2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League

The 2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League was the 17th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea at the finals with an aggregate score of 60–52.[1] It was the third title for Viborg and the sixth for a Danish team.

Place distribution

A total of 30 teams participated in the 2009/10 Champions League, from 22 EHF federations. Each nation received a number of slots according to the 2008 ranking. The first 24 nations were allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion (Iceland has not registered a team). The nations ranked 1 to 7 received an additional slot, as well as the defending champion's federation (Denmark).

Since Viborg HK, 2009 title holder, qualified through domestic league placement, the defending champion wild card was awarded to FCK Håndbold.[2]

On 19 June 2009, Macedonian champion Kometal withdrew from the tournament due to economic problems.[3] As a consequence, the EHF promoted French champion Metz from Qualification Tournament 2 to Group Matches, and Greek champion Ormi Patras from Qualification Tournament 1 to Qualification Tournament 2.[4]

Teams
Group matches
Denmark ViborgTH Austria Hypo Hungary Győr Russia Dinamo Volgograd
Romania Oltchim Vâlcea Slovenia Krim Croatia Podravka Norway Larvik
Montenegro Budućnost Germany Leipzig Spain Itxako France Metz[nb 1]
Qualification Tournament 2
Denmark Aalborg Hungary Budapest Bank FTC Russia Zvezda Zvenigorod Romania Rulmentul Braşov
Slovenia Olimpija Norway Byåsen Spain Sagunto Denmark FCK Håndbold
Ukraine Smart Poland Lublin Slovakia Bratislava Greece Ormi Patras[nb 1]
Qualification Tournament 1
Turkey Milli Piyango Serbia Vrnjačka Banja Portugal Madeira
Italy Sassari Netherlands Amsterdam Switzerland Brühl

th Title Holder

Round dates
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification Tournament 1 18 June 2009 4–6 September 2009
Qualification Tournament 2 2–4 October 2009
Group Matches Matchday 1 24 June 2009 24–25 October 2009
Matchday 2 30 October – 1 November 2009
Matchday 3 7–8 November 2009
Matchday 4 14–15 November 2009
Matchday 5 9–10 January 2010
Matchday 6 16–17 January 2010
Main Round Matchday 1 19 January 2010 6–7 February 2010
Matchday 2 13–14 February 2010
Matchday 3 20–21 February 2010
Matchday 4 6–7 March 2010
Matchday 5 13–14 March 2010
Matchday 6 20–21 March 2010
Final Round Semi-finals 10–11 April 2010 17–18 April 2010
Final 20 April 2010 8–9 May 2010 15–16 May 2010

Qualifying rounds

The draw for both tournaments took place on 18 June 2009 in Vienna.[5] The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.

Qualification Tournament 1

Six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Two losers of the Qualification Tournament 1 entered the EHF Cup at Round 2. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the second Qualification Tournament. Group A was organized by Brühl in St. Gallen, Switzerland, while Group B was hosted by Milli Piyango in Ankara, Turkey.[6]

Both Brühl and Milli Piyango won their respective hosted group. The two winners, along with second placed clubs Sassari and Amsterdam, played the Qualification Tournament 2. By finishing last, Vrnjačka Banja and Madeira failed to qualify for the next Champions League round, but advanced to the EHF Cup instead.

Qualification Tournament 2

Sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Twelve losers of the Qualification Tournament 2 entered the EHF Cup at Round 3. The first placed team of each group advanced to the Group Matches.

Byåsen, Zvezda, FCK Håndbold and Aalborg qualified by winning all three matches of their respective groups, with Aalborg being the only host to advance to the next stage. None of the four teams coming from the first qualification tournament won any points.

Group Matches

Twelve teams, along with four winners of the qualifying rounds, competed in the group matches of the Champions League. There were four groups of four teams each. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the Main Round. Third placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup in Round 4.

