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Women’s EHF Cup 2018/19Group Phase

Media Guide

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Welcome words 3

Media contacts 4

Map of participating clubs 5

2018/19 Playing system diagram - stages & dates 6

Important regulations - ranking of teams 8

Preview 9

GROUP A

Head-to-head stats 10

SG BBM Bietigheim 11

Team Esbjerg 14

Storhamar Handball Elite 17

SC Magura Cisnadie 20

GROUP B


IK Sävehof 24

Siófok KC 27

TUSSIES Metzingen 30

Herning-Ikast Handbold 33

Table of contents

GROUP C


Larvik 37

ES Besançon Feminin 40

Viborg HK 43

Kuban 46

GROUP D


HC Podravka Vegeta 50

SCM Craiova 53

Super Amara Bera Bera 56

Nykobing Falster Handbold 59

Qualification top scorers 62

Past seasons’ winners 63

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Welcome words

Dear Media Representative,

Welcome to the third season of the Women’s EHF Cup in the new format. Before the 2016/17 season the Cup Winners’s Cup has merged with the Women’s EHF Cup into one competition - the new Women’s EHF Cup. Just like in the men’s version of the EHF Cup, the new competition also included the group phase preceded by qualification rounds and followed by quarter-finals. The semi-finals and the final are played in a home and away games format.

Starting the new season, the competition sees several clubs returning to the group phase with one or two seasons’ experience, with three national champions and also the defending champions, SCM Craiova. The impressive line-up of 16 teams in the group phase boasts no fewer than 18 European Cup trophies between them; Danish team, Viborg, leads the way with three EHF Champions League and three EHF Cup titles in addition to a Cup Winners’ Cup trophy.

In the following media information you will find the essential facts you will require for the final two games and the participating teams.

Additional information can be found on the revamped website europeancup.eurohandball.com.

Media portal

All media representatives are invited to register for the EHF media portal on http://members.ehf.eu. The European Handball Federation’s media portal is a one-stop-shop for media representatives offering all the EHF’s media news such as press releases, event flash quotes directly after matches, press conference highlights, draw reactions and downloads of all relevant information including, but not limited to, media guides and event logos. Furthermore photographs that are free for editorial use will be available for download.

For further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the EHF Media and Communications Department and we will be happy to help you with any information you may require.

EHF Cup Media ContactVladislav BrindzakEHF Media and [email protected]+43 1 80 151 161

Onlineeuropeancup.eurohandball.comwww.twitter.com/EHF www.facebook.com/EuropeanHandballFederation

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EHF/M Media contacts

Clubs – Media contacts

Media matters

Vlado BrindzakMedia and Communications European Handball Federation+43 1 80 151 [email protected] Twitter: @ehfmedia

TV and Radio

Miguel Mateo MarcellánMedia ManagerEHF Marketing GmbH+43 1 80 151 [email protected]

GROUP A

SG BBM BietigheimTorsten [email protected]

Team EsbjergPer Kristiansen+45 22 [email protected]

Storhamar Handball EliteKamilla Sundmoen+47 921 [email protected]

Sports Club Magura CisnadieDanut Mihai [email protected]

GROUP B

IK SävehofHanna Fogelström/Frederik Sahlin+46 704 [email protected]

Siófok KC HungaryMiklos Bitter+36 30 [email protected]

TusSies MetzingenFerenc [email protected]

Herning-Ikast HandboldJakob Mølgaard Christensen+45 25 [email protected]

GROUP C

Larvik HKBjoern W Bjune+47 479 [email protected]

E.S Besancon FemininGregory Tervel+33 381 [email protected]

Viborg HKRikke Sörensen+45 20 [email protected]

KubanSergey Valter+7 861 [email protected]

GROUP D

HC Podravka VegetaBozica Palcic+385 98 [email protected]

SCM CraiovaPetrisor [email protected]

Super Amara Bera BeraTatiana Garmendia Lopez+34 670 [email protected]

Nykøbing Falster HåndboldKristian [email protected]

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published version, 10.07.2018

Qualification Qualification Semi FinalsRound 1 Round 2 finals

28 teams 32 teams 24 teams 16 teams 8 teams 4 teams 2 teams08/09.09.2018 13/14.10.2018 10/11.11.2018 R1: 05/06.01.2019 02/03.03.19 06/07.04.19 04/05.05.19

first leg first leg first leg R2: 12/13.01.2019 first leg first leg first legR3: 19/20.01.2019

15/16.09.2018 20/21.10.2018 17/18.11.2018 R4: 26/27.01.2019 09/10.03.19 13/14.04.19 11/12.05.19NATION second leg second leg second leg R5:02/03.02.2019 second leg second leg second leg

R6:09/10.02.201917.07.2018 17.07.2018 23.10.2018 22.11.2018 12.02.2019 12.02.2019 16.04.2019

1 DEN Team Esbjerg2 RUS HC Lada3 2nd CL QT1 2nd CL QT14 2nd CL QT2 2nd CL QT25 HUN Erd HC6 3rd CL QT1 3rd CL QT17 3rd CL QT2 3rd CL QT28 CZE DHK Banik Most9 4th CL QT1 4th CL QT1

10 4th CL QT2 4th CL QT211 AUT Hypo Niederösterreich12 DEN Herning-Ikast Handbold13 ROU SCM Ramnicu Valcea14 RUS Astrakhanochka15 GER Buxtehuder SV16 HUN Dunaujvarosi KKA17 FRA ES Besancon Feminin18 NOR Storhamar Handball Elite19 DEN Nykobing Falster Handbold20 ROU CS Magura21 RUS Kuban22 GER Borussia Dortmund23 HUN Siofok KC24 FRA Nantes Atlantique Handball25 NOR Byasen Handball Elite26 ROU HC Zalau27 DEN Viborg HK28 RUS Zvezda Zvenigorod29 GER TUSSIES Metzingen30 HUN GVM Europe-Vac31 FRA Issy Paris Hand32 NOR Fredrikstad Ballklubb33 CZE DHC Slavia Praha34 TUR Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK35 POL Metraco Zaglebie Lubin36 SWE Höörs HK H6537 SUI Spono Eagles38 ESP Mecalia Atletico Guardes39 BLR HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk40 NED OTTO Workforce / VOC41 SVK Iuventa Michalovce42 CRO RK Lokomotiva Zagreb43 UKR HC Galytchanka Lviv44 AZE HC Azersu45 MKD WHC Metalurg46 KOS KH Shqiponja Gjakove47 ISR Maccabi Arazim Ramat gan48 BIH HZRK Grude49 CYP Youth Union Athienou50 LUX HB Kaerjeng51 AUT UHC Müller Bau Stockerau52 SUI LC Brühl Handball53 NED Morrenhof Jansen Dalfsen54 SUI LK Zug Handball

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Important regulationsScoring of the matches and ranking

General

All matches of the Women’s EHF Cup shall be played in 2 x 30 minutes with a half-time break of 10 minutes. The EHF reserves the right to extend the half-time break in special circumstances to 15 minutes.

The matches shall be scored as follows: a) win = 2 points b) draw = 1 point c) loss = 0 points

Teams’ rankings are obtained by adding up the number of points won.

Group Phase

If two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

During the Group Phase:

a) higher goal difference in all matches;b) greater number of plus goals in all matches;

After completion of the Group Phase if two teams have scored the same number of points:

a) number of points in matches of the two teams directly involvedb) goal difference in matches of the two teams directly involvedc) higher number of goals scored in the away matchd) goal difference in all matches of the groupe) higher number of plus goals in all matches of the group

After completion of the Group Phase if three or more teams have scored the same number of points:

a) number of points in matches of all teams directly involvedb) goal difference in matches of all teams directly involvedc) higher number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involvedd) goal difference in all matches of the groupe) higher number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined.

If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.

If one of the participating clubs is the organiser of the EHF Cup Finals the ranking of the 2nd ranked teams of the Group Phase is as follows:

a) number of points in matches against all teams of the group;b) goal difference in those matches as mentioned in a);c) greater number of plus goals in those matches as mentioned in a);

If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.

Find all the Women’s EHF Cup regulations on eurohandball.com

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Group phase opens with Nordic clashSixteen teams from ten countries are set to play in the group stage of the Women’s EHF Cup in the third season with this stage of the competition.

The opening game will take place on Friday 4 January in Norway, where Larvik HC will host Viborg HK in a Nordic duel. Four matches will be played on Saturday, while three more games are scheduled for Sunday.

Many matches will be streamed live on ehfTV.com throughout the season.

GROUP A

Bietigheim play their just third season in European club competitions, but they have already produced some impressive results. In the 2016/17, the German side became the EHF Cup finalists, and the following season they reached the main round of the Women’s EHF Champions League.

This season, the team of coach Martin Albertsen have been eliminated from the continental top flight after the group matches. Now their goal is to redeem themselves by going far in the EHF Cup. However, the team has to play without Daniela Gustin and Kim Naidzinavicius, who are both sidelined due to serious injuries. In the opening match, Bietigheim will face Storhamar, who return to European club competitions after an eight-year absence. During the qualification, they beat fellow Norwegian side Byasen as well as Hungary’s ERD, and now Storhamar hope to get more experience playing in their maiden Women’s EHF Cup Group Phase.

Esbjerg, who are one of the four Danish teams left in the tournament, come across as a very ambitious side. They reached the EHF Cup final in 2013/14, and now they aim to write history by winning their first ever European title. In winter, Esbjerg have signed the 33-year-old Norwegian Marit Malm Frafjord out of retirement, and her experience should benefit the team.

GROUP B

Sävehof started the season in the Women’s EHF Champions League, but finished fourth in Group B after losing all six matches there. Now the Swedish champions continue in the EHF Cup, yet their young coach Rasmus Overby has rather modest expectations, and his goal is just to claim as many points as possible. Indeed, Partille-based team will face some tough opposition. Despite playing their first EHF Cup Group Phase ever, Siofok have a solid budget, a very strong squad and an experienced Norwegian coach Tor Odvar Moen.

The Hungarian side have already showed their class in the qualification, where they eliminated Lada Toliatti, and they are widely seen as favourites to win the competition.

Herning-Ikast are another team to be reckoned with – despite changing the name from FC Midtjylland prior to this season, the Danish side have stayed strong and intend to progress to at least the EHF Cup quarter-final. Germany’s Metzingen have started the tournament in Qualification Round 1, and they have won all six qualifying matches against Bosnia’s Grude, Russia’s Astrakhanochka and Czech Republic’s Banik Most. Now the 2015/16 EHF Cup finalists aim to continue their winning streak in the Group Phase, even if they realise how challenging it will be.

GROUP C

For the second straight year, Larvik started their European campaign in the Women’s EHF Champions League, but have to continue in the EHF Cup. Last season, the Norwegian team progressed to the quarter-final of that competition, where they lost to Viborg, and now they hope to achieve at least the same result. Now they will face Viborg again, this time already in the Group Phase. The Danish team, who play their 26th season in a row in European club competitions, also hope to emulate their last-year result, when they reached the EHF Cup semi-final. Similar to Metzingen, Viborg have reached the Group Phase from Qualification Round 1, winning all six matches in autumn.

Kuban are another strong contender for a quarter-final spot, as the Krasnodar-based side have three EHF EURO 2018 silver medalists in their squad, and Russia national coach Evgenii Trefilov at the helm. Notably Kuban are the only Russian team left in the competition, and also the only club to participate in EHF Cup Group Phase for the third straight season.

GROUP D

Playing their just second season in European club competitions, Craiova created a major surprise last spring, winning the Women’s EHF Cup. Now the Romanian side have to defend the title, and it will be definitely a hard task. Craiova have already faced tough opposition in Qualification Round 3, where they claimed two narrow wins against Borussia Dortmund.

The 24-time Croatian champions Podravka are also determined to do well in Group D. The team coached by Zlatko Saracevic were frustrated by an early exit in the continental top flight, but that setback gives them an extra motivation to shine in the EHF Cup. For Nykøbing, this is only the third European season, and the second in EHF Cup where they managed to reach the semi-final in maiden 2016/17 campaign. Now the Danish side beat Slovakia’s Michalovce and Sweden’s Höör in qualification, and they obviously intend to progress from the group.Bera Bera failed to reach the EHF Cup Group Phase in the two previous seasons, but their third attempt was more successful. Now the Spanish team feel like their goal for the European season has been fulfilled, yet they do not mind to create some bonus surprises.

Sergey Nikolaev

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Group A head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group A opponents in the EC

No previous encounters in European competitionsSG BBM Bietigheim vs Team EsbjergSG BBM Bietigheim vs Storhamar Handball EliteSG BBM Bietigheim vs SC Magura CisnadieTeam Esbjerg vs Storhamar Handball EliteTeam Esbjerg vs SC Magura CisnadieStorhamar Handball Elite vs SC Magura Cisnadie

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German runners-up SG BBM Bietigheim do not boast a long history in European club competitions, in fact it is their just third season on the continental stage, but they have already produced some impressive results. In their maiden 2016/17 campaign, the team reached the EHF Cup Final, where they lost to Rostov. The following season, Bietighheim made their debut in the Women’s EHF Champions League and progressed to the main round.

This year, the German side bolstered their squad with quality players such as Dinah Eckerle, Laura van der Heijden and Daniela Gustin, while stars Kim Naidzinavicius and Maura Visser returned after a long-term injury and pregnancy respectively.

Playing in the VELUX EHF Champions League again, Bietigheim hoped to emulate their last-year success and at least reach the main round. In the group with CSM Bucuresti, Vipers Kristiansand and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungarian, the team of coach Martin Albertsen enjoyed a good start, snatching a point at Vipers and beating CSM at home.

However, four defeats in the four remaining games led to their elimination from the top flight, but a silver lining for Bietigheim is a chance to shine in the Women’s EHF Cup. “We want to reach the EHF Cup Final once again,” said coach Albertsen.To achieve the goal, Bietigheim must first progress from the group where they will face two Nordic teams Storhamar and Esbjerg as well as Romania’s Magura Cisnadie."This is a strong group. We know Danish, Norwegian and Romanian handball, and will thoroughly prepare for the games.

