2019–20 Women's EHF Cup

Women's EHF Cup
2019–20
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates7 September 2019–10 May 2020
Teams50 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
Championscancelled
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Russia Elena Mikhaylichenko
(75 goals)

The 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup was the 39th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 7 September 2019.[1] Siófok KC were defending champions. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Overview

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Team allocation

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Group stage
Croatia Podravka Vegeta Poland MKS Perła Lublin Germany SG BBM Bietigheim Czech Republic DHK Baník Most
Round 3
Hungary Siófok KC Denmark Nykøbing Falster Hungary Érd HC Russia HC Lada
Romania CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria
Round 2
Denmark København Håndbold France OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball Norway Storhamar HE Denmark Odense Håndbold
Hungary Váci NKSE Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie Russia Kuban Germany TUSSIES Metzingen
Norway Tertnes HE Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold Hungary DVSC Schaeffler Romania [A]CSM Corona Brașov
Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod Germany Buxtehuder SV France Nantes Atlantique Handball Germany Thüringer HC
Norway Fredrikstad BK Serbia ŽORK Jagodina
Round 1
Romania SCM Craiova Russia HC Astrakhanochka Germany TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen France ESBF Besançon
Norway Byåsen Handball Elite Czech Republic DHC Slavia Prague Belarus HC Gomel Spain Super Amara Bera Bera
Poland Metraco Zagłębie Lubin Switzerland LC Brühl Handball Turkey Muratpaşa BSK Sweden Skuru IK
Austria WAT Atzgersdorf Slovakia IUVENTA Michalovce Azerbaijan Azeryol HC Netherlands Quintus
Ukraine HC Galychanka Kosovo KHF Istogu Israel Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan Cyprus AC Latsia Nicosia
Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng Italy Jomi Salerno Portugal Colégio de Gaia Toyota Greece A.C. PAOK
North Macedonia ŽRK Metalurg Iceland Valur Finland HIFK Handboll Switzerland SPONO Eagles
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich North Macedonia ŽRK Kumanovo Switzerland LK Zug Sweden H 65 Höör

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[3][4] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualification First qualifying round 16 July 2019 7–8 September 2019 14–15 September 2019
Second qualifying round 12–13 October 2019 19–20 October 2019
Third qualifying round 22 October 2019 9–10 November 2019 16–17 November 2019
Group stage Matchday 1 21 November 2019 4–5 January 2020
Matchday 2 11–12 January 2020
Matchday 3 18–19 January 2020
Matchday 4 25–26 January 2020
Matchday 5 1–2 February 2020
Matchday 6 8–9 February 2020
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 11 February 2020 29 February–1 March 2020 7–8 March 2020
Semi finals 4–5 April 2020 11–12 April 2020
Final 14 April 2020 2–3 May 2020 9–10 May 2020

Qualification stage

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Round 1

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There are 32 teams were participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first legs was played on 7–8 and the second legs was played on 14–15 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Gomel Belarus 83–35 1 Kosovo KHF Istogu 45–13 38–22
Colégio de Gaia Toyota Portugal 32–79 France ESBF Besançon 12–37 20–42
Quintus Netherlands 45–38 2 Finland HIFK Handboll 28–19 17–19
Super Amara Bera Bera Spain 75–47 3 Switzerland LK Zug 30–16 45–31
ŽRK Kumanovo North Macedonia 51–54 4 Czech Republic DHC Slavia Prague 27–23 24–31
H 65 Höör Sweden 75–43 5 Switzerland LC Brühl Handball 32–24 43–19
TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen Germany 76–10 6 Cyprus AC Latsia Nicosia 40–5 36–5
HC Astrakhanochka Russia 61–34 7 Israel Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan 31–18 30–16
HC Galychanka Ukraine 49–42 8 Azerbaijan Azeryol HC 26–24 23–18
SCM Craiova Romania 59–38 9 Italy Jomi Salerno 30–21 29–17
IUVENTA Michalovce Slovakia 63–50 10 Switzerland SPONO Eagles 31–25 32–25
Handball Käerjeng Luxembourg 25–86 11 Norway Byåsen Handball Elite 13–40 12–46
Skuru IK Sweden 53–47 12 Iceland Valur 22–23 31–24
A.C. PAOK Greece 56–49 13 Turkey Muratpaşa BSK 32–25 24–24
ŽRK Metalurg North Macedonia 28–87 14 Poland Metraco Zagłębie Lubin 14–44 14–43
Hypo Niederösterreich Austria 41–31 Austria WAT Atzgersdorf 22–17 19–14
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel.
2 Both legs were hosted by Quintus.
3 Both legs were hosted by Super Amara Bera Bera.
4 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo.
5 Both legs were hosted by H 65 Höör.
6 Both legs were hosted by TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen.
7 Both legs were hosted by HC Astrakhanochka.
8 Both legs were hosted by HC Galychanka.
9 Both legs were hosted by SCM Craiova.
10 Both legs were hosted by IUVENTA Michalovce.
11 Both legs were hosted by Byåsen Handball Elite.
12 Both legs were hosted by Valur.
13 Both legs were hosted by A.C. PAOK.
14 Both legs were hosted by Metraco Zagłębie Lubin.

