TABLE OF CONTENTS NEW MEDIA SERVICE: TEAM LINE-UPS AND MATCH REPORTS 4 ACCREDITATION FOR GROUP PHASE 4 ONLINE INFORMATION 4 OFFICIAL NAME 4

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD JEAN BRIHAULT 3 1) MEDIA INFORMATION NEW MEDIA SERVICE: TEAM LINE-UPS AND MATCH REPORTS 4 ACCREDITATION FOR GROUP PHASE 4 ONLINE INFORMATION 4 OFFICIAL NAME 4 CLUBS - MEDIA CONTACTS 5 NEW LOGO: NEW LOOK FOR A NEW SEASON 7 ALL MATCHES OF NEW SEASON LIVE 8 2) VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/13 PREVIEW: 148 MATCHES UNTIL WINNER LIFTS TROPHY 9 EXPERT S VIEW ON THE GROUP PHASE 11 QUALIFICATION REVIEW: HSV LUCKY, DOMINANT BALKAN TEAMS 12 3) STATS AND FACTS EUROPEAN CUP MEN S RANKING 14 IMPORTANT DATES ROUNDS AND DRAWS 15 PLAYING SYSTEM GRAPHIC OVERVIEW 16 GROUP PHASE MATCH SCHEDULE OVERVIEW 17 QUALIFICATION RESULTS OVERVIEW 29 4) VELUX EHF FINAL VELUX EHF FINAL4 COUNTDOWN 32 5) EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HISTORY TWENTY YEARS OF EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 34 EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - PAST WINNERS 38 EHF MEN S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - TOP SCORERS 39 ALL-TIME CLUB STANDINGS 40

3 Dear media representative, Welcome to a new season in the VELUX EHF Champions League and to the competition s official Media Guide. We are looking forward to a special year in Europe s premier club handball competition as we enter the 20 th season of EHF Champions League handball. We have come a long way in this time and I am certain that few people back at the start of the 1993/94 season could have imagined just how popular and successful the competition would become with its global TV audience and final mega event the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne. The new season also brings with it a new logo and a new look for the VELUX EHF Champions League. Launched to the media in May 2012 in Cologne, the new logo is dynamic and exciting, reflecting all the positive aspects of our sport and the competition. The new look also gives us the opportunity to present the brand with more flexibility and creativity we hope you like it. 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 EHF Media and Communications Department Contact details Media matters: Vlado Brindzak Media and Communications European Handball Federation Tel.: brindzak@eurohandball.com TV and Radio: Akos Moczan Media Manager EHF Marketing GmbH Tel.: moczan@ehfmarketing.com 3

4 NEW MEDIA SERVICE: TEAM LINE-UPS AND MATCH REPORTS With the start of the 2012/13 season, comes an improvement to the media services offered by the EHF. From the opening matches of the season, the complete team line-up has been available online at eurohandball.com and available to download as a PDF document. The change has been made possible thanks to the introduction of a new online solution, which sees the EHF match delegate complete the final team line-up immediately after the technical meeting. The new development means that team line-ups are available for commentators and reporters hours before each match throws-off. A further change means that a short time after each match, a completed match report will also be available online with details such as goal scorers and number of spectators. Tested during the opening rounds of the EHF Cup as well as the VELUX EHF Champions League and Women s EHF Champions League qualification rounds, the new system has so far functioned without any major problems. Team line-ups and match reports can be viewed by clicking on a particular match on the eurohandball.com or ehfcl.com websites. The new online system is also under further development with the ultimate aim being to provide live scores and statistics from EHF competitions and available on the EHF website. ACCREDITATION FOR GROUP PHASE The written media and photographer s accreditation procedure in the Group Phase is entirely in the responsibility of the participating clubs. TV and Radio accreditations are subjects to approval by EHF Marketing GmbH please contact Akos Moczan. ONLINE INFORMATION ehfcl.com ehftv.com Regulations of the VELUX EHF Champions League Facebook: ehf.champions.league OFFICIAL NAME 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 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. 4

5 CLUBS - MEDIA CONTACTS GROUP A Montpellier Agglomeration HB Suzy Demonte, suzy.demonte@montpellier-handball.com Chekhovskie Medvedi Beniamin Kuznetsov, benkuz@gmail.com Reale Ademar Leon Jose Ludena, administracion@ademar.com SG Flensburg-Handewitt Sandra von Wallis, s.vonwallis@sh-flensburg-handewitt.de HSV Hamburg Thorsten Lucht, lucht@hsvhandball.com RK Partizan Beograd Jasmina Stakic, office@rkpartizan.rs GROUP C Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Christian Lynnerup, cl@bjerringbro-silkeborg.dk Chambery Savoie Handball Noémie Catalan, noemie.catalan@chamberysavoiehandball.com HC Metalurg Zoran Cvetanovski, zoran.cvetanovski@gmail.com KS Vive Targi Kielce Sebastian Kozubek, s.kozubek@vivetargi.pl St. Petersburg HC Stanislav Fedorov, stasfedorov@mail.ru RK Gorenje Velenje Tanija Rednak, tanija.rednak@rk-gorenje.com GROUP B THW Kiel Christian Robohm, christian.robohm@thw-handball.de BM Atletico de Madrid Angela Pons, prensa@bmatleticodemadrid.com MKB Veszprém KC Zsolt Sevinger, mkbveszprem@chello.hu IK Sävehof Rüdiger Osterloh, rudiger@savehof.se RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko Nejc Ajdnik, nejc.ajdnik@rk-celje.si HCM Constanta Sorin Cealera, hcmconstanta@yahoo.com GROUP D FC Barcelona Intersport Gustau Galvache, gustau.galvache@fcbarcelona.cat HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Ante Ančić, ante.ancic@rk-zagreb.hr Füchse Berlin André Tzschaschel, tzschaschel@fuechse-berlin.de Pick Szeged Róbert Süli, sulir@pickhandball.hu Kadetten Schaffhausen Barbara Imobersteg, imo.schule@gmx.ch HC Dinamo Minsk Maxim Koshkalda, admin@dinamohandball.by 5

