2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League
The 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League was the 23rd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.
2015–16 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 12 September 2015–8 May 2016 |
Teams | 22 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 96 |
Goals scored | 5017 (52.26 per match) |
Attendance | 281,616 (2,934 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (108 goals) |
CSM București won trophy in their European debut season by defeating Győri Audi ETO KC 29–26 in the big final.[1]
Overview
Team allocation
14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.[2]
Group stage | |||
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Qualification tournament | |||
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- TH = Title holders
Round and draw dates
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[3]
Phase | Draw date |
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Qualifying | 26 June 2015 |
Group stage | |
Knockout stage | |
Final Four | 12 April 2016 |
Qualification stage
The draw was held on 26 June 2015. The teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participants. Matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.[3][4]
Seedings
The seedings were announced on 23 June 2015.[5]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Qualification tournament 1
Semifinals | Final | |||||
12 September | ||||||
![]() | 42 | |||||
13 September | ||||||
![]() | 13 | |||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
12 September | ||||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
13 September | ||||||
![]() | 17 | |||||
![]() | 23 |
Qualification tournament 2
Semifinals | Final | |||||
12 September | ||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||
13 September | ||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
12 September | ||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||
![]() | 31 | |||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
13 September | ||||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
![]() | 31 |
Group stage
The draw was held on 26 June 2015.[3][6]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | LAR | HCM | KRI | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 148 | +25 | 12 | Advanced to main round | — | 26–25 | 27–26 | 35–25 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 153 | +20 | 8 | 21–27 | — | 27–22 | 32–28 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 165 | 162 | +3 | 4 | 20–22 | 29–31 | — | 35–28 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 160 | 208 | −48 | 0 | 31–36 | 21–37 | 27–33 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FER | FLE | THÜ | KOP | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 146 | +35 | 11 | Advanced to main round | — | 36–23 | 32–28 | 28–16 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 144 | 149 | −5 | 7 | 28–28 | — | 27–21 | 19–17 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 159 | 156 | +3 | 5 | 27–30 | 27–27 | — | 29–19 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 117 | 150 | −33 | 1 | 24–27 | 20–20 | 21–27 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GYO | VAR | MID | NIE | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 134 | +30 | 9 | Advanced to main round | — | 28–27 | 21–26 | 37–16 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 144 | +38 | 8 | 22–27 | — | 33–24 | 37–25 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 149 | +4 | 7 | 22–22 | 15–25 | — | 33–21 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 135 | 207 | −72 | 0 | 21–29 | 25–38 | 27–33 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUD | BUC | SÄV | LUB | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 131 | +38 | 11 | Advanced to main round | — | 23–23 | 33–20 | 29–25 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 138 | +25 | 9 | 22–28 | — | 27–22 | 33–21 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 158 | −20 | 4 | 18–25 | 17–28 | — | 27–24 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 141 | 184 | −43 | 0 | 23–31 | 27–30 | 21–34 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Main round
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | LAR | FER | HCM | FLE | THÜ | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 237 | +44 | 19 | Advanced to quarterfinals | — | 26–25 | 23–21 | 27–26 | 38–21 | 30–24 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 281 | 263 | +18 | 12[a] | 21–27 | — | 37–31 | 27–22 | 26–31 | 28–19 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 282 | 272 | +10 | 12[a] | 29–29 | 30–27 | — | 21–18 | 36–23 | 32–28 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 259 | 247 | +12 | 10 | 20–22 | 29–31 | 32–24 | — | 31–28 | 38–27 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 252 | 287 | −35 | 6 | 22–27 | 28–31 | 28–28 | 17–18 | — | 27–21 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 244 | 297 | −53 | 1 | 28–32 | 20–28 | 27–30 | 23–25 | 27–27 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Notes:
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUD | GYO | VAR | BUC | MID | SÄV | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 213 | +51 | 15[a] | Advanced to quarterfinals | — | 25–22 | 31–19 | 23–23 | 27–21 | 33–20 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 230 | +22 | 15[a] | 22–20 | — | 28–27 | 28–22 | 21–26 | 32–26 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 269 | 246 | +23 | 14 | 26–24 | 22–27 | — | 22–21 | 33–24 | 37–25 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 242 | 239 | +3 | 9 | 22–28 | 22–24 | 25–30 | — | 24–22 | 27–22 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 220 | 261 | −41 | 5 | 18–28 | 22–22 | 15–25 | 23–28 | — | 25–21 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 225 | 286 | −61 | 2 | 18–26 | 18–26 | 26–29 | 17–28 | 32–24 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Notes:
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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CSM București ![]() | 55–53 | ![]() | 26–25 | 29–28 |
Vardar ![]() | 60–48 | ![]() | 34–20 | 26–28 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ![]() | 41–71 | ![]() | 18–31 | 23–40 |
HCM Baia Mare ![]() | 49–61 | ![]() | 24–29 | 25–32 |
Final four
The final four was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 7 and 8 May 2016. The draw was held on 15 April 2016 at 11:30.[7][8]
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
7 May | ||||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
8 May | ||||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
7 May | ||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
![]() | 20 | |||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
8 May | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
![]() | 28 |
Final
8 May 2016 17:45 | CSM București ![]() | 29–26 (ET) | ![]() | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Gulldén 15 | (13–12) | Løke 8 | ||
4×![]() ![]() | Report | 3×![]() ![]() | ||
Awards and statistics
Top goalscorers
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.[9]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 108 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 97 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 94 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 93 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 89 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 87 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 79 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 72 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 70 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 69 |
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 6 May 2016.[10]
- Goalkeeper:
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (NOR)
- Right wing:
Jovanka Radičević (MNE)
- Right back:
Nora Mørk (NOR)
- Centre back:
Cornelia Groot (NED)
- Left back:
Cristina Neagu (ROU)
- Left wing:
Anikó Kovacsics (HUN)
- Pivot:
Heidi Løke (NOR)
Other awards
- MVP of the Final Four:
Jelena Grubišić (CRO)
- Best Coach:
Ambros Martín (ESP)
- Best Young Player:
Luca Szekerczes (HUN)
- Best Defence Player:
Eduarda Amorim (BRA)