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VELUX EHF FINAL4 DrawSeason 2016/17

The Steigenberger Hotel, CologneTuesday, 2 May 2017, 12:00

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VELUX EHF FINAL4 20173 / 4 June 2017 LANXESS arena Cologne

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VELUX EHF FINAL4 information update 6

VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw information 6

VELUX EHF FINAL4 media events 8

EHF/M Media contacts 8

Participating teams’ media contacts 9

Media accreditation for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 9

Facts & Figures after quarter-finals 10

Map of participating clubs 12

Road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 - diagram 13

FC Barcelona Lassa 14

Paris Saint-Germain Handball 16

Telekom Veszprém 18

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Potential head-to-head stats 22

All-star team vote 25 Current top scorers 26

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VELUX EHF FINAL4 DrawThe Steigenberger Hotel, Cologne, 2 May 2017

Draw Programme12:00 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Finals Draw Event Live TV signal12:30 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw – Semi-finals Live TV signal12:40 Media Interviews Live TV signal

Draw ParticpantsEHF/EHF Marketing GmbHMichael Wiederer, EHF PresidentDavid Szlezak, Managing Director, EHF Marketing GmbHHenriette Reker, Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne

Draw ProcedureThe four teams qualified from the quarter-finals will be in the pot for the draw. There will be one single pot and no protection of any kind for the teams.The teams will be drawn as follows: Team 1 => Team 3 => Team 2 => Team 4Semi-finals will be played: Team 1 versus Team 2 / Team 3 versus Team 4Please note: The order of the semi-final matches will only be finalised after consulting TV partners in the days after the draw. The final playing schedule will be announced by the EHF on its website.

About the VELUX EHF FINAL4The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season: a two-day mega sport and entertainment event that has become a must-see for every handball fan around the world. Each year tens of thousands of spectators descend on the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany, to watch the stars of the sport and the four best men’s teams in Europe compete to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Introduced in the 2009/10 season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 has quickly established itself as the European Handball Federation’s flagship club event, and one of the leading events on the international sports market, attracting major international partners and sponsors and large worldwide TV audiences. New standards in organisation and entertainment have been set by the team behind the event, led by EHF Marketing GmbH, the European Handball Federation’s marketing company. More than just ‘four games over two days’, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is sports and entertainment spectacular.

Playing Times confirmedThe official playing times for the 2017 edition of the VELUX EHFFINAL4 have been confirmed. The matches will be played as inprevious years at 15:15 and 18:00 hrs on both Saturday and Sunday.The playing order of the semi-final matches will be confirmed onlyafter the draw event.

2,400 tickets available for four clubsFans of the four teams qualified for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 haveIn total 2,400 tickets. These tickets will only be available to purchase directly from the club itself.

Tickets still available for Opening PartyThousands of fans will gather around the arena for the OpeningParty on Friday night on 2 June. With up to 7,000 people and

entertainment from local band ‘Bläck Fööss’, fans will also get thechance to meet their heroes, the players of the VELUX EHF FINAL4.Also, the cover band Groovin Affairs will perform at theopening party. Anett Sattler, Edit Szalay and Markus Floth will presentthe show, which will culminate in a huge fireworks display.

Tickets are available at ehfFINAL4.com or via +49 (0)221 280 288 for€7.00 inclusive a free drink (€5.00 for kids).

New fan engagement in Opening ShowsFor the first time fans will find a photobox in the arena where they can take their own VELUX EHF FINAL4 pictures as an unforgettable memory. Taking a photo also serves as a chance to be part of the Opening Show right before the start of the second semi-final on Saturday. The best and most creative pictures will be shown on court.

English pop star Melanie C to perform at VELUX EHF FINAL4The final tournament of Europe’s premium club handball competition, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017, will welcome yet another great pop star after EHF Marketing has revealed that Melanie C will take the stage at the event on the first weekend of June. The English pop star and former member of legendary girl group Spice Girls, who is promoting her new album ‘Version of Me’, has decided to return to the LANXESS arena on 4 June, only one month after her tour will stop off in Cologne. Melanie C will sing two songs – one before the VELUX EHF Champions League final match and the other just before the awarding ceremony of the new champions.

