2017–18 SEHA League

{{Infobox sports season

|MVP = Luka Cindrić{{Cite web|url=http://katalmedia.hr/seha/final4-2018/mobile/index.html#p=17|title=FINAL4_magazin_2018}}

|MVP_link =

|TV =

|attendance =

|caption =

|duration = 30 August 2017 – 17 March 2018

|finals =

|finals_MVP = Luka Cindrić

|finals_MVP_link =

|finals_champ = {{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar{{Cite web|url=http://seha-liga.com/novost/1996/vardar-crown-record-breaking-season-with-fourth-trophy|title=Vardar crown record-breaking season with fourth trophy}}

|finals_link =

|finals_runner-up = {{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb

|league = SEHA League

|no_of_games = 90 (regular season)
94 (including F4 tournament)

|no_of_teams = 10
{{nowrap|{{BLR}} (1 team)}}
{{CRO}} (2 teams)
{{flag|Macedonia}} (2 teams)
{{SRB}} (2 teams)
{{SVK}} (1 team)
{{SLO}} (2 teams)

|pixels = 180px

|playoffs = Final Four

|playoffs_link =

|season = Regular season

|season_champs = {{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar

|sport = Handball

|title = 2017–18 SEHA League season

|top_scorer =Halil Jaganjac
(100 goals) {{Cite web|url=http://www.seha-liga.com/novost/1976/halil-jaganjac-presented-with-regular-season-best-scorer-award-in-skopje|title = Halil Jaganjac presented with regular season best scorer award in Skopje}}

|top_scorer_link =

|seasonslist = SEHA League#Winners

|seasonslistnames = SEHA League

|prevseason_link =

|prevseason_year = 2016–17

|nextseason_link =

|nextseason_year = 2018–19

}}

The 2017–18 SEHA League season was the seventh season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and fourth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from six countries (Belarus, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia) participated in this year's competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seha-liga.com/o-ligi|title = SEHA league - official website}}

Vardar are the defending champions. The SEHA League consists of two phases – the first one has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away games against each other. Afterwards, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.

The campaign began on 30 August 2017 with three matches from the first round. The regular season ended on 17 March 2018.

The final four tournament was held at the Jane Sandanski Arena in Skopje, Macedonia from 13th to 15 April 2018.

Team information

= Venues and locations =

class="wikitable"

! Country

! Team

! City

! Venue (Capacity)

{{flagicon|BLR}} Belarus

|Meshkov Brest

|Brest

|Universal Sports Complex Victoria (3,740)

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia

|PPD Zagreb

|Zagreb

|Arena Zagreb (15,200)
Sutinska Vrela Hall (2,000)

Nexe

|Našice

|Sportska dvorana (2,500)

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MKD}} Macedonia

|Vardar

|Skopje

|Jane Sandanski Arena (6,000)

Metalurg

|Skopje

|Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (7,000), Avtokomanda (2,000)

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SRB}} Serbia

|Dinamo

|Pančevo

|Strelište Sports Hall (1,100)

Vojvodina

|Novi Sad

|SPENS (11,000), SC Slana Bara (2,000)

{{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia

|Tatran Prešov

|Prešov

|City Hall Prešov (4,000)

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SLO}} Slovenia

|Gorenje Velenje

|Velenje

|Red Hall (2,500)

Celje Pivovarna Laško

|Celje

|Zlatorog Arena (5,500)

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{{location map+ |Yugoslavia |float=left |height=400 |width=710 |caption=Location of teams in 2017-18 SEHA League (Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia) |places=

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=45.81 |long=15.98 |label={{Nowrap|PPD Zagreb}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=45.49 |long=18.10 |label={{Nowrap|Nexe}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=42.00 |long=21.43 |label={{Nowrap|Vardar}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=42.00 |long=21.43 |label={{Nowrap|Metalurg}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=44.87 |long=20.64 |label={{Nowrap|Dinamo}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=45.25 |long=19.85 |label={{Nowrap|Vojvodina}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=46.37 |long=15.12 |label={{Nowrap|Gorenje Velenje}}|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Yugoslavia |lat=46.23 |long=15.27 |label={{Nowrap|Celje Pivovarna Lasko}}|position=bottom}}

