2018–19 Women's EHF Cup

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup was the 38th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2018.

Women's EHF Cup
2018–19
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates8 September 2018–12 May 2019
Teams48+6 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
ChampionsHungary Siófok KC
Runner-upDenmark Team Esbjerg
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Croatia Andrea Kobetić
(75 goals)

Siófok KC defeated Team Esbjerg 47–42 in the final.

Overview

Team allocation
Group stage
Norway Larvik HK Sweden IK Sävehof Croatia Podravka Koprivnica Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
Round 3
Czech Republic DHK Baník Most Denmark Team Esbjerg Poland MKS Lublin Romania SCM Craiova
Hungary Érd HC Russia HC Lada Spain BM Bera Bera Serbia ŽORK Jagodina
Round 2
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Russia HC Astrakhanochka
Germany Buxtehuder SV Hungary Dunaújvárosi KKA France Besançon Feminin Italy Jomi Salerno
Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie Russia Kuban Krasnodar Turkey Muratpaşa BSK
Hungary Siófok KC France Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball Norway Byåsen Handball Elite
Germany Borussia Dortmund Handball Romania HC Zalău Norway Storhamar HE
Round 1
Denmark Viborg HK Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod Germany TuS Metzingen Hungary GVM Europe-Vác
France Issy Paris Hand Norway Fredrikstad BK Czech Republic DHC Slavia Prague Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi
Poland Metraco Zagłębie Lubin Sweden H 65 Höör Switzerland SPONO Eagles Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés
Belarus HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Netherlands VOC Amsterdam Slovakia IUVENTA Michalovce Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Ukraine HC Galychanka Azerbaijan HC Azersu North Macedonia ŽRK Metalurg Kosovo KHF Shqiponja
Israel Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan Bosnia and Herzegovina HŽRK Grude Cyprus Youth Union Athienou Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng
Austria UHC Stockerau Switzerland LC Brühl Handball Netherlands Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen Switzerland LK Zug

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[1]


Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualification First qualifying round 17 July 2018 8–9 September 2018 14–15 September 2018
Second qualifying round 13–14 October 2018 20–21 October 2018
Third qualifying round 23 October 2018 10–11 November 2018 17–18 November 2018
Group stage Matchday 1 22 November 2018 5–6 January 2019
Matchday 2 12–13 January 2019
Matchday 3 19–20 January 2019
Matchday 4 26–27 January 2019
Matchday 5 2–3 February 2019
Matchday 6 9–10 February 2019
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 12 February 2019 2–3 March 2019 9–10 March 2019
Semi finals 6–7 April 2019 13–14 April 2019
Final 16 April 2019 4–5 May 2019 11–12 May 2019

Qualification stage

Round 1

There were 28 teams participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first legs were played on 8–9 and the second legs were played on 15–16 September 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin Poland 57–47 1 Azerbaijan HC Azersu 27–21 30–26
ŽRK Metalurg North Macedonia 26–64 2 France Issy Paris Hand 15–31 11–33
Zvezda Zvenigorod Russia 58–47 Switzerland LK Zug 30–24 28–23
VOC Amsterdam Netherlands 50–67 3 Slovakia IUVENTA Michalovce 24–37 26–30
Viborg HK Denmark 66–44 4 Ukraine HC Galychanka 33–22 33–22
HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Belarus 62–33 5 Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng 33–17 29–16
HŽRK Grude Bosnia and Herzegovina 41–90 6 Germany TuS Metzingen 24–43 17–47
SPONO Eagles Switzerland 71–28 7 Kosovo KHF Shqiponja 35–14 36–14
Mecalia Atlético Guardés Spain 83–21 8 Cyprus Youth Union Athienou 42–9 41–12
Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen Netherlands 43–54 9 Norway Fredrikstad BK 27–28 16–26
H 65 Höör Sweden 45–37 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 22–18 23–19
DHC Slavia Prague Czech Republic 56–53 12 Austria UHC Stockerau 32–23 24–30
LC Brühl Handball Switzerland 46–58 10 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi 19–31 27–27
GVM Europe-Vác Hungary 84–54 11 Israel Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan 39–27 45–27
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Metraco Zagłębie Lubin.
2 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Metalurg.
3 Both legs were hosted by IUVENTA Michalovce.
4 Both legs were hosted by Viborg HK.
5 Both legs were hosted by Handball Käerjeng.
6 Both legs were hosted by TuS Metzingen.
7 Both legs were hosted by KHF Shqiponja.
8 Both legs were hosted by Mecalia Atlético Guardés.
9 Both legs were hosted by Fredrikstad BK.
10 Both legs were hosted by Kastamonu Belediyesi.
11 Both legs were hosted by GVM Europe-Vác.
12 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Round 2