GROUP A SG BBM Bietigheim (GER)

NewcomersDina Eckerle (Thüringer HC)Daniela Gustin (Randers HK)Laura van der Heijden (FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria)Kim Braun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Left the club:Nicole Roth (Neckarsulmer SU)Tess Wester (Odense Handbold)Martine SmeetsMille Hundahl (both Molde HK)Nina Müller (Randers HK)Cecile Woller (Ajax Kopenhagen)Susann Müller (Silkeborg)Mia Biltoft (unknown)

Past achievements

EHF Cup:Finalists: 2016/17

OtherChampions League: Main round: 2017/18, Group matches: 2018/19

German league: 1 title (2017)

Road to the Group Phase

4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group MatchesGROUP D@ Vipers Kristiansand D27:27 (14:15)vs CSM Bucuresti W30:28 (16:12)vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria L25:28 (14:13)@ FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria L33:30 (17:13)vs Vipers Kristiansand W26:34 (12:16)@ CSM Bucuresti L32:24 (14:13)

EHF Champions League, Qualification TournamentsGroup 1Semi-final: vs Super Amara Bera Bera W33:27 (17:15)Final: vs MKS Perla Lublin W34:19 (20:11)

Club Address:SG BBM BietigheimMühlwiesenstrasse 1074321 Bietigheim-BissingenGermany

Media contact:Torsten [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.sgbbm.de

Playing hallMHP Arena LudwigsburgSchwieberdinger Straße 30 71636 Ludwigsburg GermanyCapacity: 4,185

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red

DarkPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 16 Joelle Noemi Arno GER Goalkeeper 2/12/01 Spaichingen, GER 17534 Kim Braun GER Left Wing 2/6/97 Eupen, BEL 17512 Dinah Eckerle GER Goalkeeper 10/16/95 Leonberg, GER 17422 Daniela Gustin SWE Right Wing 5/11/94 Backa, SWE 1819 Ines Ivancok AUT Left Back 4/14/98 Wien, AUT 18214 Karolina Kudlacz-Gloc POL Left Back 1/17/85 Wabrzezno, POL 1786 Ann Kynast GER Right Wing 6/6/01 Ludwigsburg, GER 1745 Antje Lauenroth GER Line Player 10/3/88 Hablensleben, GER 17010 Anna Loerper GER Centre Back 11/18/84 Kempen, GER 16526 Antje Angela Malestein NED Right Wing 1/31/93 Spankenburg, NED 17415 Kim Naidziniavicius GER Centre Back 4/6/91 Gelnhausen, GER 18329 Leonie Patorra GER Centre Back 7/26/01 Esslingen, GER 1744 Charris Rozemalen NED Right Back 4/16/91 Utrecht, NED 17623 Valentyna Salamakha AZE Goalkeeper 4/23/86 Kirowograd, UKR 17620 Jana Scheib GER Right Back 10/10/00 Ludwigsburg, GER 18013 Luisa Schulze GER Line Player 9/14/90 Altenburg, GER 19011 Laura Van der Heijden NED Right Back 6/27/90 Amersfoort, NED 1733 Maura Visser NED Centre Back 6/1/85 s-Gravenhage, NED 17821 Fie Woller DEN Left Wing 9/17/92 Herning, DEN 171

Team roster

SG BBM Bietigheim (GER)

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Martin Albertsencoach• previously coached Viborg, Randers and Leipzig before joining Bietigheim in December 2014 from Kobenhavn

• won the EHF Cup with Viborg in 2003/04

• cousin of triple Olympic champion Katrine Fruelund

• works as TV expert for TV2 at major events

• combines job at Bietigheim with coaching national Swiss team since 2017

Dinah Eckerlegoalkeeper• arrived in the summer of 2018 to succeed on Dutch goalkeeper Tess Wester

• previously played for German champions Thüringer HC and competed in her first CL match at age 17

• named best goalkeeper of the under-20 WCh 2014

• is the new No. 1 goalkeeper in the German national team

Laura van der Heijdenright back• club’s biggest signing, arriving from Hungarian CL quarter-finalists FTC

• previously played for Esbjerg, Oldenburg and VOC Amsterdam

• gave debut for Dutch national team at age 17

• was top scorer and All-star right back of the under-20 WCh 2010

Coach and key players profiles

SG BBM Bietigheim (GER)

Anna Loerpercentre back• joined the club midway through the 2017/18 season

• played for Leverkusen, Oldenburg, Holstebro and Metzingen before

• voted German player of the year twice, in 2015 and 2016

• was captain of the German national team but ended her international career after 246 matches

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2013, Challenge Cup 2005WCh: B 2007

EURO: S 2016, B 2018, WCh: S 2015, B 2017

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2004 (as coach)

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When Team Esbjerg made their debut in the Women's EHF Champions League two years ago, the club from the far west of Denmark reached the main round. After a one-year absence, this season Esbjerg are back in a European Cup competition in the Women's EHF Cup, where they reached the final in 2013/14.

Having signed several reinforcements ahead of this season as well as during the winter break, Team Esbjerg want to win the Danish championship and the EHF Cup this season. Team Esbjerg and their fans received a great Christmas present as the club succeeded in signing a contract with Marit Malm Frafjord for the rest of this season. After leaving CSM Bucuresti at the end of last season, the 33-year-old former Norwegian international had ended her career, but the Esbjerg management were able to persuade the experienced line player and defender to return to handball for at least another six months. As left back Kristine Breistøl, right wing Marit Røsberg Jacobsen, line player Vilde Mortensen Ingstad and left wing Sanna Solberg already play for Esbjerg, Frafjord completes a quintet of Norwegian internationals in Western Jutland.

Head coach Jesper Jensen, a former Danish international himself, is looking forward to Esbjerg playing in Group A, and the team will face some notable players along the way. “We are in a very strong group, but our main goal is to move on from the group stage. To have this success we have to have a strong base when playing at home in Blue Water Dokken. Furthermore, we are very excited to present some top teams and top players to our home crowd. In Storhamar there is former Team Esbjerg player Betina Riegelhuth and the international star throughout the last decade, Heidi Løke. Cisnadie have some strong national players from Brazil. In Bietigheim there is both the former Team Esbjerg player Laura van der Heijden and the Danish national player Fie Woller. To participate in the strongest tournaments against some of the top teams is definitely an important thing for both the club and the team," Jensen said.

GROUP A Team Esbjerg (DEN)

Newcomers:Clara Monti Danielsson (Randers HK), Rikke Marie Granlund (Oppsal), Kristine Breistøl (Larvik HK), Emma Cecilie Nielsen (Gudme HK), Line Jørgensen (CSM Bucuresti), Marit Røsberg Jacobsen (Byasen Handball Elite), Elma Halilcevic (own youth team), Annette Jensen (TTH Holstebro), Marit Malm Frafjord (from retirement)

Left the club:Mette Hjort Knudsen (SIF Ansager), Sofie Blichert-Toft (Skanderborg Håndbold), Ine Karlsen Stangvik (E.S Besancon Feminin / Molde HK), Lara Gonzalez Ortega (E.S Besancon Feminin), Anne Brinch-Nielsen (EH Aalborg), Lærke Møller, Maibritt Kviesgaard, Rikke Zachariassen, Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson (all retired), Mette Gravholt, Ulrika Toft Hansen, Kathrine Lange Sørensen, Laura Kirchhoff Madsen

Past achievements

EHF CupRunners-up (1): 2013/14Quarter-final (2): 2010/11, 2014/15Last 16 (1): 2011/12

OtherChampions League: main round 2016/17,qualification tournament 2015/16Cup Winners’ Cup: Last 16 2012/13,Round 3 2015/16

Danish league: 1 titleDanish cup: 1 title


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: vs Paris 92 W29:28 (13:12)2nd leg: @ Paris 92 W25:31 (13:16)Aggregate score: 60:53

Club Address:Team EsbjergGammel Vardevej 826700 EsbjergDenmark

Media contact:Per [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.teamesbjerg.dk

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue

Playing hallBlue Water DokkenGl. Vardevej 826700 EsbjergDenmarkCapacity: 2,949

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Team roster

Team Esbjerg (DEN)

No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 14 Kristine Breistøl NOR Left Back 8/23/93 Oslo, NOR 19312 Rikke Marie Granlund NOR Goalkeeper 11/14/89 Oslo, NOR 17223 Elma Halicevic DEN Left Wing 6/18/00 Esbjerg, DEN 16842 Jane Maria Harkes Mayes GBR Goalkeeper 1/10/89 Esbjerg, DEN 17451 Vilde Mortensen Ingstad NOR Line Player 12/18/94 Oslo, NOR 17820 Marit Røsberg Jacobsen NOR Right Wing 2/25/94 Narvik, NOR 16829 Annette Jensen DEN Centre Back 9/24/91 Frederica, DEN 17625 Rut Jónsdóttir ISL Right Back 7/21/90 Reykjavik 17619 Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen DEN Right Back 12/31/89 Hvidovre, DEN 18321 Ida Björndalen Karlsson NOR Right Back 5/6/83 Sarpsborg, NOR 17871 Kristina Liscevic SRB Centre Back 10/20/89 Sombor, SRB 1736 Clara Monti Danielsson SWE Line Player 1/30/92 Uppåkra, SWE 1753 Christina Mørup Nielsen DEN Line Player 11/8/97 Esbjerg, DEN 17117 Emma Cecilie Nielsen DEN Right Wing 6/20/99 Holstebro, DEN 17333 Lene Østergaard Nielsen DEN Left Back 10/8/98 Varde, DEN 18079 Estavana Polman NED Left Back 8/5/92 Arnhem, NED 17324 Sanna Charlotte Solberg NOR Left Wing 6/16/90 Bærum, NOR 1784 Line Mølgaard Thorius DEN Left Back 11/30/81 Tårnby, DEN 1831 Sandra Toft DEN Goalkeeper 10/18/89 Gribskov, DEN 17426 Maria Mose Vestergaard DEN Left Wing 5/21/95 Esbjerg, DEN 174

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Jesper Jensencoach

• former Danish international was part of the successful 2008 team that won the EURO and finished seventh at the Olympic Games

• retired in 2011 after 120 games for the Danish national team

• in 2017 switched from coaching the men's team of Aalborg to Esbjerg women

Sandra Toftgoalkeeper• her 25th birthday on 18 October 2014 marked her debut in the CL (against Metz);

• 2014/15 was her 1st season outside her native Denmark after she came from Holstebro

• named on the EHF EURO 2016 All-star Team as she helped Denmark reach the semi-finals

• broke a neck vertebra in a car accident in 2009 and was close to being paralysed from the neck down – she was back on the court in five months

• joined Team Esbjerg from Larvik HK in 2017

Marit Malm Frafjordline player• joined Team Esbjerg from retirement in December 2018

• played for CSM Bucuresti in 2017/18 and Larvik before

• used to play for Larvik’s rivals Byasen, but joined Larvik in 2014 after a three-year long foreign adventure at Viborg HK

Kristina Lisceviccentre back• joined from Hungarian Kisvarda

• has played more than 80 internationals for Serbia, but has not been called up lately

• fast and inventive playmaker, good at adding pace to the attack and good at seeking her own chance as well

• has plenty of international club handball experience from playing the Champions League with Metz and the EHF Cup with Russian Kuban.


Team Esbjerg (DEN)

EURO: G 2008, B 2006, WCh: B 2007

EC trophies: CL 2016WCh: B 2013

EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2014, OG: G 2008, 2012, B 2016, EURO: G 2006,2008, 2010, 2016, S 2012, WCh: G 2011, S 2007, B 2009

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It has been eight years since Storhamar Handball Elite – from the Norwegian town of Hamar – were last in a European Cup competition.Back then, in the 2009-10 season, the club reached the quarter-final of the Women's Cup Winners' Cup.This happened a year after the team were eliminated from the Women's EHF Cup in Round 3.

This season, Storhamar are back in European handball, having qualified for the group phase of the Women's EHF Cup for the first time in their history.With this achievement, the club has already reached one of its main objectives for this season. Another goal is improving upon last season's third place in the domestic league. “We are a team on the way up and forth, and I'm absolutely sure that matches at this level will make us even better. In addition, we are proud to put Hamar and Storhamar on the European map of handball. I would also assume that interest in the team will continue to grow through participation in this tournament,” said head coach Arne Senstad about the importance of being in the EHF Cup.

Senstad expects tough competition in the group phase, but he also views these matches as a great way to mature and develop his players. “To us, it's a lot about getting the opportunity to play matches at this level, against good international teams. We know it will be tough, but it is through such matches we will develop,” said Senstad. To help the team in the expectedly tough group matches, Senstad has experienced players such as Norwegian line player Heidi Løke, former Norwegian international back court player Betina Riegelhuth and the experienced Brazilian goalkeeper Chana Masson. On the negative side, he must make do without left back Anna Sofie Sandberg, line player Kristin Høybakken and right back Tina Engan due to long-term injuries.

GROUP A Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR)

Club Address:Storhamar Handball EliteKornsilovegen 58Kornsilovegen 582316 Hamar

Media contact:Kamilla Sundmoen+47 921 [email protected]

Online information:Website: storhamar.topphandball.no

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: red

DarkPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: white


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ ÉRD HC L 29:28 (12:14)2nd leg: vs ÉRD HC W32:27 (15:12)Aggregate score: 60:56

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: vs Byasen Handball Elite W29:20 (13:12)2nd leg: @ Byasen Handball Elite W14:22 (8:12)Aggregate score: 51:34

Past achievements

EHF Cup:Round 3 (1): 2008/09

OtherCup Winners' Cup: quarter-final 2009/10

Newcomers:Kristin Venn (Byasen Handball Elite), Anna Sofie Sandberg (Flisa), Chana Masson (Odense HC), Synne Fossheim (Gjovik), Guro Nestaker (Oppsal), Simona Szarkova (left in December – DHK Banik Most), Stine Liden (comeback)

Left the club: Andrea Næss, Martine Hovden, Hilde Egseth, Anne Kjersti Suvdal (all unknown), Inga Presker (Grane Arendal), Aleksandra Zimny (Volda), Simona Szarkova (left in December – DHK Banik Most), Kamilla Sundmoen

Playing hallBoligpartner ArenaKornsilovegen 582316 HamarNorwayCapacity: 1,626

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 4 Malene Aambakk NOR Right Back 5/13/93 Orsta, NOR 18013 Tina Engan NOR Right Back 6/29/90 Trondheim, NOR 16011 Tonje Enkerud NOR Centre Back 8/21/94 Elverum, NOR 1767 Ellen Marie Folkvord NOR Line Player 5/18/90 Tonsberg, NOR 16815 Synne Fossheim NOR Line Player 3/21/98 Gjovik, NOR 18021 Moa Amanda Fredriksson SWE Line Player 12/17/91 Gothenburg, SWE 17312 Alma Hasanic Grizovic MNE Goalkeeper 5/13/89 Sije, BIH 17614 Kristin Hoybakken NOR Line Player 6/27/95 Baerum, NOR 1803 Gabriella Juhasz HUN Left Wing 3/19/85 Kisvarda, HUN 1701 Stine Liden NOR Goalkeeper 5/31/88 Lorenskog, NOR 1845 Heidi Loke NOR Line Player 12/12/82 Tonsberg, NOR 17716 Lea Lokke-Owre NOR Goalkeeper 1/12/01 Kristiansand, NOR 16939 Chana Franciela Masson De Souza BRA Goalkeeper 12/18/78 Capinzal, BRA 1829 Anna Mortvedt NOR Line Player 11/3/00 Elverum, NOR 17033 Guro Nestaker NOR Left Back 8/15/98 Gjovik, NOR 18122 Betina Riegelhuth NOR Left Back 6/17/87 Oslo, NOR 1788 Anne Sofie Sandberg NOR Left Back 11/1/99 Oslo, NOR 1736 Elise Skinnehaugen NOR Right Wing 6/3/96 Hamar, NOR 16820 Mia Solberg Svele NOR Centre Back 4/16/01 Elverum, NOR 17423 Simona Szarkova SVK Left Back 1/2/92 Nové Zámky 17410 Kristin Venn NOR Left Wing 3/5/94 Trondheim, NOR 168

Team roster

Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR)

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Arne Senstadcoach• joined from league rivals Oppsal in 2015

• with experience from many years as a coach

• tactically skilled and good a communicating with his players

• married to Lise Løke, sister of Storhamar line player Heidi Løke

Chana Massongoalkeeper• joined from Danish Odense HC in the summer of 2018

• former Brazilian international, but played great parts of her career in Denmark

• turned 40 last December, but is extremely good at using her experience in goal, where she is still at a very high level

Heidi Løkeline player• joined Storhamar from Györi Audi ETO in 2017

• World Handball Player of the Year (2011) and famous daughter in a big handball family as both of her siblings are professional players and all of them are line players

• in 2011 she took the title with Larvik as the CL top scorer, and in 2012 she only narrowly missed it with Győr only to achieve it one year later

• member of the All-Star teams at the London Olympics, 2011 WCh and EHF EURO 2010, 2012 &

2014

Betina Riegelhuthleft back• returned to Storhamar in 2016 after a year in Danish Team Esbjerg

• has played 53 internationals for Norway, but has not been called up by national coach Thorir Hergeirsson lately

• tall backcourt player with a good shot and obvious defensive qualities as well.

