2007–08 EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League 2007-2008 was the 2007-2008 edition of the EHF Champions League who is managed by EHF.

Contents

Qualification Round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Viborg HK A/S 80-45 Beşiktaş JK Istanbul 35-23 45-22
HCM Constanta 63-48 KV Sasja HC 31-26 32-22
ABC de Braga-Andebol SAD 54-65 FC Barcelona 26-28 28-37
HC Vardar PRO - Skopje 67-52 Põlva Serviti 37-22 30-30
Panevezio "Viking Malt" 43-61 Valur Reykjavik 19-28 24-33
Italgest Casarano 57-67 A1 Bergenz HB 28-31 29-36
RK Crvena Zvezda Beograd 53-71 HC Meshkov Brest 25-33 28-38

Group Matches

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Main round are indicated in bold type
Teams that progressed to the EHF Cup Winner's Cup are indicated in bold italics
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. FC Barcelona 12 6 6 0 0 206 155 +51
2. US Ivry Handball 6 6 3 0 3 170 172 -2
3. Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan 5 6 2 1 3 172 170 +2
4. HC Banik OKD Karvina 1 6 0 1 6 140 191 -51
September 28, 2007
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan 29–22 US Ivry Handball
September 29, 2007
HC Banik OKD Karvina 20–35 FC Barcelona
October 4, 2007
FC Barcelona 34–27 Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan
October 7, 2007
US Ivry Handball 32–22 HC Banik OKD Karvina
October 11, 2007
FC Barcelona 34–26 US Ivry Handball
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan 32–25 HC Banik OKD Karvina
November 8, 2007
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan 30–31 FC Barcelona
November 11, 2007
HC Banik OKD Karvina 26–27 US Ivry Handball
November 17, 2007
FC Barcelona 43–25 HC Banik OKD Karvina
November 18, 2007
US Ivry Handball 36–32 Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan
November 25, 2007
US Ivry Handball 27–29 FC Barcelona
HC Banik OKD Karvina 22–22 Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. THW Kiel 12 6 6 0 0 210 169 +41
2. Montpellier HB 8 6 4 0 2 183 169 +14
3. Hammarby IF HB 2 6 1 0 5 184 199 -15
4. HCM Constanta 2 6 1 0 5 152 192 -40
September 29, 2007
Montpellier HB 32–34 THW Kiel
September 30, 2007
Hammarby IF HB 33–25 HCM Constanta
October 7, 2007
HCM Constanta 23–28 Montpellier HB
THW Kiel 37–28 Hammarby IF HB
October 11, 2007
HCM Constanta 25–29 THW Kiel
October 14, 2007
Montpellier HB 31–29 Hammarby IF HB
November 8, 2007
Hammarby IF HB 36–40 THW Kiel
November 10, 2007
Montpellier HB 34–23 HCM Constanta
November 15, 2007
THW Kiel 32–24 Montpellier HB
HCM Constanta 32–30 Hammarby IF HB
November 22, 2007
THW Kiel 38–24 HCM Constanta
Hammarby IF HB 28–34 Montpellier HB

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. C.BM. Ademar León 9 6 4 1 1 171 159 +12
2. HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 5 6 2 1 3 169 167 +2
3. Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ 5 6 2 1 3 179 174 +5
4. HC Vardar PRO - Skopje 5 6 2 1 3 161 180 -19
September 26, 2007
C.BM. Ademar León 29–25 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
September 29, 2007
HC Vardar PRO - Skopje 27–26 Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ
October 6, 2007
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ 29–29 C.BM. Ademar León
October 7, 2007
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 28–28 HC Vardar PRO - Skopje
October 10, 2007
C.BM. Ademar León 28–21 HC Vardar PRO - Skopje
October 13, 2007
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ 31–27 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
November 7, 2007
C.BM. Ademar León 31–30 Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ
November 10, 2007
HC Vardar PRO - Skopje 26–34 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
November 17, 2007
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ 36–30 HC Vardar PRO - Skopje
November 18, 2007
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 25–26 C.BM. Ademar León
November 24, 2007
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 30–27 Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ
November 25, 2007
HC Vardar PRO - Skopje 29–28 C.BM. Ademar León

