The 2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 6 October 2018 to 19 May 2019.
| 2018–19 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 6 October 2018–19 May 2019 |
| Teams | 48 |
| Website | eurohandball.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  CSM București |
| Runner-up |  Madeira Andebol SAD |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Elledy Semedo (58 goals) |
Overview edit
Team allocation edit
Round and draw dates edit
All draws will be held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[1]
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | 17 July 2018 | 6–7 October 2018 | 13–14 October 2018 |
| Round 3 | 17 July 2018 | 17–18 November 2018 | 24–25 November 2018 |
| Last 16 | 27 November 2018 | 9–10 February 2019 | 16–17 February 2019 |
| Quarter-final | 19 February 2019 | 23–24 March 2019 | 30–31 March 2019 |
| Semi-finals | 20–21 April 2019 | 27–28 April 2019 | |
| Finals | 30 April 2019 | 11–12 May 2019 | 18–19 May 2019 |
Round 2 edit
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were played on 6–7 October and the second legs were played on 13–14 October 2018.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
London GD HC 
|
46–42 1 | Livingston HC
|
23–19 | 23–23 |
HC Baki 
|
43–69 2 |  RK Borac m:tel
|
19–36 | 24–33 |
Aeropos Edessa 
|
41–58 3 |  Masheka Mogilev
|
20–24 | 21–34 |
MRK Jedinstvo 
|
46–73 4 |  HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU
|
22–37 | 24–36 |
Celtnieks Riga 
|
58–60 5 |  Holon Handball Club
|
33–31 | 25–29 |
Estudiantes EHC Tournai 
|
56–57 6 |  Parnassos Strovolou
|
31–29 | 25–28 |
Selka Eskişehir HSK 
|
63–69 |  ØIF Arendal
|
34–28 | 29–41 |
HB Dudelange 
|
73–38 7 |  IMEDI Telavi
|
32–25 | 41–13 |
HC Dicken 
|
66–46 8 |  PGU Tiraspol
|
37–26 | 29–20 |
| Granitas Karys Kaunas
|
48–56 | VHC Šviesa Vilnius
|
22–24 | 26–32 |
| Colos SS4 Ciobruciu
|
34–114 9 |  Bregenz Handball
|
20–54 | 14–60 |
| AC Diomidis Argous
|
47–70 10 |  Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
19–38 | 28–32 |
| HC Olimpus-85 USEFS
|
37–72 11 |  JD Techniek Hurry-Up
|
16–30 | 21–42 |
| Olympia HC
|
39–77 12 |  Pallamano Pressano
|
16–40 | 23–37 |
HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye 
|
68–44 13 |  KHF Prishtina
|
32–19 | 36–25 |
HC Tallinn 
|
47–51 14 | KH Kastrioti
|
22–25 | 25–26 |
- Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Livingston HC.
