2013–14 EHF Champions League#Group stage
{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = EHF Champions League
| year = 2013–14
| image =
| caption =
| sport = Handball
| location =
| start_date = {{nowrap|31 August 2013}}
| end_date = {{nowrap|1 June 2014}}
| administrator =
| tournament_format =
| host =
| venues =
| teams = 38 (Qualification stage)
24 (Group phase)
16 (Knockout stage)
| purse =
| champions = {{flagicon|GER}} SG Flensburg-Handewitt {{small|(1st title)}}
| runners-up1 = {{flagicon|GER}} THW Kiel
| matches = 148
| goals = 8338
| attendance = {{#expr: 2000 + 2500 + 6570 + 5000 + 2504 + 4000 + 2700 + 1454 + 6983 + 2500 + 1000 + 2691 + 1900 + 3360 + 1709 + 2040 + 1521 + 2050 + 1589 + 6963 + 5000 + 8500 + 4000 + 3117 + 4900 + 3360 + 1200 + 1800 + 2115 + 2429 + 5467 + 1869 + 6900 + 4237 + 850 + 3207 + 1230 + 1800 + 4200 + 1625 + 2350 + 2500 + 1863 + 11000 + 1102 + 2628 + 4000 + 6963 + 2000 + 15320 + 6963 + 1592 + 6844 + 2600 + 1800 + 4300 + 4865 + 2481 + 2100 + 1045 + 8500 + 1500 + 4057 + 4800 + 6000 + 5019 + 2342 + 3000 + 1000 + 4000 + 6963 + 3721 + 809 + 2297 + 2000 + 5019 + 5000 + 1363 + 2300 + 1929 + 8600 + 3490 + 5500 + 4500 + 1500 + 2500 + 4200 + 1272 + 1320 + 5236 + 2400 + 2100 + 3607 + 7125 + 5000 + 6963 + 3720 + 5400 + 5019 + 1000 + 3000 + 2200 + 6702 + 10200 + 3140 + 5000 + 4081 + 874 + 7800 + 1509 + 1500 + 1500 + 7000 + 2300 + 1000 + 2507 + 4200 + 1800 + 6963 + 4000 + 1900 + 4000 + 6400 + 1500 + 4666 + 6963 + 5467 + 4600 + 5019 + 4027 + 2514 + 2857 + 2750 + 8000 + 2904 + 8805 + 3600 + 6963 + 12900 + 6000 + 5019 + 6963 + 6814 + 8200 + 20000 + 20000 + 20000 + 20000}}
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|SRB}} Momir Ilić
(103 goals)
| previous = 2012–13
| next = 2014–15
}}
The 2013–14 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 21st edition under the current EHF Champions League format. HSV Hamburg was the defending champion. The VELUX EHF FINAL4 was played on 31 May–1 June at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17292/7%2C000+tickets+already+sold|title= 7,000 tickets already sold|date=2013-06-19|work=ehfcl.com|access-date=2013-06-19}}
SG Flensburg-Handewitt won the title for the first time after defeating THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.
Overview
=Team allocation=
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:{{cite web|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/men/2013-14/clubs|title=2013/14 list of participants|publisher=europeancup.eurohandball.com|access-date=7 December 2013}}
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
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colspan="4"|Group stage |
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{{flagicon|GER}} THW Kiel (1st)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain (1st) |{{flagicon|SVN}} Gorenje (1st) |{{flagicon|SUI}} Wacker Thun (1st) |
{{flagicon|GER}} Flensburg (2nd) |
{{flagicon|GER}} Rhein-Neckar Löwen (3rd)
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Aalborg (1st) |{{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg (2nd) |{{flagicon|POL}} Vive Targi Kielce (1st) |
{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (1st)
|{{flagicon|DEN}} KIF Kolding (2nd) |{{flagicon|HUN}} MKB-MVM Veszprém (1st) |
{{flagicon|ESP}} Logroño (3rd) |
colspan="4"|Qualifying |
colspan="3"|Qualification tournament
!Wild card tournament |
{{flagicon|ROU}} HCM Constanța (1st)
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Elverum (1st) |{{flagicon|NED}} KRAS/Volendam (1st) |{{flagicon|GER}} Füchse Berlin (4th) |
{{flagicon|POR}} Porto (1st)
|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo-Minsk (1st) |{{flagicon|LUX}} Handball Esch (1st) |{{flagicon|GER}} HSV Hamburgth (5th) |
{{flagicon|SWE}} HK Drott (1st)
|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens (1st) | |{{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier (3rd) |
{{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina (1st)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Alpla HC Hard (1st) | |{{flagicon|HUN}} Pick Szeged (2nd) |
{{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia (1st)
|{{flagicon|SVK}} Tatran Prešov (1st) | |{{flagicon|POL}} Wisła Płock (2nd) |
{{flagicon|BIH}} Borac Banja Luka (1st)
|{{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş (1st) | |
Qualification stage
{{Main|2013–14 EHF Champions League qualifying}}
=Qualification tournaments=
Fourteen teams took part in the qualification tournaments. Twelve were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match, while the remaining two teams played a two-legged playoff match. The winners of the qualification tournaments and of the play-off qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2013–14 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 27 June 2013, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17301/Pots+for+the+Qualification+and+Group+Phase+draws+confirmed|title= Pots for the Qualification and the Group Phase draw confirmed|date=2013-06-21|work=ehfcl.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17334/Qualification+groups+determined|title=Qualification groups determined|date=2013-06-27|work=ehfcl.com}} Matches were played on 31 August and 1 September 2013.