• the younger sister of former Norwegian international Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren


EHF EURO: G 2014

Storhamar Handball Elite (NOR)

EC trophies: CL 2011, 2013, 2014

OG: G 2012, B 2016, WCh: G 2011, 2015, S 2017, EURO: G 2008, 2010, 2014, S 2012

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SC Magura Cisnadie (ROU)

Past achievements

EHF Cup-

Other-

There is great pride for a town with a population of 20,000 to be represented in a European Cup competition – and that is exactly what Sports Club Magura Cisnadie accomplished last season in the Romanian league. Magura, a young club founded just four years ago, had the best season in the club's short history in 2017/18, when they finished third in the domestic league to earn their first ever European berth.

Three years after being promoted and assembling a team that relied heavily on experienced players, Alexandru Weber’s side managed to take on a huge challenge and duly delivered, after eliminating Zvezda Zvenigorod, the former Women’s EHF Champions League winners, on their way to the EHF Cup Group Phase. “This means the world to our local community. It is a huge pride for the team, for the players and also for me, as a coach, to be here. It is also a huge chance to take in an European experience and we hope to leave every game with our head held up high,” said Alexandru Weber after Magura progressed to the group phase.

However, Magura’s work will be cut out after a difficult start to the season in the Romanian League. They are currently third after ten games, but Magura’s recent form has slipped with three losses in their past four games. A thin roster suffered three more blows in late December: line player Ionela Goran decided to retire, while right back Deonise Fachinello and right wing Mariana Costa left to join SCM Craiova. That left Cisnadie with only 13 players to play in both the Romanian League and the Women’s EHF Cup. Currently, the Romanian team’s roster has an average age of 28.1 years old. “Our objective was to reach the group stage, now every game is a bonus for us and for our players,” said Weber.The EHF Cup is probably the best place for outsiders to strike and Cisnadie could be the surprise package, as they try to emulate what fellow Romanian side SCM Craiova did last year, yet there is also a chance that this could just be a transitional season for a team that relies on experience if their thin roster is exposed.

“I think we were drawn in the toughest group with teams from Germany, Norway and Denmark. Talking about chances? We will try and play every game at our best and enjoy the competition. We will fight for every point we can,” said an upbeat Weber.

GROUP A

Newcomers:Gabriela Moreschi (Larvik HK), Jasna Boljevic (CSM Roman), Iulia Matei (CS Dinamo Bucuresti), Ionela Goran (Gloria Buzau)

Left the club:Dragica Tatalovic (Corona Brasov), Ivana Bozovic (Pogon Szczeczin), Larisa Serban, Maria Ilea (both Universitatea Resita), Mirela Pasca (pregnant), Deonise Fachinello, Mariana Costa (both SCM Craiova), Ionela Goran (retired), Alexandra Subtirica (unknown)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ Zvezda Zvenigorod L29:24 (14:13)2nd leg: vs Zvezda Zvenigorod W26:18 (10:10)Aggregate score: 50:47

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: @ DHC Slavia Praha W25:28 (12:16)2nd leg: vs DHC Slavia Praha W29:20 (18:11)Aggregate score: 57:45

Club Address:Sports Club Magura CisnadiePiata Revolutiei nr 1555300 CisnadieRomania

Media contact:Danut Mihai [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.cisnadie.ro

Playing hallPolivalent Hall Magura Cisnadie Maguril Nr. 105, Cisnadie, Jud Sibiu RomaniaCapacity: 1,254

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: light greenPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: grey

DarkPlayer shirt: red/bluePlayer short: black/blueGoalkeeper shirt: red/blue

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 99 Oana-Valentina Apetrei ROU Line Player 11/13/85 Fagaras, ROU 17520 Larissa Fais Munhoz Araujo BRA Left Wing 7/1/92 Curitiba, BRA 1679 Jasna Boljevic MNE Right Back 3/16/89 Podgorica, MNE 18981 Deonise Cavaleiro Fachinello BRA Right Back 6/20/83 Santa Rosa, RS, BRA 18077 Paula Chirila ROU Centre Back 2/7/91 SEBES, ROU 17588 Mariana Costa BRA Right Wing 10/14/92 Sao Paulo/SP, BRA 17094 Larissa Inae Da Silva BRA Right Wing 4/4/94 JUNDIAI/SP, BRA 1691 Gabriela Goncalves Dias Moreschi BRA Goalkeeper 7/8/94 Maringa/PR, BRA 19080 Roxana Gatzel ROU Centre Back 5/28/80 CRAIOVA, ROU 17211 Ionela Victoria Goran ROU Line Player 8/18/77 BUZAU, ROU 17813 Paula Bianca Hoha ROU Left Wing 3/31/93 BISTRITA NASAUD, ROU 1757 Maria Iulia Matei ROU Left Wing 12/31/97 RM VALCEA, ROU 16814 Ada Emilia Moldovan ROU Right Back 11/15/83 Focsani, ROU 17589 Elena Cristina Sorina Popovici ROU Goalkeeper 10/19/89 Bucuresti, ROU 17623 Alexandra Georgiana Subtirica-Iovanescu ROU Line Player 12/8/87 Constanta, ROU 17025 Andrada Cynthia Tomescu ROU Line Player 7/30/91 Baia Mare, ROU 18016 Elena Gabriela Voicu ROU Goalkeeper 4/28/90 Slobozia, ROU 178

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Alexandru Webercoach• has been coaching Magura since 2014, when the Romanian side was promoted to the first league

• this is his first European season, as he only coached Alba Sebes, a second-league team, and his current team

• 41-year old coach is considered one of the top young coaches in Romania

Ada Moldovanleft back• never left Romania during her playing career, also winning the bronze medal at the EHF EURO 2010 with the national team

• was the top goal scorer of the Romanian national league in three consecutive years, 2008, 2009 and 2010

• stopped playing for a year, between 2011 and 2012, to give birth to a boy, Raul

Gabriela Diaz Moreschigoalkeeper• tall goalkeeper (190 cm) joined Cisnadie from Larvik before the 2018/19 season

• spent two seasons with the Norwegian title record holders and won one national league title and two Norwegian cups with them

• part of golden Brazilian team at the South American Games in 2018

Roxana Gatzelcentre back• 38-year old captain is one of the most experienced players in Cisnadie, plying her trade for six seasons at Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea, whom she played the CL final with, in 2010

• three seasons ago, Gatzel became the Romanian league top goal scorer

• creative and intelligent player, Gatzel suffered three season-ending injuries in her career, two of them being cruciate ligaments tears


EURO: B 2010


EURO: B 2010

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Group B head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group B opponents in the EC

No previous encounters in European competitions IK Sävehof vs TusSies MetzingenIK Sävehof vs Herning-Ikast HandboldIK Sävehof vs Siofok KC HungarySiofok KC Hungary vs TusSies MetzingenSiofok KC Hungary vs Herning-Ikast HandboldHerning-Ikast Handbold vs TusSies Metzingen

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IK Sävehof have been Swedish champions 13 times. They have been in the Women’s EHF Champions League Group Matches eight times, reaching the main round on three occasions. They also started this season in the EHF Champions League after reclaiming the Swedish championship from H 65 Höörs HK last season.

After finishing fourth in Group B of the EHF Champions League, the Women’s EHF Cup Group Phase is now on the menu for the large club from the Gothenburg area.Despite their rather dominating position in women’s handball in Sweden, Sävehof’s ambitions are rather modest. Finishing in the top three in the domestic league, reaching the final of the Swedish championship play-offs and gaining as many points as possible in the EHF Cup Group Phase are Sävehof’s objectives for this season.

Playing in the EHF Cup is not a new experience for Sävehof, but the Swedish club have never made it any further than the group phase in the competition. Still, head coach Rasmus Overby is looking forward to entering the competition once again. “IK Sävehof have been playing EHF Cup before. However, for many of our players and for me as a coach it is the first time. The EHF Cup is a good challenge – and it will develop our young players and give us experience we can use in our national league,” he said.

While he has a positive outlook on the challenge ahead, Overby believes it will be hard for Sävehof to progress any further. “We are looking forward to continue play matches on a high level. The EHF Cup is a very good challenge for us, and we will try to do our best against the very good teams we are going to meet. Siófok and Herning-Ikast are a bit better than Metzingen and we are, however,” said the Danish coach.

GROUP B IK Sävehof (SWE)

Club Address:IK SävehofPartille ArenaArenatorget 243322 PartilleSweden

Media contact:Hanna Fogelström/ Frederik Sahlin+46 704 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.savehof.se

Playing hallPartille ArenaArenatorget 243338 PartilleSwedenCapacity: 4,100

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: black/yellowGoalkeeper shirt: blue

DarkPlayer shirt: black/greyPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: green or orange

Newcomers:Tilda Olsson (Skövde HF), Nina Dano (Torslanda HK)Elin Karlsson, Ella Frykmer, Lina Cardell (all Sävehof Akademi)

Left the club:Ida Oden (retired)Julia Eriksson (Randers HK)Julia Walstern (Kungälvs HK)Amanda Thorp (Skara HF)Filippa Nyman (Skövde HF)

Past achievements

EHF Cup:Group phase (1): 2016/17Round 4 (1): 2009/10Round 3 (1): 2006/07Round 2 (1): 2008/09

Other Champions League: 2Main round 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, group matches 2007/08, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2018/19Cup Winners‘ Cup: Last 16 2011/12

Swedish league: 13 titles (1993, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)


4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group MatchesGROUP B@ Rostov-Don L30:21 (15:11)vs Kobenhavn Handball L22:36 (8:20)vs Brest Bretagne Handball L27:39 (16:19)@ Brest Bretagne Handball L34:26 (19:14)vs Rostov-Don L26:32 (15:14)@ Kobenhavn Handball L33:22 (19:6)

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 22 Johanna Ahlm SWE Centre Back 10/3/87 Göteborg, SWE 1752 Lina Cardell SWE Right Wing 2/19/01 Skeda, SWE 16517 Nina Dano SWE Right Back 6/12/00 Masthuggs, SWE 17228 Johanna Einarsson SWE Right Wing 5/22/01 Nödinge, SWE 1653 Emma Ekenman-Fernis SWE Right Wing 7/24/96 Stockholm, SWE 1721 Christina Elm DEN Goalkeeper 6/16/95 Greve, DEN 18730 Emilia Eriksson SWE Goalkeeper 5/26/00 Ålidhem, SWE 1828 Johanna Forsberg SWE Line Player 10/16/95 Göteborg, SWE 17715 Ella Frykmer SWE Centre Back 2/13/99 Nylöse, SWE 17313 Elin Hallagård SWE Centre Back 1/4/89 Göteborg, SWE 1809 Elin Karlsson SWE Left Back 2/19/99 Sävedalen, SWE 1787 Thess Krönell SWE Line Player 5/30/96 Umeå, SWE 17716 Wilma Kroon Andersson SWE Goalkeeper 7/14/98 N Lundby, SWE 1795 Joanna Lindvall-Haggren SWE Right Wing 6/28/94 Göteborg, SWE 17511 Amelia Lundbäck SWE Centre Back 9/22/98 Stensjön, SWE 17529 Nora Lundell SWE Line Player 4/24/00 Johannes, SWE 17821 Ebba Lundstedt SWE Line Player 2/18/98 Kållered, SWE 17019 Olivia Mellegård SWE Left Wing 6/17/96 Göteborg, SWE 17812 Isabella Mouratidou SWE Goalkeeper 8/5/97 Stockholm, SWE 17910 Hanna Örtorp SWE Left Wing 12/20/97 Göteborg, SWE 16326 Tilda Olsson SWE Left Back 3/15/96 Mölndal, SWE 17714 Linnea Petterson SWE Left Back 7/28/95 Kiruna, SWE 18131 Louise Rundcrantz SWE Left Wing 3/5/00 Partille, SWE 17227 Cajsa Sällström SWE Left Back 2/19/01 Fors, SWE 170

Team roster

IK Sävehof (SWE)

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Rasmus Overbycoach• became head coach in summer of 2018 but already worked as a coach at Sävehof’s own academy

• replaced Henrik Signell, who wanted to focus entirely on his job as Swedish national coach

• in his playing career, he was a centre back with various Danish league clubs

• lives together with Sävehof playmaker Johanna Ahlm

Wilma Kroon Anderssongoalkeeper• joined from Swedish league rivals Skara HF in 2017

• despite only being 20 years old, she made impressive performances in the CL Group Matches during the autumn 2018

• with her 179 cm, she is relatively tall for a female goalkeeper, and she is good at making use of her height and reach to make her goal look small from the angle of the shooter

Olivia Mellegårdleft wing• started in nearby Önnered but has spent entire senior career with Sävehof

• at 22, she already has CL experience with Sävehof in 2015/16 and 2016/17

• efficient from the wing and good at using her height to achieve the best possible angle for her shots

• regular player for the Swedish national team

Johanna Ahlmcentre back• started career at Sävehof, and returned to the club in 2016

• had eight-year spell in Denmark from 2008-16, playing for four different clubs

• was out for nearly 18 months in 2016/17 due to a torn ACL and maternity leave

• an experienced, versatile and inventive playmaker

• is in a relationship with the team’s Danish head coach, Rasmus Overby


IK Sävehof (SWE)

EURO: B 2014

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While Hungarian sides Györi Audi ETO KC and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria belong to the top table in the Women’s EHF Champions League, Siofók KC Hungary is another club with ambition. “Participation in our first EHF Cup Group Phase means a lot for us, everyone is so excited. Siofok would like to appear on the European handball map in the next years,” says head coach Tor Odvar Moen.

Siofók have never won any titles – the team has been playing in the Hungarian top division only since 2009, and this is their just fourth season in Europe. Yet the club have done a good job in bolstering the squad with quality players last summer. Russian playmaker Tatiana Khmyrova and Croatian left back Andrea Kobetic (Penezic) moved from Vardar, while Norwegian goalkeeper Silje Solberg joined from Paris.Coach Moen is also in his first season at Siofok after moving from Larvik in the summer. The 53-year-old Norwegian signed a long-term contract with the club, where he is in charge of every aspect of handball.

In the Women’s EHF Cup qualification, his team easily beat GVM Europe-Vas in a Hungarian derby before eliminating strong Russian outfit Lada, a big signal of intent from Siofok. A number of the big names played an important role in their national team's EHF EURO 2018 campaign. None more than club captain Estelle Nze Minko, who top scored for France en route to a home gold medal.

