2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League main round
This article describes the main round of the 2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | CSM București | Nykøbing Falster | RK Krim |
| B | Győri Audi ETO KC | Rostov-Don | FC Midtjylland |
| C | HC Vardar | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Thüringer HC |
| D | Metz Handball | ŽRK Budućnost | SG BBM Bietigheim |
Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches against teams they did not met before. Points obtained in the group stage were taken over. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
Groups
The matchdays were 26–28 January, 2–4 February, 9–11 February, 23–25 February, 2–4 March and 9–11 March 2017.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 281 | 231 | +50 | 16 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rostov-Don | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 232 | +34 | 15 | |
| 3 | CSM Bucureşti | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 282 | 246 | +36 | 13 | |
| 4 | FC Midtjylland | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 6 | |
| 5 | Nykøbing Falster | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 240 | 284 | −44 | 5[a] | |
| 6 | RK Krim | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 243 | 294 | −51 | 5[a] |
| 26 January 2018 19:30 |
CSM București | 28–22 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| Kurtović 8 | (13–11) | Mørk 8 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 28 January 2018 15:20 |
Nykøbing Falster | 25–29 | Rostov-Don | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,325 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| J. Westberg 6 | (13–15) | three players 5 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 28 January 2018 17:00 |
Krim | 24–23 | Midtjylland | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| Omoregie, Stanko 6 | (11–11) | Kristiansen 8 | ||
| 4× 3× | Report | 4× 2× |
| 3 February 2018 14:00 |
Rostov-Don | 29–22 | Krim | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Dembélé 8 | (13–10) | Omoregie 8 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 4 February 2018 15:00 |
Midtjylland | 26–31 | CSM București | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,580 Referees: Mitrović, Kazanegra (MNE) |
| Pedersen 6 | (13–16) | Neagu 10 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 2× 5× |
| 5 February 2018 19:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC | 32–23 | Nykøbing Falster | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,116 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Groot, Mørk 8 | (14–9) | J. Westberg 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 10 February 2018 19:00 |
Krim | 21–32 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,680 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Stanko 5 | (12–15) | Tomori 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 4× 4× |
| 11 February 2018 16:50 |
Nykøbing Falster | 21–21 | Midtjylland | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,560 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Iversen 5 | (11–10) | Burgaard 8 | ||
| 4× 5× | Report | 1× 5× |
| 11 February 2018 17:00 |
CSM București | 22–22 | Rostov-Don | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Neagu, Kurtović 5 | (11–12) | Vyakhireva 4 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× 1× |
| 24 February 2018 14:00 |
Rostov-Don | 32–22 | Nykøbing Falster | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Vyakhireva 8 | (14–13) | C. Kristiansen 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 25 February 2018 15:00 |
Midtjylland | 24–24 | Krim | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,541 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| Augustesen 7 | (12–13) | Omoregie 7 | ||
| 4× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 26 February 2018 19:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC | 28–24 | CSM București | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,409 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK) |
| Görbicz 10 | (13–11) | Neagu, Gulldén 6 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 3 March 2018 13:30 |
Nykøbing Falster | 24–32 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,375 Referees: Álvarez, López (ESP) |
| J. Westberg 7 | (10–17) | Groot 7 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 3 March 2018 19:30 |
Krim | 26–35 | Rostov-Don | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Stanko 6 | (12–21) | Dembélé 7 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 4 March 2018 17:30 |
CSM București | 29–24 | Midtjylland | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
| Neagu, Kurtović 6 | (13–12) | Kristiansen 6 | ||
| 2× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 10 March 2018 14:00 |
Rostov-Don | 25–24 | CSM București | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| Dembélé, Managarova 4 | (9–12) | Neagu 6 | ||
| 4× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 10 March 2018 17:30 |
Győri Audi ETO KC | 34–25 | Krim | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,172 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| Oftedal 11 | (17–12) | Koren 9 | ||
| 4× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 10 March 2018 19:00 |
Midtjylland | 24–20 | Nykøbing Falster | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,254 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) |
| Burgaard 7 | (10–9) | J. Westberg 8 | ||
| 4× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Vardar | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 301 | 245 | +56 | 18 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Metz Handball | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 269 | 256 | +13 | 14 | |
| 3 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 282 | 265 | +17 | 12 | |
| 4 | ŽRK Budućnost | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 251 | 260 | −9 | 8 | |
| 5 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 242 | 294 | −52 | 4[a] | |
| 6 | Thüringer HC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 257 | 282 | −25 | 4[a] |
| 27 January 2018 14:00 |
Thüringer HC | 28–26 | SG BBM Bietigheim | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Luzumová 10 | (12–8) | Malestein 6 | ||
| 4× 6× 1× | Report | 4× 8× |
| 27 January 2018 17:30 |
HC Vardar | 29–23 | Metz Handball | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Cvijić 7 | (15–9) | Sajka 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 28 January 2018 15:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 34–26 | Budućnost | OBO Aréna, Dabas Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| Van der Heijden 7 | (19–18) | Grbić 5 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 3 February 2018 19:00 |
Budućnost | 29–21 | Thüringer HC | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Baranowsky, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| Malović 7 | (15–12) | Luzumová 8 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 4 February 2018 17:00 |
SG BBM Bietigheim | 26–38 | HC Vardar | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 1,581 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Lauenroth, Rozemalen 7 | (14–16) | Penezić 8 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 4 February 2018 17:00 |
Metz Handball | 28–25 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
| Gros 10 | (13–10) | Lukács 7 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 10 February 2018 15:00 |
HC Vardar | 31–24 | Budućnost | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kijauskaite, Žalienė (LTU) |
| Penezić 8 | (19–8) | Brnović 6 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× |
| 10 February 2018 16:30 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 31–22 | SG BBM Bietigheim | OBO Aréna, Dabas Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
| Van der Heijden 5 | (14–8) | Lauenroth 8 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 11 February 2018 14:00 |
Thüringer HC | 29–31 | Metz Handball | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN) |
| Luzumová 12 | (14–15) | Smits 10 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 24 February 2018 19:30 |
Budućnost | 23–24 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Raičević 8 | (12–12) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 4× 4× |
| 25 February 2018 15:00 |
Metz Handball | 24–22 | HC Vardar | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL) |
| Zaadi 8 | (10–10) | Lekić 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 25 February 2018 17:00 |
SG BBM Bietigheim | 21–34 | Thüringer HC | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 1,187 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| Lauenroth 5 | (13–17) | Luzumová 10 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 2 March 2018 19:00 |
HC Vardar | 30–22 | SG BBM Bietigheim | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Lekić 8 | (13–8) | three players 4 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 4× 5× |
| 3 March 2018 15:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 29–27 | Metz Handball | OBO Aréna, Dabas Attendance: 2,498 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| three players 6 | (13–9) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 4 March 2018 14:00 |
Thüringer HC | 24–25 | Budućnost | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| Niederwieser 7 | (11–12) | Jauković 7 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 10 March 2018 19:30 |
Budućnost | 25–30 | HC Vardar | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Raičević 10 | (12–15) | Penezić 10 | ||
| 2× 7× | Report | 3× 6× |
| 11 March 2018 17:00 |
SG BBM Bietigheim | 27–23 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 1,395 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Hundahl, Woller 5 | (16–11) | Jovanović 7 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 4× |
| 11 March 2018 17:00 |
Metz Handball | 35–29 | Thüringer HC | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,159 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Houette 8 | (17–19) | Luzumová 9 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |