2012–13 EHF Cup group stage

Main article: 2012–13 EHF Cup

This article describes the group stage of the 2012–13 EHF Cup.

Format

Frisch Auf Göppingen

Elverum

Beşiktaş

Tatran Prešov

Holstebro

Koper

Motor Zaporizhzhia

SMD Bacău

Wisła Płock

Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Eskilstuna Guif

Magdeburg

La Rioja

Nantes

Kolding

Maribor

Location of teams of the 2012–13 EHF Cup group stage.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

The 16 teams were split into four groups, consisting of four teams. Each team played a home and away game against all opponents in the group. The first and the second ranked teams advanced to the knockout stage.

The draw of the EHF Cup group phase was carried out on Thursday 6 December 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The teams were positioned into four pots, with the country protection rule applied: two clubs from the same country may not face each other in the same group.^[1] As is standard in EHF club competitions, the seeding is calculated on the basis of the three most recent seasons.^[2] Consequently, the results of the seasons 2011–12, 2010–11 and 2009–10 was considered to determine the seeding of the teams for the 2012–13 season.^[2] As there was the EHF Cup as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup parallel in these last three seasons, the results of both competitions of these seasons were added and then divided by two in order to get the points for the seeding for the 2012–13 season.^[2]

The group stage features 16 teams, which were allocated four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 9–10 February, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 9–10 March, 16–17 March, and 23–24 March 2013. The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, which are scheduled in April 2013.^[3]

If Nantes, as the organiser of the Final 4 tournament, win their group or finish among top three second ranked teams, they will receive a direct qualification to the Final 4 tournament.^[3] In that case only four group winners and two best second ranked team will qualify for the quarter-finals.^[3] If Nantes finish as the worst second ranked team, they will have to play the quarter-final match.^[3] Should the French club rank on the third or fourth position in their group, they will be out of the competition, but they will still organize the Final 4 tournament.^[3]

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):^[4]

1. number of points in matches of all teams directly involved;
2. goal difference in matches of all teams directly involved;
3. greater number of plus goals in matches of all teams directly involved;
4. goal difference in all matches of the group;
5. greater number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by drawing lots. Lots shall be drawn by the EHF, if possible in the presence of a responsible of each club.

Pot 1 Frisch Auf Göppingen Elverum Beşiktaş Tatran Prešov

Pot 2 Tvis Holstebro Cimos Koper Motor Zaporizhzhia SMD Bacău

Pot 3 Wisła Płock Rhein-Neckar Löwen Eskilstuna Guif Magdeburg

Pot 4 La Rioja Nantes KIF Kolding Maribor Branik

Groups

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that has qualified to the next phase of the competition

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Frisch Auf Göppingen	6	5	0	1	200	175	+25	10
La Rioja	6	4	0	2	171	155	+16	8
Koper	6	3	0	3	181	189	−8	6
Eskilstuna Guif	6	0	0	6	154	187	−33	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 February 2013 19:00	Cimos Koper	25–21	La Rioja	Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Yudchyts, Kot (BLR)
	Rapotec 5	(13–11)	Paván 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

9 February 2013 19:30	Frisch Auf Göppingen	37–26	Eskilstuna Guif	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Konjicanin, Konjicanin (BIH)
	Marković 8	(20–16)	Tholin 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

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16 February 2013 16:00	Eskilstuna Guif	29–30	Cimos Koper	Sporthall, Eskilstuna Attendance: 1,241 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Tholin 9	(15–14)	Brumen, Rapotec 8
	3× 2× 1×	Report	2× 5×

16 February 2013 20:00	La Rioja	25–23	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Palacio de los Deportes, Logroño Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Tioumentsev 6	(12–13)	Marković 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

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23 February 2013 19:00	Cimos Koper	36–39	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 1,599 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Bombač 12	(14–22)	three players 7
	3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 5×

23 February 2013 20:00	La Rioja	29–23	Eskilstuna Guif	Palacio de los Deportes, Logroño Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
	Ćuruvija 7	(17–13)	Heimisson 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 6×

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9 March 2013 16:00	Eskilstuna Guif	24–30	La Rioja	Sporthall, Eskilstuna Attendance: 1,165 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Freiman 5	(10–11)	Da Costa Capote 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2013 19:30	Frisch Auf Göppingen	38–32	Cimos Koper	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Späth 8	(20–15)	Rapotec 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7× 1×

