This article describes the knockout stage of the 2015–16 EHF Champions League.
Qualified teams
editThe top six placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for Round of 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
| A |  Paris Saint-Germain
|
 MVM Veszprém
|
 Flensburg-Handewitt
|
THW Kiel
|
 RK Zagreb
|
 Wisła Płock
|
| B |  Barcelona Lassa
|
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
 Vardar
|
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Montpellier
|
| Playoff winners |  Motor Zaporizhzhia Meshkov Brest
| |||||
Format
edit12 teams played a home and away in the first knock-out phase, with the 10 teams qualified from groups A and B and the two teams qualified from groups C and D. After that, the six winners of these matches in the first knock-out phase joined with the winners of groups A and B to play a home and away for the right to play in the final four.
Round of 16
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
52–70 | MVM Veszprém
|
24–29 | 28–41 |
| Meshkov Brest
|
58–65 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–32 | 30–33 |
| Montpellier
|
57–59 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
27–28 | 30–31 |
| Wisła Płock
|
54–55 | Vardar
|
30–30 | 24–25 |
| Pick Szeged
|
62–65 | THW Kiel
|
33–29 | 29–36 |
| Zagreb
|
54–53 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
23–24 | 31–29 |
Matches
edit| 19 March 2016 18:00 |
Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
24–29 | MVM Veszprém
|
Palace of Sport, Brovary Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Soroka 7 | (12–12) | Marguč, Sulić 5 | ||
1× 5×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 26 March 2016 17:00 |
MVM Veszprém
|
41–28 | Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| Nilsson 7 | (23–14) | Shelmenko, Soroka 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
MVM Veszprém won 70–52 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2016 19:00 |
Meshkov Brest
|
28–32 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Atman 7 | (14–12) | Jurecki 10 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 5× 1×
|
| 26 March 2016 16:00 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
33–30 | Meshkov Brest
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Buntić 6 | (14–14) | Stojković 7 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 4× 3×
|
Vive Targi Kielce won 65–58 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2016 17:30 |
Montpellier
|
27–28 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| Gajić 6 | (13–15) | Mogensen, Svan Hansen 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 27 March 2016 17:00 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
31–30 | Montpellier
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Eggert 12 | (20–14) | Gajić 12 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 6× 1×
|
Flensburg-Handewitt won 59–57 on aggregate.
| 16 March 2016 18:30 |
Wisła Płock
|
30–30 | Vardar
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| Rocha 7 | (16–14) | Karačić 6 | ||
| 4× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 26 March 2016 18:00 |
Vardar
|
25–24 | Wisła Płock
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Toskić 8 | (13–15) | Zhitnikov 7 | ||
| 3× 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3× 1×
|
Vardar won 55–54 on aggregate.
| 20 March 2016 18:30 |
Pick Szeged
|
33–29 | THW Kiel
|
Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Ancsin 6 | (16–14) | Cañellas, Vujin 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 23 March 2016 18:30 |
THW Kiel
|
36–29 | Pick Szeged
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Vujin 9 | (18–14) | Bombač, Källman 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
THW Kiel won 65–62 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2016 20:00 |
Zagreb
|
23–24 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,800 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| three players 5 | (12–10) | Gensheimer 7 | ||
| 4× 4×
|
Report | 4× 2×
|
| 27 March 2016 19:30 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
29–31 | Zagreb
|
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,521 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Schmid 7 | (15–13) | Šebetić, Vujić 5 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Zagreb won 54–53 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb
|
52–60 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
20–28 | 32–32 |
| THW Kiel
|
59–57 | Barcelona Lassa
|
29–24 | 30–33 |
| Vardar
|
56–59 | MVM Veszprém
|
26–29 | 30–30 |
| Flensburg-Handewitt
|
56–57 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–28 | 28–29 |
Matches
edit| 23 April 2016 20:30 |
Zagreb
|
20–28 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Mandalinić, Vujić 4 | (13–16) | Hansen 9 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 1 May 2016 17:00 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
32–32 | Zagreb
|
Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| Onufryienko 7 | (16–13) | Horvat 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Paris Saint-Germain won 60–52 on aggregate.
| 24 April 2016 19:30 |
THW Kiel
|
29–24 | Barcelona Lassa
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Klein 9 | (16–12) | Lazarov 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 30 April 2016 18:30 |
Barcelona Lassa
|
33–30 | THW Kiel
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 6,762 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Entrerríos 6 | (13–14) | Cañellas, Vujin 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
THW Kiel won 59–57 on aggregate.
| 23 April 2016 16:00 |
Vardar
|
26–29 | MVM Veszprém
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Dibirov, Karačić 6 | (9–12) | Ilić 9 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 4× 4×
|
| 30 April 2016 17:30 |
MVM Veszprém
|
30–30 | Vardar
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| Ilić 9 | (12–14) | Cindrić 5 | ||
| 2× 7×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
MVM Veszprém won 59–56 on aggregate.
| 23 April 2016 17:30 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
28–28 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,367 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Glandorf 11 | (13–14) | Čupić 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 27 April 2016 18:30 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
29–28 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| Jurecki 9 | (14–13) | Schmidt, Svan 8 | ||
| 2× 8× 1×
|
Report | 3× 8×
|
Vive Targi Kielce won 57–56 on aggregate.
Final four
editThe final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 28 and 29 May 2016. The draw was held on 3 May 2016 at 12:00.[1][2]
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | |||||
| Vive Tauron Kielce (Pen) | 39 | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| MVM Veszprém | 38 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 28 | |||||
| MVM Veszprém (ET) | 31 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 27 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 28 May 2016 15:15 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–26 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Jurecki 6 | (16–16) | Hansen 10 | ||
| 2× 9× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4× 1×
|
| 28 May 2016 18:00 |
THW Kiel
|
28–31 (ET) | MVM Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Vujin 8 | (15–12) | Ilić 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
| ||
|
FT: 25–25 ET: 3–6 | ||||
Third place game
edit| 29 May 2016 15:15 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
29–27 | THW Kiel
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Hansen 10 | (15–11) | Dissinger 8 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 3× 1×
|
Final
edit| 29 May 2016 18:00 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
39–38 (ET) | MVM Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Reichmann 9 | (13–17) | Ilić, Ugalde 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 6×
| ||
References
edit- ^ "Draw at the River of Dreams". ehfcl.com. 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Kiel against Veszprem, Kielce welcome PSG to Cologne". ehfcl.com. 3 May 2016.