THW Kiel (GER)
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THW Kiel (GER)
Table of contents Media contacts 4 Map of clubs 2013/14 5 Facts & figures of the Group Phase 6 Draw preview 8 FC Barcelona 10 THW Kiel 11 MKB Veszprem KC 12 HC Vardar PRO Skopje 13 PSG Handball 15 Rhein Neckar Löwen 16 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 17 HC Metalurg 18 Head-to-heads21 VELUX EHF FINAL4 24 Media accreditation for VELUX EHF FINAL4 opens 25 Current top scorers 27 Past winners 28 3 EHF/M Media contacts Media matters TV and Radio Vlado Brindzak Media and Communications European Handball Federation +43 1 80 151 161 [email protected] Akos Moczan Media Manager EHF Marketing GmbH +43 1 80 151 226 [email protected] Clubs – Media contacts POT 1 POT 2 FC Barcelona (ESP) Gustau Galvache +34 618522789 [email protected] PSG Handball (FRA) Louise Cosnard +33 (0)675 591 939 [email protected] THW Kiel (GER) Christian Robohm +49 1635306300 [email protected] Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER) Ute Krebs +49 126 2500 933 [email protected] MKB-MVM Veszprém KC (HUN) Zsolt Sevinger +36 305024547 [email protected] SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) Sandra von Wallis +49 4611609625 [email protected] RK Vardar PRO – Skopje (MKD) Marko Savovski +389 75 200 008 [email protected] HC Metalurg (MKD) Zoran Cvetanovski +389 78223505 [email protected] 4 5 18. - 22.09.2013 25. - 29.09.2013 09. - 13.10.2013 16. - 20.10.2013 13. - 17.11.2013 21.08. - 01.09.2013 Qualification and Wild Card Matches Group Phase Qualification Tournaments vs. vs. 5 10 4 Last 16 vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. 3 vs. 1 vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. 1 1 2 second leg 23.04. - 27.04.2014 second leg 26.03. - 30.03.2014 Quarter-finals 2 first leg 16.04. - 20.04.2014 1 2 2 Quarter-finals first leg 19.03. - 23.03.2014 Last 16 Season 2013/14 playing dates 20. - 24.11.2013 27.11 - 01.12.2013 05. - 09.02.2014 12. - 16.02.2014 19. - 23.02.2014 Home Matches Total Matches Group Phase 31.08. - 01.09.2013 vs. vs. Qualification/ Wild Card Matches Qualification Tournaments VELUX EHF Champions League 2013/14 playing system vs. 31.05 /1.06.2014 FINAL4 Final vs. 3rd Place Match vs. vs. Semi-finals FINAL4 Facts & figures Vugrinec on top, jubilees for Barcelona and Kiel 4 - which means all teams, which had qualified from group 2 for the Last 16, have now made it to the quarter-finals: FC Barcelona, PSG, Vardar and Metalurg. Only 16 hours after the final whistle of the last VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 match, the draw will be conducted in Vienna. After an overall of 136 matches of group phase and first knock-out stage it’s time to have another look on the most important facts and figures of the competition. 5 – nations are represented by the eight participants of the quarterfinals: Germany (three teams), FYR Macedonia (2), Spain, Hungary and France (each 1). Last season the quarterfinals were composed by teams from Germany (3), Spain (2), Hungary, FYR Macedonia and Poland (each 1). 0 - times a winner of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 defended their title in Cologne. This tradition continues in this season too, as reigning champions HSV Hamburg bowed out in the Last 16 5 – of those eight teams qualified for the 2012/13 quarter-finals too: THW Kiel, FC Barcelona, MKB Veszprém, Metalurg Skopje and SG Flensburg-Handewitt.  10 – victories in 12 matches is the record of THW Kiel and FC Barcelona in this season. Both each lost one match and tied once in the group phase. 0 – teams have qualified for all four previous VELUX EHF FINAL4 events 0 – times before Vardar Skopje and Paris St. Germain had been part of a quarter-final of the VELUX EHF Champions League. 0 – was the final goal difference of the closest of all Last 16 encounters. Rhein Neckar Löwen clinched their berth by scoring more away goals against Vive Targi Kielce. The German side lost at Poland 28:32 and won at home 27:23. 12 – goals were the biggest difference in a single Last 16 match, made by Kiel against Zaporozhye (40:28). 12 – of 136 matches by now ended by a draw. 1 – another premiere: For the first time two Macedonian sides made it so far in the EHF Champions League. 15 – times each FC Barcelona and THW Kiel have qualified for the quarter-finals of the EHF Champions League including the current season. 1 – fourth ranked team of the group phase made it to the quarterfinals: Vardar Skopje. 18 – goals was the aggregate final difference, Barcelona scored in their Last 16 matches against Aalborg, followed by a 15 goal difference of Kiel vs. Zaporozhye. 1 - team arriving from qualification made it to the quarter-finals: Metalurg Skopje. 2 – former EHF Champions League winners are still part of the race to Cologne, representing ten trophies: record winner FC Barcelona (7 titles) and THW Kiel (3). Additionally Flensburg are the only team, which had been part of EHF Champions League finals (2004, 2007), but did not win the trophy. 23 - goals were scored by Renato Vugrinec for his team Metalurg Skopje against KIF to become best scorer of the Last 16. 2 – teams had been part of all quarter-finals since the implementation of the current playing system in the 2009/10 season: FC Barcelona and THW Kiel. 42 – goals FC Barcelona conceded in both Last 16 matches to have the strongest defence ahead of Metalurg (43) and Flensburg (53). 40 – goals was the lowest number in one single Last 16 match, made by Metalurg and Kolding in the first leg (23:17) 46 – times in 136 matches by now the away team was victorious. 3 – teams of those, who are still in competition, have been part of previous VELUX EHF FINAL4 events in Cologne: FC Barcelona (2010, 2011, 2013), THW Kiel (2010, 2012, 2013) and Rhein Neckar Löwen (2011). 