2017–18 EHF Champions League group stage

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The 2017–18 EHF Champions League group stage began on 13 September 2017 and concluded on 4 March 2018. A total of 28 teams competed for 14 places in the knockout stage of the 2017–18 EHF Champions League.

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 June 2017.[1][2]

Seedings[edit]

The seedings were announced on 27 June 2017.[3]

Seeding pots for Groups A and B
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Hungary Telekom Veszprém
Spain Barcelona Lassa
Poland PGE Vive Kielce
North Macedonia Vardar
France Paris Saint-Germain
Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Croatia Zagreb
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7 Pot 8
Belarus Meshkov Brest
Poland Wisła Płock
Slovenia Celje
Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
Sweden IFK Kristianstad
Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
France HBC Nantes
Germany THW Kiel
Seeding pots for Groups C and D
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Spain CB Ademar León
North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje
Denmark Skjern Håndbold
Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia
Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje
France Montpellier Handball
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
Turkey Beşiktaş
Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
Romania Dinamo București
Norway Elverum Håndball
Qualifier

Format[edit]

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the teams advancing to the knockout stage were determined in the following manner:

  • Groups A and B – the top team qualified directly for the quarter-finals, and the five teams ranked 2nd–6th advanced to the first knockout round.
  • Groups C and D – the top two teams from both groups contested a playoff to determine the last two sides joining the 10 teams from Groups A and B in the first knockout round.

Tiebreakers[edit]

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows:

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Groups[edit]

