2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup
{{Infobox sport tournament
|name=EHF Challenge Cup
|year=2017–18
|image=
|caption=
|sport=Handball
|location=
|start_date={{nowrap|7 October 2017}}
|end_date={{nowrap|20 May 2018}}
|administrator=
|tournament_format=
|host=
|venues=
|teams=40
|website =[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/en/men/news/ eurohandball.com]
|purse=
|champions={{flagicon|ROM}} AHC Potaissa Turda
|runners-up1={{flagicon|GRE}} A.E.K. Athens
|matches=
|goals=
|attendance=
|top_scorer=Anton Otrezov (71 goals)
|previous=2016–17
|next=2018–19
}}
The 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.
Overview
= Team allocation =
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! colspan="4" |Round 3 |
{{Flagicon|MKD}} HC Eurofarm Rabotnik
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} FyllingenBergen |{{Flagicon|ISL}} IBV Vestmannaeyjar |{{Flagicon|CYP}} Parnassos Strovolou |
{{Flagicon|POR}} AM Madeira Andebol SAD
|{{Flagicon|SRB}} HC Sloga Zmartforce |{{Flagicon|KOS}} KH Trepça |{{Flagicon|MDA}} PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol |
{{Flagicon|ROM}} AHC Potaissa Turda
|{{Flagicon|SVK}} MŠK Považská Bystrica |{{Flagicon|LUX}} HC Berchem |{{Flagicon|GBR}} London GD HC |
{{Flagicon|UKR}} HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} HC Visé BM |{{Flagicon|ISR}} SGS Ramhat Hashron HC |{{Flagicon|LTU}} Granitas Karys Kaunas |
{{Flagicon|BLR}} HC Gomel
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Göztepe SK |{{Flagicon|BIH}} HMRK Zrinjski Mostar |{{Flagicon|MNE}} RK Lovćen |
{{Flagicon|RUS}} SKIF Krasnodar
|{{Flagicon|GRE}} A.E.K. Athens |{{Flagicon|BUL}} HC Dobrudja |{{Flagicon|GEO}} B.S.B. Batumi |
colspan="4" |Round 2 |
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{{Flagicon|UKR}} Donbass Donetsk Region
|{{Flagicon|GRE}} A.C. PAOK |{{Flagicon|BIH}} RK Konjuh-Živinice |{{Flagicon|LTU}} VHC Šviesa Vilnius |
{{Flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo-Victor
|{{Flagicon|LUX}} Red Boys Differdange |{{Flagicon|BIH}} HC Vogošća Poljine Hills |{{Flagicon|LTU}} Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas |
{{Flagicon|SRB}} ORK Samot 65
|{{Flagicon|LUX}} HB Käerjeng |{{Flagicon|CYP}} Proodeftikos Paphos |{{Flagicon|MNE}} RK Mojkovac 2005 |
{{Flagicon|TUR}} Taşova Yibo SC
|{{Flagicon|ISR}} Holon Handball Club |{{Flagicon|GBR}} Cambridge HC |{{Flagicon|MLT}} Aloysians Prominent |
= Round and draw dates =
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
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!Round !Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
Round 2
|18 July 2017 |7–8 October 2017 |14–15 October 2017 |
Round 3
|18 July 2017 |18–19 November 2017 |25–26 November 2017 |
Last 16
|28 November 2017 |10–11 February 2018 |17–18 February 2018 |
Quarter-final
| rowspan="2" |20 February 2018 |24–25 March 2018 |31 March–1 April 2018 |
Semi-finals
|21–22 April 2018 |28–29 April 2018 |
Finals
|1 May 2018 |12–13 May 2018 |19–20 May 2018 |
Round 2
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.{{cite news|title=EHF Challenge Cup round 2 |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/00-04/chc/men/2017-18/round/2/Round+2|date=19 October 2017}} Bolded teams qualified into Round 3.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Vogošća Poljine Hills|BIH|54–48|Holon Handball Club|ISR|31–24|23–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|Red Boys Differdange|LUX|57–52|Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas|LTU|32–26|25–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|Taşova Yibo SC|TUR|0–20|RK Mojkovac 2005|MNE|0–10|0–10 }}
{{TwoLegResult|Aloysians Prominent|MLT|32–73|A.C. PAOK|GRE|17–34|15–39}}
{{TwoLegResult|ORK Samot 65|SRB|75–45|Cambridge HC|GBR|43–21|32–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|HB Käerjeng|LUX|69–58|Donbass Donetsk Region|UKR|32–30|37–28}}
{{TwoLegResult|VHC Šviesa Vilnius|LTU|48–61|Dynamo-Victor|RUS|24–25|24–36}}
{{TwoLegResult|RK Konjuh-Živinice|BIH|72–39|Proodeftikos Paphos|CYP|39–15|33–24}}
|}
Round 3
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.{{cite news|title=EHF Challenge Cup round 3 |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/00-04/chc/men/2017-18/round/3/Round+3|date=19 October 2017}} Bolded teams qualified into last 16.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|RK Konjuh-Živinice|BIH|48–63|SGS Ramhat Hashron HC|ISR|25–30|23–33}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Eurofarm Rabotnik|MKD|57–47|Granitas Karys Kaunas|LTU|28–24|29–23}}
{{TwoLegResult|London GD HC|GBR|37–81|A.E.K. Athens|GRE|16–40|21–41}}
{{TwoLegResult|AM Madeira Andebol SAD|POR|81–32|Parnassos Strovolou|CYP|46–12|35–20}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Gomel|BLR|54–63|IBV Vestmannaeyjar|ISL|27–31|27–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|KH Trepça|KOS|49–75|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM|29–35|30–40}}
