2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

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{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = Women's EHF Challenge Cup

| year = 2014–15

| image =

| caption =

| sport = Handball

| location =

| start_date = {{nowrap|14 November 2014}}

| end_date = {{nowrap| May 2015}}

| administrator =

| tournament_format =

| host =

| venues =

| teams = 30 (Qualification stage)

| purse =

| champions =

| runners-up1 =

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| previous = 2013–14

| next = 2015–16

}}

The 2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup was the 18th edition of the European Handball Federation's fourth-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 14 November 2014 to 13 May 2015.

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/chc/women/2014-15/clubs|title=2014/15 list of participants|publisher=europeancup.eurohandball.com|accessdate=28 October 2014}}

  • TH: Title holders
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position

class="wikitable"
colspan=4|Last 16
{{flagicon|FRA}} Le Havre {{small|(3rd)}}
colspan=4|Round 3
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mios Biganos {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|POL}} Pogoń Baltica Szczecin {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|POR}} Juve Lis {{small|(6th)}}

|{{flagicon|Kosovo}} KHF Kosova {{small|(2nd)}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Ardeşen GSK {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|POL}} Energa AZS Koszalin {{small|(5th)}}

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Amyntas Amyntaiou {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|BIH}} Goražde {{small|(3rd)}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} İzmir BSB {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|NED}} DOS Emmen {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|GRE}} M. Alexandros Giannitson {{small|(5th)}}

|{{flagicon|AZE}} ABU Baku {{small|(1st)}}

{{flagicon|SRB}} Naisa Niš {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|NED}} Virto/Quintus {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Ormi Patras {{small|(6th)}}

|{{flagicon|ISR}} HC Holon {{small|(2nd)}}

{{flagicon|SRB}} ŽRK Knjaz Miloš {{small|(5th)}}

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sokol Poruba {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Gorodnichanka {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Thames HC {{small|(2nd)}}

{{flagicon|SRB}} Crvena zvezda {{small|(6th)}}

|{{flagicon|UKR}} HC Galychanka {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|SUI}} DHB Rotweiss Thun {{small|( )}}

|{{flagicon|FIN}} HIFK {{small|(1st)}}

{{flagicon|CRO}} Trešnjevka {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|POR}} Colégio de Gaia {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Yellow Winterthur {{small|( )}}

{{flagicon|CRO}} Zelina {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|POR}} JAC Alcanena {{small|(5th)}}

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Fram {{small|(1st)}}

=Round and draw dates=

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

Round 3

|22 July 2014

|15–16 November 2014

|22–23 November 2014

Last 16

|25 November 2014

|7–8 February 2015

|14–15 February 2015

Quarter-final

|rowspan=3|17 February 2015

|7–8 March 2015

|14–15 March 2015

Semi-finals

|4–5 April 2015

|11–12 April 2015

Final

|2–3 May 2015

|9–10 May 2015

Qualification stage

=Round 3=

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Naisa Niš|SRB|74–40a|Thames HC|GBR|37–20|37–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ardeşen GSK|TUR|65–58b|Energa AZS Koszalin|POL|34–27|31–31}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ormi Patras|GRE|33–45c|Colégio de Gaia|POR|18–24|15–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fram|ISL|79–32d|M. Alexandros Giannitson|GRE|43–16|36–16}}

{{TwoLegResult|Crvena zvezda|SRB|52–54e|ABU Baku|AZE|29–31|23–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|DOS Emmen|NED|59–61|Mios Biganos|FRA|28–29|31–32}}

{{TwoLegResult|Virto/Quintus|NED|41–51|HC Galychanka|UKR|18–24|23–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|JAC-Alcanena|POR|78–40f|Goražde|BIH|40–15|38–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|Gorodnichanka|BLR|66–43|İzmir BSB|TUR|36–23|30–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|Pogoń Baltica Szczecin|POL|74–38|HIFK|FIN|40–21|34–17}}

{{TwoLegResult|Amyntas Amyntaiou|GRE|53–42g|HC Holon|ISR|28–21|25–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sokol Poruba|CZE|72–37h|Juve Lis|POR|35–19|37–18}}

{{TwoLegResult|DHB Rotweiss Thun|SUI|34–40|Yellow Winterthur|SUI|16–17|18–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|KHF Kosova|Kosovo|37–91|Zelina|CRO|20–45|17–46}}

{{TwoLegResult|Trešnjevka|CRO|47–54i|Knjaz Miloš|SRB|22–27|25–27}}

|}

;Notes:

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

:

a Both legs were hosted by Naisa Niš.

