2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League

Women's EHF Champions League 2014–15 Papp László Budapest Sportaréna.jpg The László Papp Sports Arena hosted the final four Handball 2014 2015 22 (qualification stage)16 (group stage)12 (Main round)8 (knockout stage) MNE Budućnost NOR Larvik HK 96 4991 ROU Cristina NeaguCRO Andrea Penezić(102 goals) 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation. Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating Larvik HK 26–22 in the big final.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/22303/Undefeated+Buducnost+take+the+trophy+for+the+second+time+in+history Undefeated Buducnost take the trophy for the second time in history ehfcl.com 10 May 2015 Overview Team allocation League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.http://www.ehfcl.com/2013-14/article/19920/Women%E2%80%99s+EHF+Champions+League+teams+announced+for+2014%2F15 Women’s EHF Champions League teams announced for 2014/15 ehfcl.com 20 June 2014 Group stageHUN Győri Audi ETO KCTH (1st)ROU HCM Baia Mare (1st)SVN Krim (1st)MKD Vardar (1st)DEN Viborg HK (1st)GER Thüringer HC (1st)AUT Hypo Niederösterreich (1st)POL SPR Lublin (1st)NOR Larvik HK (1st)FRA Metz (1st)CRO Lokomotiva Zagreb (1st)RUS Dinamo Volgograd (1st)MNE Budućnost (1st)SWE IK Sävehof (1st)Qualification tournamentHUN Ferencváros (2nd)NOR Byåsen HE (2nd)SRB Radnički Kragujevac (1st)NED SERCODAK Dalfsen (1st)DEN Midtjylland (2nd)GER HC Leipzig (2nd)CRO Podravka Koprivnica (2nd)BLR BNTU Minsk (1st) Round and draw dates All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingQualification tournaments26 June 201420–21 September 2014Group stageMatchday 127 June 201417–19 October 2014Matchday 224–26 October 2014Matchday 331 October–2 November 2014Matchday 47–9 November 2014Matchday 514–16 November 2014Matchday 621–23 November 2014Main roundMatchday 131 January–2 February 2015Matchday 26–8 February 2015Matchday 313–15 February 2015Matchday 427 February–1 March 2015Matchday 56–8 March 2015Matchday 613–15 March 2015Knockout stageQuarterfinal3–5 April 201510–12 April 2015Final 4(Budapest)Semifinal14 April 20159 May 2015 at László Papp Sports ArenaFinal10 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena Qualification stage 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League qualifying Eight teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 20–21 September 2014, qualified for the group stage. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/19939/Qualification+draw+sends+Midtjylland+against+Kragujevac%2C+while+FTC+face+SERCODAK Qualification draw sends Midtjylland against Kragujevac, while FTC face SERCODAK 2014-06-26 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/19926/Pots+ready+for+qualification+and+group+matches+draws Pots ready for qualification and group matches draws 2014-06-23 ehfcl.com Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 HUN FerencvárosDEN Midtjylland NOR Byåsen HEGER HC Leipzig CRO Podravka KoprivnicaBLR BNTU Minsk NED SERCODAK DalfsenSRB Radnički Kragujevac Qualification tournament 1 Semifinals Final Third place game 20 September HUN Ferencváros 33 NED SERCODAK Dalfsen 25 20 September GER HC Leipzig 22 BLR BNTU Minsk 18 21 September HUN Ferencváros 38 GER HC Leipzig (pen.) 39 21 September NED SERCODAK Dalfsen 30 BLR BNTU Minsk 27 Qualification tournament 2 Semifinals Final Third place game 20 September DEN Midtjylland 24 SRB Rad. Kragujevac (aet) 29 20 September NOR Byåsen HE 23 CRO Pod. Koprivnica 31 21 September SRB Rad. Kragujevac 24 CRO Pod.Koprivnica 28 21 September DEN Midtjylland 28 NOR Byåsen HE 24 Group stage Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 47.684167 17.634444 Győr right Blue_pog.svg Europe 56.433333 9.4 Viborg bottom Blue_pog.svg Europe 59.081111 10.016389 Larvik top Yellow_pog.svg Europe 48.7 44.516667 Dinamo left Europe 47.666667 23.583333 Baia Mare right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 51.108056 10.646667 Thüringer bottom Green_pog.svg Europe 51.333333 12.383333 Leipzig right Europe 49.120278 6.177778 Metz left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 42.441286 19.262892 Budućnost top Green_pog.svg Europe 46.055556 14.508333 Krim left Europe 48.1 16.283333 Hypo left Europe 45.816667 15.983333 Lokomotiva bottom Blue_pog.svg Europe 46.15 16.816667 Podravka right Green_pog.svg Europe 57.733333 12.1 Sävehof right Blue_pog.svg Europe 42.0 21.433333 Vardar right Green_pog.svg Europe 51.233333 22.566667 Lublin right Yellow_pog.svg 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League group stage The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, where they played each other twice. The top three teams advanced to the main round. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/19949/Gy%C3%B6r+to+face+Viborg%2C+Zagreb+and+S%C3%A4vehof+in+group+matches Györ to face Viborg, Zagreb and Sävehof in group matches 2014-06-27 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 June 2014. Pot 1Pot 2 HUN Győri Audi ETO KCMNE BudućnostNOR Larvik HKSVN Krim DEN Viborg HKROU HCM Baia MareGER Thüringer HCRUS Dinamo Volgograd Pot 3Pot 4MKD ŽRK VardarFRA Metz HandballAUT Hypo NiederösterreichCRO RK Lokomotiva Zagreb SWE IK SävehofPOL SPR Lublin SSAGER HC LeipzigCRO RK Koprivnica Key to colours in group tablesTop three placed teams advanced to the main roundFourth-placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup last 16 Group A Group A y Group B Group B y Group C Group C y Group D Group D y Main round 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League main round The top three teams of each group from the group stage advanced to the main round. The 12 teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top four placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The points gained in the group stage against teams that advance, were carried over. Key to colours in group tablesTop four placed teams advanced to quarterfinals Group 1 Group 1 y Group 2 Group 2 y Knockout stage 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In 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. Quarterfinals The matches were played on 4–5 April and 11–12 April 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/21817/Defending+champions+await+Vardar+in+the+quarter-finals Defending champions await Vardar in the quarter-finals 15 March 2015 ehfcl.com Viborg HK DEN 41–57 Budućnost MNE 22–28 19–29 Thüringer HC GER 44–65 Larvik HK NOR 26–29 18–36 HCM Baia Mare ROU 50–53 Dinamo Volgograd RUS 25–23 25–30 Vardar MKD 51–45 Győri Audi ETO KC HUN 24–18 27–27 |} Final four The draw was held on 14 April 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/21995/Two+teams+are+new%2C+two+return+to+MVM+EHF+FINAL4 Two teams are new, two return to MVM EHF FINAL4 13 April 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/22006/Clashes+of+women%E2%80%99s+handball+giants+open+2015+MVM+EHF+FINAL4 Clashes of women’s handball giants open 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4 14 April 2015 ehfcl.com The final four was played in the László Papp Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary. Statistics and awards Top goalscorers Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.Top scorers 10 May 2015 RankPlayerTeamGoals1ROU Cristina NeaguMNE Budućnost102CRO Andrea PenezićMKD Vardar3NOR Nora MørkNOR Larvik984RUS Anna KochetovaRUS Volgograd945POL Karolina KudłaczGER Leipzig846RUS Olga AkopyanRUS Volgograd827NOR Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth KorenNOR Larvik778RUS Daria DmitrievaRUS Volgograd769SWE Ida OdenSWE Sävehof7410SVN Ana GrosFRA Metz73SVN Tamara MavsarSVN Krim All-Star Team The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 May 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/22184/All-stars+take+to+the+court+at+the+2015+MVM+EHF+FINAL4 All-stars take to the court at the 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4 8 May 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/women/2014-15/article/22300/Woltering%E2%80%99s+heroics+in+goal+earn+the+MVP+award Woltering’s heroics in goal earn the MVP award 10 May 2015 ehfcl.com Goalkeeper: Sandra Toft DEN Right wing: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren NOR Right back: Nora Mørk NOR Central back: Anikó Kovacsics HUN Left back: Cristina Neagu ROU Left wing: Siraba Dembélé FRA Pivot: Heidi Løke NOR Other awards Most Valuable Player of the Final Four: Clara Woltering GER Best Coach: Ambros Martín ESP Best Young Player: Eliza Buceschi ROU Best Defence Player: Dorina Korsós HUN See also 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup 2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup References External links Official website Category:Women's EHF Champions League EHF EHF