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2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

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Women's EHF Challenge Cup
2018–19
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates10 November 2018–12 May 2019
Teams31
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Runner-upPoland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Top scorer(s)Agata Cebula
Haridian Rodríguez
(42 goals)

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 10 November 2018.

Overview

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Team allocation

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There were no matches in Round 1 and 2 and all 30 teams started in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10/11 November and second leg for 17/18 November.

Last 16
Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Round 3
Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Croatia ŽRK Koka Turkey Polatli Belediyespor Netherlands Dames 1 V&L
Sweden Kristianstad Handboll North Macedonia ŽRK Pelister Switzerland DHB Rotweiss Thun Portugal AC Alavarium
Serbia HC Naisa Niš Azerbaijan Azeryol Baku Kosovo KHF Istogu Slovenia ŽRK Z'dežele Celje
Iceland Valur Lithuania MRK Žalgiris Kaunas Israel Holon HC Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići
Finland HIFK Handboll Belgium Fémina Visé Italy Cassano Magnago HC Belarus HC Gomel
Cyprus AC Latsia Nicosia Malta La Salle HC Spain Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar
Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Netherlands Quintus Sweden Boden Handboll IF North Macedonia ŽRK Kumanovo
Portugal Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Round and draw dates

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All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 3 17 July 2018 10-11 November 2018 17-18 November 2018
Last 16 20 November 2018 2-3 February 2019 9-10 February 2019
Quarter-final 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

Qualification stage

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Round 3

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There were 30 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were playeded on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DHB Rotweiss Thun Switzerland 50–53 Spain Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 28–28 22–25
MRK Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania 57–65 Belarus HC Gomel 31–35 26–30
La Salle HC Malta 44–57 North Macedonia ŽRK Pelister 24–30 20–27
AC Latsia Nicosia Cyprus 38–67 1 Croatia ŽRK Koka 18–32 20–35
Polatli Belediyespor Turkey 53–60 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion 26–24 27–36
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 54–43 2 Finland HIFK Handboll 33–22 21–21
Quintus Netherlands 45–40 3 Iceland Valur 24–20 21–20
KHF Istogu Kosovo 49–45 4 Italy Cassano Magnago HC 26–24 23–21
ŽRK Bjelovar Croatia 45–49 5 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll 23–22 22–27
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Turkey 60–54 6 Azerbaijan Azeryol HC 29–30 31–24
ŽRK Kumanovo North Macedonia 36–70 7 Netherlands Dames 1 V&L 15–39 21–31
ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići Bosnia and Herzegovina 37–62 8 Portugal AC Alavarium 17–35 20–27
ŽRK Z'dežele Celje Slovenia 55–66 9 Sweden Boden Handboll IF 27–27 28–39
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB Portugal 40–58 10 Serbia HC Naisa Niš 17–28 23–30
Holon HC Israel 45–52 11 Belgium Fémina Visé 23–26 22–26
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Koka.
2 Both legs were hosted by Pogoń Baltica Szczecin.
3 Both legs were hosted by Quintus.
4 Both legs were hosted by KHF Istogu.
5 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar.
6 Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK.
7 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo.
8 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.
9 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.
10 Both legs were hosted by Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB.
11 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Last 16

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The European Handball Federation has decided the last season’s runners-up and the 2016 winners Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE will be the only team, who are directly seeded for the Last 16 round.[2]

Seeding pots

There are 16 teams participating in Last 16 round. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 22 November 2019. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 2-3 February and the second legs were played on 9-10 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel 55–56 1 Sweden Boden Handboll IF 26–26 29–30
AC Alavarium Portugal 51–73 2 Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 26–41 25–32
HC Gomel Belarus 62–41 3 Croatia ŽRK Koka 30–18 32–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Spain 61–22 4 Kosovo KHF Istogu 40–9 21–13
Dames 1 V&L Netherlands 41–50 Netherlands Quintus 22–27 19–23
ŽRK Pelister North Macedonia 50–67 5 Serbia HC Naisa Niš 26–33 24–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 57–45 Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 33–23 24–22
Fémina Visé Belgium 31–52 6 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll 17–27 14–25
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
2 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.
3 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel.
4 Both legs were hosted by Rincón Fertilidad Málaga.
5 Both legs were hosted by HC Naisa Niš.
6 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Matches

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1 February 2019
16:00 		Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel 26–26 Sweden Boden Handboll IF Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 350
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Anastacio 11 (16–16) Ölén 7
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2 February 2019
16:00 		Boden Handboll IF Sweden 30–29 Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 1,140
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Nordmark 9 (12–14) Anastacio 11
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Boden Handboll IF won 56–55 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
19:30 		AC Alavarium Portugal 26–41 Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro
Attendance: 350
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Silva 7 (16–23) Cebula 10
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3 February 2019
19:30 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 32–25 Portugal AC Alavarium Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro
Attendance: 300
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Wołoszyk 7 (14–11) Silva 10
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Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 73–51 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
15:00 		HC Gomel Belarus 30–18 Croatia ŽRK Koka Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 600
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Golubeva 10 (15–9) Curic 5
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3 February 2019
15:00 		ŽRK Koka Croatia 23–32 Belarus HC Gomel Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 350
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Curic 7 (12–16) Tryzno 7
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HC Gomel won 62–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
18:30 		Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Spain 40–9 Kosovo KHF Istogu Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 700
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
S.López 7 (17–4) Kameri 4
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3 February 2019
11:00 		KHF Istogu Kosovo 13–21 Spain Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 250
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Kameri 8 (6–11) Gandulfo 6
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Rincón Fertilidad Málaga won 61–22 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
19:30 		Dames 1 V&L Netherlands 22–27 Netherlands Quintus Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Peeters 6 (13–13) A.Zwinkels, L.Zwinkels 7
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9 February 2019
20:15 		Quintus Netherlands 23–19 Netherlands Dames 1 V&L Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 450
Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
Devilee-Grift 5 (11–5) Janssen 7
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Quintus won 50–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
20:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 33–23 Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 498
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Lusson 7 (17–15) Türkoglu 7
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10 February 2019
14:00 		Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Turkey 22–24 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 300
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Sinitsyna 6 (10–10) Falcón 9
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Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 57–45 on aggregate.

