# 2013–14 EHF Champions League qualifying

This article describes the qualifying for the 2013–14 EHF Champions League.

## Format

A total of 14 teams will take part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs will be drawn into three groups of four and play a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advance to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs will go to the EHF Cup. Matches will be played at 31 August–1 September 2013. The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.

## Seedings

Two remaining teams played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| HC Dinamo-Minsk RK Borac Banja Luka H.C.M. Constanța | RK Vojvodina HT Tatran Prešov F.C. Porto | Alpla HC Hard Elverum Håndball Beşiktaş J.K. | HC Zaporizhzhia AEK Athens H.C. KRAS/Volendam |

## Qualification tournament 1

HT Tatran Prešov organized the tournament.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 |
| HC Dinamo-Minsk | 25 |
| HC Dinamo-Minsk | 25 | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| AEK Athens H.C. | 21 | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| AEK Athens H.C. | 21 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 29 |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 | | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 29 |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 | HT Tatran Prešov | 27 |
| HT Tatran Prešov | 32 | HT Tatran Prešov | 27 |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 30 | | |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 30 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| | | AEK Athens H.C. | 34 |
| | | Beşiktaş J.K. | 30 |

### Semifinals

| 31 August 2013 15:30 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 25 – 21 | AEK Athens H.C. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 822 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 31 August 2013 15:30 | Nikulenkau 6 | (11–13) | Rakčević 6 | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 822 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 31 August 2013 15:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 822 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 31 August 2013 18:00 | HT Tatran Prešov | 32 – 30 | Beşiktaş J.K. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,723 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| 31 August 2013 18:00 | Antl 6 | (17–12) | Döne, Rašić 6 | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,723 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| 31 August 2013 18:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,723 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |

### Third place game

| 1 September 2013 15:30 | AEK Athens H.C. | 34 – 30 | Beşiktaş J.K. | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 538 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 1 September 2013 15:30 | Bakaoukas 13 | (21–14) | Döne 9 | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 538 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 1 September 2013 15:30 | 3× 3× | Report | | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 538 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |

### Final

| 1 September 2013 18:00 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 29 – 27 | HT Tatran Prešov | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 3,072 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| 1 September 2013 18:00 | Doborac 7 | (14–13) | Urban 7 | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 3,072 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| 1 September 2013 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 3,072 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |

## Qualification tournament 2

RK Vojvodina organized the tournament.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 |
| RK Borac Banja Luka | 18 |
| RK Borac Banja Luka | 18 | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 40 | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 40 | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 | | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 | RK Vojvodina | 24 |
| RK Vojvodina | 27 | RK Vojvodina | 24 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 26 | | |
| Alpla HC Hard | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| | | RK Borac Banja Luka | 17 |
| | | Alpla HC Hard | 25 |

### Semifinals

| 31 August 2013 17:00 | RK Borac Banja Luka | 18 – 40 | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 31 August 2013 17:00 | Bezbradica 6 | (8–20) | Skopintsev 6 | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 31 August 2013 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 1× | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 31 August 2013 19:30 | RK Vojvodina | 27 – 26 | Alpla HC Hard | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 31 August 2013 19:30 | Elezović 8 | (10–12) | Jochum 7 | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 31 August 2013 19:30 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |

### Third place game

| 1 September 2013 17:00 | RK Borac Banja Luka | 17 – 25 | Alpla HC Hard | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 1 September 2013 17:00 | Trivundza 5 | (7–12) | Tanasković 5 | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 1 September 2013 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |

### Final

| 1 September 2013 19:30 | HC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 36 – 24 | RK Vojvodina | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 1 September 2013 19:30 | Ostroushko 11 | (17–11) | Elezović 5 | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 1 September 2013 19:30 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |

## Qualification tournament 3

F.C. Porto organized the tournament.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 |
| F.C. Porto | 29 |
| F.C. Porto | 29 | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| Elverum Håndball | 28 | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| Elverum Håndball | 28 | F.C. Porto | 26 |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 | | F.C. Porto | 26 |
| 31 August 2013 | 31 August 2013 | H.C.M. Constanța | 22 |
| H.C.M. Constanța | 34 | H.C.M. Constanța | 22 |
| KRAS/Volendam | 25 | | |
| KRAS/Volendam | 25 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 September 2013 | 1 September 2013 |
| | | Elverum Håndball | 32 |
| | | KRAS/Volendam | 24 |

