Women's EHF Cup

2018–19
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	8 September 2018–12 May 2019
Teams	48+6 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage)
Website	eurohandball.com
Final positions
Champions	Siófok KC
Runner-up	Team Esbjerg
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Andrea Kobetić (75 goals)
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The 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup was the 38th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2018.

Siófok KC defeated Team Esbjerg 47–42 in the final.

Group stage
Larvik HK	IK Sävehof	Podravka Koprivnica	SG BBM Bietigheim
Round 3
DHK Baník Most	Team Esbjerg	MKS Lublin	SCM Craiova
Érd HC	HC Lada	BM Bera Bera	ŽORK Jagodina
Round 2
Hypo Niederösterreich	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	HC Astrakhanochka
Buxtehuder SV	Dunaújvárosi KKA	Besançon Feminin	Jomi Salerno
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	CS Măgura Cisnădie	Kuban Krasnodar	Muratpaşa BSK
Siófok KC	Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball	Byåsen Handball Elite
Borussia Dortmund Handball	HC Zalău	Storhamar HE
Round 1
Viborg HK	Zvezda Zvenigorod	TuS Metzingen	GVM Europe-Vác
Issy Paris Hand	Fredrikstad BK	DHC Slavia Prague	Kastamonu Belediyesi
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin	H 65 Höör	SPONO Eagles	Mecalia Atlético Guardés
HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk	VOC Amsterdam	IUVENTA Michalovce	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
HC Galychanka	HC Azersu	ŽRK Metalurg	KHF Shqiponja
Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan	HŽRK Grude	Youth Union Athienou	Handball Käerjeng
UHC Stockerau	LC Brühl Handball	Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen	LK Zug

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).^[1]

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualification	First qualifying round	17 July 2018	8–9 September 2018	14–15 September 2018
	Second qualifying round		13–14 October 2018	20–21 October 2018
	Third qualifying round	23 October 2018	10–11 November 2018	17–18 November 2018
Group stage	Matchday 1	22 November 2018	5–6 January 2019
	Matchday 2		12–13 January 2019
	Matchday 3		19–20 January 2019
	Matchday 4		26–27 January 2019
	Matchday 5		2–3 February 2019
	Matchday 6		9–10 February 2019
Knockout phase	Quarter-finals	12 February 2019	2–3 March 2019	9–10 March 2019
	Semi finals		6–7 April 2019	13–14 April 2019
	Final	16 April 2019	4–5 May 2019	11–12 May 2019

There were 28 teams participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1	Pot 2
Viborg HK Zvezda Zvenigorod TuS Metzingen GVM Europe-Vác Issy Paris Hand Fredrikstad BK DHC Slavia Prague Kastamonu Belediyesi Metraco Zagłębie Lubin H 65 Höör SPONO Eagles Mecalia Atlético Guardés HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk VOC Amsterdam	IUVENTA Michalovce RK Lokomotiva Zagreb HC Galychanka HC Azersu ŽRK Metalurg KHF Shqiponja Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan HŽRK Grude Youth Union Athienou Handball Käerjeng UHC Stockerau LC Brühl Handball Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen LK Zug

The first legs were played on 8–9 and the second legs were played on 15–16 September 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.^[2]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin	57–47 1	HC Azersu	27–21	30–26
ŽRK Metalurg	26–64 2	Issy Paris Hand	15–31	11–33
Zvezda Zvenigorod	58–47	LK Zug	30–24	28–23
VOC Amsterdam	50–67 3	IUVENTA Michalovce	24–37	26–30
Viborg HK	66–44 4	HC Galychanka	33–22	33–22
HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk	62–33 5	Handball Käerjeng	33–17	29–16
HŽRK Grude	41–90 6	TuS Metzingen	24–43	17–47
SPONO Eagles	71–28 7	KHF Shqiponja	35–14	36–14
Mecalia Atlético Guardés	83–21 8	Youth Union Athienou	42–9	41–12
Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen	43–54 9	Fredrikstad BK	27–28	16–26
H 65 Höör	45–37	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	22–18	23–19
DHC Slavia Prague	56–53 12	UHC Stockerau	32–23	24–30
LC Brühl Handball	46–58 10	Kastamonu Belediyesi	19–31	27–27
GVM Europe-Vác	84–54 11	Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan	39–27	45–27

