2019–20 SEHA League
The 2019–20 SEHA League season is the ninth season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and sixth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Twelve teams from nine countries (Belarus, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia and China are participating in this year's competition.[1] On 13 August the Executive Committee of the SEHA – Gazprom League has made a decision that because of the crucial disagreements over conditions regarding the participation in the 2019/20 season, Tatabánya will not participate in the SEHA – Gazprom League this season.[2]
2019–20 SEHA League season | |
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League | SEHA League |
Sport | Handball |
Duration | 3 September 2019–5 April 2020 |
Number of games | 80 |
Number of teams | 12![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Regular season | |
Top scorer | ![]() (103 goals) |
Final Four |
Vardar are the defending champions.
Competition format
Twelve teams, divided into two groups participated in the competition. Groups A and B were played with six teams each, in a round robin, home and away format. The top two teams in each group qualified directly for the quarter-finals, while the teams that finish the Group Phase in positions 3–6 played in the Play off phase.[3]
- Play off Phase
8 teams played home and away in the Play off phase, with the teams that finish the Group Phase in positions 3–6.
- Quarter-finals
The four winners of the matches in the Play off phase will be joined by the top two of Groups A and B to play home and away for the right to contest the SEHA Final 4.
- SEHA Final 4
The culmination of the season, the SEHA Final 4, continues in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title over one weekend. The host and schedule for this year's Final Four tournament was announced on 25 February 2020.
Team information
The SEHA – Gazprom League Executive Committee made decision that 12 participants will play in two groups in the upcoming season. Telekom Veszprem, Motor Zaporozhye, Eurofarm Pelister, Metaloplastika Sabac, HC Spartak Moscow and Beijing Sport University are the new clubs that will join the 9th SEHA – Gazprom League season.[4][5]
Venues and locations
Country | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
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Meshkov Brest | Brest | Universal Sports Complex Victoria (3,740) |
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Beijing Sport University | Beijing1 | Dom sportova 2, Zagreb (3,100)[6] |
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PPD Zagreb | Zagreb | Dom sportova 2 (3,100) |
Nexe | Našice | Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) | |
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Telekom Veszprém | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna (5,096) |
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Vardar | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena (6,500) |
Eurofarm Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski (3,700) | |
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Metaloplastika | Šabac | Zorka Hall (3,000) |
Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Sportski centar Slana Bara (2,000) | |
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Spartak Moscow | Moscow | Dynamo Sports Palace (5,000) |
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Motor Zaporozhye | Zaporizhia | Yunost Sport Hall (3,600) |
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Tatran Prešov | Prešov | Tatran Handball Arena (4,870) |
- Notes
![]() ![]() PPD Zagreb ![]() Nexe ![]() Vardar ![]() Eurofarm Pelister ![]() Metaloplastika ![]() Vojvodina Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (Croatia, North Macedonia, and Serbia) ![]() ![]() Telekom Veszprém Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (Hungary)
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![]() ![]() Meshkov Brest Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (Belarus) ![]() ![]() Tatran Prešov Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (Slovakia)
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![]() ![]() Motor Zaporozhye Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (Ukraine) ![]() ![]() Beijing Sport University Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (China)
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![]() ![]() Spartak Moscow Location of teams in 2019–20 SEHA League (Russia)
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Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2019–20 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Team | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Meshkov Brest | ![]() |
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Joma |
PPD Zagreb | ![]() |
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Hummel |