Official merchandise collection launchesThe new official VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017 merchandise collection will be launched at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw event on Tuesday, 2 May. The collection has been developed together with Salming, the official Sports Outfitter of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Fans will be able to purchase the new offering online on salminghandball.com and on site at the LANXESS arena in Cologne on 2, 3 and 4 June 2017. The clothing range consits of a women’s tee, a women’s hood, two different tees for men, a men’s hood, a towel, lanyards and caps. The prices vary from €5.00 for lanyards, €20.00 for caps and tees, €25.00 for towels and €50.00 for hoodies. All products are produced by Salming and designed with a lot of attitude and confidence. They all have exclusive details such as the woven competition badge and logo prints.

Fresh look for EHF FINAL4 websiteThe relaunch of the official website ehfFINAL4.com will take placeat the VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw event in Cologne on 2 May. With a new interface and mobile-ready, responsive design, the redesigned website is the first element of a roll-out that will see a transformation of the EHF’s online presence. The next stage in this strategy is the roll-out of the ‘Home of Handball’ concept, a digital platform, where visitors will be able to find all of the information of the world of EHF.

Ticket sale to start for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2018The sale of tickets to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2018 will start duringthe final weekend, at the ticket shop in the LANXESS arena. Onlineticket sales will then begin in the week after the final tournament in Cologne on 3 and 4 June.

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Media Events

Media Contacts

Friday Morning/Afternoon Team training: first 15 mins open Various venues in Cologne to the media for filming/photos 12:15 Media call: each team with 5 Hotel RadissonBLU, players and coach/manager for Messe Kreisel 3 30 mins for interviews15:00 European Handball goes Tech KölnSKY, Ottoplatz18:00 Opening Party: all participating LANXESS arena teams & handball legends attending, trophy photo opportunities

Saturday15:15 Semi-final 1 LANXESS arena15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player18:00 Semi-final 2 LANXESS arena15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player20:00 Media Get Together Brewery, Cologne ‘Altstadt’

Sunday14:00 EHF press conference LANXESS arena Media Centre15:15 3/4 Placement Match LANXESS arena15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player 18:00 Final LANXESS arena15 minutes after winners’ ceremony Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player

Vladislav BrindzakEHF Media and Communications – club competitionsTel: +43 1 80151 161Email: [email protected]

JJ RowlandHead of EHF Media and CommunicationsTel. +43 1 80151 167Mob: +43 664 887 365 594E-Mail: [email protected]

Miguel Mateo MarcellanEHF Marketing GmbHTel: +43 1 80151 224E-Mail: [email protected]

Thomas KrämerStadionwelte-mail: [email protected].: +49 2232 577222Mobile: +49 151 401 45 202

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Media Accreditation for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017

With 15 weeks to go before the start of VELUX EHF FINAL4, the final round of the VELUX EHF Champions League, the media accreditation started.

The event will take place for the eighth time in the LANXESS arena, Cologne on 3/4 June 2017 and will see the continent’s top four teams battling it out over two days to lift the coveted VELUX EHF Champions League trophy.

Journalists, photographers, TV and radio representatives can now submit their request for accreditation via an online form at ehfFINAL4.com, the event’s official website. Requests can only be made online.

Requests for media accreditation should be made by Friday 5 May 2017, almost one week after the completion of quarter-final matches.Media accreditation is only open to professional media representatives working at the event. Freelance media representatives may be asked to provide additional evidence of their work. There are limited places and it may not be possible to accept all requests for accreditations.

By applying for a media accreditation, media representatives also agree to the Media Terms and Conditions (EHF Events). Please read them carefully before making your application

Click here to enter the media accreditation page

Clubs Media Contacts Gustau Galvache+34 618 522 [email protected]

Biljana Crvenkoska+389 712 47 [email protected]

Louise Cosnard+33 675 591 [email protected]

Zsolt Sevinger+36 [email protected]

FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP)

HC Vardar (MKD)

Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA)

Telekom Veszprém (HUN)

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Facts & figures10,868 goals so far, 1 FINAL4 debutant and 6 World Handball Players of the Year in Cologne

Here are the most important Facts and Figures ahead of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017 draw in Cologne. The draw for this pinnacle event will be staged in Cologne on Tuesday, 12:00 hrs local time, live streamed on ehfTV.com, the ehfTV YouTube channel and the ehfCL Facebook page.

0 players have been part of all eight editions of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 from 2010 to 2017.

0 clubs have defended their trophy at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 since the format was introduced in the 2009/10 season, and this trend will continue, as defending champions Vive Tauron Kielce were eliminated by Montpellier in the Last 16.