68 – goals was the highest number in all Last 16 matches in the game of Kiel vs. Zaporozhye (40:28), followed by 67 in the match Plock vs. Veszprem (34:33). 3 – teams won both Last 16 matches: FC Barcelona (against Aalborg), THW Kiel (against Zaporozhye) and Metalurg Skopje (against KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn). Additionally Vardar Skopje remained unbeaten (draw and win against Hamburg). 71 – goals were scored by THW Kiel to have the best attack in the Last 16, followed by Veszprem (64) and PSG (62). 3 – group winners of the first stage are still in the two pots for the draw: Barcelona, Veszprém and Kiel. The only first ranked team, which is out already, is defending champions Hamburg. 85 – goals were scored by Vugrinec by now to lead the overall top scorer ranking ahead of Gasper Marguc (Celje/79) and Momir Ilic (Veszprém/77). 4 – teams turned the aggregate result around after losing their respective matches of the first leg: Veszprém, PSG, Löwen & Flensburg. 8,805 – spectators attended the match Löwen vs. Kielce in Mannheim to top this ranking, followed by 8,000 at the match Kiel vs. Zaporozhye and 6,963 at the match Metalurg vs. KIF. 78 – of 136 matches by now ended with home victories. 6 Facts & figures The ‘top three’ lists Matches with the highest number of goals Biggest goal difference in a single match 73 goals – HSV Hamburg vs. Gorenje Velenje (41:32) 72 goals – DROTT Halmstad vs. Gorenje Velenje (32:40) 72 goals – Naturhouse La Rioja vs. DROTT Halmstad (38:34) 71 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém vs. Motor Zaporozhye (44:27) 71 goals – FC Barcelona – Wacker Thun (45:26) 19 goals - Barcelona vs. Wacker Thun (45:26) 18 goals - FC Barcelona vs. HC Metalurg (35:17) 17 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém vs. Motor Zaporozhye (44:27) Spectators 15,320 - Dinamo Minsk vs. FC Barcelona 11,000 - RK Zagreb vs. MKB-MVM Veszprém 10,200 – THW Kiel vs. Vive Targi Kielce Matches with the lowest number of goals 38 goals - Dunkerque vs. KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn (18:20) 40 goals –Metalurg Skopje vs. KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn (23:17/L16) 43 goals – FC Porto vs. Dunkerque (22:21) 44 goals – FC Porto – Orlen Wisla Plock (20:24) 44 goals - Vardar Skopje vs. Metalurg Skopje (18:26) 7 Draw Preview Pots for the quarter-finals draw ready Seeding for the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-finals draw: After the completion of the Last 16 stage all four quarter-finals pairings of the VELUX EHF Champions League will be defined by a draw. Pot 1 FC Barcelona (ESP) THW Kiel (GER) MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) HC Vardar Skopje (MKD) The joint event together with the Men’s EHF Cup Quarter-finals draw will start on Tuesday, 1 April 2014 at 12.15 hrs at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf 2 in Vienna. The EHF Cup draw will be followed by the European top flight’s draw. Pot 2 PSG Handball (FRA) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) HC Metalurg (MKD) The eight winners of the Last 16 ties qualify for the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-finals, the last tie between Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Vive Targi Kielce have been completed only less than 16 hours before the draw with Löwen taking the last spot.. The first leg matches will be played over 16-20 April on courts of the Pot 2 teams, the second leg will follow on 23-27 April on courts of the Pot 1 teams. The winners of the pairings between fourth-ranked teams and group winners will be seeded in the Pot 1 and the winners of the encounters between second and third placed teams of the group phase will go to the Pot 2. Official VELUX EHF Champions League song to be released Just before the quarter-finals draw a new official VELUX EHF Champions League song will be presented in Vienna. Read more information here There will be no protection from teams from the same country or the same group of the group phase. Where to follow the draw event The handball fans will be able to follow both draws live on various channels. There will be a live streaming of the event on ehfTV with a commentary of Tom O Brannagain, who will also interview all club managers right after the draw. In addition, there will be a live ticker on www.eurohandball.com available and also a live coverage on the official Twitter channel - @ehfcl. 8 FC Barcelona (ESP) POT 1 No team in the group phase managed to avoid a defeat at least once. Even FC Barcelona, a team that boasts stars like Arpad Sterbik, Siarhei Rutenka, Kiril Lazarov and Nikola Karabatic did not. Their group phase was like a burger - eight victories covered on both ends by two stumbles in Skopje. In the first round Xavi Pascual and his team only tied RK Vardar, while in the last round they were defeated by Metalurg. In the Spanish Asobal they have won all their matches so far. The sheer dominance is one of the reasons that makes the EHF Champions League record winners of the red-hot favourite to win their eighth title come the end of May and the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne. One damper to Barcelona’s campaign has been an injury to their goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik who is expected to be sidelined at least until the FINAL4. However, the club was quick in signing Mickael Robin from Montpellier HB as replacement. He led his new team safely past Aalborg in the Last 16. Last 16 results First leg: Second leg: Playing hall Palau Blaugrana Av. Aristides Maillol, s/n 08028 Barcelona Spain Capacity: 7,250 Club Address: FC Barcelona Intersport Avda. Aristides Maillol, s/n 08028 Barcelona Spain Media contact: Gustau Galvache +34 618522789 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.fcbarcelona.cat Facebook: FCBHandbol Twitter: @FCBHandbol Kit colours Light Player shirt: red and yellow Player short: red Goalkeeper shirt: green/grey Aalborg Handball vs FC Barcelona FC Barcelona vs Aalborg Handball GROUP C Final Table: 1. FC Barcelona 2. PSG Handball 3. HC Metalurg 4.HC Vardar - Skopje 5. HC Dinamo Minsk 6. Wacker Thun Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) @ HC Vardar - Skopje vs Wacker Thun vs HC Metalurg @ PSG Handball @ HC Dinamo Minsk vs HC Dinamo Minsk vs HC Vardar - Skopje @ Wacker Thun vs PSG Handball @ HC Metalurg Top scorers: 1. Kiril Lazarov (MKD) 2. Nikola Karabatic (FRA) 3. Siarhei Rutenka (BLR) 4. Victor Tomas (ESP) 5. Jesper Nöddesbo (DEN) Dark Player shirt: blue and red Player short: blue Goalkeeper shirt: black/dark red 10 10 8 10 6 10 5 10 4 10 3 10 0 22:29 (13:15) 31:20 (16:11) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1348:256 (92) 3315:288 (27) 3 256:265 (-9) 4269:263 (6) 6 266:295 (-29) 9 242:329 (-87) 17 13 12 10 7 1 Past achievements D29:29 (15:19) W45:26 (21:14) W35:17 (17:5) W33:29 (17:17) W35:25 (16:15) W35:25 (13:9) W30:23 (14:11) W39:23 (17:13) W38:28 (19:9) L29:31 (11:15) 59 52 51 48 39 VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 17 Winner (7): 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2004/05, 2010/11 Final (3): 2000/01, 2009/10, 2012/13 Semi-final (1): 2007/08 Quarter-final (3): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2011/12 Last 16 (1): 2003/04 Main Round (1): 2008/09 Other EHF Cup: Winners 2002/03, Runners-up 2001/02 Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 1993/94, 1994/95 Spanish league: 20 titles (1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013) Spanish Cup winner: 17 times Asobal Cup winner: 8 times THW Kiel (GER) POT 1 There have might been voices out there among the handball experts that uttered concern about THW Kiel’s ability to play yet another dominant season, after the German side had to cope with the departure of French internationals Thierry Omeyer and Daniel Narcisse, Swede Markus Ahlm and Serb Momir Ilic. However, the German national champions proved their critics wrong, not only in the VELUX EHF Champions League, where they topped Group B at the end of the group phase with eight wins from 10 matches, but also in the domestic league in which they equally rank first after two thirds of the season have been played. Head coach Alfred Gislason has once more forged a strong team that is ready to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne for the third consecutive time. “To reach the FINAL4 is always one of our main goals. We are a top club in Europe, so we should aim high all the time,” says goalkeeper Johan Sjöstrand, one of the players started playing for THW Kiel at the beginning of this season. They were spared a long trip after the first leg match against Motor Zaporozhye was played on the neutral court in Györ, Hungary due to political situation in Ukraine. Kiel won both encounters and for the 17th time they are in the top eight of the continent. Last 16 results First leg: HC Motor Zaporozhye vs THW Kiel Second leg: THW Kiel vs HC Motor Zaporozhye Playing hall Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel Europaplatz 1, 24103 Kiel Germany Capacity: 10,000 Club Address: THW Kiel Ziegelteich 30 24103 Kiel Germany Media contact: Christian Robohm +49 1635306300 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.thw-provinzial.de Facebook:thwhandball Twitter: @thw_handball Kit colours Light Player shirt: white Player short: white Goalkeeper shirt: green GROUP B Final Table: 1. THW Kiel 2. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn 3. KS Vive Targi Kielce 4. Orlen Wisla Plock 5. FC Porto Vitalis 6. Dunkerque HB G.L. 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 4 2 1 Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) @ Orlen Wisla Plock W34:33 (14:14) vs KIF Kolding Kobenhavn W29:26 (12:14) @ FC Porto Vitalis W31:27 (16:17) @ KS Vive Targi Kielce L29:34 (11:17) @ Dunkerque HB Littoral W29:21 (19:13) vs Dunkerque HB Littoral W28:25 (15:12) vs Orlen Wisla Plock W34:25 (16:11) @ KIF Kolding Kobenhavn W26:24 (13:13) vs KS Vive Targi Kielce D28:28 (13:16) vs FC Porto Vitalis W30:25 (17:11) Top scorers: 1. Marko Vujin (SRB) 2. Filip Jicha (CZE) 3. Gudjon Sigurdsson (ISL) 4. Niclas Ekberg(SWE) 5. Rene Toft Hansen (DEN) Dark Player shirt: black Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: red 11 67 62 35 33 27 1 0 1 0 1 1 28:31 (14:16) 40:28 (20:13) 1 3 3 6 7 8 298:268 249:240 307:276 275:277 241:278 237:268 -30 -9 -31 (-2) (-37) (-31) 17 14 13 8 5 3 Past achievements VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 17 Winners (3): 2006/07, 2009/10, 2011/12 Runners-up (3): 1999/2000, 2007/08, 2008/09 Semi-final (3): 1996/1997, 2000/01, 2012/13 Quarter-final (5): 1998/99, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2010/11 Group Phase (2): 1994/95, 1995/96 Other EHF Cup: Winners 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04 German league: 18 titles (1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) German Cup winners: 9 times POT 1 MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) Momir Ilic, who arrived from German national champions THW Kiel at the beginning of the season, promised that MKB-MVM Veszprem would take Europe and in that respect the VELUX EHF Champions League by storm. And the Hungarian side gave everything they had to fulfill the Serbian left back’s promises at the start of the competition. With six consecutive wins in the first six matches of the group phase they became the first team to qualify for the Last 16, eventually also securing the top spot in Group A mid-February following 34:27 victory against Zagreb in Round 9. Early in 2014 Veszprem furthermore strengthened their squad with Hungarian international Tamas Mocsai, who returned from German