9 February 2019
18:30 		ŽRK Pelister North Macedonia 26–33 Serbia HC Naisa Niš Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 700
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Chokeli, Jankulovska 6 (12–13) Filipović, Pejović 8
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10 February 2019
18:30 		HC Naisa Niš Serbia 34–24 North Macedonia ŽRK Pelister Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 800
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Radović, Tanasković 5 (17–12) Milosavljević 6
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HC Naisa Niš won 67–50 on aggregate.

9 February 2019
16:00 		Fémina Visé Belgium 17–27 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Leonaers 7 (9–9) Carlström 9
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10 February 2019
13:00 		Kristianstad Handboll Sweden 25–14 Belgium Fémina Visé Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Månsson 5 (17–6) Leonaers 4
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Kristianstad Handboll won 52–31 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

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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. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there will be no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.[5][6]

The first legs were played on 2–3 March and the second legs were played on 9–10 March 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Naisa Niš Serbia 52–58 1 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll 25–35 27–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Spain 57–63 Netherlands Quintus 26–29 31–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 45–44 Belarus HC Gomel 24–18 21–26
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 55–49 2 Sweden Boden Handboll IF 28–22 27–27
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Kristianstad Handboll.
2 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.

Matches

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2 March 2019
13:30 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 28–22 Sweden Boden Handboll IF Boden Arena, Boden
Attendance: 287
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Płomińska 7 (14–13) Nordmark 5
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3 March 2019
15:00 		Boden Handboll IF Sweden 27–27 Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Boden Arena, Boden
Attendance: 246
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Masna 7 (13–13) Cebula 7
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Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 55–49 on aggregate.

2 March 2019
20:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 24–18 Belarus HC Gomel Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 520
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Lusson 5 (12–10) Golubeva 6
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9 March 2019
18:00 		HC Gomel Belarus 26–21 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 850
Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
Golubeva 8 (11–12) H. Rodríguez, S. Rodríguez 5
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FT: 24–18 Pen: 2–3

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 45–44 on aggregate.

2 March 2019
18:00 		Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Spain 26–29 Netherlands Quintus Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 750
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
S. López 13 (16–14) Van Steekelenburg 9
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10 March 2019
16:00 		Quintus Netherlands 34–31 Spain Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 800
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
L. Zwinkels 9 (16–14) S. López 8
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Quintus won 63–57 on aggregate.

9 March 2019
16:00 		HC Naisa Niš Serbia 25–35 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 148
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Pejović 12 (15–14) Carlström 11
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10 March 2019
15:00 		Kristianstad Handboll Sweden 23–27 Serbia HC Naisa Niš Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 162
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Birberg, Carlström 4 (13–11) Pejović 6
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Kristianstad Handboll won 58–52 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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The first legs were played on 6–7 April and the second legs were played on 13–14 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Quintus Netherlands 43–57 Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 21–25 22–32
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 53–37 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll 22–17 31–20

Matches

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7 April 2019
16:00 		Quintus Netherlands 21–25 Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 830
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Hage 10 (12–13) Kochaniak 5
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13 April 2019
17:00 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 32–22 Netherlands Quintus Hala Miejska, Szczecin
Attendance: 600
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Płomińska 6 (14–13) Hage 8
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Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 57–43 on aggregate.

7 April 2019
13:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 22–17 Sweden Kristianstad Handboll Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 600
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
H. Rodríguez 6 (11–10) Carlström 5
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13 April 2019
16:00 		Kristianstad Handboll Sweden 20–31 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 154
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Carlström 6 (11–17) H. Rodríguez 10
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Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–37 on aggregate.

Final

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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 2019 in Vienna.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 47–53 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 23–30 24–23

Matches

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5 May 2019
18:00 		Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Poland 23–30 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Azoty Arena, Szczecin
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
four players four (12–17) Lusson, H. Rodríguez 7
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12 May 2019
13:00 		Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Spain 23–24 Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Pabellón Insular Rita Hernandez, Telde
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Falcón 6 (15–12) Cebula, Zawistowska 5
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Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–47 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Poland Agata Cebula Poland Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 42
Spain Haridian Rodríguez Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
3 Sweden Sara Carlström Sweden Kristianstad Handboll 39

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF Womens Challenge Cup round 3".
  2. ^ "Rocasa start in the Last 16". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "16 teams await Women's Challenge Cup draw". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Challenge Cup draw pits Gran Canaria against Ankara in Last 16". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Two draws in the Women's Challenge Cup set". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ "2016 winners face Gomel in the quarter-finals". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Two-leg finals throw off in Denmark and Poland". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ Goalscorers
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