2013–14 EHF Champions League qualifying

Main article: 2013–14 EHF Champions League

This article describes the qualifying for the 2013–14 EHF Champions League.

## Format

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A total of 14 teams will take part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs will be drawn into three groups of four and play a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advance to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs will go to the EHF Cup. Matches will be played at 31 August–1 September 2013. The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.[1][2]

## Seedings

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Two remaining teams played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage.

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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HC Dinamo-Minsk
RK Borac Banja Luka
H.C.M. Constanța |  RK Vojvodina
HT Tatran Prešov
F.C. Porto |  Alpla HC Hard
Elverum Håndball
Beşiktaş J.K. |  HC Zaporizhzhia
AEK Athens H.C.
KRAS/Volendam

## Qualification tournament 1

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HT Tatran Prešov organized the tournament.[3]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 August 2013| |

|  HC Dinamo-Minsk| 25

| 1 September 2013

|  AEK Athens H.C.| 21 |

|  HC Dinamo-Minsk| 29

| 31 August 2013

| |  HT Tatran Prešov| 27

|  HT Tatran Prešov| 32

|  Beşiktaş J.K.| 30 |

| Third place

| 1 September 2013

|  AEK Athens H.C.| 34

|  Beşiktaş J.K.| 30

### Semifinals

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31 August 2013
15:30  | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 25 – 21 |  AEK Athens H.C. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 822
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)

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Nikulenkau 6  | (11–13)  | Rakčević 6
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4×

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31 August 2013
18:00  | HT Tatran Prešov | 32 – 30 |  Beşiktaş J.K. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 1,723
Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP)

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Antl 6  | (17–12)  | Döne, Rašić 6
3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× 1×

### Third place game

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1 September 2013
15:30  | AEK Athens H.C. | 34 – 30 |  Beşiktaş J.K. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 538
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)

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Bakaoukas 13  | (21–14)  | Döne 9
3× 3× | Report |

### Final

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1 September 2013
18:00  | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 29 – 27 |  HT Tatran Prešov | City Hall Prešov, Prešov
Attendance: 3,072
Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP)

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Doborac 7  | (14–13)  | Urban 7
3× 4× | Report | 3× 7×

## Qualification tournament 2

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RK Vojvodina organized the tournament.[3]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 August 2013| |

|  RK Borac Banja Luka| 18

| 1 September 2013

|  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia| 40 |

|  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia| 36

| 31 August 2013

| |  RK Vojvodina| 24

|  RK Vojvodina| 27

|  Alpla HC Hard| 26 |

| Third place

| 1 September 2013

|  RK Borac Banja Luka| 17

|  Alpla HC Hard| 25

### Semifinals

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31 August 2013
17:00  | RK Borac Banja Luka | 18 – 40 |  HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 500
Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS)

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Bezbradica 6  | (8–20)  | Skopintsev 6
3× 5× | Report | 3× 1×

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31 August 2013
19:30  | RK Vojvodina | 27 – 26 |  Alpla HC Hard | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR)

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Elezović 8  | (10–12)  | Jochum 7
3× 6× | Report | 3× 5×

### Third place game

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1 September 2013
17:00  | RK Borac Banja Luka | 17 – 25 |  Alpla HC Hard | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 200
Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS)

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Trivundza 5  | (7–12)  | Tanasković 5
3× 4× | Report | 3× 5×

### Final

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1 September 2013
19:30  | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 – 24 |  RK Vojvodina | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR)

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Ostroushko 11  | (17–11)  | Elezović 5
3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4×

## Qualification tournament 3

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F.C. Porto organized the tournament.[3]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 31 August 2013| |

|  F.C. Porto| 29

| 1 September 2013

|  Elverum Håndball| 28 |

|  F.C. Porto| 26

| 31 August 2013

| |  H.C.M. Constanța| 22

|  H.C.M. Constanța| 34

|  KRAS/Volendam| 25 |

| Third place

| 1 September 2013

|  Elverum Håndball| 32

|  KRAS/Volendam| 24

### Semifinals

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31 August 2013
14:00  | F.C. Porto | 29 – 28 |  Elverum Håndball | Dragão Caixa, Porto
Attendance: 1,460
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)

