EHF Challenge Cup
2019–20
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates5 October 2019–24 May 2020
Teams49
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
Championscancelled
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Croatia Damir Batinović
(32 goals)

The 2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 5 October 2019 to 24 May 2020.[1] On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Overview

Team allocation

Round 3
Romania CSM București Romania AHC Potaissa Turda Portugal Madeira Andebol SAD Greece A.E.K. Athens H.C.
Russia HC Neva SPb Iceland Valur Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange Slovakia MŠK Považská Bystrica
Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Gračanica Norway Halden Topphåndball Ukraine Donbass Serbia RK Železničar 1949
Netherlands JD Techniek Hurry-Up Israel SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Turkey Beykoz BLD SK
Round 2
Finland HC Dicken Bulgaria HC Dobrudja Belarus Masheka Mogilev Lithuania VHC Šviesa Vilnius
Kosovo KH Kastrioti Czech Republic HCB Karviná United Kingdom Olympia HC Cyprus Proodeftikos Paphos
Switzerland BSV Bern Moldova SSSCJRO-1 Tiraspol Italy Cassano Magnago HC Austria Bregenz Handball
Latvia ZRHK Tenax Dobele Estonia HC Tallinn Azerbaijan Mahsul HC Slovenia RK Maribor Branik
Sweden Alingsås HK Faroe Islands H71 Greece Pas Aeropos Edessa Russia HC Victor
Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloga Doboj Norway Drammen HK Ukraine Odesa HC
Serbia RK Dinamo Israel Holon Yuvalim HC Finland IFK Handball Helsinki Lithuania Granitas Karys Kaunas
Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague United Kingdom Livingston HC Luxembourg HB Dudelange Bosnia and Herzegovina HC Vogošća Poljine Hills
Lithuania HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU Czech Republic TJ Sokol Nové Veselí

Round and draw dates

All draws will be held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[3][4] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 2 16 July 2019 5–6 October 2019 12–13 October 2019
Round 3 15 October 2019 16–17 November 2019 23–24 November 2019
Last 16 26 November 2019 8–9 February 2020 15–16 February 2020
Quarter-final 18 February 2020 21–22 March 2020 28–29 March 2020
Semi-finals 25–26 April 2020 2–3 May 2020
Finals 5 May 2020 16–17 May 2020 23–24 May 2020

Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2019.[6] Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KH Kastrioti Kosovo 49–78 1 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague 26–39 23–39
BSV Bern Switzerland 53–52 Serbia RK Dinamo 28–24 25–28
TJ Sokol Nové Veselí Czech Republic 81–37 2 Bulgaria HC Dobrudja 35–23 46–14
Drammen HK Norway 74–38 3 Azerbaijan Mahsul HC 38–16 36–22
Alingsås HK Sweden 72–55 Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng 36–24 36–31
HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU Lithuania 56–52 4 Estonia HC Tallinn 26–24 30–28
Olympia HC United Kingdom 26–66 5 Ukraine Odesa HC 9–24 17–42
H71 Faroe Islands 49–55 6 Slovenia RK Maribor Branik 25–24 24–31
Masheka Mogilev Belarus 51–41 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloga Doboj 30–22 21–19
Proodeftikos Paphos Cyprus 35–72 Greece Pas Aeropos Edessa 17–35 18–37
VHC Šviesa Vilnius Lithuania 52–55 Bosnia and Herzegovina HC Vogošća Poljine Hills 27–24 25–31
HC Dicken Finland 82–33 7 United Kingdom Livingston HC 40–20 42–13
Granitas Karys Kaunas Lithuania 59–50 8 Moldova SSSCJRO-1 Tiraspol 33–24 26–26
IFK Handball Helsinki Finland 53–67 Austria Bregenz Handball 35–32 18–35
HB Dudelange Luxembourg 48–55 Latvia ZRHK Tenax Dobele 24–27 24–28
HCB Karviná Czech Republic 63–55 9 Israel Holon Yuvalim HC 31–26 32–29
HC Victor Russia 57–50 10 Italy Cassano Magnago HC 33–24 26–26
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by HC Dukla Prague.
2 Both legs were hosted by TJ Sokol Nové Veselí.
3 Both legs were hosted by Drammen HK.
4 Both legs were hosted by HC Tallinn.
5 Both legs were hosted by Odesa HC.
6 Both legs were hosted by H71.
7 Both legs were hosted by Livingston HC.
8 Both legs were hosted by Granitas-Karys.
9 Both legs were hosted by HCB Karviná.
10 Both legs were hosted by HC Victor.

