2017–18 Women's EHF Cup

Women's EHF Cup
2017–18
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates8 September 2017–11 May 2018
Teams48+6 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
Final positions
ChampionsRomania SCM Craiova
Runner-upNorway Vipers Kristiansand
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Norway Linn Jørum Sulland
(78 goals)

The 2017–18 Women's EHF Cup was the 37th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2017.

SCM Craiova defeated Vipers Kristiansand 52–51 in the final to win their first title.

Overview

Team allocation

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[1]

  • TH: Title holders
  • CWC: EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
  • CW: Domestic cup winners
  • CR: Domestic cup runners-up
  • CL QT: Losers from the Champions League qualification stage.
  • CL Group: Losers from the Champions League group stage.
Group stage
Poland Vistal Gdynia (4th CL Group A) France Brest Bretagne Handball (4th CL Group B) Norway Larvik HK (4th CL Group C) Norway Vipers Kristiansand (4th CL Group D)
Round 3
Denmark Randers HK (CW) Hungary Érd HC (3rd) Croatia Podravka Vegeta (2nd CL QT1) Sweden H 65 Höör (2nd CL QT2)
Russia Lada (2nd) Romania SCM Craiova (CR) Belarus HC Gomel (3rd CL QT1) Austria Hypo Niederösterreich (3rd CL QT2)
Round 2
Denmark København Håndbold (2nd) Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod (4th) Romania HC Zalău (3rd) Czech Republic DHK Baník Most (1st)
Denmark Viborg HK (4th) Russia Astrakhanochka (6th) Germany TusSies Metzingen (3rd) Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi (4th CL QT1)
Hungary DKKA Dunaujvaros KA (4th) Norway Glassverket IF (3rd) Germany Buxtehuder SV (4th) Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés (4th CL QT2)
Hungary Debreceni VSC-TVP (Cup 3rd) Norway Tertnes Bergen (CR) France Issy Paris Hand (3rd)
Russia Kuban (3rd) Romania HC Dunărea Brăila (2nd) France ES Besançon Feminin HB (4th)
Round 1
Denmark Silkeborg-Voel KFUM (5th) Poland Metraco Zagłębie Lubin (2nd) Ukraine Galychanka (1st) Greece O.F.N. Ionias (1st)
Hungary Váci NKSE (5th) Poland KRAM Start Elbląg (3rd) Czech Republic DHC Slavia Prague Belgium HB Sint-Truiden
Norway Byåsen Handball Elite (4th) Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (2nd) Switzerland LC Brühl Handball (1st) Azerbaijan Nur Mingechavir
Romania CSM Roman (5th) Spain Super Amara Bera Bera (2nd) Switzerland LK Zug (2nd) Kosovo KHF Prishtina
Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe (9th) Netherlands Succes Schoonmaak/VOC (1st) Belarus HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Israel HC Holon
France Cercle Dijon Bourgogne (5th) Netherlands Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen (2nd) Portugal Colégio de Gaia (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina HŽRK Grude
Sweden Lugi HF Serbia ŽRK Medicinar Italy Jomi Salerno (1st) Cyprus AC Latsia Nicosia

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria):

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualification First qualifying round 18 July 2017 9–10 September 2017 16–17 September 2017
Second qualifying round 14–15 October 2017 21–22 October 2017
Third qualifying round 24 October 2017 11–12 November 2017 18–19 November 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 23 November 2017 6–7 January 2018
Matchday 2 13–14 January 2018
Matchday 3 20–21 January 2018
Matchday 4 27–28 January 2018
Matchday 5 3–4 February 2018
Matchday 6 10–11 February 2018
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 13 February 2018 3–4 March 2018 10–11 March 2018
Semi finals 7–8 April 2018 14–15 April 2018
Final 17 April 2018 5–6 May 2018 12–13 May 2018

