2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup


The 2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 6 October 2018 to 19 May 2019.

Overview

Team allocation

Round and draw dates

All draws will be held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Round 217 July 20186–7 October 201813–14 October 2018
Round 317 July 201817–18 November 201824–25 November 2018
Last 1627 November 20189–10 February 201916–17 February 2019
Quarter Final19 February 201923–24 March 201930–31 March 2019
Semi Finals19 February 201920–21 April 201927–28 April 2019
Finals30 April 201911–12 May 201918–19 May 2019

Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
The first legs were played on 6–7 October and the second legs were played on 13–14 October 2018.

Round 3

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. The first legs were played on 17–18 November and the second legs were played on 24–25 November 2018

Last 16

The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows:
Pot 1Pot 2



The draw for the last 16 round was held on 27 November 2018.
The first leg was scheduled for 9–10 February, while the second leg followed on 16–17 February 2019.Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Matches

HC Dicken won 56–50 on aggregate.
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HC Neva SPb won 56–45 on aggregate.
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A.E.K. Athens won 69–53 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Viktor Stavropol won 53–49 on aggregate.
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CSM București won 58–48 on aggregate.
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RK Borac m:tel won 52–38 on aggregate.
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HC Visé BM won 68–65 on aggregate.
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Madeira Andebol SAD won 60–47 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 19 February 2019. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there was no seeding as all eight teams were drawn from the same pot one after another. There was also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.
The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 23–24 March, while the second leg will follow on 30–31 March 2019.

Matches

A.E.K. Athens won 51–49 on aggregate.
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CSM București won 54–42 on aggregate.
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Madeira Andebol SAD won 54–53 on aggregate.
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HC Neva SPb won 74–45 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 20–21 April 2019, while the second legs followed on 27–28 April 2019.

Matches

CSM București won 51–44 on aggregate.
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Madeira Andebol SAD won 57–44 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 11–12 May and the second was played on 18–19 May 2019. The final home rights draw was held on 30 April 2019 in Vienna.

Matches

CSM București won 48–42 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Elledy Semedo Madeira Andebol SAD58
2 Lars Jakobsen AEK Athens48
3 Ribeiro Ulisses Madeira Andebol SAD40