2012–13 EHF Cup

The 2012–13 EHF Cup was the 32nd edition of the EHF Cup and the first edition since the merger of the EHF Cup with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[1] The EHF Cup final four tournament was played in Nantes, France, between 18 and 19 May 2013.[2]

2012–13 EHF Cup
The Palais des Sports de Beaulieu in Nantes, France, hosted the Final 4 tournament
Tournament details
Dates9 February 2013 – 19 May 2013 (competition proper)
8 September 2012 – 2 December 2012 (qualifying)
Teams16 (competition proper)
75 (total)
Final positions
Champions Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1st title)
Runners-up Nantes
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Goals scored3,155 (54.4 per match)
Attendance140,197 (2,417 per match)
Top scorer(s) Momir Rnić
(59 goals)

Qualification stage

Round 1

The table below shows the results of the first round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the second round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting 53–59 Ystads IF 27–22 26–37
Borac Banja Luka 63–44 KH BESA Famiglia 31–22 32–22
Haukar Hafnarfjördur 57–31 RK Mojkovac 32–12 25–19
Winterthur 48–55 Benfica 21–28 27–27
Maribor Branik 66–52 HB Dudelange 39–24 27–28
HK Lovosice 59–56 Zamet 27–23 32–33
Medvedi Perm 80–49 PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol 37–20 43–291
European University Cyprus 43–61 Odorheiu Secuiesc 28–30 15–31
HIT medalp Tirol 48–57 Siscia 26–25 22–32
Meshkov Brest 72–42 Conversano 38–19 34–232
Diomidis Argous 60–47 AEK Athens 30–18 30–29
Tongeren 54–66 Elverum 25–26 29–40
Balatonfüred 51–47 HC Kehra 24–22 27–223
Kristianstad 59–49 HC Sporta Hlohovec 31–24 28–21
Nilüfer Belediyespor 50–84 Stal Mielec 29–424 21–42
Kumanovo 65–46 HC Dobrudja 30–20 35–265
KRAS/Volendam 51–41 BSV Bern Muri 26–23 25–18
London GD 32–88 Kolding 16–466 16–42
Notes
  • Note 1: The second leg was played in Perm, Russia, with Tiraspol being the official hosts.[3]
  • Note 2: The second leg was played in Brest, Belarus, with Conservano being the official hosts.[4]
  • Note 3: The second leg was played in Balatonfüred, Hungary, with Kehra being the official hosts.[5]
  • Note 4: The first leg was played in Mielec, Poland, with Nilüfer Belediyespor being the official hosts.[6]
  • Note 5: The second leg was played in Kumanovo, Macedonia, with Dobrudja being the official hosts.[7]
  • Note 6: The first leg was played in Kolding, Denmark, with London GD being the official hosts.[8]

Round 2

The table below shows the results of the second round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the third round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Odorheiu Secuiesc 69–70 Beşiktaş 40–33 29–37
Kristianstad 47–48 Eskilstuna Guif 24–22 23–26
Kumanovo 58–61 Sungul Snezhinsk 27–26 31–35
KRAS/Volendam 56–59 Koper 31–32 25–27
Stal Mielec 53–56 Tvis Holstebro 29–26 24–30
Tatabánya 46–59 Elverum 23–27 23–32
Madeira 51–62 Diomidis Argous 25–307 26–32
Medvedi Perm 66–64 Wacker Thun 38–32 28–328
Benfica 72–45 SSV Bozen Loacker 32–20 40–259
Kolding 66–48 Lovćen 34–17 31–3210
Našice 60–66 Meshkov Brest 30–31 30–35
Siscia 46–45 Dinamo Poltava 23–2411 23–21
Vardar Skopje 60–44 HK Lovosice 36–19 24–25
Kópavogs 50–77 Maribor Branik 25–4212 25–35
Vojvodina 53–52 Balatonfüred 29–25 24–27
Motor Zaporozhye 58–47 Haukar Hafnarfjördur 30–25 28–2213
SMD Bacău 51–46 Ystads IF 28–24 23–2214
Notes

