MEDIA GUIDE Women’s EHF Champions League 2016/17 Season Quarter-finals update Table of contents Table of contents Foreword 4 Media contacts 5 Map of participating clubs 6 Playing system diagrams - stages and dates 8 Road to the TIPPMIX EHF FINAL4 2017 10 TIPPMIX EHF FINAL4 - media accreditation 13 Facts and figures before the quarter-finals 14 FC Midtjylland vs HC Vardar 15 Metz Handball vs Györi Audi ETO KC 29 CSM Bucuresti vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 43 Buducnost vs Larvik 57 Top scorers after main round 70 All-star team vote presented by UNIQA 71 3 Foreword Foreword Dear media representatives, As we count down to the TIPPMIX EHF FINAL4 in Budapest on 6/7 May 2016, the next exciting phase of the WOMEN’S EHF Champions League is upon us. There are 92 matches behind us and what remains is a great interfusion of contenders with eight teams from seven countries: Hungary, Romania, FYR Macedonia, Montene- gro, Norway, Denmark and France. The only hurdle standing between the teams and their ticket to Budapest is the quarter-final. It is with great pleasure that we welcome this mix of well-rehearsed teams who all but Metz have already been amongst the top eight of the continent. It is a maiden trip for the French champions whose previous best was a final in the EHF Cup four years ago. The constellation of the quarter-final pairings opens several interesting possibilities for the final tournament in the Budapest Papp Laszlo Sportarena as it could give us the very same four teams as the previous edition, but also a completely different quartet with only Larvik and FC Midtjylland boasting previous experience of the season-ending highlight. Danish side Midtjylland were part of the premiere edition of the OMEN’SW EHF FI- NAL4 in 2014, while Larvik reached the event the following season, but if they want to vie for the privilege of descending upon the final venue they have to succeed in stern tests - Midtjylland face perennial bronze medal winners Vardar and Larvik take on 2012 and 2015 champions Buducnost. On the contrary to the previous season when the two Hungarian teams met in a merciless quarter-final clash, this time around both Györ and FTC can represent the host nation in Budapest - but only if they overcome their quarter-final obstacles. While the 2013 and 2014 trophy holders from Györ lock horns with Metz, Ferenc- varos will try to eliminate defending champions CSM Bucuresti. No matter the constellation of the remaining four teams, we dare say that handball fans, both in the arena and in front of their TV screens, are bound to witness the most exciting edition of this event yet. It gives us plenty of satisfaction to announce another strong player will enter the tournament besides the four best teams of the continent after sports betting game TIPPMIX, a product of Hungary’s national lottery, Szerencsejáték Zrt., has become the title sponsor of this year’s event. We wish all the teams the best of luck in their upcoming quests and all fans in the arenas many exciting moments. Sporting wishes. Michael Wiederer EHF President 4 Media contacts 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] Clubs media contacts FC Midtjylland (DEN) HC Vardar (MKD) Tommy Bögelund Nielsen Ana Stojkov +45 20 70 9305 +38976487779 [email protected] [email protected] Metz Handball (FRA) Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) Estelle Vogein Tamas Szabo +33 608 258 725 +36 20 505 63 07 estelle.gauvin szabo.tamas.gyorietokc @metz-handball.fr @gmail.com CSM Bucuresti (ROU) FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN) Florin Sandu Andrea Pordán +40 726 777 533 +36 20 365 8263 florin.sandu@ pordan.andrea csmbucuresti.ro @ftckezilabda.hu Buducnost (MNE) Larvik HK (NOR) Milos Pavicevic Per Christian Andersen +382 682 226 66 +47 944 39 000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EHF Media & Communications 06/04/17 +43 1 80 151 168 [email protected] Contributors: Björn Pazen, Zoran Milosavljevic, Peter Bruun, Tomas Cuncik, Adrian Costeiu, Nemanja Savic, Bence Martha, Kevin Domas, Sergey Nikolaev, Jelena Bagaric, Amina Idrizi, Michal Pomorski. All stats by Roy Knoppert. 