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2008–09 EHF Women's Champions League
The EHF Women's Champions League 2008/09 was the 16th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Hungarian Győri Audi ETO KC at the finals with an aggregate score of 50–49. It was the second title for Viborg and the fifth for a Danish team.
German international Grit Jurack was the tournament's top scorer with 113 goals.
Qualification Tournament 1
Group A
| 7 September | SKP Bratislava SVK | 24 | 32 | TUR Milli Piyango SK |
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Group B
| 7 September | AC Ormi-Loux Patras GRE | 31 | 28 | POR Madeira Andebol SAD |
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Qualification Tournament 2
Group 1
| 5 October | S.D. Itxako ESP | 24 | 28 | GER HC Leipzig |
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Group 2
| 5 October | Byasen HE NOR | 27 | 28 | RUS HC Dinamo |
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Group 3
| 5 October | Ikast-Bording EH DEN | 45 | 35 | ROU C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov |
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Group 4
| 5 October | Dunaferr NK HUN | 15 | 22 | DEN FCK Handbold A/S |
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Group Matches
Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Main Round, while the third placed team from each group will compete in the Cup Winners' Cup.
Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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| RUS Zvezda Zvenigorod | |||
| Defending champion | AUT Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| Austrian champion | RUS Handball Club Lada | ||
| Russian champion | DEN Viborg HK | ||
| Danish champion | |||
| HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | |||
| Hungarian champion | ESP Orsan Elda Prestigio | ||
| Spanish champion | NOR Larvik HK | ||
| Norwegian champion | SLO Krim Ljubljana | ||
| Slovenian champion | |||
| MKD WHC Gjorche Petrov | |||
| Macedonian champion | MNE Budućnost T-Mobile | ||
| Montenegrin champion | ROU CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| Romanian champion | GER 1. FC Nürnberg Handball | ||
| German champion | |||
| DEN Ikast-Brande EH | |||
| Danish second | DEN FCK Håndbold | ||
| Danish third | CRO RK Podravka Koprivnica | ||
| Croatian champion | FRA Metz Handball | ||
| French champion |
Legend
| Team is eliminated from the tournament |
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Group A
| 18 January | WHC Gjorche Petrov MKD | 32 | 27 | DEN Ikast-Brande EH |
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Group B
| 17 January | Budućnost T-Mobile MNE | 25 | 22 | DEN FCK Håndbold |
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Group C
| 18 January | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea ROU | 24 | 28 | CRO ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica |
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Group D
| 17 January | Viborg HK DEN | 38 | 28 | SLO Krim Ljubljana |
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Main Round
The draw for the Main Round took place on 20 January 2009.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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| Hypo Niederösterreich | HC Podravka Vegeta |
| Viborg HK | Ikast-Brande EH |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | Budućnost T-Mobile |
| CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | Krim Ljubljana |
After the draw, the following groups were formed:
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
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| Hypo Niederösterreich | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
| Viborg HK | Győri Audi ETO KC |
| Ikast-Brande EH | Budućnost T-Mobile |
| HC Podravka Vegeta | Krim Ljubljana |
Group 1
| 21 March | Viborg HK DEN | 33 | 31 | AUT Hypo Niederösterreich |
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Group 2
| 21 March | Budućnost T-Mobile MNE | 37 | 32 | SLO Krim Ljubljana |
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Final round
The semi-finals and finals are played in two legs of home and away matches. Viborg and Győr had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups. Also, there was no need to perform a draw to decide home and away rights for the finals. According to EHF regulations, Viborg would get home court for the first match because they played a final in the last three years (2005/06).
| RD1-team1= Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea | RD1-score1-1=28 | RD1-score1-2=21 | RD1-score1-A=49 | RD1-team2= Viborg HK | RD1-score2-1=34 | RD1-score2-2=21 | RD1-score2-A=55 | RD1-team3= Hypo Niederösterreich | RD1-score3-1=26 | RD1-score3-2=21 | RD1-score3-A=47 | RD1-team4= Győri Audi ETO KC | RD1-score4-1=25 | RD1-score4-2=29 | RD1-score4-A=54 | RD2-team1= Viborg HK | RD2-score1-1=24 | RD2-score1-2=26 | RD2-score1-A=50 | RD2-team2= Győri Audi ETO KC | RD2-score2-1=26 | RD2-score2-2=23 | RD2-score2-A=49
Semifinals
;First leg
;Second leg
Finals
| EHF Champions League |
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| 2008/09 Winners |
| DEN |
| Viborg HK |
| Second Title |
Top scorers
As published by the EHF
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
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| Grit Jurack | Viborg HK | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anita Görbicz | Győri Audi ETO KC | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Lekić | Krim Ljubljana | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tímea Tóth | Hypo Niederösterreich | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alexandra do Nascimento | Hypo Niederösterreich | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Bulatović | Budućnost T-Mobile | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zsuzsanna Tomori | Győri Audi ETO KC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bojana Popović | Viborg HK | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Orsolya Vérten | Győri Audi ETO KC | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Narcisa Lecuşanu | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rikke Skov | Viborg HK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth | Larvik HK | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mette Sjøberg | Ikast-Brande EH | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gorica Acimovic | Hypo Niederösterreich | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oana Manea | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Henriette Mikkelsen | Viborg HK | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gro Hammerseng | Ikast-Brande EH | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valentina Ardean-Elisei | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dijana Golubić | Krim Ljubljana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Penezić | Podravka Koprivnica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Katarina Mravikova | Győri Audi ETO KC | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Renata Mörtel | Krim Ljubljana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristina Franić | Podravka Koprivnica | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cristina Vărzaru | Viborg HK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ana Đokić | Podravka Koprivnica | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adina Fiera | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jovanka Radičević | Budućnost T-Mobile |
References
References
- Pazen, Björn. (16 May 2009). "Viborg take the CL title!". European Handball Federation.
- Bruun, Peter. (18 May 2009). "Small things decided". European Handball Federation.
- (26 March 2009). "Women's semi-finals scheduled". EHF.
- (20 April 2009). "Women's European Cup Final Draw". European Handball Federation.
- "EHF Champions League 2008/09 - Scorers". European Handball Federation.
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