{{TwoLegResult|Göztepe SK|TUR|63–55|A.C. PAOK|GRE|35–26|28–29}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Visé BM|BEL|79–63|PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol|MDA|38–31|41–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|B.S.B. Batumi|GEO|49–89|HMRK Zrinjski Mostar|BIH|17–47|32–42}}
{{TwoLegResult|Dynamo-Victor|RUS|66–57|HC Sloga Zmartforce|SRB|37–26|29–31}}
{{TwoLegResult|MŠK Považská Bystrica|SVK|58–50|RK Lovćen|MNE|34–26|24–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Vogošća Poljine Hills|BIH|54–65|FyllingenBergen|NOR|33–35|21–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|SKIF Krasnodar|RUS|57–55|HB Käerjeng|LUX|31–27|26–28}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Berchem|LUX|59–45|ORK Samot 65|SRB|26–21|33–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye|UKR|71–46|RK Mojkovac 2005|MNE|36–20|35–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|Red Boys Differdange|LUX|79–49|HC Dobrudja|BUL|43–23|36–26}}
|}
Last 16
The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:{{cite news|title=Pots revealed for the Challenge cup last 16 draw|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29693/Pots+revealed+for+the+Challenge+Cup+Last+16+draw|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=27 November 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050714/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29693/Pots+revealed+for+the+Challenge+Cup+Last+16+draw|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}
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width=50%|Pot 1
!width=50%|Pot 2 |
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Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.{{cite news|title=Last season's runner-up to face Vise|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29696/Last+season%27s+runners-up+to+face+Vise|date=28 November 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050833/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29696/Last+season%27s+runners-up+to+face+Vise|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}} Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC Eurofarm Rabotnik|MKD|50–61|FyllingenBergen|NOR|22–25|28–36}}
{{TwoLegResult|MŠK Považská Bystrica|SVK|49–53|AM Madeira Andebol SAD|POR|25–23|24–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|IBV Vestmannaeyjar|ISL|53–46|SGS Ramhat Hashron HC|ISR|32–25|21–21}}
{{TwoLegResult|Dynamo-Victor|RUS|59–52|Red Boys Differdange|LUX|31–26|28–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|HMRK Zrinjski Mostar|BIH|57–67|SKIF Krasnodar|RUS|27–39|28–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM|68–53|HC Visé BM|BEL|44–24|24–29}}
{{TwoLegResult|Göztepe SK|TUR|52–57|A.E.K. Athens|GRE|29–25|23–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye|UKR|59–65|HC Berchem|LUX|29–34|30–31}}
|}
Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final pairings was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on 20 February at 11:00 hrs.
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Dynamo-Victor|RUS|48–55|AM Madeira Andebol SAD|POR|27–27|21–28}}
{{TwoLegResult|SKIF Krasnodar|RUS|51–66|IBV Vestmannaeyjar|ISL|23–25|28–41}}
{{TwoLegResult|A.E.K. Athens|GRE|64–43|HC Berchem|LUX|32–25|32–18}}
{{TwoLegResult|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM|59–56|FyllingenBergen|NOR|29–24|30–32}}
|}
=Matches=
{{handballbox
|date=24 March 2018
|time=19:00
|team1=Dynamo-Victor {{flagicon|RUS}}
|score=27–27
|team2={{flagicon|POR}} AM Madeira Andebol SAD
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605001 Report]
|goals1=Otrezov 9
|goals2=Semedo 11
|HT=12–14
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk
|attendance=750
|referee=Jerlecki, Labun
|refnat=POL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=31 March 2018
|time=17:00
|team1=AM Madeira Andebol SAD {{flagicon|POR}}
|score=28–21
|team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo-Victor
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605002 Report]
|goals1=Nekrushets 7
|HT=13–11
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=1
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal
|attendance=700
|referee=Stokes, Bartlett
|refnat=GBR
}}
Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.
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{{handballbox
|date=25 March 2018
|time=16:00
|team1=SKIF Krasnodar {{flagicon|RUS}}
|score=23–25
|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} IBV Vestmannaeyjar
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605007 Report]
|goals2=Sveinsson, Kristijansson 7
|HT=10–15
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Olympus Arena, Krasnodar
|attendance=800
|referee=Argyridis, Mouttas
|refnat=CYP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=31 March 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=IBV Vestmannaeyjar {{flagicon|ISL}}
|score=41–28
|team2={{flagicon|RUS}} SKIF Krasnodar
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605008 Report]
|goals1=Kristijansson 9
|goals2=Nikolaenkov 9
|HT=19–15
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar
|attendance=600
|referee=Weijmans, Wolbertus
|refnat=NED
}}
IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.