The matchdays were 13–17 September, 20–24 September, 27 September–1 October, 4–8 October, 11–15 October, 1–5 November, 8–12 November, 15–19 November, 22–26 November, 29 November–3 December 2017. For Groups A and B, additional matchdays included, 7–11 February, 14–18 February, 21–25 February and 28 February–4 March 2018.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Macedonia Vardar 14 9 3 2 390 341 +49 21 Quarterfinals
2 Spain Barcelona Lassa 14 9 2 3 408 377 +31 20[a] First knockout round
3 France HBC Nantes 14 9 2 3 402 382 +20 20[a]
4 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 14 6 5 3 416 391 +25 17
5 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged 14 6 1 7 421 411 +10 13
6 Sweden IFK Kristianstad 14 3 2 9 355 415 −60 8
7 Poland Wisła Płock 14 2 3 9 380 408 −28 7
8 Croatia Zagreb 14 2 2 10 349 396 −47 6
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Barcelona 56–54 HBC Nantes
16 September 2017
16:30
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 28–28 Croatia Zagreb Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,040
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Lagergren 8 (14–16) Mandalinić 8
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17 September 2017
19:00
Wisła Płock Poland 22–26 North Macedonia Vardar Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,750
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Daszek 6 (9–13) Borozan 5
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17 September 2017
19:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 31–31 Spain Barcelona Lassa SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 6,059
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Pekeler 7 (12–18) Mem 7
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17 September 2017
19:30
HBC Nantes France 30–26 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 4,090
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Klein 6 (18–15) Balogh 5
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20 September 2017
18:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 31–27 Poland Wisła Płock Sportzentrum Harres, Sankt Leon-Rot
Attendance: 1,152
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Baena, Tollbring 6 (13–13) Daszek 6
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23 September 2017
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 27–23 France HBC Nantes Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,050
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Ferreira 6 (14–10) three players 4
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23 September 2017
18:00
Barcelona Lassa Spain 31–29 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Rivera Folch 9 (15–12) Sørensen 6
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23 September 2017
20:00
Zagreb Croatia 23–28 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 7,237
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Mrakovčić, Vuglač 5 (12–17) Balogh 8
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27 September 2017
18:30
HBC Nantes France 26–26 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 4,010
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Lagarde, Lazarov 6 (15–16) Schmid 8
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1 October 2017
17:00
Vardar North Macedonia 28–21 Croatia Zagreb Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Borozan, Maqueda 4 (13–10) Mandalinić 9
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1 October 2017
17:00
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 36–27 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Bodó 7 (20–11) Hallén 7
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1 October 2017
19:00
Wisła Płock Poland 30–37 Spain Lassa Barcelona Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,467
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Duarte, Ghionea 4 (13–21) Jallouz 6
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7 October 2017
17:30
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 22–35 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 5,017
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Guðmundsson 6 (12–18) Schmid, Tollbring 7
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7 October 2017
17:30
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 26–26 North Macedonia Vardar Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Buntić 5 (14–13) Borozan 8
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7 October 2017
20:00
Barcelona Lassa Spain 31–25 France HBC Nantes Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 2,891
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mem, Syprzak 6 (13–16) Faluvégi, Lagarde 5
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8 October 2017
17:00
Zagreb Croatia 28–28 Poland Wisła Płock Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Mandalinić 10 (18–16) Duarte, Mihić 5
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11 October 2017
18:00
Wisła Płock Poland 27–33 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Daszek 7 (12–15) Buntić 5
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12 October 2017
21:00
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 31–24 Croatia Zagreb SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 2,945
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Pekeler 8 (15–11) Marković 7
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14 October 2017
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 27–24 Spain Barcelona Lassa Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Borozan 6 (16–12) Rivera 8
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14 October 2017
17:30
HBC Nantes France 34–25 Sweden IFK Kristianstad La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 4,124
Referees: Sigurjónsson, Pétursson (ISL)
Tournat 10 (19–11) Sørensen 6
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4 November 2017
18:00
Barcelona Lassa Spain 32–22 Croatia Zagreb Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,410
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Rivera, Syprzak 5 (17–8) Mandalinić 5
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4 November 2017
18:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 23–26 North Macedonia Vardar Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,030
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Henningsson, Guðmundsson 4 (10–15) three players 7
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5 November 2017
17:15
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 31–34 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Bodó, Zhitnikov 5 (14–19) Schmid 9
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5 November 2017
19:00
Wisła Płock Poland 30–32 France HBC Nantes Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Ivić, Žabič 5 (13–16) Balaguer 9
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11 November 2017
16:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 25–24 Poland Wisła Płock Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,859
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Henningsson 5 (15–10) Toledo 6
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11 November 2017
17:30
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 29–33 France HBC Nantes Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
Balogh 6 (15–17) Faluvégi, Gurbindo 6
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11 November 2017
20:00
Zagreb Croatia 23–29 North Macedonia Vardar Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 9,200
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Mandalinić 6 (10–15) Čupić 7
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12 November 2017
19:00
Barcelona Lassa Spain 26–26 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 5,154
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Mem 8 (13–13) Rnić 9
