2013–14 EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League2013–14

Tournament information
Sport| Handball
Dates| 31 August 2013–1 June 2014
Teams| 38 (Qualification stage)
24 (Group phase)
16 (Knockout stage)
Final positions
Champions|  SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1st title)
Runner-up|  THW Kiel
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 148
Goals scored| 8338 (56.34 per match)
Attendance| 651,334 (4,401 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Momir Ilić
(103 goals)

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The 2013–14 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 21st edition under the current EHF Champions League format. HSV Hamburg was the defending champion. The VELUX EHF FINAL4 was played on 31 May–1 June at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[1]

SG Flensburg-Handewitt won the title for the first time after defeating THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.

## Overview

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### Team allocation

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[2]

* TH: Title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position

Group stage

THW Kiel (1st) |  Paris Saint-Germain (1st) |  Gorenje (1st) |  Wacker Thun (1st)
Flensburg (2nd) |  Dunkerque (2nd) |  Celje (2nd) |  Zagreb (1st)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen (3rd) |  Aalborg (1st) |  St. Petersburg (2nd) |  Vive Targi Kielce (1st)
Barcelona (1st) |  KIF Kolding (2nd) |  MKB-MVM Veszprém (1st) |  Vardar (1st)
Logroño (3rd)
Qualifying
Qualification tournament  | Wild card tournament
HCM Constanța (1st) |  Elverum (1st) |  KRAS/Volendam (1st) |  Füchse Berlin (4th)
Porto (1st) |  Dinamo-Minsk (1st) |  Handball Esch (1st) |  HSV Hamburgth (5th)
HK Drott (1st) |  AEK Athens (1st) |  |  Montpellier (3rd)
Vojvodina (1st) |  Alpla HC Hard (1st) |  |  Pick Szeged (2nd)
Motor Zaporizhzhia (1st) |  Tatran Prešov (1st) |  |  Wisła Płock (2nd)
Borac Banja Luka (1st) |  Beşiktaş (1st) |  |  Metalurg (2nd)

## Qualification stage

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Main article: 2013–14 EHF Champions League qualifying

### Qualification tournaments

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Fourteen teams took part in the qualification tournaments. Twelve were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match, while the remaining two teams played a two-legged playoff match. The winners of the qualification tournaments and of the play-off qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2013–14 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 27 June 2013, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[3][4] Matches were played on 31 August and 1 September 2013.

#### Seedings

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Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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Dinamo-Minsk
Borac Banja Luka
HCM Constanța |  Vojvodina
Tatran Prešov
Porto |  Alpla HC Hard
Elverum
Beşiktaş |  Motor Zaporizhzhia
AEK Athens
KRAS/Volendam

#### Qualification tournament 1

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This qualification tournament was hosted in Prešov, Slovakia, at the home venue of Tatran Prešov.

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 August 2013| |

|  Dinamo-Minsk| 25

| 1 September 2013

|  AEK Athens| 21 |

|  Dinamo-Minsk| 29

| 31 August 2013

| |  Tatran Prešov| 27

|  Tatran Prešov| 32

|  Beşiktaş| 30 |

| Third place

| 1 September 2013

|  AEK Athens| 34

|  Beşiktaş| 30

#### Qualification tournament 2

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This qualification tournament was hosted in Novi Sad, Serbia, at the home venue of Vojvodina.

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 August 2013| |

|  Borac Banja Luka| 18

| 1 September 2013

|  Motor Zaporizhzhia| 40 |

|  Motor Zaporizhzhia| 36

| 31 August 2013

| |  Vojvodina| 24

|  Vojvodina| 27

|  Alpla HC Hard| 26 |

| Third place

| 1 September 2013

|  Borac Banja Luka| 17

|  Alpla HC Hard| 25

#### Qualification tournament 3

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This qualification tournament was hosted in Porto, Portugal, at the home venue of Porto.

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 August 2013| |

|  Porto| 29

| 1 September 2013

|  Elverum| 28 |

|  Porto| 26

| 31 August 2013

| |  HCM Constanța| 22

|  HCM Constanța| 34

|  KRAS/Volendam| 25 |

| Third place

| 1 September 2013

|  KRAS/Volendam| 24

|  Elverum| 32

### Playoff

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The winner qualified for the group stage and the losing team entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup second round.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Handball Esch | 44–63  |  HK Drott | 30–26 | 14–37

### Wildcard qualification

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The winners qualified for the group stage and the losing teams entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup third round.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Füchse Berlin | 56–57  |  HSV Hamburg | 30–30 | 26–27
Metalurg | 45–39  |  Pick Szeged | 26–16 | 19–23
Montpellier | 52–55  |  Wisła Płock | 29–27 | 23–28

## Group phase

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Main article: 2013–14 EHF Champions League group stage

Veszprém

Kiel

Barcelona

Aalborg

Zagreb

Kielce

PSG

Velenje

St. Petersburg

Wisła

Vardar

Flensburg

Löwen

KIF

Logroño

Thun

Celje

Dunkerque

Dinamo

Drott

Motor

Porto

Metalurg

Hamburg

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Location of teams of the 2013–14 EHF Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A;  Green: Group B;  Blue: Group C;  Yellow: Group D.

