2011–12 EHF Champions League

The 2011–12 EHF Champions League was the 52nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the nineteenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona were the defending champions. The final four was played on 26–27 May 2012.[1] For the third consecutive year it will be played at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.[2]

EHF Champions League
2011–12
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates3 September 201127 May 2012
Teams32 (qualification stage)
24 (group stage)
16 (knockout stage)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany THW Kiel (3rd title)
Runner-upSpain Atlético Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played148
Goals scored8248 (55.73 per match)
Attendance727,150 (4,913 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Mikkel Hansen
(98 goals)

THW Kiel won the title for the third time after defeating Atlético Madrid 26–21 in the final.[3]

Overview

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Team allocation

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Group stage
  RK Bosna Sarajevo   RK Zagreb   AG København   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
  Chambéry Savoie Handball   Montpellier HB   Füchse Berlin   HSV Hamburg
  THW Kiel   MKB Veszprém KC   SC Pick Szeged   Orlen Wisła Płock
  HCM Constanța   Chekhovskiye Medvedi   St. Petersburg HC   RK Koper
  Atlético Madrid   CB Ademar León   FC Barcelona   Kadetten Schaffhausen
Qualification tournament
  Fivers Margareten   HC Dinamo-Minsk   AEK Athens H.C.   FH Hafnarfjörður
  Maccabi Rishon LeZion   HC Metalurg   Haslum HK   F.C. Porto
  RK Partizan   HT Tatran Prešov   IK Sävehof   Beşiktaş J.K.
Wild card tournament
  US Dunkerque HB   Rhein-Neckar Löwen   Vive Targi Kielce   BM Valladolid

th Title Holder

Round and draw dates

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Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification tournament 27 June 2011 3–4 September 2011
Wild card tournament
Group stage Matchday 1 28 June 2011 28 September–2 October 2011
Matchday 2 5–9 October 2011
Matchday 3 12–16 October 2011
Matchday 4 19–23 October 2011
Matchday 5 16–20 November 2011
Matchday 6 23–27 November 2011
Matchday 7 30 November–4 December 2011
Matchday 8 8–12 February 2012
Matchday 9 15–19 February 2012
Matchday 10 22–29 February 2012
Knockout phase Last 16 28 February 2012 14–18 March 2012 21–25 March 2012
Quarterfinals 27 March 2012 18–22 April 2012 25–29 April 2012
Final four 2 May 2012 26–27 May 2012

Qualification stage

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Qualification tournament

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A total of 12 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 3–4 September 2011.

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  IK Sävehof
  HC Metalurg
  HT Tatran Prešov
  AEK Athens H.C.
  FH Hafnarfjörður
  HC Dinamo-Minsk
  Haslum HK
  Fivers Margareten
  RK Partizan
  F.C. Porto
  Beşiktaş J.K.
  Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Group 1

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The tournament was organised by the Slovakian club HT Tatran Prešov.[4]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September 2011
 
 
  HT Tatran Prešov28
 
4 September 2011
 
  F.C. Porto29
 
  F.C. Porto26
 
3 September 2011
 
  RK Partizan33
 
  AEK Athens H.C.25
 
 
  RK Partizan26
 
Third place
 
 
4 September 2011
 
 
  HT Tatran Prešov40
 
 
  AEK Athens H.C.23

Semifinals

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3 September 2011
15:30
AEK Athens H.C.   25 – 26   RK Partizan Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 900
Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT)
Bakaoukas 8 (12–15) Ilić 5
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3 September 2011
18:00
HT Tatran Prešov   28 – 29   F.C. Porto Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Antl 6 (16–15) Spinola 8
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Third place game

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4 September 2011
15:30
HT Tatran Prešov   40 – 23   AEK Athens H.C. Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT)
Kristopans 8 (21–7) Bakaoukas 8
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Final

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4 September 2011
18:00
F.C. Porto   26 – 33   RK Partizan Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 600
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Moreira 10 (14–17) Maksić 10
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Group 2

