2007–08 EHF Champions League explained

EHF Champions League
Year:2007–08
Winners:Ciudad Real
Stat Leader Title:Scoring leader(s)
Stat Leader Player:Kiril Lazarov, Ólafur Stefánsson
Stat Leader Value:96 goals
Prev Season:2006–7
Next Season:2008–9

The EHF Champions League 2007–08 was the 2007–2008 edition of the EHF Champions League who is managed by EHF.

Group round

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the Main round
Teams that progressed to the EHF Cup Winner's Cup
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season

Group A

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September 28, 2007
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan29–22US Ivry Handball
September 29, 2007
HC Banik OKD Karvina20–35 FC Barcelona
October 4, 2007
FC Barcelona34–27Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan
October 7, 2007
US Ivry Handball32–22HC Banik OKD Karvina
October 11, 2007
FC Barcelona34–26US Ivry Handball
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan32–25 HC Banik OKD Karvina
November 8, 2007
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan30–31FC Barcelona
November 11, 2007
HC Banik OKD Karvina26–27US Ivry Handball
November 17, 2007
FC Barcelona43–25HC Banik OKD Karvina
November 18, 2007
US Ivry Handball36–32Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan
November 25, 2007
US Ivry Handball27–29FC Barcelona
HC Banik OKD Karvina22–22Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan

Group B

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September 29, 2007
Montpellier HB32–34THW Kiel
September 30, 2007
Hammarby IF HB33–25 HCM Constanta
October 7, 2007
HCM Constanta23–28Montpellier HB
THW Kiel37–28Hammarby IF HB
October 11, 2007
HCM Constanta25–29THW Kiel
October 14, 2007
Montpellier HB31–29 Hammarby IF HB
November 8, 2007
Hammarby IF HB36–40THW Kiel
November 10, 2007
Montpellier HB34–23HCM Constanta
November 15, 2007
THW Kiel32–24Montpellier HB
HCM Constanta32–30Hammarby IF HB
November 22, 2007
THW Kiel38–24HCM Constanta
Hammarby IF HB28–34Montpellier HB

Group C

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September 26, 2007
C.BM. Ademar León29–25HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
September 29, 2007
HC Vardar PRO – Skopje27–26 Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ
October 6, 2007
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ29–29C.BM. Ademar León
October 7, 2007
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb28–28HC Vardar PRO – Skopje
October 10, 2007
C.BM. Ademar León28–21HC Vardar PRO – Skopje
October 13, 2007
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ31–27 HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
November 7, 2007
C.BM. Ademar León31–30Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ
November 10, 2007
HC Vardar PRO – Skopje26–34HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
November 17, 2007
Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ36–30HC Vardar PRO – Skopje
November 18, 2007
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb25–26C.BM. Ademar León
November 24, 2007
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb30–27Kadetten Schaffhausen GCZ
November 25, 2007
HC Vardar PRO – Skopje29–28C.BM. Ademar León

Group D

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September 26, 2007
Portland San Antonio28–28GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
September 29, 2007
Tatran Presov31–26 A1 Bergenz HB
October 6, 2007
A1 Bergenz HB29–37Portland San Antonio
October 7, 2007
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme42–32Tatran Presov
October 10, 2007
Portland San Antonio40–29Tatran Presov
October 13, 2007
A1 Bergenz HB32–26 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
November 7, 2007
Portland San Antonio34–26A1 Bergenz HB
November 10, 2007
Tatran Presov31–38GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
November 14, 2007
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme29–29Portland San Antonio
November 16, 2007
A1 Bergenz HB30–30Tatran Presov
November 24, 2007
Tatran Presov29–35Portland San Antonio
November 25, 2007
GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme33–29A1 Bergenz HB

Group E

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September 27, 2007
HSV Hamburg35–26Viborg HK A/S
September 30, 2007
ZTR Zaporizhia20–32 Chehovski Medvedi
October 5, 2007
Chehovski Medvedi26–29HSV Hamburg
October 6, 2007
Viborg HK A/S29–23ZTR Zaporizhia
October 13, 2007
Viborg HK A/S28–32Chehovski Medvedi
October 14, 2007
ZTR Zaporizhia24–28 HSV Hamburg
November 10, 2007
HSV Hamburg32–32Chehovski Medvedi
November 11, 2007
ZTR Zaporizhia35–23Viborg HK A/S
November 16, 2007
Chehovski Medvedi28–19ZTR Zaporizhia
November 17, 2007
Viborg HK A/S28–30HSV Hamburg
November 23, 2007
Chehovski Medvedi36–27Viborg HK A/S
November 25, 2007
HSV Hamburg28–23ZTR Zaporizhia

Group F

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September 28, 2007
Valur24–33VfL Gummersbach
September 29, 2007
MKB Veszprém KC24–24 Celje
October 6, 2007
VfL Gummersbach32–30MKB Veszprém KC
Celje34–24Valur
October 13, 2007
MKB Veszprém KC41–28Valur
October 14, 2007
VfL Gummersbach32–28 Celje
November 10, 2007
MKB Veszprém KC35–35VfL Gummersbach
November 11, 2007
Valur29–28Celje
November 18, 2007
Celje28–23MKB Veszprém KC
VfL Gummersbach34–22Valur
November 22, 2007
Valur24–31MKB Veszprém KC
November 24, 2007
Celje28–27VfL Gummersbach

