EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup

The Beach Handball Champions Cup is the highest European Cup contest for Beach Handball - club teams . It is organized by the European Handball Federation (EHF).

history

Winner of the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup
season	Men	Women
2014	Russia "Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar	Norway Skrim Kongsberg
2015	Russia "Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar	Hungary Szentendrei NKE
2016	Spain Club BM Playa Ciudad de Málaga	Spain Deporte y Empresa Clinicas Rincon
2017	Russia "Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar	Spain C.BM Playa Algeciras
2018	Croatia Detono Zagreb	Hungary Szentendrei NKE

In 2014 the Champions Cup in beach handball was held for the first time. The first title won the "Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar from Russia in the men and Skrim Kongsberg from Norway in the women.

The competition has been held annually since the beginning. From 2014 to 2017 the venue was Gran Canaria , Spain, and in 2018 Catania in Sicily, Italy.

mode

The tournament for women and men will be played on 4 consecutive days (3 days in 2014) at the same location and in the same mode. In principle, the champions of the national beach handball competitions are entitled to participate. The second and third placed can possibly move up.

2014 season

In the group stage with 2 groups of 5 teams each played a game against each other. The two best in the group reached the semi-finals. The teams behind them made places 5-10 in placement games. The last two teams in each group played a game for 9th place, the penultimate played for 7th place and the third from last played for 5th place. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final. The losers played a game for 3rd place. The winner of the final was the winner of the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup 2014.

2015-2016 seasons

In the group stage with 2 groups of 6 teams each played a game against each other. The four best groups in each group reached the quarter-finals. The teams behind them made places 9-12 among themselves in placement games. The last two teams in each group played a game for 11th place, the penultimate played for 9th place.

The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals. The losers played the participation in further placement games in cross games. The losers of these games played a game for 7th place and the winners for 5th place. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final. The losers played a game for third place. The winner of the final was the winner of the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup.

2018 season

In the group phase with 4 groups of 4 teams each played a game against each other. The two best groups in each group reached the quarter-finals. The last two placed in each group played in a placement round in a knockout system from places 9-16.

From the quarter-finals onwards, the title was played in a knockout system . The winner moves on to the next round, the losers played further crossover and placement games. The winner of the final was the winner of the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup.

Most successful nations

For a list of the most successful women's and men's club teams, see the list of the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup finals .

Men

rank	nation	last title	title
1.	Russia Russia	2017	3
2.	Croatia Croatia	2018	1
2.	Spain Spain	2016	1

Women

rank	nation	last title	title
1.	Spain Spain	2017	2
1.	Hungary Hungary	2018	2
2.	Norway Norway	2014	1

From Germany, the Ismaning brothers were able to achieve two fourth places (2014, 2017) in four participations.

Most successful players

Men

So far, 9 players have won the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup at least twice.

title	nation	player	societies
2	Russia	Maxim Esman	"Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar (2014, 2015)
		Roman Kalashnikov
		Viacheslav Kasatkin
		Vladimir Khmelkov
		German Manukol
		Igor Neklyudov
		Vladimir Poletaev
		Evgeny Svestula
		Roman Valiakin

Women

No woman could win the Champions Cup more than once.

Most successful trainer

Men

So far, one of the men's coaches has won the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup more than once.

title	nation	Trainer	societies
2	Russia	Vladimir Kalashnikov	"Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar (2014, 2015)

Women

No women's coach has won the Champions Cup more than once.

Top scorer

Men

season	nation	player	society	Points	⌀
2014	Croatia	Zvonimir Djikic	Detono Zagreb	85	14.17
2015	Russia	Roman Kalashnikov	"Ekaterinodar" Krasnodar	143	17.88
2016	Germany	Jörn Wolterink	BC Sand Devils Minden	123	20.50

Women

season	nation	player	society	Points	⌀
2014	Croatia	Lucija Kelava	Detono Zagreb	92	15.33
2015	Norway	Ingvild Kristiansen Bakkerud	Skrim Kongsberg	135	16.88
2016	Croatia	Lucija Kelava	BHC Dubrava	120	15.00

Individual evidence

↑ Registration has begun for the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup 2018. In: International Handball Federation. July 27, 2018, accessed December 16, 2018 .

2014 Men's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed June 1, 2017 .
2014 Women's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed June 1, 2017 .
2015 Men's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed June 1, 2017 .
2015 Women's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed June 1, 2017 .
2016 Men's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed June 1, 2017 .
2016 Women's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed June 1, 2017 .
2017 Men's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed May 18, 2018 .
2017 Women's Beach Handball Champions Cup. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed May 18, 2018 .

[1] Registration has begun for the EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup 2018. In: International Handball Federation. July 27, 2018, accessed December 16, 2018 .