group a - European Handball Federation

Dear Media Representative, 

On behalf of the European Handball Federation it gives me great pleasure to welcome you back for a 

new season and to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. 

The media continues to play an integral role in the continued development and success of the VELUX 

EHF Champions League and we aim to provide you with the very best service we can. 

Your coverage of the competition, the teams, the players, the fans and extended handball family is 

greatly appreciated. We are always interested in hearing any feedback from you to improve our 

service and make it as enjoyable and easy as possible for you to do your job. 

Now the best 24 men’s teams in Europe battle it out to emerge from one of the four groups of six in 

this opening phase and progress through to the first knock-out round, the Last 16, to be played in 

March 2012. 

For the players and teams as well as fans and the media there are a lot of exciting matches ahead and 

I wish you all an enjoyable VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12. 

I look forward to seeing you in May 2012 in Cologne when we crown the new Kings of European 

Handball. 

I hope you enjoy watching handball at its very best! 

Tor Lian 

EHF President

EHF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT 

Dear Media Representative, 

Following FC Barcelona’s Men’s EHF Champions League win for a record seventh time last May, the 

teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 are now on the long road to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 

on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne, Germany. 

Many media representatives from across Europe attended matches last season with over 300 media 

accredited in Cologne of which just under half were from the written press. 

The EHF Media and Communications Department are honoured to have you cover our games and are at 

your disposal at all times. If you should have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us 

on the details below. 

JJ Rowland Peter Hofer Andrew McSteen 

Head of EHF Media and Comms. EHF Online Manager EHF Media Relations 

rowland@eurohandball.com hofer@eurohandball.com mcsteen@eurohandball.com 

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Official name of the VELUX EHF Champions League 

The official name of the competition is: VELUX EHF Champions League. The full name of the 

competition should always be used. VELUX and the three letter abbreviation for the European 

Handball Federation should always be displayed in capital letters before the name of the competition. 

Please note: If the season is required, it has to be positioned after “Champions League” e.g. VELUX 

EHF Champions League 2011/12. 

The wording “Champions League” should always be written with a capital letter at the beginning of 

each word, i.e. Champions League. The remaining letters should be in lower case. The word Champions 

does not have an apostrophe after the ‘s’.

GROUP A 

FC Barcelona Intersport 

Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 

Kadetten Schaffhausen 

Chambery Savoie HB 

HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo 

IK Sävehof 

GROUP B 

Chekhovskie Medvedi 

MKB Veszprém KC 

BM Atletico Madrid 

Füchse Berlin 

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 

KS Vive Targi Kielce 

GROUP C 

HSV Hamburg 

RK Cimos Koper 

HCM Constanta 

St. Petersburg HC 

Orlen Wisla Plock 

HC Metalurg 

GROUP D 

Montpellier Agglomeration HB 

AG Kobenhavn 

THW Kiel 

Reale Ademar Leon 

Pick Szeged 

RK Partizan Beograd

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 PREVIEW 

• 8,880 minutes until the trophy is won 

• 19 th season for the EHF Champions League 

• 24 teams from 15 countries (36 from 24 if including Qualification Phase) 

• 148 matches until the final destination Cologne 

• RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb participate for the 18 th time 

• Chekhovskie Medvedi for the 12 th straight time 

• Three newcomers 

One trophy, one city, one dream: 24 teams have to go 18 (or maybe even 20) steps to be on top of 

Europe; to be crowned champions of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/2012. 

In 275 days, on 27 May 2012, the winner of the most important cup in the world of the club handball 

will be known – after 148 matches in Group Stage, Last 16, Quarter-Finals and the VELUX EHF FINAL4. 

FC Barcelona Intersport start as defending champions – but the number of top opponents is huge this 

season. With their new name and new home BM Atletico Madrid are keen to continue their successful 

tradition, when they were known as BM Ciudad Real. 

The German sides from Hamburg and Kiel will be strong like the Catalans and like the new Danish 

champions AG Kobenhavn or traditionally strong teams like MKB Veszprem, MAHB Montpellier or 

Chekhovskie Medvedi. 

The first steps for all of them are the 10 matches of the Group Stage. On 28 September the starting 

whistle will be blown and after the break for EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia the Group Stage continues with 

the last three rounds on 8 February 2012. 

By 26 February the 16 participants of the knock-out stage will be known, whilst the Last 16 (14 – 25 

March) will also be played in the same form as last season. 

The four group winners face the four fourth-ranked teams, and the clubs ranked third meet those 

ranked second. The better ranked teams have the home right in the second leg. 

The winners of the Last 16 qualify for the Quarter-Finals (18 – 29 April 2012), which is the last step to 

Cologne. The group winners (if they qualify) again have the home right in the decisive second leg – 

and group winners cannot face each other before the VELUX EHF FINAL4. 

The semi-finals will take place in Cologne on 26 May – and one day later the 19 th winner of the VELUX 

EHF Champions League will be known.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 FACTS 

FC Barcelona Intersport are the current EHF Champions League record holders with seven titles, 

followed by Atletico Madrid (three titles as BM Ciudad Real) and THW Kiel (two titles). 

In total, Spanish teams have won the trophy 13 times, and all of the EHF Champions League winners 

since 2005 are participating this season, however, it is not a team from the Iberian peninsula who are 

competing this year who have participated the most in the competition though, it is RK Croatia 

Osiguranje Zagreb. 

Since the start of the EHF Champions League in 1993 the 20-time Croat champion have only missed it 

once in the 2001/2002 season and currently start the competition for the 18 th time. 

Behind Zagreb are MKB Veszprem, the 20-time Hungarian champions, who participate for the 17 th time 

in the EHF Champions League ahead of FC Barcelona Intersport and THW Kiel (both 15), MAHB 

Montpellier (14) and Chekhovskie Medvedi (12). 

Medvedi, the Russian champions, are the only team to be part of the EHF Champions League for the 

12 th straight time, again ahead of Veszprem (11) and Montpellier (10 times). 

In contrast, Füchse Berlin (GER), Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and AG Kobenhavn (both DEN) play in the 

Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League for the first time. 

The first 16 matches of this season’s competition have already been played in the three qualification 

and tournaments and one Wild Card tournament. 

After 20 teams had qualified directly for the VELUX EHF Champions League, due to the EHF seeding 

list, IK Savehof, Partizan Belgrade, Metalurg Skopje and Vive Targi Kielce made their way through to 

the Group Stage as the winners of those tournaments, played in a new play-off format with semi-finals 

and finals in contrast to the group matches before. 

So, after 8,880 minutes of regular time played by more than 400 players in the 24 teams coming from 

15 countries one team captain will raise the one trophy everyone wants in Cologne in May 2012.

VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 TEAM OVERVIEW 

Group A: 

FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP) 

The defending champions have been tipped by many VELUX EHF Champions League coaches as big 

favourites to win the VELUX EHF Champions League again this season, with team captain Laszlo Nagy 

hoping for a record eighth title too. “It’s easier to get to the top than to remain there,” he said. 

The Spanish champions can rely on almost the same team from last season in their 15th season of 

participation in the EHF Champions League. Only Iker Romero has left the club but Spanish 

internationals Viran Morros (Atletico Madrid) and Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (Reale Ademar León) signed 

for the Catalans, who hold the record for winning the EHF Champions League the most times. 

Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (CRO) 

For the 20th straight time Zagreb are Croatian champions and for the 18th time (the most out of all 

the participants in the competition this season) they play in the EHF Champions League. After 

reaching the Last 16 in the last two years the Croats hope to make the Quarter-Finals this season. 

The only key player who departed is goalkeeper Gorazd Skof, but experienced Josip Valcic from 

Gummersbach has joined the club. Ivano Balic is the head of the team, but youngsters like Gojun and 

Kopljar are emerging as contenders for the leading position. 

Kadetten Schaffhausen (SUI) 

Last season the Swiss champions were close to a big sensation, as they were close to eliminating 

MAHB Montpellier in the Last 16, but lost the second leg. This season coach Petr Hrachovec has to face 

the fact that three of his top stars left the club; goalkeeper Bjorgvin Gustavsson, top scorer Mait 

Patrail and experienced wing Jan Filip. 

However, Schaffhausen can count on a World Champion, the German Christian Dissinger, who was part 

of the All Star Team at the 2011 Junior World Championship. 

Chambery Savoie HB (FRA) 

In their short-term strategy the team from the Alps want to reach the Quarter-Finals, but in the midterm 

they hope to be a candidate for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Coach Philippe Gardent is in his 15th 

season on the Chambery bench and he again signed young talented French players to step out of the 

shadow of champions Montpellier. 

Last season Chambery reached the Last 16 in the “group of death” with teams like THW Kiel, FC 

Barcelona and Rhein-Neckar Lowen – and the French runners-up especially can count on their home 

court strength.


HC Bosna BH Gas Sarajevo (BIH) 

Last season, for the first time in their club history, the seven-time Bosnian champions reached the 

Last 16 – and now the Bosna team is hungry to repeat this success. Coach Irfan Smajlagic has made 

several changes to his team with seven newcomers arriving and five players (including top star Petar 

Kapisoda) leaving. 

On home turf the Sarajevo team always show a stronger performance, attended by thousands of 

frenetic spectators, so the objective away will be to become more stable. 

IK Savehof (SWE) 

For the fourth time the Swedes have qualified for the VELUX EHF Champions League. Savehof won the 

qualification tournament in Vienna thanks to their clear semi-final victory over Besiktas and a tight 

final qualifying match success against Dinamo Minsk. 

The new star of IK Savehof is Swedish international Fredrik Larsson after their former top scorer, 

Jonathan Stenbacken, left to join German side Fuchse Berlin. IK Savehof (which is close to 

Gothenburg) is well known for their highly successful youth programme and organise the famous 

Partille Cup. 

Group B: 

Chekhovskie Medvedi (RUS) 

Chekhovskie Medvedi are the only one of all 24 participating teams to qualify for the Group Stage of 

the EHF Champions League for the twelfth straight time. 

The Russian champions known as ‘the Bears’ are still clearly the team to beat in Russia, and 

internationally they have improved to be considered as one of the major contenders in European 

handball. Still counting on physical strong players, coach Vladimir Maximov does not have major 

changes in his squad. Only Alexey Kamanin left, but legendary wing player Eduard Kosharov arrived. 

Again their aim will be to go to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but the Bears will face strong opponents in the 

first stage as they hope to go through to the Last 16. 

MKB Veszprem KC (HUN) 

For the 17th time the Hungarian record champions are participating in the VELUX EHF Champions 

League – and again they are one of the candidates for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. But like in the last few 

seasons, when they had to face extremely strong opponents and were eliminated twice by FC 

Barcelona, Veszprem were unlucky with the group draw. 

The club from Lake Balaton again signed some big names such as Ferenc Ilyes and or Croatian national 

team goalkeeper Mirko Allilovic – the successor of the legend between the posts, Dejan Peric. But


playmaker Nikola Eklemovic left the team of Coach Lajos Mocsai. Top star of Veszprem is Serbian 

shooter Marko Vujin, who will leave after this season to THW Kiel. 

BM Atletico Madrid (ESP) 

New name, old objectives: BM Ciudad Real relocated due to financial reasons from the La Mancha 

region to the Spanish capital – and reignites the handball tradition of Atletico. “We are going for all 

the titles,” said Coach Talant Dujshebaev, even though his defensive ace Viran Morros moved to the 

big rivals FC Barcelona Intersport. 

However, Madrid signed the 2.12 metre tall Danish pivot Nikolaj Marussen and the Spaniard Edu 

Fernandez and kept the rest of their experienced and successful squad from last season that reached 

the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, but lost against FC Barcelona. With three titles (2006, 

2008, 2009) Madrid are number two in the record list of the EHF Champions League titles, behind FC 

Barcelona. 

Füchse Berlin (GER) 

The Foxes from the German capital were the biggest sensation in the Bundesliga last season, finishing 

third in the end, equal on points with THW Kiel and ahead of teams like Flensburg and Rhein-Neckar 

Löwen. Competing in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 is their first ever international 

appearance, and the dreams are flying high, despite the strong matches ahead for them in the Group 

Stage. 

By signing Spanish World Champion and double winner of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Iker 

Romero, they have made a huge step on their quest to improving handball interest in Berlin. 

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN) 

The Danish league runners-up are another debutant in the Group Stage of the VELUX EHF Champions 

League – and another one with high hopes, as it is their objective to make the Last 16 and beyond. 

The team of Coach Martin Albrektsen consists of top players like young Danish national team 

goalkeeper Niklas Landin, one of the stars at the 2011 World Championship in Sweden, the experienced 

team captain Kasper Nielsen – and new signings with international experience such as Swedish pivot 

Robert Arrhenius and French player Audray Tuzolana. 

KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL) 

The team of Coach Bogdan Wenta travelled the long way to be part of the VELUX EHF Champions 

League again. After surprisingly losing the Polish league finals against Orlen Wisla Plock, Kielce were 

hosts of the Wild Card Tournament and as all organisers before – Leon and Lowen – they qualified for 

the Group Stage.


But it was a real tough struggle to first beat Valladolid in the semi-final and then to eliminate Rhein 

Neckar-Lowen in the final, as the Polish runners-up needed extra-time. 

Kielce signed two Polish internationals Slawomir Szmal and Grzegorz Tkaczyk from Lowen and 

Croatian international Denis Buntic from Leon, as another Croat, Mirza Dzomba, has finished his 

career. 

