Media Guide - European Handball...

Men’s EHF Cup 2014/15Group Phase

Media Guide

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Foreword 4

Map of participating clubs 6

Media contacts - EHF/M, clubs contacts 7

2014/15 Playing system diagram - stages & dates 8

Playing system - organiser Füchse Berlin 9

Important regulations - ranking of teams 9

EHF Cup Finals return to Berlin 10

Facts & Figures 12

Group Phase preview 14

GROUP A

Head-to-head stats 15

HSV Hamburg 16

Haslum Handballklubb 19

Gorenje Velenje 22

Pfadi Winterthur 25

GROUP B


HCM Constanta 29

BM Fraikin Granollers 32

St. Petersburg HC 35

Team Tvis Holstebro 38

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GROUP C


Futebal Clube do Porto 42

HC Vojvodina 45

Füchse Berlin 48

Skjern Handbold 51

GROUP D


MT Melsungen 55

Balatonfüredi KSE 58

Eskilstuna Guif 61

RK Nexe 64

Qualification top scorers 67

Past seasons’ winners 68

Qualification results overview 70

Group Phase fixtures overview 76

Table of contents

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Foreword

Dear media representative,

Welcome to the Group Phase of the Men’s EHF Cup; the next interesting stage of the competition begins with 16 teams from 13 countries. Germany and Denmark are the only two countries to have more than one team still in the competition. The Group Phase of the Men’s EHF Cup will deliver exciting matches as the teams have everything to play for, and they will be bringing everything they have got to the court. For the 16 teams the elimination process now begins and they know that this is not the time to be complacent - the places available in the quarter-finals are most definitely limited.

In Group A, HSV Hamburg who won the Champions League in 2013 will face Gorenje Velenje (SLO), Haslum Handballklubb (NOR), and Pfadi Winterthur (SUI). St. Petersburg (RUS) and HCM Constanta (ROU) compete against Fraikin BM. Granollers (ESP) and Team Tvis Holstebro (DEN) in Group B. After enjoying the greatest season in the history of the club, FC Porto (POR) enter the Men’s EHF Cup in Group C, their opponents include Füchse Berlin (GER), Skjern Handbold (DEN), and HC Vojvodina (SRB). The only Hungarian team in the competition, Balatonfüredi KSE are aiming to have a great European season hoping to follow in the footsteps of top teams MKB MVM Veszprém and MOL-Pick Szeged. The other teams in Group D are Eskilstuna Guif (SWE), newcomers MT Melsungen (GER), and RK Nexe (CRO).

The Men’s EHF Cup enters its third season and the European Handball Federation continues to revel in the positive development of the competition; especially since the introduction of the Final event that débuted in Nantes. The second edition found its stage in Berlin, where also a new champion will be crowned in 2015 as the previous title holders Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2013) and MOL-Pick Szeged (2014) entered the 2014/15 club handball season in the VELUX EHF Champions League.

We pride ourselves on our positive and cooperative relationship with the press and media and I am sure this will continue and develop in the future. Should you require any information, help or assistance during the course of the season, your first point of contact is the EHF Media and Communications Department based in our office in Vienna. They will be more than happy to assist you with any questions you might have.

We look forward to working with you in the upcoming season!

Jean BrihaultEHF President

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Clubs – Media contacts

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Vlado BrindzakMedia and Communications European Handball Federation+43 1 80 151 [email protected] Twitter: @ehfmedia

TV and Radio

Miguel Mateo MarcellánMedia ManagerEHF Marketing GmbH+43 1 80 151 [email protected]

GROUP A

HSV HamburgChristian Pöhls+49 178 [email protected]

Haslum HKBritt Thirud-Gjerde+47 [email protected]

Gorenje VelenjeTanija Rednak+386 [email protected]

Pfadi WinterthurSascha von der Crone+41 79 [email protected]

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HCM ConstantaAli Nurhan+40 241 [email protected]

BM Fraikin GranollersJosep Blanchart+34 655 [email protected]

St. Petersburg HC Marina Zhurova+7 905 [email protected]

Team Tvis HolstebroTina Moller+45 24 [email protected]

GROUP C

Futebol Clube do PortoJoana MoreiraTel: +351 22 508 32 [email protected]

HC VojvodinaDan Fracile+381 63 [email protected]

Füchse BerlinAndre Tzschaschel+49 172 [email protected]

Skjern HandboldHenning Kjaergaard Christensen+45 20 [email protected]

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MT MelsungenBernd Kaiser+49 171 [email protected]

Balatonfüredi KSETamás Bene+36 20 [email protected]

Eskilstuna GuifMicke Danielsson+46 16 [email protected]

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Possibility no. 1Füchse Berlin finish 1st in their group or are one of the three best 2nd ranked teamsFüchse Berlin qualifies directly for the EHF Cup Finals and the other six teams play three quarter-finals.The worst second ranked team will be eliminated.

Possibility no. 2Organiser/Füchse Berlin are the 4th ranked of the 2nd ranked teamsFüchse Berlin play the quarter-finals and are qualified for the EHF Cup Finals if they win the quarter-final.

Possibility no. 3Füchse Berlin are ranked 3rd or 4th in the group and are not qualified for the EHF Cup Finals and all 1st and 2nd ranked teams play the quarter-finals.

Playing system – organiser Füchse Berlin

Important regulationsScoring of the matches and ranking

General

All matches of the Men’s EHF Cup shall be played in 2 x 30 minutes with a half-time break of 10 minutes. The EHF reserves the right to extend the half-time break in special circumstances to 15 minutes.

The matches shall be scored as follows: a) win = 2 points b) draw = 1 point c) loss = 0 points

Teams’ rankings are obtained by adding up the number of points won.

Group Phase

If two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

During the Group Phase:

a) higher goal difference in all matches;b) greater number of plus goals in all matches;

After completion of the Group Phase if two teams have scored the same number of points:

a) number of points in matches of the two teams directly involvedb) goal difference in matches of the two teams directly involvedc) higher number of goals scored in the away matchd) goal difference in all matches of the groupe) higher number of plus goals in all matches of the group

After completion of the Group Phase if three or more teams have scored the same number of points:

a) number of points in matches of all teams directly involvedb) goal difference in matches of all teams directly involvedc) higher number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involvedd) goal difference in all matches of the groupe) higher number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined.

If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.

If one of the participating clubs is the organiser of the EHF Cup Finals the ranking of the 2nd ranked teams of the Group Phase is as follows:

a) number of points in matches against all teams of the group;b) goal difference in those matches as mentioned in a);c) greater number of plus goals in those matches as mentioned in a);

If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.

Find all the Men’s EHF Cup regulations on eurohandball.com

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EHF Cup Finals return to BerlinThe EHF has confirmed that the third edition of the EHF Cup Finals, the final round of the Men’s EHF Cup competition, is to be played in the German capital Berlin for the second year in succession.

Following a highly successful event in 2014, the German Bundesliga club Füchse Berlin will once again play host to the two-day event on 16/17 May 2015.

The contract was signed on the fringes of the final weekend of the Men’s IHF World Championship in Doha, Qatar by EHF Secretary General, Michael Wiederer, EHF Marketing Managing Director, Peter Vargo, and Managing Director of Füchse Berlin, Bob Hanning.

The EHF Cup Finals feature the four top teams in the Men’s EHF Cup, competing over two days for the title with semi-finals played on Saturday (16 May) and final matches on Sunday (17 May).

Commenting on the awarding of the event, Michael Wiederer, EHF Secretary General, said: “Handball is not only about sporting performance, but also major events such as the EHF Cup Finals. We’re pleased to see this event return to Berlin and the opportunity that this offers us to once again showcase top class handball in the German capital.”

Peter Vargo, Managing Director of EHF Marketing GmbH, said: “We were extremely happy with the organisation of the EHF Cup Finals last season, and we are more than confident that Berlin will once again put together a highly attractive sporting and entertainment event in May.”

Bob Hanning, Managing Director of Füchse Berlin, is looking forward to the return of the EHF Cup Finals to Berlin: ”We are extremely proud that the EHF has placed its trust in us once again and are looking forward to offering the handball world another great event. We are of course hoping to fare better on court this year, though we first have to concentrate on the group phase.”

The Men’s EHF Cup Group Phase throws off on 11 February 2015 and features 16 top men’s sides, playing in four groups for a place in the quarter-finals and ultimately for a place in the EHF Cup Finals.

Website launched, tickets on sale

Just two days after the European Handball Federation (EHF) had announced that the EHF Cup Finals will return to Berlin for the 2015 edition, the tournament’s hosts Füchse Berlin launched the official website of the season ending event of the Men’s EHF Cup.

The www.berlinfinals.de website will provide fans and media with all essential information about the tournament throughout the group phase and quarter-final stages until the four best teams of the competition meet in the German capital on 16/17 May 2015.

Handball fans across Europe can also purchase their place at the high-profile event through the website.

The tickets, valid for all four matches, went on sale on Monday and are available in four categories for 49, 69, 99 and 129 euro.

New logo revealed, poster released

The logo presentation o the Men’s EHF Cup Finals is made up of two parts; the Men’s EHF Cup logo and the secondary ‘Finals’ logo (see left) which contains the date and place. These two logos can be used together on promotional material but never to be joined together into one logo.

Füchse have also already launched a new campaign “Berlin Finals Calling” which will see the promotion of the event through posters all over the city, Berlin’s airports and advertising spots in cinemas.

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Facts & FiguresBefore the Group Phase of the Men’s EHF Cup

16 teams from 13 different countries have made it to the group phase of the Men’s EHF Cup after some highly thrilling qualification matches in the Round 3.

0 teams have gone all the way from the first qualification round to the group phase.

0 winners of the “new EHF Cup” (since the 2012/13 season) are in this season’s competition: Rhein Neckar Löwen (winner in 2013) and Pick Szeged (2014) are part of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase.

0 teams from France are part of the group phase – in contrast to three teams in the previous season.

0 teams have been part of all group phases, since the playing system has changed.

1 group phase participant has won the “old version” of the EHF Cup. Granollers won this trophy twice in the 1994/95 and the 1995/96 seasons. HSV Hamburg won the Cup Winners’ Cup in the 2006/07 season.

1 EHF European Cup competitions debutant has made it to the group phase: MT Melsungen from Germany.

1 former winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League is among the 16 teams: HSV Hamburg (Germany, winner in 2013). Thus in every season of the merged EHF Cup one former EHF Champions League winner was part of the group phase: SC Magdeburg (2012/13, CL winner in 2002), Montpellier Agglomeration HB (2013/14, CL winner in 2003).

2 of the 16 teams had been part of the first group phase of the EHF Cup in the 2012/13 season: Holstebro and Guif.

3 teams from Germany are among the 16 group phase participants.

3 teams from last season’s group phase have again made it that far: Füchse Berlin (GER), Skjern Handbold (DEN) and HCM Constanta (ROU).

3 teams are among those 16 which had been part of EHF Cup finals: Team Tvis Holstebro (DEN, 2013), Füchse Berlin (GER) and HCM Constanta (ROU, both in 2014). All three did not make it to the final.

3 teams were lucky to qualify for the group phase thanks to the away goal rule in the qualification: Berlin, Hamburg and Granollers. Their aggregate results were ties, but thanks to scoring the higher number of goals in their away matches, they are part of the group phase now.

3 countries, which had been represented in last season’s group phase, are out in this season: France, Slovakia and FYR Macedonia.

4 countries represent the EHF Cup winners since the original implementation in the 1993/94 season: Germany (15 titles), Spain (4), Croatia and Hungary (each 1).

4 of the 16 teams played in the VELUX EHF Champions League last season: HSV Hamburg (GER), Gorenje Velenje (SLO), St. Petersburg HC (RUS) and FC Porto (POR).

4 current national champions have qualified for the EHF Cup group phase: Haslum (NOR), Vojvodina (SRB), Porto (POR) and Constanta (ROU). Those teams had failed on way to the qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League group phase and continued in qualification for the EHF Cup.

4 countries are represented for the first time in the group phase of the EHF Cup: Croatia, Russia, Serbia and

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Switzerland. In addition, clubs from Norway and Slovenia were not part of the group phase last previous season.

4 teams turned an away defeat in the first leg of Round 3 into qualification for the group phase: Haslum, Balatonfüredi, St. Petersburg and Granollers.

7 teams have already played four qualification matches, as they began their campaign in Round 2: Nexe, Balatonfüredi, Skjern, Holstebro, Winterthur, Guíf and Melsungen.

13 different countries are represented by those 16 clubs. While Germany have three group phase participants and Denmark two, Croatia, Spain, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Switzerland and Sweden are represented by one team each. Seven of those countries (DEN, ESP, GER, HUN, POR, ROU, SWE) were represented in last season’s group phase.

27 goals was the biggest winning margin in qualification round 3: Skjern scored an aggregate result of 72:45 against Oroshazi (HUN).

36 goals were scored by Marcel Hees (Pfadi Winterthur) to sit on top of the scorers list prior to the start of the group phase. Second best scorer of the teams still involved is Balasz Szöllösi (Balatonfüredi), who found the net 29 times.

48 group matches will decide the six or eight teams to proceed to the quarter-finals.

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For the third year in a row, a new winner will have to be found in the Men’s EHF Cup and the lucky team will come from the group phase which starts this week. 2013 winners Rhein-Neckar Löwen are in the VELUX EHF Champions League this season, and this also applies not only to last year’s winners Pick Szeged but also to their opponents in the final Montpellier Agglomeration HB.

However, maybe the winners are still to be found among the four participants in the Finals last season, as both losing semi-finalists from the final weekend in Berlin are to be found in this season’s edition of the tournament. Füchse Berlin and HCM Constanta, who finished third and fourth respectively last year, are both in the group phase and both are in with a chance of not only repeating last season’s semi-final berth, but also going a step further. Füchse may have an advantage in that respect as they will have the home advantage once again should they make it to the final tournament. The Max-Schmeling-Halle will welcome the top four sides on 16/17 May. Six or eight quarter-final spots at stake At first sight, the modus of the tournament is quite simple. Number one and two in each of the four groups qualify for the quarter-finals, from which the winners obviously proceed to Berlin. However, some things depend on the way hosts Füchse perform in the group phase. If Füchse win their group or finish among the three best second ranked teams in the group phase, they qualify directly for the EHF Cup Finals. This means that there will only be three quarter-finals instead of four, and that the worst second ranked team will be out of the tournament. In case Füchse finish second in their group and are also the worst ranked number two in all the groups, they will have to play the quarter-finals, and there will be four quarter-finals. If Füchse finish third or fourth in their group, they will be out of the tournament, and the quarter-finals will be played between eight teams as usual. Favourites hard to spot If they make it all the way to the Finals again, Füchse may be considered to be among the favourites again. However, it is generally difficult to point out really big favourites among the 16 teams in the group phase in what looks like the most even EHF Cup since the current tournament system was introduced in 2012. Of course, it is always natural to look for the German Bundesliga to find favourites, and that is what most coaches in the 16 remaining teams tend to be doing. A club with proud European traditions like HSV Hamburg will always draw some attention. However, the Northern German team had problems getting past Swedish side IFK Kristianstad in the third and last qualification round for the group phase, and their current 11th place in the Bundesliga does not point towards a favourite either. Other German teams may seem more likely as possible winners. We mentioned Füchse already. The Foxes may only be one step above Hamburg in the current Bundesliga table, but the possible home advantage in the finals speaks in favour of Füchse. Their talented young left back Paul Drux must have returned from the World Championship in Qatar with additional self-confidence, and that may come in useful for Füchse. We also have to mention the third German team in the competition. A lack of European experience may speak against MT Melsungen, but the current number six in the Bundesliga possesses a lot of potential and their group does not look frightening. If we are going to look for possible tournament winners outside of Germany, there are a couple of dark horses to keep an eye on. One of those could be Team Tvis Holstebro, who sprung a surprise two years ago by reaching the Finals and finishing third. The Danish team’s charismatic coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen will undoubtedly want to finish his time with Holstebro in style, before taking over as the Denmark women’s national team coach, and what better way to say goodbye after three years than by going all the way in the EHF Cup? Another possible dark horse could be Futebol Clube de Porto, who did quite well in the group phase of the VLUX EHF Champions League last season and have gained a taste for big matches in Europe.

Group Phase Preview

New winner has to be found again

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Group A head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group A opponents in the EC

HSV Hamburg vs Gorenje Velenje26.09.2013 HSV Hamburg vs RK Gorenje Velenje, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D 41:32 (21:13)05.02.2014 RK Gorenje Velenje vs HSV Hamburg, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D 29:36 (13:19)

No previous encounters in European competitions HSV Hamburg vs Haslum HandballklubbHSV Hamburg vs Pfadi WinterthurHaslum Handballklubb vs Gorenje VelenjeHaslum Handballklubb vs Pfadi WinterthurGorenje Velenje vs Pfadi Winterthur

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2013 VELUX EHF Champions League winners HSV Hamburg faced tough times in 2014. Due to financial reasons it was even unclear if the club would manage to play in the first German league. The trophy-winning coach Martin Schwalb was sacked and he later also suffered a heart-attack.

A huge number of top stars like Canellas, Duvnjak, Nilsson, Lackovic and Markovic left the club and the new arrivals are from a complete different level than the previous signings. But the club managed to survive, as president and main sponsor Andreas Rudolph stepped in again, also installing a new club management headed by former German national team player Christian Fitzek.

In contrast to previous years - HSV played seven straight times in the VELUX EHF Champions League and made it twice to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne - the goals are not the same anymore in the Bundesliga, but on international level Hamburg want to complete their collection of silverware after winning the former Cup Winners’ Cup in 2007.

After eliminating Swedish side Kristianstad in a highly close manner, HSV now will face Winterthur, Velenje and Haslum in the group phase. After French Christian Gaudin had taken over the coaches’ position from Schwalb in summer 2014, he was already replaced in December by assistant coach Jens Häussler.

For team captain and 2007 world champion Pascal Hens “it is always something very special to compete on international ground. We are looking forward to matches against opponents we did not face that often.”

