2013–14 EHF Champions League

European handball tournament EHF Champions League 2013–14 Handball Lanxess Arena (FINAL4) 31 August 2013 1 June 2014 38 (Qualification stage)24 (Group phase)16 (Knockout stage) GER SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1st title) GER THW Kiel 148 8338 SRB Momir Ilić(103 goals) 2012–13 2014–15 The 2013–14 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 21st edition under the current EHF Champions League format. HSV Hamburg was the defending champion. The VELUX EHF FINAL4 was played on 31 May–1 June at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17292/7%2C000+tickets+already+sold 7,000 tickets already sold 2013-06-19 ehfcl.com 2013-06-19 SG Flensburg-Handewitt won the title for the first time after defeating THW Kiel 30–28 in the final. Overview Team allocation The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2013-14/clubs 2013/14 list of participants europeancup.eurohandball.com 7 December 2013 TH: Title holders CW: Cup winners CR: Cup runners-up 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position Group stageGER THW Kiel (1st)FRA Paris Saint-Germain (1st)SVN Gorenje (1st)SUI Wacker Thun (1st)GER Flensburg (2nd)FRA Dunkerque (2nd)SVN Celje (2nd)CRO Zagreb (1st)GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen (3rd)DEN Aalborg (1st)RUS St. Petersburg (2nd)POL Vive Targi Kielce (1st)ESP Barcelona (1st)DEN KIF Kolding (2nd)HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém (1st)MKD Vardar (1st)ESP Logroño (3rd)QualifyingQualification tournamentWild card tournamentROU HCM Constanța (1st)NOR Elverum (1st)NED KRAS/Volendam (1st)GER Füchse Berlin (4th)POR Porto (1st)BLR Dinamo-Minsk (1st)LUX Handball Esch (1st)GER HSV Hamburgth (5th)SWE HK Drott (1st)GRE AEK Athens (1st)FRA Montpellier (3rd)SRB Vojvodina (1st)AUT Alpla HC Hard (1st)HUN Pick Szeged (2nd)UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia (1st)SVK Tatran Prešov (1st)POL Wisła Płock (2nd)BIH Borac Banja Luka (1st)TUR Beşiktaş (1st)MKD Metalurg (2nd) Qualification stage 2013–14 EHF Champions League qualifying Qualification tournaments Fourteen teams took part in the qualification tournaments. Twelve were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match, while the remaining two teams played a two-legged playoff match. The winners of the qualification tournaments and of the play-off qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2013–14 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 27 June 2013, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17301/Pots+for+the+Qualification+and+Group+Phase+draws+confirmed Pots for the Qualification and the Group Phase draw confirmed 2013-06-21 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17334/Qualification+groups+determined Qualification groups determined 2013-06-27 ehfcl.com Matches were played on 31 August and 1 September 2013. Seedings Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 BLR Dinamo-MinskBIH Borac Banja LukaROU HCM Constanța SRB VojvodinaSVK Tatran PrešovPOR PortoAUT Alpla HC HardNOR ElverumTUR Beşiktaş UKR Motor ZaporizhzhiaGRE AEK AthensNED KRAS/Volendam Qualification tournament 1 This qualification tournament was hosted in Prešov, Slovakia, at the home venue of Tatran Prešov. 31 August 2013 BLR Dinamo-Minsk 25 GRE AEK Athens 21 31 August 2013 SVK Tatran Prešov 32 TUR Beşiktaş 30 1 September 2013 BLR Dinamo-Minsk 29 SVK Tatran Prešov 27 1 September 2013 GRE AEK Athens 34 TUR Beşiktaş 30 Qualification tournament 2 This qualification tournament was hosted in Novi Sad, Serbia, at the home venue of Vojvodina. 