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The Flora, CologneTuesday, 7 May 2019, 12:00

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Draw information VELUX EHF FINAL4 informationMedia eventsMedia contactsMedia accreditationPlaying system diagrams - stages and datesFacts & Figures ahead of the VELUX EHF FINAL4Potential head-to-head statsBarça LassaTelekom Veszprem HCHC VardarPGE Vive KielceCurrent top scorersAll-star Team vote

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Draw Programme 12:00 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw Event Live TV signal12:15 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw – Semi-finals Live TV signal12:30 Media Interviews Live TV signal

Draw ParticipantsEHF/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 4

Semi-finals will be played: Team 1 versus Team 2 / Team 3 versus Team 4

Please 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.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw Event Information

The Flora, Cologne, 7 May 2019

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Playing Times confirmedThe official playing times for the 2019 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have been confirmed. The matches will be played as in previous years at 15:15 and 18:00 hrs on both Saturday and Sunday. The playing order of the semi-final matches will be confirmed only after the draw event.

2,000 tickets available for four clubs Fans of the four teams qualified for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have in total 2,000 tickets. These tickets will be available to purchase directly from the club itself.

Returned tickets from clubs go on sale on WednesdayThe remaining tickets from the allocation reserved for the four participating clubs will be made available on Wednesday, 8 May 2019 in the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 ticket shop at the ww.ehffinal4.com.Tickets are priced at €297 each. This is the last batch of tickets to be released ahead of the event.

Tickets still available for Opening Party The VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019 takes place on 1/2 June but the event starts traditionally on Friday evening when thousands of handball fans from all around the world enter the area around the arena and celebrate the upcoming event. The Opening Party ticket-holders can already now look forward to an entertaining run-down. Apart from the four participating teams, there will be several handball celebrities from around the world. In the lobby of the LANXESS arena fans will have a chance to take pictures with the stars or acquire valuable autographs. The tickets for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 Opening Party are available either online or via a ticket hotline +49 (0)221 80 20. One ticket costs 7 euro (plus 2,00 € a manipulation fee) and each ticket holder will be eligible to claim one free drink. The reduced tickets are available for five euro.

American band The Score to perform at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will once again have a breathtaking show as US duo The Score will perform at the 10th edition of the highlight event of the handball season. American band The Score will take the centre stage in the LANXESS arena in Cologne on 2 June ahead of the final match of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 and again just before the award ceremony. In the lead-up to the final match, Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover will perform their hit ‘Legend’, which has more than 23 million views on YouTube. The American band will warm up the crowd also before the award ceremony with their energetic song ‘Born For This’. The New York-born and Los Angeles-based duo started in 2015 but has already reached hundreds of millions in cumulative streams within three years’ time with their two EPs ‘Unstoppable’ and ‘Myths & Legends’ and a 2017 full length debut, ‘ATLAS’. The duo’s music genre juggles between rock, pop, indie and electronic, making their music omnipresent in movies and television as well. Their songs have been placed in campaigns for the NFL play-offs including the Super Bowl, NBA, Jeep and Daytona 500.

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Unveiling of the Ball of FameIn order to honour the past winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League and the successful development of the VELUX EHF FINAL4, a handball monument will be erected in front of the LANXESS arena. The ‘Ball of Fame’, designed by an Austrian artist, will look like a giant handball surrounded by glass displays showing the event’s winners. Handball will therefore become a permanent part of the grounds of LANXESS arena and the ‘Ball of Fame’ shall serve as a photo opportunity for everyone.

The Outfit of Champions – Get it now!The new merchandising range for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is being unveiled at the draw for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne on 7 May 2019. The collection, developed together with the Official Sports Outfitter of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Salming, will be available online at merch.ehfcl.com as well as at the event itself on 1/2 June 2019 and the Opening Party at the LANXESS arena on Friday, 31 May. The collection consists of two different women’s t-shirts, a women’s hood, two different t-shirts for men, a men’s hood and some accessories. On top, a limited edition of the t-shirts with the logos of the 4 participating clubs printed on the back will be on-sale on-site.

Premiere of the kids detective novel One of the new additions for the 10th edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the kids detective novel. The Handball-Detectives: Alarm at the Arena (“Die Handball-Detektive: Alarm in der Arena”) by Julie Larsson is an exciting mystery story about a group of kids who are trying to catch a pickpocket but while doing so realize that something bigger is about to happen in the LANXESS arena during the pinnacle event of the men’s club handball season. The book is written in German and can already be ordered online at www.philippka.de/shop/handball/die-handball-detektive-alarm-in-der-arena.html. The novel will also be available in the LANXESS arena during the event for the price of 9, 95€.

New official appThe VELUX EHF FINAL4 will once again have its official event app, but this time with a new addition, exclusive only to the app – the All-star Team vote. The app is available to download now for iOS and Android devices and is a must for every handball fan with all VELUX EHF FINAL4-related information included. For the first time, the official event app will offer all fans the possibility to vote for their All-star Team of the season. The fan vote is exclusive to the app, which means fans who wish to cast their vote need to download it. In the build-up to the event as well as during the 10th VELUX EHF FINAL4 anniversary edition, fans will have the chance to win special prizes through the Contest tab. The milestone 10th VELUX EHF FINAL4 will, for the first time, see players tracking technology with data available through the app together with the iBall. For everyone interested in facts and figures, the app will offer full statistics, accessible with just a few clicks. This special data and interesting insights will give the fans a memorable second screen experience during the event.

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Fan integration in the opening showsTo pay the tribute and honour the spectators’ support, fans can actively play a role in the Opening Shows. Besides using pictures from our 10 fingers for 10 years campaign, fans have the possibility to record a short clip in the Entertainment green box during the Opening Party on Friday. The clips will then be shown at the Opening Show for the 3 / 4 placement match on Sunday.

