2015–16 EHF Champions League knockout stage
This article describes the knockout stage of the 2015–16 EHF Champions League.
Qualified teams
[edit]The top six placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for Round of 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
| A |  Paris Saint-Germain
|
 MVM Veszprém
|
 Flensburg-Handewitt
|
THW Kiel
|
 RK Zagreb
|
 Wisła Płock
|
| B |  Barcelona Lassa
|
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
 Vardar
|
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
MOL-Pick Szeged
|
Montpellier
|
| Playoff winners |  Motor Zaporizhzhia Meshkov Brest
| |||||
Format
[edit]12 teams played a home and away in the first knock-out phase, with the 10 teams qualified from groups A and B and the two teams qualified from groups C and D. After that, the six winners of these matches in the first knock-out phase joined with the winners of groups A and B to play a home and away for the right to play in the final four.
Round of 16
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
52–70 | MVM Veszprém
|
24–29 | 28–41 |
| Meshkov Brest
|
58–65 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–32 | 30–33 |
| Montpellier
|
57–59 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
27–28 | 30–31 |
| Wisła Płock
|
54–55 | Vardar
|
30–30 | 24–25 |
| Pick Szeged
|
62–65 | THW Kiel
|
33–29 | 29–36 |
| Zagreb
|
54–53 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
23–24 | 31–29 |
Matches
[edit]| 19 March 2016 18:00 |
Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
24–29 | MVM Veszprém
|
Palace of Sport, Brovary Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Soroka 7 | (12–12) | Marguč, Sulić 5 | ||
1× 5×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 26 March 2016 17:00 |
MVM Veszprém
|
41–28 | Motor Zaporizhzhia
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| Nilsson 7 | (23–14) | Shelmenko, Soroka 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
MVM Veszprém won 70–52 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2016 19:00 |
Meshkov Brest
|
28–32 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Atman 7 | (14–12) | Jurecki 10 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 5× 1×
|
| 26 March 2016 16:00 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
33–30 | Meshkov Brest
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Buntić 6 | (14–14) | Stojković 7 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 4× 3×
|
Vive Targi Kielce won 65–58 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2016 17:30 |
Montpellier
|
27–28 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| Gajić 6 | (13–15) | Mogensen, Svan Hansen 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 27 March 2016 17:00 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
31–30 | Montpellier
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Eggert 12 | (20–14) | Gajić 12 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 6× 1×
|
Flensburg-Handewitt won 59–57 on aggregate.
| 16 March 2016 18:30 |
Wisła Płock
|
30–30 | Vardar
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| Rocha 7 | (16–14) | Karačić 6 | ||
| 4× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 26 March 2016 18:00 |
Vardar
|
25–24 | Wisła Płock
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Toskić 8 | (13–15) | Zhitnikov 7 | ||
| 3× 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3× 1×
|
Vardar won 55–54 on aggregate.
| 20 March 2016 18:30 |
Pick Szeged
|
33–29 | THW Kiel
|
Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Ancsin 6 | (16–14) | Cañellas, Vujin 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 23 March 2016 18:30 |
THW Kiel
|
36–29 | Pick Szeged
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Vujin 9 | (18–14) | Bombač, Källman 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
THW Kiel won 65–62 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2016 20:00 |
Zagreb
|
23–24 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,800 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| three players 5 | (12–10) | Gensheimer 7 | ||
| 4× 4×
|
Report | 4× 2×
|
| 27 March 2016 19:30 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
|
29–31 | Zagreb
|
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,521 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Schmid 7 | (15–13) | Šebetić, Vujić 5 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Zagreb won 54–53 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb
|
52–60 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
20–28 | 32–32 |
| THW Kiel
|
59–57 | Barcelona Lassa
|
29–24 | 30–33 |
| Vardar
|
56–59 | MVM Veszprém
|
26–29 | 30–30 |
| Flensburg-Handewitt
|
56–57 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–28 | 28–29 |
Matches
[edit]| 23 April 2016 20:30 |
Zagreb
|
20–28 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Mandalinić, Vujić 4 | (13–16) | Hansen 9 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 1 May 2016 17:00 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
32–32 | Zagreb
|
Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| Onufryienko 7 | (16–13) | Horvat 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Paris Saint-Germain won 60–52 on aggregate.
| 24 April 2016 19:30 |
THW Kiel
|
29–24 | Barcelona Lassa
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Klein 9 | (16–12) | Lazarov 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 30 April 2016 18:30 |
Barcelona Lassa
|
33–30 | THW Kiel
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 6,762 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Entrerríos 6 | (13–14) | Cañellas, Vujin 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
THW Kiel won 59–57 on aggregate.
| 23 April 2016 16:00 |
Vardar
|
26–29 | MVM Veszprém
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Dibirov, Karačić 6 | (9–12) | Ilić 9 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 4× 4×
|
| 30 April 2016 17:30 |
MVM Veszprém
|
30–30 | Vardar
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| Ilić 9 | (12–14) | Cindrić 5 | ||
| 2× 7×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
MVM Veszprém won 59–56 on aggregate.
| 23 April 2016 17:30 |
Flensburg-Handewitt
|
28–28 | Vive Tauron Kielce
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,367 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Glandorf 11 | (13–14) | Čupić 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 27 April 2016 18:30 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
29–28 | Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| Jurecki 9 | (14–13) | Schmidt, Svan 8 | ||
| 2× 8× 1×
|
Report | 3× 8×
|
Vive Targi Kielce won 57–56 on aggregate.
Final four
[edit]The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 28 and 29 May 2016. The draw was held on 3 May 2016 at 12:00.[1][2]
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | |||||
| Vive Tauron Kielce (Pen) | 39 | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| MVM Veszprém | 38 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 28 | |||||
| MVM Veszprém (ET) | 31 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 27 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| 28 May 2016 15:15 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
28–26 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Jurecki 6 | (16–16) | Hansen 10 | ||
| 2× 9× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4× 1×
|
| 28 May 2016 18:00 |
THW Kiel
|
28–31 (ET) | MVM Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Vujin 8 | (15–12) | Ilić 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
| ||
|
FT: 25–25 ET: 3–6 | ||||
Third place game
[edit]| 29 May 2016 15:15 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
29–27 | THW Kiel
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Hansen 10 | (15–11) | Dissinger 8 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 3× 1×
|
Final
[edit]| 29 May 2016 18:00 |
Vive Tauron Kielce
|
39–38 (ET) | MVM Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Reichmann 9 | (13–17) | Ilić, Ugalde 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 6×
| ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Draw at the River of Dreams". ehfcl.com. 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Kiel against Veszprem, Kielce welcome PSG to Cologne". ehfcl.com. 3 May 2016.