Dear Media Representative, On behalf of the European Handball Federation it gives me great pleasure to welcome you back for a new season and to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. The media continues to play an integral role in the continued development and success of the VELUX EHF Champions League and we aim to provide you with the very best service we can. Your coverage of the competition, the teams, the players, the fans and extended handball family is greatly appreciated. We are always interested in hearing any feedback from you to improve our service and make it as enjoyable and easy as possible for you to do your job. Now the best 24 men’s teams in Europe battle it out to emerge from one of the four groups of six in this opening phase and progress through to the first knock-out round, the Last 16, to be played in March 2012. For the players and teams as well as fans and the media there are a lot of exciting matches ahead and I wish you all an enjoyable VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. I look forward to seeing you in May 2012 in Cologne when we crown the new Kings of European Handball. I hope you enjoy watching handball at its very best! Tor Lian EHF President
EHF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Dear Media Representative, Following FC Barcelona’s Men’s EHF Champions League win for a record seventh time last May, the teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 are now on the long road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany. Many media representatives from across Europe attended matches last season with over 300 media accredited in Cologne of which just under half were from the written press. The EHF Media and Communications Department are honoured to have you cover our games and are at your disposal at all times. If you should have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below.
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Official name of the VELUX EHF Champions League The official name of the competition is: VELUX EHF Champions League. The full name of the competition should always be used. VELUX and the three letter abbreviation for the European Handball Federation should always be displayed in capital letters before the name of the competition. Please note: If the season is required, it has to be positioned after “Champions League” e.g. VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. The wording “Champions League” should always be written with a capital letter at the beginning of each word, i.e. Champions League. The remaining letters should be in lower case. The word Champions does not have an apostrophe after the ‘s’.
GROUP A FC Barcelona Intersport Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Kadetten Schaffhausen Chambery Savoie HB HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo IK Sävehof GROUP B Chekhovskie Medvedi MKB Veszprém KC BM Atletico Madrid Füchse Berlin Bjerringbro-Silkeborg KS Vive Targi Kielce GROUP C HSV Hamburg RK Cimos Koper HCM Constanta St. Petersburg HC Orlen Wisla Plock HC Metalurg GROUP D Montpellier Agglomeration HB AG Kobenhavn THW Kiel Reale Ademar Leon Pick Szeged RK Partizan Beograd
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 PREVIEW • • • • • • •
8,880 minutes until the trophy is won 19th season for the EHF Champions League 24 teams from 15 countries (36 from 24 if including Qualification Phase) 148 matches until the final destination Cologne RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb participate for the 18th time Chekhovskie Medvedi for the 12th straight time Three newcomers
One trophy, one city, one dream: 24 teams have to go 18 (or maybe even 20) steps to be on top of Europe; to be crowned champions of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/2012. In 275 days, on 27 May 2012, the winner of the most important cup in the world of the club handball will be known – after 148 matches in Group Stage, Last 16, Quarter-Finals and the VELUX EHF FINAL4. FC Barcelona Intersport start as defending champions – but the number of top opponents is huge this season. With their new name and new home BM Atletico Madrid are keen to continue their successful tradition, when they were known as BM Ciudad Real. The German sides from Hamburg and Kiel will be strong like the Catalans and like the new Danish champions AG Kobenhavn or traditionally strong teams like MKB Veszprem, MAHB Montpellier or Chekhovskie Medvedi. The first steps for all of them are the 10 matches of the Group Stage. On 28 September the starting whistle will be blown and after the break for EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia the Group Stage continues with the last three rounds on 8 February 2012. By 26 February the 16 participants of the knock-out stage will be known, whilst the Last 16 (14 – 25 March) will also be played in the same form as last season. The four group winners face the four fourth-ranked teams, and the clubs ranked third meet those ranked second. The better ranked teams have the home right in the second leg. The winners of the Last 16 qualify for the Quarter-Finals (18 – 29 April 2012), which is the last step to Cologne. The group winners (if they qualify) again have the home right in the decisive second leg – and group winners cannot face each other before the VELUX EHF FINAL4. The semi-finals will take place in Cologne on 26 May – and one day later the 19th winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League will be known.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 FACTS FC Barcelona Intersport are the current EHF Champions League record holders with seven titles, followed by Atletico Madrid (three titles as BM Ciudad Real) and THW Kiel (two titles). In total, Spanish teams have won the trophy 13 times, and all of the EHF Champions League winners since 2005 are participating this season, however, it is not a team from the Iberian peninsula who are competing this year who have participated the most in the competition though, it is RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb. Since the start of the EHF Champions League in 1993 the 20-time Croat champion have only missed it once in the 2001/2002 season and currently start the competition for the 18th time. Behind Zagreb are MKB Veszprem, the 20-time Hungarian champions, who participate for the 17th time in the EHF Champions League ahead of FC Barcelona Intersport and THW Kiel (both 15), MAHB Montpellier (14) and Chekhovskie Medvedi (12). Medvedi, the Russian champions, are the only team to be part of the EHF Champions League for the 12th straight time, again ahead of Veszprem (11) and Montpellier (10 times). In contrast, Füchse Berlin (GER), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and AG Kobenhavn (both DEN) play in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time. The first 16 matches of this season’s competition have already been played in the three qualification and tournaments and one Wild Card tournament. After 20 teams had qualified directly for the VELUX EHF Champions League, due to the EHF seeding list, IK Savehof, Partizan Belgrade, Metalurg Skopje and Vive Targi Kielce made their way through to the Group Stage as the winners of those tournaments, played in a new play-off format with semi-finals and finals in contrast to the group matches before. So, after 8,880 minutes of regular time played by more than 400 players in the 24 teams coming from 15 countries one team captain will raise the one trophy everyone wants in Cologne in May 2012.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW Group A: FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) The defending champions have been tipped by many VELUX EHF Champions League coaches as big favourites to win the VELUX EHF Champions League again this season, with team captain Laszlo Nagy hoping for a record eighth title too. “It’s easier to get to the top than to remain there,” he said. The Spanish champions can rely on almost the same team from last season in their 15th season of participation in the EHF Champions League. Only Iker Romero has left the club but Spanish internationals Viran Morros (Atletico Madrid) and Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (Reale Ademar León) signed for the Catalans, who hold the record for winning the EHF Champions League the most times. Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) For the 20th straight time Zagreb are Croatian champions and for the 18th time (the most out of all the participants in the competition this season) they play in the EHF Champions League. After reaching the Last 16 in the last two years the Croats hope to make the Quarter-Finals this season. The only key player who departed is goalkeeper Gorazd Skof, but experienced Josip Valcic from Gummersbach has joined the club. Ivano Balic is the head of the team, but youngsters like Gojun and Kopljar are emerging as contenders for the leading position. Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) Last season the Swiss champions were close to a big sensation, as they were close to eliminating MAHB Montpellier in the Last 16, but lost the second leg. This season coach Petr Hrachovec has to face the fact that three of his top stars left the club; goalkeeper Bjorgvin Gustavsson, top scorer Mait Patrail and experienced wing Jan Filip. However, Schaffhausen can count on a World Champion, the German Christian Dissinger, who was part of the All Star Team at the 2011 Junior World Championship. Chambery Savoie HB (FRA) In their short-term strategy the team from the Alps want to reach the Quarter-Finals, but in the midterm they hope to be a candidate for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Coach Philippe Gardent is in his 15th season on the Chambery bench and he again signed young talented French players to step out of the shadow of champions Montpellier. Last season Chambery reached the Last 16 in the “group of death” with teams like THW Kiel, FC Barcelona and Rhein-Neckar Lowen – and the French runners-up especially can count on their home court strength.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo (BIH) Last season, for the first time in their club history, the seven-time Bosnian champions reached the Last 16 – and now the Bosna team is hungry to repeat this success. Coach Irfan Smajlagic has made several changes to his team with seven newcomers arriving and five players (including top star Petar Kapisoda) leaving. On home turf the Sarajevo team always show a stronger performance, attended by thousands of frenetic spectators, so the objective away will be to become more stable. IK Savehof (SWE) For the fourth time the Swedes have qualified for the VELUX EHF Champions League. Savehof won the qualification tournament in Vienna thanks to their clear semi-final victory over Besiktas and a tight final qualifying match success against Dinamo Minsk. The new star of IK Savehof is Swedish international Fredrik Larsson after their former top scorer, Jonathan Stenbacken, left to join German side Fuchse Berlin. IK Savehof (which is close to Gothenburg) is well known for their highly successful youth programme and organise the famous Partille Cup. Group B: Chekhovskie Medvedi (RUS) Chekhovskie Medvedi are the only one of all 24 participating teams to qualify for the Group Stage of the EHF Champions League for the twelfth straight time. The Russian champions known as ‘the Bears’ are still clearly the team to beat in Russia, and internationally they have improved to be considered as one of the major contenders in European handball. Still counting on physical strong players, coach Vladimir Maximov does not have major changes in his squad. Only Alexey Kamanin left, but legendary wing player Eduard Kosharov arrived. Again their aim will be to go to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but the Bears will face strong opponents in the first stage as they hope to go through to the Last 16. MKB Veszprem KC (HUN) For the 17th time the Hungarian record champions are participating in the VELUX EHF Champions League – and again they are one of the candidates for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. But like in the last few seasons, when they had to face extremely strong opponents and were eliminated twice by FC Barcelona, Veszprem were unlucky with the group draw. The club from Lake Balaton again signed some big names such as Ferenc Ilyes and or Croatian national team goalkeeper Mirko Allilovic – the successor of the legend between the posts, Dejan Peric. But
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW playmaker Nikola Eklemovic left the team of Coach Lajos Mocsai. Top star of Veszprem is Serbian shooter Marko Vujin, who will leave after this season to THW Kiel. BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) New name, old objectives: BM Ciudad Real relocated due to financial reasons from the La Mancha region to the Spanish capital – and reignites the handball tradition of Atletico. “We are going for all the titles,” said Coach Talant Dujshebaev, even though his defensive ace Viran Morros moved to the big rivals FC Barcelona Intersport. However, Madrid signed the 2.12 metre tall Danish pivot Nikolaj Marussen and the Spaniard Edu Fernandez and kept the rest of their experienced and successful squad from last season that reached the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, but lost against FC Barcelona. With three titles (2006, 2008, 2009) Madrid are number two in the record list of the EHF Champions League titles, behind FC Barcelona. Füchse Berlin (GER) The Foxes from the German capital were the biggest sensation in the Bundesliga last season, finishing third in the end, equal on points with THW Kiel and ahead of teams like Flensburg and Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Competing in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 is their first ever international appearance, and the dreams are flying high, despite the strong matches ahead for them in the Group Stage. By signing Spanish World Champion and double winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Iker Romero, they have made a huge step on their quest to improving handball interest in Berlin. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) The Danish league runners-up are another debutant in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League – and another one with high hopes, as it is their objective to make the Last 16 and beyond. The team of Coach Martin Albrektsen consists of top players like young Danish national team goalkeeper Niklas Landin, one of the stars at the 2011 World Championship in Sweden, the experienced team captain Kasper Nielsen – and new signings with international experience such as Swedish pivot Robert Arrhenius and French player Audray Tuzolana. KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) The team of Coach Bogdan Wenta travelled the long way to be part of the VELUX EHF Champions League again. After surprisingly losing the Polish league finals against Orlen Wisla Plock, Kielce were hosts of the Wild Card Tournament and as all organisers before – Leon and Lowen – they qualified for the Group Stage.