Dear Handball Friends,
Welcome to the quarter-final stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League. I would like to congratulate all eight teams on making it this far in Europe’s premier men’s club handball competition – it really is quite some achievement!
This season we see the traditional powerhouses of men’s handball, including the last two seasons’ champions FC Barcelona Intersport and THW Kiel, joined in the quarter-finals by some new faces. Füchse Berlin and AG Kobenhavn are playing their very first season in the competition and RK Cimos Koper are in the quarter-finals of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time in their club’s history.
There is a new development too in the quarter-finals, as AG Kobenhavn take on FC Barcelona Intersport, in the Parken football stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. With 22,000 fans expected, this event looks set to break all spectator records and has already attracted tremendous interest from fans and TV stations around the world.
I am sure that the hearts and minds of all players and coaches are firmly set on winning a place in the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in the LANXESS arena, Cologne on 26 and 27 May 2012. They are now just two games away from making this dream a reality.
Whatever the results there will be tears, some of joy and some of sadness, but the games will be the very best of the sport we all love.
Enjoy watching top-class handball and good luck to all those taking part!
Tor Lian EHF President
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Eight final steps to Cologne
Preview of the first leg matches in the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals.
The first legs of the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals begin on Friday (20 April), and the line-up boasts five nations, two debutants, the team with the most EHF Champions League titles and every EHF Men’s Champions League winner since the 2004-05 season!
Just eight matches remain before we will know the line-up of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 at a sold-out Lanxess Arena in Cologne, the highlight of club handball. But for all clubs, the road to Cologne is steep and rocky as they must navigate tricky quarter final clashes.
All three Spanish teams which started in the Group Stages remain in the competition, while two out of four German teams and clubs from Croatia, Slovenia and Denmark have proceeded to the second knockout stage of this season’s competition.
Atletico Madrid and defending champions FC Barcelona Intersport had qualified for both previous VELUX EHF FINAL4 events. Kiel had participated (and won the first edition), while all other contenders never been to Cologne before.
The three current top scorers in the VELUX EHF Champions League still have the chance to extend their number of goals: Zlatko Horvat (RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb/80 goals), Mikkel Hansen (AG Kobenhavn/79) and Kiril Lazarov (Atletico Madrid/74). In total seven of the ten best scorers have made their way to the quarter finals.
AG Kobenhavn and Füchse Berlin are VELUX EHF Champions League debutants, while RK Cimos Koper have reached the quarter finals for the first time. In contrast THW Kiel, FC Barcelona Intersport, Atletico Madrid and RK Zagreb are constant participants in the last eight. Kiel can qualify for an EHF Champions League semi-final for the eighth time, while if Barcelona progress to the last four it will be the tenth such time.
AG Kobenhavn (DEN) vs. FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) Friday, April 20 2012, 20:10 hrs local time
The "handboldfesten" is expected to be a sell-out with the biggest crowd ever at a European Cup match. AG Kobenhavn expect more than 21,000 spectators in the Parken football arena, where the Danish champions broke the world record last season with 36,000 spectators in the Danish final against Silkeborg. On Monday evening 19,600 tickets were sold, as mentioned by AGK manager Sören Colding on the club website.
Both teams are number one in their respective leagues: FC Barcelona Intersport are leaders in Spain, but only two points ahead of Atletico Madrid. Kobenhavn are dominant in Denmark; after reaching top spot in the normal round unbeaten, they have already qualified for the semi final of the Danish league.
Three current AGK players will face their former club: Mikkel Hansen, Joachim Boldsen and Kasper Hvidt. "A dream comes true," was the first reaction of Hansen, when the draw was over.
Never before have both teams met in an international match.
AGK is still unbeaten at home with five victories and one draw (against THW Kiel), while FC Barcelona Intersport only lost one away game this season - the first leg of the Last 16 in Montpellier.
While the hosts will miss goalkeeper Steinar Ege (rupture of Achilles, replaced by Mikkel Henriksen), FC Barcelona can pick from a fully fit team. Five times EHF Champions League winner Siarhei Rutenka was suspended for the first match, but his club successfully filed an appeal so now he is eligible to play on Friday.
Barcelona eliminated Montpellier in the Last 16, while Kobenhavn did not have any problems against IK Sävehof from Sweden.
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Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) vs. Füchse Berlin (GER) Saturday, April 21 2012, 17:30 hrs local time
The third-ranked team from Spanish league takes on the third-ranked team from the German league – whatever happens, there will be one surprise club making their way to Cologne. Whilst Reale Ademar Leon is the only quarter finalist to have finished third after the Group Stage, Füchse are the only club fourth-ranked after the Group Stage. And as the Germans are Champions League debutants, both have never met before in an international competition.
Despite some injury problems throughout the whole season, the Asobal team coached by Isidoro Martinez have qualified for the quarter finals for the fourth time in their club’s history. The key to this success is their strength on home soil, as – despite having hosted top teams – Ademar is still unbeaten in their "Leon’s den". They took victories against Kobenhavn, Montpellier and Veszprem and only tied with THW Kiel in their previous matches.
Füchse on the other hand have shown that they are best in away games, by winning at Veszprem and Hamburg and drawing at Chekhovskie Medvedi. Berlin lost only two away matches – at Madrid and Kielce.
So everybody expects that the first leg will be the key to success. In the Last 16 Leon beat Veszprem by coming from behind to record a three-goal victory, which proved enough in a thrilling final match in Hungary. Berlin won both encounters against their German colleagues from Hamburg in the Last 16.
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RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) vs. THW Kiel (GER) Saturday, April 21 2012, 19:15 hrs local time
The duel of the record-breaking German and Croatian champions is the only quarter final where there is a long history between the two sides, having faced each other eight times in the EHF Champions League, and the balance is equal with each three victories and two draws. Kiel have never won at Zagreb before, Zagreb have never won at Kiel - and in case of knockout stage matches, THW was the aggregate winner in all three cases (semi finals 1998 and 2000, quarter finals 2009).
The duel is overshadowed by the sacking of Zagreb coach Ivica Obrvan, who was replaced by Croatian national coach Slavko Goluza. After hitting the brakes hard, Zagreb hope for a wake-up call for their players after missing the SEHA league title.
On the other hand THW Kiel is close to win their 17th national championship. Before their Wednesday’s match at EHF Cup winner FA Göppingen, Kiel had extended their series to 54:0 points in all 27 matches.
Zagreb ranked second after the Group Stage, while Kiel won their group. The Croats needed to work extremely hard to eliminate Macedonian champions Metalurg Skopje, whilst THW had an easy walk against Polish champions Wisla Plock in the Last 16.
Kiel have lost only one match in all competitions this season: the VELUX EHF Champions League game on home ground against Montpellier, although they also tied at Leon. Zagreb have lost three matches, at home against FC Barcelona Intersport and at Sävehof and Skopje – but the Croats were the only team to take the points from the defending champions at Palau Blaugrana.
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RK Cimos Koper (SLO) vs. BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) Saturday, April 21 2012, 18:00 hrs local time
Quarter final debutant against pure experience: last season’s EHF Challenge Cup winner will meet the three times EHF Champions League winner. Atletico Madrid (formerly known as BM Ciudad Real) have reached the quarter finals for the eighth time in their eighth participation in the EHF Champions League – but have never faced Cimos Koper before.
The Spaniards, currently second in the Asobal league below FC Barcelona Intersport, have led a charmed life in international matches. Despite hard opponents in the Group Stage they were the second team to qualify for the Last 16 and lost only one match in the first stage of this competition – at Veszprem. The Last 16 meant an easy job against Kadetten Schaffhausen.
In contrast RK Cimos Koper reached the unexpected: After the title triple in the last season – EHF Challenge Cup, Slovenian championship and Slovenian cup – the Adriatic club finished second in their group below HSV. In the Last 16 Cimos Koper had two thrilling battles with Vive Targi Kielce, in which the final goal after 120 minutes decided.
From a statistical point of view Atletico are the favourites, but Koper do not have any pressure as they have already achieved more than they had hoped for. And the audience in their Arena is known to be very enthusiastic, especially for this match which is surely their most important this season.
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MatchID: 201211020105- 001 DEN AG Kobenhavn 002 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 0 : 0 20.04.2012 20:10 Kobenhavn 28.04.2012 20:00 Barcelona 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Ref.-Del.: Olsson SWE Del.: Herman ISR 0:0 (0:0) 003 ESP Reale Ademar Leon 004 GER Füchse Berlin 0 : 0 21.04.2012 17:30 Leon 29.04.2012 16:00 Berlin 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Ref.-Del.: Konecny CZE Del.: Convents BEL 0:0 (0:0) 005 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 006 GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 21.04.2012 19:15 Zagreb 29.04.2012 17:30 Kiel 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Ref.-Del.: Migas GRE Del.: Morell SUI 0:0 (0:0) 007 SLO RK Cimos Koper 008 ESP BM Atletico Madrid 0 : 0 21.04.2012 18:00 Koper 28.04.2012 20:15 Madrid 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Ref.-Del.: Hogsnes NOR Del.: Ruocco ITA 0:0 (0:0)
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Here are the top scorers ahead of the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-Finals. Zlatko Horvat from Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb leads the list with 80 strikes, one ahead of Mikkel Hansen from AG Kobenhavn.
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Team Profile - FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
Nobody expected that the clash of the titans would end with the biggest difference of all Last 16 duels, but after losing at Montpellier, Barcelona overran their opponent by counter attacks in the re- match on home ground. Before, in the Group Phase, the defending champions were unbeatable in the first eight Rounds. After qualifying for the Last 16 very early the Catalans surprisingly lost against Zagreb at home, but secured first place in their group.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Spanish Champion Qualification for the Last 16: Winner of Group A Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 28:30, 36:20 against Montpellier
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 15 Winner (7): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011 Final (2): 2001, 2010 Semi-Final (1): 2008 Quarter-Final (2): 2006, 2007 Last 16 (1): 2004 Main Round (1): 2009
Spanish champion: 1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2011
Spanish Cup winner: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010
Coach: Xavi Pascual, since February 2008 Key Players: Laszlo Nagy, Siarhei Rutenka
Team Profile - THW Kiel (GER)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
For the 13th time in history THW Kiel have reached the Quarter-finals of the EHF Champions League – and they were the first of all to proceed after two easy-earned victories in the Last 16 against Orlen Wisla Plock from Poland in only five days.
The 2009/10 winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League needed some time to get started in the Group Phase, but with six straight victories and a final draw in Kobenhavn they finished first in the end.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: German runners-up Qualification for Last 16: winner of Group D Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 36:24, 27:24 against Wisla Plock
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 15 Winner (2): 2006/2007, 2009/2010 Final (3): 1999/2000, 2007/2008, 2008/2009 Semi-Final (2): 1996/1997, 2000/2001 Quarter-Final (5): 1998/1999, 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2010/2011 Group Phase (2): 1994/1995, 1995/1996
German champion: 1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
German Cup winner: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Coach: Alfred Gislason, since 2008 Key Players: Filip Jicha, Thierry Omeyer
Team Profile - BM Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
For the eighth time Atletico (formerly BM Ciudad Real) have participated in the EHF Champions League, and for the eighth time the Spaniards have qualified for the Quarter-finals. The Last 16 was an easy task against Swiss champions Kadetten Schaffhausen. Winning the one-sided away match at Schaffhausen clearly meant an early decision, losing the re-match at home was a big sensation, but without any negative impact for the Spaniards.
