EHF Challenge Cup
The EHF Challenge Cup is a European handball competition . It has been hosted by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 2000. The competition is the successor to the Euro City Cup . Since the name was changed to EHF Challenge Cup , only teams from countries that occupy a position from eighth place in the EHF nation ranking have taken part in the competition. The associations from places eight to 13 send one representative, the associations from places 14 to 27 send two representatives and the countries from ranks 28 to 40 send three representatives to the EHF Challenge Cup. From position 41 there are four representatives per country in order to compensate for these countries' missing starting place in the EHF Cup .
The previous finals
Men
season | winner | Game results | Second |
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2000/01 | RK Jugovic Kać | 27: 27/26: 22 | Pathfinder Winterthur |
2001/02 | Skjern Håndbold | 20: 27/34: 17 | RK Pelister Bitola |
2002/03 | Skjern Håndbold | 27: 30/35: 25 | Filippos Verias |
2003/04 | IFK Skövde HK | 20: 21/27: 24 | US Dunkerque HB |
2004/05 | Wacker Thun | 29: 24/26: 29 | ABC Braga |
2005/06 | Steaua Bucharest | 21: 26/34: 27 | SC Horta |
2006/07 | UCM Sport Reșița | 26: 26/36: 36 | Drammen HK |
2007/08 | UCM Sport Reșița | 28: 9/26: 18 | HC Hard |
2008/09 | UCM Sport Reșița | 25: 27/25: 20 | CSU Suceava |
2009/10 | Sporting CP | 27:25/27:26 | MMTS Kwidzyn |
2010/11 | RK Koper | 31: 27/27: 27 | SL Benfica |
2011/12 | AO Diomidis Argos | 26: 23/20: 22 | Wacker Thun |
2012/13 | SKA Minsk | 32: 24/26: 31 | HB Esch |
2013/14 | IK Sävehof | 37: 26 | Metaloplastika Šabac |
2014/15 | HC Odorheiu Secuiesc | 28: 32/32: 25 | ABC Braga |
2015/16 | ABC Braga | 28: 22/25: 29 | Benfica Lisbon |
2016/17 | Sporting CP | 37: 28/30: 24 | AHC Potaissa Turda |
2017/18 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 33: 22/26: 27 | AEK Athens |
2018/19 | CSM Bucharest | 22:22/26:20 | Madeira Andebol SAD |
2019/20 | Competition canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Women
season | winner | Game results | Second |
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2000/01 | Handball Cercle Nîmes | 22: 18/18: 16 | Split Kaltenberg |
2001/02 | Universitatea Remin Deva | 33: 23/31: 25 | Buxtehuder SV |
2002/03 | Borussia Dortmund | 24:16/21:27 | HC Baia Mare |
2003/04 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 29: 23/29: 33 | Universitatea Remin Deva |
2004/05 | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 27: 28/25: 22 | Cercle Dijon Bourgogne |
2005/06 | CS Rulmentul Urban Brașov | 30: 22/25: 24 | Tomis Constanța |
2006/07 | ŽRK Naisa Niš | 23: 32/30: 21 | Univ. Jolidon Cluj Napoca |
2007/08 | VfL Oldenburg | 31: 25/29: 26 | Mérignac HB |
2008/09 | Handball Cercle Nîmes | 26: 22/30: 25 | Thuringian HC |
2009/10 | Buxtehuder SV | 40: 28/28: 26 | Fresh on Göppingen |
2010/11 | Mios Biganos | 31: 26/30: 29 | Muratpaşa Belediyesi SK |
2011/12 | HAC handball | 36: 27/27: 30 | Muratpaşa Belediyesi SK |
2012/13 | DHK Baník Most | 20: 24/26: 17 | ŽRK Fantasyland Samobor |
2013/14 | H 65 Höör | 19:21/23:21 | Issy Paris hand |
2014/15 | Union Mios Biganos-Bègles | 21:20/28:24 | SPR Pogoń Baltica Szczecin |
2015/16 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 29: 25/33: 29 | Kastamonu B. Gençlik SK |
2016/17 | RK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 23: 19/24: 21 | H 65 Höör |
2017/18 | MKS Lublin | 22:22/27:23 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE |
2018/19 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 30: 23/23: 24 | SPR Pogoń Szczecin |
2019/20 | Competition canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Most successful nations
All information including the Euro City Cup .
