European Cup Winners' Cup (handball) 2002/03

At the EHF European Cup Winners' Cup 2002/03 36 took Handball part -Vereinsmannschaften, who qualified in the previous season in their home countries in the cup competition for the competition. It was the 28th edition of the cup winners' competition. The cup games began on October 4, 2002 and ended with the second final game on May 4, 2003. In the final, BM Ciudad Real was able to defend its title against Redbergslids IK .

mode

The competition started with four games in round 2. The winners moved into round 3, in which other, higher-ranking teams entered. All rounds including the final were carried out in a knockout system with a return leg.

round 2

The home and return games took place between October 4, 2002 and October 13, 2002.

	total		First leg	Return leg
HC Bascharage	60: 68	HC Gldani Tbilisi	29:34	31:34
Haukar Hafnarfjörður	74 : 36	Youth Union Strovolos	31:20	43:16
HT Tatran Prešov	73 : 44	HC Spartak Baku	39:23	34:21
HC Kehra Tallinn	50: 56	Dennis Turku	23:32	27:24

Round 3

The home and return games took place between November 8, 2002 and November 17, 2002.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Hapoel Rishon LeZion	45: 69	RK Celje	19:38	26:31
E&O Emmen	47: 62	SC Szeged	26:31	21:31
RK Krivaja Zavidovići	49: 68	GK Energija Voronezh	26:32	23:36
Drammen HK	45: 53	HT Tatran Prešov	28:25	17:28
Lusis Akademikas Kaunas	45: 58	HCM Constanța	22:28	23:30
BM Ciudad Real	76 : 45	ATSV Innsbruck	38:23	38:22
ZTR Zaporizhia	51 : 43	KS Warszawianka	25:20	26:23
AS Ionikos Athens	45: 46	RK Tutunski Kombinat Prilep	21:20	24:26
HC Gldani Tbilisi	28: 78	Chambery Savoie HB	15:37	13:41
Sporting Neerpelt	51: 68	Redbergslids IK	28:33	23:35
Pallamano Conversano	45: 53	Haukar Hafnarfjörður	27:27	18:26
Ademar León	62 : 47	Wacker Thun	35:21	27:26
RK Metković	43: 55	GOG Gudme	23:22	20:33
TBV Lemgo	77 : 47	Çankaya Belediyesi Ankara	33:20	44:27
Dennis Turku	51 : 31	Sporting Lisbon	26:14	25:17
Arkatron Minsk	43: 55	RK Lovćen Cetinje	18:24	25:31

Round 4

The first legs took place on 7./8. December 2002 and the second leg on 14./15. December 2002.

	total		First leg	Return leg
GOG Gudme	48: 57	Chambery Savoie HB	24:33	24:24
RK Lovćen Cetinje	50: 58	GK Energija Voronezh	30:29	20:29
BM Ciudad Real	43 : 35	ZTR Zaporizhia	24:15	19:20
Ademar León	60 : 47	Haukar Hafnarfjörður	29:21	31:26
RK Celje	78 : 44	RK Tutunski Kombinat Prilep	41:22	37:22
HCM Constanța	50: 80	TBV Lemgo	27:38	23:42
SC Szeged	66 : 47	HT Tatran Prešov	36:22	30:25
Redbergslids IK	59 : 42	Dennis Turku	32:19	27:23

Quarter finals

The first legs took place on 1/2. March 2003 and the second leg on 7./8./9. March 2003.

	total		First leg	Return leg
TBV Lemgo	74 : 62	SC Szeged	40:32	34:30
Ademar León	55: 57	BM Ciudad Real	30:26	25:31
RK Celje	77 : 44	GK Energija Voronezh	44:23	33:21
Redbergslids IK	55 : 54	Chambery Savoie HB	30:21	25:33

Semifinals

The first leg took place on 29./30. March 2003 and the second leg on April 5, 2003.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Redbergslids IK	73 : 67	TBV Lemgo	36:32	37:35
BM Ciudad Real	59 : 55	RK Celje	34:27	25:28

final

The first leg took place on April 26, 2003 in Ciudad Real and the second leg on May 4, 2003 in Gothenburg . In the second overall participation in the final, BM Ciudad Real was able to successfully defend the title.

	total		First leg	Return leg
BM Ciudad Real	57 : 51	Redbergslids IK	33:27	24:24

See also

• EHF Champions League 2002/03
• EHF Cup 2002/03

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2002/03 Men's Cup Winners' Cup / Final. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , accessed February 1, 2019 .