After seven victories and two draws against Medvedi, Madrid had qualified already after Round 8 of the Group Stage for the Last 16 and won their group after the ninth round of matches. The one and only defeat in the first stage was in Round 10 against Veszprem, which was not a decisive match.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Spanish runners-up Qualification for the Last 16: Winner of Group B Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 36:27, 26:30 against Schaffhausen
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League record (as BM Ciudad Real):
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 9 Winner (3): 2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2008/2009 Final (2): 2004/2005, 2010/2011 Semi-Final (1): 2003/2004 Quarter-Final (1): 2006/2007
Spanish champion (as BM Ciudad Real): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Spanish Cup winner (as BM Ciudad Real): 2003, 2008, 2011
Coach: Talant Dujshebaev, since 2005 Key Players: Arpad Sterbik, Kiril Lazarov
Team Profile -Füchse Berlin (GER)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
In their first ever season in the VELUX EHF Champions League Füchse remain the big surprise. As the only team ranked fourth after the Group Stage they proceeded to the Quarter-finals after eliminating last season’s semi-finalist HSV Hamburg by two close victories in the Last 16. Two last minute goals in the first leg built a good base, and at Hamburg, Füchse even kept their cool when they were five goals behind in the second half.
Already in the Group Stage they had to wait until the final second of the final match, but beating Bjerringbro in their last encounter - a real thriller - brought the decisive points for the Foxes to march through to the Last 16.
Beating Hamburg twice were not the only high level results: The Germans showed their strength already in the first stage with an opening draw at Medvedi and a victory at Veszprem, but in the tight Group B they had a nervous wait until the end to reach their first objective – now their next dream came true.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Third placed in Germany Qualification for Last 16: Fourth placed in Group B Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 32:30, 24:23 against HSV Hamburg
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 1
National champion: - None National Cup winner: - None
Coach: Dagur Sigurdsson, since 2009 Key Players: Iker Romero, Silvio Heinevetter
Team Profile - Reale Ademar Leon (ESP)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
It took ten long years, but now Reale Ademar Leon are back amongst the top eight teams of the VELUX EHF Champions League – for the fourth time in their club history.
But the Spaniards needed a real thriller to proceed: After beating Veszprem (Hungary) on home ground luckily and thanks to a final catch-up chase with a three goal margin the first leg of the Last 16, they had to wait until the final second of the re-match. But then Rafael Baena secured qualification with his goal taking the score to 25:27.
Again their home ground strength was decisive, like before for qualifying for the Last 16 ahead of Montpellier. In the Group Stage Leon beat Kobenhavn and Montpellier in their lion’s den and took a draw against Kiel thanks to a last second goal. After Round 8 their qualification for the knock-out stage was known.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Third placed in Spain Qualification for the Last 16: Third placed in Group D Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 31:28, 25:27 against MKB Veszprem
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 10 Quarter-Final (3): 1997/1998, 1999/2000, 2001/2002 Last 16 (3): 2003/2004, 2005/2006, 2009/2010 Main Round (2): 2007/2008, 2008/2009 Qualification (1): 2010/2011
Spanish champion: 2001 Spanish Cup winner: Asobal Cup 1998, 2008, Copa del Rey 2003
Coach: Isidoro Martinez (since 2011) Key Players: Martin Stranovsky, Venio Losert
Team Profile - AG Kobenhavn (DEN)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
Thanks to their internationally experienced top class players AG Kobenhavn made a big impact as debutants, reaching the Quarter-finals with only two defeats in twelve matches until now.
The Danes were fighting for the victory in the Group Stage from the first round of matches losing only to Leon and Kiel away. Due to a thrilling draw against Kiel in the final Group Match they finished second.
For the Last 16 their wish came true to have an all-Scandinavian duel with the Swedish champions Sävehof. This encounter was already decided after the away game in Sweden and a clear 34:24 victory, the re-match was nothing more than a duty to win. But the targets in Kobenhavn are high with qualification through to Cologne the aim.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Danish Champion Qualification for the Last 16: second placed in Group D Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 34:25, 26:24 against Sävehof IK
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 1
Danish champion: 2011 Danish Cup winner: 2011
Coach: Magnus Andersson, since 2011 Key Players: Mikkel Hansen, Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson
Team Profile - Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
The Croats had to struggle hard to reach the Quarter-finals of the EHF Champions League for the tenth time. 110 of 120 minutes of the Last 16 games against Skopje were equal, and it was only in the final stage of the re-match the bigger international experience decided the encounter. In the Group Stage RK Zagreb had no problems finishing behind Barcelona with 16 points, which included a surprising victory at the home of the defending champions.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Croatian Champion Qualification for Last 16: second placed in Group A Qualification for Quarterfinals: 18:19, 26:21 against Metalurg
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 18 Final (4): 1994/1995, 1996/1997, 1997/1998, 1998/1999 Semi-Final (1): 1999/2000 Quarter-Final (4): 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2008/2009 Last 16 (3): 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 Main Round (1): 2007/2008 Group Phase (3): 1993/1994, 2004/2005, 2006/2007
Croatian champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Croatian Cup winner: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Coach: Slavko Goluza, since 16 April 2012 Key Players: Marko Kopljar, Ivano Balic
Team Profile - RK Cimos Koper (SLO)
Road to the Quarter-Finals
A final goal from their top scorer Matjaz Brumen in the second leg of the Last 16 made the dream of RK Cimos Koper come true. Thanks to this, the Slovenian champions qualified for the first time ever in the club’s history for the quarter-finals of the VELUX EHF Champions League in the closest of all encounters against Vive Targi Kielce from Poland with a one goal difference.
In Kielce, the Adriatic team was equal, but at home they were close to failure, but ultimately secured the two-goal victory they needed to proceed.
Before, the current EHF Challenge Cup holders qualified early for the Last 16 ranked second in their group below HSV Hamburg. Koper showed strength at home, winning all their matches against lower placed teams before entering the Last 16, and even taking a draw at Hamburg, but after drawing at home against HC Metalurg they needed help from Hamburg in the final round – and the Germans won at Skopje.
Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Slovenian Champion Qualification for Last 16: second placed in Group C Qualification for the Quarterfinals: 26:27, 25:23 against Kielce
Club Information
VELUX EHF Champions League records:
Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 2 Group Phase (1): 2008/2009
Slovenian champion: 2011 Slovenian Cup winner: 2008, 2009, 2011
Coach: Fredi Radojkovic, since November 2009 Key Players: Milorad Krivokapic, Matjaz Brumen
Jernemyr: Playing, not talking
FC Barcelona Intersport's Swedish defence specialist expects two open matches against Kobenhavn.
Two metres tall, and more than 100kgs of pure power – ideal requirements for a defence colossus: Magnus Jernemyr is the rock of the FC Barcelona Intersport wall.
The 35-year-old Swedish international is one of the best defensive players in the world. Since 2008 Jernemyr has worn the shirt of the VELUX EHF Champions League record title winner – and he lifted the trophy in 2011 in Cologne after losing in the VELUX EHF FINAL4 one year before.
The "Scandinavian hulk" expects tough clashes in the current quarter-finals of the VELUX EHF Champions League, when the defending champions will face AG Kobenhavn.
But Jernemyr, who had started his career at Redsbergslids in Gothenborg before changing to Danish side GOG, is confident of reaching the finals in Cologne again. ehfCL.com: On the Easter weekend you qualified for the Olympics with the Swedish national team, then you played domestic matches for FC Barcelona Intersport, now the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals are ahead. Is it hard to switch from team to team and competition to competition?
Magnus Jernemyr: No, it is not so difficult, only switching from club to national team is sometimes a problem. But I gained self confidence by qualifying for the Olympics, after Sweden played a weak EHF EURO in Serbia. I hope for a boost of confidence for the rest of the season by qualifying for the Olympics. ehfCL.com: What was your first reaction after the draw, when you knew that FC Barcelona Intersport will have to face AGK in the quarter-finals?
Magnus Jernemyr: We do not care about the opponents, as we are used to big names. Two years ago we had to compete with MKB Veszprem in the quarter finals, last season it was THW Kiel. If you want to win a trophy, you have to beat all opponents. And if you beat tough opponents in the quarter-finals, you will not meet them again in semis or the finals. We have a good team, we are confident, so we say OK to this draw.
ehfCL.com: Is playing the home match in a football stadium a big advantage for AG Kobenhavn?
Magnus Jernemyr: I know that they expect a large number of spectators, but again I mention the past: In 2011 we have beaten Kiel in Kiel, attended by 10,250 frenetic spectators, so I believe there is no big difference to be expected on Friday. We do not care about the number of spectators, as it is still a handball match with two teams, seven players each and two goals. ehfCL.com: Are defending champions FC Barcelona Intersport the favourites in those quarter-finals?
Magnus Jernemyr: AG Kobenhavn have shown some great performances in a tough group, so I expect two open matches. It is to our advantage that we have played many more crucial matches like those and have more international experience as a team.
Looking at the players, AGK have a big number of international experienced players too, like Kasper Hvidt or Joachim Boldsen, two former Barca players. But in my opinion FC Barcelona Intersport as defending champions are favourites more than AGK. ehfCL.com: Is it something special for you to face Swedish players in international matches, like you will face Niklas Egberg for example in the games against AGK?
Magnus Jernemyr: No, since I had a big number of matches against Swedish players, there is nothing special. ehfCL.com: What does AG Kobenhavn mean for Scandinavian handball?
Magnus Jernemyr: They have a top selection of Scandinavian handball players and so they are already number one in Scandinavia. ehfCL.com: AGK players and officials are very confident of eliminating Barcelona in the quarter-finals, saying "Unfortunately the defending champions will not reach Cologne again". What is your opinion?
Magnus Jernemyr: Those are typical Danish reactions. They talk a lot we do not talk so much, but we do our talking on the court.
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
ESP FC Barcelona Intersport
ESP ESP Aguirrezabalaga Garcia Mikel Arino Bengoechea Aitor Position: Left Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Zarautz Place of birth: Penarth Date of birth: 08.04.1984 Date of birth: 05.10.1992 Height: 194 cm Height: 18400 cm 21 Weight: 89 kg 33 Weight: 81 kg
ESP ESP Balaguer Romeu David Biosca Garcia Ignacio Position: Right Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Barcelona Date of birth: 17.08.1991 Date of birth: 17.07.1995 Height: 184 cm Height: 200 cm 34 Weight: 83 kg 40 Weight: 95 kg
ESP ESP Corrales Rodal Rodrigo Entrerrios Rodriguez Raul Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Cangas Place of birth: Gijon Date of birth: 24.01.1991 Date of birth: 12.02.1981 Height: 202 cm Height: 195 cm 36 Weight: 99 kg 9 Weight: 89 kg
ESP RUS Garcia Lorenzana Juan Igropulo Konstantin Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Leon Place of birth: Stravopolski Date of birth: 28.08.1977 Date of birth: 14.04.1985 Height: 176 cm Height: 189 cm 6 Weight: 74 kg 35 Weight: 97 kg
SWE ESP Jernemyr Magnus Molina Cosano Carlos Position: Line Player Position: Left Back Place of birth: Uppsala Place of birth: Barcelona Date of birth: 18.06.1976 Date of birth: 31.05.1991 Height: 198 cm Height: 198 cm 20 Weight: 106 kg 37 Weight: 92 kg
ESP HUN Morros de Argila Viran Nagy Laszlo Position: Left Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Szeged Date of birth: 15.12.1983 Date of birth: 03.03.1981 Height: 197 cm Height: 207 cm 27 Weight: 92 kg 19 Weight: 113 kg
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ESP FC Barcelona Intersport
DEN ITA Nöddesbo Jesper Brian Oneto Zuniga Marco Antonio Position: Line Player Position: Line Player Place of birth: Herning Place of birth: Vina de Mar Date of birth: 23.10.1980 Date of birth: 03.06.1982 Height: 199 cm Height: 201 cm 3 Weight: 101 kg 29 Weight: 112 kg
ESP BLR Rocas Comas Albert Rutenka Siarhei Position: Right Wing Position: Left Back Place of birth: Palafrugell Place of birth: Privolnij Date of birth: 16.06.1982 Date of birth: 29.08.1981 Height: 189 cm Height: 199 cm 26 Weight: 80 kg 22 Weight: 109 kg
BIH ESP Saric Danijel Sarmiento Melian Daniel Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Doboj Place of birth: Las Palmas Date of birth: 27.06.1977 Date of birth: 25.08.1983 Height: 194 cm Height: 188 cm 12 Weight: 93 kg 11 Weight: 85 kg
SWE FRA Sjöstrand Johan Sorhaindo Cedric Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Skövde Place of birth: La Trinite Date of birth: 26.02.1987 Date of birth: 07.06.1984 Height: 195 cm Height: 192 cm 1 Weight: 95 kg 10 Weight: 100 kg
ESP ESP Tomas Gonzalez Victor Ugalde Garcia Cristian Position: Right Wing Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Sant Joan Despi Date of birth: 15.02.1985 Date of birth: 19.10.1987 Height: 178 cm Height: 185 cm 8 Weight: 89 kg 15 Weight: 80 kg
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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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Hats off for Koper!