0 German clubs are participating the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017, this is a first for the format.

1 club is a VELUX EHF FINAL4 debutant: Vardar Skopje.

1 player who won the trophy last year can do so again this year: Vardar’s Croatian wing Ivan Cupic, won the 2016 title with Vive Tauron Kielce.

1 pair of brothers are fighting together for the trophy in Cololgne: Nikola and Luka Karabatic (both playing for PSG).

1 former EHF Champions League winner made it to Cologne this season: FC Barcelona Lassa, who have won the competition eight times. All other FINAL4 participants this year have never won the competition before.

1 man has won the EHF Champions League as a player (in 1994 with Santander) and as a coach (in 2006, 2008 and 2009 with Ciudad Real): Talant Dujshebaev. Vardar assistant coach David Davis may follow in his footsteps, as he was Champions League winner as a player of Ciudad Real in 2009.

1 team turned a defeat in the quarter-final first leg around in the second leg: FC Barcelona did so against Kiel.

2 winners of group A (Barcelona) and B (Vardar), who had skipped the Last16, have made it to Cologne.

2 of the four VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017 participants were part of the event in 2016: PSG and Veszprem.

2 teams won both legs of the 2016/17 quarter-finals: Vardar and Veszprem.

3 of the teams in the FINAL4 2017 have Spanish born head coaches: Barcelona (Xavi Pascual), Vardar (Raul Gonzalez)and Veszprem (Javier Sabate)

3 times, including the current season, have the defending champions been eliminated in the Last16: Hamburg (2014), Flensburg (2015) and Kielce (2017).

4 straight times have Veszprem made it to Cologne since 2014.

5 straight times, with four different clubs, Icelandic record international Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson was part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4. After missing the trophy with Löwen (2011), Kobenhavn (2012) and Kiel (2013 and 2014), he finally took the title in 2015 with FC Barcelona. This season, he only made it to the Last 16 with Löwen.

6 former or current IHF World Handball Players of the Year will be on court in Cologne: Nikola Karabatic (PSG, 2007, 2014, 2016), Thierry Omeyer (PSG, 2009), Daniel Narcisse (PSG, 2012), Mikkel Hansen (PSG, 2011), Filip Jicha (Barcelona, 2010), Arpad Sterbik (Vardar, 2005).

9 players scored ten or more goals in a single VELUX EHF FINAL4 match since 2010.

10 was the biggest winning margin in the 2016/17 quarter-finals: Vardar defeated Flensburg 61:51.

13 different clubs have been part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 since its introduction in 2010: Barcelona, Kiel (6 times each) Veszprem (4 times), Ciudad Real/Madrid, Kielce (3 times each), Hamburg and PSG (2 times each), Vardar, Füchse Berlin, Löwen, Flensburg, Kobenhavn, Chekhovskie (1 time each).

14 times have Barcelona participated in an EHF Champions League Semi-final, this is more times than Veszprem (6) and PSG (2), Vardar (1).

19 matches this season since the start of the group phase ended in a draw, including the 30:30 draw between PSG and Szeged in the quarter-finals.

41 was the lowest number of goals scored in a quarter-final leg this season, when Barcelona beat Kiel 23:18. The lowest overall score of the season were 35 goals: in the group match featuring Metalurg and Elverum (18:17).

54 goals per game were scored on average of the 2016/17 quarter-finals.

67 times since the start of the group phase were the away team was victorious, including three times in the quarter-finals.

79 is PSG’s impressive goal difference after 18 matches.

106 goals were scored by Uwe Gensheimer (PSG) so far this season: he is the current top scorer for the competition.

111 times since the start of the group phase were the home team victorious, four times in the quarter-finals.

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Facts & figures245 goals in total were scored at the 2016 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4: this was the highest scoring FINAL4 ever. It is closely followed by 2014 (244 goals), and 2013’s (243) FINAL4. The lowest overall score in a FINAL4 event was 191 goals in 2012.

428 goals were scored in the eight quarter-final matches.

10,205 fans attended the Kiel vs Barcelona match: this was the highest attendance at a quarter-final match.

10,868 goals were scored since the start of the group phase in the 2016/17 VELUX EHF Champions League season.

12,250 spectators in the Zagreb vs Veszprem match was the highest attendance in the 2016/17 VELUX EHF Champions League season so far.

