M Women’s EHF Cup 2018/19 Media Information

Final: Team vs Siófok KC Hungary Media information

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Welcome to the final of the Women’s EHF third season in the new format. Before the EHF Cup Media Contact 2016/17 season the Cup Winners’s Cup has merged with the Women’s EHF Cup into one Vladislav Brindzak competition - the new Women’s EHF Cup. Just like in the men’s version of the EHF Cup, EHF Media and Communications the new competition also included the group phase preceded by qualification rounds [email protected] and followed by quarter-finals. The semi-finals and the final is played in a home and away +43 1 80 151 161 games format.

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

2 (DEN) vs Siófok KC Hungary (HUN)

1st leg: Sunday 5 May, 15:00 hrs* LIVE ON EHFTV.COM Referees: Denis Bolic, Christoph Hurich (AUT) EHF Delegate: Urmo Sitsi (EST) EHF Representative: Gerd Butzeck

2nd leg: Saturday 11 May, 20:30 hrs* Playing hall LIVE ON EHFTV.COM Playing hall Blue Water Dokken Referees: Jiri Opava (CZE), Pavel Valek (CZE) Kiss Szilard Sportcsarnok EHF Delegate: Edeltraut Berthold (AUT) Gl. Vardevej 82 Szekrenyessy ut 1 EHF Representative: Bozidar Djurkovic 6700 Esbjerg 8600 Siófok * all times local Hungary Capacity: 2,949 Capacity: 1,500

Past achievements: Past achievements: EHF Cup • Esbjerg played in the Women’s EHF Cup EHF Cup Runners-up (1): 2013/14 final in 2014, but lost to Lada Togliatti Last 16: 2015/16 Quarter-final (2): 2010/11, 2014/15 Round 3: 2012/13 Last 16 (1): 2011/12 • Siófok play their first European Cup final in their just fourth European season Other Other Cup Winners’ Cup: 2014/15 Last 16 Champions League: main round • Esbjerg are on an eight-game winning run 2016/17, in the tournament Hungarian league: - (3rd place qualification tournament 2015/16 2011/12) Cup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2012/13, • Siófok were on a 10-match winning Round 3 2015/16 streak before losing to Viborg in the second Danish league: 1 title leg of the semi-final Danish cup: 1 title • Esbjerg beat fellow Danish side - Domestic league in the semi-final, and the same teams Domestic league HTH Ligaen will also contest the Danish league final this Hungarian NB I Last 3 games month 01/05 SF: @ W23:29 Last 3 games 27/04 SF: vs Copenhagen W30:25 • Siófok’s Andrea Kobetic is the 01/05 @ Mosonmagyarovar W27:28 22/04 vs Herning-Ikast W29:20 competition’s second best scorer with 63 27/04 @ MTK Budapest W18:26 Next game goals; Esbjerg’s is sixth with 24/04 @ Ferencvaros W29:30 18/05 Final, 1st match: vs Herning-Ikast 52 goals Next game 09/05 vs Alba Fehervar Final standings of Winners stage Group A Standings as of 03/05/2019 1. 6 160:146 10 1. Györ 24 889:619 48 2. Copenhagen 6 173:166 9 2. Ferencvaros 24 592:509 42 Group B 3. Siofok KC 24 716:569 35 1. Esbjerg 6 167:146 12 4. Érd 24 725:666 33 2. Herning-Ikast 6 145:134 7 ... 3. 6 146:164 5 14. Eszterházy 23 483:711 4 4. Viborg 6 145:159 3

3 Historic encounters in the EC

Team Esbjerg vs Siófok KC Hungary no previous encounters

Team Esbjerg vs Hungarian clubs 6 1 0 5 (147:163) 2:10 2016/17 EHF Champions League, Main Round, Group 2: @ Györi Audi ETO KC L33:22 (17:11) 2016/17 EHF Champions League, Main Round, Group 2: vs Györi Audi ETO KC L26:32 (12:14) 2014/15 EHF Cup, quarter-final: vs Érd HC L28:29 (12:12) 2014/15 EHF Cup, quarter-final: @ Érd HC L28:20 (14:13) 2013/14 EHF Cup, semi-final: @ Fehérvár KC W26:27 (13:14) 2013/14 EHF Cup, semi-final: vs Fehérvár KC L24:25 (13:14)

