Dear Media Representative,

On behalf of the European Federation it gives me great pleasure to welcome you back for a new season and to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12.

The media continues to play an integral role in the continued development and success of the VELUX EHF Champions League and we aim to provide you with the very best service we can.

Your coverage of the competition, the teams, the players, the fans and extended handball family is greatly appreciated. We are always interested in hearing any feedback from you to improve our service and make it as enjoyable and easy as possible for you to do your job.

Now the best 24 men’s teams in Europe battle it out to emerge from one of the four groups of six in this opening phase and progress through to the first knock-out round, the Last 16, to be played in March 2012.

For the players and teams as well as fans and the media there are a lot of exciting matches ahead and I wish you all an enjoyable VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12.

I look forward to seeing you in May 2012 in Cologne when we crown the new Kings of European Handball.

I hope you enjoy watching handball at its very best!

Tor Lian EHF President

EHF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Dear Media Representative,

Following FC Barcelona’s Men’s EHF Champions League win for a record seventh time last May, the teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 are now on the long road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany.

Many media representatives from across Europe attended matches last season with over 300 media accredited in Cologne of which just under half were from the written press.

The EHF Media and Communications Department are honoured to have you cover our games and are at your disposal at all times. If you should have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below.

JJ Rowland Peter Hofer Andrew McSteen Head of EHF Media and Comms. EHF Online Manager EHF Media Relations [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] + 43 (0) 699 171 422 06 +43 (0) 660 122 0793 +43 (0) 681 207 32013

Official name of the VELUX EHF Champions League The official name of the competition is: VELUX EHF Champions League. The full name of the competition should always be used. VELUX and the three letter abbreviation for the European Handball Federation should always be displayed in capital letters before the name of the competition. Please note: If the season is required, it has to be positioned after “Champions League” e.g. VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12.

The wording “Champions League” should always be written with a capital letter at the beginning of each word, i.e. Champions League. The remaining letters should be in lower case. The word Champions does not have an apostrophe after the ‘s’.

GROUP A FC Barcelona Intersport Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Kadetten Schaffhausen Chambery Savoie HB HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo IK Sävehof

GROUP B Chekhovskie Medvedi MKB Veszprém KC BM Atletico Madrid Füchse Berlin Bjerringbro-Silkeborg KS Vive Targi Kielce

GROUP C HSV Hamburg RK Cimos Koper HCM Constanta St. Petersburg HC Orlen Wisla Plock HC Metalurg

GROUP D Montpellier Agglomeration HB AG Kobenhavn THW Kiel Reale Ademar Leon Pick RK Partizan Beograd

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 PREVIEW

• 8,880 minutes until the trophy is won • 19th season for the EHF Champions League • 24 teams from 15 countries (36 from 24 if including Qualification Phase) • 148 matches until the final destination Cologne • RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb participate for the 18th time • Chekhovskie Medvedi for the 12th straight time • Three newcomers

One trophy, one city, one dream: 24 teams have to go 18 (or maybe even 20) steps to be on top of Europe; to be crowned champions of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/2012.

In 275 days, on 27 May 2012, the winner of the most important cup in the world of the club handball will be known – after 148 matches in Group Stage, Last 16, Quarter-Finals and the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

FC Barcelona Intersport start as defending champions – but the number of top opponents is huge this season. With their new name and new home BM Atletico Madrid are keen to continue their successful tradition, when they were known as BM Ciudad Real.

The German sides from Hamburg and Kiel will be strong like the Catalans and like the new Danish champions AG Kobenhavn or traditionally strong teams like MKB Veszprem, MAHB Montpellier or Chekhovskie Medvedi.

The first steps for all of them are the 10 matches of the Group Stage. On 28 September the starting whistle will be blown and after the break for EHF EURO 2012 in the Group Stage continues with the last three rounds on 8 February 2012.

By 26 February the 16 participants of the knock-out stage will be known, whilst the Last 16 (14 – 25 March) will also be played in the same form as last season.

The four group winners face the four fourth-ranked teams, and the clubs ranked third meet those ranked second. The better ranked teams have the home right in the second leg.

The winners of the Last 16 qualify for the Quarter-Finals (18 – 29 April 2012), which is the last step to Cologne. The group winners (if they qualify) again have the home right in the decisive second leg – and group winners cannot face each other before the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

The semi-finals will take place in Cologne on 26 May – and one day later the 19th winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League will be known.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 FACTS

FC Barcelona Intersport are the current EHF Champions League record holders with seven titles, followed by Atletico Madrid (three titles as BM Ciudad Real) and THW Kiel (two titles).

In total, Spanish teams have won the trophy 13 times, and all of the EHF Champions League winners since 2005 are participating this season, however, it is not a team from the Iberian peninsula who are competing this year who have participated the most in the competition though, it is RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb.

Since the start of the EHF Champions League in 1993 the 20-time Croat champion have only missed it once in the 2001/2002 season and currently start the competition for the 18th time.

Behind Zagreb are MKB Veszprem, the 20-time Hungarian champions, who participate for the 17th time in the EHF Champions League ahead of FC Barcelona Intersport and THW Kiel (both 15), MAHB Montpellier (14) and Chekhovskie Medvedi (12).

Medvedi, the Russian champions, are the only team to be part of the EHF Champions League for the 12th straight time, again ahead of Veszprem (11) and Montpellier (10 times).

In contrast, Füchse Berlin (GER), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and AG Kobenhavn (both DEN) play in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time.

The first 16 matches of this season’s competition have already been played in the three qualification and tournaments and one Wild Card tournament.

After 20 teams had qualified directly for the VELUX EHF Champions League, due to the EHF seeding list, IK Savehof, Partizan Belgrade, Metalurg Skopje and Vive Targi Kielce made their way through to the Group Stage as the winners of those tournaments, played in a new play-off format with semi-finals and finals in contrast to the group matches before.

So, after 8,880 minutes of regular time played by more than 400 players in the 24 teams coming from 15 countries one team captain will raise the one trophy everyone wants in Cologne in May 2012.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW

Group A: FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) The defending champions have been tipped by many VELUX EHF Champions League coaches as big favourites to win the VELUX EHF Champions League again this season, with team captain Laszlo Nagy hoping for a record eighth title too. “It’s easier to get to the top than to remain there,” he said.

The Spanish champions can rely on almost the same team from last season in their 15th season of participation in the EHF Champions League. Only has left the club but Spanish internationals Viran Morros (Atletico Madrid) and (Reale Ademar León) signed for the Catalans, who hold the record for winning the EHF Champions League the most times.

Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) For the 20th straight time Zagreb are Croatian champions and for the 18th time (the most out of all the participants in the competition this season) they play in the EHF Champions League. After reaching the Last 16 in the last two years the Croats hope to make the Quarter-Finals this season.

The only key player who departed is goalkeeper Gorazd Skof, but experienced Josip Valcic from Gummersbach has joined the club. Ivano Balic is the head of the team, but youngsters like Gojun and Kopljar are emerging as contenders for the leading position.

Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) Last season the Swiss champions were close to a big sensation, as they were close to eliminating MAHB Montpellier in the Last 16, but lost the second leg. This season coach Petr Hrachovec has to face the fact that three of his top stars left the club; goalkeeper Bjorgvin Gustavsson, top scorer Mait Patrail and experienced wing Jan Filip.

However, Schaffhausen can count on a World Champion, the German Christian Dissinger, who was part of the All Star Team at the 2011 Junior World Championship.

Chambery Savoie HB (FRA) In their short-term strategy the team from the Alps want to reach the Quarter-Finals, but in the mid- term they hope to be a candidate for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Coach Philippe Gardent is in his 15th season on the Chambery bench and he again signed young talented French players to step out of the shadow of champions Montpellier.

Last season Chambery reached the Last 16 in the “group of death” with teams like THW Kiel, FC Barcelona and Rhein-Neckar Lowen – and the French runners-up especially can count on their home court strength.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW

HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo (BIH) Last season, for the first time in their club history, the seven-time Bosnian champions reached the Last 16 – and now the Bosna team is hungry to repeat this success. Coach Irfan Smajlagic has made several changes to his team with seven newcomers arriving and five players (including top star Petar Kapisoda) leaving.

On home turf the Sarajevo team always show a stronger performance, attended by thousands of frenetic spectators, so the objective away will be to become more stable.

IK Savehof (SWE) For the fourth time the Swedes have qualified for the VELUX EHF Champions League. Savehof won the qualification tournament in Vienna thanks to their clear semi-final victory over Besiktas and a tight final qualifying match success against Dinamo Minsk.

The new star of IK Savehof is Swedish international Fredrik Larsson after their former top scorer, Jonathan Stenbacken, left to join German side Fuchse Berlin. IK Savehof (which is close to Gothenburg) is well known for their highly successful youth programme and organise the famous Partille Cup.

Group B: Chekhovskie Medvedi (RUS) Chekhovskie Medvedi are the only one of all 24 participating teams to qualify for the Group Stage of the EHF Champions League for the twelfth straight time.

The Russian champions known as ‘the Bears’ are still clearly the team to beat in Russia, and internationally they have improved to be considered as one of the major contenders in European handball. Still counting on physical strong players, coach Vladimir Maximov does not have major changes in his squad. Only Alexey Kamanin left, but legendary wing player Eduard Kosharov arrived. Again their aim will be to go to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but the Bears will face strong opponents in the first stage as they hope to go through to the Last 16.

MKB Veszprem KC (HUN) For the 17th time the Hungarian record champions are participating in the VELUX EHF Champions League – and again they are one of the candidates for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. But like in the last few seasons, when they had to face extremely strong opponents and were eliminated twice by FC Barcelona, Veszprem were unlucky with the group draw.

The club from Lake Balaton again signed some big names such as Ferenc Ilyes and or Croatian national team goalkeeper Mirko Allilovic – the successor of the legend between the posts, Dejan Peric. But

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW playmaker Nikola Eklemovic left the team of Coach Lajos Mocsai. Top star of Veszprem is Serbian shooter Marko Vujin, who will leave after this season to THW Kiel.

BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) New name, old objectives: BM Ciudad Real relocated due to financial reasons from the La Mancha region to the Spanish capital – and reignites the handball tradition of Atletico. “We are going for all the titles,” said Coach , even though his defensive ace Viran Morros moved to the big rivals FC Barcelona Intersport.

However, Madrid signed the 2.12 metre tall Danish pivot Nikolaj Marussen and the Spaniard Edu Fernandez and kept the rest of their experienced and successful squad from last season that reached the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, but lost against FC Barcelona. With three titles (2006, 2008, 2009) Madrid are number two in the record list of the EHF Champions League titles, behind FC Barcelona.

Füchse Berlin (GER) The Foxes from the German capital were the biggest sensation in the Bundesliga last season, finishing third in the end, equal on points with THW Kiel and ahead of teams like Flensburg and Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Competing in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 is their first ever international appearance, and the dreams are flying high, despite the strong matches ahead for them in the Group Stage.

By signing Spanish World Champion and double winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Iker Romero, they have made a huge step on their quest to improving handball interest in Berlin.

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) The Danish league runners-up are another debutant in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League – and another one with high hopes, as it is their objective to make the Last 16 and beyond.

The team of Coach Martin Albrektsen consists of top players like young Danish national team goalkeeper Niklas Landin, one of the stars at the 2011 World Championship in Sweden, the experienced team captain Kasper Nielsen – and new signings with international experience such as Swedish pivot Robert Arrhenius and French player Audray Tuzolana.

KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) The team of Coach Bogdan Wenta travelled the long way to be part of the VELUX EHF Champions League again. After surprisingly losing the Polish league finals against Orlen Wisla Plock, Kielce were hosts of the Wild Card Tournament and as all organisers before – Leon and Lowen – they qualified for the Group Stage.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW

But it was a real tough struggle to first beat Valladolid in the semi-final and then to eliminate Rhein Neckar-Lowen in the final, as the Polish runners-up needed extra-time.

Kielce signed two Polish internationals Slawomir Szmal and Grzegorz Tkaczyk from Lowen and Croatian international Denis Buntic from Leon, as another Croat, Mirza Dzomba, has finished his career.

Group C: HSV Hamburg (GER) Though they do not have a long international history, HSV Hamburg are one of the most successful teams of the VELUX EHF Champions League in the past few years. They have participated in the competition four times reaching the Semi-Final three times and the Quarter-Final once – and in all four seasons they were eliminated by Ciudad Real (now Atletico Madrid).

Despite missing the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, last season was the best in the club’s history as HSV fulfilled their long-term objective – winning the German championship – for the first time. Per Carlen is now the successor to coach Martin Schwalb who became General Director and President of the club. Carlen arrived together with his son Oscar and goalkeeper Dan Beutler from Flensburg. The goal remains the same for HSV; to win one national or international title and to reach the final destination of the VELUX Champions League 2011/12 - Cologne.

RK Cimos Koper (SLO) First, they were European Cup winners in the EHF Challenge Cup, then they broke the dominance of RK Celje and Gorenje Velenje and last season was a total triumph for them as they became Slovenian champions for the first time and Cup winners for the third time. Coach Fredi Radojkovic has changed his goalkeeper for the new season by signing the experienced Gorazd Skof from Zagreb, as Darko Stanic left to Skopje.