:

b Both legs were hosted by Ardeşen GSK.

:

c Both legs were hosted by Colégio de Gaia.

:

d Both legs were hosted by Fram.

:

e Both legs were hosted by Crvena zvezda.

{{col-2}}

:

f Both legs were hosted by JAC-Alcanena.

:

g Both legs were hosted by Amyntas Amyntaiou.

:

h Both legs were hosted by Sokol Poruba.

:

i Both legs were hosted by Knjaz Miloš.

{{col-end}}

Knockout stage

{{16TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y|seeds=n

| RD1=Last 16

| RD2=Quarter-final

| RD3=Semi-finals

| RD4=Final

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|TUR}} Ardeşen GSK

| RD1-score01-1=32

| RD1-score01-2=28

| RD1-score01-agg=60

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|CRO}} Zelina

| RD1-score02-1=29

| RD1-score02-2=30

| RD1-score02-agg=59

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|POR}} JAC-Alcanena

| RD1-score03-1=22

| RD1-score03-2=21

| RD1-score03-agg=43

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|POL}} Pogoń Baltica Szczecin

| RD1-score04-1=33

| RD1-score04-2=26

| RD1-score04-agg=59

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|SRB}} Naisa Niš

| RD1-score05-1=28

| RD1-score05-2=22

| RD1-score05-agg=50

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ISL}} Fram

| RD1-score06-1=32

| RD1-score06-2=17

| RD1-score06-agg=49

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GRE}} Amyntas Amyntaiou

| RD1-score07-1=11

| RD1-score07-2=16

| RD1-score07-agg=27

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|UKR}} HC Galychanka

| RD1-score08-1=26

| RD1-score08-2=36

| RD1-score08-agg=62

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|POR}} Colégio de Gaia

| RD1-score09-1=24

| RD1-score09-2=29

| RD1-score09-agg=53

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|CZE}} Sokol Poruba

| RD1-score10-1=28

| RD1-score10-2=27

| RD1-score10-agg=55

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SUI}} Yellow Winterthur

| RD1-score11-1=18

| RD1-score11-2=16

| RD1-score11-agg=34

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} Mios Biganos

| RD1-score12-1=34

| RD1-score12-2=28

| RD1-score12-agg=62

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AZE}} ABU SC Baku

| RD1-score13-1=28

| RD1-score13-2=28

| RD1-score13-agg=56

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SRB}} Knjaz Miloš

| RD1-score14-1=37

| RD1-score14-2=27

| RD1-score14-agg=64

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRA}} Le Havre

| RD1-score15-1=27

| RD1-score15-2=32

| RD1-score15-agg=59

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|BLR}} Gorodnichanka

| RD1-score16-1=18

| RD1-score16-2=13

| RD1-score16-agg=31

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|TUR}} Ardeşen GSK

| RD2-score01-1=31

| RD2-score01-2=26

| RD2-score01-agg=57

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|POL}} Pogoń Baltica Szczecin

| RD2-score02-1=28

| RD2-score02-2=31

| RD2-score02-agg=59

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|SRB}} Naisa Niš

| RD2-score03-1=22

| RD2-score03-2=20

| RD2-score03-agg=42

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|UKR}} HC Galychanka

| RD2-score04-1=28

| RD2-score04-2=27

| RD2-score04-agg=55

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} Sokol Poruba

| RD2-score05-1=24

| RD2-score05-2=22

| RD2-score05-agg=46

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Mios Biganos

| RD2-score06-1=31

| RD2-score06-2=24

| RD2-score06-agg=55

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SRB}} Knjaz Miloš

| RD2-score07-1=25

| RD2-score07-2=24

| RD2-score07-agg=49

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Le Havre

| RD2-score08-1=33

| RD2-score08-2=26

| RD2-score08-agg=59

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|POL}} Pogoń Baltica Szczecin

