This article describes the qualifying for the 2013–14 EHF Champions League.
Format
editA total of 14 teams will take part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs will be drawn into three groups of four and play a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advance to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs will go to the EHF Cup. Matches will be played at 31 August–1 September 2013. The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.[1][2]
Seedings
editTwo remaining teams played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage.
Qualification tournament 1
editHT Tatran Prešov organized the tournament.[3]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 August 2013 | ||||||
HC Dinamo-Minsk | 25 | |||||
1 September 2013 | ||||||
AEK Athens H.C. | 21 | |||||
HC Dinamo-Minsk | 29 | |||||
31 August 2013 | ||||||
HT Tatran Prešov | 27 | |||||
HT Tatran Prešov | 32 | |||||
Beşiktaş J.K. | 30 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
1 September 2013 | ||||||
AEK Athens H.C. | 34 | |||||
Beşiktaş J.K. | 30 |
Semifinals
edit31 August 2013 15:30 |
HC Dinamo-Minsk | 25 – 21 | AEK Athens H.C. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 822 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Nikulenkau 6 | (11–13) | Rakčević 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
31 August 2013 18:00 |
HT Tatran Prešov | 32 – 30 | Beşiktaş J.K. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,723 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
Antl 6 | (17–12) | Döne, Rašić 6 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
Third place game
edit1 September 2013 15:30 |
AEK Athens H.C. | 34 – 30 | Beşiktaş J.K. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 538 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Bakaoukas 13 | (21–14) | Döne 9 | ||
3× 3× | Report |
Final
edit1 September 2013 18:00 |
HC Dinamo-Minsk | 29 – 27 | HT Tatran Prešov | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 3,072 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
Doborac 7 | (14–13) | Urban 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× |
Qualification tournament 2
editRK Vojvodina organized the tournament.[3]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 August 2013 | ||||||
RK Borac Banja Luka | 18 | |||||
1 September 2013 | ||||||
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 40 | |||||
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 | |||||
31 August 2013 | ||||||
RK Vojvodina | 24 | |||||
RK Vojvodina | 27 | |||||
Alpla HC Hard | 26 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
1 September 2013 | ||||||
RK Borac Banja Luka | 17 | |||||
Alpla HC Hard | 25 |
Semifinals
edit31 August 2013 17:00 |
RK Borac Banja Luka | 18 – 40 | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
Bezbradica 6 | (8–20) | Skopintsev 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 1× |
31 August 2013 19:30 |
RK Vojvodina | 27 – 26 | Alpla HC Hard | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
Elezović 8 | (10–12) | Jochum 7 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× |
Third place game
edit1 September 2013 17:00 |
RK Borac Banja Luka | 17 – 25 | Alpla HC Hard | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
Trivundza 5 | (7–12) | Tanasković 5 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× |
Final
edit1 September 2013 19:30 |
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 – 24 | RK Vojvodina | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
Ostroushko 11 | (17–11) | Elezović 5 | ||
3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
Qualification tournament 3
editF.C. Porto organized the tournament.[3]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
31 August 2013 | ||||||
F.C. Porto | 29 | |||||
1 September 2013 | ||||||
Elverum Håndball | 28 | |||||
F.C. Porto | 26 | |||||
31 August 2013 | ||||||
H.C.M. Constanța | 22 | |||||
H.C.M. Constanța | 34 | |||||
KRAS/Volendam | 25 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
1 September 2013 | ||||||
Elverum Håndball | 32 | |||||
KRAS/Volendam | 24 |
Semifinals
edit31 August 2013 14:00 |
F.C. Porto | 29 – 28 | Elverum Håndball | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Davyes, Duarte 6 | (13–13) | Toft 6 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 3× 2× |
31 August 2013 16:30 |
H.C.M. Constanța | 34 – 25 | KRAS/Volendam | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 530 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
Şimicu 7 | (19–14) | Adams 10 | ||
3× 9× 1× | Report | 3× 9× 1× |
Third place game
edit1 September 2013 16:30 |
KRAS/Volendam | 24 – 32 | Elverum Håndball | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 150 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Beemsterboer, Smits 4 | (13–18) | Aanestad 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 8× |
Final
edit1 September 2013 14:00 |
H.C.M. Constanța | 22 – 26 | F.C. Porto | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
Sadoveac 6 | (9–12) | Spinola 9 | ||
3× 9× 2× | Report | 3× 9× 2× |
Playoff
editThe winner advanced to the group stage.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Handball Esch | 44–63 | HK Drott | 30–26 | 14–37 |
First leg
edit24 August 2013 18:00 |
Handball Esch | 30 – 26 | HK Drott | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
Kohl 10 | (17–15) | Persson 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
Second leg
edit31 August 2013 16:00 |
HK Drott | 37 – 14 | Handball Esch | Halmstad Arena, Halmstad Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Persson 7 | (19–8) | Kohl, Schmidt 3 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 3× 4× |
HK Drott won 63–44 on aggregate.
Wildcard matches
editThe winners advanced to the group stage. The schedule and qualifying criteria were changed after Atlético Madrid withdrew.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Füchse Berlin | 56–57 | HSV Hamburg | 30–30 | 26–27 |
HC Metalurg | 45–39 | SC Pick Szeged | 26–16 | 19–23 |
Montpellier | 52–55 | Wisła Płock | 29–27 | 23–28 |
Match 1
editFirst leg
edit28 August 2013 19:00 |
HC Metalurg | 26 – 16 | SC Pick Szeged | Avtokomanda, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
Manaskov 6 | (13–11) | Ancsin 5 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 2× 6× |
Second leg
edit1 September 2013 19:00 |
SC Pick Szeged | 23 – 19 | HC Metalurg | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Šulc 7 | (11–7) | Atman 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
HC Metalurg won 45–39 on aggregate.
Match 2
editFirst leg
edit29 August 2013 19:00 |
Montpellier | 29 – 27 | Wisła Płock | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
Accambray 8 | (11–15) | Ghionea 9 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 6× |
Second leg
edit1 September 2013 16:00 |
Wisła Płock | 28 – 23 | Montpellier | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Ghionea 8 | (13–10) | Guigou 5 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
Wisła Płock won 55–52 on aggregate.
Match 3
editA draw decided that Berlin played the first leg at home.[5]
First leg
edit21 August 2013 19:00 |
Füchse Berlin | 30 – 30 | HSV Hamburg | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,128 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Horák, Igropulo 6 | (18–15) | Lindberg 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
Second leg
edit23 August 2013 19:00 |
HSV Hamburg | 27 – 26 | Füchse Berlin | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 6,220 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
Pfahl 6 | (10–14) | Petersen 8 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
HSV Hamburg won 57–56 on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ "Pots for the Qualification and the Group Phase draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-21.
- ^ "Qualification groups determined". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-27.
- ^ a b c "Qualification tournaments organisers announced". ehfcl.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "New format announced for wild card qualification". ehfcl.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Berlin to host the first leg of the Wild Card KO match". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-28.