2014–15 | |
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 2014–2015 |
Teams | 22 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) 12 (Main round) 8 (knockout stage) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 96 |
Goals scored | 4991 (51.99 per match) |
Attendance | 252,163 (2,627 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (102 goals) |
The 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.
Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating Larvik HK 26–22 in the big final.[1]
Overview
[edit]Team allocation
[edit]League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.[2]
Group stage | |||
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Round and draw dates
[edit]All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Qualification tournaments | 26 June 2014 | 20–21 September 2014 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 June 2014 | 17–19 October 2014 | |
Matchday 2 | 24–26 October 2014 | |||
Matchday 3 | 31 October–2 November 2014 | |||
Matchday 4 | 7–9 November 2014 | |||
Matchday 5 | 14–16 November 2014 | |||
Matchday 6 | 21–23 November 2014 | |||
Main round | Matchday 1 | 31 January–2 February 2015 | ||
Matchday 2 | 6–8 February 2015 | |||
Matchday 3 | 13–15 February 2015 | |||
Matchday 4 | 27 February–1 March 2015 | |||
Matchday 5 | 6–8 March 2015 | |||
Matchday 6 | 13–15 March 2015 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarterfinal | 3–5 April 2015 | 10–12 April 2015 | |
Final 4 (Budapest) |
Semifinal | 14 April 2015 | 9 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena | |
Final | 10 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena |
Qualification stage
[edit]Eight teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 20–21 September 2014, qualified for the group stage. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[2][3]
Seedings
[edit]The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Qualification tournament 1
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||
20 September | ||||||
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21 September | ||||||
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20 September | ||||||
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Third place game | ||||||
21 September | ||||||
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Qualification tournament 2
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||
20 September | ||||||
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21 September | ||||||
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20 September | ||||||
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Third place game | ||||||
21 September | ||||||
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Group stage
[edit]The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, where they played each other twice. The top three teams advanced to the main round. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[2][5]
Seedings
[edit]The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Key to colours in group tables |
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Top three placed teams advanced to the main round |
Fourth-placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup last 16 |
Group A
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DIN | LEI | KRI | HYP | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 143 | +17 | 9 | — | 27–19 | 25–26 | 27–22 | |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 152 | +25 | 8 | 27–30 | — | 30–24 | 42–22 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 165 | −3 | 4 | 24–26 | 31–35 | — | 32–20 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 136 | 175 | −39 | 3 | 25–25 | 18–24 | 29–25 | — |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BUD | VAR | THÜ | POD | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 130 | +31 | 11 | — | 23–17 | 23–14 | 32–26 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 140 | +9 | 7 | 24–24 | — | 26–21 | 35–25 | |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 144 | −1 | 6 | 22–27 | 21–20 | — | 33–20 | |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 191 | −39 | 0 | 27–32 | 26–27 | 28–32 | — |
Group C
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GYŐ | VIB | SÄV | LOK | |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 127 | +56 | 12 | — | 22–20 | 35–23 | 32–23 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 144 | +18 | 7 | 25–30 | — | 38–25 | 29–24 | |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 146 | 188 | −42 | 3 | 21–38 | 25–25 | — | 29–29 | |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 132 | 164 | −32 | 2 | 15–26 | 18–25 | 23–23 | — |
Group D
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LAR | MET | BAI | LUB | |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 141 | +28 | 12 | — | 25–20 | 31–26 | 35–24 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 163 | +1 | 5 | 25–26 | — | 34–24 | 30–30 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 160 | −6 | 4 | 23–24 | 23–24 | — | 30–25 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 182 | −23 | 3 | 23–28 | 35–31 | 22–28 | — |
Main round
[edit]The top three teams of each group from the group stage advanced to the main round. The 12 teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top four placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The points gained in the group stage against teams that advance, were carried over.