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18 November 2017
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 30–26 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Borozan 7 (17–13) Baena, Schmid 5
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19 November 2017
17:00
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 31–28 Spain Barcelona Lassa Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Balogh 9 (16–13) N'Guessan 7
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19 November 2017
17:00
HBC Nantes France 28–27 Croatia Zagreb La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 4,319
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Burić 6 (13–12) Bičanić 6
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19 November 2017
18:30
Wisła Płock Poland 25–25 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Daszek 7 (13–13) Sørensen 7
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23 November 2017
19:00
Zagreb Croatia 24–32 Spain Barcelona Lassa Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 9,375
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Marković 6 (11–16) Mem, Rivera Folch 7
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25 November 2017
17:30
HBC Nantes France 32–30 Poland Wisła Płock La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 4,016
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Burić 7 (18–12) Duarte 5
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26 November 2017
19:00
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 21–21 North Macedonia Vardar SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 4,251
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Larsen, Petersson 4 (11–11) Dibirov, Krištopāns 5
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26 November 2017
19:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 33–32 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,110
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Lagergren 12 (16–13) Balogh 7
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29 November 2017
19:00
Zagreb Croatia 30–26 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,738
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Horvat 8 (17–13) Sigurðsson 9
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2 December 2017
16:00
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 24–25 Poland Wisła Płock Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GER)
Balogh 6 (12–14) Toledo 7
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2 December 2017
17:30
Vardar North Macedonia 31–15 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
Dibirov 7 (14–8) Sørensen 4
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2 December 2017
20:45
HBC Nantes France 29–25 Spain Barcelona Lassa La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Balaguer 5 (16–11) Mem 6
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10 February 2018
16:00
Wisła Płock Poland 27–24 Croatia Zagreb Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 3,990
Referees: Kirkholm, Mortensen (DEN)
Ivić 5 (13–10) Bičanić 8
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10 February 2018
17:30
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 26–31 France HBC Nantes Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 3,816
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Guðmundsson 9 (12–13) Balaguer 11
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10 February 2018
18:00
Barcelona Lassa Spain 29–28 North Macedonia Vardar Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 4,219
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Jallouz 6 (15–14) Krištopāns 7
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11 February 2018
17:00
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 35–37 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Sportzentrum Harres, St. Leon-Rot
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Mensah Larsen 8 (17–15) Sršen 7
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17 February 2018
19:30
Barcelona Lassa Spain 28–27 Poland Wisła Płock Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 2,515
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Dolenec 6 (14–15) Racoțea, Toledo 5
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17 February 2018
20:00
Zagreb Croatia 23–22 France HBC Nantes Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,273
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Pavlović 7 (12–8) Gurbindo 5
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18 February 2018
17:00
Vardar North Macedonia 34–30 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Dibirov 11 (16–14) Sršen 6
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18 February 2018
19:00
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 32–29 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Sportzentrum Harres, St. Leon-Rot
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Mensah Larsen, Radivojević 5 (16–14) Guðmundsson 9
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24 February 2018
16:00
IFK Kristianstad Sweden 21–26 Spain Barcelona Lassa Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 4,998
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Nilsen 6 (8–11) Mem 5
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24 February 2018
17:30
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 30–28 Croatia Zagreb Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Šoštarič 9 (11–15) Horvat 12
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25 February 2018
19:00
HBC Nantes France 27–26 North Macedonia Vardar La Trocardière, Rezé
Attendance: 4,438
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Gurbindo 8 (18–12) Cindrić, Dibirov 5
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25 February 2018
19:00
Wisła Płock Poland 27–32 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB)
Ghionea 6 (15–14) Sigurðsson 10
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3 March 2018
17:30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen Germany 30–30 France HBC Nantes Sportzentrum Harres, St. Leon-Rot
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Tollbring 6 (13–15) Claire 7
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4 March 2018
17:00
Vardar North Macedonia 31–31 Poland Wisła Płock Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Cindrić 7 (16–16) Duarte 10
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4 March 2018
17:00
Zagreb Croatia 24–27 Sweden IFK Kristianstad Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,837
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Horvat 8 (10–10) Sørensen 9
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4 March 2018
19:15
Barcelona Lassa Spain 28–27 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 3,504
Referees: Eliasson, Palsson (ISL)
Mem 6 (16–14) Sigurmannsson 6
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Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 14 11 1 2 424 378 +46 23 Quarterfinals
2 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 14 8 2 4 407 378 +29 18[a] First knockout round
3 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt 14 7 4 3 410 391 +19 18[a]
4 Germany THW Kiel 14 7 2 5 366 361 +5 16
5 Poland PGE Vive Kielce 14 6 3 5 418 408 +10 15
6 Belarus Meshkov Brest 14 4 2 8 374 406 −32 10
7 Slovenia Celje 14 3 1 10 398 434 −36 7
8 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 14 2 1 11 364 405 −41 5
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Telekom Veszprém 59–58 Flensburg-Handewitt
16 September 2017
17:00
Meshkov Brest Belarus 28–25 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
three players 5 (15–11) Dujshebaev 4
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16 September 2017
17:30
Celje Slovenia 31–39 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,185