Síofok KC Hungary vs Danish clubs 4 3 0 1 (112:94) 6:2 2018/19 EHF Cup, semi-final: @ Viborg HK (DEN) L27:25 (12:11) 2018/19 EHF Cup, semi-final: vs Viborg HK (DEN) W28:24 (15:12) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: @ Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) W22:34 (8:20) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: vs Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) W25:21 (14:11)

Last Ten Games in the European Cup competitions:

Team Esbjerg: current run - unbeaten in 12 2018/19 EHF Cup, semi-final: vs Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) W30:16 (20:8) 2018/19 EHF Cup, semi-final: @ Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) W20:23 (10:12) 2018/19 EHF Cup, quarter-final: vs Kuban (RUS) W37:31 (21:20) 2018/19 EHF Cup, quarter-final: @ Kuban (RUS) W24:37 (15:14) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group A: vs Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR) W25:20 (11:10) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group A: @ Sports Club Magura Cisnadie (ROU) W19:32 (10:15) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group A: @ SG BBM Bietigheim (GER) W27:32 (13:16) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group A: vs SG BBM Bietigheim (GER) W28:27 (15:11) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group A: @ Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR) D28:28 (14:15) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group A: vs Sports Club Magura Cisnadie (ROU) W41:18 (21:8)

Siófok KC Hungary: current run - lost one 2018/19 EHF Cup, semi-final: @ Viborg HK (DEN) L27:25 (12:11) 2018/19 EHF Cup, semi-final: vs Viborg HK (DEN) W28:24 (15:12) 2018/19 EHF Cup, quarter-final: vs Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR) W32:31 (23:15) 2018/19 EHF Cup, quarter-final: @ Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR) W24:31 (12:13) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: vs TusSies Metzingen (GER) W32:25 (13:11) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: @ Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) W22:34 (8:20) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: @ IK Sävehof (SWE) W24:30 (13:14) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: vs IK Sävehof (SWE) W34:21 (19:11) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: @ TusSies Metzingen (GER) W26:33 (13:17) 2018/19 EHF Cup, Group B: vs Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) W25:21 (14:11)

4 Team Esbjerg (DEN) Team roster

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Goals 14 Kristine Breistøl NOR Left Back 8/23/93 Oslo, NOR 193 33 13 NOR Line Player 11/25/85 Tromso, NOR 182 7 12 Rikke Marie Granlund NOR Goalkeeper 11/14/89 Oslo, NOR 172 23 Elma Halicevic DEN Left Wing 6/18/00 Esbjerg, DEN 168 9 42 Jane Maria Harkes Mayes GBR Goalkeeper 1/10/89 Esbjerg, DEN 174 51 Vilde Mortensen Ingstad NOR Line Player 12/18/94 Oslo, NOR 178 38 20 Marit Røsberg Jacobsen NOR Right Wing 2/25/94 Narvik, NOR 168 21 29 DEN Centre Back 9/24/91 Frederica, DEN 176 22 25 Rut Jónsdóttir ISL Right Back 7/21/90 Reykjavik 176 4 19 Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen DEN Right Back 12/31/89 , DEN 183 20 21 Ida Björndalen Karlsson NOR Right Back 5/6/83 Sarpsborg, NOR 178 71 Kristina Liscevic SRB Centre Back 10/20/89 Sombor, SRB 173 45 6 Clara Monti Danielsson SWE Line Player 1/30/92 Uppåkra, SWE 175 15 3 Christina Mørup Nielsen DEN Line Player 11/8/97 Esbjerg, DEN 171 17 Emma Cecilie Nielsen DEN Right Wing 6/20/99 , DEN 173 7 33 Lene Østergaard Nielsen DEN Left Back 10/8/98 , DEN 180 79 Estavana Polman NED Left Back 8/5/92 Arnhem, NED 173 52 24 Sanna Charlotte Solberg NOR Left Wing 6/16/90 Bærum, NOR 178 36 4 Line Mølgaard Thorius DEN Left Back 11/30/81 Tårnby, DEN 183 1 DEN Goalkeeper 10/18/89 Gribskov, DEN 174 1 26 Maria Mose Vestergaard DEN Left Wing 5/21/95 Esbjerg, DEN 174 3

Kit colours

Light Player shirt: white Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: green

Dark Player shirt: red Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: blue