For the second time after the 2008/09 season Koper have qualified for the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League. “We are more experienced than in our first participation, so it is our objective to reach the Last 16,” said manager Alex Korsic.

HCM Constanta (ROU) Newcomer Valentin Ghionnea, one of the best current Romanian players, is the key factor for HCM Constanta and their high hopes. After their sixth Romanian title the team from the Black Sea hope for their second qualification for the Last 16 after the 2009/2010 season. HCM Constanta are part of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage for the sixth time – and despite some changes in the squad coaches Ion Craciun and former goalkeeping legend Alexandru Buligan hope for a successful season on domestic and international courts.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW

St. Petersburg HC (RUS) For the second straight time St. Petersburg finished Russian league runners-up below Chekhovskie Medvedi and for the second time the Last 16 of the VELUX EHF Champions League is the objective of Coach Dimitri Torgowanow. “Last season, when we were debutants, we lacked experience, now I hope that we have – especially in away matches – the cleverness to stand up to our opponents,” he said. The Olympic, World and European Champion still has a very young team, but they are well trained and used to each other as only two new players have arrived since last season.

Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) In one of the biggest sensations across the European leagues last season, Plock won the final series in Poland against the great favourites Kielce. Even in Kielce the team of Danish coach Lars Walther took the points – and they are now playing for the seventh time in the VELUX EHF Champions League. They have been eliminated after the Group Stage five times and reached the Last 16 once – but this was 15 years ago.

Now with an improved team helped with the arrivals of the experienced playmaker Nikola Eklemovic (Veszprem) and Polish international Michal Kubisztal, who arrived from Berlin. “I think we have a great chance to reach the Last 16, as teams like Constanta, St. Petersburg, Koper and Plock are on the same level now,” said Club President Andrzej Miszczynski.

RK Metalurg Skopje (MKD) After two previous unsuccessful attempts, coaching legend Lino Cervar (former Croatian national coach, Olympic and World Champion) has led Metalurg to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League. The champions of FYR Macedonia improved their team by signing internationally well-known players like Serbian goalkeeper Darko Stanic from Koper and Zarko Markovic, former player of Veszprem.

In their qualification tournament Metalurg did not have to give their best to win the semi-final against Lezion Rishion from Israel, but were highly lucky in the final as they scored the decisive goal to win against Haslum 29:28, 20 seconds before the final buzzer.

Group D: Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) Twice they were close to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but twice Montpellier were the unlucky loser in the 2010 and 2011 Quarter-Finals against Medvedi and Lowen – now the French champions are trying again to reach Cologne. But in their group two more contenders – Kiel and Kobenhavn – have this objective too.

Coach Patrice Canayer, on the MAHB bench since 1994, hopes that no major injuries will stop his team – the EHF Champions League winner 2002/03 – on their way to their final destination.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW

With world class players like Nikola Karabatic, Vid Kavticnik or Michael Guigou, Canayer can count on huge international experience in the 14th appearance of the team in the VELUX EHF Champions League. Montpellier have signed two Slovenians, wing player Dragan Gajic and goalkeeper Primosz Prost – but lost French international Adrien Di Panda and Czech wing David Juricek.

AG Kobenhavn (DEN) AG Kobenhavn became Danish champions for the first time in front of the biggest ever crowd at a handball match. 36,000 spectators attended the second final against Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the Parken football arena. Only two years after being promoted from the second league, AGK returned like a phoenix from the ashes.

Thanks to players like Mikkel Hansen, Joachim Boldsen, Kasper Hvidt or the newcomers Olafur Stefansson or Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, the goals are high for the AGK mastermind, manager Jesper Nielsen: “We want to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 – and in the future win the VELUX EHF Champions League title.”

THW Kiel (GER) No new players for the first time in 23 years, no players who have left – no team is better prepared for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 season than THW Kiel. Long-term injured players Kim Andersson and Daniel Narcisse have returned to the team of Coach Alfred Gislasson and ambitions are high. “We want to win all possible titles,” said Gislason.

The two-time EHF Champions League winners still have a squad with their own key factors such as Thierry Omeyer, Filip Jicha, Momir Illic or Daniel Narcisse – and their pre-season preparation was impressive, as they won all their 15 test matches. THW again are on the list of nearly every coach as one of the big favourites for the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) After missing the Group Stage in the 2010/2011 season at the Wild Card Tournament stage Leon are back in the field of the 24 best teams of Europe as the third-ranked team in the Spanish Asobal Liga. New coach Isidoro Martinez, a former Spanish national team youth coach, hopes to reach the Last 16 despite their “terribly strong opponents” as he describes the other teams in his group.

The hopes are pinned on newcomer Adrien Di Panda (from Montpellier), as well as some new Spanish signings. Leon’s best known player who departed was Croat Dennis Buntic who moved to Kielce. Leon, who are well-known for their strength at home, participate for the tenth time in the EHF Champions League.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW

Pick Szeged (HUN) Like last season major changes occurred in Szeged, as five newcomers arrived and nine players left or have been loaned to other clubs including key players like David Katzirz, Gabor Herbert or Maxim Butenko. In contrast Pick signed the Hungarian international Daniel Buday and talented youngster Gabor Anscin.

The Hungarian runners-up are one of the most traditional participants in the VELUX EHF Champions League; with this season their tenth appearance. Club manager Gyorgy Fekete hopes for another step in this season’s competition, despite the top class opponents: “On the one hand I am not glad because we are in a very strong group; on the other hand I am happy because it is very good that such famous clubs will visit Szeged. Our goal is to qualify for the Last 16.”

RK Partizan Beograd The Serbian champions are an exception in the field of the 24 participants of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage, as they are the only team with players exclusively from their home country. In their Qualification Tournament they first beat AEK Athens closely in the semi-final, before then going on to the Group Stage with victory over FC Porto Vitalis.

For Partizan, it is their fourth qualification for the EHF Champions League Group matches and their first since the 2003/2004 season.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 EVENT INFORMATION

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season. The two-day event sees the best four men’s teams in Europe playing to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League title.

Introduced in the 2009/10 season and so far played twice in the LAXNESS arena, Cologne, the decision to create a new format for the final phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League was seen as crucial for the growth of handball across Europe. The aim was to create a flagship event, one that could compete on the international sports market and make the Europe’s leading club competition even more attractive to partners and sponsors.

The aim of the new format was to create an event that set new standards in organisation and entertainment not just for four games played over two days, but a true entertainment event in its own right. Playing in one venue, in a major European city with a whole year for organisation, promotion and marketing have been critical factors in the success of the event.