Madrid coach Talant Dushebajew talks to ehfCL.com
Once he won the EHF Champions League as a player, three times he was victorious as a coach – and now he is one step away from heading to Cologne again: Talant Dushebajew is continuing his successful coaching career with Atletico Madrid like he did with Ciudad Real before the re-naming. Before the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter final against Slovenian outfit RK Cimos Koper, he talks about the chances and his plans to prolong his contract in Madrid despite an offer from HSV Hamburg. ehfCL.com: Apart from THW Kiel and FC Barcelona Intersport, Atletico is currently the third most successful team of this VELUX EHF Champions League season. Did you expect this?
Talant Dushebajew: It is nice to have those results, but it is the past so I do not care about them. I am only looking ahead to see what will come. We have lot of work ahead to reach Cologne again. ehfCL.com: But up to now your team played superbly...
Talant Dushebajew: I am really satisfied with our performances in the Group Stage. When we played tough opponents we had no fear, although we did respect them. In the end we deserved to win the group. Losing the re-match in the Last 16 against Schaffhausen was troublesome, but given the nine goal difference from the first leg and the fact that some players were injured we could live with the defeat. Besides, Schaffhausen had a brilliant day! ehfCL.com: Schaffhausen is the past, Koper is ahead – and Atletico Madrid cannot complain about the draw. Are the Slovenians your most desired opponent?
Talant Dushebajew: It really could have been worse, as we are lucky not to face Zagreb or Kobenhavn. But you have to give 100 per cent against Koper, too, this will not be a walk in the park. We have a lot of respect for Cimos, especially after their Last 16 performances against Vive Targi Kielce. Koper is a surprisingly strong team with a lot of young talented players. Fair play to them - I did not expect them to be in the quarter finals. ehfCL.com: Despite the respect: Do you expect your team as the favourite?
Talant Dushebajew: We have the little advantage that we have the second leg match on home ground, but the quarter finals take 120 minutes. Koper is strong in away matches, too, as shown in Kielce and Hamburg. So we have to be aware, as we want to return to Cologne.
ehfCL.com: Will the VELUX EHF FINAL4 be a Spanish-German encounter or will other clubs be able to reach the final destination of the VELUX EHF Champions League?
Talant Dushebajew: Defending champions FC Barcelona Intersport have a tough clash ahead with the incredibly strong team from Kobenhavn, but in my opinion they are a narrow favourite as they have the second leg at home, same as THW Kiel against Zagreb, an opponent which they should be aware of. The fourth quarter final of Füchse Berlin with Reale Ademar Leon is very close - both have a 50:50 chance. So a Spanish-German VELUX EHF FINAL4 seems to be likely, but teams like Kobenhavn or Zagreb have the chance to surprise. ehfCL.com: If you eliminate Koper your team will have reached Cologne for the third straight time. In 2010 you missed the final, in 2011 you reached the final, but lost – so this year you should win the title…
Talant Dushebajew: It sounds quite good, but I currently do not care about the VELUX EHF FINAL4. We have league matches and the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter finals ahead, so just wait and see what happens before calculating or predicting. ehfCL.com: Is there any team you consider as the big favourite for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 title this year?
Talant Dushebajew: It is not that one big favourite, but I have three teams on my list: FC Barcelona Intersport is the first candidate then THW Kiel and Atletico Madrid equally. ehfCL.com: Your young Danish newcomer Nicolaj Markussen has made a huge step up this season. Did you expect him to have come so far already?
Talant Dushebajew: I am satisfied, but there is still a lot of room for more improvement, as he has only reached 60-65 per cent of his performance potential. He will develop even more – it was good for his integration that he arrived when the atmosphere in the club was so good.
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
ESP BM Atletico Madrid
FRA ESP Abalo Luc Aguinagalde Akuizu Julen Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Ivry Place of birth: Irun Date of birth: 06.09.1984 Date of birth: 08.12.1982 Height: 182 cm Height: 195 cm 18 Weight: 80 kg 13 Weight: 116 kg
ESP ESP Canellas Reixach Joan Davis Camara David Position: Middle Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: St. Maria de Palau Place of birth: St. Maria de Palau Date of birth: 30.09.1986 Date of birth: 25.10.1976 Height: 198 cm Height: 185 cm 21 Weight: 100 kg 14 Weight: 85 kg
ESP FRA Diez Garcia Antonio Dinart Didier Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Madrid Place of birth: Pointre a Pitre Date of birth: 31.07.1994 Date of birth: 18.01.1977 Height: 192 cm Height: 197 cm Weight: 100 kg 33 Weight: 108 kg
ESP ESP Entrerrios Rodriguez Alberto Fernandez Roura Eduard Position: Left Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Gijon Place of birth: Barcelona Date of birth: 07.11.1976 Date of birth: 26.06.1979 Height: 192 cm Height: 190 cm 24 Weight: 102 kg 4 Weight: 119 kg
ESP ESP Guardiola Villaplana Isaias HOMBRADOS IBANEZ J. Position: Right Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Petrer Place of birth: Madrid Date of birth: 01.10.1984 Date of birth: 07.04.1972 Height: 200 cm Height: 195 cm 6 Weight: 103 kg 1 Weight: 97 kg
POL SWE Jurkiewicz Mariusz Källman Jonas Position: Right Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Lubin Place of birth: Växjö Date of birth: 03.02.1982 Date of birth: 17.07.1981 Height: 199 cm Height: 200 cm 22 Weight: 103 kg 5 Weight: 100 kg
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ESP BM Atletico Madrid
MKD DEN Lazarov Kiril Markussen Nikolaj Position: Right Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Veles Place of birth: Helsinge Date of birth: 10.05.1980 Date of birth: 01.08.1988 Height: 195 cm Height: 211 cm 77 Weight: 99 kg 11 Weight: 95 kg
ESP ESP Parrondo Garcia Roberto RODRIGUEZ VAQUERO J. Position: Right Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Madrid Place of birth: Palencia Date of birth: 12.01.1980 Date of birth: 05.01.1980 Height: 187 cm Height: 187 cm 15 Weight: 86 kg 20 Weight: 91 kg
ESP Sterbik Arpad Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Senta Date of birth: 20.11.1979 Height: 200 cm 16 Weight: 119 kg
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Heinevetter: Well-balanced and full of strength
German goalkeeper expects an electric atmosphere in the first quarter final between Füchse Berlin and Ademar Leon.
He has plenty of experience in lifting trophies, having won the EHF Cup with his former club SC Magdeburg, but now goalkeeper Silvio Heinevetter hopes to reach the final of the VELUX EHF Champions League.
But before the VELUX EHF FINAL4, Heinevetter and Füchse Berlin have to deal with Spanish side Real Ademar Leon. Before the first leg in the "Leon’s den" the German international talked to ehfCL.com about their chances, the audience and the current form of his team. ehfCL.com: Is this season proving to be the most exciting of your career?
Silvio Heinevetter: Every season is exciting, thrilling and important. But currently you have to forget what has gone before and look ahead, as we have vitally important domestic and international games ahead of us. But of course it is exciting, especially when you fight for your club, for your spectators and your city to reach the next step in the VELUX EHF Champions League. ehfCL.com: Did you expect to get the chance to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Füchse's first ever season in this major competition?
Silvio Heinevetter: After the draw for the Group Stage we had to recognise that it would be very tough to reach the Last 16 facing opponents like Atletico Madrid, MKB Veszprem, Vive Targi Kielce or Chekhovskie Medvedi.
So to proceed to the knockout stage was a great success, yet topped by eliminating HSV Hamburg in the Last 16. But the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is still a long way off, as those quarter finals with Reale Ademar Leon will be extremely tough. Both teams are very similar, and Leon is known to be a top contender on home ground. In my opinion the form on the day will prove decisive in both legs. Considering the first leg is at Leon we would appreciate a draw like a victory. ehfCL.com: What makes Füchse Berlin so strong this season?
Silvio Heinevetter: The quality we show has not just happened this season; it has been coming for a while. Our team is well-balanced and one of our strengths is to have players coming from the bench, sometimes only for five to ten minutes, fitting exactly into the way we play, improving the team. We do not have a huge squad, but everything is balanced. And our defence is another key to our success.
ehfCL.com: A third-ranked Spanish team face a third-ranked German team – which league is stronger in your opinion?
Silvio Heinevetter: German Bundesliga is far better, despite the top teams from the Asobal League having big names like Barcelona, Madrid, Leon or Valladolid. The strength and depth of the Bundesliga is much stronger, in Spain one of the top four teams would never lose against a relegation battler as happened in Germany not only once.
.ehfCL.com: Is it hard for you and your team mates to switch from the Bundesliga to VELUX EHF Champions League?
Silvio Heinevetter: We just lost at Flensburg, and another domestic match is waiting before the clash in Leon. We can take motivation from those big games, but we should not have another lapse as this could cause a real black shadow on the whole season. ehfCL.com: How much respect do you have for the "Leon’s den"?
Silvio Heinevetter: This arena is exceptional, the spectators are very vociferous and we expect an electric atmosphere – so we have respect, but will try to focus on our performance, not on the audience. ehfCL.com: Your team won the away games at Veszprem and Hamburg – does this prove that Berlin is strong enough to take the points at away games?
Silvio Heinevetter: I hope that we can cope with all opponents even in away matches, but some matches like our Bundesliga defeat against THW Kiel or the VELUX EHF Champions League defeat at Kielce have proven that we still have to improve.
We have reached a certain level, but to be successful against top teams all players have to give top performances, so our chances at Leon are 50:50. ehfCL.com: How important is the support of your fans in the re-match?
Silvio Heinevetter: We hope for a sell-out, tickets are selling like never before for one of our matches. Nobody wants to miss out on the quarter final of the VELUX EHF Champions League – and thanks to our victories against Hamburg we have the advantage of a re-match on home soil. To have an enthusiastic audience is essential in such crucial games.
ehfCL.com: What does it mean to have Spanish player Iker Romero in your squad for giving advice about Leon?
Silvio Heinevetter: Iker played in Leon, so his knowledge of the Spanish league and Ademar is huge. But we all know the players and the team from international encounters, nothing is secret. But in any case Iker is an important player for us on the field, especially in decisive games; we hope that he can give the main points. ehfCL.om: Do you expect a Spanish-German quartet at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne?
