2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup

The 2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 5 October 2019 to 24 May 2020.[1] On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

EHF Challenge Cup
2019–20
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates5 October 2019–24 May 2020
Teams49
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
Championscancelled
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Damir Batinović
(32 goals)

Overview

Team allocation
Round 3
CSM București AHC Potaissa Turda Madeira Andebol SAD A.E.K. Athens H.C.
HC Neva SPb Valur Red Boys Differdange MŠK Považská Bystrica
RK Gračanica Halden Topphåndball Donbass RK Železničar 1949
JD Techniek Hurry-Up SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Beykoz BLD SK
Round 2
HC Dicken HC Dobrudja Masheka Mogilev VHC Šviesa Vilnius
KH Kastrioti HCB Karviná Olympia HC Proodeftikos Paphos
BSV Bern SSSCJRO-1 Tiraspol Cassano Magnago HC Bregenz Handball
ZRHK Tenax Dobele HC Tallinn Mahsul HC RK Maribor Branik
Alingsås HK H71 Pas Aeropos Edessa HC Victor
Handball Käerjeng RK Sloga Doboj Drammen HK Odessa HC
RK Dinamo Holon Yuvalim HC IFK Handball Helsinki Granitas Karys Kaunas
HC Dukla Prague Livingston HC HB Dudelange HC Vogošća Poljine Hills
HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU TJ Sokol Nové Veselí

Round and draw dates

All draws will be held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[3][4] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 2 16 July 2019 5–6 October 2019 12–13 October 2019
Round 3 15 October 2019 16–17 November 2019 23–24 November 2019
Last 16 26 November 2019 8–9 February 2020 15–16 February 2020
Quarter Final 18 February 2020 21–22 March 2020 28–29 March 2020
Semi Finals 25–26 April 2020 2–3 May 2020
Finals 5 May 2020 16–17 May 2020 23–24 May 2020

Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2019.[6] Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KH Kastrioti 49–78 1 HC Dukla Prague 26–39 23–39
BSV Bern 53–52 RK Dinamo 28–24 25–28
TJ Sokol Nové Veselí 81–37 2 HC Dobrudja 35–23 46–14
Drammen HK 74–38 3 Mahsul HC 38–16 36–22
Alingsås HK 72–55 Handball Käerjeng 36–24 36–31
HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU 56–52 4 HC Tallinn 26–24 30–28
Olympia HC 26–66 5 Odessa HC 9–24 17–42
H71 49–55 6 RK Maribor Branik 25–24 24–31
Masheka Mogilev 51–41 RK Sloga Doboj 30–22 21–19
Proodeftikos Paphos 35–72 Pas Aeropos Edessa 17–35 18–37
VHC Šviesa Vilnius 52–55 HC Vogošća Poljine Hills 27–24 25–31
HC Dicken 82–33 7 Livingston HC 40–20 42–13
Granitas Karys Kaunas 59–50 8 SSSCJRO-1 Tiraspol 33–24 26–26
IFK Handball Helsinki 53–67 Bregenz Handball 35–32 18–35
HB Dudelange 48–55 ZRHK Tenax Dobele 24–27 24–28
HCB Karviná 63–55 9 Holon Yuvalim HC 31–26 32–29
HC Victor 57–50 10 Cassano Magnago HC 33–24 26–26
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by HC Dukla Prague.
2 Both legs were hosted by TJ Sokol Nové Veselí.
3 Both legs were hosted by Drammen HK.
4 Both legs were hosted by HC Tallinn.
5 Both legs were hosted by Odessa HC.
6 Both legs were hosted by H71.
7 Both legs were hosted by Livingston HC.
8 Both legs were hosted by Granitas-Karys.
9 Both legs were hosted by HCB Karviná.
10 Both legs were hosted by HC Victor.

