2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League main round

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League main round began on 25 January and was concluded on 10 March 2019. A total of twelve teams competed for eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams edit

Group Winners Runners-up Third place
A   Metz Handball   ŽRK Budućnost   Odense Håndbold
B   Rostov-Don   København Håndbold   Brest Bretagne Handball
C   Győri Audi ETO KC   RK Krim   Thüringer HC
D   CSM București   Vipers Kristiansand   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria

Format edit

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.

Tiebreakers edit

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows:

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

Groups edit

The matchdays were 25–27 January, 1–3 February, 8–10 February, 22–24 February, 1–3 March, 8–10 March 2018.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Metz Handball 10 7 1 2 299 242 +57 15[a] Quarterfinals
2   Rostov-Don 10 7 1 2 261 241 +20 15[a]
3   ŽRK Budućnost 10 5 1 4 245 248 −3 11
4   Odense Håndbold 10 3 2 5 246 267 −21 8[b]
5   København Håndbold 10 3 2 5 271 280 −9 8[b]
6   Brest Bretagne Handball 10 0 3 7 253 297 −44 3
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Metz Handball 55–43 Rostov-Don
  2. ^ a b Odense Håndbold 49–47 København Håndbold
26 January 2019
14:30
Odense Håndbold   28–24   Brest Bretagne Handball Odense Sports Park, Odense
Attendance: 1,737
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Jørgensen 6 (14–10) Gros 7
  3×  Report   5× 
26 January 2019
17:30
Metz Handball   29–25   Rostov-Don Arènes de Metz, Metz
Attendance: 4,352
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Zaadi 7 (17–14) Abbingh 7
  3×  Report   3× 
27 January 2019
19:30
ŽRK Budućnost   29–27   København Håndbold Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 3,001
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Raičević 8 (15–12) Nielsen 8
  4×  Report   4× 

2 February 2019
14:00
Rostov-Don   24–22   ŽRK Budućnost Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Sen 8 (13–11) Raičević 7
  5×  1×  Report   11×  1× 
2 February 2019
17:30
Brest Bretagne Handball   21–32   Metz Handball Brest Arena, Brest
Attendance: 3,555
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Pineau 7 (9–16) Zaadi 7
  4×  1×  Report   4× 
4 February 2019
19:00
København Håndbold   24–24   Odense Håndbold Trefor Arena, Brøndby
Attendance: 1,410
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Dulfer 4 (12–9) Cohrt 7
  1×  Report   5× 

10 February 2019
15:00
Metz Handball   36–24   København Håndbold Arènes de Metz, Metz
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Zaadi 7 (19–13) Nielsen 5
  4×  Report   6× 
10 February 2019
15:10
Odense Håndbold   26–30   Rostov-Don Odense Sports Park, Odense
Attendance: 2,236
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Tranborg 8 (13–17) Managarova 6
  3×  Report   3× 
10 February 2019
19:00
ŽRK Budućnost   28–27   Brest Bretagne Handball Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Jauković 12 (15–12) Tissier 7
  3×  Report   3× 

23 February 2019
13:30
København Håndbold   31–20   ŽRK Budućnost Trefor Arena, Brøndby
Attendance: 1,208
Referees: Merz, Schiha (GER)
Blohm 7 (16–9) K. Bulatović, Grbić 4
  2×  Report   4× 
23 February 2019
14:30
Rostov-Don   18–26   Metz Handball Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Abbingh, Borshchenko 5 (12–13) Smits 6
  1×  Report   2× 
24 February 2019
15:00
Brest Bretagne Handball   24–29   Odense Håndbold Brest Arena, Brest
Attendance: 3,425
Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
Gros 8 (13–13) Heindahl, Tranborg 6
  1×  Report   4× 

2 March 2019
14:30
Odense Håndbold   25–23   København Håndbold Odense Sports Park, Odense
Attendance: 2,127
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Østergaard 5 (13–11) Dulfer 6
  1×  Report   3× 
3 March 2019
15:00
Metz Handball   39–26   Brest Bretagne Handball Arènes de Metz, Metz
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Houette 10 (17–13) Gros, Toublanc 4
  2×  Report   6× 
3 March 2019
19:00
ŽRK Budućnost   20–23   Rostov-Don Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,612
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
K. Bulatović 7 (9–11) four players 3
  1×  Report   5× 