Group C: 

HSV Hamburg (GER) 

Though they do not have a long international history, HSV Hamburg are one of the most successful 

teams of the VELUX EHF Champions League in the past few years. They have participated in the 

competition four times reaching the Semi-Final three times and the Quarter-Final once – and in all four 

seasons they were eliminated by Ciudad Real (now Atletico Madrid). 

Despite missing the VELUX EHF Champions League Final in May, last season was the best in the club’s 

history as HSV fulfilled their long-term objective – winning the German championship – for the first 

time. Per Carlen is now the successor to coach Martin Schwalb who became General Director and 

President of the club. Carlen arrived together with his son Oscar and goalkeeper Dan Beutler from 

Flensburg. The goal remains the same for HSV; to win one national or international title and to reach 

the final destination of the VELUX Champions League 2011/12 - Cologne. 

RK Cimos Koper (SLO) 

First, they were European Cup winners in the EHF Challenge Cup, then they broke the dominance of RK 

Celje and Gorenje Velenje and last season was a total triumph for them as they became Slovenian 

champions for the first time and Cup winners for the third time. Coach Fredi Radojkovic has changed 

his goalkeeper for the new season by signing the experienced Gorazd Skof from Zagreb, as Darko 

Stanic left to Skopje. 

For the second time after the 2008/09 season Koper have qualified for the Group Stage of the VELUX 

EHF Champions League. “We are more experienced than in our first participation, so it is our objective 

to reach the Last 16,” said manager Alex Korsic. 

HCM Constanta (ROU) 

Newcomer Valentin Ghionnea, one of the best current Romanian players, is the key factor for HCM 

Constanta and their high hopes. After their sixth Romanian title the team from the Black Sea hope for 

their second qualification for the Last 16 after the 2009/2010 season. HCM Constanta are part of the 

VELUX EHF Champions League Group Stage for the sixth time – and despite some changes in the squad 

coaches Ion Craciun and former goalkeeping legend Alexandru Buligan hope for a successful season 

on domestic and international courts.


St. Petersburg HC (RUS) 

For the second straight time St. Petersburg finished Russian league runners-up below Chekhovskie 

Medvedi and for the second time the Last 16 of the VELUX EHF Champions League is the objective of 

Coach Dimitri Torgowanow. “Last season, when we were debutants, we lacked experience, now I hope 

that we have – especially in away matches – the cleverness to stand up to our opponents,” he said. 

The Olympic, World and European Champion still has a very young team, but they are well trained and 

used to each other as only two new players have arrived since last season. 

Orlen Wisla Plock (POL) 

In one of the biggest sensations across the European leagues last season, Plock won the final series in 

Poland against the great favourites Kielce. Even in Kielce the team of Danish coach Lars Walther took 

the points – and they are now playing for the seventh time in the VELUX EHF Champions League. They 

have been eliminated after the Group Stage five times and reached the Last 16 once – but this was 15 

years ago. 

Now with an improved team helped with the arrivals of the experienced playmaker Nikola Eklemovic 

(Veszprem) and Polish international Michal Kubisztal, who arrived from Berlin. “I think we have a 

great chance to reach the Last 16, as teams like Constanta, St. Petersburg, Koper and Plock are on the 

same level now,” said Club President Andrzej Miszczynski. 

RK Metalurg Skopje (MKD) 

After two previous unsuccessful attempts, coaching legend Lino Cervar (former Croatian national 

coach, Olympic and World Champion) has led Metalurg to the Group Phase of the VELUX EHF 

Champions League. The champions of FYR Macedonia improved their team by signing internationally 

well-known players like Serbian goalkeeper Darko Stanic from Koper and Zarko Markovic, former 

player of Veszprem. 

In their qualification tournament Metalurg did not have to give their best to win the semi-final against 

Lezion Rishion from Israel, but were highly lucky in the final as they scored the decisive goal to win 

against Haslum 29:28, 20 seconds before the final buzzer. 

Group D: 

Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) 

Twice they were close to the VELUX EHF FINAL4, but twice Montpellier were the unlucky loser in the 

2010 and 2011 Quarter-Finals against Medvedi and Lowen – now the French champions are trying again 

to reach Cologne. But in their group two more contenders – Kiel and Kobenhavn – have this objective 

too. 

Coach Patrice Canayer, on the MAHB bench since 1994, hopes that no major injuries will stop his team 

– the EHF Champions League winner 2002/03 – on their way to their final destination.


With world class players like Nikola Karabatic, Vid Kavticnik or Michael Guigou, Canayer can count on 

huge international experience in the 14 th appearance of the team in the VELUX EHF Champions League. 

Montpellier have signed two Slovenians, wing player Dragan Gajic and goalkeeper Primosz Prost – but 

lost French international Adrien Di Panda and Czech wing David Juricek. 

AG Kobenhavn (DEN) 

AG Kobenhavn became Danish champions for the first time in front of the biggest ever crowd at a 

handball match. 36,000 spectators attended the second final against Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the 

Parken football arena. Only two years after being promoted from the second league, AGK returned like 

a phoenix from the ashes. 

Thanks to players like Mikkel Hansen, Joachim Boldsen, Kasper Hvidt or the newcomers Olafur 

Stefansson or Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, the goals are high for the AGK mastermind, manager Jesper 

Nielsen: “We want to reach the VELUX EHF FINAL4 – and in the future win the VELUX EHF Champions 

League title.” 

THW Kiel (GER) 

No new players for the first time in 23 years, no players who have left – no team is better prepared 

for the VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 season than THW Kiel. Long-term injured players Kim 

Andersson and Daniel Narcisse have returned to the team of Coach Alfred Gislasson and ambitions are 

high. “We want to win all possible titles,” said Gislason. 

The two-time EHF Champions League winners still have a squad with their own key factors such as 

Thierry Omeyer, Filip Jicha, Momir Illic or Daniel Narcisse – and their pre-season preparation was 

impressive, as they won all their 15 test matches. THW again are on the list of nearly every coach as 

one of the big favourites for the VELUX EHF FINAL4. 

Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) 

After missing the Group Stage in the 2010/2011 season at the Wild Card Tournament stage Leon are 

back in the field of the 24 best teams of Europe as the third-ranked team in the Spanish Asobal Liga. 

New coach Isidoro Martinez, a former Spanish national team youth coach, hopes to reach the Last 16 

despite their “terribly strong opponents” as he describes the other teams in his group. 

The hopes are pinned on newcomer Adrien Di Panda (from Montpellier), as well as some new Spanish 

signings. Leon’s best known player who departed was Croat Dennis Buntic who moved to Kielce. Leon, 

who are well-known for their strength at home, participate for the tenth time in the EHF Champions 

League.