Nexe | ![]() |
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Jako |
Vardar | ![]() |
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Hummel |
Eurofarm Pelister | ![]() |
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Unit Sport |
Telekom Veszprém | ![]() |
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Adidas |
Vojvodina | ![]() |
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NAAI |
Tatran Prešov | ![]() |
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ATAK |
Metaloplastika | ![]() |
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Unit Sport |
Motor Zaporizhia | ![]() |
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Hummel |
Spartak Moscow | ![]() |
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Puma |
Beijing Sport University | ![]() |
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Hummel |
Coaching changes
Round | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
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3rd | PPD Zagreb | ![]() |
24 September 2019 | ![]() |
5th | Vardar | ![]() |
17 October 2019 | ![]() |
7th | Motor Zaporozhye | ![]() |
12 November 2019 | ![]() |
7th | Eurofarm Pelister | ![]() |
24 November 2019 | ![]() |
10th | Vardar | ![]() |
28 December 2019 | ![]() |
10th | Eurofarm Pelister | ![]() |
8 January 2020 | ![]() |
Group phase
In the Group Phase, each team played ten matches within their respective groups. Five matches were played at home, and five matches away. The final position after the ten rounds determined if a club will play in the Play off phase or if they will earn a direct placement to the Quarter finals phase.[13][14]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAR | ZAP | PRE | VOJ | NEX | BEJ | |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 319 | 291 | +28 | 24[lower-alpha 1] | Quarter finals | — | 44–37 | 28–26 | 26–23 | 27–25 | 37–23 | |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 314 | 274 | +40 | 24[lower-alpha 1] | 32–31 | — | 29–23 | 37–29 | 33–31 | 41–19 | ||
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10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 262 | 242 | +20 | 15[lower-alpha 2] | Playoffs | 22–29 | 24–25 | — | 22–18 | 24–22 | 38–25 | |
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10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 265 | +4 | 15[lower-alpha 2] | 33–35 | 25–22 | 23–22 | — | 29–23 | 38–25 | ||
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 299 | 268 | +31 | 12 | 42–26 | 25–28 | 24–25 | 32–24 | — | 40–26 | ||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 235 | 358 | −123 | 0 | 28–36 | 23–30 | 19–36 | 21–28 | 26–35 | — |
Notes:
- Vardar 75–69 Motor Zaporozhye
- Tatran Prešov 44–41 Vojvodina
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VES | ZAG | MES | PEL | MET | SPA | |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 306 | 265 | +41 | 24 | Quarter finals | — | 36–28 | 32–23 | 35–24 | 36–29 | 37–32 | |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 289 | 259 | +30 | 21 | 23–26 | — | 30–24 | 24–23 | 30–25 | 30–17 | ||
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 307 | 279 | +28 | 18 | Playoffs | 27–28 | 33–29 | — | 31–22 | 32–21 | 35–24 | |
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 279 | 275 | +4 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 26–24 | 27–28 | 32–35 | — | 32–21 | 34–29 | ||
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 272 | 302 | −30 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 30–26 | 25–28 | 35–33 | 27–26 | — | 27–23 | ||
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 254 | 327 | −73 | 3 | 23–26 | 23–39 | 26–34 | 21–33 | 36–32 | — |
Notes:
- Eurofarm Pelister 58–48 Metaloplastika
Play offs
The Play off phase was made up of two matches for each participating team, one match played at home and one match played away. The teams that finished the Group Phase in positions 3–6 played in the Play off phase.
Overview
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Spartak Moscow ![]() |
45–63 | ![]() |
23–31 | 22–32 |
Metaloplastika ![]() |
48–51 | ![]() |
24–25 | 24–26 |
Nexe ![]() |
45–44 | ![]() |
23–20 | 22–24 |
Beijing Sport University ![]() |
49–87 1 | ![]() |
26–46 | 23–41 |
- Notes
Matches
2 February 2020 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Spartak Moscow ![]() |
23–31 | ![]() |
Dynamo Sports Palace, Moscow Attendance: 250 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR) |
Vinogradov 6 | (13–15) | Rábek 9 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
8 February 2020 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Tatran Prešov ![]() |
32–22 | ![]() |
Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 2,475 Referees: Boričič, Marković (SRB) |
Rábek 9 | (16–11) | Voiniush 5 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Tatran Prešov won 63–45 on aggregate.
