2018–19 Women's EHF Cup
The 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup was the 38th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2018.
Siófok KC defeated Team Esbjerg 47–42 in the final.
Overview
Team allocation
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows.Qualification stage
Round 1
There were 28 teams participating in round 1.The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
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The first legs were played on 8–9 and the second legs were played on 15–16 September 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Round 2
There were 32 teams participating in round 2. 14 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw.The first legs was played on 13–14 October and the second legs was played on 20–21 October 2018. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
Round 3
A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which will held on Tuesday, 23 October 2018.The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
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The first legs were played on 10–11 November and the second legs were played on 17–18 November 2018.
Group stage
The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 22 November 2018. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.Tiebreakers |
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points. After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams. |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 12 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. The country protection rule was not applied in the draw, which means the four Danish teams can face their domestic rivals in the quarter-finals. However, teams from the same group could not meet in the next stage.Quarterfinals
Seeding
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
Team Esbjerg Viborg HK Podravka Koprivnica Siófok KC | Herning-Ikast Håndbold Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Storhamar HE Kuban Krasnodar |
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 2–3 March 2019, while the second leg followed one week later.
Matches
Viborg HK won 52–39 on aggregate----
Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 52–50 on aggregate
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Team Esbjerg won 74–55 on aggregate
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Siófok KC won 63–55 on aggregate
Semifinals
The semi-finals first legs were played on 6–7 April 2019, while the second leg was scheduled for 13–14 April 2019.Matches
Siófok KC won 53–51 on aggregate----
Team Esbjerg won 53–36 on aggregate
Final
The first leg was played on 4–5 May and the second legs was played on 11–12 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 16 April in Vienna.Matches
Siófok KC won 47–42 on aggregateTop goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Andrea Kobetić | Siófok KC | 75 |
2 | Helene Gigstad Fauske | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 70 |
3 | Estelle Nze Minko | Siófok KC | 65 |
4 | Estavana Polman | Team Esbjerg | 61 |
5 | Betina Riegelhuth | Storhamar HE | 55 |
6 | Kristina Liščević | Team Esbjerg | 54 |
6 | Ann Grete Nørgaard | Viborg HK | 54 |
8 | Diana Golub | HC Kuban Krasnodar | 50 |
9 | Mireya González | Siófok KC | 48 |
10 | Simone Böhme | Siófok KC | 45 |