2002–03 EHF Champions League
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The 2002–03 EHF Champions League
was the 43rd edition of Europe
's premier club handball
tournament.
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
was the 43rd edition of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
's premier club handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
tournament.
Group stage
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| Group A | |||||||||
| Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 127 | (36) |
| 2 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 166 | (13) |
| 3 | Wisla Plock SSA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 195 | |
| 4 | Panellinios AC Athens | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 152 | |
| 09.11.2002 | Panellinios AC Athens | 17 | 29 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
| 09.11.2002 | Wisla Plock SSA | 25 | 30 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
| 17.11.2002 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
19 | 13 | Panellinios AC Athens |
| 16.11.2002 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
40 | 32 | Wisla Plock SSA |
| 24.11.2002 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
31 | 22 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
| 23.11.2002 | Panellinios AC Athens | 30 | 29 | Wisla Plock SSA |
| 30.11.2002 | Panellinios AC Athens | 16 | 17 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
| 30.11.2002 | Wisla Plock SSA | 29 | 31 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
| 08.12.2002 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
30 | 29 | Panellinios AC Athens |
| 08.12.2002 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
38 | 24 | Wisla Plock SSA |
| 15.12.2002 | SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
27 | 28 | KC Veszprém KC Veszprém Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented... |
| 14.12.2002 | Wisla Plock SSA | 28 | 26 | Panellinios AC Athens |
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| Group B | |||||||||
| Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 142 | (38) |
| 2 | Kolding IF | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 152 | (26) |
| 3 | Generali Pallam. Trieste | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 163 | 175 | |
| 4 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 135 | 187 | |
| 10.11.2002 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk | 18 | 30 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
| 09.11.2002 | Generali Pallam. Trieste | 32 | 31 | Kolding IF |
| 16.11.2002 | Kolding IF | 33 | 23 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk |
| 17.11.2002 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
31 | 23 | Generali Pallam. Trieste |
| 23.11.2002 | Kolding IF | 24 | 21 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
| 23.11.2002 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk | 24 | 24 | Generali Pallam. Trieste |
| 30.11.2002 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk | 22 | 30 | Kolding IF |
| 30.11.2002 | Generali Pallam. Trieste | 26 | 32 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
| 07.12.2002 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
34 | 21 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk |
| 08.12.2002 | Kolding IF | 30 | 22 | Generali Pallam. Trieste |
| 15.12.2002 | Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
32 | 30 | Kolding IF |
| 14.12.2002 | Generali Pallam. Trieste | 36 | 27 | Shakhtyor Akademi Donetsk |
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| Group C | |||||||||
| Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 160 | (6) |
| 2 | Prule 67 Ljubljana | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 169 | (10) |
| 3 | CH Medvedi | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 170 | (12) |
| 4 | HC Banik Karvina | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 195 | |
| 10.11.2002 | HC Banik Karvina | 29 | 36 | Prule 67 Ljubljana |
| 10.11.2002 | CH Medvedi | 30 | 31 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
| 17.11.2002 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
32 | 30 | HC Banik Karvina |
| 17.11.2002 | Prule 67 Ljubljana | 34 | 28 | CH Medvedi |
| 24.11.2002 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
28 | 24 | Prule 67 Ljubljana |
| 24.11.2002 | HC Banik Karvina | 35 | 27 | CH Medvedi |
| 01.12.2002 | HC Banik Karvina | 23 | 26 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
| 01.12.2002 | CH Medvedi | 33 | 22 | Prule 67 Ljubljana |
| 08.12.1902 | Prule 67 Ljubljana | 34 | 27 | HC Banik Karvina |
| 08.12.2002 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
25 | 24 | CH Medvedi |
| 15.12.2002 | Prule 67 Ljubljana | 29 | 24 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
| 15.12.2002 | CH Medvedi | 40 | 23 | HC Banik Karvina |
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| Group D | |||||||||
| Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 150 | (25) |
| 2 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 154 | (2) |
| 3 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 162 | (2) |
| 4 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 181 | |
| 10.11.2002 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti | 21 | 26 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
| 10.11.2002 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje | 25 | 28 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
| 17.11.2002 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
24 | 24 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti |
| 16.11.2002 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
34 | 23 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje |
| 24.11.2002 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
23 | 28 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
| 24.11.2002 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti | 38 | 26 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje |
| 01.12.2002 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti | 28 | 23 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
| 01.12.2002 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje | 27 | 26 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
| 08.12.2002 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
37 | 28 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti |
| 08.12.2002 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
30 | 25 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje |
| 14.12.2002 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
24 | 28 | RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
| 15.12.2002 | Vardar Vatrost. Skopje | 26 | 25 | "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti |
Quarterfinals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolding IF KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a team handball club based in Kolding, Denmark. Currently, the men's team KIF Kolding competes in the Danish Handball League. The women's team KIF Vejen competes in the Danish Women's Handball League.... |
57 – 63 | Fotex KC Veszprém | 31 – 27 | 26 – 36 |
| SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965... |
56 – 60 | Portland San Antonio | 22 – 26 | 34 – 34 |
| RK Zagreb RK Zagreb RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup.... |
53 – 62 | Montpellier HB | 28 – 28 | 25 – 34 |
| RD Prule 67 RD Prule 67 RD Prule 67 was team handball club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Due to financial problems, the club was terminated. They have won the Slovenian First League of Handball once, in season 2001–02.-Team:2003–04 Team*Ales Franetic*Backovic Ognjen*Bucar Jaka... |
61 – 59 | THW Kiel THW Kiel THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles.... |
33 – 33 | 28 – 26 |
Semifinals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD Prule 67 RD Prule 67 RD Prule 67 was team handball club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Due to financial problems, the club was terminated. They have won the Slovenian First League of Handball once, in season 2001–02.-Team:2003–04 Team*Ales Franetic*Backovic Ognjen*Bucar Jaka... |
52 – 56 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
29 – 27 | 23 – 29 |
| Portland San Antonio Portland San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio is a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.- Sponsors:* 1968-1969: Kaiku* 1971-1972: Werner* 1972-1977: Schweppes* 1977-1978: Not sponsor... |
54 – 50 | Fotex KC Veszprém | 28 – 20 | 26 – 30 |
Finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland San Antonio | 46 – 50 | Montpellier HB Montpellier HB Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever... |
27 – 19 | 19 – 31 |