The draw for the round took place in Vienna on 24 June 2009 as part of a special event organized by the EHF, the Champions' Draw.[8][9]

Main round

The eight teams qualified from the Group Matches were drawn into two groups. Each group contained two winners and two second placed teams, in a way that clubs which had faced each other at Group Matches would not meet again in this round. The first and second placed teams of each group played in the semifinals.

The draw for the round took place in Linz, Austria on 19 January 2010.[10]

Final round

The semifinals and finals were played in two legs of home and away matches. Larvik and Oltchim had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups.

After Viborg and Oltchim had secured their advance to the finals, the EHF announced that the home rights for those matches would be drawn on 20 April in Vienna.[11] As a result of the draw, Viborg won home rights for the first leg and Oltchim for the second.[12] To comply with EHF regulations about arenas' capacity, the matches were not played at the usual home ground of the clubs. The first leg took place on 8 May in Messecenter, Herning, while the second leg were played on 15 May at Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest.[13]

Semifinals Final
          
1 Viborg HK (DEN) 27 26 53
4 Larvik HK (NOR) 21 27 48
Viborg HK (DEN) 28 32 60
Oltchim Vâlcea (ROU) 21 31 52
3 Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) 25 20 45
2 Oltchim Vâlcea (ROU) 25 24 49

Semifinals
10 April 2010
21:15 (UTC+2)		 Viborg HK 27–21 Larvik HK Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Mikkelsen 6 (13–13) Sulland 8
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11 April 2010
17:15 (UTC+2)		 Győri Audi ETO KC 25–25 SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Magvassy Mihály Sports Hall, Győr
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Amorim 6 (14–15) Pușcașu 5
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17 April 2010
14:45 (UTC+2)		 Larvik HK 27–26 Viborg HK Arena Larvik, Larvik
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Hakansson, Nilsson (SWE)
Althaus 7 (10–13) Mørk 8
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18 April 2010
17:15 (UTC+3)		 SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 24–20 Győri Audi ETO KC Sala Sporturilor "Traian", Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Pedersen, Mortensen (DEN)
Nechita 7 (11–10) Görbicz 6
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Final
8 May 2010
16:15 (UTC+2)		 Viborg HK 28–21 SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Messecenter Herning, Herning
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB)
Popović 9 (14–11) Neagu, Stanca 6
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15 May 2010
20:45 (UTC+3)		 SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 31–32 Viborg HK Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Pidpalova 10 (15–16) Jurack 11
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EHF Champions League
2009/10 Winners
Denmark
Viborg HK
Third Title [14]

Top scorers

As published by the EHF[15]

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Cristina Vărzaru Viborg HK 101
2 Alexandra do Nascimento Hypo Niederösterreich 98
3 Anna Kochetova HC Dinamo 84
Bojana Popović Viborg HK
5 Heidi Løke Larvik HK 80
6 Rikke Skov Viborg HK 73
7 Linn Jørum Sulland Larvik HK 68
8 Andrea Lekić RK Krim 66
9 Olga Levina HC Dinamo 65
Cristina Neagu SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
11 Eduarda Amorim Győri Audi ETO KC 64
12 Henriette Mikkelsen Viborg HK 63
Szandra Zácsik RK Krim
14 Ramona Maier SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 62
15 Ionela Stanca SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 60
16 Nora Mørk Larvik HK 58
17 Daniela Piedade Hypo Niederösterreich 54
18 Aurelia Brădeanu Győri Audi ETO KC 52
19 Anikó Kovacsics Győri Audi ETO KC 51
20 Andrea Penezić Podravka Koprivnica 49
Patricia Vizitiu SC Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
22 Karolina Kudłacz HC Leipzig 45
Orsolya Vérten Győri Audi ETO KC
24 Anja Althaus Viborg HK 44
25 Tatiana Khmyrova HC Dinamo 43

Notes
  1. Moved up after Kometal withdraw.
  2. During the last seconds of the match Hypo v Metz, Hypo's coach Gunnar Prokop intentionally invaded the court and stopped a fast break of the French team. The point for Hypo Niederösterreich was deducted by the EHF Arbitration Tribunal. Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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