Media Guide AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals 2019 Sparkassen-Arena-

Friday 17 May 2019 Semi-final 1 18:00 TTH Holstebro vs THW Kiel :

Semi-final 2 20:45 Füchse vs FC Sofarma :

Saturday 18 May 2019 3/4 Placement match 18:00 vs :

Final 20:45 vs : Table of contents - Foreword 3

1. Introduction 4

- Welcome 4 - EHF / EHFM / THW Kiel Media Team 4

2. Media timetable 5

3. Essential media information 6

- Accreditation collection 6 - Photographers/TV bibs 6 - Official event name/hastags 6 - Media Centre opening times 6 - Media seats 6 - WLAN access 6 - Video recording 6 - Opening Press conference / Post-match press conference 7 - Opening training 7 - EHF Cup Finals Online 7 - Television and live streaming 7 - Invitation to Media Get Together 7

4. Media rules and guidelines 8

- Rules for ENG crews 8 - Rules for photographers 9

5. Event information 10

- Playing system - dates and rounds 10 - EHF CUP / EHF Cup Finals 11 - EHF Cup 2018/19 - map of participants 12 - Facts & Figures 13 - Semi-final 1 Preview 15 - TTH Holstebro () 16 - THW Kiel () 19 - Semi-final 2 Preview 22 - Füchse Berlin (Germany) 23 - FC Porto Sofarma () 26 - Important regulations - extra-time and 7m throws 29 - Potential head-to-heads for Saturday’s games 30 - All-time EHF Cup Finals records 31 - Top scorers 2018/19 after quarter-finals 33 - Men’s EHF Cup All-time Club standings 34 - Previous winners 35

2 Foreword

Dear media representatives,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the German city of Kiel and to the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals, the final round of this season’s MEN’S EHF Cup. Our hosts for the weekend are THW Kiel, one of the most successful clubs in the history of , with three EHF Champions League and three EHF Cup titles in addition to a record 20 German league titles. The EHF Cup Finals continue to reach new heights. The growing media interest and excellent standard of teams in the competition are contributing to the popularity of the event, which will mark its seventh edition in Kiel. I am pleased to say that there was an enormous demand for tickets and matches will be followed by a capacity crowd. Four outstanding teams will compete in front of 10,000 fans in Kiel for the MEN’S EHF Cup title. Two German, one Danish and one Portuguese team have their eyes on the new trophy. The hosts, THW Kiel, confirmed their place at the finals by winning their respective group. Another German team, defending champions Füchse Berlin, will try to lift the trophy for the second time in a row. TTH Holstebro from Denmark are making a return to the finals after finishing in third place at the first EHF Cup Finals in Nantes in 2013. The only debutants are Portuguese side FC Porto Sofarma who, by qualifying for the final tournament, achieved the biggest success in their club’s history. Players from 17 different countries covering three continents will take the court in the Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel, giving the competition a strong international flavour. Fans all over the world will also be able to watch top-class handball action as 16 partners covering more than 20 territories will broadcast the matches from Kiel. Finally, on behalf of both the EHF and EHF Marketing GmbH, I would like to thank the management of THW Kiel for their professional approach to the organisation and hosting of the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals. Handball plays an important part in the life of the city and I am sure that ’s top clubs and their fans will receive a warm welcome here. We pride ourselves on our positive and cooperative relationship with the press and media and I am sure this will continue and develop during this tournament too. We look forward to working with you!

Michael Wiederer EHF President

3 1. Introduction

Welcome to the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals / Kiel

It is a great pleasure to welcome all media representatives to Kiel for the eventh edition of the Men’s EHF Cup final tournament - the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals.

We look forward to two days of top class handball in the sold-out Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel as TTH Holstebro, Füchse Berlin, FC Porto Sofarma, as well as the hosts of the event, THW Kiel compete for the EHF Cup title.

Around 100 media representatives are expected in Kiel to cover the event, and we expect extensive local, regional and national coverage of the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals.

If you require any help or assistance during your time in Kiel, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the media team from the EHF, EHFM and THW Kiel.

AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals 2019 Media Team

Vlado Brindzak Christian Robohm EHF Media Manager THW Kiel Tel. +43 1 80151 161 Mob: +421 908 721 328 Mob: +49 163 530 6300 [email protected] [email protected]

Oliver Laaber EHFM Media (TV/Radio) Tel: +43 1 80151 217 Mob: +43 676 770 9309 [email protected]

4 2. Media Timetable

Thursday, 16 May 2019 10:30 – 13:00 Training THW Kiel 14:30 - 15:45 Training TTH Holstebro Sparkassen-Arena 15:00 – 15:30 Media Call THW Kiel Media Room, Sparkassen-Arena (coach Alfred Gislason, players Niklas Landin, , , , ) 15:30 – 16:00 Media Call Füchse Berlin Media Room, Sparkassen-Arena (coach Velimir Petkovic, players , , Bjarki Mar Elisson, , ) 16:00 – 16:30 Media Call TTH Holstebro Media Room, Sparkassen-Arena (coach Patrick Westerholm, players Viktor Östlund, , Kay Smits, Jonas Porup, Sebastian Frandsen) 16:00 - 17:15 Training Füchse Berlin Sparkassen-Arena 16:30 - 17:00 Media Call FC Porto Sofarma Media Room, Sparkassen-Arena (coach Magnus Andersson, players , Djibril Omar M’Benge, Antonio Areia, , ) 17:15 - 18:30 Training FC Porto Sofarma Sparkassen-Arena Only first 15 minutes of each training open for media.

Friday, 17 May 2019 17:15 Photographers’ briefing Media Room, Sparkassen-Arena 18:00 Semi-final 1 TTH Holstebro vs THW Kiel Sparkassen-Arena 15 minutes after final whistle Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and a key player from each team) Sparkassen-Arena 20:45 Semi-final 2 Füchse Berlin vs FC Porto Sofarma Sparkassen-Arena 15 minutes after final whistle Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and a key player from each team) Sparkassen-Arena

Saturday, 18 May 2019 TBD Media Event 18:00 3/4 Placement Match Sparkassen-Arena 15 minutes after final whistle Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and key player from each team) Sparkassen-Arena 20:45 Final Sparkassen-Arena 15 minutes after winners’ ceremony Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and key player from each team) Sparkassen-Arena

5 3. Essential media information Official event name/official hashtag The official name of the final event is the ‘AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals’. An official hashtag has also been announced, this is: ‘#ehfcupfinals’. Please use these official terms in your reports and communications.

Accreditation collection Your accreditation can be collected from the accreditation desk at the Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel (former THW office, Ziegelteich 30) from Thursday, 16 May 2019, 14:00 hrs. Please bring an official form of identification – your press card or passport – and your official confirmation. Accreditations will not be issued without these.

Opening hours media accreditation desk: Thursday, 16 May from 14:00 to 18:00 hrs Friday, 17 May from 13:00 to 18:00 hrs Saturday, 18 May from 13:00 to 18:00 hrs

Photographers’ and TV bibs From 14:00 hrs on Friday, 16 May photographers and TV representatives can collect their bibs from the media accreditation desk in the media centre for a deposit of EUR 20,- against a payment of a returnable deposit of €20 upon collection of the locker keys. The press cards and deposits will be returned at the end of the event when the keys and bibs are returned to the Media Centre.

These bibs must be worn at all times in the arena and they must be returned after the award ceremony on Saturday. Please note that camera bibs will ONLY be issued to those that are accredited as a cameraman.

Media parking Contact Christian Robohm for Media Parking information.

Media working area / Press conference room Once they have picked up their media accreditation, the entrance for media representatives on the right side via the elevator of the Sparkassen-Arena.

The media centre is located on the second floor of the arena in the “Schweden” room. Opening hours for accredited media representatives are as follows: Thursday, 16 May 2019 14:00 – 19:00 hrs Friday, 17 May 2019 15:00 – 00:00 hrs Saturday, 18 May 2019 15:00 – 00:30 hrs

Media seats Media seats with tables for print journalists are next to the mixed zone behind the goal on the ground level of the Sparkassen-Arena. There will be media volunteers available to show you the way to your seat.

WLAN access There will be wireless internet access for all media representatives in the arena free of charge. A password for internet access will be provided on arrival.

Video recording Video in the arena, mixed zone and press conference room may only be recorded with the express permission of EHF Marketing GmbH. Please contact EHFM Media Officer, Oliver Laaber for further information in advance of the event. Equipment used for video recording without permission will be removed.

6 Press conferences The press conference room is located close to the mixed zone, sign posting will be provided. The post-match press conferences will take place approximately 15 minutes after each match/winners’ ceremony and will be attended by the head coaches and key players. Press conferences will be conducted in English, any questions in your native language should be directed following the completion of the press conference.

Open training for the media Team training on Thursday, 16 May 2019 will be open to the media for the first 15 minutes, for TV footage to be filmed and teams to be photographed. Media interviews are possible only at the media call.

AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals Online The event will be covered extensively online by both the EHF Media and Communications Department and THW Kiel. The event can be followed on the EHF Cup and EHF Cup Finals websites: europeancup.eurohandball.com and www.thw-handball.de and the following social media channels: Facebook EHFEuropeanCup, Twitter ehf_ec and instagram ehf_ec.

Live ticker Even fans unable to watch the matches on the TV or on the ehfTV live streaming can follow the up-to-second updates of the matches’ scoreline at the live ticker, which was already available over the group phase and the quarter-finals. All handball lovers can check not only the running score, but also the scorers, fouls, two-minutes suspensions, missed shots or saves. The live ticker will be provided both in the HTML and Flash version here: http://ticker.ehf.eu/

Television and live streaming Coverage of the event will be shown on television by the following confirmed TV stations (at the time of publication): AUT – DAZN, BIH – SportKlub, CRO – SportKlub, CZE – SportTV, DEN – TV3 Denmark, ESP – TV3 Catalunya, GER – DAZN, HUN – Sport TV, KOS – SportKlub, MKD – SportKlub, MNE – SportKlub, NOR – NENT Group, POR – Porto TV, ROU – Digi Sport, Telekom Sports, SLO – Sport TV, SRB – SportKlub, SUI – MySports, SVK – Sport TV, SWE - NENT Group, Worldwide - ehfTV.com (Geo-restrictions could apply) ehfTV coverage and English commentary All four matches will also be streamed live and on-demand around the world at ehfTV.com, the European Handball Federation’s online streaming platform. For the sixth time in the Men’s EHF Cup the matches will be also broadcast with a live English commentary - by Chris O’Reilly. Visit ehfTV.com for more details and to watch games not only from the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals, but also from the VELUX EHF FINAL4 and on demand from the recent DELO WOMEN’S EHF FINAL4.

