2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League

The EHF Women's Champions League 2009/10 was the 17th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea at the finals with an aggregate score of 60–52.[1] It was the third title for Viborg and the sixth for a Danish team.

Place distribution

A total of 30 teams participated in the 2009/10 Champions League, from 22 EHF federations. Each nation received a number of slots according to the 2008 ranking. The first 24 nations were allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion (Iceland has not registered a team). The nations ranked 1 to 7 received an additional slot, as well as the defending champion's federation (Denmark).

Since Viborg HK, 2009 title holder, qualified through domestic league placement, the defending champion wild card was awarded to FCK Handball.[2]

On 19 June 2009, Macedonian champion Kometal withdrew from the tournament due to economic problems.[3] As a consequence, the EHF promoted French champion Metz from Qualification Tournament 2 to Group Matches, and Greek champion Ormi Patras from Qualification Tournament 1 to Qualification Tournament 2.[4]

Teams

Group matches
Denmark ViborgTH Austria Hypo Hungary Győr Russia Dinamo Volgograd
Romania Oltchim Vâlcea Slovenia Krim Croatia Podravka Norway Larvik
Montenegro Budućnost Germany Leipzig Spain Itxako France Metz[nb 1]
Qualification Tournament 2
Denmark Aalborg Hungary Budapest Bank FTC Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod Romania Rulmentul Braşov
Slovenia Olimpija Norway Byåsen Spain Sagunto Denmark FCK Handball
Ukraine Smart Poland Lublin Slovakia Bratislava Greece Ormi Patras[nb 1]
Qualification Tournament 1
Turkey Milli Piyango Serbia Vrnjačka Banja Portugal Madeira
Italy Sassari Netherlands Amsterdam Switzerland Brühl

th Title Holder

Round dates

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification Tournament 1 18 June 2009 4–6 September 2009
Qualification Tournament 2 2–4 October 2009
Group Matches Matchday 1 24 June 2009 24–25 October 2009
Matchday 2 30 October–1 November 2009
Matchday 3 7–8 November 2009
Matchday 4 14–15 November 2009
Matchday 5 9–10 January 2010
Matchday 6 16–17 January 2010
Main Round Matchday 1 19 January 2010 6–7 February 2010
Matchday 2 13–14 February 2010
Matchday 3 20–21 February 2010
Matchday 4 6–7 March 2010
Matchday 5 13–14 March 2010
Matchday 6 20–21 March 2010
Final Round Semi-finals 10–11 April 2010 17–18 April 2010
Final 20 April 2010 8–9 May 2010 15–16 May 2010

Qualifying rounds

The draw for both tournaments took place on 18 June 2009 in Vienna.[5] The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.

Qualification Tournament 1

Six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Two losers of the Qualification Tournament 1 entered the EHF Cup at Round 2. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the second Qualification Tournament. Group A was organized by Brühl in St. Gallen, Switzerland, while Group B was hosted by Milli Piyango in Ankara, Turkey.[6]

Both Brühl and Milli Piyango won their respective hosted group. The two winners, along with second placed clubs Sassari and Amsterdam, played the Qualification Tournament 2. By finishing last, Vrnjačka Banja and Madeira failed to qualify for the next Champions League round, but advanced to the EHF Cup instead.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brühl (SUI) 2 2 0 0 58 49 +9 4
Sassari (ITA) 2 1 0 1 58 58 0 2
Vrnjačka Banja (SRB) 2 0 0 2 50 59 −9 0
4 September 2009 Sassari 28–29 Brühl (report)
5 September 2009 Vrnjačka Banja 29–30 Sassari (report)
6 September 2009 Brühl 29–21 Vrnjačka Banja (report)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Milli Piyango (TUR) 2 2 0 0 58 53 +5 4
Amsterdam (NED) 2 1 0 1 55 50 +5 2
Madeira (POR) 2 0 0 2 53 63 −10 0
4 September 2009 Amsterdam 23–27 Milli Piyango (report)
5 September 2009 Madeira 23–32 Amsterdam (report)
6 September 2009 Milli Piyango 31–30 Madeira (report)

Qualification Tournament 2

Sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Twelve losers of the Qualification Tournament 2 entered the EHF Cup at Round 3. The first placed team of each group advanced to the Group Matches.

