Table of contents. Foreword Jean Brihault 3. EHF/M media & club media contacts 4. Season overview diagram 5

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2 Table of contents Foreword Jean Brihault 3 EHF/M media & club media contacts 4 Season overview diagram 5 Draw results overview who qualifies to which group 6 Group 1 7 Group 2 12 Group 3 17 Group 4 22 Important regulations 27 Past winners 28 Past top scorers 29 Last season s top scorers 30 2

3 Foreword Welcome to the qualification of the Women s EHF Champions League 2013/14 Dear media representative, Welcome to a new season of the Women s EHF Champions League. With the qualification tournaments for this season s group matches just around the corner, let s take a look back at last season s final. In a thrilling final Győri Audi ETO KC beat Larvik HK over two hotly contested matches. These encounters once more highlighted the terrific level women s handball has reached. In recent years the Women s EHF Champions League has made significant steps forward. In 2012 the European Handball Federation established the Women s Handball Board and employed former top class player Alenka Cuderman as the women s handball coordinator. New projects have already been launched and the EHF will not stop working on the continuous further development of women s handball. In the qualification 16 teams are now vying for a spot in the EHF Champions League and with household names such as HC Leipzig, FTC Rail Cargo Hungária and Viborg HK among them, I am confident that the competition will be off to a great start and an even greater finish can be expected when the final is played in May We pride ourselves on our positive and cooperative relationship with the press and media and I am sure this will continue and develop in the future. Should you require any information, help or assistance during the course of the season, your first point of contact is the EHF Media and Communications Department based in our office in Vienna. They will be more than happy to assist you with any questions you might have. We look forward to working with you in the coming season! Jean Brihault EHF President 3

4 EHF/M Media contacts Media matters Vlado Brindzak Media and Communications European Handball Federation brindzak@eurohandball.com TV and Radio Akos Moczan Media Manager EHF Marketing GmbH moczan@ehfmarketing.com Clubs Media contacts Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Byåsen Trondheim Marte Engelsåstrø marte_engelen@hotmail.com FTC Rail Cargo Hungária Andrea Pordán pordan.andrea@ftckezilabda.hu HCM Baia Mare Ramona Ioana Pop ramonaioana@yahoo.com Rostov-Don Elena Tabolina tabolina_elena@mail.ru HC Leipzig Kay-Sven Hähner buero@hc-leipzig.de Érd Zsuzsanna Kiss , zskiss@ handballerd.hu Team Tvis Holstebro Claus Sonne sonne@tvisholstebro.dk WHC Vardar SCBT Davor Stojanovski davor@zrkvardar.com BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region Artiom Hluboki hc.bntu@tut.by LK Zug Handball Peter Stutz peter.stutz@btafirst.com SERCODAK Dalfsen Rene Cloo info@sercodakdalfsen.nl Jomi Salerno Marcello Festa marcellofesta@virgilio.it Tertnes Bergen Lars Riis Ellingsen lars@tertnes.no HC Lokomotiva Zagreb Tihana Ćorluka info@rklokomotiva.hr Viborg HK Inger Fog inger@vhk.dk Fleury Loiret Handball Olivier Picard , communication@ fleuryloirethandball.com 4

5 Qualification Round 1 vs. Qualification Round 1 first leg 24/ second leg 31.08/ Women s EHF Champions League 2013/14 playing system Qualification Round 2 4 tournaments Group Matches Main Round Home matches 3 Total matches Season 2013/14 playing dates Qualification Round 2 4 tournaments 14/ Group Matches 05./ / / / / / Main Round 01./ / / / / / Semi-finals 2 vs. 1 2 vs. 1 Semi-finals first leg second leg Final vs. Final first leg 03. / second leg 10. /

6 Draw results overview who qualifies to which group Qualification Group 3 HCM Baia Mare Viborg HK Team Tvis Holstebro SERCODAK Dalfsen Group 2 Érd LK Zug Handball FTC Rail Cargo Hungária HC Lokomotiva Zagreb Group 1 Byåsen Trondheim Tertnes Bergen HC Leipzig BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region Group 4 Rostov-Don Fleury Loiret Handball WHC Vardar SCBT Jomi Salerno Group Matches Group A Györi Audi ETO KC Thüringer HC Hypo Niederösterreich Qualifier Group 3 Group B Budućnost FC Midtjylland MKS Lublin Qualifier Group 2 Group C RK Krim Mercator Metz Handball IK Sävehof Qualifier Group 1 Group D Larvik HK Balonmano Bera Bera HC Podravka Vegeta Qualifier Group 4 6

7 Qualification Group 1 Trondheim, Norway Group 1 Byåsen Trondheim Tertnes Bergen HC Leipzig BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region Group C RK Krim Mercator Metz Handball IK Sävehof Qualifier Group 1 Match schedule (all times local) Saturday, 7 September 2013: Semi-finals 1 15:00 hrs Byåsen Trondheim vs. Tertnes Bergen 2 17:30 hrs HC Leipzig vs. BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region Sunday, 8 September 2013: 3rd place match 15:30 hrs Loser semi-final 1 vs loser semi-final 2 Final 18:00 hrs Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 Venue Trondheim Spektrum Klostergata 90 N-7030 Trondheim Norway Capacity: 5,000 Preview Group C sides RK Krim Mercator, Metz Handball and IK Sävehof await the winner of Qualification Group 1 in the Women s EHF Champions League. Trondheim in Norway is the venue for the first of four qualification groups and the only one to be played on the weekend of 7 and 8 September. Two Norwegian teams, Byåsen Trondheim and Tertnes Bergen, as well as HC Leipzig from Germany and Belarusian champions BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region are the four contenders for place in the group matches. Byåsen have the home advantage in the group and their star player, Norwegian international Camilla Herrem, is confident going into the tournament. We simply should be able to defeat Tertnes, whom we know very well. In the final I expect us to meet Leipzig, a team we have lost to the last two times we have met them. We have a better chance this time, as Leipzig are weakened by their absence of goalkeeper Katja Schülke, explained Herrem. Head-to-head stats in European Cup competitions Cup Season Date Match Result EHF CL L /00 1 Oct 1999 Leipzig Minsk 32:29 (18:9) EHF CL L /00 3 Oct 1999 Leipzig Minsk 38:16 (18:11) EHF CL QR1 2002/03 6 Sep 2002 Leipzig Minsk 33:25 (15:12) EHF CL QR1 2002/03 8 Sep 2002 Leipzig Minsk 23:22 (16:10) EHF CL QR2 2007/08 28 Sep 2007 Minsk Byåsen 15:33 (7:19) CWC QF 2011/12 4 Mar 2012 Leipzig Byåsen 29:28 (19:18) CWC QF 2011/12 12 Mar 2012 Leipzig Byåsen 26:20 (15:11) CWC L /12 4 Mar 2012 Leipzig Byåsen 26:23 (11:10) CWC L /12 4 Mar 2012 Leipzig Byåsen 23:23 (13:11) EHF Cup R4 2000/01 10 Feb 2001 Leipzig Tertnes 25:21 (9:12) EHF Cup R4 2000/01 18 Feb 2001 Leipzig Tertnes 23:27 (12:14) 7

