Sparkasse Cup
The Sparkassen-Cup , called Schlecker Cup up to 2011 and EVFH-Cup in 2012 , is an international handball tournament (invitation tournament) which is held in Ehingen on two match days with six participating men's teams from Europe. As a preparatory tournament for the coming season, the EVHF Cup will be held in the middle to the end of August. The tournament has been held since 1987. So far 54 of the best handball teams from 21 nations have taken part.
All games are played in the Ehinger Längenfeldhalle. By 2011, based in Ehingen, meanwhile, was insolvent companies Schlecker namesake and main sponsor of the event. In 2012, the tournament was after E hinger V erein for F romotion of H andballsports as EVFH Cup respectively. The EVFH is the host of the tournament, which is organized together with the handball department of TSG Ehingen. In February 2013, the organizers announced that the tournament will now be held under the name Sparkassen-Cup . Up to and including 2011, there was always an extensive supporting program around the tournament, in which various celebrities were involved. For example, in 2007 these were Axel Schulz , Michael Wendler , Eberhard Gienger , Carlo Thränhardt , Shaham Joyce and Simon-Paul Wagner . After Schlecker's bankruptcy , the focus of the event is now largely on the handball tournament itself.
Competition mode
The playing time of the six preliminary round matches is 2 × 30 minutes. The placement games also last over the normal handball playing time of 2 × 30 minutes. In the competition mode, two groups with three teams each are formed. In the preliminary round on Saturdays, everyone is played against everyone in a group according to the mode . Each team plays two games in the preliminary round. There are a total of six games in the preliminary round. In the event of a tie, the goal difference decides. If the goal difference is the same, the number of more goals scored decides.
Sundays are the placement games for 5th place, the bottom of the table, 3rd place (second in the table) and 1st place (the leader of the table). In the event of a tie after the end of normal playing time, there is an extension of five minutes twice. In the event of a tie after extra time has elapsed, there is a seven-meter throw with five shooters per team until the decision. A total of three games will take place on Sundays.
Cup
The cup presented to the winner, the Sparkassen-Cup (formerly Schlecker Cup ) is a challenge cup . He is currently owned by the team from KC Veszprém , which defeated the Füchse Berlin in the 2014 final with 29:34.
Results
2014
Preliminary round matches (August 16, 2014)
Group 1
game | Bottom line |
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Foxes Berlin - RK Zagreb | 29:29 |
RK Zagreb - Chambéry Savoie HB | 25:29 |
Chambéry Savoie HB - Foxes Berlin | 26:30 |
Group 2
game | Bottom line |
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KC Veszprém - Cadets Schaffhausen | 30:22 |
Kadetten Schaffhausen - Fresh on Göppingen | 24:35 |
Fresh on Göppingen - KC Veszprém | 27:33 |
Main Round Games (August 17, 2014)
Play for 5th place
- RK Zagreb - Cadets Schaffhausen 34:27
3rd place match
- Chambéry Savoie HB - Frisch Auf Göppingen 23:28
final
- Füchse Berlin - KC Veszprém 29:34
KC Veszprém was able to successfully defend the Sparkasse Cup 2014, which was won for the first time in 2013.
Special awards
- Best goalkeeper: Yann Genty (Chambéry Savoie HB)
- Top scorer: Fredrik Petersen (Füchse Berlin) with 18 goals
- Best player of the tournament: Carlos Ruesga (KC Veszprém)
- Fairness Cup: Iker Romero (Füchse Berlin)
2013
Preliminary round matches (August 17, 2013)
Group 1
game | Bottom line |
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KC Veszprém - RK Zagreb | 32:26 |
RK Zagreb - KS Kielce | 36:33 |
KS Kielce - KC Veszprém | 31:31 |
Group 2
game | Bottom line |
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Foxes Berlin - Wacker Thun | 28:31 |
Wacker Thun - Paris Saint-Germain | 29:37 |
Paris Saint-Germain - Foxes Berlin | 27:26 |
Main Round Games (August 18, 2013)
Play for 5th place
- Foxes Berlin - KS Kielce 31:31
After the end of normal playing time, at 31:31 there would normally have been an extension of 2 × 5 minutes. Kielce's coach Bogdan Wenta saw his team at a disadvantage from the referees, so he waived the upcoming extension and thus the Füchse Berlin won 5th place.
3rd place match
- RK Zagreb - Wacker Thun 26:20
final
- KC Veszprém - Paris Saint-Germain 28:25
After 17 tournaments and 7 previously unsuccessful finals, KC Veszprém won the Sparkassen Cup for the first time in 2013.
Special awards
- Best goalkeeper: Ivan Stevanović (RK Zagreb)
- Top scorer: Denis Buntić (KS Kielce) with 22 goals
- Best Player of the Tournament: Daniel Narcisse (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Fairest team: Wacker Thun
2012
Preliminary round matches (August 19, 2012)
The playing time of the preliminary round game was 2 × 25 min.