Club Address: Team Esbjerg Gammel Vardevej 82 6700 Esbjerg Denmark

Media contact: Per Kristiansen [email protected]

Online information: Website: www.teamesbjerg.dk Facebook: TeamEsbjerg Twitter: @teamesbjerg Instagram: @teamesbjerg

5 Team Esbjerg (DEN)

Jesper Jensen Sandra Toft coach goalkeeper

• her 25th birthday on 18 October 2014 marked her • former Danish international was part of the debut in the CL (against Metz); successful 2008 team that won the EURO and finished seventh at the • 2014/15 was her 1st season outside her native Denmark after she came from Holstebro • retired in 2011 after 120 games for the Danish national team • named on the EHF EURO 2016 All- Team as she helped Denmark reach the semi-finals • in 2017 switched from coaching the men's team of to Esbjerg women • broke a neck vertebra in a car accident in 2009 and was close to being paralysed from the neck down – she was back on the court in five months EURO: G 2008, B 2006, WCh: B 2007 • joined Team Esbjerg from Larvik HK in 2017

Kristina Liscevic centre back

• joined from Hungarian Kisvarda Marit Malm Frafjord • has played more than 80 internationals for Serbia, line player but has not been called up lately • joined Team Esbjerg from retirement in • fast and inventive playmaker, good at adding pace December 2018 to the attack and good at seeking her own chance as well • played for CSM Bucuresti in 2017/18 and Larvik before • has plenty of international club handball experience from playing the Champions League • used to play for Larvik’s rivals Byasen, but joined with Metz and the EHF Cup with Russian Kuban. Larvik in 2014 after a three-year long foreign adventure at Viborg HK

ECtrophies: CL 2016 EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2014, OG: G 2008, 2012, B 2016, EURO: G 2006, WCh: B 2013 2008, 2010, 2016, S 2012, WCh: G 2011, S 2007, B 2009

6 Siofok KC (HUN) Team roster

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Goals 13 Camille Aoustin FRA Left Wing 2/13/90 Cherbourg, FRA 170 29 39 Dorina Barkoczi HUN Left Back 6/19/99 Siófok, HUN 180 8 Simone Böhme DEN Right Wing 8/17/91 , DEN 169 42 16 Denisa-Stefania Dedu ROU Goalkeeper 9/27/94 Brasov, ROU 182 2 20 Joanna Drabik POL Line Player 10/28/93 Wloszczowa, POL 180 6 6 Asma Elghaoui HUN Line Player 8/29/91 Monastir 175 12 5 Melinda Anamaria Geiger ROU Right Back 3/28/87 Baia Mare, ROU 174 4 99 Mireya Gonzalez Alvarez ESP Right Back 7/18/91 Leon, ESP 178 41 88 Andjela Janjusevic SRB Right Back 6/18/95 Beograd, SRB 178 2 17 Katarina Jezic CRO Line Player 12/19/92 Rijeka, CRO 173 29 71 Tatiana Khmyrova RUS Centre Back 2/6/90 Volgograd, RUS 178 8 32 Andrea Kobetic CRO Left Back 11/13/85 Zagreb, CRO 186 63 44 Laura Lapos HUN Right Back 2/12/02 Siófok, HUN 176 85 Laura Nemes HUN Centre Back 7/18/02 Keszthely, HUN 168 27 FRA Centre Back 8/11/91 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, FRA 176 53 22 Gabriela Perianu ROU Left Back 6/20/94 Braila, ROU 186 11 47 Nanetta Sarosi HUN Left Wing 6/12/98 Dorog, HUN 167 12 Silje Margaretha Solberg NOR Goalkeeper 6/16/90 Bærum, NOR 178 1 23 Nelli Such HUN Right Wing 5/12/92 Bekescsaba, HUN 178 1 10 Eszter Takacs HUN Right Back 7/30/00 Siófok, HUN 170 55 Kira Wald HUN Left Wing 5/2/01 Siófok, HUN 161

Kit colours Light Player shirt: orange Player short: grey Goalkeeper shirt: grey

Dark Player shirt: grey Player short: grey Goalkeeper shirt: blue

Club Address: Siófok KC Hungary Szekrényessy Kálmán utca 1. 8600 Siófok Hungary

Media contact: Miklos Bitter +36 30 4900155 [email protected]

