2008–09 EHF Women's Champions League

The EHF Women's Champions League 2008/09 was the 16th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Hungarian Győri Audi ETO KC at the finals with an aggregate score of 50–49.[1] It was the second title for Viborg and the fifth for a Danish team.[2]

German international Grit Jurack was the tournament's top scorer with 113 goals.[1]

Qualification Tournament 1

Group A
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Milli Piyango SK630010264+38
2. SKP Bratislava42018481+3
3. HC Sassari21027183-12
4. LC Brühl Handball00036291-29
5 September SKP Bratislava 30 25 HC Sassari
5 September Milli Piyango SK 36 19 LC Brühl Handball
6 September LC Brühl Handball 24 30 SKP Bratislava
6 September HC Sassari 21 34 Milli Piyango SK
7 September HC Sassari 25 19 LC Brühl Handball
7 September SKP Bratislava 24 32 Milli Piyango SK

Group B
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. AC Ormi-Loux Patras63008373+10
2. HC Naisa-Niš42017874+4
3. Madeira Andebol SAD21027177-6
4. VOC Amsterdam00037179-8
5 September AC Ormi-Loux Patras 27 21 HC Naisa-Niš
5 September Madeira Andebol SAD 22 21 VOC Amsterdam
6 September VOC Amsterdam 24 25 AC Ormi-Loux Patras
6 September HC Naisa-Nis 25 21 Madeira Andebol SAD
7 September HC Naisa-Niš 32 26 VOC Amsterdam
7 September AC Ormi-Loux Patras 31 28 Madeira Andebol SAD

Qualification Tournament 2

Group 1
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. HC Podravka Vegeta630010880+28
2. HC Leipzig42018786+1
3. S.D. Itxako21028475+9
4. AC Ormi-Loux Patras000365103-38
3 October S.D. Itxako 27 29 HC Podravka Vegeta
3 October HC Leipzig 27 26 AC Ormi-Loux Patras
4 October AC Ormi-Loux Patras 18 33 S.D. Itxako
4 October HC Podravka Vegeta 36 32 HC Leipzig
5 October HC Podravka Vegeta 43 21 AC Ormi-Loux Patras
5 October S.D. Itxako 24 28 HC Leipzig

Group 2
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Metz Handball42019688+8
2. Byasen HE42019188+3
3. HC Dinamo42019589+6
4. Milli Piyango SK000384101-17
3 October Byasen HE 33 32 Metz Handball
3 October HC Dinamo 37 31 Milli Piyango SK
4 October Milli Piyango SK 28 31 Byasen HE
4 October Metz Handball 31 30 HC Dinamo
5 October Metz Handball 33 25 Milli Piyango SK
5 October Byasen HE 27 28 HC Dinamo

Group 3
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Ikast-Bording EH630012795+32
2. C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov4201107103+4
3. SPR SAFO Lubin101298116-18
4. SKP Bratislava10128098-18
3 October Ikast-Bording EH 44 31 SPR SAFO Lubin
3 October C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov 30 21 SKP Bratislava
4 October SKP Bratislava 29 38 Ikast-Bording EH
4 October SPR SAFO Lubin 37 42 C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov
5 October SPR SAFO Lubin 30 30 SKP Bratislava
5 October Ikast-Bording EH 45 35 C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov

Group 4
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. FCK Handbold A/S63009349+44
2. Dunaferr NK21027478-4
3. HC Motor21027998-19
4. HC Naisa-Nis21026687-21
3 October Dunaferr NK 31 36 HC Motor
3 October FCK Handbold A/S 33 17 HC Naisa-Nis
4 October HC Naisa-Nis 20 28 Dunaferr NK
4 October HC Motor 17 38 FCK Handbold A/S
5 October HC Motor 26 29 HC Naisa-Nis
5 October Dunaferr NK 15 22 FCK Handbold A/S

Group Matches

Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Main Round, while the third placed team from each group will compete in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Teams
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Zvezda Zvenigorod
Defending champion		 Hypo Niederösterreich
Austrian champion		 HC "Lada Togliatti"
Russian champion		 Viborg HK
Danish champion
Győri Audi ETO KC
Hungarian champion		 Orsan Elda Prestigio
Spanish champion		 Larvik HK
Norwegian champion		 RK Ljubljana
Slovenian champion
HC Gjorce Petrov
Macedonian champion		 ŽRK Budućnost
Montenegrin champion		 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
Romanian champion		 1. FC Nürnberg Handball
German champion
Ikast-Brande EH
Danish second		 FCK Håndbold
Danish third		 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica
Croatian champion		 Metz Handball
French champion