Byåsen, Zvezda, FCK Handball and Aalborg qualified by winning all three matches of their respective groups, with Aalborg being the only host to advance to the next stage. None of the four teams coming from the first qualification tournament won any points.

Group 1

Hosted by SPR Lublin SSA in Lublin, Poland.[7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Byåsen (NOR) 3 3 0 0 115 62 +53 6
Lublin (POL) 3 2 0 1 92 75 +17 4
Rulmentul Braşov (ROU) 3 1 0 2 90 108 −18 2
Sassari (ITA) 3 0 0 3 79 131 −52 0
2 October 2009 Rulmentul Braşov 24–30 Lublin (report)
2 October 2009 Byåsen 45–20 Sassari (report)
3 October 2009 Sassari 37–43 Rulmentul Braşov (report)
3 October 2009 Lublin 19–29 Byåsen (report)
4 October 2009 Rulmentul Braşov 23–41 Byåsen (report)
4 October 2009 Lublin 43–22 Sassari (report)

Group 2

Hosted by SKP Bratislava in Partizánske, Slovakia.[7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Zvezda (RUS) 3 3 0 0 102 57 +45 6
Olimpija (SLO) 3 2 0 1 79 85 −6 4
Bratislava (SVK) 3 1 0 2 72 86 −14 2
Amsterdam (NED) 3 0 0 3 74 99 −25 0
2 October 2009 Zvezda 33–21 Bratislava (report)
2 October 2009 Olimpija 33–31 Amsterdam (report)
3 October 2009 Amsterdam 18–39 Zvezda (report)
3 October 2009 Bratislava 24–28 Olimpija (report)
4 October 2009 Zvezda 30–18 Olimpija (report)
4 October 2009 Bratislava 27–25 Amsterdam (report)

Group 3

Hosted by HC "Smart" in Uzhhorod, Ukraine.[7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FCK Handball (DEN) 3 3 0 0 96 55 +41 6
Budapest Bank FTC (HUN) 3 2 0 1 81 76 +5 4
Smart (UKR) 3 1 0 2 70 79 −9 2
Brühl (SUI) 3 0 0 3 61 98 −37 0
2 October 2009 FTC 27–24 Smart (report)
2 October 2009 FCK Handball 34–19 Brühl (report)
3 October 2009 Brühl 21–34 FTC (report)
3 October 2009 Smart 16–31 FCK Handball (report)
4 October 2009 FTC 20–31 FCK Handball (report)
4 October 2009 Smart 30–21 Brühl (report)

Group 4

Hosted by Aalborg DH in Aalborg, Denmark.[7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Aalborg (DEN) 3 3 0 0 107 69 +38 6
Sagunto (ESP) 3 2 0 1 91 77 +14 4
Ormi Patras (GRE) 3 1 0 2 66 102 −36 2
Milli Piyango (TUR) 3 0 0 3 74 90 −16 0
2 October 2009 Sagunto 28–25 Milli Piyango (report)
2 October 2009 Aalborg 40–19 Ormi Patras (report)
3 October 2009 Ormi Patras 21–37 Sagunto (report)
3 October 2009 Milli Piyango 24–36 Aalborg (report)
4 October 2009 Ormi Patras 26–25 Milli Piyango (report)
4 October 2009 Aalborg 31–26 Sagunto (report)

Group Matches

Twelve teams, along with four winners of the qualifying rounds, competed in the group matches of the Champions League. There were four groups of four teams each. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the Main Round. Third placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup in Round 4.

