2014–15 EHF Champions League

European handball tournament EHF Champions League 2014–15 Köln deutz kölnarena.jpg The Lanxess Arena hosts the final Handball Lanxess Arena (FINAL4) 6 September 2014 31 May 2015 EHF 33 (qualification stage)24 (group stage)16 (knockout stage) ESP Barcelona HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém 148 7932 SRB Momir Ilić(114 goals) 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 55th edition of Europe's premier club handball competition and the 22nd edition under the current EHF Champions League format. SG Flensburg-Handewitt were the defending champions. FC Barcelona Handbol defeated Veszprém KC 28–23 in the final to win their eighth EHF Champions League title. The record winners of the European top flight also claimed one trophy of the Champions Cup (the EHF Champions League forerunner) in 1991.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/22656/FC+Barcelona+claim+eighth+title FC Barcelona claim eighth title 31 May 2015 ehfcl.com Overview Team allocation League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 21 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.http://www.ehfcl.com/2013-14/article/19921/New+season+line-up+for+the+VELUX+EHF+Champions+League New season line-up for the VELUX EHF Champions League ehfcl.com 20 June 2014 Group stageGER Flensburg-HandewittTH (3rd)FRA Paris Saint-Germain (2nd)HUN MOL-Pick Szeged (2nd)POL Vive Tauron Kielce (1st)GER THW Kiel (1st)FRA Montpellier (3rd)RUS Chekhovskiye Medvedi (1st)POL Wisła Płock (2nd)GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2nd)DEN KIF Kolding København (1st)SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st)SWE Alingsås HK (1st)ESP Barcelona (1st)DEN Aalborg (2nd)CRO Zagreb (1st)ESP Logroño (2nd)SVN Celje (1st)MKD Metalurg Skopje (1st)FRA Dunkerque (1st)HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém (1st)MKD Vardar (2nd)Qualification tournamentBLR Meshkov Brest (1st)NOR Haslum HK (CW)TUR Beşiktaş (1st)NED Targos Bevo HC (1st)ROU HCM Constanța (1st)SRB Vojvodina (1st)SVK Tatran Prešov (1st)BEL Initia Hasselt (1st)POR Porto (1st)UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia (1st)AUT Alpla HC Hard (1st)ITA Junior Fasano (1st) Round and draw dates Draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria and the only exception was the VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw in the Botanic Garden of Cologne, Germany. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingQualification tournaments26 June 20145–7 September 2014Group stageMatchday 127 June 201424–28 September 2014Matchday 21–5 October 2014Matchday 38–12 October 2014Matchday 415–19 October 2014Matchday 512–16 November 2014Matchday 619–23 November 2014Matchday 726–30 November 2014Matchday 83–6 December 2014Matchday 911–15 February 2015Matchday 1018–22 February 2015Knockout stageLast 1624 February 201511–15 March 201518–22 March 2015Quarter-final24 March 20158–12 April 201515–19 April 2015Final Four(Cologne)Semifinals21 April 201530 May 2015 at Lanxess ArenaFinal31 May 2015 at Lanxess Arena Qualification stage 2014–15 EHF Champions League qualifying Twelve teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 6–7 September 2014, qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2014–15 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/19940/Junior+to+test+Motor+after+qualification+draw Junior to test Motor after qualification draw 2014-06-26 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/19925/Seeding+for+Qualification+and+Group+Phase+draws+confirmed Seeding for Qualification and Group Phase draws confirmed 2014-06-23 ehfcl.com Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 UKR Motor ZaporizhzhiaBLR Meshkov BrestROU HCM Constanța SRB VojvodinaPOR PortoNOR Haslum HKSVK Tatran PrešovAUT Alpla HC HardTUR Beşiktaş NED Targos Bevo HCBEL Initia HasseltITA Junior Fasano Qualification tournament 1 Semifinals Final Third place game 6 September BLR Meshkov Brest 36 NED Targos Bevo HC 23 6 September SRB Vojvodina 