Dear Handball Friends,
Welcome to the Last 16 of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Since September 2011, 120 games of the Group Phase have been played, with many games going down to the last seconds to decide who would qualify through to this, the knock-out stage. It is without doubt that all the teams here are here on merit and now find themselves sitting at the top table of European men’s club handball.
Congratulations to the coaches, players, club staff and fans of FC Barcelona Intersport, Atletico Madrid, HSV Hamburg, THW Kiel, RK Osiguranje Zagreb, MKB Veszprem, RK Cimos Koper, AG Kobenhavn, IK Sävehof, Vive Targi Kielce, Metalurg Skopje, Reale Ademar Leon, Kadetten Schaffhausen, Füchse Berlin, Orlen Wisla Plock and Montpellier MAHB.
The teams here at this stage are now only six games away from being crowned ‘Kings of Europe’ and the wide spread of European representation – 11 different countries – is the most ever since the new competition format of the Last 16 was introduced.
Extra-special congratulations must go to Sweden and FYR Macedonia who both have club teams at this stage for this first time, further underlining and highlighting the European Handball Federation (EHF) commitment to developing and spreading the game across all four corners of Europe.
Another example of the EHF expanding and developing can be seen by the VELUX Group – title sponsors of the VELUX EHF Champions League – renewing their deal with us until 2016, less than half way through the original deal. This deal ensures the continued growth of the league and is further evidence that the competition goes from strength-to-strength.
In fact, the draw for the Last 16 took place at the VELUX Group corporate headquarters in Horsholm, Denmark and live online for those across the world. The draw has ensured some fantastic match-ups ahead such as the all-German tie between Hamburg and Berlin, plus the near-neighbours of Sävehof and Kobenhavn facing each other.
Whoever qualifies from the Last 16 deserves their place in the Quarter-Finals in April and lovers of the game the world over, as well as those of us lucky enough to be inside the arenas watching the games in person, can be sure of seeing some fine examples of the beautiful sport we all love – handball.
The VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne, Germany on the weekend of 26 and 27 May 2012 is within sight now, but only four teams can qualify for this spectacular handball event and the Last 16 is yet another test for those teams who are targeting the coveted trophy.
I hope you enjoy watching some of the world’s very best club handball!
Tor Lian, EHF President
EHF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Dear Media Representative,
The teams are now within touching distance of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 which takes place on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany.
Many media representatives from across Europe have attended matches this season and the coverage of the VELUX EHF Champions League is going from strength-to-strength with more territories reporting on, and showing live, the very best club handball in the world.
The EHF Media and Communications Department are honoured to have you cover our games and are at your disposal at all times. If you should have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below.
Regards,
JJ Rowland Andrew McSteen Head of EHF Media and Communications. EHF Media Relations [email protected] [email protected] + 43 (0) 699 171 422 06 +43 (0) 681 207 32013
Official name of the VELUX EHF Champions League The official name of the competition is: VELUX EHF Champions League. The full name of the competition should always be used. VELUX and the three letter abbreviation for the European Handball Federation should always be displayed in capital letters before the name of the competition. Please note: If the season is required, it has to be positioned after “Champions League” e.g. VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12.
The wording “Champions League” should always be written with a capital letter at the beginning of each word, i.e. Champions League. The remaining letters should be in lower case. The word Champions does not have an apostrophe after the ‘s’.
The VELUX EHF FINAL4 Countdown
The clock is ticking: the threshold of 100 days to go until the throw-off of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 has already come and gone. Already more than 17,000 fans have booked their seats for the 2011/12 VELUX EHF Champions League season highlight on 26 and 27 May in the LANXESS arena, Cologne. 2000 further tickets are reserved for the four participating teams.
The remaining tickets are available via the ticket hotline +49 221 280 288 and at www.ehfFINAL4.com.
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.
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 from 1 March 2012
Media representatives will be able to apply for a media accreditation for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 event from 1 March 2012 via an online form in the press/media section at www.ehfFINAL4.com.
Deadline for applications is Friday 4 May 2012.
Contacts Media Enquiries JJ Rowland Head of Media and Communications European Handball Federation Phone: +43 1 80 1 51 / 167 Email: [email protected]
Event Organisation David Szlezak VELUX EHF FINAL4 Manager EHF Marketing GmbH Phone: +43 1 801 51 / 218 Email: [email protected]
2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase
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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Summary - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 Group Phase
Since September 2011, 120 games of the Group Phase have been played – and now 16 of 24 teams of the VELUX EHF Champions League have made their way to the knock-out stage – the Last 16.
All four groups in the Group Phase were close and full of tension – proving again that the VELUX EHF Champions League is the leading club handball competition in the world.
On Tuesday 28 February EHF President Tor Lian and EHF Secretary General Michael Wiederer drew the matches for the Last 16 at the VELUX Group headquarters in Horsholm, Denmark. The first leg of the Last 16 will be played 14-18 March 2012, whilst the second leg matches will take place from 21-25 March 2012.
The Last 16 is then followed by the Quarter-Finals in April and the spectacular finish with the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne (26-27 May), which will be attended by 40,000 spectators in the LANXESS arena.
24 teams from 15 European nations started the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 Group Phase at the end of September 2011 with some surprises and sensations after 10 rounds and 120 matches.
Participants of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2009/10, Russian Champions Chekhovskie Medvedi, were eliminated in the so-called ‘Group of Death’ (Group B), French league runners-up Chambery Savoie were eliminated from Group A, whilst one of the top contenders for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 title, MAHB Montpellier, finished only fourth in Group D.
In contrast to these shocks, two of the four teams from the Qualifying Tournaments made their way to the Last 16; Wild Card Tournament winners Vive Targi Kielce (Poland) and Qualifying Tournament Group 2 winners IK Sävehof (Sweden). Also, two debutants are among those to reach the Last 16 with AG Kobenhavn (Denmark) and Füchse Berlin (Germany) battling it out for honours.
German side HSV Hamburg were the first team to qualify for the Last 16 and were also the first to win their group. In the end the German champions were the only unbeaten team in the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase, finishing with 19 out of a 20 possible points.
Defending VELUX EHF Champions League champions FC Barcelona Intersport (formerly FC Barcelona Borges), their Spanish counterparts Atletico Madrid (former BM Ciudad Real) and VELUX EHF Champions League 2010 winners THW Kiel lost only one of their 10 matches, topping their groups in the process.
The closeness of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 Group Phase was shown by the fact that five of the Last 16 participants were decided in the final round of matches in the Group Phase. The last team to qualify were Polish champions Orlen Wisla Plock after winning their Group C duel at St. Petersburg on Sunday (26 February).
Group B ended in particularly thrilling circumstances – four teams fought for the three open places in the Last 16 in the final matches, with two of the decisive matches ending with a one goal margin victory and one with a draw.
The variety of those 16 teams qualified for the Last 16 is huge. Even though all three Spanish and German teams have made their way to the knockout stage, clubs from 11 countries will be fighting for the qualification through to the Quarter-Finals in the two-legged matches on their way to the final destination of Cologne – and only eight of them were part of last season’s Last 16.
