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VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2016/17 Qualification Draw Vienna, 29 June 2016 Media Information

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VELUX EHF Champions LeagueSeason 2016/17

Qualification Draw

Vienna, 29 June 2016

Media Information

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Map of participating clubs 3

Media contacts 4

Playing system diagram - stages and dates 5

Seeding list 6

Pots for qualification and group phase announced 7

POT 1

RK Gorenje Velenje 8

ABC/UMinho 9

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Tatran Presov 10

Bregenz Handball 11

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Red Boys Differdange 12

Achilles Bocholt 13

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Cocks 14

Maccabi CASTRO Tel Aviv 15

Past winners 16

2014/15 Top scorers 17

All-time clubs standings 18

Table of contents

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EHF/M Media contacts

Qualification Clubs – Media contacts

Media matters

Vlado BrindzakMedia and Communications European Handball Federation+43 1 80 151 161Twitter: @[email protected]

TV and Radio

Miguel Mateo MarcellanMedia ManagerEHF Marketing GmbH+43 1 80 151 [email protected]

POT 1

RK Gorenje Velenje Tanija Rednak+386 [email protected]

ABC/UMinhoLuis Teles+351 935 979970 [email protected]

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Bregenz HandballChristoph Makovec+43 5574 [email protected]

Tatran PresovBranko Benko+421 911 [email protected]

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CocksJari Viita+358 500 [email protected]

Maccabi CASTRO Tel AvivAvigdor [email protected]

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Red Boys DifferdangeJohn Scheuren+352 621 [email protected]

Achilles BocholtJan Evens+32 475 [email protected]

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QualificationTournaments

21.-25.09.2016 (1); 28.9.-2.10.2016 (2);03./04.09.2016 05.-09.10.16 (3); 12.-16.10.16 (4) 22.-26.03.2017 19.-23.04.2017 03./04.06.2017tournaments 19.-23.10.2016 (5); 09.-13.11.2016 (6) first leg first leg tournament

16.-20.11.2016 (7); 23.-27.11.2016 (8)30.11.-4.12.2016 (9); 08.-12.2.2017 (10) 29.03.-02.04.2017 26.-30.04.2017

15.-19.2.17 (11-A/B); 22.-26.2.17 (12-A/B) second leg second leg01.-05.03.17 (13); 08.-12.03.17 (14)

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Group A and B (16 teams)2 groups with 8 teams

1 HUN 1 Telekom Veszprem2 GER 1 Rhein-Neckar Löwen3 ESP 1 F.C. Barcelona Lassa4 POL 1 KS Vive Tauron Kielce5 FRA 1 Paris Saint-Germain Handball6 MKD 1 HC Vardar7 CRO 1 HC PPD Zagreb8 DEN 1 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg9 BLR 1 HC Meshkov Brest

10 POL 2 Orlen Wisla Plock11 HUN 2 MOL-Pick Szeged12 GER 2 SG Flensburg Handewitt13 SLO 1 Celje Pivovarna Lasko14 SUI 1 Kadetten Schaffhausen15 SWE 1 IFK Kristianstad16 GER 3 THW Kiel

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17 ESP 2 Naturhouse La Rioja18 FRA 2 HBC Nantes19 MKD 2 HC Metalurg20 DEN 2 Team Tvis Holstebro21 UKR 1 HC Motor Zaporozhye22 RUS 1 Chekhovskie Medvedi23 TUR 1 Besiktas Mogaz HT24 FRA 3 Montpellier Handball25 ROU 1 Dinamo Bucuresti26 NOR 1 Elverum Handball27 SLO 2 RK Gorenje Velenje28 POR 1 ABC/UMinho29 SVK 1 Tatran Presov30 AUT 1 Bregenz Handball31 LUX 1 Red Boys Differdange32 BEL 1 Achilles Bocholt33 FIN 1 Cocks34 ISR 1 Maccabi Castro Tel-Aviv

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Seeding for Qualification and Group Phase drawAll clubs of the continent’s premium competition are to discover their European travel schedule up to March 2017 as the draws for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 Qualification and Group Phase will take place later this week.

