2015–16 EHF Champions League knockout stage

2015–16 EHF Champions League This article describes the knockout stage of the 2015–16 EHF Champions League. Qualified teams The top six placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. GroupQualified for quarterfinalsQualified for Round of 16First placeSecond placeThird placeFourth placeFifth placeSixth place A FRA Paris Saint-Germain HUN MVM Veszprém GER Flensburg-Handewitt GER THW Kiel CRO RK Zagreb POL Wisła Płock B ESP Barcelona Lassa POL Vive Tauron Kielce MKD Vardar GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen HUN MOL-Pick Szeged FRA Montpellier Playoff winnersUKR Motor ZaporizhzhiaBLR Meshkov Brest Format 12 teams played a home and away in the first knock-out phase, with the 10 teams qualified from groups A and B and the two teams qualified from groups C and D. After that, the six winners of these matches in the first knock-out phase joined with the winners of groups A and B to play a home and away for the right to play in the final four. Round of 16 Motor Zaporizhzhia UKR 52–70 MVM Veszprém HUN 24–29 28–41 Meshkov Brest BLR 58–65 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 28–32 30–33 Montpellier FRA 57–59 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 27–28 30–31 Wisła Płock POL 54–55 Vardar MKD 30–30 24–25 Pick Szeged HUN 62–65 THW Kiel GER 33–29 29–36 Zagreb CRO 54–53 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 23–24 31–29 |} Matches "Zaporizhzhia v Veszprém" 19 March 2016 18:00 Motor Zaporizhzhia UKR 24–29 HUN MVM Veszprém Report Soroka 7 Marguč, Sulić 5 12–12 5 1 4 3 Palace of Sport, Brovary 2,200 Gjeding, Hansen DEN "Veszprém v Zaporizhzhia" 26 March 2016 17:00 MVM Veszprém HUN 41–28 UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia Report Nilsson 7 Shelmenko, Soroka 6 23–14 2 3 3 3 Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém 5,019 Baďura, Ondogrecula SVK MVM Veszprém won 70–52 on aggregate. "Brest v Kielce" 19 March 2016 19:00 Meshkov Brest BLR 28–32 POL Vive Tauron Kielce Report Atman 7 Jurecki 10 14–12 4 3 5 3 1 Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest 3,500 Pichon, Reveret FRA "Kielce v Brest" 26 March 2016 16:00 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 33–30 BLR Meshkov Brest Report Buntić 6 Stojković 7 14–14 5 3 3 4 Hala Legionów, Kielce 4,200 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Vive Targi Kielce won 65–58 on aggregate. "Montpellier v Flensburg" 19 March 2016 17:30 Montpellier FRA 27–28 GER Flensburg-Handewitt Report Gajić 6 Mogensen, Svan Hansen 5 13–15 3 3 5 2 Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier 2,800 Krstič, Ljubič SLO "Flensburg v Montpellier" 27 March 2016 17:00 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 31–30 FRA Montpellier Report Eggert 12 Gajić 12 20–14 3 3 6 3 1 Flens-Arena, Flensburg 5,700 Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Flensburg-Handewitt won 59–57 on aggregate. "Płock v Vardar" 16 March 2016 18:30 Wisła Płock POL 30–30 MKD Vardar Report Rocha 7 Karačić 6 16–14 3 4 3 3 Orlen Arena, Płock 5,000 Gousko, Repkin BLR "Vardar v Płock" 26 March 2016 18:00 Vardar MKD 25–24 POL Wisła Płock Report Toskić 8 Zhitnikov 7 13–15 3 3 1 3 3 1 Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje 5,500 Horáček, Novotný CZE Vardar won 55–54 on aggregate. "Szeged v Kiel" 20 March 2016 18:30 Pick Szeged HUN 33–29 GER THW Kiel Report Ancsin 6 Cañellas, Vujin 6 16–14 3 2 2 Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged 3,200 Gubica, Milošević CRO "Kiel v Szeged" 23 March 2016 18:30 THW Kiel GER 36–29 HUN Pick Szeged Report Vujin 9 Bombač, Källman 7 18–14 4 3 6 3 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel 9,500 Elíasson, Pálsson ISL THW Kiel won 65–62 on aggregate. "Zagreb v RN Löwen" 19 March 2016 20:00 Zagreb CRO 23–24 GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen Report three players 5 Gensheimer 7 12–10 4 4 2 4 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb 13,800 Dinu, Din ROU "RN Löwen v Zagreb" 27 