2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League main round
The 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League main round began on 25 January and was concluded on 10 March 2019. A total of twelve teams competed for eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]
Qualified teams[edit]
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Metz Handball
|
 ŽRK Budućnost
|
 Odense Håndbold
|
| B |  Rostov-Don
|
København Håndbold
|
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
| C |  Győri Audi ETO KC
|
 RK Krim
|
 Thüringer HC
|
| D |  CSM București
|
 Vipers Kristiansand
|
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Format[edit]
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.
Tiebreakers[edit]
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 was 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.
Groups[edit]
The matchdays were 25–27 January, 1–3 February, 8–10 February, 22–24 February, 1–3 March, 8–10 March 2018.
Group 1[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metz Handball
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 299 | 242 | +57 | 15[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rostov-Don
|
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 241 | +20 | 15[a] | |
| 3 | ŽRK Budućnost
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 245 | 248 | −3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Odense Håndbold
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 246 | 267 | −21 | 8[b] | |
| 5 | København Håndbold
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 271 | 280 | −9 | 8[b] | |
| 6 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 253 | 297 | −44 | 3 |
| 26 January 2019 14:30 |
Odense Håndbold
|
28–24 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 1,737 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| Jørgensen 6 | (14–10) | Gros 7 | ||
2× 3×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 26 January 2019 17:30 |
Metz Handball
|
29–25 | Rostov-Don
|
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,352 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Zaadi 7 | (17–14) | Abbingh 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 27 January 2019 19:30 |
ŽRK Budućnost
|
29–27 | København Håndbold
|
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,001 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| Raičević 8 | (15–12) | Nielsen 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 2 February 2019 14:00 |
Rostov-Don
|
24–22 | ŽRK Budućnost
|
Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN) |
| Sen 8 | (13–11) | Raičević 7 | ||
2× 5× 1×
|
Report | 2× 11× 1×
|
| 2 February 2019 17:30 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
21–32 | Metz Handball
|
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,555 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| Pineau 7 | (9–16) | Zaadi 7 | ||
| 3× 4× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 4 February 2019 19:00 |
København Håndbold
|
24–24 | Odense Håndbold
|
Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,410 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| Dulfer 4 | (12–9) | Cohrt 7 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 10 February 2019 15:00 |
Metz Handball
|
36–24 | København Håndbold
|
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Zaadi 7 | (19–13) | Nielsen 5 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 10 February 2019 15:10 |
Odense Håndbold
|
26–30 | Rostov-Don
|
Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 2,236 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Tranborg 8 | (13–17) | Managarova 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 10 February 2019 19:00 |
ŽRK Budućnost
|
28–27 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Jauković 12 | (15–12) | Tissier 7 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 23 February 2019 13:30 |
København Håndbold
|
31–20 | ŽRK Budućnost
|
Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Merz, Schiha (GER) |
| Blohm 7 | (16–9) | K. Bulatović, Grbić 4 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 23 February 2019 14:30 |
Rostov-Don
|
18–26 | Metz Handball
|
Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Abbingh, Borshchenko 5 | (12–13) | Smits 6 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 24 February 2019 15:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
24–29 | Odense Håndbold
|
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,425 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| Gros 8 | (13–13) | Heindahl, Tranborg 6 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 2 March 2019 14:30 |
Odense Håndbold
|
25–23 | København Håndbold
|
Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 2,127 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| Østergaard 5 | (13–11) | Dulfer 6 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 3 March 2019 15:00 |
Metz Handball
|
39–26 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| Houette 10 | (17–13) | Gros, Toublanc 4 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 3 March 2019 19:00 |
ŽRK Budućnost
|
20–23 | Rostov-Don
|
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| K. Bulatović 7 | (9–11) | four players 3 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 4× 5×
|
| 9 March 2019 14:00 |
Rostov-Don
|
25–19 | Odense Håndbold
|
Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| Sen 6 | (14–10) | Bakkerud 9 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 10 March 2019 15:00 |
København Håndbold
|
36–33 | Metz Handball
|
Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,275 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| Nielsen 6 | (15–17) | Smits 8 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 10 March 2019 17:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
22–22 | ŽRK Budućnost
|
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,995 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| Gros 7 | (13–13) | K. Bulatović 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Group 2[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 333 | 267 | +66 | 18 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 288 | 265 | +23 | 12[a] | |
| 3 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 306 | −8 | 12[a] | |
| 4 | CSM București
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 292 | 282 | +10 | 11 | |
| 5 | RK Krim
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 243 | 281 | −38 | 5 | |
| 6 | Thüringer HC
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 255 | 308 | −53 | 2 |
| 26 January 2019 15:00 |
Krim
|
24–25 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
| Mavsar, Peredery 5 | (8–10) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 26 January 2019 19:30 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
36–27 | CSM București
|
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,389 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Pintea 9 | (22–15) | Lekić 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 27 January 2019 14:00 |
Thüringer HC
|
32–35 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| Huber 9 | (19–19) | Pena 14 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 2 February 2019 16:00 |
CSM București
|
32–26 | Krim
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 4,862 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE) |
| Radičević 10 | (16–11) | Tsakalou 7 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 2 February 2019 17:30 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
32–32 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Klujber 7 | (16–15) | Groot 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 2 February 2019 18:15 |
Vipers Kristiansand
|
31–24 | Thüringer HC
|
Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,534 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR) |
| Kristiansen 10 | (16–12) | Luzumová, Schmelzer 6 | ||
| 4× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 9 February 2019 15:00 |
Krim
|
23–25 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,457 Referees: Mata, López (ESP) |
| Gnabouyou 6 | (10–10) | Klujber 9 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 4× 6×
|
| 9 February 2019 19:30 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
33–29 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,397 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Hansen 8 | (19–14) | Sulland 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 10 February 2019 14:00 |
Thüringer HC
|
30–38 | CSM București
|
Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Luzumová 12 | (12–17) | Radičević 13 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 23 February 2019 15:30 |
CSM București
|
25–27 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 5,032 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Radičević 6 | (10–14) | Groot 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 4× 4×
|
| 23 February 2019 18:15 |
Vipers Kristiansand
|
29–21 | Krim
|
Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,610 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| Reistad 7 | (14–14) | Stanko 8 | ||
| 4× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 23 February 2019 19:30 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
30–29 | Thüringer HC
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Klujber 9 | (17–12) | Luzumová, Stolle 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 4× 6×
|
| 2 March 2019 15:00 |
Krim
|
23–22 | CSM București
|
Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 823 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Stanko 8 | (12–11) | Curea 9 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 3× 6× 1×
|
| 2 March 2019 19:30 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
32–32 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,475 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| Pintea 6 | (15–13) | Pena 12 | ||
| 4× 1×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 3 March 2019 14:00 |
Thüringer HC
|
21–29 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Bölk 6 | (9–17) | Waade 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 8 March 2019 17:00 |
CSM București
|
23–23 | Thüringer HC
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 3,468 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Radičević 8 | (14–8) | Stolle 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 9 March 2019 18:15 |
Vipers Kristiansand
|
26–33 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Waade 6 | (17–17) | Oftedal 7 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 10 March 2019 14:30 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
31–27 | Krim
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Klujber 9 | (16–11) | Mavsar 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
References[edit]
- ^ "EXEC confirms participants for the 2018/19 season". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.