2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Last 16
MatchID: 201211020104- 001 GER Füchse Berlin 002 GER HSV Hamburg 0 : 0 18.03.2012 16:00 Berlin 25.03.2012 17:15 Hamburg 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Ref.-Del.: Wille AUT Del.: Bürgi SUI 0:0 (0:0) 003 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 004 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport 0 : 0 18.03.2012 17:00 Montpellier 25.03.2012 17:00 Barcelona 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Ref.-Del.: Andorka HUN Del.: Mulleners BEL 0:0 (0:0) 005 POL Orlen Wisla Plock 006 GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 14.03.2012 20:00 Plock 18.03.2012 17:30 Kiel 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Ref.-Del.: Mikucionis LTU Del.: Jaskins LAT Ref.: Dobrovits, Tajok HUN Ref.-Del.: Dujardin FRA Del.: Schlick AUT 0:0 (0:0) 007 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen 008 ESP BM Atletico Madrid 0 : 0 15.03.2012 19:30 Schaffhausen 25.03.2012 15:45 Madrid 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Ref.-Del.: Hansson SWE Del.: Stemberg GER 0:0 (0:0) 009 ESP Reale Ademar Leon 010 HUN MKB Veszprém KC 0 : 0 17.03.2012 17:00 Leon 25.03.2012 18:00 Veszprem 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Ref.-Del.: Dolejs CZE Del.: Ruocco ITA 0:0 (0:0) 011 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce 012 SLO RK Cimos Koper 0 : 0 18.03.2012 20:30 Kielce 24.03.2012 18:00 Koper 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Lazaar, Reveret FRA Ref.-Del.: Olsson SWE Del.: Nachevski MKD 0:0 (0:0) 013 MKD HC Metalurg 014 CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 0 : 0 18.03.2012 17:00 Skopje 24.03.2012 20:15 Zagreb 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Ref.-Del.: Breto Leon ESP Del.: Convents BEL 0:0 (0:0) 015 SWE IK Sävehof 016 DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 18.03.2012 16:30 Göteborg 24.03.2012 20:00 Brondby 0:0 (0:0) Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Ref.-Del.: Sokol CRO Del.: Szajna POL 0:0 (0:0)
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VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 Fixtures
First Legs to be played 14-18 March 2012 Second Legs to be played 18-25 March 2012
Füchse Berlin (GER) vs. HSV Hamburg (GER) 18.03.2012 @ 16:00 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin 25.03.2012 @ 17:15 o2 World, Hamburg
Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) vs. FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) 18.03.2012 @ 17:00 Palais des Sports René Bougnol, Montpellier 25.03.2012 @ 17:00 Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) vs. THW Kiel (GER) 14.03.2012 @ 20:00 ORLEN Arena, Plock 18.03.2012 @ 17:30 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) vs. BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) 15.03.2012 @ 19:30 BBC Arena, Schaffhausen 25.03.2012 @ 15:45 Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid
Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) vs. MKB Veszprém KC (HUN) 17.03.2012 @ 17:00 Palacio de los Deportes de Leon, Leon 25.03.2012 @ 18:00 Veszprem Arena, Veszprem
KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) vs. RK Cimos Koper (SLO) 18.03.2012 @ 20:30 Hala M.O.S.I.R., Leigonow 24.03.2012 @ 18:00 Sportna Dvorana Bonifika, Koper
HC Metalurg (MKD) vs. Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) 18.03.2012 @ 17:00 Boris Trajkovski, Skopje 24.03.2012 @ 20:15 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
IK Sävehof (SWE) vs. AG Kobenhavn (DEN) 18.03.2012 @ 16:30 Scandinavium, Gothenburg 24.03.2012 @ 20:00 Brondby Hallen, Brondby
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Füchse Berlin (GER)
Address Markgrafenstraße 34, 10117 Berlin, Germany Playing Hall Max-Schmeling-Halle, Falkplatz 1, 10437 Berlin, Germany Press Contact [email protected] Website www. fuechse-berlin.de
Coach: Dagur Sigurdsson, since 2009 Key Players: Iker Romero, Silvio Heinevetter Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Third placed in Germany Qualification for Last 16: Fourth placed in Group B
The road to the Last 16: Beating Bjerringbro in their final encounter - a real thriller - brought the decisive points for the Foxes of Berlin, who qualified for the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time.
The Germans showed some surprising results like 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 minimum objective – qualification through to the Last 16.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 1
National champion: - None National Cup winner: - None
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
GER Füchse Berlin
NED GER Bult MarkBult 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 21212121 Weight: 96 kg 66666666 Weight: 95 kg
GER GER Heinevetter Silvio Hövels KenjiHövels 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 12121212 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 24242424 Weight: 85 kg Weight: 96 kg
DEN GER Laen TorstenLaen Torsten Löffler ColjaLöffler 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 4444 Weight: 96 kg 2222 Weight: 86 kg
GER CRO Michelsen Morten Nincevic IvanNincevic 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 32323232 Weight: 102 kg 27272727 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 30303030 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 14141414 Weight: 106 kg 11111111 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 18181818 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 23232323 Weight: 81 kg 9999 Weight: 96 kg
SWE CZE Stenbäcken Jonathan Stochl PetrStochl 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 19191919 Weight: 103 kg 71717171 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 15151515 Weight: 83 kg Weight: 87 kg
GER GER Voss Alexander Wiede FabianWiede Fabian Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Rüdersdorf Place of birth: Belzig Date of birth: 13.09.1988 Date of birth: 08.02.1996 Height: 184 cm Height: 192 cm 29292929 Weight: 77 kg 29292929 Weight: 89 kg
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HSV Hamburg (GER)
Address Hellgrundweg 50, 22525 Hamburg, Germany Playing Hall Sporthalle Hamburg, Krochmannstrasse 55, 22297 Hamburg, Germany Press Contact [email protected] Website www.hsvhandball.com
Coach: Jens Häusler, since January 2012 (replacing Per Carlén) Key Players: Igor Vori, Hans Lindberg Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: German Champion Qualification for the Last 16: Winner of Group C
The road to Last 16: It was an easy ride for HSV who confirmed top place in the group after Round 8.
The Germans did not lose any of their 10 matches, with the draw at home against RK Cimos Koper the only point they lost.
Despite this success Hamburg fired their coach Per Carlen in December and since then his former assistant, Jens Häusler, is the new number one on the bench.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 5 Semi-Final (3): 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2010/2011 Quarter-Final (1): 2009/2010
German champion: 2011 German Cup winner: 2006, 2010
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
GER HSV Hamburg
SWE GER Beutler DanBeutler Dan Bitter Johannes Position: Goal Keeper Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Hallstahammar Place of birth: Oldenburg Date of birth: 07.10.1977 Date of birth: 02.09.1982 Height: 193 cm Height: 205 cm 77777777 Weight: 89 kg 1111 Weight: 104 kg
SWE CRO Carlén OscarCarlén Oscar Duvnjak Domagoj Position: Right Back Position: Back Place of birth: Karlstad Place of birth: Dakovo Date of birth: 11.05.1988 Date of birth: 01.06.1988 Height: 194 cm Height: 197 cm 66666666 Weight: 96 kg 4444 Weight: 96 kg
GER FRA Flohr Matthias Gille Bertrand Position: Left Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Aachen Place of birth: Valence Date of birth: 19.03.1982 Date of birth: 24.03.1978 Height: 188 cm Height: 187 cm 7777 Weight: 94 kg 14141414 Weight: 98 kg
FRA GER Gille Guillaume Hens PascalHens Pascal Position: Middle Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Valence Place of birth: Daun Date of birth: 12.07.1976 Date of birth: 26.03.1980 Height: 192 cm Height: 203 cm 15151515 Weight: 97 kg 23232323 Weight: 100 kg
GER GER Jansen Torsten Kraus Michael Position: Left Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Adenau Place of birth: Göppingen Date of birth: 23.12.1976 Date of birth: 28.09.1983 Height: 185 cm Height: 187 cm 5555 Weight: 90 kg 2222 Weight: 98 kg
CRO POL Lackovic Blazenko Lijewski Marcin Position: Left Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Varazdin Place of birth: Krotoszyn Date of birth: 25.12.1980 Date of birth: 21.09.1977 Height: 197 cm Height: 197 cm 6666 Weight: 94 kg 22222222 Weight: 102 kg
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GER HSV Hamburg
DEN GER Lindberg Hans Meier FlorianMeier Florian Position: Right Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Hohe Taastrup Place of birth: Buchholz/N. Date of birth: 01.08.1981 Date of birth: 26.02.1982 Height: 188 cm Height: - 18181818 Weight: 83 kg Weight: -
GER GER Schliedermann Marcel Schröder Stefan Position: Back Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Ehingen Place of birth: Schwerin Date of birth: 02.01.1991 Date of birth: 17.07.1981 Height: 189 cm Height: 183 cm 27272727 Weight: 95 kg 3333 Weight: 88 kg
GER GER Schulze Robert Stabick OleStabick Ole Position: Left Wing Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Wolgast Place of birth: Elmshom Date of birth: 14.06.1991 Date of birth: 19.07.1990 Height: 188 cm Height: 185 cm 20202020 Weight: 87 kg 19191919 Weight: 86 kg
GER GER Stumps Martin Trinks Christoph Position: Right Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Daun Place of birth: Dresden Date of birth: 14.05.1986 Date of birth: 09.12.1988 Height: - Height: - 21212121 Weight: - 16161616 Weight: -
CRO SLO Vori IgorVori Igor Vugrinec Renato Position: Line Player Position: Right Back Place of birth: Zagreb Place of birth: Ptuj Date of birth: 20.09.1980 Date of birth: 09.06.1975 Height: 203 cm Height: 196 cm 9999 Weight: 114 kg 17171717 Weight: 101 kg
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Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA)
Address Centre Jean-Paul Lacombe, 1000 Avenue Val de Montferrad, 34090 Montpellier, France Playing Hall Arena Montpellier, Rue de la Foire, 34470 Pérols/Montpellier, France Press Contact [email protected] Website www.montpellierhandball.com
Coach: Patrice Canayer, since 1994 Key Players: Nikola Karabatic, Vid Kavticnik Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: French Champion Qualification for the Last 16: fourth placed in Group D
The road to the Last 16: Rank four was much less than expected for the French champions – but especially their two home defeats against Kiel and Kobenhavn and losing at Szeged and Leon were the reasons for this uncomfortable position of one of the biggest contenders for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2011/12.