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW But it was a real tough struggle to first beat Valladolid in the semi-final and then to eliminate Rhein Neckar-Lowen in the final, as the Polish runners-up needed extra-time. Kielce signed two Polish internationals Slawomir Szmal and Grzegorz Tkaczyk from Lowen and Croatian international Denis Buntic from Leon, as another Croat, Mirza Dzomba, has finished his career. Group C: HSV Hamburg (GER) Though they do not have a long international history, HSV Hamburg are one of the most successful teams of the VELUX EHF Champions League in the past few years. They have participated in the competition four times reaching the Semi-Final three times and the Quarter-Final once – and in all four seasons they were eliminated by Ciudad Real (now Atletico Madrid). Despite missing the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, last season was the best in the club’s history as HSV fulfilled their long-term objective – winning the German championship – for the first time. Per Carlen is now the successor to coach Martin Schwalb who became General Director and President of the club. Carlen arrived together with his son Oscar and goalkeeper Dan Beutler from Flensburg. The goal remains the same for HSV; to win one national or international title and to reach the final destination of the VELUX Champions League 2011/12 - Cologne. RK Cimos Koper (SLO) First, they were European Cup winners in the EHF Challenge Cup, then they broke the dominance of RK Celje and Gorenje Velenje and last season was a total triumph for them as they became Slovenian champions for the first time and Cup winners for the third time. Coach Fredi Radojkovic has changed his goalkeeper for the new season by signing the experienced Gorazd Skof from Zagreb, as Darko Stanic left to Skopje. For the second time after the 2008/09 season Koper have qualified for the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League. “We are more experienced than in our first participation, so it is our objective to reach the Last 16,” said manager Alex Korsic. HCM Constanta (ROU) Newcomer Valentin Ghionnea, one of the best current Romanian players, is the key factor for HCM Constanta and their high hopes. After their sixth Romanian title the team from the Black Sea hope for their second qualification for the Last 16 after the 2009/2010 season. HCM Constanta are part of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage for the sixth time – and despite some changes in the squad coaches Ion Craciun and former goalkeeping legend Alexandru Buligan hope for a successful season on domestic and international courts.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW St. Petersburg HC (RUS) For the second straight time St. Petersburg finished Russian league runners-up below Chekhovskie Medvedi and for the second time the Last 16 of the VELUX EHF Champions League is the objective of Coach Dimitri Torgowanow. “Last season, when we were debutants, we lacked experience, now I hope that we have – especially in away matches – the cleverness to stand up to our opponents,” he said. The Olympic, World and European Champion still has a very young team, but they are well trained and used to each other as only two new players have arrived since last season. Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) In one of the biggest sensations across the European leagues last season, Plock won the final series in Poland against the great favourites Kielce. Even in Kielce the team of Danish coach Lars Walther took the points – and they are now playing for the seventh time in the VELUX EHF Champions League. They have been eliminated after the Group Stage five times and reached the Last 16 once – but this was 15 years ago. Now with an improved team helped with the arrivals of the experienced playmaker Nikola Eklemovic (Veszprem) and Polish international Michal Kubisztal, who arrived from Berlin. “I think we have a great chance to reach the Last 16, as teams like Constanta, St. Petersburg, Koper and Plock are on the same level now,” said Club President Andrzej Miszczynski. RK Metalurg Skopje (MKD) After two previous unsuccessful attempts, coaching legend Lino Cervar (former Croatian national coach, Olympic and World Champion) has led Metalurg to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League. The champions of FYR Macedonia improved their team by signing internationally well-known players like Serbian goalkeeper Darko Stanic from Koper and Zarko Markovic, former player of Veszprem. In their qualification tournament Metalurg did not have to give their best to win the semi-final against Lezion Rishion from Israel, but were highly lucky in the final as they scored the decisive goal to win against Haslum 29:28, 20 seconds before the final buzzer. Group D: Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) Twice they were close to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but twice Montpellier were the unlucky loser in the 2010 and 2011 Quarter-Finals against Medvedi and Lowen – now the French champions are trying again to reach Cologne. But in their group two more contenders – Kiel and Kobenhavn – have this objective too. Coach Patrice Canayer, on the MAHB bench since 1994, hopes that no major injuries will stop his team – the EHF Champions League winner 2002/03 – on their way to their final destination.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW With world class players like Nikola Karabatic, Vid Kavticnik or Michael Guigou, Canayer can count on huge international experience in the 14th appearance of the team in the VELUX EHF Champions League. Montpellier have signed two Slovenians, wing player Dragan Gajic and goalkeeper Primosz Prost – but lost French international Adrien Di Panda and Czech wing David Juricek. AG Kobenhavn (DEN) AG Kobenhavn became Danish champions for the first time in front of the biggest ever crowd at a handball match. 36,000 spectators attended the second final against Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the Parken football arena. Only two years after being promoted from the second league, AGK returned like a phoenix from the ashes. Thanks to players like Mikkel Hansen, Joachim Boldsen, Kasper Hvidt or the newcomers Olafur Stefansson or Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, the goals are high for the AGK mastermind, manager Jesper Nielsen: “We want to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 – and in the future win the VELUX EHF Champions League title.” THW Kiel (GER) No new players for the first time in 23 years, no players who have left – no team is better prepared for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 season than THW Kiel. Long-term injured players Kim Andersson and Daniel Narcisse have returned to the team of Coach Alfred Gislasson and ambitions are high. “We want to win all possible titles,” said Gislason. The two-time EHF Champions League winners still have a squad with their own key factors such as Thierry Omeyer, Filip Jicha, Momir Illic or Daniel Narcisse – and their pre-season preparation was impressive, as they won all their 15 test matches. THW again are on the list of nearly every coach as one of the big favourites for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) After missing the Group Stage in the 2010/2011 season at the Wild Card Tournament stage Leon are back in the field of the 24 best teams of Europe as the third-ranked team in the Spanish Asobal Liga. New coach Isidoro Martinez, a former Spanish national team youth coach, hopes to reach the Last 16 despite their “terribly strong opponents” as he describes the other teams in his group. The hopes are pinned on newcomer Adrien Di Panda (from Montpellier), as well as some new Spanish signings. Leon’s best known player who departed was Croat Dennis Buntic who moved to Kielce. Leon, who are well-known for their strength at home, participate for the tenth time in the EHF Champions League.
VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW Pick Szeged (HUN) Like last season major changes occurred in Szeged, as five newcomers arrived and nine players left or have been loaned to other clubs including key players like David Katzirz, Gabor Herbert or Maxim Butenko. In contrast Pick signed the Hungarian international Daniel Buday and talented youngster Gabor Anscin. The Hungarian runners-up are one of the most traditional participants in the VELUX EHF Champions League; with this season their tenth appearance. Club manager Gyorgy Fekete hopes for another step in this season’s competition, despite the top class opponents: “On the one hand I am not glad because we are in a very strong group; on the other hand I am happy because it is very good that such famous clubs will visit Szeged. Our goal is to qualify for the Last 16.” RK Partizan Beograd The Serbian champions are an exception in the field of the 24 participants of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage, as they are the only team with players exclusively from their home country. In their Qualification Tournament they first beat AEK Athens closely in the semi-final, before then going on to the Group Stage with victory over FC Porto Vitalis. For Partizan, it is their fourth qualification for the EHF Champions League Group matches and their first since the 2003/2004 season.
VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 EVENT INFORMATION The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season. The two-day event sees the best four men’s teams in Europe playing to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League title. Introduced in the 2009/10 season and so far played twice in the LAXNESS arena, Cologne, the decision to create a new format for the final phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League was seen as crucial for the growth of handball across Europe. The aim was to create a flagship event, one that could compete on the international sports market and make the Europe’s leading club competition even more attractive to partners and sponsors. The aim of the new format was to create an event that set new standards in organisation and entertainment not just for four games played over two days, but a true entertainment event in its own right. Playing in one venue, in a major European city with a whole year for organisation, promotion and marketing have been critical factors in the success of the event. 20,000 people from over 26 countries travelled to Cologne in May 2011 for the second edition of the event. Tickets were sold-out weeks before the four participating teams were known and the total number of 19,750 spectators was a new record in European club competitions. The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will return to Cologne, Germany on 26 and 27 May 2012 for the third time. Tickets are on sale now with further information is available from the official website at ehfFINAL4.com.
VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 TICKET INFORMATION The VELUX EHF FINAL4 takes place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany. Tickets are available in four price categories (as well as VIP Tickets): Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 VIP
€220 €165 €110 €50 €495 (+ VAT)
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ehfFINAL4.com or via the ticket telephone hotline on +49 221 280 288. Experience the unique atmosphere at the LANXESS arena Cologne when 20,000 enthusiastic fans cheer for the world’s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title. Get your tickets as soon as possible and order early as last season, due to the high demand, tickets sold out months before the event. Only 2,000 tickets have been reserved for the four clubs who make the VELUX EHFFINAL4 and once the public tickets are sold out there are no more tickets available. All VELUX EHF FINAL4 tickets are for the whole weekend and include four matches; two on Saturday 26 May and two on Sunday 27 May (two semi-finals on Saturday, 3/4 Match and Final on Sunday). Tickets include free public transport to and from the LANXESS arena in Cologne (VRS system).
VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 VIP TICKET INFORMATION Experience the VELUX EHF FINAL4 exclusively The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season and will take place on 26/27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne. The two-day event sees the best four men’s teams in Europe playing to decide the winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Experience the unique atmosphere in the LANXESS arena, Cologne together with your clients, partners and friends and establish new relations in an ambience of sporting peak performance. The exclusive VIP arrangements allow you to feel the emotions of victory and success very closely. Be there when 20,000 enthusiastic fans watch the world’s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title. VIP Ticket includes: • Seats in the exclusive VIP area • Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions League Final) • Access to the backstage VIP Restaurant • Excellent catering • Networking in an informal ambience • VIP parking tickets available on request VIP Ticket: €495 excl. 19 % German VAT VIP Box includes: • Prestigious VIP box equipped for 12, 14 or 16 people • Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions League Final) • Discreet ambiance for conversation • Personal assistance for you and your guests • Excellent catering • Perfect view of the court • VIP parking tickets available on request VIP Box for 12 guests: €8020 excl. 19 % German VAT (VIP Boxes are available for 12, 14 and 16 guests. Within this arrangement you are able to book up to four additional tickets for €300, per person + VAT) Contact & Information: Iris Stoeckelmayr, VELUX EHF FINAL4 Assistant, Telephone: +43 1 80151 216, E-mail:
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VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 BRANDED TRAM Three months after the successful VELUX EHF FINAL4 in May at the LANXESS arena in Cologne, the first signs of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 can be seen on the streets of Cologne. The start of ticket sales on 7 September 2011 also sees the launch of the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 branded tram, which will travel throughout the cathedral city until June 2012.
With the branding of this modern tram, EHF Marketing GmbH have created an effective 200 square metre advertising space in the City of Cologne, promoting the event throughout the year on its return to the city for the third year in a row. The advertising team who worked on the project are from Kölner Aussenwerbung and were made up of four specialists, who have worked intensively to create a professional looking final product. Areas such as joints, handles as well as doors and windows in particular required careful and painstaking work. In total 350 man hours were required to complete the branding of the tram. The tram will travel on Line 1 in Cologne, and directly to the tram station serving the LANXESS arena. It is estimated that the tram will transport over 500,000 people and travel approximately 100,000 km up to June 2012.
EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINALS 1993/94 SEASON
ABC Braga (POR) vs TEKA Santander (ESP) 22:22 / 21:23 (43:45)
1994/95 SEASON
Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun (ESP) vs Badel Zagreb (CRO) 30:20 / 26:27 (56:47)
1995/96 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 23:15 / 23:23 (46:38)
1996/97 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 31:22 / 30:23 (61:45)
1997/98 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 28:18 / 28:22 (56:40)
1998/99 SEASON
Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 22:22 / 18:29 (40:51)
1999/00 SEASON
THW Kiel (GER) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 28:25 / 24:29 (52:54)
2000/01 SEASON
Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 30:24 / 22:25 (52:49)
2001/02 SEASON
Fotex Veszprem (HUN) vs SC Magdeburg (GER) 23:21 / 25:30 (48:51)
2002/03 SEASON
Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs Montpellier HB (FRA) 27:19 / 19:31 (46:50)
2003/04 SEASON
Celje Piv Lasko (SLO) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 34:38 / 28:30 (62:58)
2004/05 SEASON
B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs FC Barcelona Cifec (ESP) 28:27 / 27:29 (55:56)
