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2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 10 November 2018.

Women's EHF Challenge Cup
2018–19
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates10 November 2018–12 May 2019
Teams31
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Runner-upPoland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Top scorer(s)Agata Cebula
Haridian Rodríguez
(42 goals)

Overview edit

Team allocation edit

There were no matches in Round 1 and 2 and all 30 teams started in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10/11 November and second leg for 17/18 November.

Last 16
  Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Round 3
  Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   ŽRK Koka   Polatli Belediyespor   Dames 1 V&L
  Kristianstad Handboll   ŽRK Pelister   DHB Rotweiss Thun   AC Alavarium
  HC Naisa Niš   Azeryol Baku   KHF Istogu   ŽRK Z'dežele Celje
  Valur   MRK Žalgiris Kaunas   Holon HC   ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići
  HIFK Handboll   Fémina Visé   Cassano Magnago HC   HC Gomel
  AC Latsia Nicosia   La Salle HC   Rincón Fertilidad Málaga   ŽRK Bjelovar
  Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   Quintus   Boden Handboll IF   ŽRK Kumanovo
  Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB   Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Round and draw dates edit

All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 3 17 July 2018 10-11 November 2018 17-18 November 2018
Last 16 20 November 2018 2-3 February 2019 9-10 February 2019
Quarter-final 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 edit

Round 3 edit

There were 30 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were playeded on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DHB Rotweiss Thun   50–53   Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 28–28 22–25
MRK Žalgiris Kaunas   57–65   HC Gomel 31–35 26–30
La Salle HC   44–57   ŽRK Pelister 24–30 20–27
AC Latsia Nicosia   38–67 1   ŽRK Koka 18–32 20–35
Polatli Belediyespor   53–60   Maccabi Rishon LeZion 26–24 27–36
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   54–43 2   HIFK Handboll 33–22 21–21
Quintus   45–40 3   Valur 24–20 21–20
KHF Istogu   49–45 4   Cassano Magnago HC 26–24 23–21
ŽRK Bjelovar   45–49 5   Kristianstad Handboll 23–22 22–27
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   60–54 6   Azeryol HC 29–30 31–24
ŽRK Kumanovo   36–70 7   Dames 1 V&L 15–39 21–31
ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići   37–62 8   AC Alavarium 17–35 20–27
ŽRK Z'dežele Celje   55–66 9   Boden Handboll IF 27–27 28–39
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB   40–58 10   HC Naisa Niš 17–28 23–30
Holon HC   45–52 11   Fémina Visé 23–26 22–26
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Koka.
2 Both legs were hosted by Pogoń Baltica Szczecin.
3 Both legs were hosted by Quintus.
4 Both legs were hosted by KHF Istogu.
5 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar.
6 Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK.
7 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo.
8 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.
9 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.
10 Both legs were hosted by Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB.
11 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Last 16 edit

The European Handball Federation has decided the last season’s runners-up and the 2016 winners Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE will be the only team, who are directly seeded for the Last 16 round.[2]

Seeding pots

There are 16 teams participating in Last 16 round. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 22 November 2019. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 2-3 February and the second legs were played on 9-10 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Rishon LeZion   55–56 1   Boden Handboll IF 26–26 29–30
AC Alavarium   51–73 2   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 26–41 25–32
HC Gomel   62–41 3   ŽRK Koka 30–18 32–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga   61–22 4   KHF Istogu 40–9 21–13
Dames 1 V&L   41–50   Quintus 22–27 19–23
ŽRK Pelister   50–67 5   HC Naisa Niš 26–33 24–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   57–45   Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 33–23 24–22
Fémina Visé   31–52 6   Kristianstad Handboll 17–27 14–25
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
2 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.
3 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel.
4 Both legs were hosted by Rincón Fertilidad Málaga.
5 Both legs were hosted by HC Naisa Niš.
6 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Matches edit

1 February 2019
16:00 		Maccabi Rishon LeZion   26–26   Boden Handboll IF Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 350
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Anastacio 11 (16–16) Ölén 7
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2 February 2019
16:00 		Boden Handboll IF   30–29   Maccabi Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 1,140
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Nordmark 9 (12–14) Anastacio 11
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Boden Handboll IF won 56–55 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
19:30 		AC Alavarium   26–41   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro
Attendance: 350
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Silva 7 (16–23) Cebula 10
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3 February 2019
19:30 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   32–25   AC Alavarium Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro
Attendance: 300
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Wołoszyk 7 (14–11) Silva 10
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Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 73–51 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
15:00 		HC Gomel   30–18   ŽRK Koka Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 600
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Golubeva 10 (15–9) Curic 5
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3 February 2019
15:00 		ŽRK Koka   23–32   HC Gomel Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 350
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Curic 7 (12–16) Tryzno 7
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HC Gomel won 62–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
18:30 		Rincón Fertilidad Málaga   40–9   KHF Istogu Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 700
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
S.López 7 (17–4) Kameri 4
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3 February 2019
11:00 		KHF Istogu   13–21   Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 250
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Kameri 8 (6–11) Gandulfo 6
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Rincón Fertilidad Málaga won 61–22 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
19:30 		Dames 1 V&L   22–27   Quintus Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Peeters 6 (13–13) A.Zwinkels, L.Zwinkels 7
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9 February 2019
20:15 		Quintus   23–19   Dames 1 V&L Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 450
Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
Devilee-Grift 5 (11–5) Janssen 7
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Quintus won 50–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
20:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   33–23   Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 498
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Lusson 7 (17–15) Türkoglu 7
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10 February 2019
14:00 		Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   22–24   Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 300
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Sinitsyna 6 (10–10) Falcón 9
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Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 57–45 on aggregate.

