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2012–13 EHF Champions League
European handball tournament
European handball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | EHF Champions League |
| year | 2012–13 |
| sport | Handball |
| location | Lanxess Arena (FINAL4) |
| start_date | 26 September 2012 |
| end_date | 2 June 2013 |
| teams | 40 (qualification stage) |
| 24 (group stage) | |
| 16 (knockout stage) | |
| champions | GER HSV Hamburg (1st title) |
| runners-up1 | ESP Barcelona Intersport |
| matches | 148 |
| goals | 8265 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | DEN Hans Lindberg |
| (101 goals) | |
| previous | [2011–12](2011-12-ehf-champions-league) |
| next | [2013–14](2013-14-ehf-champions-league) |
24 (group stage) 16 (knockout stage) | runners-up1 = ESP Barcelona Intersport (101 goals) The 2012–13 EHF Champions League was the 53rd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 20th edition under the current EHF Champions League format. THW Kiel was the defending champion. The final four was played on 1–2 June 2013.
HSV Hamburg won their first title by defeating Barcelona Intersport 30–29 in the final.
Overview
Team allocation
| Group stage | Qualifying | Qualification tournament | Wild card tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER THW Kiel ([1st](2011-12-handball-bundesliga)) | ESP Ademar León (3rd) | HUN MKB Veszprém ([1st](2011-12-nemzeti-bajnoksag-i-men-s-handball)) | SUI Kadetten Schaffhausen ([1st](2011-12-nationalliga-a-handball)) |
| GER Flensburg ([2nd](2011-12-handball-bundesliga)) | FRA Montpellier ([1st](2011-12-lnh-division-1)) | HUN Pick Szeged ([2nd](2011-12-nemzeti-bajnoksag-i-men-s-handball)) | CRO Zagreb ([1st](2011-12-croatian-premier-league-handball)) |
| GER Füchse Berlin ([3rd](2011-12-handball-bundesliga)) | FRA Chambéry ([2nd](2011-12-lnh-division-1)) | SVN Gorenje ([1st](2011-12-slovenian-first-league-men-s-handball)) | POL Vive Targi Kielce ([1st](2011-12-ekstraklasa-men-s-handball)) |
| ESP Barcelona Intersport (1st) | RUS Chekhovskiye Medvedi ([1st](2011-12-russian-handball-super-league)) | SVN Celje ([2nd](2011-12-slovenian-first-league-men-s-handball)) | SWE IK Sävehof ([1st](2011-12-elitserien-handball)) |
| ESP Atlético Madrid (2nd) | RUS St. Petersburg ([2nd](2011-12-russian-handball-super-league)) | DEN Bjerringbro-Silkeborg2 ([1st](2011-12-jack-jones-ligaen)) | |
| ROU Constanța ([1st](2011-12-liga-nationala)) | NOR Haslum HK ([1st](2011-12-postenligaen)) | MNE Lovcen ([1st](2011-12-montenegrin-first-league-of-men-s-handball)) | GER HSV Hamburg ([4th](2011-12-handball-bundesliga)) |
| POR Porto ([1st](2011-12-liga-portuguesa-de-andebol)) | AUT Alpla HC Hard ([1st](2011-12-handball-liga-austria)) | BLR Dinamo-Minsk (1st) | FRA Saint-Raphaël ([3rd](2011-12-lnh-division-1)) |
| MKD Metalurg ([1st](2011-12-macedonian-handball-super-league)) | UKR Dinamo-Poltava ([1st](2011-12-ukrainian-men-s-handball-super-league)) | ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st) | SVN Cimos Koper3 ([3rd](2011-12-slovenian-first-league-men-s-handball)) |
| BIH Sloga Doboj ([1st](2011-12-bih-premier-league)) | TUR Beşiktaş ([1st](2011-12-turkish-handball-super-league)) | ITA SSV Bozen Loacker ([1st](2011-12-serie-a-men-s-handball)) | POL Wisła Płock ([2nd](2011-12-ekstraklasa-men-s-handball)) |
| SRB Partizan ([1st](2011-12-serbian-first-league-of-handball)) | SVK Tatran Prešov ([1st](2011-12-extraliga-men-s-handball)) |
;Notes
- th Title Holder
- Note 2: AG København was seeded in pot 1 for the 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage draw, which took place in Vienna, Austria, on 6 July 2012. However, the club filed for bankruptcy on 31 July 2012 and their place in the group stage was awarded to Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.