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The tournament was organised by the Austrian club Fivers Margareten.[4]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September 2011
 
 
  IK Sävehof34
 
4 September 2011
 
  Beşiktaş J.K.28
 
  IK Sävehof33
 
3 September 2011
 
  HC Dinamo-Minsk32
 
  HC Dinamo-Minsk32
 
 
  Fivers Margareten23
 
Third place
 
 
4 September 2011
 
 
  Beşiktaş J.K.37
 
 
  Fivers Margareten33

Semifinals

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3 September 2011
17:45
IK Sävehof   34 – 28   Beşiktaş J.K. Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
Berggren 8 (16–12) Döne 13
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3 September 2011
20:15
HC Dinamo-Minsk   32 – 23   Fivers Margareten Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna
Attendance: 900
Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB)
Pukhouski 8 (14–13) Kirveliavičius 7
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Third place game

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4 September 2011
16:30
Beşiktaş J.K.   37 – 33   Fivers Margareten Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna
Attendance: 500
Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB)
Döne 14 (21–14) Kirveliavičius 10
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Final

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4 September 2011
14:00
IK Sävehof   33 – 32   HC Dinamo-Minsk Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
Berggren 9 (17–15) Niazhura 6
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Group 3

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The tournament was organised by the Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[4]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September 2011
 
 
  FH Hafnarfjörður29
 
4 September 2011
 
  Haslum HK36
 
  Haslum HK28
 
3 September 2011
 
  HC Metalurg29
 
  HC Metalurg27
 
 
  Maccabi Rishon LeZion19
 
Third place
 
 
4 September 2011
 
 
  FH Hafnarfjörður42
 
 
  Maccabi Rishon LeZion43

Semifinals

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3 September 2011
18:00
FH Hafnarfjörður   29 – 36   Haslum HK Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Gustafsson 7 (14–18) Tönnesen 10
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3 September 2011
20:30
HC Metalurg   27 – 19   Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Marković, Rakčević 7 (13–7) Pomeranz 6
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Third place game

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4 September 2011
20:30
FH Hafnarfjörður   42 – 43   Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 800
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Gustafsson 12 (17–17) Pomeranz 11
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Final

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4 September 2011
18:88
Haslum HK   28 – 29   HC Metalurg Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 600
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Koren 7 (9–14) Marković 11
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Wild card tournament

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Initially five teams applied for the four tournament places and following the decision of the European Handball Federation the request from the Danish Handball Association for Skjern Handbold was rejected.[5] The clubs were drawn together automatically according to their league coefficient and decided the winner of the tournament using a final four system.[6] Only the victorious team advanced to the Champions League group stage, while the losing sides continued their European adventure in the EHF Cup. The tournament was held at 3–4 September 2011, and was organized by Vive Targi Kielce.[7]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September 2011
 
 
  BM Valladolid19
 
4 September 2011
 
  Vive Targi Kielce21
 
  Vive Targi Kielce32
 
3 September 2011
 
  Rhein-Neckar Löwen30
 
  Rhein-Neckar Löwen36
 
 
  US Dunkerque HB30
 
Third place
 
 
4 September 2011
 
 
  BM Valladolid23
 
 
  US Dunkerque HB27

Semifinals

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3 September 2011
15:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen   36 – 30   US Dunkerque HB Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO)
Gensheimer 12 (15–17) Nagy 7
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3 September 2011
18:00
BM Valladolid   19 – 21   Vive Targi Kielce Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
Rodriguez Perdiguero 5 (8–11) Jurecki 5
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Third place game

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4 September 2011
15:30
US Dunkerque HB   27 – 23   BM Valladolid Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
Soudry 9 (16–9) Rodriguez Perdiguero 8
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Final