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16 March 2013 19:00	Eskilstuna Guif	25–31	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Sporthall, Eskilstuna Attendance: 909 Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
	Freiman, Pettersson 5	(12–17)	Marković 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1× 1×

16 March 2013 20:00	La Rioja	35–28	Cimos Koper	Palacio de los Deportes, Logroño Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Da Costa Capote 8	(19–14)	Osmajić 10
	2× 2×	Report	4× 3×

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23 March 2013 19:00	Cimos Koper	30–27	Eskilstuna Guif	Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 500 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Gavranović, Osmajić 6	(16–13)	Pettersson
	2× 7×	Report	3× 6×

23 March 2013 19:30	Frisch Auf Göppingen	32–31	La Rioja	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS)
	Rnić 9	(18–17)	Pavan Lopez 10
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	6	5	0	1	185	150	+35	10
KIF Kolding	6	3	0	3	158	145	+13	6
Tatran Prešov	6	3	0	3	167	184	−17	6
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia	6	1	0	5	150	181	−31	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 February 2013 20:30	Tatran Prešov	33–34	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	City Hall, Prešov Attendance: 3,350 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (Kosovo)
	Krištopāns 8	(17–17)	Schmid 11
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

9 February 2013 17:00	Motor Zaporizhzhia	21–24	KIF Kolding	Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporizhzhia Attendance: 900 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Semikov 6	(8–10)	Spellerberg 8
	2× 1×	Report	3× 2×

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16 February 2013 15:00	KIF Kolding	37–17	Tatran Prešov	Kolding Hallen, Kolding Attendance: 2,775 Referees: Pandzić, Satordzija (BIH)
	Jensen 8	(17–8)	Krištopāns 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

16 February 2013 19:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	35–22	Motor Zaporizhzhia	MWS Halle am Herzogenried, Mannheim Attendance: 1,467 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB)
	Ekdahl du Rietz, Schmid 5	(18–11)	Semikov 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 6×

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23 February 2013 17:00	Motor Zaporizhzhia	27–32	Tatran Prešov	Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporizhzhia Attendance: 900 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Burka, Mirzoyev 5	(10–15)	Antl 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

24 February 2013 15:00	KIF Kolding	25–23	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 4,749 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Boesen 6	(13–11)	Petersson 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

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9 March 2013 20:30	Tatran Prešov	36–28	Motor Zaporizhzhia	City Hall, Prešov Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Antl 9	(19–17)	Burka 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

10 March 2013 17:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	28–25	KIF Kolding	MWS Halle am Herzogenried, Mannheim Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Šešum 10	(16–10)	Jensen 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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16 March 2013 19:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	36–20	Tatran Prešov	MWS Halle am Herzogenried, Mannheim Attendance: 1,732 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Schmid, Sigurmannsson 7	(21–10)	Krok 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

17 March 2013 15:00	KIF Kolding	25–27	Motor Zaporizhzhia	Forum, Horsens Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Bernet, Wick (SUI)
	Spellerberg 9	(13–14)	Burka 13
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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23 March 2013 17:00	Motor Zaporizhzhia	25–29	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporizhzhia Attendance: 900 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Burka, Semikov 6	(12–13)	three players 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

23 March 2013 18:00	Tatran Prešov	29–22	KIF Kolding	City Hall, Prešov Attendance: 2,274 Referees: Brkić, Jusufhodžić (AUT)
	Antl, Krištopāns 6	(18–13)	Karlsson 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tvis Holstebro	6	3	2	1	170	157	+13	8
Maribor Branik	6	3	1	2	170	165	+5	7
Wisła Płock	6	3	0	3	164	158	+6	6
Elverum	6	1	1	4	155	179	−24	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

10 February 2013 15:00	Tvis Holstebro	26–26	Maribor Branik	Gräkjaer Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,504 Referees: Liachovicius, Gecevicius (LTU)
	Larsen 8	(15–12)	Špelić 7
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

10 February 2013 18:00	Elverum	25–27	Wisła Płock	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 1,209 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Sluijters 7	(14–10)	Ghionea 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 5×

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16 February 2013 19:00	Maribor Branik	34–29	Elverum	Tabor Hall, Maribor Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Špelić 9	(19–14)	Rönnberg 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 2×

10 February 2013 19:00	Wisła Płock	28–29	Tvis Holstebro	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Vesović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Ghionea 6	(15–13)	Larsen, Nielsen 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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24 February 2013 18:00	Elverum	28–28	Tvis Holstebro	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 926 Referees: Frieser, Frieser (CZE)
	Gullerud 8	(16–15)	Nielsen 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