Group G

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September 27, 2007
SG Flensburg-Handewitt26–34BM Ciudad Real
September 28, 2007
Zagłębie Lubin31–32 Drammen HK
October 3, 2007
BM Ciudad Real40–25Zagłębie Lubin
October 6, 2007
Drammen HK30–33SG Flensburg-Handewitt
October 11, 2007
SG Flensburg-Handewitt32–33Zagłębie Lubin
October 14, 2007
Drammen HK23–29 BM Ciudad Real
November 8, 2007
Zagłębie Lubin20–37BM Ciudad Real
November 11, 2007
SG Flensburg-Handewitt30–28Drammen HK
November 14, 2007
BM Ciudad Real29–24SG Flensburg-Handewitt
November 15, 2007
Drammen HK33–33Zagłębie Lubin
November 21, 2007
BM Ciudad Real44–35Drammen HK
November 22, 2007
Zagłębie Lubin19–34SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Group H

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September 30, 2007
HC Bosna Sarajevo28–20HC Meshkov Brest
October 3, 2007
Gorenje17–29 SC Pick Szeged
October 5, 2007
HC Meshkov Brest30–36Gorenje
October 7, 2007
SC Pick Szeged39–24HC Bosna Sarajevo
October 13, 2007
HC Meshkov Brest22–24SC Pick Szeged
October 14, 2007
RK Gorenje Velenje30–27 HC Bosna Sarajevo
November 10, 2007
Gorenje37–28HC Meshkov Brest
November 11, 2007
HC Bosna Sarajevo24–37SC Pick Szeged
November 17, 2007
SC Pick Szeged30–23Gorenje
HC Meshkov Brest30–24HC Bosna Sarajevo
November 24, 2007
SC Pick Szeged33–24HC Meshkov Brest
November 25, 2007
HC Bosna Sarajevo25–30Gorenje

Main round

Key to colours in group tables
Team that progressed to the Semi-finals are indicated in bold type
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics

Group 1

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February 8, 2008
Chehovski Medvedi30–28C.BM. Ademar León
February 10, 2008
US Ivry Handball25–39 THW Kiel
February 16, 2008
C.BM. Ademar León30–22US Ivry Handball
February 17, 2008
THW Kiel28–25Chehovski Medvedi
February 24, 2008
C.BM. Ademar León28–24THW Kiel
US Ivry Handball29–34 Chehovski Medvedi
February 28, 2008
Chehovski Medvedi26–32THW Kiel
March 2, 2008
US Ivry Handball36–33C.BM. Ademar León
March 6, 2008
THW Kiel36–30US Ivry Handball
March 8, 2008
C.BM. Ademar León28–27Chehovski Medvedi
March 13, 2008
THW Kiel32–26C.BM. Ademar León
Chehovski Medvedi41–31US Ivry Handball

Group 2

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February 9, 2008
RK Gorenje Velenje22–31BM Ciudad Real
Montpellier HB31–37 VfL Gummersbach
February 16, 2008
VfL Gummersbach33–30Gorenje
February 17, 2008
Ciudad Real27–24Montpellier HB
February 20, 2008
VfL Gummersbach27–28BM Ciudad Real
February 23, 2008
Gorenje33–28 Montpellier HB
March 1, 2008
Montpellier HB28–26BM Ciudad Real
March 2, 2008
Gorenje21–29VfL Gummersbach
March 5, 2008
VfL Gummersbach30–25Montpellier HB
March 9, 2008
BM Ciudad Real30–24Gorenje
March 15, 2008
Montpellier29–26Gorenje
March 16, 2008
Ciudad Real25–23VfL Gummersbach

Group 3

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February 10, 2008
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb29–23Portland San Antonio
SG Flensburg-Handewitt33–33 HSV Hamburg
February 14, 2008
HSV Hamburg32–29HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
February 16, 2008
Portland San Antonio30–22SG Flensburg-Handewitt
February 20, 2008
HSV Hamburg32–29Portland San Antonio
February 24, 2008
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb29–25 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
March 2, 2008
HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb27–26HSV Hamburg
SG Flensburg-Handewitt30–30Portland San Antonio
March 8, 2008
HSV Hamburg32–30SG Flensburg-Handewitt
March 9, 2008
Portland San Antonio35–27HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb
March 15, 2008
Portland San Antonio32–32HSV Hamburg
March 16, 2008
SG Flensburg-Handewitt36–29HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb

Group 4

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March 8, 2008
FC Barcelona29–24GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme
SC Pick Szeged20–19Celje
March 15, 2008
FC Barcelona28–32SC Pick Szeged
March 16, 2008
Celje30–30GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 2007–08 EHF Champions League are as follows:

NameTeamGoals
1. Kiril Lazarov HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb96
1. Ólafur Stefánsson Ciudad Real96
3. Iker Romero FC Barcelona93
4. Marcus Ahlm THW Kiel92
5. Nikola Karabatić THW Kiel87
6. Siarhei Rutenka BM Ciudad Real85
7. Yoon Kyung-shin HSV Hamburg84
8. Mladen Bojinović Montpellier HB78
9. Luc Abalo US Ivry Handball74
10. Lasse Svan Hansen GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme73
10. Cristian Malmagro Portland San Antonio73