March 2016 19:30 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 29–31 CRO Zagreb Report Schmid 7 Šebetić, Vujić 5 15–13 4 2 3 3 SAP Arena, Mannheim 10,521 López, Ramírez ESP Zagreb won 54–53 on aggregate. Quarterfinals Zagreb CRO 52–60 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 20–28 32–32 THW Kiel GER 59–57 Barcelona Lassa ESP 29–24 30–33 Vardar MKD 56–59 MVM Veszprém HUN 26–29 30–30 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 56–57 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 28–28 28–29 |} Matches "Zagreb v Paris" 23 April 2016 20:30 Zagreb CRO 20–28 FRA Paris Saint-Germain Report Mandalinić, Vujić 4 Hansen 9 13–16 6 3 2 3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb 15,200 Zotin, Volodkov RUS "Paris v Zagreb" 1 May 2016 17:00 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 32–32 CRO Zagreb Report Onufryienko 7 Horvat 8 16–13 3 3 4 3 Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris 4,800 Stark, Ştefan ROU Paris Saint-Germain won 60–52 on aggregate. "Kiel v Barcelona" 24 April 2016 19:30 THW Kiel GER 29–24 ESP Barcelona Lassa Report Klein 9 Lazarov 6 16–12 4 3 2 3 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel 10,285 Nikolić, Stojković SRB "Barcelona v Kiel" 30 April 2016 18:30 Barcelona Lassa ESP 33–30 GER THW Kiel Report Entrerríos 6 Cañellas, Vujin 6 13–14 3 3 4 3 Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona 6,762 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD THW Kiel won 59–57 on aggregate. "Vardar v Veszprém" 23 April 2016 16:00 Vardar MKD 26–29 HUN MVM Veszprém Report Dibirov, Karačić 6 Ilić 9 9–12 4 3 4 4 Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje 5,500 Pichon, Reveret FRA "Veszprém v Vardar" 30 April 2016 17:30 MVM Veszprém HUN 30–30 MKD Vardar Report Ilić 9 Cindrić 5 12–14 7 2 4 2 Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém 5,019 Sondors, Līcis LAT MVM Veszprém won 59–56 on aggregate. "Flensburg v Kielce" 23 April 2016 17:30 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 28–28 POL Vive Tauron Kielce Report Glandorf 11 Čupić 5 13–14 1 3 5 3 Flens-Arena, Flensburg 5,367 Mažeika, Gatelis LTU "Kielce v Flensburg" 27 April 2016 18:30 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 29–28 GER Flensburg-Handewitt Report Jurecki 9 Schmidt, Svan 8 14–13 8 2 1 8 3 Hala Legionów, Kielce 4,200 Dentz, Reibel FRA Vive Targi Kielce won 57–56 on aggregate. Final four The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 28 and 29 May 2016. The draw was held on 3 May 2016 at 12:00.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/25545/Draw+at+the+River+of+Dreams Draw at the River of Dreams 27 April 2016 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/25594/Kiel+against+Veszprem%2C+Kielce+welcome+PSG+to+Cologne Kiel against Veszprem, Kielce welcome PSG to Cologne 3 May 2016 ehfcl.com Bracket N4 yes high yes Semifinals Final Third place 28 May POL Vive Tauron Kielce 28 FRA Paris Saint-Germain 26 28 May GER THW Kiel 28 HUN MVM Veszprém (ET) 31 29 May POL Vive Tauron Kielce (Pen) 39 HUN MVM Veszprém 38 29 May FRA Paris Saint-Germain 29 GER THW Kiel 27 Semifinals 28 May 2016 15:15 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 28–26 FRA Paris Saint-Germain Report Jurecki 6 Hansen 10 16–16 9 2 1 4 3 1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Geipel, Helbig GER 28 May 2016 18:00 THW Kiel GER 28–31 HUN MVM Veszprém Report Vujin 8 Ilić 8 15–12 25–25 3–6 4 3 3 3 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Third place game 29 May 2016 15:15 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 29–27 GER THW Kiel Report Hansen 10 Dissinger 8 15–11 6 3 3 3 1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Elíasson, Pálsson ISL Final 29 May 2016 18:00 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 39–38 HUN MVM Veszprém Report Reichmann 9 Ilić, Ugalde 6 13–17 29–29 6–6 4–3 5 3 6 3 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 López, Ramírez ESP References External links Final four website knockout stage