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4 September 2011
18:00
Rhein-Neckar Löwen   30 – 32   Vive Targi Kielce Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO)
Gensheimer 10 (11–13) Buntić, Tomczak 6
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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 28 June 2011 at 11:00 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.[8][9]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
  FC Barcelona
  Hamburg
  Chekhovskiye Medvedi
  Montpellier
  MKB Veszprém KC
  RK Zagreb
  AG København
  RK Koper
  Atlético Madrid
  THW Kiel
  HCM Constanța
  Kadetten Schaffhausen
  St. Petersburg HC
  Chambéry Savoie HB
  CB Ademar León
  Füchse Berlin
  SC Pick Szeged
  Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
  Bosna Sarajevo
  Orlen Wisła Płock
  Partizan
  IK Sävehof
  HC Metalurg
  Vive Targi Kielce (WC)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FCB RKZ IKS SCH CSH RKS
1   FC Barcelona Intersport 10 9 0 1 336 245 +91 18 29–30 36–24 33–29 28–25 37–19
2   RK Zagreb 10 8 0 2 289 255 +34 16 30–31 30–26 31–28 28–20 33–19
3   IK Sävehof 10 5 0 5 291 300 −9 10 26–39 28–25 31–25 32–31 24–20
4   Kadetten Schaffhausen 10 4 0 6 309 283 +26 8 26–30 27–28 40–32 28–24 43–18
5   Chambéry Savoie HB 10 4 0 6 276 270 +6 8 19–30 26–28 33–30 33–29 40–19
6   RK Bosna Sarajevo 10 0 0 10 195 343 −148 0 17–43 21–26 21–38 23–34 18–25
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BMN MKB VTK FÜB CHM BJS
1   Atlético Madrid 10 7 2 1 318 285 +33 16 37–28 28–27 32–27 30–30 31–27
2   MKB Veszprém KC 10 6 0 4 266 266 0 12 28–27 21–24 24–33 24–22 32–25
3   Vive Targi Kielce 10 5 1 4 295 285 +10 11 29–37 25–29 32–29 26–26 37–29
4   Füchse Berlin 10 5 1 4 296 292 +4 11 33–37 24–29 30–27 31–28 28–27
5   Chekhovskiye Medvedi 10 3 4 3 291 276 +15 10 29–29 30–26 30–31 31–31 30–23
6   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 10 0 0 10 253 315 −62 0 27–30 19–25 26–37 25–30 25–35
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HSV RKK MET OWP STP HCM
1   HSV Hamburg 10 9 1 0 310 245 +65 19 27–27 32–25 34–25 32–20 36–25
2   RK Koper 10 5 3 2 267 248 +19 13 23–24 22–22 27–24 30–23 28–24
3   RK Metalurg Skopje 10 5 2 3 254 231 +23 12 23–25 28–23 31–27 32–19 25–18
4   Wisła Płock 10 4 1 5 273 269 +4 9 26–30 25–25 20–24 30–26 30–29
5   St. Petersburg HC 10 2 1 7 241 301 −60 5 25–36 26–35 25–25 24–32 27–25
6   HCM Constanța 10 1 0 9 235 286 −51 2 26–34 25–27 20–19 19–34 24–26
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts THW AGK CBL MAH SCP RKP
1   THW Kiel 10 7 2 1 318 263 +55 16 28–26 38–28 23–24 34–24 36–28
2   AG København 10 7 1 2 298 268 +30 15 24–24 30–29 31–29 36–24 29–23
3   CB Ademar León 10 6 1 3 302 296 +6 13 28–28 28–26 29–28 31–25 33–28
4   Montpellier HB 10 5 0 5 307 293 +14 10 31–34 27–31 38–34 29–26 36–27
5   SC Pick Szeged 10 3 0 7 285 316 −31 6 26–38 31–34 31–35 38–35 31–21
6   RK Partizan 10 0 0 10 243 317 −74 0 24–35 25–31 24–27 20–30 23–29
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Last 16