Qualification draw

The eight participants of qualification tournaments are divided into four pots of two teams with Slovenian runners-up Gorenje Velenje and Portuguese chamions ABC/UMinho being seeded in the top pot.

The qualification draw will be carried out on Wednesday 29 June at 13:00 hrs at the EHF Office in Vienna and will be streamed on Facebook Live.

Pot 1: RK Gorenje Velenje (SLO), ABC/UMinho (POR)Pot 2: Tatran Presov (SVK), Bregenz Handball (AUT)Pot 3: Red Boys Differdange (LUX), Achilles Bocholt (BEL)Pot 4: Cocks (FIN), Maccabi Castro Tel-Aviv (ISR)

Group Phase draw

The 26 teams directly seeded for the group phase and two qualifiers will learn their fate in the new season as the draw both for the Groups A&B and Groups C&D is to be conducted on Friday 1 July at 13:00 hrs in Glostrup, Denmark at the headquarters of SELECT SPORT, the EHF’s new ball partner.

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Gorenje Velenje (SLO)

As usual in Slovenia, Celje’s title push encountered little resistance from other Slovenian sides, aside from the three-time champion and bitter rivals Gorenje.

The Velenje-based club even led the league table, ahead of their away duel with Celje in the ultimate round of the championship; however, Branko Tamse’s side cleared any doubts from the very first minute, which was the only time Gorenje led in the match.

The final result has put Gorenje as runners-up for the third time in a row.

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 7Last 16 (3): 2005/06, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2013/14Main Round (1): 2007/08Group Phase (1): 2004/05Qualification (1): 2010/11

OtherEHF Cup: runners-up 2008/09, semi-finals 1994/95, 2014/15, quarter-finals 1996/97, 2010/11, 2011/12Cup Winners’ Cup: semi-finals 2003/04, quarter-finals 2004/05

Slovenian league: 3 titles (2009, 2012,2013)Slovenian cup: 1 title

* to be confirmed

POT 1

Club Address:Gorenje VelenjeSaleska Cesta 33320 VelenjeSlovenia

Media contact:Tanija Rednak+386 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.rk-gorenje.comFacebook: rkgorenjevelenjeTwitter: @Rk_Gorenje_V

Playing hallRdeca DvoranaSaleska cesta 33320 VelenjeSloveniaCapacity:2,700

Kit colours

LIGHTPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red

DARKPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Slovenian runners-up upgraded by the EHF EXEC

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ABC/UMinho (POR)

In the past seven years, FC Porto dominated the national championship and, this year, it seemed that the history would repeat after a first stage with 24 consecutive wins. However, SL Benfica eliminated the seven-time national champions in the semi-finals and the title fight was between Mariano Ortega’s team and ABC/UMinho. The two teams also met in the Challenge Cup’s final and played together seven times within one month.

Carlos Resende’s team from Braga was forced to find solutions to injuries that affected the players and as both rivals took advantage of the home courts in the first four games, the best-of-five series culminated in the thrilling decider in Braga. Also courtesy of a great defending performance of Humberto Gomes ABC recorded the extra-time win and clinched their 13th national title ending a title-drought which started from 2006/07.

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipation (including 2016/17 season): 9Final (1): 1993/94Quarter-finals (4): 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2000/01Last 32 (1): 1998/99Qualification (2): 2006/07, 2007/08

OtherEHF Cup: semi-finals 1999/00Challenge Cup: winners 2015/16, runners-up 2004/05, 2014/15

Portuguese league: 13 titles (1987, 1988, 1991-93, 1995-98, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2016)Portuguese cup: 11 titles

Club Address:ABC/UMinhoPavilhao Flavio sa LeiteApartado 2437/Parque da Ponte4701-905 Braga, Portugal

Media contact:Luis Teles+351 935 979970 [email protected]

