2018–19 EHF Cup group stage

This article describes the group stage of the 2018–19 EHF Cup, a men's handball competition.^[1]

Draw[edit]

The draw of the EHF Cup group stage took place on Thursday, 29 November 2018. The 16 teams allocated into four pots were drawn into four groups of four teams.^[2]^[3]

Seedings[edit]

The seedings were announced on 26 November 2018.^[4]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Fraikin Granollers Füchse Berlin TSV Hannover-Burgdorf FC Porto	TTH Holstebro Logroño La Rioja Tatabánya Azoty-Puławy	Liberbank Ciudad Encantada Saint-Raphaël Var Handball THW Kiel Eurofarm Rabotnik	Nexe GOG Håndbold Balatonfüredi Dobrogea Sud Constanța

Format[edit]

In each group, teams will play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top teams and the best three second-placed teams advance to the Quarter-finals. Teams are not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.

Tiebreakers[edit]

In the group stage, teams will be 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 had scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

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.

Groups[edit]

The matchdays will be 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 2–3 March, 23–24 March and 30–31 March 2019.

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Füchse Berlin	6	5	1	192	166	+26	10	Knockout stage
2	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	6	4	2	180	169	+11	8	Ranking of the second-placed teams
3	Logroño La Rioja	6	2	4	174	180	−6	4
4	Balatonfüredi	6	1	5	156	187	−31	2

Source: EHF

9 February 2019 21:15	Logroño La Rioja	29–24	Balatonfüredi	Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Muñoz 6	(11–9)	Szöllősi 8
	2× 5×	Report	3× 2×

10 February 2019 15:00	Füchse Berlin	33–29	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 6,351 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
	Drux, Semisch 7	(17–15)	Barachet 7
	4× 5×	Report	2× 4×

14 February 2019 18:00	Balatonfüredi	24–29	Füchse Berlin	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Máthé 9	(14–16)	Elísson 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 6×

16 February 2019 20:00	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	30–26	Logroño La Rioja	Palais des Sports JF Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,266 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Jildenbäck 8	(14–15)	Ilić 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 4×

23 February 2019 13:00	Balatonfüredi	27–32	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Szöllősi 8	(18–16)	Caucheteux 10
	2× 3×	Report	2× 6× 1×

23 February 2019 19:30	Logroño La Rioja	29–34	Füchse Berlin	Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Scott 9	(16–15)	Lindberg 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

3 March 2019 19:00	Füchse Berlin	29–27	Logroño La Rioja	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 4,573 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
	Lindberg 8	(13–14)	Muñoz 7
	3× 5×	Report	2× 4× 2×

3 March 2019 19:00	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	27–23	Balatonfüredi	Palais des Sports JF Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,025 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Caucheteux, Gayduchenko 8	(13–12)	Szita 6
	2× 2×	Report	1× 5×

23 March 2019 20:00	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	34–31	Füchse Berlin	Palais des Sports JF Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,191 Referees: Lah, Sok (SVN)
	three players 6	(18–15)	Lindberg 7
	2× 3×	Report	4×

24 March 2019 14:00	Balatonfüredi	35–34	Logroño La Rioja	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 500 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
	Máthé 10	(15–16)	Ilić 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 4× 1×

30 March 2019 19:30	Logroño La Rioja	29–28	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
	three players 4	(15–14)	Șimicu 7
	1× 4×	Report	3× 6×

31 March 2019 16:00	Füchse Berlin	36–23	Balatonfüredi	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Peturrson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	Zachrisson 10	(16–14)	Semenov 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tatabánya	6	4	1	1	172	154	+18	9	Knockout stage
2	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	6	3	1	2	162	144	+18	7	Ranking of the second-placed teams
3	Nexe	6	3	0	3	156	160	−4	6
4	Eurofarm Rabotnik	6	1	0	5	133	165	−32	2

Source: EHF

8 February 2019 19:00	Tatabánya	27–28	Nexe	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
	Vujović 8	(18–14)	Gadža, Jelinić 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6×