8 Qualification Group 1 Qualification Teams Byåsen Trondheim (Norway) 1990 was the last time that the club from Norway s third largest city Trondheim had the pleasure of lifting the national championship trophy. For many years have they been second best after Larvik HK, who take the title year after year. Larvik cruised to the league title again this season ahead of them and Byåsen s new head coach, Dane Claus Mogensen, does not expect this pattern to change in the near future. The team is somewhat more optimistic when it comes to the chances in the qualification tournament, where Byåsen are hosting Group 1 and see themselves as one of the favourites to progress to the group matches. Tertnes Bergen (Norway) After finishing third in the league, Tertnes were unfortunate enough to run into Larvik in the semi-finals of the Norwegian play-offs which resulted in two big defeats against the champions. However, head coach Tore Johannesen and his team found a lot of consolation in taking the bronze medal thanks to a 32:24 victory against Stabæk. This third place proved to be even more valuable than expected, as it resulted in a wild card place for Tertnes in the qualification tournament. There was more luck for the side as they were spared a long away journey and will only have to travel to Trondheim to meet their national league rivals in the semi-final. Byåsen Trondheim Idrettens Hus 7495 Trondheim Norway Marte Engelsåstrø marte_engelen@hotmail.com EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 11 Quarter-finals (2): 1996/97, 1998/99 Group Matches (4): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2009/10, 2010/12 Qualification (4): 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13 Cup Winners Cup: Runners-up 2006/07, Semi-final 1995/96, Quarter-final 2009/10, 2011/12 EHF Cup: Quarter-final 1997/98, 2000/01, 2007/08, 2008/09 City Cup: Semi-final 1999/00 Tertnes Bergen Tertnesveien Tertnes Norway Lars Riis Ellingsen lars@tertnes.no EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 3 Group Matches (1): 2004/05 Qualification (1): 2011/12 Cup Winners Cup: Semi-final 2004/05, Last /11 EHF Cup: Runners-up 1999/00, Semi-final 1998/99 Norwegian league: Runners-up 1999 and 2004 Norwegian cup winners: Runners-up 2002 Norwegian league: 5 titles (1987, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998) Norwegian cup winners: 3 titles 8

9 Qualification Group 1 Team Rosters* 3 Maren Aardahl NOR 2 Mar Sara Kristina Andersson SWE 1 Aug Vera Bekken NOR 20 Sep Jenny Groetan NOR 11 May 1994 Maren Gundersen NOR 26 Sep Marie Henriksen NOR 31 Aug Camilla Herrem NOR 8 Oct Astrid Holstad NOR 21 Aug Tonje Nostvold NOR 7 May Andrea Austmo Pedersen NOR 19 Apr Terese Pedersen NOR 27 Apr Inga Berit Svestad NOR 28 Jun Marta Tomac CRO 20 Sep Teodora Tomac CRO 24 Oct Raja Toumi NOR 3 Apr Kristin Venn NOR 5 Mar Silje Waade NOR 20 Mar Stine Lund Andreassen NOR 11 Nov Marie Davidsen NOR 20 Aug Aina Eide NOR 3 Feb Hildigunnur Einarsdottir ISL 11 Feb Linn Gosse NOR 25 Jun Sakura Hauge NOR 7 Jan Stine Haugstvedt NOR 24 Apr Jeanette Haga Holgersen NOR 11 Jan Maren Roll Lied NOR 5 Jan Marie Liljegren NOR 22 Sep Tonje Loeseth NOR 1 Jan Julie Lygren NOR 24 Oct Sissel Nygard Pedersen NOR 30 Dec Cecilie Rasmussen NOR 8 Jul Marthe Reinkind NOR 27 Apr Stine Skogrand NOR 3 Mar Bodil Sörheim NOR 22 Jul 1994 * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September