Silvio Heinevetter: We have no influence on the draw, and our primary thought was about our own fate.
In my opinion Atletico Madrid and THW Kiel are clear favourites in their quarter finals. AG Kobenhavn have a chance against FC Barcelona Intersport.
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
GER Füchse Berlin
NED GER Bult Mark Christophersen Sven-Sören Position: Right Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Emmen Place of birth: Lübeck Date of birth: 07.09.1982 Date of birth: 09.05.1985 Height: 200 cm Height: 198 cm 21 Weight: 96 kg 66 Weight: 95 kg
GER GER Heinevetter Silvio Hövels Kenji Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Bad Langensalza Place of birth: Berlin Date of birth: 21.10.1984 Date of birth: 09.07.1993 Height: 194 cm Height: 179 cm 12 Weight: 92 kg Weight: 84 kg
POL GER Jaszka Bartlomiej Kroll Maximilian Position: Middle Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Ostrow Place of birth: Berlin Date of birth: 16.06.1983 Date of birth: 20.01.1993 Height: 185 cm Height: 190 cm 24 Weight: 85 kg Weight: 96 kg
DEN GER Laen Torsten Löffler Colja Position: Line Player Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Odense Place of birth: Lübeck Date of birth: 26.11.1979 Date of birth: 08.05.1989 Height: 198 cm Height: 187 cm 4 Weight: 96 kg 2 Weight: 86 kg
GER CRO Michelsen Morten Nincevic Ivan Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Kiel Place of birth: Zadar Date of birth: 17.07.1991 Date of birth: 27.10.1981 Height: 193 cm Height: 185 cm 32 Weight: 102 kg 27 Weight: 82 kg
GER ISL Pechstein Marc Petersson Alexander Position: Left Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Leisnig Place of birth: Riga Date of birth: 22.01.1992 Date of birth: 02.07.1980 Height: 197 cm Height: 186 cm Weight: 96 kg 30 Weight: 87 kg
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GER Füchse Berlin
RUS GER Pevnov Evgeni Richwien Markus Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Taschkent Place of birth: Magdeburg Date of birth: 13.02.1989 Date of birth: 05.07.1985 Height: 200 cm Height: 186 cm 14 Weight: 106 kg 11 Weight: 84 kg
GER ESP Rinderle Maximilian Romero Fernandez Iker Position: Middle Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Lörrach Place of birth: Vitoria Date of birth: 16.01.1987 Date of birth: 15.06.1980 Height: 185 cm Height: 196 cm Weight: 85 kg 18 Weight: 100 kg
GER CRO Sellin Johannes Spoljaric Denis Milan Position: Right Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Wolgast Place of birth: Zagreb Date of birth: 31.12.1990 Date of birth: 20.08.1979 Height: 195 cm Height: 196 cm 23 Weight: 81 kg 9 Weight: 96 kg
SWE CZE Stenbäcken Jonathan Stochl Petr Position: Left Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Vargarda Place of birth: Pilsen Date of birth: 07.01.1988 Date of birth: 24.04.1976 Height: 195 cm Height: 195 cm 19 Weight: 103 kg 71 Weight: 93 kg
GER GER Tauabo Ramon Thümmler Jonas Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Berlin Place of birth: Berlin Date of birth: 08.10.1992 Date of birth: 21.08.1993 Height: 183 cm Height: 192 cm 15 Weight: 83 kg Weight: 87 kg
GER GER Voss Alexander Wiede Fabian Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Rüdersdorf Place of birth: Belzig Date of birth: 13.09.1988 Date of birth: 08.02.1994 Height: 184 cm Height: 192 cm 29 Weight: 77 kg 29 Weight: 89 kg
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Stranovsky dreaming of a five goal victory
Leon’s Slovakian winger hopes for big games against Berlin and counts on the spectators in the “Leon’s den”.
It is the highlight for him and his club: Reale Ademar Leon have the chance to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 for the first time ever. And Slovak wing player Martin Stranovsky is confident that his team can achieve that goal in the “50:50” quarter-final matches against Füchse Berlin. ehfCL.com: Berlin is calling – are you happy that you do not have to compete with another Spanish team like Barcelona or Madrid?
Martin Stranovsky: We are all very happy with the quarter-final draw. Until now we have only ever had bad luck in European Cup draws, but this time we were lucky and I think Füchse cannot complain either. From our point of view we were drawn against the weakest of the strongest teams.
We intend to use this at least in the home match and go for the win, but it will still be a very difficult task. Berlin is fighting for second place in the Bundesliga, that speaks for itself. Even at the recent tournament in Norway our new national coach Peter Dávid from Grosswallstadt warned me about the strengths of Foxes. ehfCL.com: How do you rate the Füchse compared with Ademar?
Martin Stranovsky: Once again, we know they are very strong, but we believe in ourselves as well. I rate it as a 50:50 chance for both teams. This season we have proven that we can play against any opponent in the world and we will fight for our chance.
You never know, maybe the same scenario as against Veszprem will repeat again. In my eyes to take part at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 tournament means much more than to win the Spanish title. ehfCL.com: Comparing the two leading leagues in Europe – is Asobal stronger than the Bundesliga?
Martin Stranovsky: These competitions are not on the same or similar level. Not anymore. The German Bundesliga definitely has more quality than Asobal. And I fear our Asobal has just fallen to the third place in the rankings behind the French League which has been growing in recent years, and their clubs have more money than in Spain.
We can see what is happening in Asobal, former European champions from Pamplona are struggling and even our club has been cash-strapped from the last season. The players are not paid properly on a regular basis and the club owes us money.
ehfCL.com: Both teams eliminated big names – Hamburg and Veszprem – in the Last 16, did you expect those results?
Martin Stranovsky: Both results were surprising, but I wouldn’t call them sensations. In our case we were really happy with the victory in the first match and it provided us with some more confidence before the second leg in Hungary.
We knew we needed to cover their back players who had scored roughly 10 goals from long range in Leon. We succeeded, and that showed in the final score as well." ehfCL.com: Leon can reach the semi-final of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time in the club’s history. Is this a special motivation?
Martin Stranovsky: No doubt, this is a special motivation for any player. All our players work together, and are totally determined, even with the club’s financial problems. ehfCL.com: Is the special strength of Ademar being so successful at home, as you are still unbeaten in your “Leon’s den” in this VELUX EHF Champions League season?
Martin Stranovsky: We have to give credit to our spectators for our successful string of home matches. But we have not played much worse away in the VELUX EHF Champions League, obviously, not counting the match in Kiel.
I think it is in our heads and it is much easier to motivate for the European competition with full stands than for the league match with one thousand spectators only sitting and watching, as is often seen in Spain. ehfCL.com: What is your dream result for the first leg?
Martin Stranovsky: I would love to say a five-goal win. I know the goal difference is very important, but personally, I would be happy with any win. ehfCL.com: In your opinion, how many Spanish teams will make it to Cologne?
Martin Stranovsky: There is no question about Atletico, they will make their way to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 for sure.
I am pretty convinced Barcelona will manage to eliminate Kobenhavn. And it would be very interesting to see three Spanish teams in Cologne, wouldn’t it?
ehfCL.com: Do you feel something special with just a few weeks to go before your dream transfer to Barca will be realised?
Martin Stranovsky: I am not nervous because of that, but I keep realizing my time in Leon is running out and it will not be easy since I have spent seven beautiful years here and it has been like a home for me. But in a month and a half I am moving.
I am going to have a busy summer, I have to find a flat in Barcelona, but my friends told me it should not be a problem because of the property crisis in Spain.
TEXT: Björn Pazen/Vladislav Brindžák 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 Pineiro Martin Diego Position: Right Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Toledo Place of birth: Vigo Date of birth: 10.04.1989 Date of birth: 12.09.1994 Height: 213 cm Height: 192 cm 8 Weight: 105 kg 14 Weight: 91 kg
ESP SVK Ruesga Pasarin Carlos Stranovsky Martin Position: Left Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Gijon Place of birth: Nove Zamky Date of birth: 10.03.1985 Date of birth: 12.09.1985 Height: 184 cm Height: 187 cm 22 Weight: 94 kg 24 Weight: 78 kg
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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 Mikkel Position: Middle Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Reykjavik Place of birth: Helsingborg Date of birth: 17.10.1981 Date of birth: 22.10.1987 Height: 187 cm Height: 196 cm 10 Weight: 87 kg 24 Weight: 96 kg
DEN DEN Henriksen Peter Hundstrup Stefan Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Kobenhavn Place of birth: Svendborg Date of birth: 20.08.1972 Date of birth: 30.06.1986 Height: 182 cm Height: 193 cm 17 Weight: 82 kg 20 Weight: 86 kg
DEN DEN Hvidt Kasper Jensen Dennis Bo Position: Goal Keeper Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Frederiksberg Place of birth: Frederiksberg Date of birth: 06.02.1976 Date of birth: 11.01.1998 Height: 192 cm Height: 198 cm 1 Weight: 96 kg 16 Weight: 98 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
DEN DEN Toft Hansen Henrik Toft Hansen Rene Position: Line Player Position: Line Player Place of birth: Skive Place of birth: Sallingsund Date of birth: 18.12.1986 Date of birth: 01.11.1984 Height: 200 cm Height: 200 cm 15 Weight: 108 kg 7 Weight: 103 kg
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Record-chasing Horvat looking forward to Kiel
Zagreb winger in pole position to finish as top scorer
Stunned by the quick succession of events which have rocked Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb in the last few days, the club’s prolific winger Zlatko Horvat told ehfCL.com in an exclusive interview he was fired up for their mouth-watering VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-final clash with German rivals THW Kiel.
Their shock 30:29 defeat by Macedonians Vardar Skopje in the regional SEHA League semi-final resulted in the sacking of coach Ivica Obrvan last week.
But although Zagreb will start as underdogs in the two-leg tie against the 2007 and 2010 Champions League winners, Horvat is confident the Croatian title holders can return to winning ways and defy the odds to reach next month’s VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne.
Horvat, who is the VELUX EHF Champions League top scorer with 80 goals, also has a personal motive to advance into the season-ending showpiece event in order to claim the elusive honour which only a handful of handball greats have won down the years.
"It would be nice to be the top scorer in the VELUX EHF Champions League, but in order to do that we have to reach the FINAL4 because Mikkel Hansen and Kiril Lazarov are breathing down my neck and they could have an extra two games to beat me if we don’t qualify," Horvat said. "Of course, team success is more important and my first priority is for Zagreb to beat Kiel although that will be a mountain to climb.
“The fact that I am in the driving seat is down to unselfish play from my team mates, who are always looking to pass the ball to me in fast breaks. Our style of play suits me and they deserve the lion’s share of the credit," added Horvat.
AG Kobenhavn’s Hansen, who is second with 79 goals, will have an equally daunting task as his team take on holders Barcelona while Atletico Madrid’s Macedonian sharpshooter Lazarov (74 goals) could be the favourite to emerge as the winner in the home straight.
Atletico are up against Slovenian upstarts Cimos Koper and Lazarov, who was the EHF EURO 2012 top scorer after enjoying an outstanding individual tournament, will in all likelihood have another four games to add more goals to his Champions League tally as he, Hansen and Horvat aim to break Nenad Perunicic’s seemingly untouchable record of 122 goals in a single season.
With the clash against Kiel beckoning, Horvat gave his account of a turbulent weekend at Zagreb which saw Obrvan dismissed to make way for his former team mate and Croatia national team coach Slavko Goluza.
