Media Information Women’s EHF Champions League Season 2015/16
Qualification and Group Matches Draw
Vienna, 26 June 2015 Table of contents
Media contacts - EHF/M, Media contacts 4
Map of participating clubs 5
Preview 6
Playing system diagram - stages and dates 7
Seeding list 8
Qualification teams
POT 1
Györi Audi ETO KC 9
Team Esbjerg 10
POT 2
Glassverket 11
HCM Baia Mare 12
POT 3
HC BNTU-BelAz Minsk 13
SERCODAK Dalfsen 14
POT 4
WHC Radnicki Kragujevac 15
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 16
Group Matches teams
POT 1
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 17
Buducnost 18
Larvik 19
FC Midtjylland 20
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POT 2
HC Vardar 21
RK Krim 22
CSM Bucuresti 23
Thüringer HC 24
POT 3
Rostov-Don 25
Sävehof IK 26
Hypo Niederösterreich 27
HC Podravka Vegeta 28
POT 4
Fleury Loiret Handball 29
MKS Selgros Lublin 30
Last season’s top scorers 31
Past winners 32
3 EHF/M Media contacts
Media matters TV and Radio
Vlado Brindzak Miguel Mateo Marcellan Media and Communications Media Manager European Handball Federation EHF Marketing GmbH +43 1 80 151 161 +43 1 80 151 224 [email protected] [email protected]
Qualification Clubs – Media contacts
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Györi Audi ETO KC HCM Baia Mare HC BNTU-BelAz Minsk ZRK Radnicki Kragujevac Andrea Szilagyi Ramona Ioana Pop Valeryia Miklashevich Goran Stanisic +36 70 394 95 96 +40744839987 +375 17 2927071 +381 60 3388031 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Team Esbjerg Glassverket SERCODAK Dalfsen Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Per Kristiansen Erik Oie Rene Cloo Mesut Bolatcan +45 22 833135 +47 908 77 359 +31 624 86 7951 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Group Matches Clubs – Media contacts
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria RK Krim Ljubljana Rostov-Don MKS Selgros Lublin Andrea Pordán Gašper Lončarič Maksim Shchennikov Adam Rozwalka +36 20 365 8263 +386 51 630 877 +7 918 5207625 +48 609 543 931 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Buducnost HC Vardar Hypo Niederösterreich Fleury Loiret Handball Milos Pavicevic Ivana Stojanovska Kati Kovacs Antony Tahar +382 682 226 66 +389 71 247 218 +43 664 6016 4583 +33 02 38866267 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] antony.tahar@ [email protected] fleuryloirethandball.com IK Sävehof Larvik HK Thüringer HC Rüdiger Osterloh Harald Gaupen Bernd Hohnstein +46 736 84 57 55 +47 33 138 230 +49 179 4649 389 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
FC Midtjylland CSM Bucuresti HC Podravka Vegeta Torben Kolbaek Constantin Caliman Ljerka Vresk +45 25 600080 +40 721 800304 +385 98 325 075 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
4 Györi Audi WOMEN‘S EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IK Sävehof, ETO KC, HUN SWE Season 2015/16 Glassverket, Qualification teams NOR
Group Matches teams Larvik HK, NOR BNTU BelAZ Minsk Reg., BLR
Team Esbjerg, DEN
FC Midtjylland, MKS Selgros DEN Lublin, POL
SERCODAK Dalfsen, NED
Thüringer HC, Rostov-Don, GER RUS
Fleury Loiret HCM Baia Mare, Handball, FRA ROU
WOMEN‘S EHF FINAL4 Host City Budapest, HUN Hypo Niederösterreich, AUT
CSM Bucharest, ROU
RK Krim Mercator, SLO Ankara Yenimahalle BSK, TUR
HC Podravka Vegeta, CRO FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria, HUN Buducnost, HC Vardar, WHC Radnicki MNE MKD Kragujevac, SRB Pots ready for qualification and group matches draws
After the EHF Executive decided on the teams taking part in the Defending champions in Pot 1 Women’s EHF Champions League in the 2015/16 season last weekend in Krakow, Poland, seedings of teams both for the qualification and The group matches draw will follow on Friday at 19:15 hrs local time. the group matches draw have been released. 14 directly seeded teams plus two qualification groups’ winners will be divided in four pots with four teams in each pot. Teams will not be The qualification draw will take place on Friday, 26 June 2015 at 18:30 able to face opponents from the same country in the group. hrs in Vienna, the group matches draw will follow on the same day at 19:15 hrs. Buducnost, the defending champions are seeded in the top pot together with last season’s runners-up Larvik, FTC-Rail Cargo Two tickets from the qualification Hungaria and FC Midtjylland.
