This article describes the knockout stage of the 2014–15 EHF Champions League.
Qualified teams
editThe top four placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  THW Kiel
|
 Paris Saint-Germain
|
 Zagreb
|
 CB Logroño
|
| B | Barcelona
|
 KIF Kolding København
|
 Wisła Płock
|
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
| C |  MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
 Vardar
|
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
Montpellier
|
| D | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Dunkerque
|
Aalborg
|
Last 16
editThe draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 local time at Vienna.[1][2]
Seedings
editThe seedings were published on 23 February 2015.[3]
A team from Pot 1 faced a team from Pot 4, a Pot 2 team played against a team from Pot 3. The first legs were played on 11–15 March and the second legs on 18–22 March 2015.
Matches
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logroño
|
54–68 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
23–31 | 31–37 |
| Montpellier
|
58–60 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
25–29 | 33–31 |
| Aalborg
|
33–60 | Barcelona
|
11–31 | 22–29 |
| Flensburg-Handewitt
|
49–63 | THW Kiel
|
21–30 | 28–33 |
| Dunkerque
|
43–46 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
21–23 | 22–23 |
| Wisła Płock
|
52–57 | Vardar
|
32–26 | 20–31 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
59–65 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
30–34 | 29–31 |
| Zagreb
|
43–40 | KIF Kolding København
|
22–17 | 21–23 |
First leg
edit| 13 March 2015 19:00 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
30–34 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,370 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Gensheimer 8 | (17–16) | Parrondo 9 | ||
3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| 14 March 2015 16:15 |
Logroño
|
23–31 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Fernández 6 | (10–15) | Ilić, Sulić 9 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| 14 March 2015 17:00 |
Dunkerque
|
21–23 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Stade des Flandres, Dunkerque Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Nagy 6 | (13–12) | Hansen 11 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 10× 2×
|
| 14 March 2015 18:00 |
Zagreb
|
22–17 | KIF Kolding København
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Stepančić 7 | (15–8) | Landin 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 14 March 2015 20:45 |
Wisła Płock
|
32–26 | Vardar
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| Nikčević 6 | (14–12) | Dujshebaev 10 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 15 March 2015 16:50 |
Aalborg
|
11–31 | Barcelona
|
Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,660 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Sagosen 3 | (5–16) | Lazarov 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 15 March 2015 17:00 |
Montpellier
|
25–29 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Kavtičnik 8 | (13–16) | Bielecki 6 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 15 March 2015 19:30 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
21–30 | THW Kiel
|
Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| Eggert 5 | (9–16) | Ekberg, Vujin 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3× 1×
|
Second leg
edit| 21 March 2015 15:30 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
31–33 | Montpellier
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| Buntić 7 | (14–15) | Simonet 11 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Vive Tauron Kielce won 60–58 on aggregate.
| 21 March 2015 16:30 |
MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
37–31 | Logroño
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Ilić 10 | (18–15) | Rodríguez 10 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
MKB-MVM Veszprém won 68–54 on aggregate.
| 21 March 2015 20:15 |
Vardar
|
31–20 | Wisła Płock
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5, 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| Dujshebaev 9 | (14–10) | three players 3 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
Vardar won 57–52 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 16:50 |
KIF Kolding København
|
23–21 | Zagreb
|
Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 5,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Dolk, Spellerberg 6 | (11–9) | Horvat, Obranović 5 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 8×
|
Zagreb won 43–40 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 17:15 |
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
31–29 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| Balogh, Bombač 8 | (16–13) | Gensheimer 12 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Pick Szeged won 65–59 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 17:30 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
23–22 | Dunkerque
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Hansen 8 | (15–15) | Butto 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
Paris Saint-Germain won 46–43 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 18:50 |
Barcelona
|
29–22 | Aalborg
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| Sigurðsson 6 | (14–9) | Berggren 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 8×
|
Barcelona won 60–33 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 19:30 |
THW Kiel
|
33–28 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| Vujin 6 | (16–10) | Jakobsson 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 7×
|
THW Kiel won 63–49 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
editThe draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time at Vienna.[4][5]
Seedings
editThe seedings were published on 23 March 2015.[4]
The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
| THW Kiel Barcelona MKB-MVM Veszprém Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Paris Saint-Germain Zagreb MOL-Pick Szeged Vardar
|
Matches
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb
|
44–68 | Barcelona
|
23–25 | 21–43 |
| Vardar
|
51–55 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
20–22 | 31–33 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
52–58 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
24–24 | 28–34 |
| MOL-Pick Szeged
|
54–60 | THW Kiel
|
31–29 | 23–32 |
First leg
edit| 9 April 2015 20:10 |
Zagreb
|
23–25 | Barcelona
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| Stepančić 9 | (10–14) | Karabatić 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 11 April 2015 19:00 |
Vardar
|
20–22 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| Gorbok 5 | (11–11) | Štrlek 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 12 April 2015 17:30 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
24–24 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,780 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Hansen 8 | (10–12) | Ilić 8 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 12 April 2015 19:15 |
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
31–29 | THW Kiel
|
Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| Bombač 6 | (17–15) | Weinhold 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Second leg
edit| 18 April 2015 18:30 |
Barcelona
|
43–21 | Zagreb
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,614 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Lazarov 9 | (23–10) | Obranović 4 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Barcelona won 68–44 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2015 15:30 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
33–31 | Vardar
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Bielecki 8 | (16–14) | Dujshebaev 9 | ||
| 3× 6× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Vive Tauron Kielce won 55–51 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2015 17:30 |
MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
34–28 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Ilić 7 | (16–12) | Hansen 15 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
MKB-MVM Veszprém won 58–52 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2015 19:30 |
THW Kiel
|
31–23 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Jícha 8 | (18–10) | Källman 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5× 1×
|
THW Kiel won 60–54 on aggregate.
Final four
editThe draw was held on 21 April 2015.[6][7]
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| Barcelona | 33 | |||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 | |||||
| Barcelona | 28 | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 23 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 27 | |||||
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 31 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 30 May 2015 15:15 |
Barcelona
|
33–28 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| Karabatić 8 | (16–14) | Bielecki 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 30 May 2015 18:00 |
THW Kiel
|
27–31 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Pálmarsson 9 | (13–13) | Ilić 8 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 6× 1×
|
Third-place game
edit| 31 May 2015 15:15 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–26 | THW Kiel
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| Bielecki 5 | (12–12) | Vujin 9 | ||
| 3× 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 5× 1×
|
Final
edit| 31 May 2015 18:00 |
Barcelona
|
28–23 | MKB-MVM Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| Karabatić, Sigurðsson 6 | (14–10) | Nagy 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
References
edit- ^ "All but two confirmed for Tuesday's draw". ehfcl.com. 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Last 16 draw reunites the finalists: Flensburg vs Kiel". ehfcl.com. 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Defending champions lurk in the fourth pot before the Last 16 draw". ehfcl.com. 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Last eight await Tuesday's quarter-final fate". ehfcl.com. 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Barcelona take on Zagreb, Kiel meet Szeged". ehfcl.com. 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Four favourites face the FINAL4 fate". ehfcl.com. 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Barcelona vs Kielce, Kiel vs Veszprem". ehfcl.com. 21 April 2015.