2015–16 EHF Cup

2015–16 EHF Cup
Dates
5 September 2015–15 May 2016
Teams
69 (Qualification stage)
16 (Group stage)
The 2015–16 EHF Cup was the 35th edition of the EHF Cup, the second most important European handball club competition organised
by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the fourth edition since the merger with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
Qualification stage
The qualification stage consisted of three rounds, which were played as two-legged ties using a home-and-away system. In the draws
for each round, teams were allocated into two pots, with teams from Pot 1 facing teams from Pot 2. The winners of each pairing
(highlighted in bold) qualified for the following round.
For each round, teams listed first played the first leg at home. In some cases, teams agreed to play both matches at the same venue.
Round 1
A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the first qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 July 2015. The first legs were
played on 6–7 September and the second legs were played on 13–14 September 2015.
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Dinamo București
62-48
Energia Lignitul Pandurii Târgu Jiu
38-24
24-24
Hubo Initia Hasselt
70-45a
Merzifon Belediye Hentbol SK
37-21
33-24
RK Porec
46-42b
Maccabi Rishon Lezion
20-18
26-24
HC Fregata-Burgas
38-54
KH BESA Famiglia
18-24
20-30
GRK Varazdin 1930
47–36
A.S.D. Romagna Handball
26-16
21-20
PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol
50-76c
Górnik Zabrze
25-40
25-36
Pölva Serviti
53-49
Klaipeda Dragunas
29-26
24-23
Ystad IF HF
76-48
Handball Kaerjeng
41–28
35-20
HB Dudelange
50-68d
Haslum Handballklubb
27–34
23-34
HV. KRAS/Volendam
64-41e
HC Lovcen
34-23
30–18
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
SSV Bozen Loacker
67-55
50–50f (a)
Riihimäki Cocks
34-24
33-21
Haukar
30-24
20-26
Notes
a
Both legs were hosted by Hubo Initia Hasselt.
e
Both legs were hosted by HV. KRAS/Volendam.
b
Both legs were hosted by RK Porec.
f
Both legs were hosted by SSV Bozen Loacker.
c
Both legs were hosted by Górnik Zabrze.
d
Both legs were hosted by Haslum Handballklubb.
Round 2
A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the second qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 July 2015. Among these teams
were 12 winners of the previous round.
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
AC Diomidis Argous
41-61a
Dinamo București
21-26
20-35
Csurgói KK
59-46
Pogon Szczecin
29-19
30–27
OIF Arendal
65-43b
KH BESA Famiglia
34–18
31-25
Talent M.A.T. Plzen
54–49
RK Porec
27-24
27–25
52-44
Pölva Serviti
31-24
21–20
Hubo Initia Hasselt
48-43
RK Spartak Vojput
27–20
21-23
Permskie medvedi
54-55
Ystads IF
30-28
24-27
CSM București
50-47
Bregenz Handball
28-24
22-23
53-52
Alingsas HK
27-25
26-27
RK Nexe
62-41
GRK Varazdin 1930
30-20
32-31
Haukar
63-44c
HC Zomimak-M
34-20
29-24
Team Tvis Holstebro
64-63
Sporting CP
36-31
28–32
54-52
ZTR Zaporozhye
28–25
26–27
Pfadi Winterthur
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
Górnik Zabrze
Haslum Handballklubb
53–60
RK Borac m:tel
28–29
25–31
HV KRAS/Volendam
55-64
SKA Minsk
25-32
30-32
Chambery Savoie Handball
66-40
HC Sporta Hlohovec
35-12
31-28
Notes
a
Both legs were hosted by Dinamo București.
b
Both legs were hosted by OIF Arendal.
c
Both legs were hosted by Haukar.
Round 3
A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 21 October 2015. Among these teams
20 winners of the previous round.
