M Media Information Women’s EHF Cup 2017/18 Group Phase Draw Thursday, 23 November 2017, 11:00 hrs Vienna Media information Dear Media Representative, Women’s EHF Cup Welcome to the second season of the Women’s EHF Cup in the new format. Before the Media Contacts 2016/17 season the Cup Winners’s Cup has merged with the Women’s EHF Cup into one 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 and Vlado Brindzak followed by quarter-finals. The semi-finals and the final are played in a home and away [email protected] games format. +43 1 80 151 161 Twitter: @EHF In the following media information you will find the essential facts you will require for the final two games and the participating teams. 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For further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the EHF Media and Communications Department and we will be happy to help you with any information you may require. 2 2017/2018 WOMEN'S EHF CUP Qualification Qualification Qualification Group Quarter Semi Finals Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Matches finals finals 28 teams 32 teams 24 teams 16 teams 8 teams 4 teams 2 teams 09/10.09.2017 14/15.10.2017 11/12.11.2017 R1: 06/07.01.2018 03/04.03.18 07/08.04.18 05/06.05.18 first leg first leg first leg R2: 13/14.01.2018 first leg first leg first leg R3: 20/21.01.2018 16/17.09.2017 21/22.10.2017 18/19.11.2017 R4: 27/28.01.2018 10/11.03.18 14/15.04.18 12/13.05.18 NATION second leg second leg second leg R5:03/04.02.2018 second leg second leg second leg R6:10/11.02.2018 DRAWS: 18.07.2017 18.07.2017 24.10.2017 23.11.2017 13.02.2018 13.02.2018 17.04.2018 1 DEN Randers HK 2 RUS Lada 3 2nd CL QT1 2nd CL QT1 4 2nd CL QT2 2nd CL QT2 5 HUN Erd HC 6 ROU SCM Craiova 7 3rd CL QT1 3rd CL QT1 8 3rd CL QT2 3rd CL QT2 9 4th CL QT1 4th CL QT1 10 4th CL QT2 4th CL QT2 11 CZE DHK Banik Most 12 DEN Kobenhavn Handbold 13 GER TusSies Metzingen 14 RUS Kuban 15 FRA Issy Paris Hand 16 HUN DKKA Dunaujvaros KA 17 ROU HC Dunarea Braila 18 NOR Tertnes Handball Elite 19 DEN Viborg HK 20 GER Buxtehuder SV 21 RUS Zvezda Zvenigorod 22 FRA ES Besancon Feminin HB 23 HUN DVSC-TVP 24 ROU HC Zalau 25 NOR Glassverket 26 RUS Astrakhanochka 27 DEN Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 28 GER HSG Blomberg-Lippe 29 FRA Cercle Dijon Bourgogne 30 HUN Vaci NKSE 31 ROU CSM Roman NOR Byasen Handball Elite 32 Winners2 of Semifinals 33 TUR Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Winners4 of Quarterfinals 34 SWE Lugi HF 35 POL Metraco Zaglebie Lubin 36 ESP Super Amara Bera Bera 37 SRB ZRK Medicinar 38 SUI LC Brühl Handball 16 Winners of Qualification Round 2 Round of Qualification 16 Winners 39 CZE DHC Slavia Praha 40 UKR Galychanka 41 GRE O.F.N. Ionias Matches Group the of group each of teams placed 2nd and 1st 42 NED Succes Schoonmaak/VOC 43 ITA Jomi Salerno 44 POR Colegio de Gaia 45 BEL HB St. Truiden HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk 46 BLR matches group ChL the of teams placed 4th four and 3 Round Qualification of Winners 12 47 KOS KHF Prishtina 14 Winners of Qualification Round 1 Round of Qualification 14 Winners 48 BIH HZRK Grude 49 CYP A.S. Latsia 50 AZE Nur Mingechavir 51 SUI LK Zug 52 NED Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen 53 POL KRAM Start Elblag 54 ISR HC Holon 3 published version, 10.07.2017 Women’s EHF Cup 2017/18 playing system Qualication R1 Qualication R3 Group Phase Quarter-nals Semi-nals Finals vs. vs. 2 vs. 1 vs. vs. 14 vs.14 12 vs.12 vs. vs. 4 2 14 16 12 8 4 vs. teams teams teams teams teams teams vs. Qualication R2 vs. WEHFC Group Phase includes 4 fourth ranked teams 16 vs.16 of the WCL Group Matches Season 2017/18 playing dates Qualication Round 1 Qualication Round 3 Group Phase Quarter-nals Semi-nals Finals first leg - 09/10.09.2017 first leg R1 06/07.01.2018 first leg first leg first leg second leg - 16/17.09.2017 11/12.11.2017 R2 13/14.01.2018 03/04.03.18 07/08.04.18 05/06.05.18 R3 20/21.01.2018 Qualication Round 2 second leg R4 27/28.01.2018 second leg second leg second leg first leg - 14/15.10.2017 18/19.11.2017 R5 03/04.02.2018 10/11.03.18 14/15.04.18 12/13.05.18 second leg - 21/22.10.2017 R6 10/11.02.2018 EHF Cup Group Phase Draw Preview Following the last weekend's Qualification Round 3 matches in the Women’s EHF Cup Group Phase all is set for the group phase draw as the four pots have been confirmed. Twelve teams from the qualification