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2019–20 EHF Cup group stage

Main article: 2019–20 EHF Cup

This article describes the group stage of the 2019–20 EHF Cup, a men's handball competition.[1][2]

Draw edit

The 16 teams allocated into four pots will be drawn into four groups of four teams.[3] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

The draw of the EHF Cup group stage took place on Thursday, 28 November 2019.[5]

Format edit

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 top teams and the best three second-placed teams advance to the Quarter-finals. Teams are not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.

Tiebreakers edit

In the group stage, teams will be 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 had 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.

Groups edit

The matchdays will be 8–9 February, 15–16 February, 22–23 February, 29 February–1 March, 21–22 March and 28–29 March 2020.

The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the EHF Cup group stage matches round 5 and 6 (21 to 22 and 28 to 29 March) matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[6] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[8]

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   SL Benfica 4 4 0 0 121 97 +24 8 Knockout stage
2   MT Melsungen 4 2 0 2 118 118 0 4 Ranking of the second-placed teams
3   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 4 2 0 2 124 128 −4 4 Eliminated
4   Gwardia Opole 4 0 0 4 97 117 −20 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2020. Source: EHF
9 February 2020
15:00 		MT Melsungen   26–21   Gwardia Opole Rothenbach-Halle, Kassel
Attendance: 2,786
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Ignatow 5 (12–10) Mauer 7
2×  3×  1×  Report 2×  7× 
9 February 2020
15:00 		Bjerringbro-Silkeborg   24–33   SL Benfica Jysk Arena, Silkeborg
Attendance: 2,011
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Hansen 11 (11–14) Đorđić 11
2×  3×  Report 1×  3× 
15 February 2020
17:15 		SL Benfica   29–26   MT Melsungen Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,122
Referees: Boričič, Marković (SRB)
Đorđić 9 (16–11) Mikkelsen 6
2×  5×  Report 1×  5× 
16 February 2020
19:00 		Gwardia Opole   29–32   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Stegu Arena, Opole
Attendance: 3,374
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Działakiewicz 6 (12–20) Pedersen 9
2×  7×  Report 2×  6× 
19 February 2020
18:45 		Bjerringbro-Silkeborg   35–31   MT Melsungen Jysk Arena, Silkeborg
Attendance: 1,973
Referees: Kaludjerović, Vujacić (MNE)
Hansen 9 (16–19) Kühn 9
2×  5×  Report 2×  3× 
22 February 2020
17:00 		SL Benfica   29–24   Gwardia Opole Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 397
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Đorđić 9 (14–12) Mauer 8
3×  5×  Report 3×  5×  1× 
29 February 2020
19:00 		Gwardia Opole   23–30   SL Benfica Stegu Arena, Opole
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Mauer 5 (12–17) Đorđić 8
1×  3×  Report 1×  6×  1× 
29 February 2020
20:45 		MT Melsungen   35–33   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Rothenbach-Halle, Kassel
Attendance: 2,878
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Marić 9 (18–14) Nøddesbo 9
2×  3×  Report 1×  2× 
SL Benfica   Cancelled   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Gwardia Opole   Cancelled   MT Melsungen
MT Melsungen   Cancelled   SL Benfica
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg   Cancelled   Gwardia Opole

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Rhein-Neckar Löwen 4 4 0 0 136 111 +25 8 Knockout stage
2   USAM Nîmes Gard 4 2 1 1 123 117 +6 5 Ranking of the second-placed teams
3   Liberbank Cuenca 4 1 1 2 111 125 −14 3 Eliminated
4   TTH Holstebro (E) 4 0 0 4 110 127 −17 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2020. Source: EHF
(E) Eliminated
9 February 2020
12:00 		Liberbank Cuenca   29–27   TTH Holstebro Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (ESP)
Dutra, Alves 6 (11–10) Kildelund 7
1×  3×  Report 2×  5× 
9 February 2020
17:00 		Rhein-Neckar Löwen   32–31   USAM Nîmes Gard GBG Halle am Herzogenried, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,541
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
Schmid 8 (16–16) Sanad 8
2×  2×  Report 2×  5× 
15 February 2020
18:30 		USAM Nîmes Gard   29–29   Liberbank Cuenca Le Parnasse, Nîmes
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Tobie 11 (17–13) Alves 8
3×  6×  1×  Report  6×  1× 
15 February 2020
19:30 		TTH Holstebro   27–35   Rhein-Neckar Löwen Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro
Attendance: 2,485
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Meklenborg 8 (12–16) Kohlbacher 7
3×  4×  Report 1×  2× 
22 February 2020
15:00 		TTH Holstebro   28–30   USAM Nîmes Gard Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro
Attendance: 2,053
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Meklenborg 8 (13–16) Sanad 9
1×  2×  Report 3×  2× 
23 February 2020
12:00 		Liberbank Cuenca   28–33   Rhein-Neckar Löwen Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
Dutra 9 (16–16) Gensheimer, Kirkeløkke 8
1×  1×  Report 1×  2× 
26 February 2020
19:30 		Rhein-Neckar Löwen   36–25   Liberbank Cuenca GBG Halle am Herzogenried, Mannheim
Attendance: 1,403
Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE)
Schmid 8 (21–13) Dutra 7
1×  2×  Report 2×  2× 
29 February 2020
19:00 		USAM Nîmes Gard   33–28   TTH Holstebro Le Parnasse, Nîmes
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Prandi, Tobie 7 (15–14) Bramming, Meklenborg 7
2×  5×  Report 3×  4×  1× 
USAM Nîmes Gard   Cancelled   Rhein-Neckar Löwen
TTH Holstebro   Cancelled   Liberbank Cuenca
Liberbank Cuenca   Cancelled   USAM Nîmes Gard
Rhein-Neckar Löwen   Cancelled   TTH Holstebro