Even the surprising victory at Kiel at the start of the competition could not bring more stability to Karabatic and his side.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 14 Winner (1): 2002/2003 Semi-Final (1): 2004/2005 Quarter-Final (4): 2000/2001, 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 Last 16 (3): 1995/1996, 2003/2004, 2006/2007 Main Round (2): 2007/2008, 2008/2009 Group Phase (2): 1998/1999, 1999/2000
French Champion: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 French Cup winner: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB
FRA FRA Accambray William Anquetil Arthur Position: Left Back Position: Place of birth: Cannes Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 08.04.1988 Date of birth: 23.07.1995 Height: 194 cm Height: - 7777 Weight: 94 kg Weight: -
FRA SRB Arvin-Berod Maxime Bojinovic Mladen Position: Middle Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: St. Renan Place of birth: Banja Luka Date of birth: 19.08.1991 Date of birth: 17.01.1977 Height: - Height: 202 cm 5555 Weight: - 77777777 Weight: 101 kg
FRA FRA Bonnefond Baptiste Boukheda Yasser Position: Position: Place of birth: Lyon Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 22.01.1993 Date of birth: 15.03.1994 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -
FRA FRA Cochard Maxime Corade Laurent Position: Position: Place of birth: Marseille Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 16.10.1992 Date of birth: 06.06.1993 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -
FRA FRA Desbois Martin Desbonnet Remi Position: Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Cherbourg Octeville Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 16.02.1993 Date of birth: 28.02.1992 Height: - Height: - Weight: - 92929292 Weight: -
SLO FRA Gajic DraganGajic Dragan Gomez Thomas Position: Right Wing Position: Place of birth: Celje Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 21.07.1984 Date of birth: 22.06.1995 Height: 190 cm Height: - 30303030 Weight: 83 kg Weight: -
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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB
FRA FRA Grebille Mathieu Guigou Michael Position: Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Paris Place of birth: Apt Date of birth: 06.10.1991 Date of birth: 28.01.1982 Height: - Height: 179 cm 18181818 Weight: - 14141414 Weight: 79 kg
FRA TUN Gutfreund Antoine Hammed Aymen Position: Position: Right Back Place of birth: Strasbourg Place of birth: Tunis Date of birth: 06.10.1992 Date of birth: 26.07.1983 Height: - Height: 196 cm Weight: - 27272727 Weight: 95 kg
FRA FRA Hmam Wissem Honrubia Samuel Position: Left Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Menzel Ternime Place of birth: Beziers Date of birth: 21.04.1981 Date of birth: 05.07.1986 Height: 197 cm Height: 180 cm 88888888 Weight: 104 kg 15151515 Weight: 75 kg
FRA FRA Joli FlorentJoli Florent Karabatic Luka Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Lyon Place of birth: Strasbourg Date of birth: 08.07.1990 Date of birth: 19.04.1988 Height: - Height: 202 cm 9999 Weight: - 25252525 Weight: 90 kg
FRA SLO Karabatic Nikola Kavticnik VidKavticnik Vid Position: Middle Back Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Nis Place of birth: Slovenj Gradec Date of birth: 11.04.1984 Date of birth: 24.05.1984 Height: 196 cm Height: 190 cm 22222222 Weight: 102 kg 23232323 Weight: 85 kg
FRA FRA Lavabre TheoLavabre Theo Lejonc SimonLejonc Simon Position: Position: Place of birth: Montpellier Place of birth: Nice Date of birth: 08.08.1994 Date of birth: 29.04.1992 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -
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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB
FRA FRA Leventoux Remi Lhou Moha Hugo Position: Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Levallois Peret Place of birth: Strasbourg Date of birth: 12.02.1992 Date of birth: 22.03.1993 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -
FRA FRA Mesnard Kevin Orzoni YannOrzoni Yann Position: Position: Place of birth: Strasbourg Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 11.01.1993 Date of birth: 26.04.1995 Height: - Height: - Weight: - Weight: -
FRA SLO Paloc TristanPaloc Tristan Prost PrimozProst Primoz Position: Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Montpellier Place of birth: Trbovlje Date of birth: 14.02.1993 Date of birth: 14.07.1983 Height: - Height: 186 cm Weight: - 16161616 Weight: 96 kg
FRA FRA Robin Mickael Saidani Alexandre Position: Goal Keeper Position: Place of birth: Strasbourg Place of birth: Montpellier Date of birth: 28.05.1985 Date of birth: 30.07.1994 Height: 190 cm Height: - 1111 Weight: 82 kg Weight: -
FRA FRA Salou RemiSalou Remi Sincere Romain Position: Line Player Position: Place of birth: Brest Place of birth: Le Port Date of birth: 09.02.1988 Date of birth: 21.10.1993 Height: 197 cm Height: - 11111111 Weight: 102 kg Weight: -
SVK FRA Stochl Richard Tej IssamTej Issam Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Michalovce Place of birth: Tunis Date of birth: 17.12.1975 Date of birth: 29.07.1979 Height: 200 cm Height: 187 cm 12121212 Weight: 108 kg 6666 Weight: 98 kg
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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB
FRA FRA Thouvenot Vincent Zens NicolasZens Nicolas Position: Position: Place of birth: Gap Place of birth: Strasbourg Date of birth: 30.05.1994 Date of birth: 07.01.1990 Height: - Height: - Weight: - 26262626 Weight: -
FRA Zerbib Romain Position: Place of birth: Talence Date of birth: 30.07.1993 Height: - Weight: -
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FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP)
Address Avda. Aristides Maillol, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Playing Hall Palau Blaugrana, Av. Aristides Maillol, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Press Contact [email protected] Website www.fcbarcelona.cat
Coach: Xavi Pascual, since February 2008 Key Players: Laszlo Nagy, Siarhei Rutenka Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Spanish Champion Qualification for the Last 16: Winner of Group A
The road to the Last 16: In the first eight Rounds the defending champions were unbeatable with only one of their eight straight victories ever endangered – the 31:30 victory against Zagreb. After qualifying for the Last 16 very early the Catalans surprisingly lost against Zagreb at home, but secured first place in their group with a final match victory in Sweden at IK Sävehof.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 15 Winner (7): 1995/1996, 1996/1997, 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2004/2005, 2010/2011 Final (2): 2000/2001, 2009/2010 Semi-Final (1): 2007/2008 Quarter-Final (2): 2005/2006, 2006/2007 Last 16 (1): 2003/2004 Main Round (1): 2008/2009
Spanish champion: 1968/69, 1972/73, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2010/11
Spanish Cup winner: 1968/69, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2003/04, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10
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 21212121 Weight: 89 kg 33333333 Weight: 81 kg
ESP ESP Balaguer Romeu David Corrales Rodal Rodrigo Position: Right Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Cangas Date of birth: 17.08.1991 Date of birth: 24.01.1991 Height: 184 cm Height: 202 cm 34343434 Weight: 83 kg 36363636 Weight: 99 kg