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7 NEW LOGO: NEW LOOK FOR A NEW SEASON The new logo and look for the VELUX EHF Champions League and the WOMEN S EHF Champions League was launched on Saturday 26 May 2012 at a special VIP event at the VELUX EHF FINAL Officially in use from 1 July 2012, the new logo was created by Danish creative agency, e-types, who were given the brief to create a new and fresh image for Europe s premium club handball competitions, the VELUX EHF Champions League and WOMEN S EHF Champions League, whilst capturing the elements of prestige, sporting dynamic and passion that go with the competition. Inspired by the dynamic nature of the game and the movement of the ball and players, the new logo is a departure from the competition s logo that has been in place for many years, but retains some of the key elements such as the blue of the Champions League but in new and vibrant gradients. Additional colour elements in the star-shaped logo include gold, symbolising the ultimate goal of every player and team as well as the red of the title sponsor of the competition, the VELUX Group. New EHF logo The new corporate identity allows for much more creativity in the future, with key elements from the logo to be used in advertising and promotion of the VELUX EHF Champions League and VELUX EHF FINAL4 as well as online and in TV graphics. The VELUX EHF Champions League and Women's EHF Champions League logos are the first in a series of developments, which will also see a refresh and modernisation of the European Handball Federation s corporate identity. At the core of the new EHF Champions League is a new EHF logo, which was officially launched at the EHF Congress in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 22 and 23 June The new logo has been in use since the 1 July In the future the distinctive EHF logo will serve as an anchor in the logos of EHF Watch the video presentation 7

8 ALL MATCHES OF NEW SEASON LIVE Handball fans across Europe will not miss a single match in the new season of both elite European club competitions. All matches starting from Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League and Group Matches of the Women s EHF Champions League will be broadcast live on ehftv.com and the videos of all matches will be also on demand. Furthermore, like in the past season fully produced highlights magazine - "Rewind - the handball show" will feature stories and highlights from all Men s top matches will be played out on Monday 7:00 / 8:00 GMT after each playing round. The complete coverage of all matches means that only during the group stage of both competitions handball fans will be spoilt by 120 men s and 78 women s matches. Together with men s knock-out stage, respectively women s Main Round and knock-out stage this is supposed to create this season a record number of more than 226 hours of live handball on ehftv.com. SCHEDULE OF FIRST 7 MOTW RELEASED Seven big clashes in the first seven rounds of the 20th season of the VELUX EHF Champions League will be featured as "Match of the Week" (MOTW) on ehftv.com. These top matches will include a free of charge live web stream with English commentary by handball expert Tom O Brannagain. They also offer additional footage and special camera setups. The focus of this initiative is to offer a wide variety of matches featuring different clubs and venues to give handball fans a real flavour of the competition. The project MOTW goes into its third year on the first weekend of the new season with the match BM Atletico Madrid against THW Kiel (Sunday , 18:00 CET). Tom will travel to Spain to commentate the game between the two VELUX EHF Champions League finalists of the past season. The VELUX EHF Champions League is the blue riband of sporting competitions for me. I am privileged to get to watch top quality teams in action. This year there are so many challengers and I cannot wait to see what potential shows through in promise, said O Brannagain who will also contribute with his behind-scenes blogs for ehfcl.com this season. The selection of the Match of the Week (MOTW) with English commentary on satellite. Round 1 BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER), Sunday , 18:00 CET Round 2 Pick Szeged (HUN) vs Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI), Saturday , 17:15 CET Round 3 Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA)vs HSV Hamburg (GER), Sunday , 19:00 CET Round 4 Chambery Savoie Handball (FRA) vs KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL), Sunday , 19:00 CET Round 5 HC Metalurg (MKD) vs Vive Targi Kielce (POL), Sunday , 18:00 CET Round 6 Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) vs HSV Hamburg (GER), Sunday , 17:15 CET Round 7 THW Kiel (GER) - BM Atletico Madrid (ESP), Sunday , 17:15 CET 8

9 20 th anniversary season of the VELUX EHF Champions League before the start 24 teams from 15 nations spectacular transfers playing system unchanged PREVIEW: 148 MATCHES UNTIL WINNER LIFTS TROPHY The 20 th season of the VELUX EHF Champions League starts its engines. 24 teams from 15 nations have 120 matches in ten rounds of the Group Phase ahead, followed by the knock-out matches and the climax, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in June 2013 in Cologne. The 27 September 2012 marks the starting point for the anniversary season in Europe s most prestigious club handball competition, with the throw-off of the first four group matches. The lead-up was a summer full of surprises positive and negative and of spectacular transfers. The bad news was the end of the AG København project, the 2011/12 VELUX EHF FINAL4 participant went bankrupt and all players had to find new clubs. Danish runners-up Bjerringbro- Silkeborg took København s place in the Group Phase. The handball transfer market in Spain was extremely busy and a large number of Asobal players had find new clubs abroad. After long and intense negotiations László Nagy left FC Barcelona, where he played for 12 years, and returned to his home country Hungary, now being the star player at MKB Veszprém. The Hungarian champions also signed Spanish coach Antonio Carlos Ortega. The highest ranked transfer coming to Spain was the return of Ivano Balić. He switched allegiances from Zagreb to Atlético Madrid after he had played for Portland San Antonio until On the other hand Madrid lost some important players like Luc Abalo, Didier Dinart, both transferred to Paris, or Arpad Sterbik who now plays for FC Barcelona. Some well-known faces of the VELUX EHF Champions League like Abalo, Dinart, World Handball Player of the Year and last season s top scorer of the VELUX EHF Champions League Mikkel Hansen (former club København, now Paris) will be absent from the competition. Their heavily bolstered clubs were not eligible to join the elite competition yet. The same applies to Marko Kopljar (former club Zagreb, now Paris) or last season s VELUX EHF FINAL4 winner Kim Andersson (from Kiel to KIF Kolding). However, their targets have been already set and they can be expected as top contenders of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2013/14. But several AG København players found new clubs participating in the VELUX EHF Champions League like the trio Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, Niclas Ekberg and ReneToft Hansen now playing for defending champions THW Kiel, Arnor Atlason (Flensburg) or Henrik Toft Hansen (Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg). Kiel will be the hunted not the hunter this season and the three-time winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League hope to break the curse that since the launch of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2010 no defending champion was able to qualify for the final weekend in Cologne again. All coaches of the 24 participating teams participating in the Group Phase have Kiel on their list of favourites followed by last season s finalist Madrid or record-champion Barcelona. But not only Spanish or German teams are among the favourites but also Veszprém, Vive Targi Kielce (thanks to their shopping spree at Rhein Neckar Löwen) or Montpellier MAHB rank among the team with hopes for the title. 9