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Portland San Antonio 10 6 4 2 0 203 170 +33
2. GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 8 6 3 2 1 196 181 +15
3. Tatran Presov 3 6 1 1 4 182 211 -29
4. A1 Bergenz HB 3 6 1 1 4 172 191 -19
September 26, 2007
Portland San Antonio 28–28 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
September 29, 2007
Tatran Presov 31–26 A1 Bergenz HB
October 6, 2007
A1 Bergenz HB 29–37 Portland San Antonio
October 7, 2007
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 42–32 Tatran Presov
October 10, 2007
Portland San Antonio 40–29 Tatran Presov
October 13, 2007
A1 Bergenz HB 32–26 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
November 7, 2007
Portland San Antonio 34–26 A1 Bergenz HB
November 10, 2007
Tatran Presov 31–38 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
November 14, 2007
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 29–29 Portland San Antonio
November 16, 2007
A1 Bergenz HB 30–30 Tatran Presov
November 24, 2007
Tatran Presov 29–35 Portland San Antonio
November 25, 2007
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 33–29 A1 Bergenz HB

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. HSV Hamburg 11 6 5 1 0 192 159 +33
2. Chehovski Medvedi 9 6 4 1 1 186 155 +31
3. ZTR Zaporizhia 2 6 1 0 5 144 178 -34
4. Viborg HK A/S 2 6 1 0 5 161 191 -30
September 27, 2007
HSV Hamburg 35–26 Viborg HK A/S
September 30, 2007
ZTR Zaporizhia 20–32 Chehovski Medvedi
October 5, 2007
Chehovski Medvedi 26–29 HSV Hamburg
October 6, 2007
Viborg HK A/S 29–23 ZTR Zaporizhia
October 13, 2007
Viborg HK A/S 28–32 Chehovski Medvedi
October 14, 2007
ZTR Zaporizhia 24–28 HSV Hamburg
November 10, 2007
HSV Hamburg 32–32 Chehovski Medvedi
November 11, 2007
ZTR Zaporizhia 35–23 Viborg HK A/S
November 16, 2007
Chehovski Medvedi 28–19 ZTR Zaporizhia
November 17, 2007
Viborg HK A/S 28–30 HSV Hamburg
November 23, 2007
Chehovski Medvedi 36–27 Viborg HK A/S
November 25, 2007
HSV Hamburg 28–23 ZTR Zaporizhia

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. VfL Gummersbach 9 6 4 1 1 193 167 +26
2. Celje Pivovarna Lasko 7 6 3 1 2 170 159 +11
3. MKB Veszprém KC 6 6 2 2 2 184 171 +13
4. Valur Reykjavik 2 6 1 0 5 151 201 -50
September 28, 2007
Valur Reykjavik 24–33 VfL Gummersbach
September 29, 2007
MKB Veszprém KC 24–24 Celje Pivovarna Lasko
October 6, 2007
VfL Gummersbach 32–30 MKB Veszprém KC
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 34–24 Valur Reykjavik
October 13, 2007
MKB Veszprém KC 41–28 Valur Reykjavik
October 14, 2007
VfL Gummersbach 32–28 Celje Pivovarna Lasko
November 10, 2007
MKB Veszprém KC 35–35 VfL Gummersbach
November 11, 2007
Valur Reykjavik 29–28 Celje Pivovarna Lasko
November 18, 2007
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 28–23 MKB Veszprém KC
VfL Gummersbach 34–22 Valur Reykjavik
November 22, 2007
Valur Reykjavik 24–31 MKB Veszprém KC
November 24, 2007
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 28–27 VfL Gummersbach