17,288 fans attended both leg s of the Barcelona vs Kiel quarter-finals.

20,000 will attend the four matches of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in the sold-out LANXESS Arena in Cologne.

Top rankings of the season:

Highest scoring matches:

74 goals: Vardar vs Kielce (40:34, group phase)72 goals: Celje vs Brest (36:36, group phase)71 goals: La Rioja Chekvovski Medvedi (34:37, group phase)70 goals: Zaporozhye vs Montpellier (34:36, group phase)69 goals: Bjerringbro vs Schaffhausen (37:32, group phase)

Lowest scoring matches:

35 goals: Metalurg vs Elverum (18:17, group phase)40 goals: Veszprem vs Kiel (21:19, group phase)41 goals: Barcelona vs Kiel (23:18, quarter-final)42 goals: Flensburg vs Plock (22:20, group phase)42 goals: Brest vs Zagreb (21:21, group phase)

Biggest goal difference in matches:

18 goals: Paris vs Kiel (42:24, group phase)15 goals: Barcelona vs Bjerringbro (34:19, group phase)14 goals: Nantes vs Besiktas (33:19, group phase)13 goals: Barcelona vs Schaffhausen (38:25, group phase)13 goals: UMinho vs Zaporozhye (22:35, group phase)

Top scorers:

106 goals: Uwe Gensheimer (PSG)88 goals: Zsolt Balogh (Szeged)88 goals: Mikkel Hansen (PSG)88 goals: Momir Ilic (Veszprem)84 goals: Gabor Czaszar (Schaffhausen)

Top scorers still in the competition:

106 goals: Uwe Gensheimer (PSG)88 goals: Mikkel Hansen (PSG)88 goals: Momir Ilic (Veszprem)76 goals: Kiril Lazrov (Barcelona)75 goals: Nedim Remili (PSG)

Highest attendance:

12,250: Zagreb vs Veszprem (L16)11.500: Zagreb vs Celje (GP)10,712: Löwen vs. Kiel (L16)10.285: Kiel vs Flensburg (GP)10.285: Kiel vs Veszprem (GP)10.285: Kiel vs Bjerringbro (GP)10.285: Kiel vs PSG (GP)10,205: Kiel vs Barcelona (QF)10.204: Bjerringbro vs PSG (GP)

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FC Barcelona Lassa

Club AddressFC Barcelona LassaAvda. Aristides Maillol, s/n08028 BarcelonaSpain

Media contactGustau Galvache+34 [email protected]

www.fcbarcelona.catFCBHandbol@FCBHandbol

TOP SCORERS

Kiril Lazarov 76Valero Rivera 67Victor Tomas 54 Wael Jallouz 53Kamil Syprzak 34

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: light greenPlayer short: light greenGK shirt: blue or yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: blue and redPlayer short: blueGK shirt: green or black

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 sea6son): 20Winner (8): 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2004/05, 2010/11, 2014/15Final (3): 2000/01, 2009/10, 2012/13Semi-final (2): 2007/08, 2013/14Quarter-final (4): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2015/16Last 16 (1): 2003/04Main Round (1): 2008/09

OtherEHF Cup: Winners 2002/03, Runners-up 2001/02Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 1993/94, 1994/95 Spanish league: 24 titles (1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988-92, 1996-2000, 2003, 2006, 2011-17)Spanish Cup winner: 20 titlesAsobal Cup winner: 12 titles

ROAD TO THE SEMI-FINALS

Quarter-finals@ THW Kiel L28:26 (16:15)vs THW Kiel W23:18 (13:9)

Last 16 - bye

Group Phase@ Orlen Wisla Plock W23:28 (12:11) vs THW Kiel W26:25 (10:13) @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt W27:28 (11:13) vs Kadetten Schaffhausen W38:25 (21:12) vs Telekom Veszprém W26:23 (16:11) @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball L33:26 (15:12) @ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg W23:27 (13:11) vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg W34:19 (18:10) vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball W35:32 (14:14) @ Telekom Veszprém W22:25 (14:13) @ Kadetten Schaffhausen W24:31 (10:18) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt W26:23 (14:12) @ THW Kiel T27:27 (13:15) vs Orlen Wisla Plock W36:28 (17:15)

