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2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League

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2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Dates24 August 2013–11 May 2014
Teams17 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
8 (Main round)
4 (knockout stage)
Final positions
ChampionsHungary Győri Audi ETO KC (2nd title)
Runners-upMontenegro ŽRK Budućnost
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored3,883 (51.09 per match)
Attendance213,939 (2,815 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary Anita Görbicz
(87 goals)

The 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League is the 21st edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.

Győri Audi ETO KC were the title holder and successfully defended their title.[1]

Overview

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Format

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The clubs were drawn into four groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage.[2]

Team allocation

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Group matches
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica Denmark FC Midtjylland Håndbold France Metz Handball
Germany Thüringer HC Hungary Győri Audi ETO KCTH Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica Norway Larvik HK
Poland SPR Lublin SSA Slovenia Krim Ljubljana Spain BM Bera Bera Sweden IK Sävehof
WQT1 WQT2 WQT3 WQT4
Qualification Tournament
Belarus BNTU Minsk Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro Denmark Viborg HK
France Fleury Loiret HB Germany Handball Club Leipzig Hungary Érd HC Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Italy PDO Salerno North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar Netherlands SERCODAK Dalfsen Norway Byåsen HE
Norway Tertnes HE Romania HCM Baia Mare Russia Rostov-Don Switzerland LK Zug
Turkey Muratpaşa BSK

TH Title Holder

Round and draw dates

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Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification Tournament 27 June 2013 14–15 September 2013
Group stage Matchday 1 28 July 2013 5–6 October 2013
Matchday 2 12–13 October 2013
Matchday 3 19–20 October 2013
Matchday 4 2–3 November 2013
Matchday 5 9–10 November 2013
Matchday 6 16–17 November 2013
Main round Matchday 1 19 November 2013 1–2 February 2014
Matchday 2 8–9 February 2014
Matchday 3 15–16 February 2014
Matchday 4 1–2 March 2014
Matchday 5 8–9 March 2014
Matchday 6 15–16 March 2014
Final stage Final Four TBD 3–4 May 2014

Qualification stage

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Qualification tournament

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A total of 17 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into four groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage. Matches were played at 14–15 September 2013. The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.[2][3]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Norway Byåsen HE
Romania HCM Baia Mare
Russia Rostov-Don
Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro
Germany Handball Club Leipzig
Hungary Érd HC
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar
Netherlands SERCODAK Dalfsen
Switzerland LK Zug
Italy PDO Salerno
Belarus BNTU Minsk
Norway Tertnes HE
Denmark Viborg HK
France Fleury Loiret HB
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb

Playoff

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The winner advanced to the qualification phase 2.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SERCODAK Dalfsen Netherlands 68–55 Turkey Muratpaşa BSK 34–31 34–24

