The 2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 10 November 2018.
Overview
Team allocation There were no matches in Round 1 and 2 and all 30 teams started in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10/11 November and second leg for 17/18 November.
Last 16 Rocasa Gran Canaria ACERound 3 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin ŽRK Koka Polatli Belediyespor Dames 1 V&L Kristianstad Handboll ŽRK Pelister DHB Rotweiss Thun AC Alavarium HC Naisa Niš Azeryol Baku KHF Istogu ŽRK Z'dežele Celje Valur MRK Žalgiris Kaunas Holon HC ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići HIFK Handboll Fémina Visé Cassano Magnago HC HC Gomel AC Latsia Nicosia La Salle HC Rincón Fertilidad Málaga ŽRK Bjelovar Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Quintus Boden Handboll IF ŽRK Kumanovo Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Round and draw dates
All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria. RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRound 317 July 201810-11 November 201817-18 November 2018Last 1620 November 20182-3 February 20199-10 February 2019Quarter-final12 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 3
There were 30 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pogoń Baltica Szczecin ŽRK Koka Polatli Belediyespor Dames 1 V&L Kristianstad Handboll ŽRK Pelister DHB Rotweiss Thun AC Alavarium
HC Naisa Niš Azeryol HC KHF Istogu ŽRK Z'dežele Celje Valur MRK Žalgiris Kaunas Holon HC ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići HIFK Handboll Fémina Visé Cassano Magnago HC HC Gomel AC Latsia Nicosia La Salle HC Rincón Fertilidad Málaga
ŽRK Bjelovar Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Quintus Boden Handboll IF ŽRK Kumanovo Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were played on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Koka. 2 Both legs were hosted by Pogoń Baltica Szczecin. 3 Both legs were hosted by Quintus. 4 Both legs were hosted by KHF Istogu. 5 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar. 6 Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK. 7 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo. 8 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium. 9 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF. 10 Both legs were hosted by Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB. 11 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.
Last 16 The European Handball Federation has decided the last season's runners-up and the 2016 winners Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE will be the only team, who are directly seeded for the Last 16 round.
Seeding pots
There are 16 teams participating in Last 16 round. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: Pot 1 Pot 2 ŽRK Koka Rincón Fertilidad Málaga Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE Maccabi Rishon LeZion ŽRK Pelister Dames 1 V&L Pogoń Baltica Szczecin Kristianstad Handboll Fémina Visé HC Gomel KHF Istogu Quintus AC Alavarium HC Naisa Niš Boden Handboll IF Ankara Yenimahalle BSK The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 22 November 2019. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 2-3 February and the second legs were played on 9-10 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion. 2 Both legs were hosted by AC Alavarium. 3 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel. 4 Both legs were hosted by Rincón Fertilidad Málaga. 5 Both legs were hosted by HC Naisa Niš. 6 Both legs were hosted by Fémina Visé.
Matches
Boden Handboll IF won 56–55 on aggregate.
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 73–51 on aggregate.
HC Gomel won 62–41 on aggregate.
Rincón Fertilidad Málaga won 61–22 on aggregate.
Quintus won 50–41 on aggregate.
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 57–45 on aggregate.
HC Naisa Niš won 67–50 on aggregate.
Kristianstad Handboll won 52–31 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
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. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there will be no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.
The first legs were played on 2–3 March and the second legs were played on 9–10 March 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Kristianstad Handboll. 2 Both legs were hosted by Boden Handboll IF.
Matches
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 55–49 on aggregate.
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 45–44 on aggregate.
Quintus won 63–57 on aggregate.
Kristianstad Handboll won 58–52 on aggregate.
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 6–7 April and the second legs were played on 13–14 April 2019.
Matches
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin won 57–43 on aggregate.
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–37 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 2019 in Vienna.
Matches
Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE won 53–47 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club GoalsGoalscorers1 Agata Cebula Pogoń Baltica Szczecin42 Haridian Rodríguez Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE3 Sara Carlström Kristianstad Handboll39
See also 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup
References
External links EHF Womens Challenge Cup (official website)