Players tracking joins iBall in the next step of match data collection After the successful launch of the iBall at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2018, the collection of game data will be further improved by players tracking in 2019. Together with partner KINEXON, a company which is focused on the development of precision localization and motion sensing solutions, a large scale of match and players data will be collected during the four matches of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne. A regular handball field setup from KINEXON consists of roughly 14 anchors and one sensor worn by each player. The sensor is placed between the shoulders of the athlete, on the back, with the help of a specific sport shirt. Previous tests by KINEXON proved that the light sensors (15g) are barely ever noticed by the players and are thus not influencing their athletic performance. Together with the iBall, which will be capturing information such as ball speed, shot detection, position of the shot and placement of ball on target, it will give a second-screen-service for the spectators at the venue and the fans in front of the TV. On the other hand, it will serve as detailed performance information for the players, coaches and officials. The fans and spectators will see a selected part of the data on TV, at the cube in the hall, on social media and in the dedicated area of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 App.

Third edition of the European Handball TalksAfter two successful editions, the European Handball Federation and EHF Marketing are hosting European Handball Talks in Cologne’s Palais Flora. Taking place one day before the VELUX EHF FINAL4, European Handball talks will again be a place to be for the professionals from the fields of sports, marketing and media. This year, the focus will be on the importance of brand management and community building in the digital age.

In addition, the handball environment will be examined; taking into consideration the impact of professionalization on the game at all levels, both on and off the court. International experts and stakeholder representatives will present their ideas for the future of handball.Media can register here: http://www.ehfFINAL4.com/EHT2019

Ticket sale to start for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2020The sale of tickets for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2020 will start during the final weekend, at the ticket shop in the LANXESS arena. Online ticket sales will then begin in the week after the final tournament in Cologne on 1 and 2 June.

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VELUX EHF FINAL4 Media Events

Friday, 31 May 2019Morning/Afternoon Team training: first 15 mins open Various venues in Cologne to the media for filming/photos

12:00-14:00 Media call: each team with five Hotel RadissonBLU, players and coach/manager for Messe Kreisel 3 30 mins for interviews

14:30 European Handball Talks Palais Flora Cologne

18:00 Opening Party: all participating LANXESS arena teams & legends attending, trophy photo opportunities

19:00 Ball of Fame unveiling LANXESS arena square

Saturday, 1 June 201913:30 EHF Press Conference (TBC) LANXESS arena Media Centre

15:15 Semi-final 1 LANXESS arena

15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player

18:00 Semi-final 2 LANXESS arena


20:30 Media Get-together Brauerei zur Malzmühle Heumarkt 6, Cologne

Sunday, 2 June 201913:30 EHF Press Conference LANXESS arena Media Centre

15:15 3/4 Placement Match LANXESS arena


18:00 Final LANXESS arena

15 minutes after Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre winners’ ceremony head coach and one player

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Media contacts

Clubs media contacts

All media and accreditation questions

Media management

TV/Radio management

Local organisation

Vlado BrindzakEHF Media and Communications – clubcompetitionsTel: +43 1 80151 161E-Mail: [email protected]

JJ RowlandHead of EHF Media and CommunicationsTel. +43 1 80151 167Mob: +43 664 887 36594E-Mail: [email protected]

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

Thomas KrämerStadionweltTel.: +49 2232 577222Mobile: +49 151 401 45 202E-Mail: [email protected]

HC Vardar (MKD)Biljana [email protected]

Barça Lassa (ESP)Pau Campana+34 683 [email protected]

Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN)Zsolt Sevinger+36 [email protected]

PGE Vive Kielce (POL)Magda Pluszewska+48 604 692 [email protected]

Media accreditation

Journalists, photographers, TV and radio representatives can now submit their request foraccreditation via an online form at ehfFINAL4.com, the event’s official website. Requests can onlybe made online. Requests for media accreditation should be made by Friday 10 May 2019, almostone 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.

Click here to enter the media accreditation page - accreditation.ehf.eu

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All-Spanish benches, and a Frenchman, who can defend the title


Here are the most important Facts and Figures on the VELUX EHF Champions League 2018/19 season and the history of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne. The draw for this pinnacle event will be staged in Cologne on Tuesday, 12:00 hrs, live streamed on ehfTV.com.

Four teams, all coached by Spaniards, all coming from Group A and all with a certrain Cologfne experience are in the pot: Barcelona, Veszprem, Vardar and Kielce.

0 VELUX EHF FINAL4 debutants are among the four 2019 semi-finalists, compared to two in the previous season.

1 former IHF World Handball Player of the Year is still in competition: Veszprem’s Arpad Sterbik (2005). Last year there were four.

1 former top scorer of the VELUX EHF Champions League will be still on court in Cologne: Veszprém’s Momir Ilic (2013/13 – 103 goals for Veszprém, 2014/15 – 114 goals for Veszprém).

1 goal on aggregate was the smallest margin in the quarter-finals, achieved by Kielce against PSG (60:59).

1 player has successfully defended the title under the current format (since 2010): Vardar’s Ivan Cupic. He won in 2016 with Kielce and in 2017 with Vardar.

1 person won the CL as a player and a coach, Talant Dujshebaev: as player with Santander (ESP) in 1994, and as coach with Ciudad Real (ESP) in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and with Kielce (POL) in 2016.

1 player can defend the title this season: Barcelona’s Ludovic Fabregas (2018 champion with Montpellier) can follow Cupic.

2 nations are represented in the squads of all four participants of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019: Slovenia and Serbia.

3 previous CL winners representing ten trophies are still part of the competition: Barcelona (1996-2000, 2005, 2011, 2015), Kielce (2016) and Vardar (2017). Veszprem were CL finalists three times (2002, 2015, 2016), but never won the trophy.