Online information:www.abcdebraga.com

Kit colours

LIGHTPlayer shirt: yelowPlayer short: yellowGoalkeeper shirt: multicolour

DARKPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: multicolour

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Playing hallPavilhão Desportivo Municipal de St. TirsoRua do Picoto 4780-5214780-521 Sto. Tirso, PortugalCapacity: 2,800

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Portuguese champions

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Bregenz Handball (AUT)

Yet again the VELUX EHF Champions League will have a participant from the Lake Constance shores, but it will not be Alpla Hard this time around. The series of Alpla, who had won the last four league trophies in Austria, has ended, but it was Fivers who claimed the Austrian throne this time around.

The Fivers had lost seven finals since 2005, but this year, they had decided the best-of-three series after two wins against Bregenz - a 31:29 after extra-time on home court and a 24:18 away victory. As the Vienna-based club did not register for the Champions League the right has been passed to Bregenz who will make their ninth appearance in the European top flight and their first since the 2010/11 qualification.

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 9Group Matches (4): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09Round 1: 2001/02Qualification: 2002/03, 2004/05, 2009/10, 2010/11

OtherEHF Cup: quarter-finals 2004/05, Last 16 2010/11Cup Winners’ Cup: Round 4 2000/01

Austrian league: 9 titles (2001, 2002, 2004-10)Austrian cup: 4 titles

Club Address:Bregenz HandballUntere Burggräflergasse 116900 BregenzAustria

Media contact:Christoph Makovec+43 5574 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.bregenz-handball.atFacebook: BregenzHandball

Playing hallHandballarena Rieden-VorklosterUntere Burggräflergasse 116900 BregenzAustriaCapacity: 2,000

Kit colours

LIGHTPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red/blue/black

DARKPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red/blue

POT 2

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Austrian runners-up upgraded by the EHF EXEC

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Tatran Presov (SVK)

The Slovakian champions are once again from Eastern Slovakia. The season had not started well for Tatran Presov, as they finished bottom of Group C in the VELUX EHF Champions League, but Rastislav Trtík’s charges proved their dominance on domestic scene. Presov won their tenth double in a row and 12th title overall after beating Sporta Hlohovec in their best of five series.

Hlohovec fought hard and the last two matches were dramatic (36:21, 29:26 and 24:20), but quality prevailed. To underline the dominance of Presov, four players were included in the league’s all-star team – left winger Radoslav Antl, left back Oliver Rabek, right back Lukáš Urban and line player Michal Kopčo.

The line-up currently undergoes a radical summer change as many players have left the club, while the new reinforcements are coming.

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 13Last 16 (1): 2004/05Last 32 (1): 1993/94Group Phase (2): 2010/11, 2015/16Group Matches (3): 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09Qualification (5): 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15

OtherEHF Cup: Quarter-final 2011/12Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2005/06

Slovak league: 12 titles (2004, 2005, 2007-16)Slovak cup: 13 titles

Club Address:TATRAN PresovHolleho 3080 01 PresovSlovakia

Media contact:Branko Benko+421 911 [email protected]

Online information:www.tatranpresov.skFacebook: TatranPresovHandballTeamSlovakia

Playing hallCity Hall PresovJana Pavla II 20801 PresovSlovakiaCapacity: 3,500

Kit colours

LIGHTPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: green

DARKPlayer shirt: greenPlayer short: greenGoalkeeper shirt: black

POT 2

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Slovakian champions

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Red Boys Differdange (LUX)

Club Address:Red Boys DifferdangeBoite Postale 334501 DifferdangeLuxembourg

Media contact:John Scheuren+352 621 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.handballredboys.luFacebook: hbredboysTwitter: @HandballRedBoys

Playing hallCentre sportif National d’COQUErue Leon Hengen 21745 LuxembourgLuxembourgCapacity: 2,000

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LIGHTPlayer shirt: red-whitePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: orange

DARKPlayer shirt: white-red-bluePlayer short: whiteGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 4Last 32 (3): 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00

OtherEHF Cup: Last 16 1995/96Challenge Cup: Last 16 1996/97, 2004/05, 2014/15

Luxembourgish league: 8 titles (1955, 1958, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2016)

Red Boys Differdange have been waiting for this moment since 1999 and after the tenth and last round of the league play-offs the wait was over.