side TSV Hannover Burgdorf to his native country to cover for the injured Laszlo Nagy. However, even the inspirational Nagy has recovered from a knee and shin injury. They faced Orlen Wisla Plock with their former stalwart Nikola Eklemovic in the Last 16. Although they lost the first match in Poland by one goal, they comfortably reached the top eight after beating Plock by five at home. Last 16 results First leg: Orlen Wisla Plock vs MKB-MVM Veszprem Second leg: MKB-MVM Veszprem vs Orlen Wisla Plock Playing hall Veszprém Arena Külso Kadartai ut 8200 Veszprém Hungary Capacity: 5,020 Club Address: MKB-MVM Veszprém Marcius 15. ut 5 8200 Veszprém Hungary Media contact: Zsolt Sevinger +36 305024547 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.mkbveszprem.eu Facebook: mkbveszprem Twitter: @mkbveszpremkc Kit colours Light Player shirt: white Player short: white Goalkeeper shirt: grey GROUP A Final Table: 1. MKB-MVM Veszprém 10 8 2. Rhein-Neckar Löwen 10 7 3. Celje Pivovarna Lasko 10 4 4. HC Motor Zaporozhye 10 4 5. HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 10 4 6. St. Petersburg HC 10 0 Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) @ St. Petersburg HC vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs HC Motor Zaporozhye @ HC Croatia O. Zagreb @ Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs St. Petersburg HC @ Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs HC Croatia O. Zagreb @ HC Motor Zaporozhye 12 1303:243 (60) 1305:252 (53) 5 269:272 (-3) 5 277:296 (-19) 6 267:282 (-15) 9 216:292 (-76) 17 16 9 9 8 1 Past achievements W28:15 (12:7) W30:29 (17:14) W44:27 (20:13) W33:22 (15:8) W31:26 (15:14) W27:26 (13:10) W29:20 (13:7) D25:25 (13:12) W34:27 (19:11) L26:22 (13:13) Top scorers: 1. Momir Ilic (SRB) 77 2. Renato Sulic (CRO) 54 3. Laszlo Nagy (HUN) 36 4. Iman Jamali Moorchegani (IRI) 32 Peter Gulyas (HUN) 32 Dark Player shirt: red Player short: red Goalkeeper shirt: black 1 2 1 1 0 1 34:33 (16:16) 31:26 (16:11) VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 19 Final (1): 2001/02 Semi-final (2): 2002/03, 2005/06 Quarter-final (9): 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13 Last 16 (2): 1993/94, 2010/11, 2011/12 Group Phase (3): 1994/95, 1995/96, 2007/08 Other Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2007/08, Runners-up 1996/97 Hungarian league: 21 titles (1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Hungarian Cup winner: 22 times POT 1 HC Vardar PRO - Skopje (MKD) The reigning Macedonian champions made several headlines early in the season as they not only stole the first point from the main group favourites FC Barcelona, but were also the first club to replace their head coach. Less than a week before their Round 3 match at home to PSG Handball they parted ways with Zoran Kastratovic. After just three months in the job, this decision was a surprise for many. Assistant coach Andon Boskovski took charge for the following game, but after the EHF EURO in Denmark the club announced the signing of Raul Gonzalez Gutierrez, a former Spanish national team player and member of team that won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The 44-year-old has coached Valladolid and is a former assistant of Talant Dujshebaev at Ciudad Real and Atletico Madrid. The second club’s connection to Dujshebaev, his son Alex, missed the final rounds of the group phase through injury, but was instrumental in the biggest success in the club’s history as Vardar eliminated the defending champions HSV Hamburg and reached the top eight of Europe for the first time. Last 16 results First leg: HC Vardar Skopje vs HSV Hamburg Second leg: HSV Hamburg vs HC Vardar Skopje Playing hall Boris Trajkovski bul. 8 Septemvri bb Skopje FYR Macedonia Capacity: 7,000 Club Address: HC Vardar - Skopje Marko Savovski BUL 8 mi Septemvri 20 FYR Macedonia Media contact: Marko Savovski +389 75 200 008 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.rkvardar.com.mk Facebook: rkvardar Twitter: @RK_Vardar Kit colours Light Player shirt: red/white Player short: red/white Goalkeeper shirt: red/black/yellow GROUP C Final Table: 1. FC Barcelona 2. PSG Handball 3. HC Metalurg 4.HC Vardar - Skopje 5. HC Dinamo Minsk 6. Wacker Thun 10 8 10 6 10 5 10 4 10 3 10 0 D29:29 (15:19) L24:26 (11:11) D24:24 (9:12) W37:24 (19:11) W27:22 (14:9) L18:26 (12:10) L23:30 (11:14) W30:22 (14:11) W32:25 (17:11) L25:35 (12:15) Top scorers: 1. Timur Dibirov (RUS) 2. Igor Karacic (CRO) 3. Alex Dujshebaev (ESP) 4. Matjaz Brumen (SLO) 5. Mikhail Chipurin (RUS) 66 58 39 36 32 13 1 1 2 2 1 1 1348:256 (92) 3315:288 (27) 3 256:265 (-9) 4269:263 (6) 6 266:295 (-29) 9 242:329 (-87) 17 13 12 10 7 1 Past achievements Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) vs FC Barcelona @ HC Dinamo Minsk vs PSG Handball @ Wacker Thun @ HC Metalurg vs HC Metalurg @ FC Barcelona vs HC Dinamo Minsk vs Wacker Thun @ PSG Handball Dark Player shirt: black/Red Player short: red/white Goalkeeper shirt: black/grey 28:28 (14:16) 29:30 (15:17) VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 8 Last 32 (1): 1999/2000 Group Phase (6): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2009/10 Other Cup Winners’ Cup: Semi-finals 1998/99, 2004/05, 2010/11, Quarter-finals 2006/07 SEHA league: 1 title (2012) Macedonian league: 8 titles (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2013) Macedonian Cup winner: 8 times POT 2 PSG Handball (FRA) Much of the talk going into this season’s competition surrounded PSG Handball and their recently assembled collection of superstars. How would the large number of world class players collaborate as a team? Quite well, but far from perfect was the answer. Four points from their first four games, including a home defeat to Barcelona, was not the start many expected. However, four wins on the trot put PSG back in