"It was definitely the worst possible time to have a dip in form which forced that decision but there is nothing we can do about in now," said Horvat. "We have to look forward to the upcoming challenge and Goluza’s arrival should reinvigorate things so that we can produce our best handball against Kiel. Even that might not be enough to knock them out because in my opinion they are the best team in the competition.
“They have all the top backcourt players one could ask for, but each and every player in their roster is a constant threat because they operate like a well-oiled machine. They are not unstoppable though and apart from a trademark tough defence, our strength is also the fact that all the pressure is on them. We have a similar style of play so we have to try to beat them at their own game based on lots of fast breaks and easy goals," Horvat pointed out.
The speedy winger, who won the EHF EURO 2012 bronze medal with Croatia, also looked ahead to the upcoming Olympic Games where the 1996 and 2004 winners will be aiming for their third gold medal.
"It will be the strongest field ever in the Olympics so any podium finish will be a feat but we are definitely up for it. Seven or eight teams are thinking the same way though so it should be a fiercely competitive tournament," Horvat stressed.
TEXT: Zoran Milosavljevic
Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb: Obrvan sacked, Goluza takes over
Croatian coach and former team-mate Goluza takes over.
Croatian national team coach Slavko Goluza has taken over in a caretaker role at the country’s champions and VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finalists Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb until the end of the season after Ivica Obrvan was sacked on Monday (16 April), following the team’s 30:29 defeat by Macedonian rivals Vardar Skopje in their SEHA League semi-final at the weekend.
Goluza, who steered Croatia to the bronze medal at EHF EURO 2012 in January and who is aiming for a podium finish at the London 2012 Olympics will jump into the hot seat only a few days before the crucial VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-final first leg tie with German giants THW Kiel on Saturday 21 April.
Goluza and Obrvan were team mates at RK Badel Zagreb for many years, including the EHF Champions League Final matches in the 1994/95 season, when the Croats lost against FC Barcelona.
With the winners of the two-leg tie progressing through to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne at the end of May, Goluza faces the tough task of defying the odds to eliminate one of the strongest teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League, who won Europe’s premier club competition in 2007 and 2010.
Wednesday’s (18 April) Croatian league match with NEXE will be Goluza’s dress rehearsal for the first leg against Kiel which is set to draw a capacity crowd in the Croatian capital.
“They called me to help out and we took no time to reach agreement,” Goluza told the Croatian media after he was unveiled as Zagreb’s caretaker coach. “I saw good and bad things in the team’s last two games and we will do what we can to eliminate the weaknesses before the match with NEXE,” he added.
Obrvan was confident he would keep his job after Zagreb’s 31:29 win over Slovakia’s Tatran Presov in the third-place SEHA League play-off but the defeat by Vardar, who won the SEHA League with a 21:18 defeat of city rivals Metalurg Skopje in the final, cost him dearly.
“Finishing third in the SEHA League is the kind of failure that also inflicted financial losses so we had no choice but to make a tough decision,” Zagreb director Josip Guberina said, adding that the players too would be fined for a lacklustre performance against Vardar.
Instead of the perfect interlude they expected for the clash with Kiel, Zagreb failed to live up to expectations in the SEHA League after finishing top in the regular season and will now have to dig deep into their resources if they are to stand any chance against Kiel.
Vardar Skopje emerged as the unlikely winners of the regional SEHA League, incorporating teams from the former Yugoslavia and Slovakian side Tatran Presov, when they fought back to beat city rivals Metalurg 21:18 in a thrilling final in the Zagreb Arena last weekend.
Speaking to the Croatian media at the time his team were knocked out Obrvan was adamant that he would not be stepping down.
“Vardar spoiled our plans to win the SEHA League and thus set the tone for the clash with Kiel but one poor game should not overshadow what has otherwise been a very good season,” he said.
“I see no reason why I should step down but it’s up to the club’s board to decide at the end of the season.”
TEXT: Zoran Milosavljevic EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
CRO CRO Asanin Matej Balic Ivano Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Zagreb Place of birth: Split Date of birth: 04.09.1993 Date of birth: 01.04.1979 Height: 203 cm Height: 190 cm 12 Weight: 118 kg 34 Weight: 96 kg
CRO CRO Brozovic Ilija Celic Filip Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Split Place of birth: Zagreb Date of birth: 26.05.1991 Date of birth: 15.03.1992 Height: 195 cm Height: 193 cm 5 Weight: 110 kg 2 Weight: 78 kg
HUN CRO Gal Gyula Gojun Jakov Position: Line Player Position: Left Back Place of birth: Várpalota Place of birth: Split Date of birth: 18.08.1976 Date of birth: 18.04.1986 Height: 193 cm Height: 203 cm 77 Weight: 115 kg 15 Weight: 112 kg
CRO CRO Horvat Zlatko Ivic Filip Position: Left Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Zagreb Place of birth: Zagreb Date of birth: 25.09.1984 Date of birth: 30.08.1992 Height: 179 cm Height: 196 cm 18 Weight: 87 kg 16 Weight: 95 kg
CRO CRO Kaleb Ante Kopljar Marko Position: Middle Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Metkovic Place of birth: Pozega Date of birth: 09.05.1993 Date of birth: 12.02.1986 Height: 196 cm Height: 210 cm 47 Weight: 93 kg 8 Weight: 108 kg
CRO CRO Maric Marino Matulic Jerko Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Mostar Place of birth: upetar Date of birth: 01.06.1990 Date of birth: 20.04.1990 Height: 196 cm Height: 18700 cm 3 Weight: 115 kg 9 Weight: 86 kg
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CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
CRO CRO Pesic Ivan Sebetic Luka Position: Goal Keeper Position: Right Back Place of birth: Senj Place of birth: Bjelovar Date of birth: 17.03.1989 Date of birth: 26.05.1994 Height: 194 cm Height: 197 cm 21 Weight: 110 kg 14 Weight: 93 kg
CRO SLO Sego Marin Spiler David Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Mostar Place of birth: Kranj Date of birth: 02.08.1985 Date of birth: 02.01.1983 Height: 194 cm Height: 190 cm 1 Weight: 101 kg 13 Weight: 95 kg
CRO CRO Sprem Lovro Stepancic Luka Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Zagreb Place of birth: Labin Date of birth: 26.01.1990 Date of birth: 20.11.1990 Height: 186 cm Height: 200 cm 11 Weight: 88 kg 7 Weight: 104 kg
CRO CRO Strlek Manuel Valcic Josip Position: Left Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Zagreb Place of birth: Zadar Date of birth: 01.12.1988 Date of birth: 21.04.1984 Height: 182 cm Height: 190 cm 17 Weight: 84 kg 22 Weight: 97 kg
CRO CRO Valcic Tonci Vukic Ljubo Position: Left Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Zadar Place of birth: Split Date of birth: 09.06.1978 Date of birth: 03.08.1982 Height: 194 cm Height: 192 cm 24 Weight: 100 kg 23 Weight: 100 kg
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SLO RK Cimos Koper
CRO SLO Bogunovic Goran Bombac Dean Position: Left Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Split Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: 28.06.1989 Date of birth: 04.04.1989 Height: 198 cm Height: 188 cm 30 Weight: 98 kg 9 Weight: 92 kg
SLO SLO Brumen Matjaz Bundalo Uros Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Ljubljana Place of birth: Ljubljana Date of birth: 23.12.1982 Date of birth: 29.04.1989 Height: 190 cm Height: 198 cm 7 Weight: 90 kg 33 Weight: 108 kg
SLO SLO Cemas Matevz Dobelsek Jure Position: Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Ljubljana Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: 16.11.1988 Date of birth: 01.04.1984 Height: 196 cm Height: 192 cm 8 Weight: 90 kg 3 Weight: 86 kg
CRO SLO Dzono Nikola Jovicic Zoran Position: Right Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Metkovic Place of birth: Tuzla Date of birth: 14.01.1986 Date of birth: 04.11.1975 Height: 192 cm Height: 184 cm 11 Weight: 96 kg 37 Weight: 91 kg
SLO HUN Konecnik Robert Krivokapic Milorad Position: Right Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Slovenj Gradec Place of birth: Senta Date of birth: 09.03.1980 Date of birth: 30.07.1980 Height: 185 cm Height: 190 cm 19 Weight: 91 kg 13 Weight: 115 kg
SLO MNE Mlakar Matjaz Osmajic Vladimir Position: Line Player Position: Left Back Place of birth: Celje Place of birth: Pluzine Date of birth: 13.04.1981 Date of birth: 17.03.1980 Height: 188 cm Height: 202 cm 17 Weight: 99 kg 88 Weight: 105 kg
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SLO RK Cimos Koper
SLO SLO Podpecan Dusan Poklar Tine Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Back Place of birth: Celje Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: 12.10.1975 Date of birth: 05.10.1990 Height: 196 cm Height: 190 cm 1 Weight: 93 kg 10 Weight: 88 kg
SLO SLO Rapotec Uros Skof Gorazd Position: Left Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Koper Place of birth: Novo Mesto Date of birth: 26.06.1984 Date of birth: 11.07.1977 Height: 180 cm Height: 188 cm 21 Weight: 79 kg 12 Weight: 91 kg
BIH SLO Skoko Bojan Skube Sebastian Position: Line Player Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Novo mesto Date of birth: 19.07.1981 Date of birth: 03.04.1987 Height: 202 cm Height: 188 cm 2 Weight: 104 kg 14 Weight: 88 kg
SLO Vran Jure Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: 23.07.1984 Height: 191 cm 16 Weight: 88 kg
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VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 - Last 16 Review
Five nations represented in the Quarter-finals – Two debutants and a lot of well-known faces reach the next stage
Two debutants and all the EHF Champions League winners since 2005 are part of the Quarter-finals of the VELUX EHF Champions League this season.
Three teams from Spain (defending champions FC Barcelona Intersport as well as Atletico Madrid and Reale Ademar Leon), two German clubs (THW Kiel and Füchse Berlin) and one team from Denmark (AG Kobenhavn), Slovenia (RK Cimos Koper) and Croatia (RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb) have made their way past the Last 16.
Compared to the 2010/11 VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals only three of the eight teams are in the pots for the draw again: Kiel, Barcelona and Madrid (formerly known as Ciudad Real). In the Last 16 big names such as HSV Hamburg, MKB Veszprem and Montpellier Agglomeration failed on their way to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne (26/27 May).
In contrast, two VELUX EHF Champions League debutants will fight for their ticket to Cologne: AG Kobenhavn and Füchse Berlin. RK Cimos Koper have also never been part of the EHF Champions League Quarter-finals before.
With the exception of Hamburg all three winners of the Group Stage (Barcelona, Kiel, Madrid) have made their way to the next stage, whilst Berlin is the only fourth ranked club among those eight teams after winning the all-German duel against HSV.
Additionally three second ranked teams (Kobenhavn, Koper and Zagreb) have qualified, the only team ranked third after the Group Stage among those teams is Ademar Leon after eliminating Veszprem with a last minute goal.
VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 - Last 16 Summary
HSV Hamburg (GER) vs. Füchse Berlin (GER) 30:32, 23:24 Newcomer Füchse Berlin was the well-deserved winner of the only Last 16 duel made up of two teams from the same league. The whole 120 minutes were played at an equal level, but because Berlin scored two last-minute goals in the first leg their hopes were high in Hamburg.
Though HSV led the second leg at the beginning with a five goal margin, Füchse fought hard and eliminated Hamburg with a second victory. For HSV it was the first failure in the Last 16 in their VELUX EHF Champions League history after reaching a minimum of the quarter-finals in the previous four years.
