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2019–20 SEHA League

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The 2019–20 SEHA League season was the ninth season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and sixth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Twelve teams from nine countries (Belarus, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia and China were participating in this year's competition.[1] On 13 August the Executive Committee of the SEHA – Gazprom League has made a decision that because of the crucial disagreements over conditions regarding the participation in the 2019/20 season, Tatabánya will not participate in the SEHA – Gazprom League this season.[2]

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Vardar 1961 were defending champions.

Final four tournament was held at Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia, on 4 and September 2020. Telekom Veszprém defeated Vardar 1961 30–29 in the final to win their third title.

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Competition format

Twelve teams, divided into two groups participated in the competition. Groups A and B were played with six teams each, in a round robin, home and away format. The top two teams in each group qualified directly for the quarter-finals, while the teams that finish the Group Phase in positions 3–6 played in the Play off phase.[3]

Play off Phase

8 teams played home and away in the Play off phase, with the teams that finish the Group Phase in positions 3–6.

Quarter-finals

The four winners of the matches in the Play off phase, joined by the top two of Groups A and B, played home and away for the right to contest the SEHA Final 4.

SEHA Final 4

The culmination of the season, the SEHA Final 4, continues in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title over one weekend. The host and schedule for this year's Final Four tournament was announced on 25 February 2020.

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Team information

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The SEHA – Gazprom League Executive Committee made decision that 12 participants will play in two groups in the upcoming season. Telekom Veszprem, Motor Zaporizhzhia, Eurofarm Pelister, Metaloplastika Sabac, HC Spartak Moscow and Beijing Sport University are the new clubs that will join the 9th SEHA – Gazprom League season.[4][5]

Venues and locations

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1 Beijing Sport University will play all of their home matches in Zagreb, Croatia.

Personnel and kits

Following is the list of clubs competing in 2019–20 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

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Coaching changes

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Group phase

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In the Group Phase, each team played ten matches within their respective groups. Five matches were played at home, and five matches away. The final position after the ten rounds determined if a club will play in the Play off phase or if they will earn a direct placement to the quarterfinals phase.[13][14]

Group A

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  1. Vardar 1961 75–69 Motor Zaporizhzhia
  2. Tatran Prešov 44–41 Vojvodina

Group B

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  1. Eurofarm Pelister 58–48 Metaloplastika

Playoffs

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The Play off phase was made up of two matches for each participating team, one match played at home and one match played away. The teams that finished the Group Phase in positions 3–6 played in the Play off phase.

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1 Both legs were hosted by Meshkov Brest.

Matches

2 February 2020
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Spartak Moscow Russia 23–31 Slovakia Tatran Prešov Dynamo Sports Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 250
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Vinogradov 6 (13–15) Rábek 9
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8 February 2020
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Tatran Prešov Slovakia 32–22 Russia Spartak Moscow Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov
Attendance: 2,475
Referees: Boričič, Marković (SRB)
Rábek 9 (16–11) Voiniush 5
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Tatran Prešov won 63–45 on aggregate.


2 February 2020
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Metaloplastika Serbia 24–25 Serbia Vojvodina Zorka Hall, Šabac
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Milić 8 (14–12) Nikolić 7
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11 February 2020
17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Vojvodina Serbia 26–24 Serbia Metaloplastika Sportski centar Slana Bara, Novi Sad
Attendance: 552
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Grozdanić 5 (11–12) Milić 5
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Vojvodina won 51–48 on aggregate.


1 February 2020
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Nexe Croatia 23–20 North Macedonia Eurofarm Pelister Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,150
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
B. Jaman, Kević 4 (10–9) Ostroushko 7
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12 February 2020
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Eurofarm Pelister North Macedonia 24–22 Croatia Nexe Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski, Bitola
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Jotić 5 (13–10) Severec 5
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Nexe won 45–44 on aggregate.


2 March 2020
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Beijing Sport University China 26–46 Belarus Meshkov Brest Sportshall Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 215
Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS)
Qinglong 6 (14–20) Baranau 8
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3 March 2020
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Meshkov Brest Belarus 41–23 China Beijing Sport University Sportshall Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 165
Referees: Antashev, Musatov (RUS)
Baranau 9 (20–11) Juncheng 5
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Meshkov Brest won 87–49 on aggregate.

