This article describes the knockout stage of the 2017–18 EHF Champions League.[1]
Qualified teams
editThe top six placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.
Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for Round of 16 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | ||
A | |||||||
B | |||||||
Playoff winners |
Format
edit12 teams played home and away in the first knock-out phase, with the 10 teams qualified from groups A and B and the two teams qualified from groups C and D. After that, the six winners of these matches in the first knock-out phase joined the winners of groups A and B to play home and away for the right to play in the final four.
Round of 16
editOverview
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Montpellier |
56–55 | 28–25 | 28–30 | |
Skjern Håndbold |
61–59 | 32–25 | 29–34 | |
Meshkov Brest |
52–60 | 24–32 | 28–28 | |
IFK Kristianstad |
46–53 | 22–26 | 24–27 | |
PGE Vive Kielce |
77–47[B] | 41–17 | 36–30 | |
THW Kiel |
56–50[A] | 29–22 | 27–28 |
- Notes
Matches
edit25 March 2018 17:00 |
Montpellier |
28–25 | Palais des Sports René Bougnol, Montpellier Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) | |
Truchanovicius 8 | (13–13) | N'Guessan 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
31 March 2018 18:30 |
Barcelona Lassa |
30–28 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,114 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) | |
3 players 5 | (15–14) | Richardson 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
Montpellier won 56–55 on aggregate.
25 March 2018 16:50 |
Skjern Håndbold |
32–25 | Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) | |
Olsson, Rasmussen 6 | (17–13) | Marguč 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
31 March 2018 17:30 |
Telekom Veszprém |
34–29 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,080 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) | |
Nenadić 9 | (16–13) | Eggert 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
Skjern Håndbold won 61–59 on aggregate.
24 March 2018 17:30 |
Meshkov Brest |
24–32 | Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,740 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) | |
Razgor 5 | (14–16) | Hansen, Klein 6 | ||
1× |
Report | 3× |
1 April 2018 17:00 |
HBC Nantes |
28–28 | La Trocardière, Rezé Attendance: 4,438 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) | |
Tournat 6 | (14–17) | Shumak 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
HBC Nantes won 60–52 on aggregate.
24 March 2018 18:00 |
IFK Kristianstad |
22–26 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 5,178 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) | |
Lagergren 6 | (12–11) | Wanne 8 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
28 March 2018 19:00 |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
27–24 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,221 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN) | |
Svan 5 | (13–9) | Lipovac 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
Flensburg-Handewitt won 53–46 on aggregate.
24 March 2018 16:00 |
PGE Vive Kielce |
41–17 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) | |
Jurecki, Štrlek 7 | (21–8) | Keller 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
1 April 2018 19:00 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
30–36 | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 4,425 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) | |
Schmid 8 | (18–16) | Dujshebaev, Jurecki 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 4× |
PGE Vive Kielce won 77–47 on aggregate.
21 March 2018 19:00 |
THW Kiel |
29–22 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) | |
Vujin 8 | (14–14) | Bánhidi 5 | ||
4× |
Report | 3× |
1 April 2018 17:00 |
MOL-Pick Szeged |
28–27 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) | |
Källman 6 | (12–13) | Wiencek 9 | ||
1× |
Report | 3× |
THW Kiel won 56–50 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
editOverview
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
THW Kiel |
56–56 | 28–29 | 28–27 | |
PGE Vive Kielce |
60–69 | 28–34 | 32–35 | |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
45–57 | 28–28 | 17–29 | |
HBC Nantes |
60–54 | 33–27 | 27–27 |
Matches
edit22 April 2018 17:00 |
THW Kiel |
28–29 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) | |
three players 4 | (12–14) | three players 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 1× |
29 April 2018 17:00 |
Vardar |
27–28 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) | |
Borozan 6 | (13–13) | three players 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
Vardar won 56–56 on aggregate on away goals.
21 April 2018 18:30 |
PGE Vive Kielce |
28–34 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) | |
Dujshebaev 7 | (10–22) | three players 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
28 April 2018 17:30 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
35–32 | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) | |
Remili 9 | (17–15) | Bielecki, Dujshebaev 5 | ||
4× |
Report | 4× |
Paris Saint-Germain won 69–60 on aggregate.
18 April 2018 19:00 |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
28–28 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,503 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) | |
three players 5 | (17–15) | Fabregas 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 1× |
29 April 2018 19:00 |
Montpellier |
29–17 | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) | |
Richardson 9 | (14–9) | Svan 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Montpellier won 57–45 on aggregate.
22 April 2018 19:00 |
HBC Nantes |
33–27 | Salle Sportive de la Trocardiere, Rezé Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) | |
Balaguer 8 | (18–12) | Olsson 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
29 April 2018 16:50 |
Skjern Håndbold |
27–27 | Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern Attendance: 3,264 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) | |
Søndergaard 8 | (12–15) | Gurbindo 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 4× |
HBC Nantes won 60–54 on aggregate.
Final four
editThe final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 26 and 27 May 2018.[3] The draw was held on 2 May 2018.[4][5][6][7]
Bracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
26 May | ||||||
32 | ||||||
27 May | ||||||
28 | ||||||
26 | ||||||
26 May | ||||||
32 | ||||||
27 | ||||||
28 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
27 May | ||||||
29 | ||||||
28 |
Semifinals
edit26 May 2018 15:15 |
HBC Nantes |
32−28 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) | |
Lazarov, Tournat 8 | (17–14) | Remili 6 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
26 May 2018 18:00 |
Vardar |
27–28 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) | |
Borozan, Cindrić 6 | (11–14) | Porte 8 | ||
4× |
Report | 3× |
Third place game
edit27 May 2018 15:15 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
29–28 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,257 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) | |
Remili 9 | (14–15) | Cindrić 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Final
edit27 May 2018 18:00 |
HBC Nantes |
26–32 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) | |
Lazarov 6 | (13–16) | Fabregas, Simonet 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 1× |
References
edit- ^ 2017–18 overview
- ^ "Machtkampf der Verbände im Terminchaos eskaliert". rhein-neckar-loewen.de. 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Raluy and Sabroso to officiate final at VELUX EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Noon draw at a familiar place". ehfcl.com. 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Two finalists and two newcomers in the FINAL4 draw pot". ehfcl.com. 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Cologne ready for ninth edition of VELUX EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 2 May 2018.
- ^ "After 15 years, Montpellier top the podium again". ehfcl.com. 27 May 2018.