The 2002–03 EHF Champions League was the 43rd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. SC Magdeburg were the reigning champions. Montpellier HB won the title beating Portland San Antonio in the final. This was the first time ever a French team won the tournament.
Round 1 Team #1Agg.Team #21st match2nd match
Round 2 Team #1Agg.Team #21st match2nd match
Group stage
Group A
09.11.2002 Panellinios AC Athens1729 SC Magdeburg09.11.2002 Wisła Płock2530 KC Veszprém17.11.2002 KC Veszprém1913 Panellinios AC Athens16.11.2002 SC Magdeburg4032Wisła Płock24.11.2002 KC Veszprém3122 SC Magdeburg23.11.2002 Panellinios AC Athens3029 Wisła Płock30.11.2002 Panellinios AC Athens1617 KC Veszprém30.11.2002 Wisła Płock2931 SC Magdeburg08.12.2002 SC Magdeburg3029 Panellinios AC Athens08.12.2002 KC Veszprém3824 Wisła Płock15.12.2002 SC Magdeburg2728 KC Veszprém14.12.2002 Wisła Płock2826 Panellinios AC Athens
Group B
10.11.2002 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk1830 Portland San Antonio09.11.2002 Generali Pallam. Trieste3231 Kolding IF16.11.2002 Kolding IF3323 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk17.11.2002 Portland San Antonio3123 Generali Pallam. Trieste23.11.2002 Kolding IF2421 Portland San Antonio23.11.2002 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk2424 Generali Pallam. Trieste30.11.2002 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk2230 Kolding IF30.11.2002 Generali Pallam. Trieste2632 Portland San Antonio07.12.2002 Portland San Antonio3421 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk08.12.2002 Kolding IF3022 Generali Pallam. Trieste15.12.2002 Portland San Antonio3230 Kolding IF14.12.2002 Generali Pallam. Trieste3627 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk
Group C
10.11.2002 HC Banik Karvina2936 Prule 67 Ljubljana10.11.2002 CH Medvedi3031 Montpellier HB17.11.2002 Montpellier HB3230 HC Banik Karvina17.11.2002 Prule 67 Ljubljana3428 CH Medvedi24.11.2002 Montpellier HB2824 Prule 67 Ljubljana24.11.2002 HC Banik Karvina3527 CH Medvedi01.12.2002 HC Banik Karvina2326 Montpellier HB01.12.2002 CH Medvedi3322 Prule 67 Ljubljana08.12.1902 Prule 67 Ljubljana3427 HC Banik Karvina08.12.2002 Montpellier HB2524 CH Medvedi15.12.2002 Prule 67 Ljubljana2924 Montpellier HB15.12.2002 CH Medvedi4023 HC Banik Karvina
Group D
10.11.2002 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti2126 THW Kiel10.11.2002 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje2528 RK Zagreb17.11.2002 RK Zagreb2424 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti16.11.2002 THW Kiel3423 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje24.11.2002 RK Zagreb2328 THW Kiel24.11.2002 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti3826 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje01.12.2002 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti2823 RK Zagreb01.12.2002 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje2726 THW Kiel08.12.2002 THW Kiel3728 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti08.12.2002 RK Zagreb3025 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje14.12.2002 THW Kiel2428 RK Zagreb15.12.2002 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje2625 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Team #1Agg.Team #21st match2nd matchKolding IF 57 – 63 Fotex KC Veszprém 31 – 27 26 – 36SC Magdeburg 56 – 60 Portland San Antonio 22 – 26 34 – 34RK Zagreb 53 – 62 Montpellier HB 28 – 28 25 – 34RD Prule 67 61 – 59 THW Kiel 33 – 33 28 – 26
Semifinals
Team #1Agg.Team #21st match2nd matchRD Prule 6752 – 56Montpellier HB 29 – 27 23 – 29Portland San Antonio54 – 50 Fotex KC Veszprém 28 – 20 26 – 30
Finals Team #1Agg.Team #21st match2nd matchPortland San Antonio46 – 50Montpellier HB 27 – 19 19 – 31
References
External links EHF Champions League website