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2 Dear Media Representative, On behalf of the European Handball Federation it gives me great pleasure to welcome you back for a new season and to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. The media continues to play an integral role in the continued development and success of the VELUX EHF Champions League and we aim to provide you with the very best service we can. Your coverage of the competition, the teams, the players, the fans and extended handball family is greatly appreciated. We are always interested in hearing any feedback from you to improve our service and make it as enjoyable and easy as possible for you to do your job. Now the best 24 men s teams in Europe battle it out to emerge from one of the four groups of six in this opening phase and progress through to the first knock-out round, the Last 16, to be played in March For the players and teams as well as fans and the media there are a lot of exciting matches ahead and I wish you all an enjoyable VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. I look forward to seeing you in May 2012 in Cologne when we crown the new Kings of European Handball. I hope you enjoy watching handball at its very best! Tor Lian EHF President

3 EHF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Dear Media Representative, Following FC Barcelona s Men s EHF Champions League win for a record seventh time last May, the teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 are now on the long road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany. Many media representatives from across Europe attended matches last season with over 300 media accredited in Cologne of which just under half were from the written press. The EHF Media and Communications Department are honoured to have you cover our games and are at your disposal at all times. If you should have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below. JJ Rowland Peter Hofer Andrew McSteen Head of EHF Media and Comms. EHF Online Manager EHF Media Relations rowland@eurohandball.com hofer@eurohandball.com mcsteen@eurohandball.com + 43 (0) (0) (0) Official name of the VELUX EHF Champions League The official name of the competition is: VELUX EHF Champions League. The full name of the competition should always be used. VELUX and the three letter abbreviation for the European Handball Federation should always be displayed in capital letters before the name of the competition. Please note: If the season is required, it has to be positioned after Champions League e.g. VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. The wording Champions League should always be written with a capital letter at the beginning of each word, i.e. Champions League. The remaining letters should be in lower case. The word Champions does not have an apostrophe after the s.

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5 GROUP A FC Barcelona Intersport Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Kadetten Schaffhausen Chambery Savoie HB HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo IK Sävehof GROUP B Chekhovskie Medvedi MKB Veszprém KC BM Atletico Madrid Füchse Berlin Bjerringbro-Silkeborg KS Vive Targi Kielce GROUP C HSV Hamburg RK Cimos Koper HCM Constanta St. Petersburg HC Orlen Wisla Plock HC Metalurg GROUP D Montpellier Agglomeration HB AG Kobenhavn THW Kiel Reale Ademar Leon Pick Szeged RK Partizan Beograd

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7 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 PREVIEW 8,880 minutes until the trophy is won 19 th season for the EHF Champions League 24 teams from 15 countries (36 from 24 if including Qualification Phase) 148 matches until the final destination Cologne RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb participate for the 18 th time Chekhovskie Medvedi for the 12 th straight time Three newcomers One trophy, one city, one dream: 24 teams have to go 18 (or maybe even 20) steps to be on top of Europe; to be crowned champions of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/2012. In 275 days, on 27 May 2012, the winner of the most important cup in the world of the club handball will be known after 148 matches in Group Stage, Last 16, Quarter-Finals and the VELUX EHF FINAL4. FC Barcelona Intersport start as defending champions but the number of top opponents is huge this season. With their new name and new home BM Atletico Madrid are keen to continue their successful tradition, when they were known as BM Ciudad Real. The German sides from Hamburg and Kiel will be strong like the Catalans and like the new Danish champions AG Kobenhavn or traditionally strong teams like MKB Veszprem, MAHB Montpellier or Chekhovskie Medvedi. The first steps for all of them are the 10 matches of the Group Stage. On 28 September the starting whistle will be blown and after the break for EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia the Group Stage continues with the last three rounds on 8 February By 26 February the 16 participants of the knock-out stage will be known, whilst the Last 16 (14 25 March) will also be played in the same form as last season. The four group winners face the four fourth-ranked teams, and the clubs ranked third meet those ranked second. The better ranked teams have the home right in the second leg. The winners of the Last 16 qualify for the Quarter-Finals (18 29 April 2012), which is the last step to Cologne. The group winners (if they qualify) again have the home right in the decisive second leg and group winners cannot face each other before the VELUX EHF FINAL4. The semi-finals will take place in Cologne on 26 May and one day later the 19 th winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League will be known.

8 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 FACTS FC Barcelona Intersport are the current EHF Champions League record holders with seven titles, followed by Atletico Madrid (three titles as BM Ciudad Real) and THW Kiel (two titles). In total, Spanish teams have won the trophy 13 times, and all of the EHF Champions League winners since 2005 are participating this season, however, it is not a team from the Iberian peninsula who are competing this year who have participated the most in the competition though, it is RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb. Since the start of the EHF Champions League in 1993 the 20-time Croat champion have only missed it once in the 2001/2002 season and currently start the competition for the 18 th time. Behind Zagreb are MKB Veszprem, the 20-time Hungarian champions, who participate for the 17 th time in the EHF Champions League ahead of FC Barcelona Intersport and THW Kiel (both 15), MAHB Montpellier (14) and Chekhovskie Medvedi (12). Medvedi, the Russian champions, are the only team to be part of the EHF Champions League for the 12 th straight time, again ahead of Veszprem (11) and Montpellier (10 times). In contrast, Füchse Berlin (GER), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and AG Kobenhavn (both DEN) play in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time. The first 16 matches of this season s competition have already been played in the three qualification and tournaments and one Wild Card tournament. After 20 teams had qualified directly for the VELUX EHF Champions League, due to the EHF seeding list, IK Savehof, Partizan Belgrade, Metalurg Skopje and Vive Targi Kielce made their way through to the Group Stage as the winners of those tournaments, played in a new play-off format with semi-finals and finals in contrast to the group matches before. So, after 8,880 minutes of regular time played by more than 400 players in the 24 teams coming from 15 countries one team captain will raise the one trophy everyone wants in Cologne in May 2012.