24 February 2013 19:00	Maribor Branik	26–23	Wisła Płock	Tabor Hall, Maribor Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Špelić 7	(13–13)	Nenadić 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

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9 March 2013 18:00	Wisła Płock	30–26	Maribor Branik	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Novikov, Perepilitsy (UKR)
	Kubisztal 9	(15–12)	Tarabochia 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

10 March 2013 15:00	Tvis Holstebro	33–18	Elverum	Gräkjaer Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,673 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	Nielsen 8	(16–10)	Lindboe 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

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16 March 2013 18:00	Wisła Płock	30–25	Elverum	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB)
	Syprzak 8	(17–14)	Lindboe 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

16 March 2013 20:30	Maribor Branik	31–27	Tvis Holstebro	Tabor Hall, Maribor Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
	Razgor 9	(14–12)	Christiansen 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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23 March 2013 17:00	Elverum	30–27	Maribor Branik	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 545 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Stegavik 8	(19–15)	Razgor, Svalina 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

24 March 2013 15:00	Tvis Holstebro	27–26	Wisła Płock	Gräkjaer Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,577 Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
	Christiansen 8	(12–13)	Kubisztal 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 7×

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Magdeburg	6	5	1	0	176	135	+41	11
Nantes	6	4	1	1	154	143	+11	9
Beşiktaş	6	1	0	5	129	164	−35	2
SMD Bacău	6	1	0	5	148	165	−17	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 February 2013 15:00	Magdeburg	33–18	Beşiktaş	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 2,639 Referees: Mata, López (ESP)
	Weber 6	(17–6)	Özbahar 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

10 February 2013 18:45	SMD Bacău	18–21	Nantes	Sala Sporturilor Bacau, Bacău Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Brkić, Jusufhodžić (AUT)
	Ghita 4	(9–7)	Skatar 4
	3× 6×	Report	2× 5×

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16 February 2013 15:00	Magdeburg	33–25	SMD Bacău	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 2,355 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Weber 11	(16–13)	Da Silva Ferreira, Ghita 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3× 1×

17 February 2013 17:00	Nantes	31–24	Beşiktaş	Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
	Nyateu 7	(16–10)	Ladyko, Özbahar 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

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24 February 2013 17:00	Nantes	20–27	Magdeburg	Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Sigurjónsson, Petursson (ISL)
	Rivera Folch 7	(8–13)	Grafenhorst, Weber 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

24 February 2013 20:00	SMD Bacău	26–24	Beşiktaş	Sala Sporturilor Bacau, Bacău Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (Kosovo)
	Ramba 7	(15–13)	Döne 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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9 March 2013 15:00	Beşiktaş	25–23	SMD Bacău	Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul Attendance: 550 Referees: Pavičević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Döne 9	(15–10)	Ghita 9
	3× 2×	Report	2× 5×

9 March 2013 15:00	Magdeburg	26–26	Nantes	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 2,822 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Kneer, Weber 6	(14–17)	Rivera Folch 7
	2× 3×	Report	3× 5×

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16 March 2013 17:00	Beşiktaş	17–27	Magdeburg	Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul Attendance: 400 Referees: Pandzić, Satordzija (BIH)
	three players 4	(9–10)	Musche 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

17 March 2013 17:00	Nantes	32–27	SMD Bacău	Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
	Rivera Folch 8	(20–13)	Bondar 6
	3× 7×	Report	3× 5× 1×

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23 March 2013 15:00	Beşiktaş	21–24	Nantes	Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul Attendance: 300 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Özbahar 6	(11–12)	Maqueda, Sayad 6
	3× 3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

24 March 2013 18:00	SMD Bacău	29–30	Magdeburg	Sala Sporturilor Bacau, Bacău Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Ramba 8	(20–16)	Musche 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

Ranking of second-placed teams

The ranking of the second-placed teams was carried out on the basis of the team's results in the group stage, against the first and third placed teams. The results against teams which finished last in the group stage did not count in the ranking system.

Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
C	Maribor Branik	4	2	1	1	109	106	+3	5
D	Nantes[a]	4	2	1	1	101	98	+3	5
B	Kolding	4	2	0	2	109	97	+12	4
A	La Rioja	4	2	0	2	112	107	+5	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Nantes finished the group stage among the top three second-placed teams and has qualified directly to the final four tournament, which they will host.