The qualification will be played on 12 and 13 September in two Pot 1: FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN), Buducnost (MNE), Larvik (NOR), tournaments, winners of which will be awarded with places in the FC Midtjylland (DEN) group matches. Pot 2: HC Vardar (MKD), RK Krim Mercator (SLO), CSM Bucuresti The matches from each tournament will be played in one venue with (ROU), Thüringer HC (GER) two semi-finals, where teams from Pot 4 will meet teams from Pot 1 and teams from Pot 3 will face teams from Pot 2, followed by finals. Pot 3: Rostov-Don (RUS), IK Sävehof (SWE), Hypo Niederösterreich The pairings and the right to organise tournaments will be drawn on (AUT), HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO) 26 June. Pot 4: Fleury Loiret Handball (FRA), MKS Selgros Lublin (POL), Winner Pot 1: Györi Audi ETO KC (HUN), Team Esbjerg (DEN) of QT1, Winner of QT2 Pot 2: Glassverket (NOR), HCM Baia Mare (ROU) Pot 3: BNTU BelAz Minsk (BLR), Sercodak Dalfsen (NED) Pot 4: WHC Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB), Ankara Yenimahalle (TUR)
6 vs. vs. vs. vs. Place Match Place rd Final Semi-nals 3 FINAL4 07. / 08.05.2016 FINAL4 1 2 1 2 vs. vs. vs. vs. 4 3 Quarter-nals Quarter-nals rst leg rst 01. - 03.04.2016 second leg 08. - 10.04.2016 3 6 Main Round 08. - 10.01.2016 15. - 17.01.2016 05. - 07.02.2016 12. - 14.02.2016 19. - 21.02.2016 26. - 28.02.2016 Main Round Season 2015/16 playing dates playing Season 2015/16 Group Matches Group Home matches Home matches matches Total 3 6 16. - 18.10.2015 23. - 25.10.2015 30.10. - 01.11.2015 06. - 08.11.2015 13 - 15.11.2015 20. - 22.11.2015 Group Matches Group EHF Champions League 2015/16 playing system playing EHF League Champions 2015/16 Women’s Qualication Qualication 12/13.09.2015
7 WOMEN'S EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015/16 Qualification Tournaments Group Matches Main Round Quarterfinals FINAL4 Tournaments 4 groups with 4 teams 12 teams 8 teams 4 teams 16.-18.10.2015 (1) 08.-10.01.2016 (1) 12./13.09.2015 23.-25.10.2015 (2) 15.-17.01.2016 (2) 01.-03.04.2016 07./08.05.2016 tournaments 30.10.-01.11.2015 (3) 05.-07.02.2016 (3) first leg tournament played in semi finals 06.-08.11.2015 (4) 12.-14.02.2016 (4) and finals 13.-15.11.2015 (5) 19.-21.02.2016 (5) 08.-10.04.2016 NATION in one venue 20.-22.11.2015 (6) 26.-28.02.2016 (6) second leg in Budapest DRAWS: 26 June 2015 in Vienna/AUT 26 June 2015 in Vienna/AUT no draw no draw 12.04.2016 1 HUN 1 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 2 MNE 1 Buducnost 3 NOR 1 Larvik HK 4 DEN 1 FC Midtjylland 5 MKD 1 HC Vardar 6 SLO 1 RK Krim Mercator
7 ROU 1 CSM Bucuresti 8 GER 1 Thüringer HC 9 RUS 1 Rostov-Don 10 SWE 1 IK Sävehof 11 AUT 1 Hypo Niederösterreich 12 CRO 1 HC Podravka Vegeta 13 FRA 1 Fleury Loiret Handball 14 POL 1 MKS Selgros Lublin 15 HUN 2 Györi Audi ETO KC 16 DEN 2 Team Esbjerg 17 NOR 2 Glassverket
18 ROU 2 HCM Baia Mare the of team placed 4th and 3rd 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed team from each group group each from team placed 3rd and 2nd 1st, 19 BLR 1 HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Round Main League Champions EHF WOMEN'S 20 NED 1 Sercodak Dalfsen Qualification Qualification 21 SRB 1 WHC Radnicki Kragujevac tournaments Winners of the 2 4 Winners of WOMEN'S EHF Champions League Quarterfinals League Champions EHF WOMEN'S of Winners 4 22 TUR 1 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK
2 groups with 4 teams
4th placed teams of CL Qualification Tournaments go to Cup Winners' Cup Rd 2, 2nd and 3rd placed teams of CL Qualification Tornaments go to Cup Winners' Cup Rd 3
status: 23.06.2015 QUALIFICATION POT 1 Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN)
Few had expected in September that Győr would have to hand over the Hungarian women’s crown to their domestic rivals Ferencváros. Numerous absences took its toll and Ferencváros beat Győr in the last round of the regular season, but the defending champions still held on to home court advantage for the finals. Győr wanted to celebrate the national title at home so they asked to switch the venue of the first game, which was duly played in Budapest, but Ambros Martin’s team lost 21:24 on penalties after a thrilling draw in the regular time. Much to their surprise the holders suddenly found themselves in need of fighting for their crown, but Ferencváros gathered momentum and won in Győr 27:25.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 13 Winners (2): 2012/13, 2013/14 Runners-up (2): 2008/09, 2011/12 Semi-final (4): 2006/07, 2007/08, Playing hall 2009/10, 2010/11 AUDI Arena Quarter-final (1): 2014/15 Kiskút liget Group Matches (2): 2000/01, 2005/06 9027 Györ Qualification (1): 2004/05 Hungary Capacity: 5,000 Other Cup Winners’ Cup: Runners-up 2005/06, Semi-final 2002/03 Club Address: EHF Cup: Runners-up 1998/99, 2001/02, Győri Audi ETO KC 2003/04, 2004/05 Kiskutliget 92027 Győr Hungarian league: 11 titles (1957, 1959, Hungary 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Media contact: Hungarian cup: 12 titles Andrea Szilagyi +36 70 394 95 96 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.gyorietokc.hu Facebook: Győri-Audi-ETO-KC Twitter:@GyoriaudiETO
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9 QUALIFICATION POT 1 Team Esbjerg (DEN)
Having won the regular season by one point ahead of FC Midtjylland, Esbjerg went into the playoffs in a confident mood. Two one-goal wins against reigning champions Viborg in the semi-finals set up a tense final clash with Midtjylland.
Despite holding a five-goal lead ten minutes before the final whistle, Midtjylland only managed to land a 23:22 win in the first leg.