Now they face Herning, Metzingen and Sävehof in Group B and coach Moen is determined to do well. “Our main goal is to go through and reach the semi-finals. I think we have the players to do it. Herning are very strong, they have some Norwegian players and play some really good handball. Metzingen are the club I know the least, but German handball has been growing continuously in recent years. It is a tough and interesting group in a positive way.”This year, Siofók have not just reinforced their squad, but improved their infrastructure. Their new ‘Kiss Szilard’ arena was opened in March and it will need to become a fortress for them if progression from the group is to become a reality.

Siofok KC (HUN)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ Handball Club Lada L30:26 (15:16)2nd leg: vs Handball Club Lada W37:26 (18:12)Aggregate score: 63:56

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: @ GVM Europe-Vac W22:35 (12:18)2nd leg: @ vs GVM Europe-Vac W32:26 (15:15)Aggregate score: 67:48

GROUP B

Past achievements

EHF CupLast 16: 2015/16Round 3: 2012/13

Other-

Newcomers:Andrea Kobetic (HC Vardar)Joanna Drabik (SPR Lublin SSA)Silje Solberg (Issy-Paris Hand)Mireya Gonzalez (Erd)Tatiana Khmyrova (HC Vardar)

Left the club:Erdősi Ildikó (DKKA)Ferenczy Fruzsina (DKKA)Szemerey Zsófi (FTC)Camilla Maibom (retired)Gercsó Nóra (Szent István)

Club Address:Siófok KC HungarySzekrényessy Kálmán utca 1.8600 SiófokHungary

Media contact:Miklos Bitter+36 30 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.siofokkc.hu

Playing hallKiss Szilard SportcsarnokSzekrenyessy ut 18600 SiofokHungaryCapacity: 1,500

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: orangePlayer short: greyGoalkeeper shirt: grey

DarkPlayer shirt: greyPlayer short: greyGoalkeeper shirt: blue

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 13 Camille Aoustin FRA Left Wing 2/13/90 Cherbourg, FRA 17039 Dorina Barkoczi HUN Left Back 6/19/99 Siófok, HUN 1808 Simone Böhme DEN Right Wing 8/17/91 Randers, DEN 16916 Denisa-Stefania Dedu ROU Goalkeeper 9/27/94 Brasov, ROU 18220 Joanna Drabik POL Line Player 10/28/93 Wloszczowa, POL 1806 Asma Elghaoui HUN Line Player 8/29/91 Monastir 1755 Melinda Anamaria Geiger ROU Right Back 3/28/87 Baia Mare, ROU 17499 Mireya Gonzalez Alvarez ESP Right Back 7/18/91 Leon, ESP 17888 Andjela Janjusevic SRB Right Back 6/18/95 Beograd, SRB 17817 Katarina Jezic CRO Line Player 12/19/92 Rijeka, CRO 17371 Tatiana Khmyrova RUS Centre Back 2/6/90 Volgograd, RUS 17832 Andrea Kobetic CRO Left Back 11/13/85 Zagreb, CRO 18644 Laura Lapos HUN Right Back 2/12/02 Siófok, HUN 17685 Laura Nemes HUN Centre Back 7/18/02 Keszthely, HUN 16827 Estelle Nze Minko FRA Centre Back 8/11/91 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, FRA 17622 Gabriela Perianu ROU Left Back 6/20/94 Braila, ROU 18647 Nanetta Sarosi HUN Left Wing 6/12/98 Dorog, HUN 16712 Silje Margaretha Solberg NOR Goalkeeper 6/16/90 Bærum, NOR 17823 Nelli Such HUN Right Wing 5/12/92 Bekescsaba, HUN 17810 Eszter Takacs HUN Right Back 7/30/00 Siófok, HUN 17055 Kira Wald HUN Left Wing 5/2/01 Siófok, HUN 161

Team rosterSiofok KC (HUN)

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Tor Odvar Moencoach• the Norwegian head coach joined Siofok KC in the summer of 2018

• spent 19 years in Larvik and won once the CL and once the Cup Winners’ Cup besides many domestic titles

• at the Scandinavian powerhouse, he led them in many different roles, such as underage coach, team manager, head coach, assistant and many others

Silje Solberggoalkeeper• just like her coach, the Norwegian player joined Siofok KC in 2018 during summer

• the 28-year-old athlete won the world championships (2015) and the European championships (2014, 2016)

• active member of the national team since her debut in 2011 against Russia

Estelle Nze Minkocentre back• Olympic silver medallist and world champion player with the French team

• joined Siofok in 2016

• won the Challenge Cup in 2011 with Mios-Biganos

• scored already 56 goals in the domestic league

Andrea Kobetic (Penezic)left back• the Croatian shooter led the team in goals in the Hungarian league after nine rounds (62)

• joined Siofok KC after four seasons in Vardar

• former stalwart of the Croatian national team

• twice the CL top scorer

• had an important role in Vardar when the club collected two bronze and two silver medals in the last four FINAL4s


Siofok KC (HUN)

EC trophies: CL 2011 EURO: G 2014, 2016, WCh: G 2015

EC trophies: Challenge Cup 2011OG: S 2016, EURO: G 2018, B 2016, WCh: G 2017

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In their maiden international voyage, TusSies Metzingen made it to the final of the Women’s EHF Cup. A season later, they were semi-finalists again in the newly merged format of the competition. Now their aim is to proceed to the knockout stage after an unexpected early elimination last season in Qualification Round 3.

The German side is the only club other than three-time Women's EHF Champions League winners Viborg HK from Denmark to reach the group phase from Qualification Round 1 – and Metzingen won all six qualification matches, including two challenging matches against former Russian champions Astrakhanochka in Qualification Round 2.

The face of the Metzingen squad has changed since last season. Promising young players have arrived, such as German U20 goalkeeper Madita Kohorst, who has just returned from a six-month injury break, and the 22-year-old Dutch line player Tamara Haggerty.Fellow Dutch player and club teammate Delaila Amega recently won her first international medal at the Women’s EHF EURO 2018 – a bronze with the Netherlands – and scored 14 goals in the championship. In contrast, one experienced Metzingen star will miss the group phase and possibly the rest of the season: Serbian international Marija Obradovic is out with a torn cruciate ligament.

In Group B, TusSies Metzingen will face strong opponents Siófok KC Hungary, IK Sävehof and Herning-Ikast. New coach Andre Fuhr is aware of those high hurdles on the way to the quarter-final stage. He said: “All four teams have a chance to reach the quarter-finals. Sävehof and Herning-Ikast have a lot of international experience. Siófok have maybe the team with the highest quality of all participants in the EHF Cup. To reach the quarter-final will be a difficult mission for my young team, but we will try our best."

TusSies Metzingen (GER)

Club Address:TusSies MetzingenWilhelmstraße 572555 MetzingenGermany

Media contact:Ferenc [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.handball-tussies.com

Newcomers:Anika Niederwieser (Thüringer HC), Madita Kohorst (VFL Oldenburg), Julia Harsfalvi (DVSC Debrecen), Tamara Haggerty (HSG Bad Wildungen), Annabelle Sattler (Neckarsulmer SU), Patricia Kovacs (NKSE Vac), Jesse van de Polder (Virto Quintus)

Left the club:Annika Ingenpaß (HSG Bad Wildungen), Jasmina Jankovic (Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball), Ina Großmann (Thüringer HC), Stina Karlsson (HSG Kleenheim)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ DHK Banik Most W19:28 (8:11)2nd leg: vs DHK Banik Most W35:24 (15:13)Aggregate score: 63:43

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: @ Astrakhanochka W27:28 (14:13)2nd leg: vs Astrakhanochka W38:26 (17:11)Aggregate score: 66:53

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 11st leg: @ HZRK Grude W24:43 (10:24)2nd leg: vs HZRK Grude W47:17 (26:7)Aggregate score: 90:41

GROUP B

Playing hallPaul Horn ArenaEuropastraße 50 72072 Tübingen GermanyCapacity: 2,408

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: mintPlayer short: pinkGoalkeeper shirt: black

DarkPlayer shirt: pinkPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: mint

Past achievements

EHF CupFinalists: 2015/16Semi-finals 2016/17

Other-

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 5 Delaila Amega NED Centre Back 9/21/97 Heerhugowaard 17066 Katharina Beddies GER Left Wing 2/7/94 Reutlingen 16393 Julia Behnke GER Line Player 3/28/93 Mannheim 1805 Tamara Haggerty NED Line Player 4/29/96 Haarlem 1789 Julia Harsfalvi HUN Left Wing 11/12/96 Zalaegerszeg 1688 Monika Kobylinska POL Right Back 4/9/95 Zary 17795 Dorina Korsos HUN Left Wing 9/3/95 Kecskemét, HUN 1689 Patricia Kovacs AUT Right Back 5/26/96 Lustenau, AUT 17813 Ewgenija Minevskaja GER Left Back 10/31/92 Minsk 18351 Marija Obradovic SRB Left Back 8/6/92 Beograd 18226 Isabell Roch GER Goalkeeper 7/26/90 Erlenbach/Main 17798 Annabelle Sattler GER Goalkeeper 1/4/98 Bretten, GER 1682 Jesse Van de Polder NED Goalkeeper 7/3/98 Amsterdam 17131 Kelly Vollebregt NED Right Wing 1/1/95 Delft 16522 Maren Weigel GER Left Back 5/22/94 Stuttgart 17711 Miriam Welser GER Centre Back 11/9/98 Nürtingen, GER 1642 Marlene Zapf GER Right Wing 1/6/90 Landau 170

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Andre Fuhrcoach• coached only one club before in his previous career: HSG Blomberg-Lippe from 2002 until 2018

• steered Blomberg from the second division to the EHF Cup

• well-known for developing talents and forming young players to stars

• more than a third of the current German women’s national team players had been coached by Fuhr, such as Xenia Smits, Alicia Stolle or Franziska Müller

Isabell Rochgoalkeeper• her father Siegfried was goalkeeper of Großwallstadt and the German national team, winning the Olympic silver medal in 1984

• was part of the youth academy of Thüringer HC from the age of 15 to 18, then played for Dortmund, Blomberg and Bietigheim

• joined Metzingen in 2017

• new number 1 after Dutch Jasmina Jankovic left the club before this season

• had her debut in the German women’s team in March and played her first major tournament at

the EHF EURO 2018 in France

Delaila Amegacentre back• arrived from Dutch side Quintus at Metzingen at the age of 18

• previously had been educated in the famous Dutch academy at Papendal

• her father is from Ghana, her mother (a former handball player) from Netherlands

• had her debut in the Dutch women’s team in 2017 at the age of 20

• new number 1 on her position at Metzingen, after Anna Loerper left the club

Ewgenija Minevskajaleft back• born in Minsk, she arrived at Germany at the age of five

• her mother Svetlana was three times World Champion with the Soviet Union, her father Andrej Olympic Champion with EUN

• was part of all age categories in the German YAC national teams

• was part of the youth academy of Thüringer HC, then transferred to Metzingen for the first time in 2013, played for Leipzig for two years before she returned to Metzingen

• at the age of 22, was Bundesliga top scorer with 239 goals



EURO: B 2018

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From this summer, the public have had to get used to a new name for one of the strongest women's handball teams in Denmark. After new investors took over the team from Central Jutland prior to this season, the club that used to be known as FC Midtjylland is now named Herning-Ikast Handbold.

However, with the club's objectives of finishing in the top four in the Danish league and reaching at least the quarter-final in the Women’s EHF Cup, the change in set-up has not resulted in a reduction of the Danish club's ambitions. Kristian Kristensen is still the head coach – as he has been since September 2016 – and one of his biggest challenges this season has been filling the gap created by Veronica Kristiansen's departure. The Norwegian international left back, who joined back-to-back Women’s EHF Champions League winners Györi Audi ETO KC after last season, was the backbone of Midtjylland’s back court line. Tonje Loeseth and Helene Fauske, two Norwegian back court players, have been sharing the demanding duty, with the pair achieving a certain amount of success so far.

At right back, Danish international Louise Burgaard has had some extra work after Norwegian newcomer Stine Skogrand became pregnant, which has also created an extra challenge for Herning-Ikast in defence. Having reached the group phase, the first objective for Herning-Ikast is to progress to the quarter-final, although the head coach realises that this will be a tough task in Group B with Siófok KC from Hungary, Swedish champions IK Sävehof and TusSies Metzingen from the German Bundesliga.“The expectations are that we will get six international matches at a high international level. Sävehof is well-known and that will be a classic Scandinavian clash. Metzingen is a strong team with a lot of international players, so it will be a nice challenge as well. And, finally, Siófok from Hungary is one of the strongest teams if you analyse the line-up,” said head coach Kristensen.Club Address:

Herning-Ikast HandboldStadion Alle 2B7430 IkastDenmark

Media contact:Jakob Mølgaard Christensen+45 25 [email protected]

Online information:Website: http://www.herningikasthaandbold.dk

Newcomers:Stine Skogrand (Silkebrog-Voel KFUM), Sarah Iversen (Nykøbing Falster Håndbold - NFH), Michaela Elsberg Møller (Herning-Ikast Handbold U-19), Emilie Steffensen (Herning-Ikast Handbold U-19)

Left the club:Veronica Kristiansen (Györi Audi ETO KC), Sabine Pedersen (Randers HK), Linn Blohm (Kobenhavn Handball), Louise Ellebaek (Silkeborg-Voel KFUM), Helene Kindberg (Silkeborg-Voel KFUM)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: vs SCM Ramnicu Valcea W22:16 (7:5)2nd leg: @ SCM Ramnicu Valcea W19:21 (14:10)Aggregate score: 43:25

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: vs Metraco Zaglebie Lubin W31:19 (15:9)2nd leg:@ Metraco Zaglebie Lubin L26:21 (13:9)Aggregate score: 52:45

Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN)GROUP B

Playing hallIBF ArenaStadion Allé 2b7430 IkastDenmarkCapacity: 2,250

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: purpleGoalkeeper shirt: blue/red/yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: purplePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue/red/yellow

Past achievements

EHF CupWinner (2): 2001/02, 2010/11Runners-up (1): 2006/07Semi-final (2): 2007/08, 2012/13Quarter-final (1): 2005/06

OtherChampions League: EHF FINAL4 2013/14, semi-final 2002/03, quarter-final 1998/99, 2004/05, 2016/17, 2017/18Cup Winners’ Cup: winner 2003/04, 2014/15, semi-final 1999/00Danish league: 4 titlesDanish cup: 7 titles

