EHF Champions League 2018/19
In the 2018/19 EHF Champions League , 28 handball club teams (34 with qualifications) took part, which had qualified for the competition in their home leagues in the previous season. The defending champion was Montpellier Handball .
mode
Group stage: There were four groups that were divided into two performance groups. In each group, everyone played a game against each other. In group A & B, the 16 teams classified as particularly powerful played, of which 5 teams per group reached the round of 16; the respective group winners went straight to the quarter-finals.
In Group C & D were the remaining twelve teams and the two winners of the qualification. The two first and second placed players played the places for the round of 16 in a knockout round.
Round of 16: The round of 16 consisted of six pairings, as the group winners of groups A and B reached the quarter-finals directly. It was played in the knockout system with a return leg. The second from groups A and B played against the qualified from groups C and D, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth of the other group. The winner of each game went to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals: The quarter-finals were played in a knockout system with a return leg. The winner of each game advanced to the semi-finals.
Final Four: For the 9th time there was a Final Four tournament. The semi-finals were played in the knockout system. The winners of both games made it to the final, the losers contested the game for third place. Only one game was played per semi-final. The final and the game for third place were also played in simple mode.
Group stage
The group stage draw took place on June 29th in Vienna .
Group A
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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14th | 12 | 0 | 2 | 486: 391 | +95 | 24: 4 |
2. |
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14th | 10 | 0 | 4th | 406: 390 | +16 | 20: 8 |
3. |
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14th | 9 | 1 | 4th | 406: 390 | +16 | 19: 9 |
4th |
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14th | 7th | 0 | 7th | 439: 430 | +9 | 14:14 |
5. |
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14th | 7th | 0 | 7th | 418: 410 | +8 | 14:14 |
6th |
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14th | 4th | 1 | 9 | 379: 419 | −40 | 9:19 |
7th |
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14th | 3 | 1 | 10 | 377: 414 | −37 | 7:21 |
8th. |
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14th | 2 | 1 | 11 | 396: 475 | −79 | 5:23 |
Group B
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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14th | 13 | 0 | 1 | 455: 385 | +70 | 26: 2 |
2. |
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14th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 411: 397 | +14 | 20: 8 |
3. |
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14th | 7th | 1 | 6th | 378: 370 | +8 | 15:13 |
4th |
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14th | 5 | 4th | 5 | 421: 408 | +13 | 14:14 |
5. |
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14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | 389: 381 | +8 | 11:17 |
6th |
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14th | 4th | 3 | 7th | 382: 420 | −38 | 11:17 |
7th |
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14th | 3 | 2 | 9 | 398: 439 | −41 | 8:20 |
8th. |
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14th | 3 | 1 | 10 | 380: 416 | −36 | 7:21 |
Group C
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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10 | 8th | 0 | 2 | 323: 273 | +50 | 16: 4 |
2. |
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10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 304: 277 | +27 | 14: 6 |
3. |
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10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 278: 268 | +10 | 14: 6 |
4th |
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10 | 4th | 0 | 6th | 280: 279 | +1 | 8:12 |
5. |
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7th | 255: 289 | −34 | 6:14 |
6th |
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 246: 300 | −54 | 2:18 |
Group D
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 293: 280 | +13 | 14: 6 |
2. |
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10 | 7th | 0 | 3 | 278: 250 | +28 | 14: 6 |
3. |
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10 | 6th | 1 | 3 | 278: 272 | +6 | 13: 7 |
4th |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 252: 251 | +1 | 12: 8 |
5. |
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6th | 246: 269 | −23 | 6:14 |
6th |
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 268: 293 | −25 | 1:19 |
Knockout round groups C and D
February 23, 2019 Sat., 7:30 p.m. |
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22:26 |
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Płock Spectators: 3850 Referees: Herceg, Südi (HUN) |
(14:14) | ||||
Match report |
February 23, 2019 Sat., 5:00 p.m. |
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32:31 |
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Lisbon spectators: 2600 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
(14:14) | ||||
Match report |
March 4, 2019 Sun., 5:00 p.m. |
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20:27 |
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Silkeborg spectators: 2213 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) |
(15:13) | ||||
Match report |
March 4, 2019 Sun., 3:10 p.m. |
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26:27 |
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Bucharest spectators: 2538 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
(15:11) | ||||
Match report |
Round of 16
Results
The pairings were determined in advance according to the placements in the group stage.
