# 2005–06 EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League 2005–06 was the 2005–2006 edition of the EHF Champions League who is managed by EHF. FC Barcelona were the reigning champions. BM Ciudad Real won the title beating Portland San Antonio in the final.

## Qualification round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vojvodina-Univerexport | 54–66 | A1 Bregenz HB | 29–31 | 25–35 |
| HC Berchem | 48–67 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 25–34 | 23–33 |
| Beşiktaş | 70–76 | Dinamo Baumit București | 34–41 | 36–35 |
| KRAS/Volendan | 46–57 | Sony Athinaikos Athens | 21–29 | 25–28 |
| HRK Izvidac Ljubuski | 68–49 | Sjundea IF | 36–22 | 32–27 |
| HC Tongeren | 53–62 | HC Granitas Kaunas | 29–31 | 24–31 |
| Sandefjord TIF | 48–57 | Brest HC Meshkov | 27–31 | 21–26 |

## Group Matches

* Key to colours in group tables
* Teams that progressed to the first knockout round
* Teams that progressed to the EHF Cup Winner's Cup
* Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Montpellier HB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 170 | +12 | 8 |
| 2 | SC Magdeburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 169 | +22 | 8 |
| 3 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 184 | +8 | 6 |
| 4 | A1 Bregenz HB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 204 | −42 | 2 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 25–30 | SC Magdeburg |
| October 2, 2005 |
| Montpellier HB | 33–24 | A1 Bregenz HB |
| October 8, 2005 |
| SC Magdeburg | 32–28 | Montpellier HB |
| A1 Bregenz HB | 30–35 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
| October 15, 2005 |
| SC Magdeburg | 37–27 | A1 Bregenz HB |
| October 16, 2005 |
| Montpellier HB | 36–29 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
| October 22, 2005 |
| Montpellier HB | 29–24 | SC Magdeburg |
| Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 40–23 | A1 Bregenz HB |
| November 5, 2005 |
| A1 Bregenz HB | 26–28 | Montpellier HB |
| SC Magdeburg | 37–28 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
| November 12, 2005 |
| A1 Bregenz HB | 32–31 | SC Magdeburg |
| Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 35–28 | Montpellier HB |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celje | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 143 | +48 | 10 |
| 2 | C.BM. Ademar León | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 160 | +19 | 8 |
| 3 | IK Sävehof | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 180 | −24 | 6 |
| 4 | Sony Athinaikos Athens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 144 | 188 | −44 | 0 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| Sony Athinaikos Athens | 21–30 | Celje |
| October 2, 2005 |
| IK Sävehof | 29–27 | C.BM. Ademar León |
| October 8, 2005 |
| C.BM. Ademar León | 36–23 | Sony Athinaikos Athens |
| Celje | 24–19 | IK Sävehof |
| October 15, 2005 |
| C.BM. Ademar León | 27–26 | Celje |
| Sony Athinaikos Athens | 27–31 | IK Sävehof |
| October 22, 2005 |
| Sony Athinaikos Athens | 25–29 | C.BM. Ademar León |
| October 23, 2005 |
| IK Sävehof | 26–33 | Celje |
| November 5, 2005 |
| Celje | 33–23 | Sony Athinaikos Athens |
| C.BM. Ademar León | 33–22 | IK Sävehof |
| November 12, 2005 |
| Celje | 35–27 | C.BM. Ademar León |
| IK Sävehof | 29–26 | Sony Athinaikos Athens |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arhus GF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 165 | +18 | 10 |
| 2 | RK Gorenje Velenje | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 202 | 149 | +53 | 8 |
| 3 | Torggler Group Meran | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 204 | −38 | 4 |
| 4 | Haukar Handball | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 193 | −33 | 2 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 27–28 | Arhus GF |
| October 2, 2005 |
| Torggler Group Meran | 24–39 | RK Gorenje Velenje |
| October 8, 2005 |
| Arhus GF | 35–28 | Torggler Group Meran |
| October 9, 2005 |
| RK Gorenje Velenje | 38–25 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur |
| October 16, 2005 |
| RK Gorenje Velenje | 27–28 | Arhus GF |
| Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 32–29 | Torggler Group Meran |
