2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

The 2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup is the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 9 November 2019.[1] On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Women's EHF Challenge Cup
2019-20
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates9 November 2019–10 May 2020
Teams27
Websiteeurohandball.com
Final positions
Championscancelled
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Ona Vegué
(30 goals)

Overview

Team allocation

There will be no matches in Round 1 and 2 and 22 teams will start in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10–11 November and second leg for 17–18 November 2019, while 5 teams were directly seeded for the Last 16 round. The European Handball Federation rearranged the Last 16 phase of the Women’s Challenge Cup 2019–20 after the Turkish club Ardeşen GSK withdrew from the competition. In order to harmonize the competition after the withdrawal of Ardeşen GSK, the EHF decided to award Aula Alimentos de Valladolid, as the best seeded team in the Women’s Challenge Cup 2019–20 a place directly in the Quarterfinals.[3]

Quarterfinals
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid
Last 16
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb JuRo Unirek VZV HC Naisa Niš
Round 3
AC Alavarium/Love Tiles DHB Rotweiss Thun DHC Sokol Poruba ŽRK Pelister
Maccabi Rishon LeZion HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas WHC Hadžići DG
HIB Handball Graz O.F.N. Ionias SSV Brixen Südtirol ORK Rudar
Mecalia Atlético Guardés ŽRK Bjelovar Ankara Yenimahalle BSK ŽRK Zaječar 1949
SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros ŽRK Krivaja A.C. Veria 2017 Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara
KH-7 BM Granollers CS Madeira

Round and draw dates

All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[4][5] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Round 3 16 July 2019 9-10 November 2019 16-17 November 2019
Last 16 19 November 2019 1-2 February 2020 8-9 February 2020
Quarter Final 11 February 2020 29 February-1 March 2020 7-8 March 2020
Semi Finals 4-5 April 2020 11-12 April 2020
Final 14 April 2020 2-3 May 2020 9-10 May 2020

Qualification stage

Round 3

There were 22 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots are composed as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 8–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.[7] Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.[8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
O.F.N. Ionias 37–43 1 SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros 19–28 18–15
ORK Rudar 37–50 ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas 19–26 18–24
WHC Hadžići DG 51–65 2 CS Madeira 23–37 28–28
KH-7 BM Granollers 67–61 HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk 34–29 33–32
A.C. Veria 2017 50–53 3 HIB Handball Graz 23–27 27–26
DHC Sokol Poruba 52–51 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 34–25 18–26
ŽRK Bjelovar 60–51 4 AC Alavarium/Love Tiles 28–23 32–28
DHB Rotweiss Thun 34–47 Mecalia Atlético Guardés 17–25 17–22
SSV Brixen Südtirol 57–40 Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara 31–18 26–22
ŽRK Krivaja 47–52 5 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 25–21 22–31
ŽRK Zaječar 1949 94–43 6 ŽRK Pelister 50–20 44–23
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros.
2 Both legs were hosted by CS Madeira.
3 Both legs were hosted by HIB Handball Graz.
4 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Bjelovar.
5 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Krivaja.
6 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Zaječar 1949.

Last 16

The European Handball Federation has decided 5 teams to proceed directly seeded for the Last 16 round. The European Handball Federation rearranged the Last 16 phase of the Women’s Challenge Cup 2019–20 after the Turkish club Ardeşen GSK withdrew from the competition. In order to harmonize the competition after the withdrawal of Ardeşen GSK, the EHF decided to award Aula Alimentos de Valladolid, as the best seeded team in the Women’s Challenge Cup 2019–20 a place directly in the Quarterfinals. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:[9]

Pot 1 Pot 2

The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 19 November 2019.[10]