The final debutants from Esbjerg, though, did not manage to benefit from the narrow difference in the second leg in front of more than 3,000 spectators in the Blue Water Dokken and they had to be content with silver after a 22:22 draw.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 1
Other EHF Cup: runners-up 2013/14, quarter- Playing hall final 2010/11, 2014/15 Blue Water Dokken Cup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2012/13 Gl. Vardevej 82 6700 Esbjerg Danish league: - runners-up (2015) Denmark Capacity: 2,949
Club Address: Team Esbjerg Gammel Vardevej 82 6700 Esbjerg Denmark
Media contact: Per Kristiansen +45 22 833135 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.teamesbjerg.dk Facebook: TeamEsbjergDameHandboldligaen Twitter:@teamesbjerg
Kit colours Light Player shirt: white Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: green Dark Player shirt: red Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: blue
10 QUALIFICATION POT 2 Glassverket (NOR)
With Larvik maintaining their almost perfect form throughout the season, the rest of the league could only have sights on a place in the final against them.
Glassverket finished second in the main round and won their semi-finals against Byasen with ease. The first final proved to be a close encounter as Larvik came away with a 28:27 win before cruising to the title in the second leg.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 1
Other
Playing hall Norwegian league: 2 titles (1974, 1981) Drammenshallen Knoffsgt. 18 3044 Drammen Norway Capacity: 4,000
Club Address: Glassverket Elite Postboks 9517 3038 Drammen Norway
Media contact: Erik Oie +47 908 77 359 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.glassverketelite.no Facebook: GIF.handball Twitter:@glassverketelit
Kit colours
Player shirt: purple Player short: white Goalkeeper shirt: black
11 QUALIFICATION POT 2 HCM Baia Mare (ROU)
Baia Mare finished the regular season just ahead of CSM Buchuresti after both sides lost just two matches from 26.
There was no stopping the Women’s EHF Champions League Quarter-finalists in the playoffs, before they met CSM Buchuresti in the final and suffered two narrow defeats. After being granted an additional place, Baia Mare will have to make their way through qualification this season.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 3 Quarter-final (1): 2014/15 Group matches (1): 2013/14
Playing hall Other Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana Challenge Cup: runners-up 2002/03 Bd. Unirii Nr.14 A 430272 Baia Mare - Maramures Romanian league: 1 title (2014) Romania Romanian cup: 3 titles Capacity: 2,080
Club Address: HCM Baia Mare BD.Bucuresti Nr. 47 A 430012 Baia Mare Romania
Media contact: Ramona Ioana Pop +40744839987 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.hcmbaiamare.ro Facebook: hcm.baiamare.official
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12 QUALIFICATION POT 3 HC BNTU-BelAz Minsk (BLR)
Belarus’ perennial champion left their rivals no chance for surprises, earning the national title for the 22nd time. Only once in the history of Belarusian handball BNTZ BelAZ failed to win gold, losing the final against Gorodnichanka in 2008.
Some of their best players leaving the club every summer to seek happiness elsewhere, does not keep the Minsk region club from collecting national trophies. The team of Konstantin Sharovarov predictably took the first place in the regular season. In the semi-finals against HC Berestie, two victories was all they needed to proceed to the next round.
After winning twice in the final, they gave their opponents HC Gomel some hope losing the third match 18:24 at home. But in the fourth game in Gomel, BNTU BelAZ showed great moral and therefore celebrated a 25:22 victory.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 17 Last 16 (2): 1993/94, 1995/96 Last 32 (5): 1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00 Playing hall Qualification (8): 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, Sportshall Victoria 2007/08, 2014/15 Leningradskaya 4 224028 Brest Other Belarus EHF Cup: Round 4 2000/01 Capacity: 3,500 Belarusian league: 22 titles (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Club address: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, B. Khmelnitsky Street 9 2014, 2015) Office 70-71 Belarusian cup winners: 7 titles under 220013 Minsk current name Belarus
Media contact: Valeryia Miklashevich +375 17 2927071 [email protected]
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13 QUALIFICATION POT 3 SERCODAK Dalfsen (NED)
Dalfsen have won the fifth title in their club’s history in style, beating VOC Amsterdam in the play-off finals twice. After paving the way with a 33:26 victory on home ground, they also dominated in Amsterdam winning clearly 35:25. With five national titles, they are now the fifth most successful club in the history of Dutch women’s handball.
The team of head coach Peter Portengen were never troubled in the finals as they cruised to gold - at one stage they lead by a 13-goal difference (33:20) in the second encounter. Dalfsen have crowned their incredible season with the title after winning all 18 matches in the regular season prior to the play-offs, including two victories against eventual runners-ups VOC. In the upcoming season the team will look much different as many players such as Kelly Dulfer, Inger Smits (both VfL Oldenburg), Esther Shovel (Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball) and Myrthe Schoenaker (Füchse Berlin) will leave the club.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 5 Qualification (3): 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15
Playing hall Other Challenge Cup: Quarter-final 2009/10, Topsportcentrum IISPA Almelo Last 16 2010/11 Stadionlaan 60 7606 JZ Almelo Dutch league: 5 titles (2011, 2012, 2013, Netherlands 2014, 2015) Capacity: 1,700 Dutch cup winners: 4 titles
*to be confirmed Club address: SERCODAK Dalfsen To: R. Cloo Ossenkamp 2a 8024 AE Zwolle Netherlands
Media contact: Rene Cloo +31 624 86 7951 [email protected]
Online information: www.sercodakdalfsen.nl Facebook: SercodakDalfsenHandbal Twitter:SercodakDalfsen
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14 QUALIFICATION POT 4 WHC Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB)
ZRK Radnicki Kragujevac took no prisoners in their title defence campaign, as they went on a hot streak of 21 matches without defeat in Serbian Championship. A last round slump in Novi Sad against Minaqua (34:35) did not overshadow the dominance displayed by the “Tigresses”, winning 13 of their 22 matches played by double-digits.
