The 2019–20 EHF Cup was the 39th edition of the EHF Cup, the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the seventh edition since the merger with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[1] On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that EHF Cup would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
2019–20 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 31 August 2019– |
Teams | 64 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
Website | eurohandball.com |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cancelled |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer(s) | Mohammad Sanad (49 goals) |
Team allocation
editTeams
editRound and draw dates
editThe schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[3][4]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualification | First qualifying round | 16 July 2019 | 31 August-1 September 2019 | 7-8 September 2019 |
Second qualifying round | 5–6 October 2019 | 12–13 October 2019 | ||
Third qualifying round | 15 October 2019 | 16–17 November 2019 | 23–24 November 2019 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 November 2019 | 8–9 February 2020 | |
Matchday 2 | 15–16 February 2020 | |||
Matchday 3 | 22–23 February 2019 | |||
Matchday 4 | 29 February–1 March 2020 | |||
Matchday 5 | 21–22 March 2020 | |||
Matchday 6 | 28–29 March 2020 | |||
Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 31 March 2020 | 25–26 April 2020 | 2–3 May 2020 |
Final four | 5 May 2020 | 23–24 May 2020 |
Qualification stage
editThe qualification stage consists of three rounds, which will be played as two-legged ties using a home-and-away system. In the draws for each round, teams are allocated into two pots, with teams from Pot 1 facing teams from Pot 2. The winners of each pairing (highlighted in bold) will qualify for the following round.
For each round, teams listed first will play the first leg at home. In some cases, teams agree to play both matches at the same venue.
Round 1
editA total of 32 teams entered the draw for the first qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 16 July 2019.[5] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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The first legs were played on 31 August–1 September and the second legs were played on 7–8 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[6]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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KH BESA Famgas | 54–67 1 | Pfadi Winterthur | 24–33 | 30–34 |
Olympiacos S.F.P. | 60–46 | RK Borac m:tel | 30–21 | 30–25 |
HK Malmö | 61–52 | HC Spartak Moscow | 31–23 | 30–29 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 57–48 2 | Dragūnas Klaipėda | 34–28 | 23–20 |
RK Poreč | 60–51 | KRAS/Volendam | 29–23 | 31–28 |
HC Visé BM | 48–56 | FH Hafnarfjordur | 27–27 | 21–29 |
RD Riko Ribnica | 59–48 | Põlva Serviti | 32–22 | 27–26 |
ZTR Zaporizhia | 78–34 3 | London GD | 39–20 | 39–14 |
CIP Travel Antalyaspor A.Ş. | 40–53 | HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța | 24–24 | 16–29 |
SSV Bozen Loacker | 50–51 | Alpla HC Hard | 24–23 | 26–28 |
Beşiktaş Aygaz | 49–49 (a)4 | RK Metaloplastika | 25–25 | 24–24 |
Haukar Handball | 45–51 | SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň | 20–25 | 25–26 |
HC Achilles Bocholt | 48–47 | SG Handball West Wien | 26–22 | 22–25 |
Handball Esch | 80–38 5 | B.S.B. Batumi | 38–16 | 42–22 |
RK Vojvodina | 79–52 6 | RK Lovćen | 38–23 | 41–29 |
RK Dubrava | 81–43 7 | Swieqi Phoenix Handball Club | 45–22 | 36–21 |
- Notes
Round 2
editThe first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[7]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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SCM Politehnica Timișoara | 57–58 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 31–29 | 26–29 |
PAUC Handball | 64–46 | RK Poreč | 38–26 | 26–20 |
SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň | 58–44 1 | Hapoel Ashdod | 32–23 | 26–21 |
RD Riko Ribnica | 56–61 | SKA Minsk | 33–33 | 23–28 |
HK Malmö | 64–56 | Selfoss | 33–27 | 31–29 |
Alpla HC Hard | 60–59 (p)3 | Skjern Håndbold | 25–26 | 26–25 |
RK Vojvodina | 43–58 | CB Ademar León | 20–28 | 23–30 |
SL Benfica | 63–44 2 | RK Dubrava | 29–28 | 34–16 |
RK Metaloplastika | 53–64 | RK Gorenje Velenje | 24–32 | 29–32 |
HC Butel Skopje | 42–43 | ZTR Zaporizhia | 18–14 | 24–29 |
KS Azoty-Puławy | 57–53 | Handball Esch | 31–28 | 26–25 |
HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța | 43–43 (a) | Csurgói KK | 22–24 | 21–19 |
NMC Górnik Zabrze | 50–48 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 29–26 | 21–22 |
HC Achilles Bocholt | 59–52 | Wacker Thun | 34–33 | 25–19 |
FH Hafnarfjordur | 52–58 | ØIF Arendal Elite | 25–30 | 27–28 |
Pfadi Winterthur | 72–37 | RK Pelister | 39–16 | 33–21 |
- Notes
Round 3
editA total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019.[8] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: [9]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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The first legs were played on 16–17 November and the second legs were played on 23–24 November 2019.[10]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Balatonfüredi KSE | 51–56 | CB Ademar León | 30–27 | 21–29 |
SKA Minsk | 45–61 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 28–32 | 17–29 |
NMC Górnik Zabrze | 51–74 | SC Magdeburg | 25–37 | 26–37 |
Pfadi Winterthur | 63–70 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 33–36 | 30–34 |
Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc | 43–44 | PAUC Handball | 20–25 | 23–19 |
Liberbank Cuenca | 59–50 | Alpla HC Hard | 34–18 | 25–32 |
Grundfos Tatabánya KC | 53–51 | ZTR Zaporizhia | 27–24 | 26–27 |
HBC Nantes | 60–59 | ØIF Arendal Elite | 30–29 | 30–30 |
RK Nexe | 54–54 (a) | SL Benfica | 30–26 | 24–28 |
RK Gorenje Velenje | 47–42 | Metalurg Skopje | 24–19 | 23–23 |
HK Malmö | 53–61 | Füchse Berlin | 27–34 | 26–27 |
MT Melsungen | 52–47 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 32–28 | 20–19 |
SSK Talent M.A.T. Plzeň | 46–67 | TTH Holstebro | 25–30 | 21–37 |
BM Logroño La Rioja | 73–57 | HC Achilles Bocholt | 37–26 | 36–31 |
Gwardia Opole | 54–53 | KS Azoty-Puławy | 26–24 | 28–29 |
Csurgói KK | 48–54 | USAM Nîmes Gard | 28–25 | 20–29 |
Group stage
editThe draw of the EHF Cup group stage will take place on Thursday, 28 November 2019. The 16 teams allocated into four pots will be drawn into four groups of four teams.