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs was played on 1–2 February and the second legs were played on 8–9 February 2020.[11] Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Overview
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros 37–60 1 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 21–33 16–27
CS Madeira 61–33 2 ŽRK Zaječar 1949 37–19 25–14
Mecalia Atlético Guardés 64–57 3 ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas 30–23 34–34
DHC Sokol Poruba 42–72 KH-7 BM Granollers 19–32 23–40
HIB Handball Graz 38–60 HC Naisa Niš 14–30 24–30
JuRo Unirek VZV 55–44 SSV Brixen Südtirol 29–24 26–20
ŽRK Bjelovar 56–46 4 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 23–25 33–21
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by RK Lokomotiva Zagreb.
2 Both legs were hosted by CS Madeira.
3 Both legs were hosted by Mecalia Atlético Guardés.
4 Both legs were hosted by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

Matches
1 February 2020
18:00		 SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros 21–33 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Dom sportova 2, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Ferreira 6 (8–13) Posavec 8
3× 5× Report 2× 7×
2 February 2020
18:00		 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 27–16 SIR 1º de Maio/ADA CJ Barros Dom sportova 2, Zagreb
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Posavec 6 (9–5) Fernandes 5
3× 4× Report 4× 6×

RK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 60–37 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
18:00		 CS Madeira 37–19 ŽRK Zaječar 1949 Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 600
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Gouveia 10 (18–9) Belić 8
2× 3× Report 2× 3×
2 February 2020
18:00		 ŽRK Zaječar 1949 14–25 CS Madeira Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 400
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Milošević 6 (7–14) Freitas 6
 3× Report 3× 1×

CS Madeira won 61–33 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
19:00		 Mecalia Atlético Guardés 30–23 ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas A Sangriña, Pontevedra
Attendance: 400
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Santiago 6 (14–13) Kniubaite 9
3× 4× Report 2× 3×
2 February 2020
19:00		 ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas 34–34 Mecalia Atlético Guardés A Sangriña, Pontevedra
Attendance: 400
Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
Kniubaite 12 (15–16) Campos 8
4× 6× Report 2× 5×

Mecalia Atlético Guardés won 64–57 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
18:00		 DHC Sokol Poruba 19–32 KH-7 BM Granollers Sportovní hala Ostrava, Moravská Ostrava
Attendance: 550
Referees: Kulović, Škaljić (BIH)
Polášková 8 (14–17) González 7
3× 4× Report 2× 3×
9 February 2020
19:30		 KH-7 BM Granollers 40–23 DHC Sokol Poruba Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Schols (NED), Martens (BEL)
Vegué 8 (16–10) Polášková 6
3× 2× Report 3× 3×

KH-7 BM Granollers won 72–42 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
18:30		 HIB Handball Graz 14–30 HC Naisa Niš ASVÖ Multisportive Hall, Graz
Attendance: 121
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Albek 9 (7–17) Filipović 7
1× 3× Report 2× 4×
8 February 2020
18:30		 HC Naisa Niš 30–24 HIB Handball Graz Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
Terzić 8 (14–12) Albek 9
2× 4× Report 2× 2×

HC Naisa Niš won 60–38 on aggregate.

1 February 2020
20:00		 JuRo Unirek VZV 29–24 SSV Brixen Südtirol Sportcentrum VZV-Sporthal t Zijveld, CG 't Veld
Attendance: 750
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Jimmink, Staal 5 (15–14) Tasić 6
3× 6× Report 1× 4×
8 February 2020
19:00		 SSV Brixen Südtirol 20–26 JuRo Unirek VZV Sporthalle Sportzone Süd, Brixen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Abfalterer 4 (7-9) Jimmink 7
2× 3× Report 3× 7×

JuRo Unirek VZV won 55–44 on aggregate.

31 January 2020
16:00		 ŽRK Bjelovar 23–25 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 250
Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS)
Mamić 7 (12–12) Levi 6
1× 5× Report 3× 4×
1 February 2020
16:00		 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 21–33 ŽRK Bjelovar Beit Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 200
Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS)
Bertaut 6 (9–19) Mamić 13
2× 7× Report 3× 6×

ŽRK Bjelovar won 56–46 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

For the quarter-finals, there was no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There was also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.[12]

Qualified teams

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings.[13] Teams listed first will play the first leg at home.