7 4. Media rules and guidelines

Official EHFM Rules of Conduct for ENG Crews The following guidelines and rules of conduct for ENG Crews have been developed to make the job of ENG crews easier at EHF events. Upon receiving an accreditation and signing for an ENG bib, TV crews automatically agree to follow the EHFM Rule of Conduct for TV ENG crews.

1. ENG crews are obliged to produce a media identification card upon request. 2. The Host Broadcaster acts on behalf of the European Handball Federation/EHF Marketing GmbH 3. ENG personnel are requested to wear the bib and accreditation at ALL times. 4. All ENG crews must use the stickers provided on their camera equipment. 5. The bib and the accreditation are only valid for the EHF Cup Finals. 6. Only the Host Broadcaster is permitted onto the playing court. 7. Right holders have to stay in the positions designated to them during the games 8. Non-rights holders are not permitted to film during the matches. 9. The guidelines and instructions of the Host Broadcasters MUST be followed at all time 10. At no time, before, during or after the match are ENG crews permitted to stay in the area behind the players‘seats or behind the official table. They must place themselves in the position advised by the EHFM. 11. ENG crews are only permitted in the TV area of the mixed zone 12. ENG crews are not permitted to interfere/obstruct in the work of the Host Broadcaster.

8 Official EHF Rules of Conduct for Photographers The EHF has developed the following guidelines to make the job of photographers at its events easier. Upon receiving the accreditation and bib the photographer automatically agrees to follow the EHF guidelines of conduct for photographers.

1. Photographers must attend the photographer briefing in the Media Centre on Friday 17 May at 17:15 hrs 2. Photographers are only allowed to enter the court following the match for 3/4 place and final when permitted to do so. There will be a roped off area clearly marked for photographers in front of the timekeepers’ table. 3. Photographs can be taken during the player line-up. An area will be defined before the match for this purpose. Photographers may stand in this position until the pre-match procedure is over. They must then return to their designated position behind the advertising boards at the ends of the court. 4. Photograph bibs should be worn at all times. These will be issued as part of the accreditation process and are available from the Media Info Desk 5. During the match all photographers should be at the ends of the court where seats are available behind the advertising boards. Photographers will be advised before the match of an additionally designated areas where they may take photos looking down on the court. 6. It is not allowed to change ends during the game. This has to be done at the half-time or at the end of the match. If a photographer wishes to change ends during the half-time break, he/she must follow the routing system 7. Photographers are not allowed to stand behind the players’ seats or on the opposite side of the court. 8. Photographers have to remain seated and cannot change seats during the match. 9. Photographers are allowed to sit in front of the nets after the point where it is fixed to the advertising borders (fixed 3 metres each side of the goal). 10. Photographers are not allowed sit or stand in front of or to obstruct the view of the advertising boards. 11. Strobe light photography is not permitted. 12. Photographers are not allowed to enter the court during the celebration and awarding ceremony which follows final. During the celebration and awarding ceremony there will be a clearly marked area reserved for photographers in front of the timekeepers’ table.

Upon collection of your accreditation you are obliged to follow the above-listed rules.

9 vs. vs. vs. vs. Place Match Place rd Final Semi- nals 3 17.-19.05.2019 EHF Cup Finals EHF Cup EHF Cup Finals EHF Cup 4 winners 1 vs. vs. vs. vs. 2 first leg 20/21.04.19 second leg 27/28.04.19 Quarter-nals Quarter-nals 8 teams 02/03.03.2019 23/24.03.2019 30/31.03.2019 R4: R5: R6: Home Matches Home Matches Matches Away 3 3 Group Phase Group 16/17.02.2019 23/24.02.2019 R1: 09/10.02.2019 R2: R3: Group Phase Group 16 winners Season 2018/19 playing dates playing Season 2018/19 Men’s EHF Cup 2018/19 playing system playing EHF 2018/19 Cup Men’s vs. 16 vs.16 Qualication Round 3 Round Qualication first leg 17/18.11.2018 second leg 24/25.11.2018 Qualication Round 3 Round Qualication 16 winners 13/14.10.2018 08/09.09.2018 vs. vs. 11 winners 06/07.10.2018 01/02.09.2018 11 v s .11 16 vs.16 Qualication Round 1 Round Qualication 2 Round Qualication first leg - second leg - first leg - second leg - Qualication Round 1 Round Qualication 2 Round Qualication

10 Kiel hosts the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals 2019 The seventh edition of the EHF Cup Finals in 2019 are to be hosted by THW Kiel. The tournament takes place on 17 and 18 May 2019 with the competitions' four best teams descending on the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel, Germany, which has a capacity of 10,285.

THW Kiel reached the group phase courtesy of two commanding victories and an aggregate score (70:41) in the third qualification round tie against Drammen HK from . The hosts then secured their ticket at the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals by winning their respective group. This meant they skipped the quarter-finals phase and there were only three quarter-final pairings.

Playing hall Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel Europaplatz 1 24103 Kiel Germany Capacity: 10,285

Men’s EHF Cup

The Men’s EHF Cup was re-launched at the start of the 2012/13 season and formed from the merging of the EHF Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup. The second tier of top-class European club handball competition, after the VELUX EHF Champions League, the Men’s EHF Cup is played with a qualification phase, group phase, quarter- finals and final tournament.

Men’s EHF Cup Finals

The first EHF Cup Finals was played in the Palais des Sports de Beaulieu in Nantes in 2013 and the German club Rhein-Neckar Löwen won the trophy. In 2014 the final tournament was welcome by the Max-Schmeling- Halle in Berlin and saw a stunning victory of Pick Szeged from Hungary. Füchse Berlin won the next edition on the home court and FRISCH AUF! Göppingen dominated not only in Nantes in 2016 but also on the home court a year after. Füchse Berlin claimed their second trophy in 2018 in .

2019 Tournament Management Tourniermanagement Tournament management Michael Wiederer EHF President Henrik La Cour EHF Vice President Finances David Szlezak Managing Director EHF Marketing Markus Glaser EHF Chief Sports Officer

Disciplinary commission Markus Plazer (EHF Court of Appeal – President)

11 MEN’S EHF CUP TEAMS AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals 2019

Final weekend

Quarter-Πnals GOG KS Azoty-Pulawy SA DEN POL Group Phase

TTH Holstebro DEN

THW Kiel GER

AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals host

Grundfos Tatabanya KC TSV Hannover-Burgdorf HUN GER

Füchse Berlin GER Balatonfüredi KSE HUN

FC Porto Sofarma RK Nexe POR CRO

BM Logroño La Rioja ESP

Saint-Raphael Var Handball FRA HANDBAL CLUB DOBROGEA HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta SUD CONSTANTA ROU

Fonturi: Arial Black, Verdana Albastru: C - 62 M - 12 Y - 0 K - 39

Liberbank Cuenca Fraikin BM. Granollers HC Eurofarm Rabotnik ESP ESP MKD Facts & Figures Three former winners on the bench, two debutants at Kiel

Four matches only remain in the Men’s EHF Cup to decide the 2 Danish teams had been part of the EHF Cup Finals since 2013: winner of the 2018/19 season. Here are all major facts, figures Holstebro in 2013 and Skjern (2015). Both failed in the semis each. and numbers on the competition. 2 of the four AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS participants had been 0 clubs from Portugal and Denmark have ever won the EHF Cup, part of EHF Cup final tournaments before: TTH Holstebro (2013, neither in the old nor the new format. As not even one Portuguese 2019) and Füchse Berlin (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019). team had made it to the finals, two Danish sides were finalists, but in the old format: Virum Sorgenfri in 1997 (against ) and 2 hosts of the EHF Cup Finals took the trophy so far: Berlin in 2015 FC in 2008 (against Nordhorn). and Göppingen in 2017. Füchse had failed in the semis 2014 on home ground, as Nantes failed twice in the finals against Löwen 0 French male team has ever won the EHF Cup neither in the new (2013) and Göppingen (2016), while Magdeburg in 2018 lost the nor the old format or the Cup Winners’ Cup. As 2018 finalists semi against Saint-Raphael. Saint-Raphael were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Porto, this series continues. 2 - which means all - German teams, which qualified for the AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS, have won the EHF Cup at least once: 1 AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS participants had started their Berlin (2015, 2018) and Kiel (1998, 2002, 2004). journey in the first qualification round: FC Porto Sofarma. 2 of 54 matches since the start of the group phase ended with 45 1 EHF Cup champion managed to defend their title in the new or less goals. format: Record winners Frisch Auf Göppingen in 2017 on home ground after winning the trophy already in 2016 in Nantes. Füchse 3 coaches of the AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS participants have could match that feat this season. won the EHF Cup as a coach - Füchse coach Velimir Petkovic (2011 and 2012 with Frisch Auf Göppingen, 2018 with Berlin). Porto’s 1 non-German team won the new version of the EHF-Cup only: coach Magnus Andersson (2016 and 2017 with Göppingen) and Pick Szeged in 2014 in the final at Berlin against Montpellier. THW coach Alfred Gislason (2001 with SC Magdeburg).

1 team only - hosts THW Kiel - arrives with a clean record of eight 3 of 54 matches since the start of the group phase ended with victories from eight matches at the AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS. a draw, one in the quarter-finals (Saint-Raphael vs Porto 30:30). FC Porto are unbeaten since the start of the group phase by seven victories and one draw. 3 participants of the EHF Cup Finals had finished on top of their groups: Berlin (group A), Porto (group C) and Kiel (group D). 1 team only, which was part of the 2018 Ottostadt Magdeburg EHF Cup Finals, is back among the top four again: defending 3 times, THW Kiel had been part of the EHF Cup, three times, the champions Füchse Berlin. Zebras won the trophy.

1 winner of the new version of the EHF Cup is among the four 4 nations are represented by the origin of the coaches of participants of AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS: Füchse Berlin (2015 the previous EHF Cup Finals winners: Iceland (Gudmundur and 2018). Kiel won three times in the old format in 1998, 2002 Gudmundsson/2013 and Dagur Sigurdsson/2015), (Juan and 2004. Carlos Pastor/2014), (Magnus Andersson/2016 and 2017) and Germany (Velimir Petkovic/2018). 1 former EHF Champions League winner - as every year so far - is still in the race for the EHF Cup trophy: THW Kiel, winners in 2007, 4 times Göppingen have won the EHF Cup, each twice in the old 2010 and 2012. Before it had been SC Magdeburg (2013, 2016 and format (2011, 2012) and the new format (2016, 2017) to be record 2018) and the later-on finalists Montpellier (2014) and holders ahead of SC Magdeburg (1999, 2001, 2007) and THW (2015). So far, no former Champions League winner took the Kiel (1998, 2002, 2004) with three titles each. Therefore, Kiel can trophy in the EHF Cup. catch-up with Göppingen.