Online information: Website: www.siofokkc.hu Facebook: siofokkchivatalos Instagram: @skc_handball

7 Siofok KC (HUN) Coach and key players profiles

Tor Odvar Moen coach goalkeeper • the Norwegian head coach joined Siofok KC in the summer of 2018 • just like her coach, the Norwegian player joined Siofok KC in 2018 during summer • spent 19 years in Larvik and won once the CL and once the Cup Winners’ Cup besides many • the 28-year-old athlete won the world domestic titles championships (2015) and the European championships (2014, 2016) • at the Scandinavian powerhouse, he led them in many different roles, such as underage coach, • active member of the national team since her team manager, head coach, assistant and many debut in 2011 against Russia others

EC trophies: CL 2011 EURO: G 2014, 2016, WCh: G 2015

Andrea Kobetic (Penezic) left back Estelle Nze Minko centre back • the Croatian shooter led the team in goals in the Hungarian league after nine rounds (62) • Olympic silver medallist and world champion player with the French team • joined Siofok KC after four seasons in Vardar • joined Siofok in 2016 • former stalwart of the Croatian national team • won the Challenge Cup in 2011 with Mios-Biganos • twice the CL top scorer • scored already 56 goals in the domestic league • had an important role in Vardar when the club collected two bronze and two silver medals in the last four FINAL4s EC trophies: Challenge Cup 2011 OG: S 2016, EURO: G 2018, B 2016, WCh: G 2017

8 Current top scorers

Rank Name & nation Club Goals

1 Fauske Helene Gigstad (NOR) Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) 70

2 Kobetic Andrea (CRO) Siófok KC Hungary (HUN) 63

3 Riegelhuth Betina (NOR) Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR) 55

4 Norgaard Osterballe Ann Grete (DEN) Viborg HK (DEN) 54

5 Nze Minko Estelle (FRA) Siófok KC Hungary (HUN) 53

6 Polman Estavana (NED) Team Esbjerg (DEN) 52

7 Golub Diana (RUS) Kuban (RUS) 50

8 Liscevic Kristina (SRB) Team Esbjerg (DEN) 45

9 Böhme Simone (DEN) Siófok KC Hungary (HUN) 42

Skorobogatchenko Antonina (RUS) Kuban (RUS) 42

11 Gonzalez Alvarez Mireya (ESP) Siófok KC Hungary (HUN) 41

Haugsted Line (DEN) Viborg HK (DEN) 41

13 Friis Emma Cecilie Uhrskov (DEN) Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN) 40 14 Moldovan Ada Emilia (ROU) Sports Club Magura Cisnadie (ROU) 39

15 Ingstad Vilde Mortensen (NOR) Team Esbjerg (DEN) 38

16 Malestein Antje Angela (NED) SG BBM Bietigheim (GER) 37

17 Housheer Dione (NED) Nykøbing Falster Håndbold - NFH (DEN) 36 Solberg Sanna Charlotte (NOR) Team Esbjerg (DEN) 36

19 Chigirinova Natalia (RUS) HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO) 35

Debelic Ana (CRO) HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO) 35

Minevskaja Ewgenija (GER) TusSies Metzingen (GER) 35

(Bold text indicates players that are still active in the competition)

9 2018/2019 WOMEN'S EHF CUP Qualification Qualification Qualification Group Quarter Semi Finals Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Phase finals finals 28 teams 32 teams 24 teams 16 teams 8 teams 4 teams 2 teams 08/09.09.2018 13/14.10.2018 10/11.11.2018 R1: 05/06.01.2019 02/03.03.19 06/07.04.19 04/05.05.19 first leg first leg first leg R2: 12/13.01.2019 first leg first leg first leg R3: 19/20.01.2019 15/16.09.2018 20/21.10.2018 17/18.11.2018 R4: 26/27.01.2019 09/10.03.19 13/14.04.19 11/12.05.19 NATION second leg second leg second leg R5:02/03.02.2019 second leg second leg second leg R6:09/10.02.2019 DRAWS: 17.07.2018 17.07.2018 23.10.2018 22.11.2018 12.02.2019 12.02.2019 16.04.2019 1 DEN Team Esbjerg 2 RUS HC Lada 3 2nd CL QT1 2nd CL QT1 4 2nd CL QT2 2nd CL QT2 5 HUN Erd HC 6 3rd CL QT1 3rd CL QT1 7 3rd CL QT2 3rd CL QT2 8 CZE DHK Banik Most 9 4th CL QT1 4th CL QT1 10 4th CL QT2 4th CL QT2 11 AUT Hypo Niederösterreich 12 DEN Herning-Ikast Handbold 13 ROU SCM Ramnicu Valcea 14 RUS Astrakhanochka 15 GER Buxtehuder SV 16 HUN Dunaujvarosi KKA 17 FRA ES Besancon Feminin 18 NOR Storhamar Handball Elite 19 DEN Nykobing Falster Handbold 20 ROU CS Magura 21 RUS Kuban 22 GER Borussia Dortmund 23 HUN Siofok KC 24 FRA Nantes Atlantique Handball 25 NOR Byasen Handball Elite 26 ROU HC Zalau 27 DEN Viborg HK 28 RUS Zvezda Zvenigorod 29 GER TUSSIES Metzingen 30 HUN GVM Europe-Vac 31 FRA Issy Paris Hand NOR Fredrikstad Ballklubb 32 Winners2 of Semifinals