2005/06 SEASON
Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 19:25 / 28:37 (47:62)
2006/07 SEASON
SG Flensburg-Final Handewitt (GER) vs THW Kiel (GER) 28:28 / 27:29 (55:57)
2007/08 SEASON
B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 27:29 / 31:25 (58:54)
2008/09 SEASON
THW Kiel (GER) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 39:34 / 27:33 (66:67)
2009/10 SEASON
FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 34:36
2010/11 SEASON
FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs Renovalia Ciudad Real (ESP) 27:24
EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – WINNERS 1993/94 SEASON
TEKA Santander (ESP)
1994/95 SEASON
Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP)
1995/96 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP)
1996/97 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP)
1997/98 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP)
1998/99 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP)
1999/00 SEASON
FC Barcelona (ESP)
2000/01 SEASON
Portland San Antonio (ESP)
2001/02 SEASON
SC Magdeburg (GER)
2002/03 SEASON
Montpellier HB (FRA)
2003/04 SEASON
RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO)
2004/05 SEASON
FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP)
2005/06 SEASON
BM Ciudad Real (ESP)
2006/07 SEASON
THW Kiel (GER)
2007/08 SEASON
BM Ciudad Real (ESP)
2008/09 SEASON
BM Ciudad Real (ESP)
2009/10 SEASON
THW Kiel (GER)
2010/11 SEASON
FC Barcelona Borges (ESP)
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EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – TOP SCORERS 1993/94 SEASON
Uros Serbec (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 76 Goals
1994/95 SEASON
Nenad Perunicic (Bidasoa Irun/ESP) 82 Goals
1995/96 SEASON
Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 80 Goals
1996/97 SEASON
Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 82 Goals
1997/98 SEASON
Eles Jozsef (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 84 Goals
1998/99 SEASON
Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 90 Goals
1999/00 SEASON
Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 92 Goals
2000/01 SEASON
Yuriy Kostetskiy (ABC Braga/POR) 81 Goals
2001/02 SEASON
Nenad Perunicic (SC Magdeburg/GER) 122 Goals
2002/03 SEASON
Mirza Dzomba (Fotex KC Veszprem/HUN) 67 Goals
2003/04 SEASON
Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 103 Goals
2004/05 SEASON
Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 85 Goals
2005/06 SEASON
Kiril Lazarov (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 85 Goals
2006/07 SEASON
Nikola Karabatic (THW Kiel/GER) 89 Goals
2007/08 SEASON
Kiril Lazarov (HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb/CRO) 96 Goals Olafur Stefansson (BM Ciudad Real/ESP) 96 Goals
2008/09 SEASON
Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 99 Goals
2009/10 SEASON
Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 119 Goals
2010/11 SEASON
Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER) 118 Goals
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GROUP D Montpellier Agglomeration HB
Reale Ademar Leon
AG Kobenhavn
Pick Szeged
THW Kiel
RK Partizan Beograd
2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase Group D
matches
won
draw
lost
goal-difference
points
1
FRA
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
0
0
0
0
0:0
0
0
2
DEN
AG Kobenhavn
0
0
0
0
0:0
0
0
3
GER
THW Kiel
0
0
0
0
0:0
0
0
4
ESP
Reale Ademar Leon
0
0
0
0
0:0
0
0
5
HUN
Pick Szeged
0
0
0
0
0:0
0
0
6
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
0
0
0
0
0:0
0
0
MatchID: 201211020102092
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
28.09.-02.10.11 091
FRA
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
02.10.2011 17:00 093
HUN
ESP
Pick Szeged
DEN
Reale Ademar Leon
GER
AG Kobenhavn
HUN
FRA
Pick Szeged
SRB
101
ESP
DEN
Reale Ademar Leon
HUN
GER
THW Kiel
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
HUN
Pick Szeged
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
FRA
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
ESP
Reale Ademar Leon
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
HUN
Pick Szeged
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
GER
THW Kiel
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
FRA
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
FRA
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
0 : 0 (:)
Leon / ESP
AG Kobenhavn
23.10.2011 16:50 104
vs.
/
22.10.2011 17:00 102
0 : 0 (:)
Pérols/Montpellier / FRA
RK Partizan Beograd
19.-23.10.11
Reale Ademar Leon
Szeged / HUN
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
16.10.2011 17:00 100
ESP
Kiel / GER
15.10.2011 16:15 097
vs.
Brondby / DEN
THW Kiel
09.10.2011 19:00 099
0 : 0 (:)
Leon / ESP
09.10.2011 16:50 095
AG Kobenhavn
Szeged / HUN
08.10.2011 18:00 094
DEN
Pérols/Montpellier / FRA
02.10.2011 19:00 096
vs.
/
Brondby / DEN
Pick Szeged
19.11.2011 16:15
Szeged / HUN
EHF Report | 09.05.2011 09:42 | 10/12
2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 103
ESP
Reale Ademar Leon
20.11.2011 17:00 108
GER
SRB
THW Kiel
107
FRA
106
DEN
SRB
AG Kobenhavn
HUN
FRA
Pick Szeged
GER
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
GER
DEN
ESP
AG Kobenhavn
HUN
Reale Ademar Leon
FRA
GER
HUN
Pick Szeged
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
ESP
Reale Ademar Leon
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
ESP
Reale Ademar Leon
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
DEN
AG Kobenhavn
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
GER
THW Kiel
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
DEN
AG Kobenhavn
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
HUN
Pick Szeged
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
FRA
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
DEN
AG Kobenhavn
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
ESP
Reale Ademar Leon
0 : 0 (:)
Szeged / HUN
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
19.02.2012 17:00 116
vs.
Leon / ESP
Pick Szeged
18.02.2012 16:15 117
0 : 0 (:)
Brondby / DEN
12.02.2012 18:30 115
THW Kiel
Kiel / GER
12.02.2012 16:50 112
GER
Kiel / GER
THW Kiel
08.02.2012 18:30 113
vs.
Pérols/Montpellier / FRA
THW Kiel
18.12.2011 17:00 114
0 : 0 (:)
Szeged / HUN
04.12.2011 17:15 098
RK Partizan Beograd
/
04.12.2011 15:00 110
SRB
Brondby / DEN
RK Partizan Beograd
30.11.-04.12.11 109
vs.
/
27.11.2011 16:50 111
0 : 0 (:)
/
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
23.-27.11.11
AG Kobenhavn
Kiel / GER
RK Partizan Beograd
23.-27.11.11
DEN
Leon / ESP
20.11.2011 17:00 105
vs.
Pérols/Montpellier / FRA
THW Kiel
19.02.2012 18:45
Kiel / GER
EHF Report | 09.05.2011 09:42 | 11/12
2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League Group Phase 118
SRB
RK Partizan Beograd
22.-26.02.12 120
ESP
DEN
Reale Ademar Leon
Montpellier Agglomeration HB
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
HUN
Pick Szeged
0 : 0 (:)
vs.
GER
THW Kiel
0 : 0 (:)
Leon / ESP
AG Kobenhavn
26.02.2012 14:45
RR_B347R2
FRA
/
25.02.2012 18:00 119
vs.
