Media Information Men’S EHF Cup 2017/18 Group Phase Draw Thursday, 30 November 2017, 11:00 Hrs Vienna Media Information

M Media Information Men’s EHF Cup 2017/18 Group Phase Draw Thursday, 30 November 2017, 11:00 hrs Vienna Media information

Dear Media Representative, Men’s EHF Cup Welcome to the new season of the Men’s EHF Cup. Five years ago the Cup Winners’s Cup Media Contacts has merged with the Men’s EHF Cup into one competition - the new Men’s EHF Cup. Since then the competition includes the group phase preceded by qualification rounds and EHF Media and Communications followed by quarter-finals. The semi-finals and the final is played in a final tournament. Vlado Brindzak [email protected] In the following media information you will find the essential facts you will require for the +43 1 80 151 161 upcoming season and the participating teams. Additional information can be found on the Twitter: @EHF eurohandball.com website. Online Media portal www.eurohandball.com europeancup.eurohandball.com All media representatives are invited to register for the EHF media portal on http:// EC Regulations members.ehf.eu. The European Handball Federation’s media portal is a one-stop-shop for media representatives offering all the EHF’s media news such as press releases, event flash quotes directly after matches, press conference highlights, draw reactions and downloads of all relevant information including, but not limited to, media guides and event logos. Furthermore photographs that are free for editorial use will be available for download.

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2 2017/2018 MEN'S EHF CUP Qualification Qualification Qualification Group Quarter Final Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Phase finals Tournament 30 teams 32 teams 32 teams 16 teams 8 teams 4 teams 02/03.09.2017 07/08.10.2017 18/19.11.2017 R1: 10/11.02.2018 21/22.04.18 19/20.05.2018 first leg first leg first leg R2: 17/18.02.2018 first leg Tournament R3: 24/25.02.2018 09/10.09.2017 14/15.10.2017 25/26.11.2017 R4: 03/04.03.2018 28/29.04.18 NATION second leg second leg second leg R5:24/25.03.2018 second leg R6:31.03./01.04.18 DRAWS: 18.07.2017 18.07.2017 17.10.2017 30.11.2017 03.04.2018 01.05.2018 1 Def. Champ. Frisch Auf Göppingen/GER 2 HUN Grundfos Tatabanya KC 3 GER Füchse Berlin 4 ESP BM Logrono La Rioja 5 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 SLO RK Riko Ribnica 7 HUN CYEB Budakalasz 8 POL KS Azoty-Pulawy SA 9 GER SC Magdeburg 10 ESP Frainkin BM Granollers 11 FRA St. Raphael var Handball 12 DEN Ribe-Esbjerg HH 13 SLO RD Koper 14 SWE Lugi HF 15 2nd CL QT 2nd CL QT 16 3rd CL QT 3rd CL QT 17 4th CL QT 4th CL QT 18 NED OCI/Lions 19 HUN Csurgoi KK 20 SUI Wacker Thun 21 ROU Dobrogea Sud Constanta 22 BLR HC SKA Minsk 23 CRO RK Nexe 24 POR FC Porto 25 RUS St. Petersburg HC 26 POL Gwardia Opole 27 ESP Helvetia Anaitasuna 28 FRA Chambery Savoie MB HB 29 DEN TTH Holstebro 30 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 31 SWE HK Malmö 32 SUI Pfadi Winterthur 33 ROU CSM Bucuresti 34 CRO RK Dubrava 35 POR S.L. Benfica 36 NOR BSK Handball Elite 37 UKR ZTR Zaporozhye 4 Winners4 of Quarterfinals 38 CZE Dukla Praha 39 ISL Valur FC 16 Winners16 of Round Qualification 3 40 ISR Maccabi S. Rishon Lezion 41 AUT Insignis HB West Wien 42 BEL Achilles Bocholt 43 SRB HC Vojvodina 44 GRE IEK XYNI Dikeas 45 KOS KH Besa Fam Gas Phase Group the of group each of teams placed 2nd and 1st 46 NED HV Kras/Volendam

