2018–19 EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League

This article is about the 2018–19 EHF Men's Champions League. For the EHF Women's Champions League, see 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League.

EHF Champions League2018–19

Tournament information
Sport| Handball
Dates| 12 September 2018–2 June 2019
Teams| 28
Website| ehfcl.com
Final positions
Champions|  RK Vardar
Runner-up|  Telekom Veszprém
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 200
Goals scored| 11395 (56.98 per match)
Attendance| 738,682 (3,693 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Alex Dujshebaev
(99 goals)

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The 2018–19 EHF Champions League was the 59th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 26th edition under the current EHF Champions League format.[1]

RK Vardar defeated Telekom Veszprém 27–24 in the final to win their second title.[2]

## Competition format

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Twenty-eight teams, divided into four groups, participated in the competition. Groups A and B were played with eight teams each, in a round robin, home and away format. The top team in each group qualified directly for the quarter-finals, while the bottom two in each group dropped out of the competition. The remaining 10 teams qualified for the first knockout phase.

In Groups C and D, six teams played in each group in a round robin format, with both home and away games. The top two teams in each group then met in an elimination play-off, with the two winners proceeding to the first knockout phase. The remaining teams were eliminated from the competition.

Knockout phase 1 (last 16)

12 teams played home and away in the first knockout phase, with the 10 teams qualified from Groups A and B and the two teams qualified from Groups C and D.

Knockout phase 2 (quarter-finals)

The six winners of the matches in the first knockout phase were joined by the winners of Groups A and B to play home and away for the right to contest the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

VELUX EHF FINAL4

The culmination of the season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4, continued in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title over one weekend in LANXESS arena, Cologne.

## Team allocation

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28 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.[3]

Groups A/B

Meshkov Brest |  PPD Zagreb |  Skjern Håndbold |  Montpellier Handball
HBC Nantes |  Paris Saint-Germain |  Flensburg-Handewitt |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen
MOL-Pick Szeged |  Telekom Veszprém |  RK Vardar |  PGE Vive Kielce
Barça Lassa |  IFK Kristianstad |  Celje Pivovarna Laško |  Motor Zaporizhzhia
Groups C/D
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |  Riihimäki Cocks |  Metalurg Skopje |  Elverum Håndball
Wisła Płock |  Sporting CP |  Dinamo București |  Chekhovskiye Medvedi
Tatran Prešov |  Ademar León |  Wacker Thun |  Beşiktaş

## Round and draw dates

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Phase  | Draw date

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Group stage  | 29 June 2018
Knockout stage
Final Four
(Cologne)  | 7 May 2019

## Group stage

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RN Löwen

Flensburg

Barcelona

León

PSG

Montpellier

Nantes

Veszprém

Szeged

Bjerringbro

Skjern

Celje

Kielce

Płock

Vardar

Metalurg

Kristianstad

Brest

Thun

Dinamo

Zagreb

Sporting

Chekhov

Motor

Cocks

Prešov

Elverum

Beşiktaş

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Location of teams of the 2018–19 EHF Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A;  Blue: Group B;  Green: Group C;  Yellow: Group D.

Main article: 2018–19 EHF Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 June 2018 at 12:30 at the Erste Campus in Vienna, Austria. The 28 teams were drawn into four groups, two containing eight teams (Groups A and B) and two containing six teams (Groups C and D). The only restriction was that teams from the same national association could not face each other in the same group. The only exception was HBC Nantes, who play against one of the two French rivals in the group.[4]

In each group, teams will play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

After completion of the group stage matches, the teams advancing to the knockout stage will be determined in the following manner:

* Groups A and B – the top team will qualify directly for the quarterfinals, and the five teams ranked 2nd–6th will advance to the first knockout round.
* Groups C and D – the top two teams from both groups contest a playoff to determine the last two sides joining the 10 teams from Groups A and B in the first knockout round.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams are 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 will be 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.