Notes

There were 32 teams participating in round 2. 14 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs was played on 13–14 October and the second legs was played on 20–21 October 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.^[3]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
GVM Europe-Vác	48–67	Siófok KC	22–35	26–32
IUVENTA Michalovce	48–59	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	26–29	22–29
DHC Slavia Prague	45–57 1	CS Măgura Cisnădie	25–28	20–29
Kuban Krasnodar	54–42 2	HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk	29–22	25–20
Jomi Salerno	47–67	Zvezda Zvenigorod	22–32	25–35
H 65 Höör	62–51	Muratpaşa BSK	31–25	31–26
Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball	49–49 (a)	Paris 92	31–26	18–23
SPONO Eagles	35–78	Dunaújvárosi KKA	21–35	14–43
HC Astrakhanochka	53–64	TuS Metzingen	27–28	26–38
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	55–47	Kastamonu Belediyesi	35–26	20–21
Viborg HK	59–49	Buxtehuder SV	27–24	32–25
Herning-Ikast Håndbold	52–45	Metraco Zagłębie Lubin	31–19	21–26
Besançon Feminin	53–49	Fredrikstad BK	31–23	22–26
Hypo Niederösterreich	44–48	Metraco Atlético Guardés	22–20	22–28
Storhamar HE	51–34	Byåsen Handball Elite	29–20	22–14
HC Zalău	45–49	Borussia Dortmund Handball	25–25	20–24

Notes

A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which will held on Tuesday, 23 October 2018.^[4]

The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: ^[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2
DHK Baník Most Herning-Ikast Håndbold Team Esbjerg Mecalia Atlético Guardés BM Bera Bera Érd HC MKS Lublin SCM Craiova HC Lada Zvezda Zvenigorod ŽORK Jagodina H 65 Höör	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Viborg HK Besançon Feminin Paris 92 Borussia Dortmund Handball TuS Metzingen Dunaújvárosi KKA Siófok KC Storhamar HE SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea CS Măgura Cisnădie Kuban Krasnodar

The first legs were played on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Viborg HK	57–27	ŽORK Jagodina	31–16	26–11
Kuban Krasnodar	59–58	Mecalia Atlético Guardés	26–27	33–31
Team Esbjerg	60–53	Paris 92	29–28	31–25
HC Lada	56–63	Siófok KC	30–26	26–37
DHK Baník Most	43–63	TuS Metzingen	19–28	24–35
Borussia Dortmund Handball	35–38	SCM Craiova	17–19	18–19
MKS Lublin	50–53	Besançon Feminin	22–22	28–31
Herning-Ikast Håndbold	43–35	SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	22–16	21–19
Érd HC	56–60	Storhamar HE	29–28	27–32
Dunaújvárosi KKA	41–48	BM Bera Bera	18–26	23–22
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	54–47	H 65 Höör	27–24	27–23
Zvezda Zvenigorod	47–50	CS Măgura Cisnădie	29–24	18–26

The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 22 November 2018. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows: Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots. During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ESB	STO	BIE	MAG
1	Team Esbjerg	6	5	1	0	186	139	+47	11	Knockout stage		—	25–20	28–27	41–18
2	Storhamar HE	6	3	1	2	156	150	+6	7			28–28	—	29–28	28–23
3	SG BBM Bietigheim	6	3	0	3	173	151	+22	6			27–32	28–25	—	29–17
4	CS Măgura Cisnădie	6	0	0	6	115	190	−75	0			19–32	18–26	20–34	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SIO	HER	TUS	SAV
1	Siófok KC	6	6	0	0	188	149	+39	12	Knockout stage		—	25–21	32–25	34–21
2	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	6	4	0	2	164	157	+7	8			22–34	—	31–28	29–22
3	TuS Metzingen	6	2	0	4	172	173	−1	4			26–33	25–28	—	29–22
4	IK Sävehof	6	0	0	6	139	184	−45	0			24−30	23–33	27–29	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VIB	KUB	BES	LAR
1	Viborg HK	6	6	0	0	178	155	+23	12	Knockout stage		—	26–25	35–26	26–23
2	Kuban Krasnodar	6	2	1	3	161	158	+3	5			27–31	—	28–29	32–26
3	Besançon Feminin	6	2	0	4	162	172	−10	4			26–29	23–26	—	32–25
4	Larvik HK	6	1	1	4	152	170	−18	3			28–31	23–23	29–26	—

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POD	NYK	CRA	BER
1	Podravka Koprivnica	6	4	0	2	160	154	+6	8	Knockout stage		—	25–28	23–18	32–29
2	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	6	3	1	2	151	145	+6	7			24–28	—	20–20	31–26
3	SCM Craiova	6	2	1	3	126	136	−10	5			23–26	18–12	—	26–23
4	BM Bera Bera	6	2	0	4	170	172	−2	4			32–26	28–36	32–21	—

