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VELUX EHF FINAL4 DrawRadissonBLU Hotel, Cologne, 29 April 2014

Draw Programme11:30 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Finals Press Conference Live TV signal12:00 VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw – Semi-finals Live TV signal12.15 Media Interviews Live TV signal

Draw ParticpantsEHF/EHF Marketing GmbHMarkus Glaser, EHF Competitions Senior ManagerPeter Vargo, Managing Director, EHF Marketing GmbHDavid Szlezak, VELUX EHF FINAL4 ManagerJJ Rowland, EHF Head of Media and Communications

City of Cologne Jürgen Roters, Lord Mayor of Cologne

Draw ProcedureThe four teams qualifying from the Quarter-finals will be in the pot for the draw. There will be one single pot and no protection of any kind for the teams.

The teams will be drawn as follows: Team 1 => Team 3 => Team 2 => Team 4

Semi-finals will be played: Team 1 versus Team 2 / Team 3 versus Team 4

Please note: The order of the semi-final matches will only be finalised after consulting TV partners in the days after the draw. The final playing schedule will be announced by the EHF on its website.

About the VELUX EHF FINAL4The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season: a two-day mega sport and entertainment event that has become a must-see for every handball fan around the world. Each year tens of thousands of spectators descend on the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany, to watch the stars of the sport and the four best men’s teams in Europe compete to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League.

Introduced in the 2009/10 season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 has quickly established itself as the European Handball Federation’s flagship club event, and one of the leading events on the international sports market, attracting major international partners and sponsors and large worldwide TV audiences.

New standards in organisation and entertainment have been set by the team behind the event, led by EHF Marketing GmbH, the European Handball Federation’s marketing company. More than just ‘four games over two days’, the VELUX EHF FINAL4 is sports and entertainment spectacular. The 2014 event will take place in Cologne’s LANXESS arena on 31 May and 1 June 2014.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 facts and figures40,000 - spectators over two days2,000 - VIP guests350 - journalists on-site144 - matches have been played in the Group Phase, last 16 and quarter-finals 21 – twenty-first edition of the EHF Champions League16 - sixteen nations represented in the four squads

5 - fourth consecutive time VELUX EHF FINAL4 takes place in the LANXESS arena4 - only four teams have been in the final so far – Kiel, Barcelona, Ciudad Real/Atlético and Hamburg2 - only teams from two counties have won the VELUX EHF FINAL4 (Germany and Spain)2 – two debutants – SG Flensburg Handewitt and MKB-MVM Veszprem1 – Kiel and Barcelona missed this event just once in its five year history

VELUX EHF FINAL4 ProgrammeThursday, 29 May 2014Afternoon Arrival of teams Hotel RadissonBLU, Messe Kreisel 329 - 31 May) EHF Club Management Seminar Park Inn Köln City West

Friday, 30 May 201412:00 Charity Golf Tournament Golf & Country Club VelderhofAfternoon Team training Various venues Afternoon Media call Hotel RadissonBLU, Messe Kreisel 318:00 Opening Party LANXESS arena18:00 VIP Reception (by invitation) LANXESS arena

Saturday, 31 May 201415:15 Semi-final 1 LANXESS arena18:00 Semi-final 2 LANXESS arena20:00 Media Get Together Brewery, Cologne ‘Altstadt’TBC VIP Party (by invitation) Palais Flora in the Cologne botanical gardenSunday, 1 June 2014TBC EHF Press Conference LANXESS arena Media Centre15:15 Match 3/4 Place LANXESS arena18:00 Final LANXESS arena

The hottest tickets in town500 tickets have been reserved for each of the participating teams. If a team does not take up its allocation, then these tickets will be offered to the other participating teams, any remaining tickets will then go onto general sale. Club tickets will be available to purchase direct from each club.

Tickets have been in huge demand ever since they were first released in June 2013. A total of 2,000 tickets are available for the fans of the four semi-final teams, 500 for each club in all price categories. The remaining tickets will only be available to purchase directly from the four participating clubs.

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VELUX EHF FINAL4 DrawRadissonBLU Hotel, Cologne, 29 April 2014

“Do it like us” filling arenas across EuropeThe official song for Europe’s elite handball competition, the VELUX EHF Champions League, has been very well received by fans. Rob Fowler’s “Do it like us” was first aired on the fringes of the competition’s quarter-finals draw in Vienna on Tuesday 1 April, as it accompanied highlights of the Last 16 matches on the event’s live stream. The song was made immediately available on Soundcloud, (http://www.ehffinal4.com/en/song.php), and has since been listened to over 8,000 times.