The first legs were played on 29 February–1 March and the second legs were played on 7–8 March 2020.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid 49–45 Mecalia Atlético Guardés 26–22 23–23
CS Madeira 40–60 1 HC Naisa Niš 19–33 21–27
JuRo Unirek VZV 56–61 KH-7 BM Granollers 26–25 30–36
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 58–44 ŽRK Bjelovar 30–23 28–21
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by CS Madeira.

Matches
1 March 2020
12:00		 Aula Alimentos de Valladolid 26–22 Mecalia Atlético Guardés Polideportivo Huerta del Rey, Valladolid
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
three players 4 (11–10) Buforn 6
1× 3× 1× Report 2× 2×
8 March 2020
19:00		 Mecalia Atlético Guardés 23–23 Aula Alimentos de Valladolid A Sangriña, Pontevedra
Attendance: 550
Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI)
Campos 7 (10–8) Álvarez 8
4× 3× Report 2× 5×

Aula Alimentos de Valladolid won 49–45 on aggregate.

7 March 2020
18:00		 CS Madeira 19–33 HC Naisa Niš Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 500
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Freitas 6 (7–14) Milojević 8
2× 4× Report 2× 6×
8 March 2020
18:00		 HC Naisa Niš 27–21 CS Madeira Pavilhao Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Funchal
Attendance: 400
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Terzić 6 (14–13) Leça 6
3× 4× Report 2× 5×

HC Naisa Niš won 60–40 on aggregate.

29 February 2020
20:00		 JuRo Unirek VZV 26–25 KH-7 BM Granollers Sportcentrum VZV-Sporthal t Zijveld, CG 't Veld
Attendance: 750
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Kolken 8 (12–16) Vegué 7
2× 2× Report 1× 2×
8 March 2020
12:30		 KH-7 BM Granollers 36–30 JuRo Unirek VZV Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Nygaard, Pedersen (DEN)
Vegué 9 (18–14) Trabelsi 7
1× Report 1× 1×

KH-7 BM Granollers won 61–56 on aggregate.

29 February 2020
18:30		 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 30–23 ŽRK Bjelovar Športska dvorana Trešnjevka, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Prkačin 8 (17–12) Borković 6
1× 2× Report 2× 1×
7 March 2020
19:00		 ŽRK Bjelovar 21–28 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Dvorana Europskih Prvaka, Bjelovar
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR)
Borković 7 (9–15) Posavec 7
3× 6× 1× Report 1× 4×

RK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 58–44 on aggregate.

Final four

The first legs were scheduled to 4–5 April and the second legs wwere scheduled to 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[14] On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's Challenge Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days.[6] On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.[2]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Cancelled HC Naisa Niš
Aula Alimentos de Valladolid Cancelled KH-7 BM Granollers

Third place game
LSF1 Cancelled LSF2

Final
WSF1 Cancelled WSF2

Top goalscorers
As of 8 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Ona Vegué KH-7 BM Granollers 30
2 Stela Posavec RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 28
3 Carmen Campos Mecalia Atlético Guardés 24

See also

References
  1. "27 teams on the Women's Challenge Cup starting grid". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.
  3. "Valladolid receives bye to the quarter-finals". EHF European cup. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. "European Cup draw to take place on 16 July". EHF European cup. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. "Season overview" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
  7. "Italian derby in Women's Challenge Cup Round 3". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. "Women's EHF Challenge Cup Round 3".
  9. "14 teams await Women's Challenge Cup draw". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. "2007 champions Nis take on the newcomers". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  11. "Women's EHF Challenge Cup Last 16".
  12. "Two draws in the Women's Challenge Cup set". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. "Croatian and Spanish derbies highlight quarter-final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  14. "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020.
  15. Goalscorers
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