1 team, which finished second after the group stage, made it to 6 times – like in all previous EHF Cup Finals - at least one German Kiel: TTH Holstebro. team is part of: 2013 it were Göppingen and Löwen, 2014 Berlin, 2015 Berlin and Hamburg, 2016 Göppingen, 2017 and 2018 1 team arriving from the quarter-finals won both knock-out Göppingen, Berlin and Füchse, 2019 Kiel and Berlin. matches: defending champions Füchse Berlin against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. 7 - which means all - times the host of the EHF Cup Finals qualified directly from the group phase, skipping the quarter-finals (Nantes 2 all-German finals have been played since the competition was and Berlin each twice, Göppingen, Magdeburg and now Kiel). merged: in 2015 it was Berlin vs Hamburg and in 2017 Göppingen vs Berlin. 8 nations have been represented by the clubs in all EHF Cup Finals

13 Facts & Figures since 2013: Germany (14 teams including 2019), France (6), 89 goals were scored by Magnus Bramming (Holstebro) to Denmark (4), Spain (1), Hungary (1), (1), Slovenia (1) clearly top the top scorer list so far. Second is 2016/17 and and Portugal (1). 2017/18 EHF Cup top scorer Hans Lindberg (Berlin) by 71 goals. 344 goals were scored in the six quarter-final matches. 9 of 54 matches since the start of the group phase ended with a difference of ten or more goals. 3,073 goals were scored since the start of the group phase (2,729 goals). 10 goals difference was the highest aggregate margin in the quarter-finals (Berlin vs Hannover/64:54). 9,006 fans were the highest attendance of this season so far, for the group phase match Kiel vs Granollers, almost the same 11 points in ten matches including qualification were enough number of fans saw the matches Berlin vs Balatonfüred. The for TTH Holstebro to qualify for the AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS. biggest attendance in the quarter-finals were 7,165 fans at Berlin. 12 points from six group matches - the optimum - were taken by Kiel and Porto. 10,250 fans will attend the four matches of the AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS, which means a new record for the final 14 of 54 matches since the start of the group phase were tournaments of this competition. attended by more than 3000 fans, including both All-German quarter-final matches. 25,232 fans were the overall attendance of Kiel’s three home matches in the group phase, a new competition record with an 14 goals were the biggest margin since the start of the group average of 8,410. phase, when Kiel beat GOG 37:23. In the quarter-finals the match Hannover vs Berlin (26:34) was the clearest one. Most goals: 70 goals: Holstebro vs Pulawy (41:29/GP) 17 away wins were among the 54 matches since the start of the 69 goals: Balatonfüred vs La Rioja (35:34/GP) group phase. 68 goals: Pulawy vs Granollers (34:34/GP) 64 goals: Porto vs Saint-Raphael (QF) 19 times a German team has won the old (14) and the new (5) version of the EHF Cup since the implementation of the Fewest goals: competition in the 1993/94 season. Five times the winner came 41 goals: Nexe vs Bitola (23:18/GP) from Spain, each once from Croatia and Hungary. 45 goals: Hannover vs Bitola (24:21/GP) 46 goals: Bitola vs Hannover (17:29/GP) 21 of 54 matches since the start of the group phase ended with 49 goals: Tatabanya vs Holstebro (26:23/QF) 60 or more goals scored, including three quarter-final duels. Biggest winning margin: 21 victories from 21 home matches in the EHF Cup since 1998 +14 goals: Kiel vs GOG (37:23/GP) is the impressive series of AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS host +13 goals: Berlin vs Balatonfüred (36:23/GP) THW Kiel. Funny enough, the first EHF Cup home match ever +12 goals: Holstebro vs Cuenca (34:22/GP) was against FC Porto (35:23 in the Last32 round of the 1997/98 .+8 goals: Hannover vs Berlin (26:34/QF) season). Spectators: 23 EHF Cup matches in a row Göppingen were unbeaten in the 9,006: Kiel vs Granollers (GP) EHF Cup until the 2018 semi-final defeat against Berlin, the 9,000: Berlin vs Balatonfüred (GP) record is 22 victories, one draw. 8,619: Kiel vs GOG (GP) 7165: Berlin vs Hannover (QF) 34 times in the 54 matches since the start of the group phase, the home team was victorious in the end, including four home victories in the six quarter-finals.

41 goals, scored in the group match Nexe vs Eurofarm (23:18) was the lowest group phase score. 52 goals in two quarter-final matches against Tatabanya were enough for Holstebro to qualify for the AKQUINET EHF CUP FINALS.

+76 is the impressive goal difference of THW Kiel after only eight matches so far.

70 goals scored in the group match GOG vs Pulawy (41:29) were the high-score so far.

14 Semi-final 1 TTH Holstebro vs THW Kiel

Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Friday 17 May, 18:00 hrs. local time LIVE ON EHFTV.COM Referees: Charlotte Bonaventura, Julie Bonaventura (FRA) Delegates: Valerijs Jaskins (LAT), Miroslaw Baum (POL)

Holstebro have been there before, Kiel have not

THW Kiel do obviously have a prouder history the their semi- “To Kiel, winning at home in front of their many fans will final adversaries, THH Holstebro, but there is at least one simply be a must, so we can play without pressure, and I hope aspect in European Cup handball, where the Danish side have we can benefit from our speed,” said Holstebro coach Patrick an experience Kiel do not have. Westerholm.

Holstebro have been in an EHF Cup final tournament before. Both teams arrive at the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals with fresh In 2013 in Nantes, they finished third. successes in local derbies.

• Holstebro are in their third final tournament, finishing Kiel increased the excitement in the battle for the German third at their debut in 2013 championship by defeated their eternal rivals SG Flensburg- Handewitt 20:18 Sunday. • being hosts and having won their group, THW Kiel have been able to skip the quarte-finals On the same day, Holstebro won the neighbour derby 31:24 • THW Kiel are the only team who have won all their in the Danish play-off at home against their arch rivals Skjern matches on the road to the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals Handbold. • the French twin sisters Charlotte and Julie Bonaventura will be refereeing the match, being the first female referees ever at a Men’s EHF Cup final match

It is not that Kiel do not have proud traditions in the EHF Cup besides their achievements in the EHF Champions League. In fact, the North German clubs has won the competition three times in the past, but that was before the current format with a final tournament with four teams was introduced.

Head-to-head stats in the EC competitions: TTH Holstebro vs THW Kiel No previous encounters in European competitions

15 TTH Holstebro (DEN) Playing in Europe is far from a new experience for the men at TTH Holstebro. Although they have never made it as far as the club’s women’s team, who have three European titles on their CV, the men’s side are in Europe for the eighth time. They have been in the VELUX EHF Champions League group phase once, while their finest achievement in the EHF Cup so far was reaching the final tournament in 2013.

Compared to the squad which qualified for the EHF Cup by winning the Danish Cup last season, there have been changes in central positions. Goalkeeper Torbjørn Bergerud, who played an important role in Holstebro’s fine season, left for SG Flensburg- Handewitt and has been replaced by one of Denmark’s greatest goalkeeper talents, Sebastian Frandsen, who joined from Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.

Another key player, right back Simon Birkefeldt is also playing in the now, for MT Melsungen. Holstebro still have former Danish international in that position, while Dutch international right back Kay Smits has joined him. TTH have an experienced man in the coaching seat, former Finnish international Patrick Westerholm, who won four Danish championships with KIF Kolding, and he is happy to have his team in Europe once again. Playing hall Gräkjaer Arena At the EHF Cup Finals since 2013 they lost in the semi-final of the first ever Finals in Hostrupvej 27 7500 Nantes. Left-winger Magnus Bramming will be one of their most dangerous asset, as he Holstebro currently tops the best scorer chart with 89 goals, 18 more than the last season’s top Denmark scorer Hans Lindberg (Füchse) who follows him up in the ranking. Capacity: 3,250 Coach: Patrick Westerholm (FIN) Nations represented in the squad: 5(DEN, SWE, FIN, ISL, NED) Club Address: TTH Holstebro Top scorers: Stationsvej 37 Magnus Grubb Bramming 89 7500 Holstebro John Viktor Östlund 38 Denmark Kasper Emil Kildelund 29 GROUP C Final Table: Media contact: 1. FC Porto Sofarma 6 6 0 0 196:168 28 12 Line Kristoffersen 2. TTH Holstebro 6 3 0 3 175:160 15 6 +45 28 459081 3. HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta 6 2 0 4 165:174 -9 4 [email protected] 4. Liberbank Cuenca 6 1 0 5 152:186 -34 2

Online information: Website: www.tthholstebro.dk Facebook: @tthholstebro Road to the semi-finals Past achievements Instagram: @tthholstebro Quarter-finals EHF Cup vs Grundfos Tatabanya W29:24 Runners-up (1):2012/13 @ Grundfos Tatabanya L26:23 Quarter-final (1): 2014/15 Group Phase Group phase (1): 2015/16 vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta W29:25 Qualification round 3 (1): 2017/18 @ Liberbank Cuenca L26:24 Kit colours vs FC Porto Sofarma L31:33 Other Light @ FC Porto Sofarma L32:29 VELUX EHF Champions League: Group Player shirt: white / red vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta W22:28 phase 2016/17 Player short: black vs Liberbank Cuenca W34:22 Goalkeeper shirt: black Qualification Round 3 Challenge Cup: Round 4 2002/03 Dark @ PAUC D25:25 Player shirt: blue / black vs PAUC W28:25 Cup Winner's Cup: quarter-final 2009/10 Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: yellow or red

