2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage

This page describes the knockout stage of the 2013–14 EHF Champions League.

Last 16

The draw was held on 25 February 2014 at 12:00 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs will be played on 20–23 March, and the second legs on 29–31 March 2014.^[1][2]

Seedings

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
MKB Veszprém THW Kiel Barcelona HSV Hamburg	Rhein-Neckar Löwen KIF Kolding Paris Saint-Germain Flensburg	Celje Vive Targi Kielce Metalurg Skopje Gorenje	Motor Zaporozhye Wisła Płock Vardar Aalborg

Matches

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Motor Zaporozhye	56–71	THW Kiel	28–31	28–40
Aalborg	42–60	Barcelona	22–29	20–31
Vardar	58–57	HSV Hamburg	28–28	30–29
Wisła Płock	60–64	MKB Veszprém	34–33	26–31
Gorenje	55–62	Paris Saint-Germain	30–28	25–34
Ceje	53–55	Flensburg	26–25	27–30
Metalurg Skopje	53–43	KIF Kolding	23–17	30–26
Vive Targi Kielce	55–55	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	32–28	23–27

First leg

20 March 2014 19:15	Motor Zaporozhye	28–31	THW Kiel	Széchenyi István Egyetem Arena, Györ[3][4] Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Aflitulin 6	(14–16)	Jícha, Vujin 7
	6× 3×	Report	5× 3×

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22 March 2014 16:10	Vive Targi Kielce	32–28	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Lijewski 9	(17–13)	Groetzki 7
	4× 3×	Report	5× 3× 1×

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22 March 2014 18:00	Vardar	28–28	HSV Hamburg	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,400 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Dibirov 9	(14–16)	Schröder 9
	2× 1×	Report	5× 2× 1×

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22 March 2014 20:30	Gorenje	30–28	Paris Saint-Germain	Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER)
	Šoštarič 9	(16–13)	Melić 7
	5× 3×	Report	1× 2×

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23 March 2014 15:00	Aalborg	22–29	Barcelona	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,666 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Slundt 6	(13–15)	three players 4
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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23 March 2014 16:55	Metalurg Skopje	23–17	KIF Kolding	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
	Vugrinec 13	(14–9)	Laen 5
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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23 March 2014 19:00	Wisła Płock	34–33	MKB Veszprém	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
	Ghionea 7	(16–16)	Ilić, Sulić 8
	5× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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23 March 2014 19:15	Celje	26–25	Flensburg	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Zelenović 8	(13–12)	Glandorf 7
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Second leg

29 March 2014 14:00	MKB Veszprém	31–26	Wisła Płock	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	Ilić 7	(16–11)	four players 4
	9× 3× 1×	Report	4× 3× 1×

Veszprém won 64–60 on aggregate.

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29 March 2014 17:30	Flensburg	30–27	Celje	Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 4,027 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	three players 6	(15–14)	Marguč 8
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3×

Flensburg won 55–53 on aggregate.

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29 March 2014 20:30	Barcelona	31–20	Aalborg	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 2,514 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Lazarov 6	(16–11)	Larsen, Tvedten 4
	1× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Barcelona won 60–42 on aggregate.

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30 March 2014 16:45	KIF Kolding	26–30	Metalurg Skopje	Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 2,857 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Rocas, Spellerberg 5	(13–15)	Vugrinec 10
	4× 2×	Report	5× 2×

Metalurg won 53–43 on aggregate.

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30 March 2014 17:00	Paris Saint-Germain	34–25	Gorenje	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 2,750 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Gunnarsson, Hansen 7	(17–17)	three players 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Paris won 62–55 on aggregate.

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30 March 2014 17:15	THW Kiel	40–28	Motor Zaporozhye	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Jícha 6	(20–13)	Onufryienko 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Kiel won 71–56 on aggregate.

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30 March 2014 18:45	HSV Hamburg	29–30	Vardar	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg Attendance: 2,904 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Duvnjak, Schröder 7	(15–17)	Karačić 8
	2× 3×	Report

Vardar won 58–57 on aggregate.