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 12 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. The country protection rule was not applied in the draw, which means the four Danish teams can face their domestic rivals in the quarter-finals. However, teams from the same group could not meet in the next stage.^[6][7]

Pot 1	Pot 2
Team Esbjerg Viborg HK Podravka Koprivnica Siófok KC	Herning-Ikast Håndbold Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Storhamar HE Kuban Krasnodar

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 2–3 March 2019, while the second leg followed one week later.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Storhamar HE	55–63	Siófok KC	24–31	31–32
Herning-Ikast Håndbold	52–50	Podravka Koprivnica	34–26	18–24
Kuban Krasnodar	55–74	Team Esbjerg	24–37	31–37
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	39–52	Viborg HK	20–28	19–24

3 March 2019 16:30	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	20–28	Viborg HK	Næstved Arena, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 2,325 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Housheer 6	(11–16)	Nørgaard 9
	3× 6×	Report	1× 3×

9 March 2019 14:00	Viborg HK	24–19	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	Vibocold Arena Viborg, Viborg Attendance: 1,501 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
	three players four	(13–9)	Kristiansen 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Viborg HK won 52–39 on aggregate

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1 March 2019 19:00	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	34–26	Podravka Koprivnica	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Friis 10	(17–12)	Ikhneva 7
	2× 1×	Report	3× 2×

10 March 2019 17:00	Podravka Koprivnica	24–18	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Chigirinova 7	(12–6)	Friis 5
	2× 2×	Report	2× 5×

Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 52–50 on aggregate

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3 March 2019 16:00	Kuban Krasnodar	24–37	Team Esbjerg	Olympus Arena, Krasnodar Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
	Golub 7	(15–14)	Ingstad, Polman 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 3×

10 March 2019 13:00	Team Esbjerg	37–31	Kuban Krasnodar	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,348 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Breistøl, Liščević 7	(21–20)	Dudina 9
	2× 4×	Report	2× 5×

Team Esbjerg won 74–55 on aggregate

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3 March 2019 18:00	Storhamar HE	24–31	Siófok KC	Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,151 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
	Riegelhuth	(12–13)	Kobetić
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

10 March 2019 17:00	Siófok KC	32–31	Storhamar HE	Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Minko 8	(23–15)	Folkvord 8
	3×	Report	3× 2×

Siófok KC won 63–55 on aggregate

The semi-finals first legs were played on 6–7 April 2019, while the second leg was scheduled for 13–14 April 2019.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Siófok KC	53–51	Viborg HK	28–24	25–27
Herning-Ikast Håndbold	36–53	Team Esbjerg	20–23	16–30

6 April 2019 17:00	Siófok KC	28–24	Viborg HK	Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Kobetić 7	(15–13)	Högdahl 6
	4× 2×	Report	3× 6×

14 April 2019 14:00	Viborg HK	27–25	Siófok KC	Vibocold Arena Viborg, Viborg Attendance: 1,431 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Nørgaard 5	(12–11)	Kobetić 8
	2× 2×	Report	3× 2×

Siófok KC won 53–51 on aggregate

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6 April 2019 17:00	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	20–23	Team Esbjerg	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 986 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
	Fauske 4	(10–12)	Polman 8
	3× 5×	Report	2× 3×

14 April 2019 13:00	Team Esbjerg	30–16	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,530 Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR)
	Liščević 8	(20–8)	Fauske 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Team Esbjerg won 53–36 on aggregate

The first leg was played on 4–5 May and the second legs was played on 11–12 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 16 April in Vienna.^[8]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Team Esbjerg	42–47	Siófok KC	21–21	21–26

5 May 2019 15:00	Team Esbjerg	21–21	Siófok KC	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,556 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Solberg 6	(12–10)	Kobetić 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

11 May 2019 20:30	Siófok KC	26–21	Team Esbjerg	Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
	Minko 7	(14–10)	Liščević, Polman 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

Siófok KC won 47–42 on aggregate

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[9]
1	Andrea Kobetić	Siófok KC	75
2	Helene Gigstad Fauske	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	70
3	Estelle Nze Minko	Siófok KC	65
4	Estavana Polman	Team Esbjerg	61
5	Betina Riegelhuth	Storhamar HE	55
6	Kristina Liščević	Team Esbjerg	54
	Ann Grete Nørgaard	Viborg HK
8	Diana Golub	HC Kuban Krasnodar	50
9	Mireya González	Siófok KC	48
10	Simone Böhme	Siófok KC	45

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