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 3 HC Visé BM HC Vogošća Poljine Hills HC Dobrudja HC Dukla Prague AEK Athens Ramat Hasharon HC HC Berchem KRAS Volendam Madeira Andebol SAD Bodø HK CSM București HC Neva SPb MŠK Považská Bystrica RK Partizan Donbass Göztepe SKRound 2 Bregenz Handball HC Baki RK Borac m:tel Estudiantes EHC Tournai Masheka Mogilev Parnassos Strovolou HC Tallinn HC Dicken KHF Prishtina MRK Jedinstvo HC Olimpus-85 USEFS Livingston HC Pallamano Pressano VHC Šviesa Vilnius IMEDI Telavi Celtnieks Riga AC Diomidis Argous ØIF Arendal HB Dudelange JD Techniek Hurry-Up Dinamo Viktor Stavropol Selka Eskişehir HSK Holon Handball Club London GD HC KH Kastrioti Colos SS4 Ciobruciu Granitas Karys Kaunas Aeropos Edessa PGU Tiraspol Olympia HC HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye
Round and draw dates All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria. RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRound 217 July 20186–7 October 201813–14 October 2018Round 317 July 201817–18 November 201824–25 November 2018Last 1627 November 20189–10 February 201916–17 February 2019Quarter-final19 February 201923–24 March 201930–31 March 2019Semi-finals20–21 April 201927–28 April 2019Finals30 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.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Livingston HC. 2 Both legs were hosted by RK Borac m:tel. 3 Both legs were hosted by Masheka Mogilev. 4 Both legs were hosted by HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU. 5 Both legs were hosted by Celtnieks Riga. 6 Both legs were hosted by EHC Tournai. 7 Both legs were hosted by HB Dudelange. 8 Both legs were hosted by HC Dicken. 9 Both legs were hosted by Bregenz Handball. 10 Both legs were hosted by Dynamo-Victor. 11 Both legs were hosted by HV Hurry-Up. 12 Both legs were hosted by Pallamano Pressano. 13 Both legs were hosted by KHF Prishtina. 14 Both legs were hosted by KH Kastrioti.
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
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by HC Neva SPb. 2 Both legs were hosted by HC Berchem. 3 Both legs were hosted by Masheka Mogilev. 4 Both legs were hosted by HC Dukla Prague. 5 Both legs were hosted by Donbass. 6 Both legs were hosted by Ramat HaSharon HC. 7 Both legs were hosted by CSM București.
Last 16
The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows:
Pot 1 Pot 2 HC Visé BM AEK Athens VHC Šviesa Vilnius HC Berchem
Madeira Andebol SAD CSM București Dinamo Viktor Stavropol HC Neva SPb RK Borac m:tel Masheka Mogilev HC Dukla Prague HC Dicken
Ramat Hasharon HC ØIF Arendal MŠK Považská Bystrica Donbass
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.
Notes
1 Both legs were hosted by Madeira Andebol SAD. 2 Both legs were hosted by HC Berchem.
Matches
HC Dicken won 56–50 on aggregate.
HC Neva SPb won 56–45 on aggregate.
A.E.K. Athens won 69–53 on aggregate.
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol won 53–49 on aggregate.
CSM București won 58–48 on aggregate.
RK Borac m:tel won 52–38 on aggregate.
HC Visé BM won 68–65 on aggregate.
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.
CSM București won 54–42 on aggregate.
Madeira Andebol SAD won 54–53 on aggregate.
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.
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
Rank Player Club GoalsGoalscorers1 Elledy Semedo Madeira Andebol SAD582 Lars Jakobsen AEK Athens483 Ribeiro Ulisses Madeira Andebol SAD40
See also 2018–19 EHF Champions League 2018–19 EHF Cup 2018–19 Women's EHF Cup 2018–19 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
References
External links EHF Challenge Cup (official website)