9 February 2019
18:30 		ŽRK Pelister   26–33   HC Naisa Niš Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 700
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Chokeli, Jankulovska 6 (12–13) Filipović, Pejović 8
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10 February 2019
18:30 		HC Naisa Niš   34–24   ŽRK Pelister Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 800
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Radović, Tanasković 5 (17–12) Milosavljević 6
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HC Naisa Niš won 67–50 on aggregate.

9 February 2019
16:00 		Fémina Visé   17–27   Kristianstad Handboll Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Leonaers 7 (9–9) Carlström 9
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10 February 2019
13:00 		Kristianstad Handboll   25–14   Fémina Visé Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Månsson 5 (17–6) Leonaers 4
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Kristianstad Handboll won 52–31 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals edit

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. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there will be no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.[5][6]

The first legs were played on 2–3 March and the second legs were played on 9–10 March 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Naisa Niš   52–58 1   Kristianstad Handboll 25–35 27–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga   57–63   Quintus 26–29 31–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   45–44   HC Gomel 24–18 21–26
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   55–49 2   Boden Handboll IF 28–22 27–27
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Kristianstad Handboll.
2 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.

Matches edit

2 March 2019
13:30 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   28–22   Boden Handboll IF Boden Arena, Boden
Attendance: 287
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Płomińska 7 (14–13) Nordmark 5
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3 March 2019
15:00 		Boden Handboll IF   27–27   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Boden Arena, Boden
Attendance: 246
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Masna 7 (13–13) Cebula 7
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Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 55–49 on aggregate.

2 March 2019
20:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   24–18   HC Gomel Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 520
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Lusson 5 (12–10) Golubeva 6
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9 March 2019
18:00 		HC Gomel   26–21   Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 850
Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
Golubeva 8 (11–12) H. Rodríguez, S. Rodríguez 5
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FT: 24–18 Pen: 2–3

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 45–44 on aggregate.

2 March 2019
18:00 		Rincón Fertilidad Málaga   26–29   Quintus Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 750
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
S. López 13 (16–14) Van Steekelenburg 9
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10 March 2019
16:00 		Quintus   34–31   Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 800
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
L. Zwinkels 9 (16–14) S. López 8
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Quintus won 63–57 on aggregate.

9 March 2019
16:00 		HC Naisa Niš   25–35   Kristianstad Handboll Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 148
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Pejović 12 (15–14) Carlström 11
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10 March 2019
15:00 		Kristianstad Handboll   23–27   HC Naisa Niš Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 162
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Birberg, Carlström 4 (13–11) Pejović 6
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Kristianstad Handboll won 58–52 on aggregate.

Semifinals edit

The first legs were played on 6–7 April and the second legs were played on 13–14 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Quintus   43–57   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 21–25 22–32
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   53–37   Kristianstad Handboll 22–17 31–20

Matches edit

7 April 2019
16:00 		Quintus   21–25   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 830
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Hage 10 (12–13) Kochaniak 5
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13 April 2019
17:00 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   32–22   Quintus Hala Miejska, Szczecin
Attendance: 600
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Płomińska 6 (14–13) Hage 8
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Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 57–43 on aggregate.

7 April 2019
13:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   22–17   Kristianstad Handboll Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 600
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
H. Rodríguez 6 (11–10) Carlström 5
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13 April 2019
16:00 		Kristianstad Handboll   20–31   Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 154
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Carlström 6 (11–17) H. Rodríguez 10
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Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–37 on aggregate.

Final edit

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 2019 in Vienna.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   47–53   Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 23–30 24–23

Matches edit

5 May 2019
18:00 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin   23–30   Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Azoty Arena, Szczecin
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
four players four (12–17) Lusson, H. Rodríguez 7
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12 May 2019
13:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE   23–24   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Pabellón Insular Rita Hernandez, Telde
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Falcón 6 (15–12) Cebula, Zawistowska 5
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Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–47 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1   Agata Cebula   Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 42
  Haridian Rodríguez   Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
3   Sara Carlström   Kristianstad Handboll 39

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "EHF Womens Challenge Cup round 3".
  2. ^ "Rocasa start in the Last 16". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "16 teams await Women's Challenge Cup draw". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Challenge Cup draw pits Gran Canaria against Ankara in Last 16". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Two draws in the Women's Challenge Cup set". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ "2016 winners face Gomel in the quarter-finals". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Two-leg finals throw off in Denmark and Poland". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ Goalscorers

External links edit

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