During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

### Group A

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1  |  Barça Lassa | 14  | 12  | 0  | 2  | 486  | 391  | +95  | 24  | Quarterfinals |  | -- | 31–28 | 34–26 | 31–27 | 30–25 | 41–32 | 35–27 | 43–26
2  |  Telekom Veszprém | 14  | 10  | 0  | 4  | 410  | 382  | +28  | 20  | First knockout round |  | 29–26 | -- | 24–27 | 29–27 | 28–29 | 28–20 | 25–19 | 36–27
3  |  RK Vardar | 14  | 9  | 1  | 4  | 406  | 390  | +16  | 19  |  | 26–30 | 27–29 | -- | 28–27 | 29–27 | 30–23 | 33–27 | 33–25
4  |  PGE Vive Kielce | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 439  | 430  | +9  | 14[a] |  | 36–42 | 35–36 | 31–27 | -- | 35–32 | 33–31 | 27–28 | 33–31
5  |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 418  | 410  | +8  | 14[a] |  | 35–34 | 25–29 | 27–30 | 30–29 | -- | 33–27 | 37–27 | 36–27
6  |  Meshkov Brest | 14  | 4  | 1  | 9  | 379  | 419  | −40  | 9  |  | 21−29 | 28–29 | 31–31 | 26–35 | 27–24 | -- | 26–23 | 32–23
7  |  Montpellier | 14  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 377  | 414  | −37  | 7  |  |  | 28–36 | 29–30 | 24–27 | 26–29 | 31–26 | 29–23 | -- | 30–31
8  |  IFK Kristianstad | 14  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 396  | 475  | −79  | 5  |  | 25–44 | 32–29 | 30–31 | 33–34 | 27–32 | 30–32 | 29–29 | --

Source: EHF
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1. ^ a b Vive Kielce 64–62 Rhein-Neckar Löwen

### Group B

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1  |  Paris Saint-Germain | 14  | 13  | 0  | 1  | 455  | 385  | +70  | 26  | Quarterfinals |  | -- | 33–31 | 29–28 | 35–34 | 31–25 | 33–28 | 38–28 | 33–21
2  |  MOL-Pick Szeged | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 411  | 397  | +14  | 20  | First knockout round |  | 33–32 | -- | 30–28 | 30–28 | 30–29 | 26–26 | 33–33 | 33–24
3  |  Flensburg-Handewitt | 14  | 7  | 1  | 6  | 378  | 370  | +8  | 15  |  | 20–27 | 27–25 | -- | 29–29 | 31–24 | 29–31 | 26–22 | 27–26
4  |  HBC Nantes | 14  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 421  | 408  | +13  | 14  |  | 31–35 | 29–26 | 31–34 | -- | 23–27 | 23–20 | 35–27 | 38–27
5  |  Motor Zaporizhzhia | 14  | 5  | 1  | 8  | 389  | 381  | +8  | 11[a] |  | 29–35 | 31–32 | 28–26 | 30–30 | -- | 35–27 | 33–23 | 36–27
6  |  PPD Zagreb | 14  | 4  | 3  | 7  | 382  | 420  | −38  | 11[a] |  | 21–32 | 23–24 | 21–22 | 27–27 | 27–24 | -- | 32–29 | 24–22
7  |  Skjern Håndbold | 14  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 398  | 439  | −41  | 8  |  |  | 24–26 | 26–29 | 24–31 | 32–34 | 37–33 | 31–31 | -- | 35–32
8  |  Celje Pivovarna Laško | 14  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 380  | 416  | −36  | 7  |  | 32–36 | 28–29 | 23–20 | 29–29 | 33–28 | 30–21 | 26–27 | --

Source: EHF
Notes:

1. ^ a b Motor Zaporizhzhia 59–54 Zagreb

### Group C

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1  |  Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 10  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 323  | 273  | +50  | 16  | Playoffs |  | -- | 29–28 | 29–30 | 39–28 | 34–27 | 33–25
2  |  Sporting CP | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 304  | 277  | +27  | 14[a] |  | 32–35 | -- | 26–28 | 33–31 | 34–28 | 34–26
3  |  Tatran Prešov | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 278  | 268  | +10  | 14[a] |  |  | 26–24 | 27–30 | -- | 27–28 | 27–23 | 30–24
4  |  Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 280  | 279  | +1  | 8  |  | 24–30 | 22–23 | 38–26 | -- | 22–24 | 33–25
5  |  Beşiktaş | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 255  | 289  | −34  | 6  |  | 24–37 | 27–33 | 22–28 | 27–30 | -- | 23–22
6  |  Metalurg Skopje | 10  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 246  | 300  | −54  | 2  |  | 29–33 | 24–31 | 24–29 | 25–24 | 22–30 | --

