2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League Final Four

The 2014 EHF Women's Champions League Final Four was the final stage of the 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League, the 53rd season of Europe's premier club handball tournament organized by European Handball Federation. The event was the first Final Four tournament in the competition's history, having been introduced in November 2013. It was played at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 3–4 May 2014.

Host selection

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The Executive Committee of the European Handball Federation (EHF) opened the bidding process for the organization of the event on 24 July 2013.[1] The EHF received four bids until the deadline of 10 September 2013, including three from Hungary, all of them naming the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena as the possible host arena; and one from Slovenia, that proposed the Arena Stožice.[2]

Overview of the applications[2]
Bidding organization Venue City Capacity
Hungarofest with the Hungarian Handball Federation Budapest Sports Arena Budapest 9,100
Nexus Communications Budapest Sports Arena Budapest 9,100
RK Krim Ljubljana Arena Stožice Ljubljana 12,500
SportConcept Budapest Sports Arena Budapest 9,100

In the first round the bids of Nexus Communications and SportConcept were eliminated, leaving the application of RK Krim Ljubljana and the joint bid of Hungarofest and the Hungarian Handball Federation in competition.[3] After close examinations of the remaining bids, on 21 November 2013, the EHF Finance Delegation on behalf of the EHF Executive Committee awarded the organization rights to Budapest.[4]

Tournament

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 May 2014
 
 
  ŽRK Vardar20
 
4 May 2014
 
  Budućnost (ET)22
 
  Budućnost21
 
3 May 2014
 
  Győri Audi ETO KC27
 
  Győri Audi ETO KC 29
 
 
  FC Midtjylland26
 
Third-place playoff
 
 
4 May 2014
 
 
  ŽRK Vardar 34
 
 
  FC Midtjylland31

Semifinals

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3 May 2014
15:00
Győri Audi ETO KC   29–26   FC Midtjylland Håndbold László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Görbicz 7 (16–11) Groot 9
  2×  Report   4× 

3 May 2014
17:30
ŽRK Vardar   20–22 (ET)   ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Lekić 6 (6–11) Neagu 6
  3×  Report   8× 

FT: 16–16 ET: 4–6

Third-place playoff

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4 May 2014
14:30
ŽRK Vardar   34–31   FC Midtjylland Håndbold László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Nikolić, Radičević 6 (14–12) Groot 11
  8×  Report   1× 

Final

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4 May 2014
17:00
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica   21–27   Győri Audi ETO KC László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Neagu 7 (10–15) Görbicz 7
  5×  Report   2×  1× 

References

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  1. ^ "Bidding opens for final tournament". European Handball Federation. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Four bidders apply for the Women's EHF Final4". European Handball Federation. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Női kézi BL: az MKSZ Ljubljanával versenyben a final fourért; 2014-től új lebonyolítás" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Budapest to host 2014 Women's EHF FINAL4". European Handball Federation. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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