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   SC Magdeburg 4 4 0 0 123 109 +14 8 Knockout stage
2   HBC Nantes 4 2 0 2 125 116 +9 4 Ranking of the second-placed teams
3   Gorenje Velenje 4 2 0 2 110 115 −5 4 Eliminated
4   Abanca Ademar León 4 0 0 4 103 121 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2020. Source: EHF
9 February 2020
13:00 		SC Magdeburg   32–26   Gorenje Velenje GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 4,531
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Pettersson 9 (15–13) Bojanić, Celminš 5
2×  2×  Report 2×  2× 
9 February 2020
17:00 		HBC Nantes   34–28   Abanca Ademar Leon Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Attendance: 5,650
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Rivera Folch 9 (17–16) three players 4
2×  5×  Report 3×  6× 
12 February 2020
20:00 		Abanca Ademar Leon   27–31   SC Magdeburg Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
Alonso 8 (14–12) Damgaard 9
4×  2×  Report 2×  3× 
16 February 2020
18:45 		Gorenje Velenje   28–35   HBC Nantes Rdeča dvorana, Velenje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Verdinek 8 (12–19) Rivera Folch 9
3×  5×  Report 3×  3× 
22 February 2020
19:30 		Abanca Ademar Leon   23–26   Gorenje Velenje Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
five players 3 (14–13) Kavčič, Verdinek 5
2×  Report 2×  3× 
23 February 2020
17:00 		HBC Nantes   28–31   SC Magdeburg Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Attendance: 5,902
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Lazarov 6 (9–15) Damgaard, Schmidt 7
1×  3×  Report 2×  6× 
29 February 2020
17:00 		Gorenje Velenje   30–25   Abanca Ademar Leon Rdeča dvorana, Velenje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Kavčič 9 (13–14) three players 5
2×  5×  1×  Report 2×  5× 
1 March 2020
18:00 		SC Magdeburg   29–28   HBC Nantes GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Damgaard 10 (16–12) Minne 10
2×  6×  Report 2×  4× 
Gorenje Velenje   Cancelled   SC Magdeburg
Abanca Ademar Leon   Cancelled   HBC Nantes
SC Magdeburg   Cancelled   Abanca Ademar Leon
HBC Nantes   Cancelled   Gorenje Velenje

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Füchse Berlin 4 2 1 1 110 102 +8 5 Knockout stage
2   PAUC Handball 4 1 2 1 102 100 +2 4 Ranking of the second-placed teams
3   Grundfos Tatabánya KC 4 1 2 1 99 102 −3 4 Eliminated
4   BM Logroño La Rioja 4 1 1 2 106 113 −7 3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2020. Source: EHF
8 February 2020
12:00 		Grundfos Tatabánya KC   26–25   BM Logroño La Rioja Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Ancsin 6 (15–11) Hackbarth 5
1×  3×  Report 1×  2× 
9 February 2020
19:00 		PAUC Handball   23–25   Füchse Berlin Aréna du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Larsen 6 (10–11) Mandalinić 6
3×  2×  Report 3×  4× 
13 February 2020
19:00 		Füchse Berlin   27–27   Grundfos Tatabánya KC Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 5,919
Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR)
Holm 6 (15–17) Borzaš 9
3×  2×  Report 1×  7× 
15 February 2020
19:00 		BM Logroño La Rioja   29–29   PAUC Handball Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Hackbarth, Kukić 6 (15–15) Larsen 8
2×  4×  Report 2×  6× 
22 February 2020
17:00 		Grundfos Tatabánya KC   24–24   PAUC Handball Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Ancsin 6 (11–15) Leoz 5
2×  2×  Report 2×  3× 
22 February 2020
19:00 		BM Logroño La Rioja   26–25   Füchse Berlin Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Scott Junior 7 (13–11) Holm 8
3×  2×  Report 2×  4× 
1 March 2020
16:00 		Füchse Berlin   33–26   BM Logroño La Rioja Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 5,362
Referees: Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Müller 8 (15–14) Alustiza, Kušan 6
1×  6×  Report 1×  2× 
1 March 2020
19:00 		PAUC Handball   26–22   Grundfos Tatabánya KC Aréna du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Leoz 5 (14–8) Hornyák, Komogorov 4
3×  4×  Report 2×  4× 
Füchse Berlin   Cancelled   PAUC Handball
BM Logroño La Rioja   Cancelled   Grundfos Tatabánya KC
PAUC Handball   Cancelled   BM Logroño La Rioja
Grundfos Tatabánya KC   Cancelled   Füchse Berlin

References edit

  1. ^ "2019–2020 Men's EHF Cup Group phase". EHF. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. ^ "European club handball will have a new look from the 2020/21 season". EHF Office.
  3. ^ "Season overview" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "EHF Cup Finals hosts in Pot 3 before the group phase draw". EHF European cup. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Füchse face tough road to home finals". Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.

External links edit

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