| October 22, 2005 |
| Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 28–33 | RK Gorenje Velenje |
| Torggler Group Meran | 37–31 | Arhus GF |
| November 5, 2005 |
| Arhus GF | 34–21 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur |
| November 6, 2005 |
| RK Gorenje Velenje | 40–17 | Torggler Group Meran |
| November 12, 2005 |
| Arhus GF | 27–25 | RK Gorenje Velenje |
| November 13, 2005 |
| Torggler Group Meran | 31–27 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Barcelona-Cifec | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 149 | +44 | 12 |
| 2 | SC Pick Szeged | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 150 | +11 | 6 |
| 3 | ZTR Zaporizhia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 160 | 174 | −14 | 3 |
| 4 | HRK Izvidac Ljubuski | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 189 | −41 | 3 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| HRK Izvidac Ljubuski | 27–35 | FC Barcelona-Cifec |
| SC Pick Szeged | 36–28 | ZTR Zaporizhia |
| October 8, 2005 |
| FC Barcelona-Cifec | 27–20 | SC Pick Szeged |
| October 9, 2005 |
| ZTR Zaporizhia | 32–20 | HRK Izvidac Ljubuski |
| October 15, 2005 |
| ZTR Zaporizhia | 22–31 | FC Barcelona-Cifec |
| HRK Izvidac Ljubuski | 23–22 | SC Pick Szeged |
| October 22, 2005 |
| HRK Izvidac Ljubuski | 29–29 | ZTR Zaporizhia |
| SC Pick Szeged | 26–28 | FC Barcelona-Cifec |
| November 5, 2005 |
| FC Barcelona-Cifec | 38–27 | HRK Izvidac Ljubuski |
| ZTR Zaporizhia | 22–24 | SC Pick Szeged |
| November 12, 2005 |
| FC Barcelona-Cifec | 34–27 | ZTR Zaporizhia |
| SC Pick Szeged | 33–22 | HRK Izvidac Ljubuski |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | THW Kiel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 180 | +32 | 10 |
| 2 | KIF Kolding | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 175 | +13 | 8 |
| 3 | Wisła Płock | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 182 | −27 | 4 |
| 4 | Brest HC Meshkov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 165 | 183 | −18 | 2 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| THW Kiel | 35–28 | Brest HC Meshkov |
| October 2, 2005 |
| KIF Kolding | 38–29 | Wisla Plock SSA |
| October 8, 2005 |
| Wisła Płock | 32–31 | THW Kiel |
| October 9, 2005 |
| Brest HC Meshkov | 27–29 | KIF Kolding |
| October 15, 2005 |
| Wisła Płock | 31–23 | Brest HC Meshkov |
| October 16, 2005 |
| THW Kiel | 36–29 | KIF Kolding |
| October 22, 2005 |
| THW Kiel | 37–22 | Wisla Plock SSA |
| October 23, 2005 |
| KIF Kolding | 29–28 | Brest HC Meshkov |
| November 6, 2005 |
| Brest HC Meshkov | 31–37 | THW Kiel |
| Wisła Płock | 19–25 | KIF Kolding |
| November 13, 2005 |
| Brest HC Meshkov | 28–22 | Wisla Plock SSA |
| KIF Kolding | 33–35 | THW Kiel |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ciudad Real | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 147 | +56 | 10 |
| 2 | MKB Veszprém KC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 165 | +41 | 10 |
| 3 | Tatran Presov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 201 | −47 | 2 |
| 4 | Dinamo Baumit București | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 198 | −50 | 2 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| Dinamo Baumit București | 24–29 | BM Ciudad Real |
| October 2, 2005 |
| Tatran Presov | 23–35 | MKB Veszprém KC |
| October 8, 2005 |
| MKB Veszprém KC | 37–27 | Dinamo Baumit București |
| BM Ciudad Real | 39–24 | Tatran Presov |
| October 15, 2005 |
| MKB Veszprém KC | 31–29 | BM Ciudad Real |
| Dinamo Baumit București | 28–24 | Tatran Presov |
| October 22, 2005 |
| Dinamo Baumit București | 27–38 | MKB Veszprém KC |
| October 23, 2005 |
| Tatran Presov | 28–32 | BM Ciudad Real |
| November 5, 2005 |
| MKB Veszprém KC | 42–25 | Tatran Presov |
| November 6, 2005 |
| BM Ciudad Real | 40–17 | Dinamo Baumit București |
| November 12, 2005 |
| Tatran Presov | 30–25 | Dinamo Baumit București |
| November 13, 2005 |
| BM Ciudad Real | 34–23 | MKB Veszprém KC |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portland San Antonio | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 127 | +53 | 10 |
