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PREVIEW: VELUX EHF Champions League Qualification
All eyes are on Belgrade, Rykkin, Constanta, St. Raphael and Minsk: This Saturday and
Sunday those cities are going to be the main focus for the upcoming 2012/13 VELUX EHF
Champions League season.
In total, 18 teams are aiming for the last five spots in the top competition of European club
handball. The last five participants for the Group Phase will be decided in four tournaments
and one play-off match.
The qualification tournaments:
Group 1 in Belgrade/SRB
RK Sloga (BIH)
RK Partizan (SRB)
Porto Vitalis (POR)
HC Lovćen (MNE)
Semi-finals on Saturday:
17:00 hrs local time: RK Partizan (SRB) vs. Porto Vitalis (POR)
19:30 hrs local time: RK Sloga (BIH) vs. HC Lovćen (MNE)
Final day on Sunday:
17:00 hrs local time: Losers of the semi-finals
19:30 hrs local time: Winners of the semi-finals
Porto Vitalis are the only non-Balkan team in this tournament. Sloga are debutants in the
VELUX EHF Champions League, Lovćen participated in the 2000/01 and 2001/02
seasons, whilst Partizan Belgrade made it to the Group Stage of the 2011/12 season after
winning their respective qualification tournament.
The winner of this Qualification Tournament qualifies for Group A of the Group Stage
(opponents: MAHB Montpellier/FRA, SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER, Reale Ademar
Leon/ESP, plus the winner of the Wildcard Tournament)
Group 2 in Rykkin/NOR
HC Metalurg (MKD)
Haslum HK (NOR)
HC Dinamo Poltava (UKR)
Alpha HC Hard (AUT)
Semi-finals on Saturday:
14:00 hrs local time: HC Metalurg (MKD) vs. Alpha HC Hard (AUT)
16:30 hrs local time: Haslum HK (NOR) vs. HC Dinamo Poltava (UKR)
Final day on Sunday:
14:00 hrs local time: Losers of the semi-finals
16:30 hrs local time: Winners of the semi-finals