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DAS EHF-CUP-FINALTURNIER IN BERLIN

FINALS

16. – 17. MAI 2015MAX-SCHMELING-HALLE

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Draw Programme18:00 hrs EHF Cup Finals Press Conference18:20 hrs EHF Cup Finals Draw – semi-finals

Draw ParticpantsMichael Wiederer, EHF Secretary GeneralVolker Zerbe, sport coordinator of Füchse BerlinAlex Gehrer, EHF Cup Manager, EHF Marketing GmbHThomas Schöneich, EHF Media and Communications

Draw ProceduresThe three teams qualifying from the Quarter-finals, as well as Füchse Berlin as host club and qualifying directly from the Group Phase, 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.

EHF CupThe new Men’s EHF Cup was formed at the beginning of the 2012/13 season following the merging of the Men’s EHF Cup and the Men’s Cup Winners’ Cup. The competition forms the second tier of competition after the VELUX EHF Champions League and above the Men’s Challenge Cup.

The new competition also brought with it a new format, with three qualification rounds, a Group Phase, Quarter-finals and a final tournament – the EHF Cup Finals.

EHF Cup Finals in BerlinThe event will be held in the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, with the capacity of up to 10,000 spectators, over two days with semi-finals to be played on Saturday, 16 May, the match for third/fourth place and the final on Sunday, 17 May. More than 100 volunteers, 150 media representatives, 20,000 spectators, and up to 80 players will take part in the two-day tournament.

2015 EHF Cup Finals DrawMax-Schmeling Halle, Berlin, 21 April 2015, 18:00 hrs

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EHF Cup Finals Programme

Friday, 15 May 2015 Media call (TBC) - Team trainings (afternoon) Welcome reception at the Bärensaal (by invitation) (19:00 hrs) Technical meeting (Max-Schmeling-Halle)

Saturday, 16 May 2015 - Semi-final 1 (throw-off time 14:30) - Semi-final 2 (throw-off time 17:30)

Sunday, 17 May 2015 - Match for 3/4 place (throw-off time 14:30) - EHF Cup Final (throw-off time 17:30) Final party in the Arena VIP Room (Felix club, Behrenstrasse 72)

TicketsThe tickets are available in the ticket shop: http://www.ticketmaster.de/event/ehf-finalturnier-tickets/126199?brand=de_fuechse&camefrom=de_fuechse_hp_newsehfcupTicket prices range from 49 to 129 euros.

VIP Packages: purchase directly from Füchse Berlin and via the club’s website http://www.fuechseberlin.de. VIP ticket for both days and the 4 games 299 Euro. Contact person Michael Sturm from UFA Sports - [email protected]

Club tickets: 250 tickets have been reserved for the fans of each of the participating teams, these tickets will be available directly from each of the participating clubs themselves. Any remaining tickets from the club allocations will be released for sale back into the ticket shop.

Media AccreditationOver 150 media representatives are expected to come to Berlin to cover the event for print and online publications as well as TV and radio. Media accreditation is open to professional media representatives working on the event. Freelance journalists may be required to provide evidence of their work. Given the demand for media places, it may not be possible to accept all requests.

Accreditation is open until Friday, 24 April 2015 via an online registration system:http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ec/accreditation/

Media HotelFüchse Berlin have made a special arrangement with a selection of Berlin hotels for media representatives, please refer to www.berlinfinals.de. Contact the EHF Media and Communications department for full details [email protected].

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Media Events

Friday Afternoon (TBC) – Media call Afternoon - Team training (first 15 mins open to TV/photographers, interviews possible for 15 mins after training)

Saturday Semi-final 1/2 - 15 minutes after final whistle – press conference - 1 player and coach each team Sunday Match 3/4 place - 15 minutes after final whistle – press conference - 1 player and coach each team Final – 15 minutes after awarding ceremony - press conference - 1 player and coach each team

EHF Cup Finals OnlineThe event will be covered extensively online by both the EHF Media and Communications department and Füchse Berlin. The event can be followed on the EHF Cup and EHF Cup Finals websites: http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ and www.berlinfinals.de.