180 31 August 2013 BIH Borac Banja Luka 18 UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 40 31 August 2013 SRB Vojvodina 27 AUT Alpla HC Hard 26 1 September 2013 UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 36 SRB Vojvodina 24 1 September 2013 BIH Borac Banja Luka 17 AUT Alpla HC Hard 25 Qualification tournament 3 This qualification tournament was hosted in Porto, Portugal, at the home venue of Porto. 31 August 2013 POR Porto 29 NOR Elverum 28 31 August 2013 ROU HCM Constanța 34 NED KRAS/Volendam 25 1 September 2013 POR Porto 26 ROU HCM Constanța 22 1 September 2013 NED KRAS/Volendam 24 NOR Elverum 32 Playoff The winner qualified for the group stage and the losing team entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup second round. Handball Esch LUX 44–63 HK Drott SWE 30–26 14–37 |} Wildcard qualification The winners qualified for the group stage and the losing teams entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup third round. Füchse Berlin GER 56–57 HSV Hamburg GER 30–30 26–27 Metalurg MKD 45–39 Pick Szeged HUN 26–16 19–23 Montpellier FRA 52–55 Wisła Płock POL 29–27 23–28 |} Group phase 2013–14 EHF Champions League group stage Europe 500 right Location of teams of the 2013–14 EHF Champions League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 47.092778 17.913611 Veszprém top Europe 54.325278 10.140556 Kiel right Green_pog.svg Europe 41.383333 2.183333 Barcelona right Blue_pog.svg Europe 57.05 9.916667 Aalborg top Yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.8167 15.9833 Zagreb bottom Europe 50.883333 20.616667 Kielce right Green_pog.svg Europe 48.835278 2.256111 PSG left Blue_pog.svg Europe 46.366667 15.116667 Velenje left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 59.95 30.3 St. Petersburg bottom Europe 52.55 19.7 Wisła top Green_pog.svg Europe 42 21.533333 Vardar top Blue_pog.svg Europe 54.781944 9.436667 Flensburg left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 49.488889 8.469167 Löwen left Europe 55.491667 9.5 KIF right Green_pog.svg Europe 42.465 -2.445556 Logroño bottom Yellow_pog.svg Europe 46.766667 7.633333 Thun left Blue_pog.svg Europe 46.235833 15.2675 Celje right Europe 51.0383 2.3775 Dunkerque right Green_pog.svg Europe 53.9 27.566667 Dinamo right Blue_pog.svg Europe 56.666667 12.85 Drott right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 47.833333 35.166667 Motor Europe 41.162142 -8.621953 Porto right Green_pog.svg Europe 42 21.403333 Metalurg bottom Blue_pog.svg Europe 53.583 9.983 Hamburg left Yellow_pog.svg The draw for the group stage took place at the Gloriette in Vienna on 28 June 2013 at 20:15 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17348/Group+Phase+draw+provides+great+battles Group Phase draw provides great battles 2013-06-28 ehfcl.com Pot 1 GER THW Kiel ESP Barcelona DEN Aalborg HUN Veszprém Pot 2 POL Kielce CRO Zagreb FRA Paris SG SVN Gorenje Pot 3 GER Flensburg POL Wisła Płock RUS St. Petersburg MKD Vardar Pot 4 DEN KIF Kolding SUI Wacker Thun GER RN Löwen ESP Logroño Pot 5 FRA Dunkerque SVN Celje SWE HK Drott BLR Dinamo-Minsk Pot 6 UKR Motor POR Porto MKD Metalurg GER HSV Hamburg Key to colours in group tables Top 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 2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage Last 16 The draw was held on 25 February 2014 at 12:00 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 20–23 March, and the second legs on 29–31 March 2014.