9 March 2019
14:00
Rostov-Don   25–19   Odense Håndbold Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Sen 6 (14–10) Bakkerud 9
  Report   3× 
10 March 2019
15:00
København Håndbold   36–33   Metz Handball Trefor Arena, Brøndby
Attendance: 1,275
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Nielsen 6 (15–17) Smits 8
  2×  Report   2× 
10 March 2019
17:00
Brest Bretagne Handball   22–22   ŽRK Budućnost Brest Arena, Brest
Attendance: 2,995
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Gros 7 (13–13) K. Bulatović 5
  2×  Report   3× 

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Győri Audi ETO KC 10 8 2 0 333 267 +66 18 Quarterfinals
2   Vipers Kristiansand 10 6 0 4 288 265 +23 12[a]
3   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 10 5 2 3 298 306 −8 12[a]
4   CSM București 10 5 1 4 292 282 +10 11
5   RK Krim 10 2 1 7 243 281 −38 5
6   Thüringer HC 10 0 2 8 255 308 −53 2
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Vipers Kristiansand 61–54 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
26 January 2019
15:00
Krim   24–25   Vipers Kristiansand Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Mavsar, Peredery 5 (8–10) three players 5
  2×  Report   3× 
26 January 2019
19:30
Győri Audi ETO KC   36–27   CSM București Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 5,389
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Pintea 9 (22–15) Lekić 8
  3×  Report   5× 
27 January 2019
14:00
Thüringer HC   32–35   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Huber 9 (19–19) Pena 14
  3×  Report   6× 

2 February 2019
16:00
CSM București   32–26   Krim Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,862
Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
Radičević 10 (16–11) Tsakalou 7
  2×  Report   3× 
2 February 2019
17:30
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria   32–32   Győri Audi ETO KC Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Klujber 7 (16–15) Groot 8
  3×  Report   3× 
2 February 2019
18:15
Vipers Kristiansand   31–24   Thüringer HC Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand
Attendance: 1,534
Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
Kristiansen 10 (16–12) Luzumová, Schmelzer 6
  3×  Report   3× 

9 February 2019
15:00
Krim   23–25   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,457
Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
Gnabouyou 6 (10–10) Klujber 9
  4×  Report   6× 
9 February 2019
19:30
Győri Audi ETO KC   33–29   Vipers Kristiansand Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 5,397
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Hansen 8 (19–14) Sulland 8
  3×  Report   2× 
10 February 2019
14:00
Thüringer HC   30–38   CSM București Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Luzumová 12 (12–17) Radičević 13
  3×  Report   5× 

23 February 2019
15:30
CSM București   25–27   Győri Audi ETO KC Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,032
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Radičević 6 (10–14) Groot 8
  4×  Report   4× 
23 February 2019
18:15
Vipers Kristiansand   29–21   Krim Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand
Attendance: 1,610
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Reistad 7 (14–14) Stanko 8
  3×  Report   2× 
23 February 2019
19:30
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria   30–29   Thüringer HC Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Klujber 9 (17–12) Luzumová, Stolle 6
  2×  Report   6× 

2 March 2019
15:00
Krim   23–22   CSM București Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 823
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Stanko 8 (12–11) Curea 9
  5×  Report   6×  1× 
2 March 2019
19:30
Győri Audi ETO KC   32–32   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 5,475
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Pintea 6 (15–13) Pena 12
  1×  Report   3× 
3 March 2019
14:00
Thüringer HC   21–29   Vipers Kristiansand Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Bölk 6 (9–17) Waade 6
  3×  Report   2× 

8 March 2019
17:00
CSM București   23–23   Thüringer HC Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,468
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Radičević 8 (14–8) Stolle 6
  3×  Report   4× 
9 March 2019
18:15
Vipers Kristiansand   26–33   Győri Audi ETO KC Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Waade 6 (17–17) Oftedal 7
  3×  Report   4× 
10 March 2019
14:30
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria   31–27   Krim Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Klujber 9 (16–11) Mavsar 8
  5×  Report   5× 

References edit

  1. ^ "EXEC confirms participants for the 2018/19 season". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

External links edit