Round 2

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There were 34 teams participating in round 2. 16 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs were played on 12–13 October and the second legs were played on 19–20 October 2019.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.C. PAOK Greece 44–49 Serbia ŽORK Jagodina 25–23 19–26
Quintus Netherlands 39–66 1 France Nantes Atlantique HB 21–30 18–36
DHC Slavia Prague Czech Republic 39–72 2 Denmark Odense Håndbold 25–34 14–38
H 65 Höör Sweden 55–59 Russia Kuban 28–26 27–33
[A]CSM Corona Brașov Romania 67–63 Spain Super Amara Bera Bera 35–30 32–33
IUVENTA Michalovce Slovakia 44–48 France OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball 21–23 23–25
ESBF Besançon France 60–56 Norway Fredrikstad BK 29–27 31–29
Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 54–46 3 Belarus HC Gomel 33–21 21–25
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin Poland 42–65 Norway Storhamar HE 22–38 20–27
Buxtehuder SV Germany 40–53 Russia HC Astrakhanochka 25–30 15–23
Zvezda Zvenigorod Russia 53–44 Sweden Skuru IK 29–22 24–22
Váci NKSE Hungary 56–45 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich 26–22 30–23
Thüringer HC Germany 58–49 Norway Byåsen Handball Elite 29–25 29–24
DVSC Schaeffler Hungary 69–58 Germany TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen 35–27 34–31
CS Măgura Cisnădie Romania 45–42 Ukraine HC Galychanka 31–23 14–19
Tertnes Bergen Norway 57–46 4 Romania SCM Craiova 24–26 33–20
TUSSIES Metzingen Germany 53–56 Denmark København Håndbold 30–22 23–34
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Nantes Atlantique HB.
2 Both legs were hosted by Odense Håndbold.
3 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel.
4 Both legs were hosted by SCM Craiova.

Round 3

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A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 October 2019.[9] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[10]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.[11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Odense Håndbold Denmark 57–52 France ESBF Besançon 25–23 32–29
Tertnes HE Norway 44–65 Norway Storhamar HE 31–26 13–39
Rocasa Gran Canaria Spain 46–46 (a) Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 28–24 18–22
HC Astrakhanochka Russia 53–55 Germany Thüringer HC 28–25 25–30
Érd HC Hungary 64–62 Russia Kuban 39–32 25–30
Kastamonu Bld. GSK Turkey 58–56 Hungary Váci NKSE 33–26 25–30
DVSC Schaeffler Hungary 73–52 Serbia ŽORK Jagodina 37–26 36–26
CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita Romania 49–49 [A] Romania CSM Corona Brașov 25–27 24–22
Nantes Atlantique HB France 58–61 Hungary Siófok KC 24–32 34–29
Zvezda Zvenigorod Russia 52–70 Russia HC Lada 24–36 28–34
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 44–49 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 23–23 26–31
København Håndbold Denmark 62–46 France OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball 32–23 30–23
Notes
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    Corona Brasov had been suspended from EHF competitions after players of the club were presumed to have participated in an intravenous laser therapy session considered a prohibited method under Section M1.3 of the 2019 Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Code.[12]

Group stage

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Main article: 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage

The draw for the group phase will be held on Thursday, 21 November 2019. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification THU KAS SCH BAN
1 Germany Thüringer HC 6 6 0 0 184 141 +43 12 Knockout stage — 27–24 26–23 40–24
2 Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 6 3 0 3 176 175 +1 6[a] 24–30 — 30–31 33–27
3 Hungary DVSC Schaeffler 6 3 0 3 170 173 −3 6[a] 19–26 32–34 — 36–29
4 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 6 0 0 6 163 204 −41 0 27–35 28–31 28–29 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Kastamonu Bld. GSK 64–63 DVSC Schaeffler

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIO POD KOB MAG
1 Hungary Siófok KC 6 4 2 0 192 158 +34 10 Knockout stage — 30–30 36–23 34–22
2 Croatia Podravka Vegeta 6 3 2 1 189 176 +13 8 33–33 — 29–32 38–26
3 Denmark København Håndbold 6 3 0 3 174 171 +3 6 27–28 26–28 — 33–22
4 Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 6 0 0 6 150 200 −50 0 23–31 29–31 28–33 —
Source: EHF