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31 March 2014 19:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	27–23	Vive Targi Kielce	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 8,805 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Groetzki, Sigurmannsson 5	(16–14)	Jurecki 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

55–55 on aggregate. Rhein-Neckar Löwen won on away goals.

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 1 April 2014 at 12:15 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 19–21 April, and the second legs on 26–27 April 2014.^[5][6]

Seedings

Pot 1	Pot 2
MKB Veszprém	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
THW Kiel	Metalurg Skopje
Barcelona	Paris Saint-Germain
Vardar	Flensburg

Matches

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	62–62	Barcelona	38–31	24–31
Flensburg	49–49	Vardar	24–22	25–27
Metalurg Skopje	47–65	THW Kiel	21–31	26–34
Paris Saint-Germain	52–59	MKB Veszprém	26–28	26–31

First leg

19 April 2014 16:30	Paris Saint-Germain	26–28	MKB Veszprém	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	M'Tima 5	(14–12)	Nagy 9
	3×	Report	4× 3×

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19 April 2014 18:30	Metalurg Skopje	21–31	THW Kiel	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Manaskov 6	(9–14)	Vujin 8
	3× 3×	Report	5× 2× 1×

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20 April 2014 19:15	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	38–31	Barcelona	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,900 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Gensheimer 14	(22–14)	Lazarov 10
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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21 April 2014 19:00	Flensburg	24–22	Vardar	Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	Eggert 6	(13–14)	Karačić 9
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Second leg

26 April 2014 16:00	MKB Veszprém	31–26	Paris Saint-Germain	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Ilić, Sulić 8	(12–12)	Hansen 9
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Veszprém won 52–59 on aggregate.

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26 April 2014 17:00	Vardar	27–25	Flensburg	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Brumen 7	(10–15)	Eggert 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

49–49 on aggregate. Flensburg won on away goals.

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26 April 2014 20:15	Barcelona	31–24	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 6,814 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Karabatić 7	(15–11)	Groetzki 7
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

62–62 on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals.

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27 April 2014 14:15	THW Kiel	34–26	Metalurg Skopje	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Klein 8	(19–11)	Vugrinec 7
	5× 2× 1×	Report	7× 1× 2×

Kiel won 65–47 on aggregate.

Final four

The draw was held on 29 April 2014.^[7]

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	31 May
	Barcelona	39
	Flensburg (pen.)	41
					1 June
					Flensburg	30
					THW Kiel	28
					Third place
	31 May			1 June
	MKB Veszprém	26		Barcelona	26
	THW Kiel	29			MKB Veszprém	25

Semifinals

31 May 2014 15:15	MKB Veszprém	26–29	THW Kiel	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
	Ilić 5	(13–13)	Pálmarsson 7
	3× 3× 1×	Report	6× 3×

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31 May 2014 18:00	Barcelona	39–41 (ET)	Flensburg	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Lazarov, Tomás 6	(17–18)	Glandorf, Weinhold 8
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×
	FT: 32–32 ET: 4–4

Flensburg won the penalty shootout 5–3.

Third place game

1 June 2014 15:15	Barcelona	26–25	MKB Veszprém	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Rutenka 11	(9–10)	Ilić 7
	3×	Report	3× 3×

Final

1 June 2014 18:00	Flensburg	30–28	THW Kiel	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Eggert, Hansen 7	(14–16)	Pálmarsson 6
	5× 3×	Report	2× 2×

References

1. "All pots for Last 16 draw confirmed". ehfcl.com. 23 February 2014.
2. "Hamburg vs Vardar, Löwen vs Kielce". ehfcl.com. 25 February 2014.
3. "EHF statement on European Cup matches taking place in Ukraine". eurohandball.com. 7 March 2014.
4. "Zaporozhye and Kiel to play in Hungary". eurohandball.com. 10 March 2014.
5. "Pots for the quarter-finals draw ready". ehfcl.com. 1 April 2014.
6. "Barcelona to tame Lions, Kiel face Metalurg". ehfcl.com. 1 April 2014.
7. "Barcelona take on Flensburg, Veszprem meet Kiel". ehfcl.com. 2014-04-29.

External links

• Official website