a strong position. Barcelona’s established team put the new title contenders firmly in their place with a devastating 38:28 win, with all the damage done in a brilliant first half, but Hansen and co. regained some pride by securing second position with a clear win over Vardar. They have attacking threat in abundance, with clear evidence in their scoring list. Seven players scoring between 30 and 46 goals prove that they rely on no one player at any time and the side are bound to improve as a unit as the season progresses further. The reached their first ever quarter-final in the European top flight after they ousted the Slovenian side Gorenje Velenje mainly thanks to a convincing home victory in the second leg. Last 16 results First leg: RK Gorenje Velenje vs PSG Handball Second leg: PSG Handball vs RK Gorenje Velenje Playing hall Halle Georges Carpentier 81 boulevard Massena 75013 Paris France Capacity: 4,800 Club Address: PSG Handball 82 avenue Georges Lafont 75016 Paris France Media contact: Louise Cosnard +33 (0)675 591 939 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.psghand.fr Facebook: PSGHand Twitter: @PSG_HANDBALL Kit colours Light Player shirt: white Player short: white Goalkeeper shirt: grey GROUP C Final Table: 1. FC Barcelona 2. PSG Handball 3. HC Metalurg 4.HC Vardar - Skopje 5. HC Dinamo Minsk 6. Wacker Thun 10 8 10 6 10 5 10 4 10 3 10 0 W34:30 (12:11) L26:28 (12:12) D24:24 (12:9) L29:33 (17:17) W34:28 (16:10) W38:24 (22:11) W35:29 (19:14) W32:29 (16:12) L28:38 (9:19) W35:25 (15:12) Top scorers: 1. Marko Kopljar (CRO) 2. Luc Abalo (FRA) 3. Mikkel Hansen (DEN) 4. Fahrudin Melic (MNE) 5. Igor Vori (CRO) 46 44 43 41 34 15 1 1 2 2 1 1 1348:256 (92) 3315:288 (27) 3 256:265 (-9) 4269:263 (6) 6 266:295 (-29) 9 242:329 (-87) 17 13 12 10 7 1 Past achievements Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) vs HC Dinamo Minsk @ HC Metalurg @ HC Vardar - Skopje vs FC Barcelona @ Wacker Thun vs Wacker Thun @HC Dinamo Minsk vs HC Metalurg @ FC Barcelona vs HC Vardar - Skopje Dark Player shirt: blue Player short: blue Goalkeeper shirt: grey 30:28 (16:13) 34:25 (17:17) VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 2 Last 16 (1): 2005/06 Other EHF Cup: Quarter-finals 2006/07, Last 16 2003/04 French league: 1 title (2012/13) French Cup winner: once POT 2 Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER) After a two-year absence the ‘Lions’, aka German side and EHF Cup champions Rhein-Neckar Löwen, returned in style to the VELUX EHF Champions League. Following a bit of a false start that only saw them taking a draw in their first match against Ukrainian side Motor Zaporozhye, they pushed themselves into gear and secured the spot in the Last 16 already at the end of November after a 32:26 victory in the return leg against Zaporozhye. They eventually finished the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League ranked second in Group A with seven wins, two draws and one loss.Only away goals ruled that Löwen are part of the quarter-finals tale as they tied the third team of the previous season Vive Targi Kielce 55:55 on aggregate in the Last 16. As Rhein-Neckar scored away five more goals than Kielce, they ruined the dream of Talant Dujshebaev and his players.Back in October there had been a lot of transfer talk about their inspirational left wing, Uwe Gensheimer, but the 27-year-old eventually extended his contract with the German side until 2016, true to the motto ‘once a lion, always a lion’. His current coach however, Icelandic Gudmundur Gudmundsson, won’t be sitting on the Löwen’s bench next season as he accepted the offer to succeed Ulrik Wilbek at the helm of the Danish national team from July 2014 onwards. Last 16 results First leg: Vive Targi Kielce vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen Second leg: Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs Vive Targi Kielce Playing hall SAP Arena Xaver-Fuhr-Str. 150 68219 Mannheim Germany Capacity: 12,900 Club Address: Rhein-Neckar Löwen Mollstraße 49a 68165 Mannheim Germany Media contact: Ute Krebs +49 126 2500 933 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.rhein-neckar-loewen.de Facebook: rnloewen Twitter: @RNLoewen Kit colours Light Player shirt: yellow Player short: yellow Goalkeeper shirt: white/red GROUP A Final Table: 1. MKB-MVM Veszprém 10 8 2. Rhein-Neckar Löwen 10 7 3. Celje Pivovarna Lasko 10 4 4. HC Motor Zaporozhye 10 4 5. HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 10 4 6. St. Petersburg HC 10 0 Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) vs HC Motor Zaporozhye @ MKB-MVM Veszprém KC @ Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs St. Petersburg HC vs HC Croatia Osiguranje @ HC Croatia Osiguranje @ HC Motor Zaporozhye vs MKB-MVM Veszprém @ St. Petersburg HC vs Celje Pivovarna Lasko 1 2 1 1 0 1 32:28 (17:13) 27:23 (16:14) 1303:243 (60) 1305:252 (53) 5 269:272 (-3) 5 277:296 (-19) 6 267:282 (-15) 9 216:292 (-76) Past achievements D31:31 (15:13) L29:30 (14:17) W28:25 (13:7) W31:17 (14:8) W34:26 (21:11) W28:24 (13:12) W32:26 (10:15) D25:25 (12:13) W32:23 (18:10) W35:25 (19:12) VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 5 Semi-final (2): 2008/09, 2010/11 Quarter-final (1): 2009/10 Qualification (1): 2011/12 Other Cup Winners’ Cup: Runners-up 2007/08 EHF Cup: Winners 2012/13, Semi-finals 2011/12, Quarter-finals 2006/07 German league: none German Cup winner: none Top scorers: 1. Uwe Gensheimer (GER) 2. Patrick Groetzki (GER) 3. Bjarte Hakon Myrhol (NOR) 4. Sergei Gorbok (RUS) Andre Schmid (SUI) Dark Player shirt: black Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: blue/green 16 17 16 9 9 8 1 61 41 39 31 31 POT 2 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) For the second season in a row, SG Flensburg-Handewitt were paired with local rivals HSV in the group phase