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mlakar 8 (18–16) Lékai 9
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16 September 2017
17:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 30–27 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 3,670
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Glandorf 8 (13–15) Juul 7
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17 September 2017
17:15
THW Kiel Germany 22–25 France Paris Saint-Germain Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,049
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Vujin 5 (10–12) Sagosen 6
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23 September 2017
17:30
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 28–27 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Lékai 9 (15–14) Wanne 5
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24 September 2017
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 32–30 Slovenia Celje Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 3,357
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Larsen 8 (15–13) Mlakar 14
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24 September 2017
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 32–28 Belarus Meshkov Brest Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Gensheimer 7 (15–14) Kulak, Stojković 5
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24 September 2017
18:30
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 32–21 Germany THW Kiel Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Bielecki 8 (18–11) Dahmke 6
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27 September 2017
18:30
THW Kiel Germany 27–26 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 8,900
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Zarabec 5 (13–12) Larsen 7
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30 September 2017
16:00
Meshkov Brest Belarus 26–29 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Đorđić 7 (12–14) Lékai 8
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30 September 2017
17:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 33–29 France Paris Saint-Germain Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Lauge Schmidt 11 (13–14) Gensheimer 9
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30 September 2017
19:00
Celje Slovenia 31–27 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Marguč 7 (16–12) Djukić 6
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8 October 2017
15:00
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 25–25 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,018
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Bielecki 6 (10–10) Steinhauser 5
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8 October 2017
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 20–23 Belarus Meshkov Brest Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 3,417
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Jensen 4 (11–10) Đorđić 7
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8 October 2017
17:00
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 26–24 Germany THW Kiel Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Ilić 6 (12–15) Weinhold 8
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8 October 2017
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 32–27 Slovenia Celje Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Gensheimer, Sagosen 7 (18–14) Mlakar 10
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14 October 2017
19:00
Celje Slovenia 33–33 Belarus Meshkov Brest Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Malus 7 (18–15) Nikulenkau 7
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15 October 2017
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 26–33 France Paris Saint-Germain Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 5,020
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Juul 6 (11–18) Gensheimer 5
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15 October 2017
18:30
THW Kiel Germany 20–20 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,049
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Vujin 5 (9–7) Mahé, Svan 4
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15 October 2017
19:00
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 32–32 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Dujshebaev 7 (16–15) Tønnesen 6
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1 November 2017
18:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 33–28 Slovenia Celje Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,016
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Svan 7 (16–15) Vujović 9
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4 November 2017
17:30
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 30–24 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Lékai 7 (16–10) Hald 6
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4 November 2017
18:30
Meshkov Brest Belarus 24–25 Germany THW Kiel Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,450
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Shylovich 6 (14–12) Bilyk, Vujin 6
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5 November 2017
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 33–28 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,837
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Remili 7 (18–16) Dujshebaev 5
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11 November 2017
18:30
Meshkov Brest Belarus 28–30 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,250
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Stojković 6 (15–16) Wanne 7
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12 November 2017
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 30–34 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 3,454
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Smárason 8 (14–18) Aguinagalde, Jurecki 5
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12 November 2017
17:00
THW Kiel Germany 26–29 Slovenia Celje Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 8,700
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Ekberg 6 (15–14) Malus 8
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12 November 2017
17:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 33–28 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Karabatić 8 (19–14) Gajić, Tønnesen 5
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18 November 2017
16:00
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 28–27 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Bielecki 7 (15–14) Smárason 6
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18 November 2017
17:30
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 24–29 France Paris Saint-Germain Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Lékai 8 (12–12) Gensheimer 10
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19 November 2017
17:00
Celje Slovenia 27–28 Germany THW Kiel Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,600
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Marguč, Vujović 5 (14–15) Ekberg 7
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19 November 2017
19:00
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 37–30 Belarus Meshkov Brest Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 3,855
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Glandorf 9 (20–13) Shkurinskiy 6
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25 November 2017
17:30
THW Kiel Germany 33–23 Belarus Meshkov Brest Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Wiencek 7 (15–10) Kulak 5
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26 November 2017
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 29–26 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 3,267
