The 2013–14 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 21st edition under the current EHF Champions League format. HSV Hamburg was the defending champion. The VELUX EHF FINAL4 was played on 31 May–1 June at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[1]
| 2013–14 | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 31 August 2013–1 June 2014 |
| Teams | 38 (Qualification stage) 24 (Group phase) 16 (Knockout stage) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1st title) |
| Runner-up | THW Kiel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 148 |
| Goals scored | 8338 (56.34 per match) |
| Attendance | 651,334 (4,401 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Momir Ilić(103 goals) |
SG Flensburg-Handewitt won the title for the first time after defeating THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.
Overview
editTeam allocation
editThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[2]
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
| Group stage | |||
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| THW Kiel (1st)
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 Paris Saint-Germain (1st)
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 Gorenje (1st)
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 Wacker Thun (1st)
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| Flensburg (2nd)
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Dunkerque (2nd)
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Celje (2nd)
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 Zagreb (1st)
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| Rhein-Neckar Löwen (3rd)
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 Aalborg (1st)
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 St. Petersburg (2nd)
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 Vive Targi Kielce (1st)
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 Barcelona (1st)
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KIF Kolding (2nd)
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 MKB-MVM Veszprém (1st)
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 Vardar (1st)
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| Logroño (3rd)
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| Qualifying | |||
| Qualification tournament | Wild card tournament | ||
 HCM Constanța (1st)
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 Elverum (1st)
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 KRAS/Volendam (1st)
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Füchse Berlin (4th)
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 Porto (1st)
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 Dinamo-Minsk (1st)
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 Handball Esch (1st)
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HSV Hamburgth (5th)
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 HK Drott (1st)
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 AEK Athens (1st)
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Montpellier (3rd)
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| Vojvodina (1st)
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 Alpla HC Hard (1st)
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Pick Szeged (2nd)
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 Motor Zaporizhzhia (1st)
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 Tatran Prešov (1st)
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Wisła Płock (2nd)
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 Borac Banja Luka (1st)
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 Beşiktaş (1st)
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Metalurg (2nd)
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Qualification stage
editQualification tournaments
editFourteen teams took part in the qualification tournaments. Twelve were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match, while the remaining two teams played a two-legged playoff match. The winners of the qualification tournaments and of the play-off qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2013–14 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 27 June 2013, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[3][4] Matches were played on 31 August and 1 September 2013.
Seedings
edit| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Dinamo-Minsk Borac Banja Luka HCM Constanța
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Vojvodina Tatran Prešov Porto
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Alpla HC Hard Elverum Beşiktaş
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Motor Zaporizhzhia AEK Athens KRAS/Volendam
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Qualification tournament 1
editThis qualification tournament was hosted in Prešov, Slovakia, at the home venue of Tatran Prešov.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August 2013 | ||||||
| Dinamo-Minsk | 25 | |||||
| 1 September 2013 | ||||||
| AEK Athens | 21 | |||||
| Dinamo-Minsk | 29 | |||||
| 31 August 2013 | ||||||
| Tatran Prešov | 27 | |||||
| Tatran Prešov | 32 | |||||
| Beşiktaş | 30 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 September 2013 | ||||||
| AEK Athens | 34 | |||||
| Beşiktaş | 30 | |||||
Qualification tournament 2
editThis qualification tournament was hosted in Novi Sad, Serbia, at the home venue of Vojvodina.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August 2013 | ||||||
| Borac Banja Luka | 18 | |||||
| 1 September 2013 | ||||||
| Motor Zaporizhzhia | 40 | |||||
| Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 | |||||
| 31 August 2013 | ||||||
| Vojvodina | 24 | |||||
| Vojvodina | 27 | |||||
| Alpla HC Hard | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 September 2013 | ||||||
| Borac Banja Luka | 17 | |||||
| Alpla HC Hard | 25 | |||||
Qualification tournament 3
editThis qualification tournament was hosted in Porto, Portugal, at the home venue of Porto.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August 2013 | ||||||
| Porto | 29 | |||||
| 1 September 2013 | ||||||
| Elverum | 28 | |||||
| Porto | 26 | |||||
| 31 August 2013 | ||||||
| HCM Constanța | 22 | |||||
| HCM Constanța | 34 | |||||
| KRAS/Volendam | 25 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 September 2013 | ||||||
| KRAS/Volendam | 24 | |||||
| Elverum | 32 | |||||
Playoff
editThe winner qualified for the group stage and the losing team entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup second round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Handball Esch
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44–63 | HK Drott
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30–26 | 14–37 |
Wildcard qualification
editThe winners qualified for the group stage and the losing teams entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup third round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Füchse Berlin
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56–57 | HSV Hamburg
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30–30 | 26–27 |
| Metalurg
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45–39 | Pick Szeged
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26–16 | 19–23 |
| Montpellier
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52–55 | Wisła Płock
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29–27 | 23–28 |
Group phase
edit
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.The draw for the group stage took place at the Gloriette in Vienna on 28 June 2013 at 20:15 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.[3][5]
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| Top four placed teams advanced to the last 16 |
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VES | RNL | CEL | ZAP | ZAG | PET | |
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| MKB-MVM Veszprém
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 303 | 243 | +60 | 17 | — | 30–29 | 27–26 | 44–27 | 34–27 | 29–20 | |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 252 | +53 | 16 | 25–25 | — | 35–25 | 31–31 | 34–26 | 31–17 | |
| Celje
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 269 | 272 | −3 | 9 | 26–31 | 25–28 | — | 30–27 | 26–20 | 29–22 | |