20,000 people from over 26 countries travelled to Cologne in May 2011 for the second edition of the event. Tickets were sold-out weeks before the four participating teams were known and the total number of 19,750 spectators was a new record in European club competitions.

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will return to Cologne, Germany on 26 and 27 May 2012 for the third time. Tickets are on sale now with further information is available from the official website at ehfFINAL4.com.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 TICKET INFORMATION

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 takes place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany.

Tickets are available in four price categories (as well as VIP Tickets):

Category 1 €220 Category 2 €165 Category 3 €110 Category 4 €50 VIP €495 (+ VAT)

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ehfFINAL4.com or via the ticket telephone hotline on +49 221 280 288.

Experience the unique atmosphere at the LANXESS arena Cologne when 20,000 enthusiastic fans cheer for the world’s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title.

Get your tickets as soon as possible and order early as last season, due to the high demand, tickets sold out months before the event.

Only 2,000 tickets have been reserved for the four clubs who make the VELUX EHFFINAL4 and once the public tickets are sold out there are no more tickets available.

All VELUX EHF FINAL4 tickets are for the whole weekend and include four matches; two on Saturday 26 May and two on Sunday 27 May (two semi-finals on Saturday, 3/4 Match and Final on Sunday).

Tickets include free public transport to and from the LANXESS arena in Cologne (VRS system).

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 VIP TICKET INFORMATION

Experience the VELUX EHF FINAL4 exclusively

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season and will take place on 26/27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne. The two-day event sees the best four men’s teams in Europe playing to decide the winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League.

Experience the unique atmosphere in the LANXESS arena, Cologne together with your clients, partners and friends and establish new relations in an ambience of sporting peak performance.

The exclusive VIP arrangements allow you to feel the emotions of victory and success very closely. Be there when 20,000 enthusiastic fans watch the world’s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title.

VIP Ticket includes: • Seats in the exclusive VIP area • Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions League Final) • Access to the backstage VIP Restaurant • Excellent catering • Networking in an informal ambience • VIP parking tickets available on request

VIP Ticket: €495 excl. 19 % German VAT

VIP Box includes: • Prestigious VIP box equipped for 12, 14 or 16 people • Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions League Final) • Discreet ambiance for conversation • Personal assistance for you and your guests • Excellent catering • Perfect view of the court • VIP parking tickets available on request

VIP Box for 12 guests: €8020 excl. 19 % German VAT (VIP Boxes are available for 12, 14 and 16 guests. Within this arrangement you are able to book up to four additional tickets for €300, per person + VAT)

Contact & Information: Iris Stoeckelmayr, VELUX EHF FINAL4 Assistant, Telephone: +43 1 80151 216, E-mail: [email protected]

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 BRANDED TRAM

Three months after the successful VELUX EHF FINAL4 in May at the LANXESS arena in Cologne, the first signs of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 can be seen on the streets of Cologne.

The start of ticket sales on 7 September 2011 also sees the launch of the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 branded tram, which will travel throughout the cathedral city until June 2012.

With the branding of this modern tram, EHF Marketing GmbH have created an effective 200 square metre advertising space in the City of Cologne, promoting the event throughout the year on its return to the city for the third year in a row.

The advertising team who worked on the project are from Kölner Aussenwerbung and were made up of four specialists, who have worked intensively to create a professional looking final product.

Areas such as joints, handles as well as doors and windows in particular required careful and painstaking work. In total 350 man hours were required to complete the branding of the tram.

The tram will travel on Line 1 in Cologne, and directly to the tram station serving the LANXESS arena. It is estimated that the tram will transport over 500,000 people and travel approximately 100,000 km up to June 2012.

EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINALS

1993/94 SEASON ABC Braga (POR) vs TEKA Santander (ESP) 22:22 / 21:23 (43:45)

1994/95 SEASON Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun (ESP) vs Badel Zagreb (CRO) 30:20 / 26:27 (56:47)

1995/96 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 23:15 / 23:23 (46:38)

1996/97 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 31:22 / 30:23 (61:45)

1997/98 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 28:18 / 28:22 (56:40)

1998/99 SEASON Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 22:22 / 18:29 (40:51)

1999/00 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 28:25 / 24:29 (52:54)

2000/01 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 30:24 / 22:25 (52:49)

2001/02 SEASON Fotex Veszprem (HUN) vs SC Magdeburg (GER) 23:21 / 25:30 (48:51)

2002/03 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs Montpellier HB (FRA) 27:19 / 19:31 (46:50)

2003/04 SEASON Celje Piv Lasko (SLO) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 34:38 / 28:30 (62:58)

2004/05 SEASON B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs FC Barcelona Cifec (ESP) 28:27 / 27:29 (55:56)

2005/06 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 19:25 / 28:37 (47:62)

2006/07 SEASON SG Flensburg-Final Handewitt (GER) vs THW Kiel (GER) 28:28 / 27:29 (55:57)

2007/08 SEASON B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 27:29 / 31:25 (58:54)

2008/09 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 39:34 / 27:33 (66:67)

2009/10 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 34:36

2010/11 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs Renovalia Ciudad Real (ESP) 27:24

EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – WINNERS

1993/94 SEASON TEKA Santander (ESP)

1994/95 SEASON Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP)

1995/96 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP)

1996/97 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP)

1997/98 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP)

1998/99 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP)

1999/00 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP)

2000/01 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP)

2001/02 SEASON SC Magdeburg (GER)

2002/03 SEASON Montpellier HB (FRA)

2003/04 SEASON RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO)

2004/05 SEASON FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP)

2005/06 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP)

2006/07 SEASON THW Kiel (GER)

2007/08 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP)

2008/09 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP)

2009/10 SEASON THW Kiel (GER)

2010/11 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP)

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EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – TOP SCORERS

1993/94 SEASON Uros Serbec (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 76 Goals

1994/95 SEASON Nenad Perunicic (Bidasoa Irun/ESP) 82 Goals

1995/96 SEASON Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 80 Goals

1996/97 SEASON Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 82 Goals

1997/98 SEASON Eles Jozsef (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 84 Goals

1998/99 SEASON Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 90 Goals

1999/00 SEASON Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 92 Goals

2000/01 SEASON Yuriy Kostetskiy (ABC Braga/POR) 81 Goals

2001/02 SEASON Nenad Perunicic (SC Magdeburg/GER) 122 Goals

2002/03 SEASON Mirza Dzomba (Fotex KC Veszprem/HUN) 67 Goals

2003/04 SEASON Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 103 Goals

2004/05 SEASON Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 85 Goals

2005/06 SEASON Kiril Lazarov (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 85 Goals