Atletico Madrid (ESP) vs. Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) 36:27, 26:30 Everything was decided after the first leg in Schaffhausen, where the three times EHF Champions League Atletico Madrid winner played an outstanding match. But despite knowing their elimination, Kadetten fought brilliantly in Madrid, sensationally winning the second-leg after being in lead with seven goals.
FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) vs. Montpellier Agglomeration (FRA) 28:30, 36:20 The clash of the giants ended with a fiasco for the French champions: Since 1999 (20:37 at Leon) Montpellier have not lost a match with such a large number of goals.
In the second leg, Barcelona overran Karabatic & Co. with their counter attacks, and thanks to their great defence. In the first leg Montpellier dominated the first half (17:11) and were hoping for a big sensation. In the end the 30:28 win in the first leg was not enough, also to compensate for the severe knee injury of Vid Kavticnik in the first leg.
MKB Veszprem (HUN) vs. Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) 28:31, 27:25 For the fourth straight time MKB Veszprem were eliminated by a Spanish team in the knock-out stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League – but never before was it as close as this time.
A last minute goal from Rafael Baena earned the quarter-final berth for Reale Ademar Leon – for the first time in ten years, and for the fourth time in total. Both matches were neck and neck – and Leon were able to capitalise on a weak Veszprem period in the final stage of the first leg to take a three goals advantage to Hungary. Five minutes before the end, Veszprem had reached the three goal lead they needed to proceed, but then Rafael Baena shattered their hopes.
VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 - Last 16 Summary
RK Cimos Koper (SLO) vs. KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) 26:27, 25:23 Matjaz Brumen answered the question, as to which teams would qualify for the quarter-finals of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time ever in their club’s history. His eighth goal for Cimos Koper decided the second match, which the Slovenians needed to win with an at least a two goal difference.
Koper had already been better most of the time in the first leg, but a strong catch-up chase secured a victory for the Polish runners-up, which put them in pole position in Koper, even leading with three goals in the middle of the second half. But thanks to Brumen’s goal, the 2011 Challenge Cup winners have made their way to the quarter-finals.
RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) vs. RK Metalurg (MKD) 18:19, 26:21 A tough clash and typical Balkan duel full of defensive tactics on both sides ended with the elimination of Lino Cervar’s side at his former club, Zagreb. Cervar’s team from Skopje played at the same level as the internationally more experienced Croats for more than 90 per cent of the Last 16, but in the end Zagreb were clever enough to secure their tenth participation in an EHF Champions League quarter-final.
The first leg was marked by the great saves of Metalurg’s Serbian goalkeeper Darko Stanic, and in the second leg, too, both defences were key to the game. Only in the last ten minutes of the second leg, were Zagreb able to outdistance their Macedonian opponents.
AG Kobenhavn (DEN) vs. IK Sävehof (SWE) 34:25, 26:24 An easy walk in the park for the Danish debutants: After their nine goal victory in Sweden AGK they were already nearly through - and even a less dominant performance in the second leg could not endanger the biggest success in club history for Kobenhavn. Sävehof took the chance to improve and gain a closer defeat in Denmark.
THW Kiel (GER) vs. Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) 36:24, 27:24 Like AGK and Berlin, THW Kiel were the third Last 16 participant to win both encounters - and it took the Germans only five days to march through to the Quarterfinals.
After playing an absolute brilliant second half at Plock everything was settled for the 14th participation in the round of the last eight teams in the EHF Champions League. Plock were without a chance, though they recorded a better result in Kiel than at home.
2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Last 16
MatchID: 201211020104- 001 GER Füchse Berlin 002 GER HSV Hamburg 56 : 53 18.03.2012 16:00 Berlin (8900) 25.03.2012 17:15 Hamburg (7800) 32:30 (15:15) Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Ref.-Del.: Wille AUT Del.: Bürgi SUI Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Ref.-Del.: Rätz SUI Del.: La Cour Laursen DEN 24:23 (10:11) 003 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 004 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 50 : 64 18.03.2012 17:00 Montpellier (3000) 25.03.2012 17:00 Barcelona (6700) 30:28 (17:11) Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Ref.-Del.: Andorka HUN Del.: Mulleners BEL Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Ref.-Del.: Goulao POR Del.: Coelho POR 20:36 (8:17) 005 POL Orlen Wisla Plock 006 GER THW Kiel 48 : 63 14.03.2012 20:00 Plock (5100) 18.03.2012 17:30 Kiel (9050) 24:36 (12:14) Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Ref.-Del.: Mikucionis LTU Del.: Jaskins LAT Ref.: Dobrovits, Tajok HUN Ref.-Del.: Dujardin FRA Del.: Schlick AUT 24:27 (10:15) 007 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 008 ESP BM Atletico Madrid 57 : 62 15.03.2012 19:30 Schaffhausen 27:36 25.03.2012 15:45 Madrid (4200) (3400) (11:15)
Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Ref.-Del.: Hansson SWE Del.: Stemberg Ref.: Stenrand, Birch DEN Del.: Van der Helm NED Ref.-Del.: Bebetsos 30:26
GER GRE (14:14) 009 ESP Reale Ademar Leon 010 HUN MKB Veszprém KC 56 : 55 31:28 17.03.2012 17:00 Leon (4600) 25.03.2012 18:00 Veszprem (5000) (19:19)
Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Ref.-Del.: Dolejs CZE Del.: Ruocco Ref.: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Ref.-Del.: Migas GRE Del.: Herman 25:27
ITA ISR (12:16) 011 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 012 SLO RK Cimos Koper 50 : 51 18.03.2012 20:30 Kielce (4000) 24.03.2012 18:00 Koper (3000) 27:26 (13:12) Ref.: Lazaar, Reveret FRA Ref.-Del.: Olsson SWE Del.: Nachevski MKD Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Arponen FIN Ref.-Del.: Konecny CZE 23:25 (13:12) 013 MKD HC Metalurg 014 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 40 : 44 18.03.2012 17:00 Skopje (7000) 24.03.2012 20:15 Zagreb (8500) 19:18 (7:9)
Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Ref.-Del.: Breto Leon ESP Del.: Ref.: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez ESP Ref.-Del.: Jensen DEN Del.: 21:26
Convents BEL Villanger NOR (10:12) 015 SWE IK Sävehof 016 DEN AG Kobenhavn 49 : 60 18.03.2012 16:30 Göteborg (4200) 24.03.2012 20:00 Brondby (5600) 25:34 (9:19) Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Ref.-Del.: Sokol CRO Del.: Szajna POL Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Ref.-Del.: Huelin ESP Del.: Morell SUI 24:26 (12:14)
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Group 1 1 SRB RK Partizan Beograd 2 POR FC Porto Vitalis 3 SVK Tatran Presov 4 GRE AEK Athens MatchID: 201211020101- Cross Matches 002 GRE AEK Athens vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 25 : 26 (12:15) 03.09.2011 15:30 Presov / SVK Spectators: 900 Ref.: Stolarovs, Licis LAT Del.: Mulleners BEL Del.: Jansonas LTU 001 SVK Tatran Presov vs. POR FC Porto Vitalis 28 : 29 (16:15) 03.09.2011 18:00 Presov / SVK Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Johansson, Kliko SWE Del.: Mulleners BEL Del.: Jansonas LTU Placement Matches 003 SVK Tatran Presov vs. GRE AEK Athens 40 : 23 (21:7) 04.09.2011 15:30 Presov / SVK Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Stolarovs, Licis LAT Del.: Mulleners BEL Del.: Jansonas LTU 004 POR FC Porto Vitalis vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 26 : 33 (14:17) 04.09.2011 18:00 Presov / SVK Spectators: 600 Ref.: Johansson, Kliko SWE Del.: Mulleners BEL Del.: Jansonas LTU
Group 2 1 SWE IK Sävehof 2 BLR Dinamo Minsk 3 TUR Besiktas JK 4 AUT Fivers MatchID: 201211020101- Cross Matches 005 SWE IK Sävehof vs. TUR Besiktas JK 34 : 28 (16:12) 03.09.2011 17:45 Wien / AUT Spectators: 300 Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Van der Helm NED Del.: Breto Leon ESP 006 BLR Dinamo Minsk vs. AUT Fivers 32 : 23 (14:13) 03.09.2011 20:15 Wien / AUT Spectators: 900 Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Van der Helm NED Del.: Breto Leon ESP Placement Matches 008 SWE IK Sävehof vs. BLR Dinamo Minsk 33 : 32 (17:15) 04.09.2011 14:00 Wien / AUT Spectators: 300 Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Van der Helm NED Del.: Breto Leon ESP 007 TUR Besiktas JK vs. AUT Fivers 37 : 33 (21:14) 04.09.2011 16:30 Wien / AUT Spectators: 500 Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Van der Helm NED Del.: Breto Leon ESP
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Group 3 1 MKD HC Metalurg 2 NOR Haslum HK 3 ISR Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion 4 ISL FH Hafnarfjardar MatchID: 201211020101- Cross Matches 010 ISL FH Hafnarfjardar vs. NOR Haslum HK 29 : 36 (14:18) 03.09.2011 18:00 Rishion Le Zion / ISR Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Schlick AUT Del.: Migas GRE 009 MKD HC Metalurg vs. ISR Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion 27 : 19 (13:7) 03.09.2011 20:30 Rishion Le Zion / ISR Spectators: 1150 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Schlick AUT Del.: Migas GRE Placement Matches 012 MKD HC Metalurg vs. NOR Haslum HK 29 : 28 (14:9) 04.09.2011 18:00 Rishion Le Zion / ISR Spectators: 600 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Schlick AUT Del.: Migas GRE 011 ISR Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion vs. ISL FH Hafnarfjardar 43 : 42 (17:17) 04.09.2011 20:30 Rishion Le Zion / ISR Spectators: 800 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Schlick AUT Del.: Migas GRE
Group W 1 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 2 GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen 3 FRA Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 4 ESP Cuatro Rayas Valladolid MatchID: 201211020101- Cross Matches 014 GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs. FRA Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 36 : 30 (15:17) 03.09.2011 15:30 Kielce / POL Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Villanger NOR Del.: Kalin SLO 013 ESP Cuatro Rayas Valladolid vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 19 : 21 (8:11) 03.09.2011 18:00 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Villanger NOR Del.: Kalin SLO Placement Matches 015 ESP Cuatro Rayas Valladolid vs. FRA Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 23 : 27 (9:16) 04.09.2011 15:30 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Villanger NOR Del.: Kalin SLO 016 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen 32 : 30 (13:11) 04.09.2011 18:00 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Villanger NOR Del.: Kalin SLO
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Group A matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 10 9 0 1 336:245 91 18 2 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 10 8 0 2 289:255 34 16 3 SWE IK Sävehof 10 5 0 5 291:300 -9 10 4 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 10 4 0 6 309:283 26 8 5 FRA Chambery Savoie HB 10 4 0 6 276:270 6 8 6 BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 10 0 0 10 195:343 -148 0 MatchID: 201211020102- 023 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. SWE IK Sävehof 30 : 26 (16:12) 29.09.2011 18:00 Zagreb / CRO Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Horváth, Marton HUN Del.: Dolejs CZE 001 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. FRA Chambery Savoie HB 28 : 25 (13:16) 01.10.2011 16:15 Barcelona / ESP Spectators: 1300 Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: La Cour Laursen DEN 003 BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 23 : 34 (14:14) 01.10.2011 19:00 Sarajevo / BIH Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Andorka HUN 005 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 26 : 30 (13:14) 06.10.2011 20:00 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 3100 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Burziwal AUT 004 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 33 : 19 (16:9) 08.10.2011 20:15 Zagreb / CRO Spectators: 7000 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Nachevski MKD 006 FRA Chambery Savoie HB vs. SWE IK Sävehof 33 : 30 (17:17) 09.10.2011 17:00 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Zotin, Volodkov RUS Del.: Jensen DEN 008 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 27 : 28 (14:14) 13.10.2011 20:00 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 3100 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Stemberg GER 007 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. SWE IK Sävehof 36 : 24 (17:12) 15.10.2011 16:15 Barcelona / ESP Spectators: 1850 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Antoniou CYP 009 BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo vs. FRA Chambery Savoie HB 18 : 25 (9:14) 15.10.2011 19:00 Sarajevo / BIH Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Stenrand, Birch DEN Del.: Djurkovic SRB 010 SWE IK Sävehof vs. BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 24 : 20 (13:11) 20.10.2011 19:10 Göteborg / SWE Spectators: 2150 Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Szajna POL 012 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 30 : 31 (14:13) 22.10.2011 20:15 Zagreb / CRO Spectators: 13000 Ref.: Methe, Methe GER Del.: Konecny CZE 011 FRA Chambery Savoie HB vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 33 : 29 (18:16) 22.10.2011 20:30 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 3800 Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Mulleners BEL