9 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW Group A: FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) The defending champions have been tipped by many VELUX EHF Champions League coaches as big favourites to win the VELUX EHF Champions League again this season, with team captain Laszlo Nagy hoping for a record eighth title too. It s easier to get to the top than to remain there, he said. The Spanish champions can rely on almost the same team from last season in their 15th season of participation in the EHF Champions League. Only Iker Romero has left the club but Spanish internationals Viran Morros (Atletico Madrid) and Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (Reale Ademar León) signed for the Catalans, who hold the record for winning the EHF Champions League the most times. Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) For the 20th straight time Zagreb are Croatian champions and for the 18th time (the most out of all the participants in the competition this season) they play in the EHF Champions League. After reaching the Last 16 in the last two years the Croats hope to make the Quarter-Finals this season. The only key player who departed is goalkeeper Gorazd Skof, but experienced Josip Valcic from Gummersbach has joined the club. Ivano Balic is the head of the team, but youngsters like Gojun and Kopljar are emerging as contenders for the leading position. Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) Last season the Swiss champions were close to a big sensation, as they were close to eliminating MAHB Montpellier in the Last 16, but lost the second leg. This season coach Petr Hrachovec has to face the fact that three of his top stars left the club; goalkeeper Bjorgvin Gustavsson, top scorer Mait Patrail and experienced wing Jan Filip. However, Schaffhausen can count on a World Champion, the German Christian Dissinger, who was part of the All Star Team at the 2011 Junior World Championship. Chambery Savoie HB (FRA) In their short-term strategy the team from the Alps want to reach the Quarter-Finals, but in the midterm they hope to be a candidate for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Coach Philippe Gardent is in his 15th season on the Chambery bench and he again signed young talented French players to step out of the shadow of champions Montpellier. Last season Chambery reached the Last 16 in the group of death with teams like THW Kiel, FC Barcelona and Rhein-Neckar Lowen and the French runners-up especially can count on their home court strength.

10 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo (BIH) Last season, for the first time in their club history, the seven-time Bosnian champions reached the Last 16 and now the Bosna team is hungry to repeat this success. Coach Irfan Smajlagic has made several changes to his team with seven newcomers arriving and five players (including top star Petar Kapisoda) leaving. On home turf the Sarajevo team always show a stronger performance, attended by thousands of frenetic spectators, so the objective away will be to become more stable. IK Savehof (SWE) For the fourth time the Swedes have qualified for the VELUX EHF Champions League. Savehof won the qualification tournament in Vienna thanks to their clear semi-final victory over Besiktas and a tight final qualifying match success against Dinamo Minsk. The new star of IK Savehof is Swedish international Fredrik Larsson after their former top scorer, Jonathan Stenbacken, left to join German side Fuchse Berlin. IK Savehof (which is close to Gothenburg) is well known for their highly successful youth programme and organise the famous Partille Cup. Group B: Chekhovskie Medvedi (RUS) Chekhovskie Medvedi are the only one of all 24 participating teams to qualify for the Group Stage of the EHF Champions League for the twelfth straight time. The Russian champions known as the Bears are still clearly the team to beat in Russia, and internationally they have improved to be considered as one of the major contenders in European handball. Still counting on physical strong players, coach Vladimir Maximov does not have major changes in his squad. Only Alexey Kamanin left, but legendary wing player Eduard Kosharov arrived. Again their aim will be to go to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but the Bears will face strong opponents in the first stage as they hope to go through to the Last 16. MKB Veszprem KC (HUN) For the 17th time the Hungarian record champions are participating in the VELUX EHF Champions League and again they are one of the candidates for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. But like in the last few seasons, when they had to face extremely strong opponents and were eliminated twice by FC Barcelona, Veszprem were unlucky with the group draw. The club from Lake Balaton again signed some big names such as Ferenc Ilyes and or Croatian national team goalkeeper Mirko Allilovic the successor of the legend between the posts, Dejan Peric. But

11 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW playmaker Nikola Eklemovic left the team of Coach Lajos Mocsai. Top star of Veszprem is Serbian shooter Marko Vujin, who will leave after this season to THW Kiel. BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) New name, old objectives: BM Ciudad Real relocated due to financial reasons from the La Mancha region to the Spanish capital and reignites the handball tradition of Atletico. We are going for all the titles, said Coach Talant Dujshebaev, even though his defensive ace Viran Morros moved to the big rivals FC Barcelona Intersport. However, Madrid signed the 2.12 metre tall Danish pivot Nikolaj Marussen and the Spaniard Edu Fernandez and kept the rest of their experienced and successful squad from last season that reached the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, but lost against FC Barcelona. With three titles (2006, 2008, 2009) Madrid are number two in the record list of the EHF Champions League titles, behind FC Barcelona. Füchse Berlin (GER) The Foxes from the German capital were the biggest sensation in the Bundesliga last season, finishing third in the end, equal on points with THW Kiel and ahead of teams like Flensburg and Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Competing in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 is their first ever international appearance, and the dreams are flying high, despite the strong matches ahead for them in the Group Stage. By signing Spanish World Champion and double winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Iker Romero, they have made a huge step on their quest to improving handball interest in Berlin. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) The Danish league runners-up are another debutant in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League and another one with high hopes, as it is their objective to make the Last 16 and beyond. The team of Coach Martin Albrektsen consists of top players like young Danish national team goalkeeper Niklas Landin, one of the stars at the 2011 World Championship in Sweden, the experienced team captain Kasper Nielsen and new signings with international experience such as Swedish pivot Robert Arrhenius and French player Audray Tuzolana. KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) The team of Coach Bogdan Wenta travelled the long way to be part of the VELUX EHF Champions League again. After surprisingly losing the Polish league finals against Orlen Wisla Plock, Kielce were hosts of the Wild Card Tournament and as all organisers before Leon and Lowen they qualified for the Group Stage.