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Jensen 6 (14–13) Lékai 6
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26 November 2017
17:00
Celje Slovenia 27–30 Germany Flensburg Handewitt Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,350
Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
Jurečič 7 (14–16) Jeppsson, Steinhauser 6
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26 November 2017
19:00
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 29–30 France Paris Saint-Germain Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Aguinagalde, Dujshebaev 5 (11–15) Gensheimer 8
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29 November 2017
19:30
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 30–33 Germany THW Kiel Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Wanne 7 (15–16) Dissinger 7
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2 December 2017
17:15
Meshkov Brest Belarus 29–24 Slovenia Celje Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Rutenka 4 (15–14) Dujshebaev 7
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2 December 2017
17:30
Paris Saint-Germain France 31–28 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 2,740
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Gensheimer 10 (16–14) Jensen 9
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2 December 2017
18:00
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 31–26 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,080
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Nilsson 8 (15–15) Jurecki 9
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7 February 2018
18:00
Meshkov Brest Belarus 23–23 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Đorđić 5 (10–12) Ellebæk 5
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7 February 2018
19:30
THW Kiel Germany 22–20 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 9,500
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Ekberg, Nilsson 7 (14–9) Ilić 5
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11 February 2018
17:00
Celje Slovenia 26–31 France Paris Saint-Germain Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 5,600
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Mačkovšek 7 (13–17) Gensheimer 7
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11 February 2018
19:00
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 32–32 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,314
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Lauge Schmidt 9 (17–21) Jurecki 8
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17 February 2018
16:00
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 37–31 Slovenia Celje Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Štrlek 6 (21–17) Anić 6
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17 February 2018
17:30
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 34–22 Belarus Meshkov Brest Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Ilić 8 (20–11) Astrashapkin, Stojković 3
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17 February 2018
17:30
Paris Saint-Germain France 29–21 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Gensheimer, N. Karabatić 5 (19–10) Mahé, Rød 6
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18 February 2018
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 20–27 Germany THW Kiel Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 3,874
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Ellebæk 7 (11–15) Ekberg 7
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24 February 2018
17:30
THW Kiel Germany 29–30 Poland PGE Vive Kielce Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 10,285
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Wiencek 6 (17–16) Jurecki 8
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24 February 2018
18:30
Meshkov Brest Belarus 29–28 France Paris Saint-Germain Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,740
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Đorđić 10 (19–13) three players 4
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24 February 2018
19:30
Celje Slovenia 32–28 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,370
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Mačkovšek 8 (15–12) Saugstrup 5
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25 February 2018
17:00
Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 31–31 Hungary Telekom Veszprem Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
four players 5 (16–16) Gajić, Marguč 5
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3 March 2018
16:00
PGE Vive Kielce Poland 33–28 Belarus Meshkov Brest Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,060
Referees: Marin, García (ESP)
Dujshebaev 6 (20–17) Shylovich 6
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3 March 2018
17:30
Telekom Veszprem Hungary 29–22 Slovenia Celje Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,019
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Lékai 6 (13–11) Malus 6
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4 March 2018
16:50
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 24–31 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 4,327
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Larsen 7 (11–15) Glandorf 6
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4 March 2018
19:00
Paris Saint-Germain France 29–29 Germany THW Kiel Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Remili 5 (16–11) Vujin 11
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Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Denmark Skjern Håndbold 10 8 0 2 326 252 +74 16 Playoffs
2 Spain CB Ademar León 10 6 0 4 270 270 0 12[a]
3 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 10 6 0 4 271 271 0 12[a]
4 Norway Elverum Håndball 10 5 0 5 287 304 −17 10
5 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 10 4 0 6 263 274 −11 8
6 Romania Dinamo București 10 1 0 9 278 324 −46 2
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b CB Ademar León 50–47 RK Gorenje Velenje
14 September 2017
20:15
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 36–30 Norway Elverum Håndball BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Maros 6 (17–15) Gulliksen 8
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17 September 2017
16:50
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 39–28 Romania Dinamo București Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 1,120
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Konradsson, Olsson 6 (19–11) Gayduchenko 6
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17 September 2017
17:00
RK Gorenje Velenje Slovenia 23–22 Spain CB Ademar León Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
Grebenc, Medved 6 (12–10) García 7
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23 September 2017
17:00
Elverum Håndball Norway 27–32 Denmark Skjern Håndbold Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 1,790
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Gullisken 6 (11–17) Eggert, Rasmussen 7
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23 September 2017
19:00
Dinamo București Romania 26–27 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Descat, Gayduchenko 5 (10–9) Brumen 8
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24 September 2017
17:00
CB Ademar León Spain 29–28 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Costoya 7 (14–13) Ostroushko 6
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27 September 2017
18:00
Dinamo București Romania 29–28 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Descat, Esteki 5 (14–12) Liniger 10
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30 September 2017
19:30
CB Ademar León Spain 26–30 Norway Elverum Håndball Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
three players 4 (10–12) Frederiksen 6
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1 October 2017
