Women’s EHF Cup 2015/16 Media Information Final: TuS Metzingen vs Dunaujvarosi Kohaz Kezilabda Akademia Media information

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If, after completion of the two matches, both clubs have won the • If the scores are equal after the first round of penalty same number of points (no extra time will be played), the teams’ throws, it shall be continued until a decision is reached. In the standings shall be determined by the following criteria: second round, the other team shall start. Again five players shall be named who are eligible to play (the players named before a) goal difference may be named once again). b) higher number of plus goals scored in away match • In the second round, a decision is reached when a goal c) penalty throws difference arises after both teams have taken one throw each. • Eligible players are players entered in the match report that Rules for execution of penalty throws have not been disqualified or suspended at the time of the final • Prior to the penalty throws, each team shall name five whistle. players eligible to play at the end of the match by handing the • Serious infractions committed during penalty throws shall referees a list of numbers. These players shall then take one be sanctioned by disqualification. If a thrower is disqualified throw each, alternating with their opponents. Each team is free or suffers an injury, an eligible substitute player shall be to determine the sequence in which throwers will take their supplementary named. throws. • While the throws are being taken, only the player taking the • The goalkeepers may be freely selected from the match throw, the current goalkeeper and the referees may enter the report and exchanged in accordance with the Rules of the Game. respective half of the playing court. Goalkeepers may take throws and throwers may perform as • If the number of eligible players falls below five, players may goalkeepers. be named to take a second throw in the same round. • The referees shall choose the goal at which throws are taken. The team taking the first penalty throw shall be Find all the regulations here determined by the referees by drawing lots. The team winning the draw may choose whether it wishes to throw first or last.

2 TuS Metzingen (GER) vs Dunaujvarosi Kohasz KA (HUN)

1st leg: Sat 30 April, 20:00 hrs* LIVE ON EHFTV.COM Referees: Javier Alvarez, Yon Bustamante (ESP) EHF Delegate: Helmut Wille (AUT)

2nd leg: Fri 6 May, 18:00 hrs* LIVE ON EHFTV.COM Referees: Viktorija Kijauskaite, Ausra Zaliene (LTU) EHF Delegate: Marco Trespidi (ITA) EHF Representative: Lidija Bojic-Cacic * all times local

Preview

The first European cup season has been a bit of an adventure for TuS Metzingen’s ‘Pink Ladies’. The German team, who have only played in the Playing hall Playing hall Bundesliga for four years, made it all the way Veszprém Arena Paul Horn Arena to the EHF Cup Final in their first attempt in the Külso Kadartai ut Europastraße 50 competition. 8200 Veszprém, Hungary 72072 Tübingen, Germany Capacity: 5,020 Capacity: 2.408 The situation is different for their Hungarian adversaries. Dunaujvaros have a long and proud history in European handball behind them, which Past achievements: Past achievements: includes their so-far greatest achievement: winning Champions League: 1998/99 winners, - no previous participation in the EC the Women’s EHF Champions League in the 2003/04, 2004/05 semi-finalists 1998/99 season. The Champions League victory EHF Cup: 1997/98 winners, 2002/03 German league: - (bronze 2015) came the year after they won the EHF Cup for the finalists first and only time so far, in 1998. Cup Winners’ Cup: 1994/95 winners Champions Trophy: 1998/99 winners There is no doubt that Dunaujvaros and their experienced head coach Zdravko Zovko will be keen Hungarian league: 5 titles (1998, 1999, on winning their first European title in 17 years 2001, 203, 2004) when they enter Paul Horn Arena in Tübingen for Hungarian cup: 5 titles (1998, 1999, the first leg on Saturday night. 2000, 2002, 2004)