12 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW But it was a real tough struggle to first beat Valladolid in the semi-final and then to eliminate Rhein Neckar-Lowen in the final, as the Polish runners-up needed extra-time. Kielce signed two Polish internationals Slawomir Szmal and Grzegorz Tkaczyk from Lowen and Croatian international Denis Buntic from Leon, as another Croat, Mirza Dzomba, has finished his career. Group C: HSV Hamburg (GER) Though they do not have a long international history, HSV Hamburg are one of the most successful teams of the VELUX EHF Champions League in the past few years. They have participated in the competition four times reaching the Semi-Final three times and the Quarter-Final once and in all four seasons they were eliminated by Ciudad Real (now Atletico Madrid). Despite missing the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, last season was the best in the club s history as HSV fulfilled their long-term objective winning the German championship for the first time. Per Carlen is now the successor to coach Martin Schwalb who became General Director and President of the club. Carlen arrived together with his son Oscar and goalkeeper Dan Beutler from Flensburg. The goal remains the same for HSV; to win one national or international title and to reach the final destination of the VELUX Champions League 2011/12 - Cologne. RK Cimos Koper (SLO) First, they were European Cup winners in the EHF Challenge Cup, then they broke the dominance of RK Celje and Gorenje Velenje and last season was a total triumph for them as they became Slovenian champions for the first time and Cup winners for the third time. Coach Fredi Radojkovic has changed his goalkeeper for the new season by signing the experienced Gorazd Skof from Zagreb, as Darko Stanic left to Skopje. For the second time after the 2008/09 season Koper have qualified for the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League. We are more experienced than in our first participation, so it is our objective to reach the Last 16, said manager Alex Korsic. HCM Constanta (ROU) Newcomer Valentin Ghionnea, one of the best current Romanian players, is the key factor for HCM Constanta and their high hopes. After their sixth Romanian title the team from the Black Sea hope for their second qualification for the Last 16 after the 2009/2010 season. HCM Constanta are part of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage for the sixth time and despite some changes in the squad coaches Ion Craciun and former goalkeeping legend Alexandru Buligan hope for a successful season on domestic and international courts.

13 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW St. Petersburg HC (RUS) For the second straight time St. Petersburg finished Russian league runners-up below Chekhovskie Medvedi and for the second time the Last 16 of the VELUX EHF Champions League is the objective of Coach Dimitri Torgowanow. Last season, when we were debutants, we lacked experience, now I hope that we have especially in away matches the cleverness to stand up to our opponents, he said. The Olympic, World and European Champion still has a very young team, but they are well trained and used to each other as only two new players have arrived since last season. Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) In one of the biggest sensations across the European leagues last season, Plock won the final series in Poland against the great favourites Kielce. Even in Kielce the team of Danish coach Lars Walther took the points and they are now playing for the seventh time in the VELUX EHF Champions League. They have been eliminated after the Group Stage five times and reached the Last 16 once but this was 15 years ago. Now with an improved team helped with the arrivals of the experienced playmaker Nikola Eklemovic (Veszprem) and Polish international Michal Kubisztal, who arrived from Berlin. I think we have a great chance to reach the Last 16, as teams like Constanta, St. Petersburg, Koper and Plock are on the same level now, said Club President Andrzej Miszczynski. RK Metalurg Skopje (MKD) After two previous unsuccessful attempts, coaching legend Lino Cervar (former Croatian national coach, Olympic and World Champion) has led Metalurg to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League. The champions of FYR Macedonia improved their team by signing internationally well-known players like Serbian goalkeeper Darko Stanic from Koper and Zarko Markovic, former player of Veszprem. In their qualification tournament Metalurg did not have to give their best to win the semi-final against Lezion Rishion from Israel, but were highly lucky in the final as they scored the decisive goal to win against Haslum 29:28, 20 seconds before the final buzzer. Group D: Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) Twice they were close to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but twice Montpellier were the unlucky loser in the 2010 and 2011 Quarter-Finals against Medvedi and Lowen now the French champions are trying again to reach Cologne. But in their group two more contenders Kiel and Kobenhavn have this objective too. Coach Patrice Canayer, on the MAHB bench since 1994, hopes that no major injuries will stop his team the EHF Champions League winner 2002/03 on their way to their final destination.

14 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW With world class players like Nikola Karabatic, Vid Kavticnik or Michael Guigou, Canayer can count on huge international experience in the 14 th appearance of the team in the VELUX EHF Champions League. Montpellier have signed two Slovenians, wing player Dragan Gajic and goalkeeper Primosz Prost but lost French international Adrien Di Panda and Czech wing David Juricek. AG Kobenhavn (DEN) AG Kobenhavn became Danish champions for the first time in front of the biggest ever crowd at a handball match. 36,000 spectators attended the second final against Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the Parken football arena. Only two years after being promoted from the second league, AGK returned like a phoenix from the ashes. Thanks to players like Mikkel Hansen, Joachim Boldsen, Kasper Hvidt or the newcomers Olafur Stefansson or Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, the goals are high for the AGK mastermind, manager Jesper Nielsen: We want to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 and in the future win the VELUX EHF Champions League title. THW Kiel (GER) No new players for the first time in 23 years, no players who have left no team is better prepared for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 season than THW Kiel. Long-term injured players Kim Andersson and Daniel Narcisse have returned to the team of Coach Alfred Gislasson and ambitions are high. We want to win all possible titles, said Gislason. The two-time EHF Champions League winners still have a squad with their own key factors such as Thierry Omeyer, Filip Jicha, Momir Illic or Daniel Narcisse and their pre-season preparation was impressive, as they won all their 15 test matches. THW again are on the list of nearly every coach as one of the big favourites for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) After missing the Group Stage in the 2010/2011 season at the Wild Card Tournament stage Leon are back in the field of the 24 best teams of Europe as the third-ranked team in the Spanish Asobal Liga. New coach Isidoro Martinez, a former Spanish national team youth coach, hopes to reach the Last 16 despite their terribly strong opponents as he describes the other teams in his group. The hopes are pinned on newcomer Adrien Di Panda (from Montpellier), as well as some new Spanish signings. Leon s best known player who departed was Croat Dennis Buntic who moved to Kielce. Leon, who are well-known for their strength at home, participate for the tenth time in the EHF Champions League.