and for the second season in a row finished one point behind in second place. Ljubomir Vranjes’ side were barely troubled in their opening three encounters, dispatching their opponents with ease, before letting a four-goal half-time lead against La Rioja slip in a 35:35 draw. Subsequent defeat to HSV meant that finishing first in the group was out of their hands, despite a win in the return fixture, and second position was never really in doubt with nearest rivals Velenje and Aalborg lacking consistency. The German side were hit hard by injuries at the beginning of 2014, so much so that coach Vranjes was an unused substitute in the penultimate game against La Rioja, but they completed the group phase with three wins from three, happy in the knowledge that they will avoid their local rivals for the next round at least. In the Last 16 they faced Celje exactly 10 years after the perennial Slovenian champions beat Flensburg in the EHF Champions League finals and this time German team prevailed by two goals on aggregate. Last 16 results First leg: Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt Second leg: SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Celje Pivovarna Lasko Playing hall Flens Arena Campusallee 2 24943 Flensburg Germany Capacity: 6,000 Club Address: SG Flensburg-Handewitt Schiffbrücke 66 24939 Flensburg Germany Media contact: Sandra von Wallis +49 4611609625 [email protected] Online information: Website: www.sg-flensburg-handewitt.de Facebook: SGFleHa Twitter: @SGFleHa Kit colours Light Player shirt: red Player short: blue Goalkeeper shirt: yellow GROUP D Final Table: 1. HSV Hamburg 2. SG Flensburg-Handewitt 3. RK Gorenje Velenje 4. Aalborg Handball 5. Naturhouse La Rioja 6. HK DROTT Halmstad Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) vs Aalborg Handball @ HK DROTT Halmstad vs RK Gorenje Velenje @ Naturhouse La Rioja @ HSV Hamburg vs HSV Hamburg @ Aalborg Handball vs HK DROTT Halmstad vs Naturhouse La Rioja @ RK Gorenje Velenje Top scorers: 1. Anders Eggert (DEN) 2. Holger Glandorf (GER) 3. Steffen Weinhold (GER) 4. Thomas Mogensen (DEN) 5. Jim Gottfridsson (SWE) Dark Player shirt: white Player short: blue Goalkeeper shirt: black 17 10 9 10 8 10 4 10 4 10 3 10 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 26:25 (13:12) 30:27 (15:14) 1330:266 (64) 1314:272 (42) 6 307:320 (-13) 6275:265 (10) 5 292:320 (-28) 9 289:364 (-75) 18 17 8 8 8 1 Past achievements W31:27 (15:12) W37:27 (19:13) W35:31 (16:13) D32:32 (19:13) L27:32 (14:15) W27:24 (13:11) W27:26 (14:13) W33:25 (20:8) W37:25 (19:11) W28:23 (15:9) 52 50 43 40 32 VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 9 Final (2): 2003/2004, 2006/2007 Semi-final (1): 2005/2006 Quarter-final (4): 2004/2005, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2012/2013 Main Round (1): 2007/2008 Other Cup Winners’ Cup: Winners 2000/2001 2011/2012 EHF Cup: Winners 1996/1997 City Cup: Winners 1998/1999 German league: 1 title (2004) German Cup winners: three times POT 2 HC Metalurg (MKD) There was a Russian invasion to Skopje over the last summer, but the only big signing for Metalurg was Pavel Atman from Minsk. Lino Cervar’s team saw that nobody escaped the group phase unblemished as they beat FC Barcelona on the very last day of the campaign. In their Boris Trajkovski arena they also defeated the second group favourites PSG Handball, but ironically on the same court against the underdogs from Wacker Thun they lost a valuable point, which could have pushed them closer to pot 2. In the competition’s first city derby they lost to Vardar, but they struck back swiftly and took both points in the very next round.The club has successfully survived some internal troubles as goalkeeping icon Darko Stanic was suspended by the club and should be ready for another long mission in the knock-out rounds like last season, when they reached the quarter-finals before Kielce brought their campaign to a halt. Their performance against KIF Kolding Kobenhavn in the Last 16 was brilliant as they not only dominated the home court by a great defence, but also won the second leg in Denmark. The 38-year-old Renato Vugrinec completely denied his age scoring 23 goals in two matches on his way to the top of the scoring chart. Last 16 results First leg: HC Metalurg vs KIF Kolding Kobenhavn Second leg: KIF Kolding Kobenhavn vs HC Metalurg Playing hall Boris Trajkovski bul. 8 Septemvri bb Skopje FYR Macedonia Capacity: 7,000 Club Address: HC Metalurg ul. Jane Lukroski 6 1000 Skopje FYR Macedonia Media contact: Zoran Cvetanovski +389 78223505 [email protected] Online information: Website: http://www.rkmetalurg.mk/ Facebook: rkmetalurgofficial Twitter: @RKMetalurg Kit colours Light Player shirt: white Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: yellow/orange/white GROUP C Final Table: 1. FC Barcelona 2. PSG Handball 3. HC Metalurg 4.HC Vardar - Skopje 5. HC Dinamo Minsk 6. Wacker Thun Group Phase results: (W - win, D - draw, L - loss) @Wacker Thun vs PSG Handball @ FC Barcelona vs HC Dinamo Minsk vs HC Vardar - Skopje @ HC Vardar - Skopje vs Wacker Thun @ PSG Handball @ HC Dinamo Minsk vs FC Barcelona 18 1 1 2 2 1 1 1348:256 (92) 3315:288 (27) 3 256:265 (-9) 4269:263 (6) 6 266:295 (-29) 9 242:329 (-87) 17 13 12 10 7 1 Past achievements W23:22 (13:9) W28:26 (12:12) L17:35 (5:17) W33:29 (20:18) L22:27 (9:14) W26:18 (10:12) D24:24 (11:14) L29:32 (12:16) D23:23 (13:11) W31:29 (15:11) Top scorers: 1. Renato Vugrinec (SLO) 2. Pavel Atman (RUS) 3. Naumce Mojsovski (MKD) 4. Goce Georgievski (MKD) 5. Dejan Manaskov (MKD) Dark Player shirt: blue Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: blue 10 8 10 6 10 5 10 4 10 3 10 0 23:17 (14:9) 26:30 (13:15) 85 43 34 31 25 VELUX EHF Champions League Participations (including 2013/14 season): 6 Quarter-final (1): 2012/13 Last 16 (1): 2011/12 