2 Both legs were hosted by RK Borac m:tel.
3 Both legs were hosted by Masheka Mogilev.
4 Both legs were hosted by HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU.
5 Both legs were hosted by Celtnieks Riga.
6 Both legs were hosted by EHC Tournai.
7 Both legs were hosted by HB Dudelange.
8 Both legs were hosted by HC Dicken.
9 Both legs were hosted by Bregenz Handball.
10 Both legs were hosted by Dynamo-Victor.
11 Both legs were hosted by HV Hurry-Up.
12 Both legs were hosted by Pallamano Pressano.
13 Both legs were hosted by KHF Prishtina.
14 Both legs were hosted by KH Kastrioti.
Round 3 edit
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were played on 17–18 November and the second legs were played on 24–25 November 2018[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RK Partizan 
|
58–60 | HC Dicken
|
33–28 | 25–32 |
| HC Vogošća Poljine Hills
|
40–53 | RK Borac m:tel
|
22–23 | 18–30 |
| KRAS Volendam
|
56–60 | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
32–32 | 24–28 |
| HC Neva SPb
|
55–28 1 | HB Dudelange
|
31–12 | 24–16 |
| AEK Athens
|
49–43 | Bregenz Handball
|
29–25 | 20–18 |
| Pallamano Pressano
|
47–57 |  MŠK Považská Bystrica
|
24–28 | 23–29 |
| Holon Handball Club
|
57–65 2 | HC Berchem
|
28–33 | 29–32 |
| Masheka Mogilev
|
81–48 3 |  HC Dobrudja
|
34–25 | 47–23 |
HC Dukla Prague 
|
55–48 4 | HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU
|
27–20 | 28–28 |
| Donbass
|
73–37 5 | London GD HC
|
40–22 | 33–15 |
| HC Visé BM
|
71–47 | KH Kastrioti
|
33–21 | 38–26 |
| HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye
|
57–60 6 | Ramat Hasharon HC
|
32–27 | 25–33 |
| VHC Šviesa Vilnius
|
58–49 | Bodø HK
|
35–23 | 23–26 |
| JD Techniek/Hurry-Up
|
49–69 | Madeira Andebol SAD
|
21–37 | 28–32 |
| CSM București
|
79–38 7 | Parnassos Strovolou
|
32–24 | 47–14 |
| ØIF Arendal
|
68–53 | Göztepe SK
|
40–25 | 28–28 |
- Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by HC Neva SPb.
2 Both legs were hosted by HC Berchem.
3 Both legs were hosted by Masheka Mogilev.
4 Both legs were hosted by HC Dukla Prague.
5 Both legs were hosted by Donbass.
6 Both legs were hosted by Ramat HaSharon HC.
7 Both legs were hosted by CSM București.
Last 16 edit
The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows:[4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
The draw for the last 16 round was held on 27 November 2018.[5] The first leg was scheduled for 9–10 February, while the second leg followed on 16–17 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramat Hasharon HC
|
53–69 | AEK Athens
|
28–34 | 25–35 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica
|
45–56 | HC Neva SPb
|
21–31 | 24–25 |
| Donbass
|
47–60 1 | Madeira Andebol SAD
|
22–32 | 25–28 |
| HC Dukla Prague
|
48–58 | CSM București
|
23–28 | 25–30 |
| Masheka Mogilev
|
65–68 | HC Visé BM
|
31–32 | 34–36 |
| ØIF Arendal
|
49–53 | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
27–21 | 22–31 |
| HC Berchem
|
50–56 2 | HC Dicken
|
24–28 | 26–28 |
| VHC Šviesa Vilnius
|
38–52 | RK Borac m:tel
|
16–29 | 22–23 |
- Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Madeira Andebol SAD.
2 Both legs were hosted by HC Berchem.
Matches edit
| 9 February 2019 17:30 |
HC Berchem
|
24–28 | HC Dicken
|
Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Crauthem Attendance: 620 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| Tsatso 8 | (13–19) | Broman 8 | ||
1× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 10 February 2019 17:30 |
HC Dicken
|
28–26 | HC Berchem
|
Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Crauthem Attendance: 520 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) |
| three players 4 | (14–12) | Tsatso 8 | ||
| 2× 7×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
HC Dicken won 56–50 on aggregate.
| 9 February 2019 18:00 |
MŠK Považská Bystrica
|
21–31 | HC Neva SPb
|
Sporting Hall MSK, Považská Bystrica Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) |
| Vallo 8 | (11–14) | Voronin 9 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 15 February 2019 17:15 |
HC Neva SPb
|
25–24 | MŠK Považská Bystrica
|
Interuniversity sports center (MUSC), Saint Petersburg Attendance: 450 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Babkin, Voronin 5 | (11–8) | Bystrický 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
HC Neva SPb won 56–45 on aggregate.
| 9 February 2019 18:00 |
Ramat Hasharon HC
|
28-34 | A.E.K. Athens
|
Oranim Sports hall, Ramat HaSharon Attendance: 267 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| Pomeranz 9 | (15–17) | Jakobsen 8 | ||
| 4× 2×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 16 February 2019 14:00 |
A.E.K. Athens
|
35–25 | Ramat Hasharon HC
|
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 700 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI) |
| Jakobsen, Mylonas 5 | (17–15) | Pomeranz 5 | ||
| 1× 8×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
A.E.K. Athens won 69–53 on aggregate.