Round 3

A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019.[8][9] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: [10]

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 16–17 November and the second legs were played on 23–24 November 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSM București Romania 59–56 1 Belarus Masheka Mogilev 34–28 25–28
JD Techniek Hurry-Up Netherlands 47–69 Sweden Alingsås HK 21–32 26–37
HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU Lithuania 57–69 2 Norway Halden Topphåndball 28–32 29–37
Madeira Andebol SAD Portugal 54–43 3 Slovenia RK Maribor Branik 31–23 23–20
MŠK Považská Bystrica Slovakia 46–62 Russia HC Victor 27–29 19–33
Donbass Ukraine 53–61 4 Switzerland BSV Bern 26–25 27–36
HC Neva SPb Russia 66–39 Greece Pas Aeropos Edessa 35–20 31–19
ZRHK Tenax Dobele Latvia 67–70 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 35–38 32–32
HC Dukla Prague Czech Republic 47–41 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Gračanica 26–21 21–20
Granitas Karys Kaunas Lithuania 56–66 5 Turkey Beykoz BLD SK 22–37 34–29
Drammen HK Norway 64–53 Finland HC Dicken 32–24 32–29
SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Israel 63–53 6 Ukraine Odesa HC 39–28 24–25
RK Železničar 1949 Serbia 58–61 Czech Republic HCB Karviná 30–28 28–33
TJ Sokol Nové Veselí Czech Republic 46–49 Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 21–22 25–27
Valur Iceland 62–52 7 Austria Bregenz Handball 31–31 31–21
HC Vogošća Poljine Hills Bosnia and Herzegovina 49–74 8 Greece A.E.K. Athens H.C. 22–41 27–33
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Masheka Mogilev.
2 Both legs were hosted by Halden Topphåndball.
3 Both legs were hosted by Madeira Andebol SAD.
4 Both legs were hosted by BSV Bern.
5 Both legs were hosted by Beykoz BLD SK.
6 Both legs were hosted by SGS Ramhat Hashron HC.
7 Both legs were hosted by Bregenz Handball.
8 Both legs were hosted by A.E.K. Athens H.C.

Last 16

The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows:[11] The draw for the last 16 round was held on 26 November 2019.[12]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first leg was scheduled for 8–9 February, while the second leg followed on 15–16 February 2020.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.E.K. Athens H.C. Greece 60–58 Norway Drammen HK 33–31 27–27
SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Israel 68–73 Russia HC Victor 31–31 37–42
Beykoz BLD SK Turkey 55–57 1 Iceland Valur 25–26 30–31
Halden Topphåndball Norway 46–45 Russia HC Neva SPb 23–24 23–21
Madeira Andebol SAD Portugal 57–60 Czech Republic HCB Karviná 30–27 27–33
HC Dukla Prague Czech Republic 66–56 Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 37–24 29–32
BSV Bern Switzerland 68–69 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 33–36 35–33
Alingsås HK Sweden 52–53 Romania CSM București 28–29 24–24
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Beykoz BLD SK.

Matches

8 February 2020
18:00		 A.E.K. Athens H.C. Greece 33–31 Norway Drammen HK O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 600
Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Buneta 9 (17–18) Aalberg 8
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16 February 2020
18:00		 Drammen HK Norway 27–27 Greece A.E.K. Athens H.C. Drammenshallen, Drammen
Attendance: 1,012
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Horgen 10 (13–12) Arampatzis 7
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A.E.K. Athens H.C. won 60–58 on aggregate.

8 February 2020
19:00		 SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Israel 31–31 Russia HC Victor Oranim Sports hall, Ramat HaSharon
Attendance: 700
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Vejin 8 (16–15) three players 5
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15 February 2020
15:00		 HC Victor Russia 42–37 Israel SGS Ramhat Hashron HC STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk
Attendance: 900
Referees: Frieser, Haramul (CZE)
Mazurov 8 (20–16) Pavlović 11
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HC Viktor won 73–68 on aggregate.