Opening Party on Friday, 30 May 2014The VELUX EHF FINAL4 begins with a huge open air party in front of the LANXESS arena, where up to 7,000 fans can meet Europe’s top handball players and enjoy top-class music from Marquess, Kasalla and watch a performance of the official song of the VELUX EHF Champions League from Rob Fowler.

Pop trio Marquess, will perform their hits “El Temperamento” and “Vayamos compañeros” and Cologne band, Kasalla, will perform a 60-minute live set. Tickets are now available on the event’s official website, ehfFINAL4.com, priced 7€ and 5€ for concessions.

Charity Golf Tournament’powered by adidas on behalf of German Cancer AidThe third edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 Charity Golf Tournament will take place on Friday, 30 May from 12:00 hrs in the Velderhof Golf and Country Club. Handball stars past and present will rub shoulders with well-known faces from the world of handball and beyond as they play ahead of the start of the event. The winners’ presentation takes place during the VELUX EHF FINAL4 VIP Reception on Friday, 30 May 2014 19:00 hrs

Tickets sale to start for the 2015 VELUX EHF FINAL4Tickets for next season’s VELUX EHF FINAL4 go on sale during the final weekend, with fans in Cologne given the first chance to purchase tickets at 2014 prices from the ticket shop in the LANXESS arena. Online ticket sales will then begin on Monday, 2 June 2014: http://www.ehffinal4.com/en/ticket-alarm.phpThe 2015 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 will take place on the weekend of 30/31 May 2015 in the LANXESS arena, Cologne.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 goes mobile with a new appHandball fans will be able to keep completely up-to-date with the latest news, results and video from the VELUX EHF FINAL4 with the re-launch of the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 App. Fans will be able to stream the event from their mobile device and follow all the latest video news from ehfTV.com. The App is available for iOS and Android from Tuesday, 29 April 2014.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 onlineThe VELUX EHF FINAL4 will enjoy extensive coverage in the international media and also on the official websites and social media channels of the event and the EHF. For complete information from the event:

VELUX EHF FINAL4 Website www.ehfFINAL4.com EHF Champions League Website www.ehfCL.comOfficial Facebook Page www.facebook.com/ehf.champions.leagueOfficial Twitter Channel www.twitter.com/ehfcl Official Instagram Channel www.instagram.com/ehfcl

Official hashtag #EHFFINAL4Fans looking for the latest news and information can join the conversation using the hashtag #EHFFINAL4. Twitter users can keep up to date with the latest happenings on the EHF Champions League official Twitter channel @ehfcl.

Launched during the 2012/13 season, the @ehfcl Twitter Channel offers not just the latest information on the VELUX EHF Champions League and Women’s EHF Champions League but also live tweeting from each round of the competition, exclusive content and prizes.Instagram users can also add the #EHFFINAL4 hashtag to their own photos and follow the competition and event via the new official ehfcl Instagram channel. To join in the conversation on both Twitter and Instagram fans should remember to add the #EHFFINAL4 hashtag to all their tweets and postings.

Media AccreditationOver 350 media representatives are expected to come to Cologne to cover the event for print and online publications as well as TV and radio. Media accreditation is open to professional media representatives working on the event. Freelance journalists may be required to provide evidence of their work. Given the demand for media places, it may not be possible to accept all requests. Accreditation is open until Friday, 9 May 2014 via an online registration system: http://www.ehfcl.com/final4/accreditation/. All requests will be either confirmed or declined by Wednesday 14 May.

Media HotelSpecial arrangements have been made with Vietentours for hotels at special prices for media representatives close to the LANXESS arena. Contact the EHF Media and Communications department for full information media@eurohandball.com.

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Media Events

Media Contacts

VELUX EHF FINAL4 DrawRadissonBLU Hotel, Cologne, 29 April 2014

Friday12:00 Charity Golf Tournament: Golf & Country Club Velderhof Officials and handball legends, photo opportunities Afternoon Teaming training: first 15 mins open Various venues in Cologne to the media for filming/photos Afternoon Media call: each team with 5 Hotel RadissonBLU, players and coach/manager for Messe Kreisel 3 30 mins for interviews 18:00 Opening Party: all participating LANXESS arena teams & handball legends attending, trophy photo opportunities

Saturday15:15 Semi-final 1 LANXESS arena15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player 18:00 Semi-final 2 LANXESS arena15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player 20:00 Media Get Together Brewery, Cologne ‘Altstadt’

Sunday15:15 Match 3/4 Place LANXESS arena15 minutes after match Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player 18:00 Final LANXESS arena15 minutes after winners’ ceremony Post-match press conference: LANXESS arena Media Centre head coach and one player

Vladislav BrindzakEHF Media and Communications – club competitionsTel: +43 1 80151 161Email: brindzak@eurohandball.com