10 Qualification Group 1 Qualification Teams HC Leipzig (Germany) HC Leipzig are known as the dominant force in German handball, holding the German record for the most women s championships won. However, recent years have proven to be a drought when it comes to titles for the team. In 2011 as well as in 2012 and this year, Leipzig s perennial rivals Thüringer HC won the German championship. In the two-legged finals, the Leipzig women could not do much against Thüringer HC who took two clear wins and the championship as well as the direct qualification for the group matches, leaving Leipzig to battle for their place in the qualifiers. BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region (Belarus) Belarus earned a place in the European top flight at the expense of the Slovakian champions and BNTU BelAZ Minsk can carry on from where they left off at their attempt in qualification six years ago. BNTU won their fifth double in a row adding the cup trophy to the national championship title last season. In 20 league rounds they suffered only three defeats, but they clinched the title only in the very last round, beating their fierce rivals Gorodnichanka Grodno 18:15. Like in the 2007/08 season they are in a group with Byåsen, but their first challenge is against the German record champions from Leipzig. HC Leipzig ARENA Leipzig Am Sportforum Leipzig Germany Kay-Sven Hähner buero@hc-leipzig.de EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 10 Main Round (2): 2009/10, 2010/11 Group Matches (4): 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03, 2006/07 Qualification (3): 2000/01, 2008/09, 2012/13 Champions Trophy: Winners 2003/04 Cup Winners Cup: Runners-up 1996/97, Semi-final 2011/12, Quarter-final 2012/13, 2011/12 EHF Cup: Runners-up 2008/09, Semi-final 2004/05, Quarterfinal 1997/98, 2000/01 City Cup: Quarter-final 1994/95 BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Region B. Khmelnitsky Street 9 Office Minsk Belarus Artiom Hluboki hc.bntu@tut.by EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 15 Last 16 (2): 1993/94, 1995/96 Last 32 (5): 1994/95, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00 Qualification (7): 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08 EHF Cup: Round /01 Belarusian league: 20 titles (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Belarusian cup winners: 5 titles under current name German league: 21 titles (1953, 1957, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010) German cup winners: 7 titles 10

11 Qualification Group 1 Team Rosters* 7 Natalie Augsburg GER 15 Nov Debbie Bont NED 9 Dec Melanie Herrmann AUT 3 Aug Anne Hubinger GER 31 Jul Karolina Kudlacz POL 17 Jan Saskia Lang GER 19 Dec Alexandra Mazzucco GER 29 Jan Elisa Möschter GER 20 May Anne Müller GER 5 Jul Susann Müller GER 26 May Julia Plöger GER 15 May Isa-Sophia Rösike GER 30 May Nicole Roth GER 8 May Katja Schülke GER 18 Mar Luisa Schulze GER 14 Sep Karolina Szwed Orneborg POL 23 Apr Michelle Urbicht GER 6 Jan Maura Visser NED 1 Jun Liubov Arishina RUS 7 May Yana Batkova UKR 2 Nov Dariya Grobova UKR 10 May Anastasiya Hrakhouskaya BLR 5 May Valeriya Hutava BLR 8 Jan Maryia Kanaval BLR 19 Mar Viktoriya Krasko UKR 9 May Alena Kulik BLR 31 Mar Anastasiya Mazgo BLR 4 Jan Volha Nikitina BLR 21 Jul Natallia Platanovich BLR 25 Oct Tatsiana Rudkouskaya BLR 23 Jan Alesya Safonova BLR 30 Nov Natalia Sakalouskaya BLR 28 Jan Yuliya Shut BLR 11 Mar Katsiaryna Silitskaya BLR 14 Jul Julia Slemanova AZE 12 Sep Hanna Sukhamirava BLR 20 May Anastasia Svetlova RUS 28 Jan Iryna Tryzno BLR 23 Apr Katsiaryna Valiavataya BLR 5 Mar * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September

12 Qualification Group 2 Budapest, Hungary Group 2 Érd LK Zug Handball FTC Rail Cargo Hungária HC Lokomotiva Zagreb Group B Budućnost FC Midtjylland MKS Lublin Qualifier Group 2 Match schedule (all times local) Saturday, 14 September 2013: Semi-finals 1 15:00 hrs Érd vs. LK Zug Handball 2 18:00 hrs FTC Rail Cargo Hungária vs. HC Lokomotiva Sunday, 15 September 2013: 3rd place match 14:00 hrs Loser semi-final 1 vs loser semi-final 2 Final 16:15 hrs Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 Venue Élek Gyula Arena Köbanyai Út Budapest Hungary Capacity: 1,250 Preview Last season s top scorer in the competition Zsuzsanna Tomori will be fully motivated to play her part in steering FTC into the competition proper again this season. The Hungarian side has the advantage of hosting this tournament, but even abroad they would have been the favourites. Just about half a year ago FTC were close to reaching the semi-finals of the 2012/13 Women s EHF Champions League, but missed out by just two points in the main round. Head-to-head stats in European Cup competitions No previous encounters. They will now face Lokomotiva Zagreb, a squad that features many players from the Croatian national team. An all-hungarian match to decide which team advances is a strong possiblilty, as Érd (third ranked in the Hungarian national league) will try everything to stop Zug, the Swiss Champions and both teams have never been part of the group matches. The winner of this tournament will progress to Group B in which they will face FC Midtjylland, MKS Lublin and 2012 winners Budućnost. 12

13 Qualification Group 2 Qualification Teams Érd (Hungary) Handball in Érd has a tradition of 35 years, however the club has really started to produce success in recent years. Since their debut in the Hungarian top league in 2010, Érd s appetite is growing from year to year and last season they were awarded with bronze medals, as they beat Vác in the race for third. The club from the outskirts of Budapest also made their debut in the European Cups last season and were eliminated in Round 3 of the EHF Cup by the eventual runners-up from Metz only on the away goals rule. Érd were awarded with a place in the qualification as a result of Győr winning the trophy back in May. LK Zug (Switzerland) The record champions LC Brühl were denied in their attempt to lift the national league title for the 30th time as they were swept in the bestof-three final by Zug, who accomplished the victory despite having three national team players injured. Zug also won the regular season and the winners stage, losing just two matches against Spono Nottwil and Yellow Winterthur and drawing once against Brühl throughout the entire season. LK clinched only their second trophy, with the first in 2010, and are certainly favourites to defend the title in the new season. Ercsi út 34. H-2030 Érd Hungary Zsuzsanna Kiss zskiss@handballerd.hu EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 1 EHF Cup: Round /13 Hungarian league: bronze medals 2013 LK Zug Handball Irene Spieler-Strickler Gartenstrasse Hünenberg Switzerland Peter Stutz peter.stutz@btafirst.com EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 2 Qualification (1): 2010/11 Challenge Cup: Last /08 EHF Cup: Round /10 Swiss league: 2 titles (2010, 2013) 13