GROUP A HSV HAMBURG (GER)

Club Address:HSV HamburgHellgrundweg 5022525 HamburgGermany

Media contact:Christian Pöhls+49 178 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.hsvhandball.comFacebook: HSVHandballTwitter: @hsvhandball

Playing hallSporthalle HamburgKrochmannstrasse 5522297 HamburgGermanyCapacity: 4,200

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: orange/yellow/green

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: orange/yellow/green

NewcomersKevin Schmidt (HSG Wetzlar)Alexander Feld (DHfK Leipzig)Alexandru Simicu (HCM Constanta)Richard Hanisch (Hammarby IF HK)Tim Stefan (youth team)

Left the clubDomagoj Duvnjak (THW Kiel)Joan Canellas Reixach (THW Kiel)Blazenko Lackovic (HC Vardar Skopje)Zarko Markovic (Al-Jaish)Marcus Cleverly (KIF Kolding Kobenhavn)Andreas Nilsson (MKB-MVM Veszprem)Oscar Carlén (end of career)Marcel Schliedermann (ThSV Eisenach)Robert Schulze (SV Henstedt-Ulzburg)

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations: 7Winners (1): 2012/2013Semi-final (3): 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2010/2011Quarter-final (1): 2009/2010Last 16 (1): 2011/2012, 2013/14

OtherCup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2006/2007German champion: 1 title (2011)German Cup winner: twiceGerman Super-Cup winner: four times

Road to the Group Phase

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: IFK Kristianstad (SWE) vs Hamburg 27:292nd leg: Hamburg vs Kristianstad 26:28Aggregate score: 55:55, Hamburg qualified on away goals

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight21 Tim-Oliver Brauer GER Line Player 15.5.1992 Hamburg, GER 195 11517 Petar Djordjic SRB Left Back 17.9.1990 Sabac, SRB 197 10224 Davor Dominikovic CRO Left Back 7.4.1978 Metkovic, CRO 203 10643 Alexander Feld GER Back 15.6.1993 Krefeld, GER 188 867 Matthias Flohr GER Left Wing 19.3.1982 Aachen, GER 187 9320 Richard Hanisch SWE Centre Back 1.6.1990 Eskilstuna, SWE 185 9323 Pascal Hens GER Left Back 26.3.1980 Daun, GER 203 10311 Kevin Herbst GER Right Wing 7.5.1994 Hamburg, GER 189 885 Torsten Jansen GER Left Wing 23.12.1976 Adenau, GER 185 9018 Hans Lindberg DEN Right Wing 1.8.1981 Höje Taastrup, DEN 188 8822 Kentin Mahé FRA Centre Back 22.5.1991 Paris, FRA 185 8325 Felix Mehrkens GER Back 20.9.1994 Lüneburg, GER 183 8727 Finn Nowacki GER Back 23.11.1996 Hüttblek, GER 186 8626 Adrian Pfahl GER Right Back 30.7.1982 Bietigheim-Bis., GER 192 922 Kevin Schmidt GER Left Wing 20.4.1988 Gießen, GER 183 813 Stefan Schröder GER Right Wing 17.7.1981 Schwerin, GER 183 884 Alexandru Simicu ROU Left Back 8.10.1988 Timisoara, ROU 202 1039 Tim Stefan GER Back 3.7.1995 Hamburg, GER 195 9015 Henrik Toft Hansen DEN Line Player 18.12.1986 Skive, DEN 200 10819 Lennard Max Danielsen GER Goalkeeper 5.1.1996 Eutin, GER 190 9316 Justin Merlin Rundt GER Goalkeeper 14.11.1994 Elmshorn, GER 195 9512 Max Henri Herrmann FRA Goalkeeper 24.2.1994 Bonn, GER 195 981 Johannes Bitter GER Goalkeeper 2.9.1982 Oldenburg, GER 205 104

Team roster

HSV HAMBURG (GER)

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Jens Häuslercoach• a player at the Bundesliga clubs Wuppertal, Wallau, Nordhorn, Hameln and Kronau-Östringen

• started his coaching career in 2007, when he took over German second division team Altenholz

• came to Hamburg in 2011, first coaching the U23 team, then became assistant coach of Martin Schwalb, Per Carlen and Christian Gaudin

• will be replaced by Michael Biegler after the 2014/15 season

• has a huge selection of oldtimer cars at home

Johannes Bittergoalkeeper• arrived as World Champion in 2007 in Hamburg

• one of the tallest goalkeepers (2,05 metres) in this competition

• has played for SC Magdeburg, in his last match for them he won the EHF Cup

• nicknamed Jogi

• extended his contract at Hamburg despite a huge number of other offers

Hans Lindbergright wing• won several medals at European and World Championships in beach handball

• the EHF Champions League top scorer in 2013 and Bundesliga top scorer in 2009 and 2013

• selected for the Danish youth national team in football in his younger days

• plays for HSV since 2007

• the All Star Team right wing at the 2013 WCh

Pascal Hensleft back• discovered by former HSV coach Martin Schwalb

• nicknamed “Pommes” (French fries)

• retired from the German national team in 2012

• started his career at SG Wallau-Massenheim and plays for HSV since 2003

• supposed to remain in the club after his active career

EC trophies: EHF CL 2013 EC trophies: EHF CL 2013, EHF Cup 2007WCh: G 2007

EC trophies: EHF CL 2013EHF EURO: G 2008, 2012, S 2014, WCh: S 2011, S 2013

EC trophies: EHF CL 2013, Cup Winners’ Cup 2007OG: S 2004, EHF EURO: G 2004, S 2002, WCh: G 2007, S 2003

Coach and key players profiles

HSV HAMBURG (GER)

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Haslum Handballklubb has managed to qualify for the group phase of the EHF Cup for the first time in the club’s history. The Norwegian champions failed in the VELUX EHF Champions League qualification against Turkish side Besiktas, but then beat Russian club Volgograd in the qualification for this competition.

Now Haslum will face tough opponents in Group A in the form of former Champions League winners HSV Hamburg, Swiss side Winterthur and experienced Champions League side Velenje from Slovenia.

Despite those high hurdles coach Tom Eirik Skarpsno was happy with the draw: “We have the chance to meet some of Europe’s best teams. Of course, it will be a special experience for us to play against Hamburg in particular.”

He coaches an all-Scandinavian team, mainly with Norwegian players and two from Sweden. One of their top stars from the previous season, Thomas Kristensen, left to Ademar Leon (Spain) and the Norwegian top talent Sander Sagosen to Champions League participant Aalborg.

Manager Petter Andersen hopes for a huge audience in their new arena in Oslo, mainly when they face their German opponent: “I believe that the Norwegian spectators will see great matches. And from the sporting point of view our young team will gain great experience by playing in the EHF Cup Group Phase.”

Team captain Anders Røe thinks that “everything is possible, and why not trying to qualify for the quarterfinals? It is going to a tough spring for us with 13 matches in six weeks, but we’re up for it.”

GROUP A HASLUM HANDBALLKLUBB (NOR)

Club Address:Haslum HandballklubbGjonnesjordet 361357 BekkestuaNorway

Media contact:Britt Thirud-Gjerde+47 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.haslumhk.noFacebook: Haslum-HKTwitter: @HaslumHK

Playing hallNadderudhallen,BekkestuaHaukeveien 121357 BekkestuaNorwayCapacity: 1,200

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: multicolour

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: multicolour

NewcomersSimen Schønningsen (Fjellhammer)Joakim Patriksson (Follo HK)Håvard Åsheim (Follo HK)Christoffer Brännberger (Runar Sandefjord)Magnus Søndenå (Follo HK)

Left the clubThomas Kristensen (Ademar Leon)Besard Hakaj (Søndejyske)Sander Sagosen (Aalborg)Kristijan Jurisic (Øif Arendal)Einar Riegelhuth Koren (end of career)

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2014/15 season): 3Qualification (2): 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15

EHF CupRound 3 (2): 2011/12, 2012/13Round 1 (1): 2009/10

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2006/07Norwegian league: 3 titles (2011, 2012, 2014)Norwegian cup: 3 titles


VELUX EHF Champions League Qualification Tournament 3Semi-final: Haslum vs Besiktas MOGAZ HT (TUR) 22:293rd place match: Hubo Initia Hasselt (BEL) vs Haslum 26:35

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: HC Kaustik Volgograd (RUS) vs Haslum 31:282nd leg: Haslum vs Kaustik 36:26Aggregate score: 57:64

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight7 Sander O. Andreassen NOR Back 8.4.1996 Oslo, NOR 191 756 Sebastian Barthold NOR Left Wing 27.8.1991 Oslo, NOR 184 8820 Jonathan B. Berens NOR Centre Back 24.3.1994 Bærum, NOR 192 7510 Christoffer Brännberger SWE Line Player 29.12.1990 Farsta, SWE 200 10514 Jakob Gjoen NOR Right Wing 22.7.1993 Bærum, NOR 182 8319 Havard B. Johannesen NOR Right Back 27.4.1994 Bærum, NOR 195 8711 Erlend Mamelund NOR Left Back 1.5.1984 Bærum, NOR 198 9924 Knut Nikolai Mehl NOR Line Player 25.5.1995 Oslo, NOR 185 9181 Joakim Patriksson SWE Centre Back 7.5.1986 Lysekil, SWE 188 9021 August Baskar Pedersen NOR Left Wing 24.6.1994 Bærum, NOR 5 Anders Roe NOR Back 4.7.1988 Oslo, NOR 193 9518 Edvard B. Sandvik NOR Left Back 13.4.1994 Bærum, NOR 192 968 Simen Nicolay Schoenningsen NOR Right Back 21.2.1996 Fetsund, NOR 192 9123 Petter Skarpenes NOR Right Wing 25.8.1993 Bærum, NOR 186 802 Magnus Soendena NOR Wing 9.10.1991 Sandefjord, NOR 182 799 Vegard Soerlie Tennfjord NOR Line Player 5.7.1994 Oslo, NOR 188 8916 Trond Tjemsland NOR Goalkeeper 16.7.1987 Bærum, NOR 188 1001 Havard Aasheim NOR Goalkeeper 10.1.1994 Langhus, NOR

Team roster

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Tom Eirik Skarpsnocoach• despite his relatively young age for a coach, he has already been with Haslum for six years

• led Haslum to the Norwegian championship in 2011, 2012 and 2014, the three times the club has won the title

• besides being one of the most promising young coaches in Norwegian handball, he is also active in the debate about Norwegian handball

• his modern views on training and how to handle players have paid very well off in Haslum so far

Havard Aasheimgoalkeeper• young but strong goalkeeper and an important asset to the Haslum team

• despite his young age for a goalkeeper, he is already an established keeper in the Norwegian league

• 69 matches in various Norwegian junior national teams tell their story about his huge potential

• part of the “Rio Project” – a project meant to qualify the Norwegian national team for the Rio Olympics in 2016

Erlend Mamelundleft back• through his experience and his shooting power one of the absolute key players for Haslum

• has been around in handball Europe, having represented Danish FCK Handball, German HSG Nordhorn and French Montpellier during his foreign adventures

• 118 internationals and 352 goals for Norway

• with nine goals, he had a deciding hand in Haslum winning the Norwegian championship 2014 through a 36:27 win in the match against rivals Elverum

Anders Roeback• right handed, but can play all three positions in the back court line which makes him a great asset to the Haslum team

• apart from 65 matches in various junior national team, he has also had two matches for Norway s senior team.

• scored eight goals in the deciding EHF Cup qualification match against Russian HC Kaustik Volgograd


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As finalists in the old format of the EHF Cup, two Slovenian championships in the past three seasons and two consecutive appearances at the Last 16 stage of of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Gorenje Velenje are without a doubt among the most experienced sides in the EHF Cup Group Phase.

Already in the qualification Ivan Vajdl’s team proved their strengths and ambitions, beating Russian side Permskie Medvedi twice in a clear way. In Group A Velenje will face Hamburg, Haslum and Winterthur.

The upcoming stage is only an intermediate part of their grand scheme to reach the EHF Cup Finals, as manager Tomaž Juršič says: “We are glad that we reached the group phase, but this is not our final goal. We are aiming much higher.

“We have an interesting group. In addition to us there are also our “old friends” Hamburg and Winterthur. The German team we know from the last year’s Champions League and the Swiss we met in a friendly match last year.

“It will be hard but I think we have the quality to proceed to the quarter-finals. That is our goal for now but much more will be known after the completion of this stage.”

Team captain Niko Medved goes one step further: “Our goal is to be part of the EHF Cup Finals. Hamburg is the strongest team in our group and if they play at 100% then I think the first place in the group is reserved for the German team. For the second place it’s hard to say. My opinion is that it’s going to be decided between Gorenje and Winterthur.”

GROUP A GORENJE VELENJE (SLO)

Club Address:Gorenje VelenjeSaleska Cesta 33320 VelenjeSlovenia

Media contact:Tanija Rednak+386 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.rk-gorenje.comFacebook: rkgorenjevelenjeTwitter: @Rk_Gorenje_V

Playing hallRdeca DvoranaSaleska cesta 33320 VelenjeSloveniaCapacity:2,700

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red

DarkPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Permskie Medvedi (RUS) vs Velenje 34:372nd leg: Velenje vs Perm 39:29Aggregate score: 63:76

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations: 7Last 16 (3): 2005/06, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14Main Round (1): 2007/08Group Phase (1): 2004/05Qualification (1): 2010/11

EHF CupRunners-up (1): 2008/09Semi-final (1): 1994/95Quarter-final (3): 1996/97, 2010/11, 2011/12Round 3 (1): 2002/03

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: semi-final 2003/04, quarter-final 2004/05Slovenian league: 3 titles (2009, 2012,2013)Slovenian cup: 1 title

NewcomersMichal Pawel Szyba (Azotov)Miloš Božović (Valladolid)Klemen Ferlin (Trimo Trebnje)Blaž Kleč (Maribor)Aleksander Špende (Maribor)

Left the clubDarko Cingesar (Loka)Klemen Cehte (Aix)Emir Taletovič (Maribor)Nejc Brglez (Sevnica)

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight80 Kristian Beciri CRO Line Player 14.6.1994 Heppenheim, GER 2 Milos Bozovic MNE Left Back 10.12.1994 Podgorica, MNE 8 Senjamin Buric BIH Line Player 20.11.1990 Maglaj, BIH 198 1003 Nejc Cehte SLO Right Back 4.9.1992 Brezice, SLO 196 9430 Luka Dobelsek SLO Centre Back 12.1.1983 Celje, SLO 191 9077 Marko Dujmovic SLO Left Back 16.9.1985 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 190 9531 Janez Gams SLO Left Wing 8.11.1985 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 180 8323 Rok Golcar SLO Right Wing 23.12.1985 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 189 8727 Blaz Klec SLO Line Player 26.3.1986 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 183 955 Niko Medved SLO Left Wing 26.3.1990 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 182 8344 Mitja Nosan SLO Left Back 9.1.1990 Ljubljana, SLO 198 9852 Marko Ostir SLO Line Player 7.6.1977 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 194 10025 Jernej Papez SLO Right Back 29.1.1991 Novo Mesto, SLO 190 9420 Stas Skube SLO Centre Back 15.11.1989 Novo Mesto, SLO 176 7924 Mario Sostaric SLO Right Wing 25.11.1992 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 193 8721 Aleksander Spende SLO Left Back 24.7.1993 Ljubljana, SLO 200 8518 Michal Szyba POL Right Back 18.3.1988 Lublin, POL 195 9228 Matic Vrecar SLO 28.2.1989 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 195 11432 Rok Zaponsek SLO Goalkeeper 30.10.1992 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 192 8512 Benjamin Buric BIH Goalkeeper 20.11.1990 Maglaj, BIH 197 9722 Klemen Ferlin SLO Goalkeeper 26.6.1989 Novo Mesto, SLO 192 95

Team roster

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Ivan Vajdlcoach• former goalkeeper during his playing career

• started playing for the club Sostanj, which now is his old and new club, called Gorenje Velenje

• in 2003, he became coach at the top level for the first time, starting at Gorenje, where he was responsible for two runners-up positions in the Slovenian league

• in 2005 switched to Prevent and later to Slovenj Gradec and Trimo Trebnje, before he returned in the 2013/14 season replacing Branko Tamse

Benjamin Buricgoalkeeper• the 197-cm tall Bosnia and Herzegovina national team player arrived from Izvidjac Ljubuski together with his twin brother Senjamin

• taken over the burden of the first choice goalkeeper, following the departure of Ivan Gajic in 2013

• the 2013/14 season in the CL was his maiden in the top tier of European handball

Luka Dobelsekcentre back• one of the most experienced players of the squad

• played abroad in Germany (Lübbecke, Emsdetten) and Poland (Wisła Płock) before returning to his boyhood club in 2013 replacing Nikola Manojlovic

• coach Vajdl also counts on his 12-year European experience

• played his first international matches with Velenje already in 2001.

Niko Medvedleft wing• a fast player on the left wing

• in the 2013/14 season he also assumed a new role of the club captain, despite being only 23

• he also scored his personal best of 40 goals in that season

• a Gorenje player all of his senior career and already played four CL seasons


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For more than a decade Pfadi were the leading force in Swiss handball, becoming domestic champions nine times until 2004 and making it at least to the quarter-finals of all EHF European Cup competitions (Champions League, EHF Cup, Cup Winners’ Cup, City Cup and Challenge Cup). In 2001 Winterthur even managed to reach the final of the Challenge Cup.

Now Pfadi is the first Swiss team to reach the group phase of the “new” EHF Cup. The team of head coach Adrian Brüngger will face Haslum, Hamburg and Velenje in Group A. The club’s best known new arrival is highly experienced Lithuanian goalkeeper Arunas Vaskevicius, who had been part of Kadetten Schaffhausen’s Champions League squad in the past. Now Pfadi will start their international adventure and at the same time hope to raise a trophy in domestic competition.

Manager Bruno Schenk is eagerly looking forward to the maiden voyage in the group phase: “We are very proud, having reached this stage of competition. This will be a big sporting and financial challenge, but with the great passion we have within our club, we will take this hurdle in a good manner.”

Team captain Marcel Hess hopes that the European journey will continue after the group phase: “The team of Pfadi Winterthur is thrilled to have reached the next step in the EHF Cup. Regardless of the competitive opponents we are dedicated to show our best handball to let the great adventure continue.”

