2015–16 EHF Champions League group stage

The 2015–16 EHF Champions League group stage began on 16 September 2015 and concluded on 6 March 2016. A total of 28 teams competed for 14 places in the knockout stage of the 2015–16 EHF Champions League.

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 June 2015, 20:00 CEST, in the Vienna city centre.[1][2] The 28 teams were drawn into four groups, two containing eight teams (Groups A and B) and two containing six teams (Groups C and D),[1] with the restriction that teams from the same national association cannot face each other in the same group.[3]

The group stage line-up was confirmed on 20 June 2015, allocating 16 teams to Groups A and B and the remaining 12 teams (11 + winner of qualification stage) to Groups C and D.[4] The seedings were published on 24 June 2015, distributing the teams from Groups A and B into eight pots of two and the teams from Groups C and D into six pots of two.[3] Title holders Barcelona Lassa and German champions THW Kiel were seeded in pot 1 of Groups A and B, while the winner of the qualification tournament was placed in pot 6 of Groups C and D.[3]

Because Germany qualified three teams, Flensburg-Handewitt (seeded in pot 8 of Groups A and B) were the only exception to the country restriction rule, as they were necessarily drawn with one of the other German sides.[3]

Seeding pots for Groups A and B
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Spain Barcelona Lassa[TH]
Germany THW Kiel
Hungary MVM Veszprém
Poland Vive Tauron Kielce
France Paris Saint-Germain
North Macedonia Vardar
Denmark KIF Kolding København
Slovenia Celje
Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7 Pot 8
Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
Poland Wisła Płock
Croatia Zagreb
Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Sweden IFK Kristianstad
Turkey Beşiktaş
France Montpellier
Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
Seeding pots for Groups C and D
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Spain Logroño
North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje
Belarus Meshkov Brest
Denmark Skjern Håndbold
Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
Portugal Porto
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
Romania HC Baia Mare
Serbia Vojvodina
Slovakia Tatran Prešov
Norway Elverum Håndball[QS]
Notes
  1. TH Title holders, automatically placed in seeding pot 1 of Groups A and B.
  2. QS Winner of the qualification stage.

Format[edit]

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the teams advancing to the knockout stage were determined in the following manner:

  • Groups A and B – the top team qualified directly for the quarter-finals, and the five teams ranked 2nd–6th advance to the first knockout round.
  • Groups C and D – the top two teams from both groups contested a playoff to determine the last two sides joining the 10 teams from Groups A and B in the first knockout round.

Tiebreakers[edit]

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows (article 4.3.1, section II of regulations):[5]

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Groups[edit]