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Seedings

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Group Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
A   FC Barcelona   RK Zagreb   IK Sävehof   Kadetten Schaffhausen
B   Atlético Madrid   MKB Veszprém KC   Vive Targi Kielce   Füchse Berlin
C   Hamburg   RK Koper   Metalurg   Orlen Wisła Płock
D   THW Kiel   AG København   CB Ademar León   Montpellier HB

Matches

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The draw was held on 28 February 2012 at 11:00 in Hørsholm, Denmark. The first legs will be played on 14–18 March, and the second legs will be played on 21–25 March 2012.[10][11]

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
Füchse Berlin   56–53   HSV Hamburg 32–30 24–23
Montpellier HB   50–64   FC Barcelona 30–28 20–36
Orlen Wisła Płock   48–63   THW Kiel 24–36 24–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen   57–62   Atlético Madrid 27–36 30–26
CB Ademar León   56–55   MKB Veszprém KC 31–28 25–27
Vive Targi Kielce   50–51   RK Koper 27–26 23–25
HC Metalurg   40–44   RK Zagreb 19–18 21–26
IK Sävehof   49–60   AG København 25–34 24–26

Quarterfinals

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Seedings

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The draw was held on 27 March 2012 at 11:30 local time in Vienna. The first legs were played on 18–22 April, and the second legs were played on 25–29 April 2012.[12][13]

Pot 1 Pot 2

  FC Barcelona
  THW Kiel
  Atlético Madrid
  Füchse Berlin

  CB Ademar León
  AG København
  RK Koper
  RK Zagreb

Matches

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
AG København   62–59   FC Barcelona 29–23 33–36
CB Ademar León   52–52   Füchse Berlin 34–23 18–29
RK Zagreb   58–64   THW Kiel 31–31 27–33
RK Koper   50–54   Atlético Madrid 26–23 24–31

Final four

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The semifinals was played on 26 May 2012. The third place game and the final was played on 27 May 2012 in the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany. The draw was held on May 2, 2012 in Cologne.[14]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 May
 
 
  Füchse Berlin24
 
27 May
 
  THW Kiel25
 
  THW Kiel26
 
26 May
 
  Atlético Madrid21
 
  Atlético Madrid25
 
 
  AG København23
 
Third place
 
 
27 May
 
 
  Füchse Berlin21
 
 
  AG København26

Top scorers

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Final statistics[15]
Rank Name Team Goals
1   Mikkel Hansen (DEN)   AG København 98
2   Kiril Lazarov (MKD)   Atletico Madrid 97
3   Zlatko Horvat (CRO)   RK Zagreb 94
  Filip Jícha (CZE)   THW Kiel
5   Niclas Ekberg (SWE)   AG København 84
6   Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (ISL)   AG København 83
7   Sven-Sören Christophersen (GER)   Füchse Berlin 81
8   Martin Straňovský (SVK)   CB Ademar León 80
9   Marko Vujin (SRB)   MKB Veszprém KC 73
10   Naumče Mojsovski (MKD)   HC Metalurg 72

References

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  2. ^ "VELUX EHF FINAL4 returns to Cologne". ehfcl.com. 2011-06-18. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
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  6. ^ "VELUX EHF Champions League Wild Card Tournament". European Handball Federation. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Wild Card Tournament in Kielce". ehfcl.com. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  8. ^ "2011/12 CL Draw Preview". European Handball Federation. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  9. ^ "2011/12 CL Draw Results". ehfcl.com. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  10. ^ "Barcelona and Kiel Group winner, Plock in the Last 16". ehfcl.com. 2012-09-26.
  11. ^ "VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 - Last 16 Draw". ehfcl.com. 2012-02-28.
  12. ^ "Quarter-final draw live at ehfTV.com". ehfcl.com. 2012-03-26.
  13. ^ "VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals". ehfcl.com. 2012-03-27.
  14. ^ "VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012: Draw Results". ehfcl.com. 2012-02-05.
  15. ^ "EHF Champions League 2011/12 - Scorers". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

See also

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