GROUP A PFADI WINTERTHUR (SUI)

Club Address:Pfadi WinterthurBürglistrasse 31/PF 21918401 WinterthurSwitzerland

Media contact:Sascha von der Crone+41 79 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.pfadi-winterthur.chFacebook: PfadiWinterthur

Playing hallEulachhalleWartstrasse 738400 WinterthurSwitzerlandCapacity:2,100

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue

DarkPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: black

NewcomersMilan Corovic (Qatar)Arunas Vaskevicius (Kadetten Schaffhausen)

Left the clubMartin Pramuk (HSC Suhr/Aarau)Robert Konecnik (HSC Suhr/Aarau)

Past achievementsEHF Champions LeagueParticipations: 8Quarter-final (2): 1996/97, 1997/98Last 16 (2): 1994/95, 2003/04Group Stage (3): 1995/96, 1998/99, 2004/05Qualification (1): 2002/03

EHF CupRound 3 (1): 2011/12Round 2 (1): 2013/14Round 1 (1): 2012/13

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2002/03 Challenge Cup: Runners-up 2000/01 City Cup: Semi-final 1999/2000Swiss league: 9 titles (1992, 1994-98, 2002-04) Swiss cup: 3 titles


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: Pfadi vs RK Zeleznicar 1949 Nis (SRB) 35:262nd leg: Nis vs Pfadi 29:30Aggregate score: 65:55

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: HK Agro Topolcany vs Pfadi 26:282nd leg: Pfadi vs Topolcany 32:25Aggregate score: 51:60

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight19 Dino Bajram SLO Line Player 25.9.1983 Ljubljana, SLO 194 1105 Milan Corovic SRB Centre Back 27.6.1984 Belgrade, SRB 193 10013 Goran Cvetkovic SRB Right Back 25.4.1983 Beograd, SRB 191 9322 Stefan Freivogel SUI Right Back 6.2.1990 Schwammendingen 184 827 Marcel Hess SUI Left Wing 16.11.1982 Aarau, SUI 190 9420 Kevin Jud SUI Centre Back 4.12.1992 Uster, SUI 183 758 Julian Krieg GER Right Back 18.7.1987 Gummersbach, GER 198 10514 Marvin Lier SUI Left Wing 8.9.1992 Ehrendingen, SUI 185 754 Luka Maros SUI Left Back 20.3.1994 Zürich, SUI 194 8826 Michael Meier SUI Left Back 20.7.1993 Turbenthal, SUI 198 953 Yannick Ott SUI Centre Back 4.4.1996 Winterthur, SUI 182 8021 Oliver Scheuner SUI Right Wing 4.2.1985 Winterthur, SUI 182 8011 Roman Sidorowicz SUI Centre Back 8.8.1991 Thalwil, SUI 188 8024 Michal Svajlen SUI Left Back 12.4.1989 Zürich, SUI 196 986 Cédrie Tynowski SUI Right Wing 21.9.1996 Kloten, SUI 185 8216 Simon Kindle SUI Goalkeeper 13.12.1992 Winterthur, SUI 201 921 Arunas Vaskevicius LTU Goalkeeper 3.8.1973 Druskininkai, LTU 193 10016 Patrick Murbach SUI Goalkeeper 11.8.1993 Schaffhausen, SUI 200 9712 Aurel Bringolf SUI Goalkeeper 2.11.1987 Winterthur, SUI 190 88

Team roster

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Adrian Brünggercoach• a player for Pfadi before joining Kadetten Schaffhausen

• three-time Swiss champions as Pfadi player

• ended his active career in 2007, becoming part of the coaching team at Pfadi

• his mission is to integrate young talents into the team

Arunas Vaskeviciusgoalkeeper• the veteran in the Pfadi team

• played already for clubs in five countries (Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland)

• arrived in Switzerland in 2008, first playing for Amicitia Zürich, then Kadetten Schaffhausen and since the start of this season Winterthur

• has EHF Champions League experience from his former clubs Bregenz (AUT) and Kadetten (SUI)

• the number 1 in the Lithuanian national team

Luka Marosleft back• a rising star in the Swiss national team

• played his first international for Switzerland at the age of 18

• the top scorer of the Men’s 18 EHF EURO 2012 - 60 goals

• arrived at Pfadi in 2013 from Amicitia Zurich

• will transfer to Kadetten Schaffhausen after the 2014/15 season

Marcel Hessleft wing• unusually tall (1,90 metres) for a wing player

• a semi-finalist of the EHF Cup with his former club Amicitia Zurich

• contracted by Pfadi since 2010

• one of the most experienced players in the Swiss national team, for which he plays since 2003

• among the 15 best scorers of all-time in the Swiss league


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Group B head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group B opponents in the EC

HCM Constanta vs St. Petersburg HC18.11.2010 HCM Constanta vs St. Petersburg HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D 29:28 (16:13)24.11.2010 St. Petersburg HC vs HCM Constanta, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D 29:26 (14:13)19.10.2011 St. Petersburg HC vs HCM Constanta, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 27:25 (14:10)16.02.2012 HCM Constanta vs St. Petersburg HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 24:26 (9:12)

No previous encounters in European competitions HCM Constanta vs Fraikin BM. GranollersHCM Constanta vs Team Tvis HolstebroFraikin BM. Granollers vs St. Petersburg HCFraikin BM. Granollers vs Team Tvis HolstebroSt. Petersburg HC vs Team Tvis Holstebro

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They were the surprise package of the previous EHF Cup competition – and now HCM Constanta aim to continue in the same vein this time around. The Romanian champions and cup winners made it all the way to the 2014 EHF Cup Finals in Berlin, before going on to finish in fourth following defeats to Montpellier and Berlin.

Constanta are back in the EHF Cup Group Phase after beating Norwegian side Elverum in the final qualification round, having failed to reach the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase, falling to Turkish champions Besiktas. Stars Alexandru Simicu (HSV Hamburg) and Alexandru Csepreghi (Creteil) may have left, but Macedonian head coach Zvonko Sundovski still has a number of internationally experienced players to call upon, including Montenegrin international Mladen Rakcevic.

Club director Ali Nurhan hopes to recapture the magic of 2014. He said: “Our team’s objective is to proceed from the group phase and then to reach EHF Cup Finals again, like last year in Berlin. It was a great and spectacular experience for our team and with hard work we can compete with the best four teams in this competition.”

Team captain Laurentiu Toma shares those hopes as he added: “The main international objective is to qualify for the EHF Cup Finals like last season. Even though it’s very difficult for us, because each team has equal opportunities, we will play until the last chance, and we’ll give all the best to make our country and supporters feel proud of us.”

GROUP B HCM CONSTANTA (ROU)

Club Address:HCM Constantastr. Mircea cel Batran no 99B, e900726 ConstantaRomania

Media contact:Ali Nurhan+40 241 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.hcmct.ro Facebook: HCM-Constanta-Official

Playing hallCity Hall ConstantaB.dul Tomis Nr. 104-106ConstantaRomaniaCapacity:2,994

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: blue/red/green

DarkPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: blue


VELUX EHF Champions League Qualification Tournament 3 Semi-final: Constanta vs Hubo Initia Hasselt (BEL) 29:20Final: Constanta vs Besiktas Mogaz HT 25:34

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Constanta vs Elverum Handball Herrer (NOR) 27:212nd leg: Elverum vs Constanta 29:30Aggregate score: 57:50

Past achievementsEHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2014/15 season): 9Last 16 (1): 2009/10Group Phase (6): 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13Qualification (2): 2013/14, 2014/15

EHF CupEHF Cup Finals: 4th place 2013/14

OtherCup Winners‘ Cup: Semi-final 2005/06Challenge Cup: Semi-final 2003/04Romanian champions: 9 titles (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)Romanian Cup winners: 6 titles

NewcomersAndrei Enescu RazvanJavier Humet Gaminde (US Ivry)Mladen Rakcevic (AEK Athens)Robert Gal (CSS Brasov)Claudiu Subtirica (CSM Ploiesti)Claudiu Simicu (LPS Banatul Timisoara)

Left the clubAlexandru Simicu (HSV Hamburg)Alexandru Csepreghi (US Creteil)Bogdan Criciotoiu (HSG FriesenheimMarius Sadoveac (HCM Baia Mare)

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight22 Aleksandar Adzic MNE Left Back 18.9.1975 Bijelo Polje, MNE 192 10318 Branislav Angelovski MKD Centre Back 21.2.1977 Bitola, MKD 192 8592 Florin Bogdan Baican ROU Line Player 20.4.1992 Suceava, ROU 194 9530 Goran Bogunovic CRO Left Back 28.6.1989 Split, CRO 198 9877 George Ionut Buricea ROU Left Wing 1.8.1979 Braila, ROU 179 8055 Albert Georgian Cristescu ROU Line Player 30.5.1992 Moreni, DB, ROU 194 9717 Dalibor Cutura SRB Centre Back 14.6.1975 Sombor, SRB 190 9126 Razvan Andrei Enescu ROU Centre Back 23.11.1982 Constanta, ROU 198 1073 Robert-Dorin Gal ROU Left Back 3.1.1996 Brasov, ROU 5 Javier Humet Gaminde ESP Right Back 22.1.1990 Barcelona, ESP 196 872 Mladen Rakcevic MNE Line Player 10.2.1982 Cetinje, MNE 179 1057 Alexandru V. Simicu ROU Left Back 8.10.1988 Timisoara, ROU 202 1037 Claudiu Simicu ROU Left Back 8.9.1994 Giroc, Timisoara, ROU 24 Ramon Alin Somlea ROU Left Back 20.2.1994 Campia Turzii, ROU 11 Marius Stavrositu ROU Centre Back 3.9.1980 Constanta, ROU 182 8023 Claudiu Stefan Subtirica ROU Right Wing 23.7.1993 Slobozia, ROU 187 8014 Laurentiu Mihai Toma ROU Right Wing 28.6.1981 Ploiesti, ROU 194 9013 Predrag Vujadinovic SRB Left Wing 12.7.1983 Vrbas, SRB 186 8612 Alexandru Florin Bucataru ROU Goalkeeper 4.11.1995 Piatra Neamt, ROU 1 Ionut Rudi Stanescu ROU Goalkeeper 14.8.1979 Brasov, ROU 196 10316 Mihai Catalin Popescu ROU Goalkeeper 15.3.1985 Gaesti, DB, ROU 190 100

Team roster

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Zvonko Sundovskicoach• attracted huge interest from European clubs after leading FYR Macedonia’s national team to the 5th place in the EHF EURO 2012

• learnt Romanian quickly, and now can communicate perfectly with his players

• describes himself as a perfectionist and thinks the key for success is drinking two-three cups of espresso every morning

• after the 5th place at the EHF EURO 2012 100.000 Macedonians came to the streets of

Skopje to celebrate the achievement of his team

Mihai Popescugoalkeeper• his career is a perfect mirror for the Romanian champions as he helped them secure eight national titles in the last eleven years

• while cheering for his father – an ex-goalkeeper – a 5-year-old Mihai was hit in his face

• started playing as a right-back, but his father asked Mihai’s coach to put him between the posts.

• will leave Constanta at the end of the season, for his first experience outside Romania. He already signed a contract with French team St. Raphael

Dalibor Cuturacentre back• Serbian ace will turn 40 in June, but is still an integral part of Constanța lineup

• a passionate tennis player, who even played in veteran tournaments and earned the 905th place in the ITF circuit for veterans

• seaside was one of the most important factors in him accepting Constanța’s offer in 2012

• plagued by injuries, he was just one step away from retirement, but was persuaded to continue in Constanța in 2014

Laurentiu Tomaright wing• has seen his entire career go down in Constanța joining the seaside town team in 2001

• despite several offers from Bundesliga team in the past, he chose to stay in Romania for his family

• after winning nine championships and six Cups with Constanta, he has been handed honorary citizenship of the town

• a keen fisherman, his best capture was a 12-kg carp

EHF EURO: S 2012


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Granollers is a big name in the history of Spanish, and international, handball.

The club, based close to Barcelona, is the only former EHF Cup winner among the 16 teams that have reached this season’s group phase, with the Catalans lifting the trophy in 1995 and 1996, in the competition’s previous format.

In 2011, Granollers were knocked out of the EHF Cup in the Last 16, but now – after a long absence – they are back in the big time, and have high hopes for this campaign.

Under new coach Carlos Viver Arza, who previously led the club’s women’s team, Granollers eliminated Sporting in qualification on the away goals rule.

The main goal for the club this term is to build on this qualification by securing a spot in next year’s competition through their Liga ASOBAL ranking, and to go all the way to the EHF Cup Finals, in their 21st run on the European stage.

But their Group B opponents will not make life easy for them. St. Petersburg (RUS) and Constanta (ROU) both have VELUX EHF Champions League experience while Holstebro (DEN) recently reached the EHF Cup Finals themselves.

And Granollers’ cause is not helped by the departure of the key South American duo of Argentine goalkeeper Matias Schulz, who left for Nantes, and Chilean Rodrigo Salinas, now with Steaua Bucuresti.

GROUP B FRAIKIN BM GRANOLLERS (ESP)

Club Address:Fraikin BM. GranollersC/Voluntaris 108402 GranollersSpain

Media contact:Josep Blanchart+34 655 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.bmgranollers.catFacebook: BMGranollersTwitter: @BMGranollers

Playing hallPalau d’Esports de GranollersAdva. Francesc Macia s/num.08400 GranollersSpainCapacity:5,260

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue

NewcomersAdrià Figueras (FC Barcelona B)Dimitrije Pejanovic (Qatar)Jose Guilherme De Toledo (Aceu Univali Brasil)Guilherme Valadao (Bm. Guadalajara)

Left the clubMatias Schultz (Nantes)Albert Pujol (Benfica)Rodrigo Salinas (Steaua Bucarest)Raul Campos (end of career)

Past achievementsEHF Cup:Winners (2): 1994/95, 1995/96Semi-final (1): 1996/97Quarter-final (1): 2004/05Last 16 (2): 2007/08, 2011/12

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: final 2009/10 Champions Trophy: final 1995/96City Cup: semi-final 1993/94IHF Cup Winners’ Cup: 1975/76

Spanish league: 10 titles (1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974)Copa del Rey: 3 titlesASOBAL Cup: 1 title


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) vs Granollers 27:252nd leg: Granollers vs Sporting 25:23Aggregate score: 50:50, Granollers qualified on away goals

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight4 Moises Blanxart Moreno ESP Right Wing 25.1.1988 Granollers, ESP 182 855 Marc Cañellas Reixach ESP Centre Back 21.7.1995 St. Maria de Pal., ESP 187 806 Pol Capdevila Barbany ESP Line Player 27.2.1990 Granollers, ESP 195 9433 Juan Del Arco Perez ESP Left Back 29.11.1991 Leganes, ESP 189 8513 Adria Figueras Trejo ESP Line Player 31.8.1988 Barcelona, ESP 191 889 Arnau Garcia Barcelo ESP Centre Back 12.6.1994 Granollers, ESP 194 907 Marc Garcia Dieguez ESP Left Back 27.9.1984 Barcelona, ESP 194 973 Mamadou Gassama Cissokho ESP Right Wing 28.10.1993 Granollers, ESP 188 8027 Nicklas Grundsten SWE Line Player 1.10.1983 Stockholm, SWE 191 9729 Jose Guilherme de Toledo BRA Right Back 11.1.1994 Sao Paulo, BRA 193 962 Edgar Perez Lopez ESP Left Wing 20.3.1994 Granollers, ESP 178 7510 Adria Perez Martinez ESP Left Wing 26.11.1991 Barcelona, ESP 181 8015 Jordi Puig Asbert ESP Left Back 17.6.1990 Montcada Reixac, ESP 196 9519 Salvador Puig Asbert ESP Right Back 4.12.1979 Montcada Reixac, ESP 198 9917 David Resina Forns ESP Left Wing 5.4.1987 Granollers, ESP 181 7518 Alvaro Ruiz Sanchez ESP Centre Back 8.4.1991 Almeria, ESP 194 8514 Ferran Sole Sala ESP Right Wing 25.8.1992 Sant Quirze, ESP 192 8325 Guilherme Valadao Gama BRA Left Back 25.1.1991 Bernardo Campo, BRA 192 9736 Gerard Forns Galve ESP Goalkeeper 26.12.1994 S Boi de Llobregat, ESP 1 Dimitrije Pejanovic SRB Goalkeeper 9.7.1974 Sombor, SRB 200 9712 Marc Guardia Tomas ESP Goalkeeper 13.1.1995 Barcelona, ESP 187 8316 Pol Sastre Rodriguez ESP Goalkeeper 24.7.1991 Granollers, ESP 182 80

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Carlos Vivercoach• became head coach before 2014/15 season, after leading the BM. Granollers female team to the Spanish 1st Division in the previous season

• born in the same city (Granollers), he is the perfect prototype of a “one club man”, playing 16 seasons in BM. Granollers as a professional player

• 1,150 league goals and most capped player for his club in European competition

Dmitrije Pejanovicgoalkeeper• born in 1974, the Serbian is one of the oldest players taking part in this edition of the EHF Cup

• played at a professional level in Serbia, Greece, Belarus, Qatar and Spain, where the 2014/15 season was his 10th

• although having suffered an Aquilles tendon rupture in Dinamo Minsk in 2012, BM Granollers signed him from Al Rayyan (Qatar)

• 69 caps for Serbia, participant of the EHF EURO 2010 and WCh 2011

Salvador Puigright back• son of line player Jaume Puig, who played for Spain in 172 international matches

• in 2014 he came back to Granollers from Toulouse after 19 months of inactivity due to ACL and LCL rupture

• 2014/15 is his 11th season at Granollers and a third episode (1996-2003, 2008-2011, 2014-...)

• his 11 years younger brother Jordi Puig is also on the team

Anders Nicklas Grundstenline player• started practicing at the age of 8, his parents were both handball players

• debuted in Granollers in 2009 coming from HSV Hamburg

• one of the current foreign players in Asobal with the longest relationship with a single Spanish club

• Magnus Wislander is his idol player

EC trophies: EHF Cup 1994, 1995 (player)

EC trophy: EHF CL 2005U18 WCh: B 2001, Junior WCh: G 2003


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After four consecutive years of reaching the group phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League, HC St. Petersburg are taking their first steps in the EHF Cup – the first Russian side to do so at this stage.

St. Petersburg have finished as runners-up in their domestic league six times in a row - behind Chekhovskie Medvedi on each occasion - but will be aiming for top spot in Group B after beating Hungarian side Tatabanya to qualify.

Dmitry Torgovanov’s men will face Constanta (ROU), Granollers (ESP) and Holstebro (DEN) in the group phase, but boast a team full of international talent and have a coach in his fifth season in charge. One key man missing, however, is left winger Sergey Kuzmin, after a knee injury ruled him out for the rest of the season.

The Neva-based club failed to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League in each of the past four seasons, but club director Sergey Ziza is cautiously confident they can make that jump this time around.

“All four teams in our group are almost equals, so it will be hard for us to make it to the quarter-finals, but this is our goal,” he said.

“Maybe our expectations will be changed, because first of all we have to see the level of our opponents.”

Team captain Eldar Nasyrov remains humble too. He added: “It will be interesting to play against our opponents, at the same time I hope that our goal will not only be the participation, but also a good result.”