ESP ESP Entrerrios Rodriguez Raul Garcia Lorenzana Juan Position: Middle Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Gijon Place of birth: Leon Date of birth: 12.02.1981 Date of birth: 28.08.1977 Height: 195 cm Height: 176 cm 9999 Weight: 89 kg 6666 Weight: 74 kg
RUS SWE Igropulo Konstantin Jernemyr Magnus Position: Right Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Stravopolski Place of birth: Uppsala Date of birth: 14.04.1985 Date of birth: 18.06.1976 Height: 189 cm Height: 198 cm 35353535 Weight: 97 kg 20202020 Weight: 106 kg
ESP ESP Molina Casado Carlos Morros de Argila Viran Position: Left Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Barcelona Date of birth: 31.05.1991 Date of birth: 15.12.1983 Height: 198 cm Height: 197 cm 37373737 Weight: 92 kg 27272727 Weight: 92 kg
HUN DEN Nagy LaszloNagy Laszlo Nöddesbo Jesper Brian Position: Right Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Szeged Place of birth: Herning Date of birth: 03.03.1981 Date of birth: 23.10.1980 Height: 207 cm Height: 199 cm 19191919 Weight: 113 kg 3333 Weight: 101 kg
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ESP FC Barcelona Intersport
ITA ESP Oneto Zuniga Marco Antonio Rocas Comas Albert Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Vina de Mar Place of birth: Palafrugell Date of birth: 03.06.1982 Date of birth: 16.06.1982 Height: 201 cm Height: 189 cm 29292929 Weight: 112 kg 26262626 Weight: 80 kg
BLR BIH Rutenka Siarhei Saric DanijelSaric Danijel Position: Left Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Privolnij Place of birth: Doboj Date of birth: 29.08.1981 Date of birth: 27.06.1977 Height: 199 cm Height: 194 cm 22222222 Weight: 109 kg 12121212 Weight: 93 kg
ESP SWE Sarmiento Melian Daniel Sjöstrand Johan Position: Middle Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Las Palmas Place of birth: Skövde Date of birth: 25.08.1983 Date of birth: 26.02.1987 Height: 188 cm Height: 195 cm 11111111 Weight: 85 kg 1111 Weight: 95 kg
FRA ESP Sorhaindo Cedric Tomas Gonzalez Victor Position: Line Player Position: Right Wing Place of birth: La Trinite Place of birth: Barcelona Date of birth: 07.06.1984 Date of birth: 15.02.1985 Height: 192 cm Height: 178 cm 10101010 Weight: 100 kg 8888 Weight: 89 kg
ESP Ugalde Garcia Cristian Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Sant Joan Despi Date of birth: 19.10.1987 Height: 185 cm 15151515 Weight: 80 kg
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Orlen Wisla Plock (POL)
Address Al. F. Kobylinskiego 13, 09-400 Plock, Poland Playing Hall ORLEN Arena, Pl. Celebry Papieskiej 1, 09-400 Plock, Poland Press Contact [email protected] Website www.sprwislaplock.pl
Coach: Lars Walther, since 2010 Key Players: Michal Kubisztal, Adam Wisnewski Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Polish Champion Qualification for the Last 16: Fourth placed in Group C
The road to the Last 16: Another long and winding road to the knock-out stage, but 16 years after the “Oilers” had been among the top 16 for the last time they managed the qualification for the Last 16 by a final clear victory at St. Petersburg.
Coach Lars Walther had led his team to the Polish championship, which meant the direct qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League and after a good start with four points from their first three games Plock were in a good position to qualify through to the Last 16.
However, losing some key games such as at home against Metalurg meant that the final decision needed to be made in the last round of Group C matches.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 7 Last 16 (1): 1995/1996 Group Phase (5): 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2008/2009
Polish champion: 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 Polish Cup winner: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
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POL Orlen Wisla Plock
SWE POL Bäckström Joakim Chrapkowski Piotr Position: Left Wing Position: Left Back Place of birth: Barseback Place of birth: Goreczno Date of birth: 01.01.1986 Date of birth: 24.03.1988 Height: 180 cm Height: 202 cm 6666 Weight: 75 kg 3333 Weight: 96 kg
SLO POL Dobelsek Luka Dudek Bartosz Position: Middle Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Celje Place of birth: Plock Date of birth: 12.01.1983 Date of birth: 23.08.1991 Height: 191 cm Height: 188 cm 15151515 Weight: 93 kg 16161616 Weight: 77 kg
HUN SLO Eklemovic Nikola Kavas Bostjan Position: Middle Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Beograd Place of birth: Murska Sobota Date of birth: 08.02.1978 Date of birth: 13.09.1978 Height: 193 cm Height: 191 cm 8888 Weight: 96 kg 14141414 Weight: 94 kg
POL POL Kubisztal Michal Kwiatkowski Zbigniew Position: Left Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Tarnow Place of birth: Mlawa Date of birth: 23.03.1980 Date of birth: 02.04.1985 Height: 194 cm Height: 202 cm 11111111 Weight: 101 kg 2222 Weight: 118 kg
POL DEN Miska Arkadiusz Olsen Kenneth Position: Right Wing Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Zabrze Place of birth: Lejre Date of birth: 03.07.1980 Date of birth: 11.10.1984 Height: 185 cm Height: 186 cm 7777 Weight: 87 kg 34343434 Weight: 85 kg
POL SRB Paczkowski Pawel Rajkovic Vukasin Position: Right Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Swiecie Place of birth: Sabac Date of birth: 14.06.1993 Date of birth: 07.04.1983 Height: 192 cm Height: 196 cm 23232323 Weight: 88 kg 33333333 Weight: 108 kg
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POL Orlen Wisla Plock
DEN NOR Seier Morten Larsen Spanne Christian Lillenes Position: Goal Keeper Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Hillerod Place of birth: Drammen Date of birth: 29.03.1977 Date of birth: 22.06.1986 Height: 192 cm Height: 185 cm 22222222 Weight: 102 kg 9999 Weight: 83 kg
POL BIH Syprzak Kamil Toromanovic Muhamed Position: Right Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Plock Place of birth: Cazin Date of birth: 23.07.1991 Date of birth: 09.04.1984 Height: 206 cm Height: 194 cm 21212121 Weight: 115 kg 20202020 Weight: 110 kg
POL POL Twardo AdamTwardo Adam Wichary Marcin Position: Left Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Plock Place of birth: Zabrze Date of birth: 26.05.1983 Date of birth: 17.02.1980 Height: 194 cm Height: 193 cm 19191919 Weight: 99 kg 12121212 Weight: 102 kg
POL POL Wisniewski Adam Zolotenko Michal Position: Left Wing Position: Left Back Place of birth: Plock Place of birth: Tczew Date of birth: 24.10.1980 Date of birth: 21.03.1979 Height: 192 cm Height: 192 cm 10101010 Weight: 96 kg 17171717 Weight: 99 kg
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THW Kiel (GER)
Address Ziegelteich 30, 24103 Kiel, Germany Playing Hall Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel, Europaplatz 1, 24103 Kiel, Germany Press Contact [email protected] Website www.thw-handball.de
Coach: Alfred Gislason, since 2008 Key Players: Filip Jicha, Thierry Omeyer Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: German runners-up Qualification for Last 16: winner of Group D
The road to the Last 16: The 2009/10 winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League needed some time to get started in the Group Phase, taking just three points from three matches (including a home defeat against Montpellier and a draw at Leon), but the Germans showed their real quality soon enough.