Source: EHF
Notes:

1. ^ a b Sporting 56–55 Prešov

### Group D

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1  |  Dinamo București | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 293  | 280  | +13  | 14[a] | Playoffs |  | -- | 24–21 | 26–24 | 35–30 | 24–22 | 35–34
2  |  Wisła Płock | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 278  | 250  | +28  | 14[a] |  | 29–28 | -- | 30–28 | 25–23 | 34–18 | 34–24
3  |  Elverum Håndball | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 278  | 272  | +6  | 13  |  |  | 29–28 | 28–30 | -- | 30–25 | 28–27 | 29–28
4  |  Ademar León | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 252  | 251  | +1  | 12  |  | 31–28 | 27–24 | 24–24 | -- | 23–20 | 24–21
5  |  Riihimäki Cocks | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 246  | 269  | −23  | 6  |  | 31–32 | 27–26 | 25–28 | 19–19 | -- | 31–29
6  |  Wacker Thun | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 268  | 293  | −25  | 1  |  | 29–33 | 23–25 | 29–30 | 25–26 | 26–26 | --

Source: EHF
Notes:

1. ^ a b Dinamo 52–50 Płock

### Playoffs

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The top two teams from Groups C and D contested a playoff to determine the two sides advancing to the knockout phase. The winners of each group will face the runners-up of the other group in a two-legged tie.

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Sporting CP | 59–57  |  Dinamo București | 32–31 | 27–26
Wisła Płock | 49–46  |  Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 22–26 | 27–20

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2018–19 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The first-placed team from the preliminary groups A and B advanced to the quarterfinals, while the 2–6th placed teams advanced to the round of 16 alongside the playoff winners.

### Round of 16

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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

### Quarterfinals

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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

### Final four

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| Semifinals| | Final

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|  Telekom Veszprém| 33

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|  Telekom Veszprém| 24

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| |  RK Vardar| 27

|  Barça Lassa| 27

|  RK Vardar| 29 |

| Third place

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|  PGE Vive Kielce| 35

|  Barça Lassa| 40

#### Final

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2 June 2019
18:00  | RK Vardar | 27–24 |  Telekom Veszprém | Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,250
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)

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## Statistics and awards

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### Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[5]

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1  |  Alex Dujshebaev |  PGE Vive Kielce | 99
2  |  Dainis Krištopāns |  RK Vardar | 94
3  |  Andy Schmid |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 91
4  |  Barys Pukhouski |  Motor Zaporizhzhia | 87
Melvyn Richardson |  Montpellier
6  |  Zlatko Horvat |  PPD Zagreb | 85
7  |  Valero Rivera Folch |  HBC Nantes | 81
8  |  Nedim Remili |  Paris Saint-Germain | 80
9  |  Uwe Gensheimer |  Paris Saint-Germain | 79
Igor Karačić |  RK Vardar
Jannik Kohlbacher |  Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Petar Nenadić |  Telekom Veszprém

### Awards

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The all-star team was announced on 31 May 2019.[6]

* Goalkeeper: Dejan Milosavljev
* Right wing: Ivan Čupić
* Right back: Dainis Krištopāns
* Centre back: Kentin Mahé
* Left back: Mikkel Hansen
* Left wing: Timur Dibirov
* Pivot: Julen Aguinagalde

Other awards

* MVP of the Final four: Igor Karačić
* Best Defender: Blaž Blagotinšek
* Best Young player: Ludovic Fabregas
* Coach: Roberto García Parrondo

## References

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1. ^ "34 clubs apply for a place in the new season". ehfcl.com. 7 June 2018.
2. ^ "Vardar extend miracle story with second trophy". ehfcl.com. 2 June 2019.
3. ^ "Starting grid for the 2018/19 season confirmed". ehfcl.com. 19 June 2018.
4. ^ "Champions Montpellier drawn in Group A alongside three previous winners". ehfcl.com. 29 June 2018.
5. ^ "Goalscorers". Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
6. ^ "Vardar dominate VELUX EHF Champions league all-star team". ehfcl.com. 31 May 2019.

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