The 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.
Overview
Team allocation
Round 3 HC Eurofarm Rabotnik FyllingenBergen IBV Vestmannaeyjar Parnassos Strovolou AM Madeira Andebol SAD HC Sloga Zmartforce KH Trepça PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol AHC Potaissa Turda MŠK Považská Bystrica HC Berchem London GD HC HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye HC Visé BM SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Granitas Karys Kaunas HC Gomel Göztepe SK HMRK Zrinjski Mostar RK Lovćen SKIF Krasnodar A.E.K. Athens HC Dobrudja B.S.B. BatumiRound 2 Donbass Donetsk Region A.C. PAOK RK Konjuh-Živinice VHC Šviesa Vilnius Dynamo-Victor Red Boys Differdange HC Vogošća Poljine Hills Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas ORK Samot 65 HB Käerjeng Proodeftikos Paphos RK Mojkovac 2005 Taşova Yibo SC Holon Handball Club Cambridge HC Aloysians Prominent
Round and draw dates All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria. RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRound 218 July 20177–8 October 201714–15 October 2017Round 318 July 201718–19 November 201725–26 November 2017Last 1628 November 201710–11 February 201817–18 February 2018Quarter-final20 February 201824–25 March 201831 March–1 April 2018Semi-finals21–22 April 201828–29 April 2018Finals1 May 201812–13 May 201819–20 May 2018
Round 2 Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into Round 3.
Round 3 Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.
Last 16 The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1 Pot 2 A.E.K. Athens IBV Vestmannaeyjar HC Berchem FyllingenBergen AM Madeira Andebol SAD AHC Potaissa Turda Dynamo-Victor SKIF Krasnodar HC Visé BM HMRK Zrinjski Mostar SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Red Boys Differdange HC Eurofarm Rabotnik MŠK Považská Bystrica Göztepe SK HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final pairings was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on 20 February at 11:00 hrs. .
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.
Matches
Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.
IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.
A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.
AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–56 on aggregate.
Semifinals
The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 21–22 April 2018, while the second legs followed on 28–29 April 2018.
Matches
A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.
AHC Potaissa Turda won 56–55 on aggregate.
Final
The first leg was played on 14 May and the second was played on 20 May.
Matches
AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.
See also 2017–18 EHF Champions League 2017–18 EHF Cup 2017–18 Women's EHF Cup
References
External links EHF Challenge Cup (official website)