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{{handballbox
|date=24 March 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=A.E.K. Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}
|score=32–25
|team2={{flagicon|LUX}} HC Berchem
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605005 Report]
|goals1=Zampounis 7
|goals2=Stupar 7
|HT=17–13
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
|attendance=800
|referee=Alyev, Aghakishiyev
|refnat=AZE
}}
{{handballbox
|date=31 March 2018
|time=20:00
|team1=HC Berchem {{flagicon|LUX}}
|score=18–32
|team2= {{flagicon|GRE}} A.E.K. Athens
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605006 Report]
|goals1=Stein 4
|goals2=Lokken 6
|HT=8–15
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=3
|red2=1
|stadium=Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Berchem
|attendance=600
|referee=Sirbu, Suponicov
|refnat=MDA
}}
A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.
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{{handballbox
|date=24 March 2018
|time=18:00
|team1=AHC Potaissa Turda {{flagicon|ROM}}
|score=29–24
|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} FyllingenBergen
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605003 Report]
|goals1=Ghiță 9
|goals2=Mossestad 6
|HT=12–11
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=1
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda
|attendance=600
|referee=Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis
|refnat=LTU
}}
{{handballbox
|date=2 April 2018
|time=17:00
|team1=FyllingenBergen {{flagicon|NOR}}
|score=32–30
|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} AHC Potaissa Turda
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605004 Report]
|goals1=Mossestad 9
|goals2=Ghiță 11
|HT=14–12
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Framohallen, Bergen
|attendance=666
|referee=Martins, Martins
|refnat=POR
}}
AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–56 on aggregate.
Semifinals
The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 21–22 April 2018, while the second legs followed on 28–29 April 2018.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|AM Madeira Andebol SAD {{flagicon|POR}} ||44–52|{{flagicon|GRE}} A.E.K. Athens||21–29|23–23}}
{{TwoLegResult|IBV Vestmannaeyjar|ISL|55–56|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM|31–28|24–28}}
|}
=Matches=
{{handballbox
|date=21 April 2018
|time=18:30
|team1=AM Madeira Andebol SAD {{flagicon|POR}}
|score=21–29
|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} A.E.K. Athens
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606001 Report]
|goals1=Moreira 6
|goals2=Mylonas 8
|HT=6–16
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal
|attendance=690
|referee=Bolic, Hurich
|refnat=AUT
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 April 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=A.E.K. Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}
|score=23–23
|team2={{flagicon|POR}} AM Madeira Andebol SAD
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606002 Report]
|goals1=Mylonas 5
|goals2=Semedo 7
|HT=13–12
|twomin1=7
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
|attendance=800
|referee=Kiyashko, Kiselev
|refnat=RUS
}}
A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.
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{{handballbox
|date=21 April 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=IBV Vestmannaeyjar {{flagicon|ISL}}
|score=31–28
|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} AHC Potaissa Turda
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606003 Report]
|goals1=Sigurbjörnsson 13
|goals2=Iancu 5
|HT=15–13
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=7
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar
|attendance=612
|referee=Bonifert, Oláh
|refnat=HUN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=29 April 2018
|time=18:00
|team1=AHC Potaissa Turda {{flagicon|ROM}}
|score=28–24
|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} IBV Vestmannaeyjar
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606004 Report]
|goals1=Ghiță 6
|goals2=Sigurbjörnsson, Sveinsson 5
|HT=13–11
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=1
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Jorum, Kleven
|refnat=NOR
}}
AHC Potaissa Turda won 56–55 on aggregate.
Final
The first leg was played on 14 May and the second was played on 20 May.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM|59–49|A.E.K. Athens|GRE|33–22|26–27}}
|}
=Matches=
{{handballbox
|date=14 May 2018
|time=19:00
|team1=AHC Potaissa Turda {{flagicon|ROM}}
|score=33–22
|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} A.E.K. Athens
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/7/201811020607001 Report]
|goals1=three players 7
|goals2=Mylonas 7
|HT=14–11
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Jović, Arnautović
|refnat=BIH
}}
{{handballbox
|date=20 May 2018
|time=19:00
|team1=A.E.K. Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}
|score=27–26
|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} AHC Potaissa Turda
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/7/201811020607002 Report]
|goals1=Argyrou 7
|HT=11–18
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=4
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
|attendance=5,600
|referee=Andorka, Hucker
|refnat=HUN
}}
AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170718064600/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/rounds EHF Challenge Cup] (official website)
{{EHF Challenge Cup seasons}}
{{2017–18 European club competitions}}
{{2017–18 in European handball (EHF)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 EHF Challenge Cup}}