Key to colours in group tables |
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Top four placed teams advanced to quarterfinals |
Group 1
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BUD | DIN | VAR | THÜ | LEI | KRI | |
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10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 193 | +77 | 19 | — | 26–18 | 23–17 | 23–14 | 28–21 | 39–20 | |
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 267 | 260 | +7 | 11 | 18–25 | — | 33–25 | 30–30 | 27–19 | 25–26 | |
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 277 | 254 | +23 | 11 | 24–24 | 28–27 | — | 26–21 | 26–20 | 41–30 | |
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 258 | 251 | +7 | 11 | 22–27 | 30–33 | 21–20 | — | 27–23 | 33–21 | |
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 245 | 282 | −37 | 6 | 19–32 | 27–30 | 26–23 | 25–34 | — | 30–24 | |
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 248 | 325 | −77 | 2 | 20–23 | 24–26 | 29–47 | 23–26 | 31–35 | — |
Group 2
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LAR | GYŐ | BAI | VIB | MET | SÄV | |
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10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 216 | +47 | 20 | — | 21–19 | 31–26 | 31–18 | 25–20 | 25–17 | |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 282 | 224 | +58 | 16 | 25–26 | — | 29–23 | 22–20 | 31–27 | 35–23 | |
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 262 | 270 | −8 | 8 | 23–24 | 18–26 | — | 32–22 | 23–24 | 34–24 | |
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 252 | 274 | −22 | 7 | 23–29 | 25–30 | 30–31 | — | 27–26 | 38–25 | |
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 244 | 253 | −9 | 6 | 25–26 | 20–27 | 34–24 | 23–24 | — | 22–25 | |
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 227 | 293 | −66 | 3 | 20–25 | 21–38 | 26–28 | 25–25 | 21–23 | — |
Knockout stage
[edit]The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.
Quarterfinals
[edit]The matches were played on 4–5 April and 11–12 April 2015.[6]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Viborg HK ![]() |
41–57 | ![]() |
22–28 | 19–29 |
Thüringer HC ![]() |
44–65 | ![]() |
26–29 | 18–36 |
HCM Baia Mare ![]() |
50–53 | ![]() |
25–23 | 25–30 |
Vardar ![]() |
51–45 | ![]() |
24–18 | 27–27 |
Final four
[edit]The draw was held on 14 April 2015.[7][8]
The final four was played in the László Papp Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary.
Semifinals | Final | |||||
9 May | ||||||
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10 May | ||||||
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9 May | ||||||
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Third place game | ||||||
10 May | ||||||
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Statistics and awards
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.[9]
- As of 10 May 2015
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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102 |
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3 | ![]() |
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98 |
4 | ![]() |
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94 |
5 | ![]() |
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84 |
6 | ![]() |
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82 |
7 | ![]() |
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77 |
8 | ![]() |
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76 |
9 | ![]() |
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74 |
10 | ![]() |
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73 |
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All-Star Team
[edit]The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 May 2015.[10][11]
- Goalkeeper:
Sandra Toft (DEN)
- Right wing:
Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (NOR)
- Right back:
Nora Mørk (NOR)
- Central back:
Anikó Kovacsics (HUN)
- Left back:
Cristina Neagu (ROU)
- Left wing:
Siraba Dembélé (FRA)
- Pivot:
Heidi Løke (NOR)
Other awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player of the Final Four:
Clara Woltering (GER)
- Best Coach:
Ambros Martín (ESP)
- Best Young Player:
Eliza Buceschi (ROU)
- Best Defence Player:
Dorina Korsós (HUN)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Undefeated Buducnost take the trophy for the second time in history". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Women's EHF Champions League teams announced for 2014/15". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Qualification draw sends Midtjylland against Kragujevac, while FTC face SERCODAK". ehfcl.com. 2014-06-26.
- ^ a b "Pots ready for qualification and group matches draws". ehfcl.com. 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Györ to face Viborg, Zagreb and Sävehof in group matches". ehfcl.com. 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Defending champions await Vardar in the quarter-finals". ehfcl.com. 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Two teams are new, two return to MVM EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Clashes of women's handball giants open 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 14 April 2015.
- ^ Top scorers
- ^ "All-stars take to the court at the 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Woltering's heroics in goal earn the MVP award". ehfcl.com. 10 May 2015.