Table of contents Media contacts - EHF/M, Media contacts 4 Playing system diagram - stages and dates 5 Regulations 6 Preview 8 FC Midtjylland 10 WHC Vardar SCBT 14 IK Sävehof 18 Thüringer HC 22 RK Krim Mercator 26 Gyõri Audi ETO KC 30 Larvik HK 34 Budućnost 38 Head-to-heads 42 2014 Women’s EHF FINAL4 Budapest 44 Current top scorers 45 Appendix 1 - Results of the Qualification Appendix 2 - Results of the Group Matches Appendix 3 - Schedule of the Main Round 3 EHF/M Media contacts Media matters TV and Radio Vlado Brindzak Akos Moczan Media and Communications Media Manager European Handball Federation EHF Marketing GmbH +43 1 80 151 161 +43 1 80 151 226 [email protected] [email protected] Clubs – Media contacts Group 1 Group 2 FC Midtjylland RK Krim Mercator Nilsan Apputhurai Gašper Lončarič +45 22 98 64 77 +386 51 630 877 [email protected] [email protected] WHC Vardar SCBT Gyõri Audi ETO KC Davor Stojanoski Andrea Szilágyi +389 753 659 12 +36 70 394 9596 [email protected] [email protected] Sävehof IK Larvik HK Rüdiger Osterloh Tor Odvar Moen +46 736 84 57 55 +47 479 38 803 [email protected] [email protected] Thüringer HC Budućnost Bernd Hohnstein Savo Laković +49 179 4649 389 +382 67 600 055 [email protected] [email protected] 4 Women’s EHF Champions League 2013/14 playing system Qualication Qualication Round 2 Group Matches Main Round Semi-nals Final Round 1 4 tournaments vs. 2 vs. 1 vs. 2 vs. 1 5 Home matches 3 3 1 1 Total matches 6 6 2 2 Season 2013/14 playing dates Qualication Qualication Round 2 Group Matches Main Round Semi-nals Final Round 1 4 tournaments 05./06.10.2013 01./02.02.2014 rst leg rst leg rst leg 14/15.09.2013 12./13.10.2013 08./09.02.2014 05. - 06.04.2014 03. / 04.05.2014 24/25.08.2013 19./20.10.2013 15./16.02.2014 02./03.11.2013 01./02.03.2014 second leg second leg second leg 09./10.11.2013 08./09.03.2014 12. - 13.04.2014 10. / 11.05.2014 31.08/01.09.2013 16./17.11.2013 15./16.03.2014 Important regulations Scoring of the matches and ranking General Main Round All matches of the Women’s EHF Champions League shall be played in If two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the 2 x 30 minutes with a half-time break of 10 minutes. The EHF reserves ranking will be determined as follows: the right to extend the half-time break in special circumstances to 15 minutes. During the Main Round: a) higher goal difference in all matches; The matches shall be scored as follows: b) higher number of plus goals in all matches; a) win = 2 points b) draw = 1 point After completion of the Main Round if two teams have scored the c) loss = 0 points same number of points: a) number of points in matches of the two teams directly involved; Teams’ rankings are obtained by adding up the number of points won. b) goal difference in matches of the two teams directly involved; c) higher number of goals scored in the away match of the two teams directly involved; d) goal difference in all matches of the group; e) higher number of plus goals in all matches of the group; After completion of the Main Round if three or more teams have scored the same number of points: a) number of points in matches of all teams directly involved; b) goal difference in matches of all teams directly involved; c) higher number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involved; d) goal difference in all matches of the group; e) higher number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club. 6 Györ face three former winners in main round Four current or former winners of the Women’s EHF Champions Chase for Budapest begins with blockbusters League will play in the same main round group as the reigning champions of the European top flight, Györi Audi ETO KC, have been The long winter layoff in the EHF Champions League is unlikely to drawn to Group 2 alongside the 2012 winners Buducnost, the 2011 have lulled either fans or players into hibernation, as the eight best trophy holders Larvik HK and RK Krim Mercator, who dominated teams in the women’s premier club competition take centre stage this already twice in the competition (2001 and 2003). weekend. The draw at the EHF Office in Vienna defined both main round The opening clash of the Main Round pits Midtjylland against Sävehof, quartets also setting a group of three main round newcomers for FC two teams who defied the odds to advance from the preliminary Midtjylland. group stage with every chance of vying for the Final 4 in Budapest, scheduled for May 3 and 4. Danish champions will face Germany’s Thüringer HC, Sweden’s IK Sävehof and emerging Macedonian power WHC Vardar SCBT, who are Former champions Krim Mercator and Larvik meet in what should in their first season amongst the Europe’s elite. also be a delicately balanced match-up in the Slovenian capital, with both sides eager to make a winning start in a fiercely competitive The first round of the next stage is scheduled for 1/2 February, the Group 2. last for 15/16 March. Only two best teams of each group will qualify for the semi-finals. Holders Györi Audi ETO get their campaign underway with a home game against Montenegrin giants Buducnost Podgorica, with Katarina Women’s EHF Champions League Main Round groups Bulatovic facing her former team mates as the Hungarian side aims to retain the trophy after winning it in grand style last season. Group 1 Emerging force Vardar Skopje entertain Germany’s Thüringer with 1) FC Midtjylland (DEN) world player of the year Andrea Lekic set to lead the charge for the 2) WHC Vardar SCBT (MKD) expensively assembled Macedonian outfit. 3) IK Sävehof (SWE) 4) Thüringer HC (GER) Group 2 1) RK Krim Mercator (SLO) 2) Györi Audi ETO KC (HUN) 3) Larvik HK (NOR) 4) Buducnost (MNE) 8 GROUP 1 FC Midtjylland Despite being hit early in the first round by the injury of their playmaker Laerke Möller, the Danish champions were running abreast Györ with three wins out of three matches. Although FC Midtjylland stumbled on the court of 2012 winners at Podgorica in the Round 4, they quickly regained the momentum and clinched their main round berth with one game to spare. With their victory at Dabas, Hungary not only did they send one of their rivals - FTC to the brink of elimination from the European top flight, but they also made a huge step towards securing of the top spot in Group B. Their fifth victory in six matches in the last round (over Lublin) confirmed them for the Pot 1 of seeded teams and improved their chances to emulate their best result in the Europe’s premier competition from 2002/03 season, when they reached the semi-finals. Line Jörgensen leads their top scorers with 26 goals ahead of the Dutch centre back Cornelia Groot with 24. Final Table Group B: 1. FC Midtjylland 6 5 0 1 156:139 (17) 10 Playing hall* 2. Buducnost 6 4 0 2 156:125 (31) 8 Ikast-Brande Arena 3. FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 6 3 0 3 162:161 (1) 6 Stadion Allé 2b 4. MKS Selgros Lublin 6 0 0 6 140:189 (-49) 0 7430 Ikast Denmark Key: Capacity: 2,250 Main Round EHF Champions League Cup Winners’ Cup Last 16 Club Address: Group Matches results: Past achievements FC Midtjylland vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 32:23 (16:11) Stadion Alle 2B @ MKS Selgros Lublin 25:24 (13:14) Women’s EHF Champions League 7430 Ikast vs Buducnost 21:19 (8:11) Participations (including 2013/14 Denmark @ Buducnost 15:22 (10:12) season): 7 @ FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 26:25 (13:10) Semi-final: 2002/03 Media contact: vs MKS Selgros Lublin 37:26 (20:13) Quarter-final: 1998/99, 2004/05 Nilsan Apputhurai Main Round: 2003/04, 2008/09, +45 22 98 64 77 2011/12 [email protected] Top scorers: Group Matches: 2003/04 1. Line Jörgensen (DEN) 26 Online information: 2. Cornelia Groot (NED) 24 Other Website: www.fcm-haandbold.dk 3. Trine Ostergaard Jensen (DEN) 23 Cup Winners’ Cup: Winners 2003/04, Facebook: FCMHaandbold Stine Jörgensen (DEN) 23 Semi-finals 1999/2000 5. Trine Troelsen (DEN) 17 EHF Cup: Winners 2001/02, 2010/11, Runners-up 2006/07, Semi-finals 2007/08, 2012/13 City Cup: Winners 1997/98, Runners-up Kit colours 1996/97, Semi-finals 1994/95 Light Player shirt: Heather Coloured Danish league: 3 titles (1998, 2011, Player short: Heather Coloured 2013) *Alternative playing hall Goalkeeper shirt: Yellow/White/Blue Danish cup: 5 titles Brande Hallerne Dark Ole Bendixvej 1 Player shirt: Heather Coloured Ikast Player short: Heather Coloured Denmark Goalkeeper shirt: Yellow/White/Blue Capacity: 550 10 FC Midtjylland Club records – Women’s EHF Champions League Biggest win 34:18 (16:10) v Motor Zaporoshje UKR (h), 14.11.1998 Biggest defeat 24:38 (14:19) v Viborg HK DEN (h), 07.02.2009 Longest winning run 5 matches (22.02.2004 – 30.01.2005) Longest unbeaten run 6 matches (22.02.2004 – 12.02.2005) Longest losing run 7 matches (18.01.2009 – 21.03.2009) Longest run without win 9 matches (03.01.2009 – 21.03.2009) Most goals 37 v MKS Selgros Lublin POL 37:26W (h), 17.11.2013 Most goals opponent 38 v Viborg HK DEN 24:38L (h), 07.02.2009 Most goals both teams 67 v CBM Astroc Sagunto ESP 37:30L (a), 19.02.2005 Fewest goals 15 v Buducnost MNE 15:22L (a), 3.11.2013 Fewest goals opponent 17 v Byasen NOR 17:19W (a), 01.10.2011 Fewest goals both teams 36 v Byasen NOR 17:19W (a), 01.10.2011 Women’s EHF Champions League record MP W T L GF GA GD PTS Stage Reached 1998/99 Ikast FS DEN 8 4 2 2 198:173 +25 10 1/4-finals 2002/03 Ikast Bording EH DEN 10 5 0 5 266:266 0 10 1/2-finals 2003/04 Ikast Bording EH DEN 6 3 0 3 162:159 +3 6 3rd Gr.