10 In contrast to the previous season, no debutant is among the 24 teams. At least every team plays its second season in the VELUX EHF Champions League. But no club has been part of the competition in all 20 season including the current one. The record holders in this ranking are RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) with 19 participations in 20 years. The runners-up with 18 participations each are Veszprém (HUN) and RK Celje (SLO), which return after a one year absence. The two previous VELUX EHF Champions League winners Barcelona and Kiel go into their respective 16th season, followed by Montpellier (15). Russian champions Chekhovskie Medvedi hold another record, as they are the only team which joins in the top club competition for the 13th straight time. Germany is the only country with four participants in the VELUX EHF Champions League, followed by Spain (3) and France, Hungary, Russia and Slovenia with two participants each. The field of teams overall is stronger than ever when looking at the winners of 19 seasons of EHF Champions League. All Champions League winners since 2003 are among those 24 teams in the Group Phase: Montpellier, Celje (one title each since 2003), Barcelona (two titles), Madrid (former name Ciudad Real) and Kiel (three titles each). Taking in consideration that former winners like Portland, Irun and Santander have disappeared from the handball map, then German club Magdeburg (2002 winner as the first non-spanish team) are the only still existing team of former Champions League winners not being part of the heavy-weight class although they qualified for the new EHF Cup. Barcelona still hold the record with seven trophies since the start of the competition in 1993, including five straight titles from 1996 to Runners-up are Madrid and Kiel with three victories each. Only four nations are home of EHF Champions League winners: Spain with 13 titles, Germany (4), Slovenia and France (one each). As 19 places of the 24 teams of the Group Phase had been allocated based on the EHF seeding list, five spots were given to the winners of the qualification tournaments and play-offs. Metalurg Skopje (MKD), Partizan Beograd (SRB), HCM Constanta (ROU), HSV Hamburg (GER) and Dinamo Minsk (BLR) made their way to the Group Phase. The playing system remains the same as in the years since the installation of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in the 2009/10 season. After 120 matches in the Group Phase until 24 February 2013, the four top ranked teams of each of the four groups proceed to the Last 16 (played 13 to 24 March 2013). The top ranked teams will face the fourth ranked and the second ranked the third ranked. The winners of those fixtures make their way to the quarter-finals (17 to 28 April 2013), with the regulation that no group winner will face another group winner. Those four teams winning the quarter-finals have reached the final destination, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne, played on 1 and 2 June 2013 in the LANXESS Arena. After in total 166 matches (including the qualification) the winner of the 20 th anniversary season of the VELUX EHF Champions League will lift the trophy. 10

11 GROUPS: VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/13 Group A 1. Montpellier Agglomération Handball 2. Chekhovskie Medvedi 3. SG Flensburg-Handewitt 4. Reale Ademar Leon 5. RK Partizan 6. HSV Hamburg Group B 1. THW Kiel 2. MKB Veszprém KC 3. BM Atlético Madrid 4. IK Sävehof 5. Celje Pivovarna Laško 6. HCM Constanta Group C 1. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (replaced AG København) 2. Gorenje Velenje 3. KS Vive Targi Kielce 4. Chambéry Savoie Handball 5. St. Petersburg HC 6. HC Metalurg Skopje Group D 1. FC Barcelona Intersport 2. HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 3. Kadetten Schaffhausen 4. Füchse Berlin 5. Pick Szeged 6. HC Dinamo Minsk AN EXPERT S VIEW: FRANCOIS-XAVIER HOULET The 43-year-old has more than 20 years of handball experience under his belt. He played for ten seasons each in France (mainly at Créteil and Montpellier) and Germany (mainly at VfL Gummersbach) as well as eighty times for the French national team, winning several national and international titles. Following his active handball career, he was VfL Gummersbach s general secretary from 2008 until 2010 and now works as a players consultant and TV-expert for bein Sport. Finally the throw-off for the new season is approaching! The top European teams will vie for the Champions League and once again the cast of participating teams is excellent only reigning Danish champion and FINAL4 participant AG København will be missed. So which team can succeed THW Kiel? First of all, I think, it is the THW themselves, followed by FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Montpellier and Veszprém might become formidable contenders. And never forget those teams that are sometimes truly, sometimes wrongly regarded as outsiders. Whether it is German trio Flensburg, Berlin and Hamburg, Polish champion Kielce or Russian powerhouse Chekhov, they are all forces to reckon with. So the 20th edition of the Champions League promises many thrilling encounters. And one thing is for sure: The crème de la crème of clubs will be present on the June 1 and 2 next year in Cologne. 11

12 QUALIFICATION REVIEW: HSV LUCKY, DOMINANT BALKAN TEAMS 24 teams from 16 different nations will compete in the VELUX EHF Champions League after Partizan Beograd, Metalurg Skopje, HCM Constanta, HSV Hamburg and Dinamo Minsk became the last five teams to book a spot Europe s premier club competition. Germany is the only country with four teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League, followed by Spain with three clubs. The second, third and fourth ranked teams of all three qualification tournaments and the loser of the play-offs will proceed to the new EHF Cup. Qualification tournaments: Group 1 in Belgrade, Serbia (8 September 9 September) Final: RK Partizan (SRB) vs RK Sloga (BIH) 31:16 (15:9) With a demonstration of power RK Partizan qualified for the second consecutive time for the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League. The Serbian champions dominated the entire match and they were well on their way to victory when they led 10:1 after just 18 minutes. RK Sloga had narrowed the gap to six goals at halftime, but the Serbian side never lost momentum and was leading again by 14 goals (25:11) after 45 minutes before easing to a comfortable 31:16 win. 3-4 placement match: Porto Vitalis (POR) - HC Lovcen (MNE) 31:25 Semi-finals: RK Partizan (SRB) vs. Porto Vitalis (POR) 27:25 (14:13) RK Sloga (BIH) vs. HC Lovcen (MNE) 25:23 (13:10) Group 2 in Rykkin, Norway (8 September 9 September) Final: Haslum HK (NOR) vs HC Metalurg (MKD) 20:30 (8:16) Led by Filip Mirkulovski, who scored eight goals in total, HC Metalurg had a great start and was ahead 16:8 at the break. Haslum was not able to recover from this blow, and Metalurg easily sealed the victory. 3-4 placement match: Alpha HC Hard (AUT) vs. HC Dinamo Poltava (UKR) 29:23 (16:10) Semi-finals: HC Metalurg (MKD) vs. Alpha HC Hard (AUT) 25:19 (10:5) Haslum HK (NOR) vs. HC Dinamo Poltava (UKR) 29:27 (24:24, 9:13) after extra-time 12