15 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW Pick Szeged (HUN) Like last season major changes occurred in Szeged, as five newcomers arrived and nine players left or have been loaned to other clubs including key players like David Katzirz, Gabor Herbert or Maxim Butenko. In contrast Pick signed the Hungarian international Daniel Buday and talented youngster Gabor Anscin. The Hungarian runners-up are one of the most traditional participants in the VELUX EHF Champions League; with this season their tenth appearance. Club manager Gyorgy Fekete hopes for another step in this season s competition, despite the top class opponents: On the one hand I am not glad because we are in a very strong group; on the other hand I am happy because it is very good that such famous clubs will visit Szeged. Our goal is to qualify for the Last 16. RK Partizan Beograd The Serbian champions are an exception in the field of the 24 participants of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage, as they are the only team with players exclusively from their home country. In their Qualification Tournament they first beat AEK Athens closely in the semi-final, before then going on to the Group Stage with victory over FC Porto Vitalis. For Partizan, it is their fourth qualification for the EHF Champions League Group matches and their first since the 2003/2004 season.

16 VELUX EHF FINAL EVENT INFORMATION The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season. The two-day event sees the best four men s teams in Europe playing to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League title. Introduced in the 2009/10 season and so far played twice in the LAXNESS arena, Cologne, the decision to create a new format for the final phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League was seen as crucial for the growth of handball across Europe. The aim was to create a flagship event, one that could compete on the international sports market and make the Europe s leading club competition even more attractive to partners and sponsors. The aim of the new format was to create an event that set new standards in organisation and entertainment not just for four games played over two days, but a true entertainment event in its own right. Playing in one venue, in a major European city with a whole year for organisation, promotion and marketing have been critical factors in the success of the event. 20,000 people from over 26 countries travelled to Cologne in May 2011 for the second edition of the event. Tickets were sold-out weeks before the four participating teams were known and the total number of 19,750 spectators was a new record in European club competitions. The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will return to Cologne, Germany on 26 and 27 May 2012 for the third time. Tickets are on sale now with further information is available from the official website at ehffinal4.com.

17 VELUX EHF FINAL TICKET INFORMATION The VELUX EHF FINAL4 takes place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany. Tickets are available in four price categories (as well as VIP Tickets): Category Category Category Category 4 50 VIP 495 (+ VAT) Tickets can be purchased online at or via the ticket telephone hotline on Experience the unique atmosphere at the LANXESS arena Cologne when 20,000 enthusiastic fans cheer for the world s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title. Get your tickets as soon as possible and order early as last season, due to the high demand, tickets sold out months before the event. Only 2,000 tickets have been reserved for the four clubs who make the VELUX EHFFINAL4 and once the public tickets are sold out there are no more tickets available. All VELUX EHF FINAL4 tickets are for the whole weekend and include four matches; two on Saturday 26 May and two on Sunday 27 May (two semi-finals on Saturday, 3/4 Match and Final on Sunday). Tickets include free public transport to and from the LANXESS arena in Cologne (VRS system).

18 VELUX EHF FINAL VIP TICKET INFORMATION Experience the VELUX EHF FINAL4 exclusively The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season and will take place on 26/27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne. The two-day event sees the best four men s teams in Europe playing to decide the winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Experience the unique atmosphere in the LANXESS arena, Cologne together with your clients, partners and friends and establish new relations in an ambience of sporting peak performance. The exclusive VIP arrangements allow you to feel the emotions of victory and success very closely. Be there when 20,000 enthusiastic fans watch the world s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title. VIP Ticket includes: Seats in the exclusive VIP area Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions League Final) Access to the backstage VIP Restaurant Excellent catering Networking in an informal ambience VIP parking tickets available on request VIP Ticket: 495 excl. 19 % German VAT VIP Box includes: Prestigious VIP box equipped for 12, 14 or 16 people Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions League Final) Discreet ambiance for conversation Personal assistance for you and your guests Excellent catering Perfect view of the court VIP parking tickets available on request VIP Box for 12 guests: 8020 excl. 19 % German VAT (VIP Boxes are available for 12, 14 and 16 guests. Within this arrangement you are able to book up to four additional tickets for 300, per person + VAT) Contact & Information: Iris Stoeckelmayr, VELUX EHF FINAL4 Assistant, Telephone: , stoeckelmayr@ehfmarketing.com

19 VELUX EHF FINAL BRANDED TRAM Three months after the successful VELUX EHF FINAL4 in May at the LANXESS arena in Cologne, the first signs of the VELUX EHF FINAL can be seen on the streets of Cologne. The start of ticket sales on 7 September 2011 also sees the launch of the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 branded tram, which will travel throughout the cathedral city until June With the branding of this modern tram, EHF Marketing GmbH have created an effective 200 square metre advertising space in the City of Cologne, promoting the event throughout the year on its return to the city for the third year in a row. The advertising team who worked on the project are from Kölner Aussenwerbung and were made up of four specialists, who have worked intensively to create a professional looking final product. Areas such as joints, handles as well as doors and windows in particular required careful and painstaking work. In total 350 man hours were required to complete the branding of the tram. The tram will travel on Line 1 in Cologne, and directly to the tram station serving the LANXESS arena. It is estimated that the tram will transport over 500,000 people and travel approximately 100,000 km up to June 2012.

