2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

Women's EHF Challenge Cup
2019–20
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates9 November 2019–10 May 2020
Teams27
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
Championscancelled
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Spain Ona Vegué
(30 goals)

The 2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup is the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 9 November 2019.[1] On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Overview

Team allocation

There will be no matches in Round 1 and 2 and 22 teams will start in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10–11 November and second leg for 17–18 November 2019, while 5 teams were directly seeded for the Last 16 round. The European Handball Federation rearranged the Last 16 phase of the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 after the Turkish club Ardeşen GSK withdrew from the competition. In order to harmonize the competition after the withdrawal of Ardeşen GSK, the EHF decided to award Aula Alimentos de Valladolid, as the best seeded team in the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 a place directly in the Quarterfinals.[3]

Quarterfinals
Spain Aula Alimentos de Valladolid
Last 16
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Netherlands JuRo Unirek VZV Serbia HC Naisa Niš
Round 3
Portugal AC Alavarium/Love Tiles Switzerland DHB Rotweiss Thun Czech Republic DHC Sokol Poruba North Macedonia ŽRK Pelister
Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion Belarus HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk Lithuania ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas Bosnia and Herzegovina WHC Hadžići DG
Austria HIB Handball Graz Greece O.F.N. Ionias Italy SSV Brixen Südtirol Montenegro ORK Rudar
Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Serbia ŽRK Zaječar 1949
Portugal SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽRK Krivaja Greece A.C. Veria 2017 Italy Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara
Spain KH-7 BM Granollers Portugal CS Madeira

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[4][5] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 3 16 July 2019 9-10 November 2019 16-17 November 2019
Last 16 19 November 2019 1-2 February 2020 8-9 February 2020
Quarter-final 11 February 2020 29 February-1 March 2020 7-8 March 2020
Semi-finals 4-5 April 2020 11-12 April 2020
Final 14 April 2020 2-3 May 2020 9-10 May 2020

Qualification stage

Round 3

There were 22 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots are composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 8–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.[7] Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
O.F.N. Ionias Greece 37–43 1 Portugal SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros 19–28 18–15
ORK Rudar Montenegro 37–50 Lithuania ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas 19–26 18–24
WHC Hadžići DG Bosnia and Herzegovina 51–65 2 Portugal CS Madeira 23–37 28–28
KH-7 BM Granollers Spain 67–61 Belarus HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk 34–29 33–32
A.C. Veria 2017 Greece 50–53 3 Austria HIB Handball Graz 23–27 27–26
DHC Sokol Poruba Czech Republic 52–51 Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 34–25 18–26
ŽRK Bjelovar Croatia 60–51 4 Portugal AC Alavarium/Love Tiles 28–23 32–28
DHB Rotweiss Thun Switzerland 34–47 Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés 17–25 17–22
SSV Brixen Südtirol Italy 57–40 Italy Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara 31–18 26–22
ŽRK Krivaja Bosnia and Herzegovina 47–52 5 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion 25–21 22–31
ŽRK Zaječar 1949 Serbia 94–43 6 North Macedonia ŽRK Pelister 50–20 44–23
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros.
2 Both legs were hosted by CS Madeira.
3 Both legs were hosted by HIB Handball Graz.
4 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar.
5 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Krivaja.
6 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Zaječar 1949.

Last 16

The European Handball Federation has decided 5 teams to proceed directly seeded for the Last 16 round. The European Handball Federation rearranged the Last 16 phase of the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 after the Turkish club Ardeşen GSK withdrew from the competition. In order to harmonize the competition after the withdrawal of Ardeşen GSK, the EHF decided to award Aula Alimentos de Valladolid, as the best seeded team in the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 a place directly in the Quarterfinals. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[9]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 19 November 2019.[10]

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs was played on 1–2 February and the second legs were played on 8–9 February 2020.[11] Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros Portugal 37–60 1 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 21–33 16–27
CS Madeira Portugal 61–33 2 Serbia ŽRK Zaječar 1949 37–19 25–14
Mecalia Atlético Guardés Spain 64–57 3 Lithuania ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas 30–23 34–34
DHC Sokol Poruba Czech Republic 42–72 Spain KH-7 BM Granollers 19–32 23–40
HIB Handball Graz Austria 38–60 Serbia HC Naisa Niš 14–30 24–30
JuRo Unirek VZV Netherlands 55–44 Italy SSV Brixen Südtirol 29–24 26–20
ŽRK Bjelovar Croatia 56–46 4 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion 23–25 33–21
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by RK Lokomotiva Zagreb.
2 Both legs were hosted by CS Madeira.
3 Both legs were hosted by Mecalia Atlético Guardés.
4 Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