14 Qualification Group 2 Team Rosters* 10 Beáta Balog HUN 31 May Barbara A. Bognár HUN 7 Nov Krisztina Csak HUN 17 May Petra Egervari HUN 29 Jul Szvetlana Gridnyeva RUS 26 Aug Kinga Janurik HUN 6 Nov Reka Kamuti HUN 8 Nov Anett Kisfaludy HUN 31 Aug Kinga Klivinyi HUN 31 Mar Alja Koren SLO 11 Dec Anna Kovács HUN 24 Oct Gréta Kovács HUN 22 Aug Viktoria Nick HUN 12 Jan Viktória Oguntoye HUN 24 Dec Nora Olah HUN 26 Aug Nadine Schatzl HUN 19 Nov Klára Szekeres HUN 1 Dec Kitti Takács HUN 8 Jul Petra Török HUN 8 Apr Kristina Trishchuk HUN 17 Jul Sara Vukcevic MNE 25 Mar Alexandra Wolf HUN 30 May * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September Marion Betschart SUI 15 Oct Simona Cavallari SUI 6 Jun Annina Ganz SUI 28 Jan Yael Gwerder SUI 3 May Stephanie Haag SUI 24 Oct Jacqueline Hasler-Petrig SUI 10 Jun Seline Ineichen SUI 8 Aug Laura Innes GBR 4 Nov Stefanie Javet SUI 13 May Simona Krstic SUI 9 Jan Laura Masset SUI 12 Jun Anja Nötzli SUI 27 Mar Laura Oberli SUI 22 Jul Ivana Ravlic SUI 27 May Sibylle Scherer SUI 9 Jan Lynn Schwander SUI 24 Dec Svenja Stutz SUI 14 Sep Martina Traber SUI 2 Apr Nadja Wälti SUI 25 May

15 Qualification Group 2 Qualification Teams FTC Rail Cargo Hungária (Hungary) It has been seven years since Ferencváros last lifted the Hungarian Championship trophy. Since then they have been struggling to keep up with the powerful Győr. In the previous season they had some success against their fierce domestic rivals, as they were the only team besides Oltchim Vâlcea to get a result against Győr, drawing with them during the regular season. However, in both the league and cup final the weakened FTC stood no chance against them, especially with top scorer in the Women s EHF Champions League Zsuzsanna Tomori out due to injury. HC Lokomotiva Zagreb (Croatia) Lokomotiva were the most successful team in the Yugoslav Championship s early years, winning ten championships between 1955 and Last season no team, including Lokomotiva, could prevent RK Podravka defending their trophy in the Croatian championship. The Zagreb-based club finished eight points behind Podravka in the winners stage of the league, but were later awarded with a wild card place for the European top flight. Lokomotiva had some revenge in the final tournament of the regional WRHL, where they beat Podravka in the third place match. FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria Köbanyai ut 47/a Budapest Hungary Andrea Pordán pordan.andrea@ftckezilabda.hu kezilabda.fradi.hu EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 14 Final (1): 2001/02 Semi-final (2): 1996/97, 2000/01 Quarter-final (3): 1999/2000, 2002/03, 2003/04 Main Round (1): 2012/13 Group Matches (5): 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98, 2006/07, 2007/08 Qualification (1): 2009/10 HC Lokomotiva Zagreb Crnatkova Zagreb Croatia Tihana Ćorluka info@rklokomotiva.hr EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 2 Qualification (1): 2004/05 Cup Winners Cup: Runners-up 1995/96, 1997/98, Quarter-final 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03 Challenge Cup: Semi-final 2011/12 EHF Cup: Last /07 EHF Cup: Winners: 2005/06, Semi-final 2004/05 Cup Winners Cup: Winners 2010/11, 2011/12, Semi-final: 2006/07 Champions Trophy: Runners-up 2001/02, 2005/06 Croatian league: 2 titles (1992, 2004) Croatian cup winners: 3 titles Hungarian league: 11 titles (1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007) Hungarian cup winners: 12 titles 15

16 Qualification Group 2 Team Rosters* 16 Alena Abramovich BLR 18 Jul Anita Cifra HUN 6 Aug Annamaria Ferenczi HUN 29 May Agnes Kocsis HUN 11 Feb Monika Kovacsicz HUN 20 Nov Rea Reka Meszaros HUN 14 Apr 1994 Noemi Mod HUN 20 Apr 1997 Orsolya Monori HUN 3 Jul Nerea Pena Abaurrea ESP 13 Dec Laura Steinbach GER 2 Aug Nelly Such HUN 12 May Piroska Szamoransky HUN 9 Jul Adrienn Szarka HUN 28 Jun Luca Szekerczes HUN 18 Jun Melinda Szikora HUN 19 Nov Zita Szucsanszki HUN 22 May Zsuzsanna Tomori HUN 18 Jun Orsolya Verten HUN 22 Jul Szandra Zacsik HUN 22 Apr * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September Sonja Basic CRO 26 Nov Ivana Bozovic MNE 28 Jan Dubravka Bukovina CRO 4 May Ana Debelic CRO 9 Jan Anita Gace CRO 14 Apr Tea Grubisic CRO 3 Dec Lidija Horvat CRO 5 May Natasa Jankovic CRO 27 Aug Ivana Jelcic CRO 16 Mar Ena Konta CRO 10 Jan Maja Koznjak CRO 16 Apr Dora Krsnik CRO 19 Jan Ines Lisjak CRO 15 Nov Marija Milic CRO 25 Sep Petra Ostarjas CRO 25 Feb Dorotea Prevendar CRO 13 Feb Andrea Prusina BIH 4 Mar Sanja Rajovic SRB 18 May Marina Razum CRO 25 Feb Kristina Smiljanic CRO 25 Dec Nikolina Tvoric CRO 2 Sep

