# 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup

The 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup was the 39th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 7 September 2019. Siófok KC were defending champions. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

## Overview
### Team allocation

Group stage :
| Podravka Vegeta | MKS Perła Lublin | SG BBM Bietigheim | DHK Baník Most |
| Round 3 ||||
| Siófok KC | Nykøbing Falster | Érd HC | HC Lada |
| CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | Rocasa Gran Canaria | |
| Round 2 ||||
| København Håndbold | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball | Storhamar HE | Odense Håndbold |
| Váci NKSE | CS Măgura Cisnădie | Kuban | TUSSIES Metzingen |
| Tertnes HE | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | DVSC Schaeffler | CSM Corona Brașov |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod | Buxtehuder SV | Nantes Atlantique Handball | Thüringer HC |
| Fredrikstad BK | ŽORK Jagodina | | |
| Round 1 ||||
| SCM Craiova | HC Astrakhanochka | TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen | ESBF Besançon |
| Byåsen Handball Elite | DHC Slavia Prague | HC Gomel | Super Amara Bera Bera |
| Metraco Zagłębie Lubin | LC Brühl Handball | Muratpaşa BSK | Skuru IK |
| WAT Atzgersdorf | IUVENTA Michalovce | Azeryol HC | Quintus |
| HC Galychanka | KHF Istogu | Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan | AC Latsia Nicosia |
| Handball Käerjeng | Jomi Salerno | Colégio de Gaia Toyota | A.C. PAOK |
| ŽRK Metalurg | Valur | HIFK Handboll | SPONO Eagles |
| Hypo Niederösterreich | ŽRK Kumanovo | LK Zug | H 65 Höör |

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria). On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualification | First qualifying round | 16 July 2019 | 7–8 September 2019 | 14–15 September 2019 |
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 16 July 2019 | 12–13 October 2019 | 19–20 October 2019 |
| Qualification | Third qualifying round | 22 October 2019 | 9–10 November 2019 | 16–17 November 2019 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 21 November 2019 | 4–5 January 2020 | 4–5 January 2020 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 21 November 2019 | 11–12 January 2020 | 11–12 January 2020 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 21 November 2019 | 18–19 January 2020 | 18–19 January 2020 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 21 November 2019 | 25–26 January 2020 | 25–26 January 2020 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 21 November 2019 | 1–2 February 2020 | 1–2 February 2020 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 21 November 2019 | 8–9 February 2020 | 8–9 February 2020 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 11 February 2020 | 29 February–1 March 2020 | 7–8 March 2020 |
| Knockout phase | Semi finals | 11 February 2020 | 4–5 April 2020 | 11–12 April 2020 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 14 April 2020 | 2–3 May 2020 | 9–10 May 2020 |

## Qualification stage
### Round 1

There are 32 teams were participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| SCM Craiova HC Astrakhanochka TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen ESBF Besançon Byåsen Handball Elite DHC Slavia Prague HC Gomel Super Amara Bera Bera Metraco Zagłębie Lubin LC Brühl Handball Muratpaşa BSK Skuru IK WAT Atzgersdorf IUVENTA Michalovce Azeryol HC Quintus | HC Galychanka KHF Istogu Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan AC Latsia Nicosia Handball Käerjeng Jomi Salerno Colégio de Gaia Toyota A.C. PAOK ŽRK Metalurg Valur HIFK Handboll SPONO Eagles Hypo Niederösterreich ŽRK Kumanovo LK Zug H 65 Höör |
The first legs was played on 7–8 and the second legs was played on 14–15 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| HC Gomel | 83–35 | KHF Istogu | 45–13 | 38–22 |
| Colégio de Gaia Toyota | 32–79 | ESBF Besançon | 12–37 | 20–42 |
| Quintus | 45–38 | HIFK Handboll | 28–19 | 17–19 |
| Super Amara Bera Bera | 75–47 | LK Zug | 30–16 | 45–31 |
| ŽRK Kumanovo | 51–54 | DHC Slavia Prague | 27–23 | 24–31 |
| H 65 Höör | 75–43 | LC Brühl Handball | 32–24 | 43–19 |
| TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen | 76–10 | AC Latsia Nicosia | 40–5 | 36–5 |
| HC Astrakhanochka | 61–34 | Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan | 31–18 | 30–16 |
| HC Galychanka | 49–42 | Azeryol HC | 26–24 | 23–18 |
| SCM Craiova | 59–38 | Jomi Salerno | 30–21 | 29–17 |
| IUVENTA Michalovce | 63–50 | SPONO Eagles | 31–25 | 32–25 |
| Handball Käerjeng | 25–86 | Byåsen Handball Elite | 13–40 | 12–46 |
| Skuru IK | 53–47 | Valur | 22–23 | 31–24 |
| A.C. PAOK | 56–49 | Muratpaşa BSK | 32–25 | 24–24 |
| ŽRK Metalurg | 28–87 | Metraco Zagłębie Lubin | 14–44 | 14–43 |
| Hypo Niederösterreich | 41–31 | WAT Atzgersdorf | 22–17 | 19–14 |