GROUP B ST. PETERSBURG HC (RUS)

Club Address:St. Petersburg HCDekabristov street, 35190121 St. PetersburgRussia

Media contact:Marina Zhurova+7 905 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.spbhandball.ru

Playing hallArena St.PetersburgYjnaya doroga 25197110 St. PetersburgRussiaCapacity: 7,044

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: white/bluePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: red

DarkPlayer shirt: black/bluePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: green

NewcomersTaras Dryapochko (Skif Krasnodar)Hleb Harbuz (Dinamo Minsk)Victor Kireev (Kaustik Volgograd)Denis Mirzoev (Skif Krasnodar)

Left the clubIgor Polyakov (end of career)Alexander Sanashkin (end of career)Dmitry ChernykhDmitry Lauzhin (both without clubs)Yury Semenov (Dinamo Astrakhan)

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations: 4Group Phase (4): 2010/11, 2011/12,2012/13, 2013/14

Other

Russian league: 1 title (1993),5x runners-up (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)Russian Cup: runners-up 2014


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) vs St. Petersburg 23:222nd leg: St. Petersburg vs Tatabanya 32:24Aggregate score: 47:54

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight19 Grigory Blagonadezhdin RUS Right Wing 23.3.1981 Saint-Petersburg, RUS 189 9823 Anatolii Chezlov RUS Centre Back 23.4.1987 St. Petersburg, RUS 194 9488 Taras Dryapochko RUS Right Back 20.3.1982 Shevchenko, KAZ 185 9215 Evgeny Dudik RUS Centre Back 26.9.1995 Moscow, RUS 191 9022 Pavel Elistratov RUS Line Player 21.5.1996 Tolyatti, RUS 190 9533 Danil Gumianov RUS Right Wing 1.8.1996 Tolyatti, RUS 181 809 Hleb Harbuz BLR Centre Back 17.3.1994 Minsk, BLR 191 8211 Ruslan Junisbekov KAZ Left Back 28.1.1989 Shimkent, KAZ 198 9521 Gleb Kalarash RUS Line Player 29.11.1990 Moscow, RUS 202 945 Dmitrii Kiselev RUS Right Back 15.11.1994 Voronezhskaya, RUS 193 9831 Victor Kovalenko RUS Centre Back 13.1.1982 Leningrad, RUS 192 934 Pavel Kungurov RUS Left Wing 2.11.1989 Snezhinsk, RUS 180 787 Sergey Kuzmin RUS Left Wing 2.2.1988 Boksitogorsk, RUS 182 8024 Denis Mirzoev RUS Right Wing 7.1.1986 Stavropol, RUS 181 862 Eldar Nasyrov RUS Left Back 14.7.1986 Sahalinskaya obl, RUS 188 8910 Dmitry Pavlov RUS Centre Back 17.11.1994 Yaroslavl, RUS 186 8318 Evgeny Prokopyev RUS Left Back 23.2.1996 Tolyatti, RUS 195 9013 Alexander Pyshkin RUS Line Player 13.4.1987 St. Petersburg, RUS 197 1026 Vladislav Razmaev RUS Right Wing 16.3.1996 Tolyatti, RUS 177 8317 Aleksandr Sinitcyn RUS Right Wing 13.3.1997 Saint-Petersburg, RUS 187 8520 Gleb Smakhtin RUS Left Back 28.6.1995 St. Petersburg, RUS 200 961 Vitalii Shitsko RUS Goalkeeper 9.9.1987 St. Petersburg, RUS 198 9787 Victor Kireev RUS Goalkeeper 5.5.1987 Penzenskaya obl., RUS 190 9998 Maksim Popov RUS Goalkeeper 6.3.1998 S-Petersburg, RUS 190 10012 Aliaksei Kishou BLR Goalkeeper 23.9.1986 Slutsk, BLR 193 94

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Dmitri Torgovanovcoach• after a highly successful career as a player he started coaching at St. Petersburg in 2009 – and his team became four-time Russian runners-up

• nicknamed Pino was Olympic champion, twice world champion and once European champion with the Russian national team

• on a club level he played most of his career in Germany, for the clubs Essen, Wallau and Hamburg

• his “coaching teacher” is the Russian legend Vladimir Maximov

Vitalii Shitskogoalkeeper• for quite a long time, a native of St. Petersburg played in the back court

• until once at some junior tournament, his team lost all their goalkeepers because of injuries and he was sent to the goal

• one of those players that helped the revived St. Petersburg HC first to come back to the Russian top division in 2008 and then to reach the final of the national league for four consecutive years

Anatolii Chezlovright back• being right-handed he is used at different positions, including the right back

• in 2012, when the team lost half of their leading players because of financial problems, Chezlov was employed as a centre back

• one of those players that debuted in the team in the early 2000’s

• in those times, he played for the junior team that eventually became a backbone of the present main squad

Alexander Pyshkinline player• one of the most progressing players of St. Petersburg HC in the recent years

• a regular member of the national team, where he is mostly used in the defence

• at his club, he plays on both sides of the court

• has many friends among the football fans of Zenit who now have been known as the most organised and prominent handball fans in Russia

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2005 (player)OG: G 2000, B 2004, EHF EURO: G 1996, S 1994, WCh: G 1993, 1997, S 1999 (player)


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Team Tvis Holstebro face some of the longest journeys in the EHF Cup Group Phase, but hope to extend the adventure for as long as possible - emulating their trip to the 2013 finals in Nantes.

Coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen has bolstered his young squad with the signings of experienced stars Anders Oechsler, and Jonas Larholm, who lifted the EHF Cup with Pick Szeged last season. The Danes line-up in Group B along with Constanta (ROU), Granollers (ESP) and St. Petersburg (RUS), having recorded three wins and a draw in their qualification matches against Kriens (SUI) and Bacau (ROU).

Bruun Jørgensen would have liked to face a German team in the group phase, but while his wish did not come true, his objectives remain the same.

“There is no doubt that our goal is to go on from the group, and preferably as number one,” he said.

Manager Jacob Jørgensen meanwhile expects a very close group. “We are going to play against three very good teams, but if we play at our highest level, we will have a fair chance to fulfil our objective, and move on to the quarter-finals,” said Jørgensen.

Team captain Allan Damgaard hopes to relive the success of 2013. He said: “It’s a tough group, but we will play our best. I think we can use some of our experience from the 2012/13 season. It would be very nice to be a part of EHF Cup Finals again.”

GROUP B TEAM TVIS HOLSTEBRO (DEN)

Club Address:Team Tvis HolstebroHostrupsvej 277500 HolstebroDenmark

Media contact:Tina Moller+45 24 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.teamtvisholstebro.dkFacebook: teamtvisholstebro

Playing hallGräkjaer ArenaHostrupvej 277500 HolstebroDenmarkCapacity: 3,250

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: orange

DarkPlayer shirt: orangePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: blue

NewcomersAnders Oechsler (TMS Ringsted)Jonas Larholm (Pick Szeged)Peter Balling (Østsalling IF)

Left the clubMorten Nyberg (Ribe-Esbjerg HH)Jakob Thoustrup (Lemvig-Thyborøn)Klaus Thomasen (Bjerringbro-Silkeborg)

Past achievementsEHF CupEHF Cup Finals (1): third ranked (2013)

Other

Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2009/10Challenge Cup: Round 4 2002/03

Danish league: 3rd place (2009, 2012, 2014)Danish cup: 1 title


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: Holstebro vs HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI) 35:232nd leg: Kriens-Luzern vs Holstebro 36:36Aggregate score: 71:59

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Holstebro vs Stiinta Municipal Dedeman Bacau (ROU) 32:272nd leg: Bacau vs Holstebro 28:29Aggregate score: 61:55

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Jesper Ahle DEN Line Player 13.2.1981 192 98 Mathias Lykke Andersen DEN 16.7.1995 23 Simon Birkefeldt DEN Right Back 22.1.1991 198 10418 Mathias Norup Bitsch DEN Right Back 25.1.1996 193 10017 Frederik Blazejewicz DEN Line Player 15.4.1996 200 10410 Magnus Grubb Bramming DEN Left Wing 1.10.1990 Roskilde, DEN 182 7826 Peter Balling Christensen DEN Right Back 5.4.1990 188 86 Simon Sandgrav Gade DEN 3.1.1997 3 Sören Hansen DEN Line Player 9.12.1979 Koege, DEN 188 9621 Jakob Green Jensen DEN Centre Back 10.7.1982 Næstved, DEN 187 92 Klavs Bruun Jörgensen DEN 3.4.1974 Gentofte, DEN 183 90 Mads Laurs Kjaer DEN 27.3.1995 10 Jonas Erik Larholm SWE Left Back 3.6.1982 Gothenburg, SWE 193 884 Patrick W. Larsen DEN Right Wing 23.3.1990 Aalborg, DEN 178 8521 Rene Bach Madsen DEN 7.3.1985 Struer 198 987 Allan Damgaard Nielsen DEN Centre Back 11.4.1986 Nysted, DEN 185 9534 Michael D. Nielsen DEN Left Back 18.3.1990 Lolland 19 Nicolaj Buchard Norager DEN Centre Back 5.4.1996 186 9020 Anders Oechsler DEN Left Back 10.7.1979 201 1049 Sören Tau Sörensen DEN Line Player 18.12.1985 Odense, DEN 193 10715 Michael Krohn Thogersen DEN Right Wing 10.4.1996 185 8612 Rasmus Sch. Lind DEN Goalkeeper 8.4.1983 Struer, DEN 193 1031 Ronnie Schmidt Nicolaisen DEN 21.2.1994 Herning 185 7816 Jonas Kjaerulff Hansen DEN Goalkeeper 4.6.1990 192 91

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Klavs Bruun Jörgensencoach• more than 150 internationals for Denmark as a right back and was part of the Danish team who won the bronze medal at the EHF EURO 2002 and 2004

• started his coaching career at AG København in 2010, head coach in Team Tvis Holstebro since the summer of 2012

• assistant coach for the Danish national team at the EHF EURO 2014 on home ground

• is taking over as coach of Denmark’s women’s national team in the summer of 2015

Rasmus Schmidt Lindgoalkeeper• developed into first-choice goalkeeper lately after having been a bit in the shadow of Anders Petersen, who moved on to SonderjyskE in 2014

• 14 junior internationals for Denmark on his CV, he has never made it near the Danish senior team, though

• beside playing handball he is studying to become a building coordinator

Anders Oechslerleft back• former Danish international is back in Danish handball from this season after a stay at German Bundesliga club GWD Minden

• in between his two stays in Kolding, he has another German intermezzo, playing for TV Grosswallstadt

• a great shooter from the distance and also a solid and consistent defender in recent years, and his primary role in Team Tvis Holstebro is also in the defence

Jonas Larholmleft back, centre back• started his second stay in Denmark in 2014, having played for Aalborg Handball before joining Hungarian Pick Szeged in the summer of 2012

• played 211 internationals for Sweden and scored 642 goals for his country

• in the 2013/14 season, he was part of the Pick Szeged team who won the EHF Cup

• his main position is the playmaker positon, but after joining Team Tvis Holstebro, he has also played the left back quite a lot

EHF EURO: B 2002, 2004 (player)

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2014OG: S 2012

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Group C head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group C opponents in the EC

HC Vojvodina vs Skjern Handbold23.11.2013 Skjern Handbold vs RK Vojvodina, EHF Cup - Qualification Round 3 31:24 (16:10)30.11.2013 RK Vojvodina vs Skjern Handbold, EHF Cup – Qualification Round 3 18:24 (9:8)

No previous encounters in European competitions Füchse Berlin vs Skjern HandboldFutebol Clube do Porto vs HC VojvodinaFutebol Clube do Porto vs Füchse BerlinFutebol Clube do Porto vs Skjern HandboldHC Vojvodina vs Füchse Berlin

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The 2013/14 season was a historic one for FC Porto. The Portuguese side became the only club to claim their domestic title for the sixth year in succession and they advanced to the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase for the first time.

This term, attention turns to the EHF Cup and an even longer run in this competition for Ljubomir Obradovic’s men, after they fell to Ukrainian side Motor Zaporozhye in qualification for the top flight competition. Porto then pulled off a shock in reaching this stage by overcoming Spanish powerhouse Ademar Leon.

Despite the departure of some top talent, including line player Tiago Rocha, who has joined Polish giants Wisla Plock, the squad remains strong and it will need to be, if they are to emerge from Group C. Porto have been pitted against Vojvodina (Serbia), Berlin (Germany) and Skjern (Denmark) in one of the tougher line-ups in the competition, but club director Manuel Arezes insists his side are ready to make their mark once more.

“After a historic qualification for the group phase of the EHF Cup, FC Porto will try to reach the quarter-finals and continue making history in this competition. The experience from last season’s Champions League participation might be a good help, as well as the support of a crowd that loves handball. We invite everyone to join FC Porto on this fantastic journey,” he said.

Team captain Ricardo Moreira added: “We are so happy that we qualified for the group phase and our only goal is to continue to achieve more and more, so we’re really working for that to happen.”

GROUP C FUTEBOL CLUBE DO PORTO (POR)

Club Address:Futebol Clube do PortoEstadio do Dragao vi FC PortoEntrada Poente, Piso 34350-451 PortoPortugal

Media contact:Joana MoreiraTel: +351 22 508 32 [email protected]

Online informationWebsite: www.fcporto.ptFacebook: FCPortoTwitter: FCPorto

Playing hallDragao CaixaVia Futebol Clube do Porto4350419 PortoPortugalCapacity: 2,225

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: grey/blue

DarkPlayer shirt: dark bluePlayer short: dark blueGoalkeeper shirt:

NewcomersYoel Cuni (Madeira)Edgar Landim (Belenenses)Nuno Gonçalves (Sporting)Nuno Roque (Águas Santas)Michal Kasal (FC Barcelona on loan)Wesley Freitas

Left the clubHugo Rosário (Águas Santas)Tiago Rocha (Wisla Plock)Vasco Santos (AA Avanca)Miguel Sarmento (ADA Ismai)João Moniz (Águas Santas)Belmiro Alves (Águas Santas)Pedro Spinola (Sporting CP)Wilson Davyes (Nantes)

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2014/15 season): 8Last 16 (1): 1999/2000Group Phase (1): 2013/14Qualification (6): 2004/05, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15)

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2000/01, 2001/02

Portuguese league: 18 titles (1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009-2014)Portuguese cup: 7 titles


VELUX EHF Champions League Qualification Tournament 2 Semi-final: Porto vs Alpla HC Hard (AUT) 29:25Final: HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) vs Porto 30:26

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Porto vs Abanca Ademar Leon (ESP) 29:242nd leg: Leon vs Porto 28:25Aggregate score: 54:52

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight29 Miguel Alves POR Right Wing 22.7.1996 Porto, POR 15 Daymaro Amador Salina CUB Line Player 1.9.1987 Havana, CUB 200 10534 Wesley Aparecido Freitas BRA Right Wing 5.5.1991 Fortaleza, BRA 185 848 Yoel Cuni Morales CUB Right Back 15.2.1987 Havana, CUB 189 854 Francisco Jorge De Oliveira da Silva BRA Line Player 20.9.1989 Fortaleza, BRA 206 1105 Gilberto Duarte POR Left Back 6.7.1990 Portimao, POR 197 969 Joao Ferraz POR Right Back 8.1.1990 Funchal, POR 199 9022 Alexis Hernandez Borges CUB Line Player 6.10.1991 Habana, CUB 195 11541 Michal Kasal CZE 3.4.1994 N. Mesto na Mor., CZE 207 100 Andre Magalhaes POR 16.10.1996 10 Miguel Martins POR Centre Back 4.11.1997 Porto, POR 7 Edgar Mendes Landim POR Left Back 15.6.1987 Lisboa, POR 198 9619 Ricardo Moreira POR Right Wing 28.4.1982 Figueira da Foz, POR 185 8217 Nuno Miguel Pereira Goncalves POR Left Back 24.3.1993 Tavira, POR 196 9426 Nuno Roque POR Centre Back 13.3.1987 Benavente, POR 183 8724 Hugo Santos POR Left Wing 2.3.1992 Porto, POR 178 7088 Mick Schubert DEN Left Wing 17.3.1988 Copenhagen, DEN 193 826 Leandro Semedo CPV Left Back 24.12.1995 Praia, CPV 192 8212 David Sousa POR Goalkeeper 5.2.1997 Porto, POR 1 Alfredo Bravo Quintana POR Goalkeeper 20.3.1988 Havana, CUB 202 9516 Hugo Laurentino POR Goalkeeper 22.7.1984 Evora, POR 188 88

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Ljubomir Obradoviccoach• replaced the Portuguese legend Carlos Resende at the helm in 2009

• Serbian born has a huge coaching experience also with national teams

• named as a head coach of Montenegro in 2014

• won the EURO title with the Serbian-Montenegrin juniors in 2000

Hugo Laurentinogoalkeeper• has been of most importance to the Dragons since he joined in 2005 winning five titles

• also played for clubs in the south of the country, such as Vitória de Setubal and Évora AC

• a regular on the Portugal national team

Gilberto Duarteleft back• standing at 1.97 m one of FC Porto’s towers and one of the most important players in the squad

• won five national championships since his arrival

• the best scorer of Porto in their maiden CL season in 2013/14 (56 goals)

• awarded best player of the league in 2011/12 and was honored with the FC Porto’s Golden Dragon in that same season, an award that rewards the best athlete of each sport

Mick Schubertleft wing• the only northern European in the squad

• scored 23 goals in the premiere CL season in 2013/14

• won the Men’s 20 EHF EURO title and finished third with Denmark in the 2013 European Beach Handball Championship

• left Ajax Kobenhavn, from the second Danish division to sign with the Portuguese Champions in 2013

WCh: B 2011 (assistant coach), Junior WCh: G 2000

Men’s 20 EHF EURO: G 2010


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Serbia will be represented in the EHF Cup Group Phase for the first time since the implementation of the current system and HC Vojvodina are proud to be the team to fly the flag.

The three-time Serbian champions might not have experienced this stage of the competition before, but their impressive home, Spens Arena, has already hosted matches in the Men’s and Women’s EHF EURO, the 2013 Women’s World Championship and the final of the SEHA Liga.

Vojvodina were then drawn in Group C, where they will face Skjern (DEN), Berlin (GER) and Porto (POR) and will therefore be delighted to welcome back long-term injury absentees Danimir Curković and Nikola Arsenić against the difficult troika.