20 EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS 1993/94 SEASON ABC Braga (POR) vs TEKA Santander (ESP) 22:22 / 21:23 (43:45) 1994/95 SEASON Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun (ESP) vs Badel Zagreb (CRO) 30:20 / 26:27 (56:47) 1995/96 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 23:15 / 23:23 (46:38) 1996/97 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 31:22 / 30:23 (61:45) 1997/98 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 28:18 / 28:22 (56:40) 1998/99 SEASON Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 22:22 / 18:29 (40:51) 1999/00 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 28:25 / 24:29 (52:54) 2000/01 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 30:24 / 22:25 (52:49) 2001/02 SEASON Fotex Veszprem (HUN) vs SC Magdeburg (GER) 23:21 / 25:30 (48:51) 2002/03 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs Montpellier HB (FRA) 27:19 / 19:31 (46:50) 2003/04 SEASON Celje Piv Lasko (SLO) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 34:38 / 28:30 (62:58) 2004/05 SEASON B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs FC Barcelona Cifec (ESP) 28:27 / 27:29 (55:56) 2005/06 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 19:25 / 28:37 (47:62) 2006/07 SEASON SG Flensburg-Final Handewitt (GER) vs THW Kiel (GER) 28:28 / 27:29 (55:57) 2007/08 SEASON B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 27:29 / 31:25 (58:54) 2008/09 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 39:34 / 27:33 (66:67) 2009/10 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 34: /11 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs Renovalia Ciudad Real (ESP) 27:24

21 EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS 1993/94 SEASON TEKA Santander (ESP) 1994/95 SEASON Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 1995/96 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) 1996/97 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) 1997/98 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) 1998/99 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) 1999/00 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) 2000/01 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) 2001/02 SEASON SC Magdeburg (GER) 2002/03 SEASON Montpellier HB (FRA) 2003/04 SEASON RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 2004/05 SEASON FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP) 2005/06 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2006/07 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) 2007/08 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2008/09 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2009/10 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) 2010/11 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP)

22 p EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP SCORERS 1993/94 SEASON Uros Serbec (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 76 Goals 1994/95 SEASON Nenad Perunicic (Bidasoa Irun/ESP) 82 Goals 1995/96 SEASON Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 80 Goals 1996/97 SEASON Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 82 Goals 1997/98 SEASON Eles Jozsef (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 84 Goals 1998/99 SEASON Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 90 Goals 1999/00 SEASON Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 92 Goals 2000/01 SEASON Yuriy Kostetskiy (ABC Braga/POR) 81 Goals 2001/02 SEASON Nenad Perunicic (SC Magdeburg/GER) 122 Goals 2002/03 SEASON Mirza Dzomba (Fotex KC Veszprem/HUN) 67 Goals 2003/04 SEASON Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 103 Goals 2004/05 SEASON Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 85 Goals 2005/06 SEASON Kiril Lazarov (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 85 Goals 2006/07 SEASON Nikola Karabatic (THW Kiel/GER) 89 Goals 2007/08 SEASON Kiril Lazarov (HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb/CRO) 96 Goals Olafur Stefansson (BM Ciudad Real/ESP) 96 Goals 2008/09 SEASON Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 99 Goals 2009/10 SEASON Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 119 Goals 2010/11 SEASON Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER) 118 Goals

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24 HSV Hamburg GROUP C St. Petersburg HC RK Cimos Koper Orlen Wisla Plock HCM Constanta HC Metalurg

25 Group C matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 GER HSV Hamburg : SLO RK Cimos Koper : ROU HCM Constanta : RUS St. Petersburg HC : POL Orlen Wisla Plock : MKD HC Metalurg :0 0 0 MatchID: MKD HC Metalurg vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 0 : 0 (:) / 2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 061 GER HSV Hamburg vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 0 : 0 (:) :00 Hamburg / GER 063 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. ROU HCM Constanta 0 : 0 (:) :00 Plock / POL 065 ROU HCM Constanta vs. GER HSV Hamburg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Buzau / ROU 064 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 0 : 0 (:) :00 Koper / SLO 066 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. MKD HC Metalurg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS 068 ROU HCM Constanta vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 0 : 0 (:) :00 Buzau / ROU 069 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 0 : 0 (:) :00 Plock / POL 067 GER HSV Hamburg vs. MKD HC Metalurg 0 : 0 (:) :30 Hamburg / GER 070 MKD HC Metalurg vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 0 : 0 (:) / 071 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. ROU HCM Constanta 0 : 0 (:) :00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS 072 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. GER HSV Hamburg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Koper / SLO EHF Report :42 7/12

26 073 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 0 : 0 (:) Sankt Petersburg / RUS 2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 075 MKD HC Metalurg vs. ROU HCM Constanta 0 : 0 (:) / 074 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. GER HSV Hamburg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Plock / POL 078 ROU HCM Constanta vs. MKD HC Metalurg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Buzau / ROU 076 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 0 : 0 (:) :00 Koper / SLO 077 GER HSV Hamburg vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 0 : 0 (:) :30 Hamburg / GER 081 MKD HC Metalurg vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 0 : 0 (:) / 080 GER HSV Hamburg vs. ROU HCM Constanta 0 : 0 (:) :00 Hamburg / GER 079 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 0 : 0 (:) :00 Plock / POL 084 ROU HCM Constanta vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 0 : 0 (:) :00 Buzau / ROU 083 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. MKD HC Metalurg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Koper / SLO 082 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. GER HSV Hamburg 0 : 0 (:) Sankt Petersburg / RUS 087 GER HSV Hamburg vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 0 : 0 (:) :00 Hamburg / GER 086 ROU HCM Constanta vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 0 : 0 (:) :00 Buzau / ROU 085 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. MKD HC Metalurg 0 : 0 (:) :00 Plock / POL EHF Report :42 8/12