Group 1
game | Bottom line |
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KC Veszprém - Wisła Płock | 22:17 |
Paris St. Germain Handball - Wisła Płock | 28:20 |
KC Veszprém - Paris St. Germain Handball | 26:24 |
Group 2
game | Bottom line |
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Foxes Berlin - BM Aragón | 25:21 |
Montpellier HB - BM Aragón | 21:26 |
Foxes Berlin - Montpellier HB | 26:27 |
Main Round Games (August 20, 2012)
The main round games were played over the full playing time (2 × 30 min).
Play for 5th place
- Wisła Płock - Montpellier HB 36:29
3rd place match
- Paris St. Germain Handball - BM Aragón 27:19
final
- KC Veszprém - Foxes Berlin 24:25
Special awards
- Best goalkeeper: José Manuel Sierra (Paris St. Germain Handball)
- Top scorer: Dragan Gajič (Montpellier HB) with 23 (10) goals
- Best field player: Tamás Iváncsik (KC Veszprém)
- Fairest team: BM Aragón
2011
Preliminary round matches (August 20, 2011)
Group 1
game | Bottom line |
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Füchse Berlin - AG København | 25:27 |
Montpellier HB - AG København | 28:39 |
Foxes Berlin - Montpellier HB | 25:24 |
Group 2
game | Bottom line |
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KC Veszprém - BM Granollers 2011 | 33:23 |
THW Kiel - BM Granollers | 35:27 |
THW Kiel - KC Veszprém | 32:25 |
Main Round Games (August 21, 2011)
Play for 5th place
- BM Granollers - Montpellier HB 31:34
3rd place match
- Füchse Berlin - KC Veszprém 31:20
final
- AG København - THW Kiel 20:27
Special awards
- Best goalkeeper: Thierry Omeyer
- Top scorer: Momir Ilić with 27 (4) goals
- Best field player: Bartłomiej Jaszka
- Fairest team: BM Granollers
2010
Preliminary round matches (August 14, 2010)
Group 1
game | Bottom line |
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KC Veszprém - Foxes Berlin | 30:26 |
Montpellier HB - Foxes Berlin | 34:27 |
KC Veszprém - Montpellier HB | 36:39 |
Group 2
game | Bottom line |
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Ademar León - RK Zagreb | 29:34 |
THW Kiel - Ademar León | 35:26 |
THW Kiel - RK Zagreb | 40:30 |
Main Round Games (August 15, 2010)
Play for 5th place
- Füchse Berlin - Ademar León 35:31
3rd place match
- KC Veszprém - RK Zagreb 38:34
final
- Montpellier HB - THW Kiel 26:37
Special awards
- Best goalkeeper: Thierry Omeyer
- Top scorer: Zlatko Horvat with 25 (8) goals
- Best outfield player: Nikola Karabatić
- Fairest team: RK Zagreb
The previous winners
- 1987 VfL Pfullingen
- 1988 VfL Gummersbach
- 1989 Redbergslids IK Göteborg
- 1990 VfL Gummersbach
- 1991 SG Wallau / Massenheim
- 1992 SG Leutershausen
- 1993 RK Zagreb
- 1994 THW Kiel
- 1995 SG Wallau / Massenheim
- 1996 SG Wallau / Massenheim
- 1997 SG Wallau / Massenheim
- 1998 THW Kiel
- 1999 Ademar León
- 2000 THW Kiel
- 2001 Fresh on Göppingen
- 2002 RK Celje
- 2003 VfL Gummersbach
- 2004 THW Kiel
- 2005 Montpellier HB
- 2006 THW Kiel
- 2007 THW Kiel
- 2008 BM Valladolid
- 2009 THW Kiel
- 2010 THW Kiel
- 2011 THW Kiel
- 2012 Foxes Berlin
- 2013 KC Veszprém
- 2014 KC Veszprém
- 2015 Veszprém handball
- 2016 HBC Nantes
- 2017 HBC Nantes
The most successful participating team is THW Kiel with a total of nine tournament wins.
Web links
- Sparkassen-Cup website
- TSG Ehingen website
- Swabian newspaper online, English people, Greenlanders, Nigerians and Greeks - everyone wants to go to Ehingen
Individual evidence
- ↑ schlecker-cup.de: For the 21st SCHLECKER CUP , accessed on August 14, 2007
- ↑ sport1.de: Kiel wins Schlecker Cup ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ tg: The Schlecker Cup becomes the Sparkassen Cup. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from February 20, 2013
- ↑ a b schlecker-cup.de: tournament mode , accessed on August 14, 2007
- ↑ aw: Veszprém wins the Ehinger tournament for the second time In: Schwäbische Zeitung from August 18, 2014
- ^ T. Knaack: Sparkassen-Cup: Veszprém wins again in Ehingen In: Süd-West-Presse of August 18, 2014
- ^ Foxes after scandal 5th at Sparkassen-Cup. In: Berliner Zeitung of August 18, 2013
- ↑ Nicolai Kapitz: Veszprém wins the cup for the first time. In: Schwäbische Zeitung from August 18, 2013