Group Matches (2): 2006/07, 2008/09 Qualification (1): 2010/11 Other 9 participations in other EC Macedonian league: 5 titles (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) Macedonian Cup winner: 5 times Head-to-heads FC Barcelona vs PSG Handball 20.10.2013 PSG Handball FRA-FC Barcelona ESP 15.02.2014 FC Barcelona ESP-PSG Handball FRA EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C 29:33 (17:17) 38:28 (19:09) FC Barcelona vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt 18.12.1999 FC Barcelona ESP-SG Flensburg Handewitt GER 23.02.2007 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER-FC Barcelona-Cifec ESP 03.03.2007 FC Barcelona-Cifec ESP-SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER European Championship for Club Teams – 1/2-finals EHF Champions League – 1/8-finals EHF Champions League – 1/8-finals 32:29 (16:14) 31:21 (13:10) 34:29 (14:12) FC Barcelona vs HC Metalurg 12.10.2008 FC Barcelona Borges ESO-HC Metalurg MKD 08.11.2008 HC Metalurg MKD-FC Barcelona Borges ESP 12.10.2013 FC Barcelona ESP-HC Metalurg MKD 23.02.2014 HC Metalurg MKD-FC Barcelona ESP EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C 30:19 (14:11) 22:29 (14:17) 35:17 (17:05) 31:29 (15:11) FC Barcelona vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen 25.09.2010 FC Barcelona Borges ESP-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 20.02.2011 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-FC Barcelona Borges ESP 28.05.2011 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-FC Barcelona Borges ESP EHF Champions League – Group A EHF Champions League – Group A EHF Champions League – FINAL4-1/2-finals 30:31 (13:14) 38:38 (22:17) 28:30 (12:12) THW Kiel vs PSG Handball 14.12.2003 THW Kiel GER-Paris Handball FRA 21.12.2003 Paris Handball FRA-THW Kiel GER 04.12.2005 Paris Handball FRA-THW Kiel GER 10.12.2005 THW Kiel GER-Paris Handball FRA EHF Cup – 1/8-finals EHF Cup – 1/8-finals EHF Champions League – 1/8-finals EHF Champions League – 1/8-finals 34:27 (19:12) 30:32 (14:19) 21:28 (11:13) 44:28 (22:12) THW Kiel vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt 18.04.1998 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER-THW Kiel GER 22.04.1998 THW Kiel GER-SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER 28.10.2001 THW Kiel GER-SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER 28.02.2006 THW Kiel GER-SG Flensburg Handewitt GER 04.03.2006 SG Flensburg Handewitt GER-THW Kiel GER 22.04.2007 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER-THW Kiel GER 29.04.2007 THW Kiel GER-SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER EHF Cup – finals EHF Cup – finals European Championship for Club Teams – Place 3/4 EHF Champions League – 1/4-finals EHF Champions League – 1/4-finals EHF Champions League – finals EHF Champions League – finals 25:23 (12:09) 26:21 (16:09) 33:31 (17:14) 28:32 (13:12) 32:34 (16:17) 28:28 (10:12) 29:27 (15:10) THW Kiel vs HC Metalurg 02.10.2008 THW Kiel GER-HC Metalurg MKD 13.11.2008 HC Metalurg MKD-THW Kiel GER EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C 37:29 (18:15) 25:30 (12:15) THW Kiel vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26.04.2009 THW Kiel GER-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 30.04.2009 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-THW Kiel GER 25.04.2010 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-THW Kiel GER 02.05.2010 THW Kiel GER-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 21.11.2010 THW Kiel GER-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 26.11.2010 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-THW Kiel GER EHF Champions League – 1/2-finals EHF Champions League – 1/2-finals EHF Champions League – 1/4-finals EHF Champions League – 1/4-finals EHF Champions League – Group A EHF Champions League – Group A 37:23 (20:08) 31:30 (16:18) 28:29 (13:15) 31:30 (12:13) 30:27 (17:09) 30:30 (17:14) 21 Head-to-heads MKB-MVM Veszprém vs PSG Handball No previous encounters MKB-MVM Veszprém vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt 24.02.2001 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER-Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 03.03.2001 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN-SG Flensburg-Handewitt HUN 05.10.2008 MKB Veszprém KC HUN-SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER 16.11.2008 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER-MKB Veszprém KC HUN Cup Winners’ Cup – 1/4-finals Cup Winners’ Cup – 1/4-finals EHF Champions League – Group F EHF Champions League – Group F 31:22 (13:12) 20:22 (09:10) 29:28 (14:14) 32:29 (15:15) MKB-MVM Veszprém vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen 03.05.2008 MKB Veszprém KC HUN-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 10.05.2008 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-MKB Veszprém KC HUN 04.10.2009 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-MKB Veszprém KC HUN 21.02.2010 MKB Veszprém KC HUN-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 29.09.2013 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN-Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 09.02.2014 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER-MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN Cup Winners’ Cup – finals Cup Winners’ Cup – finals EHF Champions League – Group B EHF Champions League – Group B EHF Champions League – Group A EHF Champions League – Group A 37:32 (20:20) 28:28 (14:14) 32:29 (17:14) 34:30 (17:12) 30:29 (17:14) 25:25 (12:13) HC Vardar - Skopje vs PSG Handball 13.10.2013 HC Vardar – Skopje MKD-PSG Handball FRA 22.02.2014 PSG Handball FRA-HC Vardar – Skopje MKD EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C 24:24 (09:12) 35:25 (15:12) EHF Champions League – Group C EHF Champions League – Group