2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

Women's EHF Challenge Cup
2018–19
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	10 November 2018–12 May 2019
Teams	31
Website	eurohandball.com
Final positions
Champions	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Runner-up	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Top scorer(s)	Agata Cebula; Haridian Rodríguez; (42 goals)
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The 2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 10 November 2018.

Overview

Team allocation

There were no matches in Round 1 and 2 and all 30 teams started in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10/11 November and second leg for 17/18 November.

Last 16
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Round 3
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	ŽRK Koka	Polatli Belediyespor	Dames 1 V&L
Kristianstad Handboll	ŽRK Pelister	DHB Rotweiss Thun	AC Alavarium
HC Naisa Niš	Azeryol Baku	KHF Istogu	ŽRK Z'dežele Celje
Valur	MRK Žalgiris Kaunas	Holon HC	ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići
HIFK Handboll	Fémina Visé	Cassano Magnago HC	HC Gomel
AC Latsia Nicosia	La Salle HC	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	ŽRK Bjelovar
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	Quintus	Boden Handboll IF	ŽRK Kumanovo
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB	Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Round 3	17 July 2018	10-11 November 2018	17-18 November 2018
Last 16	20 November 2018	2-3 February 2019	9-10 February 2019
Quarter-final	12 February 2019	2-3 March 2019	9-10 March 2019
Semi-finals	12 February 2019	6-7 April 2019	13-14 April 2019
Final	16 April 2019	4-5 May 2019	11-12 May 2019

Qualification stage

Round 3

There were 30 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1

Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were playeded on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.^[1]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
DHB Rotweiss Thun	50–53	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	28–28	22–25
MRK Žalgiris Kaunas	57–65	HC Gomel	31–35	26–30
La Salle HC	44–57	ŽRK Pelister	24–30	20–27
AC Latsia Nicosia	38–67 ¹	ŽRK Koka	18–32	20–35
Polatli Belediyespor	53–60	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	26–24	27–36
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	54–43 ²	HIFK Handboll	33–22	21–21
Quintus	45–40 ³	Valur	24–20	21–20
KHF Istogu	49–45 ⁴	Cassano Magnago HC	26–24	23–21
ŽRK Bjelovar	45–49 ⁵	Kristianstad Handboll	23–22	22–27
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	60–54 ⁶	Azeryol HC	29–30	31–24
ŽRK Kumanovo	36–70 ⁷	Dames 1 V&L	15–39	21–31
ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići	37–62 ⁸	AC Alavarium	17–35	20–27
ŽRK Z'dežele Celje	55–66 ⁹	Boden Handboll IF	27–27	28–39
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB	40–58 ¹⁰	HC Naisa Niš	17–28	23–30
Holon HC	45–52 ¹¹	Fémina Visé	23–26	22–26

Notes

¹ Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Koka.

² Both legs were hosted by Pogoń Baltica Szczecin.

³ Both legs were hosted by Quintus.

⁴ Both legs were hosted by KHF Istogu.

⁵ Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar.

⁶ Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK.

⁷ Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo.

⁸ Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.

⁹ Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.

¹⁰ Both legs were hosted by Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB.

¹¹ Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Last 16

The European Handball Federation has decided the last season’s runners-up and the 2016 winners Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE will be the only team, who are directly seeded for the Last 16 round.^[2]

Seeding pots

There are 16 teams participating in Last 16 round. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:^[3]

Pot 1

Pot 2

The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 22 November 2019. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 2-3 February and the second legs were played on 9-10 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.^[4]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	55–56 ¹	Boden Handboll IF	26–26	29–30
AC Alavarium	51–73 ²	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	26–41	25–32
HC Gomel	62–41 ³	ŽRK Koka	30–18	32–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	61–22 ⁴	KHF Istogu	40–9	21–13
Dames 1 V&L	41–50	Quintus	22–27	19–23
ŽRK Pelister	50–67 ⁵	HC Naisa Niš	26–33	24–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	57–45	Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	33–23	24–22
Fémina Visé	31–52 ⁶	Kristianstad Handboll	17–27	14–25

Notes

¹ Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

² Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.

³ Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel.

⁴ Both legs were hosted by Rincón Fertilidad Málaga.

⁵ Both legs were hosted by HC Naisa Niš.

⁶ Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Matches

1 February 2019 16:00	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	26–26	Boden Handboll IF	Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 350 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Anastacio 11	(16–16)	Ölén 7
	1× 4×	Report	3× 1×

2 February 2019 16:00	Boden Handboll IF	30–29	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,140 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Nordmark 9	(12–14)	Anastacio 11
	2× 2×	Report	3× 5×

Boden Handboll IF won 56–55 on aggregate.

2 February 2019 19:30	AC Alavarium	26–41	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro Attendance: 350 Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
	Silva 7	(16–23)	Cebula 10
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

3 February 2019 19:30	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	32–25	AC Alavarium	Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro Attendance: 300 Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
	Wołoszyk 7	(14–11)	Silva 10
	2× 6× 1×	Report	2× 6×

Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 73–51 on aggregate.

2 February 2019 15:00	HC Gomel	30–18	ŽRK Koka	Sport Palast, Gomel Attendance: 600 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Golubeva 10	(15–9)	Curic 5
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

3 February 2019 15:00	ŽRK Koka	23–32	HC Gomel	Sport Palast, Gomel Attendance: 350 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Curic 7	(12–16)	Tryzno 7
	2× 6× 1×	Report	3× 6×

HC Gomel won 62–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019 18:30	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	40–9	KHF Istogu	Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre Attendance: 700 Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
	S.López 7	(17–4)	Kameri 4
	2× 2×	Report	2× 4×

3 February 2019 11:00	KHF Istogu	13–21	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre Attendance: 250 Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
	Kameri 8	(6–11)	Gandulfo 6
	2× 7× 1×	Report	1× 4×

Rincón Fertilidad Málaga won 61–22 on aggregate.