15 February 2020
14:00		 Beykoz BLD SK Turkey 25–26 Iceland Valur Recep Sahin Köktürk Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul
Attendance: 510
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Öztürk 6 (12–10) Magnússon 9
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16 February 2020
15:00		 Valur Iceland 31–30 Turkey Beykoz BLD SK Recep Sahin Köktürk Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul
Attendance: 550
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Jonsson, Vignisson 6 (15–15) three players 6
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Valur won 57–55 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
16:00		 Halden Topphåndball Norway 23–24 Russia HC Neva SPb Remmenhallen, Halden
Attendance: 362
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Cordt-Hansen, Schrøder 5 (9–14) Nasyrov 5
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16 February 2020
17:00		 HC Neva SPb Russia 21–23 Norway Halden Topphåndball Interuniversity sports center (MUSC), Saint Petersburg
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Nasyrov, Turaev 5 (12–15) Molgaard, Nilsen-Nygaard 5
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Halden Topphåndball won 46–45 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
19:00		 Madeira Andebol SAD Portugal 30–27 Czech Republic HCB Karviná Funchal Playing Hall, Funchal
Attendance: 400
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Pedroso 7 (15–13) Monczka 9
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16 February 2020
10:30		 HCB Karviná Czech Republic 33–27 Portugal Madeira Andebol SAD Sportovni hala házené STARS, Karviná
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
Bruna, Monczka 6 (14–12) three players 5
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HCB Karviná won 60–57 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
19:30		 HC Dukla Prague Czech Republic 37–24 Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange DHC Sport Hall SK Slavia Praha, Prague
Attendance: 400
Referees: Loshak, Shajbakov (UKR)
Klíma, Patzel 8 (18–14) Batinović 7
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15 February 2020
18:00		 Red Boys Differdange Luxembourg 32–29 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague Centre Sportif De Differdange, Oberkorn
Attendance: 500
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Batinović 9 (16–14) Klíma 7
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HC Dukla Prague won 66–56 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
17:00		 BSV Bern Switzerland 33–36 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda Mobiliar Arena, Gümlingen
Attendance: 450
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Gerlich 7 (17–17) four players 6
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16 February 2020
17:00		 AHC Potaissa Turda Romania 33–35 Switzerland BSV Bern Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Szőke 9 (19–18) Gerlich 10
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AHC Potaissa Turda won 69–68 on aggregate.

8 February 2020
16:00		 Alingsås HK Sweden 28–29 Romania CSM București Estrad Alingsas, Alingsas
Attendance: 2,155
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
three players 5 (13–15) Rotaru 7
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15 February 2020
16:00		 CSM București Romania 24–24 Sweden Alingsås HK Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Teixeira 6 (10–10) Claar 5
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CSM București won 53–52 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 18 February 2020.[13] The draw will determine the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there is no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will be also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw will follow using the quarter-final pairings.[14]

The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 21–22 March, while the second leg will follow on 28–29 March 2020.

The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Quarter-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[15][5] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Victor Russia M1 Romania CSM București – –
HCB Karviná Czech Republic M2 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague – –
A.E.K. Athens H.C. Greece M3 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda – –
Halden Topphåndball Norway M4 Iceland Valur – –

Matches

HC Victor Russia Cancelled Romania CSM București
CSM București Romania Cancelled Russia HC Victor
HCB Karviná Czech Republic Cancelled Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague
HC Dukla Prague Czech Republic Cancelled Czech Republic HCB Karviná
A.E.K. Athens H.C. Greece Cancelled Romania AHC Potaissa Turda
AHC Potaissa Turda Romania Cancelled Greece A.E.K. Athens H.C.
Halden Topphåndball Norway Cancelled Iceland Valur
Valur Iceland Cancelled Norway Halden Topphåndball

Final four

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 25–26 April 2020, while the second legs was supposed to follow on 2–3 May 2020, but it will be rescheduled and is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days.[5] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

TBD Cancelled TBD
TBD Cancelled TBD

Third place game

LSF1 Cancelled LSF2

Final

WSF1 Cancelled WSF2

Top goalscorers

As of 16 February 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Croatia Damir Batinović Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 34
2 Serbia Milan Pavlović Israel SGS Ramat Hasharon HC 30
3 Czech Republic Matěj Klíma Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague 28
Czech Republic Marek Monczka Czech Republic HCB Karviná
Turkey Yakup Yasar Simsar Turkey Beykoz BLD SK

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Defending champions seeded for Round 3". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "European Cup draw to take place on 16 July". EHF European cup. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Season overview" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Maribor face Faroese debutants". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "EHF Challenge Cup round 2". www.eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  8. ↑ "EHF Challenge Cup round 3". Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  9. ↑ "Maribor island-bound again in Challenge cup round 3". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Defending champions CSM Bucuresti in pot 1 before the round 3 draw". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Last 16 draw pots revealed". EHF. 25 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Reigning champions CSM to face Alingsas in Last 16". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Men's Challenge Cup semi-finals certain to feature a Czech team". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Last eight await Men's Challenge Cup draws". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Goalscorers". Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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