2019–20_Women's_EHF_Cup
2019–20 Women's EHF Cup
European handball tournament
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup was the 39th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 7 September 2019.[1] Siófok KC were defending champions. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| 2019–20 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 7 September 2019– |
| Teams | 50 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
| Website | eurohandball.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | cancelled |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Elena Mikhaylichenko(75 goals) |
Team allocation
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[3][4] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | First qualifying round | 16 July 2019 | 7–8 September 2019 | 14–15 September 2019 |
| Second qualifying round | 12–13 October 2019 | 19–20 October 2019 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 22 October 2019 | 9–10 November 2019 | 16–17 November 2019 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 21 November 2019 | 4–5 January 2020 | |
| Matchday 2 | 11–12 January 2020 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 18–19 January 2020 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 25–26 January 2020 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 1–2 February 2020 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 8–9 February 2020 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 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 | |
Round 1
There are 32 teams were participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
The first legs was played on 7–8 and the second legs was played on 14–15 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[6][7]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HC Gomel  |
83–35 1 |  KHF Istogu |
45–13 | 38–22 |
Colégio de Gaia Toyota  |
32–79 |  ESBF Besançon |
12–37 | 20–42 |
Quintus  |
45–38 2 |  HIFK Handboll |
28–19 | 17–19 |
Super Amara Bera Bera  |
75–47 3 |  LK Zug |
30–16 | 45–31 |
ŽRK Kumanovo  |
51–54 4 |  DHC Slavia Prague |
27–23 | 24–31 |
H 65 Höör  |
75–43 5 | LC Brühl Handball |
32–24 | 43–19 |
TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen  |
76–10 6 |  AC Latsia Nicosia |
40–5 | 36–5 |
| HC Astrakhanochka |
61–34 7 |  Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan |
31–18 | 30–16 |
HC Galychanka  |
49–42 8 |  Azeryol HC |
26–24 | 23–18 |
SCM Craiova  |
59–38 9 |  Jomi Salerno |
30–21 | 29–17 |
IUVENTA Michalovce  |
63–50 10 | SPONO Eagles |
31–25 | 32–25 |
Handball Käerjeng  |
25–86 11 |  Byåsen Handball Elite |
13–40 | 12–46 |
| Skuru IK |
53–47 12 |  Valur |
22–23 | 31–24 |
A.C. PAOK  |
56–49 13 |  Muratpaşa BSK |
32–25 | 24–24 |
| ŽRK Metalurg |
28–87 14 |  Metraco Zagłębie Lubin |
14–44 | 14–43 |
Hypo Niederösterreich  |
41–31 | WAT Atzgersdorf |
22–17 | 19–14 |
- Notes
Round 2
There were 34 teams participating in round 2. 16 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs were played on 12–13 October and the second legs were played on 19–20 October 2019.[8]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. PAOK |
44–49 |  ŽORK Jagodina |
25–23 | 19–26 |
| Quintus |
39–66 1 | Nantes Atlantique HB |
21–30 | 18–36 |
| DHC Slavia Prague |
39–72 2 |  Odense Håndbold |
25–34 | 14–38 |
| H 65 Höör |
55–59 | Kuban |
28–26 | 27–33 |
| [A] |
67–63 | Super Amara Bera Bera |
35–30 | 32–33 |
| IUVENTA Michalovce |
44–48 | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball |
21–23 | 23–25 |
| ESBF Besançon |
60–56 | Fredrikstad BK |
29–27 | 31–29 |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
54–46 3 | HC Gomel |
33–21 | 21–25 |
| Metraco Zagłębie Lubin |
42–65 | Storhamar HE |
22–38 | 20–27 |
| Buxtehuder SV |
40–53 | HC Astrakhanochka |
25–30 | 15–23 |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod |
53–44 | Skuru IK |
29–22 | 24–22 |
Váci NKSE  |
56–45 | Hypo Niederösterreich |
26–22 | 30–23 |
| Thüringer HC |
58–49 | Byåsen Handball Elite |
29–25 | 29–24 |
| DVSC Schaeffler |
69–58 | TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen |
35–27 | 34–31 |
| CS Măgura Cisnădie |
45–42 | HC Galychanka |
31–23 | 14–19 |
| Tertnes Bergen |
57–46 4 | SCM Craiova |
24–26 | 33–20 |
| TUSSIES Metzingen |
53–56 | København Håndbold |
30–22 | 23–34 |
- Notes
Round 3
A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 October 2019.[9] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[10]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.[11]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odense Håndbold |
57–52 | ESBF Besançon |
25–23 | 32–29 |
| Tertnes HE |
44–65 | Storhamar HE |
31–26 | 13–39 |
| Rocasa Gran Canaria |
46–46 (a) | CS Măgura Cisnădie |
28–24 | 18–22 |
| HC Astrakhanochka |
53–55 | Thüringer HC |
28–25 | 25–30 |
| Érd HC |
64–62 | Kuban |
39–32 | 25–30 |
| Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
58–56 | Váci NKSE |
33–26 | 25–30 |
| DVSC Schaeffler |
73–52 | ŽORK Jagodina |
37–26 | 36–26 |
| CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita |
49–49 [A] | |
25–27 | 24–22 |
| Nantes Atlantique HB |
58–61 | Siófok KC |
24–32 | 34–29 |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod |
52–70 | HC Lada |
24–36 | 28–34 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold |
44–49 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
23–23 | 26–31 |
| København Håndbold |
62–46 | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball |
32–23 | 30–23 |
- Notes
The draw for the group phase will be held on Thursday, 21 November 2019. 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:
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. |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | THU | KAS | SCH | BAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thüringer HC |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 141 | +43 | 12 | Knockout stage | — | 27–24 | 26–23 | 40–24 | |
| 2 | Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 175 | +1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 24–30 | — | 30–31 | 33–27 | ||