9 February 2019 19:30	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	24–21	Eurofarm Rabotnik	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,514 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Olsen 7	(16–14)	Građan, Ostroushko 5
	1× 4×	Report	3× 1×

16 February 2019 19:30	Nexe	29–25	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	three players 5	(14–9)	Kastening 8
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 6×

17 February 2019 19:00	Eurofarm Rabotnik	21–31	Tatabánya	Sports Hall Mladost, Bitola Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Ostroushko 9	(11–14)	Rosta 6
	2× 2× 1×	Report	3× 3×

23 February 2019 19:30	Nexe	23–18	Eurofarm Rabotnik	Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Šipić 7	(10–10)	Ostroushko 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

24 February 2019 13:00	Tatabánya	28–25	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Vujović 7	(16–16)	three players 5
	1× 3×	Report	4× 5×

3 March 2019 13:00	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	27–27	Tatabánya	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,521 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	four players 5	(14–14)	Vujović 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

3 March 2019 19:00	Eurofarm Rabotnik	29–28	Nexe	Sports Hall Mladost, Bitola Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
	Stjepanović 7	(14–12)	Gadža 9
	3× 4×	Report	1× 3×

23 March 2019 19:30	Nexe	26–29	Tatabánya	Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Buvinić 5	(9–14)	Vujović 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 2× 1×

24 March 2019 19:00	Eurofarm Rabotnik	17–29	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Sports Hall Mladost, Bitola Referees: Cabrejas, Sánchez (ESP)
	Kuzmanovski 7	(8–15)	Ugalde 9
	1× 2×	Report	3× 3×

27 March 2019 20:30	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	32–22	Nexe	Swiss Life Hall, Hanover Attendance: 3,614 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Kastening 10	(14–9)	Barišić-Jaman 4
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

31 March 2019 15:00	Tatabánya	30–27	Eurofarm Rabotnik	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Grigoraș 5	(12–13)	Ostroushko 9
	2× 1×	Report	4× 2×

Group C[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Porto	6	6	0	196	168	+28	12	Knockout stage
2	TTH Holstebro	6	3	3	175	160	+15	6	Ranking of the second-placed teams
3	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	6	2	4	165	174	−9	4
4	Liberbank Cuenca	6	1	5	152	186	−34	2

Source: EHF

9 February 2019 15:00	TTH Holstebro	29–25	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,815 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
	Bramming 8	(14–12)	three players 4
	3× 5×	Report	4× 5×

9 February 2019 19:00	FC Porto	37–26	Liberbank Cuenca	Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,408 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Magalhães 7	(20–12)	Dutra 8
	1× 7×	Report	1× 2×

16 February 2019 13:45	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	19–35	FC Porto	City Hall Constanta, Constanța Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Crnoglavac 6	(13–18)	Martins 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 6×

17 February 2019 12:00	Liberbank Cuenca	26–24	TTH Holstebro	Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca Attendance: 1,107 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Dutra 5	(12–12)	Bramming 12
	2× 6×	Report	1× 5×

23 February 2019 18:45	TTH Holstebro	31–33	FC Porto	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,487 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Bramming 14	(15–17)	Areia, Martins 6
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

25 February 2019 18:00	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	34–26	Liberbank Cuenca	City Hall Constanta, Constanța Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
	Kević 10	(16–10)	Dutra 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

2 March 2019 16:00	FC Porto	32–29	TTH Holstebro	Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,524 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	four players 4	(13–12)	Bramming 11
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

3 March 2019 12:00	Liberbank Cuenca	26–28	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Dutra, Oscar 4	(13–14)	Crnoglavac, Vujović 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 4×

23 March 2019 17:00	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	22–28	TTH Holstebro	City Hall Constanta, Constanța Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
	Kević 6	(8–16)	Bramming 6
	2× 1×	Report	2× 5×

24 March 2019 12:00	Liberbank Cuenca	26–29	FC Porto	Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Alves 6	(10–16)	Balázquez 6
	2× 1×	Report	2× 3×