16 TTH Holstebro (DEN) Team roster

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Weight Goals 26 Peter Balling Christensen DEN Right Back 05/04/1990 Skive, DEN 188 90 12 18 Tobias Rysberg Bay DEN Left Wing 28/10/2000 Holstebro, DEN 190 75 17 Emil Bligaard DEN Right Wing 13/11/1997 Holstebro, DEN 175 74 10 Magnus Grubb Bramming DEN Left Wing 01/10/1990 Roskilde, DEN 183 78 89 4 Thomas Bohl Damgaard DEN Centre Back 15/07/1999 Holstebro, DEN 190 88 1 30 Sebastian Leth Frandsen DEN Goalkeeper 27/05/1994 Århus, DEN 201 103 1 Simon Sandgrav Gade DEN Goalkeeper 03/01/1997 Holstebro, DEN 194 93 9 Jeppe Favrholt Hauskov DEN Right Wing 05/12/1998 Lemvig, DEN 190 76 19 Malte Bennedsgaard Justesen DEN Left Wing 09/09/1999 Holstebro, DEN 187 85 2 8 Jac Johan Gunnar Karlsson FIN Centre Back 16/04/1986 Karis, FIN 186 90 10 21 Kasper Emil Kildelund DEN Right Wing 11/05/1994 Svendborg, DEN 183 80 29 3 Johan Thesbjerg Kofoed DEN Left Back 04/07/2001 Varde, DEN 201 97 1 20 Gustav William Pätschke Lind DEN Goalkeeper 01/03/1999 Holstebro, DEN 191 105 31 Rasmus Schmidt Lind DEN Goalkeeper 08/04/1983 Struer, DEN 192 103 7 Niels Lindholt DEN Line Player 27/04/1995 Holstebro, DEN 186 100 9 14 Mikkel Sandholm Mortensen DEN Right Wing 13/09/2000 Struer, DEN 175 73 1 11 Rasmus Sylvester Morup DEN Centre Back 02/05/1998 Holstebro, DEN 193 96 5 Lars Mousing Nielsen DEN Line Player 04/03/1992 København, DEN 195 100 28 12 Kristian Skytte Nygaard DEN Goalkeeper 27/06/1999 Holstebro, DEN 195 98 15 John Viktor Östlund SWE Left Back 19/01/1992 Husby-Ärlinghndra, SWE 198 98 38 16 Mathias Damkjaer Pedersen DEN Goalkeeper 15/08/2001 Brande, DEN 189 94 25 Jonas Sogaard Porup DEN Left Back 12/02/1991 Lemvig, DEN 196 104 27 23 Kay Smits NED Right Back 31/03/1997 Geleen, NED 186 88 23 2 Vignir Svavarsson ISL Line Player 20/06/1980 Reykjavik, ISL 196 118 8 6 Jonathan Mosbæk Tønning Würtz DEN Centre Back 29/09/1999 Nyborg, DEN 198 103 2

Domestic league Herre Handbold Ligaen (DEN) Last 3 games 15/05 @ Aalborg W27:28 12/05 vs Skjern W31:24 07/05 @ SonderjyskE L29:28

Final standings Group 1 1. Aalborg 6 179:164 8 2. Skjern 6 180:155 7 3. Holstebro 6 166:167 7 4. SonderjyskE 6 147:186 4 Group 2 1. GOG 6 177:171 10 ...

17 TTH Holstebro (DEN) Coach and key players profiles

Patrick Westerholm Sebastian Frandsen coach goalkeeper • head coach at the club since 2015 • joined in the summer of 2018 from league rivals Bjerringbro-Silkeborg • former Finnish international with a glorious club career with Danish clubs KIF • had big shoes to fill in succeeding Norwegian Kolding and Skjern Håndbold international Torbjørn Bergerud, who left for SG Flensburg-Handewitt • previous experience as head coach with former league club HC Midtjylland • a tall, 204 cm, keeper with a fine reach and a calm approach • tactically clever and generally calm, but can also show his temper if needed • has EHF Cup experience as well as CL experience with Bjerringbro-Silkeborg; turned down an offer from at a young age

Magnus Bramming Viktor Østlund left wing left back • playing his sixth season with TTH after joining • joined the club in 2016 from Eskilstuna Guif in his from Nordsjælland Handbold in 2012 homeland Sweden • A tall and efficient left back with a fine shot, good at • gained first international experiences with both ends of the court Nordsjælland, playing in the EHF Cup two years • part of the Swedish national team who won the silver in succession medal at the EHF 2018 in Croatia, as he was called up just before the semi-final • with 89 goals, by far the most scoring player in the EHF Cup 2018/19 after the guarter-finals • will leave TTH after this season for Malmö HK • very fast and highly skilled wing, effective on fast breaks and reliable penalty shooter, EHF EURO: S 2018 additionally, he can also guide the team from the playmaker position

Lars Mousing Jac Karlsson line player centre back • joined in 2016 from league rivals • joined TTH in 2015 from nearby league Skanderborg Håndbold rivals Mors Thy Handbold • started career at Ajax Copenhagen, later • started his career at BK 46 Karis in his played for Nordsjælland Handbold homeland, Finland • tall and physically strong line player, good • first foreign club was IL Runar in Norway in on the line and strong in defence 2008 • will leave TTH in the summer for another • highly intelligent playmaker with fine eye league rival, Team Esbjerg for the game

Kay Smits Kasper Kildelund right back right wing • TTH is only the second club in his career, • Dutch international who joined from 2. after joining from league rivals GOG in 2016 Bundesliga club Wilhelmshavener HV before the 2018/19 season • son of former Danish international Søren Kildelund, and nephew of another former • gained VELUX EHF Champions League and international, Niels Kildelund EHF Cup experience with OCI-LIONS in his native Netherlands • scored his club’s last four goals as TTH went from 25:25 to 29:25 against HC • his older sister, Inger Smits, also plays for TTH Dobrogea Sud Constanta in their first group and the Dutch national team match • versatile right back with fine variation of • fast and technically highly skilled wing, shots, also good at the break-through good at intercepting the ball and equally good on fast breaks

18 THW Kiel (GER)

On 24 April 2004, 10,000 fans went crazy as THW Kiel secured a clear 27:19 victory in the second leg of the final against BM Altea from Spain to raise the EHF Cup trophy for the third time. Kiel would not play another EHF Cup match for 14 years, during which the German record champions were regulars in the EHF Champions League and picked up three titles in 2007, 2010 and 2012.

Now the ‘Zebras’ are back in the EHF Cup and are considered to be favourites by most to go all the way. Kiel hosts the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals on 17/18 May and took the first step towards their home event with a Round 3 win over Norwegian side Drammen.

Then they cruised also through the group phase winning all six of their matches and courtesy of this spotless performance they secured a bye in the quarter-finals.

Winning the final tournament would be a fitting farewell to coach Alfred Playing hall Gislason, who will leave his role after eleven years and will be succeeded by Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel current assistant coach Filip Jicha. Europaplatz 1 24103 Kiel Germany Capacity: 10,285 Coach: Alfred Gislason (ISL) Nations represented in the squad: 9(GER, DEN, SWE, SRB, AUT, CRO, ISL, SLO, NOR) Club Address: THW Kiel Top scorers: Ziegelteich 30 Niclas Ekberg 38 24103 Kiel 26 Germany Nikola Bilyk 23

Media contact: GROUP D Final Table: Christian Robohm 1. THW Kiel 6 6 0 0 191:144 47 12 +49 1635306300 2. GOG 6 3 0 3 182:180 2 6 [email protected] 3. Fraikin BM. Granollers 6 2 1 3 174:195 -21 5 4. KS Azoty-Pulawy SA 6 0 1 5 169:197 -28 1 Online information: Website: www.thw-handball.de Facebook: thwhandball Instagram: thwhandball Road to the semi-finals Past achievements: Twitter: thw_handball EHF Cup: Quarter-finals: bye Winners (3): 1997/98, 2001/02, Kit colours Group phase 2003/04 @ Fraikin BM Granollers W22:33 Other Light vs KS Azoty-Pulawy SA W26:23 VELUX EHF Champions League: Player shirt: white vs GOG W37:23 Winners 2006/07, 2009/10, 2011/12, Player short: white @ GOG W22:26 Runners-up 1999/00, 2007/08, Goalkeeper shirt: black vs Fraikin BM Granollers W34:28 2008/09, 2012/13, 2013/14, Dark @ KS Azoty-Pulawy SA W26:35 2014/15,2015/16 Player shirt: black Qualification round 3: Champions Trophy: winners 2006/07, Player short: black vs Drammen HK W34:23 Runners-up 2000/01, 2001/02, Goalkeeper shirt: red @ Drammen HK W18:36 2003/04, 2007/08

19 THW Kiel (GER) Team roster No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals

53 Nikola Bilyk AUT Left Back 28/11/1996 Tunis, TUN 198 85 23 23 Rune Dahmke GER Left Wing 10/04/1993 Kiel, GER 189 85 21 4 CRO Centre Back 01/06/1988 Dakovo, CRO 198 100 12 18 Niclas Ekberg SWE Right Wing 23/12/1988 Ystad, SWE 191 86 38 9 Sebastian Firnhaber GER Line Player 18/04/1994 , GER 198 105 12 11 Gisli Thorgeir Kristjansson ISL Centre Back 30/07/1999 Reykjavik, ISL 191 90 16 Tom Landgraf GER Goalkeeper 11/03/1996 Aschersleben, GER 198 115 7 DEN Left Wing 20/08/1995 Helsingør 196 88 16 1 DEN Goalkeeper 19/12/1988 Soborg, DEN 200 95 65 SWE Left Back 16/11/1996 Ystad, SWE 192 97 19 61 Hendrik Pekeler GER Line Player 02/07/1991 Itzehohe, GER 203 97 26 22 Ole Rahmel GER Right Wing 19/11/1989 Achim, GER 190 93 15 6 NOR Right Back 17/08/1992 Trondheim, NOR 195 95 22 41 Marko Vujin SRB Right Back 07/12/1984 Backa Palanka, SRB 201 104 15 13 GER Right Back 19/07/1986 Fuerth, GER 188 95 8 17 GER Line Player 22/03/1989 , GER 200 110 18 33 GER Goalkeeper 03/03/1991 Euskirchen, GER 198 105 24 Miha Zarabec SLO Centre Back 12/10/1991 Novo Mesto, SLO 174 72 16

Domestic league DKB Handball Bundesliga (GER) Last 3 games 12/05 vs Flensburg W20:18 09/05 @ Wetzlar W23:27 04/05 @ W21:30 Next game 26/05 vs Minden Standings as of 17/05/2019 1. Flensburg 30 845:682 56 2. Kiel 31 911:735 56 3. Rhein-Neckar 30 842:733 48 4. Magdeburg 30 904:778 46 ... 18. 30 696:854 7

20 THW Kiel (GER) Coach and key players profiles Alfred Gislason Niklas Landin coach goalkeeper • five-time coach of the year in Germany, who • joined Kiel in the summer of 2015 after three won nine domestic championships with , seasons with Rhein-Neckar Löwen Magdeburg and Kiel, five German cup titles • captain of world-title winning Danish national • started coaching career in home town team, successor of legendary Kasper Hvidt after Akureyri, later took over Hameln, Magdeburg and breaking through at WCh 2011 Gummersbach and the Icelandic national team • also played for Gudme in Denmark, where he was • joined Kiel in 2008 as the successor of Noka No. 1 at age 20 Serdarusic and led THW to 20 trophies so far • best goalkeeper at the WCh 2013 and 2019, EHF • will leave THW after this season, handing over to EURO 2014, CL 2013/14, Olympics 2016 assistant coach Filip Jicha EC trophies: CL 2002, 2010, 2012, EHF Cup 2001 (as coach) EC trophies: EHF Cup 2013 OG: G 2016, WCh: G 2019, S 2011, 2013, EURO: G 2012, S 2014