FINAL STANDINGS GROUP A1. FC Barcelona Lassa 14 12 1 1 413:354 (59) 25 2. PSG Handball 14 12 0 2 451:383 (68) 24 3. Telekom Veszprém 14 8 2 4 381:365 (16) 18 4. SG Flensburg-H. 14 7 1 6 382:366 (16) 15 5. THW Kiel 14 5 2 7 353:376 (-23) 12 6. Bjerringbro-Silk. 14 4 0 10 364:396 (-32) 8 7. Orlen Wisla Plock 14 3 2 9 367:401 (-34) 8 8. Kadetten Schaffhausen 14 1 0 13 370:440 (-70) 2

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Paris Sain-Germain Handball

Club AddressParis Saint-Germain Handball82 avenue Georges Lafont75016 ParisFrance

Media contactLouise Cosnard+33 675 591 [email protected]

www.psghand.fr

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TOP SCORERS

Uwe Gensheimer 106Mikkel Hansen 88Nedim Remili 75 Nikola Karabatic 73Luc Abalo 49

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGK shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blueGK shirt: green

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 5Semi-final (1): 2015/16 (3rd)Quarter-final (2): 2013/14, 2014/15Last 16 (1): 2005/06

OtherEHF Cup: Quarter-finals 2006/07, Last 16 2003/04

French league: 3 titles (2013, 2015, 2016)French cup: 2 titles


Quarter-finals@ MOL-Pick Szeged W27:30 (14:16)vs MOL-Pick Szeged T30:30 (16:17)

Last 16@ HBC Nantes T26:26 (15:14)vs HBC Nantes W35:27 (15:13)

Group Phase@ THW Kiel L28:27 (15:15) vs Orlen Wisla Plock W33:30 (15:15) @Kadetten Schaffhausen W25:35 (8:19) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt W27:22 (13:11) @ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg W30:36 (16:19) vs FC Barcelona Lassa W33:26 (15:12) @ Telekom Veszprém W28:29 (14:15) vs Telekom Veszprém W28:24 (14:12) @ FC Barcelona Lassa L35:32 (14:14) vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg W32:27 (18:13) @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt W33:34 (18:15) vs Kadetten Schaffhausen W34:26 (17:16) @ Orlen Wisla Plock W25:29 (11:14) vs THW Kiel W42:24 (22:10)


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Telekom Veszprém

Club AddressVeszprem HC5 Külső Kádártai út8200 VeszprémHungary

Media contactZsolt Sevinger+36 [email protected]

handballveszprem.hu

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TOP SCORERS

Momir Ilic 88Laszlo Nagy 61Dragan Gajic 52Andreas Nilsson 43Aron Palmarsson 43

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGK shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: redGK shirt: black

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2015/16 season): 22Final (3): 2001/02, 2014/15, 2015/16Semi-final (3): 2002/03, 2005/06, 2013/14Quarter-final (9): 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13Last 16 (3): 1993/94, 2010/11, 2011/12Group Phase (3): 1994/95, 1995/96, 2007/08OtherCup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2007/08, Runners-up 1996/97SEHA-league: 2 titles (2015, 2016)Hungarian league: 24 titles (1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)Hungarian Cup winner: 26 times


Quarter-finalsvs Montpellier HB W26:23 (13:10)@ Montpellier HB W25:30 (15:11)

Last 16@ HC PPD Zagreb W22:23 (10:12)vs HC PPD Zagreb W29:19 (15:9)

Group Phase@ SG Flensburg-Handewitt T24:24 (10:13) vs Kadetten Schaffhausen W32:28 (16:15) @ Orlen Wisla Plock T28:28 (13:14) vs THW Kiel W21:19 (13:10) @ FC Barcelona Lassa L26:23 (16:11) vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg W30:29 (17:13) vs PSG Handball L28:29 (14:15) @ PSG Handball L28:24 (14:12) @ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg W24:29 (9:15) vs FC Barcelona Lassa L22:25 (14:13) @ THW Kiel W25:27 (15:15) vs Orlen Wisla Plock W31:25 (18:14) @ Kadetten Schaffhausen W27:28 (15:16) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt W34:28 (17:18)


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HC Vardar

Club AddressHC Vardar Marko SavovskiBUL 8 mi Septemvri 20FYR Macedonia

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Alex Dujshebaev 74Timur Dibirov 65 Luka Cindric 54Igor Karacic 51Vuko Borozan 41

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Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 11Quarter-final (3): 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16Last 32 (1): 1999/2000Group Phase (6): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2007/08, 2009/10

