2015–16 EHF Cup group stage

The 2015–16 EHF Cup group stage, corresponding to the fourth round of the 2015–16 EHF Cup, will be played from 11 February to 27 March 2016.

Format

Sixteen teams, advancing from the third round, were drawn into four groups of four teams. In each group, teams play each other in a double round-robin system with home-and-away matches. Group winners and runners-up teams will advance to the knockout stage.

Seedings

The seedings were published on 29 November 2015,^[1] and the draw took place on 3 December at 11:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.^[2]

Pot 1
Chambéry Savoie Handball
SKA Minsk
OCI-Lions
Fraikin BM. Granollers

Pot 2
Team Tvis Holstebro
SC Magdeburg
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Helvetia Anaitasuna

Pot 3
HBC Nantes
Dinamo Bucuresti
Ystads IF
Pfadi Winterthur

Pot 4
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Aalborg Handball
CSM Bucuresti
Saint-Raphael

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SC Magdeburg (A)	6	4	0	2	184	162	+22	8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Fraikin BM. Granollers (A)	6	3	1	2	172	165	+7	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Dinamo Bucuresti (E)	6	2	1	3	166	181	−15	5
4	Aalborg Handball (E)	6	1	2	3	147	161	−14	4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

14 February 2016 12:30	Fraikin BM. Granollers	28–29	Dinamo Bucuresti	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Solé 10	(20–13)	Ragot, Sandru 5
	3× 2×	Report	2× 4×

14 February 2016 17:00	SC Magdeburg	25–19	Aalborg Handball	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 3,481 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Weber 6	(12–9)	Jensen, Larsen 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3× 1×

20 February 2016 15:00	Aalborg Handball	25-31	Fraikin BM. Granollers	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 3915 Referees: Brunner,Salah (SUI)
	Jensen 6	(11-15)	Valadão Gama 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

21 February 2016 14:00	Dinamo Bucuresti	33-34	SC Magdeburg	Bucharest Attendance: 1850 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Şandru 9	(18-14)	Weber 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

27 February 2016 17:00	SC Magdeburg	32-28	Fraikin BM. Granollers	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 3903 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Weber 8	(16-14)	Sole Sala 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

27 February 2016 13:30	Aalborg Handball	28-28	Dinamo Bucuresti	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 3347 Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
	Jensen 6	(17-13)	Şandru 5
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

5 March 2016 15:30	Dinamo Bucuresti	28-25	Aalborg Handball	Sports Hall, Buzau Attendance: 1800 Referees: Acoto Martins, Acoto Martins (POR)
	Vrankovic 8	(17-12)	Larsen 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

6 March 2016 12:30	Fraikin BM. Granollers	34-29	SC Magdeburg	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1200 Referees: Kutargic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Figueras Trejo 10	(15-13)	Damgaard Nielsen 8
	2× 4×	Report	3× 2×

19 March 2016 18:30	Aalborg Handball	26-25	SC Magdeburg	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 3741 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	Slundt 7	(15-11)	Weber 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

20 March 2016 13:30	Dinamo Bucuresti	26-27	Fraikin BM. Granollers	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 2000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Vranković 9	(14-15)	Figueras Trejo 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

27 March 2016 20:30	Fraikin BM. Granollers	24-24	Aalborg Handball	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2300 Referees: Mykolaitis, Sniurevicius (LTU)
	Sole Sala 10	(13-10)	Sagosen 7
	2× 2×	Report	3× 5×

27 March 2016 17:00	SC Magdeburg	39-22	Dinamo Bucuresti	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 4,260 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	D. Nielsen, Weber 8	(17-9)	Ghalehmirz, Vrankovic 5
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	HBC Nantes (A)	6	5	1	176	151	+25	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Frisch Auf Göppingen (A)	6	4	2	198	161	+37	8	Advance to knockout stage
3	Team Tvis Holstebro (E)	6	3	3	167	180	−13	6
4	OCI-Lions (E)	6	0	6	154	203	−49	0

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

10 February 2016 20:45	Team Tvis Holstebro	34–31	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Kouz, Zhouba (UKR)
	Larsen 10	(17–17)	Schiller 7
	2× 6×	Report	2× 3×