The draw for the group stage took place at the Gloriette in Vienna on 28 June 2013 at 20:15 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.[3][5]

| Pot 1

THW Kiel
Barcelona
Aalborg
Veszprém
| Pot 2

Kielce
Zagreb
Paris SG
Gorenje
| Pot 3

Flensburg
Wisła Płock
St. Petersburg
Vardar
| Pot 4

KIF Kolding
Wacker Thun
RN Löwen
Logroño
| Pot 5

Dunkerque
Celje
HK Drott
Dinamo-Minsk
| Pot 6

Motor
Porto
Metalurg
HSV Hamburg
Key to colours in group tables

Top four placed teams advanced to the last 16

### Group A

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MKB-MVM Veszprém | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 303  | 243  | +60  | 17  |  | -- | 30–29 | 27–26 | 44–27 | 34–27 | 29–20
Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 305  | 252  | +53  | 16  |  | 25–25 | -- | 35–25 | 31–31 | 34–26 | 31–17
Celje | 10  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 269  | 272  | −3  | 9  |  | 26–31 | 25–28 | -- | 30–27 | 26–20 | 29–22
Motor Zaporizhzhia | 10  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 277  | 296  | −19  | 9  |  | 25–21 | 26–32 | 29–32 | -- | 31–30 | 29–24
Zagreb | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 267  | 282  | −15  | 8  |  | 22–33 | 24–28 | 24–21 | 33–27 | -- | 26–24
St. Petersburg | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 216  | 292  | −76  | 1  |  | 15–28 | 23–32 | 29–29 | 18–24 | 24–35 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group B

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  KIE |  KOL |  KSK |  PLO |  POR |  DUN

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THW Kiel | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 298  | 268  | +30  | 17  |  | -- | 29–26 | 28–28 | 34–25 | 30–25 | 28–25
KIF Kolding | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 249  | 240  | +9  | 14  |  | 24–26 | -- | 29–24 | 23–22 | 25–20 | 26–24
Vive Targi Kielce | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 307  | 276  | +31  | 13  |  | 34–29 | 25–26 | -- | 38–30 | 35–23 | 33–23
Wisła Płock | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 275  | 277  | −2  | 8  |  | 33–34 | 25–26 | 28–30 | -- | 28–22 | 32–25
Porto | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 241  | 278  | −37  | 5  |  | 27–31 | 27–24 | 30–35 | 20–24 | -- | 22–21
Dunkerque | 10  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 237  | 268  | −31  | 3  |  | 21–29 | 18–20 | 30–25 | 25–28 | 25–25 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group C

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Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  BAR |  PSG |  MET |  VAR |  MIN |  THU

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Barcelona | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 348  | 256  | +92  | 17  |  | -- | 38–28 | 35–17 | 30–23 | 35–25 | 45–26
Paris Saint-Germain | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 315  | 288  | +27  | 13  |  | 29–33 | -- | 32–29 | 35–25 | 34–30 | 38–24
Metalurg | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 256  | 265  | −9  | 12  |  | 31–29 | 28–26 | -- | 22–27 | 33–29 | 24–24
Vardar | 10  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 269  | 263  | +6  | 10  |  | 29–29 | 24–24 | 18–26 | -- | 30–22 | 32–25
Dinamo-Minsk | 10  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 266  | 295  | −29  | 7  |  | 25–35 | 29–35 | 23–23 | 26–24 | -- | 27–20
Wacker Thun | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 242  | 329  | −87  | 1  |  | 23–39 | 28–34 | 22–23 | 24–37 | 26–30 | --

Source: [citation needed]

### Group D

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Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  HAM |  FLE |  GOR |  AAH |  RIO |  HKD

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HSV Hamburg | 10  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 330  | 266  | +64  | 18  |  | -- | 32–27 | 41–32 | 28–20 | 34–27 | 39–30
Flensburg | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 314  | 272  | +42  | 17  |  | 27–24 | -- | 35–31 | 31–27 | 37–25 | 33–25
Gorenje | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 307  | 320  | −13  | 8  |  | 29–36 | 23–28 | -- | 25–30 | 33–28 | 35–33
Aalborg | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 275  | 265  | +10  | 8  |  | 26–28 | 26–27 | 23–28 | -- | 28–24 | 37–24
La Rioja | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 292  | 320  | −28  | 8  |  | 24–33 | 32–32 | 34–31 | 25–23 | -- | 38–34
HK Drott | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 289  | 364  | −75  | 1  |  | 24–35 | 27–37 | 32–40 | 26–35 | 35–35 | --