17 Qualification Group 3 Baia Mare, Romania Group 3 HCM Baia Mare Viborg HK Team Tvis Holstebro SERCODAK Dalfsen Group A Györi Audi ETO KC Thüringer HC Hypo Niederösterreich Qualifier Group 3 Match schedule (all times local) Saturday, 14 September 2013: Semi-finals 1 11:00 hrs HCM Baia Mare vs. Viborg HK 2 14:00 hrs Team Tvis Holstebro vs. SERCODAK Dalfsen Sunday, 15 September 2013: 3rd place match 15:00 hrs Loser semi-final 1 vs loser semi-final 2 Final 18:00 hrs Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 Venue Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana Bd. Unirii 14 A Baia Mare Maramures Romania Capacity: 2,080 Preview Dutch team SERCODAK Dalfsen are the underdogs, but they have already proven their international strength by beating Turkish side Muratpasa in the first qualification phase. Together with Baia Mare they have reached the second qualification stage for the first time. Viborg are the only team among the 16 vying for qualification to have reached the very top of European club handball before, lifting the EHF Champions League s trophy in 2006, 2009 and However, today s team is a lot different compared to the golden generation. Head-to-head stats in European Cup competitions No previous encounters. Ranked third at the conclusion of the Danish league, they needed a wild card to take part in the qualification. Viborg have the daunting challenge ahead of facing the hosts in Romania. Holstebro, the EHF Cup champions and Danish league runners-up, are likely to have the odds in their favour in the match against Dalfsen. The winner of this tournament will progress to Group A, where they will face defending champions Győr, reigning Cup Winners Cup holders Hypo Niederösterreich and Thüringer HC. 17

18 Qualification Group 3 Qualification Teams HCM Baia Mare (Romania) Until last season, their best achievement in the Romanian league was the fourth place. They reached a new milestone in 2012/13 taking second position in the league and adding a surprising triumph in the Romanian Cup after Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea had been eliminated in the semi-finals. Baia Mare have no modest ambitions as they vow to continue Oltchim s legacy among Europe s elite in the upcoming season. In order to compete at the highest level, Baia Mare have strengthened their squad during this summer. The Romanian side managed to persuade both Adriana Nechita and Paula Ungureanu, former Oltchim players, to join the side. Viborg HK (Denmark) Being Danish record champions has not helped Viborg HK a lot in recent years. The competition in one of Europe s strongest leagues has become even better, the teams in the league are more equal and Viborg have not won the championship since Last season the team from one of Denmark s most historic towns was only one goal away from not even reaching the semi-finals of the playoffs. Then, in the semi-finals, they were not able to conquer one of their absolute rivals in the top of Danish women s handball for many years, FC Midtjylland. Viborg found consolation in winning the bronze medal and have been given a chance to make the group matches again. HCM Baia Mare BD.Bucuresti Nr. 47 A Baia Mare Romania Ramona Ioana Pop ramonaioana@yahoo.com EHF Champions League: 2013/14 season): 1 Challenge Cup: Runners-up 2002/03, Last /05 EHF Cup: Last /09, Round /10 Romanian league: Runners-up 2013 Romanian cup winners: 1 title Viborg HK Tingvej 7, 2. sal 8800 Viborg Denmark Inger Fog inger@vhk.dk EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 18 Winners (3): 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10 Runners-up (2): 1996/97, 2000/01 Semi-finals (1): 2002/03 Quarter-finals (3): 1997/98, 2004/05, 2006/07 Last 16 (1): 1994/95 Main Round (1): 2007/08 Group Matches (6): 1995/96, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 EHF Cup: Winners 1993/94, 1998/99, 2003/04 Cup Winners Cup: Runners-up 2011/12 Danish league: 13 titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010) Danish cup winners: 8 titles 18

19 Qualification Group 3 Team Rosters* 1 Mihaela Andreea Babeanu ROU 1 Mar Oana Carmina Bondar ROU 26 Mar Alina Daniela Bota ROU 20 Jan 1994 Eliza Iulia Buceschi ROU 1 Aug Andra Butulia ROU 15 Mar Claudia Bogdana Cetateanu ROU 24 Jun Alexandra L. Ciunt ROU 14 Jun Teodora Dinis Vartic ROU 2 Jul Lavinia Maria Dobromir ROU 3 Jul Melinda A. Geiger ROU 28 Mar Renata Andrada Ghionea ROU 12 Jan Andrada Maior Pasca ROU 21 Feb 1993 Luciana Andreea Marin ROU 13 Oct Adriana Nicoleta Nechita ROU 14 Nov Ioana Laura Oltean ROU 20 Jul Aneta Pirvut ROU 22 Jun Diana Alina Puiu ROU 24 Aug 1991 Lavinia Madalina Puscas ROU 12 Nov Lena Jenica Rudics ROU 26 Mar Ibolya Gabriella Szucs HUN 31 Aug Ioana Adriana Tamas ROU 15 May Reka Tamas ROU 17 May Ana-Maria Tanasie ROU 6 Apr 1995 Timea Judita Tatar ROU 28 Jul 1989 Andrada Cynthia Tomescu ROU 30 Jul Paula Claudia Ungureanu ROU 30 Mar * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September Louise Katharina Burgaard DEN 17 Oct Mouna Chebbah TUN 8 Jul Sanja Damnjanovic SRB 25 May Cleopatre Darleux FRA 1 Jul Maria Fisker DEN 3 Oct Kristina Flognman SWE 29 Jun Marit Malm Frafjord NOR 25 Nov Isabelle Gulldén SWE 29 Jun Signe Hald DEN 17 Jun Astrid Jakobsen DEN 20 Jan Amanda Kurtovic NOR 25 Jul Louise Knak Lyksborg DEN 17 Jan Chana Franciela Masson De Souza BRA 18 Dec Sabine Pedersen DEN 5 May Josefine Orby Poulsen DEN 14 Apr Rikke Erhardsen Skov DEN 7 Sep Camilla Nymann Sommer DEN 14 Aug Anne Kjersti Suvdal NOR 30 Jul Mette Soerensen Thyrsted DEN 10 Feb

