2012–13 EHF Cup

December 2023 EHF Cup 2012–13 PalaisdesSportsBeaulieu-Nantes-CDL2011.JPG 300px The Palais des Sports de Beaulieu in Nantes, France, hosted the Final 4 tournament 9 February 2013 – 19 May 2013 (competition proper)8 September 2012 – 2 December 2012 (qualifying) 16 (competition proper)75 (total) GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen 1 FRA Nantes 58 3155 SRB Momir Rnić(59 goals) 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 EHF Cup was the 32nd edition of the EHF Cup and the first edition since the merger of the EHF Cup with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. http://www.eurohandball.com/article/015414/ New Men's EHF Cup starting European Handball Federation official website 7 September 2009 11 February 2013 The EHF Cup final four tournament was played in Nantes, France, between 18 and 19 May 2013. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/article/16063/EHF+Cup+Final+Tournament+to+be+played+in+Nantes%2C+France+in+May+2013 EHF Cup Final Tournament to be played in Nantes, France in May 2013 European Handball Federation official website 6 December 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111638/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/article/16063/EHF+Cup+Final+Tournament+to+be+played+in+Nantes,+France+in+May+2013 4 March 2016 dead Qualification stage Round 1 The table below shows the results of the first round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the second round. Sporting POR 53–59 Ystads IF SWE 27–22 26–37 2 Borac Banja Luka BIH 63–44 KH BESA Famiglia Kosovo 31–22 32–22 1 Haukar Hafnarfjördur ISL 57–31 RK Mojkovac MNE 32–12 25–19 1 Winterthur SWI 48–55 Benfica POR 21–28 27–27 2 Maribor Branik SVN 66–52 HB Dudelange LUX 39–24 27–28 1 HK Lovosice CZE 59–56 Zamet CRO 27–23 32–33 1 Medvedi Perm RUS 80–49 PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol MDA 37–20 43–291 1 European University Cyprus CYP 43–61 Odorheiu Secuiesc ROM 28–30 15–31 2 HIT medalp Tirol AUT 48–57 Siscia CRO 26–25 22–32 2 Meshkov Brest BLR 72–42 Conversano ITA 38–19 34–232 1 Diomidis Argous GRE 60–47 AEK Athens GRE 30–18 30–29 2 Tongeren BEL 54–66 Elverum NOR 25–26 29–40 2 Balatonfüred HUN 51–47 HC Kehra EST 24–22 27–223 1 Kristianstad SWE 59–49 HC Sporta Hlohovec SVK 31–24 28–21 1 Nilüfer Belediyespor TUR 50–84 Stal Mielec POL 29–424 21–42 2 Kumanovo MKD 65–46 HC Dobrudja BUL 30–20 35–265 1 KRAS/Volendam NED 51–41 BSV Bern SWI 26–23 25–18 1 London GD GBR 32–88 Kolding DEN 16–466 16–42 2 |} Notes Note 1: The second leg was played in Perm, Russia, with Tiraspol being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801014/PGU-Kartina+TV+Tiraspol+-+Permskie+medvedi Tiraspol vs Permskie medvedi European Handball Federation official website 9 September 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160724065611/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801014/PGU%2DKartina+TV+Tiraspol+%2D+Permskie+medvedi 24 July 2016 dead Note 2: The second leg was played in Brest, Belarus, with Conservano being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801020/PlanetWin365+Conversano+-+HC+Meshkov+Brest Conversano vs Meshkov Brest European Handball Federation official website 9 September 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111548/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801020/PlanetWin365+Conversano+-+HC+Meshkov+Brest 4 March 2016 dead Note 3: The second leg was played in Balatonfüred, Hungary, with Kehra being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801026/HC+Kehra+-+Balatonf%C3%BCredi+KSE Kehra vs Balatonfuredi European Handball Federation official website 8 September 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112645/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801026/HC+Kehra+-+Balatonf%C3%BCredi+KSE 4 March 2016 dead Note 4: The first leg was played in Mielec, Poland, with Nilüfer Belediyespor being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801029/Nil%C3%BCfer+Belediyespor+-+Tauron+Stal+Mielec Belediyespor vs Tauron Star Mielec European Handball Federation official website 8 September 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052006/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801029/Nil%C3%BCfer+Belediyespor+-+Tauron+Stal+Mielec 4 March 2016 dead Note 5: The second leg was played in Kumanovo, Macedonia, with Dobrudja being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801032/HC+Dobrudja+-+HC+Kumanovo Dobrudja vs Kumanovo European Handball Federation official website 9 September 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050609/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801032/HC+Dobrudja+-+HC+Kumanovo 4 March 2016 dead Note 6: The first leg was played in Kolding, Denmark, with London GD being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801035/London+GD+Handball+Club+-+KIF+Kolding London vs Kolding European Handball Federation official website 15 September 