Brondby / DEN
EHF Report | 09.05.2011 09:42 | 12/12
Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players
Centre Jean-Paul Lacombe, 1000 Avenue Val de Montferrad, 34090 Montpellier, France Arena Montpellier, Rue de la Foire, 34470 Pérols/Montpellier, France
[email protected] www.montpellierhandball.com
Left the club
Dragan Gajic (RK Celje), Primoz Prost (BjerringbroSilkeborg) Adrien Di Panda (Ademar Leon), David Juricek (St. Raphael)
Coach Qualification CL 2011/12
Patrice Canayer, since 1994 French Champions
VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 14 Winner (1): 2002/03 Semi-Final (1): 2004/05 Quarter-Final (4): 2000/01, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2010/11 Last 16 (3): 1995/96, 2003/04, 2006/07 Main Round (2): 2007/08, 2008/09 Group Phase (2): 1998/99, 1999/00 French Champions 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 French Cup winners 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB FRA
7
FRA
Accambray William
Anquetil Arthur
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Cannes 08.04.1988 194 cm 94 kg
FRA
5
SRB
Arvin-Berod Maxime
Bojinovic Mladen
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Middle Back St. Renan 19.08.1991 -
77
FRA
Bonnefond Baptiste
Boukheda Yasser
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Lyon 22.01.1993 -
Montpellier 15.03.1994 -
FRA
Cochard Maxime
Corade Laurent
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Marseille 16.10.1992 -
Montpellier 06.06.1993 -
FRA
FRA
Desbois Martin
Desbonnet Remi
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Cherbourg Octeville 16.02.1993 -
SLO Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
92
Goal Keeper Montpellier 28.02.1992 -
FRA
Gajic Dragan
14.09.2011
Middle Back Banja Luka 17.01.1977 202 cm 101 kg
FRA
FRA
30
Montpellier 23.07.1995 -
Gomez Thomas Right Wing Celje 21.07.1984 190 cm 83 kg
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Montpellier 22.06.1995 Page 1 of 4
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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB FRA
18
FRA
Grebille Mathieu
Guigou Michael
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Paris 06.10.1991 -
14
FRA
TUN
Gutfreund Antoine
Hammed Aymen
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Strasbourg 06.10.1992 -
27
TUN Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Honrubia Samuel Left Back Menzel Ternime 21.04.1981 197 cm 104 kg
15
FRA
9
Right Wing Lyon 08.07.1990 -
25
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Strasbourg 19.04.1988 202 cm 90 kg
SLO
Karabatic Nikola
Kavticnik Vid
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Middle Back Nis 11.04.1984 196 cm 102 kg
FRA
14.09.2011
Left Wing Beziers 05.07.1986 180 cm 75 kg
Karabatic Luka
FRA
22
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: FRA
Joli Florent Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Tunis 26.07.1983 196 cm 95 kg
FRA
Hmam Wissem
88
Left Wing Apt 28.01.1982 179 cm 79 kg
23
Right Wing Slovenj Gradec 24.05.1984 190 cm 85 kg
FRA
Lavabre Theo
Lejonc Simon
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Montpellier 08.08.1994 -
Nice 29.04.1992 Page 2 of 4
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB FRA
FRA
Leventoux Remi
Lhou Moha Hugo
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Levallois Peret 12.02.1992 -
FRA
FRA
Mesnard Kevin
Orzoni Yann
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Strasbourg 11.01.1993 -
FRA
Prost Primoz
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Montpellier 14.02.1993 -
16
FRA
Saidani Alexandre Goal Keeper Strasbourg 28.05.1985 190 cm 82 kg
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
FRA
11
Sincere Romain Line Player Brest 09.02.1988 197 cm 102 kg
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
SVK
12 14.09.2011
Le Port 21.10.1993 -
TUN
Stochl Richard Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Montpellier 30.07.1994 -
FRA
Salou Remi Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Trbovlje 14.07.1983 186 cm 96 kg
FRA
Robin Mickael
1
Montpellier 26.04.1995 -
SLO
Paloc Tristan
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Strasbourg 22.03.1993 -
Tej Issam Goal Keeper Michalovce 17.12.1975 200 cm 108 kg
6
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Tunis 29.07.1979 187 cm 98 kg Page 3 of 4
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FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB FRA
FRA
Thouvenot Vincent
Zens Nicolas
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Gap 30.05.1994 -
26
Strasbourg 07.01.1990 -
FRA
Zerbib Romain Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
14.09.2011 PLP_B347_T1824
Talence 30.07.1993 -
Page 4 of 4
AG Kobenhaven (DEN) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players
Left the club
Coach Qualification CL 2011/12
Park Alle 296, 1. Sal, 2605 Brondby, Denmark Brondby Hallen, Brondby, Brondby Stadion 20, 2605 Brondby, Denmark
[email protected] www.agkbh.dk Olafur Stenfansson and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, RheinNeckar Löwen, Mads Larsen (back from loan), Henrik Toft Hansen (Aalborg) Thomas Bruhn, Jakob Green, Jacob Bagersted, Mikkel Saad, Martin Bager Magnus Andersson, Klavs Bruun Jorgensen, Soren Herskind Danish Champions
VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 1 Danish Champions 2010 Danish Cup winners 2010
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
DEN AG Kobenhavn ISL
DEN
Atlason Arnor
5
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Boldsen Joachim Left Back Reykjavik 23.07.1984 190 cm 95 kg
23
NOR
12
Ekberg Niclas Goal Keeper Kristiansand 10.04.1972 194 cm 94 kg
18
ISL
10
Hansen Henrik Toft
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Middle Back Reykjavik 17.10.1981 187 cm 87 kg
15
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Hansen Rene Toft Left Back Helsingborg 22.10.1987 196 cm 96 kg
7
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Sallingsund 01.11.1984 200 cm 103 kg
DEN
Hundstrup Stefan
Hvidt Kasper
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Wing Svendborg 30.06.1986 193 cm 86 kg
1
DEN
14.09.2011
Line Player Skive 18.12.1986 200 cm 108 kg
DEN
DEN
8
Right Wing Ystad 23.12.1988 191 cm 86 kg
Gudjonsson Snorri Steinn
Hansen Mikkel
20
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: DEN
DEN
24
Middle Back Helsingborg 30.04.1978 187 cm 103 kg
SWE
Ege Steinar Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Frederiksberg 06.02.1976 192 cm 96 kg
DEN
Jorgensen Lars Troels
Larsen Mads Mensah
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Middle Back Fladsa 03.02.1978 192 cm 102 kg
22