13 Group 3 in Constanta, Romania (8 September 9 September) Final: HCM Constanta (ROU) vs TATRAN Presov (SVK) 26:21 (16:10) 16 saves of goalkeeper Mihai Popescu paved the way for the Romanian champions to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League. It is the seventh participation of Constanta in this competition. Laurentiu Toma (7) and Iuliu Csepreghi (5) were the top scorers for the winning team. 3-4 placement match: SSV Loacher Bozen Südtirol (ITA) vs. Maccabi Srugo Rishon Le Zion (ISR) 30:33 (19:14) Semi-finals: HCM Constanta (ROU) vs. SSV Loacher Bozen Südtirol (ITA) 33:22 (16:12) TATRAN Presov (SVK) vs. Maccabi Srugo Rishon Le Zion (ISR) 36:20 (11:8) Wildcard Tournament in St. Raphael, France (8 September 9 September) Final: HSV Hamburg (GER) vs. Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) 32:31 (27:27, 13:15) after extra time HSV Hamburg qualified for the VELUX EHF Champions League for the sixth consecutive time when they beat Saint-Raphael in extra time. The French side led 26:22 after 55 minutes, but Hamburg could level the score to 27-all and the match went into extra time. Marcin Lijewski granted Hamburg its first lead in the match when he scored to make it 31:30, Saint Raphael leveled the score once more before Blazenko Lackovic scored the 32:31 for Hamburg. 3-4 placement match: Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) vs. Cimos Koper (SLO) 27:21 (12:10) Semi-finals: HSV Hamburg (GER) vs. Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) 28:26 (15:16) Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) vs. Cimos Koper (SLO) 28:23 (13:13) Play-off matches in Minsk, Belarus (8 September 9 September) Second leg: HC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) vs. Besiktas JK (TUR) 31:24 (15:13) Following the 30:22 result in the first leg, Minsk knew that only a miracle could see their Turkish opponent advance to the Group Stage. They allowed Besiktas to keep the match open in the first half before they powered away in the second half, in the sealing a comfortable 31:24 victory. First leg: Besiktas JK (TUR) vs. HC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) 22:30 (9:15) 13

14 EUROPEAN CUP 2012/2013 MEN Ranking for 2012/13 Number of teams for each Federation in the various competitions Last season 2011/12 Move Place 2012/13 Nation Average points Champions League European Cup Challenge Cup 1 1 GER 149, ESP 132, FRA 69, RUS 56, HUN 51, SLO 50, DEN 50, SUI 44, ROU 37, CRO 29, POR 27, MKD 23, SWE 23, BIH 22, SRB 21, POL 19, NOR 17, AUT 17, UKR 17, TUR 13, ISL 13, SVK 11, MNE 11, GRE 10, BLR 10, ISR 10, ITA 10, BUL 7, LUX 7, EST 6, NED 5, CYP 3, CZE 3, BEL 3, KOS 2, LAT 2, LTU 2, GEO 1, FAR 0, IRL 0, MDA 0, ENG 0, ALB 0, FIN 0, ARM/AND/AZE/LIE/MLT/MON/SCO 0,00 Total The ranking for the 2012/13 season is based on the results of the European Cup seasons 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/

15 VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/13 Qualification Tournaments 4 groups with 6 teams 16 teams 8 teams 4 teams (1) 08./ (2) / tournaments (3) first leg first leg tournament (4) NATION (5) played in semi finals and finals (6) (7) (8) (9) second leg second leg (10) DRAWS: 03 July 2012 in Vienna 06 July 2012 in Herzogenaurach/GER 26 February March 2013 tbd 1 GER 1 THW Kiel 2 ESP 1 FC Barcelona Intersport 3 FRA 1 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 4 DEN 1 AG Kobenhavn 5 RUS 1 Chekhovskie Medvedi 6 HUN 1 MKB Veszprem KC 7 CRO 1 HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 8 SLO 1 Gorenje Velenje 9 GER 2 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 10 ESP 2 BM Atletico Madrid 11 POL 1 KS Vive Targi Kielce 12 SUI 1 Kadetten Schaffhausen 13 FRA 2 Chambery Savoie Handball 14 SWE 1 IK Sävehof 15 GER 3 Füchse Berlin 16 ESP 3 Reale Ademar Leon 17 RUS 2 St. Petersburg HC 18 HUN 2 Pick Szeged 19 SLO 2 Celje Pivovarna Lasko 20 Qualifier Gr. 1 Qualifier Gr ROU 1 HCM Constanta 22 BIH 1 RK Sloga 23 MKD 1 HC Metalurg 24 BLR 1 HC Dinamo Minsk 26 SVK 1 Tatran Presov 27 NOR 1 Haslum HK 28 SRB 1 RK Partizan 29 UKR 1 HC Dinamo-Poltava 30 POR 1 FC Porto 31 ISR 1 Maccabi Srugo Rishon LeZion 33 AUT 1 Alpla HC Hard 34 TUR 1 Besiktas JK 35 MNE 1 HC Lovcen 36 ITA 1 SSV Bozen WC WC 1/GER 4 HSV Hamburg WC WC 2/FRA 3 St. Raphael Var Handball WC WC 3/DEN 2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg WC WC 4/POL 2 Orlen Wisla Plock Group Phase Winner of group 1 goes to Group Phase (Pot 5) Winner of group 2, 3 and winner KO match goes to Group Phase (Pot 6) Wildcard Team to Group Phase (place 24 - Pot 6) Last 16 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed team from each group Quarterfinals 8 Winners of VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 FINAL4 4 Winners of VELUX EHF Champions League Quarterfinals 3 groups with 4 teams and one 1st and 2nd leg match (Pot 1 vs. Pot 4) 4th placed teams of CL Qualification Tournaments and Wild Card Tournaments go to the EHF Cup Qualification Rd 2, 2nd and 3rd placed teams of CL Qualification Tornaments and Wild Card Tournament as well as the loser from the KO match go to EHF Cup Qualification Rd 3 The Wild Card Team will automatically go to the same group as the winner of qualification group 1 15 status:

16 vs. vs. vs. 1 2 Quarter-finals first leg second leg Semi-finals vs. vs. 3 rd Place Match Final vs. vs. VELUX EHF Champions League 2012/13 Playing System Qualification Tournaments Group Phase Last 16 Quarter-finals FINAL4 4 vs. 1 vs. vs. 3 vs. 2 vs. vs. 2 vs vs. vs. Q.T. Wildcard Home Matches 5 Total Matches Qualification Tournaments Season 2012/13 Playing Dates Group Phase Last first leg second leg FINAL4 1. /

17 Group A matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB : RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi : GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt : ESP Reale Ademar Leon : SRB RK Partizan : GER HSV Hamburg :0 0 0 MatchID: GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB :00 Flensburg / GER Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Andorka HUN 001 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. SRB RK Partizan :30 Chekhov / RUS Ref.: Leandersson, Lindroos FIN Del.: Jaskins LAT 003 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. GER HSV Hamburg :00 Leon / ESP Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Rätz SUI 005 GER HSV Hamburg vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi :00 Hamburg / GER 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 004 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon :00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA 006 SRB RK Partizan vs. GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt :00 Nis / SRB 009 SRB RK Partizan vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon :00 Nis / SRB 008 GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi :30 Flensburg / GER 007 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. GER HSV Hamburg :00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA 012 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB :30 Chekhov / RUS 010 GER HSV Hamburg vs. SRB RK Partizan :00 Hamburg / GER 011 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt :30 Leon / ESP 17 EHF Report :58 1/12