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
59-48
KS Azoty-Pulawy
29–25
30-23
Ystads IF
59-48
Grundfos Tatabanya KC
28-28
31-20
RK Maribor Branik
52-57
Dinamo București
27-26
25-31
Alpla HC Hard
46-68
SKA Minsk
23–33
23–35
Rk Gorenje Velenje
52-61
Team Tvis Holstebro
25-29
27-32
Aalborg Handball
62-48
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
30-20
32-28
Hubo Initia Hasselt
46-52
Helvetia Anaitasuna
20-28
26-24
RK Borac m:tel
52-58
OCI-LIONS
29-31
23-27
Talent M.A.T. Plzen
51–66
28-31
23-35
RK Nexe
44–48
HBC Nantes
26-26
18-22
Füchse Berlin
61–65
Chambery Savoie Handball
31-31
30-34
Górnik Zabrze
58–77
Frisch Auf Göppingen
29-39
29-38
Pfadi Winterthur
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
CSM București
60-53
Frigoríficos del Morrazo
31-24
29-29
SC Magdeburg
65-61
Csurgói KK
42–37
23–24
Haukar
46-59
Saint-Raphael Var Handball
28-29
18-30
Fraikin BM. Granollers
55-49
OIF Arendal
29-21
26–28
Draw and format
The draw of the EHF Cup group phase took place on Thursday, 3 December 2015, at 11:00 CET. The 16 teams allocated into four pots
were drawn into four groups of four teams. The country protection rule was applied, i.e. two clubs from the same country could not face
each other in the same group.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 13–14 February, 20–21
February, 27–28 February, 5–6 March, 19–20 March, and 26–27 March 2016.
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):
1.
number of points in matches of all teams directly involved;
2.
goal difference in matches of all teams directly involved;
3.
higher number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involved;
4.
goal difference in all matches of the group;
5.
higher 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.
Seeding
On 3 December 2015, EHF announced the composition of the group phase seeding pots.
Pot 1
Fraikin BM. Granollers
Pot 2
Pot 3
SC Magdeburg
Pot 4
Dinamo București
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Limburg Lions
Team Tvis Holstebro
HBC Nantes
SKA Minsk
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Pfadi Winterthur
Chambery Savoie
Handball
Aalborg Handball
Saint-Raphael Var
Handball
Ystads IF
Helvetia Anaitasuna
CSM București
Group A
Po
Team
s
1
2
Pl
d
SC Magdeburg (A)
Fraikin BM.
6
6
W
D
L
4
0
2
3
1
2
GF
GA
GD
18
16
+2
4
2
2
172
165
+7
Pt
Qualificatio
s
n
8
Advance
MAG
—
toknockout
7
stage
34-
GRA
3228
—
DIN
39-22
28–
AAL
25–
19
24-24
Granollers (A)
3
4
29
Dinamo Bucuresti (E)
Aalborg Handball (E)
6
2
1
3
6
1
2
3
16
18
−1
6
1
5
147
161
−14
GF
GA
GD
17
15
+2
6
1
5
5
4
29
33-
26-
34
27
26-
25-
25
31
NAN
—
28-23
28-28
—
GÖP
HOL
OCI
27-
32-
30-
24
23
24
36-
40-
23
20
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [1]
Rules for classification:
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
Group B
Po
Team
s
1
Pl
d
HBC Nantes (A)
W
D
L
5
0
1
6
Pt
Qualificatio
s
n
10
Advance
—
toknockout
2
3
4
Frisch Auf Göppingen (A)
Team Tvis
Holstebro (E)
OCI-Lions (E)
6
4
0
2
6
3
0
3
6
0
0
6
198
161
+37
16
18
−1
7
0
3
154
203
−49
stage
8
2726
6
0
—
27-
34-
28
31
26-
31-
29-
33
40
31
SIL
RAP
WIN
—
2924
—
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
Group C
Po
Team
s
1
Pl
d
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (A)
6
W
D
L
4
1
1
GF
GA
GD
16
15
+1
8
5
3
Pt
Qualificatio
s
n
9
Advance
—
31−2
6
27-27
MIN
3226
toknockout
2
Saint-Raphael Var
Handball (A)
6
3
1
2
3
Pfadi Winterthur (E)
6
1
2
3
4
SKA Minsk (E)
6
2
0
4
165
165
16
16
0
2
169
180
0
7
−2
4
−11
4
stage
2325
2528
2825
—
28-28
21-24
—
31-33
31−2
7
3129
3224
—
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
Group D
Po
Team
s
1
2
Pl
d
Chambery Savoie
Handball (A)
Ystads IF (E)
6
W
D
L
4
2
0
6
3
1
2
GF
GA
GD
16
14
+2
1
1
0
15
16
9
7
Pt
Qualificatio
s
n
10
toknockout
Advance
−8
7
CSM Bucuresti (E)
6
1
3
2
152
156
−4
5
4
Helvetia Anaitasuna (E)
6
1
0
5
150
158
−8
2
Ranking of the second-placed teams
—
stage
3
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advanced to a further round; (E) Eliminated.