Left Back Holbaek 12.08.1991 188 cm 105 kg Page 1 of 2
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DEN AG Kobenhavn ESP
19
DEN
Malmagro Viana Cristian
Ottesen Kasper
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Granollers 11.03.1983 191 cm 88 kg
3
ISL
9
14.09.2011 PLP_B347_T16207
Right Wing Bjerringbro 15.03.1987 184 cm 80 kg
ISL
Sigurdsson Gudjon Valur
Stefansson Olafur
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Wing Reykjavik 08.08.1979 187 cm 82 kg
11
Right Back Reykjavik 03.07.1973 197 cm 94 kg
Page 2 of 2
THW Kiel (GER) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website
Ziegelteich 30, 24103 Kiel, Germany Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel, Europaplatz 1, 24103 Kiel, Germany
[email protected] www.thw-handball.de
New Players Left the club
None Jerome Fernandez (Toulouse)
Coach Qualification CL 2011/12
Alfred Gislason, since 2008 German Runners-Up
VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 15 Winner (2): 2006/07, 2009/10 Final (3): 1999/00, 2007/08, 2008/09 Semi-Final (2): 1996/97, 2000/01 Quarter-Final (5): 1998/99, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2010/11 Group Phase (2): 1994/95, 1995/96 Other EC records EHF Cup: Winners 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04 German Champions 1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 German Cup winners 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
GER THW Kiel SWE
SWE
Ahlm Marcus
13
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Andersson Kim Line Player Asum 07.07.1978 200 cm 106 kg
5
SRB
7
Dragicevic Milutin
Ilic Momir
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Sabac 21.04.1983 187 cm 82 kg
31
Klein Dominik Back Pilsen 19.04.1982 201 cm 105 kg
33
GER
16
Goal Keeper Kiel 05.02.1994 193 cm 89 kg
17
25 14.09.2011
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Prag 07.02.1978 200 cm 111 kg
GER
Lundström Henrik
Müller Tjark
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Wing Stensjön 13.11.1979 185 cm 82 kg
8
FRA
FRA
Narcisse Daniel
Omeyer Thierry
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Wing Miltenberg 16.12.1983 190 cm 85 kg
Kubes Daniel
SWE
6
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: CZE
Krieter Moritz Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Andrelovac 22.12.1981 200 cm 104 kg
GER
Jicha Filip Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Kävlinge 21.08.1982 200 cm 104 kg
SRB
CZE
39
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Back La Rennoin 16.12.1979 189 cm 92 kg
1
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Back Kiel 02.06.1993 188 cm 88 kg
Goal Keeper Mulhouse 02.11.1976 191 cm 92 kg Page 1 of 2
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GER THW Kiel SWE
12
ISL
Palicka Andreas
Palmarsson Aron
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Lund 10.07.1986 189 cm 88 kg
24
GER
19
Middle Back Reykjavik 19.07.1990 193 cm 100 kg
GER
Reichmann Tobias
Sprenger Christian
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Berlin 27.05.1988 188 cm 85 kg
11
Right Wing Ludwigsfelde 06.04.1983 190 cm 90 kg
GER
Zeitz Christian
20
14.09.2011 PLP_B347_T2003
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Heidelberg 18.11.1980 186 cm 95 kg
Page 2 of 2
Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website New Players
Left the club
Coach Qualification CL 2011/12
P. Saenz de Miera s/n, Estadio A. Amilivia, 24009 Leon, Spain Palacio de los Deportes de Leon, Paseo saenz de miera s/n, 24009 Leon, Spain
[email protected] www.ademar.com Adrien Di Panda (Montpellier), Rafa Baena (BM Antequera), Alvaro Ferrer, Antonio Garcia (both BM Granollers), Felipe Borges (Brazil) Hector Castresana (Jubille), Ricardo Costa (Jubilee), Dentis Buntic (Kielce), Danil Chernov (BM Antequera), Javi Ortigosa (BM Torrevieja) Isidoro Martinez (since 2011) Spanish third place
VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 10 Quarter-Final (3): 1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02 Last 16 (3): 2003/04, 2005/06, 2009/10 Main Round (2): 2007/08, 2008/09 Qualification (1): 2010/11 Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Winner 1998/99, 2004/05 Final: 2000/2001, 2006/2007 Spanish Champions 2001 Spanish Cup winner Asobal Cup 1998, 2008, Copa del Rey 2003
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
ESP Reale Ademar Leon ESP
1
ESP
Alamo Yeste Vicente
Andreu Candau Juan
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Mont I Reixach 10.02.1976 186 cm 91 kg
4
ESP
16
BRA
Baena Gonzalez Rafael
Borges Dutra Felipe
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Estepa 07.11.1982 191 cm 128 kg
18
ESP
2
CABANAS CARCIA PERTUSA A.
Carou Marcel Gonzalo
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Santander 22.04.1990 181 cm 71 kg
7
Carrillo Gutierrez Jose Mario
Cutura Dalibor
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Wing Leòn 18.12.1990 180 cm 75 kg
25
14.09.2011
Middle Back Sombor 14.06.1975 190 cm 91 kg
ESP
Di Panda Adrien Simon
Ferrer Vecilla Alvaro
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Dijon 03.05.1988 202 cm 97 kg
28
ESP
9
Line Player Buenos Aires 15.08.1979 194 cm 98 kg
SRB
FRA
10
Left Wing Sao Bernardo 04.05.1985 186 cm 88 kg
ESP
ESP
15
Line Player Sevilla 20.01.1985 197 cm 113 kg
Middle Back Granollers 17.03.1982 190 cm 95 kg
ESP
Garcia Robledo Antonio
Goni Leoz Iosu
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Llagostera 06.03.1984 191 cm 95 kg
5
Left Back Pamplona 04.01.1990 197 cm 95 kg Page 1 of 2
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ESP Reale Ademar Leon ESP
3
RUS
Gonzalez Fernandez Jaime
Krivochlykov Denis
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Middle Back Leòn 18.03.1990 190 cm 86 kg
17
CRO
ESP
Losert Venio
12
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Melian Moreno Jacob Goal Keeper Slavonski B. 25.07.1976 191 cm 92 kg
32
ESP
8
Right Wing Moscu 10.05.1971 182 cm 77 kg
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Las Palmas 10.02.1991 198 cm 89 kg
ESP
Montoro Cabello Angel
Ruesga Pasarin Carlos
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Toledo 10.04.1989 213 cm 105 kg
22
Left Back Gijon 10.03.1985 184 cm 94 kg
SVK
Stranovsky Martin
24
14.09.2011 PLP_B347_T3066
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Wing Nove Zamky 12.09.1985 187 cm 78 kg
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Pick Szeged (HUN) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website
Felsö-Tisza-part 31-34 C lepcsöh, 6721 Szeged, Hungary Varosi Sportcsarnok Szeged, Temesvari Krt.33, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
