2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League group stage

The 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League group stage began on 5 October and was concluded on 18 November 2018. A total of 16 teams competed for 12 places in the main round of the 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 June 2018.^[1]

Seedings

The seedings were announced on 20 June 2018.^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Győri Audi ETO KC CSM București ŽRK Budućnost Rostov-Don	Metz Handball København Håndbold Vipers Kristiansand Thüringer HC	RK Krim IK Sävehof FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Odense Håndbold	Brest Bretagne Handball Larvik HK Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2

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 three teams advanced to the main round. Teams were not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.

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 had scored the same number of points, the ranking was 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.

Groups

The matchdays were 5–7 October, 12–14 October, 19–21 October, 2–4 November, 9–11 November, 16–18 November 2018.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Metz Handball	6	4	1	1	166	133	+33	9	Main round
2	ŽRK Budućnost	6	4	0	2	152	142	+10	8
3	Odense Håndbold	6	2	1	3	155	165	−10	5
4	Larvik HK	6	1	0	5	137	170	−33	2	EHF Cup

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

6 October 2018 19:00	ŽRK Budućnost	31–28	Odense Håndbold	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,225 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Jauković 8	(17–12)	Jørgensen 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7×

7 October 2018 15:00	Metz Handball	31–20	Larvik HK	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 3,349 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Maubon 6	(16–8)	Hjertner 8
	2× 2× 1×	Report	2× 2×

13 October 2018 18:15	Larvik HK	23–22	ŽRK Budućnost	Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Molid 6	(12–12)	Bulatović, Raičević 5
	1× 3×	Report	3× 5×

14 October 2018 15:10	Odense Håndbold	19–19	Metz Handball	Sparrekassen Fyn Arena, Odense Attendance: 3,528 Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
	Jørgensen 6	(10–10)	Zaadi 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

19 October 2018 18:45	Larvik HK	25–33	Odense Håndbold	Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,414 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
	Christensen 6	(13–16)	Højlund 8
	3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

21 October 2018 17:00	Metz Handball	25–24	ŽRK Budućnost	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,438 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Smits 7	(8–11)	Laslo 6
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

4 November 2018 13:30	Odense Håndbold	27–23	Larvik HK	Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 1,887 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Østergaard 7	(13–14)	Christensen 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

4 November 2018 19:00	ŽRK Budućnost	23–19	Metz Handball	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Raičević 8	(9–10)	Flippes 8
	2× 5×	Report	2× 4×

10 November 2018 15:15	Larvik HK	21–31	Metz Handball	Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 778 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
	Molid 6	(9–15)	Smits 6
	3× 5×	Report	2× 4×

11 November 2018 15:10	Odense Håndbold	22–26	ŽRK Budućnost	Odense Sports Park, Odense Attendance: 1,937 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Østergaard 7	(14–13)	Jauković 8
	2× 4×	Report	3× 5× 1×

17 November 2018 19:00	ŽRK Budućnost	26–25	Larvik HK	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,843 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Jauković 9	(13–16)	Molid 8
	2× 6×	Report	2× 3×

18 November 2018 15:00	Metz Handball	41–26	Odense Håndbold	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,239 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Houette 8	(21–12)	Højlund 7
	2× 3×	Report	4× 4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rostov-Don	6	5	1	0	178	146	+32	11	Main round
2	København Håndbold	6	3	1	2	175	157	+18	7
3	Brest Bretagne Handball	6	2	2	2	182	172	+10	6
4	IK Sävehof	6	0	0	6	144	204	−60	0	EHF Cup

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

6 October 2018 11:30	Rostov-Don	30–21	IK Sävehof	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,109 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Vyakhireva 7	(15–11)	Ekenman-Fernis 5
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

6 October 2018 13:45	København Håndbold	32–28	Brest Bretagne Handball	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 932 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Alm 7	(16–18)	Gros, Pop-Lazić 9
	3× 1×	Report	2×

13 October 2018 15:00	Brest Bretagne Handball	29–29	Rostov-Don	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,057 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Gros 8	(15–16)	Sen 10
	3× 1×	Report	4× 3×

13 October 2018 15:30	IK Sävehof	22–36	København Håndbold	Partille Arena, Partille Attendance: 1,122 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Hallagård, Lundbäck 4	(8–20)	Føns 8
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

20 October 2018 13:45	København Håndbold	21–27	Rostov-Don	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
	Blohm, Bont 4	(13–13)	Vyakhireva 9
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

21 October 2018 15:00	IK Sävehof	27–39	Brest Bretagne Handball	Partille Arena, Partille Attendance: 1,290 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Hallagård 5	(16–19)	Gros, Mangué 8
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

3 November 2018 14:00	Rostov-Don	30–25	København Håndbold	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,815 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Vyakhireva 7	(15–10)	Hansen 5
	2×	Report	3× 1×

4 November 2018 15:00	Brest Bretagne Handball	34–26	IK Sävehof	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Coatanea 8	(19–14)	Ekenman-Fernis 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

10 November 2018 15:00	Brest Bretagne Handball	28–28	København Håndbold	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,541 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Gros 8	(14–13)	Mørk 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

11 November 2018 16:30	IK Sävehof	26–32	Rostov-Don	Partille Arena, Partille Attendance: 548 Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
	Ekenman-Fernis 6	(15–14)	Vyakhireva 7
	4× 7× 2×	Report	4× 3×