3 of the four VELUX EHF FINAL4 2018 participants have missed the qualification for Cologne: all French sides – Montpellier, Nantes and PSG.

4 times, Veszprem’s goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik has won the EHF Champions League already. He took the title in 2006, 2008 and 2009 with Ciudad Real and 2017 with Vardar.

4 of the four semi-finalists are coached by Spaniards: Barcelona (Xavi Pascual), Veszprem (David Davis), Vardar (Roberto Parrondo) and Kielce (Talant Dujshebaev). Six of eight quarter-finalists were coached by Spaniards.

4 of the four 2019 participants have been part of at least one VELUX EHF FINAL4 (since 2010): Barcelona (now seven participations, two trophies), Veszprem (now five participations/0 trophies), Kielce (now three participations, one trophy), and Vardar (now three participations, one trophy).

4 – which means all – teams played in Group A, no Group B team made it to Cologne.

5 – of eight quarter-final matches were attended by 5,000 fans or more.

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clubs successfully defended their title since the introduction of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2010. The streak continues as title-holders

Montpellier HB stranded in the group phase.

coaches of the four participants have won the CL at least once as coaches: Talant

Dujshebaev (Kielce/4 titles) and Xavi Pascual (Barcelona/2). David Davis (Veszprem) and

Roberto Parrondo (Vardar) had won the CL as players of Ciudad Real.

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5 different nations were represented by the five previous winners of the VELUX EHF FINAL4: Germany (2014 Flensburg), Spain (2015 Barcelona), Poland (2016 Kielce), North Macedonia (2017 Vardar Skopje) and France (2018 Montpellier). Three of those nations are still represented in the race for the 2019 trophy.

9 of 9 times the LANXESS Arena was sold out for all VELUX EHF FINAL4 events so far.

10 defeats in 14 group matches was the disappointing result for defending champions Montpellier.

10 goals were the biggest overall margin in a quarter-final pairing – in the duels Barcelona vs Nantes (61:51) and Veszprem vs Flensburg (57:47).

10 nations each are represented in the squads of Vardar and Veszprem, Barcelona count on players from seven nations, Kielce on six different nations.

14 of 196 matches so far (group phase, play-offs, Last 16, quarter-finals) only ended with a difference of ten or more goals, including Kielce’s 34:24 against PSG in the quarter-finals.

15 times including 2019, FC Barcelona are or were part of a EHF Champions League semi-final, for Veszprem it is the 8th time, both Vardar and Kielce have their third semi-final ahead.

19 goals were the biggest difference in the 196 matches so far, when Barcelona won 44:25 at Kristianstad in the group phase.

31 players of the four VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019 have von the CL at least once, ten from Kielce, nine from Vardar, seven from Barcelona and five from Veszprem.

37 unbeaten CL matches on home ground in a row is the impressive series of Paris Saint-Germain since a 25:27 against Kiel in November 2014 - a new record.

38 goals scored in the group match Cocks vs Leon (19:19) were the lowest score of the season 2018/19 so far, followed by the Last 16 game Szeged vs Plock with 39 goals (23:16).

44 was the highest number of goals scored by a team in a single match in the 2018/19 season, when Barce-lona won 44:25 at Kristianstad.

50 goals in the duel Flensburg vs Veszprém (22:28) were the low score in the quarter-finals.

56 goals in 120 minutes were enough for Vardar to book the ticket to Cologne against Szeged (56:52)

56.89 goals scored in average of all 196 matches of the 2018/19 season.

61 goals in the match Paris vs Kielce (36:25) were the high-score in a 2019 quarter-final match.

64 times, 60 and more goals were scored in the so far 196 matches.

72 away victories occurred in the 196 matches so far, including two in the quarter-finals.

78 goals were the overall season high-score so far, when Barcelona won 42:36 in the group phase at Kielce.

91 goals were scored by Andy Schmid (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) to top the ranking so far, though he was eliminated after the Last 16. The best scorer, still in competition, is fifth ranked Alex Dujshebaev (88 goals for Kielce).

+ 105 goals is the impressive goal difference of Barcelona so far.

111 matches since the start of the group phase were won by the home teams.

443 scored in the eight quarter-final matches – compared to 457 in 2018 and 428 in 2017.

9,134 fans was the highest attendance number so far in the season, at Zagreb vs PSG.

11,151 goals scored since the start of the season (10,038 in Group Phase, 670 in the Last 16 and 443 in the quarter-finals. Last year at the same time (and including four more match-es), it were 11,275 goals.

goals (Flensburg vs Veszprem 22:28) were the smallest difference in the first leg matches of the 2018/19 quarter-finals, the biggest margin were

ten goals (Kielce vs Paris 34:24).

matches of the 2018/19 season so far– including six in the quarter-finals - were

attended by 5,000 and more fans.

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Potential head-to-head stats in the EC competitions

Barça Lassa vs Telekom Veszprém HC 14-1-6 (600:558) 29:13

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 FINAL4 – Place 3/4 26:25 (9:10)31.05.2015 FC Barcelona vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF 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)04.06.2017 Telekom Veszprém vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Place 3/4 34:30 (18:17)22.09.2018 Barça Lassa vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 31:28 (17:14)09.02.2019 Telekom Veszprém HC vs Barça Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 29:26 (15:15)

Barça Lassa vs HC Vardar 12-1-2 (462:376) 25:518.10.2003 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)03.06.2017 HC Vardar vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final 26:25 (13:12)14.10.2017 HC Vardar vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 27:24 (16:12)10.02.2018 FC Barcelona Lassa vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 29:28 (15:14)11.11.2018 HC Vardar vs Barça Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 26:30 (9:13)17.11.2018 Barça Lassa vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 34:26 (16:15)