JJ RowlandHead of EHF Media and CommunicationsTel. +43 1 80151 167Mob: +43 664 887 365 594E-Mail: rowland@eurohandball.com

Akos MoczanEHF Marketing GmbHTel: +43 1 80151 226Mob: +43-676-740-78-16E-Mail: moczan@ehfmarketing.com

Zita NewerlaStadionwelte-mail: newerla@stadionwelt.deTel.: +49 2232 5772136Mobile: +49 151 526 330 94

All media and accreditation questions

Media Management

TV/radio Management

Local Organisation

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Facts & figuresVugrinec, Kiel and Barcelona top the rankings

Everything is decided, as all four participants for the 2014 edition of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 are confirmed. FC Barcelona, THW Kiel, MVM-MKB Veszprem and SG Flensburg-Handewitt have qualified for the pinnacle event in European club handball.

Read all important Facts and Figures before the draw on the semi-final draw on Tuesday in Cologne (11.30 hrs. local time, streamed live on ehfTV.com).

0 times SG Flensburg-Handewitt and MVM-MKB Veszprem had been part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 before.

0 champions of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have defended their titles – and things will not change in 2014, as defending champions Hamburg are already out after losing their Last 16 tie against Vardar Skopje.

0 teams have qualified for all five VELUX EHF FINAL4 events since 2010.

1 - Veszprem was finalist of the EHF Champions League once – but lost 2002 against SC Magdeburg, led by current Kiel coach Alfred Gislason.

1 - MVM MKB Veszprem is the first Hungarian side to qualify for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Other “maiden voyage” countries are Russia (Medvedi 2010), Denmark (AG Kobenhavn 2012) and Poland (Vive Targi Kielce 2013). The remaining teams came either from Spain or Germany.

2 VELUX EHF FINAL 4 participants are coached by Spaniards: Veszprem (Carlos Ortega) and Barcelona (Xavi Pascual). The remaining teams are coached by Icelandic (Alfred Gislason/Kiel) and Swedish (Ljubomir Vranjes/Flensburg) coaches. Vranjes is the first Swedish coach in Cologne.

2 duels of the four quarter-final pairings were level at the ebd and had to be decided by the number of away goals: Barcelona vs. Löwen (62:62 – 31:38, 31:24) and Flensburg vs. Vardar 49:49 (24:22, 25:27).

2 times before FC Barcelona played finals of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 against German teams (2010 vs. Kiel and 2013 vs. Hamburg) – and never have the Catalans won. The only title they took was in the 2011 all-Spanish final against Atletico Madrid.

2 times SG Flensburg-Handewitt had been finalist in the EHF Champions League finals - but the Northern Germans have not won the title after their defeats against Celje (2004) and Kiel (2007)

2 teams of the 2013 VELUX EHF FINAL4 have made it again to Cologne: Barcelona and Kiel. Kielce and defending champions Hamburg were eliminated in the Last 16.

3 Icelandic left wing Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson will have his fourth VELUX EHF FINAL4 with his third club: In 2011 he was in Cologne with Rhein Neckar Löwen, in 2012 with AG Kobenhavn and 2013 and 2014 with THW Kiel. “Goggi” has yet to win the trophy in Cologne.

3 times has two German teams been part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 before: 2011, when Hamburg and Füchse both missed the final, 2012 when Kiel won after beating Füchse in the semi-finals and 2013, when Hamburg won the trophy after a semi-final win over Kiel.

3 times THW Kiel won the EHF Champions League (2007, 2010, 2012).

4 times both THW Kiel and FC Barcelona have been participants at the VELUX EHF FINAL 4. While Barcelona took the trophy once in 2011, Kiel won the title in 2010 and 2012.

5 times Siarhei Rutenka has won the EHF Champions League to date, 2004 with Celje, 2006, 2008 and 2009 with Ciudad Real and 20111 with Barcelona. If Rutenka wins his sixth individual title, the Belarusian would join the two legendary goalkeepers Tomas Svensson and David Barrufet, who also have six trophies to their name.

7 times FC Barcelona won the EHF Champions League title; five straight times from 1996 and 2000 as well as 2005 and 2011.

16 goals were scored by Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein Neckar Löwen) against FC Barcelona, making him the top scorer of the round, but 14 came in the first leg.

18 goals (65:47) were the biggest difference ever scored in a quarter-final of the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals since the implementation of the current playing system in the 2009/10 season. This result was scored by THW Kiel against Metalurg, followed by 14 goals in the 2010/11 pairing HSV Hamburg vs. Chekhovskie Medvedi (75:61) and 13 goals in the 2012/13 season by Kielce vs. Metalurg (53:40).