17 November 2018 14:00	Rostov-Don	30–24	Brest Bretagne Handball	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,420 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Vyakhireva 7	(18–12)	Gros 6
	2× 2×	Report	3× 2×

18 November 2018 13:45	København Håndbold	33–22	IK Sävehof	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 1,256 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Blomstrand 6	(19–6)	Forsberg, Hallagård 4
	3× 1×	Report	2× 4×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Győri Audi ETO KC	6	6	0	0	210	140	+70	12	Main round
2	RK Krim	6	2	2	2	153	164	−11	6
3	Thüringer HC	6	1	1	4	153	173	−20	3^[a]
4	Podravka Koprivnica	6	1	1	4	142	181	−39	3^[a]	EHF Cup

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Thüringer HC 57–51 Podravka Koprivnica

6 October 2018 19:30	Győri Audi ETO KC	39–23	RK Krim	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,214 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
	Amorim 7	(18–9)	Mavsar 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

7 October 2018 14:00	Thüringer HC	26–28	Podravka Koprivnica	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Luzumová, Stolle 6	(11–12)	Yezhykava 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 10× 1×

13 October 2018 19:00	Krim	27–20	Thüringer HC	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Mavsar 7	(10–12)	Luzumová 6
	4× 5×	Report	3× 6×

14 October 2018 18:45	Podravka Koprivnica	27–33	Győri Audi ETO KC	Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Chigirinova 8	(15–17)	Amorim 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

20 October 2018 18:00	Podravka Koprivnica	27–27	Krim	Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Chigirinova 5	(15–13)	Mavsar 10
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

21 October 2018 14:00	Thüringer HC	22–38	Győri Audi ETO KC	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Luzumová 5	(11–15)	Oftedal 6
	2× 1×	Report	1× 3×

3 November 2018 19:00	Krim	27–20	Podravka Koprivnica	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Tsàkalou 6	(14–10)	Milosavljević 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

5 November 2018 19:00	Győri Audi ETO KC	31–28	Thüringer HC	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Hansen 6	(19–15)	Stolle 8
	4× 1×	Report	4× 4×

10 November 2018 15:00	Krim	23–32	Győri Audi ETO KC	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Zulič 5	(10–16)	Amorim 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

11 November 2018 18:00	Podravka Koprivnica	23–31	Thüringer HC	Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Chigirinova 8	(10–14)	Luzumová 10
	2× 1×	Report	2× 5×

17 November 2018 15:30	Thüringer HC	26–26	Krim	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Lang 7	(14–16)	Tsàkalou 7
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

17 November 2018 19:30	Győri Audi ETO KC	37–17	Podravka Koprivnica	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,330 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Kristiansen 6	(17–9)	Chigirinova 4
	3×	Report	3× 2×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CSM București	6	4	0	2	185	171	+14	8	Main round
2	Vipers Kristiansand	6	3	1	2	180	162	+18	7
3	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	6	3	0	3	174	186	−12	6
4	SG BBM Bietigheim	6	1	1	4	162	182	−20	3	EHF Cup

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

5 October 2018 17:30	CSM București	36–31	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Neagu 9	(18–13)	Háfra 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

6 October 2018 18:15	Vipers Kristiansand	27–27	SG BBM Bietigheim	Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,223 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Sulland 6	(14–15)	Lauenroth 5
	4× 1×	Report	2× 2×

14 October 2018 14:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	27–26	Vipers Kristiansand	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Kovacsics 7	(17–14)	Reistad, Sulland 6
	2× 3×	Report	4× 8×

14 October 2018 18:00	SG BBM Bietigheim	30–28	CSM București	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 2,041 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Naidzinavicius 11	(16–12)	Neagu 10
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

20 October 2018 18:15	Vipers Kristiansand	27–29	CSM București	Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,985 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Sulland 8	(14–14)	Lekić 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

21 October 2018 17:00	SG BBM Bietigheim	25–28	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 1,777 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Van der Heijden 5	(14–13)	Háfra 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

4 November 2018 14:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	33–30	SG BBM Bietigheim	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brkić, Jusufhodžić (AUT)
	Kovacsics 15	(17–13)	Malestein 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

4 November 2018 17:30	CSM București	26–31	Vipers Kristiansand	Sala Polivalentă Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Neagu, Radičević 8	(11–16)	Aune 8
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

11 November 2018 14:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	28–34	CSM București	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Háfra, Pena 6	(10–17)	Neagu 10
	2× 1×	Report	2× 5×

11 November 2018 17:00	SG BBM Bietigheim	26–34	Vipers Kristiansand	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 1,914 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Visser 6	(12–16)	Yttereng 9
	2× 1×	Report	4× 2×

17 November 2018 15:30	Vipers Kristiansand	35–27	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,024 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
	Sulland 8	(18–14)	Háfra 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

18 November 2018 16:15	CSM București	32–24	SG BBM Bietigheim	Sala Polivalentă Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Lekić 6	(14–13)	Loerper 5
	2×	Report	2× 6×

References

^ "EXEC confirms participants for the 2018/19 season". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^ "Pots for the qualification and group matches draw announced". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_THÜ0.78660845374065-3] Thüringer HC 57–51 Podravka Koprivnica

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

[2] "Pots for the qualification and group matches draw announced". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

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