| 3 | DVSC Schaeffler |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 173 | −3 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 19–26 | 32–34 | — | 36–29 | ||
| 4 | DHK Baník Most |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 204 | −41 | 0 | 27–35 | 28–31 | 28–29 | — |
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIO | POD | KOB | MAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siófok KC |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 158 | +34 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 30–30 | 36–23 | 34–22 | |
| 2 |  Podravka Vegeta |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 176 | +13 | 8 | 33–33 | — | 29–32 | 38–26 | ||
| 3 | København Håndbold |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 171 | +3 | 6 | 27–28 | 26–28 | — | 33–22 | ||
| 4 | CS Măgura Cisnădie |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 200 | −50 | 0 | 23–31 | 29–31 | 28–33 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ODE | GLO | ERD | LUB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odense Håndbold |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 133 | +42 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 25–19 | 31–24 | 35–18 | |
| 2 | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 139 | +2 | 7 | 25–23 | — | 25–25 | 26–20 | ||
| 3 | Érd HC |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 155 | +3 | 6 | 27–28 | 24–24 | — | 29–24 | ||
| 4 | MKS Perła Lublin |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 127 | 174 | −47 | 1 | 20–33 | 22–22 | 23–29 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HER | LAD | STO | BIE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 162 | +8 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 28–38 | 34–27 | 33–25 | |
| 2 | HC Lada |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 168 | +9 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 20–25 | — | 27–31 | 30–25 | ||
| 3 | Storhamar HE |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 178 | −6 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 26–24 | 28–33 | — | 33–32 | ||
| 4 | SG BBM Bietigheim |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 167 | 178 | −11 | 5 | 26–26 | 31–29 | 28–27 | — |
Notes:
The seedings were announced on 10 February 2020:[13]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold Odense Håndbold Thüringer HC Siófok KC |
Podravka Vegeta CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud HC Lada Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
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. Teams from the same group of the group phase could not meet in the next stage.[14]
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 29 February–1 March 2020, while the second leg followed one week later.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
49–78 | Siófok KC |
29–38 | 20–40 |
| CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud |
52–57 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
26–29 | 26–28 |
| HC Lada |
61–62 | Odense Håndbold |
31–28 | 30–34 |
| HC Podravka Vegeta |
61–51 | Thüringer HC |
27–23 | 34–28 |
Matches
| 1 March 2020 15:00 |
Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
29–38 | Siófok KC |
Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| İskit 10 | (12–24) | Aoustin 8 | ||
3× 3× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 7 March 2020 18:00 |
Siófok KC |
40–20 | Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| Hársfalvi, Ježić 6 | (19–10) | İskenderoğlu, Özel 6 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
Siófok KC won 78–49 on aggregate.
| 1 March 2020 17:00 |
CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud |
26–29 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
Sala Polivalentă, Bistrița Attendance: 950 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Ardean-Elisei 9 | (13–10) | Fauske, Friis 7 | ||
| 3× 1× |
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 8 March 2020 15:30 |
Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
28–26 | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud |
Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Kristiansen 9 | (12–15) | Dincă 7 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 57–52 on aggregate.
| 29 February 2020 14:00 |
HC Lada |
31–28 | Odense Håndbold |
Sportkomplex USK Olimp, Tolyatti Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Shamanouskaya 8 | (15–14) | Bakkerud 7 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 8 March 2020 15:00 |
Odense Håndbold |
34–30 | HC Lada |
Odense Idrætshal, Odense Attendance: 0 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| Bakkerud 7 | (20–16) | Kirdiasheva, Shamanouskaya 6 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 3× 3×
|
Odense Håndbold won 62–61 on aggregate.
| 1 March 2020 15:00 |
HC Podravka Vegeta |
27–23 | Thüringer HC |
Sports Hall "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Tsàkalou 9 | (15–12) | Lopes, Scheffknecht 6 | ||
| 2× 6× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 8 March 2020 14:00 |
Thüringer HC |
28–34 | HC Podravka Vegeta |
Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| Bölk 9 | (15–17) | Mugoša, Tsàkalou 6 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 3× 5×
|
HC Podravka Vegeta won 61–51 on aggregate.
The semi-finals first legs were scheduled on 4–5 April 2020, while the second leg was scheduled for 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.[15] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's EHF Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days.[5] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
Semifinals
| Odense Håndbold |
Cancelled | Siófok KC |
||
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
Cancelled | HC Podravka Vegeta |
||
Third place game
| LSF1 | Cancelled | LSF2 | ||
Final
| WSF1 | Cancelled | WSF2 | ||
- As of 8 March 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Mikhaylichenko |
HC Lada |
75 |
| 2 | Helene Gigstad Fauske |
Herning-Ikast Håndbold |
71 |
| 3 | Aslı İskit |
Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
68 |
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