25 points from 14 matches by THW Kiel is the best record of the four teams to reach Cologne, followed by Barcelona with 24 points, ahead of Veszprem on 23 and 21 for Flensburg.

95 goals were scored by Renato Vugrinec so far to lead the top scorer ranking of the VELUX EHF Champions League. The right back is ahead of Momir Ilic (Veszprem - 81) and Gasper Marguc (Celje - 79). Ilic is the only of the top three who can add to his tally in Cologne.

98 goals was the lowest number of all current quarter-final pairings, scored by Flensburg and Vardar Skopje.

124 goals were scored by Löwen and Barcelona in their quarter-finals to top the number of goals in this round.

355 goals conceded gives Veszprem the best defence of the four VELUX EHF FINAL4 participants after 14 matches, followed by 360 (Barcelona), 375 (Kiel) and 379 (Flensburg)

470 goals in 14 matches scored by FC Barcelona puts them on top, followed by 435 (Veszprem), 434 (Kiel) and 418 (Flensburg).

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Facts & figuresSeason figures

Overall matches with the biggest numbers of goals in this season (all in the group phase)73 goals – HSV Hamburg vs. Gorenje Velenje (41:32)

72 goals – DROTT Halmstad vs. Gorenje Velenje (32:40)

72 goals – Naturhouse La Rioja vs. DROTT Halmstad (38:34)

71 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém vs. Motor Zaporozhye (44:27)

71 goals – FC Barcelona – Wacker Thun (45:26)

*69 goals – Rhein neckar Löwen vs. FC Barcelona (38:31, highest number of goals in a single quarter-final match)

Matches with the lowest number of goals38 goals - Dunkerque vs. KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn (18:20)

40 goals –Metalurg Skopje vs. KIF Kolding-Kobenhavn (23:17/L16)

43 goals – FC Porto vs. Dunkerque (22:21)

44 goals – FC Porto – Orlen Wisla Plock (20:24)

44 goals - Vardar Skopje vs. Metalurg Skopje (18:26)

*46 goals – Flensburg vs. Vardar (24:22) – lowest number of goals in quarter-finals

Biggest goal difference in a single match19 goals - Barcelona vs. Wacker Thun (45:26)

18 goals - FC Barcelona vs. HC Metalurg (35:17)

17 goals - MKB-MVM Veszprém vs. Motor Zaporozhye (44:27)

*10 goals – Metalurg Skopje vs. THW Kiel 21:31, biggest difference in the quarter-finals

Spectators15,320 - Dinamo Minsk vs. FC Barcelona (GM)

13,200 – Rhein Neckar Löwen vs. FV Barcelona (QF)

11,000 - RK Zagreb vs. MKB-MVM Veszprém (GM)

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FC Barcelona (ESP)

Club Address:FC Barcelona IntersportAvda. Aristides Maillol, s/n08028 BarcelonaSpain

Media contact:Gustau Galvache+34 618522789gustau.galvache@fcbarcelona.cat

Online information:Website: www.fcbarcelona.catFacebook: FCBHandbolTwitter: @FCBHandbol

Playing hallPalau BlaugranaAv. Aristides Maillol, s/n08028 BarcelonaSpainCapacity: 7,250

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: red and yellowPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: green/grey

DarkPlayer shirt: blue and redPlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: black/dark red

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2013/14 season): 17Winner (7): 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2004/05, 2010/11Final (3): 2000/01, 2009/10, 2012/13Semi-final (1): 2007/08Quarter-final (3): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2011/12Last 16 (1): 2003/04Main Round (1): 2008/09

OtherEHF Cup: Winners 2002/03, Runners-up 2001/02Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 1993/94, 1994/95

Spanish league: 20 titles (1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013)Spanish Cup winner: 17 timesAsobal Cup winner: 9 times

No team in the group phase managed to avoid a defeat at least once. Even FC Barcelona, a team that boasts stars like Arpad Sterbik, Siarhei Rutenka, Kiril Lazarov and Nikola Karabatic did not. Their group phase was like a burger - eight victories covered on both ends by two stumbles in Skopje.

The sheer dominance is one of the reasons that makes the EHF Champions League record winners of the red-hot favourite to win their eighth title. The club was quick in signing Mickael Robin from Montpellier as replacement for injured Arpad Sterbik, who led his new team safely past Aalborg in the Last 16.

In the first quarter-final leg against Rhein-Neckar at Mannheim they were trailing by no less than eleven goals in the second half, but Barcelona never gave in and succeeded on away goals in a thrilling finish of the second leg.