[email protected] www.pick-szeged.sport.hu
New Players
Dániel Buday (Celebi FTC), József Czina dr. (Celebi FTC), Gábor Ancsin (TSG Friesenheim), Antonio Pribanic (RK Bjelovar), Rajko Prodanovic (Metalurg Skopje)
Left the club
Dávid Katzirz (Csurgó), Gábor Herbert (Csurgó), Maxim Butenko (Brest), Tomas Stranovsky (unknown), Maros Baláz (Celebi FTC PLER), Péter Grünfelder (loan to Pécs), Bálint Kupcsik (loan to Kecskemét), János Vancsics (Kecskemét,), Róbert Teimel (unknown)
Coach Qualification CL 2011/12
László Skaliczki, since 2010 Hungarian Runners-Up
VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 10 Quarter-Final (2): 1996/97, 2003/04 Last 16 (4): 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010/11 Main Round (1): 2007/08 Group Phase (2): 2008/09, 2009/10 Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final: 1993/94 Hungarian Champions 1996, 2007 (Runners-Up): 1985, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Hungarian Cup winners 1977, 1982, 1983, 1993, 2006, 2008
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
HUN Pick Szeged HUN
HUN
Ancsin Gabor
90
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Bajorhegyi Adam Right Back Bekescsaba 27.11.1990 202 cm 97 kg
3
SRB
11
Buday Daniel Left Back Krusevac 30.03.1991 195 cm 100 kg
2
HUN
24
Left Back Bekescsaba 24.11.1980 196 cm 106 kg
15
Middle Back Budapest 16.06.1988 190 cm 83 kg
16
14.09.2011
Goal Keeper Dunaujvaros 20.09.1984 190 cm 100 kg
Nagy Norbert Goal Keeper Szeged 04.11.1994 196 cm 88 kg
9
CRO
14
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: HUN
Miklos Gergö
20
Right Back Gyula 27.06.1995 190 cm 80 kg
Mikler Roland
HUN Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: HUN
Lekai Mate
6
Middle Back Hodmezövasarhely, 05.01.1981 195 cm 104 kg
Fekete Balint
HUN Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: HUN
Czina Jozsef Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Szeged 17.11.1980 196 cm 100 kg
HUN
Beocanin Dusan Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Budapest 09.03.1991 179 cm 68 kg
SRB
Pribanic Antonio
Prodanovic Rajko
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Rijeka 13.12.1987 185 cm 95 kg
27
Right Wing Beograd 24.04.1986 188 cm 87 kg Page 1 of 2
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
HUN Pick Szeged SVK
HUN
Sulc Frantisek
29
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Tatai Peter Middle Back Trnava 13.12.1978 186 cm 90 kg
12
HUN
19
Toth Michal Left Wing Ajka 10.03.1983 183 cm 78 kg
1
HUN
7
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Nove Zamky 03.09.1992 196 cm 103 kg
HUN
Vadkerti Attila Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Györ 23.06.1983 195 cm 98 kg
SVK
Törö Szabolcs Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Velky Peter Left Wing Szeged 22.02.1982 182 cm 88 kg
22
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Oroshaza 25.04.1992 186 cm 82 kg
HUN
Zubai Szabolcs
17
14.09.2011 PLP_B347_T1954
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Mezokövesd 31.03.1984 193 cm 93 kg
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RK Partizan Beograd (SRB) Address Playing Hall Press Contact Website
Humska 1, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia Vozdovac Sportski Centar, Crnotravska 4, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
[email protected] [email protected]
New Players
Vladimir Mandic (RK Vojvodina Novi Sad), Veljko Milosevic (Metaloplastika Sabac), Vanja Ilic (PKB), Milos Milinic
Left the club
Sasa Marijanac (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Stojan Radanovic (New Club Director), Aleksandar Pilipovic (PKB), Bojan Butulija (Israel), Milan Rasic (Torevieja)
Coach Qualification CL 2011/12
Aleksandar Brkovic, since 2010 Winner of Qualification Tournaments Group 1 (Serbian Champions)
VELUX EHF Champions League records Participations (including 2011/12 season): 6 Last 16: 1995/96 Group Phase: 1999/00, 2003/04 Qualification: 2002/03, 2009/10 Other EC records Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final 1998/99, 2001/02 Challenge Cup: Semi-Final 2010/11 Serbian Champions 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2011 Serbian Cup winners 1959, 1966, 1971, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
SRB RK Partizan Beograd SRB
SRB
Babic Stefan
18
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Dimitrijevic Ivan Middle Back Novi Sad 30.06.1987 188 cm 82 kg
8
SRB
16
Ilic Nemanja Goal Keeper Beograd 03.02.1990 188 cm 84 kg
19
SRB
3
5
Left Wing Beograd 25.02.1993 172 cm 68 kg
10
Kostadinovic Milos
Maksic Nenad
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Bor 01.12.1988 187 cm 85 kg
9
Left Wing Beograd 19.04.1988 172 cm 70 kg
Right Back Smederevo 21.08.1972 188 cm 83 kg
SRB
SRB
Mandic Vladimir
Marsenic Mijajlo
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Sarajevo 10.02.1980 197 cm 105 kg
33
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Berane 09.03.1993 202 cm 107 kg
SRB
Mester Savo
14.09.2011
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: SRB
SRB
26
Left Wing Beograd 11.05.1990 173 cm 75 kg
Kladarin Stevan
SRB
21
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight: SRB
Ilic Vanja Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Beograd 03.01.1990 198 cm 90 kg
SRB
Dzamic Nikola Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Milic Strahinja Middle Back Kruscic 02.03.1990 188 cm 94 kg
12
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Beograd 22.12.1990 198 cm 135 kg Page 1 of 2
EUROPEAN CUP - PLAYERS LIST Men's European Cup - VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12
SRB RK Partizan Beograd SRB
2
SRB
Milosevic Veljko
Minic Luka
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Line Player Beograd 12.05.1982 198 cm 97 kg
4
SRB
SRB
Mrsulja Igor
15
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Potic Nikola Left Back Beograd 24.06.1994 192 cm 89 kg
55
SRB
6
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Back Beograd 07.01.1994 200 cm 88 kg
SRB
Radanovic Branko
Radanovic Stojan
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Left Back Pancevo 31.12.1981 201 cm 108 kg
13
SRB
14
Right Wing Beograd 31.10.1992 184 cm 79 kg
Line Player Pancevo 31.10.1982 196 cm 114 kg
SRB
Radivojevic Bogdan
Radovanovic Aleksandar
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Right Wing Beograd 02.03.1993 198 cm 90 kg
7
Right Wing Cacak 23.11.1994 190 cm 79 kg
SRB
Radovanovic Mihailo
22
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Position: Place of birth: Date of birth: Height: Weight:
Goal Keeper Cacak 18.12.1992 194 cm 82 kg
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