Young Serbian national team right back Andjela Janjusevic led the way for Radnicki, with excellent efficiency displayed when needed the most. The cup final win against the biggest rivals ZORK Jagodina (26:18) exemplified the effectiveness of a blend of youth and experience in a team coached by Aleksandar Radosavljevic.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 2 Qualification (1): 2014/15
Other Playing hall Cup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2014/15 EHF Cup: Last 16 2012/13 Sport Centar Mladost Jezero Grada Sirena 15 Serbian league: 2 titles (2014, 2015) 34000 Kragujevac Serbian cup: 3 titles Serbia Capacity: 1,100
Club address: WHC Radnicki Kragujevac Grada Sirena 15 34000 Kragujevac Serbia
Media contact: Goran Stanisic +381 34 360362 [email protected]
Online information: www.zrkradnicki.org Facebook: zrkradnicki.kragujevac
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15 QUALIFICATION POT 4 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (TUR)
The team led by Turkish handball star Yeliz Özel could not have been more successful this season, winning all three Turkish titles on offer.
Yenimahalle BSK can call the Super cup, the Turkish cup and the Super League cup their own in the 2014/15 season after beating the defending champions Muratpasa Belediye SK in the final matches.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 1
Other EHF Cup: Round 3 2014/15 Playing hall THF Spor Complex Turkish league: 1 title (2015) Yildizevler Hilal Mah., Holanda 06550 Cankaya/Ankara Turkey Capacity: 2,090
Club Address: Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Gayret Mahallesi Asik Celebi Sokak No:9 06170 Ankara Turkey
Media contact: Mesut Bolatcan [email protected]
Online information: Website: sporkulubu.yenimahalle.bel.tr
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16 POT 1 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN) Few had expected in September that Győr would have to hand over the Hungarian women’s crown to their domestic rivals Ferencváros. Double Women’s EHF Champions League holders Győr were hit hard by the absence of Katrine Lunde and Anita Görbicz, who were both sidelined by their pregnancy, then later by the knee injury to World Player of the Year Eduarda Amorim but Ferencváros, who failed to enter Europe’s elite club competition from the qualifiers, were still widely regarded to be only fit for the runners-up position. Győr failed to reach the MVM EHF FINAL4 in Budapest and effectively drained their confidence. Ferencváros beat Győr in the last round of the regular season but the defending champions still held on to home court advantage for the finals. Győr wanted to celebrate the national title at home so they asked to switch the venue of the first game, which was duly played in Budapest, but Ambros Martin’s team lost on penalties after a thrilling draw (24:21). Much to their surprise the holders suddenly found themselves in need of fighting for their crown, but Ferencváros Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions gathered momentum and won in Győr 27:25. League 2015/16 season: Hungarian champions Ferencváros won their 12th Hungarian championship and were crowned for the first time since 2007. The Győr bound Zsuzsa Tomori kept her promise to win an important trophy with Ferencváros before she left.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 16 Runners-up: 2001/02 Semi-finals: 1996/97, 2000/01 Quarter-finals: 1999/2000, 2002/03, Playing hall 2003/04 Main Round: 2012/13 Tüskecsarnok Group Matches/Champions League: Bogdanfy 10/B 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98, 2006/07, 1117 Budapest 2007/08, 2013/14 Hungary Qualification: 2009/10, 2014/15 Capacity: 3,042 Other Club address: EHF Cup: winners: 2005/06, semi-finals: FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria 2004/05 Kobanyai ut 47/a. 1101 Budapest Cup Winners’ Cup: winners 2010/11, Hungary 2011/12, semi-finals: 2006/07, 2014/15
Media contact: Hungarian league: 12 titles (1966, 1968, Andrea Pordán 1969, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, +36 20 365 8263 2000, 2002, 2007, 2015) [email protected] Hungarian cup: 12 titles
Online information: Website: kezilabda.fradi.hu Facebook: ftckezilabda
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17 POT 1 Buducnost (MNE)
A perfect season for Buducnost continued beyond the celebrations of their second Women’s EHF Champions League trophy. The departing trio Clara Woltering, Marina Rajcic and Jelena Despotovic have been granted the best possible farewell to the “Blues”, by lifting no less than three trophies this season.
Buducnost once again proved indomitable on the domestic scene defeating their affiliate Danilovgrad (27:15) before steamrolling over the high-flying Levalea 2010 (37:15) to claim the 27th title with Kinga Byzdra and Milena Knezevic in top form. Young Buducnost starlet playing for Danilovgrad, Djurdjina Jaukovic proved the reputation of one of Europe’s most promising prospects by governing Danilovgrad to the Cup final, with an eye-catching 13 goals in a tight affair against Levalea 2010 (25:24).
The enthusiastic Danilovgrad met the odds on favourites Buducnost in the final, but the defending champions did not allow any surprises, even with the rampant 19-year old Jaukovic scoring alomost at will for Danilovgrad, finishing the match with 14 goals.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Montenegrin champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 20 Winners (2): 2011/12, 2014/15 Runners-up (1): 2013/14 Semi-final (6): 1997/98, 1998/99, Playing hall 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2010/11 S.C. Morača Main Round (1): 2012/13 Str. Ivana Milutinovića b.b. Quarter-final (2): 2002/03, 2003/04 81000 Podgorica Last 16 (1): 1995/96 Montenegro Group Matches (6): 1996/97, 2004/05, Capacity: 5,000 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10
Other Club Address: Cup Winners Cup: Winners 2005/06, Budućnost 2009/10 Ivana Milutinovica B.B. 81000 Podgorica Montenegrin league: 27 titles Montenegro (1985,1989,1990,1992-2015) Montenegrin cup: 20 titles Media contact: Milos Pavicevic +382 682 226 66 [email protected] / [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.zrkbuducnost.com Facebook: ZrkBuducnost
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18 POT 1 Larvik HK (NOR)
Nothing changed in Norway. Once again, Larvik won every national title on offer.
