EHF Challenge Cup women 2019/20

At the EHF Challenge Cup 2019/20 27 handball club teams participated, who had qualified in the previous season in their home countries for the competition. The 20th edition of the Challenge Cup began on November 8, 2019. The defending champion was the Spanish team Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the competition was canceled in April 2020.

Round 1

The first round was not played.

round 2

The second round was not held.

Round 3

22 teams took part in the 3rd round.
The draw for the 3rd round took place on July 16, 2019 in Vienna .
The home and return games took place on weekends from 8-10. and 16. – 17. November 2019.

Qualified teams

HIB Handball Graz ŽRK Hadžići DG ŽRK Krivaja BNTU-Belaz Minsk Reg. DHC Sokol Poruba KH-7 BM. Granollers Mecalia Atlético Guardés ŽRK Bjelovar AC Veria 2017 OFN Ionias Maccabi Rishon Lezion

Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara SSV Brixen South Tyrol ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas ŽRK Pelister 2012 ORK Rudar Alavarium / Love Tiles CS Madeira SIR 1º Maio / ADA CJ Barros RK Zaječar 1949 DHB Rotweiss Thun Ankara Yenimahalle BSK

Games drawn and results

Team 1	Team 2	First leg	Return leg	total
RK Zaječar 1949 Bogojević 19	ŽRK Pelister 2012 Talevska 11	11/08/2019 6:00 p.m.	09/11/2019 5:00 p.m.	94  : 43
		50  : 20 (26: 07)	44  : 23 (25: 10)
		400 spectators	200 spectators
OFN Ionias Vasileiou 9	SIR 1º Maio / ADA CJ Barros Amado 11	09/11/2019 5:00 p.m.	11/10/2019 5:00 p.m.	37: 43
		19: 28 ( 07: 17)	18  : 15 ( 09: 10)
		320 spectators	300 spectators
ORK Rudar Novović 13	ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas Kniubaitė 20	09/11/2019 6:00 p.m.	11/16/2019 1:00 p.m.	37: 50
		19: 26 (10: 13)	18: 24 ( 08: 10)
		200 spectators	90 spectators
ŽRK Hadžići DG Lončar 14	CS Madeira Aguiar 22	11/16/2019 5:00 p.m.	11/17/2019 5:00 p.m.	51: 65
		23: 37 (11: 15)	28: 28 (12: 13)
		400 spectators	400 spectators
KH-7 BM. Granollers Vegué Pena 19th	BNTU-Belaz Minsk Reg. Arzjuchowitsch 17	11/10/2019 7:30 p.m.	11/16/2019 2:00 p.m.	67  : 61
		34  : 29 (20: 11)	33  : 32 (17:15)
		1,500 spectators	375 spectators
AC Veria 2017 Mastaka 15	HIB Handball Graz Babić , Albek each 14th	11/15/2019 7:00 p.m.	11/16/2019 5:00 p.m.	50: 53
		23: 27 (11: 16)	27  : 26 (12: 11)
		350 spectators	450 spectators
DHC Sokol Poruba Polášková 17	Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Akgün Göktepe 16	11/10/2019 6:00 p.m.	11/17/2019 5:00 p.m.	52  : 51
		34  : 25 (15: 12)	18: 26 (10: 16)
		300 spectators	2,000 spectators
ŽRK Bjelovar Mamić 14	Alavarium / Love Tiles Oliveira 13	11/08/2019 7:00 p.m.	09/11/2019 7:00 p.m.	60  : 51
		28  : 23 (15: 13)	32  : 28 (14: 14)
		1,567 spectators	1,657 spectators
DHB Rotweiss Thun Rotondo 11	Mecalia Atlético Guardés Marqués Santiago 10	11/10/2019 4:00 p.m.	11/17/2019 7:00 p.m.	34: 47
		17: 25 (11: 12)	17: 22 ( 06: 14)
		372 spectators	422 spectators
SSV Brixen South Tyrol Babbo 14	Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara Crosta 9	09/11/2019 5:30 p.m.	11/16/2019 5:30 p.m.	57  : 40
		31  : 18 (16: 07)	26  : 22 (14: 12)
		400 spectators	250 spectators
ŽRK Krivaja Bašić 14	Maccabi Rishon Lezion Dunay 17th	11/15/2019 7:00 p.m.	11/16/2019 7:00 p.m.	47: 52
		25  : 21 (15: 10)	22: 31 ( 08: 18)
		700 spectators	900 spectators

Round of 16

14 teams took part in the round of 16.
The draw for the round of 16 took place on November 21, 2019 in Vienna .
The home and return games took place on weekends 1–2. and 8. – 9. February 2020.