Round 3

A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019.[8][9] The draw seeding pots were composed as follows: [10]

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 16–17 November and the second legs were played on 23–24 November 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSM București 59–56 1 Masheka Mogilev 34–28 25–28
JD Techniek Hurry-Up 47–69 Alingsås HK 21–32 26–37
HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU 57–69 2 Halden Topphåndball 28–32 29–37
Madeira Andebol SAD 54–43 3 RK Maribor Branik 31–23 23–20
MŠK Považská Bystrica 46–62 HC Victor 27–29 19–33
Donbass 53–61 4 BSV Bern 26–25 27–36
HC Neva SPb 66–39 Pas Aeropos Edessa 35–20 31–19
ZRHK Tenax Dobele 67–70 AHC Potaissa Turda 35–38 32–32
HC Dukla Prague 47–41 RK Gračanica 26–21 21–20
Granitas Karys Kaunas 56–66 5 Beykoz BLD SK 22–37 34–29
Drammen HK 64–53 HC Dicken 32–24 32–29
SGS Ramhat Hashron HC 63–53 6 Odessa HC 39–28 24–25
RK Železničar 1949 58–61 HCB Karviná 30–28 28–33
TJ Sokol Nové Veselí 46–49 Red Boys Differdange 21–22 25–27
Valur 62–52 7 Bregenz Handball 31–31 31–21
HC Vogošća Poljine Hills 49–74 8 A.E.K. Athens H.C. 22–41 27–33
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Masheka Mogilev.
2 Both legs were hosted by Halden Topphåndball.
3 Both legs were hosted by Madeira Andebol SAD.
4 Both legs were hosted by BSV Bern.
5 Both legs were hosted by Beykoz BLD SK.
6 Both legs were hosted by SGS Ramhat Hashron HC.
7 Both legs were hosted by Bregenz Handball.
8 Both legs were hosted by A.E.K. Athens H.C.

Last 16

The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows:[11] The draw for the last 16 round was held on 26 November 2019.[12]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The first leg was scheduled for 8–9 February, while the second leg followed on 15–16 February 2020.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
A.E.K. Athens H.C. 60–58 Drammen HK 33–31 27–27
SGS Ramhat Hashron HC 68–73 HC Victor 31–31 37–42
Beykoz BLD SK 55–57 1 Valur 25–26 30–31
Halden Topphåndball 46–45 HC Neva SPb 23–24 23–21
Madeira Andebol SAD 57–60 HCB Karviná 30–27 27–33
HC Dukla Prague 66–56 Red Boys Differdange 37–24 29–32
BSV Bern 68–69 AHC Potaissa Turda 33–36 35–33
Alingsås HK 52–53 CSM București 28–29 24–24
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Beykoz BLD SK.

Matches
8 February 2020
18:00		 A.E.K. Athens H.C. 33–31 Drammen HK O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 600
Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Buneta 9 (17–18) Aalberg 8
2× 5× Report 3× 3×
16 February 2020
18:00		 Drammen HK 27–27 A.E.K. Athens H.C. Drammenshallen, Drammen
Attendance: 1,012
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Horgen 10 (13–12) Arampatzis 7
2× 5× Report 1× 1×

A.E.K. Athens H.C. won 60–58 on aggregate.

8 February 2020
19:00		 SGS Ramhat Hashron HC 31–31 HC Victor Oranim Sports hall, Ramat HaSharon
Attendance: 700
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Vejin 8 (16–15) three players 5
2× 2× Report 3× 2×
15 February 2020
15:00		 HC Victor 42–37 SGS Ramhat Hashron HC STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk
Attendance: 900
Referees: Frieser, Haramul (CZE)
Mazurov 8 (20–16) Pavlović 11
2× 2× Report 2× 4×

HC Viktor won 73–68 on aggregate.

15 February 2020
14:00		 Beykoz BLD SK 25–26 Valur Recep Sahin Köktürk Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul
Attendance: 510
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Öztürk 6 (12–10) Magnússon 9
1× 6× Report 1× 6×
16 February 2020
15:00		 Valur 31–30 Beykoz BLD SK Recep Sahin Köktürk Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul
Attendance: 550
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Jonsson, Vignisson 6 (15–15) three players 6
1× 7× Report 2× 7×

Valur won 57–55 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
16:00		 Halden Topphåndball 23–24 HC Neva SPb Remmenhallen, Halden
Attendance: 362
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Cordt-Hansen, Schrøder 5 (9–14) Nasyrov 5
2× 4× Report 1× 3×
16 February 2020
17:00		 HC Neva SPb 21–23 Halden Topphåndball Interuniversity sports center (MUSC), Saint Petersburg
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Nasyrov, Turaev 5 (12–15) Molgaard, Nilsen-Nygaard 5
2× 3× Report 2× 6×