Group G

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. BM Ciudad Real 12 6 6 0 0 213 153 +60
2. SG Flensburg-Handewitt 6 6 3 0 3 179 173 +6
3. Drammen HK 3 6 1 1 4 181 200 -19
4. Interferie Zaglebie Lubin 3 6 1 1 4 161 208 -47
September 27, 2007
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–34 BM Ciudad Real
September 28, 2007
Interferie Zaglebie Lubin 31–32 Drammen HK
October 3, 2007
BM Ciudad Real 40–25 Interferie Zaglebie Lubin
October 6, 2007
Drammen HK 30–33 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
October 11, 2007
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 32–33 Interferie Zaglebie Lubin
October 14, 2007
Drammen HK 23–29 BM Ciudad Real
November 8, 2007
Interferie Zaglebie Lubin 20–37 BM Ciudad Real
November 11, 2007
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–28 Drammen HK
November 14, 2007
BM Ciudad Real 29–24 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
November 15, 2007
Drammen HK 33–33 Interferie Zaglebie Lubin
November 21, 2007
BM Ciudad Real 44–35 Drammen HK
November 22, 2007
Interferie Zaglebie Lubin 19–34 SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Group H

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. SC Pick Szeged 12 6 6 0 0 192 134 +58
2. RK Gorenje Velenje 8 6 4 0 2 173 169 +4
3. HC Bosna Sarajevo 2 6 1 0 5 152 186 -34
4. HC Meshkov Brest 2 6 1 0 5 154 182 -28
September 30, 2007
HC Bosna Sarajevo 28–20 HC Meshkov Brest
October 3, 2007
RK Gorenje Velenje 17–29 SC Pick Szeged
October 5, 2007
HC Meshkov Brest 30–36 RK Gorenje Velenje
October 7, 2007
SC Pick Szeged 39–24 HC Bosna Sarajevo
October 13, 2007
HC Meshkov Brest 22–24 SC Pick Szeged
October 14, 2007
RK Gorenje Velenje 30–27 HC Bosna Sarajevo
November 10, 2007
RK Gorenje Velenje 37–28 HC Meshkov Brest
November 11, 2007
HC Bosna Sarajevo 24–37 SC Pick Szeged
November 17, 2007
SC Pick Szeged 30–23 RK Gorenje Velenje
HC Meshkov Brest 30–24 HC Bosna Sarajevo
November 24, 2007
SC Pick Szeged 33–24 HC Meshkov Brest
November 25, 2007
HC Bosna Sarajevo 25–30 RK Gorenje Velenje

Main Round

Key to colours in group tables
Team that progressed to the Semi-finals are indicated in bold type
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. THW Kiel 10 6 5 0 1 191 160 +31
2. Chehovski Medvedi 6 6 3 0 3 183 176 +7
3. C.BM. Ademar León 6 6 3 0 3 173 171 +2
4. US Ivry Handball 2 6 1 0 5 173 213 -40
February 8, 2008
Chehovski Medvedi 30–28 C.BM. Ademar León
February 10, 2008
US Ivry Handball 25–39 THW Kiel
February 16, 2008
C.BM. Ademar León 30–22 US Ivry Handball
February 17, 2008
THW Kiel 28–25 Chehovski Medvedi
February 24, 2008
C.BM. Ademar León 28–24 THW Kiel
US Ivry Handball 29–34 Chehovski Medvedi
February 28, 2008
Chehovski Medvedi 26–32 THW Kiel
March 2, 2008
US Ivry Handball 36–33 C.BM. Ademar León
March 6, 2008
THW Kiel 36–30 US Ivry Handball
March 8, 2008
C.BM. Ademar León 28–27 Chehovski Medvedi
March 13, 2008
THW Kiel 32–26 C.BM. Ademar León
Chehovski Medvedi 41–31 US Ivry Handball

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. BM Ciudad Real 10 6 5 0 1 167 148 +19
2. VfL Gummersbach 6 6 3 0 3 179 170 +9
3. Montpellier HB 6 6 3 0 3 175 179 -4
4. RK Gorenje Velenje 2 6 1 0 5 156 180 -24
February 9, 2008
RK Gorenje Velenje 22–31 BM Ciudad Real
Montpellier HB 31–37 VfL Gummersbach
February 16, 2008
VfL Gummersbach 33–30 RK Gorenje Velenje
February 17, 2008
BM Ciudad Real 27–24 Montpellier HB
February 20, 2008
VfL Gummersbach 27–28 BM Ciudad Real
February 23, 2008
RK Gorenje Velenje 33–28 Montpellier HB
March 1, 2008
Montpellier HB 28–26 BM Ciudad Real
March 2, 2008
RK Gorenje Velenje 21–29 VfL Gummersbach
March 5, 2008
VfL Gummersbach 30–25 Montpellier HB
March 9, 2008
BM Ciudad Real 30–24 RK Gorenje Velenje
March 15, 2008
Montpellier HB 29–26 RK Gorenje Velenje
March 16, 2008
BM Ciudad Real 25–23 VfL Gummersbach

