Media Information LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals 2017 EWS Arena, Göppingen Saturday 20 May 2017 Semi-final 2 15:00 SC Magdeburg vs FRISCH AUF! Göppingen : Semi-final 1 17:45 Saint-Raphael Var Handball vs Füchse Berlin : Sunday 21 May 2017 3/4 Placement match 14:30 vs : Final 17:00 vs : Table of contents - Foreword 3 1. Introduction 4 - Welcome 4 - EHF / EHFM / Frisch Auf Göppingen Media Team 4 2. Media timetable 5 3. Essential media information 6 - Accreditation collection 6 - Photographers/TV bibs 6 - Official event name/hastags 6 - Media Centre opening times 6 - Media seats 6 - WLAN access 6 - Video recording 6 - Opening Press conference / Post-match press conference 6 - Opening training 7 - EHF Cup Finals Online 7 - Television and live streaming 7 - Invitation to Media Get Together 7 4. Media rules and guidelines 8 - Rules for ENG crews 8 - Rules for photographers 9 5. Event information 11 - EHF CUP / EHF Cup Finals 11 - EHF Cup Finals Program and Officials 12 - Tournament management 12 - Tickets information 12 - Potential head-to-heads for Sunday’s games 12 - Facts & Figures 13 - Semi-final 2 Preview 16 - SC Magdeburg (Germany) 17 - FRISCH AUF! Göppingen (Germany) 20 - Semi-final 1 Preview 23 - Saint-Raphael Var Handball (France) 24 - Füchse Berlin (Germany) 27 - Important regulations - extra-time and 7m throws 30 - All-time EHF Cup Finals records 31 - EHF Cup 2016/17 - map of participants 33 - Playing system - dates and rounds 34 - Top scorers 2016/17 after quarter-finals 36 - Previous winners 37 2 Foreword Dear media representative, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the German city of Göppingen and to the LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals, the final round of this season’s Men’s EHF Cup. Our host for the weekend is FRISCH AUF! Göppingen, the defending EHF Cup champions, and a club with a long tradition of success both in the German Bundesliga and indeed European competition since its foundation over 70 years ago. The EHF Cup Finals event is also slowly building a history of its own, with this the fifth event and the first to have attracted a title sponsor in the form of LIQUI MOLY, a globally renowned manufacturer of premium quality lubricants, motor oils, additives and vehicle care products. I am pleased to say that interest in the event from fans has also been tremendous with tickets for the two-day event in the EWS Arena completely sold-out well in advance. We will see four outstanding teams take to the court in Göppingen and, even before the draw back in April, it was clear that we would see two very exciting and wide open semi-final matches. Each of the teams playing in the LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals clearly has was it takes to make the final and claim the trophy. In each semi-final pairing we have one newcomer facing a former or reigning champion. The only non-German side Saint-Raphael from France, take on the 2015 winners Füchse Berlin, while SC Magdeburg, who won the old format of the EHF Cup three times, have reached the final tournament for the first time in the club’s history. They will lock horns with the defending champions and hosts FRISCH AUF! Göppingen. Although we may have just two nations represented in the final weekend this does not mean that the event will lose its strong international flavour. The four clubs from Germany and France boast no fewer than 15 different nationalities in their ranks, not to mention of course the delegates and officials representing the EHF, who hail from right across Europe. Finally, on behalf of both the EHF and EHF Marketing GmbH, I would like to thank the management of FRISCH AUF! Göppingen for their professional approach to the organisation and hosting of the LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals. Handball plays an important part in the life of the city and I am sure that Europe’s top clubs and their fans will receive a warm welcome here. I would like to wish all four teams the very best of luck as we look forward to crowning the winners of the EHF Cup 2016/17 on Sunday, 21 May. Michael Wiederer EHF President 3 1. Introduction Welcome to the LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals/Göppingen It is a great pleasure to welcome all media representatives to Göppingen for the fifth edition of the Men’s EHF Cup final tournament - the LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals. We look forward to two days of top class handball in the sold-out EWS Arena in Göppingen as Saint-Raphael Var Handball, Füchse Berlin, SC Magdeburg, as well as the hosts of the event, FRISCH AUF! Göppingen compete for the EHF Cup title. Over 100 media representatives are expected in Göppingen to cover the event, and we expect extensive local, regional and national coverage