have now joined four bottom ranked teams of the Women’s EHF Champions League Group Matches (Vistal Gdynia, Brest Bretagne Handball, Larvik, Vipers Kristianstad) as the draw at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 23 November at 11:00 hrs local time will determine all four groups. The Women's EHF Cup is played in a group phase format after the old EHF Cup merged together with the Cup Winners' Cup before the previous season. The winners of the first edition of the reformed EHF Cup, Rostov-Don are playing in the EHF Champions League Main Round this season. DRAW PROCEDURE STEP 1 Teams from Pot 1 are drawn to Row 1 in Groups A to D => STEP 2 Teams from Pot 2 are drawn to Row 2 in Groups A to D => STEP 3 In Pot 3, Byasen Handball Elite are drawn to a possible group in Row 3 avoiding groups with Larvik or Vipers Kristianstad => STEP 4 In the same pot Issy Paris Hand are drawn to a possible group in Row 3 avoiding a group with Brest Bretagne Handball => STEP 5 Last two clubs from the Pot 3 are drawn in Row 3 to the remaining two groups => STEP 6 In Pot 4 Koebenhavn Haandbold are drawn to a possible group in Row 4 avoiding groups with Randers HK or Viborg HK => STEP 7 In the same pot Kuban are drawn to a possible group in Row 4 avoiding a group with Lada => STEP 8 Last two clubs from the Pot 4 are drawn in Row 4 to the remaining two groups 5 Pot 1 Brest Bretagne Handball (FRA) Larvik (NOR) Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase 4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group Matches 4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group Matches GROUP B GROUP C @ Rostov-Don (RUS) L26:24 (14:13) vs Thüringer HC (GER) L27:31 (11:16) vs Györi Audi ETO KC (HUN) L23:26 (10:13) @ FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN) L37:33 (18:15) vs FC Midtjylland (DEN) L22:23 (10:12) vs HC Vardar (MKD) L19:31 (9:16) @ FC Midtjylland (DEN) L27:23 (12:7) HC Vardar (MKD) L30:27 (10:11) vs Rostov-Don (RUS) L23:29 (14:15) @ Thüringer HC (GER) W22:25 (10:14) @ Györi Audi ETO KC (HUN) L26:17 (13:7) vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN) L21:30 (9:18) Past achievements Past achievements EHF Cup: EHF Cup: Quarter-final (1): 2016/17 Runners-up (1): 2005/06 Other Other Champions League: group matches 2017/18 Champions League: winners 2010/11, runners-up 2012/13, 2014/15, semi-final 2001/02, 2003/04, 2009/10, 2011/12, French league: - (runners-up 2017) quarter-final 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2015/16, 2016/17 French cup: 1 title (2016) League cup: 1 title (2012) Cup Winners‘ Cup: winners 2004/05, 2007/08, semi-final 1996/97, 2005/06 Norwegian league: 19 titles (1994, 1997, 2000-03, 2005- 2017) Norwegian cup: 17 titles 6 Pot 1 Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) Vistal Gdynia (POL) Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase 4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group Matches 4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group Matches GROUP D GROUP A @ Metz Handball (FRA) L30:22 (14:12) @ NFH - Nykøbing Falster (DEN) L27:21 (14:10) vs Buducnost (MNE) W29:19 (15:11) vs CSM Bucuresti (ROU) L23:34 (9:18) vs SG BBM Bietigheim L24:29 (8:16) vs RK Krim Mercator (SLO) L19:29 (10:11) @ SG BBM Bietigheim L25:24 (16:13) @ RK Krim Mercator (SLO) L29:22 (16:11) vs Metz Handball (FRA) L22:25 (11:12) vs NFH - Nykøbing Falster (DEN) L28:36 (10:15) @ Buducnost (MNE) L26:23 (11:13) CSM Bucuresti (ROU) L34:22 (17:14) QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS / GROUP 1 (Kristiansand) Semi-final: vs HC Gomel W43:19 (27:10) Final: vs HC Podravka Vegeta W42:14 (22:6) Past achievements Past achievements EHF Cup: EHF Cup: Semi-final (1): 2003/04 Round 2 (1): 2010/11 Last 16 (1): 2004/05 Qualification Round 1 (1): 2016/17 Other Other Champions League: 2017/18 group matches Champions League: 2017/18 group matches, 2012/13 Cup Winners‘ Cup: quarter-finals 2015/16 qualification Challenge Cup: semi-finals 2009/10 Norwegian league: - (runners-up 2016/17) Cup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2012/13 Norwegian cup: - (runners-up 2010) Polish league: 2 titles (2012, 2017) Polish cup: 3 titles 7 Pot 2 Randers HK (DEN) Viborg HK (DEN) Road to the Group Phase Road to the Group Phase EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 EHF Cup, Qualification Round 3 1st leg: @ BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Reg.