There were 32 teams participating in round 2. 14 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs was played on 13–14 October and the second legs was played on 20–21 October 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
GVM Europe-Vác Hungary 48–67 Hungary Siófok KC 22–35 26–32
IUVENTA Michalovce Slovakia 48–59 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 26–29 22–29
DHC Slavia Prague Czech Republic 45–57 1 Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 25–28 20–29
Kuban Krasnodar Russia 54–42 2 Belarus HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk 29–22 25–20
Jomi Salerno Italy 47–67 Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod 22–32 25–35
H 65 Höör Sweden 62–51 Turkey Muratpaşa BSK 31–25 31–26
Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball France 49–49 (a) France Paris 92 31–26 18–23
SPONO Eagles Switzerland 35–78 Hungary Dunaújvárosi KKA 21–35 14–43
HC Astrakhanochka Russia 53–64 Germany TuS Metzingen 27–28 26–38
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania 55–47 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi 35–26 20–21
Viborg HK Denmark 59–49 Germany Buxtehuder SV 27–24 32–25
Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 52–45 Poland Metraco Zagłębie Lubin 31–19 21–26
Besançon Feminin France 53–49 Norway Fredrikstad BK 31–23 22–26
Hypo Niederösterreich Austria 44–48 Spain Metraco Atlético Guardés 22–20 22–28
Storhamar HE Norway 51–34 Norway Byåsen Handball Elite 29–20 22–14
HC Zalău Romania 45–49 Germany Borussia Dortmund Handball 25–25 20–24
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by CS Măgura Cisnădie.
2 Both legs were hosted by Kuban Krasnodar.

Round 3

A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which will held on Tuesday, 23 October 2018.[4]

The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: [5]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first legs were played on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Viborg HK Denmark 57–27 Serbia ŽORK Jagodina 31–16 26–11
Kuban Krasnodar Russia 59–58 Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés 26–27 33–31
Team Esbjerg Denmark 60–53 France Paris 92 29–28 31–25
HC Lada Russia 56–63 Hungary Siófok KC 30–26 26–37
DHK Baník Most Czech Republic 43–63 Germany TuS Metzingen 19–28 24–35
Borussia Dortmund Handball Germany 35–38 Romania SCM Craiova 17–19 18–19
MKS Lublin Poland 50–53 France Besançon Feminin 22–22 28–31
Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 43–35 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 22–16 21–19
Érd HC Hungary 56–60 Norway Storhamar HE 29–28 27–32
Dunaújvárosi KKA Hungary 41–48 Spain BM Bera Bera 18–26 23–22
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 54–47 Sweden H 65 Höör 27–24 27–23
Zvezda Zvenigorod Russia 47–50 Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 29–24 18–26

Group stage
Main article: 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup group stage

The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 22 November 2018. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESB STO BIE MAG
1 Denmark Team Esbjerg 6 5 1 0 186 139 +47 11 Knockout stage — 25–20 28–27 41–18
2 Norway Storhamar HE 6 3 1 2 156 150 +6 7 28–28 — 29–28 28–23
3 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 6 3 0 3 173 151 +22 6 27–32 28–25 — 29–17
4 Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 6 0 0 6 115 190 −75 0 19–32 18–26 20–34 —
Source: EHF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIO HER TUS SAV
1 Hungary Siófok KC 6 6 0 0 188 149 +39 12 Knockout stage — 25–21 32–25 34–21
2 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 6 4 0 2 164 157 +7 8 22–34 — 31–28 29–22
3 Germany TuS Metzingen 6 2 0 4 172 173 −1 4 26–33 25–28 — 29–22
4 Sweden IK Sävehof 6 0 0 6 139 184 −45 0 24−30 23–33 27–29 —
Source: EHF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIB KUB BES LAR
1 Denmark Viborg HK 6 6 0 0 178 155 +23 12 Knockout stage — 26–25 35–26 26–23
2 Russia Kuban Krasnodar 6 2 1 3 161 158 +3 5 27–31 — 28–29 32–26
3 France Besançon Feminin 6 2 0 4 162 172 −10 4 26–29 23–26 — 32–25
4 Norway Larvik HK 6 1 1 4 152 170 −18 3 28–31 23–23 29–26 —
Source: EHF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POD NYK CRA BER
1 Croatia Podravka Koprivnica 6 4 0 2 160 154 +6 8 Knockout stage — 25–28 23–18 32–29
2 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 6 3 1 2 151 145 +6 7 24–28 — 20–20 31–26
3 Romania SCM Craiova 6 2 1 3 126 136 −10 5 23–26 18–12 — 26–23
4 Spain BM Bera Bera 6 2 0 4 170 172 −2 4 32–26 28–36 32–21 —
Source: EHF

Knockout stage

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 12 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. The country protection rule was not applied in the draw, which means the four Danish teams can face their domestic rivals in the quarter-finals. However, teams from the same group could not meet in the next stage.[6][7]

Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2

Denmark Team Esbjerg
Denmark Viborg HK
Croatia Podravka Koprivnica
Hungary Siófok KC

Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold
Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold
Norway Storhamar HE
Russia Kuban Krasnodar