==Seedings==
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width=15%|Pot 1
!width=15%|Pot 2 !width=15%|Pot 3 !width=15%|Pot 4 |
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valign="top"| {{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo-Minsk {{flagicon|BIH}} Borac Banja Luka {{flagicon|ROU}} HCM Constanța |valign="top"| {{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina |valign="top"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Alpla HC Hard |valign="top"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia |
==Qualification tournament 1==
This qualification tournament was hosted in Prešov, Slovakia, at the home venue of Tatran Prešov.
{{Round4-with third
|31 August 2013|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo-Minsk|25|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens|21
|31 August 2013|{{flagicon|SVK}} Tatran Prešov|32|{{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş|30
|1 September 2013|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo-Minsk|29|{{flagicon|SVK}} Tatran Prešov|27
|1 September 2013|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens|34|{{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş|30
}}
==Qualification tournament 2==
This qualification tournament was hosted in Novi Sad, Serbia, at the home venue of Vojvodina.
{{Round4-with third
|team-width=180
|31 August 2013|{{flagicon|BIH}} Borac Banja Luka|18|{{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia|40
|31 August 2013|{{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina|27|{{flagicon|AUT}} Alpla HC Hard|26
|1 September 2013|{{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia|36|{{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina|24
|1 September 2013|{{flagicon|BIH}} Borac Banja Luka|17|{{flagicon|AUT}} Alpla HC Hard|25
}}
==Qualification tournament 3==
This qualification tournament was hosted in Porto, Portugal, at the home venue of Porto.
{{Round4-with third
|31 August 2013|{{flagicon|POR}} Porto|29|{{flagicon|NOR}} Elverum|28
|31 August 2013|{{flagicon|ROU}} HCM Constanța|34|{{flagicon|NED}} KRAS/Volendam|25
|1 September 2013|{{flagicon|POR}} Porto|26|{{flagicon|ROU}} HCM Constanța|22
|1 September 2013|{{flagicon|NED}} KRAS/Volendam|24|{{flagicon|NOR}} Elverum|32
}}
=Playoff=
The winner qualified for the group stage and the losing team entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup second round.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Handball Esch|LUX|44–63|HK Drott|SWE|30–26|14–37}}
|}
=Wildcard qualification=
The winners qualified for the group stage and the losing teams entered the 2013–14 EHF Cup third round.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Füchse Berlin|GER|56–57|HSV Hamburg|GER|30–30|26–27}}
{{TwoLegResult|Metalurg|MKD|45–39|Pick Szeged|HUN|26–16|19–23}}
{{TwoLegResult|Montpellier|FRA|52–55|Wisła Płock|POL|29–27|23–28}}
|}
Group phase
{{Main|2013–14 EHF Champions League group stage}}
{{Location map+|Europe|width=500|float=right|caption=Location of teams of the 2013–14 EHF Champions League group stage.