| Motor Zaporizhzhia
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 277 | 296 | −19 | 9 | 25–21 | 26–32 | 29–32 | — | 31–30 | 29–24 | |
| Zagreb
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 267 | 282 | −15 | 8 | 22–33 | 24–28 | 24–21 | 33–27 | — | 26–24 | |
| St. Petersburg
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 216 | 292 | −76 | 1 | 15–28 | 23–32 | 29–29 | 18–24 | 24–35 | — |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIE | KOL | KSK | PLO | POR | DUN | |
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| THW Kiel
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 268 | +30 | 17 | — | 29–26 | 28–28 | 34–25 | 30–25 | 28–25 | |
| KIF Kolding
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 240 | +9 | 14 | 24–26 | — | 29–24 | 23–22 | 25–20 | 26–24 | |
| Vive Targi Kielce
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 307 | 276 | +31 | 13 | 34–29 | 25–26 | — | 38–30 | 35–23 | 33–23 | |
| Wisła Płock
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 275 | 277 | −2 | 8 | 33–34 | 25–26 | 28–30 | — | 28–22 | 32–25 | |
| Porto
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 241 | 278 | −37 | 5 | 27–31 | 27–24 | 30–35 | 20–24 | — | 22–21 | |
| Dunkerque
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 237 | 268 | −31 | 3 | 21–29 | 18–20 | 30–25 | 25–28 | 25–25 | — |
Group C
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAR | PSG | MET | VAR | MIN | THU | |
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| Barcelona
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 348 | 256 | +92 | 17 | — | 38–28 | 35–17 | 30–23 | 35–25 | 45–26 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 288 | +27 | 13 | 29–33 | — | 32–29 | 35–25 | 34–30 | 38–24 | |
| Metalurg
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 256 | 265 | −9 | 12 | 31–29 | 28–26 | — | 22–27 | 33–29 | 24–24 | |
| Vardar
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 269 | 263 | +6 | 10 | 29–29 | 24–24 | 18–26 | — | 30–22 | 32–25 | |
| Dinamo-Minsk
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 266 | 295 | −29 | 7 | 25–35 | 29–35 | 23–23 | 26–24 | — | 27–20 | |
| Wacker Thun
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 242 | 329 | −87 | 1 | 23–39 | 28–34 | 22–23 | 24–37 | 26–30 | — |
Group D
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HAM | FLE | GOR | AAH | RIO | HKD | |
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| HSV Hamburg
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 330 | 266 | +64 | 18 | — | 32–27 | 41–32 | 28–20 | 34–27 | 39–30 | |
| Flensburg
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 272 | +42 | 17 | 27–24 | — | 35–31 | 31–27 | 37–25 | 33–25 | |
| Gorenje
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 307 | 320 | −13 | 8 | 29–36 | 23–28 | — | 25–30 | 33–28 | 35–33 | |
| Aalborg
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 275 | 265 | +10 | 8 | 26–28 | 26–27 | 23–28 | — | 28–24 | 37–24 | |
| La Rioja
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 292 | 320 | −28 | 8 | 24–33 | 32–32 | 34–31 | 25–23 | — | 38–34 | |
| HK Drott
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 289 | 364 | −75 | 1 | 24–35 | 27–37 | 32–40 | 26–35 | 35–35 | — |
Knockout stage
editLast 16
editThe draw was held on 25 February 2014 at 12:00 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 20–23 March, and the second legs on 29–31 March 2014.[6][7]
Seedings
editMatches
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Motor Zaporizhzhia
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56–71 | THW Kiel
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28–31 | 28–40 |
| Aalborg
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42–60 | Barcelona
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22–29 | 20–31 |
| Vardar
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58–57 | HSV Hamburg
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28–28 | 30–29 |
| Wisła Płock
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60–64 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
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34–33 | 26–31 |
| Gorenje
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55–62 | Paris Saint-Germain
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30–28 | 25–34 |
| Celje
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53–55 | Flensburg
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26–25 | 27–30 |
| Metalurg Skopje
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53–43 | KIF Kolding
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23–17 | 30–26 |
| Vive Targi Kielce
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55–55 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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32–28 | 23–27 |
Quarter-finals
editThe draw was held on 1 April 2014 at 12:15 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 19–21 April, and the second legs on 26–27 April 2014.[8][9]
Seedings
edit| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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| MKB-MVM Veszprém
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Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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| THW Kiel
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Metalurg Skopje
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| Barcelona
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Paris Saint-Germain
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| Vardar
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Flensburg
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Matches
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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62–62 | Barcelona
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38–31 | 24–31 |
| Flensburg
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49–49 | Vardar
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24–22 | 25–27 |
| Metalurg Skopje
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47–65 | THW Kiel
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21–31 | 26–34 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
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52–59 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
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26–28 | 26–31 |
Final four
editThe draw was held on 29 April 2014.[10]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Barcelona | 39 | |||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| Flensburg (pen.) | 41 | |||||
| Flensburg | 30 | |||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| THW Kiel | 28 | |||||
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 26 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| Barcelona | 26 | |||||
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 25 | |||||
Awards
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The All-star team of the Champions League 2013/14[11][12]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "7,000 tickets already sold". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "2013/14 list of participants". europeancup.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Pots for the Qualification and the Group Phase draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-21.
- ^ "Qualification groups determined". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-27.
- ^ "Group Phase draw provides great battles". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-28.
- ^ "All pots for Last 16 draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Hamburg vs Vardar, Löwen vs Kielce". ehfcl.com. 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Pots for the quarter-finals draw ready". ehfcl.com. 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Barcelona to tame Lions, Kiel face Metalurg". ehfcl.com. 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Barcelona take on Flensburg, Veszprem meet Kiel". ehfcl.com. 2014-04-29.
- ^ "HC Vardar - Timur Dibirov part of the Champions League All-star team". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "Ilic takes top scorer trophy, Palmarsson becomes MVP". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2014-06-03.