18 013 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi :00 Leon / ESP 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 014 SRB RK Partizan vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB :00 Nis / SRB 015 GER HSV Hamburg vs. GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt :30 / GER 016 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon :30 Chekhov / RUS 018 GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. GER HSV Hamburg :15 Flensburg / GER 017 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. SRB RK Partizan :00 Montpellier / FRA 021 GER HSV Hamburg vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon :00 Hamburg / GER 019 SRB RK Partizan vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi :00 Nis / SRB 020 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt :00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA 024 GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. SRB RK Partizan / 023 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. GER HSV Hamburg :45 Chekhov / RUS 022 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB :00 Leon / ESP 026 GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon :00 Flensburg / GER 025 SRB RK Partizan vs. GER HSV Hamburg :00 Nis / SRB 027 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi :00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA 18 EHF Report :58 2/12

19 029 RUS Chekhovskie Medvedi vs. GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt :30 Chekhov / RUS 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 030 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. SRB RK Partizan :00 Leon / ESP 028 GER HSV Hamburg vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB :00 Hamburg / GER 19 EHF Report :58 3/12

20 Group B matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 GER THW Kiel : HUN MKB Veszprém KC : ESP BM Atletico Madrid : SWE IK Sävehof : SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko : ROU HCM Constanta :0 0 0 MatchID: SWE IK Sävehof vs. ROU HCM Constanta :00 Göteborg / SWE Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Oie NOR 031 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko :00 Veszprem / HUN Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Nachevski MKD 032 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. GER THW Kiel :00 Madrid / ESP Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Konecny CZE 035 ROU HCM Constanta vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC :00 Bucuresti / ROU 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 036 SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid :30 Celje / SLO 034 GER THW Kiel vs. SWE IK Sävehof :45 Kiel / GER 037 GER THW Kiel vs. ROU HCM Constanta :00 Kiel / GER 039 SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs. SWE IK Sävehof :00 Celje / SLO 038 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC :00 Madrid / ESP 041 SWE IK Sävehof vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid :00 Göteborg / SWE 042 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. GER THW Kiel :00 Veszprem / HUN 040 ROU HCM Constanta vs. SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko :00 Buzau / ROU 20 EHF Report :58 4/12

21 045 ROU HCM Constanta vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid :30 Bucuresti / ROU 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 044 SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs. GER THW Kiel :30 Celje / SLO 043 SWE IK Sävehof vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC :30 Göteborg / SWE 047 GER THW Kiel vs. SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko :00 Kiel / GER 046 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. SWE IK Sävehof :00 Veszprem / HUN 048 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. ROU HCM Constanta :00 Madrid / ESP 051 ROU HCM Constanta vs. SWE IK Sävehof :00 Buzau / ROU 049 SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC :00 Celje / SLO 050 GER THW Kiel vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid :15 Kiel / GER 052 SWE IK Sävehof vs. GER THW Kiel :30 / SWE 053 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. ROU HCM Constanta :15 Veszprem / HUN 054 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko :00 Madrid / ESP 055 SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs. ROU HCM Constanta :30 Celje / SLO 056 ESP BM Atletico Madrid vs. SWE IK Sävehof :00 Madrid / ESP 057 GER THW Kiel vs. HUN MKB Veszprém KC :00 Kiel / GER 21 EHF Report :58 5/12

22 058 ROU HCM Constanta vs. GER THW Kiel :00 Bucuresti / ROU 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 060 SWE IK Sävehof vs. SLO Celje Pivovarna Lasko :00 / SWE 059 HUN MKB Veszprém KC vs. ESP BM Atletico Madrid :15 Veszprem / HUN 22 EHF Report :58 6/12

23 Group C matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg : SLO Gorenje Velenje : POL KS Vive Targi Kielce : FRA Chambery Savoie Handball : RUS St. Petersburg HC : MKD HC Metalurg :0 0 0 MatchID: SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC :00 Velenje / SLO Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Del.: Sokol CRO 062 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg :00 Kielce / POL Ref.: Marin Lorente, Garcia Serradilla ESP Del.: Van der Helm NED 063 FRA Chambery Savoie Handball vs. MKD HC Metalurg :00 Chambery / FRA Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Huelin ESP 065 MKD HC Metalurg vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje :00 Skopje / MKD 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 066 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce :00 Chekhov / RUS 064 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. FRA Chambery Savoie Handball :00 Kjellerup / DEN 068 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje :00 Kielce / POL 069 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. FRA Chambery Savoie Handball :00 Chekhov / RUS 067 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. MKD HC Metalurg :00 Kjellerup / DEN 072 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg :00 Velenje / SLO 070 MKD HC Metalurg vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC :00 Skopje / MKD 071 FRA Chambery Savoie Handball vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce :00 Chambery / FRA 23 EHF Report :58 7/12

24 075 MKD HC Metalurg vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce :00 Skopje / MKD 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 073 FRA Chambery Savoie Handball vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje :00 Chambery / FRA 074 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg :00 Chekhov / RUS 076 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. FRA Chambery Savoie Handball :30 Velenje / SLO 078 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. MKD HC Metalurg :00 Kielce / POL 077 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC :00 Silkeborg / DEN 081 MKD HC Metalurg vs. FRA Chambery Savoie Handball :00 Skopje / MKD 079 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje :00 Chekhov / RUS 080 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce :00 Silkeborg / DEN 083 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. MKD HC Metalurg :30 Velenje / SLO 084 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC :00 Kielce / POL 082 FRA Chambery Savoie Handball vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg :00 Chambery / FRA 086 POL KS Vive Targi Kielce vs. FRA Chambery Savoie Handball :00 Kielce / POL 085 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. MKD HC Metalurg :00 Chekhov / RUS 087 DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje :00 Silkeborg / DEN 24 EHF Report :58 8/12

25 089 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. POL KS Vive Targi Kielce :30 Velenje / SLO 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 088 MKD HC Metalurg vs. DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg :00 Skopje / MKD 090 FRA Chambery Savoie Handball vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC :00 Chambery / FRA 25 EHF Report :58 9/12