}}

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{{location map+ |Belarus |float=left |height=500 |width=395 |caption=Location of teams in 2017-18 SEHA League (Belarus) |places=

{{location map~ |Belarus |lat=52.13 |long=23.67 |label={{Nowrap|Meshkov Brest}} |position=right}}

}}

{{location map+ |Slovakia |float=left |height=500 |width=395 |caption=Location of teams in 20167-18 SEHA League (Slovakia) |places=

{{location map~ |Slovakia |lat=49.00 |long=21.23 |label={{Nowrap|Tatran Prešov}} |position=top}}

}}

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=Personnel and kits=

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2017–18 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! Head coach

! Team captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor (main)

Meshkov Brest

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Serhiy Bebeshko

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Dzmitry Nikulenkau

| Joma

| BelGazpromBank

PPD Zagreb

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Zlatko Saračević

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Vori

| Hummel

| Prvo Plinarsko Društvo

Nexe

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Hrvoje Horvat

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Mrđenović

| Jako

| Nexe

Vardar

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl González

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Stojanče Stoilov

| Hummel

| Bet City

Metalurg

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Lino Červar

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Filip Kuzmanovski

| Kempa

| Duferco Makstil

Dinamo

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Petković

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Branko Radanović

| unit-sport

| Grad Pančevo

Vojvodina

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Kasim Kamenica

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Vukašin Stojanović

| NAAI

| Vinarija Zvonko Bogdan

Tatran Prešov

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Slavko Goluža

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Radovan Pekár

| ATAK Sportswear

| Phoenix

Gorenje Velenje

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Željko Babić

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Niko Medved

| Kempa

| Gorenje

Celje Pivovarna Laško

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Branko Tamše

| {{flagicon|SLO}} David Razgor

| Nike

| Laško

=Coaching changes=

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Club

!Outgoing coach

!Date of change

!Incoming coach

3rd

|Vojvodina

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Boško Rudić

|18 September 2017{{Cite web|url=http://www.seha-liga.com/novost/1547/vojvodina-and-bosko-rudic-part-ways-kukic-to-lead-the-team-against-metalurg|title = Vojvodina and Bosko Rudic part ways, Kukic to lead the team against Metalurg}}

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Kukić

7th

|PPD Zagreb

|{{flagicon|BIH}} Kasim Kamenica

|27 November 2017{{Cite web|url=http://www.seha-liga.com/novost/1672/saracevic-takes-over-as-ppd-zagreb-coach-mandalinic-to-berlin-with-immediate-effect|title=Saracevic takes over as PPD Zagreb coach, Mandalinic to Berlin with immediate effect}}

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zlatko Saračević

12th

|Vojvodina

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Kukić

|6 January 2018

|{{flagicon|BIH}} Kasim Kamenica

18th

|Vojvodina

|{{flagicon|BIH}} Kasim Kamenica

|28 March 2018{{Cite web|url=http://www.seha-liga.com/novost/1945/spring-transfers-in-seha-gazprom-league|title = Spring transfers in SEHA - Gazprom League}}

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Boris Rojević

Regular season

= Standings =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.seha-liga.com/tablica# SEHA Standings]

|winpoints=3

|team1=VAR |team2=ZAG |team3=CEL |team4=MES |team5=GOR |team6=TAT |team7=MET |team8=NEX |team9=DIN |team10=VOJ