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Barça Lassa vs PGE Vive Kielce 5-2-1 (256:231) 12:420.11.2010 KS Vive Targi Kielce vs FC Barcelona Borges, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 26:33 (11:18)27.11.2010 FC Barcelona Borges vs KS Vive Targi Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:28 (15:12)01.06.2013 KS Vive Targi Kielce vs FC Barcelona Intersport, VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final 23:28 (10:13)30.05.2015 FC Barcelona vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce, VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final 33:28 (16:14)17.10.2015 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 30:30 (14:17)05.12.2015 FC Barcelona Lassa vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 31:33 (19:16)04.11.2018 Barça Lassa vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 31:27 (14:11)24.11.2018 PGE Vive Kielce vs Barça Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 36:42 (15:18)

Telekom Veszprém HC vs HC Vardar 6-1-1 (223:203) 13:310.11.2001 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)29.09.2018 Telekom Veszprém HC vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 25:27 (11:13)16.02.2019 HC Vardar vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 27:29 (16:11)

Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce 8-1-2 (353:317) 17:518.10.2003 Fotex KC Veszprém vs KS ‘Vive’ Kielce, EHF Champions League – Group G 31:24 (21:12)15.11.2003 KS ‘Vive’ Kielce vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League – Group G 30:41 (19:19)17.10.2009 MKB Veszprém KC vs KS Vive Targi Kielce, EHF Champions League – Group B 33:26 (16:11)06.03.2010 KS Vive Targi Kielce vs MKB Veszprém KC, EHF Champions League – Group B 29:32 (14:14)02.10.2011 KS Vive Targi Kielce vs MKB Veszprém KC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 25:29 (10:17)11.02.2012 MKB Veszprém KC vs KS Vive Targi Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 21:24 (13:12)29.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Final 39:38 a7m (13:17, 29:29, 35:35)15.10.2017 PGE Vive Kielce vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 32:32 (16:15)02.12.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 31:26 (15:15)15.09.2018 Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 29:27 (14:13)02.03.2019 PGE Vive Kielce vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 35:36 (21:18)

HC Vardar vs PGE Vive Kielce 3-0-5 (224:221) 6:1011.04.2015 HC Vardar vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 20:22 (11:11)19.04.2015 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:31 (16:14)24.10.2015 HC Vardar vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 34:24 (18:14)28.11.2015 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 23:20 (10:6)12.11.2016 HC Vardar vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 40:34 (18:18)04.12.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 27:24 (15:12)14.10.2018 PGE Vive Kielce vs HC Vardar, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 31:27 (16:15)01.12.2018 HC Vardar vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:27 (14:11)

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Barça Lassa

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

Media contactPau Campana+34 683 [email protected]

www.fcbarcelona.cat

FCBHandbol

@FCBHandbol

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Barça Lassa

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2018/19 season): 22Winner (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 (3): 2007/08, 2013/14, 2016/17Quarter-final (4): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2015/16Last 16 (2): 2003/04, 2017/18Main Round (1): 2008/09OtherEHF Cup: Winners 2002/03, Runners-up 2001/02Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 1993/94, 1994/95(IHF) European Champions Cup: 1990/91IHF Super Globe: 2013, 2014, 2017Spanish league: 25 titles (1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988-92, 1996-2000, 2003, 2006, 2011-18)Spanish Cup winner: 22 titlesAsobal Cup winner: 13 titles

@FCBHandbol

FINAL STANDINGS GROUP A1. Barça Lassa 14 12 0 2 486:391 +95 242. Telekom Veszprém HC 14 10 0 4 410:382 +28 203. HC Vardar 14 9 1 4 406:390 +16 194. PGE Vive Kielce 14 7 0 7 439:430 +9 145. Rhein-Neckar Löwen 14 7 0 7 418:410 +8 146. HC Meshkov Brest 14 4 1 9 379:419 -40 97. Montpellier HB 14 3 1 10 377:414 -37 78. IFK Kristianstad 14 2 1 11 396:475 -79 5

Top scorers1. Aleix Gomez (ESP) 66 2. Dika Mem (FRA) 63 3. Casper Mortensen (DEN) 564. Ludovic Fabregas (FRA) 49 5. Timothey N’Guessan (FRA) 47

Road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019Quarter-finals:@ HBC Nantes W25:32 (12:16)vs HBC Nantes W29:26 (17:14)Last 16:byeGroup Phase:@ Rhein-Neckar Löwen L35:34 (16:13)vs Telekom Veszpém HC W31:28(17:14)@ IFK Kristianstad W25:44(14:19)vs Montpellier HB W35:27(18:13)@ HC Meshkov Brest W21:29 (14:15)vs PGE Vive Kielce W31:27 (14:11)@ HC Vardar W26:30 (9:13)vs HC Vardar W34:26(16:15)@ PGE Vive Kielce W36:42(15:18)vs HC Meshkov Brest W41:32(22:17)@ Telekom Veszprém HC L29:26 (15:15)vs IFK Kristianstad W43:26 (21:12)@ Montpellier HB W28:36(12:18)vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen W30:25(20:12)

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EHF Champions League club records Biggest winBiggest defeat

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17:43 (9:21) v HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo BIH (a), 19.11.201131:21 (13:10) v SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER (a), 23.02.200741:31 (20:15) v THW Kiel GER (a), 06.04.200812 matches (24.04.2011 – 12.02.2012)16 matches (24.01.1996 – 16.03.1997)2 matches (25.03.2000 – 22.04.2000)2 matches (16.10.2004 – 23.10.2004)2 matches (11.12.2004 – 05.03.2005)2 matches (15.03.2008 – 06.04.2008)2 matches (23.11.2008 – 14.02.2009)2 matches (30.05.2010 – 25.09.2010)2 matches (03.06.2017 – 04.06.2017)3 matches (30.05.2010 – 03.10.2010)3 matches (03.06.2017 – 17.09.2017)46 v KIF Kolding DEN 46:36W (h), 17.10.200941 v THW Kiel GER 41:31L (a), 06.04.200841 v SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER 39:41L (a), 31.05.201482 v KIF Kolding DEN 46:36W (h), 17.10.200921 v ABC Braga POR 21:21D (a), 09.11.199721 v SC Pick Szeged HUN 22:21L (a), 23.10.200421 v Portland San Antonio ESP 25:21L (a), 25.02.200621 v SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER 31:21L (a), 23.02.200721 v Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 22:21L (a), 20.09.201511 v Aalborg Handball DEN 11:31W (a), 15.03.201538 v Elgorriaga Bidasoa ESP 23:15W (h), 20.04.199638 v Vardar Vatrost. Skopje MKD 12:26W (a), 06.11.2004