Men
German clubs have won the Challenge Cup and Euro City Cup six times so far. Most recently, the title was won by TV Großwallstadt in the 1999/2000 season. The most successful nation is Romania with seven successes in the final. UCM Sport Reșița was able to secure three of them, making it the club with the most title wins. The German association TUSEM Essen won its first title in the 1993/94 season.
rank | nation | last title | title |
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1. | Romania | 2019 | 7th |
2. | Germany | 2000 | 6th |
3. | Portugal | 2017 | 3 |
4th | Denmark | 2003 | 2 |
Sweden | 2014 | 2 | |
6th | Norway | 1996 | 1 |
Serbia (as Yugoslavia ) | 2001 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 2005 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 2011 | 1 | |
Greece | 2012 | 1 | |
Belarus | 2013 | 1 |
Women
rank | nation | last title | title |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Germany | 2010 | 7th |
2. | France | 2015 | 5 |
3. | Romania | 2006 | 4th |
4th | Serbia (also called Yugoslavia ) | 2007 | 2 |
Spain | 2019 | 2 | |
6th | Russia | 1995 | 1 |
Denmark | 1998 | 1 | |
Czech Republic | 2013 | 1 | |
Sweden | 2014 | 1 | |
Croatia | 2017 | 1 | |
Poland | 2018 | 1 |
Most successful teams
Men
rank | team | Victories | season | finalist | Final participation |
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1. | UCM Sport Reșița | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 | 3 | |
2. | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 2 | 1997, 1998 | 2 | |
Skjern Håndbold | 2 | 2002, 2003 | 2 | ||
Sporting CP | 2 | 2010, 2017 | 2 | ||
5. | Drammen HK | 1 | 1996 | 2007 | 2 |
IFK Skövde HK | 1 | 2004 | 1998 | 2 | |
Wacker Thun | 1 | 2005 | 2012 | 2 | |
ABC Braga | 1 | 2016 | 2015 | 2 | |
AHC Potaissa Turda | 1 | 2018 | 2017 | 2 | |
10. | TUSEM food | 1 | 1994 | 1 | |
TV Niederwürzbach | 1 | 1995 | 1 | ||
SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 1 | 1999 | 1 | ||
TV Großwallstadt | 1 | 2000 | 1 | ||
RK Jugovic Kać | 1 | 2001 | 1 | ||
Steaua Bucharest | 1 | 2006 | 1 | ||
RK Koper | 1 | 2011 | 1 | ||
AO Diomidis Argos | 1 | 2012 | 1 | ||
SKA Minsk | 1 | 2013 | 1 | ||
IK Sävehof | 1 | 2014 | 1 | ||
HC Odorheiu Secuiesc | 1 | 2015 | 1 | ||
CSM Bucharest | 1 | 2019 | 1 |
Women
rank | team | Victories | season | finalist | Final participation |
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1. | Buxtehuder SV | 2 | 1994 , 2010 | 2002 | 3 |
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 2 | 2016 , 2019 | 2018 | 3 | |
3. | Handball Cercle Nîmes | 2 | 2001, 2009 | 2 | |
Mios Biganos HB | 2 | 2011 , 2015 | 2 | ||
5. | Frankfurt HC | 1 | 1997 | 1998 | 2 |
Ikast-Bording Elite Håndbold | 1 | 1998 | 1997 | 2 | |
Universitatea Remin Deva | 1 | 2002 | 2004 | 2 | |
H 65 Höör | 1 | 2014 | 2017 | 2 | |
9. | Rotor Volgograd | 1 | 1995 | 1 | |
Silcotub Zalau | 1 | 1996 | 1 | ||
ŽORK Napredak Kruševac | 1 | 1999 | 1 | ||
Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 2000 | 1 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 2003 | 1 | ||
1. FC Nuremberg | 1 | 2004 | 1 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 2005 | 1 | ||
CS Rulmentul Urban Brașov | 1 | 2006 | 1 | ||
ŽRK Naisa Niš | 1 | 2007 | 1 | ||
VfL Oldenburg | 1 | 2008 | 1 | ||
HAC handball | 1 | 2012 | 1 | ||
DHK Baník Most | 1 | 2013 | 1 | ||
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1 | 2017 | 1 | ||
MKS Lublin | 1 | 2018 | 1 |
See also
Web links
- EHF Challenge Cup Men (English)
- EHF Challenge Cup Women (English)