- Note 3: RK Cimos Koper was invited to the Wild card tournament to replace Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, who replaced AG København in the group stage.
Round and draw dates
All draws held at EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria unless stated otherwise.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Qualification tournament | 3 July 2012 | 8–9 September 2012 | |
| Wild card tournament | ||||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 6 July 2012 | 26–30 September 2012 | |
| Matchday 2 | 3–7 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 10–14 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 17–21 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 14–18 November 2012 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 21–25 November 2012 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 28 November–2 December 2012 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 6–10 February 2013 | |||
| Matchday 9 | 13–17 February 2013 | |||
| Matchday 10 | 20–24 February 2013 | |||
| Knockout phase | Last 16 | 26 February 2013 | 13–17 March 2013 | 20–24 March 2013 |
| Quarterfinals | 26 March 2013 | 17–21 April 2013 | 24–28 April 2013 | |
| Final four | TBD | 1–2 June 2013 |
Qualification stage
Main article: 2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying
Qualification tournament
A total of 14 teams will take part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs will be drawn into three groups of four and play a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advance to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs will go to the EHF Cup. Matches will be played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw will take place on 3 July, at 11:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.
Seedings
The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 will play a knock-out match, the winner will go into the group stage. The draw was held on 3 July 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU HCM Constanța | |||
| BIH RK Sloga Doboj | |||
| MKD HC Metalurg | |||
| BLR HC Dinamo-Minsk | SVK HT Tatran Prešov | ||
| NOR Haslum HK | |||
| SRB RK Partizan | UKR HC Dinamo-Poltava | ||
| POR F.C. Porto | |||
| ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion | AUT Alpla HC Hard | ||
| TUR Beşiktaş J.K. | |||
| MNE RK Lovcen | |||
| ITA SSV Bozen Loacker |
Qualification tournament 1
RK Partizan organized the event.
|8 September 2012|BIH RK Sloga Doboj|25|MNE RK Lovcen|23 |8 September 2012|SRB RK Partizan|27|POR F.C. Porto|25 |9 September 2012|BIH RK Sloga Doboj|16|SRB RK Partizan|31 |9 September 2012|MNE RK Lovcen|25|POR F.C. Porto|31
Qualification tournament 2
Haslum HK organized the event.
|8 September 2012|MKD HC Metalurg|25|AUT Alpla HC Hard|19 |8 September 2012|NOR Haslum HK|29|UKR HC Dinamo-Poltava|28 |9 September 2012|MKD HC Metalurg|30|NOR Haslum HK|20 |9 September 2012|AUT Alpla HC Hard|29|UKR HC Dinamo-Poltava|23
Qualification tournament 3
HCM Constanța organized the event.