Official hashtag - #ehfcupfinalTwitter users can follow the coverage of the event on the official Twitter Channel of the EHF Media and Communications department @EHFMedia and also using the hashtag #ehfcupfinals.

Television and live streamingCoverage of the event will be shown on television by several TV stations (the detailed list will be released in due time).

Matches will also be streamed live and on-demand around the world at ehfTV.com, the European Handball Federation’s online streaming platform. Visit the ehfTV.com for more details and to watch games not only from the EHF Cup Finals, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne and the MVM EHF FINAL4 in Budapest.

EHF Cup Finals live on Sky Deutschland

The German broadcaster, Sky Deutschland, has confirmed that it is to broadcast the final weekend of the Men’s EHF Cup live and exclusively in its German-speaking markets.

Media Contacts

Vladislav Brindzak (EHF Cup Finals Media Management)EHF Media and CommunicationsTel: +43 1 80151 161Mob: +421 908 721 328Email: [email protected]

Miguel Mateo Marcellan (TV/radio management)EHF Marketing GmbHTel: +43 1 80151 224E-Mail: [email protected]

Andre Tzschaschel (Local organisation – media)Füchse BerlinTel: +49 30 / 20916 876Mobil: +49 172 / 31 884 41Mail: [email protected]

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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.

Media Accreditation for the EHF Cup Finals

The accreditation procedure of media representatives for the 2015 EHF Cup Finals started on 3 March 2015 through the HTML form on the EHF official website. The accreditation procedure will be open to all media professionals and will run until 24 April 2015.

Click here to enter the accreditation online form.

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Facts & FiguresSlovenia’s maiden voyage amid German dominance

Only four matches remain in the Men’s EHF Cup, which will decide the winner and Hungarian side Pick Szeged’s successor. Besides hosts Berlin, Hamburg, Skjern and Velenje have reached the final destination of the competition.

0 former winners, neither of the old nor the new version of the EHF Cup, are among the four participants of the 2015 EHF Cup Finals.

0 Danish or Slovenian men’s team has ever won the EHF Cup of the forerunners EHF Cup (old version) and Cup Winners’ Cup.

0 national champions arriving from the VELUX EHF Champions League qualification made it to the group phase or the quarter-finals.

1 team was part of the 2014 EHF Cup Finals: hosts Füchse Berlin.

1 team – Füchse Berlin – have the full selection of trophies represented in their squad: Konstantin Igropoulo has won the Champions League with Barcelona (alongside Iker Romero) and the Cup Winners’ Cup with Chekhovkie Medvedi, while Silvio Heinevetter has won the EHF Cup with Magdeburg. In addition, Frederik Petersen was a Champions League winner with Hamburg.

1 coach of the four participants, Dagur Sigurdsson (Füchse), is also coach of a national team: Germany (since September 2014)

1 player who has won the EHF Cup before: Silvio Heinevetter (Berlin) in 2007 with SC Magdeburg.

2 – like in 2013 (Göppingen and eventual winners Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Germany is represented by two teams at the EHF Cup Finals.

2 – for the second time a former EHF CL winner is part of the EHF Cup Finals. After finalist Montpellier in 2014 (CL winner 2003), now it is HSV Hamburg (winner in 2013).

2 for the second straight time, Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin is the venue for the EHF Cup Finals.

3 nations are represented by the four teams: Germany (2), Slovenia and Denmark.

3 (all) hosts of EHF Cup Finals have skipped the quarter-finals and qualified directly from their ranking in the group phase: HBC Nantes (2013), Füchse Berlin (2014, 2015)

5 players can complete their EHF European Cup competition cabinet. Pascal Hens, Matthias Flohr, Torsten Jansen, Stefan Schröder had been part of the HSV squad to win the Cup Winners‘ Cup in 2007 and the Champions league in 2013.

5 matches of the group phase and the quarter-finals ended in a draw.

6 nations have been represented by the clubs in all EHF Cup Finals: Germany (5 teams including 2015), France (2), Denmark (2), Hungary (1), Romania (1) and Slovenia (1).

12 matches were played by Skjern on their journey to Berlin. The Danes started their mission already in Qualification Round 2.

