2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League main round

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League main round began on 25 January and was concluded on 10 March 2019. A total of twelve teams competed for eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third place
A	Metz Handball	ŽRK Budućnost	Odense Håndbold
B	Rostov-Don	København Håndbold	Brest Bretagne Handball
C	Győri ETO KC	RK Krim	Thüringer HC
D	CSM București	Vipers Kristiansand	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria

Format

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.

Tiebreakers

In 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 was determined as follows:

1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
5. 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.

Groups

The matchdays were 25–27 January, 1–3 February, 8–10 February, 22–24 February, 1–3 March, 8–10 March 2018.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Metz Handball	10	7	1	2	299	242	+57	15[lower-alpha 1]	Quarterfinals
2	Rostov-Don	10	7	1	2	261	241	+20	15[lower-alpha 1]
3	ŽRK Budućnost	10	5	1	4	245	248	−3	11
4	Odense Håndbold	10	3	2	5	246	267	−21	8[lower-alpha 2]
5	København Håndbold	10	3	2	5	271	280	−9	8[lower-alpha 2]
6	Brest Bretagne Handball	10	0	3	7	253	297	−44	3

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Metz Handball 55–43 Rostov-Don
2. Odense Håndbold 49–47 København Håndbold

26 January 2019 14:30	Odense Håndbold	28–24	Brest Bretagne Handball	Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 1,737 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Jørgensen 6	(14–10)	Gros 7
	2× 3×	Report	1× 5×

26 January 2019 17:30	Metz Handball	29–25	Rostov-Don	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,352 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Zaadi 7	(17–14)	Abbingh 7
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

27 January 2019 19:30	ŽRK Budućnost	29–27	København Håndbold	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,001 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Raičević 8	(15–12)	Nielsen 8
	3× 4×	Report	1× 4×

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2 February 2019 14:00	Rostov-Don	24–22	ŽRK Budućnost	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
	Sen 8	(13–11)	Raičević 7
	2× 5× 1×	Report	2× 11× 1×

2 February 2019 17:30	Brest Bretagne Handball	21–32	Metz Handball	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,555 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Pineau 7	(9–16)	Zaadi 7
	3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 4×

4 February 2019 19:00	København Håndbold	24–24	Odense Håndbold	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,410 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Dulfer 4	(12–9)	Cohrt 7
	2× 1×	Report	3× 5×

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10 February 2019 15:00	Metz Handball	36–24	København Håndbold	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Zaadi 7	(19–13)	Nielsen 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 6×

10 February 2019 15:10	Odense Håndbold	26–30	Rostov-Don	Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 2,236 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Tranborg 8	(13–17)	Managarova 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

10 February 2019 19:00	ŽRK Budućnost	28–27	Brest Bretagne Handball	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Jauković 12	(15–12)	Tissier 7
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

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23 February 2019 13:30	København Håndbold	31–20	ŽRK Budućnost	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Merz, Schiha (GER)
	Blohm 7	(16–9)	K. Bulatović, Grbić 4
	2× 2×	Report	2× 4×

23 February 2019 14:30	Rostov-Don	18–26	Metz Handball	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Abbingh, Borshchenko 5	(12–13)	Smits 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

24 February 2019 15:00	Brest Bretagne Handball	24–29	Odense Håndbold	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,425 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Gros 8	(13–13)	Heindahl, Tranborg 6
	2× 1×	Report	2× 4×

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2 March 2019 14:30	Odense Håndbold	25–23	København Håndbold	Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 2,127 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Østergaard 5	(13–11)	Dulfer 6
	2× 1×	Report	3× 3×

3 March 2019 15:00	Metz Handball	39–26	Brest Bretagne Handball	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Houette 10	(17–13)	Gros, Toublanc 4
	2× 2×	Report	1× 6×

3 March 2019 19:00	ŽRK Budućnost	20–23	Rostov-Don	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	K. Bulatović 7	(9–11)	four players 3
	3× 1×	Report	4× 5×

