2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League

The 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League is the 21st edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.

2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Dates24 August 2013–11 May 2014
Teams17 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
8 (Main round)
4 (knockout stage)
Final positions
ChampionsHungary Győri Audi ETO KC (2nd title)
Runners-upMontenegro ŽRK Budućnost
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored3,883 (51.09 per match)
Attendance213,939 (2,815 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary Anita Görbicz
(87 goals)

Győri Audi ETO KC were the title holder and successfully defended their title.[1]

Overview

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Format

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The clubs were drawn into four groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage.[2]

Team allocation

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Group matches
  Hypo Niederösterreich   RK Podravka Koprivnica   FC Midtjylland Håndbold   Metz Handball
  Thüringer HC   Győri Audi ETO KCTH   Budućnost Podgorica   Larvik HK
  SPR Lublin SSA   Krim Ljubljana   BM Bera Bera   IK Sävehof
WQT1 WQT2 WQT3 WQT4
Qualification Tournament
  BNTU Minsk   RK Lokomotiva Zagreb   Team Tvis Holstebro   Viborg HK
  Fleury Loiret HB   Handball Club Leipzig   Érd HC   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
  PDO Salerno   ŽRK Vardar   SERCODAK Dalfsen   Byåsen HE
  Tertnes HE   HCM Baia Mare   Rostov-Don   LK Zug
  Muratpaşa BSK

TH Title Holder

Round and draw dates

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Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification Tournament 27 June 2013 14–15 September 2013
Group stage Matchday 1 28 July 2013 5–6 October 2013
Matchday 2 12–13 October 2013
Matchday 3 19–20 October 2013
Matchday 4 2–3 November 2013
Matchday 5 9–10 November 2013
Matchday 6 16–17 November 2013
Main round Matchday 1 19 November 2013 1–2 February 2014
Matchday 2 8–9 February 2014
Matchday 3 15–16 February 2014
Matchday 4 1–2 March 2014
Matchday 5 8–9 March 2014
Matchday 6 15–16 March 2014
Final stage Final Four TBD 3–4 May 2014

Qualification stage

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Qualification tournament

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A total of 17 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into four groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage. Matches were played at 14–15 September 2013. The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.[2][3]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
  Byåsen HE
  HCM Baia Mare
  Rostov-Don
  Team Tvis Holstebro
  Handball Club Leipzig
  Érd HC
  ŽRK Vardar
  SERCODAK Dalfsen
  LK Zug
  PDO Salerno
  BNTU Minsk
  Tertnes HE
  Viborg HK
  Fleury Loiret HB
  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb

Playoff

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The winner advanced to the qualification phase 2.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SERCODAK Dalfsen   68–55   Muratpaşa BSK 34–31 34–24

Qualification tournament 1

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 September 2013
 
 
  Byåsen HE21
 
8 September 2013
 
  Tertnes HE20
 
  Byåsen HE23
 
7 September 2013
 
  HC Leipzig27
 
  HC Leipzig29
 
 
  BNTU Minsk24
 
Third place
 
 
8 September 2013
 
 
  Tertnes HE28
 
 
  BNTU Minsk25

Qualification tournament 2

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September 2013
 
 
  Ferencváros26
 
15 September 2013
 
  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb23
 
  Ferencváros31
 
14 September 2013
 
  Érd HC24
 
  Érd HC34
 
 
  LK Zug25
 
Third place
 
 
15 September 2013
 
 
  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb35
 
 
  LK Zug24

Qualification tournament 3

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September 2013
 
 
  HCM Baia Mare26
 
15 September 2013
 
  Viborg HK25
 
  HCM Baia Mare36
 
14 September 2013
 
  Team Tvis Holstebro23
 
  Team Tvis Holstebro38
 
 
  SERCODAK Dalfsen30
 
Third place
 
 
15 September 2013
 
 
  Viborg HK33
 
 
  SERCODAK Dalfsen12

Qualification tournament 4

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September 2013
 
 
  Rostov-Don21
 
15 September 2013
 
  Fleury Loiret HB26
 
  Fleury Loiret HB25
 
14 September 2013
 
  ŽRK Vardar33
 
  ŽRK Vardar35
 
 
  PDO Salerno16
 
Third place
 
 
15 September 2013
 
 
  Rostov-Don41
 
 
  PDO Salerno18

Group stage

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The draw of the group matches was held on 28 July in Vienna. A total of sixteen teams will be concerned in the process, to be divided into four pots of four. Teams are divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[4]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Győri Audi ETO KC
  Larvik HK
  ŽRK Budućnost
  Krim Ljubljana
  BM Bera Bera
  FC Midtjylland Håndbold
  Thüringer HC
  Metz Handball
  Hypo Niederösterreich
  RK Podravka Koprivnica
  IK Sävehof
  SPR Lublin SSA
  Handball Club Leipzig
  Ferencváros
  HCM Baia Mare
  ŽRK Vardar

