This article describes the knockout stage of the 2018–19 EHF Champions League.
Qualified teams edit
The 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 |  Barça Lassa
|
 Telekom Veszprém
|
 RK Vardar
|
 PGE Vive Kielce
|
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
 Meshkov Brest
| |
| B |  Paris Saint-Germain
|
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
HBC Nantes
|
 Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
 PPD Zagreb
| |
| Playoff winners |  Sporting CP Wisła Płock
| ||||||
Format edit
12 teams played 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 home and away for the right to play in the final four.
Round of 16 edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP
|
57–65 | Telekom Veszprém
|
28–30 | 29–35 |
| Wisła Płock
|
36–45 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
20–22 | 16–23 |
| PPD Zagreb
|
48–59 | RK Vardar
|
18–27 | 30–32 |
| Meshkov Brest
|
48–60 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
28–30 | 20–30 |
| Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
62–67 | PGE Vive Kielce
|
33–33 | 29–34 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
61–62 | HBC Nantes
|
34–32 | 27–30 |
Matches edit
| 24 March 2019 18:00 |
Sporting CP
|
28–30 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon Attendance: 2,903 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Ghionea 7 | (15–14) | Nenadić 9 | ||
2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 30 March 2019 17:30 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
35–29 | Sporting CP
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Štrlek 7 | (17–14) | three players 6 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
Telekom Veszprém won 65–57 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2019 16:00 |
Wisła Płock
|
20–22 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Daszek, Toledo 5 | (10–10) | Cañellas 6 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2× 1×
|
| 31 March 2019 17:00 |
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
23–16 | Wisła Płock
|
Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| Bánhidi 6 | (13–8) | Gębala 5 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
MOL-Pick Szeged won 45–36 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2019 20:30 |
PPD Zagreb
|
18–27 | RK Vardar
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 7,836 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Mandić 5 | (6–14) | Karačić, Krištopāns 5 | ||
1× 4× 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 30 March 2019 19:30 |
RK Vardar
|
32–30 | PPD Zagreb
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| Čupić 9 | (19–13) | Horvat 11 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 3× 7×
|
RK Vardar won 59–48 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2019 18:00 |
Meshkov Brest
|
28–30 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Sportshall Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Đorđić 6 | (14–14) | Schmidt 8 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 2× 7×
|
| 31 March 2019 19:00 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
30–20 | Meshkov Brest
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,709 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Wanne 7 | (14–8) | Ðukić 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Flensburg-Handewitt won 60–48 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2019 17:30 |
Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
33–33 | PGE Vive Kielce
|
Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhzhia Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| Kozakevych 9 | (16–16) | Cindrić, Dujshebaev 8 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 30 March 2019 16:00 |
PGE Vive Kielce
|
33–29 | Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 3,900 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| Dujshebaev, Kulesh 6 | (17–12) | Kozakevych 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
PGE Vive Kielce won 67–62 on aggregate.
| 20 March 2019 19:00 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
34–32 | HBC Nantes
|
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 5,417 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Kohlbacher 11 | (18–16) | Gurbindo, Nyokas 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 30 March 2019 19:00 |
HBC Nantes
|
30–27 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 5,902 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| Lagarde, Rivera Folch 8 | (14–14) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
HBC Nantes won 62–61 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBC Nantes
|
51–61 | Barça Lassa
|
25–32 | 26–29 |
| PGE Vive Kielce
|
60–59 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
34–24 | 26–35 |
| Flensburg-Handewitt
|
47–57 | Telekom Veszprém
|
22–28 | 25–29 |
| RK Vardar
|
56–52 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
31–23 | 25–29 |
Matches edit
| 24 April 2019 20:45 |
HBC Nantes
|
25–32 | Barça Lassa
|
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 5,657 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Rivera 8 | (12–16) | Fabregas 9 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 4 May 2019 19:30 |
Barça Lassa
|
29–26 | HBC Nantes
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,278 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Andersson 5 | (17–14) | Tournat 5 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Barça Lassa won 61–51 on aggregate.
| 27 April 2019 18:00 |
PGE Vive Kielce
|
34–24 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Karalek, Kulesh 6 | (16–11) | Gensheimer 11 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 5 May 2019 17:00 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
35–26 | PGE Vive Kielce
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Remili 13 | (18–11) | Cindrić 6 | ||
| 3× 8× 1×
|
Report | 3× 8×
|
PGE Vive Kielce won 60–59 on aggregate.
| 24 April 2019 19:00 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
22–28 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,118 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Glandorf, Jøndal 5 | (15–15) | Nilsson 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 4 May 2019 17:30 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
29–25 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,321 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Gajić 6 | (17–13) | Wanne 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 1×
|
Telekom Veszprém won 57–47 on aggregate.
| 25 April 2019 20:00 |
RK Vardar
|
31–23 | MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| Karačić, Krištopāns 8 | (14–12) | Bánhidi 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 5 May 2019 19:00 |
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
29–25 | RK Vardar
|
Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Bánhidi 7 | (17–9) | Karačić 8 | ||
| 4× 8× 2×
|
Report | 2× 5× 1×
|
RK Vardar won 56–52 on aggregate.
Final four edit
The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 1 and 2 June 2019. The draw took place on 7 May 2019.[1][2]
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 33 | |||||
| 2 June | ||||||
| PGE Vive Kielce | 30 | |||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 24 | |||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| RK Vardar | 27 | |||||
| Barça Lassa | 27 | |||||
| RK Vardar | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 June | ||||||
| PGE Vive Kielce | 35 | |||||
| Barça Lassa | 40 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 1 June 2019 15:15 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
33–30 | PGE Vive Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Nenadić 12 | (13–13) | A. Dujshebaev 6 | ||
| 2× 3× 1×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 1 June 2019 18:00 |
Barça Lassa
|
27–29 | RK Vardar
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| Gómez 9 | (16–9) | Krištopāns 10 | ||
| 4× 5× 1×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
Third place game edit
| 2 June 2019 15:15 |
Barça Lassa
|
40–35 | PGE Vive Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| Mem 8 | (20–16) | Moryto 10 | ||
| 9× 1×
|
Report | 4× 8×
|
Final edit
| 2 June 2019 18:00 |
RK Vardar
|
27–24 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Ferreira 6 | (16–11) | Mahé 6 | ||
| 4× 2×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
References edit
- ^ "Cologne welcomes VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw for the 10th time". ehfcl.com. 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Record winners against 2017 champions". ehfcl.com. 7 May 2019.