The matchdays were 16–20 September, 23–27 September, 30 September–4 October, 7–11 October, 14–18 October, 21–25 October, 11–15 November, 18–22 November, 25–29 November and 2–6 December 2015. For Groups A and B, additional matchdays include 10–14 February, 17–21 February, 24–28 February and 2–6 March 2016.[6]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 14 12 0 2 442 389 +53 24 Advanced to quarterfinals
2 Hungary MVM Veszprém 14 11 1 2 402 364 +38 23 Advanced to first knockout round
3 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt 14 10 0 4 429 380 +49 20
4 Germany THW Kiel 14 8 1 5 400 388 +12 17
5 Croatia Zagreb 14 5 1 8 358 367 −9 11
6 Poland Wisła Płock 14 3 2 9 372 397 −25 8
7 Slovenia Celje 14 3 1 10 385 398 −13 7
8 Turkey Beşiktaş 14 1 0 13 382 487 −105 2
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
17 September 2015
19:00
Zagreb Croatia 29–22 Germany THW Kiel Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 8,600
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Horvat, Stepančić 6 (13–11) Dahmke 9
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19 September 2015
16:00
Wisła Płock Poland 27–27 Hungary MVM Veszprém Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,467
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Rocha 9 (11–13) Marguč, Nilsson 6
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19 September 2015
17:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 39–32 France Paris Saint-Germain Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,800
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Eggert 13 (21–16) Hansen 9
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19 September 2015
18:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 24–30 Slovenia Celje Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, Izmit
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Döne 7 (13–13) Mlakar 7
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26 September 2015
17:30
MVM Veszprém Hungary 28–24 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Ilić 9 (15–14) Eggert, Mahé 4
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26 September 2015
20:00
Celje Slovenia 20–21 Croatia Zagreb Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
four players 3 (10–9) Kovačević 4
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27 September 2015
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 29–24 Poland Wisła Płock Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Karabatić 7 (16–13) Rocha, Zhitnikov 5
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27 September 2015
19:30
THW Kiel Germany 32–21 Turkey Beşiktaş Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
three players 6 (16–12) Döne 5
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3 October 2015
16:00
Celje Slovenia 25–28 Poland Wisła Płock Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Brunovsky, Čanda (SVK)
Mlakar 6 (10–17) Zhitnikov 5
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3 October 2015
17:30
THW Kiel Germany 27–23 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,285
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Cañellas 7 (14–13) Glandorf 5
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3 October 2015
18:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 30–40 France Paris Saint-Germain Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, Izmit
Attendance: 850
Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
Döne 7 (17–21) Hansen 10
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3 October 2015
20:00
Zagreb Croatia 20–21 Hungary MVM Veszprém Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,200
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Pavlović 6 (10–9) Marguč 8
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10 October 2015
20:45
Wisła Płock Poland 23–37 Germany THW Kiel Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Daszek, Nikčević 4 (8–18) Cañellas 10
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11 October 2015
15:00
MVM Veszprém Hungary 33–25 Turkey Beşiktaş Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Ilić 9 (17–12) Djukić 6
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11 October 2015
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 34–23 Croatia Zagreb Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Hansen 10 (18–8) Kovačević 5
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11 October 2015
17:00
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 30–20 Slovenia Celje Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,800
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Eggert 8 (13–10) Ivić 4
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14 October 2015
19:00
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 33–25 Turkey Beşiktaş Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,307
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Eggert 10 (16–14) Döne 7
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17 October 2015
15:15
MVM Veszprém Hungary 29–27 Germany THW Kiel Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Gulyás, Ilić 5 (17–15) Duvnjak 7
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17 October 2015
20:00
Zagreb Croatia 29–25 Poland Wisła Płock Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Stepančić 8 (13–13) Zelenović 8
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18 October 2015
17:00
Celje Slovenia 30–32 France Paris Saint-Germain Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,650
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Ivić 8 (15–16) Karabatić 9
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21 October 2015
18:45
THW Kiel Germany 35–32 Slovenia Celje Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 8,537
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Duvnjak 8 (16–14) Janc 7
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24 October 2015
18:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 32–30 Croatia Zagreb Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,026
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Döne 10 (17–13) Stepančić 7
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25 October 2015
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 29–27 Hungary MVM Veszprém Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 4,800
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Hansen 11 (16–12) Pálmarsson 7
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25 October 2015
18:00
Wisła Płock Poland 30–34 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Tarabochia 5 (13–17) Schmidt 9
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11 November 2015
19:00
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 28–27 Croatia Zagreb Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,587
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Mahe 8 (12–13) Pavlović 9
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12 November 2015
18:45
THW Kiel Germany 26–30 France Paris Saint-Germain Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,040
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Vujin 5 (10–16) Onufryienko 7
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14 November 2015
16:00
Wisła Płock Poland 32–26 Turkey Beşiktaş Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,150
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Piechowski 5 (15–12) Djukić 9
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15 November 2015
15:00
Celje Slovenia 27–30 Hungary MVM Veszprém Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Žvižej 6 (11–17) Sulić 8
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21 November 2015
16:00
MVM Veszprém Hungary 34–28 Slovenia Celje Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Sulić 8 (17–15) Ivić, Zarabec 6
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21 November 2015
17:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 29–38 Poland Wisła Płock Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 250
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Döne 9 (15–19) Zhitnikov 7
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21 November 2015
19:00
Zagreb Croatia 23–30 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Sebetić 8 (10–15) Svan Hansen 7