Coach Djordje Cirkovic has an almost entirely Serbian squad to pick from, with Bosnia and Georgia the only other countries represented, each with one player. Cirkovic previously led Vojvodina between 2010 and 2012, before returning for the 2013/14 season - ending the long series of successes in the Serbian league for Belgrade-based teams such as Partizan and Red Star.

Club director Darko Jevtic is honoured that his club will participate in the group phase. He said: “It obliges us to be more efficient and more organised. By qualifying for the group phase we have given the fans in Serbia at least three handball spectacles, and we must be worthy of it.”

Team captain, Curkovic, added: “The opportunity to compete with top European teams, is not an everyday opportunity, so we will give our best to stay in the EHF Cup as long as possible.”

GROUP C HC VOJVODINA (SRB)

Club Address:HC VojvodinaSentandrejski put 106B21000 Novi SadSerbia

Media contact:Dan Fracile+381 63 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.rkv.rsFacebook: RKVojvodinaTwitter: @RKVojvodina

Playing hallSlana Bara,Novi SadSentandrejski put 10621000 Novi SadSerbiaCapacity: 1,400

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: black

NewcomersMilos Orbovic (HC Vrbas)Sergo Datukashvili (Al-Sadd)Boban Zivkovic (HC Zeleznicar-Nis)Vuk Lazovic (HC Red Star Belgrade)

Left the clubMiljan Pusica (Wisla Plock)Milos Barisic (retired)Stevan Popov (retired)Milorad Radisic (retired)

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions League Participation (including 2014/15 season): 3Qualification (2): 2005/06, 2013/14, 2014/15

EHF CupRound 3 (3): 2005/06, 2012/13, 2013/14

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2011/12Challenge Cup: Round 3 2004/05

Serbian league: 3 titles (2005, 2013, 2014)Serbian cup: 3 titles


VELUX EHF Champions League Qualification Tournament 1 Semi-final: Vojvodina vs Tatran Presov (SVK) 21:253rd place match: Targos Bevo HC (NED) vs Vojvodina 25:30

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Vojvodina vs SKA Minsk (BLR) 27:222nd leg: Minsk vs Vojvodina 28:25Aggregate score: 52:50

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight22 Nikola Arsenic SRB Centre Back 3.1.1996 Novi Sad, SRB 192 8777 Miralem Becirovic SRB Line Player 4.7.1983 Belgrade, SRB 196 10199 Danimir Curkovic SRB Back 4.1.1984 Vrbas, SRB 195 10378 Sergo Datukashvili GEO Left Back 28.4.1978 Tbilisi, GEO 195 998 Uros Elezovic SRB Left Back 28.1.1982 Banja Luka, BIH 192 9066 Mladen Ivanovic SRB Right Wing 27.2.1982 Sabac, SRB 180 9320 Milan Jovanovic SRB Left Back 24.1.1998 Vrbas, SRB 196 925 Branko Kankaras SRB Line Player 28.5.1988 Novi Sad, SRB 188 9621 Vuk Lazovic SRB Line Player 10.3.1988 Belgrad, SRB 200 10835 Radoslav Loncarski SRB Back 3.3.1996 Novi Sad, SRB 186 8317 Filip Marjanovic SRB Left Wing 10.2.1989 Beograd, SRB 189 9023 Zoran Nikolic SRB Line Player 23.2.1991 Beograd, SRB 188 944 Milos Orbovic SRB Right Back 2.11.1993 Vrbas, SRB 193 10019 Stefan Ranisavljevic SRB Right Back 3.2.1997 Novi Sad, SRB 196 9231 Strahinja Stankovic SRB Right Wing 12.6.1991 Vrbas, SRB 183 8211 Neven Stjepanovic BIH Right Back 14.2.1993 Ilijas, BIH 198 857 Bojan Todorovic SRB Centre Back 23.7.1990 Belgrade, SRB 186 8715 Srdjan Veljkovic SRB Back 10.4.1979 Zrenjanin, SRB 193 9510 Vladislav Veselinov BIH Line Player 21.1.1982 Senta, SRB 190 1033 Boban Zivkovic SRB Left Wing 28.10.1981 Nis, SRB 180 9012 Bojan Perovic SRB Goalkeeper 23.1.1982 Apatin, SRB 185 8516 Jovan Kukobat SRB Goalkeeper 25.12.1987 Belgrade, SRB 188 851 Luka Arsenic SRB Goalkeeper 27.11.1993 Zrenjanin, SRB 185 80

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Djordje Cirkoviccoach• former Vojvodina and Partizan player enjoying his second tenure as Vojvodina coach

• won the famous ‘double’ (Serbian Super Cup and Serbian Super Handball League titles) in his comeback 2013/14 season

• voted the Best Coach of 2014 by the Serbian Handball Federation and journalists of Sportski Žurnal newspaper

Uros Elezovic

• has a vast EHF Cup experience representing Slovenian side TRIMO Trebnje in the Last 16 of the competition in 2006/07

• was part of Kadetten Schaffhausen that played in the CL Last 16 in season 2011/12

• won the Serbian league best scorer title, upon returning to his boyhood club HC Vrbas

Filip Marjanovicleft wing• born in Belgrade, where he went trough the youth ranks of SK Beograd

• made his name playing for Metaloplastika with whom he reached the Challenge Cup final in 2014

• joined RK Vojvodina in summer 2014 alongside other high-profile signings, in a bid to strengthen the team for the new season

• his seven-goal performance in a key match against Bosnia and Herzegovina saw Serbia qualify to the EHF EURO 2014

Sergo Datukashvilileft back• the first ever Georgian player to play for any Serbian handball club, joining Metaloplastika in 2000

• a real journeyman sharpshooter, having played in 13 countries before joining Serbian champions RK Vojvodina in summer 2014

• represented Montenegrin side Lovćen Cetinje in the CL during 2000/01 season, the EHF Cup experience with Lemgo and Vojvodina, as well as Velenje that reached the final in 2008/09


HC VOJVODINA (SRB)

EC trophies: Challenge Cup 2011 (Koper)

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Füchse Berlin are aiming to continue their impressive recent record in European competition having squeezed through to the EHF Cup Group Phase. The German cup winners made it all the way to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in their maiden Champions League campaign back in 2012 before reaching the EHF Cup Finals in the German capital last season.

Berlin lost to eventual winners Pick Szeged (HUN), but will hope to go one better this term with the final tournament returning to the Max-Schmeling Halle. They almost did not make it this far, however. Dagur Sigurdsson’s men required the away goals rule to come through their qualification tie with HBC Nantes.

Füchse’s desire to take the title is heightened by the fact that captain Iker Romero and coach Sigurdsson will leave the club at the end of the campaign.

Romero is set to retire in June while Sigurdsson will focus on his work as German national team coach with his successor, Erlingur Richardsson, already identified.

Sigurdsson can once again call on a talented squad, but has had to adapt following injury problems, leading to the signing of Serbian star Petar Nenadic ahead of entering Group C, where they will face Porto (POR), Vojvodina (SRB) and Skjern (DEN).

Bob Hanning, Managing Director of Füchse Berlin, is looking forward to the return of the EHF Cup Finals to Berlin: ”We are extremely proud that the EHF has placed its trust in us once again and are looking forward to offering the handball world another great event.

For Spaniard Romero it would be a dream come true to finish his career at the EHF Cup Finals. “We have strong opponents. But we were in the EHF Cup Finals last year and we want to reach this stage again. We live for our dream of a European title,” he said.

GROUP C FÜCHSE BERLIN (GER)

Club Address:Füchse BerlinMarkgrafenstraße 3410117 BerlinGermany

Media contact:Andre Tzschaschel+49 172 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.fuechse-berlin.deFacebook: fuechseberlinTwitter: @FuechseBerlin

Playing hallMax-Schmeling-HalleFalkplatz 110437 BerlinGermanyCapacity: 8,521

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: blue

DarkPlayer shirt: blue/red/whitePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

NewcomersWilly WeyhrauchAngelo Grunz (all from Füchse Youth Academy)Petar Nenadic (Wisla Plock)

Left the clubSven-Sören Christophersen (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf)Markus Richwien (Kadetten Schaffhausen)Jonas Thümmler (HC Erlangen)

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (2)VELUX EHF FINAL4: fourth place 2011/12Last 16: 2012/13

EHF CupEHF Cup Finals: third place 2013/14

Other

German cup: 1 title (2014)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Füchse vs HBC Nantes (FRA) 23:182nd leg: Nantes vs Füchse 28:23Aggregate score: 46:46, Füchse qualified on away goals

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Goals29 Max Bauer GER Right Wing 29.10.1995 Berlin, GER 189 9495 Paul Drux GER Left Back 7.2.1995 Gummersbach, GER 192 9234 Fynn Ole Fritz GER Left Back 3.5.1997 Berlin, GER 194 9116 Angelo Grunz GER Goalkeeper 11.5.1994 Berlin, GER 194 9233 Nils Gugisch GER Right Wing 17.5.1997 Berlin, GER 183 7528 Pavel Horak CZE Left Back 28.11.1982 Prerov, CZE 198 11235 Konstantin Igropulo RUS Right Back 14.4.1985 Stawropol, RUS 189 9724 Bartlomiej Jaszka POL Centre Back 16.6.1983 Ostrow, POL 185 8519 Julian Kassler GER Line Player 31.7.1994 Berlin, GER 196 906 Narita Kohei JPN Left Back 15.6.1989 Kyoto, JPN 187 902 Colja Löffler GER Left Wing 8.5.1989 Lübeck, GER 187 8613 Petar Nenadic SRB Centre Back 28.6.1986 Beograd, SRB 198 9836 Jesper Nielsen SWE Line Player 30.9.1989 Norrköping, SWE 200 11826 Kasper Nielsen DEN Line Player 9.6.1975 Hillerod, DEN 194 9583 Fredrik R. Petersen SWE Left Wing 23.8.1983 Ystad, SWE 188 8114 Evgeni Pevnov GER Line Player 13.2.1989 Taschkent, RUS 200 10630 Christoph Reißky GER Right Back 11.8.1995 Freiberg, GER 187 8018 Iker Romero Fernandez ESP Centre Back 15.6.1980 Vitoria, ESP 196 10023 Moritz Schade GER Line Player 10.1.1996 Schutterwald, GER 191 9625 Max Scheithauer GER Left Back 13.5.1995 Rotenburg, GER 190 8794 Jaron Siewert GER Centre Back 31.1.1994 Berlin, GER 182 9022 Tom-Luick Skroblien GER Left Wing 19.4.1993 Schwerin, GER 186 879 Denis Milan Spoljaric CRO Centre Back 20.8.1979 Zagreb, CRO 196 9610 Dominik Steinbuch GER Right Back 9.6.1995 Berlin, GER 193 997 Kevin Struck GER Right Back 31.12.1996 Berlin, GER 193 835 Jonas Thümmler GER Line Player 21.8.1993 Berlin, GER 192 8731 Konstantin Werner GER Left Wing 25.9.1997 Berlin, GER 182 7420 Willy Weyhrauch GER Right Wing 14.3.1994 Belzig, GER 185 733 Fabian Wiede GER Right Back 8.2.1994 Belzig, GER 192 8921 Mattias Zachrisson SWE Right Wing 22.8.1990 Huddinge, SWE 178 8697 Sebastian Brand GER Goalkeeper 13.5.1997 Eisenach, GER 196 8571 Petr Stochl CZE Goalkeeper 24.4.1976 Pilsen, CZE 195 931 Konstantin Straßburg GER Goalkeeper 28.1.1995 Potsdam, GER 190 8812 Silvio Heinevetter GER Goalkeeper 21.10.1984 Bad Langensalza, GER 194 92

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Dagur Sigurdssoncoach• played 215 international matches for Iceland, before he became a coach

• German national team coach in double function with Füchse until the end of the 2014/15 season

• his successor at Füchse will be also Icelandic, Erlingur Richardsson

• played in Japan for three years

• former Austrian national team coach, leading them to their best EHF EURO result in 2010 (9th position)

Iker Romerocentre back• the team captain of Füchse since 2013 will end his career after the 2014/15 season.

• the biggest signing in Füchse club history arrived in 2011, right after he won his 2nd CL title with FC Barcelona

• 200 international matches for Spain on his tally

• a boyfriend of German national team player Laura Steinbach

Konstantin Igropuloright back• a Russian with Greek roots also played for a club in Athens

• one of the first Russians to play for FC Barcelona

• arrived in Berlin thanks to the praise of his former teammate Iker Romero

• European champion and silver medallist at the World Championship in beach handball

• married with the Russian pop singer Marina of the band Blue Marine

Silvio Heinevettergoalkeeper• number 1 in the German national team

• his former goalkeeper coach at SC Magdeburg was legendary Wieland Schmidt (Olympic champion 1980)

• famous for his unusual style of saving shots

• liaised with a German TV star Simone Thomalla

• extended his contract until 2018

EC trophies: CL 2005, 2011 (Barcelona), Cup Winners’ Cup 2002, 2003 (Ciudad Real)OG: B 2008, EHF EURO: S 2006, WCh: G 2005, B 2011

EC trophies: CL 2011 (Barcelona)EC trophies: EHF Cup 2007 (Magdeburg)


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Skjern Handbold take part in the EHF Cup Group Phase for the first time in its current format after winning all four of their qualification games. The Danish club maintained a perfect record through four contests with Bregenz (AUT) in round 2 and Oroshazi (HUN) in round 2.

Skjern boast impressive EHF Cup pedigree having reached the semi-finals in 2007, but face a tough test to reach that stage this time around. Ole Nørgaard’s men have been drawn in a strong Group C alongside Berlin (GER), Vojvodina (SRB) and Porto (POR), and their coach anticipates a real battle to advance.

“Our team will fight with Porto for the second position below Berlin,” said Nørgaard.

Skjern’s top signing prior to the start of the season was the towering Danish international Nikolaj Markussen, who stands at 2.11m tall and returned to his home country after playing for Atletico Madrid and Qatar side El-Jaish. Another well-known face in Skjern’s squad is right back Kasper Söndergaard.

Team manager Anders Dahl-Nielsen, former coach of Champions League holders Flensburg-Handewitt, said: “[I expect] six thrilling matches in February and March. We know it will be difficult to reach the quarter-finals due to the strong opponents. But we also have a strong team, stronger then last year, and we believe in ourselves.”

GROUP C SKJERN HANDBOLD (DEN)

Club Address:Skjern HandboldOstergade 406900 SkjernDenmark

Media contact:Henning Kjaergaard Christensen+45 20 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.skjernhaandbold.dkFacebook: skjernhaandboldTwitter: @SkjernHaandbold

Playing hallSkjern Bank ArenaRanunkelvej 16900 SkjernDenmarkCapacity: 2,400

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: greenPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: gray

NewcomersNikolaj Markussen (El Jaish)Søren Pedersen (Mors-Thy Handbold)

Left the clubClaus Møller JakobsenThomas Bruhn (both without a club)Tim Winkler (HC Midtjylland)Alexander Nielsen (Ribe-Esbjerg HH)Rasmus Boysen (TMT Tønder)

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueLast 16 (1): 2003/2004Main Round (1): 1999/2000

EHF CupSemi-final (1): 2006/07Group Phase (1): 2013/14Last 16 (1): 2011/12Round 3 (1): 2004/05

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2005/06Challenge Cup: Winners 2001/02, 2002/03

Danish champions: 1 title (1999)Danish cup winners: 1 title


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: Bregenz Handball (AUT) vs Skjern 27:362nd leg: Skjern vs Bregenz 36:32Aggregate score: 59:72

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Skjern vs Oroshazi KSE-Linamar (HUN) 40:202nd leg: Oroshaza vs Skjern 25:32Aggregate score: 72:45

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight34 Emil Siersbæk Bergholt DEN Line Player 25.8.1997 Ringkøbing-Skjern, DEN 190 855 Frederik Børm DEN Line Player 12.8.1988 Aarhus, DEN 195 10719 Bjarke Fredsted Christensen DEN Left Wing 26.1.1992 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 188 879 Morten Balling Christensen DEN Left Wing 12.8.1987 Skive, DEN 189 8831 Jacob Lyhne Hansen DEN Left Back 4.5.1995 Esbjerg, DEN 200 9432 Kristian Hedall Hansen DEN Line Player 14.4.1994 Ringkøbing-Skjern, DEN 191 93 Mathias Gliese Jensen DEN Right Wing 5.3.1997 Lemvig, DEN 182 82 Christian Jepsen DEN Line Player 19.6.1995 Varde, DEN 189 8920 Jesper Dahl Jørgensen DEN Right Back 23.3.1994 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 190 877 Thomas Klitgaard DEN Line Player 10.12.1977 Aalborg, DEN 195 9811 Nikolaj Rømer Markussen DEN Left Back 1.8.1988 Gribskov, DEN 211 9515 Lasse Mikkelsen DEN Line Player 19.5.1988 Brønderslev-Dr. Lund, DEN 197 966 Henrik Møllgaard Jensen DEN Back 2.1.1985 Bramming, DEN 195 97 Simon Opstrup DEN Left Wing 5.1.1994 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 180 7021 Rene Toft Rasmussen DEN Right Wing 29.8.1989 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 176 8333 Mathias Skræddergaard DEN Left Back 1.8.1994 Holstebro, DEN 206 9722 Kasper Søndergaard DEN Right Back 9.6.1981 Skive, DEN 192 9525 Daniel Svensson DEN Left Back 3.4.1982 Copenhagen, DEN 190 10112 Kristoffer Laursen DEN Goalkeeper 8.5.1989 Odder, DEN 196 951 Søren Pedersen DEN Goalkeeper 20.8.1986 Thisted, DEN 191 9830 Mikkel Arndal DEN Goalkeeper 14.10.1994 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 188 93

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Ole Norgaardcoach• joined Skjern in the summer of 2012 debuting as the coach of a senior team

• previously head of development of talents under the Danish Handball Federation

• in his first season he led Skjern to the bronze medals in the Danish league and a ticket in the EHF Cup

• a calm and analysing coach who is good at making his players understand his plans and ideas

Kasper Sondergaardright back• under spotlight in the Danish league since he joined KIF Kolding from Aarhus Håndbold in 2007

• part of the Danish national team who won the EHF EURO 2008 in Norway and 2012 in Serbia

• attacking right back at the highest international level with a highly developed ability to break through the opponents’ defence

• key player in Skjern’s last two successful seasons

Henrik Möllgaardleft back• started his career in Ribe HK, once a traditional club in the Danish top flight

• joined KIF Kolding in 2005 and won the Danish championship twice and the Danish Cup once before moving on to AaB Håndbold in 2009

• added another league title with Aalborg, moved to Skjern in 2012

• strong and experienced defender valuable also to the Danish national team

Nikolaj Markussenleft back• his enormous height, 211 cm, gives him a huge advantages

• at the age of 21, then playing for Danish league club Team Helsinge, his was spotted by BM Ciudad Real, later BM Atlético Madrid, where he played for nearly three years

• in 2013 he signed for Qatar top club El Jaish.