The last game was a true final, as Kaerjeng were ahead by one point before their away match at Differdange and the game was a real thriller.

Three minutes before the end, the teams were level, which would have been enough for Kaerjeng, but a 3:0 run to make it 29:26 in front of more than than 1000 fans in the arena gave Differdange their seventh title after 1955, 1957, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

POT 3

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Luxembourgish champions

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Achilles Bocholt (BEL)Hubo Initia Hasselt finished runners-up behind Dutch side OCI Lions in the bi-national BeNe-League earlier this season and suffered the same fate in the domestic play-off finals against Achilles Bocholt.

In contrast to their women’s side, who took the trophy in the identical final pairing. Bocholt had made the crucial step already in the first final, winning 41:27 on home court, followed by a 25:21 away win at Hasselt with Belgian international Bartosz Kedziora starring.

After the play-offs the roles had been different: Hasselt were on top by 15 points, while Bocholt were four points below. Bocholt won their fourth title and managed to end their final curse after losing the previous three finals.

Club Address:Achilles BocholtHezerstraat 313950 BocholtBelgium

Media contact:Jan Evens+32 475 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.handbalbocholt.beFacebook: handbalbocholtTwitter: @AchillesBocholt

Playing hallSoeverein ArenaSportveldenstraat 103920 LommelBelgiumCapacity: 3,289

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LightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: purple

DarkPlayer shirt: greenPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: orange

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 1

OtherBenelux League: 1 title (2013)

Belgian league: 1 title (2016)Belgian Cup: 2 titles

POT 3

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Belgian champions

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Cocks (FIN)

Club Address:CocksTeollisuuskatu 1611120 RiihimäkiFinland

Media contact:Jari Viita+358 500 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.cocks.fiFacebook: riihimakicocksTwitter: @riihimakicocks

Playing hallElenia AreenaHärkätie 17 B13130 HämeenlinnaFinlandCapacity: 1,960

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LIGHTPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: lime green

DARKPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: orange

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 1

OtherChallenge Cup: quarter-finals 2013/14, 2014/15

Baltic league: winners 2015/16, runners-up 2012/13

Finnish league: 8 titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)Finnish cup: 7 titles

The finals of the Finnish championship play-off are played best of five, but just like last year, Cocks only needed three matches to make everything clear.

After Dicken were overcome last year, HC West were Cocks’ opponents this time, but they were simply ran over by the Riihimäki based reigning champions.

Cocks opened the final series with a convincing 34:23 win at home, followed by another 11 goal win, 35:24 away in the second leg.

In the third match, then, Cocks could let their own home crowd celebrate them, as they emphasised the difference between the two finalists with a 34:26 win.

POT 4

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Finish champions

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Maccabi CASTRO Tel Aviv (ISR)For the second time in their history as well as in the last three seasons Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli championship after a 3-0 win in the final play off series against Maccabi Rishon Lezion (the third match in the series ended with a draw).

The team from Tel Aviv deserved the title after finishing the regular season in the first place, three points ahead of Maccabi Rishon Lezion who finished as the second best team. Six matches between these two teams during the regular season and the play off produced for the new championship five wins for Tel Aviv and a draw.

Uncharacteristically this final series was one sided. Maccabi Tel Aviv opened the series with two wins 33:25 and 27:24. The third match in Tel Aviv ended in a draw 25:25 and in the fourth match at Beit Maccabi, Rishon Lezion arena, the team from Tel Aviv won 33:31.

In five from the last seven seasons the final play off series ended after five matches. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Serbian goalkeeper, Milan Kosanovic wos voted as the MVP of the final series thanks to 52 saves during the four matches.