47 LUX HB Esch 2 Round of Qualification 16 Winners 48 EST Pölva Serviti 49 TUR Beykoz BLD SK 50 ITA SSV Bozen Loacker 51 MDA HC Olimpus-85 USEFS 52 MNE RK Partizan 1949 Tivat 53 LTU Dragunas Klaipeda 54 CZE Talent Robstav MAT Plzen 55 ISL Afturelding 56 SRB RK Dinamo Pancevo 57 GRE AC Doukas 15 Winners of Qualification Round 1 Round of Qualification 15 Winners 58 MKD HC Ohrid 2013 59 SUI HC Kriens-Luzern 60 CRO HRK Gorica 61 NOR OIF Arendal 62 ISL FH Hafnarfjordur 63 AUT Bregenz Handball

published version, 10.07.2017

3 vs. vs. vs. vs. Place Match Place rd Final Semi-nals 3 19/20.05.2018 EHF Cup Finals EHF Cup EHF Cup Finals EHF Cup 4 winners 1 vs. vs. vs. vs. 2 first leg 21/22.04.18 second leg 28/29.04.18 Quarter-nals Quarter-nals 8 teams 03/04.03.2018 24/25.03.2018 31.03./01.04.18 Home Matches Home Matches Matches Away 3 3 Group Phase Group 10/11.02.2018 17/18.02.2018 24/25.02.2018 Group Phase Group 16 winners Season 2017/18 playing dates playing Season 2017/18 Men’s EHF Cup 2017/18 playing system playing EHF 2017/18 Cup Men’s vs. 16 vs.16 Qualication Round 3 Round Qualication first leg 18/19.11.2017 second leg 25/26.11.2017 Qualication Round 3 Round Qualication 16 winners 14/15.10.2017 09/10.09.2017 vs. vs. 15 winners 07/08.10.2017 02/03.09.2017 15 vs.15 16 vs. 16 16 vs. Qualication Round 1 Round Qualication 2 Round Qualication first leg - second leg - first leg - second leg - Qualication Round 1 Round Qualication 2 Round Qualication

4 EHF Cup Group Phase Draw Preview Following the last weekend’s Qualification Round 3 matches in the Men’s EHF Cup all is set for the group phase draw of the sixth edition since its merging with the Cup Winners’ Cup. The only question mark to survive the draw is the name of the last participant as the second leg of the third qualification round between FH Hafnarfjordur and Tatran Presov will only be played on Saturday 2 December.

However, the draw will go ahead as planned and will take place at the EHF headquarters in Vienna on Thursday 30 November at 11:00 hrs local time and will be streamed live on ehfTV’s youtube channel and EHF’s facebook page. In addition the draw will be covered with a live ticker and reports on eurohandball.com as well as live tweets on @ehf_live.

According to the regulations the teams from the same country cannot play in the same group. There will be 12 countries represented by their teams in the group phase with Germany leading with three teams followed by France and Spain with two clubs each.

The defending champions Frisch Auf Göppingen are seeded in Pot 1 together with their bundesliga rivals and last season runners-up Füchse Berlin, Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc Handball from France and Belarusian SKA Minsk.

The first round of the group phase is scheduled for 10/11 February and the last round will take place on 31 March/1 April.

5 Pot 1 SKA Minsk (BLR) Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc Handball (FRA)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: vs CBM La Rioja (ESP) W36:28 (14:9) 1st leg: @ Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) L25:24 (12:11) 2nd leg: @ CBM La Rioja (ESP) L35:30 (16:15) 2nd leg: vs Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) W23:21 (9:8) Aggregate score: 66:63 Aggregate score: 47:46

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 2 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 2 1st leg: @ CSM Bucuresti (ROU) W26:30 (14:14) 1st leg: @ Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion (ISR) W24:29 (12:15) 2nd leg: vs CSM Bucuresti (ROU) W33:30 (16:14) 2nd leg: vs Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion (ISR) W31:27 (14:12) Aggregate score: 63:56 Aggregate score: 60:51