20 Qualification Group 3 Qualification Teams Team Tvis Holstebro (Denmark) The 2012/13 season was the best season so far for Team Tvis Holstebro since they gained promotion into the strong and competitive Danish league in Not only did Niels Agesen, who has been head coach during the team s entire league adventure, lead his girls to celebrate a great triumph at international level, winning the EHF Cup, but also on the domestic front. The western Denmark club achieved their best result so far, as they reached the final of the championship play-offs for the first time. In the finals, however, FC Midtjylland were too much to handle, and Holstebro had to settle for second and a place in qualification. Sercodak Dalfsen (Netherlands) In the Netherlands, the championship finals are played best out of three, but a third match was never even considered, as SERCODAK Dalfsen won the women s championship for the third year in succession with two clear wins against Succes Schoonmaak/VOC Amsterdam. Dalfsen won the first match at home 32:20 and in the return match in Amsterdam, the title holders finished the job in style. Between the two final matches, Dalfsen even had time and energy to win the cup final against Hellas, securing them the double. The Dutch champions are the only team who had to make their way through Qualification 1, defeating Turkish side Muratpasa in the process. Team Tvis Holstebro Hostrupsvej Holstebro Denmark Claus Sonne, sonne@tvisholstebro.dk EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 1 EHF Cup: Winners 2012/13, Runners-up 2010/11, Quarterfinal 2011/12 Danish league: Runners-up (2013) SERCODAK Dalfsen To: R. Cloo Ossenkamp 2a 8024 AE Zwolle Netherlands Rene Cloo info@sercodakdalfsen.nl EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 3 Qualification (2): 2011/12, 2012/13 Challenge Cup: Quarter-final 2009/10, Last /11 Dutch league: 3 titles (2011, 2012, 2013) Dutch cup winners: 2 titles 20

21 Qualification Group 3 Team Rosters* 11 Ida Alstad NOR 13 Jun Stine Andersen DEN 25 Mar Mette Chemnitz Christensen DEN 1 Feb Henriette Dahl DEN 19 Mar Karoline Helena De Souza BRA 24 Apr Louise Bager Due DEN 23 Apr Mette Bjorholm Gravholt DEN 12 Dec Sara Trier Hald DEN 4 Jun Mille Heick Hundahl DEN 21 Sep Audur Jonsdottir ISL 26 Mar Rut Jonsdottir ISL 21 Jul Betina Boel Kjaer DEN 14 Sep Sara Kjaersgaard DEN 21 Oct Kristina Kristiansen DEN 13 Jul Julie Kjaer Larsen DEN 17 Apr Marie Lauritsen DEN 9 Jun Emma Lundgaard DEN 21 Aug Marianne Lundsby DEN 15 Jul Bitten Spicker Mark DEN 20 Feb 1997 Nina Spicker Mark DEN 20 Feb 1997 Ida Langbo Mikkelsen DEN 1 May 1996 Lise Wiesmach Mogensen DEN 2 Apr 1997 Anne Sofie Hjort Nielsen DEN 5 Jul Camilla Knude Nielsen DEN 3 May Sofie Neloeberg Nielsen DEN 21 Apr Ann Grete Norgaard-Osterballe DEN 15 Sep Laerke Nolsoe Pedersen DEN 19 Feb Ann Sofie Sonne DEN 14 Feb Sandra Toft DEN 18 Oct Ida Kramer Vium DEN 2 Feb 1996 * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September Ingeborg Huisken NED 3 Jul Josien Klarenbeek NED 28 Nov Lynn Knippenborg NED 7 Jan Nicole Kooiker NED 22 Jun Annick Lipman NED 13 Mar Fabienne Logtenberg NED 27 Dec Naomi Lorkeers NED 5 May Michelle Mennink NED 27 May Yara Maria Nijboer NED 17 Sep Marion Oosterveld NED 21 Mar Ana Pavkovic NED 28 Oct Alineke Ros NED 17 Jun Myrthe Schoenaker NED 1 Jun Esther Schop NED 22 Jan Ellen Schutte NED 24 Oct Jolanda Schutte NED 14 Aug Anneloes Sinnema NED 29 Apr Inger Smits NED 17 Sep Sharina Van Dort NED 18 Oct Lisan Van Hulten NED 5 Mar Roos Elise Van Leeuwen NED 23 Jan Loren Voor t Hekke NED 29 Jan

22 Qualification Group 4 Eboli, Italy Group 4 Rostov-Don Fleury Loiret Handball WHC Vardar SCBT Jomi Salerno Group D Larvik HK Balonmano Bera Bera HC Podravka Vegeta Qualifier Group 4 Match schedule (all times local) Saturday, 14 September 2013: Semi-finals 1 16:30 hrs Rostov-Don vs. Fleury Loiret Handball 2 19:00 hrs WHC Vardar SCBT vs. Jomi Salerno Sunday, 15 September 2013: 3rd place match 16:30 hrs Loser semi-final 1 vs loser semi-final 2 Final 18:30 hrs Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 Venue Palasele Via dell Atletica Eboli Italy Capacity: 6,200 Preview Who can stop Europe s new powerhouse in women s handball? During the summer break Vardar Skopje boosted their squad by signing several top class players from France, Russia and FYR Macedonia, arguably making the team the red-hot favourite to win this qualification tournament and they have a fair chance to go all the way through to the main round at the very least. Vardar play their semi-final against the tournament s hosts, Italian champions Jomi Salerno, who are the clear underdogs in this duel. Head-to-head stats in European Cup competitions No previous encounters. In the second semi-final the national championship runners-ups from Russia and France face each other. Rostov-Don are in a slightly better position compared to Fleury Loiret Handball courtesy of their bigger international experience however, it must be noted, that the Russian side failed to progress past qualification in 2011 and The winner of this tournament progresses to Group D in which they will face Larvik, Balonmano Bera Bera and HC Podravka Vegeta. 22