Club Address:Maccabi CASTRO Tel AvivShitrit st. 6, Hadar Josep61240 Tel AvivIsrael

Media contact:Avigdor [email protected]

Online information:Facebook: MaccabiTelAviv

Playing hallDrive Inn Arena7 Izik Ramba street67062 Tel AvivIsraelCapacity: 2,700

Kit colours

LIGHTPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: yellowGoalkeeper shirt: orange

DARKPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: green

Past achievements

VELUX EHF Champions LeagueParticipations (including 2016/17 season): 1

OtherIsraeli league: 2 titles (2014, 2016)

POT 4

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season: Israeli champions

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Past Winners

2016 Vive Tauron Kielce (POL)

2015 FC Barcelona (ESP)

2014 SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 2013 HSV Hamburg (GER)

2012 THW Kiel (GER)

2011 FC Barcelona Borges (ESP)

2010 THW Kiel (GER)

2009 BM Ciudad Real (ESP)

2008 BM Ciudad Real (ESP)

2007 THW Kiel (GER)

2006 BM Ciudad Real (ESP)

2005 FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP)

2004 RK Celje Pivovarna Laško (SLO)

2003 Montpellier HB (FRA)

2002 SC Magdeburg (GER)

2001 Portland San Antonio (ESP)

2000 FC Barcelona (ESP)

1999 FC Barcelona (ESP)

1998 FC Barcelona (ESP)

1997 FC Barcelona (ESP)

1996 FC Barcelona (ESP)

1995 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP)

1994 TEKA Santander (ESP)

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2015/16 Top Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals

1 Mikkel Hansen (DEN) Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA) 141

2 Momir Ilic (SRB) MVM Veszprém (HUN) 120

3 Kiril Lazarov (MKD) FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) 1094 Marko Vujin (SRB) THW Kiel (GER) 103

5 Dean Bombac (SLO) MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) 101

6 Domagoj Duvnjak (CRO) THW Kiel (GER) 93

Michal Jurecki (POL) KS Vive Tauron Kielce (POL) 93

8 Anders Eggert (DEN) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 90

Nikola Karabatic (FRA) Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA) 90

Barys Pukhouski (BLR) HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) 90

11 Rastko Stojkovic (SRB) HC Meshkov Brest (BLR) 89

12 Darko Djukic (SRB) Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu (TUR) 87

13 Holger Glandorf (GER) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 83

14 Timur Dibirov (RUS) HC Vardar (MKD) 78

Gasper Marguc (SLO) MVM Veszprém (HUN) 78

Andre Schmid (SUI) Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) 78

Lasse Svan (DEN) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 78

18 Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (DEN) SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 77

19 Karol Bielecki (POL) KS Vive Tauron Kielce (POL) 76

20 Ramazan Döne (TUR) Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu (TUR) 74

Iman Jamali Moorchegani (HUN) IFK Kristianstad (SWE) 74

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All-time club standings 1993 - 2016# TR Name of the club MP W D L GF:FA GD P NP % G

1 1 FC Barcelona Lassa ESP 244 182 17 45 7533:6261 +1272 381:107 (19)* 78,07%

2 2 THW Kiel GER 240 168 14 58 7448:6476 +972 350:130 (19)* 72,92%

3 3 Telekom Veszprem HUN 222 151 10 61 6444:5770 +674 312:132 (20)* 70,27%

4 4 HC PPD Zagreb CRO 226 109 24 93 5962:5824 +138 242:210 (22)* 53,54%

5 5 BM Atletico Madrid ESP 144 111 5 28 4502:3803 +699 227:61 (10) 78,82%

6 6 Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO 184 101 10 77 5374:5069 +305 212:164 (18)* 57,61%