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21 November 2015
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 37–30 Germany THW Kiel Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Karabatić 8 (18–12) Dissinger, Vujin 6
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25 November 2015
18:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 27–25 Poland Wisła Płock Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,367
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
Lauge Schmidt 11 (13–11) Zhitnikov 6
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26 November 2015
19:00
Zagreb Croatia 32–26 Turkey Beşiktaş Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS)
Vujić 9 (14–11) Djukić 7
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28 November 2015
15:00
MVM Veszprém Hungary 28–20 France Paris Saint-Germain Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Ilić 10 (16–14) Narcisse 4
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28 November 2015
17:30
Celje Slovenia 23–23 Germany THW Kiel Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Ivić, Janc 4 (14–14) Dahmke 5
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5 December 2015
20:30
Wisła Płock Poland 23–23 Croatia Zagreb Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,300
Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
De Toledo, Rocha 6 (11–12) Vujić 6
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6 December 2015
14:15
THW Kiel Germany 25–24 Hungary MVM Veszprém Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 9,870
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Vujin 8 (11–12) Nagy 6
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6 December 2015
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 32–27 Slovenia Celje Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Hansen 9 (17–12) Blagotinšek, Mlakar 5
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6 December 2015
20:30
Beşiktaş Turkey 26–34 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 350
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Özbahar 8 (16–17) Glandorf 10
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10 February 2016
18:45
Zagreb Croatia 23–25 France Paris Saint-Germain Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,200
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
Mandalinić 5 (10–15) Hansen 7
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13 February 2016
16:00
Wisła Płock Poland 26–31 Slovenia Celje Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Rocha 7 (12–17) Janc 8
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13 February 2016
18:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 34–38 Hungary MVM Veszprém Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul
Attendance: 350
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Djukić 8 (15–21) Nilsson, Slišković 6
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14 February 2016
19:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 37–27 Germany THW Kiel Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Schmidt 9 (17–14) Duvnjak 8
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17 February 2016
18:30
THW Kiel Germany 26–24 Poland Wisła Płock Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 9,800
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Duvnjak 10 (14–14) Rocha 7
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20 February 2016
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 40–28 Turkey Beşiktaş Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
Hansen 10 (16—11) Djukić 11
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20 February 2016
19:30
Celje Slovenia 26–30 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,247
Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
Janc 7 (15–12) Svan Hansen 8
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21 February 2016
15:00
MVM Veszprém Hungary 27–25 Croatia Zagreb Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Slišković 7 (16–12) four players 4
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24 February 2016
19:30
Beşiktaş Turkey 27–32 Germany THW Kiel Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul
Attendance: 320
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Djukić 9 (14–17) Vujin 6
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27 February 2016
17:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 28–29 Hungary MVM Veszprém Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 6,300
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Schmidt 8 (12–10) Nagy 9
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27 February 2016
17:30
Wisła Płock Poland 22–27 France Paris Saint-Germain Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Toledo, Racoțea 5 (12–16) Hansen 8
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27 February 2016
20:00
Zagreb Croatia 24–23 Slovenia Celje Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Mandalinić 10 (8–9) Mlakar 7
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3 March 2016
19:30
THW Kiel Germany 31–29 Croatia Zagreb Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,285
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Duvnjak 10 (14–17) Sebetić 8
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5 March 2016
17:00
MVM Veszprém Hungary 27–25 Poland Wisła Płock Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
Ilić 7 (16–13) Daszek 7
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5 March 2016
18:00
Celje Slovenia 43–29 Turkey Beşiktaş Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Krkacev, Kolevski (MKD)
Marguč 8 (21–14) Pribak 10
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6 March 2016
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 35–32 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Honrubia 8 (16–16) Eggert, Mahé 5
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Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona Lassa 14 11 1 2 423 372 +51 23 Advanced to quarter-finals
2 Poland Vive Tauron Kielce 14 9 3 2 425 399 +26 21 Advanced to first knockout round
3 North Macedonia Vardar 14 9 0 5 416 373 +43 18
4 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 14 8 1 5 369 353 +16 17
5 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged 14 7 1 6 404 390 +14 15
6 France Montpellier 14 3 1 10 372 413 −41 7[a]
7 Sweden IFK Kristianstad 14 3 1 10 409 437 −28 7[a]
8 Denmark KIF Kolding København 14 2 0 12 348 429 −81 4
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Montpellier 60–55 Kristianstad
16 September 2015
19:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 33–26 Denmark KIF Kolding København Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,168
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Bjørnsen 9 (16–10) Igropulo 6
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20 September 2015
16:30
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 31–30 Poland Vive Tauron Kielce Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Bombač 11 (17–14) Aguinagalde 6
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20 September 2015
17:00
Montpellier France 25–30 North Macedonia Vardar Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
Gajić 8 (12–9) Dibirov, Maqueda 6
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20 September 2015
19:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 22–21 Spain Barcelona Lassa SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 7,361
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Gensheimer 6 (10–9) Lazarov 6
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26 September 2015
16:15
Vive Tauron Kielce Poland 30–23 France Montpellier Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Bielecki 7 (12–11) Dolenec 6
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26 September 2015
18:45
Barcelona Lassa Spain 34–32 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,109
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Jallouz 6 (17–16) Bjørnsen 11
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27 September 2015
16:50
KIF Kolding København Denmark 18–30 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Kolding-Hallen, Kolding