Magnus Landin Nikola Bilyk left wing left back • younger brother of goalkeeper Niklas Landin • born in Tunis, where his father Serhij was goalkeeper at Esperance; later father and son played • joined THW and his brother at the start of the for Fivers in 2018/19 season • at 18, was youngest player at WCh 2015 in Qatar, • tall winger (1,97 cm) had his debut in the Danish got offers from Barça and Kiel after tournament national team at the age of 20 • was MVP, top scorer and best centre back at M20 • previously played for Nordsjaelland and KIF EHF EURO 2014 in Austria Kolding Kobenhavn • was top scorer of Austrian league in 2015/16, WCh G2019, U19 WCh G 2013 netting 210 times for Fivers; has scored more than 120 times for national team

Domagoj Duvnjak Patrick Wiencek centre back line player • THW’s top signing before 2014/15 season, • the boss of THW defence missed the victorious arriving from Hamburg, where he played since 2009 EHF EURO 2016 due to a knee injury after starting career in Dakovo, Croatia • current German Player of the Year and has played • in 2013, he became IHF World Handball Player of 136 international matches so far the Year and best Bundesliga player • joined THW in 2012, arriving from Gummersbach • not just a typical playmaker, also a good scorer and just extended his contract until 2023 and essential in defences • a plant engineer in his business life and is an avid DIY enthusiast

EC trophies: CL 2013 EC trophies: CWC 2011 OG: B 2012, WCh: S 2009, B 2013, EURO: S 2010, B 2012 B 2016 OG: B 2016 U21 WCh G 2009

Steffen Weinhold Niclas Ekberg right back right wing • arrived at Kiel from Flensburg in 2014 as freshly • joined Kiel right after the 2012 Olympic Games, crowned Champions League winner where he became silver medalists and top scorer • plays his 12th Bundesliga season, other previous • previously played for AG Kobenhavn and started clubs were Nordhorn and Großwallstadt his career at Ystad • forms the right back duo with experienced Serb • Kiel’s top scorer in the 2018/19 EHF Cup season Marko Vujin so far by 38 goals • has played 125 international matches for • penalty and counter attack expert has extended Germany so far his contract until 2021 • likes cycling through Kiel and has a huge collection of caps

EC trophies: EHFC 2008, CL 2014 OG: S2016, EURO: S 2018 EURO: G2016, U20 EURO: G 2006, WCh U21: S 2007, OG: B 2016

21 Semi-final 2 FRISCH AUF! Göppingen vs Füchse Berlin

Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Friday 17 May, 20:45 hrs. local time LIVE ON EHFTV.COM Referees: Peter Brunovsky, Vladimir Canda (SVK) Delegates: Urmo Sitsi (EST), Oyvind Togstad (NOR)

Debutants who know to handle German opponents Just like hosts THW Kiel in the other semi-final, FC Porto Sofarma are debutants at the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals. In fact, the team from the Fuchsbau neighbourhood in the However, facing a German team would probably not German capital are in their fifth final tournament within the intimidate the team from Portugal´s second largest city, as last six years. Porto have already eliminated one Bundesliga team from the competition this season. Only in the 2015/16 did they miss it. Furthermore, they have won the EHF Cup twice, in 2015 and last year. • Füchse are defending Men’s EHF Cup winners, chasing their third triumph in all However, they are up against a coach who knows what it • Füchse are at a final tournament of the EHF Cup for the takes to win the EHF Cup, if anyone does. fifth time in the last six years • Porto are debutants at the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals Porto’s Swedish head coach Magnus Andersson has won the competition twice already. • Besides THW Kiel, Porto are the only team who won all In 2016 and 2017, he won the tournament as coach by their group matches German Frisch Auf Göppingen. • Porto have eliminated one German team already, sending SC Magdeburg out in Qualification Round 3 The win in 2017 was even after defeating none other than Friday´s semi-final opponent, Füchse in the final. In Qualification Round 3 for the group phase, SC Magdeburg had to bite the dust against the unimpressed Portuguese side, and might also be worth mentioning that Porto sent last year´s losing finalists Saint-Raphael Var out of the tournament in the quarter-final.

This Friday, Porto are up against the defending EHF Cup winners, Füchse Berlin – a team with proud traditions in this particular competition.

Head-to-head stats in the EC competitions:

Füchse Berlin vs FC Porto Sofarma 4-0-0 (114:92) 8:0 14.02.2015 Futebol Clube do Porto vs Füchse Berlin, EHF Cup – Group C 20:26 (12:14) 15.03.2015 Füchse Berlin vs Futebol Clube do Porto, EHF Cup – Group C 25:20 (7:8) 18.11.2017 Futebol Clube do Porto vs Füchse Berlin, EHF Cup – Qualification Round 3 27:30 (12:14) 23.11.2017 Füchse Berlin vs Futebol Clube do Porto, EHF Cup – Qualification Round 3 33:25 (17:12)

22 Füchse Berlin (GER)

In the past four seasons, they were finalists three times and raised the trophy in 2015 on home ground and 2018 in Magdeburg - now Füchse Berlin ave gone all the way to the EHF Cup Finals once again this season. There may have been a number of chances since last season, with the departures of German international Steffen Fäth a nd goalkeeper legend Petr Stochl and a long injury list, but hopes are high at Berlin. In the group phase, Füchse managed to finish first of Group A, which saw them compe-ting with last season’s finalists Saint-Raphaël, Spanish side Logroño and from Balatonfüredi. With five wins out of the six games they played, Berlin had already secured their ticket to the quarter-finals one day before the end of the Group Phase.

Playing hall The quarter-final confrontation was the first against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, a Max-Schmeling-Halle team they’ve already met twice in the Bundesliga this season. The head coach Falkplatz 1 Velimir Petkovic, who in the past steered Göppingen and Berlin to EHF Cup 10437 Berlin glory, believes that the 2019 champions will again come from Germany. Germany Capacity: 8,521 Coach: Velimir Petkovic (GER) Nations represented in the squad: 9(GER, DEN, ISL, CRO, SWE, ESP, CZE, SRB, FRA)

Top scorers: Club Address: Hans Lindberg 71 Füchse Berlin Fabian Wiede 40 Markgrafenstraße 34 Jacob Tandrup Holm 39 10117 Berlin Germany GROUP A Final Table:

Media contact: 1. Füchse Berlin 6 5 0 1 192 : 166 26 10 Stefan Güter 2. Saint-Raphael Var Handball 6 4 0 2 180 : 169 11 8 +49 177 4054946 3. BM Logroño La Rioja 6 2 0 4 174 : 180 -6 4 [email protected] 4. Balatonfüredi KSE 6 1 0 5 156 : 187 -31 2

Online information: Road to the semi-final Website: www.fuechse-berlin.de Facebook: @fuechseberlin Quarter-finals: Past achievements Instagram: @fuechse_berlin @ TSV Hannover-Burgdorf W26:34 Twitter: @FuechseBerlin vs TSV Hannover-Burgdorf W30:28 EHF Cup Winners (2): 2014/15, 2017/18 Group Phase Kit colours Runners-up (2): 2016/17, 2013/14, vs Saint-Raphael Var Handball W33:29 Light Qualification Round 3 (1): 2015/16 @ Balatonfüredi W24:29 Player shirt: white @ BM Logroño La Rioja W29:34 Player short: grey Other vs BM Logroño La Rioja W29:27 Goalkeeper shirt: yellow VELUX EHF Champions League: @ Saint-Raphael Var Handbball L34:31 Dark 2011/12 VELUX EHF FINAL4 vs Balatonfüredi KSE W36:23 Player shirt: blue - fourth place, 2012/13 Last 16 Player short: blue Qualification Round 3 Goalkeeper shirt: red @ Aalborg Handbold L31:29 vs Aalborg Handbold W28:23

23 Füchse Berlin (GER) Team roster No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 2 GER Centre Back 02/04/1994 Düren, GER 195 97 50 Tim Folgmann GER Goalkeeper 10/01/2000 Berlin, GER 189 82 20 Fynn Ole Fritz GER Left Wing 03/05/1997 Berlin, GER 194 94 11 Bastien Genty FRA Right Wing 01/07/1992 Saint-Germain, FRA 179 75 1 Frederik Genz GER Goalkeeper 08/03/1997 Waldbröl, GER 194 93 27 Erik Gerntke GER Right Back 14/05/1999 Herzberg, GER 190 88 97 Lennart Gliese GER Right Back 16/11/1997 Berlin, GER 190 87 1 10 Jakov Gojun CRO Left Back 18/04/1986 Split, CRO 203 112 2 12 Silvio Heinevetter GER Goalkeeper 21/10/1984 Bad Langensalza, GER 194 92 3 6 Jacob Tandrup Holm DEN Centre Back 05/09/1995 Esbjerg, DEN 194 94 39 77 Johan Koch DEN Line Player 29/11/1990 Svendborg, DEN 185 91 6 53 Gustav König GER Goalkeeper 18/03/2001 am Main, GER 192 80 35 Marko Kopljar CRO Right Back 12/02/1986 Pozega, CRO 210 108 15 Loris Kotte GER Right Wing 13/05/2001 Oschatz, GER 180 73 33 Aron Krai GER Centre Back 10/09/2000 Berlin, GER 186 92 18 Hans Lindberg DEN Right Wing 01/08/1981 Höje Taastrup, DEN 188 88 71 9 Stipe Mandalinic CRO Left Back 09/09/1992 Split, SRB 195 90 4 93 Mijajlo Marsenic SRB Centre Back 09/03/1993 Berane, MNE 202 107 26 31 Tim Matthes GER Left Wing 05/05/1999 Berlin, GER 181 82 3 5 Torben Matzken GER Centre Back 01/02/2000 Mons, BEL 188 81 1 14 Julius Porath GER Right Wing 30/05/1996 , GER 183 83 43 Christoph Reißky GER Right Back 11/08/1995 Freiberg, GER 187 80 4 28 Erik Schmidt GER Centre Back 28/12/1992 , GER 204 101 7 23 Dorian Schnabel GER Left Back 03/03/1994 Berlin, GER 190 92 37 Julius Schroeder GER Centre Back 24/04/1998 Gummersbach, GER 188 85 16 Malte Semisch GER Goalkeeper 05/09/1992 Rehburg-Loccum, GER 208 110 24 Frederik Simak GER Left Back 24/01/1998 Gengenbach, GER 197 102 18 34 Linus Skroblien GER Centre Back 08/10/1997 , GER 185 90 71 Petr Stochl CZE Goalkeeper 24/04/1976 Plzen, CZE 195 93 7 Kevin Struck GER Left Wing 31/12/1996 Berlin, GER 193 87 4 52 Erik Ullrich GER Goalkeeper 08/01/2001 , GER 196 85 25 Rolando Urios Gonzales ESP Line Player 10/04/1999 Havana, CUB 193 110 3 Fabian Wiede GER Right Back 08/02/1994 Belzig, GER 192 89 40 21 SWE Right Wing 22/08/1990 Huddinge, SWE 178 86 21