7 7 SG Flensburg Handewitt GER 148 94 10 44 4473:4093 +380 198:98 (11)* 66,89%

8 8 Montpellier Handball FRA 170 92 11 67 4877:4674 +203 195:145 (16)* 57,35%

9 9 HSV Hamburg GER 98 68 9 21 3088:2670 +418 145:51 (7) 73,98%

10 10 KS Vive Tauron Kielce POL 110 66 10 34 3226:3090 +136 142:78 (9)* 64,55%

11 11 Chekhovskie Medvedi RUS 136 63 15 58 4146:4016 +130 141:131 (14)* 51,84%

12 12 Portland San Antonio ESP 100 64 6 30 2929:2594 +335 134:66 (9) 67,00%

13 13 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 134 59 10 65 3687:3719 -32 128:140 (13)* 47,76%

14 14 KIF Kolding Kobenhavn DEN 118 54 9 55 3330:3361 -31 117:119 (12) 49,58%

15 15 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 86 49 11 26 2588:2388 +200 109:63 (6)* 63,37%

16 16 Reale Ademar Leon ESP 100 50 6 44 2875:2817 +58 106:94 (10) 53,00%

17 17 HC Vardar MKD 86 31 11 44 2323:2466 –143 73:99 (9)* 42,44%

18 18 Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA 60 34 4 22 1724:1655 +69 72:48 (5)* 60,00%

19 19 Chambery Savoie Handball FRA 74 29 3 42 2028:2133 -105 61:87 (8) 41,22%

20 20 HC Metalurg MKD 72 27 5 32 1768:1874 -106 59:85 (7)* 40,97%

21 21 Kadetten Schaffhausen SUI 72 24 7 41 2053:2142 -89 55:89 (8)* 38,19%

22 22 Orlen Wisla Plock POL 82 25 5 52 2166:2374 –208 55:109 (9)* 33,54%

23 23 RK Gorenje Velenje SLO 62 26 1 35 1779:1775 +4 53:71 (6)Q 42,74%

24 24 SC Magdeburg GER 40 24 3 13 1166:1077 +89 51:29 (4) 63,75%

25 25 GOG Svendborg TGI DEN 62 23 5 34 1765:1815 –50 51:73 (8) 41,13%

26 30 ABC/UMinho POR 38 16 5 17 876:915 –39 37:39 (5)Q 48,68% Q

27 32 HC Motor Zaporozhye UKR 36 16 2 18 1034:1065 -31 34:38 (3)* 47,22%

28 35 Naturhouse La Rioja ESP 34 14 3 17 1016:1033 -17 31:37 (3)* 45,59%

29 36 HC Meshkov Brest BLR 48 14 3 31 1312:1414 -102 31:65 (6)* 32,29%

30 46 Tatran Presov SVK 46 9 4 33 1245:1436 -191 22:70 (7)Q 23,91% Q

31 67 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN 22 4 0 18 562:654 -92 8:36 (2)* 18,18%

32 71 Elverum Handball NOR 10 3 1 6 274:289 -15 7:13 (1)* 35,00%

33 72 IFK Kristianstad SWE 14 3 1 10 409:437 -28 7:21 (1)* 25,00% Q

34 73 Bregenz Handball AUT 24 2 3 19 648:791 -143 7:41 (4)Q 14,58% Q

35 97 Besiktas Mogaz HT TUR 24 2 0 22 635:790 –155 4:44 (2)* 16,67%

36 105 Dinamo Bucuresti ROU 6 1 0 5 148:198 -50 2:10 (1)* 16,67%

NR Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0 (0)* 0,00%

NR HBC Nantes FRA 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0 (0)* 0,00%

NR Achilles Bocholt BEL 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0 (0)Q 0,00% Q

NR Red Boys Differdange LUX 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0 (0)Q 0,00% Q

NR Cocks FIN 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0 (0)Q 0,00% Q

NR Maccabi Castro Tel-Aviv ISR 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0 (0)Q 0,00% Q

All stats in this guide are provided by Roy Knoppert.

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VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 Qualification Draw

Media Information

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EHF Media & Communications, 29/06/2016

Contributors: Björn Pazen, Peter Bruun, Bence Martha, Kevin Domas, Michal Pomorski, Sergey Nikolaev, Adrian Costeiu, Amina Idrizi, Nemanja

Savic, Roy Knoppert

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