2020–21 SEHA League
The 2020–21 SEHA League is the 10th season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and seventh under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from seven countries (Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine are participating in this year's competition.[1]
| 2020–21 SEHA Gazprom League season | |
|---|---|
| League | SEHA League |
| Sport | Handball |
| Duration | 17 December 2020–June 2021 |
| Number of teams | 10 Croatia (2 teams) North Macedonia (2 teams) Serbia (2 teams) Belarus (1 team) Hungary (1 team) Slovakia (1 team) Ukraine (1 team) |
| Regular season | |
| Top scorer | Janko Kević (Nexe) (14 goals) |
| Final Four | |
Competition format
The competition begins with a group stage featuring 10 teams divided in two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked 3rd and 4th entering the playoffs. After conducted analysis and due to occasions occurred by global COVID-19 pandemic, along with correlation of European calendar issues, on 14 December 2020 in a meeting, the SEHA–Gazprom League Executive Committee has decided that, two clubs, Telekom Veszprém (2019/20 winner) and Meshkov Brest (COVID-19 issues) will be directly included in the Quarter finals and will not play in the Group phase.[2]
- Play-offs
In the play-offs, teams ranked 3rd and 4th in Group A and B are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The two aggregate winners of the playoffs will advance to the quarter-finals joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B and Telekom Veszprém and Meshkov Brest who will directly play in the quarter-finals.
- Quarter-finals
The two winners of the matches in the play-off phase, joined by the top two of Groups A and B, and Telekom Veszprém and Meshkov Brest, who are playing directly in the quarter-finals will play in home and away for the right to contest the SEHA Final 4.
- SEHA Final 4
The culmination of the season, the SEHA Final 4, continues in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title over one weekend.
Team information
The SEHA – Gazprom League Executive Committee made a decision that 10 participants will play in this season.[1]
Venues and locations
| Country | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Belarus |
Meshkov Brest | Brest | Universal Sports Complex Victoria (3,740) |
| Croatia |
Nexe | Našice | Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) |
| PPD Zagreb | Zagreb | Dom sportova 2 (3,100) | |
| Hungary |
Telekom Veszprém | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna (5,096) |
| North Macedonia |
Eurofarm Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski (3,700) |
| Vardar 1961 | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena (6,500) | |
| Serbia |
Metaloplastika | Šabac | Zorka Hall (3,000) |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Sportski centar Slana Bara (2,000) | |
| Slovakia |
Tatran Prešov | Prešov | Tatran Handball Arena (4,870) |
| Ukraine |
Motor Zaporozhye | Zaporizhia | Yunost Sport Hall (3,600) |
Group phase
In the group phase, each team played six matches within their respective groups. Three matches were played at home, and three matches away. The final position after the six rounds determined if a club will play in the play-off phase or if they will earn a direct placement to the quarter-finals phase.
All times are local.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPD Zagreb |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 3 | Quarter finals |
| 2 | Eurofarm Pelister |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Metaloplastika |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 0 | Play offs |
| 4 | Tatran Prešov |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 0 |
| 21 December 2020 17:45 |
Eurofarm Pelister |
30–26 | Metaloplastika |
Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski, Bitola Attendance: 0 Referees: Novica, Miljan (MNE) |
| (12–14) | ||||
1× 2× |
Report | 2× 6× |
| 2 February 2021 20:30 |
PPD Zagreb |
25–20 | Tatran Prešov |
SD Sutinska Vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 0 Referees: Nenad, Dušan (SRB) |
| (17–12) | ||||
| 3× 9× |
Report | 2× 5× |
| 6 February 2021 20:00 |
PPD Zagreb |
v | Eurofarm Pelister |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 13 February 2021 18:00 |
Tatran Prešov |
v | Metaloplastika |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 27 February 2021 17:45 |
Eurofarm Pelister |
v | Tatran Prešov |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 28 February 2021 18:00 |
Metaloplastika |
v | PPD Zagreb |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 18 March 2021 | Metaloplastika |
v | Eurofarm Pelister |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 18 March 2021 | Tatran Prešov |
v | PPD Zagreb |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 24 March 2021 | Metaloplastika |
v | Tatran Prešov |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 25 March 2021 | Eurofarm Pelister |
v | PPD Zagreb |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 3 April 2021 | Tatran Prešov |
v | Eurofarm Pelister |
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| [ Report] | ||||
| 3 April 2021 | PPD Zagreb |
v | Metaloplastika |
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| [ Report] | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vardar 1961 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 6 | Quarter finals |
| 2 | Motor Zaporozhye |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Nexe |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 3 | Play offs |
| 4 | Vojvodina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 80 | −6 | 0 |
| 17 December 2020 17:00 |
Nexe |
24–23 | Vojvodina |
Sports Hall King Tomislav, Našice Attendance: 0 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| (15–10) | ||||
2× 9× 1× |
Report | 1× 1× |
| 27 February 2021 21:15 |
Motor Zaporozhye |
v | Vardar 1961 |
|
| 1 February 2021 20:15 |
Vardar 1961 |
27–26 | Nexe |
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| (15–12) | ||||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 2× 4× |
| 2 February 2021 17:00 |
Motor Zaporozhye |
31–30 | Vojvodina |
Yunost Sport Palace, Zaporizhzhia Attendance: 0 Referees: Dzmitry, Siarhei (BLR) |
| (18–16) | ||||
| 3× 6× |
Report | 3× 9× |
| 28 January 2021 17:45 |
Vardar 1961 |
25–21 | Vojvodina |
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE) |
| (15–10) | ||||
| 5× |
Report | 2× 4× |
| 6 March 2021 | Nexe |
v | Motor Zaporozhye |
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| 17 March 2021 | Vojvodina |
v | Nexe |
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| 19 March 2021 | Vardar 1961 |
v | Motor Zaporozhye |
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| 24 March 2021 | Nexe |
v | Vardar 1961 |
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| 27 March 2021 | Vojvodina |
v | Motor Zaporozhye |
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| 4 April 2021 | Vojvodina |
v | Vardar 1961 |
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| 4 April 2021 | Motor Zaporozhye |
v | Nexe |
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Play offs
The Play off phase was made up of two matches for each participating team, one match played at home and one match played away. The teams that finished the Group Phase in positions 3–4 played in the Play-off phase.
Quarter-finals
There will be eight teams competing in the quarter-finals phase. Four teams will have earned a direct placement after the Group Phase, two teams will directly play in quarter-finals due to COVID-19 pandemic and two additional teams will have earned a quarter-finals spot through the playoff phase.
Final Four
The four winners of the quarter-final matches qualify for the right to contest the SEHA final four.
References
- "10th SEHA - Gazprom League season is about to start!". SEHA League. 15 December 2020.
- "SEHA – Gazprom League throws-off new season". International Handball Federation. 19 December 2020.
External links
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