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. HSV Hamburg 8 6 3 2 1 187 180 +7
2. Portland San Antonio 6 6 2 2 2 179 172 +7
3. HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 6 6 3 0 3 170 177 -7
4. SG Flensburg-Handewitt 4 6 1 2 3 176 183 -7
February 10, 2008
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 29–23 Portland San Antonio
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 33–33 HSV Hamburg
February 14, 2008
HSV Hamburg 32–29 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
February 16, 2008
Portland San Antonio 30–22 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
February 20, 2008
HSV Hamburg 32–29 Portland San Antonio
February 24, 2008
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 29–25 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
March 2, 2008
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 27–26 HSV Hamburg
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–30 Portland San Antonio
March 8, 2008
HSV Hamburg 32–30 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
March 9, 2008
Portland San Antonio 35–27 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
March 15, 2008
Portland San Antonio 32–32 HSV Hamburg
March 16, 2008
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 36–29 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. FC Barcelona 8 6 4 0 2 194 174 +20
2. GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 7 6 3 1 2 184 184 0
3. SC Pick Szeged 6 6 3 0 3 169 176 -7
4. Celje Pivovarna Lasko 3 6 1 1 4 172 185 -13
10 February
15:50
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 35 – 33 FC Barcelona Odense
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Guðjónsson 7 (14–19) Romero 8
Report

10 February
17:15
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 35 – 30 SC Pick Szeged Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,900
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Koksharov 8 (18–13) Ghionea 8
Report

17 February
15:50
SC Pick Szeged 34 – 33 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme Szeged
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Bashmak, Frolov (RUS)
Žvižej 9 (15–19) Hansen 11
Report

16 February
17:00
FC Barcelona 39 – 28 Celje Pivovarna Lasko Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Reisinger, Kaschütz (AUT)
Romero 9 (20–11) Koksharov 6
Report

23 February
16:15
SC Pick Szeged 28 – 33 FC Barcelona Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Krivokapić 7 (15–14) Romero 10
Report

24 February
15:50
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 34 – 33 Celje Pivovarna Lasko Odense
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejenairu (ROU)
Petersen 10 (18–18) Koksharov 11
Report

2 March
15:50
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 28 – 25 SC Pick Szeged Gudme-Hallerne, Gudme
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT)
Hansen 7 (11–14) Bajusz 7
Report

1 March
17:00
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 27 – 33 FC Barcelona Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Špiler, Trivundza 5 (12–15) Nagy 8
Report
March 8, 2008
FC Barcelona 29–24 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
SC Pick Szeged 20–19 Celje Pivovarna Lasko
March 15, 2008
FC Barcelona 28–32 SC Pick Szeged
March 16, 2008
Celje Pivovarna Lasko 30–30 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme

Semi-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
BM Ciudad Real 60-59 HSV Hamburg 34-27 26-32
THW Kiel 78-75 FC Barcelona 41-31 37-44

Final

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
BM Ciudad Real 58-54 THW Kiel 27-29 31-25

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 2007–08 EHF Champions League are as follows:

# Name Team Goals
1. Kiril Lazarov HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 96
1. Ólafur Stefánsson BM Ciudad Real 96
3. Iker Romero FC Barcelona 93
4. Marcus Ahlm THW Kiel 92
5. Nikola Karabatić THW Kiel 87
6. Siarhei Rutenka BM Ciudad Real 85
7. Yoon Kyung-shin HSV Hamburg 84
8. Mladen Bojinović Montpellier HB 78
9. Luc Abalo US Ivry Handball 74
10. Lasse Svan Hansen GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 73
10. Cristian Malmagro Portland San Antonio 73