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2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | EHF Women's Champions League |
| year | 2011–12 |
| dates | 2 September 2011–13 May 2012 |
| num_teams | 20 (qualification stage) |
| 16 (group stage) | |
| 8 (Main round) | |
| 4 (knockout stage) | |
| champion_other | MNE Budućnost Podgorica |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC |
| matches | 76 |
| goals | 3968 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | HUN Anita Görbicz (133 goals) |
| prevseason | 2010–11 |
| nextseason | 2012–13 |
16 (group stage) 8 (Main round) 4 (knockout stage) The 2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League was the nineteenth edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, the top continental handball event for club teams in Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation. Larvik HK entered the competition as title holders after beating SD Itxako in past season's final.
Budućnost Podgorica won the title for the first time by defeating Győri Audi ETO KC in the big final.
Overview
Format change
Following the decision of the Executive Committee of the European Handball Federation in April 2011, the system of the EHF Women's Champions League qualifying tournaments have changed. Starting from this season, the second qualification tournaments will be played under a final four format, with the semifinals held on a Saturday while the final on the following day. The winners of each tournaments will qualify for the group stage. The method of the first qualification round did not change. In addition, unlike in previous years, clubs that are eliminated during the qualifying phase will directly go to the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup.
Team allocation
A total of 32 teams participated in the 2011–12 EHF Champions League from 23 federations. Places were distributed according to the EHF league coefficient, which took into account the performances in European competitions from 2007–08 to 2009–10. Norway have been awarded an additional entry as the title holder country.
| Group matches | Qualification Tournament 2 | Qualification Tournament 1 |
|---|---|---|
| AUT Hypo Niederösterreich | CRO Podravka Koprivnica | DEN FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
| GER Thüringer HC | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | MNE Budućnost Podgorica |
| ROU CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea | RUS HC Dinamo Volgograd | SLO Krim Ljubljana |
| DEN Randers HK | DEN Viborg HKViborg HK were guaranteed wild card following the withdrawal of HC Sparta Kryvyi Rih. | GER Buxtehuder SV |
| MKD ŽRK Metalurg | NOR Tertnes HE | NOR Byåsen HE |
| ROU U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca | RUS Rostov-Don | ESP BM Elda Prestigio |
| CZE HC Veselí nad Moravou | GRE AC Ormi-Loux Patras | NED MizuWaAi Dalfsen |
| SRB RK Zaječar | SVK HK IUVENTA Michalovce | SUI LC Brühl Handball |
Round and draw dates
All draws will be held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Qualification Tournament 1 | 27 June 2011 | 2–4 September 2011 | |
| Qualification Tournament 2 | 17–18 September 2011 | |||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 June 2011 | 1–2 October 2011 | |
| Matchday 2 | 8–9 October 2011 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 15–16 October 2011 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 29–30 October 2011 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 5–6 November 2011 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12–13 November 2011 | |||
| Main round | Matchday 1 | 15 November 2011 | 4–5 February 2012 | |
| Matchday 2 | 11–12 February 2012 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 18–19 February 2012 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 25–26 February 2012 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 3–4 March 2012 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 10–11 March 2012 | |||
| Knockout phase | Semifinals | — | 31 March–1 April 2012 | 7–8 April 2012 |
| Finals | 10 April 2012 | 5–6 May 2012 | 12–13 May 2012 |
Qualifying rounds
The draw for both qualifying tournaments took place on 27 June 2011 in Vienna. The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.
Qualification Tournaments 1
In the first stage of the qualifying process eight clubs were drawn into two groups of four. The sides played against each other once and the top two teams of each group advanced to the second qualifying phase, where they were classified automatically into the fourth pot. The four losing teams entered the 2011–12 EHF Cup Winners' Cup second round.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRE AC Ormi-Loux Patras | |||
| TUR Üsküdar Bld. SK | SRB RK Zaječar | ||
| NED MizuWaAi Dalfsen | SVK HK IUVENTA Michalovce | ||
| SUI LC Brühl Handball | POR CDE Gil Eanes | ||
| CZE HC Veselí nad Moravou |
Group A
The tournament was organised by the Greek club AC Ormi-Loux Patras.
Group B
The tournament was organised by the Slovakian side HK IUVENTA Michalovce.