Domestic league DKB Handball Bundesliga (GER) Last 3 games 12/05 vs Ludwigshafen W32:20 05/05 @ Minden W27:28 02/05 @ Bergischer L28:26 Next game 26/05 vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen Standings as of 17/05/2019 1. Flensburg 30 845:682 56 2. Kiel 31 911:735 56 ... 5. Melsungen 30 814:794 36 6. Füchse 31 846:812 36 7. Bergischer 31 810:798 36 ... 18. Ludwigshafen 30 696:854 7

24 Füchse Berlin (GER) Coach and key players profiles Velimir Petkovic Silvio Heinevetter coach goalkeeper • born in former Yugoslavia, but with German • goalkeeping stalwart of the German national citizenship now team • as player won the European Champions Cup in • his former goalkeeper coach at SC Magdeburg 1976 with Borac was legendary Wieland Schmidt (Olympic champion 1980) • as coach of the same club he won the IHF Cup Winners’ Cup in 1991 • famous for his unusual style of saving shots • after six-year stint with Wetzlar he was at the • has played 190 international matches for helm of Frisch Auf Göppingen for nearly 10 years Germany sofar • led Göppingen to two EHF Cup titles and the inaugural EHF Cup Finals in 2013, before arriving at Berlin

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2011, 2012, 2018; IHF CWC 1991 (as coach); Champions Cup 1976 EC trophies: EHF Cup 2007, 2015, 2018 (as player) OG: B 2016

Bjarki Mar Elisson Paul Drux left wing left back

• discovered by fellow Icelander and former • born in Gummersbach and discovered by Füchse coach Erlingur Richardsson Füchse at age 16 • played two years for Eisenach in Germany • all-star player at the Men’s 20 EHF EURO 2014 in before joining Füchse in 2015 Austria, where he led Germany to gold - just like at the Men’s 18 EHF EURO two years earlier • had his debut in the Icelandic national team in 2012 but faces strong competition from Gudjon • missed several top events due to long-term Valur Sigurdsson injuries, sustained a meniscus injury at the EHF EURO 2018 • one of Füchse’s counter-attack specialists

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2018 EC trophies: EHF Cup 2015, 2018 OG: B 2016

Fabian Wiede Mijajlo Marsenic right back line player • transferred from to Füchse’s youth team • only CL winner in Füchse squad apart from at age 15, has won 10 (junior and senior) titles with Hans Lindberg Füchse since • joined Füchse in the summer of 2018 from • defeat in EHF Cup Final 2017 was first time he Vardar and club director Bob Hanning lost a final in any competition • was expected to play in defence only but has • made his debut in the German national team at become a key factor in the team’s attack as well age 19, started an apprenticeship at a bank in Berlin only two days after winning EHF EURO 2016 • won the SEHA League twice with Vardar • part of the WCh 2019 All-star Team • started career at Partizan and also played for Metalurg EC trophies: EHF Cup 2015, 2018 EC trophies: CL 2017 EURO: G 2016; OG: B 2016

Mattias Zachrisson Hans Lindberg right back right wing • joined Berlin after a long stint with HSV • can play both in right wing and right back Hamburg position • was top scorer of the CL and the Bundesliga in 2012/13 • arrived in 2013 from Guif, Sweden, and has since scored more than 400 Bundesliga goals • member of the WCh 2013 All-star Team for Füchse • started career in Viborg; his nickname these • Swedish international for 10 years, has days was ‘Majestæt’ extended his contract with Füchse until 2022 • played more than 240 times for Danish national team since 2007 • EHF Cup top scorer in 2016/17 and 2017/18 EC trophies: EHF Cup 2015, 2018 EC trophies: CL 2013; EHF Cup 2018 OG: S 2012, EURO: S 2018 EURO: G 2008, 2012, S 2014, WCh: G 2019, S 2011, 2013

25 FC Porto Sofarma (POR) With a consistent and growing project, FC Porto aimed to reach the Men’s EHF Cup Finals for the first time this season and indeed they did it. The club has been collecting 20 national titles but is now eager for more.

Starting in Qualification Round 1, Porto defeated reigning Challenge Cup winners AHC Potaissa Turda and SKA in the early stages of the competition, but truly underlined their European ambitions in Round 3, when they eliminated the third-place team and hosts of last season’s finals, SC Magdeburg. The German side looked set for the group phase again when they defeated Porto 26:23 in the first leg. But backed by a strong blue-white home crowd in the Dragão Caixa, Porto turned the tie around with a blistering 34:27 victory, led by eight goals from An-tónio Areia - a twist that history will never erase.

But Porto still amazed in the Group Phase, where they won their six games, a performance that only AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals organizer THW Kiel managed to match. On top of that, the Portuguese side finished the Group Phase with the best offence and 196 goals scored. The Portuguese team continued to impress in the quarter-finals as they ousted Saint-Raphaël, last season’s finalists. Porto’s head coach Magnus Andersson will be eyeing his third EHF Cup trophy in four Playing hall years after he steered Göppingen to two titles in 2016 and 2017. Dragao Caixa Coach: Magnus Andersson (SWE) Via Futebol Clube do Porto Nations represented in the squad: 5(POR, GER, AUT, CUB, CPV) 4350419 Porto Portugal Top scorers: Capacity: 2,225 Antonio Rodrigues Areira 47 Miguel Soares Martins 36 Daymaro Amador Salina 27 Club Address: FC Porto Sofarma GROUP C Final Table: Estadio do Dragao 1. FC Porto Sofarma 6 6 0 0 196:168 28 12 Via FC Porto, 2. TTH Holstebro 6 3 0 3 175:160 15 6 Portugal 3. HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta 6 2 0 4 165:174 -9 4 4. Liberbank Cuenca 6 1 0 5 152:186 -34 2 Media contact: Joana Moreira +351 918 976 756 Road to the semi-finals [email protected] Quarter-final Online information: @ Saint-Raphael Var Handball D30:30 Website: www.fcporto.pt vs Saint-Raphael Var Handball W34:30 Facebook: FCPorto Group phase Past achievements Twitter: FCPorto vs Liberbank Cuenca W37:26 Instagram: fcporto @ HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta W29:35 EHF Cup @ TTH Holstebro W33:31 Group Phase (2): 2014/15, 2016/17 vs TTH Holstebro W32:29 Last 16 (3): 1998/99, 2010/11, 2011/12 @ Liberbank Cuenca W26:29 vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta W30:27 Kit colours Other Qualification Round 3 Light VELUX EHF Champions League: Last 32 @ SC Magdeburg L26:23 Player shirt: white and blue 1999/00, group phase 2013/14, 2015/16 Player short: white or blue vs SC Magdeburg W34:27 Qualification Round 2 Goalkeeper shirt: blue Cup Winner's Cup: quarter-final 2000/01, vs SKA Minsk W34:29 Dark 2001/02, Last 16 1996/97, 2007/08 Player shirt: grey @ SKA Minsk L25:24 Player short: grey Qualification Round 1 Goalkeeper shirt: grey vs AHC Potaissa Turda W41:21 @ AHC Potaissa Turda W24:27

26 FC Porto Sofarma (POR) Team roster

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 92 Nuno Almeida POR Back 10/02/2000 Porto, POR 189 93 29 Miguel Alves POR Wing 22/07/1996 Porto, POR 184 82 27 15 Daymaro Amador Salina POR Line Player 01/09/1987 Havana, CUB 202 36 24 Thomas Bauer AUT Goalkeeper 24/01/1986 Wien, AUT 188 90 7 Yoan Blanco Balasquez CUB Back 26/12/1995 Havana, CUB 193 96 14 23 Diogo Branquinho POR Wing 25/07/1994 Aveiro, POR 184 36 1 Alfredo Bravo Quintana POR Goalkeeper 20/03/1988 Havana 202 21 Leonel Fernandes POR Wing 12/03/1998 Porto, POR 186 80 13 27 Andre Gomes POR Back 27/07/1998 , POR 195 32 22 Alexis Hernandez Borges POR Line Player 06/10/1991 Havana, CUB 197 29 13 Angel Hernandez Zulueta CUB Back 04/02/1994 Havana, CUB 196 93 17 4 Victor Manuel Iturriza Alvarez CUB Line Player 22/05/1990 Havana, CUB 200 105 19 87 Manuel Lima POR Back 18/07/2000 porto, POR 178 73 16 Hugo Laurentino POR Goalkeeper 22/07/1984 Evora, POR 188 88 88 Fabio Magalhães POR Back 12/03/1988 Lisboa 193 90 37 11 Djibril Omar Mbengue GER Back 13/05/1992 , GER 198 101 27 99 Filipe Morais POR Wing 12/04/2000 Porto, POR 188 83 90 Francisco Oliveira POR Goalkeeper 15/03/2002 SJ Maderia, POR 194 93 18 Miguel Pinto POR Wing 26/04/1999 Porto, POR 193 82 25 Antonio Rodrigues Areia POR Wing 21/06/1990 Lisboa 191 91 72 58 Alejandro Romero Carreras CUB Goalkeeper 17/09/1994 Havana, CUB 198 95 6 Leandro Semedo CPV Back 24/12/1995 Praia, CPV 192 82 5 97 Goncalo Silva POR Wing 12/09/2000 Porto, POR 180 81 10 Miguel Soares Martins POR Back 04/11/1997 Porto, POR 194 44 5 Andre Sousa POR Back 03/03/2002 Porto, POR 184 84 14 Rui Sousa Martins Silva POR Back 28/04/1993 Guimaraes, POR 186 80 35 90 Tiago Sousa POR Line Player 06/12/2000 Porto, POR 186 82 98 Alfredo Torres POR Wing 04/10/2000 Guarda, POR 192 80

Domestic league (POR) Last 3 games 11/05 vs Aguas Santas W37:27 08/05 vs Sporting CP W32:27 04/05 @ Belenenses W26:33 Next game 21/05 @ Winners stage as of 17/05/2019 1. Porto 7 230:170 58 2. Sporting 7 217:179 54 3. Benfica 7 190:189 51 ... 6. Madeira 7 157:196 36