5 Györi Audi WOMEN‘S EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IK Sävehof, ETO KC, HUN SWE Season 2016/17 MKS Selgros Glassverket IF, Lublin, POL Teams eliminated in qualification NOR Teams eliminated in group matches Larvik HK, NOR HC Gomel Teams eliminated in main round BLR Quarter-finals teams Team Esbjerg, DEN IUVENTA Michalovce, SVK FC Midtjylland, DEN SERCODAK Dalfsen, NED Rostov-Don, RUS Thüringer HC, GER HC Leipzig Astrakhanochka GER RUS Metz Handball, FRA WOMEN‘S EHF FINAL4 Host City Budapest, HUN Balonmano Bera Bera, ESP CSM Bucuresti, Hypo ROU Niederösterreich, AUT Ankara RK Krim Yenimahalle BSK, TUR Mercator, SLO HC Podravka Vegeta, CRO FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria, HUN Indeco WHC Buducnost, HC Vardar, Conversano, ITA MNE MKD Györi Audi WOMEN‘S EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IK Sävehof, ETO KC, HUN SWE Season 2016/17 MKS Selgros Glassverket IF, Lublin, POL Teams eliminated in qualification NOR Teams eliminated in group matches Larvik HK, NOR HC Gomel Teams eliminated in main round BLR Quarter-finals teams Team Esbjerg, DEN IUVENTA Michalovce, SVK FC Midtjylland, DEN SERCODAK Dalfsen, NED Rostov-Don, RUS Thüringer HC, GER HC Leipzig Astrakhanochka GER RUS Metz Handball, FRA WOMEN‘S EHF FINAL4 Host City Budapest, HUN Balonmano Bera Bera, ESP CSM Bucuresti, Hypo ROU Niederösterreich, AUT Ankara RK Krim Yenimahalle BSK, TUR Mercator, SLO HC Podravka Vegeta, CRO FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria, HUN Indeco WHC Buducnost, HC Vardar, Conversano, ITA MNE MKD Women’s EHF Champions League 2016/17 playing system Group Matches Main Round FINAL4 4 vs. 1 vs. 3 vs. 2 vs. rd vs. 3 Place Match vs. vs. Final Home matches 3 3 1 Total matches 6 6 2 vs. Season 2016/17 playing dates Group Matches Main Round FINAL4 10/11.09.2016 14.-16.10.2016 27.-29.01.2017 06.-07.05.2017 21.-23.10.2016 03.-05.02.2017 07.-09.04.2017 28.-30.10.2016 10.-12.02.2017 04.-06.11.2016 24.-26.02.2017 second leg 11.-13.11.2016 03.-05.03.2017 14.-16.04.2017 18.-20.11.2016 10.-12.03.2017 Women’s EHF Champions League 2016/17 playing system Group Matches Main Round FINAL4 4 vs. 1 vs. 3 vs. 2 vs. rd vs. 3 Place Match vs. vs. Final Home matches 3 3 1 Total matches 6 6 2 vs. Season 2016/17 playing dates Group Matches Main Round FINAL4 10/11.09.2016 14.-16.10.2016 27.-29.01.2017 06.-07.05.2017 21.-23.10.2016 03.-05.02.2017 07.-09.04.2017 28.-30.10.2016 10.-12.02.2017 04.-06.11.2016 24.-26.02.2017 second leg 11.-13.11.2016 03.-05.03.2017 14.-16.04.2017 18.-20.11.2016 10.-12.03.2017 Women´s EHF Champions league 2016/17 WOMEN'S EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016/17 Qualification Tournaments Group Matches Main Round Quarterfinals FINAL4 Tournaments 4 groups with 4 teams 2 groups with 6 teams 8 teams 4 teams 14.-16.10.2016 (1) 27.-29.01.2017 (1) 10./11.09.2016 21.-23.10.2016 (2) 03.-05.02.2017 (2) 07.-09.04.2017 06./07.05.2017 tournaments 28.-30.10.2016 (3) 10.-12.02.2017 (3) first leg tournament played in semi finals 04.-06.11.2016 (4) 24.-26.02.2017 (4) and finals 11.-13.11.2016 (5) 03.-05.03.2017 (5) 14.-16.04.2017 NATION in one venue 18.-20.11.2016 (6) 10.-12.03.2017 (6) second leg DRAWS: 29 June 2016 in Vienna/AUT 01 July 2016 in Glostrup/DEN no draw no draw 18.4.2017 1 MNE 1 Buducnost 2 HUN 1 Györi AUDI ETO KC 3 MKD 1 HC Vardar 4 NOR 1 Larvik HK 5 ROU 1 CSM Bucuresti 6 DEN 1 Team Esbjerg 7 RUS 1 Astrakhanochka 8 GER 1 Thüringer HC 9 SWE 1 IK Sävehof 10 FRA 1 Metz HB 11 HUN 2 FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria 12 DEN 2 FC Midtylland 13 RUS 2 Rostov Don 14 NOR 2 Glassverket IF 15 GER 2 HC Leipzig 16 SLO 1 RK Krim Mercator 17 AUT 1 Hypo NÖ 18 CRO 1 HC Podravka Vegeta 19 POL 1 MKS Selgros Lublin 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed team of the of team placed 4th and 3rd 2nd, 1st, 20 ITA 1 Indeco Conversano 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed team from each group group each from team placed 3rd and 2nd 1st, WOMEN'S EHF Champions League Main Round Main League Champions EHF WOMEN'S 21 ESP 1 Balonmano Bera Bera tournaments 22 NED 1 Sercodak Dalfsen 23 BLR 1 HC Gomel Quarterfinals League Champions EHF WOMEN'S of Winners 4 24 TUR 1 Yenimahalle BSK Winners of the 3 Qualification 25 SVK 1 Iuventa Michalovce 3 groups with 4 teams 4th placed teams of CL Qualification Tournaments go to EHF Cup Rd 2, 2nd and 3rd placed teams of CL Qualification Tornaments go to EHF Cup Rd 3 12 status: 5.10.2016 WOMEN’S EHF FINAL4 tickets on sale TIPPMIX EHF FINAL4 Sports betting game TIPPMIX, a product of that we acquired Szerencsejáték Zrt. as the Hungary’s national lottery, Szerencsejáték Zrt., title sponsor of this showpiece event.