2015–16 EHF Champions League

European handball tournament EHF Champions League 2015–16 Handball Lanxess Arena (FINAL4) 5 September 2015 29 May 2016 28 (group stage)31 (total) ehfcl.com POL Vive Tauron Kielce HUN MVM Veszprém 201 11168 Mikkel Hansen DEN(141 goals)VELUX EHF Champions League 2015/16 – Scorers http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/scorers EHF Champions League 2015/16 European Handball Federation (EHF) 2 October 2015 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 EHF Champions League was the 56th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 23rd edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona Lassa was the defending champion. Vive Tauron Kielce defeated MVM Veszprém in the final to capture their first title. Overview Team allocation Twenty-seven teams were directly qualified for the group stage.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/22790/VELUX+EHF+Champions+League+2015%2F16+line-up+confirmed VELUX EHF Champions League 2015/16 line-up confirmed EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 20 June 2015 2 October 2015 Groups A/BCRO ZagrebDEN KIF Kolding KøbenhavnFRA MontpellierFRA Paris Saint-GermainGER Rhein-Neckar LöwenGER Flensburg-HandewittGER THW KielHUN MOL-Pick SzegedHUN MVM VeszprémMKD VardarPOL Vive Tauron KielcePOL Wisła PłockSVN CeljeESP Barcelona LassaTHSWE IFK KristianstadTUR Beşiktaş Groups C/DBLR Meshkov BrestDEN Skjern HåndboldMKD Metalurg SkopjePOR PortoROU HC Baia MareRUS Chekhovskiye MedvediSRB VojvodinaSVK Tatran PrešovESP LogroñoSUI Kadetten SchaffhausenUKR Motor ZaporizhzhiaQualification tournamentAUT Alpla HC HardBIH RK Banja LukaNED Limburg LionsNOR Elverum Håndball TH = Title holders Competition format In March 2014, EHF introduced a new competition format.http://www.eurohandball.com/article/018817/EHF+Executive+meets+in+Vienna EHF Executive meets in Vienna EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 21 March 2014 2 October 2015 20 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420223333/http://eurohandball.com/article/018817/EHF+Executive+meets+in+Vienna dead Twenty-eight teams participated in the competition, divided in four groups. Groups A and B played with eight teams each, in a round robin, home and away format. The top team in each group qualified directly for the quarter-finals, the bottom two in each group dropped out of the competition and the remaining 10 teams qualified for the first knock-out phase. In groups C and D, six teams played in each group in a round robin format, playing both home and away. The top two teams in each group then met in a 'semi-final' play-off, with the two winners going through to the first knock-out phase. The remaining teams dropped out of the competition. Knock-out Phase 1 (Last 12) 12 teams played 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. Knock-out Phase 2 (Quarterfinals) The six winners of the matches in the first knock-out phase joined with the winners of groups A and B to play home and away for the right to play in the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Final four The culmination of the season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title. Round and draw dates All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.http://www.ehfcl.com/2015-16/article/22771/Vienna+city+centre+to+host+first+draw+of+new+season Vienna city centre to host first draw of new season EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 16 June 2015 2 October 2015 PhaseDraw dateGroup stage26 June 2015Knockout stageFinal Four(Cologne)3 May 2016 Qualification stage There was no draw held. The four teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participant. Matches were played on 5 and 6 September 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/22797/Semi-final+pairings+for+the+qualification+tournament+set Semi-final pairings for the qualification tournament set EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 23 June 2015 2 October 2015 RK Banja Luka organized the tournament.