| 2 | RK Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 143 | +20 | 9 |
| 3 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 160 | 181 | −21 | 3 |
| 4 | Pelister Bitola | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 191 | −52 | 2 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 26–26 | RK Zagreb |
| October 2, 2005 |
| Portland San Antonio | 33–18 | Pelister Bitola |
| October 8, 2005 |
| Pelister Bitola | 32–31 | Kadetten Schaffhausen |
| October 9, 2005 |
| RK Zagreb | 24–20 | Portland San Antonio |
| October 15, 2005 |
| Portland San Antonio | 31–22 | Kadetten Schaffhausen |
| October 16, 2005 |
| RK Zagreb | 37–13 | Pelister Bitola |
| October 22, 2005 |
| Portland San Antonio | 31–15 | RK Zagreb |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 34–28 | Pelister Bitola |
| November 6, 2005 |
| Pelister Bitola | 20–29 | Portland San Antonio |
| RK Zagreb | 30–23 | Kadetten Schaffhausen |
| November 12, 2005 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 28–36 | Portland San Antonio |
| November 13, 2005 |
| Pelister Bitola | 30–31 | RK Zagreb |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 155 | +53 | 10 |
| 2 | Paris Handball | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 157 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | HC Banik Karvina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 164 | −4 | 5 |
| 4 | HC Granitas Kaunas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 147 | 202 | −55 | 0 |
| October 1, 2005 |
| HC Granitas Kaunas | 22–27 | Paris Handball |
| October 2, 2005 |
| HC Banik Karvina | 22–28 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| October 8, 2005 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 39–22 | HC Granitas Kaunas |
| October 9, 2005 |
| Paris Handball | 21–18 | HC Banik Karvina |
| October 15, 2005 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 37–24 | Paris Handball |
| HC Granitas Kaunas | 28–35 | HC Banik Karvina |
| October 23, 2005 |
| HC Granitas Kaunas | 26–38 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| HC Banik Karvina | 26–26 | Paris Handball |
| November 5, 2005 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 35–28 | HC Banik Karvina |
| November 6, 2005 |
| Paris Handball | 32–23 | HC Granitas Kaunas |
| November 13, 2005 |
| Paris Handball | 33–31 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| HC Banik Karvina | 31–26 | HC Granitas Kaunas |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| KIF Kolding | 63–65 | Celje | 33–34 | 30–31 |
| SC Magdeburg | 47–53 | FC Barcelona-Cifec | 24–26 | 23–27 |
| RK Zagreb | 49–51 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25–23 | 24-28 |
| SC Pick Szeged | 58–68 | BM Ciudad Real | 31–32 | 27–36 |
| C.BM. Ademar León | 53–53(a) | Portland San Antonio | 31–26 | 22–27 |
| RK Gorenje Velenje | 54–55 | Montpellier HB | 26–22 | 28–33 |
| MKB Veszprém KC | 61–49 | Arhus GF | 30–21 | 31–28 |
| Paris Handball | 49–72 | THW Kiel | 21–28 | 28–44 |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| BM Ciudad Real | 67–55 | Celje | 34–27 | 33–28 |
| Portland San Antonio | 48–47 | FC Barcelona-Cifec | 25–21 | 23–26 |
| THW Kiel | 62–64 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 28–32 | 34–32 |
| Montpellier HB | 45–48 | MKB Veszprém KC | 23–21 | 22–27 |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| BM Ciudad Real | 60–49 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 31–22 | 29–27 |
| MKB Veszprém KC | 58–59 | Portland San Antonio | 29–27 | 29–32 |

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Portland San Antonio | 47–62 | BM Ciudad Real | 19–25 | 28–37 |

## Top scorers

The top scorers from the 2005–06 EHF Champions League are as follows:
| # | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1. | Kiril Lazarov | MKB Veszprém KC | 85 |
| 2. | Eduard Kokcharov | Celje | 78 |
| 3. | Mirza Džomba | BM Ciudad Real | 73 |
| 4. | Wissem Hmam | Montpellier HB | 70 |
| 5. | Albert Rocas | Portland San Antonio | 69 |
| 6. | Siarhei Rutenka | BM Ciudad Real | 67 |
| 7. | Momir Ilić | RK Gorenje Velenje | 65 |
| 8. | Vedran Zrnić | RK Gorenje Velenje | 63 |
| 9. | Bo Spellerberg | KIF Kolding | 61 |
| 10. | Rolando Uríos | BM Ciudad Real | 58 |