8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D.
|places=
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.092778|long=17.913611|label=Veszprém|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.325278|long=10.140556|label=Kiel|position=right|mark=Green_pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat=41.383333|long=2.183333 |label=Barcelona|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=57.05 |long=9.916667 |label=Aalborg|position=top|mark=Yellow_pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat=45.8167 |long=15.9833 |label=Zagreb|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.883333|long=20.616667|label=Kielce|position=right|mark=Green_pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat=48.835278|long=2.256111 |label=PSG|position=left|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.366667|long=15.116667|label=Velenje|position=left|mark=Yellow_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=59.95 |long=30.3 |label=St. Petersburg|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.55 |long=19.7 |label=Wisła|position=top|mark=Green_pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat=42 |long=21.533333|label=Vardar|position=top|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.781944|long=9.436667 |label=Flensburg|position=left|mark=Yellow_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.488889|long=8.469167 |label=Löwen|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.491667|long=9.5 |label=KIF|position=right|mark=Green_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=42.465 |long=-2.445556|label=Logroño|position=bottom|mark=Yellow_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.766667|long=7.633333 |label=Thun|position=left|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.235833|long=15.2675 |label=Celje|position=right}}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat=51.0383 |long=2.3775 |label=Dunkerque|position=right|mark=Green_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.9 |long=27.566667|label=Dinamo|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=56.666667|long=12.85 |label=Drott|position=right|mark=Yellow_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.833333|long=35.166667|label=Motor}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.162142|long=-8.621953|label=Porto|position=right|mark=Green_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=42 |long=21.403333|label=Metalurg|position=bottom|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.583 |long=9.983 |label=Hamburg|position=left|mark=Yellow_pog.svg}}
}}
The draw for the group stage took place at the Gloriette in Vienna on 28 June 2013 at 20:15 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/17348/Group+Phase+draw+provides+great+battles|title=Group Phase draw provides great battles|date=2013-06-28|work=ehfcl.com}}
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width=165| Pot 1 |
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{{flagicon|GER}} THW Kiel |
{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Aalborg |
{{flagicon|HUN}} Veszprém |
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width=165| Pot 2 |
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{{flagicon|POL}} Kielce |
{{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb |
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris SG |
{{flagicon|SVN}} Gorenje |
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width=165| Pot 3 |
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{{flagicon|GER}} Flensburg |
{{flagicon|POL}} Wisła Płock |
{{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg |
{{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar |
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width=165| Pot 4 |
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{{flagicon|DEN}} KIF Kolding |
{{flagicon|SUI}} Wacker Thun |
{{flagicon|GER}} RN Löwen |
{{flagicon|ESP}} Logroño |
|
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width=165| Pot 5 |
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{{flagicon|FRA}} Dunkerque |
{{flagicon|SVN}} Celje |
{{flagicon|SWE}} HK Drott |
{{flagicon|BLR}} Dinamo-Minsk |
|
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width=165| Pot 6 |
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{{flagicon|UKR}} Motor |
{{flagicon|POR}} Porto |
{{flagicon|MKD}} Metalurg |
{{flagicon|GER}} HSV Hamburg |
|}
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Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top four placed teams advanced to the last 16 |
{{clear}}
=Group A=
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=Group B=
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=Group C=
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=Group D=
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Knockout stage
{{main|2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage}}
=Last 16=
The draw was held on 25 February 2014 at 12:00 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 20–23 March, and the second legs on 29–31 March 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18661/All+pots+for+Last+16+draw+confirmed|title=All pots for Last 16 draw confirmed|date=23 February 2014|work=ehfcl.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18677/Hamburg+vs+Vardar%2C+L%C3%B6wen+vs+Kielce|title=Hamburg vs Vardar, Löwen vs Kielce|date=25 February 2014|work=ehfcl.com}}