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9 March 2019 14:00	Rostov-Don	25–19	Odense Håndbold	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Sen 6	(14–10)	Bakkerud 9
	2×	Report	3× 3×

10 March 2019 15:00	København Håndbold	36–33	Metz Handball	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,275 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Nielsen 6	(15–17)	Smits 8
	1× 2×	Report	2× 2×

10 March 2019 17:00	Brest Bretagne Handball	22–22	ŽRK Budućnost	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,995 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Gros 7	(13–13)	K. Bulatović 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Győri ETO KC	10	8	2	0	333	267	+66	18	Quarterfinals
2	Vipers Kristiansand	10	6	0	4	288	265	+23	12[lower-alpha 1]
3	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	10	5	2	3	298	306	−8	12[lower-alpha 1]
4	CSM București	10	5	1	4	292	282	+10	11
5	RK Krim	10	2	1	7	243	281	−38	5
6	Thüringer HC	10	0	2	8	255	308	−53	2

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Vipers Kristiansand 61–54 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria

26 January 2019 15:00	Krim	24–25	Vipers Kristiansand	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Mavsar, Peredery 5	(8–10)	three players 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

26 January 2019 19:30	Győri ETO KC	36–27	CSM București	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,389 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Pintea 9	(22–15)	Lekić 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

27 January 2019 14:00	Thüringer HC	32–35	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Huber 9	(19–19)	Pena 14
	3× 3×	Report	2× 6×

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2 February 2019 16:00	CSM București	32–26	Krim	Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 4,862 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
	Radičević 10	(16–11)	Tsakalou 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

2 February 2019 17:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	32–32	Győri ETO KC	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Klujber 7	(16–15)	Groot 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

2 February 2019 18:15	Vipers Kristiansand	31–24	Thüringer HC	Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,534 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
	Kristiansen 10	(16–12)	Luzumová, Schmelzer 6
	4× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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9 February 2019 15:00	Krim	23–25	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,457 Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
	Gnabouyou 6	(10–10)	Klujber 9
	2× 4×	Report	4× 6×

9 February 2019 19:30	Győri ETO KC	33–29	Vipers Kristiansand	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,397 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Hansen 8	(19–14)	Sulland 8
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

10 February 2019 14:00	Thüringer HC	30–38	CSM București	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Luzumová 12	(12–17)	Radičević 13
	2× 3×	Report	2× 5×

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23 February 2019 15:30	CSM București	25–27	Győri ETO KC	Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 5,032 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Radičević 6	(10–14)	Groot 8
	3× 4×	Report	4× 4×

23 February 2019 18:15	Vipers Kristiansand	29–21	Krim	Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,610 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Reistad 7	(14–14)	Stanko 8
	4× 3×	Report	2× 2×

23 February 2019 19:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	30–29	Thüringer HC	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Klujber 9	(17–12)	Luzumová, Stolle 6
	3× 2×	Report	4× 6×

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2 March 2019 15:00	Krim	23–22	CSM București	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 823 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Stanko 8	(12–11)	Curea 9
	2× 5×	Report	3× 6× 1×

2 March 2019 19:30	Győri ETO KC	32–32	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,475 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Pintea 6	(15–13)	Pena 12
	4× 1×	Report	2× 3×

3 March 2019 14:00	Thüringer HC	21–29	Vipers Kristiansand	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Bölk 6	(9–17)	Waade 6
	1× 3×	Report	2× 2×

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8 March 2019 17:00	CSM București	23–23	Thüringer HC	Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 3,468 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Radičević 8	(14–8)	Stolle 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 4×

9 March 2019 18:15	Vipers Kristiansand	26–33	Győri ETO KC	Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Waade 6	(17–17)	Oftedal 7
	2× 3×	Report	1× 4×

10 March 2019 14:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	31–27	Krim	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Klujber 9	(16–11)	Mavsar 8
	3× 5×	Report	2× 5×

References

1. "EXEC confirms participants for the 2018/19 season". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

External links

• Official website