Women’s EHF Cup 2018/19 Media Information Media information Dear Media Representative, Women’s EHF Cup Welcome to the third season of the Women’s EHF Cup in the new format. Before the 2016/17 Media Contacts 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, the new competition EHF Media and Communications also included the group phase preceded by qualification rounds and followed by quarter-finals. Vlado Brindzak The semi-finals and the final are played in a home and away games format. [email protected] +43 1 80 151 161 In the following media information you will find the essential facts you will require for the Twitter: @EHF final two games and the participating teams. 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Important regulations What follows in case of a draw If, after completion of the two matches, both clubs have won the the draw may choose whether it wishes to throw first or last. same number of points (no extra time will be played), the teams’ • If the scores are equal after the first round of penalty standings shall be determined by the following criteria: throws, it shall be continued until a decision is reached. In the second round, the other team shall start. Again five players shall a) goal difference be named who are eligible to play (the players named before b) higher number of plus goals scored in away match may be named once again). c) penalty throws • In the second round, a decision is reached when a goal difference arises after both teams have taken one throw each. Rules for execution of penalty throws • Eligible players are players entered in the match report that • Prior to the penalty throws, each team shall name five have not been disqualified or suspended at the time of the final players eligible to play at the end of the match by handing the whistle. referees a list of numbers. These players shall then take one • Serious infractions committed during penalty throws shall throw each, alternating with their opponents. Each team is free be sanctioned by disqualification. If a thrower is disqualified to determine the sequence in which throwers will take their or suffers an injury, an eligible substitute player shall be throws. supplementary named. • The goalkeepers may be freely selected from the match • While the throws are being taken, only the player taking the report and exchanged in accordance with the Rules of the Game. throw, the current goalkeeper and the referees may enter the Goalkeepers may take throws and throwers may perform as respective half of the playing court. goalkeepers. • If the number of eligible players falls below five, players may • The referees shall choose the goal at which throws be named to take a second throw in the same round. are taken. The team taking the first penalty throw shall be determined by the referees by drawing lots. The team winning Find all the regulations here 2 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 3 published version, 10.07.2018 4 28 teams eye place in the second round A week after the men threw off the new European Cup season, the Women’s EHF Cup 2018/19 will also get underway this Saturday and Sunday. Just like in the two previous seasons, three qualifying rounds will be played to determine the 16 teams for the group phase, which will take place early 2019. Qualification Round 1 features 28 teams, who are going to battle it out for 14 tickets to the next round. Nine ties, involving 18 teams, will be played as doubleheaders next week, so 10 teams will start their European adventures this weekend Issy Paris to play both legs against Metalurg in Skopje Issy Paris Hand, who participated in the EHF Cup Group Phase last season and were close to progressing to the quarter-final, now have to start from the earliest stage. They will face Macedonian side Metalurg in Round 1, with both legs to be played in Skopje this weekend. Issy lost some important players during the summer, as Lois Abbingh moved to Rostov-Don and goalkeeper Silje Solberg joined Siofok. On the other hand, their only signing Lucie Satrapova, who arrived from Kristianstad, seems to be adjusting well. The French side, coached by Arnaud Gandais, seems to be favourite against Metalurg, which suffered two heavy defeats against Malaga in qualification for the Challenge Cup last season. If Issy go through, they will face fellow French side Nantes in Round 2. The only other doubleheader this weekend will take place in Michalovce, where the local Slovakian team are hosting OTTO Work Force / VOC Amsterdam on Saturday and Sunday. Michalovce are led by new coach Peter Hatalcik, while VOC hope to improve from last season when they narrowly lost bith legs of the opening qualification round. Höör face an immediate challenge Similar to Issy, Höör played in the EHF Cup Group Phase last season but also missed out on the quarter- final. They face an immediate challenge this season, being drawn against Lokomotiva Zagreb, which reached the Challenge Cup Final and Semi-final in last two seasons. The first leg is in Sweden on Saturday, the return leg in Croatia next week Saturday. Zvezda Zvenigorod, the Women’s EHF Champions League 2008 winners, are the only Russian side to start their EHF Cup campaign from scratch. The team have seen a downfall in results in recent years, but now they hope for a comeback. They host Swiss side Zug in the first leg on Saturday. Elsewhere in the same day, Austrian runners-up and national cup winners Stockerau will play the first leg of their tie against Slavia Praha on home court. 5 2018/19 Women's European Cup EHF Cup - Qualification Round 1 MatchID: 201912020801- 001 POL Metraco Zaglebie Lubin 002 AZE HC Azersu 57 : 47 15.09.2018 17:00 Lubin (988) 16.09.2018 16:00 Lubin (530) 27:21 (14:6) Ref.: Novikov, Rozhkov UKR Del.: Kot BLR Ref.: Novikov, Rozhkov UKR Del.: Kot BLR 30:26 (19:10) Both matches in POL 003 MKD WHC Metalurg 004 FRA Issy Paris Hand 26 : 64 08.09.2018 16:30 Skopje (500) 09.09.2018 16:30 Skopje (300) 15:31 (4:17) Ref.: Ünlü Hatipoglu, Simsek TUR Del.: Rakocevic MNE Ref.: Ünlü Hatipoglu, Simsek TUR Del.: Rakocevic MNE 11:33 (10:15) Both matches in MKD 005 RUS Zvezda Zvenigorod 006 SUI LK Zug Handball 58 : 47 08.09.2018 17:00 Zvenigorod (350) 16.09.2018 17:00 Zug (350) 30:24 (14:14) Ref.: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic MNE Del.: Järv EST Ref.: Pandzic, Satordzija BIH Del.: Böllhoff GER 28:23 (13:14) OTTO Work Force / VOC 007 NED 008 SVK IUVENTA Michalovce 50 : 67 Amsterdam 08.09.2018 17:30 Michalovce (1000) 09.09.2018 17:30 Michalovce (1000) 24:37 (13:20) Ref.: Kijauskaite, Zaliene LTU Del.: Serbu ROU Ref.: Kijauskaite, Zaliene LTU Del.: Serbu ROU 26:30 (10:17) Both matches in SVK 009 DEN Viborg HK 010 UKR HC Galytchanka Lviv 66 : 44 15.09.2018 16:00 Viborg (610) 16.09.2018 14:00 Viborg (275) 33:22 (16:8) Ref.: Lidacka, Lesiak POL Del.: Mikucionis LTU Ref.: Lidacka, Lesiak POL Del.: Mikucionis LTU 33:22 (14:10) Both matches in DEN 011 BLR BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Reg.