Domestic league For Metzingen, it will not only be about winning Domestic league their first European title ever, but also about their German Bundesliga chance to become the first German women’s Hungarian league team to win a European cup tournament since Last 3 games Buxtehude won the Challenge Cup in the 2009/10 Last 3 games 27.04. @ Bietigheim L27:32 season. 24.04. vs Vac (5-8 place) W27:25 23.04. vs Thüringer HC L30:31 16.04. @ DVSC Korvex (QF) L23:28 16.04. @ BVB Dortmund W34:24 “We still have the fate of winning two trophies in 13.04. vs DVSC Korvex (QF) W29:24 Next game our own hands,” said Metzingen manager Ferenc Next game 11.05. vs Füchse Berlin Rott, referring to the fact that the team have the 11.05. @ Vac (5-8 place, 2nd leg) chance to become German champions for the first Standings time in history as well. Final standings after Main Round 1. Thüringer HC 23 700:563 37 1. Györ 22 719:457 41 2. Metzingen 24 763:645 37 However, Metzingen will be handicapped in both 2. Ferencvaros 22 703:507 41 3. Leipzig 23 693:590 37 legs of the final as line player Julia Behnke is 3. Dunaujvaros 22 621:556 31 ... sidelined for the season with a torn ligament in her ... 14. Rosengarten 23 547:710 6 left knee. 17. Budaors 22 477:714 4

3 Historic encounters in the EC

TuS Metzingen vs Dunaujvarosi Kohasz Kezilabda Akademia 0-0-0 (0:0) 0:0 No previous encounters

TuS Metzingen vs Hungarian clubs 0-0-0 No previous encounters

Dunaujvarosi Kohasz Kezilabda Akademia vs German clubs 3-2-3 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 1994/95 TV Giessen Lützellinden 26:18 23:25 Cup Winners’ Cup - Final 2003/04 DJK/MJC Trier 30:22 24:24 EHF Champions League – Group A 2005/06 1. FC Nürnberg 29:30 25:20 EHF Champions League – Qualification Round 2 2008/09 VfL Oldenburg 31:31 27:29 EHF Cup – Last 32

All European Cup Finals

Dunaujvarosi Kohasz Kezilabda Akademia:

1994/95 Cup Winners’ Cup 29.04.1995/14.30 TV Giessen-Lützellinden GER vs Dunaferr SE HUN 25:23 (15:10) 06.05.1995/19.00 Dunaferr SE HUN vs TV Giessen-Lützellinden GER 26:18 (13:9) Aggregate score: 43:49

1997/98 EHF Cup 09.05.1998/15.00 Banska Bystrica (1,200) HC SCP Banska Bystrica SVK vs Dunaferr SE HUN 22:26 (11:12) 16.05.1998/16.30 Dunaujvaros (2,000) Dunaferr SE HUN vs HC SCP Banska Bystrica SVK 34:27 (16:9) Aggregate score: 49:60

1998/99 EHF Champions League 09.05.1999/18.00 Dunaujvaros (4,000) Dunaferr SE HUN vs Krim Electa Ljubljana SLO 25:23 (16:11) 16.05.1999/18.30 Ljubljana (3,000) Krim Electa Ljubljana SLO vs Dunaferr SE HUN 26:26 (12:11) Aggregate score: 51:49 1998/99 ECh for Club Teams 26.09.1999/18.30 Viborg Baekkelaget SK NOR vs Dunaferr SE HUN 27:28 AET (12:13, 24:24)

2002/03 EHF Cup 10.05.2003/16.15 Dunaujvaros (4,500) Dunaferr SE HUN vs Slagelse FH DEN 27:22 (11:11) 17.05.2003/20.00 Farum (2700) Dunaferr SE HUN vs Slagelse FH DEN 27:20 (12:11) Aggregate score: 47:49

4 Last Ten Games in the European Cup competitions:

TuS Metzingen: current run - won eight 14.11.2015 Metzingen GER vs ZRK Naisa Nis SRB W 38:29 15.11.2015 Metzingen GER vs ZRK Naisa Nis SRB W 50:21 09.01.2016 Tübingen GER vs IUVENTA Michalovce SVK W 30:26 16.01.2016 Michalovce SVK @ IUVENTA Michalovce SVK W 22:26 19.02.2016 Tübingen GER vs HC Leipzig GER W 25:24 28.02.2016 Dessau GER @ HC Leipzig GER W 25:27 03.04.2016 Brașov ROU vs ASC Corona 2010 Brasov ROU W 22:26 09.04.2016 Tübingen GER vs ASC Corona 2010 Brasov ROU W 30:23 have played just eight games so far

Last Ten Games in the European Cup competitions:

