2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup
The 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.
| 2017–18 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball | 
| Dates | 7 October 2017–20 May 2018 | 
| Teams | 40 | 
| Website | eurohandball.com | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AHC Potaissa Turda | 
| Runner-up |  A.E.K. Athens | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Anton Otrezov (71 goals) | 
Overview
    
    Team allocation
    
| Round 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  HC Eurofarm Rabotnik |  FyllingenBergen |  IBV Vestmannaeyjar |  Parnassos Strovolou | 
|  AM Madeira Andebol SAD |  HC Sloga Zmartforce |  KH Trepça |  PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol | 
|  AHC Potaissa Turda |  MŠK Považská Bystrica |  HC Berchem |  London GD HC | 
|  HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye | .svg.png.webp) HC Visé BM |  SGS Ramhat Hashron HC |  Granitas Karys Kaunas | 
|  HC Gomel |  Göztepe SK |  HMRK Zrinjski Mostar |  RK Lovćen | 
|  SKIF Krasnodar |  A.E.K. Athens |  HC Dobrudja |  B.S.B. Batumi | 
| Round 2 | |||
|  Donbass Donetsk Region |  A.C. PAOK |  RK Konjuh-Živinice |  VHC Šviesa Vilnius | 
|  Dynamo-Victor |  Red Boys Differdange |  HC Vogošća Poljine Hills |  Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas | 
|  ORK Samot 65 |  HB Käerjeng |  Proodeftikos Paphos |  RK Mojkovac 2005 | 
|  Taşova Yibo SC |  Holon Handball Club |  Cambridge HC |  Aloysians Prominent | 
Round and draw dates
    
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 | 18 July 2017 | 7–8 October 2017 | 14–15 October 2017 | 
| Round 3 | 18 July 2017 | 18–19 November 2017 | 25–26 November 2017 | 
| Last 16 | 28 November 2017 | 10–11 February 2018 | 17–18 February 2018 | 
| Quarter-final | 20 February 2018 | 24–25 March 2018 | 31 March–1 April 2018 | 
| Semi-finals | 21–22 April 2018 | 28–29 April 2018 | |
| Finals | 1 May 2018 | 12–13 May 2018 | 19–20 May 2018 | 
Round 2
    
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[1] Bolded teams qualified into Round 3.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Vogošća Poljine Hills  | 54–48 |  Holon Handball Club | 31–24 | 23–24 | 
| Red Boys Differdange  | 57–52 |  Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas | 32–26 | 25–26 | 
| Taşova Yibo SC  | 0–20 |  RK Mojkovac 2005 | 0–10 | 0–10 | 
| Aloysians Prominent  | 32–73 |  A.C. PAOK | 17–34 | 15–39 | 
| ORK Samot 65  | 75–45 |  Cambridge HC | 43–21 | 32–24 | 
| HB Käerjeng  | 69–58 |  Donbass Donetsk Region | 32–30 | 37–28 | 
| VHC Šviesa Vilnius  | 48–61 |  Dynamo-Victor | 24–25 | 24–36 | 
| RK Konjuh-Živinice  | 72–39 |  Proodeftikos Paphos | 39–15 | 33–24 | 
Round 3
    
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[2] Bolded teams qualified into last 16.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK Konjuh-Živinice  | 48–63 |  SGS Ramhat Hashron HC | 25–30 | 23–33 | 
| HC Eurofarm Rabotnik  | 57–47 |  Granitas Karys Kaunas | 28–24 | 29–23 | 
| London GD HC  | 37–81 |  A.E.K. Athens | 16–40 | 21–41 | 
| AM Madeira Andebol SAD  | 81–32 |  Parnassos Strovolou | 46–12 | 35–20 | 
| HC Gomel  | 54–63 |  IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 27–31 | 27–32 | 
| KH Trepça  | 49–75 |  AHC Potaissa Turda | 29–35 | 30–40 | 
| Göztepe SK  | 63–55 |  A.C. PAOK | 35–26 | 28–29 | 
| HC Visé BM .svg.png.webp) | 79–63 |  PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol | 38–31 | 41–32 | 
| B.S.B. Batumi  | 49–89 |  HMRK Zrinjski Mostar | 17–47 | 32–42 | 
| Dynamo-Victor  | 66–57 |  HC Sloga Zmartforce | 37–26 | 29–31 | 
| MŠK Považská Bystrica  | 58–50 |  RK Lovćen | 34–26 | 24–24 | 
| HC Vogošća Poljine Hills  | 54–65 |  FyllingenBergen | 33–35 | 21–30 | 
| SKIF Krasnodar  | 57–55 |  HB Käerjeng | 31–27 | 26–28 | 
| HC Berchem  | 59–45 |  ORK Samot 65 | 26–21 | 33–24 | 
| HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye  | 71–46 |  RK Mojkovac 2005 | 36–20 | 35–26 | 
| Red Boys Differdange  | 79–49 |  HC Dobrudja | 43–23 | 36–26 | 
Last 16
    
The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | 
|---|---|
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[4] Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Eurofarm Rabotnik  | 50–61 |  FyllingenBergen | 22–25 | 28–36 | 
| MŠK Považská Bystrica  | 49–53 |  AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 25–23 | 24–30 | 
| IBV Vestmannaeyjar  | 53–46 |  SGS Ramhat Hashron HC | 32–25 | 21–21 | 
| Dynamo-Victor  | 59–52 |  Red Boys Differdange | 31–26 | 28–26 | 
| HMRK Zrinjski Mostar  | 57–67 |  SKIF Krasnodar | 27–39 | 28–30 | 
| AHC Potaissa Turda  | 68–53 | .svg.png.webp) HC Visé BM | 44–24 | 24–29 | 
| Göztepe SK  | 52–57 |  A.E.K. Athens | 29–25 | 23–32 | 
| HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye  | 59–65 |  HC Berchem | 29–34 | 30–31 | 
Quarterfinals
    