23 Qualification Group 4 Qualification Teams Rostov-Don (Russia) They had their first title in 19 years within their grasp, yet they let it slip out of their hands and allowed Dinamo Volgograd to extend their rule over the Russian Superleague to five years. It took all three matches in the best-of-three final in Rostov to decide the title. However, as Dinamo did not confirm participations in the Women s EHF Champions League, the sole Russian representative will be the runners-up Rostov, who finished second after 16 rounds of the regular season and powered through Luch Moscow and Lada Togliatti to the final. Rostov also managed to add a trophy to their season with a triumph in the Russian Cup. Fleury Loiret Handball (France) After the regular season of the French league, Fleury sat in second place of the table, six points behind Metz. Both Metz and Fleury proceeded directly to the semi-finals, where there was danger ahead. Fleury won by six in the second semi-final leg after drawing the first against Mios-Biganos. There seemed to be a shock on the cards in the final after a 27:22 first leg victory for Fleury. However, Metz showed their true class, just as they had done throughout the season, to take a 27:21 second leg win and the league title, giving them a place in the group matches, while Fleury were awarded a wild card place in qualification. Rostov-Don 1 Konnoy Army street, 4-a Rostov-on-Don Russia Elena Tabolina tabolina_elena@mail.ru EHF Champions League: 2013/14 season): 3 Qualification (2): 2011/12, 2012/13 Cup Winners Cup: Semi-final 2012/13, Quarter-final 2010/11, Last /12 EHF Cup: Quarter-final 2009/10, Last /05, 2005/06, 2008/09 Fleury Loiret Handball 109 Avenue Louis Gallouedec Fleury les Aubrais France Olivier Picard , communication@ fleuryloirethandball.com EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 1 Challenge Cup: Semi-final 2011/12 French league: Runners-up 2013 Russian league: 3 titles (1990, 1991, 1994) Russian cup winners: 6 titles 23

24 Qualification Group 4 Team Rosters* 21 Olga Adzhiderskaya RUS 28 Nov Ekaterina Artamonova RUS 3 Jun Sonja Barjaktarovic MNE 11 Sep Vladlena Bobrovnikova RUS 24 Oct Viktoriya Borshchenko UKR 5 Jan Kristina Elez CRO 22 May Galina Gabisova RUS 17 Jun Suzanna Gigolyan RUS 8 May Maria Kerchikova RUS 30 Apr Iuliia Managarova UKR 27 Sep Olga Peredery UKR 12 Apr Maya Petrova RUS 26 May Kristina Plugina RUS 29 Oct Anna Sen RUS 3 Dec Iryna Shybanova UKR 16 Nov Regina Shymkute UKR 21 Dec Marina Skladchikova RUS 22 Nov Elena Slivinskaya RUS 9 May Oxana Svitanko RUS 15 Apr Marina Yartseva RUS 17 Feb * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September Melissa Agathe FRA 6 Jun Nely Carla Alberto Francisca ESP 2 Jul Audrey Bruneau FRA 21 Sep Marion Callave FRA 28 Jan Koumba Cisse FRA 4 Jun Beatrix Fernandez Ibanez ESP 19 Mar Manon Houette FRA 2 Jul Jennifer Issifou FRA 26 Feb Laura Kamdop FRA 14 Sep Aissatou Kouyate FRA 19 Apr Marta Lopez Herrero ESP 4 Feb Christelle Manga FRA 14 May Marta Mangue Gonzales ESP 23 Apr Gnonsiane Niombla FRA 9 Jul Katty Piejos FRA 21 Aug Camille Rassinoux FRA 3 Apr margot Salamy FRA 29 Apr Karolina Siodmiak POL 14 Sep Ionela Stanca ROU 9 Jan Michele-Alissa Takamoud FRA 31 Jul Maakan Tounkara FRA 12 Mar Darly Zoqbi De Paula BRA 25 Aug

25 Qualification Group 4 Qualification Teams WHC Vardar SCBT (FYR Macedonia) The previous season of the Macedonian Superleague was more like a prelude of what handball fans in this country and in Europe can expect in the coming years. ŽRK Vardar SCBT won their first national title. After winning the regular season they easily sailed through the semi-final and defeated defending champions Metalurg 2:0 in the final. They become only the third team to claim the championship title after Kometal gathered 17 and Metalurg three trophies. After a huge bolstering of their squad over this summer they should be also the hot contenders for a title in Europe. Jomi Salerno (Italy) Jomi Salerno became Italian champions for the third time in four seasons after a closely contested season with HC Sassari. The teams were level on points after the first phase, before Salerno took first place at the end of the second phase with one more victory. The sides met once again in the play-off finals. In a best-of-three series, Salerno took the first game with a comfortable eight-goal victory, but Sassari struck back in the second game. The decider was an extremely tight game, with Jomi coming from behind to win 26:25 and book their place in qualification. WHC Vardar SCBT Preseka 55/ Skopje FYR Macedonia Davor Stojanovski davor@zrkvardar.com EHF Champions League: EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 1 EHF Cup: Last /13 City Cup: Last /95 Macedonian league: 1 title (2013) Macedonian cup winners: 1 title Jomi Salerno Via de Jacobis Salerno Italy Marcello Festa marcellofesta@virgilio.it EHF Champions League 2013/14 season): 2 Qualification (1): 2004/05 City Cup/Challenge Cup: Semifinal 1993/94 Italian league: 3 titles (2010, 2011, 2013) Italian cup winners: 3 titles 25