Barça Lassa

124611

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VELUX EHF Champions League record

MP W T L GF GA GD PTS Stage1994/95 1995/96 FC Barcelona ESP 8 5 2 1 213:173 +40 12:4 Winner1996/97 FC Barcelona ESP 12 10 1 1 358:264 +94 21:3 Winner1997/98 FC Barcelona ESP 12 9 1 2 358:284 +74 19:5 Winner1998/99 FC Barcelona ESP 12 8 3 1 357:289 +68 19:5 Winner1999/00 FC Barcelona ESP 12 10 0 2 345:271 +74 20:4 Winner2000/01 FC Barcelona ESP 12 8 2 2 316:281 +35 18:6 Runner-up2003/04 FC Barcelona ESP 8 5 1 2 262:212 +50 11:5 Last 162004/05 FC Barcelona Cifec ESP 14 8 0 6 400:360 +40 16:12 Winner2005/06 FC Barcelona-Cifec ESP 10 9 0 1 293:244 +49 18:2 1/4-finals2006/07 FC Barcelona-Cifec ESP 10 8 0 2 314:263 +51 16:4 1/4-finals2007/08 FC Barcelona ESP 14 11 0 3 475:407 +68 22:6 1/2-finals2008/09 FC Barcelona Borges ESP 10 6 0 4 307:275 +32 12:8 3rd MR Gr. 42009/10 FC Barcelona Borges ESP 16 13 1 2 545:461 +84 27:5 Runner-up2010/11 FC Barcelona Borges ESP 16 10 3 3 501:451 +50 23:9 Winner2011/12 FC Barcelona Intersport ESP 14 11 0 3 459:357 +102 22:6 1/4-finals2012/13 FC Barcelona Intersport ESP 16 13 0 3 488:404 +84 26:6 Runner-up2013/14 FC Barcelona ESP 16 12 1 3 535:426 +109 25:7 Third Place2014/15 FC Barcelona ESP 16 14 1 1 527:408 +119 29:3 Winner2015/16 FC Barcelona Lassa ESP 16 12 1 3 480:431 +49 25:7 1/4-finals2016/17 FC Barcelona Lassa ESP 18 13 1 4 517:460 +57 27:9 Fourth Place2017/18 FC Barcelona Lassa ESP 16 10 2 4 463:433 +30 22:10 Last 162018/19 Barça Lassa ESP 16 14 0 2 547:442 +105 28:4 EHF FINAL4Total 294 219 20 55 9060:7596 +1464 458:130

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Telekom Veszprém HC

Club AddressTelekom Veszprém HC5 Külső Kádártai út8200 VeszprémHungary

Media contactZsolt Sevinger+36 [email protected]

handballveszprem.hu

veszpremhandballteam

@mkbveszpremkc

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2018/19 season): 24Final (3): 2001/02, 2014/15, 2015/16Semi-final (4): 2002/03, 2005/06, 2013/14, 2016/17Quarter-final (9): 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13Last 16 (4): 1993/94, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2017/18Group Phase (3): 1994/95, 1995/96, 2007/08

OtherCup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2008, Finalists 1997SEHA-league: 2 titles (2015, 2016)Hungarian league: 25 titlesHungarian Cup winner: 27 times

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@handballveszprem


Road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019Quarter-finals:@ SG Flensburg-Handewitt 22:28 (15:15)vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt 29:25 (17:13)Last 16:@ Sporting CP W28:30 (15:14)vs Sporting CP W35:29 (17:14)Group Phase:vs PGE Vive Kielce W29:27 (14:13)@ Barça Lassa L31:28 (17:14) vs HC Vardar L25:27 (11:13) @ HC Meshkov Brest W28:29 (16:15) @ Montpellier HB W29:30 (16:14)vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen L28:29 (12:15) @ IFK Kristianstad L32:29 (14:15)vs IFK Kristianstad W36:27 (20:14)@ Rhein-Neckar Löwen W25:29 (13:14)vs Montpellier HB W25:19 (15:11)vs Barça Lassa W29:26 (15:15)@ HC Vardar W27:29 (16:11)vs HC Meshkov Brest W28:20 (9:10)@ PGE Vive Kielce W35:36 (21:18)

Top scorers1. Petar Nenadic (SRB) 632. Dragan Gajic (SLO) 533. Kentin Mahe (FRA) 524. Manuel Strlek (CRO) 50 Borut Mackovsek (SLO) 50


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EHF Champions League club records Biggest winBiggest defeatLongest winning run

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38:17 (18:9) v HC Granitas Kaunas LTU (h), 06.11.200430:18 (16:8) v Badel Zagreb CRO (a), 24.01.199511 matches (11.10.2009 – 03.04.2010)11 matches (17.11.2018 – 04.05.2019)11 matches (11.10.2009 – 03.04.2010)11 matches (17.11.2018 – 04.05.2019)3 matches (16.01.1996 – 08.02.1996)3 matches (12.11.2017 – 26.11.2017)4 matches (09.01.1999 – 31.10.1999)