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 24 Mie Augustesen DEN Left Wing 7/19/88 Hedensted, DEN 17917 Mathilde Bjerregaard DEN Line Player 8/9/93 Århus, DEN 1856 Cecilie Hojgaard Brandt DEN Right Wing 11/16/01 Viborg, DEN 17327 Louise Katharina Burgaard DEN Right Back 10/17/92 Esbjerg, DEN 17816 Sabine Englert GER Goalkeeper 11/27/81 Aschaffenburg, GER 1838 Helene Gigstad Fauske NOR Centre Back 1/31/97 Bærum, NOR 17615 Emma Cecilie Uhrskov Friis DEN Left Wing 10/31/99 Herning, DEN 16013 Julie Horslund Gantzel Pedersen DEN Line Player 4/13/94 Ikast-Brande, DEN 17311 Sarah Iversen DEN Line Player 4/10/90 Frederiksberg, DEN 17719 Annika Jakobsen DEN Right Wing 2/25/97 Horsens, DEN 16932 Louise Bak Jensen DEN Goalkeeper 10/2/01 Thisted, DEN 1802 Maja Edling Lauritsen DEN Left Wing 5/21/01 Ikast-Brande, DEN 17425 Tonje Loeseth NOR Left Back 1/1/91 Bergen, NOR 1804 Michala Elsberg Moller DEN Centre Back 2/16/00 Aalborg, DEN 17523 Anne Mette Pedersen DEN Right Wing 10/25/92 Galten, DEN 17412 Clara Bak Pedersen DEN Goalkeeper 2/1/99 Ikast-Brande, DEN 1771 Jessica Ryde SWE Goalkeeper 5/18/94 Lund, SWE 1839 Olivia Simonsen DEN Left Back 8/14/00 Ringkøbing-Skjern, DEN 1857 Stine Ruscetta Skogrand NOR Right Back 3/3/93 Bergen, NOR 17514 Emilie Bodholdt Steffensen DEN Left Back 5/22/01 Ikast-Brande, DEN 1805 Trine Troelsen DEN Left Back 5/2/85 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 172

Team rosterHerning-Ikast Handbold (DEN)

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Kristian Kristensencoach• has been working as assistant coach in the club for two years

• started in August 2016 as a temporary head coach as Helle Thomsen left, shortly after he was made permanent head coach

• has the highest coaching exam in Europe, EHF Master Coach

• has experience as men’s as well as women’s coach in several clubs in Denmark as well as abroad

• in between, he had found time to work as a TV commentator beside his coaching job

Sabine Englertgoalkeeper• former German national team player started playing at the age of five in Aschaffenburg, in the same mixed team with Nantes winger Dominik Klein

• only a few days after signing the contract with FCM in the early spring 2008, she played in her future home, the Ikast Brande Arena, with Hypo NÖ

• on the same occasion she sustained a knee injury, but since then, she has had happier memories of the hall

Louise Burgaardright back• made her first appearances in the Danish league at 17 with KIF Vejen; joined FCM from Viborg in 2015, played also for Team Tvis Holstebro (summer 2013)

• debuted in the Denmark national team at 19, later became a regular in the squad

• won her first senior Danish titles with Viborg – Danish cup and Danish championship 2013/14

Helene Fauskecentre back• joined from Norwegian Stabæk IF in 2017

• has been included in Norwegian national coach Thorir Hergeirsson s squad several times, latest for the EHF EURO 2018 in France

• together with fellow Norwegian Tonje Løseth, she is filling out the gap left by a third Norwegian, Veronica Kristiansen who left for Györ Audi ETO KC before the 2018/19 season

• already in her first season in FC Midtjylland, now Herning-Ikast, she scored 29 goals in the CL

• is studying commercial finance besides playing handball


Herning-Ikast Handbold (DEN)

EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2015 EHF Cup 2011, Challenge Cup: 2005WCh: B 2007

EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2014WCh: B 2013

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Group C head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group C opponents in the EC

Larvik vs ES Besançon Feminin 3-0-1 (114:99) 09.01.2005 Larvik HK vs E.S.B.F. Besancon, Cup Winners's Cup – Round 3 26:23 (11:13)16.01.2005 E.S.B.F. Besancon vs Larvik HK, Cup Winners's Cup – Round 3 22:30 (11:16)19.01.2002 Larvik HK vs E.S.B.F. Besancon, EHF Champions League – Group A 31:27 (13:13)10.02.2002 E.S.B.F. Besancon vs Larvik HK, EHF Champions League – Group A 27:18 (16:8)

Larvik vs Viborg HK 5-0-7 (314:311)10.03.2018 Larvik vs Viborg HK, EHF Cup – 1/4 finals 26:23 (13:15)03.03.2018 Viborg HKvs Larvik, EHF Cup – 1/4 finals 28:21 (9:8)08.03.2015 Viborg HK A/S vs Larvik, EHF Champions League – Group 2 23:29 (14:12)07.02.2015 Larvik vs Viborg HK A/S, EHF Champions League – Group 2 31:18 (18:10)05.11.2011 Larvik vs Viborg HK, EHF Champions League – Group B 19:20 (10:12)01.10.2011 Viborg HK vs Larvik, EHF Champions League – Group B 34:28 (22:10)17.04.2010 Larvik HK vs Viborg HK, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 27:26 (10:13)10.04.2010 Viborg HK vs Larvik HK, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 27:21 (13:13)24.02.2007 Viborg HK A/S vs Larvik HK, EHF Champions League – Group A 32:31 (17:14)20.01.2007 Larvik HK vs Viborg HK A/S, EHF Champions League – Group A 31:19 (13:7)29.01.2006 Viborg HK A/S vs Larvik HK, EHF Champions League – Group A 30:27 (15:17)15.01.2006 Larvik HK vs Viborg HK A/S, EHF Champions League – Group A 23:31 (13:16)

Kuban vs ES Besançon Feminin 1-0-1 (52:48)08.11.1997 "Kuban" Krasnodar vs E. S. Besancon, Cup Winners's Cup – 1/8 finals 33:22 (17:10)16.11.1997 E. S. Besancon vs "Kuban" Krasnodar, Cup Winners's Cup – 1/8 finals 26:19 (13:9)

No previous encounters in European competitions Larvik vs KubanES Besançon Feminin vs Viborg HKViborg HK vs Kuban

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GROUP C Larvik (NOR)For Larvik HK, life in European Cup handball has been the same as last year so far.Last season, the 19-time former Norwegian champions, who won the Women's EHF Champions League in 2010/11, finished fourth in their EHF Champions League group and continued in the Women's EHF Cup, where they reached the quarter-final and lost to Viborg HK.

This season, the pattern has repeated itself as Larvik finished fourth in Group A of the EHF Champions League and they are now entering the EHF Cup Group Phase. In Group C of the EHF Cup, Larvik will be up against Danish club Viborg HK, whom they have met in many an EHF Champions League match in the past, as well as Russian club Kuban and French club E.S Besancon Feminin.

New head coach Geir Oustorp, who took over from Tor Odvar Moen before this season started, is missing two key players – as he has been from almost the start of the season. Early in the season, playmaker Cassandra Tollbring tore her anterior cruciate ligament, while veteran Tine Stange, who is another crucial back court player for Larvik, is pregnant. This situation makes the coach cautious, but he remains rather optimistic before the group phase.

“We are in a strong group with good opponents. We lost against Viborg in the quarter-final last year, and they still have a very strong team. Kuban have a young team and a good coach. They are a team for the future. Besancon play a 5-1 in their defence, and we will have to see how we handle that," said Oustorp about Larvik's rivals in Group C.

Club Address:Larvik HKHoffs gate 6N-3262 LarvikNorway

Media contact:Bjørn Bjune+47 479 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.larvikhk.no

Newcomers:Mari Molid (Randers HK)Karoline Lund (Aker)Yesminee Gluic (Follo)Sara Møller (Follo)

Left the club: Kristine Breistøl (Team Esbjerg)Thea Mørk (Kobenhavn Handball – recently retired)


4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group MatchesGROUP A@ Metz Handball L31:20 (16:8)vs Buducnost W23:22 (12:12)vs Odense HC L25:33 (13:16)@ Odense HC L27:23 (13:13)vs Metz Handball L21:31 (9:15)@ Buducnost L26:25 (13:16)

Playing hallBoligmappa Arena LarvikHoffsgate 6N-3262 LarvikNorwayCapacity: 4,000

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: green

DarkPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: orange

Past achievements

EHF Cup:Runners-up (1): 1995/96Quarter-final (1): 2017/18

OtherChampions League: winner 2010/11, runners-up 2014/15, 2012/13, semi-final 2001/02, 2003/04, 2009/10, 2011/12, quarter-final 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2015/16, 2016/17

Cup Winners‘ Cup: winner 2004/05, 2007/08, runners-up 2008/09, semi-final (2): 1996/97, 2005/06

Norwegian league: 19 titlesNorwegian cup: 17 titles

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 5 June Andenaes NOR Line Player 6/9/83 Gloppen, NOR 1762 Ingrid Helene Bakkerud NOR Line Player 9/21/00 Tønsberg, NOR 16330 Victoria Solli Berg NOR Goalkeeper 10/10/01 Oslo, NOR 17728 Desiree Bergene NOR Line Player 10/15/01 Tønsberg, NOR 1684 Mari Finstad Bergum NOR Back 3/16/98 Gjøvik, NOR 17829 Julianne Bjornoe NOR Left Back 1/28/00 Skien, NOR 17327 Emilie Christensen NOR Back 4/13/93 Oslo 17619 Marte Siren Figenschau NOR Line Player 3/12/00 Drammen, NOR 18012 Yasminee Gluic SWE Goalkeeper 5/5/97 Stockholm, SWE 17525 Jenny Osnes Graesholt NOR Right Wing 1/5/89 Oslo, NOR 16731 Mari Hansen NOR Left Back 6/6/01 Skien, NOR 17332 Hedvig Riiser Hegge NOR Left Wing 3/8/01 Oslo, NOR 16933 Ine-Victoria Hem-Jacobsen NOR Right Back 3/11/00 Tønsberg, NOR 16523 Maria Hjertner NOR Right Back 7/3/96 Oslo, NOR 17834 Martine Hvaara NOR Left Wing 5/24/00 Skien, NOR 17035 Emilie Kristin Stoa Jensen NOR Line Player 4/9/01 Skien, NOR 17136 Nora Hoyesen Jorgensen NOR Left Wing 5/27/00 Skien, NOR 17111 Linn-Kristin Koren Riegelhuth NOR Right Wing 8/1/84 Lorenskog, NOR 1787 Hege Loken NOR Right Wing 8/31/93 Ålesund, NOR 16813 Sofie Lowe NOR Back 8/29/01 Skien, NOR 17610 Karoline Lund NOR Left Back 5/31/99 Oslo, NOR 1843 Sara Möller NOR Left Wing 2/26/94 Stavanger, NOR 1678 Mari Kristine Søbstad Molid NOR Back 8/8/90 Trondheim, NOR 17837 Thina Helene Kolas Oyesvold NOR Right Back 10/7/00 Skien, NOR 17815 Guro Ramberg NOR Right Wing 8/4/01 Tønsberg, NOR 1649 Mathilde Rivas Toft NOR Right Back 4/16/97 Lørenskog, NOR 17138 Frida Evelina Rosenberg SWE Back 11/17/00 Skien, NOR 17521 Tonje Roth Berglie NOR Left Wing 8/11/92 Tønsberg, NOR 1681 Guro Rundbraten NOR Goalkeeper 4/18/90 Drammen, NOR 17017 Tine Stange NOR Back 5/14/86 Tonsberg, NOR 17839 Sara Steinbakken NOR Wing 2/20/01 Skien, NOR 17022 Cassandra Tollbring SWE Back 3/19/93 Rimbo, SWE 17072 Renee Warhaug NOR Goalkeeper 2/7/01 Flekkefjord, NOR 17218 Martine Wolff NOR Line Player 6/20/96 Oslo, NOR 175

Team roster

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Larvik (NOR)

Geir Oustorpcoach• became head coach in 2018 after being assistant to Tor Odvar Moen in 2017/18

• joined from Glassverket in the summer of 2017

• also in charge of the Norwegian women’s U19 team

• was a versatile backcourt player, who had 91 caps for the Norwegian national team

• calm and communicative coach with fine tactical skills

Guro Rundbråtengoalkeeper• joined in the summer of 2017 from Glassverket, also played for Byåsen until 2013

• returned to active duty after cruciate ligament surgery in 2016

• has played 48 junior international games for Norway

• tall keeper with good reactions and a fine ability to read the shooters

Sara Møllerleft wing• joined from Norwegian league colleagues Follo in the summer of 2018

• has got extra responsibility after Tonje Roth Berglie is out for several months due to injury

• was actually born in Larvik, but moved away with her parents when she was very young

• fast and technically skilled wing who also possesses considerable defensive qualities

Mari Molidcentre back• returned to Larvik in the summer of 2018 after two years in Danish Randers HK

• has represented three other Norwegian league clubs, Kolstad, Levanger and Byasen as well

• inventive playmaker with a hard shot, and also a player with obvious defensive qualities

• works as a physiotherapist besides playing handball

EURO: G 2010, WCh: G 2011, 2015

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E.S Besancon Feminin returned to European club competition last season after an eight-year absence. The French team had hoped to reach the Women’s EHF Cup group phase, but they were eliminated by Handball Club Lada in the Qualification Round 3. Besancon wanted to achieve more this season, and they have already succeeded. The team coached by Raphaëlle Tervel qualified for the group phase, which was their main goal for the current European season, after beating Fredrikstad Ballklubb and MKS Perla Lublin in the EHF Cup qualification.

However, they do not want to now relax and become complacent. “We are always focused on helping the team to progress match by match and do things better every day. Now that we are in the group phase every match will be important, and if we manage to finish in the top two of the group, it will be great.” said the 39-year-old coach Raphaëlle Tervel, who won the World Championship in 2003 with France in her playing days. She is perfectly aware that Besancon have been drawn into a tough group, so it will take a huge effort to advance to the quarter-final. “It will be complicated as we will face strong and experienced teams: Larvik coming from the Champions League, Viborg with their numerous international players and Kuban have a very experienced coach,” said Tervel.

Besancon had the most successful period in the club's history in the early 2000s when the team won a number of domestic competitions, which included French league titles in 2001 and 2003, and reached the Cup Winners’ Cup final in 2003. Now they are excited to play on the European stage again. “First of all, reaching the group stage means that our team is continuing to progress. We will also have six more tough matches; very interesting for our young team which lacks international experience," said Raphaëlle Tervel.