Qualification stage

Round 1

There is 28 teams participating in round 1.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KHF Prishtina Kosovo 26–661 Switzerland LC Brühl Handball 11–34 15–32
Váci NKSE Hungary 90–352 Israel HC Holon 46–17 44–18
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin Poland 80–473 Switzerland LK Zug 37–24 43–23
HSG Blomberg-Lippe Germany 88–35 Belgium HB Sint-Truiden 46–19 42–16
CSM Roman Romania 82–344 Bosnia and Herzegovina HŽRK Grude 40–15 42–19
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM Denmark 80–205 Cyprus AC Latsia Nicosia 44–12 36–8
Cercle Dijon Bourgogne France 51–406 Italy Jomi Salerno 27–18 24–22
Super Amara Bera Bera Spain 57–48 Portugal Colégio de Gaia 26–25 31–23
DHC Slavia Prague Czech Republic 48–497 Belarus HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk 24–25 24–24
KRAM Start Elbląg Poland 47–628 Norway Byåsen Handball Elite 29–34 18–28
ŽRK Medicinar Serbia 63–619 Netherlands Succes Schoonmaak/VOC 34–33 29–28
Galychanka Ukraine 46–52 Netherlands Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen 26–22 20–30
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Turkey 61–4610 Greece O.F.N. Ionias 31–24 30–22
Nur Mingechavir Azerbaijan 53–5111 Sweden Lugi HF 24–24 29–27
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by KHF Prishtina.
2 Both legs were hosted by Váci NKSE.
3 Both legs were hosted by Metraco Zagłębie Lubin.
4 Both legs were hosted by CSM Roman.
5 Both legs were hosted by Silkeborg-Voel KFUM.
6 Both legs were hosted by Cercle Dijon Bourgogne.
7 Both legs were hosted by DHC Slavia Prague.
8 Both legs were hosted by Byåsen Handball Elite.
9 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Medicinar.
10 Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK.
11 Both legs were hosted by Nur Mingechavir.

Round 2

There is 32 teams participating in round 2.

14 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin Poland 45–49 Hungary Debreceni VSC-TVP 25–23 20–26
Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen Netherlands 48–60 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 28–32 20–28
HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Belarus 52–521 (a) Norway Tertnes Bergen 26–23 26–29
Cercle Dijon Bourgogne France 50–60 Denmark København Håndbold 23–32 27–28
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM Denmark 50–54 France ES Besançon Feminin HB 27–26 23–28
HC Zalău Romania 60–50 Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 26–21 34–29
Kastamonu Belediyesi Turkey 59–572 Spain Super Amara Bera Bera 35–35 24–22
DKKA Dunaujvaros KA Hungary 56–51 Romania CSM Roman 31–24 25–27
Byåsen Handball Elite Norway 48–46 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila 28–18 20–28
Buxtehuder SV Germany 55–55 (a) Hungary Váci NKSE 33–26 22–29
TusSies Metzingen Germany 60–51 Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe 32–24 28–27
LC Brühl Handball Switzerland 53–533 (a) Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod 25–29 28–24
Nur Mingechavir Azerbaijan 36–814 Denmark Viborg HK 21–38 15–43
Issy Paris Hand France 49–395 Norway Glassverket IF 23–22 26–17
Astrakhanochka Russia 61–556 Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés 28–25 33–30
ŽRK Medicinar Serbia 45–687 Russia Kuban 23–33 22–35
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Tertnes Bergen.
2 Both legs were hosted by Kastamonu Belediyesi.
3 Both legs were hosted by Zvezda Zvenigorod.
4 Both legs were hosted by Viborg HK.
5 Order of legs reversed after original draw.
6 Both legs were hosted by CB Atlético Guardés.
7 Both legs were hosted by Kuban.