Dunaujvarosi Kohasz KA: current run - lost one 08.02.2015 Rostov-na-Donu RUS @ Rostov-Don RUS L 28:19 14.02.2015 Dunaújváros HUN vs Rostov-Don RUS L 28:29 14.11.2015 Dunaújváros HUN vs Indeco Conversano ITA W 37:25 21.11.2015 Conversano ITA @ Indeco Conversano ITA W 24:31 10.01.2016 Dunaújváros HUN vs Siófok KC HUN W 24:19 16.01.2016 Siófok HUN @ Siófok KC HUN L 28:23 26.02.2016 Dunaújváros HUN vs Astrakhanochka RUS L 23:26 28.02.2016 Dunaújváros HUN vs Astrakhanochka RUS W 25:20 03.04.2016 Randers DEN @ Randers HK W 27:29 10.04.2016 Dunaújváros HUN vs Randers HK L 23:25

5 TuS Metzingen (GER) Team roster

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Goals

66 Katharina Beddies GER Left Wing 07.02.1994 163 10 3 Marie Beddies GER Left Wing 28.03.1997 93 Julia Behnke GER Line Player 28.03.1993 180 43 17 Nicole Dinkel SUI Left Back 02.01.1985 176 10 21 Ina Großmann GER Left Wing 21.08.1990 18 23 Jasmina Jankovic NED Goalkeeper 06.12.1986 170 8 Alexandra Kubasta GER Right Wing 15.02.1986 171 5 10 Anna Loerper GER Centre Back 18.11.1984 Kempen, GER 165 48 5 Tonje Loseth NOR Left Back 01.01.1991 Bergen, NOR 180 23 54 Celine Michielsen NED Line Player 22.05.1994 171 3 1 Wendy Obein FRA 26.09.1986 Poissy, FRA 185 11 Saskia Putzke GER Left Wing 12.01.1995 167 9 Patricia Stefani GER Centre Back 07.02.1986 173 17 12 Sabine Stockhorst GER Goalkeeper 14.09.1986 25 Silvia Szücsova SVK Left Back 29.04.1993 185 86 Bernadett Temes HUN Right Back 15.05.1986 Györ, HUN 177 31 31 Kelly Vollebregt NED Right Wing 01.01.1995 Delft, NED 165 14 22 Maren Weigel GER Right Back 22.05.1994 177 17 2 Marlene Zapf GER Right Wing 06.01.1990 Landau, GER 170 13

Players’ kit LIGHT Player shirt: pink Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: blue DARK Player shirt: black Player short: pink Goalkeeper shirt: blue

Club address: TuS Metzingen Bachstraße 7 72555 Metzingen Germany

Ferenc Rott [email protected] www.handball-tussies.com

6 Dunaujvarosi Kohasz KA (HUN) Team roster

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals

7 Fruzsina Azari HUN Right Wing 29.06.1989 Dunaujvaros, HUN 174 63 20 20 Anita Bulath HUN Left Back 20.09.1983 Dunaujvaros, HUN 180 73 24 34 Fruzsina Ferenczy HUN Centre Back 02.07.1996 Budapest, HUN 172 67 77 Panna Gindeli HUN Line Player 27.07.1996 Debrecen, HUN 180 86 88 Vivien Grosch HUN Right Wing 17.04.1997 Budapest, HUN 170 60 4 Vanessza Hajtai HUN Right Wing 03.10.1995 Veszprém, HUN 174 64 1 81 Bernadett Horvath HUN Line Player 10.05.1990 Kapuvar, HUN 173 68 1 39 Dora Kemeny HUN Left Back 02.04.1997 Pécs, HUN 175 73 21 Katrin Klujber HUN Right Wing 21.04.1999 Dunaújváros, HUN 174 65 11 33 Anna Kovács HUN Right Back 24.10.1991 Békéscsaba, HUN 173 73 46 49 Krisztina Kovacs HUN Left Back 16.05.1996 Hajdunánás, HUN 180 76 40 Beatrix Molnar HUN Centre Back 05.10.1996 Orosháza, HUN 175 70 89 Eva Nagy HUN Goalkeeper 13.03.1994 Szekesfehervar, HUN 182 72 95 Viktória Nick HUN Back 12.01.1995 Budapest, HUN 180 76 90 Viktória Oguntoye HUN Goalkeeper 24.12.1990 Sturovo, SVK 184 68 2 96 Viktoria Palinkas HUN Goalkeeper 15.06.1996 Székesfehérvár, HUN 180 73 13 Babett Szalai HUN Centre Back 21.02.1990 Kormend, HUN 173 51 20 31 Bianka Takacs HUN Line Player 29.08.1992 Veszprém, HUN 181 88 10 Dusmata Takacs HUN Line Player 15.11.1986 Dunaújváros, HUN 176 76 17 23 Rita Termany HUN Left Back 01.01.1995 Budapest, HUN 185 75 29 Olivia Ella Tomoriné Kamper HUN Centre Back 27.06.1985 Budapest, HUN 176 64 1 16 Agnes Triffa HUN Goalkeeper 18.01.1987 Gyula, HUN 176 68 5 Krisztina Triscsuk HUN Left Back 17.07.1985 Boksitogorsk, RUS 176 60 41 19 Melinda Vincze HUN Left Wing 12.11.1983 Szeged, HUN 173 63 31