Pick Szeged (HUN) 

Like last season major changes occurred in Szeged, as five newcomers arrived and nine players left or 

have been loaned to other clubs including key players like David Katzirz, Gabor Herbert or Maxim 

Butenko. In contrast Pick signed the Hungarian international Daniel Buday and talented youngster 

Gabor Anscin. 

The Hungarian runners-up are one of the most traditional participants in the VELUX EHF Champions 

League; with this season their tenth appearance. Club manager Gyorgy Fekete hopes for another step 

in this season’s competition, despite the top class opponents: “On the one hand I am not glad because 

we are in a very strong group; on the other hand I am happy because it is very good that such famous 

clubs will visit Szeged. Our goal is to qualify for the Last 16.” 

RK Partizan Beograd 

The Serbian champions are an exception in the field of the 24 participants of the VELUX EHF 

Champions League Group Stage, as they are the only team with players exclusively from their home 

country. In their Qualification Tournament they first beat AEK Athens closely in the semi-final, before 

then going on to the Group Stage with victory over FC Porto Vitalis. 

For Partizan, it is their fourth qualification for the EHF Champions League Group matches and their 

first since the 2003/2004 season.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 EVENT INFORMATION 

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season. The two-day event 

sees the best four men’s teams in Europe playing to decide the ultimate winners of the VELUX EHF 

Champions League title. 

Introduced in the 2009/10 season and so far played twice in the LAXNESS arena, Cologne, the decision 

to create a new format for the final phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League was seen as crucial for 

the growth of handball across Europe. The aim was to create a flagship event, one that could compete 

on the international sports market and make the Europe’s leading club competition even more 

attractive to partners and sponsors. 

The aim of the new format was to create an event that set new standards in organisation and 

entertainment not just for four games played over two days, but a true entertainment event in its own 

right. Playing in one venue, in a major European city with a whole year for organisation, promotion 

and marketing have been critical factors in the success of the event. 

20,000 people from over 26 countries travelled to Cologne in May 2011 for the second edition of the 

event. Tickets were sold-out weeks before the four participating teams were known and the total 

number of 19,750 spectators was a new record in European club competitions. 

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 will return to Cologne, Germany on 26 and 27 May 2012 for the third time. 

Tickets are on sale now with further information is available from the official website at 

ehfFINAL4.com.

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 TICKET INFORMATION 

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 takes place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, 

Cologne, Germany. 

Tickets are available in four price categories (as well as VIP Tickets): 

Category 1 €220 




VIP €495 (+ VAT) 

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ehfFINAL4.com or via the ticket telephone hotline on +49 221 

280 288. 

Experience the unique atmosphere at the LANXESS arena Cologne when 20,000 enthusiastic fans 

cheer for the world’s best handball players competing for the prestigious VELUX EHF Champions 

League title. 

Get your tickets as soon as possible and order early as last season, due to the high demand, tickets 

sold out months before the event. 

Only 2,000 tickets have been reserved for the four clubs who make the VELUX EHFFINAL4 and once 

the public tickets are sold out there are no more tickets available. 

All VELUX EHF FINAL4 tickets are for the whole weekend and include four matches; two on Saturday 

26 May and two on Sunday 27 May (two semi-finals on Saturday, 3/4 Match and Final on Sunday). 

Tickets include free public transport to and from the LANXESS arena in Cologne (VRS system).

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 VIP TICKET INFORMATION 

Experience the VELUX EHF FINAL4 exclusively 

The VELUX EHF FINAL4 is the culmination of the European club handball season and will take place on 

26/27 May 2012 at the LANXESS arena, Cologne. The two-day event sees the best four men’s teams in 

Europe playing to decide the winners of the VELUX EHF Champions League. 

Experience the unique atmosphere in the LANXESS arena, Cologne together with your clients, partners 

and friends and establish new relations in an ambience of sporting peak performance. 

The exclusive VIP arrangements allow you to feel the emotions of victory and success very closely. Be 

there when 20,000 enthusiastic fans watch the world’s best handball players competing for the 

prestigious VELUX EHF Champions League title. 

VIP Ticket includes: 

• Seats in the exclusive VIP area 

• Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions 

League Final) 

• Access to the backstage VIP Restaurant 

• Excellent catering 

• Networking in an informal ambience 

• VIP parking tickets available on request 

VIP Ticket: €495 excl. 19 % German VAT 

VIP Box includes: 

• Prestigious VIP box equipped for 12, 14 or 16 people 

• Four top level matches over two days (Semi-Finals, 3/4 Place matches, VELUX EHF Champions 

League Final) 

• Discreet ambiance for conversation 

• Personal assistance for you and your guests 

• Excellent catering 

• Perfect view of the court 

• VIP parking tickets available on request 

VIP Box for 12 guests: €8020 excl. 19 % German VAT 

(VIP Boxes are available for 12, 14 and 16 guests. Within this arrangement you are able to book up to 

four additional tickets for €300, per person + VAT) 

Contact & Information: Iris Stoeckelmayr, VELUX EHF FINAL4 Assistant, Telephone: +43 1 80151 216, 

E-mail: stoeckelmayr@ehfmarketing.com

VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 BRANDED TRAM 

Three months after the successful VELUX EHF FINAL4 in May at the LANXESS arena in Cologne, the 

first signs of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012 can be seen on the streets of Cologne. 

The start of ticket sales on 7 September 2011 also sees the launch of the official VELUX EHF FINAL4 

branded tram, which will travel throughout the cathedral city until June 2012. 

With the branding of this modern tram, EHF Marketing GmbH have created an effective 200 square 

metre advertising space in the City of Cologne, promoting the event throughout the year on its return 

to the city for the third year in a row. 

The advertising team who worked on the project are from Kölner Aussenwerbung and were made up of 

four specialists, who have worked intensively to create a professional looking final product. 

Areas such as joints, handles as well as doors and windows in particular required careful and 

painstaking work. In total 350 man hours were required to complete the branding of the tram. 

The tram will travel on Line 1 in Cologne, and directly to the tram station serving the LANXESS arena. It 

is estimated that the tram will transport over 500,000 people and travel approximately 100,000 km 

up to June 2012.

EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINALS 

1993/94 SEASON ABC Braga (POR) vs TEKA Santander (ESP) 22:22 / 21:23 (43:45) 

1994/95 SEASON Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun (ESP) vs Badel Zagreb (CRO) 30:20 / 26:27 (56:47) 

1995/96 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 23:15 / 23:23 (46:38) 

1996/97 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 31:22 / 30:23 (61:45) 

1997/98 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) vs Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) 28:18 / 28:22 (56:40) 

1998/99 SEASON Badel 1862 Zagreb (CRO) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 22:22 / 18:29 (40:51) 

1999/00 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 28:25 / 24:29 (52:54) 

2000/01 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs FC Barcelona (ESP) 30:24 / 22:25 (52:49) 

2001/02 SEASON Fotex Veszprem (HUN) vs SC Magdeburg (GER) 23:21 / 25:30 (48:51) 

2002/03 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs Montpellier HB (FRA) 27:19 / 19:31 (46:50) 

2003/04 SEASON Celje Piv Lasko (SLO) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) 34:38 / 28:30 (62:58) 

2004/05 SEASON B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs FC Barcelona Cifec (ESP) 28:27 / 27:29 (55:56) 

2005/06 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 19:25 / 28:37 (47:62) 

2006/07 SEASON SG Flensburg-Final Handewitt (GER) vs THW Kiel (GER) 28:28 / 27:29 (55:57) 

2007/08 SEASON B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 27:29 / 31:25 (58:54) 

2008/09 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) vs B.M. Ciudad Real (ESP) 39:34 / 27:33 (66:67) 

2009/10 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) 34:36 

2010/11 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP) vs Renovalia Ciudad Real (ESP) 27:24

EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – WINNERS 

1993/94 SEASON TEKA Santander (ESP) 

1994/95 SEASON Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 

1995/96 SEASON FC Barcelona (ESP) 





2000/01 SEASON Portland San Antonio (ESP) 

2001/02 SEASON SC Magdeburg (GER) 

2002/03 SEASON Montpellier HB (FRA) 

2003/04 SEASON RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO) 

2004/05 SEASON FC Barcelona-Cifec (ESP) 

2005/06 SEASON BM Ciudad Real (ESP) 

2006/07 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) 



2009/10 SEASON THW Kiel (GER) 

2010/11 SEASON FC Barcelona Borges (ESP)

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EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – TOP SCORERS 

1993/94 SEASON Uros Serbec (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 76 Goals 

1994/95 SEASON Nenad Perunicic (Bidasoa Irun/ESP) 82 Goals 

1995/96 SEASON Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 80 Goals 

1996/97 SEASON Carlos Resende (ABC Braga/POR) 82 Goals 

1997/98 SEASON Eles Jozsef (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 84 Goals 

1998/99 SEASON Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 90 Goals 

1999/00 SEASON Zlatko Saracevic (RK Zagreb/CRO) 92 Goals 

2000/01 SEASON Yuriy Kostetskiy (ABC Braga/POR) 81 Goals 

2001/02 SEASON Nenad Perunicic (SC Magdeburg/GER) 122 Goals 

2002/03 SEASON Mirza Dzomba (Fotex KC Veszprem/HUN) 67 Goals 

2003/04 SEASON Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 103 Goals 

2004/05 SEASON Siarhei Rutenka (Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO) 85 Goals 

2005/06 SEASON Kiril Lazarov (MKB Veszprem/HUN) 85 Goals 

2006/07 SEASON Nikola Karabatic (THW Kiel/GER) 89 Goals 

2007/08 SEASON Kiril Lazarov (HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb/CRO) 96 Goals 

Olafur Stefansson (BM Ciudad Real/ESP) 96 Goals 

2008/09 SEASON Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 99 Goals 

2009/10 SEASON Filip Jicha (THW Kiel/GER) 119 Goals 

2010/11 SEASON Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER) 118 Goals

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Montpellier Agglomeration HB 

AG Kobenhavn 

THW Kiel 

GROUP D 

Reale Ademar Leon 

Pick Szeged 

RK Partizan Beograd

Group D matches won draw lost goal-difference points 

1 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 

2 DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 

3 GER THW Kiel 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 

4 ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 

5 HUN Pick Szeged 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 

6 SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 

MatchID: 201211020102- 

092 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 

28.09.-02.10.11 / 

091 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 

02.10.2011 17:00 Pérols/Montpellier / FRA 

093 HUN Pick Szeged vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 

02.10.2011 19:00 Szeged / HUN 

096 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 

08.10.2011 18:00 Leon / ESP 

094 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 

09.10.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN 

095 GER THW Kiel vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 

09.10.2011 19:00 Kiel / GER 

099 HUN Pick Szeged vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 

15.10.2011 16:15 Szeged / HUN 

097 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 


100 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 

19.-23.10.11 / 

101 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 

22.10.2011 17:00 Leon / ESP 

102 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 

23.10.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN 

104 HUN Pick Szeged vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 

19.11.2011 16:15 Szeged / HUN 

2011/12 Men's European Cup EHF Champions League 

Group Phase 

EHF Report | 09.05.2011 09:42 | 10/12

103 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 

20.11.2011 17:00 Leon / ESP 

108 GER THW Kiel vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 

20.11.2011 17:00 Kiel / GER 

105 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 

23.-27.11.11 / 

107 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 

23.-27.11.11 / 

106 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 

27.11.2011 16:50 Brondby / DEN 

111 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 

30.11.-04.12.11 / 

109 HUN Pick Szeged vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 

04.12.2011 15:00 Szeged / HUN 

110 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 


098 GER THW Kiel vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 

18.12.2011 17:00 Kiel / GER 

114 GER THW Kiel vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 

08.02.2012 18:30 Kiel / GER 

113 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 

12.02.2012 16:50 Brondby / DEN 

112 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 

12.02.2012 18:30 Leon / ESP 

115 HUN Pick Szeged vs. SRB RK Partizan Beograd 0 : 0 (:) 

18.02.2012 16:15 Szeged / HUN 

117 FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB vs. DEN AG Kobenhavn 0 : 0 (:) 


116 GER THW Kiel vs. ESP Reale Ademar Leon 0 : 0 (:) 

19.02.2012 18:45 Kiel / GER 


Group Phase 

EHF Report | 09.05.2011 09:42 | 11/12

118 SRB RK Partizan Beograd vs. FRA Montpellier Agglomeration HB 0 : 0 (:) 

22.-26.02.12 / 

120 ESP Reale Ademar Leon vs. HUN Pick Szeged 0 : 0 (:) 

25.02.2012 18:00 Leon / ESP 

119 DEN AG Kobenhavn vs. GER THW Kiel 0 : 0 (:) 

RR_B347R2 

26.02.2012 14:45 Brondby / DEN 


Group Phase 

EHF Report | 09.05.2011 09:42 | 12/12

Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA) 

Address Centre Jean-Paul Lacombe, 1000 Avenue Val de Montferrad, 

34090 Montpellier, France 

Playing Hall Arena Montpellier, Rue de la Foire, 34470 

Pérols/Montpellier, France 

Press Contact alix.debaudreuil@montpellier-handball.com 

Website www.montpellierhandball.com 

New Players Dragan Gajic (RK Celje), Primoz Prost (Bjerringbro- 

Silkeborg) 

Left the club Adrien Di Panda (Ademar Leon), David Juricek (St. Raphael) 