27 FC Porto Sofarma (POR) Coach and key players profiles

Magnus Andersson coach goalkeeper

• took charge at Porto in June 2018 • originally from Havana, Cuba, Quintana arrived • former Swedish international played as a in Porto in 2010 center back and was the MVP at EHF EURO 1994 in • current Portuguese national team player Portugal • won several Portuguese titles, all of them with • as a player was also a two-time world champion Porto and four-time European champion • a confident goalkeeper who can change a game when he hits form EHF Cup 2016 and 2017 (as a coach)

Fábio Magalhães Diogo Branquinho left back left wing • very experienced player, who adds ‘brains’ to • after several years at ABC, he is now the team highlighting in FC Portox • a complete player who can also play on the • with 24 years he already conquered one right back position Challenge Cup, one Portuguese Cup and one Supercup • won the Portuguese Super Cuxp with Sporting CP • very strong in counter attack • has scored 23 times for Porto so far this EHF Cup season • physically well-prepared

Rui Silva centre back line player • Havana-born line player, who at age 31 is one of • after five years with Sporting CP, he is now in the leaders of the team his fifth season with Porto • won several Portuguese titles, all of them with • an intelligent player who is essential in the Porto team's offensive moves • scored 22 times in the EHF Cup so far this season, • delivers great assists for the line player but is but is also a strong asset in the team’s defence also a strong finisher

Djibril M’Bengue Antonio Areia right back right wing • Portuguese player, who moved to FC Porto from Benfica in 2015 • German player who joined Porto in the summer of 2018 after five years at TVB 1898 Stuttgart • he is a true penalty expert • right back with Senegalese roots, who has a • won two Portuguese Super cups with SL great mentality on court Benfica • the left-handed wing is a technically-gifted • physically strong player and also possesses an player excellent shot

28 Important regulations Extra-time and penalty throws All matches of the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals shall be played in 2 x 30 minutes. If a semi-final match or the final ends in a draw, there will be a five minutes break followed by one extra time of 2 x 5 minutes, there will be a one minute half-time break at half-time for the changeover of teams. If the extra-time ends in a draw, the match will be decided by penalty throws.

If the placement match 3/4 ends in a draw, there shall be no extra time, the match will be decided directly by penalty throws.

If penalty throws are needed to decide the match, the procedure is as follows:

• At the Technical Meeting the teams will be • In the second round, a decision is reached when informed at which goal the penalty throws will a goal difference arises after both teams have be taken. The team taking the first penalty throw taken one throw each. shall be determined by the referees by drawing • Eligible players are players entered in the match lots. The team winning the draw may choose report that have not been disqualified or whether it wishes to throw first or last. suspended at the time of the final whistle. • Prior to the penalty throws, each team shall • Serious infractions committed during penalty name five players eligible to play at the end of the throws shall be sanctioned by disqualification. match by handing the referees a list of numbers. If a thrower is disqualified or suffers an injury, These players shall then take one throw each, an eligible substitute player shall be additionally alternating with their opponents. Each team is named. free to determine the sequence in which throwers will take their throws. • While the throws are being taken, only the player taking the throw, the current goalkeeper and the • The goalkeepers may be freely selected from the referees may enter the respective half of the match report and exchanged in accordance playing court. with the Rules of the Game. Goalkeepers may take throws and throwers may perform • If the number of eligible players falls below five, as goalkeepers. players may be named to take a second throw in the same round. • If the scores are equal after the first round of penalty throws, it shall be continued until a decision is reached. In the second round, the other team shall start. Again five players shall be named who are eligible to play (the players named before may be named once again).

29 Saturday’s matches Saturday, 18 May 2019 3/4 Placement Match (18:00 hrs): Loser TTH Holstebro/THW Kiel vs Loser Füchse Berlin/FC Porto Sofarma Referees: Morad Salah, Arthur Brunner (SUI)

Final (20:45 hrs): Winner TTH Holstebro/THW Kiel vs Winner Füchse Berlin/FC Porto Sofarma Referees: Dalibor Jurinovic, Marko Mrvica (CRO)

Potential head-to-heads Historic encounters of the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals opponents in the EC

TTH Holstebro vs FC Porto Sofarma 0-0-2 (60:65) 0:4 23.02.2019 TTH Holstebro vs FC Porto Sofarma, EHF Cup – Group C 31:33 (15:17) 02.03.2019 FC Porto Sofarma vs TTH Holstebro, EHF Cup – Group C 32:29 (13:12)

TTH Holstebro vs Füchse Berlin No previous encounters in European competitions

Füchse Berlin vs THW Kiel No previous encounters in European competitions

THW Kiel vs FC Porto Sofarma 3-0-1 (117:106) 6:2 05.10.1997 THW Kiel vs Futebol Clube do Porto, EHF Cup – Round 2 35:23 (18:12) 12.10.1997 Futebol Clube do Porto vs THW Kiel, EHF Cup – Round 2 31:21 (15:14) 12.10.2013 FC Porto Vitalis vs THW Kiel, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 27:31 (17:16) 19.02.2014 THW Kiel vs FC Porto Vitalis, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 30:25 (17:11)

Historic encounters of the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals opponents in the domestic competitions

Füchse Berlin vs THW Kiel 4-3-35

All-time stats before the AKQUINET EHF Cup Finals

All-time ranking 1. Füchse Berlin GER 8 6 0 2 220:206 +14 12:4 2. Frisch Auf Göppingen GER 8 4 0 4 221:220 +1 8:8 3. Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 2 2 0 0 54:46 +8 4:0 4. Pick Szeged HUN 2 2 0 0 53:50 +3 4:0 5. SC Magdeburg GER 4 2 0 2 123:117 +6 4:4 6. HBC Nantes FRA 4 2 0 2 103:104 -1 4:4 7. Montpellier Agglomeration HB FRA 2 1 0 1 64:61 +3 2:2 8. Fraikin BM. Granollers ESP 2 1 0 1 51:48 +3 2:2 9. HSV Hamburg GER 2 1 0 1 54:53 +1 2:2 10. Skjern Handbold DEN 2 1 0 1 50:49 +1 2:2 11. Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2 1 0 1 48:53 -5 2:2 12. Saint-Raphael Var Handball FRA 4 1 0 3 108:122 -14 2:6 13. HCM Constanta ROU 2 0 0 2 60:65 -5 0:4 14. Chambery Savoie Handball FRA 2 0 0 2 46:53 -7 0:4 15. Rk Gorenje Velenje SLO 2 0 0 2 46:54 -8 0:4

30 Most goals in one game Yves Grafenhorst 12 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32 Hans Lindberg 11 20.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin 24:35 Raphael Caucheteux 11 19.05.2018 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 28:27 10 19.05.2013 HBC Nantes-Rhein-Neckar Löwen 24:26 Iuliu Alexandru Csepreghi 10 17.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Montpellier Agglomeration HB 32:36 Dragan Gajic 10 18.05.2014 Montpellier Agglomeration HB-Pick Szeged 28:29 Kentin Mahe 10 17.05.2015 Füchse Berlin-HSV Hamburg 30:27 David Resina Forns 10 14.05.2016 Fraikin BM. Granollers-HBC Nantes 26:27 Ferran Sole Sala 10 15.05.2016 Chambery Savoie Handball-Fraikin BM. Granollers 21:25 Daniel Pettersson 10 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32 10 20.05.2018 SC Magdeburg-Frisch Auf Göppingen 35:25 Dragan Gajic 9 17.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Montpellier Agglomeration HB 32:36 Marcel Schiller 9 14.05.2016 Chambery Savoie Handball-Frisch Auf Göppingen 25:28 Cedric Paty 9 15.05.2016 Chambery Savoie Handball-Fraikin BM. Granollers 21:25 Zarko Sesum 9 20.05.2017 SC Magdeburg-Frisch Auf Göppingen 29:33 Hans Lindberg 9 19.05.2018 Frisch Auf Göppingen-Füchse Berlin 24:27 Valero Rivera Folch 8 18.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-HBC Nantes 20:26 Iker Romero Fernandez 8 18.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Füchse Berlin 28:29 Valero Rivera Folch 8 14.05.2016 Fraikin BM. Granollers-HBC Nantes 26:27 Valero Rivera Folch 8 15.05.2016 Frisch Auf Göppingen-HBC Nantes 32:26 Nielsen 8 20.05.2017 SC Magdeburg-Frisch Auf Göppingen 29:33 Marcel Schiller 8 20.05.2017 SC Magdeburg-Frisch Auf Göppingen 29:33 Alexandru Viorel Simicu 8 20.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin 24:35 8 21.05.2017 Füchse Berlin-Frisch Auf Göppingen 22:30 Michael Damgaard Nielsen 8 20.05.2018 SC Magdeburg-Frisch Auf Göppingen 35:25 Nemanja Zelenovic 8 20.05.2018 SC Magdeburg-Frisch Auf Göppingen 35:25 Raphael Caucheteux 8 20.05.2018 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin 25:28

Most participations (including this year): 5 Füchse Berlin 4 Frisch Auf Göppingen 2 TTH Holstebro 2 SC Magdeburg 2 HBC Nantes 2 Saint-Raphael Var Handball

Most goals in one match: 36 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 17.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Montpellier Agglomeration HB 32:36

Most goals in one match both teams: 68 17.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Montpellier Agglomeration HB 32:36

Least goals in one match: 20 Team Tvis Holstebro 18.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-HBC Nantes 20:26

Least goals in one match both teams: 46 18.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-HBC Nantes 20:26 46 17.05.2014 Füchse Berlin-Pick Szeged 22:24 46 15.05.2016 Chambery Savoie Handball-Fraikin BM. Granollers 21:25

Biggest win: +11 20.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin 24:35

Most goals at half-time: 18 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 17.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Montpellier Agglomeration HB (14:18)

31 Most goals at half-time both teams: 32 17.05.2014 HCM Constanta-Montpellier Agglomeration HB (14:18)

Least goals at half-time: 7 Frisch Auf Göppingen 18.05.2013 Frisch Auf Göppingen-Rhein-Neckar Löwen (7:12)

Least goals at half-time both teams: 19 18.05.2013 Frisch Auf Göppingen-Rhein-Neckar Löwen (7:12)

Biggest gap at half-time: +7 Füchse Berlin 20.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin (10:17)

Biggest change from half-time score to full-time score: 8 14.05.2016 Chambery Savoie Handball-Frisch Auf Göppingen 25:28 (14:9)