The draw for the round took place in Vienna on 24 June 2009 as part of a special event organized by the EHF, the Champions' Draw.[8][9]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Viborg (DEN) 6 4 1 1 171 143 +28 9
Leipzig (GER) 6 3 1 2 154 158 −4 7
Byåsen (NOR) 6 2 0 4 153 157 −4 4
Podravka (CRO) 6 2 0 4 172 192 −20 4
24 October 2009 Byåsen 21–26 Viborg (report)
25 October 2009 Leipzig 35–32 Podravka (report)
31 October 2009 Podravka 32–31 Byåsen (report)
31 October 2009 Viborg 33–23 Leipzig (report)
8 November 2009 Podravka 31–27 Viborg (report)
8 November 2009 Byåsen 23–22 Leipzig (report)
14 November 2009 Leipzig 20–20 Viborg (report)
15 November 2009 Byåsen 34–23 Podravka (report)
9 January 2010 Viborg 29–22 Byåsen (report)
9 January 2010 Podravka 28–29 Leipzig (report)
16 January 2010 Viborg 36–26 Podravka (report)
17 January 2010 Leipzig 25–22 Byåsen (report)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Krim (SLO) 6 5 0 1 201 168 +33 10
Hypo (AUT)[nb 2] 6 3 1 2 168 168 0 7
Metz (FRA) 6 2 1 3 163 174 −11 5
Aalborg (DEN) 6 1 0 5 156 178 −22 2
24 October 2009 Metz 30–37 Krim (report)
25 October 2009 Aalborg 30–36 Hypo (report)
29 October 2009 Hypo 27–27 Metz[nb 2] (report)
31 October 2009 Krim 30–23 Aalborg (report)
8 November 2009 Aalborg 31–24 Metz (report)
8 November 2009 Krim 35–24 Hypo (report)
14 November 2009 Metz 28–26 Hypo (report)
15 November 2009 Aalborg 32–38 Krim (report)
9 January 2009 Hypo 27–22 Aalborg (report)
9 January 2009 Krim 35–31 Metz (report)
15 January 2009 Metz 23–18 Aalborg (report)
15 January 2009 Hypo 28–26 Krim (report)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Oltchim Vâlcea (ROU) 6 4 0 2 159 152 +7 8
Győr (HUN) 6 4 0 2 153 149 +4 8
Zvezda (RUS) 6 2 1 3 161 169 −8 5
Itxako (ESP) 6 1 1 4 148 151 −3 3
24 October 2009 Itxako 24–27 Oltchim Vâlcea (report)
25 October 2009 Zvezda 34–29 Győr (report)
1 November 2009 Győr 29–28 Itxako (report)
1 November 2009 Oltchim Vâlcea 31–27 Zvezda (report)
7 November 2009 Zvezda 25–25 Itxako (report)
8 November 2009 Oltchim Vâlcea 26–22 Győr (report)
14 November 2009 Zvezda 27–26 Oltchim Vâlcea (report)
14 November 2009 Itxako 14–20 Győr (report)
10 January 2010 Győr 27–25 Zvezda (report)
10 January 2010 Oltchim Vâlcea 27–26 Itxako (report)
16 January 2010 Itxako 31–23 Zvezda (report)
17 January 2010 Győr 26–22 Oltchim Vâlcea (report)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Larvik (NOR) 6 4 0 2 147 137 +10 8
Dinamo Volgograd (RUS) 6 3 1 2 147 130 +17 7
Budućnost (MNE) 6 2 1 3 138 155 −17 5
FCK Handball (DEN) 6 2 0 4 140 150 −10 4
24 October 2009 Budućnost 23–27 Larvik (report)
25 October 2009 FCK Handball 24–23 Dinamo (report)
31 October 2009 Larvik 31–26 FCK Handball (report)
1 November 2009 Dinamo 31–18 Budućnost (report)
8 November 2009 FCK Handball 22–25 Budućnost (report)
8 November 2009 Larvik 18–17 Dinamo (report)
14 November 2009 Budućnost 24–24 Dinamo (report)
15 November 2009 FCK Handball 23–19 Larvik (report)
9 January 2010 Dinamo 26–23 FCK Handball (report)
10 January 2010 Larvik 29–22 Budućnost (report)
16 January 2010 Dinamo 26–23 Larvik (report)
16 January 2010 Budućnost 26–22 FCK Handball (report)