| 10 February 2019 18:00 |
ØIF Arendal
|
27–21 | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
Sparebanken Sör Amfi, Arendal Attendance: 1,276 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) |
| Lindboe 12 | (13–10) | Nekrasov 6 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 16 February 2019 15:00 |
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
31–22 | ØIF Arendal
|
STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk Attendance: 750 Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE) |
| Dashko 8 | (18–13) | Lindell 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 4× 6× 1×
|
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol won 53–49 on aggregate.
| 10 February 2019 19:30 |
HC Dukla Prague
|
23–28 | CSM București
|
DHC Sport Hall SK Slavia Praha, Prague Attendance: 300 Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR) |
| Blecha 6 | (10–19) | Rotaru 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 16 February 2019 16:00 |
CSM București
|
30–25 | HC Dukla Prague
|
Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 800 Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR) |
| Mănescu, Teixeira 8 | (15–10) | Klíma 6 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
CSM București won 58–48 on aggregate.
| 9 February 2019 16:00 |
VHC Šviesa Vilnius
|
16–29 | RK Borac m:tel
|
Lues Sport Hall, Vilnius Attendance: 400 Referees: Loshak, Shajbakov (UKR) |
| Drabavičius 7 | (8–12) | Daničić 6 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 16 February 2019 20:00 |
RK Borac m:tel
|
23–22 | VHC Šviesa Vilnius
|
Sportska Dvorana "Borik", Banja Luka Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| Miljković, Unčanin 4 | Report | Drabavičius 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
3× 2×
|
RK Borac m:tel won 52–38 on aggregate.
| 10 February 2019 15:00 |
Masheka Mogilev
|
31–32 | HC Visé BM
|
Sport Complex "Olympiets", Mogilev Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| Tilnenko 10 | (14–16) | Carvalhais, Hadžić 5 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 17 February 2019 16:00 |
HC Visé BM
|
36–34 | Masheka Mogilev
|
Hall Omnisports de Visé, Visé Attendance: 500 Referees: Fremstad, Pedersen (NOR) |
| Rola 9 | (18–14) | Mikhalchuk 10 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 1×
|
HC Visé BM won 68–65 on aggregate.
| 16 February 2019 20:00 |
Donbass
|
22–32 | Madeira Andebol SAD
|
Pavilhao Gimnodesportivo, Funchal Attendance: 350 Referees: Rosendo, Estévez (ESP) |
| Honcharov, Ivanov 6 | (12–13) | Landim 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 17 February 2019 18:00 |
Madeira Andebol SAD
|
28–25 | Donbass
|
Pavilhao Gimnodesportivo, Funchal Attendance: 350 Referees: Rosendo, Estévez (ESP) |
| Semedo 8 | (12–14) | Ivanov, Orlovskyi 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 4× 4×
|
Madeira Andebol SAD won 60–47 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals edit
The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 19 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there was no seeding as all eight teams were drawn from the same pot one after another. There was also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.[6][7]
The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 23–24 March, while the second leg will follow on 30–31 March 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
49–51 | AEK Athens
|
25–21 | 24–30 |
| Madeira Andebol SAD
|
54–53 | HC Dicken
|
28–27 | 26–26 |
| HC Visé BM
|
45–74 | HC Neva SPb
|
26–33 | 19–41 |
| CSM București
|
54–42 | RK Borac m:tel
|
25–19 | 29–23 |
Matches edit
| 23 March 2019 15:00 |
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
25–21 | A.E.K. Athens
|
STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk Attendance: 930 Referees: Kaludjerović, Vujacić (MNE) |
| Krivenko 8 | (13–13) | Jakobsen, Mylonas 5 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 30 March 2019 14:00 |
A.E.K. Athens
|
30-24 | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
|
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Fremstad, Pedersen (NOR) |
| Jakobsen 11 | (14–9) | Otrezov 7 | ||
| 3× 7×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
A.E.K. Athens won 51–49 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2019 16:00 |
CSM București
|
25–19 | RK Borac m:tel
|
Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 850 Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL) |
| Santos 8 | (16–7) | Dakić, Savić 4 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 30 March 2019 20:00 |
RK Borac m:tel
|
23–29 | CSM București
|
Sportska Dvorana "Borik", Banja Luka Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Jovchev, Yonchev (BUL) |
| Đurđević 7 | (9–16) | Vražalić 6 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
CSM București won 54–42 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2019 17:00 |
Madeira Andebol SAD
|
28–27 | HC Dicken
|
Pavilhao Gimnodesportivo, Funchal Attendance: 475 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED) |
| Pereira, Ribeiro 5 | (15–9) | Granlund 9 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
| 30 March 2019 14:30 |
HC Dicken
|
26–26 | Madeira Andebol SAD
|
Pirkkola Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 500 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| Granlund 7 | (10–12) | António, Semedo 7 | ||
| 1× 3× 1×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
Madeira Andebol SAD won 54–53 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2019 16:00 |
HC Visé BM
|
26–33 | HC Neva SPb
|
Hall Omnisports de Visé, Visé Attendance: 600 Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT) |
| Hodžić 7 | (13–17) | Babkin, Turaev 8 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 31 March 2019 14:00 |
HC Neva SPb
|
41–19 | HC Visé BM
|
Interuniversity sports center (MUSC), Saint Petersburg Attendance: 300 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| Makin 10 | (22–10) | Lahonda 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
HC Neva SPb won 74–45 on aggregate.