27 088 MKD HC Metalurg vs. GER HSV Hamburg 0 : 0 (:) / 2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 089 SLO RK Cimos Koper vs. ROU HCM Constanta 0 : 0 (:) :00 Koper / SLO 090 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 0 : 0 (:) :00 Sankt Petersburg / RUS EHF Report :42 9/12

28 HSV Hamburg (GER) Address Hellgrundweg 50, Hamburg, Germany Playing Hall Sporthalle Hamburg, Krochmannstrasse 55, Hamburg, Germany Press Contact Website New Players Left the club Coach Qualification CL 2011/12 Oscar Carlén (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Dan Beutler (SG Flensburg-Handewitt) Krzysztof Lijewski (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Per Sandström (MT Melsungen) Per Carlén, since 2011 (replaced Martin Schwalb) German Champions VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 5 Semi-Final (3): 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11 Quarter-Final (1): 2009/10 Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Winner 2006/07 German Champions 2011 German Cup winners 2006, 2010

29 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 GER HSV Hamburg SWE Beutler Dan Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Hallstahammar Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 89 kg 1 SWE Carlén Oscar Position: Right Back Place of birth: Karlstad Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 96 kg 4 GER Flohr Matthias Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Aachen Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 94 kg 14 FRA Gille Guillaume Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Valence Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 97 kg 23 GER Jansen Torsten Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Adenau Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 90 kg 2 CRO Lackovic Blazenko Position: Left Back Place of birth: Varazdin Date of birth: Height: 197 cm Weight: 94 kg 22 GER Bitter Johannes Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Oldenburg Date of birth: Height: 205 cm Weight: 104 kg CRO Duvnjak Domagoj Position: Back Place of birth: Dakovo Date of birth: Height: 197 cm Weight: 96 kg FRA Gille Bertrand Position: Line Player Place of birth: Valence Date of birth: Height: 187 cm Weight: 98 kg GER Hens Pascal Position: Left Back Place of birth: Daun Date of birth: Height: 203 cm Weight: 100 kg GER Kraus Michael Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Göppingen Date of birth: Height: 187 cm Weight: 98 kg POL Lijewski Marcin Position: Right Back Place of birth: Krotoszyn Date of birth: Height: 197 cm Weight: 102 kg Page 1 of 2

30 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 GER HSV Hamburg DEN Lindberg Hans Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Hohe Taastrup Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 83 kg 27 GER Schröder Stefan Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Schwerin Date of birth: Height: 183 cm Weight: 88 kg 20 GER Stabick Ole Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Elmshom Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 86 kg 21 GER Trinks Christoph Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Dresden Date of birth: Height: - Weight: - 9 GER Schliederman Marcel Position: Back Place of birth: Ehingen Date of birth: Height: 189 cm Weight: 95 kg GER Schulze Robert Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Wolgast Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 87 kg GER Stumps Martin Position: Right Back Place of birth: Daun Date of birth: Height: - Weight: - CRO Vori Igor Position: Line Player Place of birth: Zagreb Date of birth: Height: 203 cm Weight: 114 kg Page 2 of 2 PLP_B347_T6517

31 RK Cimos Koper (SLO) Address Cesta Marezganskega Upora 2, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Playing Hall Sportna Dvorana Bonifika, Cesta Zore Perello Godina 3, 6000 Koper, Slovenia Press Contact Website New Players Left the club Matevz Cemas (RD Slovan Ljubljana), Nikola Dzono (Siscia), Uros Bundalo (RD Loka), Gorazd Skof (Zagreb) Darko Stanic (Metalurg), Jure Jeraj (Crvena Zvezda), Milan Mirkovic (Maribor Branik), Uros Elezovic (end of contract) Coach Fredi Radojkovic, since November 2009 Qualification CL 2011/12 Slovenian Champions VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 2 Group Phase (1): 2008/09 Other EC records EHF Cup: Semi-Final 2006/07 Challenge Cup: Winner 2010/11 Slovenian Champions 2011 Slovenian Cup winners 2008, 2009, 2011

32 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 SLO RK Cimos Koper SLO Bombac Dean Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 92 kg 7 SLO Bundalo Uros Position: Line Player Place of birth: Ljubljana Date of birth: Height: 198 cm Weight: 108 kg 8 SLO Dobelsek Jure Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 86 kg 37 SLO Konecnik Robert Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Slovenj Gradec Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 91 kg 13 SLO Mlakar Matjaz Position: Line Player Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 99 kg 88 SLO Podpecan Dusan Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 93 kg 10 SLO Brumen Matjaz Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Ljubljana Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 90 kg SLO Cemas Matevz Position: Back Place of birth: Ljubljana Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 90 kg SLO Jovicic Zoran Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Tuzla Date of birth: Height: 184 cm Weight: 91 kg HUN Krivokapic Milorad Position: Right Back Place of birth: Senta Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 115 kg MNE Osmajic Vladimir Position: Left Back Place of birth: Pluzine Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 105 kg SLO Poklar Tine Position: Left Back Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 88 kg Page 1 of 2

33 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 SLO RK Cimos Koper SLO Rapotec Uros Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: Height: 180 cm Weight: 79 kg 12 BIH Skoko Bojan Position: Line Player Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 104 kg 14 SLO Vran Jure Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Koper Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 88 kg SLO Skof Gorazd Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Novo Mesto Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 91 kg SLO Skube Sebastian Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Novo mesto Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 88 kg Page 2 of 2 PLP_B347_T8389

34 HCM Constanta (ROU) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players Left the club Mircea cel Batran Avenue no 97, Constanta, Romania Romeo Iamandi Buzau, Str. Mesteacanului Nr. 1, Buzau, Romania Valentin Ghionnea (Resita), Calim Hagiu (Cluj) Silviu Baiceanu, Razvan Andrei Enescu, Daniel Muresan, Timuszin Isztvan Schuch Coach Ion Craciun, Alexandru Buligan (since 2010) Qualification CL 2011/12 Romanian Champions VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 6 Last 16 (1): 2009/10 Group Phase (4): 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2010/11 Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final 2005/06 Challenge Cup: Semi-Final 2003/04 Romanian Champions 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