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/23162/Qualification+tournament+to+be+played+in+Banja+Luka Qualification tournament to be played in Banja Luka EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 29 July 2015 2 October 2015 Bracket N4 yes high yes Semifinals Final Third place 5 September 2015 NOR Elverum Håndball 35 NED Limburg Lions 30 5 September 2015 AUT Alpla HC Hard 35 BIH RK Banja Luka 33 6 September 2015 NOR Elverum Håndball 28 AUT Alpla HC Hard 25 6 September 2015 NED Limburg Lions 33 BIH RK Banja Luka 29 All times are local (UTC+2). Semifinals 5 September 2015 17:30 Elverum Håndball NOR 35–30 NED Limburg Lions Report Burud 9 Baart, Steins 7 14–15 3 3 4 3 Sportska dvorana Borik, Banja Luka 500 Gasmi, Gasmi FRA 5 September 2015 20:00 Alpla HC Hard AUT 35–33 BIH RK Banja Luka Report Zeiner 8 Trivundža 13 17–14 7 3 1 11 3 1 Sportska dvorana Borik, Banja Luka 3,500 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Third place game 6 September 2015 17:30 Limburg Lions NED 33–29 BIH RK Banja Luka Report Heijnen 7 Janković 8 16–14 5 3 3 3 Sportska dvorana Borik, Banja Luka 400 Gasmi, Gasmi FRA Final 6 September 2015 20:00 Elverum Håndball NOR 28–25 AUT Alpla HC Hard Report Stegavik 10 Schlinger 8 15–11 4 3 4 2 Sportska dvorana Borik, Banja Luka 400 Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Group stage Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2014–15 EHF Champions League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Blue: Group B; 8px Green: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 54.325278 10.140556 Kiel bottom Europe 49.488889 8.469167 RN Löwen top Blue_pog.svg Europe 54.781944 9.436667 Flensburg left Europe 41.383333 2.183333 Barcelona bottom Blue_pog.svg Europe 42.465 -2.445556 Logroño bottom Green_pog.svg Europe 48.835278 2.256111 PSG left Europe 43.6119 3.8772 Montpellier top Blue_pog.svg Europe 47.092778 17.913611 Veszprém top Europe 46.255 20.145 Szeged Blue_pog.svg Europe 55.491667 9.5 KIF Blue_pog.svg Europe 55.95 8.5 Skjern left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 46.235833 15.2675 Celje left Europe 50.883333 20.616667 Kielce left Blue_pog.svg Europe 52.55 19.7 Płock top Europe 42.07 21.533333 Vardar top Blue_pog.svg Europe 41.80 21.533333 Metalurg bottom Yellow_pog.svg Europe 56.029444 14.156667 Kristianstad Blue_pog.svg Europe 52.133333 23.666667 Brest Green_pog.svg Europe 47.7 8.633333 Kadetten left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 47.666667 23.583333 Minaur Yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.8167 15.9833 Zagreb bottom Europe 41.162142 -8.621953 Porto bottom Green_pog.svg Europe 55.15 37.45 Chekhov Green_pog.svg Europe 47.833333 35.166667 Motor left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.25 19.85 Vojvodina Green_pog.svg Europe 49.001667 21.239444 Tatran right Green_pog.svg Europe 60.9275 11.715278 Elverum Yellow_pog.svg Europe 41.013611 28.955 Beşiktaş 2015–16 EHF Champions League group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 26 June 2015, 20:00 CEST, in the Vienna city centre.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/22823/Barcelona+in+group+with+Kielce%2C+Kiel+with+Veszprem+again Barcelona in group with Kielce, Kiel with Veszprem again EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 26 June 2015 28 September 2015 The 28 teams were drawn into four groups, two containing eight teams (Groups A and B) and two containing six teams (Groups C and D). The only restriction was that teams from the same national association could not face each other in the same group. Since Germany qualified three teams, the lowest seeded side (Flensburg-Handewitt) had necessarily to be drawn with one of the other two.