GROUP C ES Besançon Feminin (FRA)

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: redPlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: darkPlayer short: darkGoalkeeper shirt: green

Newcomers:Lara Gonzalez Ortega (Team Esbjerg)Lindsay Burlet (Brest Bretagne Handball)Monika Rajnohova (Le Havre)Erika Rajnohova (Trencin)

Left the club:Ine Karlsen Stangvik (Molde)

Past achievements

EHF CupQuarter-finals: 1999/2000Last 16: 2003/04Qualification: 2017/18

Other Champions League: quarter-finals 1998/99, group matches 2001/02, qualification: 2003/04Cup Winners’ Cup: runners-up 2002/03

French league: 4 titles (1988, 1998, 2001, 2003)French cup: 4 titles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ MKS Perla Lublin D22:22 (11:11)2nd leg: vs MKS Perla Lublin W31:28 (16:14)Aggregate score: 53:50

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: vs Fredrikstad Ballklubb W31:23 (17:9)2nd leg: @ Fredrikstad Ballklubb W26:22 (13:14)Aggregate score: 53:49

Club Address:E.S Besancon Feminin42 Avenue Leo Lagrange / BP 511825003 Besancon Cedex 3France

Media contact:Gregory Tervel+33 381 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.esbf.fr

Playing hallPalais des Sports Besancon 42 Avenue Leo Lagrange25 000 BesanconFranceCapacity: 3,300

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 6 Chloe Bouquet FRA Left Wing 4/19/95 Morteau, FRA 16566 Lindsay Burlet FRA Right Back 6/6/94 Villepinte, FRA 18010 Louise Cusset FRA Line Player 6/25/98 Rueil Malmaison, FRA 18217 Marine Dupuis FRA Left Wing 4/18/92 Pontarlier, FRA 16530 Juliette Faure FRA Centre Back 10/23/99 Nimes, FRA 1651 Roxanne Frank FRA Goalkeeper 1/14/98 Strasbourg 1787 Alizee Frecon FRA Centre Back 7/6/94 Besançon, FRA 16527 Lara Gonzalez Ortega ESP Left Back 2/22/92 Santa Pola, ESP 18428 Lucie Granier FRA Right Wing 6/11/99 Nimes, FRA 16519 Ilona Kieffer FRA Left Back 5/19/97 strasbourg, FRA 18015 Amanda Kolczynski FRA Right Wing 8/10/93 angers, FRA 17051 Aissatou Kouyate FRA Right Back 4/19/95 Clichy-la-Garenne 18497 Alice Leveque FRA Left Back 5/9/89 Mulhouse, FRA 18288 Maria Nuñez Nistal ESP Line Player 11/27/88 MOGAN (LAS PALMAS), ESP 17272 Erika Rajnohova SVK Centre Back 8/1/98 Zilina, SVK 17731 Monika Rajnohova SVK Centre Back 5/26/93 Zilina 17323 Pauline Robert FRA Line Player 12/12/96 lure, FRA 17016 Ine Stangvik Karlsen NOR Goalkeeper 4/4/90 Oslo, NOR 17822 Zeljana Stojak CRO Goalkeeper 4/22/95 Ljubuski, CRO 18432 Djeneba Toure MLI Back 10/22/97 Bougouni, MLI 170

Team roster

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Raphaëlle Tervel coach• her record is one of the most impressive in French women’s handball: 2 CL, one world champion title and two European bronze medals with France

• started coaching in 2015, Besançon is her first club as a head coach

• her assistant is Sandrine Mariot-Delerce, another former French national player

• has the reputation to help young talents grow up and become important players, which is what she’s done since she arrived

Amanda Kolczynskiright wing• at 25, has never played for any other club than Besançon

• was part of the French national team which finished third at the EHF EURO 2016

• elected best right winger of the French league in 2016


Alizee Freconcentre back• her mom was part of the Besançon team which won the first trophy for the club in 1988, while her grandfather founded the club she now plays in

• as a consequence, she started playing handball as soon as she started walking

• aged 24, she’s part of the generation which learnt everything in the club and is now playing for the first time in the EHF Cup group phase

Chloe Bouquetleft wing• arrived in the club when she was 16 and has not moved since

• at 23, is one of the brightest hopes on the left wing for France

• still a student to become a special education teacher

• played for France at the EHF Beach Handball EURO in 2017

EURO: B 2016

ES Besançon Feminin (FRA)

EC trophies: CL 2013, 2014 EURO: B 2002, 2006, WCh: G 2003, S 2009, 2011

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GROUP C Viborg HK (DEN)There is no Danish handball club with a prouder tradition in women's handball than Viborg HK.Not only have the club from the central parts of Jutland won the Women's EHF Champions League three times, but this is the 26th season in a row that Viborg HK have participated in a European Cup competition.After progressing through all three qualification rounds, the team from one of Denmark's oldest towns are ready for the group phase of this season's Women's EHF Cup.After a poor start in the Danish league, which resulted in Jakob Vestergaard replacing Allan Heine as head coach, Viborg have improved considerably over the autumn. During qualification for the Women's EHF Cup Group Phase, they left no doubt as to their quality as they won all six matches.Head coach Jakob Vestergaard, who was also in charge of the team when the club won the EHF Champions League in 2008/09 and 2009/10, understands the importance for Viborg to be competing in Europe once again.“To Viborg HK, it is always important to be a part of the European tournaments. It is part of our DNA. I see the EHF Cup as having grown stronger over the past couple of years and, therefore, the tournament has become even more interesting for teams to participate in,” said Jakob Vestergaard.

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: blue

DarkPlayer shirt: greenPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: black

Newcomers:Ida-Marie Dahl (Ajax Copenhagen)Moa Högdahl (Byasen Handball Elite) Stine Andersen (TTH Holstebro), Pauline Boegelund (TTH Holstebro)

Left the club:Mathilde Storgaard (EH Aalborg)Nikoline Lundgreen (TTH Holstebro)Natasha Nolevska (Ringkøbing Handball)Sanne Van Olphen (retired)Sidsel Bodholt Nielsen (retired)Clara Hoeg-Poulsen (retired)

Past achievements

EHF CupWinner (3): 1993/94, 1998/99, 2004/04Semi-final (1): 2017/18Qualification Round 3 (1): 2016/17

Other Champions League: winner 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, runners-up 1996/97, 2000/01, semi-final 2002/03, quarter-final 1997/98, 2004/05, 2006/07, 2014/15Cup Winners’ Cup: winner 2013/14Runners-up 2011/12Danish league: 14 titlesDanish cup: 10 titles


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: vs ZORK Jagodina W31:26 (15:8)2nd leg: ZORK Jagodina W11:26 (5:14)Aggregate score: 57:37

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: vs Buxtehuder SV W27:24 (10:14)2nd leg: @ Buxtehuder SV W25:32 (11:16)Aggregate score: 59:49

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 11st leg: vs HC Galytchanka Lviv W33:22 (16:8)2nd leg: @ HC Galytchanka Lviv W22:33 (10:14)Aggregate score: 66:44

Club Address:Viborg HKTingvej 5, 1. sal8800 ViborgDenmark

Media contact:Rikke Sörensen+45 20 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.vhk.dk

Playing hallVibocold ArenaTingvej 58800 ViborgDenmarkCapacity: 2,863

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 7 Stine Andersen DEN Right Wing 3/25/93 Odense, DEN 16622 Pauline Boegelund DEN Right Back 2/17/96 Egedal 1781 Hanna Karin Daglund SWE Goalkeeper 4/3/94 Badelunda 17931 Ida-Marie Moesgaard Dahl DEN Line Player 3/19/98 Hvidovre, DEN 17445 Caroline Dalsager DEN Centre Back 8/10/99 Viborg, DEN 16546 Camilla Kolding Gregersen DEN Right Wing 5/10/00 Viborg, DEN 17014 Amalie Groen Hansen DEN Left Wing 10/30/96 Fredericia, DEN 17011 Line Haugsted DEN Left Back 11/11/94 Skive 17754 Marianne Haugsted DEN Left Back 1/10/01 Skive, DEN 1786 Moa Högdahl NOR Right Back 3/14/96 Trondheim 17944 Clara Hoeg-Poulsen DEN Centre Back 5/26/98 Viborg, DEN 17543 Anne Kjelstrup Hykkelbjerg DEN Line Player 1/16/00 Viborg, DEN 17593 Line Uno Jensen DEN Centre Back 10/19/93 Kolding 17947 Anne Ziegler Jörgensen DEN Centre Back 7/9/01 Viborg, DEN 16010 Kristina Jörgensen DEN Left Back 1/17/98 Horsens 18548 Mai Frank Laursen DEN Right Wing 3/31/01 Viborg, DEN 17049 Maria Molgaard Lindberg DEN Centre Back 7/13/00 Viborg, DEN 16850 Emma Simonsen Mark DEN Line Player 8/26/00 Viborg, DEN 17062 Anne Sofie Moldrup Nielsen Filtenborg DEN Right Wing 12/30/98 Randers, DEN 1799 Stine Bodholt Nielsen DEN Line Player 11/8/89 Aabenraa 18023 Ann Grete Norgaard Osterballe DEN Left Wing 9/15/83 Viborg, DEN 16224 Josephine Nordstrom Skov Olsen DEN Goalkeeper 5/7/98 Køge, DEN 18551 Julie Stokkendal Poulsen DEN Goalkeeper 6/6/01 Viborg, DEN 17012 Rikke VestergaardPoulsen DEN Goalkeeper 4/20/86 Holstebro 17752 Caroline Hojer Sörensen DEN Left Back 1/23/01 Bjerringbro, DEN 1658 Carin Strömberg SWE Centre Back 7/10/93 Nacka 18453 Julie Thinggaard DEN Left Wing 3/18/00 Viborg, DEN 160

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Viborg HK (DEN)

Jakob Vestergaardcoach• in September 2018 he returned to Viborg, whom he steered to two CL titles in 2009 and 2010

• had two stints in Romania, after coaching Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea in the 2013/14 season he was also at the helm of CSM Bucuresti in 2016

• also the technical director for CSM between 2014 and 2015, when he left to coach Germany’s

national team

• assistant coach at FC Midtjylland between 2011 and 2012

• had a one-month stint as a coach of a men’s team, Aalborg in 2011

Rikke Poulsengoalkeeper• has been playing in Viborg since 2014, when she joined from another league club, Vejen EH

• also represented TTH Holstebro and SK Aarhus in the Danish league

• gave birth to a boy in July 2017, but is back on court now

• used to be a regular in the Danish national team before her maternity leave

• known for movability and her fast reactions

Pauline Bøgelundright player• joined from Danish league rivals TTH Holstebro in the summer of 2018

• has played seven internationals for Denmark, most of them as right wing, however

• tall and movable type of backcourt player with a good variety of shots, good one-on-one and at break-throughs

• works in the office by the local police besides her handball career

Kristina Jørgensenleft back• joined from league rivals Skanderborg Håndbold in the summer of 2017

• has played 25 internationals for Denmark, as left back as well as in the playmaker position

• despite only being 20 years old, she has already developed into a backcourt player of an internationally high level

• with her 186 cm, she is very tall for a female handball player, and she is good at using her height to shoot above the defence and make her shot hard to read for the goalkeeper

• very versatile backcourt player with a huge shooting repertoire

WCh: B 2013EC trophies: CL 2009, 2010

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GROUP C Kuban (RUS)

Past achievements

EHF CupQuarter-final (4): 2008/09, 2009/10, 2012/13, 2016/17Last 16 (1): 2010/11Group phase (1): 2017/18Round 3 (2): 2002/03, 2007/08

OtherCup Winners’ Cup: Final 1999/2000quarter-final 1997/98, 1998/99, 2000/01City Cup: semi-final 1995/96, quarter-final 1996/97

Russian league: 2 titles (1989, 1992)Russian cup: 1 title (1988)

For the traditionally strong Russian clubs, qualification for the Women’s EHF Cup was extremely disappointing this season. While Handball Club Lada, Zvezda Zvenigorod and Astrakhanochka were all eliminated, Kuban became the only team from Russia to successfully qualify for the group phase.

Kuban were also on the brink of failure in Qualification Round 3 after a home loss to Mecalia Atletico Guardes (27:26), but they turned the tie around in the second leg in Spain (33:31) and squeezed into the group phase with a one-goal aggregate win.

“We participate in the EHF Cup Group Phase for the third year in a row, and we are the only team in Europe who does it. It is very important for us because competing with the strongest teams is beneficial for our club,” said Kuban’s head coach Evgenii Trefilov. The 63-year-old is also Russia’s national coach – and the Russian team finished as runners-up at the Women’s EHF EURO 2018 in France. Three Kuban players – Yaroslava Frolova, Antonina Skorobogatchenko and Ekaterina Barkalova – received EHF EURO silver medals.

Now the focus for those involved in the EHF EURO returns to the club competitions, including the EHF Cup. Two years ago, Kuban progressed from the group phase to the quarter-final, where they lost against SG BBM Bietigheim. However, last season the Russian side took third place in their group, finishing behind eventual EHF Cup winners SCM Craiova and Brest Bretagne Handball.

Newcomers:Olga Bashkirova (Rostov-Don)Ekaterina Levchina (Zvezda Zvenigorod) Mariia Dudina (Zvezda Zvenigorod)

Left the club:Liubov Arishina (retired)Ekaterina Fanina (SV Union Halle-Neustadt)Margarita Kushnir (AGU-Adiyif)Irina Mikhaylyuta (Handball Club Lada)Julia Nalivko (Ankara Yenimahalle BSK)Alina Sinelnikova (Zvezda Zvenigorod)Snezhana Makhneva (retired)Elizaveta Sobina (Stavropolie)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: vs Mecalia Atletico Guardes L26:27 (14:16)2nd leg: @ Mecalia Atletico Guardes W31:33 (11:16)Aggregate score: 59:58

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: vs BNTU-BeIAZ Minsk Reg. W29:22 (15:12)2nd leg: @ BNTU-BeIAZ Minsk Reg. W20:25 (12:18)Aggregate score: 54:42

Club Address:KubanRadio str., 5350038 KrasnodarRussia

Media contact:Sergey Valter+7 861 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.whckuban.ru

Playing hallPalace of Sports "Olimp" KrasnodarBeregovaja str. 144350007 Krasnodar, RussiaCapacity: 2,500

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: greenGoalkeeper shirt: red

DarkPlayer shirt: greenPlayer short: greenGoalkeeper shirt: blue

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 88 Liubov Arishina RUS Centre Back 5/7/88 Samara, RUS 17766 Ekaterina Barkalova RUS Left Back 6/5/95 Kropotkin, RUS 18221 Olga Bashkirova RUS Left Wing 1/11/95 Novotsimlyanskaya, RUS 1744 Alexandra Davidenko RUS Left Wing 7/7/98 Timashevsk, RUS 16934 Adelina Davletbaeva RUS Left Wing 10/20/99 Lesozavodsk, RUS 17031 Elizaveta Diachenko RUS Goalkeeper 2/3/01 RUS 64 Mariia Dudina RUS Right Wing 10/22/98 Saint-Petesburg, RUS 18124 Anna Efimkina RUS Right Wing 1/25/99 Krymsk, RUS 17377 Yaroslava Frolova RUS Centre Back 5/18/97 Volgograd, RUS 17810 Julia Gariaeva RUS Right Back 5/24/96 Primorsko-Axtarsk, RUS 18011 Yulia Golikova RUS Right Back 2/24/97 Ufa, RUS 1867 Diana Golub RUS Right Wing 11/25/92 Krasnodar, RUS 1721 Victoriia Kalinina RUS Goalkeeper 12/8/88 Krasnodar Reg, RUS 18312 Polina Kaplina RUS Goalkeeper 8/16/99 Irkutsk, RUS 17997 Valeriia Khristenko RUS Goalkeeper 2/14/97 Krasnodar, RUS 18571 Ekaterina Levchina RUS Left Wing 1/12/00 Saint-Retersburg, RUS 17219 Ekaterina Matlashova RUS Line Player 9/25/94 Astrakhan, RUS 18170 Alina Moroz RUS Left Wing 12/22/97 Krasnodar, RUS 16533 Milana Rzaeva RUS Right Wing 11/25/98 Krasnodar, RUS 17599 Victoria Samarskaya RUS Goalkeeper 2/15/94 Krasnodar, RUS 1825 Lada Samoilenko RUS Left Back 6/10/98 Tikhoretsk, RUS 1748 Iana Savinova RUS Left Wing 1/3/91 Samarskaya, RUS 16939 Antonina Skorobogatchenko RUS Right Back 2/14/99 volgograd, RUS 18122 Valentina Vernigorova RUS Line Player 6/15/97 Volgograd, RUS 18517 Liudmila Vydrina RUS Left Back 9/18/96 Krasnodar, RUS 18820 Viktoriya Zhilinskayte RUS Left Back 3/6/89 Uray, RUS 188

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Kuban (RUS)

Evgenii Trefilovcoach• one of the most renowned and experienced coaches in the present-day handball