Coach Patrice Canayer, since 1994 

Qualification CL 2011/12 French Champions 

VELUX EHF Champions League records 

Participations (including 2011/12 season): 14 

Winner (1): 2002/03 

Semi-Final (1): 2004/05 

Quarter-Final (4): 2000/01, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2010/11 

Last 16 (3): 1995/96, 2003/04, 2006/07 

Main Round (2): 2007/08, 2008/09 

Group Phase (2): 1998/99, 1999/00 

French Champions 

1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

French Cup winners 

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

EUROPEAN EUROPEAN EUROPEAN EUROPEAN CUP CUP CUP CUP - - - - PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS LIST LIST LIST LIST 

Men's Men's Men's Men's European European European European Cup Cup Cup Cup - - - - VELUX VELUX VELUX VELUX EHF EHF EHF EHF Champions Champions Champions Champions League League League League 2011/12 2011/12 2011/12 2011/12 

FRA FRA FRA FRA Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier Agglomeration Agglomeration Agglomeration Agglomeration HB HB HB HB 

7 

5 

30 

FRA 

Accambray William 

Position: Left Back 

Place of birth: Cannes 

Date of birth: 08.04.1988 

Height: 194 cm 

Weight: 94 kg 

FRA 

Arvin-Berod Maxime 

Position: Middle Back 

Place of birth: St. Renan 


Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 77 

FRA 

Bonnefond Baptiste 

Position: 

Place of birth: Lyon 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Cochard Maxime 

Position: 

Place of birth: Marseille 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Desbois Martin 

Position: 

Place of birth: Cherbourg Octeville 


Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 92 

SLO 

Gajic Dragan 

Position: Right Wing 

Place of birth: Celje 



Weight: 83 kg 

FRA 

Anquetil Arthur 

Position: 

Place of birth: Montpellier 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

SRB 

Bojinovic Mladen 


Place of birth: Banja Luka 



Weight: 101 kg 

FRA 

Boukheda Yasser 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Corade Laurent 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Desbonnet Remi 

Position: Goal Keeper 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Gomez Thomas 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

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18 

88 

9 

22 

FRA 

Grebille Mathieu 

Position: 

Place of birth: Paris 


Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 14 

FRA 

Gutfreund Antoine 

Position: 

Place of birth: Strasbourg 


Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 27 

TUN 

Hmam Wissem 


Place of birth: Menzel Ternime 


Height: 

Weight: 

197 cm 

104 kg 15 

FRA 

Joli Florent 


Place of birth: Lyon 


Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 25 

FRA 

Karabatic Nikola 


Place of birth: Nis 


Height: 

Weight: 

196 cm 

102 kg 23 

FRA 

Lavabre Theo 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Guigou Michael 

Position: Left Wing 

Place of birth: Apt 



Weight: 79 kg 

TUN 

Hammed Aymen 

Position: Right Back 

Place of birth: Tunis 



Weight: 95 kg 

FRA 

Honrubia Samuel 


Place of birth: Beziers 



Weight: 75 kg 

FRA 

Karabatic Luka 

Position: Line Player 




Weight: 90 kg 

SLO 

Kavticnik Vid 


Place of birth: Slovenj Gradec 



Weight: 85 kg 

FRA 

Lejonc Simon 

Position: 

Place of birth: Nice 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

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1 

11 

12 

FRA 

Leventoux Remi 

Position: 

Place of birth: Levallois Peret 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Mesnard Kevin 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Paloc Tristan 

Position: 



Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 16 

FRA 

Robin Mickael 





Weight: 82 kg 

FRA 

Salou Remi 


Place of birth: Brest 




SVK 

Stochl Richard 


Place of birth: Michalovce 



Weight: 108 kg 6 

FRA 

Lhou Moha Hugo 




Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Orzoni Yann 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

SLO 

Prost Primoz 


Place of birth: Trbovlje 



Weight: 96 kg 

FRA 

Saidani Alexandre 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Sincere Romain 

Position: 

Place of birth: Le Port 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

TUN 

Tej Issam 


Place of birth: Tunis 



Weight: 98 kg 

14.09.2011 Page 3 of 4




FRA 

Thouvenot Vincent 

Position: 

Place of birth: Gap 


Height: 

Weight: 

- 

- 26 

FRA 

Zerbib Romain 

Position: 

Place of birth: Talence 


Height: - 

Weight: - 

FRA 

Zens Nicolas 

Position: 



Height: - 

Weight: - 

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PLP_B347_T1824

AG Kobenhaven (DEN) 

Address Park Alle 296, 1. Sal, 2605 Brondby, Denmark 

Playing Hall Brondby Hallen, Brondby, Brondby Stadion 20, 2605 

Brondby, Denmark 

Press Contact colding@agkbh.dk 

Website www.agkbh.dk 

New Players Olafur Stenfansson and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, Rhein- 

Neckar Löwen, Mads Larsen (back from loan), Henrik Toft 

Hansen (Aalborg) 

Left the club Thomas Bruhn, Jakob Green, Jacob Bagersted, Mikkel Saad, 

Martin Bager 

Coach Magnus Andersson, Klavs Bruun Jorgensen, Soren Herskind 

Qualification CL 2011/12 Danish Champions 



Danish Champions 

2010 

Danish Cup winners 

2010



DEN DEN DEN DEN AG AG AG AG Kobenhavn Kobenhavn Kobenhavn Kobenhavn 

5 

12 

10 

24 

20 

8 

ISL 

Atlason Arnor 


Place of birth: Reykjavik 


Height: 

Weight: 

190 cm 

95 kg 23 

NOR 

Ege Steinar 


Place of birth: Kristiansand 


Height: 

Weight: 

194 cm 

94 kg 18 

ISL 

Gudjonsson Snorri Steinn 




Height: 

Weight: 

187 cm 

87 kg 15 

DEN 

Hansen Mikkel 


Place of birth: Helsingborg 




DEN 

Hundstrup Stefan 


Place of birth: Svendborg 




DEN 

Jorgensen Lars Troels 


Place of birth: Fladsa 


Height: 

Weight: 

192 cm 

102 kg 22 

DEN 

Boldsen Joachim 


Place of birth: Helsingborg 




SWE 

Ekberg Niclas 


Place of birth: Ystad 



Weight: 86 kg 

DEN 

Hansen Henrik Toft 


Place of birth: Skive 




DEN 

Hansen Rene Toft 


Place of birth: Sallingsund 




DEN 

Hvidt Kasper 


Place of birth: Frederiksberg 



Weight: 96 kg 

DEN 

Larsen Mads Mensah 


Place of birth: Holbaek 




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DEN DEN DEN DEN AG AG AG AG Kobenhavn Kobenhavn Kobenhavn Kobenhavn 

19 

9 

ESP 

Malmagro Viana Cristian 


Place of birth: Granollers 




ISL 

Sigurdsson Gudjon Valur 




Height: 