Players’ kit �IGHT Player shirt: black Player short: white Goalkeeper shirt: red DARK Player shirt: red Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: black

Club address: Dunaujvarosi Kohasz Kezilabda Akademia Eszperantó út 2-4 2400 Dunaújváros, Hungary

Istvan Szemenyei +36 30 5606365 [email protected] www.kohaszkezi.hu

7 Current EHF Cup top scorers

Rank Name & nation Club Goals 1. Florina Cristina Zamfir (ROU) ASC Corona 2010 Brasov (ROU) 57

2. Camilla Dalby (DEN) Randers HK (DEN) 51

3. Anna Loerper (GER) TuS Metzingen (GER) 48

4. Anna Kovács (HUN) Dunaujvarosi Kohasz KA (HUN) 46

5. Jasmina Djapanovic (SRB) H 65 Höörs Handbollsklubb (SWE) 44

6. Julia Behnke (GER) TuS Metzingen (GER) 43 7. Krisztina Triscsuk (HUN) Dunaujvarosi Kohasz KA (HUN) 41

8. Anna Vyakhireva (RUS) Astrakhanochka (RUS) 39 9. Iryna Glibko (UKR) H.C.M. Roman (ROU) 38

10. Laura Celeste Rotondo (ITA) Indeco Conversano (ITA) 36 11. Line Haugsted (DEN) HC Odense (DEN) 34

12. Florentina Carmen Cartas (ROU) ASC Corona 2010 Brasov (ROU) 33 Saskia Lang (GER) HC Leipzig (GER) 33

14. Linn Gosse (NOR) Randers HK (DEN) 32 15. Rahel Furrer (SUI) SPONO Eagles (SUI) 31

Veronika Habankova (SVK) IUVENTA Michalovce (SVK) 31

Bernadett Temes (HUN) TuS Metzingen (GER) 31

Melinda Vincze (HUN) Dunaujvarosi Kohasz KA (HUN) 31

19. Tetyana Filkova Trehubova (SVK) IUVENTA Michalovce (SVK) 30 20. Olga Perederiy (UKR) IUVENTA Michalovce (SVK) 29

Jane Schumacher (DEN) Randers HK (DEN) 29

Bold text indicates players of teams still in the competition.

8 Women’s EHF Cup past winners

1994 Viborg HK DEN

1995 Debrecéni VSC HUN

1996 Debrecéni VSC HUN

1997 Robit Olimpija Ljubljana SLO

1998 Dunaferr SE HUN

1999 Viborg HK DEN

2000 El Ferrobus Mislata ESP

2001 MKS Montex Lublin POL

2002 Ikast Bording EH DEN

2003 Slagelse FH DEN

2004 Viborg HK DEN

2005 Cornexi Alcoa HUN

2006 FTC Budapest HUN

2007 Zvezda Zvenigorod RUS

2008 Dinamo Volgograd RUS

2009 Itxako Navarra ESP

2010 Randers HK A/S DEN

2011 FC Midtjylland Handball DEN

2012 HC Lada Togliatti RUS

2013 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN

2014 HC Lada Togliatti RUS

2015 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN

2015/16 Women’s EHF Cup Final

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EHF Media & Communications, 29/04/2016 Contributors: Peter Bruun, Roy Knoppert

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