2 February 2020 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Metaloplastika ![]() |
24–25 | ![]() |
Zorka Hall, Šabac Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
Milić 8 | (14–12) | Nikolić 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
11 February 2020 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Vojvodina ![]() |
26–24 | ![]() |
Sportski centar Slana Bara, Novi Sad Attendance: 552 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
Grozdanić 5 | (11–12) | Milić 5 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Vojvodina won 51–48 on aggregate.
1 February 2020 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Nexe ![]() |
23–20 | ![]() |
Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
B. Jaman, Kević 4 | (10–9) | Ostroushko 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
12 February 2020 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Eurofarm Pelister ![]() |
24–22 | ![]() |
Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski, Bitola Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
Jotić 5 | (13–10) | Severec 5 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Nexe won 45–44 on aggregate.
2 March 2020 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Beijing Sport University ![]() |
26–46 | ![]() |
Sportshall Victoria, Brest Attendance: 215 Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS) |
Qinglong 6 | (14–20) | Baranau 8 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
3 March 2020 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Meshkov Brest ![]() |
41–23 | ![]() |
Sportshall Victoria, Brest Attendance: 165 Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS) |
Baranau 9 | (20–11) | Juncheng 5 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Meshkov Brest won 87–49 on aggregate. won 45–44 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
There will be eight teams competing in the quarter-finals phase. Four teams will have earned a direct placement after the Group Phase, and four additional teams will have earned a quarter-finals spot through the playoff phase.
The SEHA – Gazprom League’s commissioner on Friday 13 March 2020 has made a decision to postpone SEHA - Gazprom League Quarter final 2nd leg matches: Telekom Veszprem – Vojvodina (14 March 2020) and Vardar - Nexe (15 March 2020), due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. All further updates will be published accordingly.[15]
Overview
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nexe ![]() |
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30–31 | TBD |
Vojvodina ![]() |
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26–31 | TBD |
Meshkov Brest ![]() |
63–56 | ![]() |
30–28 | 33–28 |
Tatran Prešov ![]() |
37–53 | ![]() |
21–25 | 16–28 |
Matches
8 March 2020 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Nexe ![]() |
30–31 | ![]() |
Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice Attendance: 2,560 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Pešić 7 | (15–15) | Dibirov 12 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
Vardar ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje | |
Report | ||||
8 March 2020 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Vojvodina ![]() |
26–31 | ![]() |
Sportski centar Slana Bara, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
Stojković 9 | (10–15) | Štrlek 7 | ||
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Report | 6×![]() |
Telekom Veszprém ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém | |
Report | ||||
7 March 2020 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Meshkov Brest ![]() |
30–28 | ![]() |
Sportshall Victoria, Brest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
Shkurinskiy 6 | (16–15) | Ganchev 6 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
12 March 2020 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Motor Zaporozhye ![]() |
28–33 | ![]() |
Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
Pukhouski 7 | (11–15) | Vailupau 8 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() |
Meshkov Brest won 63–56 on aggregate.
7 March 2020 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Tatran Prešov ![]() |
21–25 | ![]() |
Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 1,439 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
Pacheco 9 | (11–11) | Mandić 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 March 2020 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
PPD Zagreb ![]() |
28–16 | ![]() |
Dom sportova 2, Zagreb Attendance: 0 Referees: Todorovski, Mitrevski (MKD) |
Božović, Horvat 6 | (12–9) | Pacheco 4 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
PPD Zagreb won 53–37 on aggregate.
Final Four
The four winners of the quarter-final matches qualify for the right to contest the SEHA final four. The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee had made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia, on 3 and 5 April 2020.[16] Due to the current situation in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe and further objective reasons, SEHA Executive Committee has made a decision to postpone the Final 4 indefinitely. All further updates will be published accordingly.[17]
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
TBD | ||||||
Semifinals
WQF1 | v | ![]() |
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar | |
WQF2 | v | ![]() |
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar | |
Top goalscorers
- As of 12 March 2020
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[18] |
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1 | ![]() |
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103 |
2 | ![]() |
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58 |
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- Goalscorers