Legend
     Team advanced to the Main Round
     Team will compete in the Cup Winners' Cup
     Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group A
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Györi Audi ETO KC10501169145+24
2. Ikast-Brande EH7312171163+8
3. HC Gjorce Petrov4204149170-21
4. Zvezda Zvenigorod3114156167-11
31 October HC Gjorce Petrov 21 24 Györi Audi ETO KC
1 November Ikast-Brande EH 31 25 Zvezda Zvenigorod
9 November Zvezda Zvenigorod 30 22 HC Gjorce Petrov
9 November Györi Audi ETO KC 25 27 Ikast-Brande EH
15 November Ikast-Brande EH 32 26 HC Gjorce Petrov
16 November Györi Audi ETO KC 29 23 Zvezda Zvenigorod
2 January HC Gjorce Petrov 28 22 Zvezda Zvenigorod
3 January Ikast-Brande EH 26 27 Györi Audi ETO KC
10 January Zvezda Zvenigorod 28 28 Ikast-Brande EH
11 January Györi Audi ETO KC 35 20 HC Gjorce Petrov
17 January Zvezda Zvenigorod 28 29 Györi Audi ETO KC
18 January HC Gjorce Petrov 32 27 Ikast-Brande EH

Group B
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Hypo Niederösterreich10501179146+33
2. ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica9411154149+5
3. FCK Håndbold5213143140+3
4. Orsan Elda Prestigio0006131172-41
1 November ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 28 26 Orsan Elda Prestigio
2 November FCK Håndbold 27 28 Hypo Niederösterreich
7 November Hypo Niederösterreich 34 27 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
8 November Orsan Elda Prestigio 18 26 FCK Håndbold
15 November Orsan Elda Prestigio 26 31 Hypo Niederösterreich
16 November FCK Håndbold 22 22 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
3 January ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 26 25 Hypo Niederösterreich
4 January FCK Håndbold 28 19 Orsan Elda Prestigio
9 January Hypo Niederösterreich 28 18 FCK Håndbold
10 January Orsan Elda Prestigio 20 26 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
16 January Hypo Niederösterreich 33 22 Orsan Elda Prestigio
17 January ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 25 22 FCK Håndbold

Group C
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. CS Râmnicu Vâlcea8402177155+22
2. ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica8402170163+7
3. Larvik HK6303179169+10
4. HC "Lada Togliatti"2105159198-39
31 October ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica 30 27 HC "Lada Togliatti"
2 November CS Râmnicu Vâlcea 33 29 Larvik HK
7 November HC "Lada Togliatti" 34 33 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
9 November Larvik HK 27 26 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica
15 November ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica 20 30 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
16 November Larvik HK 35 24 HC "Lada Togliatti"
3 January ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica 32 27 Larvik HK
4 January CS Râmnicu Vâlcea 30 19 HC "Lada Togliatti"
10 January HC "Lada Togliatti" 28 34 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica
11 January Larvik HK 25 27 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
18 January HC "Lada Togliatti" 27 36 Larvik HK
18 January CS Râmnicu Vâlcea 24 28 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica

Group D
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Viborg HK10501225175+50
2. RK Ljubljana8402187182+5
3. Metz Handball4204173188-15
4. 1. FC Nürnberg Handball2105165205-40
1 November Metz Handball 24 37 Viborg HK
2 November 1. FC Nürnberg Handball 25 29 RK Ljubljana
8 November Viborg HK 39 30 1. FC Nürnberg Handball
9 November RK Ljubljana 26 31 Metz Handball
15 November Metz Handball 32 24 1. FC Nürnberg Handball
15 November RK Ljubljana 38 34 Viborg HK
3 January 1. FC Nürnberg Handball 28 42 Viborg HK
3 January Metz Handball 29 33 RK Ljubljana
10 January Viborg HK 35 27 Metz Handball
10 January RK Ljubljana 33 25 1. FC Nürnberg Handball
16 January 1. FC Nürnberg Handball 33 30 Metz Handball
17 January Viborg HK 38 28 RK Ljubljana

Main Round

The draw for the Main Round took place on 20 January 2009.

Pot 1 Pot 2
Hypo Niederösterreich HC Podravka Vegeta
Viborg HK Ikast-Brande EH
Győri Audi ETO KC Budućnost T-Mobile
C.S. Oltchim Rm. Valcea RK Krim Mercator

After the draw, the following groups were formed:

Group 1 Group 2
Hypo Niederösterreich C.S. Oltchim Rm. Valcea
Viborg HK Győri Audi ETO KC
Ikast-Brande EH Budućnost T-Mobile
HC Podravka Vegeta RK Krim Mercator

Group 1
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Viborg HK10501196166+30
2. Hypo Niederösterreich10501195166+29
3. Podravka Koprivnica4204177186-9
4. Ikast-Brande EH0006154204-50
7 February Podravka Koprivnica 30 31 Hypo Niederösterreich
7 February Ikast-Brande EH 24 38 Viborg HK
13 February Hypo Niederösterreich 32 24 Ikast-Brande EH
14 February Viborg HK 32 26 Podravka Koprivnica
20 February Hypo Niederösterreich 30 28 Viborg HK
21 February Ikast-Brande EH 28 31 Podravka Koprivnica
28 February Ikast-Brande EH 23 33 Hypo Niederösterreich
28 February Podravka Koprivnica 26 31 Viborg HK
13 March Viborg HK 34 29 Ikast-Brande EH
13 March Hypo Niederösterreich 38 28 Podravka Koprivnica
21 March Podravka Koprivnica 36 26 Ikast-Brande EH
21 March Viborg HK 33 31 Hypo Niederösterreich

