2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League group stages explained

See main article: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League. This article describes the group stage of the 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League.

Format

The 16 teams were split into four groups, consisting of four teams. Each team played a home and away game against all opponents in the group. The first two ranked teams advance to the main round where the same format was used to determine the final four participants.

Group matches

Seedings

The draw of the group matches was held on 28 July in Vienna. A total of sixteen teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into four pots of four. Teams are divided into four pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[1]

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Győri Audi ETO KC
Larvik HK
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
Krim Ljubljana
BM Bera Bera
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
Thüringer HC
Metz Handball
Hypo Niederösterreich
RK Podravka Koprivnica
IK Sävehof
SPR Lublin SSA
Handball Club Leipzig
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
HCM Baia Mare
ŽRK Vardar

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Main round

The draw of the group matches was held on 19 November at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna. A total of eight teams were concerned in the process, to be divided into two pots of four. Teams were divided into two pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or group could not be drawn into the same group.[2] [3]

Seedings

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Győri Audi ETO KC
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
Krim Ljubljana
ŽRK Vardar
Thüringer HC
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
IK Sävehof
Larvik HK

Group 1

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Group 2

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Defending champions in group with Thüringer HC, Hypo NÖ and one qualifier. 2013-06-28. ehfcl.com.
  2. Web site: Two former winners in Pot 1, two other in Pot 2. European Handball Federation. 18 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Györ face three former winners in main round. European Handball Federation. 19 November 2013.