17:00
RK Gorenje Velenje Slovenia 31–29 Denmark Skjern Håndbold Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Medved, Toskić 5 (15-14) Olsson 9
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5 October 2017
20:15
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 31–28 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Császár 9 (14–14) Grebenc 6
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8 October 2017
15:10
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 33–25 Spain CB Ademar León Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 2,810
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Eggert, Olsson 8 (18–15) Costoya, López 5
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8 October 2017
17:00
Elverum Håndball Norway 40–32 Romania Dinamo București Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 1,760
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Lindboe 8 (19–15) Mocanu 10
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12 October 2017
20:15
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 25–24 Denmark Skjern Håndbold BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,190
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Császár 9 (9–13) Olsson 6
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15 October 2017
17:00
Dinamo București Romania 24–28 Spain CB Ademar León Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Descat, Gavriloaia 5 (13–17) Fernández, Vieyra 6
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15 October 2017
17:00
Elverum Håndball Norway 29–28 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 2,270
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Mehl 5 (17–14) Cehte 9
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4 November 2017
19:30
CB Ademar León Spain 32–29 Romania Dinamo București Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Fernández 9 (18–15) Gayduchenko 8
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4 November 2017
19:30
RK Gorenje Velenje Slovenia 30–21 Norway Elverum Håndball Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
Ovniček 7 (14–12) Hanisch 4
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5 November 2017
16:50
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 32–22 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 2,863
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
Eggert 7 (13–13) Császár 6
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8 November 2017
19:00
Elverum Håndball Norway 26–22 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
Lindboe 8 (12–9) Császár 4
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9 November 2017
18:00
Dinamo București Romania 23–36 Denmark Skjern Håndbold Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 700
Referees: Vesović, Mitrović (MNE)
Descat, Mironescu 5 (8–18) Christensen 6
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11 November 2017
19:30
CB Ademar León Spain 28–24 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Fernández, Vieyra 5 (15–13) Cehte, Medved 6
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16 November 2017
19:00
RK Gorenje Velenje Slovenia 33–29 Romania Dinamo București Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 1,043
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Medved 8 (17–15) Mocanu 7
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16 November 2017
20:15
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 23–24 Spain CB Ademar León BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,620
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Marković 8 (10–15) García 7
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19 November 2017
16:50
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 35–25 Norway Elverum Håndball Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 2,617
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Olsson 7 (16–12) Poklar 5
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25 November 2017
19:30
RK Gorenje Velenje Slovenia 27–21 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 1,580
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Medved, Ovniček 5 (10–11) Pendic 7
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25 November 2017
19:30
CB Ademar León Spain 26–31 Denmark Skjern Håndbold Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
three players 5 (12–13) Myrhol 10
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26 November 2017
17:00
Dinamo București Romania 33–34 Norway Elverum Håndball Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 800
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Șandru 10 (16–16) Lindboe 13
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30 November 2017
20:15
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 27–25 Romania Dinamo București BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,310
Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
Tominec 8 (14–14) Komogorov 9
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3 December 2017
16:00
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 35–20 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 2,411
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Olsson 7 (18–9) Cehte, Toskić 4
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3 December 2017
17:00
Elverum Håndball Norway 25–30 Spain CB Ademar León Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 2,280
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Poklar 5 (13–13) López 6
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Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Montpellier 10 8 0 2 309 267 +42 16 Playoffs
2 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia 10 6 3 1 294 263 +31 15
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 10 5 1 4 293 296 −3 11
4 Portugal Sporting CP 10 4 0 6 293 297 −4 8
5 North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 10 2 1 7 262 293 −31 5[a]
6 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi 10 2 1 7 271 306 −35 5[a]
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Metalurg 57–55 Chekhovskiye Medvedi
14 September 2017
18:15
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 36–23 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi Kharkiv Sport Hall, Kharkiv
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Piechota, Leszczyński (POL)
Malašinskas 7 (21–16) Kornev, Santalov 4
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16 September 2017
17:30
Montpellier France 32–22 North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje Palais des Sports René Bougnol, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,900
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Guigou 6 (19–11) Jaganjac 6
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17 September 2017
17:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 26–30 Portugal Sporting CP Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, İzmit
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Döne 10 (16–17) Nikčević 6
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23 September 2017
15:00
Chekhovskiye Medvedi Russia 24–28 France Montpellier Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov
Attendance: 900
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Santalov 5 (13–14) Porte 8
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24 September 2017
17:00
Metalurg North Macedonia 27–31 Turkey Beşiktaş Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Jaganjac 9 (14–14) Döne, Nuić 7
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24 September 2017
19:00
Sporting CP Portugal 23–31 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,410
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Araújo 6 (11–15) Kozakevych 7
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30 September 2017
15:00