Source: [citation needed]

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage

### Last 16

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The draw was held on 25 February 2014 at 12:00 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 20–23 March, and the second legs on 29–31 March 2014.[6][7]

#### Seedings

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Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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MKB-MVM Veszprém
THW Kiel
Barcelona
HSV Hamburg |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen
KIF Kolding
Paris Saint-Germain
Flensburg |  RK Celje
Vive Targi Kielce
Metalurg Skopje
Gorenje |  Motor Zaporizhzhia
Wisła Płock
Vardar
Aalborg

#### Matches

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Motor Zaporizhzhia | 56–71  |  THW Kiel | 28–31 | 28–40
Aalborg | 42–60  |  Barcelona | 22–29 | 20–31
Vardar | 58–57  |  HSV Hamburg | 28–28 | 30–29
Wisła Płock | 60–64  |  MKB-MVM Veszprém | 34–33 | 26–31
Gorenje | 55–62  |  Paris Saint-Germain | 30–28 | 25–34
Celje | 53–55  |  Flensburg | 26–25 | 27–30
Metalurg Skopje | 53–43  |  KIF Kolding | 23–17 | 30–26
Vive Targi Kielce | 55–55  |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 32–28 | 23–27

### Quarter-finals

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The draw was held on 1 April 2014 at 12:15 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 19–21 April, and the second legs on 26–27 April 2014.[8][9]

#### Seedings

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Pot 1  | Pot 2

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MKB-MVM Veszprém |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen
THW Kiel |  Metalurg Skopje
Barcelona |  Paris Saint-Germain
Vardar |  Flensburg

#### Matches

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 62–62  |  Barcelona | 38–31 | 24–31
Flensburg | 49–49  |  Vardar | 24–22 | 25–27
Metalurg Skopje | 47–65  |  THW Kiel | 21–31 | 26–34
Paris Saint-Germain | 52–59  |  MKB-MVM Veszprém | 26–28 | 26–31

### Final four

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The draw was held on 29 April 2014.[10]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 May| |

|  Barcelona| 39

| 1 June

|  Flensburg (pen.)| 41 |

|  Flensburg| 30

| 31 May

| |  THW Kiel| 28

|  MKB-MVM Veszprém| 26

|  THW Kiel| 29 |

| Third place

| 1 June

|  Barcelona| 26

|  MKB-MVM Veszprém| 25

## Awards

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The All-star team of the Champions League 2013/14[11][12]

| Position | Player

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Goalkeeper |  Niklas Landin Jacobsen (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
Right wing |  Luc Abalo (Paris Saint-Germain)
Right back |  Kiril Lazarov (Barcelona)
Centre back |  Mikkel Hansen (Paris Saint-Germain)
Left back |  Momir Ilić (MKB-MVM Veszprém)
Left wing |  Timur Dibirov (RK Vardar)
Pivot |  Renato Sulić (MKB-MVM Veszprém)
Final four MVP |  Aron Palmarsson (THW Kiel)
Best defender |  Timuzsin Schuch (MKB-MVM Veszprém)

Landin

Dibirov

Sulić

Abalo

Ilić

Hansen

Lazarov

Best Defender :  Timuzsin Schuch

Final four MVP:  Aron Palmarsson

## See also

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* 2013–14 EHF Cup

## References

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1. ^ "7,000 tickets already sold". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
2. ^ "2013/14 list of participants". europeancup.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
3. ^ a b "Pots for the Qualification and the Group Phase draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-21.
4. ^ "Qualification groups determined". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-27.
5. ^ "Group Phase draw provides great battles". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-28.
6. ^ "All pots for Last 16 draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 23 February 2014.
7. ^ "Hamburg vs Vardar, Löwen vs Kielce". ehfcl.com. 25 February 2014.
8. ^ "Pots for the quarter-finals draw ready". ehfcl.com. 1 April 2014.
9. ^ "Barcelona to tame Lions, Kiel face Metalurg". ehfcl.com. 1 April 2014.
10. ^ "Barcelona take on Flensburg, Veszprem meet Kiel". ehfcl.com. 2014-04-29.
11. ^ "HC Vardar - Timur Dibirov part of the Champions League All-star team". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
12. ^ "Ilic takes top scorer trophy, Palmarsson becomes MVP". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2014-06-03.

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