|win_MES=10 |draw_MES=1 |loss_MES=7 |gf_MES=532 |ga_MES=499

|win_ZAG=12 |draw_ZAG=2 |loss_ZAG=4 |gf_ZAG=514 |ga_ZAG=463

|win_NEX=2 |draw_NEX=6 |loss_NEX=10 |gf_NEX=455 |ga_NEX=510

|win_VAR=17 |draw_VAR=1 |loss_VAR=0 |gf_VAR=565 |ga_VAR=445

|win_MET=7 |draw_MET=1 |loss_MET=10 |gf_MET=487 |ga_MET=521

|win_DIN=2 |draw_DIN=3 |loss_DIN=13 |gf_DIN=456 |ga_DIN=554

|win_VOJ=2 |draw_VOJ=1 |loss_VOJ=15 |gf_VOJ=461 |ga_VOJ=567

|win_TAT=6 |draw_TAT=4 |loss_TAT=8 |gf_TAT=494 |ga_TAT=487

|win_GOR=9 |draw_GOR=3 |loss_GOR=6 |gf_GOR=523 |ga_GOR=482

|win_CEL=11 |draw_CEL=2 |loss_CEL=5 |gf_CEL=540 |ga_CEL=489

|name_MES={{flagicon|BLR}} Meshkov Brest

|name_ZAG={{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb

|name_NEX={{flagicon|CRO}} Nexe

|name_VAR={{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar

|name_MET={{flagicon|MKD}} Metalurg

|name_DIN={{flagicon|SRB}} Dinamo

|name_VOJ={{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina

|name_TAT={{flagicon|SVK}} Tatran Prešov

|name_GOR={{flagicon|SLO}} Gorenje Velenje

|name_CEL={{flagicon|SLO}} Celje Pivovarna Laško

|result1=FF |result2=FF |result3=FF |result4=FF

|res_col_header=Q

|col_FF=green1 |text_FF=Final four

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=MES|team2=ZAG|team3=NEX|team4=VAR|team5=MET