Round 3

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Byåsen Handball Elite Norway 59–50 Belarus HC Gomel 32–28 27–22
HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Belarus 46–48 Denmark Randers HK 23–22 23–26
Viborg HK Denmark 52–38 Croatia Podravka Vegeta 32–17 20–21
Lada Russia 66–54 France ES Besançon Feminin HB 30–22 36–32
SCM Craiova Romania 48–45 Hungary Debreceni VSC-TVP 24–19 24–26
Váci NKSE Hungary 53–62 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi 24–26 29–36
Astrakhanochka Russia 58–60 Russia Kuban 29–27 29–33
H 65 Höör Sweden 53–52 Germany TusSies Metzingen 24–24 29–28
København Håndbold Denmark 45–41 Hungary Dunaújvárosi KKA 22–21 23–20
Érd HC Hungary 51–52 France Issy Paris Hand 31–21 20–31
Zvezda Zvenigorod Russia 53–61 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 31–28 22–33
Hypo Niederösterreich Austria 43–59 Romania HC Zalău 22–30 21–29

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 Women's EHF Cup group stage

The seedings were announced on 23 November 2017.[2]

Teams in the draw will be protected against meeting teams from the same country in the same group. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRE CRA KUB RAN
1 France Brest Bretagne Handball 6 4 0 2 139 117 +22 8[a] Quarterfinals — 25–22 30–16 23–15
2 Romania SCM Craiova 6 4 0 2 146 134 +12 8[a] 16–15 — 30–24 23–17
3 Russia Kuban 6 3 0 3 141 155 −14 6 22–28 28–26 — 28–21
4 Denmark Randers HK 6 1 0 5 124 144 −20 2 26–18 25–29 20–23 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Brest Bretagne Handball HC 40–38 SCM Craiova

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAD VIP PAR KOE
1 Russia Lada 6 5 0 1 160 147 +13 10 Quarterfinals — 29–24 25–24 27–24
2 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 6 3 0 3 156 150 +6 6 30–21 — 22–23 30–23
3 France Issy Paris Hand 6 2 1 3 146 156 −10 5 17–27 24–25 — 28–28
4 Denmark København Håndbold 6 1 1 4 162 171 −9 3 28–31 30–25 29–30 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAS VIB BYA VIS
1 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi 6 5 0 1 165 146 +19 10 Quarterfinals — 28–15 30–28 28–25
2 Denmark Viborg HK 6 4 0 2 157 148 +9 8 26–28 — 29–26 27–24
3 Norway Byåsen Håndball Elite 6 3 0 3 166 152 +14 6 26–24 21–28 — 41–19
4 Poland Vistal Gdynia 6 0 0 6 137 179 −42 0 26–27 21–32 22–24 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAR ZAL HOO BAN
1 Norway Larvik HK 6 4 1 1 166 146 +20 9 Quarterfinals — 28–23 34–23 34–29
2 Romania HC Zalău 6 4 0 2 147 151 −4 8 25–22 — 24–21 31–28
3 Sweden H 65 Höör 6 3 0 3 158 150 +8 6 25–27 30–19 — 28–27
4 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 6 0 1 5 146 170 −24 1 21–21 22–25 19–31 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 13 February at 11:00 hrs. The draw had determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings.[3]

Quarterfinals

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2

France Brest Bretagne Handball
Norway Larvik HK
Russia Lada
Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi

Denmark Viborg HK
Norway Vipers Kristiansand
Romania HC Zalău
Romania SCM Craiova

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 3 March, while the second leg followed one week later.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SCM Craiova Romania 49–48 Russia Lada 23–25 26–23
Vipers Kristiansand Norway 55–51 France Brest Bretagne Handball 26–17 29–34
Viborg HK Denmark 55–47 Norway Larvik HK 28–21 27–26
HC Zalău Romania 53–55 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi 29–28 24–27

Matches

3 March 2018
17:00 (UTC+2) 		SCM Craiova Romania 23–25 Lada Russia Polyvalent Hall, Craiova
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
Florianu 8 (9–15) Dmitrieva 8
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10 March 2018
16:00 (UTC+4) 		Lada Russia 23–26 Romania SCM Craiova Olymp Sportkomplex, Togliatti
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Dmitrieva, Novoselova 4 (8–14) Ardean-Elisei 9
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SCM Craiova won 49–48 on aggregate.