26 Group D matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport : CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb : SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen : GER Füchse Berlin : HUN Pick Szeged : BLR HC Dinamo Minsk :0 0 0 MatchID: SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport :00 Schaffhausen / SUI Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Schlick AUT 091 CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. HUN Pick Szeged :30 Zagreb / CRO Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Migas GRE 093 GER Füchse Berlin vs. BLR HC Dinamo Minsk :15 Berlin / GER Ref.: Leifsson, Palsson ISL Del.: Jensen DEN 095 BLR HC Dinamo Minsk vs. CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb :30 Minsk / BLR 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 094 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. GER Füchse Berlin :15 Barcelona / ESP 096 HUN Pick Szeged vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen :15 Szeged / HUN 098 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb :00 Schaffhausen / SUI 097 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. BLR HC Dinamo Minsk :15 Barcelona / ESP 099 HUN Pick Szeged vs. GER Füchse Berlin :00 Szeged / HUN 101 GER Füchse Berlin vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen :00 Berlin / GER 100 BLR HC Dinamo Minsk vs. HUN Pick Szeged :30 Minsk / BLR 102 CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport :00 Zagreb / CRO 26 EHF Report :58 10/12

27 103 GER Füchse Berlin vs. CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb :30 Berlin / GER 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 105 BLR HC Dinamo Minsk vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen :00 Minsk / BLR 104 HUN Pick Szeged vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport :30 Szeged / HUN 108 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. BLR HC Dinamo Minsk :00 Schaffhausen / SUI 107 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. HUN Pick Szeged :15 Barcelona / ESP 106 CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. GER Füchse Berlin :00 Zagreb / CRO 110 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen :15 Barcelona / ESP 109 HUN Pick Szeged vs. CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb :15 Szeged / HUN 111 BLR HC Dinamo Minsk vs. GER Füchse Berlin :30 Minsk / BLR 112 GER Füchse Berlin vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport / 114 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. HUN Pick Szeged :00 Schaffhausen / SUI 113 CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. BLR HC Dinamo Minsk :00 Zagreb / CRO 116 SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen vs. GER Füchse Berlin :00 Schaffhausen / SUI 117 ESP FC Barcelona Intersport vs. CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb :15 Barcelona / ESP 115 HUN Pick Szeged vs. BLR HC Dinamo Minsk :15 Szeged / HUN 27 EHF Report :58 11/12

28 118 BLR HC Dinamo Minsk vs. ESP FC Barcelona Intersport :00 Minsk / BLR 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 119 CRO HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb vs. SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen :00 Zagreb / CRO 120 GER Füchse Berlin vs. HUN Pick Szeged :00 / GER 28 RR_B364R2 EHF Report :58 12/12

29 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Qualification Tournaments Group 1 1 SRB RK Partizan 2 BIH RK Sloga 3 POR FC Porto Vitalis 4 MNE HC Lovcen MatchID: Cross Matches 002 SRB RK Partizan vs. POR FC Porto Vitalis 27 : 25 (14:13) :00 Beograd / SRB Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Morell SUI Del.: Dolejs CZE 001 BIH RK Sloga vs. MNE HC Lovcen 25 : 23 (13:10) :30 Beograd / SRB Spectators: 450 Ref.: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov RUS Del.: Morell SUI Del.: Dolejs CZE Placement Matches 003 MNE HC Lovcen vs. POR FC Porto Vitalis 25 : 31 (10:14) :00 Beograd / SRB Spectators: 500 Ref.: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov RUS Del.: Morell SUI Del.: Dolejs CZE 004 BIH RK Sloga vs. SRB RK Partizan 16 : 31 (8:15) :30 Beograd / SRB Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Morell SUI Del.: Dolejs CZE Group 2 1 MKD HC Metalurg 2 NOR Haslum HK 3 AUT Alpla HC Hard 4 UKR HC Dinamo Poltava MatchID: Cross Matches 005 MKD HC Metalurg vs. AUT Alpla HC Hard 25 : 19 (10:5) :00 Rykkin / NOR Spectators: 310 Ref.: Bonifert, Oláh HUN Del.: Mikucionis LTU Del.: Olsson SWE 006 NOR Haslum HK vs. UKR HC Dinamo Poltava 29 : 28 (9:13) :30 Rykkin / NOR Spectators: 750 Ref.: Cohen, Peretz ISR Del.: Mikucionis LTU Del.: Olsson SWE Placement Matches 007 AUT Alpla HC Hard vs. UKR HC Dinamo Poltava 29 : 23 (16:10) :00 Rykkin / NOR Spectators: 173 Del.: Mikucionis LTU Del.: Olsson SWE 008 MKD HC Metalurg vs. NOR Haslum HK 30 : 20 (16:8) :30 Rykkin / NOR Spectators: 1150 Ref.: Cohen, Peretz ISR Del.: Mikucionis LTU Del.: Olsson SWE 29 EHF Report :18 1/3

30 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group 3 1 ROU HCM Constanta 2 SVK TATRAN Presov 3 ISR Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion 4 ITA Loacker Südtirol Team MatchID: Cross Matches 009 ROU HCM Constanta vs. ITA Loacker Südtirol Team 33 : 22 (16:12) :00 Constanta / ROU Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Jurinovic, Mrvica CRO Del.: Burziwal AUT Del.: Szajna POL 010 SVK TATRAN Presov vs. ISR Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion 36 : 20 (11:8) :30 Constanta / ROU Spectators: 150 Ref.: Olesen, Pedersen DEN Del.: Burziwal AUT Del.: Szajna POL Placement Matches 011 ITA Loacker Südtirol Team vs. ISR Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion 30 : 33 (19:14) :00 Constanta / ROU Spectators: 300 Ref.: Olesen, Pedersen DEN Del.: Burziwal AUT Del.: Szajna POL 012 ROU HCM Constanta vs. SVK TATRAN Presov 26 : 21 (16:10) :30 Constanta / ROU Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Jurinovic, Mrvica CRO Del.: Burziwal AUT Del.: Szajna POL Wildcard Qualification Group W 1 GER HSV Hamburg 2 FRA Saint-Raphael Var Handball 3 POL Orlen Wisla Plock 4 SLO RK Cimos Koper MatchID: Cross Matches 013 GER HSV Hamburg vs. POL Orlen Wisla Plock 28 : 26 (15:16) :30 Saint Raphael / FRA Spectators: 800 Ref.: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez ESP Del.: Convents BEL Del.: Pavicevic MNE 014 FRA Saint-Raphael Var Handball vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 28 : 23 (13:13) :00 Saint Raphael / FRA Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Convents BEL Del.: Pavicevic MNE Placement Matches 015 POL Orlen Wisla Plock vs. SLO RK Cimos Koper 27 : 22 (12:10) :00 Saint Raphael / FRA Spectators: 500 Ref.: Opava, Valek CZE Del.: Convents BEL Del.: Pavicevic MNE 016 GER HSV Hamburg vs. FRA Saint-Raphael Var Handball 32 : 31 (13:15) :00 Saint Raphael / FRA Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez ESP Del.: Convents BEL Del.: Pavicevic MNE 30 EHF Report :18 2/3