After having won the Norwegian Cup already, Larvik took their 11th Norwegian championship in a row, three match days before the end of the league with a 35:21 win against Skrim Kongsberg in the Arena Larvik.
And even though the championship was already secured, Larvik did not stagger in their last three matches finishing without losing one single point in their 22 league matches. And as usual, Larvik kept on winning, coming out on top of the play-offs as well.
Resigning head coach Ole Gustav Gjekstad hands a with a lot of medals decorated team to his successor current assistant coach Tor Odvar Moen.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions Past achievements League 2015/16 season: Norwegian champions Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 17 Winners (1): 2010/11 Runners-up (2): 2012/13, 2014/15 Semi-final (4): 2001/02, 2003/04, Playing hall 2009/10, 2011/12 Arena Larvik Quarter-final (3): 2000/01, 2002/03, Hoffsgate 6 2006/07 3262 Larvik Main Round (1): 2013/14 Norway Group Matches (5): 1994/95, 1997/98, Capacity: 4,000 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09
Other Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2004/05, Club Address: 2007/08, Semi-final 1996/97, 2005/06 Larvik EHF Cup: Runners-up 2005/06 Sverresgate 7 N-3256 Larvik Norwegian league: 17 titles (1994, 1997, Norway 2000-03, 2005-2015) Norwegian cup: 15 titles Media contact: Harald Gaupen +47 33 138 230 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.larvikhk.no Facebook: larvikhk Twitter:@LarvikHK
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19 POT 1 FC Midtjylland (DEN)
The 2014/2015 season was a very special one for sport fans in central Jutland. Not only did the football team of FC Midtjylland win their first Danish championship, but also the club’s handball women won three titles, the Danish cup, the Cup Winners’ Cup and the Danish championship.
Having defeated EHF Cup winners Team Tvis Holstebro clearly in the semi-finals, FC Midtjylland awaited a nail-biting thriller against Team Esbjerg in the two-legged final. Even though Midtjylland lead with five goals ten minutes before the final whistle, they only managed to land a 23:22 win in the first leg.
The final debutants from Esbjerg, though, did not manage to benefit from the narrow difference in the second leg in front of more than 3,000 spectators in the Blue Water Dokken. Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions The team of head coach Helle Thomsen turned out to be more experienced at the end of League 2015/16 season: Danish champions the match, that gave them a 22:22 draw and the championship through a one goal win on aggregate.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 8 Semi-final: 2002/03, 2013/14 Quarter-final: 1998/99, 2004/05 Main Round: 2003/04, 2008/09, Playing hall 2011/12 Group Matches: 2003/04 IBF Arena Qualification: 2014/15 Stadion Allé 2b 7430 Ikast Other Denmark Cup Winners’ Cup: winners 2003/04, Capacity: 2,250 2014/15, semi-finals 1999/2000 EHF Cup: winners 2001/02, 2010/11, Club address: runners-up 2006/07, semi-finals FC Midtjylland 2007/08, 2012/13 Stadion Alle 2B City Cup: winners 1997/98, runners-up 7430 Ikast 1996/97, semi-finals 1994/95 Denmark Danish league: 4 titles (1998, 2011, Media contact: 2013, 2015) Torben Kolbaek Danish cup: 6 titles +45 25 600080 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.fcm-haandbold.dk Facebook: FCMHaandbold
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20 POT 2 WHC Vardar (MKD)
For the third season in a row Vardar enjoyed an easy task of claiming the domestic championship title. After winning against Gjorce Petrov 46:18 in the last championship game, Vardar raised the trophy with an unblemished record of 20 wins from as many matches in the Super League.
The last season match was a farewell for two Vardar players – Julija Nikolic and Begona Fernandez.
Lacking true challenge in the league, several of the youngsters in the squad had an opportunity to wear the “red and black” shirt and contribute on the way to the title.
The biggest margin this season was achieved against ZRK Pelister where Vardar secured 42 goals difference after winning the match with result 52:10.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Macedonian champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 3 Semi-final (2): 2013/14, 2014/15 (third rank at MVM EHF FINAL4)
Playing hall Other Jane Sandanski EHF Cup: Last 16: 2012/13 Skopje FYR Macedonia Macedonian league: 3 titles (2013, Capacity: 5,500 2014, 2015) Macedonian cup: 3 titles
Club Address: WHC Vardar Preseka 55/10 1000 Skopje FYR Macedonia
Media contact: Ivana Stojanovska +389 71 247 218 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.zrkvardar.mk Facebook: ZRK-Vardar-SCBT Twitter:@zrkvardar
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21 POT 2 RK Krim Mercator (SLO)
RK Krim Mercator secured their 21st Slovenian League title, on the wings of the 26:23 away win against runners-up RK Gen-I Zagorje on the final day, although the road to the title defence was somewhat harder than dominant Krim would have liked. Just eight days later, it was the lethal right wing Alja Koren’s 15-goal masterclass that sent “Krimovke” to defend the double, celebrating their 22nd Slovenian Cup glory, upon a 37:24 final win against ZRK Zelene Doline Zalec.