• moved to Kuban from Astrakhanochka in the summer of 2016, after helping the team from Astrakhan to win the Russian League

• has been coaching Russia national team since 1999, with a brief interruption in the 2012/13 season, and led them to a number of titles

• known for his temper and emotional style of coaching

Yaroslava Frolovacentre back• born in Volgograd, she played as a goalkeeper and wing as a child

• started her career at Dinamo Volgograd before moving to Kuban in 2017

• silver medalist and MVP of the IHF Junior World Championship in 2016

• EURO 2018 was her first major tournament with Russia national team

Antonina Skorobogatchenkoright back• the 19-year-old is one of the biggest Russian talents

• like Frolova, she was born in Volgograd and started her career at local Dinamo

• moved to Kuban in 2017

• at the age of 17, she already played for senior Russia national team at EURO 2016

Diana Golubright wing• the 26-year-old is one of very few home-grown players at Kuban

• following the departure of many experienced players n 2016, she became one of the key figures and top scorers of the team

• known as Diana Zakaryan before the current season, she changed her last name after marrying Alexei Golub, an ex-player of SKIF Krasnodar

EC trophies: CL 2008, Cup Winners’ Cup 2002, EHF Cup 2007, 2012OG: G 2016, EURO: S 2018, WCh: G 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009

EURO: S 2018

EURO: S 2018

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Group D head-to-headsHistoric encounters of the Group D opponents in the EC

RK Podravka Vegeta vs SCM Craiova 1-0-0 (21:22)09.09.2018 SCM Craiova vs RK Podravka Vegeta, EHF Champions League, Qualification Tournaments - Group 2 21:22 (14:12)

RK Podravka Vegeta vs Super Amara Bera Bera 3-0-3 (177:163)17.11.2013 Balonmano Bera Bera vs RK Podravka Vegeta, EHF Champions League - Group D 28:19 (11:11)12.10.2013 RK Podravka Vegeta vs Balonmano Bera Bera, EHF Champions League - Group D 29:18 (14:7)18.02.2006 Podravka Vegeta vs AKABA Bera Bera, EHF Cup - 1/8 final 35:26 (19:9)11.02.2006 AKABA Bera Bera vs Podravka Vegeta, EHF Cup - 1/8 final 32:29 (16:12)17.01.2004 Bera Bera S.Sebastian vs Podravka Vegeta, EHF Cup - Round 3 32:31 (15:14)10.01.2004 Podravka Vegeta vs Bera Bera S.Sebastian, EHF Cup - Round 3 34:27 (15:15)

No previous encounters in European competitions RK Podravka Vegeta vs Nykobing Falster HandboldSCM Craiova vs Super Amara Bera BeraSCM Craiova vs Nykobing Falster HandboldSuper Amara Bera Bera vs Nykobing Falster Handbold

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After a three-year absence, HC Podravka Vegeta played in the Women's EHF Champions League Group Matches this season, but the Croatian side finished bottom of their group and will now continue their European campaign in Group D of the Women's EHF Cup. In the summer, the club brought in a number of new players as well as a new coach Zlatko Saracevic, hoping to do well in the continental top flight.

After a good start with three points in as many matches, Podravka lost their final three matches and missed the chance to progress to the main round. Finishing level with Thüringer HC on three points, they ended up behind the German team due to an inferior head-to-head record.

Despite the obvious disappointment, Saracevic now focuses on the next challenge: "The Women's EHF Cup is also one of the most respectable elite club competitions in Europe. After the group matches of the Champions League, we are glad to have an opportunity to continue the season in European competition. We have a chance to get more experience for our team, especially for young players."

The 24-time Croatian champions HC Podravka Vegeta have been drawn in a strong group with defending EHF Cup champions SCM Craiova along with former Women's EHF Champions League participants Nykøbing Falster Håndbold - NFH and Super Amara Bera Bera. "Our opponents are strong and respectable teams, and every game will be hard. We will try to finish among the top two teams in the group, and if we do it, then we will go step by step," said Saracevic.

HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO)

Club Address:HC Podravka VegetaZeljka Selingera 3A48000 KoprivnicaCroatia

Media contact:Bozica Palcic+385 98 831463 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.rk-podravka.hr

Newcomers:Maria Holesova (IUVENTA Michalovce)Karyna Yezhykava (DVSC-TVP Debrecen)Natalia Chigirinova (Astrakhanochka)Jovana Risovic (Kecskemeti KSE)Selena Milosević (Maccabi Rishonu)Dejana Milosavljevic (ZRK Koka)Nikolina Zadravec (ZRK Bjelovar)

Left the club: Ivana Kapitanoviс (Metz Handball)Dora Krsnik (RK Krim Merkator)Ivana Dezic (SPR Pogon Baltica Szczecin)Marijeta Vidak (SCM Gloria Buzau)Elena Nemaskalo (retired)Ana Toth (RK Tresnjevka)Magdalena Horvat (ZRK Bjelovar)Lara Pavlović (ZRK Bjelovar)


4th ranked from the EHF Champions League Group MatchesGROUP C@ Thüringer HC W26:28 (11:12)vs Györi Audi ETO KC L27:33 (15:17)vs RK Krim Mercator D27:27 (15:13)@ RK Krim Mercator L27:20 (14:10)vs Thüringer HC L23:31 (10:14)@ Györi Audi ETO KC L37:17 (17:9)

EHF Champions League Qualification tournament 2Semi-final: vs Muratpasa Belediyesi SK W35:22 (18:12)Final: vs SCM Craiova W21:22 (14:12)

GROUP D

Playing hallSports Hall Fran GalovicZeljka Selingera bb48000 KoprivnicaCroatiaCapacity: 2,500

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: red/whitePlayer short: redGoalkeeper shirt: white/turquoise-blue

DarkPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blue/blackGoalkeeper shirt: black

Past achievements

EHF Cup:Runners-up (2): 2000/01, 2005/06Quarter-finals (1): 2001/02Last 16 (1): 2003/04

OtherChampions League: winner 1995/96Runners-up 1994/95, semi-finals 1997/98, quarter-finals 1996/97

Cup Winners‘ Cup: runners-up 2004/05, semi-finals 2007/08

Croatian league: 24 titlesCroatian cup: 23 titles

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 29 Natalia Chigirinova RUS Centre Back 7/20/93 Togliatti, RUS 17131 Ana Debelic CRO Line Player 1/9/94 Rijeka, CRO 1839 Dragica Dzono CRO Line Player 5/24/87 Mostar, BIH 18616 Magdalena Ecimovic CRO Goalkeeper 7/24/98 SPLIT, CRO 18214 Lea Franusic CRO Right Back 9/7/00 DUBROVNIK, CRO 1824 Maria Holesova SVK Left Wing 4/24/93 Zilina 16330 Alena Ikhneva RUS Left Back 7/30/95 Novotroïtsk, RUS 1835 Korina Karlovcan CRO Left Wing 10/18/98 ZAGREB, CRO 16810 Dejana Milosavljevic CRO Right Back 11/23/94 Pozega, CRO 1738 Selena Milosevic CRO Centre Back 6/9/89 PULA, CRO 17618 Tena Petika CRO Left Back 6/16/00 KOPRIVNICA, CRO 1906 Elena Popovic CRO Line Player 5/29/00 KOPRIVNICA, CRO 18012 Jovana Risovic SRB Goalkeeper 10/7/93 Beograd, SRB 1711 Antonia Tucakovic CRO Goalkeeper 5/9/92 Split, CRO 1723 Ana Turk CRO Right Wing 6/29/89 Jakarta, IDN 16973 Karyna Yezhykava BLR Right Back 8/7/90 Babruysk, BLR 1802 Nikolina Zadravec CRO Right Wing 9/2/97 CAKOVEC, CRO 168

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Zlatko Saraceviccoach• Croatian handball legend, who won Olympic gold in 1996

• came to Podravka from PPD Zagreb, taking over from Snjezana Petika, for his first coaching job with a women’s team

• was assistant coach to Lino Cervar at Croatian national team during EHF EURO 2018

• top scorer of CL twice (98/99, 99/00), and also twice named best Croatian player (1999, 2002)

Jovana Risovicgoalkeeper• Serbian international who joined from Hungarian DVSC-TVP

• replaced Ivana Kapitanovic, who left the club to join Metz in France

• named best goalkeeper at Junior WCh 2012

• previously also played for Radnicki Kragujevac, Maks, Randers and KNKSE

Ana Turkright wing• born in Jakarta, Indonesia, previously played for club rivals Lokomotiva Zagreb

• 2017/18 was her first season after pregnancy, her husband is a youth handball coach in Podravka

• also gained experience in Hungary, playing for Szekesfehervar and Vac

Alena Ikhnevaleft back• joined Podravka midway through 2017/18 to reinforce the left back position

• at age 24, already an experienced Russian international

• also played in France (Fleury Loiret Handball) and FYR Macedonia (Vardar)

• won EHF Cup (2013/14) with Togliatti, and played at three EHF FINAL4 events (14/15, 15/16, 16/17) with Vardar



OG: B 1988, G 1996, EURO: B 1994, WCh: G 1986, S 1995 WCh: S 2013

EC trophies: EHF Cup 2014

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SCM Craiova (ROU)GROUP DNobody expected SCM Craiova to go all the way last season in the Women’s EHF Cup and win first trophy in their history. But Bogdan Burcea’s side did exactly that, becoming one of the biggest underdog stories ever in a European Cup competition.However, the target is now on their back, and with the team struggling to replace in time five influential players who had departed, the pre-season did not exactly help Craiova live up to their expectations.

“We are not thinking about winning the EHF Cup this time. We are just thinking of playing good and helping our young players improve,” said Bogdan Burcea, Craiova’s coach, before the start of the group phase.

Surely, the fans will flock to the arena again to create one of the finest atmospheres in the competition, but the team looks severely weakened after goalkeeper Yuliya Dumanska and playmaker Andreea Pricopi left to join SCM Ramnicu Valcea, while experienced left wing Valentina Elisei, the vice-captain of the Romanian national side, chose Gloria Bistrita. As a result, Craiova had chemistry issues in both the national league – where they sit fifth after nine matches – and in the Women’s EHF Champions League’s Qualification Tournament, where they lost the decisive game against HC Podravka Vegeta, 22:21, despite holding a three-goal lead during the first half.

“There are many new faces in our team, and I expect them to be more experienced after the tough clashes in this group while our more experienced players help guide them through this process,” added Burcea. The Romanian side added some much-needed experience at the end of December, signing Brazilian duo Deonise Fachinello and Mariana Costa from Magura Cisnadie. Ana Maria Ticu’s injury will surely hamper the creativity and the attacking nous of the Romanian team, but as was highlighted in their win against Borussia Dortmund in Qualification Round 3 (38:35), Craiova’s defence is once again their best weapon.

Club Address:SCM CraiovaCod Fiscal 21119218Brestei, Nr. 4200581 CraiovaRomania

Media contact:Petrisor [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.scmcraiova.ro

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: whitePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: yellow/deep blue

DarkPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: red/white


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ Borussia Dortmund W17:19 (9:9)2nd leg: vs Borussia Dortmund W19:18 (10:9)Aggregate score: 38:25

Past achievements

EHF CupWinners: 2017/18

OtherCup Winners' Cup: 2015/16 Last 16

Romanian league: - Romanian cup: - (runners-up 2017)

Newcomers: Ekaterina Dzhukeva (Kisvardai KC), Timea Tatar (Corona Brasov), Ana-Maria Tanasie (SCM Ramnicu Valcea), Andrea Seric (Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK), Elena Gjorgjievska (Alba Fehérvár), Bianca Curment (SCM Timisoara)

Left the club: Yuliya Dumanska (SCM Ramnicu Valcea), Dana Pricopi (SCM Ramnicu Valcea), Bobana Klikovac (FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria), Valentina Ardean-Elisei (Gloria Bistrita), Nicoleta Tudor (Dunarea Braila), Aura Popescu (HC Zalau), Cristina Lung (HC Zalau)

Playing hallSala Polivalenta CraiovaBvd. Stirbei Voda, No. 32CraiovaRomaniaCapacity: 4,215

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 19 Alexandra Ionela Colac ROU Left Wing 1/19/98 MOTRU, ROU 16912 Bianca Tomina Curment ROU Goalkeeper 6/12/97 FILIASI, ROU 1821 Ekaterina Dzhukeva BUL Goalkeeper 5/8/88 Dupnistsa, BUL 18618 Elena Gjeorgjievska MKD Right Back 3/27/90 Struga 1792 Maria Andreea Ianasi ROU Right Back 12/2/92 Tirgu Carbunesti, ROU 17014 Zeljka Nikolic SRB Right Wing 7/12/91 Priboj, SRB 1686 Carmen Gabriela Selaru ROU Left Wing 9/24/91 Caracal, ROU 17015 Andrea Seric CRO Line Player 8/3/85 Split, CRO 18416 Florentina Stanciu ISL Goalkeeper 7/28/82 CRAIOVA, ROU 18455 Beatrice Lorena Stoican ROU Right Back 7/29/98 CRAIOVA, ROU 1749 Ana-Maria Tanasie ROU Left Wing 4/6/95 Hunedoara, ROU 17223 Timea Judita Tatar ROU Line Player 7/28/89 Baia Mare, ROU 17511 Ana Maria Ticu ROU Centre Back 2/23/92 Rimnicu Vilcea, ROU 1705 Jelena Trifunovic SRB Right Back 8/4/91 Kraljevo, SRB 18288 Patricia Maria Vizitiu ROU Right Back 10/15/88 Petrosani, ROU 17689 Florina Cristina Zamfir ROU Left Back 9/29/89 Slatina, ROU 184

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SCM Craiova (ROU)

Bogdan Burceacoach• former Corona Brasov coach, one of the most respected coaches in Romania

• once was assistant coach under Gheorghe Tadici at the Romanian national team

• started working under Tadici again at the women’s under-21 team in December 2017 but left after six months

• became honorary citizen of Craiova after the team won the Women’s EHF Cup in 2017/18

Ekaterina Dzhukevagoalkeeper• a globetrotter, Dzhukeva has played in Iceland, Spain, Norway, Poland and Hungary

• started playing handball at age eight and moved to Iceland when she was only 17

• her brother, Yanko Dzhukev, is a basketball player

• once had save rate of 75% at Spanish side Marina Park Santander, prompting sponsors to put up billboards in the town saying “she stops everything”

Elena Gjeorgievskaright back• joined Craiova in the summer of 2018 from Fehervar KC

• is in her second stint in Romania, after playing for Baia Mare between 2014 and 2016

• the Macedonian national team player is going into her 10th CL season

• has won the competition once, while playing for Buducnost in 2012

Cristina Zamfirleft back• started with handball at age 11, and initially played as a goalkeeper

• prefers the number 89 on her jersey, the year she was born

• top scorer of the Romanian League in 2016/17, with 186 goals

• second-best top scorer in EHF Cup 2017/18, with 69 goals, nine less than Linn Jorum Sulland

EC trophies: CL 2012EC trophies: EHF Cup 2018

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In the two previous seasons, Super Amara Bera Bera tried to reach the Women’s EHF Cup Group Phase, but they stumbled against Brest Bretagne Handball in Qualification Round 3 in 2016/17 and against Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK in Qualification Round 2 in 2017/18. The Spanish champions started this season in the continental top flight but were unable to qualify for the group matches. However, Bera Bera did better in the Women’s EHF Cup, beating Hungary’s Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA in Qualification Round 3 to reach the group phase.