• before joining Skjern he tore his Achilles tendon which made him miss the EURO 2014 in Denmark

EHF EURO: G 2008, 2012

EHF EURO: G 2012, WCh: S 2013


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Group D head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group D opponents in the EC

No previous encounters in European competitions MT Melsungen vs Balatonfüredi KSEMT Melsungen vs Eskilstuna GuifMT Melsungen vs RK NexeBalatonfüredi KSE vs Eskilstuna GuifBalatonfüredi KSE vs RK NexeEskilstuna Guif vs RK Nexe

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MT Melsungen have reached the EHF Cup Group Phase in their maiden campaign in European competition, having seen off the challenge of some tough teams in qualification.

Under the stewardship of head coach, Michael Roth, who earned a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games playing for West Germany, the German club overcame French powerhouse Toulouse. This was followed by something of a personal triumph for Roth, who got one over on his old assistant Peter David, and David’s current side Tatran Presov in Qualifying Round 3.

It seems their run of success stretched to the draw for the group stage too, placed in Group D against Balatonfüredi, Guif and Nexe, giving them a strong chance of extending their European adventure into the quarter-finals. Roth’s men also harbour hopes of returning to the international scene next season via the German Bundesliga, as they celebrate 10 years in that competition.

Manager Axel Geerken cannot wait for the action to begin. “Our first participation in a European competition is the most successful chapter in our history of more than 80 years as a club,” he said.

“Over and above that, MT Melsungen is the first handball club in our region to play in an international competition. In addition to the team, many helping hands in the background have contributed to this success. We are very proud to have reached the group phase of EHF Cup. Our opponents in Group D are internationally much more experienced than us, but still we are very ambitious and hope to reach the quarter-finals.”

GROUP D MT MELSUNGEN (GER)

Club Address:MT MelsungenMühlenstr. 1434212 MelsungenGermany

Media contact:Bernd Kaiser+49 171 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.mt-melsungen.deFacebook: MT.MelsungenTwitter: @mthandball

Playing hallRothenbach-Halle, KasselDamaschkestrasse 5534121 KasselGermanyCapacity: 4,300

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: turquoise

NewcomersMomir Rnic (Frisch Auf Göppingen)Jeffrey Boomhouwer (TV Emsdetten)Marino Maric (RK Maribor Branik)Sebastian Ullrich (SG Leutershausen)

Left the clubDaniel Kubes (retired, now coach of TV Emsdetten and Czech national team)Anton Mansson (Kadetten Schaffhausen)Jonathan Stenbäcken (IFK Kristianstad)Christian Zufelde (Eintracht Hildesheim)Colin Räbiger (GWD Minden II)

Past achievements

OtherGerman bundesliga: 6th place 2013/14


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: Melsungen vs Fenix Toulouse (FRA) 34:272nd leg: Toulouse vs Melsungen 26:23Aggregate score: 57:53

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Melsungen vs Tatran Presov (SVK) 31:242nd leg: Presov vs Melsungen 26:25Aggregate score: 56:50

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight22 Michael Allendorf GER Left Wing 16.9.1986 Heppenheim, GER 190 9019 Jeffrey Boomhouwer NED Left Wing 15.6.1988 Amsterdam, NED 179 7517 Felix Danner GER Line Player 24.7.1985 Freiburg im Br., GER 198 1049 Patrik Fahlgren SWE Centre Back 27.6.1985 Göteborg, SWE 188 9213 Jan Forstbauer GER Right Back 17.4.1992 Bad Cannstadt, GER 190 9014 Christian Hildebrand GER Right Wing 23.12.1985 Offenbach, GER 185 9215 Merlin Kothe GER Left Back 24.9.1995 Kassel, GER 192 903 Marino Maric CRO Line Player 1.6.1990 Mostar, CRO 196 11525 Michael Müller GER Right Back 19.9.1984 Würzburg, GER 197 10018 Philipp Müller GER Left Back 19.9.1984 Würzburg, GER 196 10420 Momir Rnic SRB Left Back 1.11.1987 Zrenjanin, SRB 196 10210 Malte Schröder GER Right Back 16.2.1987 Bielefeld, GER 198 1005 Johannes Sellin GER Right Wing 31.12.1990 Wolgast, GER 195 8123 Nenad Vuckovic SRB Centre Back 23.8.1980 Pula, CRO 192 9812 Per Sandström SWE Goalkeeper 11.1.1981 Borås, SWE 191 9516 Sebastian Ullrich GER Goalkeeper 23.4.1992 Baden-Baden, GER 191 921 Mikael Appelgren SWE Goalkeeper 6.9.1989 Uddevalla, SWE 192 100

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Michael Rothcoach• coach of Melsungen since 2010

• former coach of Kronau-Östringen, Großwallstadt and Melsungen’s arch rivals HSG Wetzlar

• former German national team player with his twin brother Uli

• his father was a basketball international for Germany

• suffered from prostate cancer in 2009 and today is ambassador of the German Cancer Aid

Per Sandströmgoalkeeper• 50% of the all-Swedish goalkeeper duo at Melsungen with Mikael Apelgren

• arrived in Melsungen in 2011, right after he became German champion and VELUX EHF FINAL4 participant with HSV Hamburg

• started his career as a court player, but when his team lacked a goalkeeper he changed the position

• nicknamed “Pelle”

Johannes Sellinright wing• a product of famous Füchse Berlin youth programme

• U21 world champion with Germany in 2011

• played his first major tournament at the WCh in Qatar

• at the age of 21 he was part of the Füchse squad at the VELUX EHF FINAL4

Momir Rnicleft back• started his international career at the Slovenian powerhouses Velenje and Celje, gaining CL experience

• arrived in Germany in 2001, first playing three seasons for Frisch Auf Göppingen

• currently playing his first season at Melsungen

• his father Momir Rnic was Yugoslavian international in the 1980’s and also played for German clubs

EC trophies (as player): City Cup 1994 (TuSem Essen)OG: S 1984 (as player)

EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2007 (HSV Hamburg)

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2012 (Frisch Auf Göppingen)EURO: S 2012


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Pick Szeged became Hungary’s first winners of the EHF Cup last season, but having moved on to take part in the VELUX EHF Champions League, it is up to Balatonfüredi KSE to fly the flag this time around. Balatonfüredi KSE have developed a reputation as something of a farm club for VELUX EHF FINAL4 participants Veszprem, developing players on their way to the top.

But it is two players who have moved in the opposite direction who form the basis of Istvan Csoknyai’s current squad with ex-Veszprem men Tamas Ivancsik and Uros Vilovski, key to the Balatonfüredi KSE’s plans. Under the guidance of new president Janos Erpel, the club achieved their greatest success in Europe, reaching the EHF Cup Group Phase after eliminated Astrakhan (Russia) and Hard (Austria) during their qualification campaign.

Csoknyai’s men will compete with two other newcomers to the competition in Group D facing up against Nexe (CRO) and Melsungen (GER) as well as the more experienced Guif (SWE).

Winger Boka Bendeguz is the club’s chief injury concern heading into the group phase, but playing their home games at the famous Veszprem Arena could give the Hungarian side a boost. Csoknyai is delighted to have made it this far, but hopes to extend the club’s maiden voyage for a while yet.

He said: “I am satisfied with our group, looking at the other groups I must say we were lucky and have a chance to play some great games with excellent teams. Our aim for this year was to gain international experience but this does not mean that we will not fight for qualification.”

GROUP D BALATONFÜREDI KSE (HUN)

Club Address:Balatonfüredi KSEHorvath Mihaly u. 08/2 hrsz.8230 BalatonfüredHungary

Media contact:Tamás Bene+36 20 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.balatonfuredikc.hu???

Playing hallVeszprém ArenaKulsö Kadartai utca8200 VeszpremHungaryCapacity: 5,019

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whithePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: curacao

DarkPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

NewcomersTamas IvancsikUros VilovskiAdam BorbelyPatrik Ligetvari (all MKB-MVM Veszprem)Peter Kovacsics (Csurgo)Mate Gabori (Vaci KSE)

Left the clubIstvan PasztorCsaba TomborGyörgy Kovacs (Veszprem Egyetem)

Past achievementsEHF Cup:Round 3: 2011/12Round 2: 2012/13

OtherCup Winners‘ Cup: Last 16 2010/11

Hungarian league: 3rd place (2012)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: Balatonfüred vs Dinamo Astrakhan (RUS) 21:232nd leg: Astrakhan vs Balatonfüred 20:25Aggregate score: 46:43

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Alpla HC Hard (AUT) vs Balatonfüred 31:262nd leg: Balatonfüred vs Hard 26:18Aggregate score: 49:52

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight9 Bence Banhidi HUN Line Player 9.2.1995 Gyor, HUN 195 967 Bendeguz Boka HUN Left Wing 2.10.1993 Veszprem, HUN 190 7521 Adam Bujtar HUN Right Wing 5.3.1993 Pécs, HUN 184 8022 Rudolf Faluvegi HUN Left Back 9.1.1994 Budapest, HUN 20 Mate Gabori HUN Right Wing 1.10.1987 Budapest, HUN 185 853 Tibor Gerdan HUN Centre Back 20.3.1992 Berettyoujfalu, HUN 194 9033 Alexei Grigoriev RUS Right Back 19.2.1983 Astrakhan, RUS 196 1036 Matyas Györi HUN Centre Back 2.2.1997 Debrecen, HUN 39 Tamas Ivancsik HUN Right Wing 3.4.1983 Györ, HUN 179 755 Karoly Juhasz HUN Line Player 2.4.1987 Debrecen, HUN 194 888 Akos Kis HUN Back 31.12.1975 Budapest, HUN 200 11099 Peter Kovacsics HUN Left Wing 13.6.1994 Nagyatád, HUN10 Gabor Lelkes HUN Right Back 17.5.1982 Szarvas, HUN 190 9519 Patrik Ligetvari HUN Left Back 13.2.1996 Várpalota, HUN 4 Balazs Nemeth HUN Centre Back 27.12.1993 Veszprém, HUN 185 8514 Balazs Szöllösi HUN Centre Back 24.10.1992 Veszprem, HUN 192 8013 Koppany Törteli HUN Centre Back 2.10.1994 Székesfehérvár, HUN17 Adam Vasvari HUN Back 24.4.1994 Kaposvár, HUN 15 Uros Vilovski HUN Line Player 25.2.1984 Senta, SRB 197 10329 Bence Zdolik HUN Right Back 16.5.1992 Bekescsaba, HUN 198 901 Adam Borbely HUN Goalkeeper 22.6.1995 Debrecen, HUN12 Marton Szekely HUN Goalkeeper 2.1.1990 Budapest, HUN 194 92 16 Endre Komendant HUN Goalkeeper 30.1.1992 Ajka, HUN 212 112

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Istvan Csoknaycoach• the legendary “Csoki” played for Veszprem for 15 years and was capped 170 times before the Pro Urbe prize holder turned to coaching

• the assistant coach of Veszprem for 9 years than took on the Hungarian national team for one year

• the ex-defensive specialist led the junior national team then was appointed as head coach of the to-be-established team in Budapest

• arrived in Balatonfüred with a group of wantaway Veszprem players and by reaching the EHF Cup group stage already achieved the best ever performance to date

• all three of his children play handball.

Bence Banhidiline player• the 204 cm tall pivot is one of the rising stars of Hungarian handball

• received his first international call up by Lajos Mocsai at the age of 18 and regularly featured also in Talant Dujshebaev’s team

• with the suspension of Uros Vilovski he will be Balatonfüred’s first choice line player and can climb a step closer to his childhood idol, Igor Vori

Balazs Szöllösicentre back• born in Veszprém but a real local hero in Balatonfüred, where he has always played.

• a playmaker type of centre back, no wonder his favourite player is Ivano Balic

• an important player for the Hungarian youth and junior national team, where he worked with his club coach István Csoknyai

• already caught the eye of CL teams but Balatonfüred refused to let their asset go to Polish side Wisla Plock.

Tamas Ivancsikright wing• the younger of the Ivancsik brothers grew up in a handball family, his father Mihaly had 165 caps while Tamas played 106 times for Hungary

• known for his quick bursts and accurate finishes, played 8 seasons with Veszprem and became Player of the Year in Hungary in 2008

• in 2014 left for a would-be Budapest team, which failed to come to existence, was loaned to Balatonfüred with other players of Veszprem

EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2008


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Two years ago, Eskilstuna Guif were taught a lesson during the EHF Cup Group Phase – six times, failing to gain a single point as they lost each Group A game. But the Swedish side hope to use that experience to their advantage as they target a place in the quarter-finals this time around.

After eliminating SonderjyskE (DEN) and Huesca (ESP) in qualification, Guif earned a favourable draw, which pits them against Balatonfüredi, Melsungen and Nexe in Group D. Coach Kristjan Andrésson can count on a stronger squad than last season, with no departures, four new arrivals, and Patrik Johansson the only long-term injury absentee.

The four-time Swedish league runners-up hope to finish among the top four in their domestic competition to qualify for European competition once more.

But they have their sights set on the last eight of the EHF Cup too.

“We aim for the quarter-finals,” said Andrésson, who also acts as the manager.

His team know what to expect from some of their Group D opponents with Melsungen including three Swedish internationals in their squad while Nexe centre back Luka Sokolic, was part of the Guif squad during the 2012/13 season.

GROUP D ESKILSTUNA GUIF (SWE)

Club Address:Eskilstuna GuifHamngatan 17 Sporthallen63220 EskilstunaSweden

Media contact:Micke Danielsson+46 16 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.guif.nuFacebook: ifguifTwitter: @eskilstunaguif

Playing hallEskilstuna Sporthall - IF GuifHamngatan 1863220 EskilstunaSwedenCapacity: 2,609

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: green

NewcomersHerdeiro Lucau (IFK Kristianstad)Patrik Johansson (Red Boys, Luxemburg)Atli ævar Ingolfsson (Nordsjälland)

Left the clubN/A

Past achievementsEHF CupGroup Phase (1): 2012/13Last 16 (1): 2011/12Last 32 (1): 1995/96

Other

Cup Winners’ Cup: quarter-final 1997/98Challenge Cup: Last 16 2010/11

Swedish league: runners-up (1997, 2001, 2009, 2011)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: Eskilstuna vs SonderjyskE Herrehandbold A/S (DEN) 29:272nd leg: SonderjyskE vs Eskilstuna 25:26Aggregate score: 55:52

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Eskilstuna vs Bada Huesca (ESP) 32:242nd leg: Huesca vs Eskilstuna 26:23 Aggregate score: 55:50

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight2 Rickard Akerman SWE Right Back 22.6.1991 Eskilstuna, SWE 190 933 Emil Andersson SWE Right Wing 28.8.1994 Eskilstuna, SWE 187 858 Robin Andersson SWE Centre Back 27.7.1988 Eskilstuna, SWE 180 857 Richard Blank SWE Line Player 24.7.1986 Eskilstuna, SWE 197 979 Daniel Ekman SWE Centre Back 31.3.1995 Eskilstuna, SWE 186 7217 Helge Freiman SWE Centre Back 26.2.1992 Lidingö, SWE 188 8510 Fredrik Gustavsson SWE Left Wing 9.4.1995 Eskilstuna, SWE 175 6723 Atli Ævar Ingolfsson ISL Line Player 6.5.1988 Akureyri, ISL 190 9224 Patrik Johansson SWE Right Back 31.1.1987 Eskilstuna, SWE 189 8515 Jesper Lindgren SWE Left Back 11.6.1995 Ludvika, SWE 196 936 Viktor Östlund SWE Left Back 19.1.1992 Märsta, SWE 198 905 Fredrik Olsson SWE Centre Back 19.1.1996 Eskilstuna, SWE 185 954 Marcus Pedersen SWE Left Back 30.8.1996 Ludvika, SWE 190 8014 Daniel Pettersson SWE Right Wing 6.5.1992 Eskilstuna, SWE 179 7211 Mathias Tholin SWE Left Wing 26.5.1987 Eskilstuna, SWE 181 8419 Daniel Erik Wigö SWE Right Wing 28.7.1994 Eskilstuna, SWE 183 8016 Jan Ekman FIN Goalkeeper 8.4.1967 Helsinki, FIN 187 841 Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson ISL Goalkeeper 1.9.1989 Reykjavik, ISL 205 9712 Herdeiro Lucau SWE Goalkeeper 7.4.1987 Märsta, SWE 193 92

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Kristjan Andressoncoach• originally from Iceland, but has lived in Sweden for more than sixteen years

• played 13 internationals for Iceland in his active days

• player in Eskilstuna from 1999-2006

• head coach of Eskilstuna since 2007

• idol as a coach is Icelandic countryman Alfred Gislason, THW Kiel head coach

Herdeiro Lucaugoalkeeper• born in Angola, but has lived most of his life in Sweden

• tall and strong goalkeeper who benefits from his ability to foresee and read the shooters

• played for Eskilstuna since 2008, but with several interruptions caused by foreign adventures

• in 2008 loaned out to THW Kiel as replacement for injured Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Palicka

• also played for another Bundesliga club, VfL Gummersbach as well as for the Spanish clubs BM Valladolid and Portland San Antonio

Viktor Östlundleft back• since joining Eskilstuna from Swedish league colleagues Skaanella IF in 2013, he has proved to be a great asset, particularly in the established attacking play

• not only does he shoot hard, he also possesses quite a variety of shots

• contributed with 10 goals in an EHF Cup qualification match against Bada Huesca

Robin Anderssoncentre back• a good playmaker with particular skills for organising the established attacking play

• started playing handball at the age of seven in 1995 in Eskilstuna and has not played for other club

• scored five goals in a crucial EHF Cup qualification match against SonderjyskE

• his skills have also earned him 13 internationals for Sweden, in which he has scored 22 goals


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RK Nexe are celebrating their 55th anniversary with perhaps their greatest success - reaching the EHF Cup Group Phase. The Nasice club have long lived the shadow of domestic rivals RK PPD Zagreb, but will now welcome the European spotlight after cruising to qualification with victories against BESA Famiglia and Potaissa Turda.

The Croatian runners-up and cup finalists, nicknamed ‘Thunders of Krndija’ - taking that name from the mountain near Nasice - will face Melsungen, Guif and Balatonfüredi in Group D.