==Seedings==
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width=15%|Pot 1
!width=15%|Pot 2 !width=15%|Pot 3 !width=15%|Pot 4 |
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valign="top"| {{flagicon|HUN}} MKB-MVM Veszprém {{flagicon|GER}} THW Kiel {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona {{flagicon|GER}} HSV Hamburg |valign="top"| {{flagicon|GER}} Rhein-Neckar Löwen |valign="top"|{{flagicon|SVN}} RK Celje |valign="top"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia |
==Matches==
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Motor Zaporizhzhia|UKR|56–71|THW Kiel|GER|28–31|28–40}}
{{TwoLegResult|Aalborg|DEN|42–60|Barcelona|ESP|22–29|20–31}}
{{TwoLegResult|Vardar|MKD|58–57|HSV Hamburg|GER|28–28|30–29}}
{{TwoLegResult|Wisła Płock|POL|60–64|MKB-MVM Veszprém|HUN|34–33|26–31}}
{{TwoLegResult|Gorenje|SVN|55–62|Paris Saint-Germain|FRA|30–28|25–34}}
{{TwoLegResult|Celje|SVN|53–55|Flensburg|GER|26–25|27–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|Metalurg Skopje|MKD|53–43|KIF Kolding|DEN|23–17|30–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|Vive Targi Kielce|POL|55–55|Rhein-Neckar Löwen|GER|32–28|23–27}}
|}
=Quarter-finals=
The draw was held on 1 April 2014 at 12:15 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 19–21 April, and the second legs on 26–27 April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18904/Pots+for+the+quarter-finals+draw+ready|title=Pots for the quarter-finals draw ready|date=1 April 2014|work=ehfcl.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/18925/Barcelona+to+tame+Lions%2C+Kiel+face+Metalurg|title=Barcelona to tame Lions, Kiel face Metalurg|date=1 April 2014|work=ehfcl.com}}
==Seedings==
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width=175|Pot 1
!width=175|Pot 2 |
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{{flagicon|HUN}} MKB-MVM Veszprém
|{{flagicon|GER}} Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
{{flagicon|GER}} THW Kiel
|{{flagicon|MKD}} Metalurg Skopje |
{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
{{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar
|{{flagicon|GER}} Flensburg |
==Matches==
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Rhein-Neckar Löwen|GER|62–62|Barcelona|ESP|38–31|24–31}}
{{TwoLegResult|Flensburg|GER|49–49|Vardar|MKD|24–22|25–27}}
{{TwoLegResult|Metalurg Skopje|MKD|47–65|THW Kiel|GER|21–31|26–34}}
{{TwoLegResult|Paris Saint-Germain|FRA|52–59|MKB-MVM Veszprém|HUN|26–28|26–31}}
|}
=Final four=
The draw was held on 29 April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14/article/19133/Barcelona+take+on+Flensburg%2C+Veszprem+meet+Kiel|title= Barcelona take on Flensburg, Veszprem meet Kiel|date=2014-04-29|work=ehfcl.com}}
{{:2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage}}
Awards
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
The All-star team of the Champions League 2013/14{{Cite web |url=http://www.rkvardar.com.mk/en/news/vardar/1336-2014-05-30-12-17-27 |title = HC Vardar - Timur Dibirov part of the Champions League All-star team |access-date=2014-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606230255/http://www.rkvardar.com.mk/en/news/vardar/1336-2014-05-30-12-17-27 |archive-date=2014-06-06 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/19812 |title=Ilic takes top scorer trophy, Palmarsson becomes MVP |access-date=2014-06-03 |archive-date=2016-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001203752/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/19812 |url-status=dead }}
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Position | Player |
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Goalkeeper | {{flagicon|DEN}} Niklas Landin Jacobsen (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) |
Right wing | {{flagicon|FRA}} Luc Abalo (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Right back | {{flagicon|MKD}} Kiril Lazarov (Barcelona) |
Centre back | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Hansen (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Left back | {{flagicon|SRB}} Momir Ilić (MKB-MVM Veszprém) |
Left wing | {{flagicon|RUS}} Timur Dibirov (RK Vardar) |
Pivot | {{flagicon|CRO}} Renato Sulić (MKB-MVM Veszprém) |
Final four MVP | {{flagicon|ISL}} Aron Palmarsson (THW Kiel) |
Best defender | {{flagicon|HUN}} Timuzsin Schuch (MKB-MVM Veszprém) |
{{Col-2}}
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|{{Image label begin |width=350|image=Half handball playing court with colors.svg}} {{Image label|x=0.46|y=0.16|scale=350|text={{flagicon|DEN}} {{Image label|x=0.12|y=0.17|scale=350|text={{flagicon|RUS}} {{Image label|x=0.48|y=0.40|scale=350|text={{flagicon|CRO}} {{Image label|x=0.79|y=0.20|scale=350|text={{flagicon|FRA}} {{Image label|x=0.17|y=0.47|scale=350|text={{flagicon|SRB}} {{Image label|x=0.46|y=0.55|scale=350|text={{flagicon|DEN}} {{Image label|x=0.72|y=0.48|scale=350|text={{flagicon|MKD}} {{Image label|x=0.15|y=0.86|scale=350|text=Best Defender : {{flagicon|HUN}} Timuzsin Schuch}} {{Image label end}} |
width="175" |Final four MVP: {{flagicon|ISL}} Aron Palmarsson |
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See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2013-14 Official website]
{{EHF Champions League seasons}}
{{2013–14 European club competitions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 EHF Champions League}}