33 CZE DHC Slavia Praha Winners4 of Quarterfinals 34 TUR Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK 35 POL Metraco Zaglebie Lubin 36 SWE Höörs HK H65 37 SUI Spono Eagles 38 ESP Mecalia Atletico Guardes 16 Winners of Qualification Round 2 Round of Qualification 16 Winners 39 BLR HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk 40 NED OTTO Workforce / VOC 41 SVK Iuventa Michalovce Matches Group the of group each of teams placed 2nd and 1st 42 CRO RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 43 UKR HC Galytchanka Lviv 44 AZE HC Azersu 45 MKD WHC Metalurg KH Shqiponja Gjakove 46 KOS matches group ChL the of teams placed 4th four and 3 Round Qualification of Winners 12 47 ISR Maccabi Arazim Ramat gan 14 Winners of Qualification Round 1 Round of Qualification 14 Winners 48 BIH HZRK Grude 49 CYP Youth Union Athienou 50 LUX HB Kaerjeng 51 AUT UHC Müller Bau Stockerau 52 SUI LC Brühl Handball 53 NED Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen 54 SUI LK Zug Handball

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published version, 10.07.2018 11 Past winners

2018 SCM Craiova

2017 Rostov-Don (RUS)

Previous EHF Cup winners Previous Cup Winners’ Cup winners

2016 Dunaujvárosi KKA HUN 2016 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2015 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2015 FC Midtjylland DEN 2014 HC Lada Togliatti RUS 2014 Viborg HK DEN 2013 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2013 HYPO Niederösterreich AUT 2012 HC Lada Togliatti RUS 2012 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungária HUN 2011 FC Midtjylland Handball DEN 2011 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungária HUN 2010 Randers HK A/S DEN 2010 Budućnost T-Mobile MNE 2009 Itxako Navarra ESP 2009 FCK Handbold A/S DEN 2008 RUS 2008 Larvik HK NOR 2007 Zvezda Zvenigorod RUS 2007 CS Oltchim Vâlcea ROU 2006 FTC Budapest HUN 2006 ZRK Budućnost MONET SCG 2005 Cornexi Alcoa HUN 2005 Larvik HK NOR 2004 Viborg HK DEN 2004 Ikast Bording EH DEN 2003 FH DEN 2003 ESBF Besançon FRA 2002 Ikast Bording EH DEN 2002 HC Lada Togliatti RUS 2001 MKS Montex Lublin POL 2001 Motor Zaporozhye UKR 2000 El Ferrobus Mislata ESP 2000 L´Eliana Valencia ESP 1999 Viborg HK DEN 1999 Baekkelagets Oslo NOR 1998 Dunaferr SE HUN 1998 Baekkelagets Oslo NOR 1997 Robit Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 1997 Istochnik Rostov RUS 1996 Debrecéni VSC HUN 1996 Giessen Lützellinden GER 1995 Debrecéni VSC HUN 1995 Dunaferr SE HUN 1994 Viborg HK DEN 1994 Tus Walle Bremen GER

12 Women’s EHF Cup Final 2018/19

Media Guide by

EHF Media & Communications, 04/05/2019

Contributors: Björn Pazen, Peter Bruun, Bela Müller

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