“It is a big privilege for us to be a part of such a big competition. Our main goal is to play quality handball in Europe and I’m sure we will do that, we’re a good, quality team,” said coach Zdenko Kordi.

Kordi’s team is made up almost entirely of Croatian talent with only one player, Turkish right back Can Çelebi, coming from outside the country. It is Nexe’s goal to hold on to second spot in Croatia while challenging for a place in the last eight of the EHF Cup.

But manager Josip Ergović anticipates a tight battle for second spot in Group D.

“We are very happy to be part of the group phase of the EHF Cup, our main goal is fulfilled,” he said. “The group is very interesting and we are pleased with it. There are some of the finest European clubs with Melsungen, who are favourites a little more than the others. We think that we have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals as well as the other clubs. We will try to win every game. I hope that we will play all our home games in front of stands full of our fans.”

GROUP D RK NEXE (CRO)

Club Address:RK NexeMatice Hrvatske 131500 NasiceCroatia

Media contact:Vjekoslav Mahovlic+385 99 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.rknexe.hrFacebook: rknexeTwitter: @rk_nexe

Playing hallSport hall OS Kralja TomislavaMatice Hrvatske 131500 NasiceCroatiaCapacity: 1,200

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: orange

DarkPlayer shirt: green or blackPlayer short: green or blackGoalkeeper shirt: red or green

NewcomersAnte Gadza (RK Umag)Mirko Herceg (RK Zrinski)Martin Juzbasic (HC Energia Pandurii)Josip Crnic (RK Kozala)Can Celebi (Özel Idare SK)

Left the clubJosip Pivac (without club)Šime Ivic (Celje Pivovarna Lasko)Mijo Tomic (MKB Veszprem ZRT)Dino Jankovic (RK Osijek)Igor Vujic (Selestat)Marko Bures (Djakovo)

Past achievementsEHF CupLast 16 (1): 2011/12Round 3 (4): 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2013/14Round 2 (1): 2012/13

Other

Croatian leaue: runners-up (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: KH BESA Famiglia (KOS) vs Nexe 25:402nd leg: Nexe vs BESA 43:26Aggregate score: 83:51

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: Nexe vs HC Potaissa Turda (ROU) 35:202nd leg: Turda vs Nexe 26:23Aggregate score: 58:46

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight9 Sasa Barisic Jaman SLO 10.11.1982 200 9318 Josip Bozic Pavletic CRO Right Wing 6.8.1994 Split, CRO 49 Can Celebi TUR Right Back 27.4.1990 Ankara, TUR 194 837 Josip Crnic CRO Right Wing 11.1.1989 Rijeka, CRO 187 706 Albin Eter CRO Left Wing 20.3.1984 Zagreb, CRO 183 954 Ante Gadza CRO Centre Back 26.8.1992 Zagreb, CRO 194 9377 Mirko Herceg CRO Left Back 26.2.1992 Mostar, BIH 195 9914 Tibor Jurjevic CRO Centre Back 16.8.1988 Bjelovar, CRO 185 9011 Marin Kruzic CRO Right Back 11.9.1989 Rijeka, CRO 193 9280 Franjo Lelic CRO Right Wing 4.12.1980 Zagreb, CRO 183 848 Marko Mrdenovic CRO Line Player 19.8.1984 Rijeka, CRO 197 9517 Tomislav Nuic CRO Left Wing 12.11.1988 Capljina, BIH 187 80 Karlo Oroz CRO 26.1.1990 19 Marin Sakic CRO Line Player 8.6.1987 Rijeka, CRO 200 10115 Luka Sokolic CRO Centre Back 15.4.1990 Zagreb, CRO 193 8610 Kreso Tomas CRO Line Player 16.7.1984 Osijek, CRO 192 13023 Marin Vegar CRO Left Back 22.1.1990 Capljina, BIH 199 9922 Leo Vesligaj CRO Right Back 30.6.1993 Nasice, CRO 192 9033 Edi Vesligaj CRO Goalkeeper 30.6.1993 Nasice, CRO 193 9012 Martin Juzbasic CRO Goalkeeper 15.4.1988 Slavonski Brod, CRO 193 1031 Perica Lelic CRO Goalkeeper 11.10.1982 Zagreb, CRO 186 75

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Zdenko Kordicoach• a goalkeeper during his playing career

• the club’s sporting director of NEXE 2 years ago before taking over from Kasim Kamenica

• brought the club to their biggest success to date - reaching the EHF Cup’s group phase

• coached Podravka and won the double crown with them in the 1993/94 season

• coached the Croatian women’s national team

Marko Mrdenovicline player• NEXE’s captain

• represented Croatia at senior and junior levels with his last apperance being in Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in 2013 as he was part of the silver medal winning squad

• important both in organising defence and attack for his side

• spent his entire career in Croatia with NEXE being his third club after Rijeka and Bjelovar

Can Celebiright back• Turkish national team player with over 60 apperances

• part of the bronze medal winning squad in Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in 2013

• good shooing abilities

• NEXE is his first club after leaving Turkey where he was playing in Mili Piyango and Özel Idare from Ankara

Josip Bozic-Pavleticright wing• born in Split along with his idols Balic and Metlicic

• first of the NEXE’s ‘youngsters’ to reach national team

• known for his speed and excellent penatly taking skills

• seen to be taking over from where Franjo Lelic, who retired, left off

Junior WCh: S 2013


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Top scorers of the qualification

Rank Name & nation Club Goals

1 Hess Marcel (SUI) Pfadi Winterthur (SUI) 36

2 Ilic Josip (CRO) Handball Esch (LUX) 31

3 Kucharik Ivan (SVK) HK AGRO Topolcany (SVK) 30

4 Biljaka Goran (BIH) KH BESA Famiglia (KOS) 29

Mayer Lucas (AUT) Bregenz Handball (AUT) 29

Rivera Folch Valero (ESP) HBC Nantes (FRA) 29

Szöllösi Balazs (HUN) Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN) 29

8 Stelman Amit Yehiel (ISR) Maccabi Rishon Lezion (ISR) 28

9 Lindboe Andre (NOR) Elverum Handball Herrer (NOR) 27

Pulli Sacha (LUX) Handball Esch (LUX) 27

11 Cederholm Andreas (SWE) IFK Kristianstad (SWE) 26

Larsen Patrick Wiesmach (DEN) Team Tvis Holstebro (DEN) 26

13 Adomnicai Cristian (ROU) HC Potaissa Turda (ROU) 25

Dediu Claudiu (ROU) HC Potaissa Turda (ROU) 25

15 Buday Daniel (HUN) Oroshazi FKSE-Linamar (HUN) 24

Hud Vedran (CRO) GRK Varazdin 1930 (CRO) 24

Klacansky Lukas (SVK) HK AGRO Topolcany (SVK) 24

Portela Pedro (POR) Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) 24

Solha Pedro (POR) Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) 24

(Bold text indicates players that are still active in the competition.)

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Past winners

Previous Men’s Cup Winners’ Cup winners

2012 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER)2011 VfL Gummersbach (GER)2010 VfL Gummersbach (GER)2009 Pevafersa Valladolid (ESP)2008 MKB Veszprem KC (HUN)2007 HSV Hamburg2006 Chekhovski Medvedi (RUS)2005 C. BM Ademar Leon (ESP)2004 Portland San Antonio (ESP)2003 A.D.C. Ciudad Real (ESP)2002 A.D.C. Ciudad Real (ESP)2001 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER)2000 Portland San Antonio (ESP)1999 Prosesa Ademar Leon (ESP)1998 Caja Cantabria Santander (ESP)1997 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP)1996 TBV Lemgo (GER)1995 FC Barcelona (ESP)1994 FC Barcelona (ESP)

Previous Men’s EHF Cup winners

2012 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER)2011 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER)2010 TBV Lemgo (GER)2009 VfL Gummersbach (GER)2008 HSG Nordhorn (GER)2007 SC Magdeburg (GER)2006 TBV Lemgo (GER)2005 Tusem Essen (GER)2004 THW Kiel (GER)2003 FC Barcelona (ESP)2002 THW Kiel (GER)2001 Sportclub Magdeburg (GER)2000 Metkovic Jumbo (CRO)1999 Sportclub Magdeburg (GER)1998 THW Kiel (GER)1997 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER)1996 BM Granollers (ESP)1995 BM Granollers (ESP)1994 Aliza Avidesa (ESP)

2013 Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER)

2014 Pick Szeged (HUN)

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MatchID: 201511020801-001 BEL QubiQ Achilles Bocholt 002 SRB RK Zeleznicar 1949 Nis 59 : 63

06.09.2014 20:15 Bocholt (400) 13.09.2014 18:30 Nis (600) 31:30 (11:17) Ref.: Hajek, Macho CZE Del.: Castillo GBR Ref.: Doychinov, Goretsov BUL Del.: Antonopoulos GRE 28:33 (15:14)

003 AUT Bregenz Handball 004 LTU HC Dragunas Klaipeda 64 : 50 05.09.2014 19:00 Bregenz (500) 06.09.2014 19:00 Bregenz (500) 28:24 (12:10) Ref.: Skruzny, Kavulic CZE Del.: Grima MLT Ref.: Skruzny, Kavulic CZE Del.: Grima MLT 36:26 (20:12)

Both matches in AUT

005 GRE A.C. Diomidis Argous 006 SWE IFK Kristianstad 36 : 60 06.09.2014 19:00 Nea Kios (250) 13.09.2014 17:00 Kristianstad (2600) 19:30 (8:17) Ref.: Boricic, Markovic SRB Del.: Savvides CYP Ref.: Nabokau, Kulik BLR Del.: Ventsli EST 17:30 (8:16)

007 SVK HC Sporta Hlohovec 008 TUR Bursa Nilüfer BK 56 : 48 06.09.2014 18:00 Hlohovec (1200) 13.09.2014 16:00 Bursa (280) 35:25 (16:11) Ref.: Azemi, Beqiri KOS Del.: Vattay HUN Ref.: Di Domenico, Fornasier ITA Del.: Asgarov AZE 21:23 (9:10)

009 MNE HC Lovcen-Cetinje 010 SUI HC Kriens-Luzern 47 : 67 13.09.2014 18:00 Kriens (700) 14.09.2014 16:30 Kriens (800) 22:30 (10:13) Ref.: Chaskis, Tsakonas GRE Del.: Rudic CRO Ref.: Chaskis, Tsakonas GRE Del.: Rudic CRO 25:37 (13:19)

Both matches in SUI

011 NED HV. KRAS/Volendam 012 SVK HK Topolcany 52 : 55 06.09.2014 15:30 Volendam (250) 13.09.2014 18:00 Partizanske (1200) 29:32 (14:18) Ref.: Pandzic, Satordzija BIH Del.: Wills GBR Ref.: Mitrevski, Todorovski MKD Del.: Fegir UKR 23:23 (15:10)

013 CRO RK Dubrava 014 CRO GRK Varazdin 55 : 63 06.09.2014 18:00 Zagreb (800) 13.09.2014 19:00 Varazdin (1500) 26:30 (14:16) Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Popov SRB Ref.: Vitaku, Vitaku KOS Del.: Jovic BIH 29:33 (14:15)

015 GBR London GD Handball Club 016 NED OCI-LIONS 30 : 72 06.09.2014 19:30 Sittard (650) 07.09.2014 14:30 Sittard (350) 18:28 (9:13) Ref.: Sirbu, Suponicov MDA Del.: Costa POR Ref.: Sirbu, Suponicov MDA Del.: Costa POR 12:44 (6:24)

Both matches in NED

017 MDA HC Olimpus-85-USEFS 018 HUN Oroshazi FKSE-Linamar 56 : 62 13.09.2014 18:00 Oroshaza (400) 14.09.2014 18:00 Oroshaza (300) 28:34 (15:17) Ref.: Aghakishi, Aghakishi AZE Del.: Kaplanis CYP Ref.: Aghakishi, Aghakishi AZE Del.: Kaplanis CYP 28:28 (14:15)

Both matches in HUN

019 ISR Maccabi CASTRO Tel Aviv 020 ROU HC Potaissa Tudra 55 : 67 13.09.2014 18:00 Turda (490) 14.09.2014 18:00 Turda (513) 25:32 (10:16) Ref.: Cindric, Gonzurek CRO Del.: Rudinsky SVK Ref.: Cindric, Gonzurek CRO Del.: Rudinsky SVK 30:35 (16:16)

Both matches in ROU

021 ISL IBV 022 ISR Maccabi Rishon Lezion 50 : 57

13.09.2014 16:00 Vestmannaeyjar (350) 14.09.2014 14:00 Vestmannaeyjar

(400) 25:30 (11:13)

Ref.: Thomassen, Schmack BEL Del.: Johansen FAR Ref.: Thomassen, Schmack BEL Del.: Johansen FAR 25:27 (13:12)023 CZE Talent M.A.T. Plzen 024 ITA SSV Bozen Loacker 50 : 43

06.09.2014 18:00 Plzen (860) 07.09.2014 16:00 Plzen (910) 26:26 (14:16) Ref.: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev AZE Del.: Lang AUT Ref.: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev AZE Del.: Lang AUT 24:17 (12:9)

Both matches in CZE

025 SUI BSV Bern Muri 026 BLR HC Gomel 55 : 38 06.09.2014 17:30 Guemligen (250) 13.09.2014 17:00 Gomel (800) 29:15 (14:8) Ref.: Freitas, Carvalho POR Del.: Nielsen DEN Ref.: Laitinen, Korja FIN Del.: Yordanov BUL 26:23 (12:14)

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027 ISL Haukar 028 RUS Dinamo Astrakhan 53 : 54 07.09.2014 17:00 Hafnarfjordur (632) 14.09.2014 18:00 Astrakhan (3000) 27:29 (13:14) Ref.: Gasmi, Gasmi FRA Del.: Østerballe DEN Ref.: Cohen, Peretz ISR Del.: Mkhitaryan ARM 26:25 (12:12)

029 KOS KH BESA Famiglia 030 EST HC Kehra 63 : 55 13.09.2014 19:00 Pejä (550) 14.09.2014 19:00 Pejä (980) 31:32 (16:19) Ref.: Harabagiu, Stanescu ROU Del.: Nikolovski MKD Ref.: Harabagiu, Stanescu ROU Del.: Nikolovski MKD 32:23 (15:9)

Both matches in KOS

031 POL Górnik Zabrze 032 MKD HC Zomimak-M 70 : 52 06.09.2014 18:00 Zabrze (400) 13.09.2014 19:00 Strumica (600) 36:25 (15:13) Ref.: Herczeg, Südi HUN Del.: Stanek CZE Ref.: Mykolaitis, Sniurevicius LTU Del.: Repensek SLO 34:27 (16:11)

033 LUX Handball Kaerjeng 034 LUX Handball Esch 48 : 59 06.09.2014 20:00 Bascharage (430) 13.09.2014 18:30 Esch/Alzette (500) 23:34 (11:20) Ref.: Martens, Verdonck BEL Del.: Conceicao POR Ref.: Geraets, Geraets NED Del.: Dubedout FRA 25:25 (10:15)


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MatchID: 201511020802-001 SWE Eskilstuna Guif 002 DEN SonderjyskE Herrehandbold A/S 55 : 52

11.10.2014 15:00 Eskilstuna (880) 18.10.2014 15:00 Sonderborg (1178) 29:27 (14:12) Ref.: Leandersson, Lindroos FIN Del.: Halldorsson ISL Ref.: Samuelsen, Gudjonsson ISL Del.: Lauritzen NOR 26:25 (13:15)

003 BLR SKA Minsk 004 POL Górnik Zabrze 64 : 63 11.10.2014 18:00 Minsk (1000) 18.10.2014 18:00 Zabrze (500) 34:30 (18:14)

Ref.: Vesovic, Mitrovic MNE Del.: Jansonas LTU Ref.: Alvarez Mata, Bustamante Lopez ESP

Del.: Mikucionis LTU 30:33 (14:15)

005 ROU Stiinta Municipal Dedeman Bacau 006 NED OCI-LIONS 62 : 55 18.10.2014 16:00 Bacau (1000) 19.10.2014 16:30 Bacau (800) 34:29 (17:14) Ref.: Vitaku, Vitaku KOS Del.: Éles HUN Ref.: Vitaku, Vitaku KOS Del.: Éles HUN 28:26 (15:15)

Both matches in ROU

007 KOS KH BESA Famiglia 008 CRO RK Nexe 51 : 83 18.10.2014 19:00 Nasice (600) 19.10.2014 18:00 Nasice (500) 25:40 (14:18) Ref.: Hofer, Schmidhuber AUT Del.: Rakocevic MNE Ref.: Hofer, Schmidhuber AUT Del.: Rakocevic MNE 26:43 (14:20)

Both matches in CRO

009 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 010 RUS Dinamo Astrakhan 46 : 43 11.10.2014 18:00 Balatonfüred (800) 19.10.2014 18:00 Astrakhan (3000) 21:23 (11:10) Ref.: Bounouara, Sami FRA Del.: Rudic CRO Ref.: Pavicevic, Raznatovic MNE Del.: Serbu ROU 25:20 (14:9)

011 AUT Bregenz Handball 012 DEN Skjern Handbold 59 : 72 11.10.2014 19:00 Bregenz (800) 19.10.2014 16:00 Skjern (1660) 27:36 (14:17) Ref.: Bonifert, Oláh HUN Del.: Vitzthum SUI Ref.: Scevola, Alperan ITA Del.: Baum POL 32:36 (17:18)

013 FRA HBC Nantes 014 CRO GRK Varazdin 1930 72 : 53 11.10.2014 20:30 Nantes (4508) 18.10.2014 17:00 Varazdin (2500) 42:27 (16:16) Ref.: Baumgart, Wild GER Del.: van Dongen NED Ref.: Harabagiu, Stanescu ROU Del.: Metalari MKD 30:26 (17:8)

015 SVK HK AGRO Topolcany 016 NED Targos Bevo HC 59 : 49 11.10.2014 18:00 Topolcany (750) 18.10.2014 20:00 Panningen (550) 32:25 (16:15)

Ref.: Luque Cabrejas, Pascual Sanchez ESP

Del.: Popadic SRB Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Castillo GBR 27:24 (16:11)

017 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 018 SUI HC Kriens-Luzern 71 : 59 12.10.2014 13:00 Holstebro (753) 18.10.2014 19:30 Luzern (450) 35:23 (19:10) Ref.: Hajek, Macho CZE Del.: Thelander SWE Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Rankin GBR 36:36 (19:14)