Six straight victories followed including wins at Montpellier and against Kobenhavn at home where they took the first place in the group before the final duel at Kobenhavn where, after a tough clash in Denmark, a draw was enough to finish first.
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
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
GER THW Kiel
SWE SWE Ahlm MarcusAhlm 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 13131313 Weight: 106 kg 5555 Weight: 104 kg
SRB SRB Dragicevic Milutin Ilic MomirIlic 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 7777 Weight: 82 kg 31313131 Weight: 104 kg
CZE GER Jicha FilipJicha Filip Klein DominikKlein 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 39393939 Weight: 105 kg 33333333 Weight: 85 kg
GER CZE Krieter Moritz Kubes DanielKubes 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 16161616 Weight: 89 kg 17171717 Weight: 111 kg
SWE GER Lundström Henrik Müller TjarkMüller 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 6666 Weight: 82 kg 8888 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 25252525 Weight: 92 kg 1111 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 12121212 Weight: 88 kg 24242424 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 19191919 Weight: 85 kg 11111111 Weight: 90 kg
GER Zeitz Christian Position: Right Back Place of birth: Heidelberg Date of birth: 18.11.1980 Height: 186 cm 20202020 Weight: 95 kg
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Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI)
Address Hohbergstraße 50, 8207 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Playing Hall BBC Arena, Schweizersbildstr. 10, 8207 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Press Contact [email protected] Website www.kadettensh.ch
Coach: Petr Hrachovec, since 2008 Key Players: Peter Kuckucka, Iwan Ursic Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Swiss Champion Qualification for Last 16: Fourth-placed in Group A
The road to the Last 16: After the first half of the Group Phase the Swiss champions looked like being eliminated with only two points from five matches, but their clear home victory against Sävehof was the turning point.
Kadetten took the profit of five straight defeats of their major opponent Chambery Savoie – and by beating the French team in Round 9 they paved the way to their second participation in the Last 16.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 6 Last 16 (1): 2010/2011 Group Phase (3): 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 Qualification (1): 2009/2010
Swiss champion: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 Swiss Cup winner: 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen
SUI GER Bucher ElioBucher Elio Dissinger Christian Position: Middle Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: St. Gallen Place of birth: Date of birth: 17.01.1984 Date of birth: 15.11.1991 Height: 188 cm Height: 202 cm 21212121 Weight: 85 kg 25252525 Weight: 100 kg
SRB SUI Elezovic UrosElezovic Uros Goepfert Florian Position: Left Back Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Banja Luka Place of birth: Basel Date of birth: 28.01.1982 Date of birth: 09.07.1988 Height: 192 cm Height: 190 cm 18181818 Weight: 90 kg 7777 Weight: 85 kg
SUI ROU Graubner David Jurca Rares Lucian Position: Left Back Position: Right Back Place of birth: Mooseedorf Place of birth: Cluj Napoca Date of birth: 29.05.1984 Date of birth: 29.04.1983 Height: 194 cm Height: 194 cm 8888 Weight: 93 kg 20202020 Weight: 96 kg
SVK SUI Kukucka Peter Pendic Andrija Position: Middle Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Bojnice Place of birth: Date of birth: 20.07.1982 Date of birth: 12.03.1987 Height: 190 cm Height: 190 cm 4444 Weight: 90 kg 9999 Weight: 90 kg
SUI SUI Quadrelli Remo Schelbert Ruben Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Back Place of birth: Steckborn Place of birth: Date of birth: 19.09.1985 Date of birth: 11.12.1988 Height: 190 cm Height: 195 cm 1111 Weight: 90 kg 19191919 Weight: 91 kg
POL SRB Starczan Leszek Stojanovic Aleksandar Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Olesnica Place of birth: Jagodina Date of birth: 28.11.1977 Date of birth: 22.06.1983 Height: 183 cm Height: 197 cm 11111111 Weight: 90 kg 14141414 Weight: 103 kg
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SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen
SLO SUI Tominec NikTominec Nik Ursic IwanUrsic Iwan Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Luzern Place of birth: Niedergösgen Date of birth: 26.03.1991 Date of birth: 06.12.1976 Height: 190 cm Height: 192 cm 24242424 Weight: 88 kg 23232323 Weight: 100 kg
LTU CZE Vaskevicius Arunas Vrany VaclavVrany Vaclav Position: Goal Keeper Position: Line Player Place of birth: Druskininkai Place of birth: Pilsen Date of birth: 03.08.1973 Date of birth: 13.09.1982 Height: 192 cm Height: 202 cm 12121212 Weight: 100 kg 6666 Weight: 99 kg
SUI SUI Vukelic Marko Wyss MarcoWyss Marco Position: Right Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Hochdorf Place of birth: Grindelwald Date of birth: 27.01.1987 Date of birth: 03.03.1990 Height: 183 cm Height: 188 cm 3333 Weight: 92 kg 16161616 Weight: 90 kg
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BM Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Address Pabellon Quijote Arena, Carretera Puertollano s/n, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain Playing Hall Palacio Vistalegre, 28025 Madrid, Spain Press Contact [email protected] Website www.bmatleticodemadrid.com
Coach: Talant Dujshebaev, since 2005 Key Players: Arpad Sterbik, Kiril Lazarov Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Spanish runners-up Qualification for the Last 16: Winner of Group B
The road to the Last 16: With seven victories and two draws against Medvedi, Madrid qualified after Round 8 for the Last 16 and won their group after the ninth day of matches.
The one and only defeat was in Round 10 against Veszprem which was not a decisive match.
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
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
ESP BM Atletico Madrid
FRA ESP Abalo LucAbalo 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 18181818 Weight: 80 kg 13131313 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 21212121 Weight: 100 kg 14141414 Weight: 85 kg
ESP FRA Diez Garcia Antonio Dinart DidierDinart 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 33333333 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 24242424 Weight: 102 kg 4444 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 6666 Weight: 103 kg 1111 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 22222222 Weight: 103 kg 5555 Weight: 100 kg
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ESP BM Atletico Madrid
MKD DEN Lazarov KirilLazarov 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 77777777 Weight: 99 kg 11111111 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 15151515 Weight: 86 kg 20202020 Weight: 91 kg
ESP Sterbik Arpad Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Senta Date of birth: 20.11.1979 Height: 200 cm 16161616 Weight: 119 kg
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Reale Ademar Leon (ESP)
Address P. Saenz de Miera s/n, Estadio A. Amilivia, 24009 Leon, Spain Playing Hall Palacio de los Deportes de Leon, Paseo saenz de miera s/n, 24009 Leon, Spain Press Contact [email protected] Website www.ademar.com
Coach: Isidoro Martinez (since 2011) Key Players: Martin Stranovsky, Venio Losert Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Third placed in Spain Qualification for the Last 16: Third placed in Group D
The road to the Last 16: Home ground strength was decisive for qualifying for the Last 16 ahead of Montpellier. 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.