Attendance: 2,413
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Andersen 4 (8–12) Reinkind, Schmid 6
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27 September 2015
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 27–23 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Karačić 5 (11–11) Källman 6
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30 September 2015
18:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 32–32 Poland Vive Tauron Kielce SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Ekdahl du Rietz, Reinkind 6 (19–15) Jurecki 9
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4 October 2015
16:30
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 25–30 North Macedonia Vardar Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,946
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Tollbring 7 (13–15) Dibirov, Toskić 7
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4 October 2015
17:00
Montpellier France 30–25 Denmark KIF Kolding København Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,900
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Mačkovšek 9 (14–14) L. Andersson, Andersen 9
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4 October 2015
17:00
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 28−30 Spain Barcelona Lassa Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Balogh, Källman 7 (12–13) four players 5
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10 October 2015
16:00
Vive Tauron Kielce Poland 35–27 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Aguinagalde 6 (20–12) Bjørnsen 6
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10 October 2015
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 25–19 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Dujshebaev 7 (11–10) Larsen 7
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10 October 2015
19:00
Barcelona Lassa Spain 37–27 France Montpellier Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,014
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Lazarov 12 (19–12) Gajić 8
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11 October 2015
16:50
KIF Kolding København Denmark 22–27 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Brøndby Hall, Brøndby
Attendance: 4,042
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Spellerberg 8 (9–16) Källman 5
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17 October 2015
17:00
Montpellier France 30–26 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Dolenec 8 (13–14) Bjørnsen 8
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17 October 2015
17:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 30−25 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,068
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Schmid 7 (13–13) Balogh, Bombač 5
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17 October 2015
18:00
Vive Tauron Kielce Poland 30−30 Spain Barcelona Lassa Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Jurecki 7 (14−17) Lazarov 7
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18 October 2015
16:50
KIF Kolding København Denmark 33–31 North Macedonia Vardar Brøndby Hall, Brøndby
Attendance: 2,948
Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
L. Andersson 10 (17–15) Dibirov, Maqueda 7
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22 October 2015
19:30
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 32–29 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,531
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Jamali 8 (20–12) Schmid 7
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24 October 2015
17:00
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 28–27 France Montpellier Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Bombač 8 (14–14) Dolenec 6
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24 October 2015
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 34–24 Poland Vive Tauron Kielce Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Dibirov, Gorbok 8 (18–14) Aguinagalde 6
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24 October 2015
20:05
Barcelona Lassa Spain 28–25 Denmark KIF Kolding København Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,074
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Lazarov 10 (11–13) L. Andersson 8
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14 November 2015
19:00
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 35–28 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Källman 8 (19–14) Jamali 8
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14 November 2015
19:30
Barcelona Lassa Spain 31–30 North Macedonia Vardar Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,908
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Jallouz 12 (16–13) Gorbok 8
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15 November 2015
15:00
Montpellier France 28–30 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
five players 4 (15–16) Ekdahl du Rietz 7
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15 November 2015
16:50
KIF Kolding København Denmark 25–33 Poland Vive Tauron Kielce Brøndby Hall, Brøndby
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
L. Andersson 7 (15–13) Bielecki 7
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18 November 2015
18:45
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 25–21 France Montpellier Fraport Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 3,409
Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
Groetzki 5 (16–10) Dolenec 5
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18 November 2015
19:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 32–34 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,793
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
Jamali 10 (19–16) Bombač 13
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22 November 2015
17:45
Vardar North Macedonia 25–27 Spain Barcelona Lassa Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Gorbok 5 (15–12) Jallouz 8
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22 November 2015
19:00
Vive Tauron Kielce Poland 33–31 Denmark KIF Kolding København Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Bielecki 8 (13–14) Spellerberg 10
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26 November 2015
20:45
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 29–20 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Fraport Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 1,868
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Schmid 11 (15–10) Tollbring 5
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28 November 2015
16:00
Vive Tauron Kielce Poland 23–20 North Macedonia Vardar Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Jurecki 5 (10–6) Gorbok, Marsenić 5
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29 November 2015
16:50
KIF Kolding København Denmark 28–36 Spain Barcelona Lassa Brøndby Hall, Brøndby
Attendance: 4,911
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Spellerberg 7 (15–16) Jallouz 9
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29 November 2015
17:00
Montpellier France 29–29 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,850
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Dolenec 8 (17–17) Bombač 9
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5 December 2015
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 34–24 Denmark KIF Kolding København Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
four players 4 (18–8) Spellerberg 6
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5 December 2015
18:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 29–30 France Montpellier Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,851
Referees: Brunovsky, Čanda (SVK)
Cederholm 8 (15–15) Toumi 8
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5 December 2015
18:30
Barcelona Lassa Spain 31–33 Poland Vive Tauron Kielce Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 4,231
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
Lazarov 11 (19–16) Bielecki 9
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5 December 2015
20:45
MOL-Pick Szeged