of the LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals. If you require any help or assistance during your time in Göppingen, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the media team from the EHF, EHFM and FRISCH AUF! Göppingen. LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals Media Team Vlado Brindzak Alexander Kolb EHF Media Manager FRISCH AUF! Göppingen Tel. +43 1 80151 161 Mob: +421 908 721 328 Tel: +49 7161 965975-90 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Oliver Laaber EHFM Media (TV/Radio) Tel: +43 1 80151 217 Mob: +43 676 770 9309 [email protected] 4 2. Media Timetable Friday, 19 May 2017 13:00 – 14:00 Training FRISCH AUF! Göppingen EWS Arena 14:10 - 15:10 Training SC Magdeburg EWS Arena 14:15 Winners’ Trophy presentation Media Room, EWS Arena 14:15 – 14:45 Media Call FRISCH AUF! Göppingen Media Room, EWS Arena (coach Magnus Andersson, Tim Kneule, Marco Rentschler, Marcel Schiller, Primoz Prost, Zarko Sesum) 14:45 – 15:15 Media Call Saint-Raphael Var Handball Media Room, EWS Arena (coach Joel Da Silva, Adrien Dipanda, Alexandru Simicu, Daniel Sarmiento, Geoffrey Krantz, Raphael Caucheteux) 15:15 – 15:45 Media Call SC Magdeburg Media Room, EWS Arena (coach Bennet Wiegert, Michael Damgaard, Nemanja Zelenovic, Matthias Musche, Finn Lemke, Yves Grafenhorst) 15:20 - 16:20 Training Saint-Raphael Var Handball EWS Arena 15:45 - 16:15 Media Call Füchse Berlin Media Room, EWS Arena (coach Velimir Petkovic, Paul Drux, Silvio Heinevetter, Hans Lindberg, Steffen Fäth, Petar Nenadic) 16:30 - 17:30 Training Füchse Berlin EWS Arena Only first 15 minutes of each training open for media. Saturday, 20 May 2017 14:30 Photographers’ briefing Media Room, EWS Arena 15:00 Semi-final 2 SC Magdeburg vs FRISCH AUF! Göppingen EWS Arena 15 minutes after final whistle Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and a key player from each team) EWS Arena 17:45 Semi-final 1 Saint-Raphael Var Handball vs Füchse Berlin EWS Arena 15 minutes after final whistle Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and a key player from each team) EWS Arena 20:00 Media Get-Together Schlossplatz Göppingen Sunday, 21 May 2017 14:30 3/4 Placement Match Trocardiere 15 minutes after final whistle Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and key player from each team) EWS Arena 17:00 Final EWS Arena 15 minutes after winners’ ceremony Post-match Press Conference Press Conference Room, (Head coach and key player from each team) EWS Arena 5 3. Essential media information Accreditation collection Your accreditation can be collected from the accreditation desk at the EWS Arena in Göppingen from Friday, 19 May 2017, 13:00 hrs. Please bring an official form of identification – your press card or passport – and your official confirmation. Accreditations will not be issued without these. Media parking Contact Alexander Kolb for Media Parking requests. Photographer bibs Bibs for photographers will be issued at the accreditation desk at the EWS Arena from Friday, 19 May 2017 against a payment of a returnable deposit of €20 upon collection of the locker keys. The press cards and deposits will be returned at the end of the event when the keys and bibs are returned to the Media Centre. Official event name/official hashtag The official name of the final event is the ‘LIQUI MOLY EHF Cup Finals’. An official hashtag has also been announced, this is: ‘#ehfcupfinals’. Please use these official terms in your reports and communications. Media Centre Opening Times The Media Centre is located in the EWS Arena. Opening hours for accredited media representatives are as follows: Friday, 19 May 2017 13:00 – 17:30 hrs Saturday, 20 May 2017 13:00 – 21:30 hrs Sunday, 21 May 2017 12:30 – 21:30 hrs Media seats Media representatives will be allocated a specific media seat in the EWS Arena. There will be media volunteers available to show you the way to your seat. WLAN access There will be wireless internet access for all media representatives in the arena free of charge. A password for internet access will be provided on arrival. Video recording Video in the arena, mixed zone and press conference room may only be recorded with the express permission of EHF Marketing GmbH. Please contact EHFM Media Officer, Oliver Laaber for further information in advance of the event. Equipment used for video recording without permission will be removed. Press conferences The press conference room is located comfortably at the mixed zone, sign posting will be provided. The post-match press conferences will take place 15 minutes after each match/winners’ ceremony and will be attended by the head coaches and key players. Press conferences will be conducted in English, any questions in your native language should be directed following the completion of the press conference.