The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final pairings was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on 20 February at 11:00 hrs. .[5]
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo-Victor  | 48–55 |  AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 27–27 | 21–28 | 
| SKIF Krasnodar  | 51–66 |  IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 23–25 | 28–41 | 
| A.E.K. Athens  | 64–43 |  HC Berchem | 32–25 | 32–18 | 
| AHC Potaissa Turda  | 59–56 |  FyllingenBergen | 29–24 | 30–32 | 
Matches
    
| 24 March 2018 19:00 | Dynamo-Victor  | 27–27 |  AM Madeira Andebol SAD | STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk Attendance: 750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) | 
| Otrezov 9 | (12–14) | Semedo 11 | ||
| 3×  2×  | Report | 3×  4×   | 
| 31 March 2018 17:00 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD  | 28–21 |  Dynamo-Victor | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 700 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR) | 
| Nekrushets 7 | (13–11) | Otrezov, Volkov 8 | ||
| 1×  1×  | Report | 2×  4×   | 
Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.
| 25 March 2018 16:00 | SKIF Krasnodar  | 23–25 |  IBV Vestmannaeyjar | Olympus Arena, Krasnodar Attendance: 800 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP) | 
| Koposov, Belevtsov 4 | (10–15) | Sveinsson, Kristijansson 7 | ||
| 3×  2×  | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 31 March 2018 15:00 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar  | 41–28 |  SKIF Krasnodar | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) | 
| Kristijansson 9 | (19–15) | Nikolaenkov 9 | ||
| 3×  6×  | Report | 3×  3×   | 
IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2018 15:00 | A.E.K. Athens  | 32–25 |  HC Berchem | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Alyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) | 
| Zampounis 7 | (17–13) | Stupar 7 | ||
| 3×  3×  | Report | 3×  5×   | 
| 31 March 2018 20:00 | HC Berchem  | 18–32 |  A.E.K. Athens | Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Berchem Attendance: 600 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) | 
| Stein 4 | (8–15) | Lokken 6 | ||
| 2×  4×  | Report | 3×  5×  1×   | 
A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2018 18:00 | AHC Potaissa Turda  | 29–24 |  FyllingenBergen | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) | 
| Ghiță 9 | (12–11) | Mossestad 6 | ||
| 2×  1×  | Report | 3×  1×   | 
| 2 April 2018 17:00 | FyllingenBergen  | 32–30 |  AHC Potaissa Turda | Framohallen, Bergen Attendance: 666 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) | 
| Mossestad 9 | (14–12) | Ghiță 11 | ||
| 2×  3×  | Report | 3×  4×   | 
AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–56 on aggregate.
Semifinals
    
The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 21–22 April 2018, while the second legs followed on 28–29 April 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Madeira Andebol SAD  | 44–52 |  A.E.K. Athens | 21–29 | 23–23 | 
| IBV Vestmannaeyjar  | 55–56 |  AHC Potaissa Turda | 31–28 | 24–28 | 
Matches
    
| 21 April 2018 18:30 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD  | 21–29 |  A.E.K. Athens | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 690 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) | 
| Moreira 6 | (6–16) | Mylonas 8 | ||
| 2×  2×  | Report | 2×  2×   | 
| 28 April 2018 15:00 | A.E.K. Athens  | 23–23 |  AM Madeira Andebol SAD | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS) | 
| Mylonas 5 | (13–12) | Semedo 7 | ||
| 2×  7×  | Report | 2×  2×   | 
A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.
| 21 April 2018 15:00 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar  | 31–28 |  AHC Potaissa Turda | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 612 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) | 
| Sigurbjörnsson 13 | (15–13) | Iancu 5 | ||
| 3×  2×  | Report | 2×  7×   | 
| 29 April 2018 18:00 | AHC Potaissa Turda  | 28–24 |  IBV Vestmannaeyjar | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jorum, Kleven (NOR) | 
| Ghiță 6 | (13–11) | Sigurbjörnsson, Sveinsson 5 | ||
| 1×  5×  | Report | 2×  2×   | 
AHC Potaissa Turda won 56–55 on aggregate.
Final
    
The first leg was played on 14 May and the second was played on 20 May.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHC Potaissa Turda  | 59–49 |  A.E.K. Athens | 33–22 | 26–27 | 
Matches
    
| 14 May 2018 19:00 | AHC Potaissa Turda  | 33–22 |  A.E.K. Athens | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) | 
| three players 7 | (14–11) | Mylonas 7 | ||
| 3×  2×  | Report | 3×  4×   | 
| 20 May 2018 19:00 | A.E.K. Athens  | 27–26 |  AHC Potaissa Turda | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) | 
| Argyrou 7 | (11–18) | Cîntec, Asoltanei 5 | ||
| 4×  4×  | Report | 2×  3×  1×   | 
AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.
References
    
- "EHF Challenge Cup round 2". 19 October 2017.
- "EHF Challenge Cup round 3". 19 October 2017.
- "Pots revealed for the Challenge cup last 16 draw". European Handball Federation. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Last season's runner-up to face Vise". 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Eight teams to learn the road to the Final". European Handball Federation. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
External links
    
- EHF Challenge Cup (official website)