13 February 2016 19:30	OCI-Lions	26–33	HBC Nantes	Topsporthal Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 2,034 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Three Players 4	(12–16)	Claire
	3× 9× 1×	Report	3× 3×

21 February 2016 17:30	Frisch Auf Göppingen	40-20	OCI-Lions	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 2650 Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
	Schiller 9	(22-10)	Smits 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

21 February 2016 19:00	HBC Nantes	32-23	Team Tvis Holstebro	Salle Sportive de la Trocardiere, Rezé Attendance: 4000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Rivera Folch 7	(17-9)	Wiesmach 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

27 February 2016 19:30	Frisch Auf Göppingen	27-26	HBC Nantes	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 3150 Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
	Fontaine 7	(14-13)	Entrerríos 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

28 February 2016 13:00	Tvis Holstebro	29-24	OCI-Lions	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1188 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Bramming 8	(17-13)	Ramos, Vernooy 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

5 March 2016 19:30	OCI-Lions	29-31	Team Tvis Holstebro	Topsporthal Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 2037 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Vossen 7	(11-12)	Balling 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

6 March 2016 19:00	HBC Nantes	27-24	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Salle Sportive de la Trocardière, Rezé Attendance: 4421 Referees: Alvarez Mata, Bustamante Lopez (ESP)
	Entrerríos, Rivera Folch 6	(13-10)	Schiller 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

19 March 2016 19:30	Frisch Auf Göppingen	36-23	Team Tvis Holstebro	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 3250 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Pfahl 8	(16-12)	Balling 7
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

20 March 2016 19:00	HBC Nantes	30-24	OCI-Lions	Salle Sportive de la Trocardière, Rezé Attendance: 4152 Referees: Jorum, Kleven (NOR)
	Balaguer Romeu 10	(14-14)	Ramos 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 6×

26 March 2016 19:30	OCI-Lions	31-40	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Topsporthal Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 2143 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Ramos 12	(15-19)	Berg 10
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

27 March 2016 15:00	Tvis Holstebro	27-28	HBC Nantes	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 918 Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Magnússon 8	(10-13)	Komogorov 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (A)	6	4	1	1	168	155	+13	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Saint-Raphael Var Handball (A)	6	3	1	2	165	165	0	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Pfadi Winterthur (E)	6	1	2	3	160	162	−2	4
4	SKA Minsk (E)	6	2	0	4	169	180	−11	4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

13 February 2016 19:00	SKA Minsk	31–27	Pfadi Winterthur	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)
	Kulesh 9	(17–13)	Hess, Sidorowiz 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

14 February 2016 18:00	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	31–26	Saint-Raphael	Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 1,745 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
	Christiansen 7	(15–12)	Caucheteux 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

20 February 2016 20:00	Saint-Raphael	31-29	SKA Minsk	Palais des sports Jean-François-Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël, Var Attendance: 1000 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB)
	Caucheteux 7	(17-16)	Kulesh, Padshyvalau 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 7× 1×

21 February 2016 16:00	Pfadi Winterthur	25-28	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	Eulachhalle, Winterthur Attendance: 1100 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Sidorowiz 8	(13-14)	Christiansen 5
	2× 4×	Report	2×

27 February 2015 18:30	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	32-26	SKA Minsk	Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 1915 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Hundstrup 7	(15-14)	Bachko, Kulesh 6
	3× 7×	Report	3× 7×

27 February 2016 20:00	Saint-Raphael	28-28	Pfadi Winterthur	Palais des sports Jean-François-Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël, Var Attendance: 1430 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Abily 7	(16-7)	Hess 8
	2× 4×	Report	3× 2×

6 March 2016 16:00	Pfadi Winterthur	21-24	Saint-Raphael	Eulachhalle, Winterthur Attendance: 1650 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	Vernier 6	(8-11)	Dipanda 9
	3× 3×	Report	2× 7×

6 March 2016 19:00	SKA Minsk	28-25	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2000 Referees: Cindric, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Patsykailik 8	(13-13)	Markussen 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 6×

19 March 2016 20:00	Saint-Raphael	23-25	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	Palais des sports Jean-François-Krakowski, Saint-Raphaël, Var Attendance: 1000 Referees: Harabagiu, Stanescu (ROU)
	Caucheteux 7	(15-12)	Christiansen 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