26 Qualification Group 4 Team Rosters* 51 Biljana Crvenkoska MKD 6 Sep Siraba Dembele FRA 28 Jun Ana Djokic MNE 9 Feb Marina Dmitrovic SRB 23 Mar Begona Fernandez Molinos ESP 22 Mar Tatiana Khmyrova RUS 6 Feb Andrea Klikovac MNE 5 May Ekaterina Kostyukova RUS 24 Jan Andrea Lekic SRB 6 Sep Amandine S. M. Leynaud FRA 2 May Marija Lojpur SRB 10 Aug Julija Nikolic MKD 20 Apr Allison Marie Pineau FRA 2 May Jovanka Radicevic MNE 23 Oct Dragana Ristova MKD 11 Apr Nigina Saidova RUS 24 Jun Marija Steriova MKD 19 Mar Inna Suslina RUS 5 Jan Maja Zebic CRO 30 May Elena Laura Avram ITA 3 Jun 1979 Maria Amelia Belotti ITA 17 Nov 1988 Laura Casale ITA 21 Sep Antonella Coppola ITA 26 Sep Adele De Santis ITA 19 Oct Khady Diome N Deye ITA 14 Apr Rafika Ettaqui ITA 3 Sep 1989 Maddalena Ferrentino ITA 5 Aug 1993 Martina Iacovello ITA 25 May 1993 Assunta Lamberti ITA 6 Jun 1994 Cyrielle Lauretti Matos ITA 24 Aug Guendalina Madella ITA 26 Sep Guiseppa Napoletano ITA 18 Dec 1985 Celia Prast ITA 28 Jul 1994 Monika Pruenster ITA 22 Feb Natalia Vinyukova RUS 27 Mar Olga Violante ITA 22 Feb 1996 * Team rosters are correct as of 4 September

27 Important regulations Extra-time and penalty throws If a semifinal match or the final (place 1/2) ends in a draw, there will be a five minutes break followed by one extra time of 2 x 5 minutes, there will be a one minute half-time break at the half time for the changeover of teams. If the placement match (place 3/4) ends in a draw, there shall be no extra time, the match will be decided directly by penalty throws. In the semifinals and/or final (place 1/2), if there is no winner after the extra time, the match will be decided by penalty throws. Rules for execution of penalty throws Prior to penalty throwing, each team shall name five players eligible to play at the end of the match by handing the referees a list of numbers. These players shall then take one throw each, alternating with their opponents. Each team is free to determine the sequence in which throwers will take their throws. The goalkeepers may be freely selected from the match report and exchanged in accordance with the Rules of the game. Goalkeepers may take throws and throwers may play as goalkeepers. The referees shall choose the goal at which throws are taken. The team taking the first penalty throw shall be determined by the referees by drawing lots. The team winning the draw may choose whether it wishes to throw first or last. If scores are equal after the first round of penalty throwing, it shall be continued until a decision is reached. In the second round, the other team shall start. Again five players shall be named who are eligible to play (the players named before may be named once again). In the second round, a decision is reached when a goal difference arises after both teams have taken one throw each. Eligible players are players entered in the match report who have not been disqualified or suspended at the time of the final whistle. 27

28 Women s EHF Champions League Past Winners 1994 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT 1995 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT 1996 Podravka Koprivnica CRO 1997 Mar El Osito L Eliana Valencia ESP 1998 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT 1999 Dunaferr SE HUN 2000 Hypo Niederösterreich AUT 2001 RK Krim Neutro Roberts SLO 2002 Kometal D.P. Skopje MKD 2003 Krim ETA Kotex Ljubljana SLO 2004 Slagelse FH DEN 2005 Slagelse FH DEN 2006 Viborg A/S DEN 2007 Slagelse FH DEN 2008 Zvezda Zvenigorod RUS 2009 Viborg A/S DEN 2010 Viborg A/S DEN 2011 Larvik HK NOR 2012 Buducnost Podgorica MNE 2013 Gyõri Audi ETO KC HUN 28

29 Women s EHF Champions League Top Scorers Season Player Club Goals 1993/94 Natalia Morskova Mar Valencia/ESP /95 Snežana Petika Podravka Koprivnica/CRO /96 Snežana Petika Podravka Koprivnica/CRO /97 Natalia Morskova Mar Valencia/ESP /98 Natalia Morskova Mar Valencia/ESP /99 Natalia Derepasko Krim Ljubljana/SLO /00 Ausra Fridrikas Hypo Niederösterreich/AUT /01 Ausra Fridrikas Baekkelagets Oslo/NOR /02 Ágnes Farkas FTC Budapest/HUN /03 Natalia Derepasko Krim Ljubljana/SLO /04 Bojana Popović Slagelse FH/DEN /05 Tatjana Logvin Hypo Niederösterreich/AUT /06 Natalia Derepasko Krim Ljubljana/SLO /07 Bojana Popović Slagelse FH/DEN /08 Timea Tóth Hypo Niederösterreich/AUT /09 Grit Jurack Viborg HK/DEN /10 Cristina Vărzaru Viborg HK/DEN /11 Heidi Løke Larvik HK/NOR /12 Anita Görbicz Györi AUDI ETO KC/HUN /13 Zsuzsanna Tomori FTC Rail Cargo Hungária/HUN 95 29

30 Women s EHF Champions League Top Scorers 2012/13 Rank Player Club Goals 1. Zsuzsanna Tomori (HUN) FTC Rail Cargo Hungária (HUN) Katarina Bulatović (MNE) Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea (ROU) Milena Knezević (MNE) Budućnost (MNE) Anita Görbicz (HUN) Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) 79 Linn-Kristin Koren Riegelhuth (NOR) Larvik HK (NOR) Gro Hammerseng (NOR) Larvik HK (NOR) Heidi Løke (NOR) Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) 67 Liudmila Postnova (RUS) Zvezda Zvenigorod (RUS) Camilla Dalby (DEN) Randers HK (DEN) Zita Szucsánszki (HUN) FTC Rail Cargo Hungária (HUN) Anja Edin (NOR) Larvik (NOR) Eduarda Idalina Amorim (BRA) Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) 57 Jovanka Radičević (MNE) Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN ) 57 Linn Jørum Sulland (NOR) Larvik (NOR) Julija Nikolić (MKD) Zvezda Zvenigorod (RUS) 55 Andrea Lekić (SRB) Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) Carmen Martin Berenguer (ESP) RK Krim Mercator (SLO) Isabel Blanco (NOR) Larvik HK (NOR) Sanja Damnjanović (SRB) HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO) Sabina Rosengren Jacobsen (SWE) Randers HK (DEN) 48 Andrea Penezić (CRO) RK Krim Mercator (SLO) 48 30

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