2006/07 SEASON Nikola Karabatic (THW Kiel/GER) 89 Goals

2007/08 SEASON Kiril Lazarov (HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb/CRO) 96 Goals Olafur Stefansson (BM Ciudad Real/ESP) 96 Goals

2008/09 SEASON Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 99 Goals

2009/10 SEASON Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 119 Goals

2010/11 SEASON Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER) 118 Goals

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GROUP D

Montpellier Agglomeration HB Reale Ademar Leon

AG Kobenhavn Pick Szeged

THW Kiel RK Partizan Beograd

2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase

Group D matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 2 DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 3 GER THW Kiel 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 4 ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 5 HUN Pick Szeged 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 6 SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 MatchID: 201211020102- 092 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 28.09.-02.10.11 /

091 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 02.10.2011 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA

093 HUN Pick Szeged vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 02.10.2011 19:00 Szeged / HUN

096 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 08.10.2011 18:00 Leon / ESP

094 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 09.10.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN

095 GER THW Kiel vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 09.10.2011 19:00 Kiel / GER

099 HUN Pick Szeged vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 15.10.2011 16:15 Szeged / HUN

097 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 16.10.2011 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA

100 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 19.-23.10.11 /

101 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 22.10.2011 17:00 Leon / ESP

102 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 23.10.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN

104 HUN Pick Szeged vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 19.11.2011 16:15 Szeged / HUN

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103 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 20.11.2011 17:00 Leon / ESP

108 GER THW Kiel vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 20.11.2011 17:00 Kiel / GER

105 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 23.-27.11.11 /

107 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 23.-27.11.11 /

106 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 27.11.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN

111 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 30.11.-04.12.11 /

109 HUN Pick Szeged vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 04.12.2011 15:00 Szeged / HUN

110 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 04.12.2011 17:15 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA

098 GER THW Kiel vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 18.12.2011 17:00 Kiel / GER

114 GER THW Kiel vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 08.02.2012 18:30 Kiel / GER

113 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 12.02.2012 16:50 Brondby / DEN

112 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 12.02.2012 18:30 Leon / ESP

115 HUN Pick Szeged vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 18.02.2012 16:15 Szeged / HUN

117 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 19.02.2012 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA

116 GER THW Kiel vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 19.02.2012 18:45 Kiel / GER

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118 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 22.-26.02.12 /

120 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 25.02.2012 18:00 Leon / ESP

119 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 26.02.2012 14:45 Brondby / DEN

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Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA)

Address Centre Jean-Paul Lacombe, 1000 Avenue Val de Montferrad, 34090 Montpellier, France Playing Hall Arena Montpellier, Rue de la Foire, 34470 Pérols/Montpellier, France Press Contact [email protected] Website www.montpellierhandball.com

New Players Dragan Gajic (RK Celje), Primoz Prost (Bjerringbro- Silkeborg) Left the club Adrien Di Panda (Ademar Leon), David Juricek (St. Raphael)

Coach Patrice Canayer, since 1994 Qualification CL 2011/12 French Champions

VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 14 Winner (1): 2002/03 Semi-Final (1): 2004/05 Quarter-Final (4): 2000/01, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2010/11 Last 16 (3): 1995/96, 2003/04, 2006/07 Main Round (2): 2007/08, 2008/09 Group Phase (2): 1998/99, 1999/00

French Champions 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

French Cup winners 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12

FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB

FRA FRA Accambray William Anquetil Arthur Position: Left Back Position: Place of birth: Cannes Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 08.04.1988 Date of birth: 23.07.1995 Height: 194 cm Height: - 7 Weight: 94 kg Weight: -

FRA SRB Arvin-Berod Maxime Bojinovic Mladen Position: Middle Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: St. Renan Place of birth: Banja Luka Date of birth: 19.08.1991 Date of birth: 17.01.1977 Height: - Height: 202 cm 5 Weight: - 77 Weight: 101 kg

FRA FRA Bonnefond Baptiste Boukheda Yasser Position: Position: Place of birth: Lyon Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 22.01.1993 Date of birth: 15.03.1994 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -

FRA FRA Cochard Maxime Corade Laurent Position: Position: Place of birth: Marseille Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 16.10.1992 Date of birth: 06.06.1993 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -

FRA FRA Desbois Martin Desbonnet Remi Position: Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Cherbourg Octeville Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 16.02.1993 Date of birth: 28.02.1992 Height: - Height: - Weight: - 92 Weight: -

SLO FRA Gajic Dragan Gomez Thomas Position: Right Wing Position: Place of birth: Celje Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 21.07.1984 Date of birth: 22.06.1995 Height: 190 cm Height: - 30 Weight: 83 kg Weight: -

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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB

FRA FRA Grebille Mathieu Guigou Michael Position: Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Paris Place of birth: Apt Date of birth: 06.10.1991 Date of birth: 28.01.1982 Height: - Height: 179 cm 18 Weight: - 14 Weight: 79 kg

FRA TUN Gutfreund Antoine Hammed Aymen Position: Position: Right Back Place of birth: Strasbourg Place of birth: Tunis Date of birth: 06.10.1992 Date of birth: 26.07.1983 Height: - Height: 196 cm Weight: - 27 Weight: 95 kg

TUN FRA Hmam Wissem Honrubia Samuel Position: Left Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Menzel Ternime Place of birth: Beziers Date of birth: 21.04.1981 Date of birth: 05.07.1986 Height: 197 cm Height: 180 cm 88 Weight: 104 kg 15 Weight: 75 kg

FRA FRA Joli Florent Karabatic Luka Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Lyon Place of birth: Strasbourg Date of birth: 08.07.1990 Date of birth: 19.04.1988 Height: - Height: 202 cm 9 Weight: - 25 Weight: 90 kg

FRA SLO Karabatic Nikola Kavticnik Vid Position: Middle Back Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Nis Place of birth: Slovenj Gradec Date of birth: 11.04.1984 Date of birth: 24.05.1984 Height: 196 cm Height: 190 cm 22 Weight: 102 kg 23 Weight: 85 kg

FRA FRA Lavabre Theo Lejonc Simon Position: Position: Place of birth: Montpellier Place of birth: Nice Date of birth: 08.08.1994 Date of birth: 29.04.1992 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -

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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB

FRA FRA Leventoux Remi Lhou Moha Hugo Position: Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Levallois Peret Place of birth: Strasbourg Date of birth: 12.02.1992 Date of birth: 22.03.1993 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -

FRA FRA Mesnard Kevin Orzoni YannOrzoni Yann Position: Position: Place of birth: Strasbourg Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 11.01.1993 Date of birth: 26.04.1995 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -

FRA SLO Paloc TristanPaloc Tristan Prost Primoz Position: Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Montpellier Place of birth: Trbovlje Date of birth: 14.02.1993 Date of birth: 14.07.1983 Height: - Height: 186 cm Weight: - 16 Weight: 96 kg

FRA FRA Robin Mickael Saidani Alexandre Position: Goal Keeper Position: Place of birth: Strasbourg Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 28.05.1985 Date of birth: 30.07.1994 Height: 190 cm Height: - 1 Weight: 82 kg Weight: -

FRA FRA Salou Remi Sincere Romain Position: Line Player Position: Place of birth: Brest Place of birth: Le Port Date of birth: 09.02.1988 Date of birth: 21.10.1993 Height: 197 cm Height: - 11 Weight: 102 kg Weight: -

SVK TUN Stochl Richard Tej Issam Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Michalovce Place of birth: Tunis Date of birth: 17.12.1975 Date of birth: 29.07.1979 Height: 200 cm Height: 187 cm 12 Weight: 108 kg 6 Weight: 98 kg

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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB

FRA FRA Thouvenot Vincent Zens Nicolas Position: Position: Place of birth: Gap Place of birth: Strasbourg Date of birth: 30.05.1994 Date of birth: 07.01.1990 Height: - Height: - Weight: - 26 Weight: -

FRA Zerbib Romain Position: Place of birth: Talence Date of birth: 30.07.1993 Height: - Weight: -

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AG Kobenhaven (DEN)

Address Park Alle 296, 1. Sal, 2605 Brondby, Playing Hall Brondby Hallen, Brondby, Brondby Stadion 20, 2605 Brondby, Denmark Press Contact [email protected] Website www.agkbh.dk

New Players Olafur Stenfansson and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, Rhein- Neckar Löwen, Mads Larsen (back from loan), Henrik Toft Hansen (Aalborg) Left the club Thomas Bruhn, Jakob Green, Jacob Bagersted, Mikkel Saad, Martin Bager

Coach Magnus Andersson, Klavs Bruun Jorgensen, Soren Herskind Qualification CL 2011/12 Danish Champions

VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 1

Danish Champions 2010

Danish Cup winners 2010

EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12

DEN AG Kobenhavn

ISL DEN Atlason Arnor Boldsen Joachim Position: Left Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Reykjavik Place of birth: Helsingborg Date of birth: 23.07.1984 Date of birth: 30.04.1978 Height: 190 cm Height: 187 cm 5 Weight: 95 kg 23 Weight: 103 kg

NOR SWE Ege Steinar Ekberg Niclas Position: Goal Keeper Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Kristiansand Place of birth: Ystad Date of birth: 10.04.1972 Date of birth: 23.12.1988 Height: 194 cm Height: 191 cm 12 Weight: 94 kg 18 Weight: 86 kg

ISL DEN Gudjonsson Snorri Steinn Hansen Henrik Toft Position: Middle Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Reykjavik Place of birth: Skive Date of birth: 17.10.1981 Date of birth: 18.12.1986 Height: 187 cm Height: 200 cm 10 Weight: 87 kg 15 Weight: 108 kg

DEN DEN Hansen Mikkel Hansen Rene Toft Position: Left Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Helsingborg Place of birth: Sallingsund Date of birth: 22.10.1987 Date of birth: 01.11.1984 Height: 196 cm Height: 200 cm 24 Weight: 96 kg 7 Weight: 103 kg

DEN DEN Hundstrup Stefan Hvidt Kasper Position: Left Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Svendborg Place of birth: Frederiksberg Date of birth: 30.06.1986 Date of birth: 06.02.1976 Height: 193 cm Height: 192 cm 20 Weight: 86 kg 1 Weight: 96 kg

DEN DEN Jorgensen Lars Troels Larsen Mads Mensah Position: Middle Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Fladsa Place of birth: Holbaek Date of birth: 03.02.1978 Date of birth: 12.08.1991 Height: 192 cm Height: 188 cm 8 Weight: 102 kg 22 Weight: 105 kg

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DEN AG Kobenhavn

ESP DEN Malmagro Viana Cristian Ottesen Kasper Position: Right Back Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Granollers Place of birth: Bjerringbro Date of birth: 11.03.1983 Date of birth: 15.03.1987 Height: 191 cm Height: 184 cm 19 Weight: 88 kg 3 Weight: 80 kg

ISL ISL Sigurdsson Gudjon Valur Stefansson Olafur Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Reykjavik Place of birth: Reykjavik Date of birth: 08.08.1979 Date of birth: 03.07.1973 Height: 187 cm Height: 197 cm 9 Weight: 82 kg 11 Weight: 94 kg

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THW Kiel (GER)

Address Ziegelteich 30, 24103 Kiel, Germany Playing Hall Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel, Europaplatz 1, 24103 Kiel, Germany Press Contact [email protected] Website www.thw-handball.de

New Players None Left the club Jerome Fernandez (Toulouse)

Coach Alfred Gislason, since 2008 Qualification CL 2011/12 German Runners-Up

VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 15 Winner (2): 2006/07, 2009/10 Final (3): 1999/00, 2007/08, 2008/09 Semi-Final (2): 1996/97, 2000/01 Quarter-Final (5): 1998/99, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2010/11 Group Phase (2): 1994/95, 1995/96

Other EC records EHF Cup: Winners 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04

German Champions 1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

German Cup winners 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12

GER THW Kiel

SWE SWE Ahlm Marcus Andersson Kim Position: Line Player Position: Right Back Place of birth: Asum Place of birth: Kävlinge Date of birth: 07.07.1978 Date of birth: 21.08.1982 Height: 200 cm Height: 200 cm 13 Weight: 106 kg 5 Weight: 104 kg

SRB SRB Dragicevic Milutin Ilic Momir Position: Line Player Position: Left Back Place of birth: Sabac Place of birth: Andrelovac Date of birth: 21.04.1983 Date of birth: 22.12.1981 Height: 187 cm Height: 200 cm 7 Weight: 82 kg 31 Weight: 104 kg

CZE GER Jicha Filip Klein Dominik Position: Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Pilsen Place of birth: Miltenberg Date of birth: 19.04.1982 Date of birth: 16.12.1983 Height: 201 cm Height: 190 cm 39 Weight: 105 kg 33 Weight: 85 kg

GER CZE Krieter Moritz Kubes Daniel Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Kiel Place of birth: Prag Date of birth: 05.02.1994 Date of birth: 07.02.1978 Height: 193 cm Height: 200 cm 16 Weight: 89 kg 17 Weight: 111 kg