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Semi-finals 1998/99, 2004/05, 2010/11, Quarter-finals 2006/07

SEHA league: 2 titles (2012, 2017)

Macedonian league: 10 titles (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016)Macedonian cup: 11 titles


Quarter-finals@ SG Flensburg-Handewitt W24:26 (9:15)vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt W35:27 (15:10)

Last 16 - bye

Group Phase@ IFK Kristianstad W23:28 (12:15) vs HC Meshkov Brest W31:27 (13:13) @ RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko W26:32 (15:15) vs MOL-Pick Szeged W30:27 (16:15) @ HC PPD Zagreb L28:27 (12:17) vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce W40:34 (18:18) @ Rhein-Neckar Löwen W27:33 (16:17) vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen L26:29 (15:15) @ KS Vive Tauron Kielce L27:24 (15:12) vs HC PPD Zagreb W25:20 (14:8) @ MOL-Pick Szeged W21:23 (11:12) vs RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko W35:30 (20:15) @ HC Meshkov Brest L30:26 (15:13) vs IFK Kristianstad W32:29 (17:13)

FINAL STANDINGS GROUP B 1. HC Vardar 14 10 0 4 412:378 (34) 202. Vive Tauron Kielce 14 9 0 5 415:390 (25) 183. MOL-Pick Szeged 14 8 1 5 376:350 (26) 174. Rhein-Neckar Löwen 14 8 1 5 392:396 (-4) 175. HC Meshkov Brest 14 5 4 5 383:385 (-2) 146. HC PPD Zagreb 14 4 1 9 332:356 (-24) 97. Celje Piv. Lasko 14 3 3 8 399:424 (-25) 98. IFK Kristianstad 14 3 2 9 381:411 (-30) 8

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Potential head-to-heads in the EC

FC Barcelona Lassa vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 3-0-1 (132:122) 6:2

20.10.2013 PSG Handball vs FC Barcelona, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 29:33 (17:17)15.02.2014 FC Barcelona vs PSG Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 38:28 (19:9)12.11.2016 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 33:26 (15:12)03.12.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 35:32 (14:14)

FC Barcelona Lassa vs Telekom Veszprém 13-1-4 (513:467) 27:9

13.04.1986 VAEV Epitök SC vs FC Barcelona, Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final 27:25 (13:12)19.04.1986 FC Barcelona vs VAEV Epitök SC, Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final 29:19 (13:10)21.02.1998 Fotex KC Veszprém vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:28 (19:13)01.03.1998 FC Barcelona vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 32:27 (13:15)31.01.1999 Fotex KC Veszprém vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 29:29 (14:15)07.02.1999 FC Barcelona vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 29:24 (16:11)14.11.1999 Fotex KC Veszprém vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Group D 23:31 (13:16)04.12.1999 FC Barcelona vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League – Group D 25:21 (13:13)13.12.2003 FC Barcelona vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League – Last 16 33:29 (18:15)20.12.2003 Fotex KC Veszprém vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Last 16 31:26 (16:14)25.04.2010 FC Barcelona Borges vs MKB Veszprém KC, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:27 (17:15)01.05.2010 MKB Veszprém KC vs FC Barcelona Borges, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:34 (19:15)27.03.2011 FC Barcelona Borges vs MKB Veszprém KC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 28:21 (14:13)02.04.2011 MKB Veszprém KC vs FC Barcelona Borges, VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 30:26 (15:8)01.06.2014 FC Barcelona vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League FINAL4 – Place 3/4 26:25 (9:10)31.05.2015 FC Barcelona vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League FINAL4 – Final 28:23 (14:10)22.10.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa vs Telekom Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 26:23 (16:11)11.02.2017 Telekom Veszprém vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 22:25 (14:13)

FC Barcelona Lassa vs HC Vardar 9-1-0 (320:243) 19:1

18.10.2003 FC Barcelona vs Vardar Vatrost. Skopje, EHF Champions League – Group B 41:19 (19:8)16.11.2003 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Group B 27:35 (16:14)09.10.2004 FC Barcelona vs Vardar Vatrost. Skopje, EHF Champions League – Group A 31:22 (16:12)06.11.2004 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Group A 12:26 (8:15)11.11.2009 HC Vardar PRO – Skopje vs FC Barcelona Borges, EHF Champions League – Group D 28:35 (17:16)21.11.2009 FC Barcelona Borges vs HC Vardar PRO – Skopje, EHF Champions League – Group D 35:28 (15:13)21.09.2013 HC Vardar – Skopje vs FC Barcelona, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 29:29 (15:19)30.11.2013 FC Barcelona vs HC Vardar – Skopje, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 30:23 (14:11)14.11.2015 FC Barcelona Lassa vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 31:30 (16:13)22.11.2015 HC Vardar vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 25:27 (15:12)