C 22:27 (09:14) 18:26 (12:10) MKB-MVM Veszprém vs HC Metalurg No previous encounters HC Vardar - Skopje vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt No previous encounters HC Vardar - Skopje vs HC Metalurg 14.11.2013 HC Metalurg MKD-HC Vardar – Skopje MKD 24.11.2013 HC Vardar – Skopje MKD-HC Metalurg MKD HC Vardar - Skopje vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen No previous encounters All stats by Roy Knoppert 22 VELUX EHF FINAL4 countdown The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season. The two-day event sees the best four men’s teams in Europe playing to decide the ultimate winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League. It is undeniable that the 2013 VELUX EHF FINAL4 was the season’s highlight in European handball – 20,000 spectators in the LANXESS arena and millions of fans at home watched four unforgettable handball games and a unique entertainment show. Introduced in the 2009/10 season and to be played until at least 2014 in the LANXESS arena, Cologne, the decision to create a new format for the final phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League was seen as crucial for the growth of handball across Europe. Tickets for the 2014 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 went on sale on the opening day of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2013. Now, eight months before the participating teams are known, more than 11.000 of the 19.750 tickets have already been sold. The aim was to create a flagship event, one that could compete on the international sports market and make the Europe´s leading club competition even more attractive to fans, partners and sponsors. The success of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is also thanks to the commitment of a great number of volunteers who have been active on the weekend of the event. The application procedure for next edition has already started and applications are invited also in the area of media. The success of the first four editions of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 showed that this new format was the right strategy. It has set new standards in organisation and entertainment: it is not just four games played over two days but a true entertainment event. The engagement of a top international act such as EUROPE was a sign too of the direction the event is taking. Full information at: www.ehfFINAL4.com 24 Media accreditation for VELUX EHF FINAL4 opens With 10 weeks to go before the start of VELUX EHF FINAL4, the final round of the VELUX EHF Champions League, accreditation requests from media representatives are now being accepted. For the fifth time the top event of the club season will take place in the LANXESS arena, Cologne on 31 May and 1 June 2014 and will see the continent’s best four teams battling it out over two days to lift the coveted VELUX EHF Champions League trophy. Journalists, photographers, TV and radio representatives can now submit their request for accreditation via an online form at www.ehfFINAL4.com, the event’s official website. Requests can only be made online. Requests for media accreditation should be made by Friday 9 May at 15.00, almost two weeks after the completion of the quarter-final matches. Media accreditation is only open to professional media representatives working at the event. Freelance media representatives may be asked to provide additional evidence of their work. There are limited places and it may not be possible to accept all requests for an accreditation. Click here to enter the media accreditation page. 25 VELUX EHF Champions League Current Top Scorers No. Player Club 1 Renato Vugrinec (SLO) HC Metalurg (MKD) 85 2 Gasper Marguc (SLO) Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 79 3 Momir Ilic (SRB) MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) 77 4 Stas Skube (SLO) RK Gorenje Velenje (SLO) 72 5 Petar Nenadic (SRB) Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) 69 6 Magnus Persson (SWE) HK DROTT Halmstad (SWE) 67 Marko Vujin (SRB) THW Kiel (GER) 67 8 Timur Dibirov (RUS) HC Vardar - Skopje (MKD) 66 9 Albert Comas Rocas (ESP) KIF Kolding Kobenhavn (DEN) 64 10 Filip Jicha (CZE) THW Kiel (GER) 62 11 Uwe Gensheimer (GER) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 61 12 Sergiy Onufryienko (UKR) HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) 60 13 Kiril Lazarov (MKD) FC Barcelona (ESP) 59 Havard Tvedten (NOR) Aalborg Handball (DEN) 59 Nemanja Zelenovic (SRB) Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 59 Igor Karacic (CRO) HC Vardar - Skopje (MKD) 58 Mads Mensah Larsen (DEN) Aalborg Handball (DEN) 58 Stefan Schröder (GER) HSV Hamburg (GER) 58 16 Michal Jurecki (POL) 20 Goals Vive Targi Kielce (POL) 58 Gilberto Duarte (POR) FC Porto Vitalis (POR) 56 Morten Andreas Slundt (DEN) Aalborg Handball (DEN) 56 Bold text indicates players of teams qualified for the Last 16 27 EHF Men’s Champions League Past Winners 2013 HSV Hamburg (GER) 2012 THW Kiel (GER) 2011 FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) 2010 THW Kiel (GER) 2009 BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2008 BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2007 THW Kiel (GER) 2006 BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2005 FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP) 2004 RK Celje Pivovarna Laško (SLO) 2003 Montpellier HB (FRA) 2002 SC Magdeburg (GER) 2001 Portland San Antonio (ESP) 2000 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1999 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1998 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1997 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1996 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1995 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 1994 TEKA Santander (ESP) 28