Group 2
Pl. Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
1. Györi Audi ETO KC9411182173+9
2. CS Râmnicu Vâlcea6303179166+13
3. ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica5213163177-14
4. RK Ljubljana4204196204-8
7 February RK Ljubljana 31 35 Györi Audi ETO KC
8 February ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 23 22 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
15 February Györi Audi ETO KC 31 27 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
15 February CS Râmnicu Vâlcea 36 30 RK Ljubljana
21 February CS Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 26 Györi Audi ETO KC
22 February RK Ljubljana 35 28 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
28 February RK Ljubljana 35 34 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
28 February ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 26 26 Györi Audi ETO KC
15 March Györi Audi ETO KC 34 33 RK Ljubljana
15 March CS Râmnicu Vâlcea 31 22 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
21 March Györi Audi ETO KC 30 28 CS Râmnicu Vâlcea
21 March ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 37 32 RK Ljubljana

Final round

The semi-finals and finals are played in two legs of home and away matches. Viborg and Győri had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups.[3] Also, there was no need to perform a draw to decide home and away rights for the finals. According to EHF regulations, Viborg would get home court for the first match because they played a final in the last three years (2005/06).[4]

  Semi-finals Final
                         
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 21 49  
Viborg HK 34 21 55  
    Viborg HK 24 26 50
  Győri Audi ETO KC 26 23 49
Hypo Niederösterreich 26 21 47
Győri Audi ETO KC 25 29 54  

Semifinals
First leg
12 April 2009
18:30 (UTC+3)		 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 – 34 Viborg HK "Traian" Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Korres, Migas (GRE)
Ardean-Elisei 6 (11-16) Jurack, Mikkelsen 7
3× 1× (report) 3× 6×
12 April 2009
20:22 (UTC+2)		 Hypo Niederösterreich 26 – 25 Győri Audi ETO KC BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
do Nascimento 6 (15-13) Görbicz 7
2× 4× (report) 2× 2×
Second leg
18 April 2009
14:05 (UTC+2)		 Viborg HK 21 – 21 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT)
Althaus 6 (8-12) Lecuşanu 7
3× 5× 1× (report) 3× 2×
19 April 2009
16:15 (UTC+2)		 Győri Audi ETO KC 29 – 21 Hypo Niederösterreich Magvassy Mihály Sports Hall, Győr
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: B. Methe, R. Methe (GER)
Görbicz 13 (12-9) Tóth 5
3× 5× 1× (report) 3× 5× 1×

Finals
9 May 2009
16:15 (UTC+2)		 Viborg HK 24 – 26 Győri Audi ETO KC Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 5,600
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Althaus, Skov 6 (14-15) Tomori 7
3× 5× (report) 2× 2× 1×
16 May 2009
16:15 (UTC+2)		 Győri Audi ETO KC 23 – 26 Viborg HK Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,100
Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
Kovacsics 6 (10-14) Mikkelsen 7
2× 3× 1× (report) 3× 8× 1×
EHF Champions League
2008/09 Winners
Viborg HK
Second Title

Top scorers

As published by the EHF[5]

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Grit Jurack Viborg HK 113
2 Anita Görbicz Győri Audi ETO KC 94
3 Andrea Lekić Krim Ljubljana 88
4 Tímea Tóth Hypo Niederösterreich 80
5 Alexandra do Nascimento Hypo Niederösterreich 79
6 Katarina Bulatović ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile 75
Zsuzsanna Tomori Győri Audi ETO KC
8 Bojana Popović Viborg HK 73
9 Orsolya Vérten Győri Audi ETO KC 71
10 Narcisa Lecuşanu CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 66
Rikke Skov Viborg HK
12 Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Larvik HK 61
13 Mette Sjøberg Ikast-Brande EH 60
14 Gorica Acimovic Hypo Niederösterreich 59
Oana Manea CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
16 Henriette Mikkelsen Viborg HK 58
17 Gro Hammerseng Ikast-Brande EH 56
18 Valentina Ardean-Elisei CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 55
Dijana Golubić Krim Ljubljana
Andrea Penezić Podravka Koprivnica
21 Katarina Mravikova Győri Audi ETO KC 53
Renata Mörtel Krim Ljubljana
23 Kristina Franić Podravka Koprivnica 52
Cristina Vărzaru Viborg HK
25 Ana Đokić Podravka Koprivnica 48
Adina Fiera CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
Jovanka Radičević ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile

References
  1. Pazen, Björn (16 May 2009). "Viborg take the CL title!". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. Bruun, Peter (18 May 2009). "Small+things+decided" "Small things decided". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  3. "Women's semi-finals scheduled". EHF. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  4. "Women's European Cup Final Draw". European Handball Federation. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  5. "EHF Champions League 2008/09 - Scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

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