Weight: 

187 cm 

82 kg 11 

DEN 

Ottesen Kasper 


Place of birth: Bjerringbro 



Weight: 80 kg 

ISL 

Stefansson Olafur 





Weight: 94 kg 

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PLP_B347_T16207

THW Kiel (GER) 

Address Ziegelteich 30, 24103 Kiel, Germany 

Playing Hall Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel, Europaplatz 1, 24103 Kiel, Germany 

Press Contact sabine.holdorf-schust@thw-handball.de 

Website www.thw-handball.de 

New Players None 

Left the club Jerome Fernandez (Toulouse) 

Coach Alfred Gislason, since 2008 

Qualification CL 2011/12 German Runners-Up 



Winner (2): 2006/07, 2009/10 

Final (3): 1999/00, 2007/08, 2008/09 

Semi-Final (2): 1996/97, 2000/01 

Quarter-Final (5): 1998/99, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2010/11 

Group Phase (2): 1994/95, 1995/96 

Other EC records 

EHF Cup: Winners 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04 

German Champions 

1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 

2009, 2010 

German Cup winners 

1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011



GER GER GER GER THW THW THW THW Kiel Kiel Kiel Kiel 

13 

7 

39 

16 

6 

25 

SWE 

Ahlm Marcus 


Place of birth: Asum 




SRB 

Dragicevic Milutin 


Place of birth: Sabac 


Height: 

Weight: 

187 cm 

82 kg 31 

CZE 

Jicha Filip 

Position: Back 

Place of birth: Pilsen 


Height: 

Weight: 

201 cm 

105 kg 33 

GER 

Krieter Moritz 


Place of birth: Kiel 


Height: 

Weight: 

193 cm 

89 kg 17 

SWE 

Lundström Henrik 


Place of birth: Stensjön 




FRA 

Narcisse Daniel 


Place of birth: La Rennoin 




SWE 

Andersson Kim 


Place of birth: Kävlinge 




SRB 

Ilic Momir 


Place of birth: Andrelovac 




GER 

Klein Dominik 


Place of birth: Miltenberg 



Weight: 85 kg 

CZE 

Kubes Daniel 


Place of birth: Prag 




GER 

Müller Tjark 


Place of birth: Kiel 



Weight: 88 kg 

FRA 

Omeyer Thierry 


Place of birth: Mulhouse 



Weight: 92 kg 

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GER GER GER GER THW THW THW THW Kiel Kiel Kiel Kiel 

12 

19 

20 

SWE 

Palicka Andreas 


Place of birth: Lund 


Height: 

Weight: 

189 cm 

88 kg 24 

GER 

Reichmann Tobias 


Place of birth: Berlin 


Height: 

Weight: 

188 cm 

85 kg 11 

GER 

Zeitz Christian 


Place of birth: Heidelberg 



Weight: 95 kg 

ISL 

Palmarsson Aron 






GER 

Sprenger Christian 


Place of birth: Ludwigsfelde 



Weight: 90 kg 

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PLP_B347_T2003

Reale Ademar Leon (ESP) 

Address P. Saenz de Miera s/n, Estadio A. Amilivia, 24009 Leon, 

Spain 

Playing Hall Palacio de los Deportes de Leon, Paseo saenz de miera s/n, 

24009 Leon, Spain 

Press Contact administracion@ademar.com 

Website www.ademar.com 

New Players Adrien Di Panda (Montpellier), Rafa Baena (BM Antequera), 

Alvaro Ferrer, Antonio Garcia (both BM Granollers), Felipe 

Borges (Brazil) 

Left the club Hector Castresana (Jubille), Ricardo Costa (Jubilee), Dentis 

Buntic (Kielce), Danil Chernov (BM Antequera), Javi Ortigosa 

(BM Torrevieja) 

Coach Isidoro Martinez (since 2011) 

Qualification CL 2011/12 Spanish third place 



Quarter-Final (3): 1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02 

Last 16 (3): 2003/04, 2005/06, 2009/10 

Main Round (2): 2007/08, 2008/09 

Qualification (1): 2010/11 


Cup Winners Cup: Winner 1998/99, 2004/05 

Final: 2000/2001, 2006/2007 

Spanish Champions 

2001 

Spanish Cup winner 

Asobal Cup 1998, 2008, Copa del Rey 2003



ESP ESP ESP ESP Reale Reale Reale Reale Ademar Ademar Ademar Ademar Leon Leon Leon Leon 

1 

16 

2 

15 

10 

9 

ESP 

Alamo Yeste Vicente 


Place of birth: Mont I Reixach 




ESP 

Baena Gonzalez Rafael 


Place of birth: Estepa 


Height: 

Weight: 

191 cm 

128 kg 18 

ESP 

CABANAS CARCIA PERTUSA A. 


Place of birth: Santander 




ESP 

Carrillo Gutierrez Jose Mario 


Place of birth: Leòn 


Height: 

Weight: 

180 cm 

75 kg 25 

FRA 

Di Panda Adrien Simon 


Place of birth: Dijon 


Height: 

Weight: 

202 cm 

97 kg 28 

ESP 

Garcia Robledo Antonio 


Place of birth: Llagostera 




ESP 

Andreu Candau Juan 


Place of birth: Sevilla 




BRA 

Borges Dutra Felipe 


Place of birth: Sao Bernardo 



Weight: 88 kg 

ESP 

Carou Marcel Gonzalo 


Place of birth: Buenos Aires 



Weight: 98 kg 

SRB 

Cutura Dalibor 


Place of birth: Sombor 



Weight: 91 kg 

ESP 

Ferrer Vecilla Alvaro 


Place of birth: Granollers 



Weight: 95 kg 

ESP 

Goni Leoz Iosu 


Place of birth: Pamplona 



Weight: 95 kg 

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ESP ESP ESP ESP Reale Reale Reale Reale Ademar Ademar Ademar Ademar Leon Leon Leon Leon 

3 

12 

8 

24 

ESP 

Gonzalez Fernandez Jaime 


Place of birth: Leòn 


Height: 

Weight: 

190 cm 

86 kg 17 

CRO 

Losert Venio 


Place of birth: Slavonski B. 