3 March 2018
17:00 (UTC+2) 		HC Zalău Romania 29–28 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi Gheorge Tadici Sports Hall, Zalău
Attendance: 915
Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
Rob 9 (12–15) Marić, Uskova 6
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11 March 2018
17:00 (UTC+3) 		Kastamonu Belediyesi Turkey 27–24 Romania HC Zalău Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins (POR)
İskenderoğlu 7 (16–11) Rob, Tămaș 5
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Kastamonu Belediyesi won 55–53 on aggregate.

3 March 2018
17:00 (UTC+1) 		Vipers Kristiansand Norway 26–17 France Brest Bretagne Handball Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand
Attendance: 1,134
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Lunde-Borgersen 8 (12–10) Pineau 5
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10 March 2018
20:30 (UTC+1) 		Brest Bretagne Handball France 34–29 Norway Vipers Kristiansand Brest Arena, Brest
Attendance: 3,348
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Pineau 7 (18–17) Sulland 10
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Vipers Kristiansand won 55–51 on aggregate.

3 March 2018
17:00 (UTC+1) 		Viborg HK Denmark 28–21 Norway Larvik HK Vibocold Arena, Viborg
Attendance: 1,564
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Nørgaard 9 (9–8) Breistøl 6
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10 March 2018
17:00 (UTC+1) 		Larvik HK Norway 26–27 Denmark Viborg HK Boligmappa Arena, Larvik
Attendance: 652
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Breistøl 8 (13–15) Nørgaard 7
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Viborg HK won 55–47 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The semi-finals were played in the first half of April.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kastamonu Belediyesi Turkey 40–41 Romania SCM Craiova 22–23 18–18
Viborg HK Denmark 57–60 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 34–31 23–29

Matches

7 April 2018
17:00 		Kastamonu Belediyesi Turkey 22–23 Romania SCM Craiova Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Uskova 8 (15–11) Țicu 7
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14 April 2018
18:00 		SCM Craiova Romania 18–18 Turkey Kastamonu Belediyesi Polyvalent Hall, Craiova
Attendance: 4,215
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
Țicu 6 (9−8) Uskova, Marić 5
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SCM Craiova won 41–40 on aggregate.

7 April 2018
16:00 		Viborg HK Denmark 34–31 Norway Vipers Kristiansand Vibocold Arena, Viborg
Attendance: 2,020
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Jørgensen 11 (18–16) Sulland 6
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14 April 2018
16:00 		Vipers Kristiansand Norway 29–23 Denmark Viborg HK Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand
Attendance: 2,012
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Brattset 9 (15–14) Jørgensen 8
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Vipers Kristiansand won 60–57 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vipers Kristiansand Norway 51–52 Romania SCM Craiova 26–22 25–30

Matches

5 May 2018
17:00 		Vipers Kristiansand Norway 26–22 Romania SCM Craiova Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
Kristiansen 9 (12–10) Florianu 9
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11 May 2018
18:30 		SCM Craiova Romania 30–25 Norway Vipers Kristiansand Polyvalent Hall, Craiova
Attendance: 4,215
Referees: Marić, Masić (SRB)
Țicu 11 (19–12) Sulland 10
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SCM Craiova won 52–51 on aggregate.[5]

Top goalscorers

As of 11 May 2018
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Linn Jørum Sulland Norway Vipers Kristiansand 78
2 Romania Cristina Florianu Romania SCM Craiova 69
3 Denmark Ann Grete Nørgaard Østerballe Denmark Viborg HK 65

See also

References

  1. ^ "2017/2018 Women's EHF Cup – Seeding list" (PDF). European Handball Federation. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Four pots for the group phase draw ready". European Handball Federation. 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Quarter-final and Semi-final pairings to be decided in Vienna". European Handball Federation. 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Old rivalry renewed in the EHF Cup Quarter-final". European Handball Federation. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Inspired Craiova win Women'S EHF CUP in a thriller". European Handball Federation. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.