Chekhovskiye Medvedi Russia 27–29 Turkey Beşiktaş Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov
Attendance: 1,220
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
Santalov 6 (17–13) Döne, Vražalić 6
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30 September 2017
17:30
Metalurg North Macedonia 28–27 Portugal Sporting CP Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Kuzmanovski 6 (17–13) Carneiro 6
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1 October 2017
17:00
Montpellier France 28–20 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Palais des Sports René Bougnol, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Porte 6 (18–13) Paczkowski 6
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4 October 2017
20:00
Sporting CP Portugal 31–30 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 600
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Carol 7 (20–17) Ostashchenko 7
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8 October 2017
16:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 32–36 France Montpellier Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, İzmit
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
Döne 10 (16–20) Kavtičnik 7
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8 October 2017
16:00
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 28–28 North Macedonia Metalurg Kharkiv Sport Hall, Kharkiv
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Denysov 8 (12–18) Gugleta, Jaganjac 7
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14 October 2017
15:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 28–28 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, İzmit
Attendance: 940
Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
Pribak 12 (14–17) Soroka 7
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14 October 2017
15:00
Chekhovskiye Medvedi Russia 26–32 North Macedonia Metalurg Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Santalov 6 (15–15) Jaganjac 9
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15 October 2017
19:00
Sporting CP Portugal 29–33 France Montpellier Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,502
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Araújo 6 (11–19) Richardson, Truchanovičius 6
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4 November 2017
17:00
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 28–22 Turkey Beşiktaş Kharkiv Sport Hall, Kharkiv
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Pukhouski 8 (12–11) Vražalić 8
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4 November 2017
17:30
Montpellier France 33–32 Portugal Sporting CP Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Afgour, Simonet 6 (16–17) Nikčević 11
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5 November 2017
17:00
Metalurg North Macedonia 25–29 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Anđelić 5 (12–17) Santalov 7
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11 November 2017
14:00
Chekhovskiye Medvedi Russia 30–30 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Santalov 10 (15–17) Malasinskas 7
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11 November 2017
19:00
Sporting CP Portugal 34–27 Turkey Beşiktaş Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,114
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Carol, Nikčević 6 (17–12) Döne 7
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12 November 2017
19:00
Metalurg North Macedonia 21–27 France Montpellier Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
three players 5 (14–16) Caussé, Porte 6
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18 November 2017
15:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 32–29 North Macedonia Metalurg Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, İzmit
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Özbahar, Vražalić 7 (13–15) Kuzmanovski 6
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18 November 2017
17:00
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 32–29 Portugal Sporting CP Kharkiv Sport Hall, Kharkiv
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Malasinskas 8 (14–15) Carol 7
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19 November 2017
19:00
Montpellier France 34–23 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,850
Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
Causse 6 (15–11) Santalov 5
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25 November 2017
14:00
Chekhovskiye Medvedi Russia 30–27 Portugal Sporting CP Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Kuretkov 8 (16–13) Rocha 9
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25 November 2017
17:30
Metalurg North Macedonia 22–30 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Dimitrievski 5 (11–16) Kozakevych 5
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26 November 2017
17:00
Montpellier France 28–33 Turkey Beşiktaş Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Südi, Herczeg (HUN)
Truchanovicius 6 (14–19) four players 6
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2 December 2017
21:00
Sporting CP Portugal 31–27 North Macedonia Metalurg Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 415
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Carol, Ruesga 7 (12–15) Ilić 6
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3 December 2017
14:00
Beşiktaş Turkey 33–29 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall, İzmit
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Vesović, Mitrović (MNE)
Tomić 9 (16–12) Santalov 6
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3 December 2017
15:00
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 31–30 France Montpellier Kharkiv Sport Hall, Kharkiv
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Pukhouski 8 (14–12) Kavtičnik 6
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Playoffs[edit]

The top two teams from Groups C and D contested a playoff to determine the two sides advancing to the knockout phase. The winners of each group faced the runners-up of the other group in a two-legged tie. The first leg was played on 24 February 2018 and the second leg on 4 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CB Ademar León Spain 43–48 France Montpellier 24–28 19–20
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 58–63 Denmark Skjern Håndbold 32–30 26–33

Matches[edit]

24 February 2018
19:30
CB Ademar León Spain 24–28 France Montpellier Palacio de los Deportes de León, León
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Costoya 5 (12–14) Richardson 8
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4 March 2018
17:00
Montpellier France 20–19 Spain CB Ademar León Palais des Sports René Bougnol, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Kavtičnik 6 (13–8) Diego, Filho 5
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24 February 2018
17:00
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 32–30 Denmark Skjern Håndbold Kharkiv Sport Hall, Kharkiv
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Kozakevych 8 (19–14) Olsson 9
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4 March 2018
15:10
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 33–26 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 2,781
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Myrhol 7 (20–15) Denysov 7
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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ljubljana hosts draw for the 25th season of EHF Champions League". ehfcl.com. 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Vardar to start the title defence in a group with record champions". ehfcl.com. 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Seeding for the group phase draw released". ehfcl.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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