2 February 2019 19:30	Dames 1 V&L	22–27	Quintus	Glanerbrook, Geleen Attendance: 500 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
	Peeters 6	(13–13)	A.Zwinkels, L.Zwinkels 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 6×

9 February 2019 20:15	Quintus	23–19	Dames 1 V&L	Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul Attendance: 450 Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
	Devilee-Grift 5	(11–5)	Janssen 7
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2×

Quintus won 50–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019 20:00	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	33–23	Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	Antonio Moreno, Telde Attendance: 498 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
	Lusson 7	(17–15)	Türkoglu 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8×

10 February 2019 14:00	Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	22–24	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 300 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	Sinitsyna 6	(10–10)	Falcón 9
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 57–45 on aggregate.

9 February 2019 18:30	ŽRK Pelister	26–33	HC Naisa Niš	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 700 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
	Chokeli, Jankulovska 6	(12–13)	Filipović, Pejović 8
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

10 February 2019 18:30	HC Naisa Niš	34–24	ŽRK Pelister	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 800 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
	Radović, Tanasković 5	(17–12)	Milosavljević 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

HC Naisa Niš won 67–50 on aggregate.

9 February 2019 16:00	Fémina Visé	17–27	Kristianstad Handboll	Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé Attendance: 300 Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
	Leonaers 7	(9–9)	Carlström 9
	2× 2×	Report	2× 2×

10 February 2019 13:00	Kristianstad Handboll	25–14	Fémina Visé	Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé Attendance: 200 Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
	Månsson 5	(17–6)	Leonaers 4
	1× 7×	Report	1× 3×

Kristianstad Handboll won 52–31 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 12 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there will be no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.^[5]^[6]

The first legs were played on 2–3 March and the second legs were played on 9–10 March 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
HC Naisa Niš	52–58 ¹	Kristianstad Handboll	25–35	27–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	57–63	Quintus	26–29	31–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	45–44	HC Gomel	24–18	21–26
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	55–49 ²	Boden Handboll IF	28–22	27–27

Notes

¹ Both legs were hosted by Kristianstad Handboll.

² Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.

Matches

2 March 2019 13:30	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	28–22	Boden Handboll IF	Boden Arena, Boden Attendance: 287 Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
	Płomińska 7	(14–13)	Nordmark 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

3 March 2019 15:00	Boden Handboll IF	27–27	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	Boden Arena, Boden Attendance: 246 Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
	Masna 7	(13–13)	Cebula 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 9×

Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 55–49 on aggregate.

2 March 2019 20:00	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	24–18	HC Gomel	Antonio Moreno, Telde Attendance: 520 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Lusson 5	(12–10)	Golubeva 6
	2×	Report	3× 5×

9 March 2019 18:00	HC Gomel	26–21	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	Sport Palast, Gomel Attendance: 850 Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
	Golubeva 8	(11–12)	H. Rodríguez, S. Rodríguez 5
	3× 4×	Report	1× 1×
	FT: 24–18 Pen: 2–3

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 45–44 on aggregate.

2 March 2019 18:00	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	26–29	Quintus	Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre Attendance: 750 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
	S. López 13	(16–14)	Van Steekelenburg 9
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

10 March 2019 16:00	Quintus	34–31	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul Attendance: 800 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	L. Zwinkels 9	(16–14)	S. López 8
	3× 6× 1×	Report	2× 2×

Quintus won 63–57 on aggregate.

9 March 2019 16:00	HC Naisa Niš	25–35	Kristianstad Handboll	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 148 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Pejović 12	(15–14)	Carlström 11
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

10 March 2019 15:00	Kristianstad Handboll	23–27	HC Naisa Niš	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 162 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Birberg, Carlström 4	(13–11)	Pejović 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

Kristianstad Handboll won 58–52 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 6–7 April and the second legs were played on 13–14 April 2019.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Quintus	43–57	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	21–25	22–32
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	53–37	Kristianstad Handboll	22–17	31–20

Matches

7 April 2019 16:00	Quintus	21–25	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul Attendance: 830 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Hage 10	(12–13)	Kochaniak 5
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

13 April 2019 17:00	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	32–22	Quintus	Hala Miejska, Szczecin Attendance: 600 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
	Płomińska 6	(14–13)	Hage 8
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 57–43 on aggregate.

7 April 2019 13:00	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	22–17	Kristianstad Handboll	Antonio Moreno, Telde Attendance: 600 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
	H. Rodríguez 6	(11–10)	Carlström 5
	3×	Report	3× 4×

13 April 2019 16:00	Kristianstad Handboll	20–31	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 154 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Carlström 6	(11–17)	H. Rodríguez 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–37 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 4–5 May and the second legs was played on 11–12 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 16 April 2019 in Vienna.^[7]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	47–53	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	23–30	24–23

Matches

5 May 2019 18:00	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	23–30	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	Azoty Arena, Szczecin Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	four players four	(12–17)	Lusson, H. Rodríguez 7
	2× 3×	Report	1× 4×

12 May 2019 13:00	Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE	23–24	Pogoń Baltica Szczecin	Pabellón Insular Rita Hernandez, Telde Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
	Falcón 6	(15–12)	Cebula, Zawistowska 5
	1× 5×	Report	3× 5× 1×