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ODE GLO ERD LUB
1 Denmark Odense Håndbold 6 5 0 1 175 133 +42 10 Knockout stage — 25–19 31–24 35–18
2 Romania CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud 6 2 3 1 141 139 +2 7 25–23 — 25–25 26–20
3 Hungary Érd HC 6 2 2 2 158 155 +3 6 27–28 24–24 — 29–24
4 Poland MKS Perła Lublin 6 0 1 5 127 174 −47 1 20–33 22–22 23–29 —
Source: EHF

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER LAD STO BIE
1 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 6 3 1 2 170 162 +8 7 Knockout stage — 28–38 34–27 33–25
2 Russia HC Lada 6 3 0 3 177 168 +9 6[a] 20–25 — 27–31 30–25
3 Norway Storhamar HE 6 3 0 3 172 178 −6 6[a] 26–24 28–33 — 33–32
4 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 6 2 1 3 167 178 −11 5 26–26 31–29 28–27 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b HC Lada 60–59 Storhamar HE

Quarterfinals

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The seedings were announced on 10 February 2020:[13]

Pot 1 Pot 2
Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold
Denmark Odense Håndbold
Germany Thüringer HC
Hungary Siófok KC 		Croatia Podravka Vegeta
Romania CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud
Russia HC Lada
Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams from the same group of the group phase could not meet in the next stage.[14]

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 29 February–1 March 2020, while the second leg followed one week later.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kastamonu Bld. GSK Turkey 49–78 Hungary Siófok KC 29–38 20–40
CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud Romania 52–57 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 26–29 26–28
HC Lada Russia 61–62 Denmark Odense Håndbold 31–28 30–34
HC Podravka Vegeta Croatia 61–51 Germany Thüringer HC 27–23 34–28

Matches

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1 March 2020
15:00 		Kastamonu Bld. GSK Turkey 29–38 Hungary Siófok KC Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
İskit 10 (12–24) Aoustin 8
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7 March 2020
18:00 		Siófok KC Hungary 40–20 Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok
Attendance: 1,185
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
Hársfalvi, Ježić 6 (19–10) İskenderoğlu, Özel 6
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Siófok KC won 78–49 on aggregate.

1 March 2020
17:00 		CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud Romania 26–29 Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold Sala Polivalentă, Bistrița
Attendance: 950
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Ardean-Elisei 9 (13–10) Fauske, Friis 7
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8 March 2020
15:30 		Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark 28–26 Romania CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Kristiansen 9 (12–15) Dincă 7
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Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 57–52 on aggregate.

29 February 2020
14:00 		HC Lada Russia 31–28 Denmark Odense Håndbold Sportkomplex USK Olimp, Tolyatti
Attendance: 2,350
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Shamanouskaya 8 (15–14) Bakkerud 7
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8 March 2020
15:00 		Odense Håndbold Denmark 34–30 Russia HC Lada Odense Idrætshal, Odense
Attendance: 0
Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
Bakkerud 7 (20–16) Kirdiasheva, Shamanouskaya 6
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Odense Håndbold won 62–61 on aggregate.

1 March 2020
15:00 		HC Podravka Vegeta Croatia 27–23 Germany Thüringer HC Sports Hall "Fran Galović", Koprivnica
Attendance: 2,080
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Tsàkalou 9 (15–12) Lopes, Scheffknecht 6
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8 March 2020
14:00 		Thüringer HC Germany 28–34 Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Bölk 9 (15–17) Mugoša, Tsàkalou 6
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HC Podravka Vegeta won 61–51 on aggregate.

Final four

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The semi-finals first legs were scheduled on 4–5 April 2020, while the second leg was scheduled for 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[15] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's EHF Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days.[5] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

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Odense Håndbold Denmark Cancelled Hungary Siófok KC
Herning-Ikast Håndbold Denmark Cancelled Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta

Third place game

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LSF1 Cancelled LSF2

Final

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WSF1 Cancelled WSF2

Top goalscorers

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As of 8 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Russia Elena Mikhaylichenko Russia HC Lada 75
2 Norway Helene Gigstad Fauske Denmark Herning-Ikast Håndbold 71
3 Turkey Aslı İskit Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 68

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seven former winners, 57 teams line up for the last edition of the current format". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "European Cup draw to take place on 16 July". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Season overview" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 winners face Salerno in the Women's EHF Cup". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Women's EHF Cup round 1". Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  8. ^ "Women's EHF Cup round 2". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  9. ^ "National derbies galore in Women's EHF Cup round 3 draw". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Title-defending Siófok among the Pot 1 teams ahead of the draw". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Women's EHF Cup round 3". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  12. ^ "Bistrita-Nasaud replaces CSM Corona Brasov in Women's EHF Cup". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Two Danish clubs in the Women's EHF Cup quarter-final draw". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Title holders Siófok handed trip to Turkey". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Goalscorers". Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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