“For Bera Bera, playing in the group phase is a goal fulfilled. In the last two years, we were eliminated by powerful teams in the qualification and our desire was to be among the best 16 teams. We want to enjoy this phase,” said head coach Imanol Alvarez. Bera Bera are possibly the underdogs in a competitive Group D. They will meet HC Podravka Vegeta, who started the season in the Women’s EHF Champions League, current title holders SCM Craiova and Danish club Nykøbing Falster Håndbold, who are seen by head coach Alvarez as favourites for this season’s Women's EHF Cup alongside Siófok KC Hungary and SG BBM Bietigheim.

However, the Spanish team’s coach does not intend to give up before the start. “Once we are in the group, our next goal is to reach the quarter-final,” he said.“Our group has some high-level teams. However, our injured players are going to recover. Let’s play without pressure and we can surprise you,” added Alvarez. Indeed, Bera Bera can now rely again on right wing Maitane Etxeberria and left back Nora Azurmendi who were sidelined earlier in the season due to injuries. On the other hand, Brazilian right back Priscila Dos Santos has undergone an operation and will not be able to play in the group phase.

Super Amara Bera Bera (ESP)

Club Address:Super Amara Bera BeraTravesia Rodil, 820013 Donostia/GipuzkoaSpain

Media contact:Tatiana Garmendia Lopez+34 670 274540 [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.balonmanoberabera.com

Newcomers:Judith Sans (FC Midtjylland), Nekane Terés (Aula Alimentos de Valladolid), Yunisleidy Camejo Rodriguez (Helvetia Alcobendas), Priscila Dos Santos (Kielce), Renata Arruda (Liberbank Gijon), Fernanda da Silva (SG BBM Bietigheim)

Left the club:Silvia Ederra (Sporting La Rioja), Ane Encina (HGB Prosetecnisa Zuazo), Andrea Zaldua (Aiala Zarautz), Giulia Guarieiro (KH7 BM Granollers), Ligia Costa (US Altkirch), Monica Ausas (Balonmano La Roca)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: @ Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA W18:26 (11:12)2nd leg: vs Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA L22:23 (11:10)Aggregate score: 48:41

GROUP D

Playing hallPolideportivo Jose A. GASCA Paseo de Anoeta, 8 20 014 San SebastiánSpainCapacity: 2,448

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: blackPlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: yellow

DarkPlayer shirt: orangePlayer short: blackGoalkeeper shirt: green

Past achievements

EHF CupLast 16 (4): 2004/05, 2005/06, 2011/12, 2014/15Round 4 (2): 2001/02, 2002/03Round 3 (4): 2000/01, 2003/04, 2008/09, 2015/16Qualification (2): 2016/17, 2017/18

OtherChampions League: group matches 2013/14, qualification tournament 2012/13, 2016/17, 2018/19Cup Winners' Cup: semi-final 2007/08quarter-final 1996/97, 2012/13

Spanish league: 5 titles Spanish cup: 5 titles

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 27 Silvia Arderíus Martin ESP Centre Back 7/11/90 Madrid, ESP 1683 Esther Arrojeria Arantzazistroke ESP Centre Back 2/11/94 USURBIL (GIPUZKOA), ESP 16422 Estitxu Berasategui Eizaguire ESP Left Back 8/7/99 Usurbil (Gipuzkoa), ESP 18123 Yunisleidy Camejo Rodriguez CUB Line Player 2/15/90 Pinar del Rio, CUB 17921 Adriana Cardoso de Castro BRA Right Wing 10/29/90 FORTALEZA, BRA 16738 Mercedes Castellanos Soanez ESP Goalkeeper 7/21/88 Ciudad Real, ESP 18387 Renata Lais de Arruda BRA Goalkeeper 2/18/99 Recife, BRA 17933 Priscila Eduardo Dos Santos BRA Right Back 11/18/93 Virghina, BRA 17815 Maitane Etxeberria Martinez ESP Right Wing 1/15/97 Lezo (Gipuzkoa), ESP 1687 Uxue Ezkurdia Álvarez ESP Left Wing 1/22/94 Donostia -San Sebastián, ESP 16289 Fernanda Franca da Silva BRA Left Wing 9/25/89 Sao Bernardo, BRA 17713 Elke Josseline Karsten ARG Left Back 5/15/95 Corrientes, ARG 1778 Alba Menéndez Martínez ESP Right Back 11/14/91 Zarautz (Gipuzkoa), ESP 1704 Judith Sans Serra ESP Line Player 3/31/94 Ascò (Tarragona), ESP 1766 Nekane Terés Rodanes ESP Line Player 1/5/92 Andosilla (Navarra), ESP 17016 Maite Zugarrondo Etxeberria ESP Goalkeeper 5/4/89 Pamplona (Navarra), ESP 173

Team roster


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Imanol Alvarezcoach• won the treble (championship, cup, Super Cup) with Bera Bera in 2013/14

• returned to the club in 2018 to replace Montse Puche

• dedicated entire career to Basque teams, only coaching in Bera Bera and men’s team Arrate

• is also coach of Spanish junior women’s team since 2017

Mercedes Castellanosgoalkeeper• joined Bera Bera in 2017/18 and immediately won her first club trophy, the Spanish title

• best goalkeeper of World University Championship 2016 after winning title with Spain

• names Javier Hombrados, David Barrufet and Arpad Sterbik as her favourite goalkeepers

• her dream is to represent Spain at the Olympic Games one day

• EURO in France 2018 was her first big tournament with the national team

Maitane Etcheberriaright wing• raised in Bera-Bera, had the official debut with the first team in 2013 at only 16 years of age

• best right wing of Liga Iberdrola 2017/18

• played for Guerreras first team since 2017, but she played in all younger age categories before

• one of the promises of Spanish Handball missed the EHF EURO in France due to finger injury

Silvia Arderiuscentre back• MVP of Liga Iberdrola 2017/18

• in 2016/17, while playing for Aula Valladolid, was named best centre back and top scorer of Spanish league with 198 goals

• since she arrived in Bera Bera in the summer of 2017, she is not scoring goals as much as she did in the past, but she is still a key player for the Basque team thanks to her intelligence on the court

• had a limited participation at the EHF EURO 2018 with just 33 minutes

• her debut with the Spanish National Team was in 2014 for a EHF EURO qualification but she did not get another call until 2017.



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In the 2016/17 season, Nykøbing Falster Håndbold – NFH made a successful debut in Europe. In the same season, the team from the far south of Denmark reached the semi-final of the Women's EHF Cup and won the Danish championship for the first time.

After last season’s EHF Champions League adventure which took them to the main round of the competition, Nykøbing are back in the EHF Cup this season and have qualified for the group phase. The team from the island of Falster are chasing the championship play-offs in the Danish league as well as a ticket for the knockout stage in the EHF Cup.Naturally, their next objective is to qualify from the group phase.

“We hope to become at least number two in the group, but there are no expectations whatsoever because we do not quite know our opponents well enough. All the teams in the group phase have quality, and it will, therefore, be a long and hard tournament until the end”, said Nykøbing's head coach Jakob Larsen – who sees huge potential for development in taking part in the EHF Cup.

“From my point of view, the level is just going up on a lot of the women’s teams all over Europe. We look forward to playing the group matches and will do everything we can do to qualify for the quarter-finals. If we do so, I think the club can benefit from it according to sponsors and the overall set-up in our club,” said Larsen.

The Nykøbing team are still built around playmaker Kristina Kristiansen, and the team's performances have improved again after she returned from being sidelined with a broken hand. While Kristiansen is back at full strength, however, Nykøbing are weakened without Swedish left back Johanna Westberg due to pregnancy.

Nykøbing Falster Handbold (DEN)

Club Address:Nykøbing Falster HåndboldGuldborgsund Håndbold ApSRyttervænget 124800 Nykøbing F.Denmark

Media contact:Kristian [email protected]

Online information:Website: www.nfh.dk

Newcomers:Sakura Hauge (Vipers Kristiansand), Isabella Fazekas Jakobsen (Ajax København), Dione Housheer (VOC Amsterdam), Line Skak (TTH Holstebro), Yui Sunami (Japan))

Left the club:Mie Sørensen (Molde HK), Sarah Iversen (HIH Herning Ikast), Tiril Merg (Skrim Kongsberg), Celine Lundbye (Aarhus United)


EHF Cup, Qualification Round 31st leg: vs H 65 Höörs HK L27:24 (14:15)2nd leg: @ H 65 Höörs HK W23:27 (10:16)Aggregate score: 54:47

EHF Cup, Qualification Round 21st leg: @ IUVENTA Michalovce W26:29 (12:14)2nd leg: vs IUVENTA Michalovce W29:22 (16:11)Aggregate score: 58:48

GROUP D

Playing hallPower ArenaNr. Boulevard 4 A4800 NykøbingDenmarkCapacity: 1,515

Kit coloursLightPlayer shirt: yellowPlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: dark blue

DarkPlayer shirt: bluePlayer short: blueGoalkeeper shirt: red

Past achievements

EHF CupSemi-final: 2016/17

Other

Champions League : Main round 2017/18

Danish league: 1 title (2016/2017)Danish Super Cup: 1 title (2017)

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No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height 32 Cecilie Greve DEN Goalkeeper 1/19/92 Holbæk, DEN 1871 Sakura Hauge NOR Goalkeeper 1/7/87 Bergen, NOR 17448 Dione Housheer NED Right Back 9/26/99 Gendringen, NED 17821 Ayaka Ikehara JPN Right Wing 9/24/90 OKINAWA, JPN 15714 Isabella Fazekas Jakobsen DEN Back 12/24/97 Copenhagen, DEN 18379 Kristina Kristiansen DEN Centre Back 7/13/89 Hoje Taastrup, DEN 16319 Anna Lagerquist SWE Line Player 10/16/93 Lund, SWE 17497 Line Skak Lindegaard Nielsen DEN Line Player 4/6/97 Ikast-Brande, DEN 1862 Matilde Kondrup Nielsen DEN Left Wing 2/9/95 Farsø, DEN 18224 Sofie Amalie Olsen DEN Right Wing 2/16/95 Frederiksberg, DEN 17822 Laerke Nolsoe Pedersen DEN Left Wing 2/19/96 Aalborg, DEN 16416 Mette Sahlholdt DEN Goalkeeper 7/22/77 Svendborg, DEN 1794 Yui Sunami JPN Right Back 6/7/91 Okayama, JPN 16239 Angelica Wallén SWE Right Back 4/11/86 Sundsvall, SWE 1723 Emelie Westberg SWE Centre Back 4/6/90 Nacka, SWE 1795 Johanna Westberg SWE Left Back 4/6/90 Nacka, SWE 186

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Jakob Larsencoach• joined Nykøbing on a three-year contract in 2017 from men’s league club GOG

• born in Greenland and a former key player in Greenland’s national team

• was a versatile back court player, and an uncompromising defender in his playing days

• coaching women for the first time in his career

• living together with former national team player and CL winner Kamilla Kristensen, with whom he has two sons

Lærke Nolsøleft wing• joined from Danish league rivals TTH Holstebro in the summer of 2016

• has developed into a regular in the Danish national team, where she is usually backup for Fie Woller in the left wing position

• fast and effective wing with a great variety of shots

• with her only 22 years of age, she still has plenty of potential for development.

Kristina Kristiansencentre back• joined Nykøbing in the summer of 2015 from Holstebro

• left her home near Copenhagen at the age of 17 to move to the other end of the country to play for Holstebro, whom she represented for eight years

• used to be a key player in the Danish national team

• nicknamed Mulle by the entire Handball Denmark

Yui Sunamiright back• joined from Japanese league club Hokkuko Bank in the summer of 2018

• regular in the Japanese national team

• only 163 cm tall, but compensates through speed, great feints and by being good one against one

• one of three Japanese internationals in Nykøbing, goalkeeper Sakura Hauge and right wing Ayaka Ikehara being the other two



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Past season’s top scorers

Rank Name & nation Club Goals

1 Linn Jorum Sulland (NOR) Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) 78

2 Cristina Florianu (ROU) SCM Craiova (ROU) 69

3 Ann Grete Norgaard (DEN) Viborg HK (DEN) 65

4 Kari Skaar Brattset(NOR) Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) 61

5 Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) Handball Club Lada (RUS) 58

6 Serpil Iskenderoglu (TUR) Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK (TUR) 55

7 Daniela Rob (ROU) H.C. Zalau (ROU) 49

8 Kristina Jörgensen (DEN) Viborg HK (DEN) 48

9 Yana Uskova (RUS) Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK (TUR) 46

10 Kristine Breistøl (NOR) Larvik (NOR) 45

Ana MariaTicu (ROU) SCM Craiova (ROU) 45

12 Simona Szarkova (SVK) DHK Banik Most (CZE) 42

13 Valentina Neli Ardean Elisei (ROU) SCM Craiova (ROU) 41

Moa Högdahl (NOR) Byasen Handball Elite (NOR) 41

Malin Aune (NOR) Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) 41

Aleksandra Zych (POL) Vistal Gdynia (POL) 41

17 Polina Vedekhina (RUS) Handball Club Lada (RUS) 39

18 Jeanett Kristiansen (NOR) Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) 38

19 Zeljka Nikolic (SRB) SCM Craiova (ROU) 37

20 Ana Maria Dragut (ROU) H.C. Zalau (ROU) 35

Carin Strömberg (SWE) Viborg HK (DEN) 35

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Past winners

Previous Cup Winners’ Cup winners

2016 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2015 FC Midtjylland DEN 2014 Viborg HK DEN 2013 HYPO Niederösterreich AUT 2012 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungária HUN 2011 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungária HUN 2010 Budućnost T-Mobile MNE 2009 FCK Handbold A/S DEN 2008 Larvik HK NOR 2007 CS Oltchim Vâlcea ROU 2006 ZRK Budućnost MONET SCG 2005 Larvik HK NOR 2004 Ikast Bording EH DEN 2003 ESBF Besançon FRA 2002 HC Lada Togliatti RUS 2001 Motor Zaporozhye UKR 2000 L Eliana Valencia ESP 1999 Baekkelagets Oslo NOR 1998 Baekkelagets Oslo NOR 1997 Istochnik Rostov RUS 1996 Giessen Lützellinden GER 1995 Dunaferr SE HUN 1994 Tus Walle Bremen GER

Previous EHF Cup winners

2016 Dunaujvárosi KKA HUN 2015 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2014 HC Lada Togliatti RUS 2013 Team Tvis Holstebro DEN 2012 HC Lada Togliatti RUS 2011 FC Midtjylland Handball DEN 2010 Randers HK A/S DEN 2009 Itxako Navarra ESP 2008 Dinamo Volgograd RUS 2007 Zvezda Zvenigorod RUS 2006 FTC Budapest HUN 2005 Cornexi Alcoa HUN 2004 Viborg HK DEN 2003 Slagelse FH DEN 2002 Ikast Bording EH DEN 2001 MKS Montex Lublin POL 2000 El Ferrobus Mislata ESP 1999 Viborg HK DEN 1998 Dunaferr SE HUN 1997 Robit Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 1996 Debrecéni VSC HUN 1995 Debrecéni VSC HUN 1994 Viborg HK DEN

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