Main round

The eight teams qualified from the Group Matches were drawn into two groups. Each group contained two winners and two second placed teams, in a way that clubs which had faced each other at Group Matches would not meet again in this round. The first and second placed teams of each group played in the semifinals.

The draw for the round took place in Linz, Austria on 19 January 2010.[10]

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Larvik (NOR) 6 5 0 1 170 149 +21 10
Győr (HUN) 6 4 1 1 157 139 +18 9
Krim (SLO) 6 2 1 3 163 166 −3 5
Leipzig (GER) 6 0 0 6 134 170 −36 0
6 February 2010 Győr 25–23 Krim (report)
7 February 2010 Leipzig 20–23 Larvik (report)
13 February 2010 Larvik 29–27 Győr (report)
13 February 2010 Krim 32–26 Leipzig (report)
19 February 2010 Krim 30–34 Larvik (report)
21 February 2010 Leipzig 21–23 Győr (report)
6 March 2010 Győr 28–23 Larvik (report)
7 March 2010 Leipzig 27–31 Krim (report)
13–14 March 2010 Larvik 31–21 Leipzig (report)
13 March 2010 Krim 24–24 Győr (report)
20 March 2010 Larvik 30–23 Krim (report)
21 March 2010 Győr 30–19 Leipzig (report)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Oltchim Vâlcea (ROU) 6 4 1 1 178 168 +10 9
Viborg (DEN) 6 4 0 2 190 171 +19 8
Hypo (AUT) 6 2 0 4 163 182 −19 4
Dinamo (RUS) 6 1 1 4 166 176 −10 3
6 February 2010 Dinamo 29–30 Viborg (report)
6 February 2010 Hypo 26–31 Oltchim Vâlcea (report)
13 February 2010 Viborg 35–26 Hypo (report)
14 February 2010 Oltchim Vâlcea 30–24 Dinamo (report)
20 February 2010 Dinamo 27–21 Hypo (report)
21 February 2010 Oltchim Vâlcea 27–26 Viborg (report)
6 March 2010 Dinamo 32–32 Oltchim Vâlcea (report)
6 March 2010 Hypo 35–31 Viborg (report)
13 March 2010 Viborg 35–28 Dinamo (report)
14 March 2010 Oltchim Vâlcea 32–27 Hypo (report)
19 March 2010 Hypo 28–26 Dinamo (report)
20 March 2010 Viborg 33–26 Oltchim Vâlcea (report)

Final round

The semifinals and finals were played in two legs of home and away matches. Larvik and Oltchim had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups.

After Viborg and Oltchim had secured their advance to the finals, the EHF announced that the home rights for those matches would be drawn on 20 April in Vienna.[11] As a result of the draw, Viborg won home rights for the first leg and Oltchim for the second.[12] To comply with EHF regulations about arenas' capacity, the matches were not played at the usual home ground of the clubs. The first leg took place on 8 May in Messecenter, Herning, while the second leg were played on 15 May at Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest.[13]

  Semifinals Final
                         
Viborg HK (DEN) 27 26 53  
Larvik HK (NOR) 21 27 48  
    Viborg HK (DEN) 28 32 60
  Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea (ROU) 21 31 52
Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) 25 20 45
Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea (ROU) 25 24 49  