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Davyes, Duarte 6  | (13–13)  | Toft 6
2× 4× | Report | 3× 2×

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31 August 2013
16:30  | H.C.M. Constanța | 34 – 25 |  KRAS/Volendam | Dragão Caixa, Porto
Attendance: 530
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)

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Şimicu 7  | (19–14)  | Adams 10
3× 9× 1× | Report | 3× 9× 1×

### Third place game

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1 September 2013
16:30  | KRAS/Volendam | 24 – 32 |  Elverum Håndball | Dragão Caixa, Porto
Attendance: 150
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)

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Beemsterboer, Smits 4  | (13–18)  | Aanestad 6
3× 3× | Report | 3× 8×

### Final

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1 September 2013
14:00  | H.C.M. Constanța | 22 – 26 |  F.C. Porto | Dragão Caixa, Porto
Attendance: 1,704
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)

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Sadoveac 6  | (9–12)  | Spinola 9
3× 9× 2× | Report | 3× 9× 2×

## Playoff

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The winner advanced to the group stage.

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

### First leg

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24 August 2013
18:00  | Handball Esch | 30 – 26 |  HK Drott | d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 500
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)

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Kohl 10  | (17–15)  | Persson 7
3× 4× | Report | 2× 2×

### Second leg

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31 August 2013
16:00  | HK Drott | 37 – 14 |  Handball Esch | Halmstad Arena, Halmstad
Attendance: 1,185
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)

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Persson 7  | (19–8)  | Kohl, Schmidt 3
2× 4× | Report | 3× 4×

HK Drott won 63–44 on aggregate.

## Wildcard matches

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The winners advanced to the group stage. The schedule and qualifying criteria were changed after Atlético Madrid withdrew.[4]

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
HC Metalurg | 45–39  |  SC Pick Szeged | 26–16 | 19–23
Montpellier | 52–55  |  Wisła Płock | 29–27 | 23–28

### Match 1

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#### First leg

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28 August 2013
19:00  | HC Metalurg | 26 – 16 |  SC Pick Szeged | Avtokomanda, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)

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Manaskov 6  | (13–11)  | Ancsin 5
3× 7× | Report | 2× 6×

#### Second leg

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1 September 2013
19:00  | SC Pick Szeged | 23 – 19 |  HC Metalurg | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)

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Šulc 7  | (11–7)  | Atman 5
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5×

HC Metalurg won 45–39 on aggregate.

### Match 2

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#### First leg

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29 August 2013
19:00  | Montpellier | 29 – 27 |  Wisła Płock | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)

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Accambray 8  | (11–15)  | Ghionea 9
3× 3× | Report | 3× 6×

#### Second leg

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1 September 2013
16:00  | Wisła Płock | 28 – 23 |  Montpellier | Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)

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Ghionea 8  | (13–10)  | Guigou 5
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3×

Wisła Płock won 55–52 on aggregate.

### Match 3

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A draw decided that Berlin played the first leg at home.[5]

#### First leg

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21 August 2013
19:00  | Füchse Berlin | 30 – 30 |  HSV Hamburg | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 7,128
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)

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Horák, Igropulo 6  | (18–15)  | Lindberg 6
3× 3× | Report | 3× 2×

#### Second leg

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23 August 2013
19:00  | HSV Hamburg | 27 – 26 |  Füchse Berlin | O² World, Hamburg
Attendance: 6,220
Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)

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Pfahl 6  | (10–14)  | Petersen 8
3× 2× | Report | 3× 1×

HSV Hamburg won 57–56 on aggregate.

## References

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1. ^ "Pots for the Qualification and the Group Phase draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-21.
2. ^ "Qualification groups determined". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-27.
3. ^ a b c "Qualification tournaments organisers announced". ehfcl.com. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
4. ^ "New format announced for wild card qualification". ehfcl.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
5. ^ "Berlin to host the first leg of the Wild Card KO match". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-28.

## External links

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* Official website

*[Agg.]: Aggregate score