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113041/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/1/201311020801035/London+GD+Handball+Club+-+KIF+Kolding 4 March 2016 dead Round 2 The table below shows the results of the second round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the third round. Odorheiu Secuiesc ROM 69–70 Beşiktaş TUR 40–33 29–37 2 Kristianstad SWE 47–48 Eskilstuna Guif SWE 24–22 23–26 2 Kumanovo MKD 58–61 Sungul Snezhinsk RUS 27–26 31–35 2 KRAS/Volendam NED 56–59 Koper SVN 31–32 25–27 2 Stal Mielec POL 53–56 Tvis Holstebro DEN 29–26 24–30 2 Tatabánya HUN 46–59 Elverum NOR 23–27 23–32 2 Madeira POR 51–62 Diomidis Argous GRE 25–307 26–32 2 Medvedi Perm RUS 66–64 Wacker Thun SWI 38–32 28–328 1 Benfica POR 72–45 SSV Bozen Loacker ITA 32–20 40–259 1 Kolding DEN 66–48 Lovćen MNE 34–17 31–3210 1 Našice CRO 60–66 Meshkov Brest BLR 30–31 30–35 2 Siscia CRO 46–45 Dynamo Poltava UKR 23–2411 23–21 1 Vardar Skopje MKD 60–44 HK Lovosice CZE 36–19 24–25 1 Kópavogs ISL 50–77 Maribor Branik SVN 25–4212 25–35 2 Vojvodina SRB 53–52 Balatonfüred HUN 29–25 24–27 1 Motor Zaporizhzhia UKR 58–47 Haukar Hafnarfjördur ISL 30–25 28–2213 1 SMD Bacău ROM 51–46 Ystads IF SWE 28–24 23–2214 1 |} Notes Note 7: The first leg was played in Argos, Greece, with Madeira being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802013/Madeira+SAD+-+A.C.+Diomidis+Argous Madeira vs Diomidis Argous European Handball Federation official website 20 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191142/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802013/Madeira+SAD+-+A.C.+Diomidis+Argous 4 March 2016 dead Note 8: The second leg was played in Perm, Russia, with Wacker Thun being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802016/Wacker+Thun+-+Permskie+medvedi Wacker Thun vs Permskie medvedi European Handball Federation official website 13 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111829/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802016/Wacker+Thun+-+Permskie+medvedi 4 March 2016 dead Note 9: The second leg was played in Lisbon, Portugal, with Loacker Südtirol being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802018/Loacker+S%C3%BCdtirol+Team+-+S.L.+Benfica Sudtirol vs Benfica European Handball Federation official website 14 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050726/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802018/Loacker+S%C3%BCdtirol+Team+-+S.L.+Benfica 4 March 2016 dead Note 10: The second leg was played in Vordingborg, Denmark, with Lovćen being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802020/HC+Lovcen+-+KIF+Kolding Lovcen vs Kolding European Handball Federation official website 13 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112811/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802020/HC+Lovcen+-+KIF+Kolding 4 March 2016 dead Note 11: The first leg was played in Poltava, Ukraine, with Siscia being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802023/RK+Siscia+-+HC+Dinamo+Poltava Siscia vs Dinamo Poltava European Handball Federation official website 19 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190319/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802023/RK+Siscia+-+HC+Dinamo+Poltava 4 March 2016 dead Note 12: The first leg was played in Maribor, Slovenia, with Kópavogs being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802027/HK+Kopavogur+-+RK+Maribor+Branik Kopavogur vs Maribor European Handball Federation official website 20 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112551/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802027/HK+Kopavogur+-+RK+Maribor+Branik 4 March 2016 dead Note 13: The second leg was played in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, with Haukar Hafnarfjördur being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802032/Haukar+Hafnarfj%C3%B6rdur+-+HC+Motor+Zaporozhye Haukar vs Zaporozhye European Handball Federation official website 14 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111904/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802032/Haukar+Hafnarfj%C3%B6rdur+-+HC+Motor+Zaporozhye 4 March 2016 dead Note 14: The second leg was played in Bacău, Romania, with Ystads IF being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802034/Ystads+IF+-+Stiinta+Municipal+Dedeman+Bacau Ystads vs Bacau European Handball Federation official website 14 October 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104031828/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/2/201311020802034/Ystads+IF+-+Stiinta+Municipal+Dedeman+Bacau 4 November 2012 dead Round 3 The table below shows the results of the third round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the group stage. The first legs were played on 23–25 November, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 December 2012. Frisch Auf Göppingen GER 58–41 Meshkov Brest BLR 29–17 29–24 1 Borac Banja Luka BIH 50–66 Tatran Prešov SVK 25–36 25–30 2 Siscia CRO 52–64 