Past achievements Past achievements

EHF Cup: EHF Cup: Round 3 (3): 2000/01, 2009/10, 2014/15 EHF Cup Finals - 4th place (1): 2015/16 Round 2 (6): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, Quarter-final (1): 2007/08 2008/09, 2011/12 Group Phase (1): 2013/14 Last 16 (1): 1998/99 Other Round 3 (2): 1999/00, 2000/01 EHF Champions League: 1996/97, 1998/99 group stage, 1993/94, 1995/96 Last 16 Other EHF Champions League: 2004/04, 2006/07, 2010/11 Last European Champions’ Cup: Winners 1987, 1989, 1990 16, 2008/09 main round IHF Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 1983, 1988 Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2002/03, Last 16 2005/06 IHF Supercup: Winners 1989 Challenge Cup: Winners 2013 French league: 1 title (2001) French Champions Trophy: 2014 Soviet Union league: 6 titles (1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989) Soviet Union cup: 3 titles (1980, 1981, 1982)

Belarusian league: 10 titles (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) Belarusian cup: 6 titles (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012)

6 Pot 1

Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) Füchse Berlin (GER)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: vs OIF Arendal (NOR) D27:27 (14:15) 1st leg: @ Futebol Clube do Porto (POR) W27:30 (12:14) 2nd leg: @ OIF Arendal (NOR) W21:31 (9:15) 2nd leg: vs Futebol Clube do Porto (POR) W33:25 (17:12) Aggregate score: 58:48 Aggregate score: 63:52

Past achievements Past achievements

EHF Cup EHF Cup Winners (4): 2010/11, 2011/12, 2015/16, 2016/17 Winners (1): 2014/15 Runners-up (1): 2005/06 EHF Cup Finals (3): runners-up 2016/17, third place 2013/14, EHF Cup Finals (3): fourth ranked 2013 winners 2014/15 Quarter-final (1): 2009/10 Qualification Round 3 (1): 2015/16

Other Other German league: 11 titles (outdoor 1954, 1957, indoor 1954, VELUX EHF Champions League: 2011/12 VELUX EHF FINAL4 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1972) - fourth place, 2012/13 Last 16

IHF Super Globe: winners 2015, 2016 German cup: 1 title (2014)

7 Pot 2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) Helvetia Anaitasuna (ESP)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: @ HK Malmö (SWE) L25:23 (14:13) 1st leg: @ CYEB Budakalasz (HUN) W27:35 (11:14) 2nd leg: vs HK Malmö (SWE) W36:25 (17:12) 2nd leg: vs CYEB Budakalasz (HUN) W26:21 (12:12) Aggregate score: 59:50 Aggregate score: 61:48

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 2 1st leg: vs Talent Robstav M.A.T. Plzen (CZE) W40:26 (20:15) 2nd leg: @ Talent Robstav M.A.T. Plzen (CZE) W23:30 (13:16) Aggregate score: 70:49

Past achievements Past achievements EHF Cup: Quarter-final (2): 2002/03, 2008/09 EHF Cup Last 16 (1): 2010/11 Group phase (2): 2015/16, 2016/17

Other Other EHF Champions League: 2012/13, 2016/17 Last 16, 2011/12 Spanish league: - 4th place 2014/15 Group Phase Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2006/07

Danish league: 1 title (2016)

8 Pot 2 Cocks (FIN) KS Azoty-Pulawy SA (POL)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase VELUX EHF Champions League Qualification - 4th ranked GROUP 1 (Presov/SVK) EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 Semi-final: vs Sporting CP (POR) L31:27 (18:14) 1st leg: vs TTH Holstebro (DEN) W30:27 (14:15) 3rd place: vs TATRAN Presov (SVK) L27:30 (10:15) 2nd leg: @ TTH Holstebro (DEN) W32:29 (16:16) Aggregate score: 59:59, Azoty qualified on the away golas EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 rule 1st leg: vs RD Riko Ribnica (SLO) W24:17 (14:9) 2nd leg: @ RD Riko Ribnica (SLO) L29:25 (14:10) Aggregate score: 49:46