SWE GER Lundström Henrik Müller Tjark Position: Left Wing Position: Back Place of birth: Stensjön Place of birth: Kiel Date of birth: 13.11.1979 Date of birth: 02.06.1993 Height: 185 cm Height: 188 cm 6 Weight: 82 kg 8 Weight: 88 kg

FRA FRA Narcisse Daniel Omeyer Thierry Position: Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: La Rennoin Place of birth: Mulhouse Date of birth: 16.12.1979 Date of birth: 02.11.1976 Height: 189 cm Height: 191 cm 25 Weight: 92 kg 1 Weight: 92 kg

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GER THW Kiel

SWE ISL Palicka Andreas Palmarsson Aron Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Lund Place of birth: Reykjavik Date of birth: 10.07.1986 Date of birth: 19.07.1990 Height: 189 cm Height: 193 cm 12 Weight: 88 kg 24 Weight: 100 kg

GER GER Reichmann Tobias Sprenger Christian Position: Right Wing Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Berlin Place of birth: Ludwigsfelde Date of birth: 27.05.1988 Date of birth: 06.04.1983 Height: 188 cm Height: 190 cm 19 Weight: 85 kg 11 Weight: 90 kg

GER Zeitz Christian Position: Right Back Place of birth: Heidelberg Date of birth: 18.11.1980 Height: 186 cm 20 Weight: 95 kg

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Reale Ademar Leon (ESP)

Address P. Saenz de Miera s/n, Estadio A. Amilivia, 24009 Leon, Spain Playing Hall Palacio de los Deportes de Leon, Paseo saenz de miera s/n, 24009 Leon, Spain Press Contact [email protected] Website www.ademar.com

New Players Adrien Di Panda (Montpellier), Rafa Baena (BM Antequera), Alvaro Ferrer, Antonio Garcia (both BM Granollers), Felipe Borges (Brazil) Left the club Hector Castresana (Jubille), Ricardo Costa (Jubilee), Dentis Buntic (Kielce), Danil Chernov (BM Antequera), Javi Ortigosa (BM Torrevieja)

Coach Isidoro Martinez (since 2011) Qualification CL 2011/12 Spanish third place

VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 10 Quarter-Final (3): 1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02 Last 16 (3): 2003/04, 2005/06, 2009/10 Main Round (2): 2007/08, 2008/09 Qualification (1): 2010/11

Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Winner 1998/99, 2004/05 Final: 2000/2001, 2006/2007

Spanish Champions 2001

Spanish Cup winner Asobal Cup 1998, 2008, Copa del Rey 2003

EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12

ESP Reale Ademar Leon

ESP ESP Alamo Yeste Vicente Andreu Candau Juan Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Mont I Reixach Place of birth: Sevilla Date of birth: 10.02.1976 Date of birth: 20.01.1985 Height: 186 cm Height: 197 cm 1 Weight: 91 kg 4 Weight: 113 kg

ESP BRA Baena Gonzalez Rafael Borges Dutra Felipe Position: Line Player Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Estepa Place of birth: Sao Bernardo Date of birth: 07.11.1982 Date of birth: 04.05.1985 Height: 191 cm Height: 186 cm 16 Weight: 128 kg 18 Weight: 88 kg

ESP ESP CABANAS CARCIA PERTUSA A. Carou Marcel Gonzalo Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Santander Place of birth: Buenos Aires Date of birth: 22.04.1990 Date of birth: 15.08.1979 Height: 181 cm Height: 194 cm 2 Weight: 71 kg 7 Weight: 98 kg

ESP SRB Carrillo Gutierrez Jose Mario Cutura Dalibor Position: Left Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Leòn Place of birth: Sombor Date of birth: 18.12.1990 Date of birth: 14.06.1975 Height: 180 cm Height: 190 cm 15 Weight: 75 kg 25 Weight: 91 kg

FRA ESP Di Panda Adrien Simon Ferrer Vecilla Alvaro Position: Right Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Dijon Place of birth: Granollers Date of birth: 03.05.1988 Date of birth: 17.03.1982 Height: 202 cm Height: 190 cm 10 Weight: 97 kg 28 Weight: 95 kg

ESP ESP Garcia Robledo Antonio Goni Leoz Iosu Position: Left Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Llagostera Place of birth: Pamplona Date of birth: 06.03.1984 Date of birth: 04.01.1990 Height: 191 cm Height: 197 cm 9 Weight: 95 kg 5 Weight: 95 kg

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ESP Reale Ademar Leon

ESP RUS Gonzalez Fernandez Jaime Krivochlykov Denis Position: Middle Back Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Leòn Place of birth: Moscu Date of birth: 18.03.1990 Date of birth: 10.05.1971 Height: 190 cm Height: 182 cm 3 Weight: 86 kg 17 Weight: 77 kg

CRO ESP Losert Venio Melian Moreno Jacob Position: Goal Keeper Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Slavonski B. Place of birth: Las Palmas Date of birth: 25.07.1976 Date of birth: 10.02.1991 Height: 191 cm Height: 198 cm 12 Weight: 92 kg 32 Weight: 89 kg

ESP ESP Montoro Cabello Angel Ruesga Pasarin Carlos Position: Right Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Toledo Place of birth: Gijon Date of birth: 10.04.1989 Date of birth: 10.03.1985 Height: 213 cm Height: 184 cm 8 Weight: 105 kg 22 Weight: 94 kg

SVK Stranovsky Martin Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Nove Zamky Date of birth: 12.09.1985 Height: 187 cm 24 Weight: 78 kg

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Pick Szeged (HUN)

Address Felsö-Tisza-part 31-34 C lepcsöh, 6721 Szeged, Playing Hall Varosi Sportcsarnok Szeged, Temesvari Krt.33, 6726 Szeged, Hungary Press Contact [email protected] Website www.pick-szeged.sport.hu

New Players Dániel Buday (Celebi FTC), József Czina dr. (Celebi FTC), Gábor Ancsin (TSG Friesenheim), Antonio Pribanic (RK Bjelovar), Rajko Prodanovic (Metalurg Skopje)

Left the club Dávid Katzirz (Csurgó), Gábor Herbert (Csurgó), Maxim Butenko (Brest), Tomas Stranovsky (unknown), Maros Baláz (Celebi FTC PLER), Péter Grünfelder (loan to Pécs), Bálint Kupcsik (loan to Kecskemét), János Vancsics (Kecskemét,), Róbert Teimel (unknown)

Coach László Skaliczki, since 2010 Qualification CL 2011/12 Hungarian Runners-Up

VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 10 Quarter-Final (2): 1996/97, 2003/04 Last 16 (4): 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010/11 Main Round (1): 2007/08 Group Phase (2): 2008/09, 2009/10

Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final: 1993/94

Hungarian Champions 1996, 2007 (Runners-Up): 1985, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Hungarian Cup winners 1977, 1982, 1983, 1993, 2006, 2008 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12

HUN Pick Szeged

HUN HUN Ancsin Gabor Bajorhegyi Adam Position: Right Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Bekescsaba Place of birth: Szeged Date of birth: 27.11.1990 Date of birth: 17.11.1980 Height: 202 cm Height: 196 cm 90 Weight: 97 kg 3 Weight: 100 kg

SRB HUN Beocanin Dusan Buday Daniel Position: Left Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Krusevac Place of birth: Hodmezövasarhely, Date of birth: 30.03.1991 Date of birth: 05.01.1981 Height: 195 cm Height: 195 cm 11 Weight: 100 kg 2 Weight: 104 kg

HUN HUN Czina Jozsef Fekete Balint Position: Left Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Bekescsaba Place of birth: Gyula Date of birth: 24.11.1980 Date of birth: 27.06.1995 Height: 196 cm Height: 190 cm 24 Weight: 106 kg 15 Weight: 80 kg

HUN HUN Lekai Mate Mikler Roland Position: Middle Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Budapest Place of birth: Dunaujvaros Date of birth: 16.06.1988 Date of birth: 20.09.1984 Height: 190 cm Height: 190 cm 6 Weight: 83 kg 16 Weight: 100 kg

HUN HUN Miklos Gergö Nagy Norbert Position: Goal Keeper Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Szeged Place of birth: Budapest Date of birth: 04.11.1994 Date of birth: 09.03.1991 Height: 196 cm Height: 179 cm 20 Weight: 88 kg 9 Weight: 68 kg

CRO SRB Pribanic Antonio Prodanovic Rajko Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Rijeka Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 13.12.1987 Date of birth: 24.04.1986 Height: 185 cm Height: 188 cm 14 Weight: 95 kg 27 Weight: 87 kg

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HUN Pick Szeged

SVK HUN Sulc Frantisek Tatai Peter Position: Middle Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Trnava Place of birth: Györ Date of birth: 13.12.1978 Date of birth: 23.06.1983 Height: 186 cm Height: 195 cm 29 Weight: 90 kg 12 Weight: 98 kg

HUN SVK Törö Szabolcs Toth Michal Position: Left Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Ajka Place of birth: Nove Zamky Date of birth: 10.03.1983 Date of birth: 03.09.1992 Height: 183 cm Height: 196 cm 19 Weight: 78 kg 1 Weight: 103 kg

HUN HUN Vadkerti Attila Velky Peter Position: Left Wing Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Szeged Place of birth: Oroshaza Date of birth: 22.02.1982 Date of birth: 25.04.1992 Height: 182 cm Height: 186 cm 7 Weight: 88 kg 22 Weight: 82 kg

HUN Zubai Szabolcs Position: Line Player Place of birth: Mezokövesd Date of birth: 31.03.1984 Height: 193 cm 17 Weight: 93 kg

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RK Partizan Beograd (SRB)

Address Humska 1, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia Playing Hall Vozdovac Sportski Centar, Crnotravska 4, 11000 Beograd, Serbia Press Contact [email protected] Website [email protected]

New Players Vladimir Mandic (RK Vojvodina Novi Sad), Veljko Milosevic (Metaloplastika Sabac), Vanja Ilic (PKB), Milos Milinic

Left the club Sasa Marijanac (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Stojan Radanovic (New Club Director), Aleksandar Pilipovic (PKB), Bojan Butulija (Israel), Milan Rasic (Torevieja)

Coach Aleksandar Brkovic, since 2010 Qualification CL 2011/12 Winner of Qualification Tournaments Group 1 (Serbian Champions)

VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 6 Last 16: 1995/96 Group Phase: 1999/00, 2003/04 Qualification: 2002/03, 2009/10

Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final 1998/99, 2001/02 Challenge Cup: Semi-Final 2010/11

Serbian Champions 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2011

Serbian Cup winners 1959, 1966, 1971, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008

EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12

SRB RK Partizan Beograd

SRB SRB Babic Stefan Dimitrijevic Ivan Position: Middle Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Novi Sad Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 30.06.1987 Date of birth: 03.01.1990 Height: 188 cm Height: 198 cm 18 Weight: 82 kg 8 Weight: 90 kg

SRB SRB Dzamic Nikola Ilic Nemanja Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 03.02.1990 Date of birth: 11.05.1990 Height: 188 cm Height: 173 cm 16 Weight: 84 kg 19 Weight: 75 kg

SRB SRB Ilic Vanja Kladarin Stevan Position: Left Wing Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 25.02.1993 Date of birth: 19.04.1988 Height: 172 cm Height: 172 cm 3 Weight: 68 kg 10 Weight: 70 kg

SRB SRB Kostadinovic Milos Maksic Nenad Position: Right Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Bor Place of birth: Smederevo Date of birth: 01.12.1988 Date of birth: 21.08.1972 Height: 187 cm Height: 188 cm 21 Weight: 85 kg 9 Weight: 83 kg

SRB SRB Mandic Vladimir Marsenic Mijajlo Position: Left Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Sarajevo Place of birth: Berane Date of birth: 10.02.1980 Date of birth: 09.03.1993 Height: 197 cm Height: 202 cm 5 Weight: 105 kg 33 Weight: 107 kg

SRB SRB Mester Savo Milic Strahinja Position: Middle Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Kruscic Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 02.03.1990 Date of birth: 22.12.1990 Height: 188 cm Height: 198 cm 26 Weight: 94 kg 12 Weight: 135 kg

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SRB SRB Milosevic Veljko Minic Luka Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 12.05.1982 Date of birth: 31.10.1992 Height: 198 cm Height: 184 cm 2 Weight: 97 kg 4 Weight: 79 kg

SRB SRB Mrsulja Igor Potic Nikola Position: Left Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: 24.06.1994 Date of birth: 07.01.1994 Height: 192 cm Height: 200 cm 15 Weight: 89 kg 55 Weight: 88 kg

SRB SRB Radanovic Branko Radanovic Stojan Position: Left Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Pancevo Place of birth: Pancevo Date of birth: 31.12.1981 Date of birth: 31.10.1982 Height: 201 cm Height: 196 cm 6 Weight: 108 kg 13 Weight: 114 kg

SRB SRB Radivojevic Bogdan Radovanovic Aleksandar Position: Right Wing Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Cacak Date of birth: 02.03.1993 Date of birth: 23.11.1994 Height: 198 cm Height: 190 cm 14 Weight: 90 kg 7 Weight: 79 kg

SRB Radovanovic Mihailo Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Cacak Date of birth: 18.12.1992 Height: 194 cm 22 Weight: 82 kg

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