The 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup was the 39th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 7 September 2019. Siófok KC were defending champions. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Overview
Team allocation
Group stage Podravka Vegeta MKS Perła Lublin SG BBM Bietigheim DHK Baník MostRound 3 Siófok KC Nykøbing Falster Érd HC HC Lada CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita Kastamonu Bld. GSK Rocasa Gran CanariaRound 2 København Håndbold OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball Storhamar HE Odense Håndbold Váci NKSE CS Măgura Cisnădie Kuban TUSSIES Metzingen Tertnes HE Herning-Ikast Håndbold DVSC Schaeffler CSM Corona Brașov Zvezda Zvenigorod Buxtehuder SV Nantes Atlantique Handball Thüringer HC Fredrikstad BK ŽORK JagodinaRound 1 SCM Craiova HC Astrakhanochka TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen ESBF Besançon Byåsen Handball Elite DHC Slavia Prague HC Gomel Super Amara Bera Bera Metraco Zagłębie Lubin LC Brühl Handball Muratpaşa BSK Skuru IK WAT Atzgersdorf IUVENTA Michalovce Azeryol HC Quintus HC Galychanka KHF Istogu Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan AC Latsia Nicosia Handball Käerjeng Jomi Salerno Colégio de Gaia Toyota A.C. PAOK ŽRK Metalurg Valur HIFK Handboll SPONO Eagles Hypo Niederösterreich ŽRK Kumanovo LK Zug H 65 Höör
Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria). On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.
PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualificationFirst qualifying round16 July 20197–8 September 201914–15 September 2019Second qualifying round12–13 October 201919–20 October 2019Third qualifying round22 October 20199–10 November 201916–17 November 2019Group stageMatchday 121 November 20194–5 January 2020Matchday 211–12 January 2020Matchday 318–19 January 2020Matchday 425–26 January 2020Matchday 51–2 February 2020Matchday 68–9 February 2020Knockout phaseQuarter-finals11 February 202029 February–1 March 20207–8 March 2020Semi finals4–5 April 202011–12 April 2020Final14 April 20202–3 May 20209–10 May 2020
Qualification stage
Round 1 There are 32 teams were participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1 Pot 2 SCM Craiova HC Astrakhanochka TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen ESBF Besançon Byåsen Handball Elite DHC Slavia Prague HC Gomel Super Amara Bera Bera
Metraco Zagłębie Lubin LC Brühl Handball Muratpaşa BSK Skuru IK WAT Atzgersdorf IUVENTA Michalovce Azeryol HC Quintus HC Galychanka KHF Istogu Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan AC Latsia Nicosia Handball Käerjeng Jomi Salerno Colégio de Gaia Toyota A.C. PAOK
ŽRK Metalurg Valur HIFK Handboll SPONO Eagles Hypo Niederösterreich ŽRK Kumanovo LK Zug H 65 Höör
The first legs was played on 7–8 and the second legs was played on 14–15 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel. 2 Both legs were hosted by Quintus. 3 Both legs were hosted by Super Amara Bera Bera. 4 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Kumanovo. 5 Both legs were hosted by H 65 Höör. 6 Both legs were hosted by TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen. 7 Both legs were hosted by HC Astrakhanochka. 8 Both legs were hosted by HC Galychanka. 9 Both legs were hosted by SCM Craiova. 10 Both legs were hosted by IUVENTA Michalovce. 11 Both legs were hosted by Byåsen Handball Elite. 12 Both legs were hosted by Valur. 13 Both legs were hosted by A.C. PAOK. 14 Both legs were hosted by Metraco Zagłębie Lubin.
Round 2 There were 34 teams participating in round 2. 16 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs were played on 12–13 October and the second legs were played on 19–20 October 2019.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Nantes Atlantique HB. 2 Both legs were hosted by Odense Håndbold. 3 Both legs were hosted by HC Gomel. 4 Both legs were hosted by SCM Craiova.
Round 3 A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 October 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: Pot 1 Pot 2 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Odense Håndbold Rocasa Gran Canaria OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball Thüringer HC Érd HC
Siófok KC Storhamar HE CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita HC Lada ŽORK Jagodina Kastamonu Bld. GSK Herning-Ikast Håndbold København Håndbold ESBF Besançon Nantes Atlantique HB DVSC Schaeffler Váci NKSE
Tertnes HE |CSM Corona Brașov CS Măgura Cisnădie HC Astrakhanochka Zvezda Zvenigorod Kuban
The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.
Notes
Group stage
The draw for the group phase will be held on Thursday, 21 November 2019. 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
Quarterfinals The seedings were announced on 10 February 2020:
Pot 1Pot 2 Herning-Ikast Håndbold Odense Håndbold Thüringer HC Siófok KC Podravka Vegeta CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud HC Lada Kastamonu Bld. GSK The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams from the same group of the group phase could not meet in the next stage.
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 29 February–1 March 2020, while the second leg followed one week later.
Matches
Siófok KC won 78–49 on aggregate.
Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 57–52 on aggregate.
Odense Håndbold won 62–61 on aggregate.
HC Podravka Vegeta won 61–51 on aggregate.
Final four The semi-finals first legs were scheduled on 4–5 April 2020, while the second leg was scheduled for 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's EHF Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Elena Mikhaylichenko HC Lada752 Helene Gigstad Fauske Herning-Ikast Håndbold713 Aslı İskit Kastamonu Bld. GSK68
See also 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League 2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
References
External links Official website