20 March 2016 16:00	Pfadi Winterthur	32-24	SKA Minsk	Eulachhalle, Winterthur Attendance: 1030 Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
	Gavranovic 9	(16-11)	Kulesh 10
	3× 5×	Report	2× 5×

27 March 2016 19:00	SKA Minsk	31-33	Saint-Raphael	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2300 Referees: Pandzic, Satordzija (BIH)
	Brouka, Kulesh 8	(17-17)	Lynggaard 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

27 March 2016 17:00	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	27-27	Pfadi Winterthur	Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 1690 Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
	Espersen 6	(15-15)	Lier, Vernier 5
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chambery Savoie Handball (A)	6	4	2	0	161	141	+20	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ystads IF (E)	6	3	1	2	159	167	−8	7
3	CSM Bucuresti (E)	6	1	3	2	152	156	−4	5
4	Helvetia Anaitasuna (E)	6	1	0	5	150	158	−8	2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

11 February 2016 18:45	Chambéry Savoie Handball	32–22	Ystads IF	Le Phare, Chambéry Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Konjicanin, Konjicanin (BIH)
	Traore 8	(16–11)	Hallbäck 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

13 February 2016 20:00	Helvetia Anaitasuna	28–22	CSM Bucuresti	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Alvarez 6	(14–13)	Humet, Negru 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

20 February 2016 13:30	Ystads IF	32-31	Helvetia Anaitasuna	Österporthallen, Ystad Attendance: 759 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Andersson 9	(13-17)	Costoya Rodríguez 8
	3× 7×	Report	3× 1× 1×

20 February 2016 15:30	CSM Bucuresti	25-25	Chambéry Savoie Handball	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 2020 Referees: Boricic, Markovic (SRB)
	Humet Gaminde, Marijanac 8	(12-12)	Bicanic 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

27 February 2016 14:00	CSM Bucuresti	27-27	Ystads IF	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 2015 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Humet Gaminde 9	(13-11)	Andersson 9
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

27 February 2016 20:00	Helvetia Anaitasuna	22-28	Chambéry Savoie Handball	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 1500 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
	Inestrosa 5	(12-14)	N'Guessan 6
	3× 3×	Report	3×

5 March 2016 13:30	Ystads IF	29-28	CSM Bucuresti	Österporthallen, Ystad Attendance: 820 Referees: Vesovic, Mitrovic (MNE)
	Nilsson 8	(14-14)	Humet Gaminde 11
	2× 2×	Report	3× 2×

5 March 2016 19:30	Chambéry Savoie Handball	26-23	Helvetia Anaitasuna	Le Phare, Chambéry Attendance: 3200 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
	Panić 6	(10-9)	Inestrosa, Rodríguez 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

19 March 2016 13:30	Ystads IF	26-27	Chambéry Savoie Handball	Österporthallen, Ystad Attendance: 728 Referees: Cindric, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Nilsson 7	(14-13)	Bicanic 6
	3× 1×	Report	2× 1×

19 March 2016 15:30	CSM Bucuresti	27-24	Helvetia Anaitasuna	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1200 Referees: Konjicanin, Konjicanin (BIH)
	Negru 7	(16-11)	Castro Alvarez 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

26 March 2016 20:00	Helvetia Anaitasuna	22-23	Ystads IF	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona Attendance: 1900 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Rodríguez, Castro Alvarez 5	(12-8)	H.Andersson 5
	3× 5×	Report	2× 4× 1×

27 March 2016 17:00	Chambéry Savoie Handball	23-23	CSM Bucuresti	Le Phare, Chambéry Attendance: 3249 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
	Bicanic 6	(12-11)	Humet Gaminde 9
	2× 4×	Report	1× 7×

References

^ "Pots for the group phase draw confirmed". europeancup.eurohandball.com. 2015-11-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
^ "Magdeburg in a group with Granollers,Dinamo and Aalorg". europeancup.eurohandball.com. 2015-12-03. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-27.

External links

[5] (official website)

[1] "Pots for the group phase draw confirmed". europeancup.eurohandball.com. 2015-11-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-27.

[2] "Magdeburg in a group with Granollers,Dinamo and Aalorg". europeancup.eurohandball.com. 2015-12-03. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-27.

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