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 2–3 March 2019, while the second leg followed one week later.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Storhamar HE Norway 55–63 Hungary Siófok KC 24–31 31–32
Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 52–50 Croatia Podravka Koprivnica 34–26 18–24
Kuban Krasnodar Russia 55–74 Denmark Team Esbjerg 24–37 31–37
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 39–52 Denmark Viborg HK 20–28 19–24

Matches
3 March 2019
16:30		 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 20–28 Denmark Viborg HK Næstved Arena, Nykøbing Falster
Attendance: 2,325
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Housheer 6 (11–16) Nørgaard 9
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9 March 2019
14:00		 Viborg HK Denmark 24–19 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Vibocold Arena Viborg, Viborg
Attendance: 1,501
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
three players four (13–9) Kristiansen 4
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Viborg HK won 52–39 on aggregate

1 March 2019
19:00		 Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 34–26 Croatia Podravka Koprivnica Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Friis 10 (17–12) Ikhneva 7
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10 March 2019
17:00		 Podravka Koprivnica Croatia 24–18 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Chigirinova 7 (12–6) Friis 5
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Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 52–50 on aggregate

3 March 2019
16:00		 Kuban Krasnodar Russia 24–37 Denmark Team Esbjerg Olympus Arena, Krasnodar
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Golub 7 (15–14) Ingstad, Polman 8
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10 March 2019
13:00		 Team Esbjerg Denmark 37–31 Russia Kuban Krasnodar Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg
Attendance: 1,348
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Breistøl, Liščević 7 (21–20) Dudina 9
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Team Esbjerg won 74–55 on aggregate

3 March 2019
18:00		 Storhamar HE Norway 24–31 Hungary Siófok KC Boligpartner Arena, Hamar
Attendance: 1,151
Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
Riegelhuth (12–13) Kobetić
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10 March 2019
17:00		 Siófok KC Hungary 32–31 Norway Storhamar HE Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Minko 8 (23–15) Folkvord 8
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Siófok KC won 63–55 on aggregate

Semifinals

The semi-finals first legs were played on 6–7 April 2019, while the second leg was scheduled for 13–14 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Siófok KC Hungary 53–51 Denmark Viborg HK 28–24 25–27
Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 36–53 Denmark Team Esbjerg 20–23 16–30

Matches
6 April 2019
17:00		 Siófok KC Hungary 28–24 Denmark Viborg HK Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Kobetić 7 (15–13) Högdahl 6
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14 April 2019
14:00		 Viborg HK Denmark 27–25 Hungary Siófok KC Vibocold Arena Viborg, Viborg
Attendance: 1,431
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Nørgaard 5 (12–11) Kobetić 8
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Siófok KC won 53–51 on aggregate

6 April 2019
17:00		 Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 20–23 Denmark Team Esbjerg Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast
Attendance: 986
Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
Fauske 4 (10–12) Polman 8
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14 April 2019
13:00		 Team Esbjerg Denmark 30–16 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg
Attendance: 1,530
Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR)
Liščević 8 (20–8) Fauske 4
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Team Esbjerg won 53–36 on aggregate

Final

The first leg was played on 4–5 May and the second legs was played on 11–12 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 16 April in Vienna.[8]


Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Team Esbjerg Denmark 42–47 Hungary Siófok KC 21–21 21–26

Matches
5 May 2019
15:00		 Team Esbjerg Denmark 21–21 Hungary Siófok KC Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg
Attendance: 2,556
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Solberg 6 (12–10) Kobetić 6
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11 May 2019
20:30		 Siófok KC Hungary 26–21 Denmark Team Esbjerg Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
Minko 7 (14–10) Liščević, Polman 6
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Siófok KC won 47–42 on aggregate

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1 Croatia Andrea Kobetić Hungary Siófok KC 75
2 Norway Helene Gigstad Fauske Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 70
3 France Estelle Nze Minko Hungary Siófok KC 65
4 Netherlands Estavana Polman Denmark Team Esbjerg 61
5 Norway Betina Riegelhuth Norway Storhamar HE 55
6 Serbia Kristina Liščević Denmark Team Esbjerg 54
Denmark Ann Grete Nørgaard Denmark Viborg HK
8 Russia Diana Golub Russia HC Kuban Krasnodar 50
9 Spain Mireya González Hungary Siófok KC 48
10 Denmark Simone Böhme Hungary Siófok KC 45

See also

References
  1. "Old Challenge cup foes off in Women'S EHF Cup". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "2018/19 EHF Women's Cup – Qualification Round 1". European Handball Federation.
  3. "2018/19 EHF Women's Cup – Qualification Round 2". European Handball Federation.
  4. "Craiova begin title defence against Borussia Dortmund". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. "Defending champions Craiova and six former winners to learn next hurdle". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. "Four Danish clubs in the Women's EHF Cup Quarter-final draw". European Handball Federation. 11 February 2019.
  7. "All-Danish clash in the Women's EHF Cup quarter-final". European Handball Federation. 12 February 2019.
  8. "Two-leg finals throw off in Denmark and Poland". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. "Goalscorers". Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
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