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 2 1st leg: @ Achilles Bocholt (BEL) L40:35 (19:14) 2nd leg: vs Achilles Bocholt (BEL) W37:25 (17:11) Aggregate score: 72:65

Past achievements Past achievements

EHF Cup EHF Cup Group phase (1): 2016/17 Qualificatin round 3 (2): 2015/16, 2016/17 Qualification round (1): 2015/16 Other Other Challenge Cup: 2013/14 semi-finals, 2010/11, 2014/15 VELUX EHF Champions League: 2016/17, 2017/18 quarter-finals qualification Challenge Cup: quarter-finals 2013/14, 2014/15 Polish league: - (3x third place) Baltic league: winners 2015/16, 2016/17; runners-up 2012/13 Finnish league: 9 titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) Finnish cup: 8 titles

9 Pot 3 RK Nexe (CRO) Fraikin BM Granollers (ESP)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: @ Ribe-Esbjerg HH (DEN) L29:26 (15:13) 1st leg: vs Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN) W28:21 (13:11) 2nd leg: vs Ribe-Esbjerg HH (DEN) W26:21 (11:10) 2nd leg: @ Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN) W25:27 (12:13) Aggregate score: 52:50 Aggregate score: 55:46

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 2 1st leg: @ Pölva Serviti (EST) W25:27 (13:14) 2nd leg: vs Pölva Serviti (EST) W32:21 (12:12) Aggregate score: 59:46

Past achievements Past achievements EHF Cup: EHF Cup Winners (2): 1994/95, 1995/96 Group Phase (1): 2014/15 EHF Cup Finals (1): third ranked 2015/16 Last 16 (1): 2011/12 Semi-final (2): 1996/97, 2015/16 Qualification Round 3: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17 Group Phase (2): 2014/15, 2016/17 Round 3: 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11 Quarter-final (1): 2004/05 Last 16 (2): 2007/08, 2011/12 Other Croatian league: - (8x runners-up) Other Croatian cup: - (2x runners-up) Cup Winners’ Cup: final 2009/10 Champions Trophy: final 1995/96 City Cup: semi-final 1993/94 IHF Cup Winners’ Cup: 1975/76

Spanish league: 10 titles (1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974) Copa del Rey: 3 titles ASOBAL Cup: 1 title

10 Pot 3

St. Raphael var Handball (FRA) SC Magdeburg (GER)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: vs RK Dubrava (CRO) W40:29 (22:18) 1st leg: vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta (ROU) W27:25 (13:10) 2nd leg: @ RK Dubrava W31:41 (16:23) 2nd leg: @ HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta (ROU) L27:26 (15:15) Aggregate score: 81:60 Aggregate score: 53:52

Past achievements Past achievements

EHF Cup EHF Cup EHF Cup Finals (1): 2016/17 (4th place) Winners (3): 1998/99, 2000/01, 2006/07 Quarter-finals (1): 2015/16 Runners-up (1): 2004/05 Round 3 (1): 2012/13 Third place (1): 2016/17 Quarter-final (1): 2012/13 Other Last 16 (1): 1999/00 VELUX EHF Champions League: 2012/2013 qualification Challenge Cup: 2010/11, 2011/12 quarter-finals Other VELUX EHF Champions League: 2001/02 winners, 2003/04 French League: - (2016 runners-up) semi-finals, 2002/03 quarter-final Champions Trophy: 2000/01, 2001/02 winners Cup Winners’ Cup: 1996/97 semi-finals, 2007/08 quarter- finals

German league: 12 titles (outdoor 1967, indoor 1970, 1977, 1980-85, 1988, 1991 - all GDR, 2001) German cup: 7 titles (1970, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1990 - all GDR, 1996, 2016)