35 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 ROU HCM Constanta MNE Adzic Aleksandar Position: Back Place of birth: Bijelo Bolje Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 103 kg 18 ROU Buricea George Ionut Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Braila Date of birth: Height: 179 cm Weight: 80 kg 90 ROU Csepreghi Iuliu Alexandru Position: Back Place of birth: Baia Mare Date of birth: Height: 195 cm Weight: 100 kg 20 ROU Ghionea Valentin Marian Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Craiova Date of birth: Height: 197 cm Weight: 93 kg 10 ROU IRIMESCU G. Position: Line Player Place of birth: Suceava Date of birth: Height: 186 cm Weight: 88 kg 4 ROU Nicolae Florin Cornel Position: Left Back Place of birth: Ploiesti Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 100 kg 3 MKD Angelovski Branislav Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Bitola Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 92 kg ROU Criciotoiu Bogdan Andrei Position: Right Back Place of birth: Targu Jiu Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 105 kg ROU Dimache Alexandru Adrian Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Ivesti Galati Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 94 kg ROU Hagiu Doru Calin Position: Left Back Place of birth: Brasov Date of birth: Height: 195 cm Weight: 108 kg ROU Mocanu Marius Position: Line Player Place of birth: Calarasi Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 85 kg ROU Novanc Marius Ioan Position: Line Player Place of birth: Arad Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 97 kg Page 1 of 2

36 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 ROU HCM Constanta ROU Onyejekwe Chike Osita Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Hateg Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 85 kg 16 GRE Riganas Nikolaos Position: Right Back Place of birth: Koulines Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 85 kg 25 ROU Sadoveac Marius Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Timisoara Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 88 kg ROU Selaru George Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Calarasi Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 95 kg 7 ROU Stamate Alexandru Position: Left Back Place of birth: Baia-Mare Date of birth: Height: 208 cm Weight: 116 kg 1 ROU Stavrositu Marius Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Constanta Date of birth: Height: 182 cm Weight: 80 kg 14 ROU Popescu Mihai Catalin Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Gaesti Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 100 kg ROU Sabou Alexandru Gheorghe Position: Left Back Place of birth: Baia Mare Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 94 kg ROU Sas Paul Romeo Position: Line Player Place of birth: Baia Mare Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 100 kg ROU Simicu Alexandru Viorel Position: Left Back Place of birth: Timisoara Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 96 kg ROU Stanescu Ionut Rudi Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Brasov Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 103 kg ROU Toma Laurentiu Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Ploiesti Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 90 kg Page 2 of 2 PLP_B347_T6093

37 St. Petersburg HC (RUS) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players Left the club 9 line 20 litera, prem 2H, St. Petersburg, Russia Ubileyniy Sportkompleks, Sankt Petersburg, Dobrolubova Str. 18, Sankt Petersburg, Russia spbhandball@yandex.ru Gennadiy Komok (ZTR Saporoschje), Nikita Samarskiy (Kaustik Volgograd) Alexandr Semikov Coach Dmitriy Torgovanov (since 2009), assistant coach: Konstantin Andreenko (since 2009) Qualification CL 2011/12 Russian runners-up VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 2 Group Phase (1): 2010/11 Russian Champions (Runners-Up: 2010, 2011)

38 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 RUS St. Petersburg HC RUS Bogdanov Vadim Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 96 kg 4 RUS Chernov Gleb Position: Line Player Place of birth: Kazakhstan Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 85 kg 17 RUS Dolganov Nikita Position: Back Place of birth: Stavropolskii kray Date of birth: Height: 189 cm Weight: 80 kg 3 UKR Komok Gennadiy Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Zaporozhye Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 96 kg 16 RUS Lauzhin Dmitrii Position: Left Wing Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 73 kg 5 RUS Mukhin Anton Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Pskov Date of birth: Height: 186 cm Weight: 85 kg 2 RUS Bykov Alexander Position: Line Player Place of birth: Arhangelsk Date of birth: Height: 203 cm Weight: 99 kg RUS Cheslov Anatolii Position: Back Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 91 kg RUS Gaboev Ruslan Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Arhangelsk Date of birth: Height: 182 cm Weight: 73 kg RUS Kostygov Alexey Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Yaroslavl Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 110 kg RUS Lyashenko Andrey Position: Right Back Place of birth: Krasnodarskyy Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 90 kg RUS Nasyrov Eldar Position: Left Back Place of birth: Sahalinskaya obl Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 91 kg Page 1 of 2

39 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 RUS St. Petersburg HC RUS Orlov Yuriy Position: Left Back Place of birth: Astrakhan Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 92 kg 22 RUS Pronin Ivan Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Volgograd Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 102 kg 13 RUS Samarskiy Nikita Position: Right Back Place of birth: Belgorod Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 105 kg 10 RUS Shindin Alexey Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Samarskaya Date of birth: Height: 173 cm Weight: 87 kg 1 RUS Smakhtin Gleb Position: Left Back Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 70 kg 6 UKR Vyshnevskyy Artem Position: Line Player Place of birth: Doneck Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 109 kg RUS Polyakov Igor Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Rostov na Dony Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 95 kg RUS Pyshkin Alexander Position: Line Player Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 197 cm Weight: 1067 kg RUS Sanashkin Alexander Position: Right Wing Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 182 cm Weight: 80 kg RUS Shitsco Vitalii Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: St. Petersburg Date of birth: Height: 198 cm Weight: 92 kg RUS Vorotnitckii Vasilii Position: Left Back Place of birth: Ukrainskaya Date of birth: Height: 200 cm Weight: 87 kg Page 2 of 2 PLP_B347_T15463

