Cuenca 6 1 0 5 152 186 −34 2 26–29 26–24 26–28 —
Source: EHF

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIE GOG GRA AZO
1 Germany THW Kiel 6 6 0 0 191 144 +47 12 Knockout stage — 37–23 34–28 26–23
2 Denmark GOG Håndbold 6 3 0 3 182 180 +2 6 Ranking of the second-placed teams 22–26 — 34–26 41–29
3 Spain Fraikin Granollers 6 2 1 3 174 195 −21 5 22–33 34–31 — 30–29
4 Poland Azoty-Puławy 6 0 1 5 169 197 −28 1 26–35 28–31 34–34 —
Source: EHF

Ranking of the second-placed teams

The top three second-placed teams will qualify to the quarter-finals. The ranking of the second-placed teams will be determined on the basis of the team's results in the group stage.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 6 4 0 2 180 169 +11 8 Knockout stage
2 B Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 6 3 1 2 162 144 +18 7
3 C Denmark TTH Holstebro 6 3 0 3 175 160 +15 6
4 D Denmark GOG Håndbold 6 3 0 3 182 180 +2 6
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Since THW Kiel won their group, they qualified directly for the EHF Cup Finals and will not have to play the quarter-finals. In this case, the quarter-finals will consist of only three two-legged fixtures. The draw for the quarter-final pairings was held on Tuesday, 2 April, at 11:00 CET in the EHF headquarters in Vienna.[6] The three group winners were placed in Pot 1, and the three best second-ranked teams were placed in Pot 2. The group winners started the quarter-finals with an away match on 20 and 21 April, and played the second leg at home on 27 and 28 April.[7]

Pot 1
Germany Füchse Berlin
Hungary Tatabánya
Portugal FC Porto
Pot 2
France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Denmark TTH Holstebro
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Germany 54–64 Germany Füchse Berlin 26–34 28–30
TTH Holstebro Denmark 52–50 Hungary Tatabánya 29–24 23–26
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball France 60–64 Portugal FC Porto 30–30 30–34

Matches

21 April 2019
15:00 		TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Germany 26–34 Germany Füchse Berlin Swiss Life Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 3,937
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Olsen 11 (14–15) Lindberg 6
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28 April 2019
15:00 		Füchse Berlin Germany 30–28 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 7,165
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Lindberg 8 (18–11) Kastening 9
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Füchse Berlin won 64–54 on aggregate.

20 April 2019
17:45 		TTH Holstebro Denmark 29–24 Hungary Tatabánya Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro
Attendance: 2,021
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Bramming 9 (12–9) Vranković 6
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27 April 2019
16:00 		Tatabánya Hungary 26–23 Denmark TTH Holstebro Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 2,650
Referees: Brkić, Jusufhodžić (AUT)
Vujović 8 (14–12) Bramming 5
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TTH Holstebro won 52–50 on aggregate.

20 April 2019
20:00 		Saint-Raphaël Var Handball France 30–30 Portugal FC Porto Palais des Sports JF Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Boričič, Marković (SRB)
Caucheteux 9 (17–17) Areia, Branquinho 7
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27 April 2019
18:00 		FC Porto Portugal 34–30 France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball Dragão Caixa, Porto
Attendance: 2,099
Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
Areia 8 (17–15) Caucheteux 10
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FC Porto won 64–60 on aggregate.

Final four

The seventh edition of the EHF Cup Finals in 2019 was hosted by THW Kiel after the EHF Executive Committee decided to award the hosting rights to the German club at its meeting on 6 December 2018. The tournament took place at Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel, on 17 and 18 May 2019.[8] The draw was held on 30 April 2019.[9][10]

As group winners, THW Kiel avoided playing the quarter-finals and qualified directly for the EHF Cup Finals.[8]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 May
 
 
Denmark TTH Holstebro26
 
18 May
 
Germany THW Kiel32
 
Germany THW Kiel26
 
17 May
 
Germany Füchse Berlin22
 
Germany Füchse Berlin24
 
 
Portugal FC Porto20
 
Third place
 
 
18 May
 
 
Denmark TTH Holstebro26
 
 
Portugal FC Porto28

Semifinals

17 May 2019
18:00 		TTH Holstebro Denmark 26–32 Germany THW Kiel Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,200
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Bramming 7 (14–16) Ekberg 6
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17 May 2019
20:45 		Füchse Berlin Germany 24–20 Portugal FC Porto Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,011
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Drux 6 (12–8) Alves 6
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Third place game

18 May 2019
18:00 		TTH Holstebro Denmark 26–28 Portugal FC Porto Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,045
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Smits 6 (16–14) Branquinho 7
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Final

18 May 2019
20:45 		THW Kiel Germany 26–22 Germany Füchse Berlin Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,285
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Ekberg 7 (16–10) Elísson 6
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Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[11]
1 Denmark Magnus Bramming Denmark TTH Holstebro 100
2 Denmark Hans Lindberg Germany Füchse Berlin 79
3 France Raphaël Caucheteux France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 62

See also

References

  1. ^ "New season, new European Cup website". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "2018/19 EHF Cup – Qualification Round 1". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "2018/19 EHF Cup – Qualification Round 2". European Handball Federation.
  4. ^ "Füchse start the title defence afainst Alborg, Kiel vs Drammen". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Defending champions Füchse in pot 1 for last qualification draw". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Defending champions Berlin in all-German quarter-final". 2 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Standout scorer Magnus Bramming fears no one". 1 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Kiel to host Men's EHF Cup Finals". European Handball Federation. 6 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Kiel to host finals draw on Tuesday". European Handball Federation. 29 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Hosts Kiel and defending champions Berlin avoid each other in AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals draw". European Handball Federation. 30 April 2019.
  11. ^ Goalscorers

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