Halden Topphåndball won 46–45 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
19:00		 Madeira Andebol SAD 30–27 HCB Karviná Funchal Playing Hall, Funchal
Attendance: 400
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Pedroso 7 (15–13) Monczka 9
1× 3× Report 2× 5× 1×
16 February 2020
10:30		 HCB Karviná 33–27 Madeira Andebol SAD Sportovni hala házené STARS, Karviná
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
Bruna, Monczka 6 (14–12) three players 5
2× 3× Report 3× 2×

HCB Karviná won 60–57 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
19:30		 HC Dukla Prague 37–24 Red Boys Differdange DHC Sport Hall SK Slavia Praha, Prague
Attendance: 400
Referees: Loshak, Shajbakov (UKR)
Klíma, Patzel 8 (18–14) Batinović 7
3× 6× Report 2× 5×
15 February 2020
18:00		 Red Boys Differdange 32–29 HC Dukla Prague Centre Sportif De Differdange, Oberkorn
Attendance: 500
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Batinović 9 (16–14) Klíma 7
2× 4× Report 3× 4×

HC Dukla Prague won 66–56 on aggregate.

9 February 2020
17:00		 BSV Bern 33–36 AHC Potaissa Turda Mobiliar Arena, Gümlingen
Attendance: 450
Referees: Beqiri, Krasniqi (KOS)
Gerlich 7 (17–17) four players 6
4× 3× Report 3× 5×
16 February 2020
17:00		 AHC Potaissa Turda 33–35 BSV Bern Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Szőke 9 (19–18) Gerlich 10
1× 4× Report 1× 4×

AHC Potaissa Turda won 69–68 on aggregate.

8 February 2020
16:00		 Alingsås HK 28–29 CSM București Estrad Alingsas, Alingsas
Attendance: 2,155
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
three players 5 (13–15) Rotaru 7
2× 3× Report 3× 5×
15 February 2020
16:00		 CSM București 24–24 Alingsås HK Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Teixeira 6 (10–10) Claar 5
2× 3× Report 2× 3×

CSM București won 53–52 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 18 February 2020.[13] The draw will determine the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there is no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will be also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw will follow using the quarter-final pairings.[14]

The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 21–22 March, while the second leg will follow on 28–29 March 2020.

The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Quarter-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[15][5] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Victor M1 CSM București – –
HCB Karviná M2 HC Dukla Prague – –
A.E.K. Athens H.C. M3 AHC Potaissa Turda – –
Halden Topphåndball M4 Valur – –

Matches
HC Victor Cancelled CSM București STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk
Report
CSM București Cancelled HC Victor Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Report
HCB Karviná Cancelled HC Dukla Prague Sportovni hala házené STARS, Karviná
Report
HC Dukla Prague Cancelled HCB Karviná DHC Sport Hall SK Slavia Praha, Prague
Report
A.E.K. Athens H.C. Cancelled AHC Potaissa Turda O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Report
AHC Potaissa Turda Cancelled A.E.K. Athens H.C. Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda
Report
Halden Topphåndball Cancelled Valur Remmenhallen, Halden
Report
Valur Cancelled Halden Topphåndball Origo-höllin, Reykjavík
Report

Final four

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 25–26 April 2020, while the second legs was supposed to follow on 2–3 May 2020, but it will be rescheduled and is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days.[5] ON 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals
TBD Cancelled TBD
TBD Cancelled TBD

Third place game
LSF1 Cancelled LSF2

Final

WSF1 Cancelled WSF2

Top goalscorers
As of 16 February 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Damir Batinović Red Boys Differdange 34
2 Milan Pavlović SGS Ramat Hasharon HC 30
3 Matěj Klíma HC Dukla Prague 28
Marek Monczka HCB Karviná
Yakup Yasar Simsar Beykoz BLD SK

See also

References
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  2. "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.
  3. "European Cup draw to take place on 16 July". EHF European cup. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. "Season overview" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
  6. "Maribor face Faroese debutants". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. "EHF Challenge Cup Round 2".
  8. "EHF Challenge Cup Round 3".
  9. "Maribor island-bound again in Challenge cup round 3". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. "Defending champions CSM Bucuresti in pot 1 before the round 3 draw". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. "Last 16 draw pots revealed". EHF. 25 November 2019.
  12. "Reigning champions CSM to face Alingsas in Last 16". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  13. "Men's Challenge Cup semi-finals certain to feature a Czech team". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. "Last eight await Men's Challenge Cup draws". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  15. "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020.
  16. Goalscorers
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