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 8–9 February, 15–16 February, 22–23 February, 29 February–1 March, 21–22 March and 28–29 March 2020.
On 25 March 2020, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[11]
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:
- Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
- Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
- 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | MEL | BJE | GWA | |
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1 | SL Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 97 | +24 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 29–26 | Cancelled | 29–24 | |
2 | MT Melsungen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 4 | Ranking of the second-placed teams | Cancelled | — | 35–33 | 26–21 | |
3 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 128 | −4 | 4 | Eliminated | 24–33 | 35–31 | — | Cancelled | |
4 | Gwardia Opole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 117 | −20 | 0 | 23–30 | Cancelled | 29–32 | — |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RNL | NIM | LIB | HOL | |
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1 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 111 | +25 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 32–31 | 36–25 | Cancelled | |
2 | USAM Nîmes Gard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 5 | Ranking of the second-placed teams | Cancelled | — | 29–29 | 33–28 | |
3 | Liberbank Cuenca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 125 | −14 | 3 | Eliminated | 28–33 | Cancelled | — | 29–27 | |
4 | TTH Holstebro (E) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 127 | −17 | 0 | 27–35 | 28–30 | Cancelled | — |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAG | NAN | GOR | ADE | |
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1 | SC Magdeburg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 109 | +14 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 29–28 | 32–26 | Cancelled | |
2 | HBC Nantes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 4 | Ranking of the second-placed teams | 28–31 | — | Cancelled | 34–28 | |
3 | Gorenje Velenje | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 115 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated | Cancelled | 28–35 | — | 30–25 | |
4 | Abanca Ademar León | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 121 | −18 | 0 | 27–31 | Cancelled | 23–26 | — |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FUC | PAU | TAT | LOG | |
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1 | Füchse Berlin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 102 | +8 | 5 | Knockout stage | — | Cancelled | 27–27 | 33–26 | |
2 | PAUC Handball | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 100 | +2 | 4 | Ranking of the second-placed teams | 23–25 | — | 26–22 | Cancelled | |
3 | Grundfos Tatabánya KC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 102 | −3 | 4 | Eliminated | Cancelled | 24–24 | — | 26–25 | |
4 | BM Logroño La Rioja | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 113 | −7 | 3 | 26–25 | 29–29 | Cancelled | — |
Ranking of the second-placed teams
editThe top three second-placed teams will qualify to the quarter-finals. The ranking of the second-placed teams will be determined on the basis of the team's results in the group stage.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | USAM Nîmes Gard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 5 | Knockout stage |
2 | C | HBC Nantes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 4 | |
3 | D | PAUC Handball | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 100 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | A | MT Melsungen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated |
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-final pairings was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 31 March, in the EHF headquarters in Vienna, but due to the postponed matches of the group stage, EHF will announce any further updates accordingly. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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– | – | – | ||
– | – | – | ||
– | – | – | ||
– | – | – |
Final four
editThe eighth edition of the EHF Cup Finals in 2020 will be hosted by Füchse Berlin after the EHF Executive Committee decided to award the hosting rights to the German club at its meeting on 22 November 2019. The tournament was scheduled to take place at Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, on 23 and 24 May 2020, but was rescheduled to 29 and 30 August 2020.[12][13][11] On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that in agreement with the organizers, Füchse Berlin, the MEN’S EHF Cup Finals scheduled for 29 and 30 August are cancelled. The tournament will not be carried out.[2]
Bracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Semifinals
editTBD | Cancelled | TBD | ||
TBD | Cancelled | TBD | ||
Third place game
editLSF1 | Cancelled | LSF2 | ||
Final
editWSF1 | Cancelled | WFF2 | ||
Top goalscorers
edit- As of 29 February 2020
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[14] |
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1 | Mohammad Sanad | USAM Nîmes Gard | 49 |
2 | Magnus Bramming | TTH Holstebro | 44 |
Petar Đorđić | S.L. Benfica |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.
- ^ "European Cup draw to take place on 16 July". EHF European cup. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Season overview" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Besiktas face Sabac in the Men's EHF Cup qualification". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "EHF Cup round 1". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "EHF Cup round 2". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "Füchse handed tough draw in round 3". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Füchse and Holstebro in pot 1 for last qualification draw". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "EHF Cup round 3". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ a b "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Two clubs bid to host the EHF Cup Finals 2020". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "EXEC awards the EHF Cup Finals 2020 to Berlin". European Handball Federation. 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Goalscorers". Archived from the original on 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-11-16.