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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.

JJ Rowland Head of EHF Media and Comms. [email protected] + 43 (0) 699 171 422 06

Peter Hofer EHF Online Manager [email protected] +43 (0) 660 122 0793

Andrew McSteen EHF Media Relations [email protected] +43 (0) 681 207 32013

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: [email protected]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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