|8 September 2012|ROU HCM Constanța|33|ITA SSV Bozen Loacker|22 |8 September 2012|SVK HT Tatran Prešov|36|ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion|20 |9 September 2012|ROU HCM Constanța|26|SVK HT Tatran Prešov|21 |9 September 2012|ITA SSV Bozen Loacker|30|ISR Maccabi Rishon LeZion|33
Play-off
Wild card tournament
|8 September 2012|GER HSV Hamburg|28|POL Wisła Płock|26 |8 September 2012|FRA Saint-Raphaël Var HB|28|SVN RK Cimos Koper|23 |9 September 2012|GER HSV Hamburg|32|FRA Saint-Raphaël Var HB|31 |9 September 2012|POL Wisła Płock|27|SVN RK Cimos Koper|22
Group stage
Main article: 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage
The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 6 July 2012 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 |
|---|
| GER THW KielTH |
| DEN København1 |
| ESP Barcelona |
| FRA Montpellier |
| Pot 2 |
|---|
| CRO Zagreb |
| HUN Veszprém |
| RUS Medvedi |
| SVN Gorenje |
| Pot 3 |
|---|
| ESP Atlético Madrid |
| GER Flensburg |
| POL Vive Targi Kielce |
| SUI Schaffhausen |
| Pot 4 |
|---|
| ESP Ademar León |
| FRA Chambéry |
| GER Füchse Berlin |
| SWE IK Sävehof |
| Pot 5 |
|---|
| HUN Pick Szeged |
| RUS St. Petersburg |
| SVN Celje |
| BLR Dinamo-Minsk |
| Pot 6 |
|---|
| SRB Partizan |
| MKD Metalurg |
| ROU Constanța |
| GER HSV Hamburg |
th Title holder. The title holder automatically gets the top position of seeding list.
;Notes
- Note 1: AG København was seeded in pot 1 for the 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage draw, which took place in Vienna, Austria, on 6 July 2012. However, the club filed for bankruptcy on 31 July 2012 and their place in the group stage was awarded to Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top four placed teams advanced to the last 16 |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Main article: 2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the final four.
Last 16
The draw was held on 26 February 2013 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 13–17 March, and the second legs were played on 20–24 March 2013.
|}
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 17–21 April, and the second legs were played on 24–28 April 2013.
|}
Final four
The draw was held on 2 May 2013.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN Hans Lindberg | GER Hamburg | 101 |
| 2 | BLR Siarhei Rutenka | ESP Barcelona | 95 |
| 3 | DEN Anders Eggert | GER Flensburg | 79 |
| 4 | POL Michał Jurecki | POL Kielce | 77 |
| HUN László Nagy | HUN Veszprém | ||
| MKD Naumče Mojsovski | MKD Metalurg Skopje | ||
| 7 | SRB Marko Vujin | GER THW Kiel | 76 |
| 8 | CRO Domagoj Duvnjak | GER Hamburg | 73 |
| GER Holger Glandorf | GER Flensburg | ||
| 10 | SVN Gašper Marguč | SVN Celje | 72 |
(excluding qualifying rounds)
Awards
The All-star team of the Champions League 2012/13:
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | SRB Darko Stanić (Metalurg Skopje) |
| Right wing | CRO Ivan Čupić (Vive Targi Kielce) |
| Right back | HUN László Nagy (MKB Veszprém) |
| Centre back | FRA Daniel Narcisse (THW Kiel) |
| Left back | CZE Filip Jícha (THW Kiel) |
| Left wing | DEN Anders Eggert (SG Flensburg-Handewitt) |
| Pivot | ESP Julen Aguinagalde (Atlético Madrid) |
| Best defender | HUN Timuzsin Schuch (MKB Veszprém) |
References
References
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- (2013-06-02). "Hamburg win thrilling final". ehfcl.com.
- (28 June 2012). "First draw of VELUX EHF Champions League season". ehfcl.com.
- (3 July 2012). "Draw results". ehfcl.com.
- (17 July 2012). "Qualification Tournament organisers announced". ehfcl.com.
- (4 July 2012). "VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase draw". European Handball Federation.
- (6 July 2012). "Draw results – VELUX EHF Champions League". European Handball Federation.
- (23 February 2013). "All four pots for Last 16 draw completed". ehfcl.com.
- (26 February 2013). "Kiel vs Chekhovskie Medvedi, Barcelona against Silkeborg". ehfcl.com.
- (26 March 2013). "Kiel vs Veszprém, Barcelona against Atlético". ehfcl.com.
- (2013-02-05). "Defending champions THW Kiel meet HSV Hamburg in the semi-final". ehfcl.com.
- "EHF Champions League 2012/13 - Scorers".
- (31 May 2013). ""All Star team" EHF Lige šampiona 2012/2013: Stanić i Čupić među idealnima!".
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