30 March 2019 13:00	TTH Holstebro	34–22	Liberbank Cuenca	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,113 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Bramming 15	(19–12)	Diaz 7
	2× 4× 1×	Report	3× 3×

30 March 2019 19:00	FC Porto	30–27	Dobrogea Sud Constanța	Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 825 Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE)
	Balázquez 6	(16–13)	Chikovani, Crnoglavac 6
	2× 4×	Report	3× 1×

Group D[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	THW Kiel	6	6	0	0	191	144	+47	12	Knockout stage
2	GOG Håndbold	6	3	0	3	182	180	+2	6	Ranking of the second-placed teams
3	Fraikin Granollers	6	2	1	3	174	195	−21	5
4	Azoty-Puławy	6	0	1	5	169	197	−28	1

Source: EHF

9 February 2019 17:00	Azoty-Puławy	28–31	GOG Håndbold	Globus Hall, Lublin Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Jarosiewicz, Podsiadło 6	(12–13)	Jakobsen 9
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

10 February 2019 19:30	Fraikin Granollers	22–33	THW Kiel	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 3,225 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Figueras 7	(11–18)	three players 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4× 1×

13 February 2019 19:45	THW Kiel	26–23	Azoty-Puławy	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 7,607 Referees: Boričič, Marković (SRB)
	Duvnjak, M. Landin 6	(11–11)	Podsiadło 5
	2× 2×	Report	3× 4×

17 February 2019 15:00	GOG Håndbold	34–26	Fraikin Granollers	SU'VI:T Arena, Gudme Attendance: 1,458 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Lindenchrone 8	(17–13)	Figueras, Valera 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 6×

23 February 2019 15:00	Azoty-Puławy	34–34	Fraikin Granollers	Globus Hall, Lublin Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Podsiadło 12	(16–15)	Figueras 10
	3×	Report	1× 5× 1×

24 February 2019 15:00	THW Kiel	37–23	GOG Håndbold	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,618 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Ekberg 10	(19–10)	Ríkharðsson 6
	2× 2×	Report	1× 5×

3 March 2019 15:00	GOG Håndbold	22–26	THW Kiel	SU'VI:T Arena, Gudme Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SVN)
	Ríkharðsson 6	(10–11)	Ekberg 7
	4× 7×	Report	2× 4×

3 March 2019 19:30	Fraikin Granollers	30–29	Azoty-Puławy	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Figueras 8	(15–12)	Podsiadło 8
	1× 3×	Report	3× 6×

23 March 2019 18:00	THW Kiel	34–28	Fraikin Granollers	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,006 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Ekberg 5	(20–13)	Figueras 9
	3× 3×	Report	1× 1×

23 March 2019 18:30	GOG Håndbold	41–29	Azoty-Puławy	SU'VI:T Arena, Gudme Attendance: 1,311 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Lærke 6	(21–19)	Podsiadło 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

30 March 2019 15:00	Azoty-Puławy	26–35	THW Kiel	Globus Hall, Lublin Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Rogulski 7	(14–15)	Pekeler 7
	2× 2×	Report	1× 1×

31 March 2019 19:30	Fraikin Granollers	34–31	GOG Håndbold	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,425 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
	three players 6	(19–15)	Møller 9
	4× 8× 1×	Report	4× 4× 1×

References[edit]

^ "2018/2019 Men's EHF Cup" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "Holm: "I wouldn't mind another trip to Denmark"". EHF. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "Kiel in group with Granollers, Azoty-Pulawy and GOG". EHF. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ "Defending champions in the top pot before the group phase draw". EHF. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

External links[edit]

EHF Cup (official website)

[1] "2018/2019 Men's EHF Cup" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[2] "Holm: "I wouldn't mind another trip to Denmark"". EHF. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[3] "Kiel in group with Granollers, Azoty-Pulawy and GOG". EHF. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[4] "Defending champions in the top pot before the group phase draw". EHF. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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