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015 SWE IK Sävehof vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 31 : 25 (14:14) 17.11.2011 19:10 Göteborg / SWE Spectators: 2300 Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Jug SLO 014 BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 17 : 43 (9:21) 19.11.2011 19:00 Sarajevo / BIH Spectators: 4250 Ref.: Bonifert, Oláh HUN Del.: Serbu ROU 013 FRA Chambery Savoie HB vs. CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 26 : 28 (14:14) 20.11.2011 17:00 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 4400 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Villanger NOR 018 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. SWE IK Sävehof 40 : 32 (20:14) 24.11.2011 20:30 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 2100 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Lund DEN 017 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 37 : 19 (20:10) 26.11.2011 16:15 Barcelona / ESP Spectators: 1300 Ref.: Pavicevic, Raznatovic MNE Del.: Dugall GER 016 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. FRA Chambery Savoie HB 28 : 20 (14:7) 26.11.2011 20:15 Zagreb / CRO Spectators: 8000 Ref.: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Herman ISR 020 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 33 : 29 (18:15) 03.12.2011 16:15 Barcelona / ESP Spectators: 1450 Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Del.: Goulao POR 019 BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo vs. CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 21 : 26 (11:14) 03.12.2011 19:00 Sarajevo / BIH Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Zotin, Volodkov RUS Del.: Migas GRE 021 SWE IK Sävehof vs. FRA Chambery Savoie HB 32 : 31 (17:18) 04.12.2011 15:10 Göteborg / SWE Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Olesen, Pedersen DEN Del.: Steinbach ISL 024 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 43 : 18 (23:8) 09.02.2012 20:00 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 1600 Ref.: Kouz, Zhoba UKR Del.: Schlick AUT 022 FRA Chambery Savoie HB vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 19 : 30 (10:15) 12.02.2012 17:00 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 4400 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Van der Helm NED 002 SWE IK Sävehof vs. CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 28 : 25 (12:10) 12.02.2012 18:10 Göteborg / SWE Spectators: 3200 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Jensen DEN 026 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. FRA Chambery Savoie HB 28 : 24 (15:12) 16.02.2012 20:00 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 2400 Ref.: Leifsson, Palsson ISL Del.: Ericsson SWE 027 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 29 : 30 (14:15) 18.02.2012 16:15 Barcelona / ESP Spectators: 2600 Ref.: Buy, Pichon FRA Del.: Steinbach ISL 025 BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo vs. SWE IK Sävehof 21 : 38 (8:19) 18.02.2012 19:00 Sarajevo / BIH Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Erdogan, Özdeniz TUR Del.: Jaskins LAT
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029 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 31 : 28 (16:14) 25.02.2012 20:30 Zagreb / CRO Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Cohen, Peretz ISR Del.: Jug SLO 030 FRA Chambery Savoie HB vs. BIH HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 40 : 19 (20:11) 25.02.2012 20:30 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 4400 Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Szajna POL 028 SWE IK Sävehof vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 26 : 39 (11:19) 26.02.2012 16:10 Gothenburg / SWE Spectators: 4150 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Jorstad NOR
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Group B matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 ESP BM Atletico Madrid 10 7 2 1 318:285 33 16 2 HUN MKB Veszprém KC 10 6 0 4 266:266 0 12 3 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 10 5 1 4 295:285 10 11 4 GER Füchse Berlin 10 5 1 4 296:292 4 11 5 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi 10 3 4 3 291:276 15 10 6 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 10 0 0 10 253:315 -62 0 MatchID: 201211020102- 032 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC 25 : 29 (10:17) 02.10.2011 15:00 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Herman ISR 033 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid 27 : 30 (16:15) 02.10.2011 16:50 Herning / DEN Spectators: 10300 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Olsson SWE 031 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. GER Füchse Berlin 31 : 31 (15:18) 02.10.2011 18:45 Chekhov / RUS Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Hogsnes NOR 034 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 32 : 25 (17:11) 08.10.2011 18:15 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Jurinovic, Mrvica CRO Del.: Migas GRE 036 GER Füchse Berlin vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 30 : 27 (14:15) 09.10.2011 17:30 Berlin / GER Spectators: 7900 Ref.: Lazaar, Reveret FRA Del.: Konecny CZE 035 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi 30 : 30 (18:14) 09.10.2011 20:15 Madrid / ESP Spectators: 4500 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Hansson SWE 037 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 30 : 31 (17:17) 13.10.2011 19:00 Chekhov / RUS Spectators: 2300 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Serbu ROU 038 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC 37 : 28 (17:15) 15.10.2011 20:15 Madrid / ESP Spectators: 4850 Ref.: Leifsson, Palsson ISL Del.: Kalin SLO 039 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. GER Füchse Berlin 25 : 30 (14:14) 16.10.2011 15:00 Silkeborg / DEN Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Wille AUT 042 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi 24 : 22 (10:10) 22.10.2011 16:15 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Nachevski MKD 040 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 37 : 29 (21:14) 23.10.2011 15:00 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Jorstad NOR 041 GER Füchse Berlin vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid 33 : 37 (15:17) 23.10.2011 15:30 Berlin / GER Spectators: 9000 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Herman ISR
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043 GER Füchse Berlin vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC 24 : 29 (13:15) 16.11.2011 19:15 Berlin / GER Spectators: 6650 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Burziwal AUT 045 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid 29 : 37 (14:19) 16.11.2011 20:00 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Convents BEL 044 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi 25 : 35 (11:22) 20.11.2011 16:50 Silkeborg / DEN Spectators: 1700 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Gunnarsson ISL 047 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 30 : 23 (15:13) 24.11.2011 19:00 Chekhov / RUS Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Konoplyastyy UKR 046 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. GER Füchse Berlin 24 : 33 (10:15) 27.11.2011 17:00 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Hansson SWE 048 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 28 : 27 (13:13) 27.11.2011 20:15 Madrid / ESP Spectators: 4850 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Morell SUI 050 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid 29 : 29 (18:16) 01.12.2011 19:00 Chekhov / RUS Spectators: 2400 Ref.: Jurinovic, Mrvica CRO Del.: Ericsson SWE 051 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. GER Füchse Berlin 32 : 29 (15:17) 04.12.2011 15:45 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Olsson SWE 049 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC 19 : 25 (5:14) 04.12.2011 16:50 Silkeborg / DEN Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Van der Helm NED 053 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 21 : 24 (13:12) 11.02.2012 16:15 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Bürgi SUI 054 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 31 : 27 (15:13) 11.02.2012 20:45 Madrid / ESP Spectators: 3850 Ref.: Eliasson, Gudjonsson ISL Del.: Dujardin FRA 052 GER Füchse Berlin vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi 31 : 28 (17:19) 12.02.2012 17:00 Berlin / GER Spectators: 8600 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Convents BEL 057 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC 30 : 26 (13:13) 16.02.2012 19:00 Chekhov / RUS Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Stolarovs, Licis LAT Del.: Burziwal AUT 055 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 26 : 37 (12:17) 19.02.2012 15:30 Silkeborg / DEN Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Malasinskas, Grigalionis LTU Del.: Mulleners BEL 056 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. GER Füchse Berlin 32 : 27 (13:12) 19.02.2012 15:45 Madrid / ESP Spectators: 6500 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Villanger NOR
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060 GER Füchse Berlin vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 28 : 27 (14:13) 25.02.2012 14:30 Berlin / GER Spectators: 8850 Ref.: Cacador, Nicolau POR Del.: Hansson SWE 058 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi 26 : 26 (12:10) 25.02.2012 17:00 Kielce / POL Spectators: 4000 Ref.: Leifsson, Palsson ISL Del.: Oie NOR 059 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid 28 : 27 (10:11) 25.02.2012 17:00 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Hogsnes NOR
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Group C matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 GER HSV Hamburg 10 9 1 0 310:245 65 19 2 SLO RK Cimos Koper 10 5 3 2 267:248 19 13 3 MKD HC Metalurg 10 5 2 3 254:231 23 12 4 POL Orlen Wisla Plock 10 4 1 5 273:269 4 9 5 RUS St. Petersburg HC 10 2 1 7 241:301 -60 5 6 ROU HCM Constanta 10 1 0 9 235:286 -51 2 MatchID: 201211020102- 061 GER HSV Hamburg vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 32 : 20 (15:10) 29.09.2011 19:00 Hamburg / GER Spectators: 2400 Ref.: Nybo, Poulsen DEN Del.: Villanger NOR 063 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. ROU HCM Constanta 30 : 29 (13:15) 01.10.2011 15:00 Plock / POL Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Schlick AUT 062 MKD HC Metalurg vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 28 : 23 (15:7) 01.10.2011 18:00 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Jurinovic, Mrvica CRO Del.: Pavicevic MNE 065 ROU HCM Constanta vs. GER HSV Hamburg 26 : 34 (12:17) 06.10.2011 20:00 Buzau / ROU Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Rudin SUI 064 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 27 : 24 (14:13) 08.10.2011 20:00 Koper / SLO Spectators: 2100 Ref.: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez ESP Del.: Ericsson SWE 066 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. MKD HC Metalurg 25 : 25 (10:11) 09.10.2011 15:00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Jansonas LTU 068 ROU HCM Constanta vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 25 : 27 (14:14) 13.10.2011 20:00 Buzau / ROU Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Stolarovs, Licis LAT Del.: Andorka HUN 069 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 30 : 26 (17:11) 16.10.2011 16:00 Plock / POL Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Horváth, Marton HUN Del.: Jaskins LAT 067 GER HSV Hamburg vs. MKD HC Metalurg 32 : 25 (18:12) 16.10.2011 17:30 Hamburg / GER Spectators: 3250 Ref.: Lazaar, Reveret FRA Del.: Huelin ESP 071 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. ROU HCM Constanta 27 : 25 (14:10) 19.10.2011 19:00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS Spectators: 800 Ref.: Muro San Jose, Rodriguez Murcia ESP Del.: Schlick AUT 070 MKD HC Metalurg vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 31 : 27 (17:10) 20.10.2011 19:00 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 5500 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Convents BEL 072 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. GER HSV Hamburg 23 : 24 (10:17) 23.10.2011 19:00 Koper / SLO Spectators: 2700 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Gunnarsson ISL