46 v MSK SIRS Povazska Bystrica SVK 46:26W (h), 07.10.200646 v MSK SIRS Povazska Bystrica SVK 30:46W (a), 21.10.200639 v THW Kiel GER 39:32L (a), 01.03.200739 v KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 39:38La7m (a), 29.05.201677 v KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 39:38La7m (a), 29.05.201615 v TEKA Santander ESP 25:15L (a), 15.03.199513 v SO Chambery FRA 29:13W (h), 18.11.200113 v Panellinios AC Athens GRE 19:13W (h), 17.11.200232 v Panellinios AC Athens GRE 19:13W (h), 17.11.2002

114677

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VELUX EHF Champions League record MP W T L GF GA GD PTS Stage1994/95 1994/95 Fotex Veszprem HUN 6 2 2 2 131:147 –16 6:6 3rd Gr. A1995/96 Fotex Veszprem HUN 6 3 0 3 147:144 +3 6:6 3rd Gr. A1997/98 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 8 5 1 2 228:204 +24 11:5 1/4-finals1998/99 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 8 3 1 4 200:188 +12 7:9 1/4-finals1999/00 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 8 4 0 4 203:202 +1 8:8 1/4-finals2001/02 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 12 9 0 3 310:267 +43 18:6 Runner-up2002/03 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 10 8 0 2 276:238 +38 16:4 1/2-finals2003/04 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 10 7 0 3 306:276 +30 14:6 1/4-finals2004/05 Fotex KC Veszprém HUN 10 7 0 3 317:259 +58 14:6 1/4-finals2005/06 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 12 9 0 3 373:318 +55 18:6 1/2-finals2006/07 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 10 7 0 3 338:288 +50 14:6 1/4-finals2007/08 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 6 2 2 2 184:171 +13 6:6 3rd Gr. F2008/09 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 12 8 0 4 351:320 +31 16:8 1/4-finals2009/10 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 14 11 0 3 419:368 +51 22:6 1/4-finals2010/11 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 12 9 0 3 373:338 +35 18:6 Last 162011/12 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 12 7 0 5 321:322 -1 14:10 Last 162012/13 MKB Veszprém KC HUN 14 11 0 3 410:348 +62 22:6 1/4-finals2013/14 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 16 11 1 4 477:410 +67 23:9 Fourth Place2014/15 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 16 13 1 2 480:423 +57 27:5 Runner-up2015/16 MVM Veszprém HUN 20 15 2 3 600:539 +61 32:8 Runner-up2016/17 Telekom Veszprém HUN 20 13 2 5 549:511 +38 28:12 Third Place2017/18 Telekom Veszprém HC HUN 16 9 2 5 466:439 +27 20:12 Last 162018/19 Telekom Veszprém HC HUN 18 14 0 4 532:486 +46 28:8 EHF FINAL4 Total 276 187 14 75 7991:7206 +785 388:164


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HC Vardar

Club AddressHC Vardar blvd. ASNOM num.11000 SkopjeFYR Macedonia

Media contactBiljana [email protected]

www.rkvardar.com

rkvardar

@HCVardar

@rkvardar

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HC Vardar

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2018/19 season): 13Winners (1): 2016/17Semi-final (1): 2017/18 (4th at the FINAL4)Quarter-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 2006/07SEHA league: 4 titles (2012, 2014, 2017, 2018)Macedonian league: 12 titlesMacedonian cup: 13 titles

Road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4Quarter-final:vs MOL-Pick Szeged W31:23 (14:12)@ MOL-Pick Szeged L29:25 (17:9)Last 32:@ HC PPD Zagreb W18:27 (6:14)vs HC PPD Zagreb W32:30 (19:13)Group Phase:@ Montpellier HB W24:27 (11:12)vs IFK Kristianstad W33:25 (19:10)@ Telekom Veszprém HC W25:27 (11:13)vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen W29:27 (13:15)@ PGE Vive Kielce L31:27 (16:15)vs HC Meshkov Brest W30:23 (14:14)vs Barça Lassa L26:30 (9:13)@ Barça Lassa L34:26 (16:15)@ HC Meshkov Brest D31:31 (14:13)vs PGE Vive Kielce W28:27 (14:11)@ Rhein-Neckar Löwen W27:30 (12:16)vs Telekom Veszprém HC L27:29 (16:11)@ IFK Kristianstad W30:32 (17:16)vs Montpellier HB W33:27 (16:13)

Top scorers1. Dainis Kristopans 802. Timur Dibirov 733. Igor Karacic 714. Ivan Cupic 685. Stas Skube 55


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EHF Champions League club records

Biggest winBiggest defeatLongest winning runLongest unbeaten runLongest losing runLongest run without win

Most goalsMost goals opponentMost goals both teams

Fewest goalsFewest goals opponentFewest goals both teams

31:15 (14:8) v IFK Kristianstad SWE (h), 02.12.201741:19 (19:8) v FC Barcelona ESP (a), 18.10.20038 matches (12.03.2017 – 01.10.2017)15 matches (12.03.2017 – 02.12.2017)7 matches (12.10.2003 – 09.10.2004)8 matches (12.10.2003 – 16.10.2004)8 matches (03.10.2009 – 20.02.2010)40 v KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 40:34W (h), 12.11.201641 v FC Barcelona ESP 41:19L (a), 18.10.200374 v IFK Kristianstad SWE 38:36W (h), 20.02.201674 v KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 40:34W (h), 12.11.201612 v FC Barcelona ESP 12:26L (h), 06.11.200415 v IFK Kristianstad SWE 15:31W (h), 02.12.201738 v FC Barcelona ESP 12:26L (h), 06.11.2004

HC Vardar

84074

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MP W T L GF GA GD PTS Stage1994/95