The first legs took place from March 20 to 24, the second legs from March 30 to 31.
Team 1 | Team 2 | First leg | Return leg | total |
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Wed., Mar. 20, 2019 | Sat., Mar. 30, 2019 | 61:62 |
34:32 (18:16) report | 27:30 (14:14) report | |||
Mannheim , 5,417 spectators | Nantes , 5,902 spectators | |||
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Sat., Mar. 23, 2019 | Sat., Mar. 30, 2019 | 62:67 |
33:33 (16:16) report | 29:34 (12:17) report | |||
Zaporizhia , 3,500 spectators | Kielce , 3,900 spectators | |||
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Sat., Mar. 23, 2019 | Sun., Mar. 31, 2019 | 48:60 |
28:30 (14:14) report | 20:30 (8:14) report | |||
Brest , 3,500 spectators | Flensburg , 4,709 spectators | |||
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Sat., Mar. 23, 2019 | Sat., Mar. 30, 2019 | 48:59 |
18:27 (6:14) report | 30:32 (13:19) report | |||
Zagreb , 7,836 spectators | Skopje , 5,500 spectators | |||
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Sat., Mar. 24, 2019 | Sun., Mar. 31, 2019 | 36:45 |
20:22 (10:10) report | 16:23 (8:13) report | |||
Płock , 4,000 spectators | Szeged , 3,200 spectators | |||
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Sun., Mar. 24, 2019 | Sat., Mar. 30, 2019 | 57:65 |
28:30 (15:14) report | 29:35 (14:17) report | |||
Lisbon , 2,903 spectators | Veszprém , 5,019 spectators |
Quarter finals
Results
The pairings of the quarter-finals were already determined together with the round of 16 matches.
The first legs took place from April 24th to 27th, the second legs were played on May 4th and 5th.
Team 1 | Team 2 | First leg | Return leg | total |
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Sun., Apr. 24, 2019, 8:45 p.m. | Sun., May 4, 2019, 7:30 p.m. | 51:61 |
25:32 (12:16) report | 26:29 (14:17) report | |||
Nantes , 5,657 spectators | Barcelona , 5,278 spectators | |||
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Sat., Apr. 27, 2019, 6:00 p.m. | Sat., May 5, 2019, 5:00 p.m. | 60:59 |
34:24 (16:11) report | 26:35 (11:18) report | |||
Kielce , 4,200 spectators | Paris , 3,500 spectators | |||
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Wed., Apr. 27, 2019, 6:00 p.m. | Sun., May 5, 2019, 5:00 p.m. | 47:57 |
22:28 (15:15) report | 25:29 (13:17) report | |||
Flensburg , 5,118 spectators | Veszprém , 5,321 spectators | |||
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Sun., Apr. 25, 2019, 8:00 p.m. | Sun., May 5, 2019, 7:00 p.m. | 56:52 |
31:23 (14:12) report | 25:29 (9:17) report | |||
Skopje , 5,500 spectators | Szeged , 3,200 spectators |
Final Four
As in previous years, the Final Four was held in Cologne's Lanxess Arena .
Semifinals
Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | date and time |
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33:30 (13:13) |
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June 1, 2019, 3:15 p.m. |
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27:29 (16: 9) |
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June 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. |
Small finale
Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | date and time |
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40:35 (20:16) |
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June 2, 2019, 3:15 p.m. |
final
Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | date and time |
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27:24 (16:11) |
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June 2, 2019, 6:00 p.m. |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Draw for the Champions League: Flensburg-Handewitt meets Mogensen team. June 29, 2018, accessed September 4, 2018 .