Qualification tournament 1

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 September 2013
 
 
Norway Byåsen HE21
 
8 September 2013
 
Norway Tertnes HE20
 
Norway Byåsen HE23
 
7 September 2013
 
Germany HC Leipzig27
 
Germany HC Leipzig29
 
 
Belarus BNTU Minsk24
 
Third place
 
 
8 September 2013
 
 
Norway Tertnes HE28
 
 
Belarus BNTU Minsk25

Qualification tournament 2

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September 2013
 
 
Hungary Ferencváros26
 
15 September 2013
 
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb23
 
Hungary Ferencváros31
 
14 September 2013
 
Hungary Érd HC24
 
Hungary Érd HC34
 
 
Switzerland LK Zug25
 
Third place
 
 
15 September 2013
 
 
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb35
 
 
Switzerland LK Zug24

Qualification tournament 3

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September 2013
 
 
Romania HCM Baia Mare26
 
15 September 2013
 
Denmark Viborg HK25
 
Romania HCM Baia Mare36
 
14 September 2013
 
Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro23
 
Denmark Team Tvis Holstebro38
 
 
Netherlands SERCODAK Dalfsen30
 
Third place
 
 
15 September 2013
 
 
Denmark Viborg HK33
 
 
Netherlands SERCODAK Dalfsen12

Qualification tournament 4

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September 2013
 
 
Russia Rostov-Don21
 
15 September 2013
 
France Fleury Loiret HB26
 
France Fleury Loiret HB25
 
14 September 2013
 
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar33
 
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar35
 
 
Italy PDO Salerno16
 
Third place
 
 
15 September 2013
 
 
Russia Rostov-Don41
 
 
Italy PDO Salerno18

Group stage

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The draw of the group matches was held on 28 July in Vienna. A total of sixteen teams will be concerned in the process, to be divided into four pots of four. Teams are divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[4]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Norway Larvik HK
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost
Slovenia Krim Ljubljana
Spain BM Bera Bera
Denmark FC Midtjylland Håndbold
Germany Thüringer HC
France Metz Handball
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich
Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica
Sweden IK Sävehof
Poland SPR Lublin SSA
Germany Handball Club Leipzig
Hungary Ferencváros
Romania HCM Baia Mare
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GKC THU NIE HCM
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 6 6 0 0 192 143 +49 12 29–22 41–22 28–26
Germany Thüringer HC 6 2 0 4 159 165 −6 4 25–33 34–25 36–29
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich 6 2 0 4 149 170 −21 4 27–28 29–23 23–20
Romania HCM Baia Mare 6 2 0 4 140 162 −22 4 21–33 20–19 24–23
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FCM ŽRK FTC SPR
Denmark FC Midtjylland Håndbold 6 5 0 1 156 139 +17 10 21–19 32–23 37–26
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 6 4 0 2 156 125 +31 8 22–15 29–21 31–19
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 6 3 0 3 162 161 +1 6 25–26 27–25 40–25
Poland SPR Lublin SSA 6 0 0 6 140 189 −49 0 24–25 22–30 24–26
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RKK IKS MET HCL
Slovenia Krim Ljubljana 6 4 1 1 167 138 +29 9 36–28 27–21 32–20
Sweden IK Sävehof 6 3 1 2 169 172 −3 7 25–25 32–30 30–23
France Metz Handball 6 3 0 3 149 144 +5 6 21–20 30–20 22–23
Germany Handball Club Leipzig 6 1 0 5 139 170 −31 2 23–27 28–34 22–25
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ŽRK LHK BMB RKP
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar 6 5 1 0 185 138 +47 11 27–27 30–20 39–26
Norway Larvik HK 6 4 1 1 170 133 +37 9 29–31 29–21 34–18
Spain BM Bera Bera 6 1 0 5 123 157 −34 2 18–23 17–27 28–19
Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica 6 1 0 5 128 178 −50 2 17–35 19–24 29–18
Source: [citation needed]

Main round

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The draw of the group matches was held on 19 November at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of eight teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into two pots of four. Teams were divided into two pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or group could not be drawn into the same group.[5][6]

Seedings

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Pot 1 Pot 2
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Denmark FC Midtjylland Håndbold
Slovenia Krim Ljubljana
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar
Germany Thüringer HC
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
Sweden IK Sävehof
Norway Larvik HK

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ŽRK FCM THU IKS
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar 6 3 2 1 154 142 +12 8 24–23 31–25 24–18
Denmark FC Midtjylland Håndbold 6 3 1 2 152 147 +5 7 25–24 26–20 25–24
Germany Thüringer HC 6 3 1 2 157 156 +1 7 24–24 26–24 30–25
Sweden IK Sävehof 6 0 2 4 149 167 −18 2 27–27 29–29 26–32
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GKC ŽRK LHK RKK
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 6 4 2 0 160 147 +13 10 23–23 31–29 27–24
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 6 3 3 0 150 126 +24 9 26–26 19–19 30–15
Norway Larvik HK 6 1 1 4 134 147 −13 3 23–29 17–22 28–22
Slovenia Krim Ljubljana 6 1 0 5 133 157 −24 2 22–24 26–30 24–18
Source: [citation needed]

Final Four

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In November 2013 the European Handball Federation announced that for the first time in the competition's history, the winner of the EHF Women's Champions League would be decided in a Final Four tournament. The event took place at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 3–4 May 2014.[7]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 May 2014
 
 
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar20
 
4 May 2014
 
Montenegro Budućnost (ET)22
 
Montenegro Budućnost21
 
3 May 2014
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC27
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 29
 
 
Denmark FC Midtjylland26
 
Third-place playoff
 
 
4 May 2014
 
 
North Macedonia ŽRK Vardar 34
 
 
Denmark FC Midtjylland31

All-Star Team

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Other awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Undefeated Győr hold on to the trophy". ehfcl.com. 2014-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "Teams and seedings for first draws of the new season approved". European Handball Federation. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Three time champions versus Holstebro, Baia Mare and round 1 qualifier". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-27.
  4. ^ "Defending champions in group with Thüringer HC, Hypo NÖ and one qualifier". ehfcl.com. 2013-06-28.
  5. ^ "Two former winners in Pot 1, two other in Pot 2". European Handball Federation. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Györ face three former winners in main round". European Handball Federation. 19 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Four bidders apply for the Women's EHF Final4". European Handball Federation. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  8. ^ "EHF Champions League - Latest News and Results | EHF".
  9. ^ "EHF Champions League - Latest News and Results | EHF".
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