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Quarter-finals

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There will be eight teams competing in the quarter-finals phase. Four teams will have earned a direct placement after the Group Phase, and four additional teams will have earned a quarter-finals spot through the playoff phase.

The SEHA – Gazprom League’s commissioner on Friday 13 March 2020 has made a decision to postpone SEHA - Gazprom League Quarter final 2nd leg matches: Telekom Veszprem – Vojvodina (14 March 2020) and Vardar 1961 - Nexe (15 March 2020), due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. All further updates will be published accordingly.[15]

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Matches

8 March 2020
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Nexe Croatia 30–31 North Macedonia Vardar 1961 Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,560
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Pešić 7 (15–15) Dibirov 12
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29 August 2020
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Vardar 1961 North Macedonia 25–26 Croatia Nexe Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Dissinger, Čupić 5 (13–13) Jaganjac 8
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Vardar 1961 won 56–56 on aggregate on away goals.


8 March 2020
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Vojvodina Serbia 26–31 Hungary Telekom Veszprém Sportski centar Slana Bara, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
Stojković 9 (10–15) Štrlek 7
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25 August 2020 Telekom Veszprém Hungary 10–0 (awarded) Serbia Vojvodina Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
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Telekom Veszprém won 41–26 on aggregate.


7 March 2020
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Meshkov Brest Belarus 30–28 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia Sportshall Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
Shkurinskiy 6 (16–15) Ganchev 6
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12 March 2020
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Motor Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 28–33 Belarus Meshkov Brest Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhzhia
Attendance: 200
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Pukhouski 7 (11–15) Vailupau 8
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Meshkov Brest won 63–56 on aggregate.


7 March 2020
17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Tatran Prešov Slovakia 21–25 Croatia PPD Zagreb Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov
Attendance: 1,439
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Pacheco 9 (11–11) Mandić 6
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11 March 2020
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
PPD Zagreb Croatia 28–16 Slovakia Tatran Prešov Dom sportova 2, Zagreb
Attendance: 0
Referees: Todorovski, Mitrevski (MKD)
Božović, Horvat 6 (12–9) Pacheco 4
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PPD Zagreb won 53–37 on aggregate.

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Final Four

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The four winners of the quarter-final matches qualify for the right to contest the SEHA final four. The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee had made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia, on 3 and 5 April 2020.[17] Due to the current situation in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe and further objective reasons, SEHA Executive Committee has made a decision to postpone the Final 4 indefinitely. All further updates will be published accordingly.[18] On 11 August 2020 the SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee announced the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia, on 4 and 6 September 2020.[19]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 Sep
 
 
North Macedonia Vardar 1961 (Pen.)30
 
6 Sep
 
Croatia PPD Zagreb29
 
North Macedonia Vardar 196127
 
4 Sep
 
Hungary Telekom Veszprém35
 
Hungary Telekom Veszprém28
 
 
Belarus Meshkov Brest24
 
Third place
 
 
6 Sep
 
 
Croatia PPD Zagreb24
 
 
Belarus Meshkov Brest29

Semifinals

4 September 2020
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Vardar 1961 North Macedonia 30–29 Croatia PPD Zagreb Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 500
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Dibirov, Dissinger 5 (13–16) Mandić 7
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FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–3


4 September 2020
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Telekom Veszprém Hungary 28–24 Belarus Meshkov Brest Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 500
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Marguč, Nenadić 6 (12–13) Panić, Shkurinskiy 6
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Match for third place

6 September 2020
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
PPD Zagreb Croatia 24–29 Belarus Meshkov Brest Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 500
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Obradović 5 (12–14) Yurynok 7
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Final

6 September 2020
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Vardar 1961 North Macedonia 27–35 Hungary Telekom Veszprém Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Kalarash 6 (12–15) Nenadić 5
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Top goalscorers

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Awards

The all-star team was announced on 6 September 2020.[21]

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