Qualified teams

HIB Handball Graz DHC Sokol Poruba KH-7 BM. Granollers Mecalia Atlético Guardés RK Lokomotiva Zagreb ŽRK Bjelovar Maccabi Rishon Lezion

SSV Brixen South Tyrol ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas JuRo Unirek VZV CS Madeira SIR 1º Maio / ADA CJ Barros RK Zaječar 1949 ŽRK Naisa Niš

Games drawn and results

Team 1	Team 2	First leg	Return leg	total
SIR 1º Maio / ADA CJ Barros Fernandes 10	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb S. Posavec 14	02/01/2020 6:00 p.m.	02.02.2020 6 p.m.	37: 60
		21: 33 ( 08: 13)	16: 27 ( 05: 09)
		1,000 spectators	300 spectators
CS Madeira Andrade Gouveia 15	RK Zaječar 1949 Belić , Milošević 11 each	02/01/2020 5:00 p.m.	02/02/2020 5:00 p.m.	62  : 33
		37  : 19 (18: 10)	25  : 14 (14: 07)
		600 spectators	400 spectators
Mecalia Atlético Guardés Campos 12	ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas Kniubaitė 21	02/01/2020 7:00 p.m.	02.02.2020 7:00 p.m.	64  : 57
		30  : 23 (14: 13)	34: 34 (16:15)
		400 spectators	400 spectators
DHC Sokol Poruba Polášková 14	KH-7 BM. Granollers Vegué 14	02/01/2020 6:00 p.m.	02/09/2020 12:30 p.m.	42: 72
		19: 32 (14: 17)	23: 40 (10: 16)
		550 spectators	1,200 spectators
HIB Handball Graz Albek 18	ŽRK Naisa Niš Filipović 12	02/01/2020 6:30 p.m.	02/08/2020 6:30 p.m.	38: 60
		14: 30 ( 07: 17)	24: 30 (12: 14)
		121 spectators	300 spectators
JuRo Unirek VZV Jimmink 12	SSV Brixen South Tyrol Tasić 9	02/01/2020 8:00 p.m.	02/08/2020 7:00 p.m.	55  : 44
		29  : 24 (15: 14)	26  : 20 ( 09: 07)
		750 spectators	1,000 spectators
ŽRK Bjelovar Mamić 20	Maccabi Rishon Lezion Bertaut 11	01/31/2020 5:00 p.m.	02/01/2020 5:00 p.m.	56  : 46
		23: 25 (12: 12)	33  : 21 (19: 09)
		250 spectators	200 spectators

Quarter finals

The winners of the round of 16 games take part in the quarter-finals. The draw took place on February 11, 2020 in Vienna.

Qualified teams

Aula Alimentos de Valladolid KH-7 BM. Granollers Mecalia Atlético Guardés ŽRK Bjelovar

RK Lokomotiva Zagreb JuRo Unirek VZV CS Madeira ŽRK Naisa Niš

Team 1	Team 2	First leg	Return leg	total
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid Álvarez 11	Mecalia Atlético Guardés Campos 12	03/01/2020 12:00 p.m.	March 8th, 2020 7:00 pm	49  : 45
		26  : 22 (11: 10)	23:23 ( 08:10)
		1,600 spectators	550 spectators
CS Madeira Leça , Freitas 9 each	ŽRK Naisa Niš Terzić , Milojević 8 each	07.03.2020 5:00 p.m.	08.03.2020 5:00 p.m.	40: 60
		19: 33 ( 07: 14)	21: 27 (13: 14)
		500 spectators	400 spectators
JuRo Unirek VZV Trabelsi 13	KH-7 BM. Granollers Vegué 16	02/29/2020 8:00 p.m.	March 8th, 2020 12:30 pm	56: 61
		26  : 25 (12: 16)	30: 36 (14: 18)
		750 spectators	2,500 spectators
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb S. Posavec 14	ŽRK Bjelovar Borković 13	02/29/2020 6:30 p.m.	07.03.2020 7:00 p.m.	58  : 44
		30  : 23 (17: 12)	28  : 21 (15: 09)
		1,000 spectators	1,000 spectators

Semifinals

The semi-finals were also drawn on February 11, 2020. The games should take place on weekends 4./5. April and 11./12. April 2020.

Team 1	Team 2	First leg	Return leg	total
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	ŽRK Naisa Niš	--. - .---- -: - Clock	--. - .---- -: - Clock	-: -
		-: - (-: -)	-: - (-: -)
		- Spectator	- Spectator
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid	KH-7 BM. Granollers	--. - .---- -: - Clock	--. - .---- -: - Clock	-: -
		-: - (-: -)	-: - (-: -)
		- Spectator	- Spectator

Web links

• EHF Challenge Cup on the official website of the EHF

See also

• EHF Women's Champions League 2019/20
• EHF Women's Cup 2019/20

Individual evidence

1. ↑ handball-world.news: EHF-Cup 2019/2020 will be canceled - final tournament in Berlin will not take place , accessed on April 24, 2020