Maribor Branik SVN 30–29 22–35 2 Diomidis Argous GRE 44–64 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 27–27 17–37 2 Koper SVN 51–50 Porto POR 29–23 22–27 1 Nantes FRA 51–49 Benfica POR 29–21 22–28 1 Tvis Holstebro DEN 67–54 Saint-Raphaël Var FRA 35–19 32–35 1 Eskilstuna Guif SWE 57–57 (a) Aragón ESP 30–26 27–31 1 Magdeburg GER 56–55 Vardar Skopje MKD 30–27 26–28 1 La Rioja ESP 50–45 Vojvodina SRB 28–19 22–26 1 SMD Bacău ROM 55–44 Maccabi Rishon LeZion ISR 33–22 22–2215 1 Haslum NOR 56–57 Beşiktaş TUR 31–20 25–37 2 Wisła Płock POL 66–47 Sungul Snezhinsk RUS 37–23 29–24 1 Elverum NOR 71–51 Sloga Doboj BIH 34–24 37–27 1 Motor Zaporizhzhia UKR 60–48 Alpla HC Hard AUT 27–26 33–22 1 Kolding DEN 68–54 Medvedi Perm RUS 41–24 27–30 1 |} Note 15: The second leg was played in Bacău, Romania, with Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion being the official hosts. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/3/201311020803022/Maccabi+Srugo+Rishon+Lezion+-+Stiinta+Municipal+Dedeman+Bacau Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion vs Bacau European Handball Federation official website 25 November 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093713/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/match/3/201311020803022/Maccabi+Srugo+Rishon+Lezion+-+Stiinta+Municipal+Dedeman+Bacau 4 March 2016 dead Group stage 2012–13 EHF Cup group stage Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2012–13 EHF Cup group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 48.7025 9.652778 Frisch Auf Göppingen right Red_pog.svg Europe 60.9275 11.715278 Elverum left Blue_pog.svg Europe 41.042692 29.007297 Beşiktaş right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 49.001667 21.239444 Tatran Prešov right Green_pog.svg Europe 56.357222 8.615278 Holstebro left Blue_pog.svg Europe 45.55 13.733333 Koper left Red_pog.svg Europe 47.833333 35.166667 Motor Zaporizhzhia right Green_pog.svg Europe 46.583333 26.916667 SMD Bacău left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 52.55 19.7 Wisła Płock right Blue_pog.svg Europe 49.488889 8.469167 Rhein-Neckar Löwen left Green_pog.svg Europe 59.366667 16.516667 Eskilstuna Guif right Red_pog.svg Europe 52.133333 11.616667 Magdeburg left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 42.46272 -2.44499 La Rioja Red_pog.svg Europe 47.2181 -1.5528 Nantes left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 55.491667 9.473050 Kolding right Green_pog.svg Europe 46.55002 15.66518 Maribor right Blue_pog.svg Draw and format The draw of the EHF Cup group phase was carried out on Thursday 6 December 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The teams were positioned into four pots, with the country protection rule applied: two clubs from the same country may not face each other in the same group. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/article/16061/Belgrade+hosts+Men%E2%80%99s+EHF+Cup+Group+Phase+draw+on+Thursday Belgrade hosts Men's EHF Cup Group Phase draw on Thursday European Handball Federation official website 5 December 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050447/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/article/16061/Belgrade+hosts+Men%E2%80%99s+EHF+Cup+Group+Phase+draw+on+Thursday 4 March 2016 dead As is standard in EHF club competitions, the seeding is calculated on the basis of the three most recent seasons. http://ebook.eurohandball.com/2012-regulations-EHFCUPM/EHFCUPM/General%20Information_Playing%20system%20and%20Seeding.pdf Men's EHF Cup from the season 2012/13 European Handball Federation official website 4 May 2012 11 February 2013 Consequently, the results of the seasons 2011–12, 2010–11 and 2009–10 was considered to determine the seeding of the teams for the 2012–13 season. As there was the EHF Cup as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup parallel in these last three seasons, the results of both competitions of these seasons were added and then divided by two in order to get the points for the seeding for the 2012–13 season. The group stage features 16 teams, which were allocated four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 9–10 March, 16–17 March, and 23–24 March 2013. The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which are scheduled in April 2013. http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/article/16065/VIDEO%3A+EHF+Cup+Group+Phase+draw+made+in+Belgrade EHF Cup Group Phase draw made in Belgrade European Handball Federation official website 6 December 2012 11 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061550/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/article/16065/VIDEO%3A+EHF+Cup+Group+Phase+draw+made+in+Belgrade 23 October 2013 dead If Nantes, as the organiser of the Final 4 tournament, win their group or finish among top three second ranked teams, they will receive a direct qualification to the Final 4 tournament. In that case only four group winners and two best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals. If the French side wins their group then the other three group winners and the three best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals. If Nantes finish among the top three second ranked teams, the quarter-finals will consist of four group winners and two best second ranked teams. If Nantes finish as the worst second ranked team, they will have to play the quarter-final match. Should the French club rank on the third or fourth position in their group, they will be out of the competition, but they will still organize the Final 4 tournament. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): http://ebook.eurohandball.com/2012-regulations-EHFCUPM/EHFCUPM/2012_13Regulations270812DRAFT.pdf Regulations 21 European Handball Federation official website 11 February 2013 number of points in matches of all teams directly involved; goal difference in matches of all teams directly involved; greater number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involved; goal difference in all matches of the group; greater number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club. Pot 1 GER Frisch Auf Göppingen NOR Elverum TUR Beşiktaş SVK Tatran Prešov Pot 2 DEN Tvis Holstebro SVN Koper UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia ROM SMD Bacău Pot 3 POL Wisła Płock GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen SWE Eskilstuna Guif GER Magdeburg Pot 4 ESP La Rioja FRA Nantes DEN KIF Kolding SVN Maribor Branik Key to colours in group tables Teams that has qualified to the next phase of the competition Group A Group A y Group B Group B y Group C Group C y Group D Group D y Ranking of the second-placed teams The ranking of the second-placed teams was carried out on the basis of the team's results in the group stage, against the first and third placed teams. The results against teams which finished last in the group stage did not count in the ranking system. 2nd place Knockout stage Quarter-finals Draw and format Because the hosts of the Final 4 tournament, Nantes, finished the group stage among the top three second-placed teams, they have clinched the direct ticket to the final weekend and decided that only three quarter-finals will be played for the remaining spots in the final tournament.http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/men/2012-13/article/16590/Seeding+for+the+Men%27s+EHF+Cup+Quarter-finals+draw+confirmed Seeding for the Men's EHF Cup Quarter-finals draw confirmed 24 March 2013 26 March 2013 EHF official website https://web.archive.org/web/20130430234322/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/men/2012-13/article/16590/Seeding+for+the+Men%27s+EHF+Cup+Quarter-finals+draw+confirmed 30 April 2013 dead The draw of the EHF Cup quarter-finals was carried out on Tuesday 26 March 2013 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Six teams were positioned into two pots with the country protection rule not applied: two clubs from the same country could face each other in the quarter-finals. However, teams from the same group of the group phase cannot face each other. The first pot contained the four group winners and the second pot contained the top two second-placed teams. In the quarter-finals, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, the team drawn first will play the first leg on the home court. Pot 1 GER Frisch Auf Göppingen GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen DEN Tvis Holstebro GER Magdeburg Pot 2 SVN Maribor Branik DEN Kolding KIF Kolding DEN 50–51 Tvis Holstebro DEN 24–24 26–27 2 Maribor Branik SVN 56–57 Frisch Auf Göppingen GER 26–26 30–31 2 Magdeburg GER 51–55 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 31–28 20–27 2 |} Final four 18 May DEN Tvis Holstebro 20 FRA Nantes 26 18 May GER Frisch Auf Göppingen 22 GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen 28 19 May FRA Nantes 24 GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26 19 May DEN Tvis Holstebro 28 GER Frisch Auf Göppingen 27 Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoals1 SER Momir Rnić GER Frisch Auf Göppingen592 MNE Žarko Marković GER Frisch Auf Göppingen553 DEN Michael Damgaard Nielsen DEN Tvis Holstebro51 SUI Andy Schmid GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen515 NOR Bjarte Myrhol GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen486 CRO Nikola Špelić SVN Maribor Branik477 DEN Mads Christiansen DEN Tvis Holstebro438 AUT Robert Weber GER Magdeburg42 SVN Miha Zarabec SVN Maribor Branik4210 DEN Patrick Wiesmach Larsen DEN Tvis Holstebro41 See also 2012–13 EHF Champions League 2012–13 EHF Challenge Cup References General http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/ 2012–13 EHF Cup statistics and results EHF official website 10 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130410020043/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2012-13/ 10 April 2013 dead Specific Cup Cup Category:EHF Cup seasons