The 2017–18 SEHA League season was the seventh season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and fourth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from six countries (Belarus, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia) participated in this year's competition.
Vardar are the defending champions. The SEHA League consists of two phases – the first one has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away games against each other. Afterwards, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.
The campaign began on 30 August 2017 with three matches from the first round. The regular season ended on 17 March 2018.
The final four tournament was held at the Jane Sandanski Arena in Skopje, Macedonia from 13th to 15 April 2018.
Team information
Venues and locations Country Team City Venue (Capacity) BelarusMeshkov BrestBrestUniversal Sports Complex Victoria (3,740) CroatiaPPD ZagrebZagrebArena Zagreb (15,200)Sutinska Vrela Hall (2,000)NexeNašiceSportska dvorana (2,500) MacedoniaVardarSkopjeJane Sandanski Arena (6,000)MetalurgSkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center (7,000), Avtokomanda (2,000) SerbiaDinamoPančevoStrelište Sports Hall (1,100)VojvodinaNovi SadSPENS (11,000), SC Slana Bara (2,000) SlovakiaTatran PrešovPrešovCity Hall Prešov (4,000) SloveniaGorenje VelenjeVelenjeRed Hall (2,500)Celje Pivovarna LaškoCeljeZlatorog Arena (5,500)
Personnel and kits Following is the list of clubs competing in 2017–18 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor. Team Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (main) Meshkov Brest Serhiy Bebeshko Dzmitry Nikulenkau Joma BelGazpromBank PPD Zagreb Zlatko Saračević Igor Vori Hummel Prvo Plinarsko Društvo Nexe Hrvoje Horvat Marko Mrđenović Jako Nexe Vardar Raúl González Stojanče Stoilov Hummel Bet City Metalurg Lino Červar Filip Kuzmanovski Kempa Duferco Makstil Dinamo Ivan Petković Branko Radanović unit-sport Grad Pančevo Vojvodina Kasim Kamenica Vukašin Stojanović NAAI Vinarija Zvonko Bogdan Tatran Prešov Slavko Goluža Radovan Pekár ATAK Sportswear Phoenix Gorenje Velenje Željko Babić Niko Medved Kempa Gorenje Celje Pivovarna Laško Branko Tamše David Razgor Nike Laško
Coaching changes RoundClubOutgoing coachDate of changeIncoming coach3rdVojvodina Boško Rudić18 September 2017 Dragan Kukić7thPPD Zagreb Kasim Kamenica27 November 2017 Zlatko Saračević12thVojvodina Dragan Kukić6 January 2018 Kasim Kamenica18thVojvodina Kasim Kamenica28 March 2018 Boris Rojević
Regular season
Standings
Results
Final Four
The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee has made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Jane Sandanski Arena in Skopje, Macedonia from 13th to 15 April.
Format The first-placed team of the standings faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the standings in the Final Four.
Semifinals
Match for third place
Final
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Halil Jaganjac Metalurg1002 Bruno Butorac Tatran Prešov953 Zlatko Horvat PPD Zagreb92
References
External links Official website