Round 3

The table below shows the results of the third round. Teams listed first played at home during the first leg and away during the second leg. Some teams agreed to play both matches in one venue (see: Notes). Highlighted teams qualified into the group stage. The first legs were played on 23–25 November, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 December 2012.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Frisch Auf Göppingen 58–41 Meshkov Brest 29–17 29–24
Borac Banja Luka 50–66 Tatran Prešov 25–36 25–30
Siscia 52–64 Maribor Branik 30–29 22–35
Diomidis Argous 44–64 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 27–27 17–37
Koper 51–50 Porto 29–23 22–27
Nantes 51–49 Benfica 29–21 22–28
Tvis Holstebro 67–54 Saint-Raphaël Var 35–19 32–35
Eskilstuna Guif 57–57 (a) Aragón 30–26 27–31
Magdeburg 56–55 Vardar Skopje 30–27 26–28
La Rioja 50–45 Vojvodina 28–19 22–26
SMD Bacău 55–44 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 33–22 22–2215
Haslum 56–57 Beşiktaş 31–20 25–37
Wisła Płock 66–47 Sungul Snezhinsk 37–23 29–24
Elverum 71–51 Sloga Doboj 34–24 37–27
Motor Zaporozhye 60–48 Alpla HC Hard 27–26 33–22
Kolding 68–54 Medvedi Perm 41–24 27–30
  • Note 15: The second leg was played in Bacău, Romania, with Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion being the official hosts.[17]

Group stage
Main article: 2012–13 EHF Cup group stage
Location of teams of the 2012–13 EHF Cup group stage.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

Draw and format

The draw of the EHF Cup group phase was carried out on Thursday 6 December 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The teams were positioned into four pots, with the country protection rule applied: two clubs from the same country may not face each other in the same group.[18] As is standard in EHF club competitions, the seeding is calculated on the basis of the three most recent seasons.[19] Consequently, the results of the seasons 2011–12, 2010–11 and 2009–10 was considered to determine the seeding of the teams for the 2012–13 season.[19] As there was the EHF Cup as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup parallel in these last three seasons, the results of both competitions of these seasons were added and then divided by two in order to get the points for the seeding for the 2012–13 season.[19]

The group stage features 16 teams, which were allocated four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 9–10 March, 16–17 March, and 23–24 March 2013. The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which are scheduled in April 2013.[20]

If Nantes, as the organiser of the Final 4 tournament, win their group or finish among top three second ranked teams, they will receive a direct qualification to the Final 4 tournament.[20] In that case only four group winners and two best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals.[20] If the French side wins their group then the other three group winners and the three best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals. If Nantes finish among the top three second ranked teams, the quarter-finals will consist of four group winners and two best second ranked teams. If Nantes finish as the worst second ranked team, they will have to play the quarter-final match.[20] Should the French club rank on the third or fourth position in their group, they will be out of the competition, but they will still organize the Final 4 tournament.[20]

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):[21]

  1. number of points in matches of all teams directly involved;
  2. goal difference in matches of all teams directly involved;
  3. greater number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involved;
  4. goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. greater number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.

Pot 1
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Elverum
Beşiktaş
Tatran Prešov
Pot 2
Tvis Holstebro
Koper
Motor Zaporozhye
SMD Bacău
Pot 3
Wisła Płock
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Eskilstuna Guif
Magdeburg
Pot 4
La Rioja
Nantes
KIF Kolding
Maribor Branik
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that has qualified to the next phase of the competition

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GÖP LaR KPR GUI
Frisch Auf Göppingen 6 5 0 1 200 175 +25 10 — 32–31 38–32 37–26
La Rioja 6 4 0 2 171 155 +16 8 25–23 — 35–28 29–23
Koper 6 3 0 3 181 189 −8 6 36–39 25–21 — 30–27
Eskilstuna Guif 6 0 0 6 154 187 −33 0 25–31 24–30 29–30 —
Source:

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LÖW KOL TAT ZAP
Rhein-Neckar Löwen 6 5 0 1 185 150 +35 10 — 28–25 36–20 35–22
KIF Kolding 6 3 0 3 158 145 +13 6 25–23 — 37–17 25–27
Tatran Prešov 6 3 0 3 167 184 −17 6 33–34 29–22 — 36–28
HC Motor Zaporozhye 6 1 0 5 150 181 −31 2 25–29 21–24 27–32 —
Source:

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HOL MAR WIS ELR
Tvis Holstebro 6 3 2 1 170 157 +13 8 — 26–26 27–26 33–18
Maribor Branik 6 3 1 2 170 165 +5 7 31–27 — 26–23 34–29
Wisła Płock 6 3 0 3 164 158 +6 6 28–29 30–26 — 30–25
Elverum 6 1 1 4 155 179 −24 3 28–28 30–27 25–27 —
Source:

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MAG NAN BEŞ BAC
Magdeburg 6 5 1 0 176 135 +41 11 — 26–26 33–18 33–25
Nantes 6 4 1 1 154 143 +11 9 20–27 — 31–24 32–27
Beşiktaş 6 1 0 5 129 164 −35 2 17–27 21–24 — 25–23
SMD Bacău 6 1 0 5 148 165 −17 2 29–30 18–21 26–24 —
Source:

Ranking of the second-placed teams

The ranking of the second-placed teams was carried out on the basis of the team's results in the group stage, against the first and third placed teams. The results against teams which finished last in the group stage did not count in the ranking system.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C Maribor Branik 4 2 1 1 109 106 +3 5
D Nantes[lower-alpha 1] 4 2 1 1 101 98 +3 5
B Kolding 4 2 0 2 109 97 +12 4
A La Rioja 4 2 0 2 112 107 +5 4
Source:
Notes:
  1. Nantes finished the group stage among the top three second-placed teams and has qualified directly to the final four tournament, which they will host.

Knockout stage

Draw and format

Because the hosts of the Final 4 tournament, Nantes, finished the group stage among the top three second-placed teams, they have clinched the direct ticket to the final weekend and decided that only three quarter-finals will be played for the remaining spots in the final tournament.[22] The draw of the EHF Cup quarter-finals was carried out on Tuesday 26 March 2013 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[22] Six teams were positioned into two pots with the country protection rule not applied: two clubs from the same country could face each other in the quarter-finals.[22] However, teams from the same group of the group phase cannot face each other. The first pot contained the four group winners and the second pot contained the top two second-placed teams.[22] In the quarter-finals, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, the team drawn first will play the first leg on the home court.[22]

Pot 1
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Tvis Holstebro
Magdeburg
Pot 2
Maribor Branik
Kolding
—
—
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KIF Kolding 50–51 Tvis Holstebro 24–24 26–27
Maribor Branik 56–57 Frisch Auf Göppingen 26–26 30–31
Magdeburg 51–55 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31–28 20–27

Final four
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 May
 
 
 Tvis Holstebro20
 
19 May
 
 Nantes26
 
 Nantes24
 
18 May
 
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen26
 
 Frisch Auf Göppingen22
 
 
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen28
 
Third place
 
 
19 May
 
 
 Tvis Holstebro28
 
 
 Frisch Auf Göppingen27

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Momir Rnić Frisch Auf Göppingen 59
2 Žarko Marković Frisch Auf Göppingen 55
3 Michael Damgaard Nielsen Tvis Holstebro 51
Andy Schmid Rhein-Neckar Löwen 51
5 Bjarte Myrhol Rhein-Neckar Löwen 48
6 Nikola Špelić Maribor Branik 47
7 Mads Christiansen Tvis Holstebro 43
8 Robert Weber Magdeburg 42
Miha Zarabec Maribor Branik 42
10 Patrick Weismach Larsen Tvis Holstebro 41

See also

References
General
  • "2012–13 EHF Cup statistics and results". EHF official website. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
Specific
  1. "New Men's EHF Cup starting". European Handball Federation official website. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. "EHF Cup Final Tournament to be played in Nantes, France in May 2013". European Handball Federation official website. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. "Tiraspol vs Permskie medvedi". European Handball Federation official website. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. "Conversano vs Meshkov Brest". European Handball Federation official website. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. "Kehra vs Balatonfuredi". European Handball Federation official website. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. "Belediyespor vs Tauron Star Mielec". European Handball Federation official website. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. "Dobrudja vs Kumanovo". European Handball Federation official website. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  8. "London vs Kolding". European Handball Federation official website. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  9. "Madeira vs Diomidis Argous". European Handball Federation official website. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  10. "Wacker Thun vs Permskie medvedi". European Handball Federation official website. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  11. "Sudtirol vs Benfica". European Handball Federation official website. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  12. "Lovcen vs Kolding". European Handball Federation official website. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  13. "Siscia vs Dinamo Poltava". European Handball Federation official website. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  14. "Kopavogur vs Maribor". European Handball Federation official website. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  15. "Haukar vs Zaporozhye". European Handball Federation official website. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  16. "Ystads vs Bacau". European Handball Federation official website. 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  17. "Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion vs Bacau". European Handball Federation official website. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  18. "Belgrade hosts Men's EHF Cup Group Phase draw on Thursday". European Handball Federation official website. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  19. "Men's EHF Cup from the season 2012/13" (PDF). European Handball Federation official website. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  20. "EHF Cup Group Phase draw made in Belgrade". European Handball Federation official website. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  21. "Regulations" (PDF). European Handball Federation official website. p. 21. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  22. "Seeding for the Men's EHF Cup Quarter-finals draw confirmed". EHF official website. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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