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
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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 1111 Weight: 91 kg 4444 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 16161616 Weight: 128 kg 18181818 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 2222 Weight: 71 kg 7777 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 15151515 Weight: 75 kg 25252525 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 10101010 Weight: 97 kg 28282828 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 9999 Weight: 95 kg 5555 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 3333 Weight: 86 kg 17171717 Weight: 77 kg
CRO ESP Losert VenioLosert 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 12121212 Weight: 92 kg 32323232 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 8888 Weight: 105 kg 14141414 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 22222222 Weight: 94 kg 24242424 Weight: 78 kg
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MKB Veszprém KC (HUN)
Address Külso Kádártai ut., 8200 Veszprém, Hungary Playing Hall Külso Kádártai ut., 8200 Veszprém, Hungary Press Contact [email protected] Website www.mkbveszprem.eu
Coach: Lajos Mocsai, since 2007 Key Players: Marko Vujin, Mirko Alilovic Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Hungarian Champion Qualification for the Last 16: second placed in Group B
The road to the Last 16: After a perfect start the Hungarians had a nervous wait until the last minute of the final group match to be sure of their place amongst the top 16 European teams.
They started with eight points from five matches before a series of defeats meant they missed out on an earlier qualification through to the Last 16. After losing against Füchse, Kielce and Medvedi the Hungarians beat Madrid in the final round of matches to secure their ticket through to the knockout stage.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 17 Final (1): 2001/2002 Semi-Final (2): 2002/2003, 2005/2006 Quarter-Final (8): 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2006/2007, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 Last 16 (2): 1993/1994, 2010/2011 Group Phase (3): 1994/1995, 1995/1996, 2007/2008
Hungarian champion: 1984/85, 1985/86, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11
Hungarian Cup winner: 1983/84, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/2010, 2010/11
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HUN MKB Veszprém KC
CRO HUN Alilovic MirkoAlilovic Mirko Csaszar Gabor Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Ljubuski Place of birth: Celldömölk Date of birth: 15.09.1985 Date of birth: 16.06.1984 Height: 200 cm Height: 188 cm 32323232 Weight: 111 kg 7777 Weight: 98 kg
HUN HUN Fazekas Nandor Gulyas PeterGulyas Peter Position: Goal Keeper Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Kecskemet Place of birth: Vezprem Date of birth: 16.10.1976 Date of birth: 04.03.1984 Height: 192 cm Height: 200 cm 1111 Weight: 90 kg 3333 Weight: 100 kg
CRO HUN Hud VedranHud Vedran Ilyés FerencIlyés Ferenc Position: Middle Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Varazdin Place of birth: Szekelyudvarhely Date of birth: 26.06.1990 Date of birth: 20.12.1981 Height: 188 cm Height: 198 cm 29292929 Weight: 92 kg 20202020 Weight: 103 kg
HUN HUN Ivancsik Gergö Ivancsik Tamas Position: Left Wing Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Györ Place of birth: Györ Date of birth: 30.11.1981 Date of birth: 03.04.1983 Height: 190 cm Height: 179 cm 4444 Weight: 87 kg 9999 Weight: 75 kg
SVK HUN Kancel OttoKancel Otto Komendant Endre Position: Left Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Kiralyhelmec Place of birth: Ajka Date of birth: 01.02.1995 Date of birth: 30.01.1992 Height: 202 cm Height: 212 cm Weight: 88 kg Weight: 112 kg
SLO HUN Korazija David Laluska Balazs Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Celje Place of birth: Szeged Date of birth: 27.03.1982 Date of birth: 20.06.1981 Height: 184 cm Height: 202 cm 15151515 Weight: 85 kg 17171717 Weight: 100 kg
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HUN MKB Veszprém KC
HUN HUN Liszkai Szilveszter REINALDO PEREZ C. Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Back Place of birth: Györ Place of birth: Marianao Date of birth: 01.03.1987 Date of birth: 26.08.1971 Height: 199 cm Height: 198 cm 16161616 Weight: 103 kg 10101010 Weight: 107 kg
HUN HUN Schuch Istvan Timuzsin Stranigg Janos-Tamas Position: Line Player Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Nagyatad Place of birth: Budapest Date of birth: 05.06.1985 Date of birth: 02.02.1995 Height: 197 cm Height: 190 cm 5555 Weight: 105 kg Weight: 80 kg
CRO BIH Sulic RenatoSulic Renato Terzic MirsadTerzic Mirsad Position: Line Player Position: Left Back Place of birth: Rijeka Place of birth: Priboj Date of birth: 12.10.1979 Date of birth: 12.07.1983 Height: 192 cm Height: 196 cm 33333333 Weight: 105 kg 30303030 Weight: 103 kg
SVK SRB Urban TomasUrban Tomas Vilovski UrosVilovski Uros Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Kosice Place of birth: Senta Date of birth: 17.09.1989 Date of birth: 25.02.1984 Height: 188 cm Height: 197 cm 24242424 Weight: 85 kg 2222 Weight: 103 kg
SRB Vujin MarkoVujin Marko Position: Right Back Place of birth: Backa Palanka Date of birth: 07.12.1984 Height: 200 cm 14141414 Weight: 100 kg
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KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL)
Address ul. Robotnicza 5, 25-662 Kielce, Poland Playing Hall Hala M.O.S.I.R – Legionow, ul. Boczna 15A, 25-093 Kielce, Poland Press Contact [email protected] Website www.vivetargi.pl
Coach: Bogdan Wenta, since 2008 Key Players: Slawomir Szmal, Michal Jurecki Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Winner of the Wildcard Qualification Tournament, Polish runners-up Qualification for the Last 16: Third placed in Group B
The road to the Last 16: Polish runners-up Kielce had to win through the Wildcard Qualification Tournament on their home ground and it took some time until the Kielce engines were fired up to full speed.
After their away victory at Chekhovskie the Poles were on track and after winning in Veszprem their hopes were high to progress through to the Last 16 for the second time after 2010 with their draw against Medvedi enough to go through.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 9 Last 16 (3): 1993/94, 1994/95, 2009/10 Last 32 (2): 1996/97, 1998/99 Group Matches (3): 1999/2000, 2003/04, 2010/11
Polish champion: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010 Polish Cup winner: 1985, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
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POL KS Vive Targi Kielce
CRO DEN Buntic DenisBuntic Denis Cleverly Marcus Position: Right Back Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Ljubuski Place of birth: Hilerod Date of birth: 13.11.1982 Date of birth: 15.06.1981 Height: 198 cm Height: 188 cm 21212121 Weight: 93 kg 1111 Weight: 92 kg
POL POL Grabarczyk Piotr Jachlewski Mateusz Position: Line Player Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Olsztyn Place of birth: Gdynia Date of birth: 31.10.1982 Date of birth: 27.12.1984 Height: 200 cm Height: 185 cm 2222 Weight: 99 kg 15151515 Weight: 88 kg
POL POL Jurasik Mariusz Jurecki Michal Position: Right Back Position: Left Back Place of birth: Zagan Place of birth: Koscian Date of birth: 04.05.1976 Date of birth: 27.10.1984 Height: 190 cm Height: 198 cm 13131313 Weight: 95 kg 5555 Weight: 110 kg
POL CRO Kuchczynski Patryk Musa ZeljkoMusa Zeljko Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Gdynia Place of birth: Mostar Date of birth: 17.03.1983 Date of birth: 08.01.1986 Height: 183 cm Height: 200 cm 10101010 Weight: 81 kg 22222222 Weight: 103 kg
ISL POL Olafsson Thorir Przybylski Mateusz Position: Right Wing Position: Left Back Place of birth: Reykjavik Place of birth: Kielce Date of birth: 28.11.1979 Date of birth: 24.09.1991 Height: 189 cm Height: 195 cm 9999 Weight: 78 kg 20202020 Weight: 98 kg
POL SRB Rosinski Tomasz Stojkovic Rastko Position: Middle Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Ostrov WLKP Place of birth: Belgrad Date of birth: 24.02.1984 Date of birth: 12.07.1981 Height: 192 cm Height: 191 cm 24242424 Weight: 85 kg 18181818 Weight: 104 kg
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POL KS Vive Targi Kielce
POL POL Szmal Slawomir Tkaczyk Grzegorz Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Back Place of birth: Strzelce Opol Place of birth: Warschau Date of birth: 02.10.1978 Date of birth: 22.12.1980 Height: 190 cm Height: 194 cm 78787878 Weight: 90 kg 6666 Weight: 94 kg
POL POL Tomczak Bartlomiej Zaremba Mateusz Position: Left Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Ostrow Wlkp Place of birth: Nowogard Date of birth: 07.09.1985 Date of birth: 27.10.1984 Height: 186 cm Height: 198 cm 4444 Weight: 90 kg 7777 Weight: 94 kg
SLO Zorman UrosZorman Uros Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Kranj Date of birth: 09.01.1980 Height: 189 cm 23232323 Weight: 96 kg
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RK Cimos Koper (SLO)
Address Cesta Marezganskega Upora 2, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Playing Hall Sportna Dvorana Bonifika, Cesta Zore Perello Godina 3, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Press Contact [email protected] Website www.rk-koper.com
Coach: Fredi Radojkovic, since November 2009 Key Players: Milorad Krivokapic, Matjaz Brumen Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Slovenian Champion Qualification for Last 16: second placed in Group C
The road to the Last 16: The Slovenian champions and current EHF Challenge Cup holders qualified early for the Last 16, but had to wait until the final match of their group to know which position they would qualify through in.