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18661/All+pots+for+Last+16+draw+confirmed All pots for Last 16 draw confirmed 23 February 2014 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18677/Hamburg+vs+Vardar%2C+L%C3%B6wen+vs+Kielce Hamburg vs Vardar, Löwen vs Kielce 25 February 2014 ehfcl.com Seedings Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 HUN MKB-MVM VeszprémGER THW KielESP BarcelonaGER HSV Hamburg GER Rhein-Neckar LöwenDEN KIF KoldingFRA Paris Saint-GermainGER FlensburgSVN RK CeljePOL Vive Targi KielceMKD Metalurg SkopjeSVN Gorenje UKR Motor ZaporizhzhiaPOL Wisła PłockMKD VardarDEN Aalborg Matches Motor Zaporizhzhia UKR 56–71 THW Kiel GER 28–31 28–40 Aalborg DEN 42–60 Barcelona ESP 22–29 20–31 Vardar MKD 58–57 HSV Hamburg GER 28–28 30–29 Wisła Płock POL 60–64 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 34–33 26–31 Gorenje SVN 55–62 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 30–28 25–34 Celje SVN 53–55 Flensburg GER 26–25 27–30 Metalurg Skopje MKD 53–43 KIF Kolding DEN 23–17 30–26 Vive Targi Kielce POL 55–55 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 32–28 23–27 |} Quarter-finals The draw was held on 1 April 2014 at 12:15 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 19–21 April, and the second legs on 26–27 April 2014.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18904/Pots+for+the+quarter-finals+draw+ready Pots for the quarter-finals draw ready 1 April 2014 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18925/Barcelona+to+tame+Lions%2C+Kiel+face+Metalurg Barcelona to tame Lions, Kiel face Metalurg 1 April 2014 ehfcl.com Seedings Pot 1Pot 2HUN MKB-MVM VeszprémGER Rhein-Neckar LöwenGER THW KielMKD Metalurg SkopjeESP BarcelonaFRA Paris Saint-GermainMKD VardarGER Flensburg Matches Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 62–62 Barcelona ESP 38–31 24–31 Flensburg GER 49–49 Vardar MKD 24–22 25–27 Metalurg Skopje MKD 47–65 THW Kiel GER 21–31 26–34 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 52–59 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 26–28 26–31 |} Final four The draw was held on 29 April 2014.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/19133/Barcelona+take+on+Flensburg%2C+Veszprem+meet+Kiel Barcelona take on Flensburg, Veszprem meet Kiel 2014-04-29 ehfcl.com Awards The All-star team of the Champions League 2013/14http://www.rkvardar.com.mk/en/news/vardar/1336-2014-05-30-12-17-27 HC Vardar - Timur Dibirov part of the Champions League All-star team 2014-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140606230255/http://www.rkvardar.com.mk/en/news/vardar/1336-2014-05-30-12-17-27 2014-06-06 dead http://www.eurohandball.com/article/19812 Ilic takes top scorer trophy, Palmarsson becomes MVP 2014-06-03 2016-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001203752/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/19812 dead Position Player Goalkeeper DEN Niklas Landin Jacobsen (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Right wing FRA Luc Abalo (Paris Saint-Germain) Right back MKD Kiril Lazarov (Barcelona) Centre back DEN Mikkel Hansen (Paris Saint-Germain) Left back SRB Momir Ilić (MKB-MVM Veszprém) Left wing RUS Timur Dibirov (RK Vardar) Pivot CRO Renato Sulić (MKB-MVM Veszprém) Final four MVP ISL Aron Palmarsson (THW Kiel) Best defender HUN Timuzsin Schuch (MKB-MVM Veszprém) 350 Half handball playing court with colors.svg 0.46 0.16 350 DENLandin 0.12 0.17 350 RUSDibirov 0.48 0.40 350 CROSulić 0.79 0.20 350 FRAAbalo 0.17 0.47 350 SRBIlić 0.46 0.55 350 DENHansen 0.72 0.48 350 MKDLazarov 0.15 0.86 350 Best Defender : HUN Timuzsin SchuchFinal four MVP: ISL Aron Palmarsson See also 2013–14 EHF Cup References External links Official website Champions League Champions League Category:EHF Champions League seasons