Qualification Tournaments 2
Sixteen clubs were set to participate in the second qualifying stage, divided into four groups of four. For the first time in the competition's history, a final four format was used to determine the group winners, that were qualified for the Group matches. According to the seeding list, teams in Pot 1 were drawn together with Pot 4 sides, while clubs from Pot 2 met Pot 3 teams in the semifinals of the tournaments. Teams that finished bottom of their respective groups went to the second round of the 2011–12 EHF Cup Winners' Cup, while second and third placed teams joined that competition in the third round.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Randers HK | |||
| HUN DVSC-Fórum Debrecen | |||
| NOR Byåsen HE | |||
| ROU U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca | ESP BM Elda Prestigio | ||
| RUS Rostov-Don | |||
| GER Buxtehuder SV | |||
| NOR Tertnes HE | SWE IK Sävehof | ||
| MKD ŽRK Metalurg | |||
| POL KGHM Metraco Zagłębie Lubin | |||
| DEN Viborg HK | NED MizuWaAi Dalfsen | ||
| SRB RK Zaječar | |||
| POR CDE Gil Eanes | |||
| CZE HC Veselí nad Moravou |
Group 1
The tournament was organised by the Danish club Viborg HK.
Bracket
|17 September 2011|ROU U Cluj-Napoca|33|SRB RK Zaječar|32 |17 September 2011|RUS Rostov-Don|17|DEN Viborg HK|24 |18 September 2011|ROU U Cluj-Napoca|21|DEN Viborg HK|37 |18 September 2011 |SRB RK Zaječar|27|RUS Rostov-Don|15
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Group 2
The tournament was organised by the Macedonian club ŽRK Metalurg.
Bracket
|17 September 2011|NOR Byåsen HE|27|CZE HC Veselí nad Moravou|22 |17 September 2011|ESP BM Elda Prestigio|22|MKD ŽRK Metalurg|27 |18 September 2011|NOR Byåsen HE|20|MKD ŽRK Metalurg|17 |18 September 2011 |CZE HC Veselí nad Moravou|20|ESP BM Elda Prestigio|21
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Group 3
The tournament was organised by the Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.
Bracket
|17 September 2011|HUN DVSC|35|POR CDE Gil Eanes|22 |17 September 2011|GER Buxtehuder SV|27|POL Zagłębie Lubin|26 |18 September 2011|HUN DVSC|26|GER Buxtehuder SV|30 |18 September 2011 |POR CDE Gil Eanes|25|POL Zagłębie Lubin|40
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Group 4
The tournament was organised by the Swedish club IK Sävehof.
Bracket
|17 September 2011|DEN Randers HK|34|NED MizuWaAi Dalfsen|19 |17 September 2011|NOR Tertnes HE|25|SWE IK Sävehof|34 |18 September 2011|DEN Randers HK|26|SWE IK Sävehof|21 |18 September 2011 |NED MizuWaAi Dalfsen|31|NOR Tertnes HE|32
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Group matches
Main article: 2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League group stage and main round#Group matches
The draw of the group matches was held on June 28 at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of sixteen teams were concerned in the process, having divided into four pots of four. Similar to the qualifying phase, clubs from the same country could not be drawn into the same group, therefore, instead of direct draw, Pot 4 teams were allocated to the first possible position from Group A to Group D.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR Larvik HK | |||
| DEN FC Midtjylland Håndbold | |||
| HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | |||
| ROU CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea | MNE Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| AUT Hypo Niederösterreich | |||
| SVN Krim Ljubljana | |||
| ESP Itxako Reyno de Navarra | RUS HC Dinamo Volgograd | ||
| GER Thüringer HC | |||
| FRA Metz Handball | |||
| CRO Podravka Koprivnica | DEN Viborg HK | ||
| NOR Byåsen HE | |||
| GER Buxtehuder SV | |||
| DEN Randers HK |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Main article: 2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League group stage and main round#Main round
The draw of the main round was held on November 15 at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of eight teams advanced from the group stage to the main round and were located in two pots, with the group winners being in Pot 1 and the runners-up in Pot 2. Teams from the same groups at the group stage were not able to be drawn together.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
| HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | |
| MNE Budućnost Podgorica | |
| NOR Larvik HK | |
| ROU CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea | DEN FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
| ESP Itxako Reyno de Navarra | |
| FRA Metz Handball | |
| SVN Krim Ljubljana |
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
Main article: 2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League knockout stage
Semifinals
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Final
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Top scorers
:Final statistics
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN Anita Görbicz | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | 133 |
| 2 | MNE Bojana Popović | MNE Budućnost Podgorica | 106 |
| 3 | MNE Katarina Bulatović | MNE Budućnost Podgorica | 97 |
| 4 | POR Alexandrina Cabral | ESP Itxako Reyno de Navarra | 78 |
| CRO Andrea Penezić | SLO Krim Ljubljana | ||
| 6 | BRA Eduarda Amorim | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | 75 |
| 7 | NOR Heidi Løke | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | 72 |
| 8 | NOR Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | NOR Larvik HK | 69 |
| 9 | MNE Jovanka Radičević | HUN Győri Audi ETO KC | 62 |
| NOR Linn Jørum Sulland | NOR Larvik HK |
Notes
References
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