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Potential head-to-heads in the EC

Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs Telekom Veszprém 3-1-4 (210:224) 7:9

19.04.2014 PSG Handball vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 26:28 (14:12)26.04.2014 MKB-MVM Veszprém vs PSG Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 31:26 (12:12)12.04.2015 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 24:24 (10:12)19.04.2015 MKB-MVM Veszprém vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 34:28 (16:12)25.10.2015 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs MVM Vészprem, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 29:27 (16:12)28.11.2015 MVM Veszprém vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:20 (16:14)20.11.2016 Telekom Veszprém vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:29 (14:15)27.11.2016 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs Telekom Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:24 (14:12)

Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs HC Vardar 1-1-0 (59:49) 3:1

13.10.2013 HC Vardar – Skopje vs PSG Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 24:24 (9:12)22.02.2014 PSG Handball vs HC Vardar – Skopje, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 35:25 (15:12)

Telekom Veszprém vs HC Vardar 5-1-0 (169:149) 11:1

10.11.2001 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League – Group D 24:27 (11:10)08.12.2001 Fotex KC Veszprém vs Vardar Vatrost. Skopje, EHF Champions League – Group D 27:22 (14:10)15.11.2014 HC Vardar vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 23:24 (11:13)22.11.2014 MKB-MVM Veszprém vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 32:24 (16:10)23.04.2016 HC Vardar vs MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 26:29 (9:12)30.04.2016 MVM Veszprém vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 30:30 (12:14)

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All-star team voting opensAll handball fans can now have their say on the selection of the greatest stars of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 as the All-star team voting started before the secind quarter-final leg. For the first time the vote is presented by Salming, the competition’s official partner. The past four editions of the vote generated a great interest and only in the last year over 80.000 handball fans took part. New opportunity to choose the star selection of the European top flight is here again.

In its fifth year, the All-star team vote will again ask the fans to cast their online ballots for ten positions - the starting seven plus the best defender, the best coach and the best young player (born in 1994 or younger). There are five nominees in the selection for each position.

Players and coaches from 20 clubs and from 17 nations in the current season have been selected. While six members of the 2015/16 All-star team can make it back to the elite company, there are no fewer than 25 new names (50 %) in the nomination list.

The vote will be open until Tuesday 30 May 2017 (midnight) and for the first time also the media representatives and a panel of experts will contribute to the final selection. The combined choice of all three branches will be announced during the VELUX EHF FINAL4 event in Cologne on 3/4 June 2017. Fans who register before submitting their votes can win of 16 attractive prizes from the official partner Salming including the original award “The Spirit of Handball” created by the Swedish-American graffiti artist Shai Dahan. The artpiece will be handed over to the new All-star team members.

Players have been nominated on the basis of their comprehensive performance throughout the season so far; not just their goal-getting prowess, but also their performance in defence, the number of blocks, assists and reaction in crucial moments during each match.

The players nominated for the 2016/17 season are:

GoalkeeperMattias Andersson (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GERIvan Stevanovic (CRO) – HC PPD Zagreb/CROThierry Omeyer (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRAGonzalo Perez de Vargas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESPCyril Dumoulin (FRA) – HBC Nantes/FRA

Left wingUwe Gensheimer (GER) - Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRAMagnus Bramming (DEN) – Team Tvis Holstebro/DENJonas Källman (SWE) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUNTimur Dibirov (RUS) – HC Vardar/MKDValero Rivera (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP

Left backMomir Ilic (SRB) – Telekom Veszprem/HUNMikkel Hansen (DEN) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRAKarol Bielecki (POL) – KS Vive Tauron Kielce/POLSajad Esteki (IRI) – Dinamo Bucuresti/ROUMathieu Grebille (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA

Centre backGabor Csaszar (HUN) – Kadetten Schaffhausen /SUIAndre Schmid (SUI) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GERKentin Mahe (FRA) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GERSebastian Skube (SLO) – Bjerringbro-Silkeborg/DENNikola Karabatic (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA

Line playerRastko Stojkovic (SRB) – HC Meshkov Brest/BLRJulen Aguinagalde (ESP) – KS Vive Tauron Kielce/POLAndreas Nilsson (SWE) - Telekom Veszprem/HUNPatrick Wiencek (GER) – THW Kiel/GERLudovic Fabregas (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA

Right backDainis Kristopans (LAT) – HC Meshkov Brest/BLRZsolt Balogh (HUN) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUNJure Dolenec (SLO) – Montpellier HB/FRAKiril Lazarov (MKD) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESPAlex Dujshebaev (ESP) – HC Vardar/MKD

Right wingDavid Balaguer (ESP) – HBC Nantes/FRALasse Svan (DEN) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GERZlatko Horvat (CRO) – HC PPD Zagreb/CRODarko Djukic (SRB) – Vive Tauron Kielce/POLVictor Tomas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP

DefenderViran Morros (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESPTimuzsin Schuch (HUN) – Telekom Veszprem/HUNRene Toft Hansen (DEN) – THW Kiel/GERIlija Abutovic (SRB) – HC Vardar/MKDLuka Karabatic (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA

Young playerJerry Tollbring (SWE) – IFK Kristianstad/SWENikola Bilyk (AUT) – THW Kiel/GERBlaz Janc (SLO) – RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLONedim Remili (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRAHaniel Inoue Langaro (BRA) – Naturhouse La Rioja

CoachXavi Pascual (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESPPatrice Canayer (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRAJuan Carlos Pastor (ESP) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUNRaul Gonzalez Gutierrez (ESP) – HC Vardar/MKDLjubomir Vranjes (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER

Enter the vote of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 All-star team here. A complete list of player and coaches profiles can be found on here

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Current top scorers 2016/17

Bold text indicates players of teams still in the competition.

Rank Player Club Goals

1 Uwe Gensheimer (GER) Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA) 1062 Zsolt Balogh (HUN) MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) 88

Jure Dolenec (SLO) Montpellier HB (FRA) 88Mikkel Hansen (DEN) Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA) 88Momir Ilic (SRB) Telekom Veszprém (HUN) 88

6 Gabor Csaszar (HUN) Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) 847 Rastko Stojkovic (SRB) HC Meshkov Brest (BLR) 818 Julen Aguinagalde (ESP) KS Vive Tauron Kielce (POL) 789 Blaz Janc (SLO) RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 77

10 Dainis Kristopans (LAT) HC Meshkov Brest (BLR) 76Kiril Lazarov (MKD) FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) 76

12 Nedim Remili (FRA) Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA) 7513 Alex Dujshebaev (ESP) HC Vardar (MKD) 7414 Nikola Karabatic (FRA) Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA) 7315 Magnus Bramming (DEN) TTH Holstebro (DEN) 72

Jerry Tollbring (SWE) IFK Kristianstad (SWE) 72Marko Vujin (SRB) THW Kiel (GER) 72

18 Karol Bielecki (POL) KS Vive Tauron Kielce (POL) 71Stipe Mandalinic (CRO) HC PPD Zagreb (CRO) 71

20 Andre Schmid (SUI) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 70Mathieu Grebille (FRA) Montpellier HB (FRA) 70Jonas Källman (SWE) MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) 70

23 Sergei Gorbok (RUS) MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) 6924 Nicolas Claire (FRA) HBC Nantes (FRA) 68

Sajad Esteki (IRI) Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) 68Niclas Ekberg (SWE) THW Kiel (SWE) 68

27 Valero Rivera (ESP) FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) 67Nikolaj Markussen (DEN) Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) 67

29 Timur Dibirov (RUS) HC Vardar (MKD) 6530 Luka Maros (SUI) Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) 63

* players in bold still active in the competition

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Past Winners

2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce (POL)

2015 FC Barcelona (ESP)

2014 SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 2013 HSV Hamburg (GER)

2012 THW Kiel (GER)

2011 FC Barcelona Borges (ESP)

2010 THW Kiel (GER)

2009 BM Ciudad Real (ESP)


2007 THW Kiel (GER)


2005 FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP)

2004 RK Celje Pivovarna Laško (SLO)

2003 Montpellier HB (FRA)

2002 SC Magdeburg (GER)

2001 Portland San Antonio (ESP)






1995 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP)

1994 TEKA Santander (ESP)

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