Matches

1 February 2020
18:00 		SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros Portugal 21–33 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Dom sportova 2, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Ferreira 6 (8–13) Posavec 8
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2 February 2020
18:00 		RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia 27–16 Portugal SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros Dom sportova 2, Zagreb
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Posavec 6 (9–5) Fernandes 5
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RK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 60–37 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
18:00 		CS Madeira Portugal 37–19 Serbia ŽRK Zaječar 1949 Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 600
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Gouveia 10 (18–9) Belić 8
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2 February 2020
18:00 		ŽRK Zaječar 1949 Serbia 14–25 Portugal CS Madeira Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 400
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Milošević 6 (7–14) Freitas 6
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CS Madeira won 61–33 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
19:00 		Mecalia Atlético Guardés Spain 30–23 Lithuania ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas A Sangriña, Pontevedra
Attendance: 400
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Santiago 6 (14–13) Kniubaite 9
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2 February 2020
19:00 		ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania 34–34 Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés A Sangriña, Pontevedra
Attendance: 400
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Kniubaite 12 (15–16) Campos 8
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Mecalia Atlético Guardés won 64–57 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
18:00 		DHC Sokol Poruba Czech Republic 19–32 Spain KH-7 BM Granollers Sportovní hala Ostrava, Moravská Ostrava
Attendance: 550
Referees: Kulović, Škaljić (BIH)
Polášková 8 (14–17) González 7
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9 February 2020
19:30 		KH-7 BM Granollers Spain 40–23 Czech Republic DHC Sokol Poruba Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Schols (NED), Martens (BEL)
Vegué 8 (16–10) Polášková 6
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KH-7 BM Granollers won 72–42 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
18:30 		HIB Handball Graz Austria 14–30 Serbia HC Naisa Niš ASVÖ Multisportive Hall, Graz
Attendance: 121
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Albek 9 (7–17) Filipović 7
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8 February 2020
18:30 		HC Naisa Niš Serbia 30–24 Austria HIB Handball Graz Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
Terzić 8 (14–12) Albek 9
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HC Naisa Niš won 60–38 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
20:00 		JuRo Unirek VZV Netherlands 29–24 Italy SSV Brixen Südtirol Sportcentrum VZV-Sporthal t Zijveld, CG 't Veld
Attendance: 750
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Jimmink, Staal 5 (15–14) Tasić 6
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8 February 2020
19:00 		SSV Brixen Südtirol Italy 20–26 Netherlands JuRo Unirek VZV Sporthalle Sportzone Süd, Brixen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Abfalterer 4 (7-9) Jimmink 7
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JuRo Unirek VZV won 55–44 on aggregate.

31 January 2020
16:00 		ŽRK Bjelovar Croatia 23–25 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 250
Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS)
Mamić 7 (12–12) Levi 6
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1 February 2020
16:00 		Maccabi Rishon LeZionIsrael 21–33 Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 200
Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS)
Bertaut 6 (9–19) Mamić 13
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ŽRK Bjelovar won 56–46 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

For the quarter-finals, there was no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There was also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.[12]

Qualified teams

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings.[13] Teams listed first will play the first leg at home.

The first legs were played on 29 February–1 March and the second legs were played on 7–8 March 2020.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid Spain 49–45 Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés 26–22 23–23
CS Madeira Portugal 40–60 1 Serbia HC Naisa Niš 19–33 21–27
JuRo Unirek VZV Netherlands 56–61 Spain KH-7 BM Granollers 26–25 30–36
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia 58–44 Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar 30–23 28–21
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by CS Madeira.

Matches

1 March 2020
12:00 		Aula Alimentos de Valladolid Spain 26–22 Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés Polideportivo Huerta del Rey, Valladolid
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
three players 4 (11–10) Buforn 6
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8 March 2020
19:00 		Mecalia Atlético Guardés Spain 23–23 Spain Aula Alimentos de Valladolid A Sangriña, Pontevedra
Attendance: 550
Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI)
Campos 7 (10–8) Álvarez 8
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Aula Alimentos de Valladolid won 49–45 on aggregate.

7 March 2020
18:00 		CS Madeira Portugal 19–33 Serbia HC Naisa Niš Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 500
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Freitas 6 (7–14) Milojević 8
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8 March 2020
18:00 		HC Naisa Niš Serbia 27–21 Portugal CS Madeira Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 400
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Terzić 6 (14–13) Leça 6
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HC Naisa Niš won 60–40 on aggregate.

29 February 2020
20:00 		JuRo Unirek VZV Netherlands 26–25 Spain KH-7 BM Granollers Sportcentrum VZV-Sporthal t Zijveld, CG 't Veld
Attendance: 750
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Kolken 8 (12–16) Vegué 7
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8 March 2020
12:30 		KH-7 BM Granollers Spain 36–30 Netherlands JuRo Unirek VZV Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Nygaard, Pedersen (DEN)
Vegué 9 (18–14) Trabelsi 7
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KH-7 BM Granollers won 61–56 on aggregate.

29 February 2020
18:30 		RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia 30–23 Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar Športska dvorana Trešnjevka, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Prkačin 8 (17–12) Borković 6
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7 March 2020
19:00 		ŽRK Bjelovar Croatia 21–28 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Dvorana Europskih Prvaka, Bjelovar
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR)
Borković 7 (9–15) Posavec 7
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RK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 58–44 on aggregate.

Final four

The first legs were scheduled to 4–5 April and the second legs were scheduled to 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[14] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's Challenge Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days.[6] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia Cancelled Serbia HC Naisa Niš
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid Spain Cancelled Spain KH-7 BM Granollers

Third place game

LSF1 Cancelled LSF2

Final

WSF1 Cancelled WSF2

Top goalscorers

As of 8 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Spain Ona Vegué Spain KH-7 BM Granollers 30
2 Croatia Stela Posavec Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 28
3 Spain Carmen Campos Spain Mecalia Atlético Guardés 24

See also

References

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