40 Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players Left the club Al. F. Kobylinskiego 13, Plock, Poland ORLEN Arena, Pl. Celebry Papieskiej 1, Plock, Poland Muhamed Toromanovic (Kolding IF), Nikola Eklemovic (MKB Veszprem), Christian Spanne (Drammen), Michal Kubistzal (Füchse Berlin) Vegard Samdahl (Viking Stavanger), Tomek Paluch (retired), Rafael Kuptel (retired) Coach Lars Walther, since 2010 Qualification CL 2011/12 Polish Champions VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 7 Last 16 (1): 1995/1996 Group Phase (5): 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09 Polish Champions 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 Polish Cup winners 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008

41 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 POL Orlen Wisla Plock SWE Bäckström Joakim Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Barseback Date of birth: Height: 180 cm Weight: 75 kg 3 SLO Dobelsek Luka Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 93 kg 16 HUN Eklemovic Nikola Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Beograd Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 96 kg 14 POL Kubisztal Michal Position: Left Back Place of birth: Tarnow Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 101 kg 2 POL Miska Arkadiusz Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Zabrze Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 87 kg 23 SRB Rajkovic Vukasin Position: Right Back Place of birth: Sabac Date of birth: Height: 196 cm Weight: 108 kg 22 POL Chrapkowski Piotr Position: Left Back Place of birth: Goreczno Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 96 kg POL Dudek Bartosz Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Plock Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 77 kg SLO Kavas Bostjan Position: Right Back Place of birth: Murska Sobota Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 94 kg POL Kwiatkowski Zbigniew Position: Line Player Place of birth: Mlawa Date of birth: Height: 202 cm Weight: 118 kg POL Paczkowski Pawel Position: Right Back Place of birth: Swiecie Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 88 kg DEN Seier Morten Larsen Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Hillerod Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 102 kg Page 1 of 2

42 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 POL Orlen Wisla Plock NOR Spanne Christian Lillenes Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Drammen Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 83 kg 21 BIH Toromanovic Muhamed Position: Line Player Place of birth: Cazin Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 110 kg 19 POL Wichary Marcin Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Zabrze Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 102 kg 10 POL Zolotenko Michal Position: Left Back Place of birth: Tczew Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 99 kg POL Syprzak Kamil Position: Right Back Place of birth: Plock Date of birth: Height: 206 cm Weight: 115 kg POL Twardo Adam Position: Left Back Place of birth: Plock Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 99 kg POL Wisniewski Adam Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Plock Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 96 kg Page 2 of 2 PLP_B347_T1847

43 MC Metalurg Skopje (MKD) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players Left the club ul. Jane Lukroski 6, 1000 Skopje, FYR Macedonia Boris Trajkovski, bul. 8 Septemvri bb, Skopje, FYR Macedonia ficorkm@yahoo.com Darko Stanic (Cimos Koper), Zarko Markovic (Al Ahly), Miladin Kozlina (FA Göppingen), Damir Batinovic (Maribor), Zarko Peshevski (Metalurg youth team), Jovica Milenkovski (Tinex Prolet) Lazo Majnov (Teucro), Goran Gjorgonoski (retired), Ivan Smigic, Filip Lazarov, Duje Miljak, Marko Curuvija (all released) Coach Lino Vervar, since 2009 Qualification CL 2011/12 Winner of Qualification Tournaments Group 3 (FYR Macedonia Champions) VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 4 Group Matches (2): 2006/07, 2008/09 Qualification (1): 2010/11 Other EC records Nine participations in other EC FYR Macedonian Champions 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 FYR Macedonian Cup winners 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

44 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 MKD HC Metalurg MKD Alshovski Stefche Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Sidney Date of birth: Height: 189 cm Weight: 89 kg 20 CRO Batinovic Damir Position: Left Back Place of birth: Metkovic Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 93 kg 4 MKD Georgievski Goce Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 83 kg 29 MKD Kimevski Stefan Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Kumanovo Date of birth: Height: 193 cm Weight: 88 kg 10 MKD Levov Milan Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Kavadarci Date of birth: Height: 186 cm Weight: 87 kg 11 MKD Markoski Velko Position: Left Back Place of birth: Struga Date of birth: Height: 194 cm Weight: 100 kg 7 MKD Angelov Petar Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Kavardaci Date of birth: Height: 192 cm Weight: 103 kg MKD Dimovski Vancho Position: Line Player Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: Height: 187 cm Weight: 110 kg MKD Jonovski Ace Position: Left Back Place of birth: Bitola Date of birth: Height: 200 cm Weight: 104 kg SLO Kozlina Miladin Position: Left Back Place of birth: Celje Date of birth: Height: 199 cm Weight: 115 kg MKD Manaskov Dejan Position: Left Wing Place of birth: Veles Date of birth: Height: 181 cm Weight: 78 kg MNE Markovic Zarko Position: Right Back Place of birth: Cetinje Date of birth: Height: 203 cm Weight: 103 kg Page 1 of 2

45 EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 MKD HC Metalurg MKD Mirkulovski Filip Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: Height: 189 cm Weight: 91 kg 16 MKD Mladenovski Jovica Position: Left Back Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: Height: 190 cm Weight: 90 kg 15 MKD Mojsovski Naumce Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Struga Date of birth: Height: 187 cm Weight: 92 kg 44 MNE Rakcevic Mladen Position: Line Player Place of birth: Cetinje Date of birth: Height: 179 cm Weight: 105 kg 1 MKD Stoilov Mitko Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Gevgelija Date of birth: Height: 195 cm Weight: 107 kg 24 MKD Mitrevski Nikola Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Bitola Date of birth: Height: 188 cm Weight: 84 kg MKD Mojsoski Zlatko Position: Right Wing Place of birth: Struga Date of birth: Height: 180 cm Weight: 81 kg MKD Peshevski Zharko Position: Line Player Place of birth: Skopje Date of birth: Height: 195 cm Weight: 110 kg SRB Stanic Darko Position: Goal Keeper Place of birth: Mojkovac Date of birth: Height: 191 cm Weight: 102 kg MKD Stojchevski Nikola Position: Middle Back Place of birth: Bitola Date of birth: Height: 185 cm Weight: 83 kg Page 2 of 2 PLP_B347_T4956

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