#### Notes
### Round 2

There were 34 teams participating in round 2. 16 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs were played on 12–13 October and the second legs were played on 19–20 October 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| A.C. PAOK | 44–49 | ŽORK Jagodina | 25–23 | 19–26 |
| Quintus | 39–66 | Nantes Atlantique HB | 21–30 | 18–36 |
| DHC Slavia Prague | 39–72 | Odense Håndbold | 25–34 | 14–38 |
| H 65 Höör | 55–59 | Kuban | 28–26 | 27–33 |
| CSM Corona Brașov | 67–63 | Super Amara Bera Bera | 35–30 | 32–33 |
| IUVENTA Michalovce | 44–48 | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball | 21–23 | 23–25 |
| ESBF Besançon | 60–56 | Fredrikstad BK | 29–27 | 31–29 |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 54–46 | HC Gomel | 33–21 | 21–25 |
| Metraco Zagłębie Lubin | 42–65 | Storhamar HE | 22–38 | 20–27 |
| Buxtehuder SV | 40–53 | HC Astrakhanochka | 25–30 | 15–23 |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod | 53–44 | Skuru IK | 29–22 | 24–22 |
| Váci NKSE | 56–45 | Hypo Niederösterreich | 26–22 | 30–23 |
| Thüringer HC | 58–49 | Byåsen Handball Elite | 29–25 | 29–24 |
| DVSC Schaeffler | 69–58 | TSV Bayer 04-Werkselfen | 35–27 | 34–31 |
| CS Măgura Cisnădie | 45–42 | HC Galychanka | 31–23 | 14–19 |
| Tertnes Bergen | 57–46 | SCM Craiova | 24–26 | 33–20 |
| TUSSIES Metzingen | 53–56 | København Håndbold | 30–22 | 23–34 |

#### Notes
### Round 3

A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 October 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Odense Håndbold Rocasa Gran Canaria OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball Thüringer HC Érd HC Siófok KC Storhamar HE CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita HC Lada ŽORK Jagodina Kastamonu Bld. GSK | Herning-Ikast Håndbold København Håndbold ESBF Besançon Nantes Atlantique HB DVSC Schaeffler Váci NKSE Tertnes HE |CSM Corona Brașov CS Măgura Cisnădie HC Astrakhanochka Zvezda Zvenigorod Kuban |
The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Odense Håndbold | 57–52 | ESBF Besançon | 25–23 | 32–29 |
| Tertnes HE | 44–65 | Storhamar HE | 31–26 | 13–39 |
| Rocasa Gran Canaria | 46–46 (a) | CS Măgura Cisnădie | 28–24 | 18–22 |
| HC Astrakhanochka | 53–55 | Thüringer HC | 28–25 | 25–30 |
| Érd HC | 64–62 | Kuban | 39–32 | 25–30 |
| Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 58–56 | Váci NKSE | 33–26 | 25–30 |
| DVSC Schaeffler | 73–52 | ŽORK Jagodina | 37–26 | 36–26 |
| CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita | 49–49 | CSM Corona Brașov | 25–27 | 24–22 |
| Nantes Atlantique HB | 58–61 | Siófok KC | 24–32 | 34–29 |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod | 52–70 | HC Lada | 24–36 | 28–34 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 44–49 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 23–23 | 26–31 |
| København Håndbold | 62–46 | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball | 32–23 | 30–23 |

#### Notes

* ^ Corona Brasov had been suspended from EHF competitions after players of the club were presumed to have participated in an intravenous laser therapy session considered a prohibited method under Section M1.3 of the 2019 Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Code.

## Group stage

The draw for the group phase will be held on Thursday, 21 November 2019. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
* Tiebreakers
* 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 will be determined as follows:
* Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
* Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
* 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.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | THU | KAS | SCH | BAN |
| 1 | Thüringer HC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 141 | +43 | 12 | Knockout stage | — | 27–24 | 26–23 | 40–24 |
| 2 | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 175 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage | 24–30 | — | 30–31 | 33–27 |
| 3 | DVSC Schaeffler | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 173 | −3 | 6 | | 19–26 | 32–34 | — | 36–29 |
| 4 | DHK Baník Most | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 204 | −41 | 0 | | 27–35 | 28–31 | 28–29 | — |
* 1 2 Kastamonu Bld. GSK 64–63 DVSC Schaeffler