A tight affair in the penultimate round of the Slovenian championship saw RK Krim Mercator let a five-goal lead (15:10) slip in the dying minutes of the away match against the third-placed ZRK Milinotest Ajdovscina. An unexpected 28:31 defeat added suspense to the last round of the championship. Second-placed Gen-I Zagorje had an opportunity to challenge Krim’s title credentials on their home court. Zagorje kept their chances in a rollercoaster match entering the dying minutes of the game with the narrow lead, when Krim displayed greater determination and composure following Tamara Mavsar’s nine goals, to regain control of the match and finish with a 26:23 victory, that brought them their 21st league title.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Slovenian champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 21 Winners (2): 2000/01, 2002/03 Runners-up (3): 1998/99, 2003/04, 2005/06 Playing hall Semi-final (1): 2012/13 Arena Stožice Quarter-final (4): 1996/97, 1997/98, Vojkova Cesta 100 2004/05, 2006/07 1000 Ljubljana Last 16 (1): 1995/96 Slovenia Main Round (6): 2008/09, 2009/10, Capacity: 6,000 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15 Group Matches (3): 1999/00, 2001/02, 2007/08 Club Address: RK Krim Mercator Other Center Stožice Slovenian league: 21 titles (1995 – 2015) Vojkova Cesta 100 Slovenian cup: 22 titles 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
Media contact: Gašper Lončarič +386 51 630 877 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.rkkrim.com Facebook: rkkrim
Kit colours Light Player shirt: blue, red Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: purple, green Dark Player shirt: black Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: black
22 POT 2 CSM Bucuresti (ROU) A 12-year hiatus for Bucharest away from the Liga Nationala throne was ended, after CSM followed in Rapid CFR’s footsteps and earned its maiden national title. Mette Klit’s side had only two defeats in its column this season – one a 0:10 against SCM Craiova, after the coaches failed to wear their badges on the court – but had a perfect play-off, with a 2:0 win in the final against HCM Baia Mare.
Bucharest’s ambitions were highlighted last summer, as the team managed some great transfers coups, bringing Linnea Torstenson, Mayssa Pessoa, Ana Paula Rodrigues and Fernanda Franca da Silva. Sooner rather than later, the team gelled and became the favourite to win the title. Despite clear wins against HC Dunarea Braila and Corona Brasov in the first rounds of the play-offs, few expected a 2:0 win against Baia Mare in the final, but Bucharest deployed a world class defence to beat their opponents with two narrow wins, 23:22 in Bucharest and 20:17 in Baia Mare.
CSM’s ambitions are high, as the team is aiming for success in their maiden Women’s EHF Champions League participation. Therefore, Constantin Caliman, the team’s president, has already announced important transfers for the next season, such as Maria Fisker and Isabelle Gullden (both from Viborg HK) or Line Jorgensen (FC Midtjylland). Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Romanian champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 1
Other EHF Cup: Last 16 2011/12 Playing hall Sala Polivalenta Ioan Kunst Ghermanescu Romanian league: 1 title (2015) B-Dul Tineretului, sec. 4 Romanian cup: - runners-up 2015 Bucharest Romania Capacity: 5,000
Club Address: Calea Victoriei Street no 126 District 1 010094 Bucharest Romania
Media contact: Constantin Caliman +40 721 800304 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.csmbucuresti.ro Facebook: CSM-Bucuresti-Oficial
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23 POT 2 Thüringer HC (GER)
After an unbeaten record in the 2013/14 season, Thüringer HC had to fight much harder to win their fifth straight championship in Germany. Right up until the concluding stages of the championship they could feel eventual runners-up Buxtehuder SV breathing down their necks. Buxtehude beat THC in the first meeting and this defeat was the first for head coach Herbert Müller and his team in 47 Bundesliga matches.
However, a 32:26 win in the rematch gave THC the lead again and set up a final round decider against record champions HC Leipzig. A defeat would have handed cup winners Buxtehude the league title, but a clear ten-goal win (35:25) allowed the Müller brothers Herbert and Helfried (assistant coach) to celebrate their ninth German title after four with FC Nürnberg.
“To finish on top this season was the toughest task with Thüringer HC to date. We were hit by so many injuries and we were sapped of energy because of the Champions League, but in the end we managed to do it,” commented Herbert Müller.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: German champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 5 Quarter-final (1): 2014/15 Main Round (1): 2013/14 Group Matches (2): 2011/12, 2012/13 Playing hall Wiedigsburghalle Nordhausen Other August-Bebel-Platz 6 Cup Winners’ Cup: semi-final 2012/13 99734 Nordhausen Challenge Cup: runners-up 2008/09 Germany Capacity: 2,218 German league: 5 titles (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) German cup: 2 titles Club Address: Thüringer HC Mittelhäuser Str. 21 99089 Erfurt Germany
Media contact: Bernd Hohnstein +49 179 4649 389 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.thueringer-hc.de Facebook: ThueringerHC Twitter:@ThueringerHC
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24 POT 3 Rostov-Don (RUS)
The team coached by Denmark’s Jan Leslie caused a small revolution in Russia, putting an end to the six year reign of Dinamo Sinara - well timed as the club celebrates not just the title but also its 50-year anniversary this year.
The last and only time they won the Russian league was in 1994 when the club was still named “Rostelsmash”. Before that they became champions of the Soviet Union twice in 1990 and 1991.
