2013–14 EHF Cup
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| Tournament details |
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| Dates |
September – November 2013 (qualifying)
8 February 2014 – 18 May 2014 (competition proper) |
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| Teams |
16 (competition proper) |
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The 2013–14 EHF Cup is the 33rd edition of the EHF Cup and the second edition since the merger of the EHF Cup with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. In the present format, the tournament begins in early September with three knockout qualifying rounds, which conclude by late November. The 16 surviving teams are then allocated into four groups of four, where teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The four group winners and four runners-up qualify to the quarter-finals, with each of the quarter-final winners proceeding to the Final 4 tournament played in May 2014.[1]
Bids for the Final 4 venue
There were a total of seven bids submitted to the EHF for hosting the 2013–14 EHF Cup final four tournament that will take place in May 2014.[1] The list of bidders consists of five clubs participating in the 2013–14 EHF Cup and two external stakeholders.[1] In order to host the final four tournament a venue must fulfill a set of criteria that reflects the nature of a high-profile international club event such as the EHF Cup Finals.[1] The decision who will host the tournament was decided by the EHF and its marketing arm EHF Marketing GmbH.[1]
On 5 December 2013 in Vienna, Austria the EHF President Jean Brihault signed an official contract with Füchse Berlin's manager Bob Henning for organization of the final four tournament, which will take place between 17–18 May 2014.[2] The four games of the finals will be organized in the Max-Schmeling-Halle in the German capital Berlin.[2] The German organizers expect at least 10,000 people for each day of the final weekend.[2]
Final four venue  |
| Team |
Venue |
City |
Capacity |
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| AEK Athens |
Olympic Hall |
Athens, Greece |
18,500 |
| Meshkov Brest |
Minsk Arena |
Minsk, Belarus |
15,000 |
| Montpellier |
Park&Suites Arena |
Montpellier, France |
9,000 |
| Füchse Berlin |
Max-Schmeling-Halle |
Berlin, Germany |
8,700 |
| — |
Porsche Arena |
Stuttgart, Germany |
6,500 |
| London GD |
Copper Box Arena |
London, United Kingdom |
6,000 |
| — |
Coque Arena |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
5,400 |
Overview
Team allocation
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[3]
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
- ECL: Transferred from the EHF Champions League
- QS: Losers from the qualification tournaments
- WC: Losers from the wildcard matches
Qualification stage
Round 1
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Highlighted teams qualified into the second round.
| Team 1 |
Agg. |
Team 2 |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
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Meshkov Brest  |
59–43 |
 Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
25–19 |
34–24[A] |
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Sporta Hlohovec  |
57–52 |
 TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen |
29–21 |
28–31 |
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OCI-Lions  |
51–66 |
 Haukar |
33–36[B] |
18–30 |
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Ronal Jičín  |
72–30 |
 Dobrudja |
35–15 |
37–15[C] |
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Handball Käerjeng  |
56–57 |
 Klaipėda Dragunas |
30–30 |
26–27 |
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Tatabánya  |
65–52 |
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30–22 |
35–30 |
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London GD  |
32–82 |
 Ankaraspor |
14–44[D] |
18–38 |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
67–64 |
 Lovćen |
37–35 |
30–29[E] |
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Pölva Serviti  |
49–62 |
 Fyllingen Håndball |
27–30 |
22–32 |
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Prishtina  |
50–63 |
 Bregenz |
22–28 |
28–35 |
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- Notes
- ^ The second leg match between Meshkov Brest and Maccabi Rishon LeZion was played in Brest, Belarus, with Maccabi Rishon LeZion being the official hosts.[4]
- ^ The first leg match between OCI-Lions and Haukar was played in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, with OCI-Lions being the official hosts.[5]
- ^ The second leg match between Ronal Jičín and Dobrudja was played in Jičín, Czech Republic, with Dobrudja being the official hosts.[6]
- ^ The first leg match between London GD and Ankaraspor was played in Ankara, Turkey, with London GD being the official hosts.[7]
- ^ The second leg match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Lovćen was played in Ra'anana, Israel, with Lovćen being the official hosts.[8]
Round 2
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Highlighted teams qualified into the third round.
- Notes
- ^ The second leg match between Kaustik Volgograd and Caraș Severin Reșița was played in Volgograd, Russia, with Caraș Severin Reșița being the official hosts.[9]
- ^ The second leg match between Sporta Hlohovec and Borac was played in Hlohovec, Slovakia, with Borac being the official hosts.[10]
- ^ The second leg match between Chambéry Savoie and Ankaraspor was played in Chambéry, France, with Ankaraspor being the official hosts.[11]
- ^ The second leg match between Kadetten Schaffhausen and Portovik was played in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, with Portovik being the official hosts.[12]
- ^ The first leg match between SKA Minsk and ØIF Arendal was played in Arendal, Norway, with SKA Minsk being the official hosts.[13]
Round 3
Before the draw, which took place on 22 October 2013 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, 32 teams from 20 countries were divided into two pots without the country protection rule, meaning that two teams from the same country could face each other.[14] The first legs were played on 23–24 November and the second legs one week later.[14]
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Highlighted teams qualified into the group stage.
Group stage
Location of teams of the
2013–14 EHF Cup group stage.
Red: Group A;
Blue: Group B;
Green: Group C;
Yellow: Group D.
Draw and format
The draw of the EHF Cup group phase was carried out on Thursday 5 December 2013 in Vienna, Austria. The teams were positioned into four pots, with the country protection rule applied: two clubs from the same country may not face each other in the same group.[15]
The group stage features 16 teams, which were allocated four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 8–9 February, 15–16 February, 22–23 February, 15–16 March, 22–23 March, and 29–30 March 2014. The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which are scheduled in April 2013.[16]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):[17]
- number of points in matches of all teams directly involved;
- goal difference in matches of all teams directly involved;
- greater number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involved;
- goal difference in all matches of the group;
- greater number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.
| Key to colours in group tables |
| Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
See also
References
- General
- Specific
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (5th)
Ademar León (4th)
AEK Athens (ECL QS)
HCM Constanţa (ECL QS)
Aarhus (3rd)
Vojvodina (ECL QS)
Montpellier (ECL WC)
Kaustik Volgograd (6th)
Benfica (2nd)
IFK Kristianstad (2nd)
Nexe Našice (2nd)
Strumica (3rd)
Maribor Branik (4th)
Borac Banja Luka (ECL QS)
Portovik (2nd)
Prishtina (1st)