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2011–12 EHF Champions League
European handball tournament
European handball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | EHF Champions League |
| year | 2011–12 |
| sport | Handball |
| location | Lanxess Arena (FINAL4) |
| start_date | 3 September 2011 |
| end_date | 27 May 2012 |
| teams | 32 (qualification stage) |
| 24 (group stage) | |
| 16 (knockout stage) | |
| champions | GER THW Kiel (3rd title) |
| runners-up1 | ESP Atlético Madrid |
| matches | 148 |
| goals | 8248 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | DEN Mikkel Hansen |
| (98 goals) | |
| previous | 2010–11 |
| next | 2012–13 |
24 (group stage) 16 (knockout stage) | runners-up1 = ESP Atlético Madrid (98 goals) The 2011–12 EHF Champions League was the 52nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the nineteenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona were the defending champions. The final four was played on 26–27 May 2012. For the third consecutive year it will be played at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
THW Kiel won the title for the third time after defeating Atlético Madrid 26–21 in the final.
Overview
Team allocation
| Group stage | Qualification tournament | Wild card tournament |
|---|---|---|
| BIH RK Bosna Sarajevo | CRO RK Zagreb | DEN AG København |
| FRA Chambéry Savoie Handball | FRA Montpellier HB | GER Füchse Berlin |
| GER THW Kiel | HUN MKB Veszprém KC | HUN SC Pick Szeged |
| ROU HCM Constanța | RUS Chekhovskiye Medvedi | RUS St. Petersburg HC |
| ESP Atlético Madrid | ESP CB Ademar León | ESP FC Barcelona |
| AUT Fivers Margareten | BLR HC Dinamo-Minsk | GRE AEK Athens H.C. |
| ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion | MKD HC Metalurg | NOR Haslum HK |
| SRB RK Partizan | SVK HT Tatran Prešov | SWE IK Sävehof |
| FRA US Dunkerque HB | GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen | POL Vive Targi Kielce |
th Title Holder
Round and draw dates
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Qualification tournament | 27 June 2011 | 3–4 September 2011 | |
| Wild card tournament | ||||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 June 2011 | 28 September–2 October 2011 | |
| Matchday 2 | 5–9 October 2011 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 12–16 October 2011 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 19–23 October 2011 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 16–20 November 2011 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 23–27 November 2011 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 30 November–4 December 2011 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 8–12 February 2012 | |||
| Matchday 9 | 15–19 February 2012 | |||
| Matchday 10 | 22–29 February 2012 | |||
| Knockout phase | Last 16 | 28 February 2012 | 14–18 March 2012 | 21–25 March 2012 |
| Quarterfinals | 27 March 2012 | 18–22 April 2012 | 25–29 April 2012 | |
| Final four | 2 May 2012 | 26–27 May 2012 |
Qualification stage
Qualification tournament
A total of 12 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 3–4 September 2011.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE IK Sävehof | |||
| MKD HC Metalurg | |||
| SVK HT Tatran Prešov | GRE AEK Athens H.C. | ||
| ISL FH Hafnarfjörður | |||
| BLR HC Dinamo-Minsk | NOR Haslum HK | ||
| AUT Fivers Margareten | |||
| SRB RK Partizan | POR F.C. Porto | ||
| TUR Beşiktaş J.K. | |||
| ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
Group 1
The tournament was organised by the Slovakian club HT Tatran Prešov.
Bracket
|3 September 2011|SVK HT Tatran Prešov|28|POR F.C. Porto|29 |3 September 2011|GRE AEK Athens H.C.|25|SRB RK Partizan|26 |4 September 2011|POR F.C. Porto|26|SRB RK Partizan|33 |4 September 2011 |SVK HT Tatran Prešov|40|GRE AEK Athens H.C.|23
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Group 2
The tournament was organised by the Austrian club Fivers Margareten.
Bracket
|3 September 2011|SWE IK Sävehof|34|TUR Beşiktaş J.K.|28 |3 September 2011|BLR HC Dinamo-Minsk|32|AUT Fivers Margareten|23 |4 September 2011|SWE IK Sävehof|33|BLR HC Dinamo-Minsk|32 |4 September 2011 |TUR Beşiktaş J.K.|37|AUT Fivers Margareten|33
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Group 3
The tournament was organised by the Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
Bracket
|3 September 2011|ISL FH Hafnarfjörður|29|NOR Haslum HK|36 |3 September 2011|MKD HC Metalurg|27|ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion|19 |4 September 2011|NOR Haslum HK|28|MKD HC Metalurg|29 |4 September 2011 |ISL FH Hafnarfjörður|42|ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion|43
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Wild card tournament
Initially five teams applied for the four tournament places and following the decision of the European Handball Federation the request from the Danish Handball Association for Skjern Handbold was rejected. The clubs were drawn together automatically according to their league coefficient and decided the winner of the tournament using a final four system. Only the victorious team advanced to the Champions League group stage, while the losing sides continued their European adventure in the EHF Cup. The tournament was held at 3–4 September 2011, and was organized by Vive Targi Kielce.