CHA
2627
YST
BUC
HEL
32-
23-
26-
22
23
23
29-
32-
28
31
—
25-
27-
25
27
22-
22-
28-
28
23
22
—
2724
—
The ranking of the second-placed teams was carried out on the basis of the team's results in the group stage. Because
theFrench side HBC Nantes, the organizers of the Final 4 tournament, finished on top of their group they qualified directly to the final
tournament and only the top three second-placed teams qualified to the quarter-finals.
Group
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
B
Frisch Auf Göppingen
6
4
0
2
198
161
+37
8
A
Fraikin BM. Granollers
6
3
1
2
172
165
+7
7
C
Saint-Raphael Var Handball
6
3
1
2
165
165
0
7
D
Ystads IF
6
3
1
2
159
167
−8
7
Quarts de finale
Les 6 clubs qualifiés sont répartis entre deux pots, le premier pot rassemblant les équipes ayant terminé premier de leur groupe (hormis
le HBC Nantes, directement qualifié pour le Final Four) et le second pot rassemblant les trois meilleurs deuxièmes8. Les équipes du pot
1 jouent le match retour à domicile. Il n'y aucune protection géographique lors du tirage au sort.
Pot
Groupe A
Groupe B
Pot 1
SC Magdebourg
Pot 2
BM Granollers
Date Aller
Groupe C
-
Chambéry Savoie Handball
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Club
Groupe D
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
-
Aller
Total
Retour
Club
Date Retour
23 avril 2016
Frisch Auf Göppingen
31 – 25
58 – 54
27 – 29
SC Magdebourg
27 avril 2016
24 avril 2016
BM Granollers
30 – 24
56* – 56
26 – 32
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
30 avril 2016
30 – 25
52 – 54
22 – 29
24 avril 2016
Saint-Raphaël Var
Handball
Chambéry Savoie
Handball
30 avril 2016
* Le BM Granollers est qualifié aux dépens du Bjerringbro-Silkeborg selon la règle du nombre de buts marqués à l'extérieur (26 contre
24).
Final Four
Demi-finales
14 mai 2016
17h30
25 – 28
(14-9)
Chambéry Savoie Handball
Timothey N'Guessan 6
×3
×1
Rapport
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Marcel Schiller 9
×3
×4
La Trocardière, Nantes
Spectateurs : 4 000
Arbitrage :
Vaidas
Mazeika, Mindaugas Gatelis
14 mai 2016
14h45
26 – 27
(12-12)
BM Granollers
David Resina 10
×3
Rapport
×4
HBC Nantes
Valero Rivera 8
×2
La Trocardière, Nantes
Spectateurs : 4 100
Arbitrage :
Dalibor
Jurinovic, Marko Mrvica
×3
Match pour la 3e place
15 mai 2016
21 – 25
(10-11)
Chambéry Savoie Handball
Cédric Paty 9
×2
Rapport
×2
BM Granollers
Ferran Sole Sala 10
×3
La Trocardière, Nantes
Spectateurs : 4 000
Arbitrage :
Kursad
Erdogan, Ibrahim Özdeniz
(TUR)
×5
Finale
15 mai 2016
32 – 26
(13-10)
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Kneule, Schiller 7
×3
Rapport
×4
HBC Nantes
Valero Rivera 8
×3
×2
Les champions d'Europe
Champion d'Europe - Coupe EHF 2015-2016
Frisch Auf Göppingen
3e titre
La Trocardière, Nantes
Spectateurs : 4 483
Arbitrage :
Bogdan
Nicolae Stark, Romeo Mihai
Stefan