The 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup was the 38th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2018.
Siófok KC defeated Team Esbjerg 47–42 in the final.
Overview
Team allocation
Group stage Larvik HK IK Sävehof Podravka Koprivnica SG BBM BietigheimRound 3 DHK Baník Most Team Esbjerg MKS Lublin SCM Craiova Érd HC HC Lada BM Bera Bera ŽORK JagodinaRound 2 Hypo Niederösterreich Herning-Ikast Håndbold SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea HC Astrakhanochka Buxtehuder SV Dunaújvárosi KKA Besançon Feminin Jomi Salerno Nykøbing Falster Håndbold CS Măgura Cisnădie Kuban Krasnodar Muratpaşa BSK Siófok KC Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball Byåsen Handball Elite Borussia Dortmund Handball HC Zalău Storhamar HERound 1 Viborg HK Zvezda Zvenigorod TuS Metzingen GVM Europe-Vác Issy Paris Hand Fredrikstad BK DHC Slavia Prague Kastamonu Belediyesi Metraco Zagłębie Lubin H 65 Höör SPONO Eagles Mecalia Atlético Guardés HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk VOC Amsterdam IUVENTA Michalovce RK Lokomotiva Zagreb HC Galychanka HC Azersu ŽRK Metalurg KHF Shqiponja Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan HŽRK Grude Youth Union Athienou Handball Käerjeng UHC Stockerau LC Brühl Handball Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen LK Zug
Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualificationFirst qualifying round17 July 20188–9 September 201814–15 September 2018Second qualifying round13–14 October 201820–21 October 2018Third qualifying round23 October 201810–11 November 201817–18 November 2018Group stageMatchday 122 November 20185–6 January 2019Matchday 212–13 January 2019Matchday 319–20 January 2019Matchday 426–27 January 2019Matchday 52–3 February 2019Matchday 69–10 February 2019Knockout phaseQuarter-finals12 February 20192–3 March 20199–10 March 2019Semi finals6–7 April 201913–14 April 2019Final16 April 20194–5 May 201911–12 May 2019
Qualification stage
Round 1 There were 28 teams participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1 Pot 2 Viborg HK Zvezda Zvenigorod TuS Metzingen GVM Europe-Vác Issy Paris Hand Fredrikstad BK DHC Slavia Prague
Kastamonu Belediyesi Metraco Zagłębie Lubin H 65 Höör SPONO Eagles Mecalia Atlético Guardés HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk VOC Amsterdam IUVENTA Michalovce RK Lokomotiva Zagreb HC Galychanka HC Azersu ŽRK Metalurg KHF Shqiponja Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan
HŽRK Grude Youth Union Athienou Handball Käerjeng UHC Stockerau LC Brühl Handball Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen LK Zug
The first legs were played on 8–9 and the second legs were played on 15–16 September 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Metraco Zagłębie Lubin. 2 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Metalurg. 3 Both legs were hosted by IUVENTA Michalovce. 4 Both legs were hosted by Viborg HK. 5 Both legs were hosted by Handball Käerjeng. 6 Both legs were hosted by TuS Metzingen. 7 Both legs were hosted by KHF Shqiponja. 8 Both legs were hosted by Mecalia Atlético Guardés. 9 Both legs were hosted by Fredrikstad BK. 10 Both legs were hosted by Kastamonu Belediyesi. 11 Both legs were hosted by GVM Europe-Vác. 12 Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Round 2 There were 32 teams participating in round 2. 14 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs was played on 13–14 October and the second legs was played on 20–21 October 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by CS Măgura Cisnădie. 2 Both legs were hosted by Kuban Krasnodar.
Round 3 A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which will held on Tuesday, 23 October 2018.
The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1 Pot 2 DHK Baník Most Herning-Ikast Håndbold Team Esbjerg Mecalia Atlético Guardés BM Bera Bera Érd HC
MKS Lublin SCM Craiova HC Lada Zvezda Zvenigorod ŽORK Jagodina H 65 Höör Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Viborg HK Besançon Feminin Paris 92 Borussia Dortmund Handball TuS Metzingen
Dunaújvárosi KKA Siófok KC Storhamar HE SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea CS Măgura Cisnădie Kuban Krasnodar
The first legs were played on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018.
Group stage
The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 22 November 2018. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
TiebreakersIn the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
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. The country protection rule was not applied in the draw, which means the four Danish teams can face their domestic rivals in the quarter-finals. However, teams from the same group could not meet in the next stage.
Quarterfinals
Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2 Team Esbjerg Viborg HK Podravka Koprivnica Siófok KC Herning-Ikast Håndbold Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Storhamar HE Kuban Krasnodar
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 2–3 March 2019, while the second leg followed one week later.
Matches
Viborg HK won 52–39 on aggregate
Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 52–50 on aggregate
Team Esbjerg won 74–55 on aggregate
Siófok KC won 63–55 on aggregate
Semifinals
The semi-finals first legs were played on 6–7 April 2019, while the second leg was scheduled for 13–14 April 2019.
Matches
Siófok KC won 53–51 on aggregate
Team Esbjerg won 53–36 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 in Vienna.
Matches
Siófok KC won 47–42 on aggregate
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Andrea Kobetić Siófok KC752 Helene Gigstad Fauske Herning-Ikast Håndbold703 Estelle Nze Minko Siófok KC654 Estavana Polman Team Esbjerg615 Betina Riegelhuth Storhamar HE556 Kristina Liščević Team Esbjerg54 Ann Grete Nørgaard Viborg HK8 Diana Golub HC Kuban Krasnodar509 Mireya González Siófok KC4810 Simone Böhme Siófok KC45
See also 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League 2018-19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
References
External links Official website