Bracket
|3 September 2011|ESP BM Valladolid|19|POL Vive Targi Kielce|21 |3 September 2011|GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen|36|FRA US Dunkerque HB|30 |4 September 2011|POL Vive Targi Kielce|32|GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen|30 |4 September 2011 |ESP BM Valladolid|23|FRA US Dunkerque HB|27
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 EHF Champions League group stage
The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 28 June 2011 at 11:00 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain FC Barcelona | |||||
| Germany Hamburg | |||||
| RUS Chekhovskiye Medvedi | |||||
| France Montpellier | Hungary MKB Veszprém KC | ||||
| Croatia RK Zagreb | |||||
| DEN AG København | |||||
| Slovenia RK Koper | Spain Atlético Madrid | ||||
| Germany THW Kiel | |||||
| ROU HCM Constanța | |||||
| Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen | Russia St. Petersburg HC | ||||
| France Chambéry Savoie HB | |||||
| Spain CB Ademar León | |||||
| GER Füchse Berlin | Hungary SC Pick Szeged | ||||
| Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna Sarajevo | |||||
| Poland Orlen Wisła Płock | Serbia Partizan | ||||
| Sweden IK Sävehof | |||||
| Macedonia HC Metalurg | |||||
| Poland Vive Targi Kielce (WC) |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Main article: 2011–12 EHF Champions League knockout stage
Last 16
Seedings
| Group | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP FC Barcelona | CRO RK Zagreb | SWE IK Sävehof | SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen | |||||
| ESP Atlético Madrid | HUN MKB Veszprém KC | POL Vive Targi Kielce | GER Füchse Berlin | |||||
| GER Hamburg | SLO RK Koper | MKD Metalurg | POL Orlen Wisła Płock | |||||
| GER THW Kiel | DEN AG København | ESP CB Ademar León | FRA Montpellier HB |
Matches
The draw was held on 28 February 2012 at 11:00 in Hørsholm, Denmark. The first legs will be played on 14–18 March, and the second legs will be played on 21–25 March 2012.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Füchse Berlin GER | 56–53 | GER HSV Hamburg | 32–30 | 24–23 |
| Montpellier HB FRA | 50–64 | Spain FC Barcelona | 30–28 | 20–36 |
| Orlen Wisła Płock POL | 48–63 | Germany THW Kiel | 24–36 | 24–27 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen SUI | 57–62 | Spain Atlético Madrid | 27–36 | 30–26 |
| CB Ademar León ESP | 56–55 | Hungary MKB Veszprém KC | 31–28 | 25–27 |
| Vive Targi Kielce POL | 50–51 | Slovenia RK Koper | 27–26 | 23–25 |
| HC Metalurg MKD | 40–44 | Croatia RK Zagreb | 19–18 | 21–26 |
| IK Sävehof SWE | 49–60 | Denmark AG København | 25–34 | 24–26 |
Quarterfinals
Seedings
The draw was held on 27 March 2012 at 11:30 local time in Vienna. The first legs were played on 18–22 April, and the second legs were played on 25–29 April 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|
Matches
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG København Denmark | 62–59 | Spain FC Barcelona | 29–23 | 33–36 |
| CB Ademar León ESP | 52–52 | GER Füchse Berlin | 34–23 | 18–29 |
| RK Zagreb Croatia | 58–64 | GER THW Kiel | 31–31 | 27–33 |
| RK Koper Slovenia | 50–54 | ESP Atlético Madrid | 26–23 | 24–31 |
Final four
The semifinals was played on 26 May 2012. The third place game and the final was played on 27 May 2012 in the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany. The draw was held on May 2, 2012 in Cologne.
Top scorers
:Final statistics
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikkel Hansen | DEN AG København | 98 |
| 2 | Kiril Lazarov | ESP Atletico Madrid | 97 |
| 3 | Zlatko Horvat | CRO RK Zagreb | 94 |
| Filip Jícha | GER THW Kiel | ||
| 5 | Niclas Ekberg | DEN AG København | 84 |
| 6 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | DEN AG København | 83 |
| 7 | Sven-Sören Christophersen | GER Füchse Berlin | 81 |
| 8 | Martin Straňovský | ESP CB Ademar León | 80 |
| 9 | Marko Vujin | HUN MKB Veszprém KC | 73 |
| 10 | Naumče Mojsovski | MKD HC Metalurg | 72 |
References
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