During the last two decades, Rostov-Don finished second and third multiple times but constantly fell short of the absolute top. This year, though, Leslie’s team was not only successful on domestic level but also played a prominent role in Europe, reaching the EHF Cup final. In the Russian League they eliminated Universitet and Astrakhanochka on their way to the final and needed just two games in the decisive round to beat Lada Toliatti and take the Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions trophy. League 2015/16 season: Russian champions
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 4 Qualification (3): 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14
Playing hall Other Palace of Sport “ Rostov Don” EHF Cup: runners-up 2014/15, quarter- St. Khalturinsky str. 103 final 2009/10 344011 Rostov-Don Cup Winners’ Cup: semi-final 2012/13, Russia 2013/14, quarter-final 2010/11 Capacity: 3,500 Russian league: 4 titles (1990, 1991, 1994, 2015) Club Address: Russian cup: 7 titles Rostov-Don 1 Konnoy Army street, 4-a 344029 Rostov-on-Don Russia
Media contact: Maksim Shchennikov +7 918 5207625 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.rostovhandball.ru Facebook: RostovHandball Twitter:@HCRostovDon
Kit colours Light Player shirt: yellow-black Player short: yellow Goalkeeper shirt: yellow Dark Player shirt: black-yellow Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: dark red
25 POT 3 IK Sävehof (SWE)
The season turned out well for Sävehof. Not only did the team reach the main round in the Women’s EHF Champions League for the second year in a row – the women from the Gothenburg-based club also won the Swedish championship for the seventh time in a row and for the 11th time in history.
Almost 7,000 spectators in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg saw Sävehof heading to decide the final against Skuru HK already in the first half, leading 19:14 at half-time. Even though Skuru managed to reduce the difference to two goals at 20:18 in the second half, no one really had a doubt about the result. Sävehof was in control of the match at any time and in the end celebrated a 33:30 win and another Swedish championship.
Left back Jenny Alm said a fine goodbye to Sävehof before joining Danish runners-up Team Esbjerg in the next season. With nine goals, she shared the status as top scorer of the match with Emma Hawia Svensson from Skuru.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Swedish champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 8 Main Round (2): 2013/14, 2014/15 Group Matches (3): 2007/08, 2010/11, 2012/13 Playing hall Qualification (2): 2006/07, 2011/12 Partillebohallen Gamla Kronvägen 56 Other 43300 Partille Cup Winners’ Cup: Last 16: 2011/12 Sweden Capacity: 2,000 Swedish league: 11 titles (1993, 2000, * to be confirmed 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Club Address: IK Sävehof Box 201 43324 Partille Sweden
Media contact: Rüdiger Osterloh +46 736 84 57 55 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.savehof.se Facebook: Savehof Twitter:IK_Savehof
Kit colours Light Player shirt: yellow Player short: yellow/black Goalkeeper shirt: green Dark Player shirt: black Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: orange
26 POT 3 Hypo Niederösterreich (AUT)
No team in Europe have even close to the same winning record as Hypo Niederösterreich. For the 39th time the team of Ferenc Kovacs took the Austrian title and they faced their own youth team in the final series of the WHA Austria, beating their club mates twice clearly by 45:25 and 35:18. Hypo also won the Austrian cup with a 35:10 win over Dornbirn.
Despite losing some top players (mainly from Brazil) before the start of the season, the Austrian title was never out of reach, but on international level Hypo missed out on the qualification for the EHF Women’s Champions League main round and was later eliminated from the Cup Winners’ Cup by eventual finalists Fleury from France. Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Austrian champions At the domestic level, Hypo won all 22 matches of the regular league season, finishing this part with an incredible goal difference of plus 375, which means that they won each match by an average of 17 goals.
Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 23 Winners (4): 1993/94, 1994/95, 1997/98, 1999/2000 Runners-up (2): 1995/96, 2007/08 Playing hall Semi-final (5): 1996/97, 1998/99, BSFZ Südstadt 2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09 Liese Prokop Platz 1 Quarter-final (1): 2005/06 2344 Maria Enzersdorf Group Matches (9): 2000/01, 2001/02, Austria 2002/03, 2003/04, 2009/10, 2010/11, Capacity: 1,020 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 * to be confirmed Other Club Address: Cup Winners Cup: Winners 2012/13, Hypo Niederösterreich Runners-up 2003/04 BSFZ Südstadt Liese-Prokop-Platz 1 Austrian league: 39 titles (1977-2015) 2344 Maria Enzersdorf Austrian cup: 28 titles Austria
Media contact: Kati Kovacs +43 664 6016 4583 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.hypo-noe.at Facebook: hyponoe
Kit colours Light Player shirt: yellow Player short: blue Goalkeeper shirt: green Dark Player shirt: black Player short: black Goalkeeper shirt: yellow
27 POT 3 HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO)
Podravka Vegeta have returned the Croatian champions trophy to Koprivnica after one season away. Lokomotiva Zagreb managed to turn the tables last term and take the champions title, sending Podravka to the Women’s EHF Champions League qualification.
There were no surprises this time around for the team coached by Goran Mrdjen, as Podravka performed admirably throughout the season, lifting both the league, as well as the domestic cup trophy to get straight back to their winning ways.
The 32:24 Cup final win against Lokomotiva was an ideal opportunity for revenge, as the last season’s champion had problems to maintain consistency throughout the season, having finished fourth – behind both RK Zamet and ZRK Zelina.
Talented line player, 22-year old Andrea Covic, will take this wonderful achievement to bid farewell to her childhood team, after adding the double to her already impressive resume with the team from Koprivnica.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions Past achievements League 2015/16 season: Croatian champions Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 22 Winners (1): 1995/96 Runners-up (1): 1994/95 Semi-finals (1): 1997/98 Playing hall Quarter-finals (1): 1996/97 Main Round (3): 2000/01, 2001/02, Sport Hall Fran Galović 2008/09 Zeljka Selingera bb Group Matches/Champions League (12): 48000 Koprivnica 1993/94, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03, Croatia 2006/07, 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, Capacity: 2,500 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 Qualification (2): 2003/04, 2005/06 Club address: HC Podravka Vegeta Other Zeljka Selingera 3A Cup Winners Cup: Runners-up: 2004/05, 48000 Koprivnica Semi-finals: 2007/08 Croatia EHF Cup: Finals 2000/01, 2005/06
Media contact: Croatian league: 21 titles Ljerka Vresk Croatian cup: 20 titles +385 98 325 075 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.rk-podravka.hr Facebook: RkPodravka
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28 POT 4 Fleury Loiret Handball (FRA)
With their first French league title in club history, Fleury Loiret Handball secure their spot in next season’s Women’s EHF Champions League.