GROUP C Final Table: 1. FC Barcelona 10 8 1 1 348:256 (92) 17 2. PSG Handball 10 6 1 3 315:288 (27) 13 3. HC Metalurg 10 5 2 3 256:265 (-9) 12 4. HC Vardar - Skopje 10 4 2 4 269:263 (6) 10 5. HC Dinamo Minsk 10 3 1 6 266:295 (-29) 7 6. Wacker Thun 10 0 1 9 242:329 (-87) 1

Group Phase results:(W - win, D - draw, L - loss)@ HC Vardar - Skopje D29:29 (15:19)vs Wacker Thun W45:26 (21:14)vs HC Metalurg W35:17 (17:5)@ PSG Handball W33:29 (17:17)@ HC Dinamo Minsk W35:25 (16:15)vs HC Dinamo Minsk W35:25 (13:9)vs HC Vardar - Skopje W30:23 (14:11)@ Wacker Thun W39:23 (17:13)vs PSG Handball W38:28 (19:9)@ HC Metalurg L29:31 (11:15)

Top scorers:1. Kiril Lazarov (MKD) 712. Nikola Karabatic (FRA) 633. Siarhei Rutenka (BLR) 584. Victor Tomas (ESP) 555. Jesper Nöddesbo (DEN) 43

Last 16 results

First leg: Aalborg Handball vs FC Barcelona 22:29 (13:15)Second leg: FC Barcelona vs Aalborg Handball 31:20 (16:11)

Quarter-final resultsFirst leg: Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs FC Barcelona 38:31 (22:14)Second leg: FC Barcelona vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31:24 (15:11)

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THW Kiel (GER)

Club Address:THW KielZiegelteich 3024103 KielGermany

Media contact:Christian Robohm +49 1635306300christian.robohm@thw-handball.de

Online information:Website: www.thw-provinzial.deFacebook:thwhandballTwitter: @thw_handball

Playing hallSparkassen-Arena-KielEuropaplatz 1, 24103 KielGermanyCapacity: 10,000

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2013/14 season): 17Winners (3): 2006/07, 2009/10, 2011/12Runners-up (3): 1999/2000, 2007/08, 2008/09Semi-final (3): 1996/1997, 2000/01, 2012/13Quarter-final (5): 1998/99, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2010/11Group Phase (2): 1994/95, 1995/96

OtherEHF Cup: Winners 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04German league: 18 titles (1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)German Cup winners: 9 times

There have might been voices out there among the handball experts that uttered concern about THW Kiel’s ability to play yet another dominant season, after the German side had to cope with the departure of French internationals Thierry Omeyer and Daniel Narcisse, Swede Markus Ahlm and Serb Momir Ilic. However, the German national champions proved their critics wrong, not only in the VELUX EHF Champions League, where they topped Group B at the end of the group phase with eight wins from 10 matches, but also in the domestic league.

Head coach Alfred Gislason has once more forged a strong team that is ready to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne for the third consecutive time. They were spared a long trip after the first leg match against Motor Zaporozhye was played on the neutral court in Györ, Hungary due to political situation in Ukraine. Kiel won both encounters and for the 17th time they are in the top eight of the continent.

After an impressive show of Metalurg against Kolding in the last 16, Kiel were expecting a tough fight with the Macedonian qualifiers. However, already their first leg victory by ten goals away in the Boris Trajkovski hall paved the THW’s way to Cologne.

Group Phase results:(W - win, D - draw, L - loss)@ Orlen Wisla Plock W34:33 (14:14)vs KIF Kolding Kobenhavn W29:26 (12:14)@ FC Porto Vitalis W31:27 (16:17)@ KS Vive Targi Kielce L29:34 (11:17)@ Dunkerque HB Littoral W29:21 (19:13)vs Dunkerque HB Littoral W28:25 (15:12)vs Orlen Wisla Plock W34:25 (16:11)@ KIF Kolding Kobenhavn W26:24 (13:13)vs KS Vive Targi Kielce D28:28 (13:16)vs FC Porto Vitalis W30:25 (17:11)

Top scorers:1. Marko Vujin (SRB) 782. Filip Jicha (CZE) 643. Niclas Ekberg(SWE) 454. Gudjon Sigurdsson (ISL) 385. Aron Palmarsson (ISL) 33

GROUP B Final Table: 1. THW Kiel 10 8 1 1 298:268 -30 17 2. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn 10 7 0 3 249:240 -9 14 3. KS Vive Targi Kielce 10 6 1 3 307:276 -31 13 4. Orlen Wisla Plock 10 4 0 6 275:277 (-2) 8 5. FC Porto Vitalis 10 2 1 7 241:278 (-37) 5 6. Dunkerque HB G.L. 10 1 1 8 237:268 (-31) 3