### Semifinals

| 31 August 2013 14:00 | F.C. Porto | 29 – 28 | Elverum Håndball | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 31 August 2013 14:00 | Davyes, Duarte 6 | (13–13) | Toft 6 | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 31 August 2013 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,460 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 31 August 2013 16:30 | H.C.M. Constanța | 34 – 25 | KRAS/Volendam | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 530 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 31 August 2013 16:30 | Şimicu 7 | (19–14) | Adams 10 | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 530 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 31 August 2013 16:30 | 3× 9× 1× | Report | 3× 9× 1× | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 530 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |

### Third place game

| 1 September 2013 16:30 | KRAS/Volendam | 24 – 32 | Elverum Håndball | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 150 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 1 September 2013 16:30 | Beemsterboer, Smits 4 | (13–18) | Aanestad 6 | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 150 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 1 September 2013 16:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 8× | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 150 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |

### Final

| 1 September 2013 14:00 | H.C.M. Constanța | 22 – 26 | F.C. Porto | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 September 2013 14:00 | Sadoveac 6 | (9–12) | Spinola 9 | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 September 2013 14:00 | 3× 9× 2× | Report | 3× 9× 2× | Dragão Caixa, Porto Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |

## Playoff

The winner advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Handball Esch | 44–63 | HK Drott | 30–26 | 14–37 |

### First leg

| 24 August 2013 18:00 | Handball Esch | 30 – 26 | HK Drott | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 24 August 2013 18:00 | Kohl 10 | (17–15) | Persson 7 | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 24 August 2013 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |

### Second leg

| 31 August 2013 16:00 | HK Drott | 37 – 14 | Handball Esch | Halmstad Arena, Halmstad Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 31 August 2013 16:00 | Persson 7 | (19–8) | Kohl, Schmidt 3 | Halmstad Arena, Halmstad Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 31 August 2013 16:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Halmstad Arena, Halmstad Attendance: 1,185 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
HK Drott won 63–44 on aggregate.

## Wildcard matches

The winners advanced to the group stage. The schedule and qualifying criteria were changed after Atlético Madrid withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Füchse Berlin | 56–57 | HSV Hamburg | 30–30 | 26–27 |
| HC Metalurg | 45–39 | SC Pick Szeged | 26–16 | 19–23 |
| Montpellier | 52–55 | Wisła Płock | 29–27 | 23–28 |

### Match 1
#### First leg

| 28 August 2013 19:00 | HC Metalurg | 26 – 16 | SC Pick Szeged | Avtokomanda, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 28 August 2013 19:00 | Manaskov 6 | (13–11) | Ancsin 5 | Avtokomanda, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 28 August 2013 19:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 6× | Avtokomanda, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |

#### Second leg

| 1 September 2013 19:00 | SC Pick Szeged | 23 – 19 | HC Metalurg | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 1 September 2013 19:00 | Šulc 7 | (11–7) | Atman 5 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 1 September 2013 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
HC Metalurg won 45–39 on aggregate.

### Match 2
#### First leg

| 29 August 2013 19:00 | Montpellier | 29 – 27 | Wisła Płock | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 29 August 2013 19:00 | Accambray 8 | (11–15) | Ghionea 9 | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 29 August 2013 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 6× | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |

#### Second leg

| 1 September 2013 16:00 | Wisła Płock | 28 – 23 | Montpellier | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 1 September 2013 16:00 | Ghionea 8 | (13–10) | Guigou 5 | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 1 September 2013 16:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Wisła Płock won 55–52 on aggregate.

### Match 3

A draw decided that Berlin played the first leg at home.

#### First leg

| 21 August 2013 19:00 | Füchse Berlin | 30 – 30 | HSV Hamburg | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,128 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 21 August 2013 19:00 | Horák, Igropulo 6 | (18–15) | Lindberg 6 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,128 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 21 August 2013 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,128 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |

#### Second leg

| 23 August 2013 19:00 | HSV Hamburg | 27 – 26 | Füchse Berlin | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 6,220 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| 23 August 2013 19:00 | Pfahl 6 | (10–14) | Petersen 8 | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 6,220 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| 23 August 2013 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 6,220 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
HSV Hamburg won 57–56 on aggregate.