Their path to success was not an easy one though. After finishing first in the regular season, the team of head coach Fred Bougeant had to face tough opponents, meeting Nîmes in the semi- final and Issy-Paris in the final.
Thanks to stellar performances from the likes of Spanish national team players Darly Zoqbi de Paula between the posts and Alexandrina Barbosa at left back, Fleury added a second trophy to their record after winning the French cup last season.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: French champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 2 Qualification (1): 2013/14
Other Playing hall Cup Winners’ Cup: runners-up 2014/15, Palais des Sports Aubrais;Orleans quarter-final 2013/14 14 rue Eugete Vignat Challenge Cup: semi-final 2011/12 45000 Orleans France French league: 1 title (2015) Capacity: 2,800 French cup: 1 title (2014) French League Cup: 1 title (2015) Club Address: Fleury Loiret Handball 109 Avenue Louis Gallouedec 45400 Fleury les Aubrais France
Media contact: Antony Tahar +33 02 38866267 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.fleuryloirethandball.com Facebook: Fleury.Loiret.Handball Twitter:@FleuryLoiretHB
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29 POT 4 MKS Selgros Lublin (POL)
It was one of the most interesting seasons in the last 10 years of the PGNiG Women’s Superleague. For the 18th time in 22 seasons the league title was won by MKS Selgros Lublin, who beat Vistal Gdynia 3:1 in the final series. Third place went Challenge Cup finalist Pogon Baltica Szczecin ahead of Start Elblag and KGHM Metraco Zaglebie Lubin, who were surprisingly out of contention for the medals this season.
The champions from Lublin qualified for the final after a 2:0 quarter-final win against KPR Jelenia Gora and surprisingly cruising past Pogon Baltica Szczecin 3:0.
The final games were tense, but Lublin took the first two victories at home (26:25, 27:22). The third game - a real handball thriller with two extra-times and penalties went Vistal’s way (43:42). Everything was decided in the fourth encounter, in which MKS Selgros won 33:27.
Qualification for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2015/16 season: Polish champions Past achievements
Women’s EHF Champions League Participations (including 2015/16 season): 18 Quarter-final (2): 1999/2000, 2001/02 Last 16 (1): 1995/96 Group Matches (8): 1996/97, 1997/98, Playing hall 1998/99, 2000/2001, 2002/03, 2003/04, Globus Hall 2013/14, 2014/15 ul.Kazimerza Wielkiego 8 Qualification (6): 2005/06, 2006/07, 20 611 Lublin 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11 Poland Capacity: 4,300 Other EHF Cup: Winners 2000/01, quarter- final 2007/08, 2009/10 Club Address: MKS Lublin Polish league: 18 titles (1995-2003, ul. Melgiewska 2 2005-2010, 2013, 2014, 2015) 20-209 Lublin Polish cup: 10 times Poland
Media contact: Adam Rozwalka +48 609 543 931 [email protected]
Online information: Website: www.mks.lublin.pl Facebook: mkslublin Twitter:@sprlublin
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30 2014/15 Top Scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Cristina Neagu (ROU) Buducnost (MNE) 102 Andrea Penezic (CRO) WHC Vardar SCBT (MKD) 102 3 Nora Mørk (NOR) Larvik (NOR) 98 4 Anna Kochetova (RUS) Dinamo-Sinara (RUS) 94 5 Karolina Kudlacz (POL) HC Leipzig (GER) 84 6 Olga Akopian (RUS) Dinamo-Sinara (RUS) 82 7 Linn-Kristin Koren Riegelhuth (NOR) Larvik (NOR) 77 8 Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) Dinamo-Sinara (RUS) 76 9 Ida Oden (SWE) IK Sävehof (SWE) 74 10 Ana Gros (SLO) Metz Handball (FRA) 73 Tamara Mavsar (SLO) RK Krim Mercator (SLO) 73 12 Nadja Nadgornaja (GER) Thüringer HC (GER) 72 13 Heidi Loke (NOR) Györi Audi ETO KC (HUN) 68 Rikke Skov Erhardsen (DEN) Viborg HK A/S (DEN) 68 15 Katrin Engel (AUT) Thüringer HC (GER) 66 16 Aniko Kovacsics (HUN) Györi Audi ETO KC (HUN) 65 17 Katarina Bulatovic (MNE) Buducnost (MNE) 61 18 Mirjeta Bajramoska (MKD) RK Krim Mercator (SLO) 59 19 Andrea Lekic (SRB) WHC Vardar SCBT (MKD) 58 Radmila Petrovic (MNE) Buducnost (MNE) 58
31 Past Winners
1994 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT
1995 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT
1996 Podravka Koprivnica CRO
1997 Mar El Osito L´Eliana Valencia ESP
1998 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT
1999 Dunaferr SE HUN
2000 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT
2001 RK Krim Neutro Roberts SLO
2002 Kometal D.P. Skopje MKD
2003 Krim ETA Kotex Ljubljana SLO
2004 Slagelse FH DEN
2005 Slagelse FH DEN
2006 Viborg A/S DEN
2007 Slagelse FH DEN
2008 Zvezda Zvenigorod RUS
2009 Viborg A/S DEN
2010 Viborg A/S DEN
2011 Larvik HK NOR
2012 Buducnost Podgorica MNE
2013 Gyõri Audi ETO KC HUN
2014 Gyõri Audi ETO KC HUN
2015 Buducnost Podgorica MNE
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