Last 16 resultsFirst leg: HC Motor Zaporozhye vs THW Kiel 28:31 (14:16)Second leg: THW Kiel vs HC Motor Zaporozhye 40:28 (20:13)

Quarter-final resultsFirst leg: HC Metalurg vs THW Kiel 21:31 (9:14)Second leg: THW Kiel vs HC Metlaurg 34:26 (19:11)

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SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER)

Club Address:SG Flensburg-HandewittSchiffbrücke 6624939 FlensburgGermany

Media contact:Sandra von Wallis+49 4611609625s.vonwallis@sg-flensburg-handewitt.de

Online information:Website: www.sg-flensburg-handewitt.deFacebook: SGFleHaTwitter: @SGFleHa

Playing hallFlens ArenaCampusallee 224943 FlensburgGermanyCapacity: 6,000

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: black

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2013/14 season): 9Final (2): 2003/2004, 2006/2007Semi-final (1): 2005/2006Quarter-final (4): 2004/2005, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2012/2013Main Round (1): 2007/2008

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Winners 2000/2001 2011/2012EHF Cup: Winners 1996/1997City Cup: Winners 1998/1999

German league: 1 title (2004)German Cup winners: three times

For the second season in a row, SG Flensburg-Handewitt were paired with local rivals HSV in the group phase and for the second season in a row finished one point behind in second place.Ljubomir Vranjes’ side were barely troubled in their opening three encounters, dispatching their opponents with ease, before letting a four-goal half-time lead against La Rioja slip in a 35:35 draw. Subsequent defeat to HSV meant that finishing first in the group was out of their hands, despite a win in the return fixture, and second position was never really in doubt with nearest rivals Velenje and Aalborg lacking consistency.

The German side were hit hard by injuries at the beginning of 2014, so much so that coach Vranjes was an unused substitute in the penultimate game against La Rioja, but they completed the group phase with three wins from three, happy in the knowledge that they will avoid their local rivals for the next round at least. In the Last 16 they faced Celje exactly 10 years after the perennial Slovenian champions beat Flensburg in the EHF Champions League finals and this time German team prevailed by two goals on aggregate.

They were close to follow the defending champions HSV Hamburg, who crashed out on Vardar in the Last 16, but Flensburg survived both the weak first half at home and the second leg hell in the Boris Trajkovski arena. Only the penalty throw of Anders Eggert in the dying moments of the tie and the away goals rule decided that Vranjes’ team will make a trip to Cologne at last.

GROUP D Final Table: 1. HSV Hamburg 10 9 0 1 330:266 (64) 18 2. SG Flensburg-Handewitt 10 8 1 1 314:272 (42) 17 3. RK Gorenje Velenje 10 4 0 6 307:320 (-13) 8 4. Aalborg Handball 10 4 0 6 275:265 (10) 8 5. Naturhouse La Rioja 10 3 2 5 292:320 (-28) 8 6. HK DROTT Halmstad 10 0 1 9 289:364 (-75) 1

Group Phase results:(W - win, D - draw, L - loss)vs Aalborg Handball W31:27 (15:12)@ HK DROTT Halmstad W37:27 (19:13)vs RK Gorenje Velenje W35:31 (16:13)@ Naturhouse La Rioja D32:32 (19:13)@ HSV Hamburg L27:32 (14:15)vs HSV Hamburg W27:24 (13:11)@ Aalborg Handball W27:26 (14:13)vs HK DROTT Halmstad W33:25 (20:8)vs Naturhouse La Rioja W37:25 (19:11)@ RK Gorenje Velenje W28:23 (15:9)

Top scorers:1. Anders Eggert (DEN) 652. Holger Glandorf (GER) 583. Steffen Weinhold (GER) 464. Thomas Mogensen (DEN) 455. Jim Gottfridsson (SWE) 37

Last 16 resultsFirst leg: Celje Pivovarna Lasko vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26:25 (13:12)Second leg: SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Celje Pivovarna Lasko 30:27 (15:14)

Quarter-final resultsFirst leg: SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs HC Vardar Skopje 24:22 (13:14)Second leg: HC Vardar Skopje vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt 27:25 (10:15)

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MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN)

Club Address:MKB-MVM VeszprémMarcius 15. ut 58200 VeszprémHungary

Media contact:Zsolt Sevinger+36 305024547mkbveszprem@chello.hu

Online information:Website: www.mkbveszprem.euFacebook: mkbveszpremTwitter: @mkbveszpremkc