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIO | POD | KOB | MAG |
| 1 | Siófok KC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 158 | +34 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 30–30 | 36–23 | 34–22 |
| 2 | Podravka Vegeta | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 176 | +13 | 8 | Knockout stage | 33–33 | — | 29–32 | 38–26 |
| 3 | København Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 171 | +3 | 6 | | 27–28 | 26–28 | — | 33–22 |
| 4 | CS Măgura Cisnădie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 200 | −50 | 0 | | 23–31 | 29–31 | 28–33 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ODE | GLO | ERD | LUB |
| 1 | Odense Håndbold | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 133 | +42 | 10 | Knockout stage | — | 25–19 | 31–24 | 35–18 |
| 2 | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 139 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage | 25–23 | — | 25–25 | 26–20 |
| 3 | Érd HC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 155 | +3 | 6 | | 27–28 | 24–24 | — | 29–24 |
| 4 | MKS Perła Lublin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 127 | 174 | −47 | 1 | | 20–33 | 22–22 | 23–29 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HER | LAD | STO | BIE |
| 1 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 162 | +8 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 28–38 | 34–27 | 33–25 |
| 2 | HC Lada | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 168 | +9 | 6 | Knockout stage | 20–25 | — | 27–31 | 30–25 |
| 3 | Storhamar HE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 178 | −6 | 6 | | 26–24 | 28–33 | — | 33–32 |
| 4 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 167 | 178 | −11 | 5 | | 26–26 | 31–29 | 28–27 | — |
* 1 2 HC Lada 60–59 Storhamar HE

## Quarterfinals

The seedings were announced on 10 February 2020:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold Odense Håndbold Thüringer HC Siófok KC | Podravka Vegeta CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud HC Lada Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams from the same group of the group phase could not meet in the next stage.
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 29 February–1 March 2020, while the second leg followed one week later.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 49–78 | Siófok KC | 29–38 | 20–40 |
| CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud | 52–57 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 26–29 | 26–28 |
| HC Lada | 61–62 | Odense Håndbold | 31–28 | 30–34 |
| HC Podravka Vegeta | 61–51 | Thüringer HC | 27–23 | 34–28 |

### Matches

| 1 March 2020 15:00 | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 29–38 | Siófok KC | Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 1 March 2020 15:00 | İskit 10 | (12–24) | Aoustin 8 | Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 1 March 2020 15:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 1× 1× | Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 7 March 2020 18:00 | Siófok KC | 40–20 | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 7 March 2020 18:00 | Hársfalvi, Ježić 6 | (19–10) | İskenderoğlu, Özel 6 | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 7 March 2020 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 5× | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
Siófok KC won 78–49 on aggregate.
| 1 March 2020 17:00 | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud | 26–29 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Sala Polivalentă, Bistrița Attendance: 950 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 1 March 2020 17:00 | Ardean-Elisei 9 | (13–10) | Fauske, Friis 7 | Sala Polivalentă, Bistrița Attendance: 950 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 1 March 2020 17:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Sala Polivalentă, Bistrița Attendance: 950 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 8 March 2020 15:30 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 28–26 | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 8 March 2020 15:30 | Kristiansen 9 | (12–15) | Dincă 7 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 8 March 2020 15:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Herning-Ikast Håndbold won 57–52 on aggregate.
| 29 February 2020 14:00 | HC Lada | 31–28 | Odense Håndbold | Sportkomplex USK Olimp, Tolyatti Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 29 February 2020 14:00 | Shamanouskaya 8 | (15–14) | Bakkerud 7 | Sportkomplex USK Olimp, Tolyatti Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 29 February 2020 14:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Sportkomplex USK Olimp, Tolyatti Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 8 March 2020 15:00 | Odense Håndbold | 34–30 | HC Lada | Odense Idrætshal, Odense Attendance: 0 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| 8 March 2020 15:00 | Bakkerud 7 | (20–16) | Kirdiasheva, Shamanouskaya 6 | Odense Idrætshal, Odense Attendance: 0 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| 8 March 2020 15:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Odense Idrætshal, Odense Attendance: 0 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
Odense Håndbold won 62–61 on aggregate.
| 1 March 2020 15:00 | HC Podravka Vegeta | 27–23 | Thüringer HC | Sports Hall "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 1 March 2020 15:00 | Tsàkalou 9 | (15–12) | Lopes, Scheffknecht 6 | Sports Hall "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 1 March 2020 15:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 1× 4× | Sports Hall "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 8 March 2020 14:00 | Thüringer HC | 28–34 | HC Podravka Vegeta | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 8 March 2020 14:00 | Bölk 9 | (15–17) | Mugoša, Tsàkalou 6 | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 8 March 2020 14:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
HC Podravka Vegeta won 61–51 on aggregate.

## Final four

The semi-finals first legs were scheduled on 4–5 April 2020, while the second leg was scheduled for 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's EHF Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Third place | Third place |

### Semifinals

| Odense Håndbold | Cancelled | Siófok KC |
| Herning-Ikast Håndbold | Cancelled | HC Podravka Vegeta |

### Third place game

| LSF1 | Cancelled | LSF2 |

### Final

| WSF1 | Cancelled | WSF2 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 8 March 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Elena Mikhaylichenko | HC Lada | 75 |
| 2 | Helene Gigstad Fauske | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | 71 |
| 3 | Aslı İskit | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 68 |