21 SVK Tatran Prešov 25 7 September BLR Meshkov Brest 26 SVK Tatran Prešov 24 7 September NED Targos Bevo HC 25 SRB Vojvodina 30 Qualification tournament 2 Semifinals Final Third place game 5 September UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 36 ITA Junior Fasano 20 5 September POR Porto 29 AUT Alpla HC Hard 25 6 September UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 30 POR Porto 26 6 September ITA Junior Fasano 26 AUT Alpla HC Hard 35 Qualification tournament 3 Semifinals Final Third place game 6 September ROU HCM Constanța 29 BEL Initia Hasselt 20 6 September NOR Haslum HK 22 TUR Beşiktaş 29 7 September ROU HCM Constanța 25 TUR Beşiktaş 34 7 September BEL Initia Hasselt 26 NOR Haslum HK 35 Group stage Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2014–15 EHF Champions League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 54.325278 10.140556 Kiel bottom Europe 49.488889 8.469167 Rhein-Neckar top Blue_pog.svg Europe 54.781944 9.436667 Flensburg left Green_pog.svg Europe 41.383333 2.183333 Barcelona left Green_pog.svg Europe 42.465 -2.445556 Logroño left Europe 51.0383 2.3775 Dunkerque left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 48.835278 2.256111 PSG left Europe 43.6119 3.8772 Montpellier top Blue_pog.svg Europe 55.491667 9.5 KIF Green_pog.svg Europe 57.05 9.916667 Aalborg left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 46.235833 15.2675 Celje left Blue_pog.svg Europe 47.092778 17.913611 Veszprém top Blue_pog.svg Europe 46.255 20.145 Szeged Yellow_pog.svg Europe 55.15 37.45 Chekhov Blue_pog.svg Europe 47.7 8.633333 Kadetten left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.8167 15.9833 Zagreb bottom Europe 42.07 21.533333 Vardar top Blue_pog.svg Europe 41.80 21.533333 Metalurg bottom Europe 50.883333 20.616667 Kielce Yellow_pog.svg Europe 52.55 19.7 Płock left Green_pog.svg Europe 52.133333 23.666667 Brest Europe 57.93 12.533056 Alingsås Green_pog.svg Europe 47.833333 35.166667 Motor left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 41.013611 28.955 Beşiktaş Green_pog.svg 2014–15 EHF Champions League group stage 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams, where they played each other twice. The top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/19950/Draw+reunites+Flensburg+with+Barcelona Draw reunites Flensburg with Barcelona 2014-06-27 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 June 2014. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3 GER THW KielESP BarcelonaHUN MKB-MVM VeszprémPOL Vive Tauron Kielce DEN KIF Kolding KøbenhavnMKD Metalurg SkopjeSLO CeljeFRA DunkerqueCRO ZagrebRUS Chekhovskiye MedvediSUI Kadetten SchaffhausenSWE Alingsås HK Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6 GER Rhein-Neckar LöwenESP LogroñoHUN MOL-Pick SzegedPOL Wisła Płock GER Flensburg-HandewittDEN AalborgMKD VardarFRA Paris Saint-Germain FRA MontpellierBLR Meshkov BrestUKR Motor ZaporizhzhiaTUR Beşiktaş Key to colours in group tablesTop four placed teams advanced to the last 16 Group A Group A y Group B Group B y Group C Group C y Group D Group D y Knockout stage 2014–15 EHF Champions League knockout stage The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner. Last 16 The draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 11–15 March and the second legs on 18–22 March 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21698/Last+16+draw+reunites+the+finalists%3A+Flensburg+vs+Kiel Last 16 draw reunites the finalists: Flensburg vs Kiel 24 February 2015 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 February 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21689/Defending+champions+lurk+in+the+fourth+pot+before+the+Last+16+draw Defending champions lurk in the fourth pot before the Last 16 draw 23 February 2015 ehfcl.com A team from Pot 1 will face a team from Pot 4, a Pot 2 team will play against a team from Pot 3. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 GER THW KielESP BarcelonaHUN MKB-MVM VeszprémPOL Vive Tauron Kielce FRA Paris Saint-GermainDEN KIF Kolding KøbenhavnMKD VardarHUN MOL-Pick SzegedCRO ZagrebPOL Wisła PłockGER Rhein-Neckar LöwenFRA Dunkerque ESP LogroñoGER Flensburg-HandewittFRA MontpellierDEN Aalborg Matches Logroño ESP 54–68 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 23–31 31–37 Montpellier FRA 58–60 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 25–29 33–31 Aalborg DEN 33–60 Barcelona ESP 11–31 22–29 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 49–63 THW Kiel GER 21–30 28–33 Dunkerque FRA 43–46 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 21–23 22–23 Wisła Płock POL 52–57 Vardar MKD 32–26 20–31 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 59–65 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 30–34 29–31 Zagreb CRO 43–40 KIF Kolding København DEN 22–17 21–23 |} Quarterfinals The draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21877/Last+eight+await+Tuesday%27s+quarter-final+fate Last eight await Tuesday's quarter-final fate 23 March 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21881/Barcelona+take+on+Zagreb%2C+Kiel+meet+Szeged Barcelona take on Zagreb, Kiel meet Szeged 24 March 2015 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 March 2015. Pot 1Pot 2 GER THW KielESP BarcelonaHUN MKB-MVM VeszprémPOL Vive Tauron Kielce FRA Paris Saint-GermainCRO ZagrebHUN MOL-Pick SzegedMKD Vardar Matches Zagreb CRO 44–68 Barcelona ESP 23–25 21–43 Vardar MKD 51–55 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 20–22 31–33 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 52–58 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 24–24 28–34 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 54–60 THW Kiel GER 31–29 23–31 |} Final four The draw was held on 21 April 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/22041/Four+favourites+face+the+FINAL4+fate Four favourites face the FINAL4 fate 20 April 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/22053/Barcelona+vs+Kielce%2C+Kiel+vs+Veszprem Barcelona vs Kielce, Kiel vs Veszprem 21 April 2015 ehfcl.com The final four was held on 30–31 May 2015 at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne. Top goalscorers Statistics exclude qualifying round.EHF Champions League 2014/15 - Scorers http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/scorers/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150609083447/http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/scorers/ June 9, 2015 November 7, 2022 Rank Player Team Goals 1SRB Momir IlićHUN Veszprém1142MKD Kiril LazarovESP Barcelona1063DEN Mikkel HansenFRA Paris1034POL Karol BieleckiPOL Kielce925RUS Timur DibirovMKD Vardar786HUN Zsolt BaloghHUN Szeged76SRB Marko VujinGER Kiel 8FRA Nikola KarabatićESP Barcelona 75 9CRO Igor KaračićMKD Vardar 74 10ESP Alex DujshebaevMKD Vardar 73 Awards The All-star team of the Champions League 2014/15:http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/22517/All-star+team+vote+reaches+new+heights+with+44%2C000+fans All-star team vote reaches new heights with 44,000 fans 29 May 2015 ehfcl.com Position Player Goalkeeper HUN Roland Mikler (MKB-MVM Veszprém) Right wing ESP Víctor Tomás (Barcelona) Right back MKD Kiril Lazarov (Barcelona) Centre back DEN Mikkel Hansen (Paris Saint-Germain) Left back FRA Nikola Karabatić (Barcelona) Left wing GER Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Pivot CRO Renato Sulić (MKB-MVM Veszprém) Best defender DEN Rene Toft Hansen (THW Kiel) Best coach ESP Talant Dujshebaev (Vive Tauron Kielce) 350 Half handball playing court with colors.svg 0.47 0.16 350 HUNMikler 0.08 0.17 350 GERGensheimer 0.49 0.40 350 CROSulić 0.80 0.17 350 ESPTomás 0.17 0.47 350 FRAKarabatić 0.47 0.55 350 DENHansen 0.72 0.48 350 MKDLazarov 0.15 0.86 350 Best Defender : DEN Rene Toft HansenBest Coach: ESP Talant Dujshebaev See also 2014–15 EHF Cup 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup References External links Official website Category:EHF Champions League seasons Men's Champions League Men's Champions League