13 nations represented by the players on court of the 2015 EHF Cup Finals: SLO, MNE, BIH, CRO, GER, SRB, SWE, FRA, DEN, ROU, CZE, RUS, ESP. Berlin have eight nations on their squad, Hamburg (7), Velenje (5) and Skjern (1).

15 times a German team has won the old (and once the new) version of the EHF Cup since the implementation of the competition in the 1993/94 season – but neither Hamburg, nor Berlin have lifted the trophy.

19 matches of the group phase and the quarter-finals ended with a win for the away team.

30 matches of the group phase and the quarter-finals ended in victory for the home team.

37 goals was the highest number a team scored in a single match: Berlin, when beating Vojvodina by 37:22 in the group phase.

44 goals were scored in the match Granollers vs Constanta (23:21) in the lowest scoring match.

68 goals were scored in the match Constanta vs Holstebro (34:34) in the highest scoring match of the season so far.

339 goals were scored by Skjern in 12 matches to have the best attacking record of all teams.

5,894 fans in average saw the group matches of Füchse Berlin in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, the venue of the EHF Cup Finals.

6,453 fans saw the match Füchse vs Vojvodina to make it the one with the highest attendance in the group phase.

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Before this season’s start Füchse Berlin aimed to continue their impressive recent record in European competition. The first real test of their ambitions came early enough having only squeezed through to the EHF Cup Group Phase. Dagur Sigurdsson’s men required the away goals rule to come through their qualification tie with HBC Nantes.

They were more convincing in the group phase having lost just one game away at Skjern and won all other five games.

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.

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 and Konstantin Igropulo will follow the steps of former Füchse captain Thorsten Laen to KIF Kolding Kobenhavn. 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.

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

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)

Road to the EHF Cup Finals

Group Phase@ Futebol Clube do Porto W26:20 (14:12)vs HC Vojvodina W37:22 (18:11)@ Skjern Handbold L28:32 (12:17)vs Skjern Handbold W29:24 (14:14)vs Futebol Clube do Porto W25:20 (7:8)@ HC Vojvodina W30:25 (17:11)

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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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. 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.

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. HSV played seven straight times in the VELUX EHF Champions League and made it twice to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne and they 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 in the Qualification Round 3, HSV faced Winterthur, Velenje and Haslum in the group phase. They suffered a shocking defeat at Haslum, but avoid more stumbles in the other matches and comfortably sealed their quarter-final passage.

The French centre back Kentin Mahé led the team scoring with 39 goals in the group phase followed by the 2013 VELUX EHF Champions League best scorer Hans Lindberg, who, however missed the quarter-final action due to injury. Hamburg suffered their third Scandinavian defeat of the season, but regrouped before the second leg and turned the tables in the return match at home.

HSV HAMBURG (GER)

Club Address:HSV HamburgHellgrundweg 5022525 HamburgGermany

Media contact:Michael Freitag+49 172 [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

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 EHF Cup Finals:

Quarter-finals:@ Eskilstuna Guif L26:29 (13:12)vs Eskilstuna Guif W27:22 (13:11)Aggregate score: 53:51

Group Phase:vs Gorenje Velenje W33:28 (15:14)@ Pfadi Winterthur W26:22 (14:9)@ Haslum Handballklubb L32:34 (16:17)vs Haslum Handballklubb W36:26 (17:8)@ Gorenje Velenje W32:31 (13:15)vs Pfadi Winterthur W30:28 (12:13)

Qualification Round 31st leg: @ IFK Kristianstad (SWE) W29:272nd leg: vs Kristianstad L26:28Aggregate score: 55:55, Hamburg qualified on away goals

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Skjern Handbold take part in the EHF Cup Group Phase for the second time in a row 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 Oroshaza (HUN) in round 2.

Skjern boast impressive EHF Cup pedigree having reached the semi-finals in 2007, but faced a tough test to reach at least the quarter-finals this time around. Ole Nørgaard’s men were drawn in a strong Group C alongside EHF Cup Finals hosts Berlin (GER) and two national champions - Vojvodina from Serbia and Porto from Portugal. 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. And he proved his scoring reputation with 33 goals in the group phase, tied with Morten Balling Christensen for the top position in the team.

