2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 10 November 2018.

Women's EHF Challenge Cup
2018-19
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates10 November 2018–12 May 2019
Teams31
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
Champions Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Runner-up Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Top scorer(s)Agata Cebula
Haridian Rodríguez
(42 goals)

Overview

Team allocation

There were no matches in Round 1 and 2 and all 30 teams started in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10/11 November and second leg for 17/18 November.

Last 16
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
Round 3
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin ŽRK Koka Polatli Belediyespor Dames 1 V&L
Kristianstad Handboll ŽRK Pelister DHB Rotweiss Thun AC Alavarium
HC Naisa Niš Azeryol Baku KHF Istogu ŽRK Z'dežele Celje
Valur MRK Žalgiris Kaunas Holon HC ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići
HIFK Handboll Fémina Visé Cassano Magnago HC HC Gomel
AC Latsia Nicosia La Salle HC Rincón Fertilidad Málaga ŽRK Bjelovar
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK HV Quintus Boden Handboll IF ŽRK Kumanovo
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 3 17 July 2018 10-11 November 2018 17-18 November 2018
Last 16 20 November 2018 2-3 February 2019 9-10 February 2019
Quarter Final 12 February 2019 2-3 March 2019 9-10 March 2019
Semi Finals 6-7 April 2019 13-14 April 2019
Final 16 April 2019 4-5 May 2019 11-12 May 2019

Qualification stage

Round 3

There were 30 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were playeded on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DHB Rotweiss Thun 50–53 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 28–28 22–25
MRK Žalgiris Kaunas 57–65 HC Gomel 31–35 26–30
La Salle HC 44–57 ŽRK Pelister 24–30 20–27
AC Latsia Nicosia 38–67 1 ŽRK Koka 18–32 20–35
Polatli Belediyespor 53–60 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 26–24 27–36
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 54–43 2 HIFK Handboll 33–22 21–21
HV Quintus 45–40 3 Valur 24–20 21–20
KHF Istogu 49–45 4 Cassano Magnago HC 26–24 23–21
ŽRK Bjelovar 45–49 5 Kristianstad Handboll 23–22 22–27
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 60–54 6 Azeryol HC 29–30 31–24
ŽRK Kumanovo 36–70 7 Dames 1 V&L 15–39 21–31
ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići 37–62 8 AC Alavarium 17–35 20–27
ŽRK Z'dežele Celje 55–66 9 Boden Handboll IF 27–27 28–39
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB 40–58 10 HC Naisa Niš 17–28 23–30
Holon HC 45–52 11 Fémina Visé 23–26 22–26
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Koka.
2 Both legs were hosted by Pogoń Baltica Szczecin.
3 Both legs were hosted by HV Quintus.
4 Both legs were hosted by KHF Istogu.
5 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar.
6 Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK.
7 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo.
8 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.
9 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.
10 Both legs were hosted by Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB.
11 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Last 16

The European Handball Federation has decided the last season’s runners-up and the 2016 winners Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE will be the only team, who are directly seeded for the Last 16 round.[2]

Seeding pots

There are 16 teams participating in Last 16 round. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 22 November 2019. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 2-3 February and the second legs were played on 9-10 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 55–56 1 Boden Handboll IF 26–26 29–30
AC Alavarium 51–73 2 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 26–41 25–32
HC Gomel 62–41 3 ŽRK Koka 30–18 32–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 61–22 4 KHF Istogu 40–9 21–13
Dames 1 V&L 41–50 HV Quintus 22–27 19–23
ŽRK Pelister 50–67 5 HC Naisa Niš 26–33 24–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 57–45 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 33–23 24–22
Fémina Visé 31–52 6 Kristianstad Handboll 17–27 14–25
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
2 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium.
3 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel.
4 Both legs were hosted by Rincón Fertilidad Málaga.
5 Both legs were hosted by HC Naisa Niš.
6 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.

Matches
1 February 2019
16:00		 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 26–26 Boden Handboll IF Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 350
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Anastacio 11 (16–16) Ölén 7
1× 4× Report 3× 1×
2 February 2019
16:00		 Boden Handboll IF 30–29 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 1,140
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Nordmark 9 (12–14) Anastacio 11
2× 2× Report 3× 5×

Boden Handboll IF won 56–55 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
19:30		 AC Alavarium 26–41 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro
Attendance: 350
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Silva 7 (16–23) Cebula 10
3× 3× Report 2× 4×
3 February 2019
19:30		 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 32–25 AC Alavarium Pavilhao Alavarium, Aveiro
Attendance: 300
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Wołoszyk 7 (14–11) Silva 10
2× 6× 1× Report 2× 6×

Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 73–51 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
15:00		 HC Gomel 30–18 ŽRK Koka Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 600
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Golubeva 10 (15–9) Curic 5
2× 4× Report 3× 4×
3 February 2019
15:00		 ŽRK Koka 23–32 HC Gomel Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 350
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Curic 7 (12–16) Tryzno 7
2× 6× 1× Report 3× 6×

HC Gomel won 62–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
18:30		 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 40–9 KHF Istogu Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 700
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
S.López 7 (17–4) Kameri 4
2× 2× Report 2× 4×
3 February 2019
11:00		 KHF Istogu 13–21 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 250
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Kameri 8 (6–11) Gandulfo 6
2× 7× 1× Report 1× 4×

Rincón Fertilidad Málaga won 61–22 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
19:30		 Dames 1 V&L 22–27 HV Quintus Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Peeters 6 (13–13) A.Zwinkels, L.Zwinkels 7
1× 2× Report 2× 6×
9 February 2019
20:15		 HV Quintus 23–19 Dames 1 V&L Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 450
Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
Devilee-Grift 5 (11–5) Janssen 7
1× 6× Report 2× 2×

HV Quintus won 50–41 on aggregate.