|team6=DIN|team7=VOJ|team8=TAT|team9=GOR|team10=CEL

|name_MES={{flagicon|BLR}} Meshkov Brest

|match_MES_ZAG=24–23

|match_MES_NEX=35–23

|match_MES_VAR=25–25

|match_MES_MET=35–30

|match_MES_DIN=29–26

|match_MES_VOJ=32–27

|match_MES_TAT=32–26

|match_MES_GOR=32–33

|match_MES_CEL=30–34

|name_ZAG={{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb

|match_ZAG_MES=27–24

|match_ZAG_NEX=27–19

|match_ZAG_VAR=24–25

|match_ZAG_MET=30–28

|match_ZAG_DIN=40–29

|match_ZAG_VOJ=35–25

|match_ZAG_TAT=32–26

|match_ZAG_GOR=26–25

|match_ZAG_CEL=25–25

|name_NEX={{flagicon|CRO}} Nexe

|match_NEX_MES=19–29

|match_NEX_ZAG=29–30

|match_NEX_VAR=21–30

|match_NEX_MET=31–31

|match_NEX_DIN=27–19

|match_NEX_VOJ=33–28

|match_NEX_TAT=23–27

|match_NEX_GOR=24–24

|match_NEX_CEL=23–35

|name_VAR={{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar

|match_VAR_MES=31–23

|match_VAR_ZAG=30–23

|match_VAR_NEX=29–25

|match_VAR_MET=31–24

|match_VAR_DIN=42–32

|match_VAR_VOJ=37–22

|match_VAR_TAT=32–28

|match_VAR_GOR=32–19

|match_VAR_CEL=35–27

|name_MET={{flagicon|MKD}} Metalurg

|match_MET_MES=37–33

|match_MET_ZAG=26–32

|match_MET_NEX=29–22

|match_MET_VAR=23–32

|match_MET_DIN=33–25

|match_MET_VOJ=30–26

|match_MET_TAT=31–30

|match_MET_GOR=24–29

|match_MET_CEL=28–26

|name_DIN={{flagicon|SRB}} Dinamo

|match_DIN_MES=26–33

|match_DIN_ZAG=28–28

|match_DIN_NEX=25–25

|match_DIN_VAR=23–27

|match_DIN_MET=20–25

|match_DIN_VOJ=22–20

|match_DIN_TAT=26–26

|match_DIN_GOR=27–29

|match_DIN_CEL=26–37

|name_VOJ={{flagicon|SRB}} Vojvodina

|match_VOJ_MES=27–36

|match_VOJ_ZAG=21–29

|match_VOJ_NEX=29–28

|match_VOJ_VAR=32–36

|match_VOJ_MET=21–19

|match_VOJ_DIN=24–29

|match_VOJ_TAT=23–23

|match_VOJ_GOR=27–39

|match_VOJ_CEL=26–31

|name_TAT={{flagicon|SVK}} Tatran Prešov

|match_TAT_MES=24–23

|match_TAT_ZAG=33–28

|match_TAT_NEX=26–26

|match_TAT_VAR=22–30

|match_TAT_MET=27–19

|match_TAT_DIN=36–24

|match_TAT_VOJ=35–26

|match_TAT_GOR=27–27

|match_TAT_CEL=25–26

|name_GOR={{flagicon|SLO}} Gorenje Velenje

|match_GOR_MES=37–28

|match_GOR_ZAG=23–25

|match_GOR_NEX=30–30

|match_GOR_VAR=24–30

|match_GOR_MET=37–25

|match_GOR_DIN=34–24

|match_GOR_VOJ=37–20

|match_GOR_TAT=27–25

|match_GOR_CEL=22–25

|name_CEL={{flagicon|SLO}} Celje Pivovarna Laško

|match_CEL_MES=24–29

|match_CEL_ZAG=23–30

|match_CEL_NEX=27–27

|match_CEL_VAR=28–31

|match_CEL_MET=34–25

|match_CEL_DIN=39–25

|match_CEL_VOJ=36–27

|match_CEL_TAT=32–28

|match_CEL_GOR=31–27

|update=complete|source=

}}

Final Four

The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee has made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Jane Sandanski Arena in Skopje, Macedonia from 13th to 15 April.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seha-liga.com/novost/1888/place-of-the-7th-final-4-is-finally-known|title=Place of the 7th Final 4 is finally known!}}

=Format=

The first-placed team of the standings faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the standings in the Final Four.

=Semifinals=

{{handballbox

|date=13 April 2018

|time=17:45 {{small|CEST (UTC+02:00)}}

|team1=Vardar {{flagicon|MKD}}

|score=33–24

|team2={{flagicon|BLR}} Meshkov Brest

|report=[http://zapisnik.seha-liga.com/upload/match_reports/pdf/match_report_unofficial_pdf_1320663.pdf Report]

|goals1=Cindrić 6

|goals2=Baranau 9

|HT=17–14

|twomin1=1

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje

|attendance=5,380

|referee=Gubica, Milošević

|refnat=CRO

}}

{{handballbox

|date=13 April 2018

|time=20:15 {{small|CEST (UTC+02:00)}}

|team1=PPD Zagreb {{flagicon|CRO}}

|score=29–28

|team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Celje Pivovarna Laško

|report=[http://zapisnik.seha-liga.com/upload/match_reports/pdf/match_report_unofficial_pdf_1320664.pdf Report]

|goals1=Pavlović 7

|goals2=Mačkovšek 6

|HT=14–11

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=4

|red2=

|stadium=Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje

|attendance=2,270

|referee=Nikolov, Nachevski

|refnat=MKD

}}

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=Match for third place=

{{handballbox

|date=15 April 2018

|time=17:45 {{small|CEST (UTC+02:00)}}

|team1=Meshkov Brest {{flagicon|BLR}}

|score=28–31

|team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Celje Pivovarna Laško

|report=[http://zapisnik.seha-liga.com/upload/match_reports/pdf/match_report_unofficial_pdf_1320983.pdf Report]

|goals1=Horák, Shumak 5

|goals2=Mlakar 7

|HT=14–15

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=4

|red2=1

|stadium=Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje

|attendance=3,000

|referee=Nikolić Stojković

|refnat=SRB

}}

=Final=

{{handballbox

|date=15 April 2018

|time=20:15 {{small|CEST (UTC+02:00)}}

|team1=Vardar {{flagicon|MKD}}

|score=26–24

|team2={{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb

|report=[http://zapisnik.seha-liga.com/upload/match_reports/pdf/match_report_unofficial_pdf_1320984.pdf Report]

|goals1=Cindrić, Krištopāns 5

|goals2=Horvat 8

|HT=14–13

|twomin1=1

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=2

|red2=1

|stadium=Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje

|attendance=6,000

|referee=Brynovski, Čanda

|refnat=SVK

}}

Top goalscorers

{{updated|15 April 2018}}

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

! Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Halil Jaganjac

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Metalurg

|100

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Bruno Butorac

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Tatran Prešov

|95

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zlatko Horvat

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} PPD Zagreb

|92

References

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