Koper showed strength at home, winning all their matches against lower placed teams, and even taking a draw at Hamburg, but after drawing at home against HC Metalurg (they lost away at Skopje in the first round of matches) in the final round of group games they needed help from Hamburg – and as the Germans took both points in FYR Macedonia, Koper placed second in the end.
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
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SLO RK Cimos Koper
CRO SLO Bogunovic Goran Bombac DeanBombac 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 30303030 Weight: 98 kg 9999 Weight: 92 kg
SLO SLO Brumen Matjaz Bundalo UrosBundalo 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 7777 Weight: 90 kg 33333333 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 8888 Weight: 90 kg 3333 Weight: 86 kg
CRO SLO Dzono NikolaDzono Nikola Jovicic ZoranJovicic 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 11111111 Weight: 96 kg 37373737 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 19191919 Weight: 91 kg 13131313 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 17171717 Weight: 99 kg 88888888 Weight: 105 kg
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SLO RK Cimos Koper
SLO SLO Podpecan Dusan Poklar TinePoklar 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 1111 Weight: 93 kg 10101010 Weight: 88 kg
SLO SLO Rapotec UrosRapotec Uros Skof GorazdSkof 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 21212121 Weight: 79 kg 12121212 Weight: 91 kg
BIH SLO Skoko BojanSkoko 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 2222 Weight: 104 kg 14141414 Weight: 88 kg
SLO Vran JureVran Jure Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: 23.07.1984 Height: 191 cm 16161616 Weight: 88 kg
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MC Metalurg Skopje (MKD)
Address ul. Jane Lukroski 6, 1000 Skopje, FYR Macedonia Playing Hall Boris Trajkovski, bul. 8 Septemvri bb, Skopje, FYR Macedonia Press Contact [email protected] Website www.rkmetalurg.mk
Coach: Lino Cervar, since 2009 Key Players: Darko Stanic, Naumce Mojsovski Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Winner of the Qualification Tournament 3, Champion of FYR Macedonia Qualification for the Last 16: third placed in Group C
The road to the Last 16: Coaching legend Lino Cervar built a strong team in Group C who managed to beat all their opponents, except HSV Hamburg, at least once. Metalurg had the strongest defence of all teams including their extraordinary goalkeeper Darko Stanic.
Beating Koper in the first match was the start of a successful series only interrupted by a draw at St. Petersburg and a surprising defeat at Constanta. But at home the Macedonians were a real powerhouse. Even against Hamburg they were close to the points, but the close defeat in Round 10 meant they missed out on second place, finishing third overall.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 4 Group Matches (2): 2006/2007, 2008/2009 Qualification (1): 2010/2011
Macedonian champion: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 Macedonian Cup winner: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
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MKD HC Metalurg
MKD MKD Alshovski Stefche Angelov Petar Position: Left Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Sidney Place of birth: Kavardaci Date of birth: 01.10.1972 Date of birth: 08.03.1977 Height: 189 cm Height: 192 cm 71717171 Weight: 89 kg 20202020 Weight: 103 kg
CRO MKD Batinovic Damir Dimovski Vancho Position: Left Back Position: Line Player Place of birth: Metkovic Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: 18.08.1987 Date of birth: 04.04.1979 Height: 193 cm Height: 187 cm 23232323 Weight: 93 kg 4444 Weight: 110 kg
MKD MKD Georgievski Goce Jonovski AceJonovski Ace Position: Right Wing Position: Left Back Place of birth: Skopje Place of birth: Bitola Date of birth: 12.02.1987 Date of birth: 29.12.1980 Height: 185 cm Height: 200 cm 9999 Weight: 83 kg 29292929 Weight: 104 kg
MKD SLO Kimevski Stefan Kozlina Miladin Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Back Place of birth: Kumanovo Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: 31.12.1990 Date of birth: 11.02.1983 Height: 193 cm Height: 199 cm 12121212 Weight: 88 kg 10101010 Weight: 115 kg
MKD MKD Levov MilanLevov Milan Madjovski Borjan Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Kavadarci Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: 05.04.1987 Date of birth: 08.05.1994 Height: 186 cm Height: 198 cm 3333 Weight: 87 kg Weight: 88 kg
MKD MKD Manaskov Dejan Markoski Velko Position: Left Wing Position: Left Back Place of birth: Veles Place of birth: Struga Date of birth: 26.08.1992 Date of birth: 05.04.1986 Height: 181 cm Height: 194 cm 11111111 Weight: 78 kg 14141414 Weight: 100 kg
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MKD HC Metalurg
MNE MKD Markovic Zarko Mirkulovski Filip Position: Right Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Cetinje Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: 01.06.1986 Date of birth: 14.09.1983 Height: 203 cm Height: 189 cm 7777 Weight: 103 kg 13131313 Weight: 91 kg
MKD MKD Mitrevski Nikola Mladenovski Jovica Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Back Place of birth: Bitola Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: 03.10.1985 Date of birth: 20.05.1987 Height: 188 cm Height: 190 cm 16161616 Weight: 84 kg 6666 Weight: 90 kg
MKD MKD Mojsoski Zlatko Mojsovski Naumce Position: Right Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Struga Place of birth: Struga Date of birth: 15.11.1981 Date of birth: 17.06.1980 Height: 180 cm Height: 187 cm 15151515 Weight: 81 kg 18181818 Weight: 92 kg
MKD MKD Naumovski Levko Peshevski Zharko Position: Line Player Position: Line Player Place of birth: Ohrid Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: 29.06.1980 Date of birth: 11.04.1991 Height: 198 cm Height: 195 cm 8888 Weight: 103 kg 44444444 Weight: 110 kg
MNE SRB Rakcevic Mladen Stanic DarkoStanic Darko Position: Line Player Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Cetinje Place of birth: Mojkovac Date of birth: 10.02.1982 Date of birth: 08.10.1978 Height: 179 cm Height: 191 cm 2222 Weight: 105 kg 1111 Weight: 102 kg
MKD MKD Stoilov MitkoStoilov Mitko Stojchevski Nikola Position: Middle Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Gevgelija Place of birth: Bitola Date of birth: 04.02.1983 Date of birth: 09.08.1984 Height: 195 cm Height: 185 cm 19191919 Weight: 107 kg 24242424 Weight: 83 kg
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Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO)
Address Trg Kresimira Cosica 11, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Playing Hall Arena Zagreb, Laniste b.b., 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Press Contact [email protected] Website www.rk-zagreb.hr
Coach: Ivica Obrvan, since 2011 Key Players: Marko Kopljar, Ivano Balic Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Croatian Champion Qualification for Last 16: second placed in Group A
The road to the Last 16: RK Zagreb had no problems finishing behind Barcelona and the Croats even had the mathematical chance to win the group before the last round of games.
