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IK Sävehof (SWE)<br />

Address Box 201, 43324 Partille, Sweden<br />

Playing Hall Scandinavium, Valhallagatan 1, 401 25 Göteborg, Sweden<br />

Press Contact stefan@savehof.se<br />

Website www.savehof.se<br />

Coach: Mikael Franzén, since 2010<br />

Key Players: Fredrik Larsson, Viktor Friden<br />

Qualification for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12: Winner of the Qualification<br />

Tournament 2, Swedish Champion<br />

Qualification for Last 16: third placed in Group A<br />

The road to the Last 16: The Swedish champions were lucky to qualify for the Group<br />

Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League, but eventually became the biggest surprise<br />

of the whole competition.<br />

After losing their first three matches, the Swedes started their catch-up chase<br />

including a series of four victories in five matches with even more surprising home wins<br />

against Chambery and Zagreb, which secured their first participation in the Last 16<br />

since 2005.<br />

VELUX EHF Champions League records:<br />

Participations (including 2011/2012 season): 4<br />

Last 16 (1): 2004/2005<br />

Group Stage (2): 2005/2006, 2010/2011<br />

Swedish champion: 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011

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