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2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League

The 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.

Women's EHF Champions League
2014–15
The László Papp Sports Arena hosted the final four
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates2014–2015
Teams22 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
12 (Main round)
8 (knockout stage)
Final positions
ChampionsMontenegro Budućnost
Runner-upNorway Larvik HK
Tournament statistics
Matches played96
Goals scored4991 (51.99 per match)
Attendance252,163 (2,627 per match)
Top scorer(s)Romania Cristina Neagu
Croatia Andrea Penezić
(102 goals)

Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating Larvik HK 26–22 in the big final.[1]

Overview

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Team allocation

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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.[2]

Group stage
Hungary  Győri Audi ETO KCTH (1st) Romania  HCM Baia Mare (1st) Slovenia  Krim (1st) North Macedonia  Vardar (1st)
Denmark  Viborg HK (1st) Germany  Thüringer HC (1st) Austria  Hypo Niederösterreich (1st) Poland  SPR Lublin (1st)
Norway  Larvik HK (1st) France  Metz (1st) Croatia  Lokomotiva Zagreb (1st)
Russia  Dinamo Volgograd (1st) Montenegro  Budućnost (1st) Sweden  IK Sävehof (1st)
Qualification tournament
Hungary  Ferencváros (2nd) Norway  Byåsen HE (2nd) Serbia  Radnički Kragujevac (1st) Netherlands  SERCODAK Dalfsen (1st)
Denmark  Midtjylland (2nd) Germany  HC Leipzig (2nd) Croatia  Podravka Koprivnica (2nd) Belarus  BNTU Minsk (1st)

Round and draw dates

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All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification tournaments 26 June 2014 20–21 September 2014
Group stage Matchday 1 27 June 2014 17–19 October 2014
Matchday 2 24–26 October 2014
Matchday 3 31 October–2 November 2014
Matchday 4 7–9 November 2014
Matchday 5 14–16 November 2014
Matchday 6 21–23 November 2014
Main round Matchday 1 31 January–2 February 2015
Matchday 2 6–8 February 2015
Matchday 3 13–15 February 2015
Matchday 4 27 February–1 March 2015
Matchday 5 6–8 March 2015
Matchday 6 13–15 March 2015
Knockout stage Quarterfinal 3–5 April 2015 10–12 April 2015
Final 4
(Budapest)
Semifinal 14 April 2015 9 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena
Final 10 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena

Qualification stage

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Eight teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 20–21 September 2014, qualified for the group stage. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[2][3]

Seedings

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The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Hungary  Ferencváros
Denmark  Midtjylland
Norway  Byåsen HE
Germany  HC Leipzig
Croatia  Podravka Koprivnica
Belarus  BNTU Minsk
Netherlands  SERCODAK Dalfsen
Serbia  Radnički Kragujevac

Qualification tournament 1

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 September
 
 
Hungary  Ferencváros33
 
21 September
 
Netherlands  SERCODAK Dalfsen25
 
Hungary  Ferencváros38
 
20 September
 
Germany  HC Leipzig (pen.)39
 
Germany  HC Leipzig22
 
 
Belarus  BNTU Minsk18
 
Third place game
 
 
21 September
 
 
Netherlands  SERCODAK Dalfsen30
 
 
Belarus  BNTU Minsk27

Qualification tournament 2

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 September
 
 
Denmark  Midtjylland24
 
21 September
 
Serbia  Rad. Kragujevac (aet)29
 
Serbia  Rad. Kragujevac24
 
20 September
 
Croatia  Pod.Koprivnica28
 
Norway  Byåsen HE23
 
 
Croatia  Pod. Koprivnica31
 
Third place game
 
 
21 September
 
 
Denmark  Midtjylland28
 
 
Norway  Byåsen HE24

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.
  Red: Group A;   Green: Group B;   Blue: Group C;   Yellow: Group D.

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, where they played each other twice. The top three teams advanced to the main round. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[2][5]

Seedings

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The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2
Hungary  Győri Audi ETO KC
Montenegro  Budućnost
Norway  Larvik HK
Slovenia  Krim
Denmark  Viborg HK
Romania  HCM Baia Mare
Germany  Thüringer HC
Russia  Dinamo Volgograd
Pot 3 Pot 4
North Macedonia  ŽRK Vardar
France  Metz Handball
Austria  Hypo Niederösterreich
Croatia  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Sweden  IK Sävehof
Poland  SPR Lublin SSA
Germany  HC Leipzig
Croatia  RK Koprivnica
Key to colours in group tables
Top three placed teams advanced to the main round
Fourth-placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup last 16