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GKC THU NIE HCM
  Győri Audi ETO KC 6 6 0 0 192 143 +49 12 29–22 41–22 28–26
  Thüringer HC 6 2 0 4 159 165 −6 4 25–33 34–25 36–29
  Hypo Niederösterreich 6 2 0 4 149 170 −21 4 27–28 29–23 23–20
  HCM Baia Mare 6 2 0 4 140 162 −22 4 21–33 20–19 24–23
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FCM ŽRK FTC SPR
  FC Midtjylland Håndbold 6 5 0 1 156 139 +17 10 21–19 32–23 37–26
  ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 6 4 0 2 156 125 +31 8 22–15 29–21 31–19
  FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 6 3 0 3 162 161 +1 6 25–26 27–25 40–25
  SPR Lublin SSA 6 0 0 6 140 189 −49 0 24–25 22–30 24–26
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RKK IKS MET HCL
  Krim Ljubljana 6 4 1 1 167 138 +29 9 36–28 27–21 32–20
  IK Sävehof 6 3 1 2 169 172 −3 7 25–25 32–30 30–23
  Metz Handball 6 3 0 3 149 144 +5 6 21–20 30–20 22–23
  Handball Club Leipzig 6 1 0 5 139 170 −31 2 23–27 28–34 22–25
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ŽRK LHK BMB RKP
  ŽRK Vardar 6 5 1 0 185 138 +47 11 27–27 30–20 39–26
  Larvik HK 6 4 1 1 170 133 +37 9 29–31 29–21 34–18
  BM Bera Bera 6 1 0 5 123 157 −34 2 18–23 17–27 28–19
  RK Podravka Koprivnica 6 1 0 5 128 178 −50 2 17–35 19–24 29–18
Source: [citation needed]

Main round

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The draw of the group matches was held on 19 November at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of eight teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into two pots of four. Teams were divided into two pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or group could not be drawn into the same group.[5][6]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2
  Győri Audi ETO KC
  FC Midtjylland Håndbold
  Krim Ljubljana
  ŽRK Vardar
  Thüringer HC
  ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
  IK Sävehof
  Larvik HK

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ŽRK FCM THU IKS
  ŽRK Vardar 6 3 2 1 154 142 +12 8 24–23 31–25 24–18
  FC Midtjylland Håndbold 6 3 1 2 152 147 +5 7 25–24 26–20 25–24
  Thüringer HC 6 3 1 2 157 156 +1 7 24–24 26–24 30–25
  IK Sävehof 6 0 2 4 149 167 −18 2 27–27 29–29 26–32
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GKC ŽRK LHK RKK
  Győri Audi ETO KC 6 4 2 0 160 147 +13 10 23–23 31–29 27–24
  ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 6 3 3 0 150 126 +24 9 26–26 19–19 30–15
  Larvik HK 6 1 1 4 134 147 −13 3 23–29 17–22 28–22
  Krim Ljubljana 6 1 0 5 133 157 −24 2 22–24 26–30 24–18
Source: [citation needed]

Final Four

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In November 2013 the European Handball Federation announced that for the first time in the competition's history, the winner of the EHF Women's Champions League would be decided in a Final Four tournament. The event took place at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 3–4 May 2014.[7]

 
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

All-Star Team

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Other awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Undefeated Győr hold on to the trophy". ehfcl.com. 2014-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "Teams and seedings for first draws of the new season approved". European Handball Federation. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Three time champions versus Holstebro, Baia Mare and round 1 qualifier". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-27.
  4. ^ "Defending champions in group with Thüringer HC, Hypo NÖ and one qualifier". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-28.
  5. ^ "Two former winners in Pot 1, two other in Pot 2". European Handball Federation. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Györ face three former winners in main round". European Handball Federation. 19 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Four bidders apply for the Women's EHF Final4". European Handball Federation. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  8. ^ "EHF Champions League - Latest News and Results | EHF".
  9. ^ "EHF Champions League - Latest News and Results | EHF".
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