31 2012/13 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Qualifications MatchID: TUR Besiktas JK 018 BLR HC Dinamo Minsk 46 : :30 Minsk (1500) :00 Minsk (1500) 22:30 (9:15) Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Sokol CRO Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Sokol CRO 24:31 (13:14) Both matches in BLR 31 RR_B364R1 EHF Report :18 3/3

32 VELUX EHF FINAL4 COUNTDOWN 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 winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Introduced in the 2009/10 season and to be played until at least 2014 in the LANXESS 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 fans, partners and sponsors. The success of the first three editions of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 showed that this new format was the right strategy. It has set new standards in organization and entertainment: it is not just four games played over two days but a true entertainment event. The engagement of a top international act such as EUROPE in the last edition was a sign too of the direction the event is taking. It is undeniable that the 2012 VELUX EHF FINAL4 was the season's highlight in European handball 20,000 spectators in the LANXESS arena and millions of fans at home watched four unforgettable handball games and a unique entertainment show. Tickets for the 2013 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 went on sale on the opening day of the VELUX EHF FINAL Now, eight months before the participating teams are known, more than of the tickets have already been sold. The success of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is also thanks to the commitment of a great number of volunteers who have been active on the weekend of the event. The application procedure for next edition has already started and applications are invited also in the area of media. Full information at: VELUX EHF FINAL4 Media Accreditation The accreditation procedure of media representatives for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 will start early in TOURIST SERVICES FOR MEDIA The German Sports Tour Operator Vietentours offers accommodation and travel packages to the VELUX EHF FINAL Vietentours based in Meerbusch near Düsseldorf is one of the leading tour operators in the field of sports travel & hospitality. The sports travel specialist offers full-service, like tourist services as well as the facilitation of tickets. Since the first event in Cologne in 2010 Vietentours is the official travel partner of the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Vietentours will be ready to offer several hotels as well as train tickets for special conditions. Press contact: Vietentours GmbH Tel.: Ingo Frieske Fax: Dohlenweg 9 frieske@vietentours.de Meerbusch Germany 32

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34 HISTORY: TWENTY YEARS OF EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1993/94 Final: ABC Braga vs TEKA Santander 22:22/21:23 (43:45) The inaugural year of the Men s EHF Champions League saw the classic home and away knockout matches being replaced with a totally new system. 32 teams went into two qualification rounds, eliminating 24 clubs. The remaining eight teams were placed into two groups of four teams each playing in a round-robin system. TEKA Santander and ABC Braga topped their respective groups and faced each other in the final. Santander narrowly kept the upper hand and started what should become an eight-year Spanish club winning streak in the Men s EHF Champions League. 1994/95 Final: Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun vs Badel Zagreb 30:20 / 26:27 (56:47) The final of the EHF Champions League s second season became the match of a lifetime for Irun s Nenad Perunicic, nicknamed the canon or Il Conquistadore by the fans. He was his team s key player in the final and, in his first year in Spain, not only the lifted the EHF Champions League but also the national championship trophy with Irun. 1995/96 Final: FC Barcelona vs Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun 23:15 / 23:23 (46:38) In the season that was marked by the Bosman decision, which had substantial effects on transfer regulations and transfer fees in sport, FC Barcelona won their first EHF Champions League title. No other should be capable of dethroning the Catalan side for the next four years. 1996/97 Final: FC Barcelona vs Badel Zagreb 31:22 / 30:23 (61:45) In their second consecutive EHF Champions League Final Barcelona dominated both matches against Badel Zagreb. And while the Spanish side celebrated their second EHF Champions League triumph, the Croatian side had lost their second final. Also in 1996/97 the so called fast break was born due to a rule change, making handball more attractive and athletic than ever before. 34

35 1997/98 Final: FC Barcelona vs Badel Zagreb 28:18 / 28:22 (56:40) Barcelona beat Zagreb once more to win their third consecutive EHF Champions League title. But at least as much news as the repeated triumph made the wedding of Barcelona player Inaki Urdangarin who married Christina, youngest daughter of Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, on 4 th October /99 Final: Badel Zagreb vs FC Barcelona 22:22 / 18:29 (40:51) Once again there were tears in Zagreb and joy in Barcelona. The Spanish team beat Zagreb in their third consecutive final and lifted the EHF Champions League trophy for the fourth time in a row. Zagreb s coach Velimir Klajic had to admit that Barcelona at this moment in time, were quite simply the best club team in the world. 1999/00 Final: THW Kiel FC Barcelona 28:25 / 24:29 (52:54) THW Kiel became the first German team to make it into the Final but even a 28:25-victory in the final s first leg was not enough to end Barcelona s EHF Champions League winning streak. Backed by half of the Spanish national team and international stars like Christian Schwarzer and Tomas Svensson, Barcelona won their fifth title. 2000/01 Final: Portland San Antonio FC Barcelona 30:24 / 22:25 (52:49) For Barcelona it was a whole new feeling to watch another team celebrating at the end of the Champions League Final. Following five consecutive titles an era came to end when Spanish King Juan Carlos handed the huge tropy to Portland San Antonio at the end of all-spanish Final. 2001/02 Final: Fotex Veszprem vs SC Magdeburg 23:21 / 25:30 (48:51) One year after Barcelona s dominance had ended in the EHF Champions League, the dominance of Spanish clubs also came to an end, when SC Magdeburg became the first German team to win the competition. And late at night, at the end of a glittering party, Stefan Kretzschmar and coach Alfred Gislason were still up for jokes: Training is on the agenda. The entire team is going to run through the whole town until 08:00 tomorrow morning, they both proclaimed. 2002/03 Final: Portland San Antonio Montpellier HB 27:19 / 19:31 (46:50) A new star was born during the finals of the 2002/03 EHF Champions League season. Montpellier s Nikola Karabatic scored 11 goals in the first leg in Spain and another six in front of his home fans, enabling his team to turn around the eight goal defeat from the first leg and to become the first French side to win the EHF Champions League. 35