Most penalty minutes: 16’ Frisch Auf Göppingen 18.05.2013 Frisch Auf Göppingen-Rhein-Neckar Löwen 22:28 16’ Rhein-Neckar Löwen 19.05.2013 HBC Nantes-Rhein-Neckar Löwen 24:26

Most penalty minutes: 28’ 19.05.2013 HBC Nantes-Rhein-Neckar Löwen 24:26

Least penalty minutes: 2’ Rk Gorenje Velenje 17.05.2015 Rk Gorenje Velenje-Skjern Handbold 22:27 2’ Chambery Savoie Handball 14.05.2016 Chambery Savoie Handball-Frisch Auf Göppingen 25:28

Least penalty minutes both teams: 8’ 17.05.2015 Rk Gorenje Velenje-Skjern Handbold 22:27

Most 7m throws: 11 Saint-Raphael Var Handball 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32

Most 7m throws both teams: 20 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32

Least 7m throws: 0 Team Tvis Holstebro 18.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-HBC Nantes 20:26

Least 7m throws both teams: 3 19.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-Frisch Auf Göppingen 28:27

Most 7m throws scored: 9 Saint-Raphael Var Handball 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32 9 SC Magdeburg 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32

Most 7m throws scored both teams: 18 21.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-SC Magdeburg 31:32

Least 7m throws scored: 0 Team Tvis Holstebro 18.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-HBC Nantes 20:26 0 Frisch Auf Göppingen 19.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-Frisch Auf Göppingen 28:27

Least 7m throws scored both teams: 2 19.05.2013 Team Tvis Holstebro-Frisch Auf Göppingen 28:27

Disqualifications at EHF Cup Finals: Manuel Späth (Frisch Auf Göppingen) 18.05.2013 Frisch Auf Göppingen-Rhein-Neckar Löwen 22:28 Alexandru Viorel Simicu (HSV Hamburg) 17.05.2015 Füchse Berlin-HSV Hamburg 30:27 Bjarki Mar Elisson (Füchse Berlin) 20.05.2017 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin 24:35 (Saint-Raphael Var Handball) 20.05.2018 Saint-Raphael Var Handball-Füchse Berlin 25:28

32 Current top scorers

Rank Name & nation Club Goals

1 Magnus Grubb Bramming (DEN) TTH Holstebro (DEN) 89

2 Hans Lindberg (DEN) Füchse Berlin (GER) 71

3 Raphael Caucheteux (FRA) Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) 62

4 Milos Vujovic (MNE) Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) 61

5 Adrian Figueras Trejo (ESP) Fraikin BM. Granollers (ESP) 60

Timo Kastening (GER) TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (GER) 60

7 Morten Olsen (DEN) TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (GER) 54

8 Dominik Mathe (HUN) Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN) 48

9 Pawel Podsiadlo (POL) KS Azoty-Pulawy SA (POL) 47

Antonio Rodrigues Areia (POR) FC Porto Sofarma 47

11 Cosmin Grigoras Demis (ROU) Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) 45

12 Emil M. Jakobsen (DEN) GOG (DEN) 42

13 Vladislav Ostroushko (UKR) HC Eurofarm Rabotnik (MKD) 41

Adam Juhasz (HUN) Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) 41

15 Leonardo Dutra Ferreira (BRA) Liberbank Cuenca (ESP) 40

Fabian Wiede (GER) Füchse Berlin (GER) 40

17 Kai Häfner (GER) TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (GER) 39

Jacob Tandrup Holm (DEN) Füchse Berlin (GER) 39

19 Niclas Ekberg (SWE) THW Kiel (GER) 38

Bjarki Mar Elisson (ISL) Füchse Berlin (GER) 38

John Viktor Östlund (SWE) TTH Holstebro (DEN) 38

Bold lettersindicate players who are still in the competition Previous seasons’ top scorers

Season Name & nation Club Goals

2017/18 Hans Lindberg (DEN) Füchse Berlin (GER) 82

2016/17 Hans Lindberg (DEN) Füchse Berlin (GER) 92

2015/16 Ferran Sole Sala (ESP) Fraikin BM Granollers (ESP) 70

2014/15 Skube Stas (SLO) Rk Gorenje Velenje (SLO) 81 2013/14 Dragan Gajic (SLO) Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) 72

2012/13 Momir Rnic (SRB) Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) 59

33 All-time club standings of the Men’s EHF Cup (since 2012/13)

TR Name of the club MP W D L GF:FA GD P NP % 1 Füchse Berlin GER 44 35 2 7 1305:1141 +164 72:16 (5) 81,82%

2 Frisch Auf Göppingen GER 38 29 1 8 1153:1019 +134 59:17 (4) 77,63% 3 SC Magdeburg GER 34 25 2 7 1049:889 +160 52:16 (4) 76,47% 4 Saint-Raphael Var Handball FRA 36 21 2 13 1055:1015 +40 44:28 (4) 61,11% 5 Fraikin BM. Granollers ESP 36 18 4 14 1021:1007 +14 40:32 (5) 55,56% 6 TTH Holstebro DEN 32 16 5 11 905:877 +28 37:27 (4) 57,81% 7 HBC Nantes FRA 24 15 1 8 658:611 +47 31:17 (3) 64,58% 8 Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc HB FRA 24 11 5 8 639:617 +22 27:21 (3) 56,25% 9 FC Porto Sofarma POR 20 11 1 8 561:550 +11 23:17 (3) 57,50% 10 MT Melsungen GER 16 10 0 6 442:401 +41 20:12 (2) 62,50% 11 Grundfos Tatabanya KC HUN 16 9 1 6 430:421 +9 19:13 (2) 59,38% 12 RK Nexe CRO 20 9 1 10 525:527 -2 19:21 (3) 47,50% 13 Montpellier Agglomeration HB FRA 10 9 0 1 315:257 +58 18:2 (1) 90,00% 14 Skjern Handbold DEN 16 9 0 7 418:402 +16 18:14 (2) 56,25% 15 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN 14 8 1 5 390:378 +12 17:11 (2) 60,71% 16 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 10 8 0 2 294:247 +47 16:4 (1) 80,00% 17 Pick Szeged HUN 10 8 0 2 282:260 +22 16:4 (1) 80,00% 18 HSV Hamburg GER 10 7 0 3 296:273 +23 14:6 (1) 70,00% 19 HCM Constanta ROU 16 5 4 7 455:458 -3 14:18 (2) 43,75% 20 Helvetia Anaitasuna ESP 20 7 0 13 554:591 -37 14:26 (3) 35,00%

21 TATRAN Presov SVK 18 6 1 11 494:561 -67 13:23 (3) 36,11% 22 THW Kiel GER 6 6 0 0 191:144 +47 12:0 (1) 100,00% 23 Rk Gorenje Velenje SLO 10 6 0 4 297:271 +26 12:8 (1) 60,00% 24 BM Logroño La Rioja ESP 12 6 0 6 345:335 +10 12:12 (2) 50,00% 25 GOG DEN 12 6 0 6 369:370 -1 12:12 (2) 50,00%

27 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf GER 14 5 2 7 384:390 -6 12:16 (2) 42,86% 42 KS Azoty-Pulawy SA POL 12 2 1 9 337:376 -39 5:19 (2) 20,83% 43 Balatonfüredi KSE HUN 12 2 1 9 296:352 -56 5:19 (2) 20,83% 44 HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta ROU 6 2 0 4 165:174 -9 4:8 (1) 33,33% 54 HC Eurofarm Rabotnik MKD 6 1 0 5 133:165 -32 2:10 (1) 16,67% 55 Liberbank Cuenca ESP 6 1 0 5 152:186 -34 2:10 (1) 16,67% Participating teams – EHF Cup results since 2012/13 2012/13 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 10 5 3 2 269:260 +9 13:7 Third Place 2014/15 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 8 4 2 2 242:227 +15 10:6 Quarter-final 2015/16 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 6 3 0 3 167:180 –13 6:6 3rd Group B 2018/19 TTH Holstebro DEN 8 4 0 4 227:210 +17 8:8 Total 32 16 5 11 905:877 +28 37:27

2013/14 Füchse Berlin GER 8 5 2 1 232:216 +16 12:4 Third Place 2014/15 Füchse Berlin GER 8 7 0 1 232:194 +38 14:2 Winner 2016/17 Füchse Berlin GER 10 8 0 2 300:264 +36 16:4 Runner-up 2017/18 Füchse Berlin GER 10 8 0 2 285:247 +38 16:4 Winner 2018/19 Füchse Berlin GER 8 7 0 1 256:220 +36 14:2 Total 44 35 2 7 1305:1141 +164 72:16

2018/19 THW Kiel GER 6 6 0 0 191:144 +47 12:0 Total 6 6 0 0 191:144 +47 12: 0

2014/15 Futebol Clube do Porto POR 6 2 0 4 142:152 -10 4:8 3rd Group C 2016/17 Futebol Clube do Porto POR 6 2 0 4 159:170 -11 4:8 3rd Group B 2018/19 FC Porto Sofarma POR 8 7 1 0 260:228 +32 15:1 Total 20 11 1 8 561:550 +11 23:17

34 Past winners

2018 Füchse Berlin (GER)

2017 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER)

2016 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER)

2015 Füchse Berlin (GER)

2014 Pick Szeged (HUN)

2013 Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER)

Previous Men’s EHF Cup winners Previous Men’s Cup Winners’ Cup winners

2012 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) 2012 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) 2011 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) 2011 VfL Gummersbach (GER) 2010 TBV Lemgo (GER) 2010 VfL Gummersbach (GER) 2009 VfL Gummersbach (GER) 2009 Pevafersa (ESP) 2008 HSG Nordhorn (GER) 2008 MKB Veszprem KC (HUN) 2007 SC Magdeburg (GER) 2007 HSV Hamburg 2006 TBV Lemgo (GER) 2006 Chekhovski Medvedi (RUS) 2005 Tusem Essen (GER) 2005 C. BM Ademar Leon (ESP) 2004 THW Kiel (GER) 2004 Portland San Antonio (ESP) 2003 FC Barcelona (ESP) 2003 A.D.C. Ciudad Real (ESP) 2002 THW Kiel (GER) 2002 A.D.C. Ciudad Real (ESP) 2001 Sportclub Magdeburg (GER) 2001 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) 2000 Metkovic Jumbo (CRO) 2000 Portland San Antonio (ESP) 1999 Sportclub Magdeburg (GER) 1999 Prosesa Ademar Leon (ESP) 1998 THW Kiel (GER) 1998 Caja Cantabria Santander (ESP) 1997 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) 1997 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 1996 BM Granollers (ESP) 1996 TBV Lemgo (GER) 1995 BM Granollers (ESP) 1995 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1994 Aliza Avidesa (ESP) 1994 FC Barcelona (ESP)

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