2001/02 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje MKD 6 1 1 4 152:175 –23 3:9 4th Gr. D2002/03 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje MKD 6 2 0 4 152:181 –29 4:8 4th Gr. D2003/04 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje MKD 6 0 0 6 157:210 -53 0:12 4th Gr. B2004/05 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje MKD 6 1 2 3 124:153 -29 4:8 3rd Gr. A2007/08 HC Vardar PRO – Skopje MKD 6 2 1 3 161:180 -19 5:7 4th Gr. C2009/10 HC Vardar PRO – Skopje MKD 10 1 1 8 253:316 -63 3:17 5th Gr. D2013/14 HC Vardar – Skopje MKD 14 6 3 5 376:369 +7 15:13 1/4-finals2014/15 HC Vardar MKD 14 8 1 5 421:396 +25 17:11 1/4-finals 2015/16 HC Vardar MKD 18 10 2 6 527:486 +41 22:14 1/4-finals2016/17 HC Vardar MKD 18 14 0 4 523:477 +46 28:8 Winner2017/18 HC Vardar MKD 18 10 3 5 501:454 +47 23:13 Fourth Place2018/19 HC Vardar MKD 16 11 1 4 465:438 +27 23:9 1/4-finalsTotal 138 66 15 57 3812:3835 –23 147:129

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PGE Vive Kielce

Club AddressPGE Vive Kielceul. Robotnicza 525-662 KielcePoland

Media contactMagda Pluszewska+48 604 692 [email protected]

www.kielcehandball.pl

kielcehandball

@kielcehandball

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PGE Vive Kielce

Past achievementsVELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2018/19 season): 16Winners (1): 2015/16Semi-final (2): 2012/13, 2014/15 (third ranked in VELUX F4)Quarter-final (1): 2017/18Last 16 (6): 1993/94, 1994/95, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2016/17Last 32 (2): 1996/97, 1998/99Group Matches (3): 1999/2000, 2003/04, 2010/11OtherEHF Cup: Quarter-finals 1997/98, 2005/06Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-finals 1995/96Polish league & cup: 15 titles each

@kielcehandball

Road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019Quarter-finals:vs Paris Saint-Germain HB W34:24 (16:11)@ Paris Saint-Germain HB L35:26 (18:11)Last 16:@ HC Motor Zaporozhye D33:33 (16:16)vs HC Motor Zaporozhye W34:29 (17:12)Group Phase:@ Telekom Veszprém HC L29:27 (14:13)vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen W35:32 (17:17)@ Montpellier HB W26:29 (14:16)vs IFK Kristianstad W33:31 (17:12)vs HC Vardar W31:27 (16:15)@ Barça Lassa L31:27 (14:11)@ HC Meshkov Brest W26:35 (13:15)vs HC Meshkov Brest W34:31 (17:16)vs Barça Lassa L36:42 (15:18)@ HC Vardar L28:27 (14:11)@ IFK Kristianstad W33:34 (15:16)vs Montpellier HB L27:28 (11:14)@ Rhein-Neckar Löwen L30:29 (18:14)vs Telekom Veszprém HC L35:36 (21:18)

Top scorers1. Alex Dujshebaev 882. Blaz Janc 673. Artsem Karalek 544. Luka Cindric 515. Arkadiusz Moryto 49


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EHF Champions League club records

Biggest winBiggest defeatLongest winning runLongest unbeaten runLongest losing run


Most goalsMost goals opponentMost goals both teamsFewest goals

Fewest goals opponentFewest goals both teams

41:17 (21:8) v Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER (h), 24.03.201830:41 (19:19) v Fotex KC Veszprém HUN (h), 15.11.200311 matches (25.09.2014 – 15.03.2015)18 matches (15.11.2015 – 15.10.2016)5 matches (13.02.2010 – 27.03.2010)5 matches (19.02.2011 – 09.10.2011)6 matches (26.09.2010 – 27.11.2010)

41 v Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 41:17 (h), 24.03.201842 v Barça Lassa ESP 36:42L (h), 24.11.201878 v Barça Lassa ESP 36:42L (h), 24.11.201821 v HC Bosna BH Gas BIH 25:21L (a), 27.02.201021 v HC Metalurg MKD 21:20W (h), 24.11.201217 v Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 41:17 (h), 24.03.201841 v HC Metalurg MKD 21:20W (h), 24.11.2012

PGE Vive Kielce

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MATCHES

GOALS

GOALS

Longest unbeaten run

Most goals

Most goals opponent


MP W T L GF GA GD PTS Stage1994/95 1999/00 KS Iskra-Lider Market POL 6 3 0 3 173:186 –13 6:6 3rd Gr. B2003/04 KS ‘Vive’ Kielce POL 6 2 1 3 159:177 -18 5:7 3rd Gr. G2009/10 KS Vive Targi Kielce POL 12 5 1 6 345:344 +1 11:13 Last 162010/11 KS Vive Targi Kielce POL 10 1 2 7 276:300 -24 4:16 6th Gr. A2011/12 KS Vive Targi Kielce POL 12 6 1 5 345:336 +9 13:11 Last 162012/13 KS Vive Targi Kielce POL 16 14 0 2 469:400 +69 28:4 Third Place2013/14 KS Vive Targi Kielce POL 12 7 1 4 362:331 +31 15:9 Last 162014/15 KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 16 14 0 2 483:439 +44 28:4 Third Place2015/16 KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 20 14 4 2 614:577 +37 32:8 Winner2016/17 KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 16 9 0 7 469:451 +18 18:14 Last 162017/18 PGE Vive Kielce POL 18 8 3 7 555:524 +31 19:17 1/4-finals 2018/19 PGE Vive Kielce POL 18 9 1 8 566:551 +15 19:17 EHF FINAL4Total 162 92 14 56 4816:4616 +200 198:126