2 February 2019
20:00		 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 33–23 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 498
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Lusson 7 (17–15) Türkoglu 7
3× 4× Report 3× 8×
10 February 2019
14:00		 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 22–24 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 300
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Sinitsyna 6 (10–10) Falcón 9
1× 3× Report 2× 1×

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 57–45 on aggregate.

9 February 2019
18:30		 ŽRK Pelister 26–33 HC Naisa Niš Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 700
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Chokeli, Jankulovska 6 (12–13) Filipović, Pejović 8
2× 3× Report 2× 3×
10 February 2019
18:30		 HC Naisa Niš 34–24 ŽRK Pelister Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 800
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Radović, Tanasković 5 (17–12) Milosavljević 6
3× 3× Report 2× 2×

HC Naisa Niš won 67–50 on aggregate.

9 February 2019
16:00		 Fémina Visé 17–27 Kristianstad Handboll Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Leonaers 7 (9–9) Carlström 9
2× 2× Report 2× 2×
10 February 2019
13:00		 Kristianstad Handboll 25–14 Fémina Visé Hall Omnisport de Visé, Visé
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Månsson 5 (17–6) Leonaers 4
1× 7× Report 1× 3×

Kristianstad Handboll won 52–31 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 12 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there will be no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.[5][6]

The first legs were played on 2–3 March and the second legs were played on 9–10 March 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Naisa Niš 52–58 1 Kristianstad Handboll 25–35 27–23
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 57–63 HV Quintus 26–29 31–34
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 45–44 HC Gomel 24–18 21–26
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 55–49 2 Boden Handboll IF 28–22 27–27
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Kristianstad Handboll.
2 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.

Matches
2 March 2019
13:30		 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 28–22 Boden Handboll IF Boden Arena, Boden
Attendance: 287
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Płomińska 7 (14–13) Nordmark 5
3× 4× Report 3× 3×
3 March 2019
15:00		 Boden Handboll IF 27–27 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Boden Arena, Boden
Attendance: 246
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Masna 7 (13–13) Cebula 7
3× 5× Report 3× 9×

Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 55–49 on aggregate.

2 March 2019
20:00		 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 24–18 HC Gomel Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 520
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Lusson 5 (12–10) Golubeva 6
2× Report 3× 5×
9 March 2019
18:00		 HC Gomel 26–21 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Sport Palast, Gomel
Attendance: 850
Referees: Korja, Metsämäki (FIN)
Golubeva 8 (11–12) H. Rodríguez, S. Rodríguez 5
3× 4× Report 1× 1×

FT: 24–18 Pen: 2–3

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 45–44 on aggregate.

2 March 2019
18:00		 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 26–29 HV Quintus Polideportivo el Limon, Alhaurín de la Torre
Attendance: 750
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
S. López 13 (16–14) Van Steekelenburg 9
3× 2× Report 2× 3×
10 March 2019
16:00		 HV Quintus 34–31 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 800
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
L. Zwinkels 9 (16–14) S. López 8
3× 6× 1× Report 2× 2×

HV Quintus won 63–57 on aggregate.

9 March 2019
16:00		 HC Naisa Niš 25–35 Kristianstad Handboll Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 148
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Pejović 12 (15–14) Carlström 11
3× 3× Report 2× 2×
10 March 2019
15:00		 Kristianstad Handboll 23–27 HC Naisa Niš Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 162
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Birberg, Carlström 4 (13–11) Pejović 6
3× 4× Report 2× 3×

Kristianstad Handboll won 58–52 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 6–7 April and the second legs were played on 13–14 April 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HV Quintus 43–57 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 21–25 22–32
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 53–37 Kristianstad Handboll 22–17 31–20

Matches
7 April 2019
16:00		 HV Quintus 21–25 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Eekhout Hal, Kwintsheul
Attendance: 830
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Hage 10 (12–13) Kochaniak 5
2× 5× Report 1× 4×
13 April 2019
17:00		 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 32–22 HV Quintus Hala Miejska, Szczecin
Attendance: 600
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Płomińska 6 (14–13) Hage 8
3× 3× Report 2× 4×

Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 57–43 on aggregate.

7 April 2019
13:00		 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 22–17 Kristianstad Handboll Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 600
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
H. Rodríguez 6 (11–10) Carlström 5
3× Report 3× 4×
13 April 2019
16:00		 Kristianstad Handboll 20–31 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 154
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Carlström 6 (11–17) H. Rodríguez 10
3× 4× Report 3× 3×

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–37 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 4–5 May and the second legs was played on 11–12 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 16 April 2019 in Vienna.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 47–53 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 23–30 24–23

Matches
5 May 2019
18:00		 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 23–30 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Azoty Arena, Szczecin
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
four players four (12–17) Lusson, H. Rodríguez 7
2× 3× Report 1× 4×
12 May 2019
13:00		 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE 23–24 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Pabellón Insular Rita Hernandez, Telde
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Falcón 6 (15–12) Cebula, Zawistowska 5
1× 5× Report 3× 5× 1×

Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–47 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Agata Cebula Pogoń Baltica Szczecin 42
Haridian Rodríguez Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE
3 Sara Carlström Kristianstad Handboll 39

See also

References
  1. "EHF Womens Challenge Cup Round 3".
  2. "Rocasa start in the Last 16". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. "16 teams await Women's Challenge Cup draw". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. "Challenge Cup draw pits Gran Canaria against Ankara in Last 16". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. "Two draws in the Women's Challenge Cup set". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. "2016 winners face Gomel in the quarter-finals". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. "Two-leg finals throw off in Denmark and Poland". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. Goalscorers
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