| RD3-score01-1=29

| RD3-score01-2=25

| RD3-score01-agg=54

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|UKR}} HC Galychanka

| RD3-score02-1=28

| RD3-score02-2=21

| RD3-score02-agg=49

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Mios Biganos

| RD3-score03-1=21

| RD3-score03-2=38

| RD3-score03-agg=59

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Le Havre

| RD3-score04-1=28

| RD3-score04-2=26

| RD3-score04-agg=54

|-

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|POL}} Pogoń Baltica Szczecin

| RD4-score01-1=20

| RD4-score01-2=24

| RD4-score01-agg=44

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Mios Biganos

| RD4-score02-1=21

| RD4-score02-2=28

| RD4-score02-agg=49

}}

=Last 16=

==Seedings==

class="wikitable"
width=230|Pot 1

!width=230|Pot 2

valign="top"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sokol Poruba
{{flagicon|FRA}} Le Havre
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mios Biganos
{{flagicon|POL}} Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
{{flagicon|SRB}} Naisa Niš
{{flagicon|SRB}} Knjaz Miloš
{{flagicon|TUR}} Ardeşen GSK
{{flagicon|UKR}} HC Galychanka

|valign="top"|{{flagicon|AZE}} ABU SC Baku
{{flagicon|BLR}} Gorodnichanka
{{flagicon|CRO}} Zelina
{{flagicon|GRE}} Amyntas Amyntaiou
{{flagicon|ISL}} Fram
{{flagicon|POR}} Colégio de Gaia
{{flagicon|POR}} JAC-Alcanena
{{flagicon|SUI}} Yellow Winterthur

==Matches==

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarter finals.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|JAC-Alcanena|POR|43–59a|Pogoń Baltica Szczecin|POL|22–33|21–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|ABU SC Baku|AZE|56–64b|Knjaz Miloš|SRB|28–37|28–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|Naisa Niš|SRB|50–49c|Fram|ISL|28–32|22–17}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ardeşen GSK|TUR|60–59d|Zelina|CRO|32–29|28–30}}

{{TwoLegResult|Amyntas Amyntaiou|GRE|27–62|HC Galychanka|UKR|11–26|16–36}}

{{TwoLegResult|Yellow Winterthur|SUI|34–62e|Mios Biganos|FRA|18–34|16–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Le Havre|FRA|59–31f|Gorodnichanka|BLR|27–18|32–13}}

{{TwoLegResult|Colégio de Gaia|POR|53–55g|Sokol Poruba|CZE|24–28|29–27}}

|}

;Notes:

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

:

a Both legs were hosted by JAC-Alcanena.

:

b Both legs were hosted by Knjaz Miloš.

:

c Both legs were hosted by Naisa Niš.

:

d Both legs were hosted by Ardeşen GSK.

{{col-2}}

:

e Both legs were hosted by Mios Biganos.

:

f Both legs were hosted by Le Havre.

:

g Both legs were hosted by Colégio de Gaia.

{{col-end}}

=Quarter-final=

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into semi finals.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ardeşen GSK|TUR|57–59a|Pogoń Baltica Szczecin|POL|31–28|26–31}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sokol Poruba|CZE|46–55|Mios Biganos|FRA|24–31|22–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|Knjaz Miloš|SRB|49–59|Le Havre|FRA|25–33|24–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|Naisa Niš|SRB|42–55b|HC Galychanka|UKR|22–28|20–27}}

|}

;Notes:

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

:

a Both legs were hosted by Ardeşen GSK.

{{col-2}}

:

b Both legs were hosted by Galytchanka.

{{col-end}}

=Semi-finals=

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into the Finals.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Pogoń Baltica Szczecin|POL| 54–49 |HC Galychanka|UKR|29–28|25–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mios Biganos|FRA|59–54|Le Havre|FRA|21–28|38–26}}

{{table end}}

=Final=

Team listed first played the first leg at home.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult| Pogoń Baltica Szczecin|POL| 44–49 |Mios Biganos|FRA| 20–21 | 24–28 }}

|}

See also

References

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