36 2003/04 Final: Celje vs Flensburg- Handewitt 34:28 / 28:30 (62:58) In an Executive Meeting in March 2003 the European Handball Federation had decided on a new structure for the EHF Champions League. Three teams from Spain and Germany now had a starting slot. Two representatives from Hungary, Slovenia, Denmark and Croatia would start in the Group Phase. Overall 32 teams (8 groups of 4 teams each) made up the Group Phase. Flensburg had profited from the new system but Slovenian side Celje was too strong in the final. 2004/05 Final: BM Ciudad Real vs FC Barcelona Cifec 28:27 / 27:29 (55:56) Following four years without being present in the final, Barcelona won their sixth EHF Champions League title. And while the spectator record for one match was 10,000 fans, the whole city celebrated Barcelona s victory. We did a lap of honour in the Stadion Nou Camp in front of 100,000 spectators and were celebrated by the whole town, remembers Barcelona s Dane Lars Krogh Jeppesen. 2005/06 Final: Portland San Antonio vs BM Ciudad Real 19:25 / 28:37 (47:62) Spanish businessman and BM Ciudad Real president, Domingo Diaz de Mera, had put together a team that proved to be unbeatable in the 2005/06 Champions League season. Mera bought superstars from all over Europe and the team around Olafur Stefansson, Mirza Dzomba, Didier Dinart et al. paid justified Mera s expenses when they beat Spanish rival San Antonio in the final. 2006/07 Final: SG Flensburg- Handewitt vs THW Kiel 28:28 / 27:29 (55:57) The EHF Champions League, through the efforts of the 2005 founded EHF Marketing GmbH, became a unified look. Since 2006, TV spectators across Europe know they are watching a men s EHF Champions League match when they see the distinct blue lagoon and black supplied by flooring specialists Gerfloor in addition to the season s individual yellow and blue handball supplied by adidas. On the sport side of things, Kiel won their first EHF Champions League title, beating arch rival Flensburg-Handewitt. 2007/08 Final: BM Ciudad Real vs THW Kiel 27:29 / 31:25 (58:54) In the 2007/08 season a second Group Phase with four groups of four teams each replaced the Last 16-matches and the quarter-finals. The first teams of each group qualified for the semi-finals and in the final 2006 champion Ciudad Real faced 2007 champion THW Kiel. The Spanish side prevailed and could win their second EHF Champions League trophy. 36

37 2008/09 Final: THW Kiel vs BM Ciudad Real 39:34 / 27:33 (66:67) THW Kiel and BM Ciudad Real faced each other in the final for the second year in a row and even though Kiel had won the first leg of the final by five goals, it was Ciudad Real that won the EHF Champions League for a second consecutive time. Kiel were still in the lead by 20:16 after 39 minutes but with a series of 10:3 goals within 11 minutes Ciudad Real turned the match in their favour. 2009/10 Final: FC Barcelona Borges vs HW Kiel 34:36 In the 2009/10 Champions League season the number of participating teams in the first Group Phase was reduced from 32 to 24. Four groups of six teams each were formed and the first four teams qualified for the knock-out phase which replaced the second group phase. For the first time the VELUX EHF FINAL4 tournament, which combined the Semi-finals and the Final, was held in Cologne, Germany, to decide the champion. THW Kiel won their second Champions League title when they beat Barcelona. 2010/11 Final: FC Barcelona vs Renovalia Ciudad Real 27:24 Since 2010 the event is known as the VELUX EHF Champions League. 40,000 fans stormed to Cologne to attend the VELUX EHF FINAL4 weekend and TV viewing audience figures went to a new height. 310 million viewers from 76 countries worldwide watched 2,800 hours of TV transmissions from the VELUX EHF Champions League 2010/11. Barcelona extended their lead as the most successful club in EHF Champions League history when won their seventh title, beating Ciudad Real in the Final. 2011/12 Final: THW Kiel vs BM Atletico Madrid 26:21 THW Kiel are the most recent winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League and go into the new season as the defending champion. In 19 years of EHF Champions League history there have only been two champions, Montpellier in 2003 and Celje in 2004, who neither came from Spain nor from Germany. 37

38 EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PAST WINNERS 2012 THW Kiel (GER) 2011 FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) 2010 THW Kiel (GER) 2009 BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2008 BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2007 THW Kiel (GER) 2006 BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 2005 FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP) 2004 RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 2003 Montpellier HB (FRA) 2002 SC Magdeburg (GER) 2001 Portland San Antonio (ESP) 2000 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1999 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1998 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1997 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1996 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1995 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 1994 TEKA Santander (ESP) 38

39 EHF MEN S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP SCORERS Season Player Club Goals 1993/94 Uros Serbec Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO /95 Nenad Perunicic Bidasoa Irun/ESP /96 Carlos Resende ABC Braga/POR /97 Carlos Resende ABC Braga/POR /98 Jozsef Eles MKB Veszprem KC/HUN /99 Zlatko Saracevic RK Zagreb/CRO /00 Zlatko Saracevic RK Zagreb/CRO /01 Yuriy Kostetskiy ABC Braga/POR /02 Nenad Perunicic SC Magdeburg /03 Mirza Dzomba FOTEX KC Veszprem/HUN /04 Siarhei Rutenka Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO /05 Siarhei Rutenka Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO /06 Kiril Lazarov MKB Veszprem/HUN /07 Nikola Karabatic THW Kiel/GER /08 Kiril Lazarov MKB Veszprem/HUN 96 Olafur Stefansson BM Ciudad Real/ESP /09 Filip Jicha THW Kiel/GER /10 Filip Jicha THW Kiel/GER /11 Uwe Gensheimer Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER /12 Mikkel Hansen AG Kobenhavn 98 39

40 EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1993/ /12 ALL-TIME CLUB STANDINGS # TR Name of the club MP W D L GF:FA GD P NP % G 1 1 FC Barcelona Intersport ESP : :84 (16) 76,67 D 2 2 THW Kiel GER : :88 (16) 74,42 B 3 3 BM Atlético Madrid ESP : :48 (10) 81,54 B 4 4 MKB Veszprém KC HUN : :104 (17) 66,67 B 5 5 HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb CRO : :147 (19) 57,76 D 6 6 Celje Pivovarna Laško SLO : :102 (15) 63,57 B 7 7 Montpellier Agglomération HB FRA : :92 (14) 65,15 A 8 9 Chekhovskie Medvedi RUS : :92 (12) 55,77 A 9 10 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER : :61 (8) 65,34 A HSV Hamburg GER : :38 (6) 72,86 A Reale Ademar León ESP : :77 (10) 56,25 A Pick Szeged HUN : :100 (11) 45,65 D Chambéry Savoie Handball FRA : :71 (8) 44,53 C KS Vive Targi Kielce POL : :53 (6) 42,39 C Kadetten Schaffhausen SUI : :50 (6) 40,48 D Gorenje Velenje SLO : :45 (5) 40,79 C IK Sävehof SWE : :43 (5) 40,28 B HCM Constanta ROU : :75 (7) 25,00 B HC Metalurg MKD : :30 (4) 37,50 C Füchse Berlin GER : :15 (2) 53,13 D St. Petersburg HC RUS : :39 (4) 22,50 C HC Dinamo Minsk BLR : :12 (2) 40,00 D RK Partizan SRB : :39 (4) 11,36 A Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN : :20 (2) 0,00 C ^ = Excluding Qualifying matches The club name is the last used name in VELUX EHF Champions League competition TR total ranking MP matches played W wins D draws L losses GF:GA goals for:goals against P points NP number of participations % = winning percentage G - group Stats by Roy Knoppert 40

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