019 SUI Pfadi Winterthur 020 SRB RK Zeleznicar 1949 Nis 65 : 55 11.10.2014 18:00 Winterthur (800) 18.10.2014 18:30 Nis (700) 35:26 (17:9) Ref.: Sigurjónsson, Petursson ISL Del.: Dilmen TUR Ref.: Jaskins, Zabko LAT Del.: Soós HUN 30:29 (13:10)

021 RUS HC Kaustik Volgograd 022 UKR HC Portovik 20 : 0 02.10.2014 00:00 02.10.2014 00:00 10:0 (0:0) 10:0 (0:0)

023 POR Sporting Clube de Portugal 024 SVK HC Sporta Hlohovec 62 : 57 11.10.2014 19:30 Odivelas (300) 18.10.2014 18:00 Hlohovec (1300) 34:24 (15:8) Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Permuy ESP Ref.: Kouz, Zhoba UKR Del.: Kaschütz AUT 28:33 (14:18)

025 SLO RK Maribor Branik 026 SWE IFK Kristianstad 50 : 61 12.10.2014 20:00 Maribor (700) 17.10.2014 19:00 Kristianstad (4362) 26:25 (10:13) Ref.: Cernavskis, Bogdanovs LAT Del.: Tosi Brandi ITA Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Petersen DEN 24:36 (10:17)

027 ITA Junior Fasano 028 ROU HC Potaissa Turda 53 : 67 11.10.2014 16:00 Noci (500) 18.10.2014 17:45 Turda (531) 27:28 (11:12)

Ref.: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins POR

Del.: Hadjinikolaou GRE Ref.: Brkic, Jusufhodzic AUT Del.: Genchev BUL 26:39 (10:18)


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MatchID: 201511020803-001 POR Futebol Clube do Porto 002 ESP Abanca Ademar Leon 54 : 52

22.11.2014 18:00 Porto (1188) 29.11.2014 17:30 Leon (3150) 29:24 (15:16) Ref.: Baumgart, Wild GER Del.: Dujardin FRA Ref.: Gasmi, Gasmi FRA Del.: van Dongen NED 25:28 (12:13)

003 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 004 ROU Stiinta Municipal Dedeman Bacau 61 : 55 22.11.2014 19:30 Holstebro (562) 29.11.2014 15:30 Bacau (800) 32:27 (16:14) Ref.: Mandak, Rudinsky SVK Del.: Lauritzen NOR Ref.: Nabokau, Kulik BLR Del.: Meimaridis GRE 29:28 (15:12)

005 CRO RK Nexe 006 ROU HC Potaissa Turda 58 : 46 22.11.2014 19:00 Nasice (800) 29.11.2014 13:45 Turda (600) 35:20 (15:10) Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Dilmen TUR Ref.: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev AZE Del.: Vattay HUN 23:26 (11:14)

007 GER Füchse Berlin 008 FRA HBC Nantes 46 : 46 23.11.2014 17:15 Berlin (6371) 29.11.2014 20:30 Nantes (5000) 23:18 (10:8) Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Rätz SUI Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Convents BEL 23:28 (11:13)

009 RUS HC Kaustik Volgograd 010 NOR Haslum Handballklubb 57 : 64 23.11.2014 18:00 Volgograd (1200) 29.11.2014 16:00 Bekkestua (308) 31:28 (13:14)

Ref.: Brkic, Jusufhodzic AUT Del.: Jansonas LTU Ref.: Alvarez Mata, Bustamante Lopez ESP

Del.: Vitzthum SUI 26:36 (10:17)

011 GER MT Melsungen 012 SVK TATRAN Presov 56 : 50 22.11.2014 19:00 Kassel (2517) 29.11.2014 18:00 Presov (3125) 31:24 (17:11) Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Djurkovic SRB Ref.: Pavicevic, Raznatovic MNE Del.: Bebetsos GRE 25:26 (16:11)

013 SWE IFK Kristianstad 014 GER HSV Hamburg 55 : 55 19.11.2014 19:00 Kristianstad (4987) 30.11.2014 15:00 Hamburg (1600) 27:29 (16:10) Ref.: Leszczynski, Piechota POL Del.: Andorka HUN Ref.: Mitrevski, Todorovski MKD Del.: Bürgi SUI 28:26 (16:12)

015 AUT Alpla HC Hard 016 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 49 : 52 22.11.2014 19:00 Hard (1400) 29.11.2014 16:00 Balatonfüred (700) 31:26 (13:13) Ref.: Laitinen, Korja FIN Del.: Gremmel GER Ref.: Skruzny, Kavulic CZE Del.: Cirligeanu ROU 18:26 (8:12)

017 ROU HCM Constanta 018 NOR Elverum Handball Herrer 57 : 50 22.11.2014 12:00 Constanta (1950) 29.11.2014 16:00 Elverum (516) 27:21 (12:14) Ref.: Boricic, Markovic SRB Del.: Nachevski MKD Ref.: Pichon, Reveret FRA Del.: Rankin GBR 30:29 (15:15)

019 HUN Grundfos Tatabanya KC 020 RUS St. Petersburg HC 47 : 54

23.11.2014 18:45 Tatabanya (900) 28.11.2014 19:00 Saint Petersburg (1000) 23:22 (11:9)

Ref.: Pandzic, Satordzija BIH Del.: Rudic CRO Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Kazinieks LAT 24:32 (10:19)021 SVK HK AGRO Topolcany 022 SUI Pfadi Winterthur 51 : 60

22.11.2014 18:00 Topolcany (800) 30.11.2014 17:00 Winterthur (650) 26:28 (11:15)

Ref.: Bol, Van Eck NED Del.: Baum POL Ref.: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins POR

Del.: Reisinger AUT 25:32 (10:15)

023 SWE Eskilstuna Guif 024 ESP Bada Huesca 55 : 50 22.11.2014 16:00 Eskilstuna (1550) 29.11.2014 20:00 Huesca (1800) 32:24 (15:15) Ref.: Di Domenico, Fornasier ITA Del.: Wills GBR Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Tosi Brandi ITA 23:26 (10:10)

025 POR Sporting Clube de Portugal 026 ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers 50 : 50 23.11.2014 16:00 Mafra (426) 30.11.2014 19:00 Granollers (2900) 27:25 (13:14) Ref.: Herczeg, Südi HUN Del.: Thelander SWE Ref.: Bernet, Wick SUI Del.: Caillet FRA 23:25 (9:12)

027 RUS Permskie medvedi 028 SLO Gorenje Velenje 63 : 76 23.11.2014 17:00 Perm (1000) 29.11.2014 19:00 Velenje (1200) 34:37 (14:16) Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Hart ISR Ref.: Bounouara, Sami FRA Del.: Metalari MKD 29:39 (12:19)


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MatchID: 201511020803-001 POR Futebol Clube do Porto 002 ESP Abanca Ademar Leon 54 : 52

22.11.2014 18:00 Porto (1188) 29.11.2014 17:30 Leon (3150) 29:24 (15:16) Ref.: Baumgart, Wild GER Del.: Dujardin FRA Ref.: Gasmi, Gasmi FRA Del.: van Dongen NED 25:28 (12:13)

003 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 004 ROU Stiinta Municipal Dedeman Bacau 61 : 55 22.11.2014 19:30 Holstebro (562) 29.11.2014 15:30 Bacau (800) 32:27 (16:14) Ref.: Mandak, Rudinsky SVK Del.: Lauritzen NOR Ref.: Nabokau, Kulik BLR Del.: Meimaridis GRE 29:28 (15:12)

005 CRO RK Nexe 006 ROU HC Potaissa Turda 58 : 46 22.11.2014 19:00 Nasice (800) 29.11.2014 13:45 Turda (600) 35:20 (15:10) Ref.: Kekes, Kekes HUN Del.: Dilmen TUR Ref.: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev AZE Del.: Vattay HUN 23:26 (11:14)

007 GER Füchse Berlin 008 FRA HBC Nantes 46 : 46 23.11.2014 17:15 Berlin (6371) 29.11.2014 20:30 Nantes (5000) 23:18 (10:8) Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Rätz SUI Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Convents BEL 23:28 (11:13)

009 RUS HC Kaustik Volgograd 010 NOR Haslum Handballklubb 57 : 64 23.11.2014 18:00 Volgograd (1200) 29.11.2014 16:00 Bekkestua (308) 31:28 (13:14)

Ref.: Brkic, Jusufhodzic AUT Del.: Jansonas LTU Ref.: Alvarez Mata, Bustamante Lopez ESP

Del.: Vitzthum SUI 26:36 (10:17)

011 GER MT Melsungen 012 SVK TATRAN Presov 56 : 50 22.11.2014 19:00 Kassel (2517) 29.11.2014 18:00 Presov (3125) 31:24 (17:11) Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Djurkovic SRB Ref.: Pavicevic, Raznatovic MNE Del.: Bebetsos GRE 25:26 (16:11)

013 SWE IFK Kristianstad 014 GER HSV Hamburg 55 : 55 19.11.2014 19:00 Kristianstad (4987) 30.11.2014 15:00 Hamburg (1600) 27:29 (16:10) Ref.: Leszczynski, Piechota POL Del.: Andorka HUN Ref.: Mitrevski, Todorovski MKD Del.: Bürgi SUI 28:26 (16:12)

015 AUT Alpla HC Hard 016 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 49 : 52 22.11.2014 19:00 Hard (1400) 29.11.2014 16:00 Balatonfüred (700) 31:26 (13:13) Ref.: Laitinen, Korja FIN Del.: Gremmel GER Ref.: Skruzny, Kavulic CZE Del.: Cirligeanu ROU 18:26 (8:12)

017 ROU HCM Constanta 018 NOR Elverum Handball Herrer 57 : 50 22.11.2014 12:00 Constanta (1950) 29.11.2014 16:00 Elverum (516) 27:21 (12:14) Ref.: Boricic, Markovic SRB Del.: Nachevski MKD Ref.: Pichon, Reveret FRA Del.: Rankin GBR 30:29 (15:15)

019 HUN Grundfos Tatabanya KC 020 RUS St. Petersburg HC 47 : 54

23.11.2014 18:45 Tatabanya (900) 28.11.2014 19:00 Saint Petersburg (1000) 23:22 (11:9)

Ref.: Pandzic, Satordzija BIH Del.: Rudic CRO Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Kazinieks LAT 24:32 (10:19)021 SVK HK AGRO Topolcany 022 SUI Pfadi Winterthur 51 : 60

22.11.2014 18:00 Topolcany (800) 30.11.2014 17:00 Winterthur (650) 26:28 (11:15)

Ref.: Bol, Van Eck NED Del.: Baum POL Ref.: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins POR

Del.: Reisinger AUT 25:32 (10:15)

023 SWE Eskilstuna Guif 024 ESP Bada Huesca 55 : 50 22.11.2014 16:00 Eskilstuna (1550) 29.11.2014 20:00 Huesca (1800) 32:24 (15:15) Ref.: Di Domenico, Fornasier ITA Del.: Wills GBR Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Tosi Brandi ITA 23:26 (10:10)

025 POR Sporting Clube de Portugal 026 ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers 50 : 50 23.11.2014 16:00 Mafra (426) 30.11.2014 19:00 Granollers (2900) 27:25 (13:14) Ref.: Herczeg, Südi HUN Del.: Thelander SWE Ref.: Bernet, Wick SUI Del.: Caillet FRA 23:25 (9:12)

027 RUS Permskie medvedi 028 SLO Gorenje Velenje 63 : 76 23.11.2014 17:00 Perm (1000) 29.11.2014 19:00 Velenje (1200) 34:37 (14:16) Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Hart ISR Ref.: Bounouara, Sami FRA Del.: Metalari MKD 29:39 (12:19)


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029 DEN Skjern Handbold 030 HUN Oroshazi FKSE-Linamar 72 : 45 23.11.2014 13:30 Skjern (1225) 30.11.2014 19:00 Oroshaza (500) 40:20 (20:13) Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Dolejs CZE Ref.: Santos, Fonseca POR Del.: Kaschütz AUT 32:25 (16:12)

031 SRB HC Vojvodina 032 BLR SKA Minsk 52 : 50 22.11.2014 18:00 Novi Sad (400) 29.11.2014 18:00 Minsk (2000) 27:22 (14:9) Ref.: Kiyashko, Kiselev RUS Del.: Rakocevic MNE Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Fegir UKR 25:28 (11:14)


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Group A matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 GER HSV Hamburg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 02 NOR Haslum Handballklubb 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 03 SLO Gorenje Velenje 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 04 SUI Pfadi Winterthur 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0

001 GER HSV Hamburg vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje 11.02.2015 19:30 Hamburg / GER Ref.: Pichon, Reveret FRA Del.: La Cour Laursen DEN

002 NOR Haslum Handballklubb vs. SUI Pfadi Winterthur 14.02.2015 16:15 Bekkestua / NOR Ref.: Vitaku, Vitaku KOS Del.: Petersen DEN

003 SUI Pfadi Winterthur vs. GER HSV Hamburg 18.02.2015 20:00 Winterthur / SUI

004 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. NOR Haslum Handballklubb 21.02.2015 20:30 Velenje / SLO

006 SUI Pfadi Winterthur vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje 28.02.2015 19:30 Winterthur / SUI

005 NOR Haslum Handballklubb vs. GER HSV Hamburg 01.03.2015 16:15 Bekkestua / NOR

007 GER HSV Hamburg vs. NOR Haslum Handballklubb 07.03.2015 15:30 Hamburg / GER

008 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. SUI Pfadi Winterthur 08.03.2015 19:00 Velenje / SLO

010 SUI Pfadi Winterthur vs. NOR Haslum Handballklubb 14.03.2015 19:30 Winterthur / SUI

009 SLO Gorenje Velenje vs. GER HSV Hamburg 14.03.2015 20:30 Velenje / SLO

011 GER HSV Hamburg vs. SUI Pfadi Winterthur 18.03.2015 19:30 Hamburg / GER

012 NOR Haslum Handballklubb vs. SLO Gorenje Velenje 21.03.2015 16:15 Bekkestua / NOR

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Group B matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 ROU HCM Constanta 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 02 ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 03 RUS St. Petersburg HC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 04 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0

014 ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers vs. DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 14.02.2015 16:15 Granollers / ESP Ref.: Mitrevski, Todorovski MKD Del.: Goulao POR

013 ROU HCM Constanta vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 15.02.2015 11:45 Constanta / ROU Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Repensek SLO

015 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro vs. ROU HCM Constanta 21.02.2015 15:00 Holstebro / DEN

016 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers 22.02.2015 15:00 Saint Petersburg / RUS

017 ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers vs. ROU HCM Constanta 28.02.2015 16:00 Granollers / ESP

018 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 28.02.2015 19:15 Holstebro / DEN

019 ROU HCM Constanta vs. ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers 08.03.2015 11:45 Constanta / ROU

020 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 09.03.2015 19:00 Saint Petersburg / RUS

022 DEN Team Tvis Holstebro vs. ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers 14.03.2015 15:00 Holstebro / DEN

021 RUS St. Petersburg HC vs. ROU HCM Constanta 16.03.2015 19:00 Saint Petersburg / RUS

024 ESP Fraikin BM. Granollers vs. RUS St. Petersburg HC 21.-22.03.15 /

023 ROU HCM Constanta vs. DEN Team Tvis Holstebro 22.03.2015 11:45 Constanta / ROU


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Group C matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 POR Futebol Clube do Porto 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 02 SRB HC Vojvodina 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 03 GER Füchse Berlin 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 04 DEN Skjern Handbold 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0

025 POR Futebol Clube do Porto vs. GER Füchse Berlin 14.02.2015 18:00 Porto / POR Ref.: Cvetko, Kavalar SLO Del.: Breto Leon ESP

026 SRB HC Vojvodina vs. DEN Skjern Handbold 15.02.2015 20:15 Novi Sad / SRB Ref.: Bounouara, Sami FRA Del.: Pozeznik SLO

027 DEN Skjern Handbold vs. POR Futebol Clube do Porto 22.02.2015 15:00 Skjern / DEN

028 GER Füchse Berlin vs. SRB HC Vojvodina 22.02.2015 17:15 Berlin / GER

030 DEN Skjern Handbold vs. GER Füchse Berlin 28.02.2015 15:00 Skjern / DEN

029 SRB HC Vojvodina vs. POR Futebol Clube do Porto 01.03.2015 20:15 Novi Sad / SRB

031 POR Futebol Clube do Porto vs. SRB HC Vojvodina 07.03.2015 18:00 Porto / POR

032 GER Füchse Berlin vs. DEN Skjern Handbold 08.03.2015 17:15 Berlin / GER

034 DEN Skjern Handbold vs. SRB HC Vojvodina 14.03.2015 19:30 Holstebro / DEN

033 GER Füchse Berlin vs. POR Futebol Clube do Porto 15.03.2015 17:15 Berlin / GER

035 POR Futebol Clube do Porto vs. DEN Skjern Handbold 21.03.2015 18:00 Porto / POR

036 SRB HC Vojvodina vs. GER Füchse Berlin 21.03.2015 18:00 Novi Sad / SRB


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Group D matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 GER MT Melsungen 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 02 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 03 SWE Eskilstuna Guif 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 04 CRO RK Nexe 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0

038 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE vs. CRO RK Nexe 13.02.2015 20:00 Veszprem / HUN Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Szajna POL

037 GER MT Melsungen vs. SWE Eskilstuna Guif 14.02.2015 19:00 Kassel / GER Ref.: Stenrand, Birch DEN Del.: Vitzthum SUI

040 SWE Eskilstuna Guif vs. HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 21.02.2015 16:00 Eskilstuna / SWE

039 CRO RK Nexe vs. GER MT Melsungen 21.02.2015 19:00 Nasice / CRO

041 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE vs. GER MT Melsungen 28.02.2015 16:00 Veszprem / HUN

042 CRO RK Nexe vs. SWE Eskilstuna Guif 28.02.2015 19:00 Nasice / CRO

043 GER MT Melsungen vs. HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 07.03.2015 20:00 Kassel / GER

044 SWE Eskilstuna Guif vs. CRO RK Nexe 08.03.2015 17:00 Eskilstuna / SWE

045 SWE Eskilstuna Guif vs. GER MT Melsungen 14.03.2015 19:00 Eskilstuna / SWE

046 CRO RK Nexe vs. HUN Balatonfüredi KSE 14.03.2015 19:00 Nasice / CRO

048 HUN Balatonfüredi KSE vs. SWE Eskilstuna Guif 20.03.2015 18:15 Veszprem / HUN

047 GER MT Melsungen vs. CRO RK Nexe 21.03.2015 20:00 Kassel / GER


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