Playing hallVeszprém ArenaKülso Kadartai ut8200 VeszprémHungaryCapacity: 5,020

Kit colours

LightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: grey

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: black

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2013/14 season): 19Final (1): 2001/02Semi-final (2): 2002/03, 2005/06Quarter-final (9): 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13Last 16 (2): 1993/94, 2010/11, 2011/12Group Phase (3): 1994/95, 1995/96, 2007/08

OtherCup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2007/08, Runners-up 1996/97Hungarian league: 21 titles (1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

Hungarian Cup winner: 22 times

Momir Ilic, who arrived from German national champions THW Kiel at the beginning of the season, promised that MKB-MVM Veszprem would take Europe and in that respect the VELUX EHF Champions League by storm. And the Hungarian side gave everything they had to fulfill the Serbian left back’s promises at the start of the competition. With six consecutive wins in the first six matches of the group phase they became the first team to qualify for the Last 16, eventually also securing the top spot in Group A mid-February following 34:27 victory against Zagreb in Round 9.

They faced Orlen Wisla Plock with their former stalwart Nikola Eklemovic in the Last 16. Although they lost the first match in Poland by one goal, they comfortably reached the top eight after beating Plock by five at home.

Veszprem broke the VELUX EHF FINAL4 curse at last as they eliminated PSG Handball in a battle of two potential debutants for Cologne. Momir Ilic, who helped Kiel to eliminate his current team last year on the FINAL4 threshold was instrumental for the Hungarian champions and is set to become the top scorer of the 2013/14 season.

GROUP A Final Table: 1. MKB-MVM Veszprém 10 8 1 1 303:243 (60) 17 2. Rhein-Neckar Löwen 10 7 2 1 305:252 (53) 16 3. Celje Pivovarna Lasko 10 4 1 5 269:272 (-3) 9 4. HC Motor Zaporozhye 10 4 1 5 277:296 (-19) 9 5. HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 10 4 0 6 267:282 (-15) 8 6. St. Petersburg HC 10 0 1 9 216:292 (-76) 1

Group Phase results:(W - win, D - draw, L - loss)@ St. Petersburg HC W28:15 (12:7)vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen W30:29 (17:14)vs HC Motor Zaporozhye W44:27 (20:13)@ HC Croatia O. Zagreb W33:22 (15:8)@ Celje Pivovarna Lasko W31:26 (15:14)vs Celje Pivovarna Lasko W27:26 (13:10)vs St. Petersburg HC W29:20 (13:7)@ Rhein-Neckar Löwen D25:25 (13:12)vs HC Croatia O. Zagreb W34:27 (19:11)@ HC Motor Zaporozhye L26:22 (13:13)

Top scorers:1. Momir Ilic (SRB) 912. Renato Sulic (CRO) 663. Laszlo Nagy (HUN) 494. Peter Gulyas (HUN) 33 Cristian Ugalde Garcia (ESP) 33

Last 16 resultsFirst leg: Orlen Wisla Plock vs MKB-MVM Veszprem 34:33 (16:16)Second leg: MKB-MVM Veszprem vs Orlen Wisla Plock 31:26 (16:11)

Quarter-final resultsFirst leg: PSG Handball vs MKB-MVM Veszprem 26:28 (14:12)Second leg: MKB-MVM Veszprem vs PSG Handball 31:26 (12:12)

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FC Barcelona Intersport vs THW Kiel 9-1-9 (570:578) 01/05/2011: 36:33 in Kiel, VELUX EHF Champions League, Quarter-final, 2nd leg 24/04/2011: 27:25 in Barcelona VELUX EHF Champions League, Quarter-final, 1st leg 05/12/2010: 32:29 in Barcelona VELUX EHF Champions League, Group Phase 03/10/2010: 28:28 in Kiel VELUX EHF Champions League, Group Phase 30/05/2010: 34:36 in Cologne/GER VELUX EHF FINAL4, Semi-final 14/02/2010: 32:30 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Group Phase 11/10/2009: 27:30 in Barcelona EHF Champions League, Group Phase 23/11/2008: 26:33 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Group Matches 19/10/2008: 27:31 in Barcelona EHF Champions League, Group Matches 13/04/2008: 44:37 in Barcelona EHF Champions League, Semi-final, 2nd leg 06/04/2008: 31:41 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Semi-final, 1st leg 12/03/2005: 33:27 in Barcelona EHF Champions League, Quarter-final, 2nd leg 05/03/2005: 25:30 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Quarter-final, 1st leg 28/04/2002: 28:24 in Barcelona EHF Cup, Final, 2nd leg 20/04/2002: 29:36 in Kiel EHF Cup, Final, 1st leg 31/03/2001: 33:28 in Barcelona EHF Champions League, Semi-final, 2nd leg 25/03/2001: 24:28 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Semi-final, 1st leg 29/04/2000: 29:24 in Barcelona EHF Champions League, Final, 2nd leg 22/04/2000: 25:28 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Final, 1st leg Kiel vs Veszprem 5-0-4 (270:261) 27/04/2013: 29:28 in Veszprem VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final 21/04/2013: 32:31 in Kiel VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final 17/02/2013: 32:21in Kiel VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase 18/10/2012: 30:31 in Veszprém VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase 01/03/2007: 39:32 in Kiel EHF Champions League Quarter-finals, 2nd leg 25/02/2007: 36:39 in Veszprém EHF Champions League Quarter-finals, 1st leg 25/10/2002: 23:31 in Dessau/GER Champions Trophy, semi-final 13/02/1996: 21:23 in Veszprém EHF Champions League, Group Phase 24/01/1996: 28:25 in Kiel EHF Champions League, Group Phase

