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
{{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.

.{{cite news|title=Eight teams to learn the road to the Final|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/30246/Eight+teams+to+learn+the+road+to+the+final|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=19 February 2018|access-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033113/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/30246/Eight+teams+to+learn+the+road+to+the+final|archive-date=20 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

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

|goals2=Otrezov, Volkov 8

|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]

|goals1=Koposov, Belevtsov 4

|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

|goals2=Cîntec, Asoltanei 5

|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

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