The Croatians finished with 16 points, which included an unexpected defeat against Sävehof and a surprising victory at Barcelona.
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
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CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
CRO CRO Asanin MatejAsanin Matej Balic IvanoBalic 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 12121212 Weight: 118 kg 34343434 Weight: 96 kg
CRO CRO Brozovic IlijaBrozovic Ilija Celic FilipCelic 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 5555 Weight: 110 kg 2222 Weight: 78 kg
HUN CRO Gal GyulaGal Gyula Gojun JakovGojun 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 77777777 Weight: 115 kg 15151515 Weight: 112 kg
CRO CRO Horvat Zlatko Ivic FilipIvic 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 18181818 Weight: 87 kg 16161616 Weight: 95 kg
CRO CRO Kaleb AnteKaleb 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 47474747 Weight: 93 kg 8888 Weight: 108 kg
CRO CRO Maric MarinoMaric Marino Matulic JerkoMatulic 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 3333 Weight: 115 kg 9999 Weight: 86 kg
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CRO Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
CRO CRO Pesic IvanPesic Ivan Sebetic LukaSebetic 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 21212121 Weight: 110 kg 14141414 Weight: 93 kg
CRO SLO Sego MarinSego Marin Spiler DavidSpiler 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 1111 Weight: 101 kg 13131313 Weight: 95 kg
CRO CRO Sprem LovroSprem 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 11111111 Weight: 88 kg 7777 Weight: 104 kg
CRO CRO Strlek Manuel Valcic JosipValcic 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 17171717 Weight: 84 kg 22222222 Weight: 97 kg
CRO CRO Valcic TonciValcic Tonci Vukic LjuboVukic 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 24242424 Weight: 100 kg 23232323 Weight: 100 kg
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IK Sävehof (SWE)
Address Box 201, 43324 Partille, Sweden Playing Hall Scandinavium, Valhallagatan 1, 401 25 Göteborg, Sweden Press Contact [email protected] Website www.savehof.se
Coach: Mikael Franzén, since 2010 Key Players: Fredrik Larsson, Viktor Friden Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Winner of the Qualification Tournament 2, Swedish Champion Qualification for Last 16: third placed in Group A
The road to the Last 16: The Swedish champions were lucky to qualify for the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League, but eventually became the biggest surprise of the whole competition.
After losing their first three matches, the Swedes started their catch-up chase including a series of four victories in five matches with even more surprising home wins against Chambery and Zagreb, which secured their first participation in the Last 16 since 2005.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 4 Last 16 (1): 2004/2005 Group Stage (2): 2005/2006, 2010/2011
Swedish champion: 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011
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SWE IK Sävehof
SWE SWE Albrechtson Tobias Apelgren Michael Position: Left Wing Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Partille Place of birth: Stockholm Date of birth: 07.04.1988 Date of birth: 20.08.1984 Height: 183 cm Height: 181 cm 21212121 Weight: 70 kg 6666 Weight: 86 kg
SWE SWE Barud NiclasBarud Niclas Berggren Emil Position: Line Player Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Partille Place of birth: Eskilstuna Date of birth: 22.03.1988 Date of birth: 03.08.1986 Height: 196 cm Height: 195 cm 26262626 Weight: 105 kg 29292929 Weight: 103 kg
SWE SWE Blickhammar Anton De Santis Gabriel Position: Left Back Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Partille Place of birth: Partille Date of birth: 07.11.1992 Date of birth: 02.02.1993 Height: 189 cm Height: 192 cm 5555 Weight: 92 kg 14141414 Weight: 92 kg
SWE SWE Forsberg Joel Forsberg Thomas Position: Right Wing Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Partille Place of birth: Brännkyra Date of birth: 15.06.1993 Date of birth: 04.09.1980 Height: 179 cm Height: 195 cm 4444 Weight: 76 kg 1111 Weight: 92 kg
SWE SWE Fridén ViktorFridén Viktor Fritzon ErikFritzon Erik Position: Right Wing Position: Line Player Place of birth: Sävedalen Place of birth: Hjo Date of birth: 16.06.1987 Date of birth: 25.08.1981 Height: 188 cm Height: 186 cm 10101010 Weight: 77 kg 11111111 Weight: 105 kg
SWE SWE Johannesson Peter Johansson Robert Position: Goal Keeper Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Västra Gälaland Place of birth: Partille Date of birth: 12.05.1992 Date of birth: 26.01.1984 Height: 191 cm Height: 190 cm 16161616 Weight: 93 kg 2222 Weight: 85 kg
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SWE BIH Johansson Tobias Kulenovic Alen Position: Right Wing Position: Right Back Place of birth: Göteborg Place of birth: Jajce Date of birth: 08.04.1989 Date of birth: 25.09.1987 Height: 192 cm Height: 203 cm 13131313 Weight: 92 kg 9999 Weight: 105 kg
SWE SWE Larsson Fredrik Mansson Robert Position: Middle Back Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Skövde Place of birth: Partille Date of birth: 14.04.1984 Date of birth: 26.08.1992 Height: 191 cm Height: 192 cm 24242424 Weight: 95 kg 18181818 Weight: 92 kg
SWE SWE Nielsen Jesper Ottosson Viktor Position: Line Player Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Norrköping Place of birth: Göteborg Date of birth: 30.09.1989 Date of birth: 21.07.1990 Height: 200 cm Height: 187 cm 8888 Weight: 110 kg 23232323 Weight: 82 kg
GBR SWE Parker Jesper Schefvert Erik Position: Goal Keeper Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Göteborg Place of birth: Halmstad Date of birth: 18.04.1984 Date of birth: 10.10.1991 Height: 200 cm Height: 188 cm 12121212 Weight: 100 kg 22222222 Weight: 94 kg
SWE Stenbäcken Alexander Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Kullens Date of birth: 31.01.1986 Height: 188 cm 25252525 Weight: 93 kg
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AG Kobenhavn (DEN)
Address Park Alle 296, 1. Sal, 2605 Brondby, Denmark Playing Hall Brondby Hallen, Brondby, Brondby Stadion 20, 2605 Brondby, Denmark Press Contact [email protected] Website www.agkbh.dk
Coach: Magnus Andersson, since 2011 Key Players: Mikkel Hansen, Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Danish Champion Qualification for the Last 16: second placed in Group D
The road to the Last 16: Thanks to their internationally experienced top class players AG Kobenhavn made a big impact as debutants.
The Danes were fighting for the group victory from the first round of matches losing only to Leon and Kiel away.
Ahead of the final round matches for the number one spot Kobenhavn came in to the match against Kiel after a great away victory at Montpellier, but could only manage a draw against them which was not enough to finish top – but the target in Kobenhavn are high with qualification through to Cologne the aim.
VELUX EHF Champions League records: Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 1
Danish champion: 2010 Danish Cup winner: 2010
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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 5555 Weight: 95 kg 23232323 Weight: 103 kg
NOR SWE Ege SteinarEge Steinar Ekberg NiclasEkberg 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 12121212 Weight: 94 kg 18181818 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 10101010 Weight: 87 kg 24242424 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 17171717 Weight: 82 kg 20202020 Weight: 86 kg
DEN DEN Hvidt KasperHvidt 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 1111 Weight: 96 kg 16161616 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 8888 Weight: 102 kg 22222222 Weight: 105 kg
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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 19191919 Weight: 88 kg 3333 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 9999 Weight: 82 kg 11111111 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 15151515 Weight: 108 kg 7777 Weight: 103 kg
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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
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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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