Semifinals

10 April 2010
21:15 (UTC+2)		 Viborg HK 27–21 Larvik HK Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Mikkelsen 6 (13–13) Sulland 8
3× 3×YC Report 2× 2×YC
11 April 2010
17:15 (UTC+2)		 Győri Audi ETO KC 25–25 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Magvassy Mihály Sports Hall, Győr
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Amorim 6 (14–15) Pușcașu 5
2× 3×YC Report 3× 3×YC
17 April 2010
14:45 (UTC+2)		 Larvik HK 27–26 Viborg HK Arena Larvik, Larvik
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Hakansson, Nilsson (SWE)
Althaus 7 (10–13) Mørk 8
2× 3×YC Report 6× 1×YC
18 April 2010
17:15 (UTC+3)		 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 24–20 Győri Audi ETO KC Sala Sporturilor "Traian", Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Pedersen, Mortensen (DEN)
Nechita 7 (11–10) Görbicz 6
4× 3×YC Report 3× 3×YC

Final

8 May 2010
16:15 (UTC+2)		 Viborg HK 28–21 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Messecenter Herning, Herning
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB)
Popović 9 (14–11) Neagu, Stanca 6
8× 3×YC 1×Red card Report 5× 3×YC
15 May 2010
20:45 (UTC+3)		 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 31–32 Viborg HK Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Pidpalova 10 (15–16) Jurack 11
4× 3×YC Report 7× 3×YC
EHF Champions League
2009/10 Winners
Denmark
Viborg HK
Third Title [14]

Top scorers

As published by the EHF[15]

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Cristina Vărzaru Viborg HK 101
2 Alexandra do Nascimento Hypo Niederösterreich 98
3 Anna Kochetova HC Dinamo 84
Bojana Popović Viborg HK
5 Heidi Løke Larvik HK 80
6 Rikke Skov Viborg HK 73
7 Linn Jørum Sulland Larvik HK 68
8 Andrea Lekić RK Krim 66
9 Olga Levina HC Dinamo 65
Cristina Neagu CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
11 Eduarda Amorim Győri Audi ETO KC 64
12 Henriette Mikkelsen Viborg HK 63
Szandra Zácsik RK Krim
14 Ramona Maier CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 62
15 Ionela Stanca CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 60
16 Nora Mørk Larvik HK 58
17 Daniela Piedade Hypo Niederösterreich 54
18 Aurelia Brădeanu Győri Audi ETO KC 52
19 Anikó Kovacsics Győri Audi ETO KC 51
20 Andrea Penezić Podravka Koprivnica 49
Patricia Vizitiu CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
22 Karolina Kudłacz HC Leipzig 45
Orsolya Vérten Győri Audi ETO KC
24 Anja Althaus Viborg HK 44
25 Tatiana Khmyrova HC Dinamo 43

Notes

  1. 1 2 Moved up after Kometal withdraw.
  2. 1 2 During the last seconds of the match Hypo v Metz, Hypo's coach Gunnar Prokop intentionally invaded the court and stopped a fast break of the French team. The point for Hypo Niederösterreich was deducted by the EHF Arbitration Tribunal.

References

  1. ↑ Hegedüs, Márk (16 May 2010). "Viborg trumphant in Bucharest". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "EHF CL: Executive Committee decisions". EHF. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Kometal GP withdraw from CL". EHF. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Seeding list" (PDF). EHF. 19 June 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Qualification tournaments drawn". EHF. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Qualification Tournament Organisers Announced". EHF. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Qualification venues confirmed". EHF. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Coming up: Champions’ Draw on 24 June". EHF. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "Women's CL Group Matches". EHF. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "All eyes on the draw!". EHF. 17 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  11. ↑ Pazen, Björn (18 April 2010). "Valcea in the finals for the first time". eurohandball.com. EHF. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "Fixtures of Women's European Cup Finals". eurohandball.com. EHF. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "Women's Champions League Finals". ehfcl.com. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  14. ↑ Viborg wins Champions League Title for their 3rd Time
  15. ↑ "EHF Champions League 2009/10 – Scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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