11 Pot 4 RD Koper (SLO) Wacker Thun (SUI)

Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: @ Gwardia Opole (POL) L30:25 (17:12) 1st leg: vs Alpla HC Hard (AUT) W19:17 (13:8) 2nd leg: vs Gwardia Opole (POL) W27:21 (15:9) 2nd leg: @ Alpla HC Hard (AUT) L23:21 (9:13) Aggregate score: 52:51 Aggregate score: 40:40, Wacker qualified on the away goals rule

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 2 1st leg: @ SG INSIGNIS Handball Westwien (AUT) W22:27 (13:13) 2nd leg: vs SG INSIGNIS Handball Westwien (AUT) W32:27 (15:13) Aggregate score: 59:49

Past achievements Past achievements

EHF Cup EHF Cup Semi-final (1): 2007/08 Last 16 (1): 2005/06 Group Phase (1): 2012/13 Round 3 (1): 2003/04 Round 3 (2): 2004/05, 2005/06 Qualification Round 2 (1): 2016/17 Qualification Round 2 (1): 2016/17 Other Other VELUX EHF Champions League: 2013/14 group phase VELUX EHF Champions League: 2011/12 quarter-finals, Cup Winners’ Cup: 2006/07 Last 16 2008/09 group matches Challenge Cup: 2004/05 winners, 2011/12 runners-up Challenge Cup: 2010/11 winners Swiss league: 1 title (2012/13) Slovenian league: 1 title (2010/11) Swiss Cup: 5 titles Slovenian cup: 3 titles

12 Pot 4

Lugi HF (SWE) Tatran Presov (SVK)/FH Hafnafjordur (ISL)

Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: vs Pfadi Winterthur (SUI) D29:29 (17:13) 2nd leg: @ Pfadi Winterthur (SUI) W17:22 (9:11) Aggregate score: 51:46

Past achievements

EHF Cup Quarter-final (1): 2013/14 Last 16 (1): 1998/99

Other Cup Winners’ Cup: 2011/12 Last 16

Swedish league: 1 title (1980)

13 Current top scorers (starting from QR 3)

Rank Name & nation Club Goals

1 Raphael Caucheteux (FRA) Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) 21

2 Uladzislau Kulesh (BLR) SKA Minsk (BLR) 18 Nico Rönnberg (FIN) Cocks (FIN) 18

4 Aliaksandr Padshyvalau (BLR) SKA Minsk (BLR) 16

Fabio Rocha Chiuffa (BRA) CBM Logroño La Rioja (ESP) 16

Robert Weber (AUT) SC Magdeburg (GER) 16

7 Jacob Tandrup (DEN) Ribe-Esbjerg HH (DEN) 15

Marcel Schiller (GER) Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) 15

9 August Baskar Pedersen (NOR) OIF Arendal (NOR) 13

Raul Nantes Campos (BRA) Helvetia Anaitasuna (ESP) 13

11 Viktor Östlund (SWE) TTH Holstebro (DEN) 12 Nikolaj Markussen (DEN) Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) 12

Hans Lindberg (DEN) Füchse Berlin (GER) 12 Petar Nenadic (SRB) Füchse Berlin (GER) 12

Mateusz Seroka (POL) KS Azoty-Pulawy SA (POL) 12

16 Patryk Mauer (POL) Gwardia Opole (POL) 11

Marin Jelinic (CRO) RK Nexe (CRO) 11 Vedran Zrnic (CRO RK Nexe (CRO) 11

Yury Semenov (RUS) Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN) 11 Miroslav Jurka (CZE) Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) 11

Michael Damgaard (DEN) SC Magdeburg (GER) 11

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

Season Name & nation Club Goals

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

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

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

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

14 Past winners

2017 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER)

2016 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER)

2015 Füchse Berlin (GER)

2014 Pick Szeged (HUN)

2013 Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER)

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

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

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