Semifinals edit
The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 20–21 April 2019, while the second legs followed on 27–28 April 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Neva SPb
|
44–51 | CSM București
|
24–26 | 20–25 |
| Madeira Andebol SAD
|
57–44 | AEK Athens
|
27–22 | 30–22 |
Matches edit
| 20 April 2019 14:00 |
HC Neva SPb
|
24–26 | CSM București
|
Interuniversity sports center (MUSC), Saint Petersburg Attendance: 400 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| Emelyanenko 6 | (13–11) | Teixeira 7 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 4× 3×
|
| 27 April 2019 16:00 |
CSM București
|
25–20 | HC Neva SPb
|
Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 500 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS) |
| Teixeira 8 | (15–11) | Emelyanenko, Turaev 4 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
CSM București won 51–44 on aggregate.
| 20 April 2019 18:00 |
Madeira Andebol SAD
|
27–22 | A.E.K. Athens
|
Pavilhao Gimnodesportivo, Funchal Attendance: 640 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE) |
| Ribeiro 9 | (12–10) | Baláž, Jakobsen 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 27 April 2019 15:00 |
A.E.K. Athens
|
22–30 | Madeira Andebol SAD
|
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| Palevičius 7 | (9-13) | António 7 | ||
| 3× 7×
|
Report | 2× 6× 1×
|
Madeira Andebol SAD won 57–44 on aggregate.
Final edit
The first leg was played on 11–12 May and the second was played on 18–19 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 30 April 2019 in Vienna.[8]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeira Andebol SAD
|
42–48 | CSM București
|
22–22 | 20–26 |
Matches edit
| 12 May 2019 16:30 |
Madeira Andebol SAD
|
22–22 | CSM București
|
Pavilhao Gimnodesportivo, Funchal Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
| António 7 | (9–8) | A.Esteki 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 4× 5×
|
| 18 May 2019 13:30 |
CSM București
|
26–20 | Madeira Andebol SAD
|
Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE) |
| S.Esteki, Rotaru 6 | (16–9) | Semedo 6 | ||
| 4× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
CSM București won 48–42 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elledy Semedo
|
Madeira Andebol SAD
|
58 |
| 2 |  Lars Jakobsen
|
AEK Athens
|
48 |
| 3 | Ribeiro Ulisses
|
Madeira Andebol SAD
|
40 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "British and Last season's finalists AEK Athens to enter the Challenge Cup in Round 3". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "EHF Challenge Cup round 2".
- ^ "EHF Challenge Cup round 3".
- ^ "Pots revealed for the Challenge Cup Last 16 draw". EHF. 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Last season's runners-up to face Ramhat Hashron in the Last 16". EHF. 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Elite eight await Challenge Cup draws". 18 February 2019.
- ^ "2018 finalists A.E.K. Athens face trip to Russia in Challenge Cup Quarter-finals". 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Men's challenge cup final begins in Funchal". 30 April 2019.
- ^ Goalscorers
External links edit
- EHF Challenge Cup (official website)