Height: 

Weight: 

191 cm 

92 kg 32 

ESP 

Montoro Cabello Angel 


Place of birth: Toledo 


Height: 

Weight: 

213 cm 

105 kg 22 

SVK 

Stranovsky Martin 


Place of birth: Nove Zamky 



Weight: 78 kg 

RUS 

Krivochlykov Denis 


Place of birth: Moscu 



Weight: 77 kg 

ESP 

Melian Moreno Jacob 


Place of birth: Las Palmas 



Weight: 89 kg 

ESP 

Ruesga Pasarin Carlos 


Place of birth: Gijon 



Weight: 94 kg 

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Pick Szeged (HUN) 

Address Felsö-Tisza-part 31-34 C lepcsöh, 6721 Szeged, Hungary 

Playing Hall Varosi Sportcsarnok Szeged, Temesvari Krt.33, 6726 

Szeged, Hungary 

Press Contact suli.robert@delmagyar.hu 

Website www.pick-szeged.sport.hu 

New Players Dániel Buday (Celebi FTC), József Czina dr. (Celebi FTC), 

Gábor Ancsin (TSG Friesenheim), Antonio Pribanic (RK 

Bjelovar), Rajko Prodanovic (Metalurg Skopje) 

Left the club Dávid Katzirz (Csurgó), Gábor Herbert (Csurgó), Maxim 

Butenko (Brest), Tomas Stranovsky (unknown), Maros Baláz 

(Celebi FTC PLER), Péter Grünfelder (loan to Pécs), Bálint 

Kupcsik (loan to Kecskemét), János Vancsics (Kecskemét,), 

Róbert Teimel (unknown) 

Coach László Skaliczki, since 2010 

Qualification CL 2011/12 Hungarian Runners-Up 



Quarter-Final (2): 1996/97, 2003/04 

Last 16 (4): 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010/11 

Main Round (1): 2007/08 

Group Phase (2): 2008/09, 2009/10 


Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final: 1993/94 

Hungarian Champions 

1996, 2007 (Runners-Up): 1985, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 

2010, 2011 

Hungarian Cup winners 

1977, 1982, 1983, 1993, 2006, 2008



HUN HUN HUN HUN Pick Pick Pick Pick Szeged Szeged Szeged Szeged 

90 

11 

24 

6 

20 

14 

HUN 

Ancsin Gabor 


Place of birth: Bekescsaba 




SRB 

Beocanin Dusan 


Place of birth: Krusevac 




HUN 

Czina Jozsef 


Place of birth: Bekescsaba 


Height: 

Weight: 

196 cm 

106 kg 15 

HUN 

Lekai Mate 


Place of birth: Budapest 


Height: 

Weight: 

190 cm 

83 kg 16 

HUN 

Miklos Gergö 


Place of birth: Szeged 




CRO 

Pribanic Antonio 


Place of birth: Rijeka 


Height: 

Weight: 

185 cm 

95 kg 27 

HUN 

Bajorhegyi Adam 






HUN 

Buday Daniel 


Place of birth: Hodmezövasarhely, 




HUN 

Fekete Balint 


Place of birth: Gyula 



Weight: 80 kg 

HUN 

Mikler Roland 


Place of birth: Dunaujvaros 




HUN 

Nagy Norbert 


Place of birth: Budapest 



Weight: 68 kg 

SRB 

Prodanovic Rajko 


Place of birth: Beograd 



Weight: 87 kg 

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HUN HUN HUN HUN Pick Pick Pick Pick Szeged Szeged Szeged Szeged 

29 

19 

7 

17 

SVK 

Sulc Frantisek 


Place of birth: Trnava 


Height: 

Weight: 

186 cm 

90 kg 12 

HUN 

Törö Szabolcs 


Place of birth: Ajka 




HUN 

Vadkerti Attila 




Height: 

Weight: 

182 cm 

88 kg 22 

HUN 

Zubai Szabolcs 


Place of birth: Mezokövesd 



Weight: 93 kg 

HUN 

Tatai Peter 


Place of birth: Györ 



Weight: 98 kg 

SVK 

Toth Michal 


Place of birth: Nove Zamky 




HUN 

Velky Peter 


Place of birth: Oroshaza 



Weight: 82 kg 

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RK Partizan Beograd (SRB) 

Address Humska 1, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia 

Playing Hall Vozdovac Sportski Centar, Crnotravska 4, 11000 Beograd, 

Serbia 

Press Contact administracion@ademar.com 

Website blagojevic@rkpartizan.rs 

New Players Vladimir Mandic (RK Vojvodina Novi Sad), Veljko Milosevic 

(Metaloplastika Sabac), Vanja Ilic (PKB), Milos Milinic 

Left the club Sasa Marijanac (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Stojan Radanovic (New 

Club Director), Aleksandar Pilipovic (PKB), Bojan Butulija 

(Israel), Milan Rasic (Torevieja) 

Coach Aleksandar Brkovic, since 2010 

Qualification CL 2011/12 Winner of Qualification Tournaments Group 1 (Serbian 

Champions) 



Last 16: 1995/96 

Group Phase: 1999/00, 2003/04 

Qualification: 2002/03, 2009/10 


Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final 1998/99, 2001/02 

Challenge Cup: Semi-Final 2010/11 

Serbian Champions 

1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2011 

Serbian Cup winners 

1959, 1966, 1971, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008



SRB SRB SRB SRB RK RK RK RK Partizan Partizan Partizan Partizan Beograd Beograd Beograd Beograd 

18 

16 

3 

21 

5 

26 

SRB 

Babic Stefan 


Place of birth: Novi Sad 




SRB 

Dzamic Nikola 




Height: 

Weight: 

188 cm 

84 kg 19 

SRB 

Ilic Vanja 




Height: 

Weight: 

172 cm 

68 kg 10 

SRB 

Kostadinovic Milos 


Place of birth: Bor 




SRB 

Mandic Vladimir 


Place of birth: Sarajevo 


Height: 

Weight: 

197 cm 

105 kg 33 

SRB 

Mester Savo 


Place of birth: Kruscic 


Height: 

Weight: 

188 cm 

94 kg 12 

SRB 

Dimitrijevic Ivan 





Weight: 90 kg 

SRB 

Ilic Nemanja 





Weight: 75 kg 

SRB 

Kladarin Stevan 





Weight: 70 kg 

SRB 

Maksic Nenad 


Place of birth: Smederevo 



Weight: 83 kg 

SRB 

Marsenic Mijajlo 


Place of birth: Berane 




SRB 

Milic Strahinja 






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SRB SRB SRB SRB RK RK RK RK Partizan Partizan Partizan Partizan Beograd Beograd Beograd Beograd 

2 

15 

6 

14 

22 

SRB 

Milosevic Veljko 






SRB 

Mrsulja Igor 




Height: 

Weight: 

192 cm 

89 kg 55 

SRB 

Radanovic Branko 


Place of birth: Pancevo 


Height: 

Weight: 

201 cm 

108 kg 13 

SRB 

Radivojevic Bogdan 






SRB 

Radovanovic Mihailo 


Place of birth: Cacak 



Weight: 82 kg 

SRB 

Minic Luka 





Weight: 79 kg 

SRB 

Potic Nikola 





Weight: 88 kg 

SRB 

Radanovic Stojan 


Place of birth: Pancevo 




SRB 

Radovanovic Aleksandar 


Place of birth: Cacak 



Weight: 79 kg 

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