2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The 2019–20 EHF Champions League knockout stage was scheduled to begin on 18 March with the round of 16 and end on 31 May 2020 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2019–20 EHF Champions League.[1] A total of 14 teams would have competed in the knockout phase, including the top six teams from Groups A and B and the two winners of the playoffs between the top two teams from Groups C and D.

On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches would be played before June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Afterwards, it was decided just to play the final four.

Format

In the round of 16, the ten teams ranked 2nd–6th in Groups A and B plus the two winners from the playoffs between the top two teams from Groups C and D play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The six winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, where they are joined by the winners of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Qualified teams

The top six teams from Groups A and B and the two playoff winners qualify for the knockout stage.

Group	Qualified for quarterfinals	Qualified for Round of 16
Group	First place	Second place	Third place	Fourth place	Fifth place	Sixth place
A	Barça	Paris Saint-Germain	MOL-Pick Szeged	Aalborg Håndbold	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Celje Pivovarna Laško
B	THW Kiel	Telekom Veszprém	PGE Vive Kielce	Montpellier Handball	Porto Sofarma	Vardar
Playoff winners	Orlen Wisła Płock Dinamo București

Round of 16

On 13 March 2020, the EHF announced that the round of 16 matches would not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Europe.[3] A new competition schedule proposed by the EHF on 25 March foresees the first and second legs being played in the first week of June, with a cancellation deadline on 15 May.[2] The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020.[4]

Overview

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dinamo București	M1	Paris Saint-Germain	Cancelled	Cancelled
Orlen Wisła Płock	M2	Telekom Veszprém	Cancelled	Cancelled
Vardar	M3	MOL-Pick Szeged	Cancelled	Cancelled
Celje Pivovarna Laško	M4	PGE Vive Kielce	Cancelled	Cancelled
Porto Sofarma	M5	Aalborg Håndbold	Cancelled	Cancelled
SG Flensburg-Handewitt	M6	Montpellier Handball	Cancelled	Cancelled

Matches

Dinamo București	Cancelled	Paris Saint-Germain	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
	Report

Paris Saint-Germain	Cancelled	Dinamo București	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
	Report

Orlen Wisła Płock	Cancelled	Telekom Veszprém	Orlen Arena, Płock
	Report

Telekom Veszprém	Cancelled	Orlen Wisła Płock	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
	Report

Vardar	Cancelled	MOL-Pick Szeged	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
	Report

MOL-Pick Szeged	Cancelled	Vardar	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
	Report

Celje Pivovarna Laško	Cancelled	PGE Vive Kielce	Zlatorog Arena, Celje
	Report

PGE Vive Kielce	Cancelled	Celje Pivovarna Laško	Hala Legionów, Kielce
	Report

Porto Sofarma	Cancelled	Aalborg Håndbold	Dragão Caixa, Porto
	Report

Aalborg Håndbold	Cancelled	Porto Sofarma	Jutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
	Report

SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Cancelled	Montpellier Handball	Flens-Arena, Flensburg
	Report

Montpellier Handball	Cancelled	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Sud de France Arena, Montpellier
	Report

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were rescheduled on 25 March 2020.[2] The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020.[4]

Overview

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
M6	–	Barça	Cancelled	Cancelled
M5	–	THW Kiel	Cancelled	Cancelled
M4	–	M1	Cancelled	Cancelled
M3	–	M2	Cancelled	Cancelled

Matches

M6	Cancelled	Barça
	Report

Barça	Cancelled	M6	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
	Report

M5	Cancelled	THW Kiel
	Report

THW Kiel	Cancelled	M5	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
	Report

M4	Cancelled	M1
	Report

M1	Cancelled	M4
	Report

M3	Cancelled	M2
	Report

M2	Cancelled	M3
	Report

Final four

The final four was scheduled to be held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 30 and 31 May but was rescheduled to 22 and 23 August 2020,[5][2][6] and later to 28 and 29 December 2020. Because of the canellation of the last 16 and quarterfinals, the first two-placed teams from the group stage groups will play in the final four.[4] The draw was held on 10 November 2020.[7][8]

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

28 December

THW Kiel	36
		29 December
Telekom Veszprém	35
		THW Kiel	33
28 December
		Barça	28
Barça	37

Paris Saint-Germain	32
		Third place

		29 December

		Telekom Veszprém	26

		Paris Saint-Germain	31

Semifinals

28 December 2020 18:00	Barça	37–32	Paris Saint-Germain	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Mem 8	(18–14)	Nahi 9
	3×	Report	2× 2×

28 December 2020 20:30	THW Kiel	36–35 (ET)	Telekom Veszprém	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Marìn, García (ESP)
	Pekeler 8	(18–13)	Borozan, Marguc 7
	1× 7× 1×	Report	1× 5×
	FT: 29–29 ET: 7–6

Third place game

29 December 2020 18:00	Telekom Veszprém	26–31	Paris Saint-Germain	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Lékai 9	(11–14)	Prandi, Remili 6
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

Final

29 December 2020 20:30	THW Kiel	33–28	Barça	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Ekberg 8	(19–16)	Gómez 10
	1× 5×	Report	4×

Notes

The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

"A magnificent season is over, on to the next one". www.ehfcl.com. European Handball Federation. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
"EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
"Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020.
"Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.
"A magnificent season is over, on to the next one". ehfcl.com. 4 June 2019.
"VELUX EHF FINAL4 2020 takes place, will be organised in December". ehfcl.com. 21 April 2020.
"VELUX EHF FINAL4 2020 teams to learn semi-final opponents". eurohandball.com. 9 November 2020.
"Kiel face Veszprém and Barça take on PSG in VELUX EHF FINAL4 semi-finals". eurohandball.com. 10 November 2020.

External links

Final4 Official website

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[1] "A magnificent season is over, on to the next one". www.ehfcl.com. European Handball Federation. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[Postponed-2] "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.

[3] "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020.

[Cancelled-4] "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.

[5] "A magnificent season is over, on to the next one". ehfcl.com. 4 June 2019.

[6] "VELUX EHF FINAL4 2020 takes place, will be organised in December". ehfcl.com. 21 April 2020.

[7] "VELUX EHF FINAL4 2020 teams to learn semi-final opponents". eurohandball.com. 9 November 2020.

[8] "Kiel face Veszprém and Barça take on PSG in VELUX EHF FINAL4 semi-finals". eurohandball.com. 10 November 2020.