The Danish team laid the foundation of their quarter-final appearance already in the first half of the group phase winning all three games including a defeat of Füchse at home. Berlin spoiled their record in the fourth round, but by adding two more wins against Porto and Vojvodina Skjern easily reached the top seven of the tournament and nearly took the group’s top spot. What they have not achieved against Füchse in the group, they managed in the quarter-finals against Melsungen and after a thrilling second leg in Germany they qualified on the away goals rule.

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

Past achievementsVELUX 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

Road to the EHF Cup Finals:

Quarter-finals:vs MT Melsungen W25:20 (12:12)@ MT Melsungen L23:28 (12:15)Aggregate score: 48:48

Group Phase:@ HC Vojvodina W25:23 (13:14)vs Futebol Clube do Porto W27:21 (13:11)vs Füchse Berlin W32:28 (17:12)@ Füchse Berlin L24:29 (14:14)vs HC Vojvodina W32:23 (14:9)@ Futebol Clube do Porto W24:23 (14:13)

Qualification Round 31st leg: vs Oroshazi Linamar (HUN) W40:202nd leg: @ Oroshaza W25:32Aggregate score: 72:45

Qualification Round 21st leg: @ Bregenz Handball (AUT) W36:272nd leg: vs Bregenz W36:32Aggregate score: 72:59

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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 faced Hamburg, Haslum and Winterthur.

Only Hamburg seemed to be a different weight class for Velenje in the group phase, but the German team could decide both encounters only late in the second half. In the remaining four matches Velenje left no doubt on who will take both points after the final whistle.

They won both matches against against Haslum by 10+ goals and also Pfadi could not stop them on the way to claim the second best place in the second ranked teams table.

Centre back Stas Skube scored 62 goals for Velenje in those six matches claiming the top scorer title in the group phase. Skube remained instrumental for his club also in the quarter-finals as he orchestrated his team’s attack steering them to two narrow wins against Holstebro.

RK 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

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

Road to the EHF Cup Finals:

Quarter-finals:vs Team Tvis Holstebro W28:27 (13:14)@ Team Tvis Holstebro W31:30 (18:16)Aggregate score: 59:57

Group Phase:@ HSV Hamburg L28:33 (14:15)vs Haslum Handballklubb W34:21 (18:13)@ Pfadi Winterthur W35:26 (16:12)vs Pfadi Winterthur W30:26 (15:11)vs HSV Hamburg L31:32 (15:13)@ Haslum Handballklubb W22:34 (11:17)

Qualification Round 31st leg: @ Permskie Medvedi W34:372nd leg: vs Perm W39:29Aggregate score: 76:63

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Potential head-to-heads in the EC

Füchse Berlin vs HSV Hamburg 2-1-1 (112:110) 5:318.03.2012 Füchse Berlin vs HSV Hamburg, VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 32:30 (15:15)25.03.2012 HSV Hamburg vs Füchse Berlin, VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 23:24 (11:10)21.08.2013 Füchse Berlin vs HSV Hamburg, VELUX EHF Champions League – Wildcard Qualification 30:30 (18:15)23.08.2013 HSV Hamburg vs Füchse Berlin, VELUX EHF Champions League – Wildcard Qualification 27:26 (10:14)

Füchse Berlin vs Skjern Handbold 1-0-1 (57:56) 2:228.02.2015 Skjern Handbold vs Füchse Berlin, EHF Cup – Group C 32:28 (17:12) 08.03.2015 Füchse Berlin vs Skjern Handbold, EHF Cup – Group C 29:24 (14:14)

Füchse Berlin vs Rk Gorenje Velenje No previous encounters in European competitions

HSV Hamburg vs Skjern HandboldNo previous encounters in European competitions

HSV Hamburg vs Rk Gorenje Velenje 4-0-0 (142:120) 8:0 26.09.2013 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)11.02.2015 HSV Hamburg vs Gorenje Velenje, EHF Cup – Group A 33:28 (15:14)14.03.2015 Gorenje Velenje vs HSV Hamburg, EHF Cup – Group A 31:32 (15:13)

Skjern Handbold vs Rk Gorenje Velenje No previous encounters in European competitions

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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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