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Current top scorers

Current top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals

1 Andre Schmid (SUI) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 912 Alex Dujshebaev (ESP) PGE Vive Kielce (POL) 88

3 Barys Pukhouski (BLR) HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) 87

Melvyn Richardson (FRA) Montpellier HB (FRA) 87

5 Zlatko Horvat (CRO) HC PPD Zagreb (CRO) 85

6 Valero Rivera (ESP) HBC Nantes (FRA) 81

7 Dainis Kristopans (LAT) HC Vardar (MKD) 80

Nedim Remili (FRA) Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) 80

9 Uwe Gensheimer (GER) Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) 79

Jannik Kohlbacher (GER) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 79

11 Bence Banhidi (HUN) MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) 75

Anders Eggert (DEN) Skjern Handbold (DEN) 75

Kiril Lazarov (MKD) HBC Nantes (FRA) 75

14 Timur Dibirov (RUS) HC Vardar (MKD) 73

Mikkel Hansen (DEN) Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) 73

16 Nico Rönnberg (FIN) Riihimäen Cocks (FIN) 72

17 Igor Karacic (CRO) HC Vardar (MKD) 71

Aidenas Malasinskas (LTU) HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) 71

19 Ivan Cupic (CRO) HC Vardar (MKD) 68

Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (DEN) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 68

21 Johan a Plogv Hansen (DEN) Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) 67

Blaz Janc (SLO) PGE Vive Kielce (POL) 67

Sander Sagosen (NOR) Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) 67

24 Aleix Gomez (ESP) Barça Lassa (ESP) 66

Hampus Wanne (SWE) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 66

26 Stig Tore Moen Nilsen (NOR) IFK Kristianstad (SWE) 65

27 Dika Mem (FRA) Barça Lassa (ESP) 63

Petar Nenadic (SRB) Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN) 63

Stefan Rafn Sigurmannsson (ISL) MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) 63

30 Artem Kozakevych (UKR) HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) 61

All-star Team voteVoting for the VELUX EHF Champions League All-star Team has been launched. Fans around the globe are invited to select this season’s best players with 50 nominees across 10 categories to choose from. For the first time, the virtual ballots for their favourite players can be cast exclusively via the revamped VELUX EHF FINAL4 app, which relaunches on this occasion less than six weeks ahead of the final tournament in Cologne.

Also for the first time, the nominations were made by several stakeholders, with one player in each category nominated by the competi-tion’s coaches, Men Forum Club Handball, EHF media correspondents, Faces of the Champions League as well as the EHF, which completed the list of nominees by the last set of ten names just before the vote started. No fewer than 16 teams from the current season are represented by at least one player. Telekom Veszprém HC, Barca Lassa and MOL-Pick Szeged received the most nominations with six; Paris Saint-Germain HB, SG Flensburg-Handewitt and HC Vardar all received five players, while the already eliminated defend-ing champions Montpellier HB could field just one name. This year’s selection is bound to have a fresh look as only five of last season’s team have been nominated again: Arpad Sterbik, Uwe Gensheimer, Sander Sagosen, Romain Lagarde and Dika Mem.

Fans can vote only via the app and the polls will remain open until Wednesday 29 May, before the All-star Team is announced at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 eve on 31 May in Cologne.

Nominees for VELUX EHF Champions League All-star Team 2018/19:

Goalkeeper:- Dejan Milosavljev (HC Vardar)- Marin Sego (MOL-Pick Szeged)- Gonzalo Perez de Vargas (Barça Lassa)- Arpad Sterbik (Telekom Veszprém HC)- Benjamin Buric (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)

Left wing:- Uwe Gensheimer (Paris Saint-Germain Handball)- Valero Rivera (HBC Nantes)- Timur Dibirov (HC Vardar)- Manuel Strlek (Telekom Veszprém HC)- Stefan Rafn Sigurmannsson (MOL-Pick Szeged)

Left back:- Mikkel Hansen (Paris Saint-Germain Handball)- Rasmus Lauge (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)- Nico Rönnberg (Riihimäen Cocks)- Romain Lagarde (HBC Nantes)- Richard Bodo (MOL-Pick Szeged)

Centre back:- Andy Schmid (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)- Sander Sagosen (Paris Saint-Germain Handball)- Barys Pukhouski (HC Motor Zaporozhye)- Kentin Mahe (Telekom Veszprém)- Carlos Ruesga (Sporting CP)

Line player:- Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)- Bence Banhidi (MOL-Pick Szeged)- Nicolas Tournat (HBC Nantes)- Julen Aguinagalde (PGE Vive Kielce)- Andreas Nilsson (Telekom Veszprém HC)

Right back:- Dainis Kristopans (HC Vardar)- Alex Dujshebaev (PGE Vive Kielce)- Dika Mem (Barça Lassa)- Nedim Remili (Paris-Saint Germain HB)- Laszlo Nagy (Telekom Veszprém HC)

Right wing:- Blaz Janc (PGE Vive Kielce)- Aleix Gomez (Barça Lassa)- Zlatko Horvat (HC PPD Zagreb)- Ivan Cupic (HC Vardar)- Darko Djukic (HC Meshkov Brest)

Defender:- Tobias Karlsson (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)- Blaz Blagotinsek (Telekom Veszprém HC)- Jorge Maqueda (MOL-Pick Szeged)- Thiagus Petrus (Barça Lassa)- Rock Feliho (HBC Nantes)

Young player:- Melvyn Richardson (Montpellier HB)- Ludovic Fabregas (Barça Lassa)- Valter Chrintz (IFK Kristianstad)- Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)- Artsem Karalek (PGE Vive Kielce)

Coach:- Juan Carlos Pastor (MOL-Pick Szeged)- Raul Gonzalez (Paris Saint-Germain Handball)- Xavi Pascual (Barça Lassa)- Roberto García Parrondo (HC Vardar)- Maik Machulla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)

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