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DIN LEI KRI HYP
Russia  Dinamo Volgograd 6 4 1 1 160 143 +17 9 27–19 25–26 27–22
Germany  HC Leipzig 6 4 0 2 177 152 +25 8 27–30 30–24 42–22
Slovenia  Krim 6 2 0 4 162 165 −3 4 24–26 31–35 32–20
Austria  Hypo Niederösterreich 6 1 1 4 136 175 −39 3 25–25 18–24 29–25
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BUD VAR THÜ POD
Montenegro  Budućnost 6 5 1 0 161 130 +31 11 23–17 23–14 32–26
North Macedonia  Vardar 6 3 1 2 149 140 +9 7 24–24 26–21 35–25
Germany  Thüringer HC 6 3 0 3 143 144 −1 6 22–27 21–20 33–20
Croatia  Podravka Koprivnica 6 0 0 6 152 191 −39 0 27–32 26–27 28–32
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GYŐ VIB SÄV LOK
Hungary  Győri Audi ETO KC 6 6 0 0 183 127 +56 12 22–20 35–23 32–23
Denmark  Viborg HK 6 3 1 2 162 144 +18 7 25–30 38–25 29–24
Sweden  IK Sävehof 6 0 3 3 146 188 −42 3 21–38 25–25 29–29
Croatia  Lokomotiva Zagreb 6 0 2 4 132 164 −32 2 15–26 18–25 23–23
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LAR MET BAI LUB
Norway  Larvik HK 6 6 0 0 169 141 +28 12 25–20 31–26 35–24
France  Metz 6 2 1 3 164 163 +1 5 25–26 34–24 30–30
Romania  HCM Baia Mare 6 2 0 4 154 160 −6 4 23–24 23–24 30–25
Poland  SPR Lublin 6 1 1 4 159 182 −23 3 23–28 35–31 22–28
Source: [citation needed]

Main round

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The top three teams of each group from the group stage advanced to the main round. The 12 teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top four placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The points gained in the group stage against teams that advance, were carried over.

Key to colours in group tables
Top four placed teams advanced to quarterfinals

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BUD DIN VAR THÜ LEI KRI
Montenegro  Budućnost 10 9 1 0 270 193 +77 19 26–18 23–17 23–14 28–21 39–20
Russia  Dinamo Volgograd 10 5 1 4 267 260 +7 11 18–25 33–25 30–30 27–19 25–26
North Macedonia  Vardar 10 5 1 4 277 254 +23 11 24–24 28–27 26–21 26–20 41–30
Germany  Thüringer HC 10 5 1 4 258 251 +7 11 22–27 30–33 21–20 27–23 33–21
Germany  HC Leipzig 10 3 0 7 245 282 −37 6 19–32 27–30 26–23 25–34 30–24
Slovenia  Krim 10 1 0 9 248 325 −77 2 20–23 24–26 29–47 23–26 31–35
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LAR GYŐ BAI VIB MET SÄV
Norway  Larvik HK 10 10 0 0 263 216 +47 20 21–19 31–26 31–18 25–20 25–17
Hungary  Győri Audi ETO KC 10 8 0 2 282 224 +58 16 25–26 29–23 22–20 31–27 35–23
Romania  HCM Baia Mare 10 4 0 6 262 270 −8 8 23–24 18–26 32–22 23–24 34–24
Denmark  Viborg HK 10 3 1 6 252 274 −22 7 23–29 25–30 30–31 27–26 38–25
France  Metz 10 3 0 7 244 253 −9 6 25–26 20–27 34–24 23–24 22–25
Sweden  IK Sävehof 10 1 1 8 227 293 −66 3 20–25 21–38 26–28 25–25 21–23
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.

Quarterfinals

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The matches were played on 4–5 April and 11–12 April 2015.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Viborg HK Denmark  41–57 Montenegro  Budućnost 22–28 19–29
Thüringer HC Germany  44–65 Norway  Larvik HK 26–29 18–36
HCM Baia Mare Romania  50–53 Russia  Dinamo Volgograd 25–23 25–30
Vardar North Macedonia  51–45 Hungary  Győri Audi ETO KC 24–18 27–27

Final four

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The draw was held on 14 April 2015.[7][8]

The final four was played in the László Papp Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary.

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 May
 
 
Norway  Larvik HK31
 
10 May
 
Russia  Dinamo Volgograd22
 
Norway  Larvik HK22
 
9 May
 
Montenegro  Budućnost26
 
North Macedonia  Vardar17
 
 
Montenegro  Budućnost27
 
Third place game
 
 
10 May
 
 
Russia  Dinamo Volgograd26
 
 
North Macedonia  Vardar28

Statistics and awards

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Top goalscorers

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.[9]

As of 10 May 2015
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Romania  Cristina Neagu Montenegro  Budućnost 102
Croatia  Andrea Penezić North Macedonia  Vardar
3 Norway  Nora Mørk Norway  Larvik 98
4 Russia  Anna Kochetova Russia  Volgograd 94
5 Poland  Karolina Kudłacz Germany  Leipzig 84
6 Russia  Olga Akopyan Russia  Volgograd 82
7 Norway  Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Norway  Larvik 77
8 Russia  Daria Dmitrieva Russia  Volgograd 76
9 Sweden  Ida Oden Sweden  Sävehof 74
10 Slovenia  Ana Gros France  Metz 73
Slovenia  Tamara Mavsar Slovenia  Krim

All-Star Team

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The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 May 2015.[10][11]

Other awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Undefeated Buducnost take the trophy for the second time in history". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Women's EHF Champions League teams announced for 2014/15". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Qualification draw sends Midtjylland against Kragujevac, while FTC face SERCODAK". ehfcl.com. 2014-06-26.
  4. ^ a b "Pots ready for qualification and group matches draws". ehfcl.com. 2014-06-23.
  5. ^ "Györ to face Viborg, Zagreb and Sävehof in group matches". ehfcl.com. 2014-06-27.
  6. ^ "Defending champions await Vardar in the quarter-finals". ehfcl.com. 15 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Two teams are new, two return to MVM EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 13 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Clashes of women's handball giants open 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 14 April 2015.
  9. ^ Top scorers
  10. ^ "All-stars take to the court at the 2015 MVM EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 8 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Woltering's heroics in goal earn the MVP award". ehfcl.com. 10 May 2015.
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