Veszprem vs Barcelona 2-1-7 (268:294) 02/04/2011: 30:26 in Veszprem VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 27/03/2011: 21:28 in Barcelona VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 01/05/2010: 33:34 in Veszprem EHF Champions League Quarter-final 21/04/2010: 27:33 in Barcelona EHF Champions League Quarter-final 20/12/2003: 31:26 in Veszprem EHF Champions League Last 16 13/12/2003: 29:33 in Barcelona EHF Champions League Last 16 04/12/1999: 21:25 in Barcelona EHF Champions League Group Phase 14/11/1999: 23:31 in Veszprem EHF Champions League Group Phase 07/02/1999: 24:29 in Barcelona EHF Champions League Quarter-final 31/01/1999: 29:29 in Veszprem EHF Champions League Quarter-final

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Veszprem vs Flensburg 1-0-3 (100:113) 16/11/2008: 29:32 in Flensburg EHF Champions League, Group Phase 05/10/2008: 29:28 in Veszprem EHF Champions League, Group Phase 03/03/2001: 20:22 in Veszprem Cup Winners’ Cup Quarter-final 24/02/2001: 22:31 in Flensburg Cup Winners’ Cup Quarter-final Flensburg vs Kiel 2-1-4 (196:201) 29/04/2007: 27:29 in Kiel EHF Champions League Final 22/04/2007: 28:28 in Flensburg EHF Champions League Final 04/03/2006: 32:34 in Flensburg EHF Champions League Quarter-final 28/02/2006: 32:28 in Kiel EHF Champions League Quarter-final 28/10/2001: 31:33 in Kiel Champions Trophy final 22/04/1998: 21:26 in Kiel EHF Cup Final 18/04/1998: 25:23 in Flensburg EHF Cup Final

Flensburg vs Barcelona 1-0-2 (89:87) 03/03/2007: 29:34 in Barcelona EHF Champions League Quarter-final 23/02/2007: 31:21 in Flensburg EHF Champions League Quarter-final 18/12/1998: 29:32 in Magdeburg (GER) Champions Trophy Semi-final

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VELUX EHF Champions LeagueCurrent Top Scorers

No. Player Club Goals

1 Renato Vugrinec (SLO) HC Metalurg (MKD) 95

2 Momir Ilic (SRB) MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) 91

3 Gasper Marguc (SLO) Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 79

4 Marko Vujin (SRB) THW Kiel (GER) 78

5 Uwe Gensheimer (GER) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 77

6 Timur Dibirov (RUS) HC Vardar - Skopje (MKD) 72

Stas Skube (SLO) RK Gorenje Velenje (SLO) 72

8 Kiril Lazarov (MKD) FC Barcelona (ESP) 71

9 Igor Karacic (CRO) HC Vardar - Skopje (MKD) 69

Petar Nenadic (SRB) Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) 69

11 Magnus Persson (SWE) HK DROTT Halmstad (SWE) 67

12 Renato Sulic (CRO) MKB-MVM Veszprém (HUN) 66

13 Magnussen Anders Eggert (DEN) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 65

14 Filip Jicha (CZE) THW Kiel (GER) 64

Albert Rocas Comas (ESP) KIF Kolding Kobenhavn (DEN) 64

16 Nikola Karabatic (FRA) FC Barcelona (ESP) 63

17 Sergiy Onufryienko (UKR) HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) 60

18 Havard Tvedten (NOR) Aalborg Handball (DEN) 59

Nemanja Zelenovic (SRB) Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 59

20 Holger Glandorf (GER) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 58

Michal Jurecki (POL) KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) 58

Mads Mensah Larsen (DEN) Aalborg Handball (DEN) 58

Siarhei Rutenka (BLR) FC Barcelona (ESP) 58

Stefan Schröder (GER) HSV Hamburg (GER) 58

Bold text indicates players of teams still in the competition.