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/22802/Seedings+for+the+Group+Phase+draw+released Seedings for the Group Phase draw released EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 24 June 2015 27 September 2015 In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. The matchdays are 16–20 September, 23–27 September, 30 September–4 October, 7–11 October, 14–18 October, 21–25 October, 11–15 November, 18–22 November, 25–29 November and 2–6 December 2015. For Groups A and B, additional matchdays include 10–14 February, 17–21 February, 24–28 February and 2–6 March 2016.VELUX EHF Champions League – Season 2015/16 playing system and schedule http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/2_cl/3_download_pdf/VCL_Playing_System_2015-16_June_15(1).pdf EHF Champions League 2015/16 EHF 27 September 2015 PDF After completion of the group stage matches, the teams advancing to the knockout stage were determined in the following manner: Groups A and B – the top team qualified directly for the quarter-finals, and the five teams ranked 2nd–6th advanced to the first knockout round. Groups C and D – the top two teams from both groups contested a playoff to determine the last two sides joining the 10 teams from Groups A and B in the first knockout round. TiebreakersIn the group stage, teams are 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 (article 4.3.1, section II of regulations):VELUX EHF Champions League – Season 2015/16 – Regulations http://ebook.eurohandball.com/2015-regulations-MCL/6_2015_16_MCLRegulations_FINAL.pdf EHF 27 September 2015 PDF Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; 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 Group A yes Group B Group B yes Group C Group C yes Group D Group D yes Playoffs Playoffs Knockout stage 2015–16 EHF Champions League knockout stage The first-place team from the preliminary groups A and B advanced to the quarterfinals, while the second through sixth place teams advanced to the round 16 alongside the playoff winners. Round of 16 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Final four thumb|Drawing the final four in May in Cologne Bracket Final Final Top goalscorers Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.Men's EHF Champions League 2015/16 – Scorers http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/scorers dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160612134823/http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/scorers/ June 12, 2016 EHF Champions League 2015/16 European Handball Federation (EHF) 8 May 2016 Rank Player Team Goals 1 DEN Mikkel Hansen FRA Paris Saint-Germain 141 2 SRB Momir Ilić HUN MVM Veszprém 120 3 MKD Kiril Lazarov ESP Barcelona Lassa 109 4 SRB Marko Vujin GER THW Kiel 103 5 SVN Dean Bombač HUN MOL-Pick Szeged 101 6 CRO Domagoj Duvnjak GER THW Kiel 93 POL Michał Jurecki POL Vive Tauron Kielce 8 DEN Anders Eggert GER Flensburg-Handewitt 90 FRA Nikola Karabatić FRA Paris Saint-Germain BLR Barys Pukhouski UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia Awards The All-star team of the Champions League 2015/16:http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2015-16/article/25976/All-star+team+fan+vote+soars+to+new+heights+as+over+80%2C000+take+part All-star team fan vote soars to new heights as over 80,000 take part 27 May 2015 ehfcl.com Position Player Goalkeeper DEN Niklas Landin Jacobsen (THW Kiel) Right wing SLO Gašper Marguč (MVM Veszprém) Right back MKD Kiril Lazarov (Barcelona Lassa) Centre back SLO Dean Bombač (MOL-Pick Szeged) Left back SRB Momir Ilić (MVM Veszprém) Left wing CRO Manuel Štrlek (Vive Tauron Kielce) Pivot SRB Rastko Stojković (HC Meshkov Brest) Best defender HUN Timuzsin Schuch (MVM Veszprém) Best coach ESP Xavi Sabaté (MVM Veszprém) 350 Half handball playing court with colors.svg 0.47 0.16 350 DENLandin 0.13 0.17 350 CROŠtrlek 0.46 0.40 350 SRBStojković 0.78 0.17 350 SLOMarguč 0.17 0.47 350 SRBIlić 0.47 0.55 350 SLOBombač 0.72 0.48 350 MKDLazarov 0.15 0.86 350 Best Defender : HUN Timuzsin SchuchBest Coach: ESP Xavi Sabaté See also 2015–16 EHF Cup 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup References 30em External links Official website Category:EHF Champions League seasons EHF Champions League EHF Champions League