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073 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 26 : 35 (16:18) 16.11.2011 20:00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Pedersen, Mortensen DEN Del.: Guterman LTU 074 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. GER HSV Hamburg 26 : 30 (13:14) 19.11.2011 15:00 Plock / POL Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Cacador, Nicolau POR Del.: Jansonas LTU 075 MKD HC Metalurg vs. ROU HCM Constanta 25 : 18 (12:8) 19.11.2011 20:00 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 6700 Ref.: Nybo, Poulsen DEN Del.: Dolejs CZE 078 ROU HCM Constanta vs. MKD HC Metalurg 20 : 19 (9:12) 24.11.2011 20:00 Buzau / ROU Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Jaskins LAT 076 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 30 : 23 (13:10) 26.11.2011 17:00 Koper / SLO Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Hakansson, Nilsson SWE Del.: Sokol CRO 077 GER HSV Hamburg vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 34 : 25 (14:10) 27.11.2011 15:30 Hamburg / GER Spectators: 3250 Ref.: Olesen, Pedersen DEN Del.: Breto Leon ESP 080 GER HSV Hamburg vs. ROU HCM Constanta 36 : 25 (20:11) 01.12.2011 19:00 Hamburg / GER Spectators: 1950 Ref.: Samuelsen, Hansen FAR Del.: Dujardin FRA 079 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 25 : 25 (14:12) 03.12.2011 15:00 Plock / POL Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Buy, Pichon FRA Del.: Jensen DEN 081 MKD HC Metalurg vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 32 : 19 (16:7) 03.12.2011 18:00 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 7000 Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Djurkovic SRB 084 ROU HCM Constanta vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 19 : 34 (12:15) 09.02.2012 20:00 Buzau / ROU Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Sivak, Dvorsky SVK Del.: Migas GRE 083 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. MKD HC Metalurg 22 : 22 (11:11) 11.02.2012 18:00 Koper / SLO Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Del.: La Cour Laursen DEN 082 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. GER HSV Hamburg 25 : 36 (13:17) 12.02.2012 16:00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Leandersson, Lindroos FIN Del.: Sokol CRO 087 GER HSV Hamburg vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 27 : 27 (15:14) 16.02.2012 19:00 Hamburg / GER Spectators: 3200 Ref.: Horváth, Marton HUN Del.: Rudin SUI 086 ROU HCM Constanta vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 24 : 26 (9:12) 16.02.2012 20:00 Buzau / ROU Spectators: 600 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Jansonas LTU 085 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. MKD HC Metalurg 20 : 24 (11:11) 19.02.2012 17:30 Plock / POL Spectators: 4100 Ref.: Muro San Jose, Rodriguez Murcia ESP Del.: Goulao POR
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089 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. ROU HCM Constanta 28 : 24 (9:14) 25.02.2012 20:00 Koper / SLO Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Stenrand, Birch DEN Del.: Wille AUT 090 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 24 : 32 (12:16) 26.02.2012 15:00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS Spectators: 700 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Mikucionis LTU 088 MKD HC Metalurg vs. GER HSV Hamburg 23 : 25 (14:12) 26.02.2012 18:30 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 6950 Ref.: Herczeg, Südi HUN Del.: Schlick AUT
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Group D matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 GER THW Kiel 10 7 2 1 318:263 55 16 2 DEN AG Kobenhavn 10 7 1 2 298:268 30 15 3 ESP Reale Ademar Leon 10 6 1 3 302:296 6 13 4 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 10 5 0 5 307:293 14 10 5 HUN Pick Szeged 10 3 0 7 285:316 -31 6 6 SRB RK Partizan Beograd 10 0 0 10 243:317 -74 0 MatchID: 201211020102- 092 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 25 : 31 (12:16) 01.10.2011 17:00 Vrsac / SRB Spectators: 500 Ref.: Cacador, Nicolau POR Del.: Jug SLO 091 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 38 : 34 (19:18) 02.10.2011 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA Spectators: 6500 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Convents BEL 093 HUN Pick Szeged vs. GER THW Kiel 26 : 38 (14:16) 02.10.2011 19:00 Szeged / HUN Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Szajna POL 096 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 33 : 28 (20:12) 08.10.2011 18:00 Leon / ESP Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Coelho POR 094 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. HUN Pick Szeged 36 : 24 (18:11) 09.10.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 5500 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Steinbach ISL 095 GER THW Kiel vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 23 : 24 (14:10) 09.10.2011 19:00 Kiel / GER Spectators: 10000 Ref.: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Bürgi SUI 099 HUN Pick Szeged vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 31 : 35 (16:16) 15.10.2011 16:15 Szeged / HUN Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Zotin, Volodkov RUS Del.: Rätz SUI 097 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 36 : 27 (22:14) 16.10.2011 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA Spectators: 7000 Ref.: Kavulic, Skruzny CZE Del.: Donven LUX 101 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. GER THW Kiel 28 : 28 (12:15) 22.10.2011 17:00 Leon / ESP Spectators: 5200 Ref.: Leifsson, Palsson ISL Del.: Morell SUI 102 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 31 : 29 (21:12) 23.10.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Olsson SWE 100 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. HUN Pick Szeged 23 : 29 (13:16) 23.10.2011 19:00 Vrsac / SRB Spectators: 1100 Ref.: Sivak, Dvorsky SVK Del.: Nachevski MKD 104 HUN Pick Szeged vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 38 : 35 (18:17) 19.11.2011 16:15 Szeged / HUN Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Kouz, Zhoba UKR Del.: Van der Helm NED
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103 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 28 : 26 (14:12) 19.11.2011 19:00 Leon / ESP Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Bürgi SUI 108 GER THW Kiel vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 36 : 28 (17:18) 20.11.2011 17:00 Kiel / GER Spectators: 8000 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Donven LUX 105 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. GER THW Kiel 24 : 35 (10:19) 23.11.2011 19:00 Belgrade / SRB Spectators: 2700 Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Schlick AUT 106 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 30 : 29 (15:16) 27.11.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Eliasson, Gudjonsson ISL Del.: Hogsnes NOR 109 HUN Pick Szeged vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 31 : 34 (17:19) 04.12.2011 15:00 Szeged / HUN Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Nachevski MKD 110 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. GER THW Kiel 31 : 34 (17:16) 04.12.2011 17:15 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA Spectators: 8500 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Konecny CZE 111 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 24 : 27 (10:14) 04.12.2011 19:00 Belgrade / SRB Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Novikov, Perepilitsy UKR Del.: Mulleners BEL 098 GER THW Kiel vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 28 : 26 (12:14) 18.12.2011 17:00 Kiel / GER Spectators: 10250 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Villanger NOR 107 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. HUN Pick Szeged 29 : 26 (17:14) 18.12.2011 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA Spectators: 7500 Ref.: Cacador, Nicolau POR Del.: Donven LUX 114 GER THW Kiel vs. HUN Pick Szeged 34 : 24 (18:12) 09.02.2012 19:00 Kiel / GER Spectators: 10000 Ref.: Jurinovic, Mrvica CRO Del.: Jug SLO 113 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 29 : 23 (18:11) 12.02.2012 16:50 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Hajek, Macho CZE Del.: Szajna POL 112 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 29 : 28 (13:12) 12.02.2012 18:30 Leon / ESP Spectators: 5200 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Goulao POR 115 HUN Pick Szeged vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 31 : 21 (13:10) 18.02.2012 16:15 Szeged / HUN Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Yudchyts, Kot BLR Del.: Serbu ROU 117 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 27 : 31 (14:17) 19.02.2012 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA Spectators: 8000 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Nachevski MKD 116 GER THW Kiel vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 38 : 28 (19:13) 19.02.2012 18:45 Kiel / GER Spectators: 10000 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Olsson SWE
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119 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. GER THW Kiel 24 : 24 (11:11) 26.02.2012 16:50 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Arponen FIN 120 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. HUN Pick Szeged 31 : 25 (17:10) 26.02.2012 18:00 Leon / ESP Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Goulao POR 118 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 20 : 30 (7:16) 26.02.2012 19:00 Belgrade / SRB Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Sokol CRO
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About the VELUX EHF FINAL4
The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season. The two-day event sees four matches in one venue to decide the winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League title.
Introduced in the 2009/10 season and to be played until at least 2014 in the LANXESS arena, Cologne, the decision to create a new format for the final phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League was seen as crucial for the growth of handball across Europe. The aim was to create a flagship event, one that could compete on the international sports market and make the Europe’s leading club competition even more attractive to fans, partners and sponsors.
The success of the first two editions of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 showed that this new format was the right strategy. It has set new standards in organisation and entertainment: it is not just four games played over two days but a true entertainment event. The engagement of a top international act such as EUROPE is a sign too of the direction the event is taking.
Almost 20,000 people from 30 countries will travel to Cologne in May 2012 for the third edition of the event. In 2011, 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. This year, the organisers are facing even an increase in ticket sales.
Full information at: www.ehfFINAL4.com.
VELUX EHF FINAL4 Media Accreditation now open
Media representatives can apply for a media accreditation for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 via an online form here http://www.ehfcl.com/final4/accreditation/
Deadline for applications is Friday 4 May 2012.
Contacts Media Enquiries Event Organisation JJ Rowland David Szlezak Head of Media and Communications VELUX EHF FINAL4 Manager European Handball Federation EHF Marketing GmbH Phone: +43 1 80 1 51 / 167 Phone: +43 1 801 51 / 218 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
The VELUX EHF FINAL4 Countdown
In addition to peak sporting performances, ticket holders can also look forward to other highlights during the event. A notable coup was landed in terms of entertainment as the legendary Swedish rock band EUROPE will be rocking the VELUX EHF FINAL4. The performance from them will be one of the highlights of a weekend of sporting excellence. Their top-selling single ‘The Final Countdown’ forms part of almost every international sports event. Fans can look forward to hearing the band and their hits before the final, during the winners’ ceremony as well as during the official Players’ Night on Sunday.
“We are very enthusiastic about bringing EUROPE live to the LANXESS arena. Our aim is to rock the crowd and to present the world with a spectacular mix of entertainment and top-class handball,” said Peter Vargo, Managing Director of EHF Marketing GmbH.
Charity partner Deutsche Krebshilfe
EHF Marketing GmbH has also announced a new partnership with Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Help), which is to be the new charity partner of the VELUX EHF FINAL4. The partnership will see the organisation of a VELUX EHF FINAL4 Charity Golf Tournament – powered by adidas - on Friday 25 May 2012 in Cologne.
Keen golfers will be able to buy tickets for the chance to play with Stefan Lövgren, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 Ambassador, and many more celebrities. EHFM expects to donate around €30,000 to Deutsche Krebshilfe and the fight against cancer.
"Sports events such as the VELUX EHF FINAL4 with nearly 40,000 enthusiastic visitors over a weekend give Deutsche Krebshilfe the chance to reach a young audience with our prevention message. In addition, proceeds from a share of ticket sales, charity auction and golf tournament will help us to improve cancer care,” said Gerd Nettekoven, General Manager of Deutsche Krebshilfe.
LANXESS arena – at the centre of European Handball
With the decision that the VELUX EHF FINAL4 will remain in Cologne until at least 2014, the foundation stone has been laid for the further development of the event. And for this, the LANXESS arena provides the best infrastructure and facilities. The engagement of a top international act such as EUROPE is a sign too of the direction the EHF’s flagship club event is taking.
“The future-oriented partnership up until 2014 allows us, together with the European Handball Federation, to develop the VELUX EHF FINAL4 to new heights. The aim for the next three years is to set new standards in indoor sports globally. The LANXESS arena is at the centre of European handball,” said Stefan Löcher, CEO of ARENA Management GmbH.
EHF MEN’S 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)
EHF MEN’S 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 MEN’S 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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