# 2008–09 EHF Champions League

The Champions League 2008–09 is the season of EHF Champions League. BM Ciudad Real won their second title in a row, beating THW Kiel in the final.

## Teams

| Ciudad Real | Ademar León | Barcelona | San Antonio |
| Kiel | Flensburg-Handewitt | Hamburg | Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
| Chambéry Savoie | Montpellier | Hammarby | Zagreb |
| Copenhagen | Svendborg | Zaporizhzhia | Celje |
| Koper | MKB Veszprém | Pick Szeged | Bosna Sarajevo |
| Drammen | Tatran Prešov | Amicitia Zürich | Wisła Płock |

## Qualification round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kaunas | – | Brest Meshkov | 27–27 | 32–32 |
| A.C. Doukas School | – | Põlva Serviti | 35–23 | 19–26 |
| Izmir | – | HC Metalurg | 29–33 | 31–34 |
| RK Crvena Zvezda | – | Casarano | 26–21 | 25–27 |
| HCM Constanța | – | KV Sasja HC | 38–25 | 36–31 |
| Chypre College | – | Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 30–31 | 30–34 |
| Benfica Lisbon | – | Bregenz | 38–34 | 28–35 |
| Dudelange | – | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 16–41 | 15–46 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Chambéry SH | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 155 | +45 |
| 2 | Celje | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 202 | 166 | +36 |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 176 | −18 |
| 4 | Granitas-Karys | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 219 | −63 |
| 4 October | Hammarby IF | 31 | 27 | Granitas-Karys |
| 5 October | Chambéry SH | 37 | 30 | Celje |
| 11 October | Celje | 35 | 22 | Hammarby IF |
| 11 October | Granitas-Karys | 32 | 42 | Chambéry SH |
| 16 October | Granitas-Karys | 21 | 37 | Celje |
| 19 October | Chambéry SH | 31 | 18 | Hammarby IF |
| 8 November | Hammarby IF | 27 | 31 | Celje |
| 9 November | Chambéry SH | 34 | 21 | Granitas-Karys |
| 13 November | Granitas-Karys | 28 | 31 | Hammarby IF |
| 16 November | Celje | 25 | 32 | Chambéry SH |
| 22 November | Hammarby IF | 29 | 24 | Chambéry SH |
| 22 November | Celje | 44 | 27 | Granitas-Karys |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | BM Ciudad Real | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 135 | +93 |
| 2 | GOG Svendborg | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 173 | +3 |
| 3 | RK Bosna Sarajevo | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 157 | 172 | −15 |
| 4 | A.C. Doukas | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 126 | 207 | −81 |
| 4 October | Sarajevo | 34 | 22 | Doukas |
| 5 October | GOG Svendborg | 24 | 34 | BM Ciudad Real |
| 12 October | Doukas | 23 | 41 | GOG Svendborg |
| 12 October | BM Ciudad Real | 40 | 24 | Sarajevo |
| 18 October | Doukas | 21 | 42 | Ciudad Real |
| 19 October | GOG Svendborg | 30 | 26 | Sarajevo |
| 8 November | Sarajevo | 21 | 34 | BM Ciudad Real |
| 9 November | GOG Svendborg | 29 | 21 | Doukas |
| 16 November | Doukas | 20 | 20 | Sarajevo |
| 16 November | BM Ciudad Real | 37 | 26 | GOG Svendborg |
| 22 November | Sarajevo | 32 | 26 | GOG Svendborg |
| 23 November | BM Ciudad Real | 41 | 19 | Doukas |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | THW Kiel | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 164 | +46 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 156 | +23 |
| 3 | Metalurg | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 172 | −15 |
| 4 | Drammen HK | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 208 | −54 |
| 2 October | THW Kiel | 37 | 29 | Metalurg |
| 4 October | Drammen HK | 24 | 29 | FC Barcelona |
| 8 October | Drammen HK | 29 | 39 | THW Kiel |
| 12 October | FC Barcelona | 30 | 19 | Metalurg |
| 18 October | Metalurg | 37 | 30 | Drammen HK |
| 19 October | FC Barcelona | 27 | 31 | THW Kiel |
| 5 November | THW Kiel | 40 | 28 | Drammen HK |
| 8 November | Metalurg | 22 | 29 | FC Barcelona |
| 13 November | Metalurg | 25 | 30 | THW Kiel |
| 16 November | FC Barcelona | 38 | 27 | Drammen HK |
| 23 November | Drammen HK | 16 | 25 | Metalurg |
| 23 November | THW Kiel | 33 | 26 | FC Barcelona |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | HSV Hambourg | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 153 | +51 |
| 2 | FCK Håndbold | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 171 | +25 |
| 3 | Presov | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 165 | 183 | −18 |
| 4 | RK Crvena Zvezda | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 204 | −58 |
| 2 October | HSV Hambourg | 32 | 20 | Presov |
| 5 October | RK Crvena Zvezda | 25 | 34 | FCK Håndbold |
| 11 October | FCK Håndbold | 31 | 34 | HSV Hambourg |
| 11 October | Presov | 27 | 23 | RK Crvena Zvezda |
| 15 October | RK Crvena Zvezda | 22 | 38 | HSV Hambourg |
| 18 October | Presov | 32 | 33 | FCK Håndbold |
| 5 November | HSV Hambourg | 29 | 27 | FCK Håndbold |
| 9 November | RK Crvena Zvezda | 27 | '31 | Presov |
| 15 November | FCK Håndbold | 38 | 22 | RK Crvena Zvezda |
| 16 November | Presov | 26 | 35 | HSV Hambourg |
| 22 November | FCK Håndbold | 33 | 29 | Presov |
| 23 November | HSV Hambourg | 36 | 27 | RK Crvena Zvezda |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Chehovskie Medvedi | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 172 | +19 |
| 2 | Portland San Antonio | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 186 | 179 | +7 |
| 3 | Steaua Bucharest | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 182 | −11 |
| 4 | Koper | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 173 | 188 | −15 |
| 2 October | Portland San Antonio | 38 | 30 | Steaua Bucarest |
| 4 October | Koper | 28 | 35 | Chehovskie Medvedi |
| 9 October | Chehovskie Medvedi | 34 | 26 | Portland San Antonio |
| 12 October | Steaua Bucarest | 28 | 26 | Koper |
| 18 October | Koper | 31 | 29 | Portland San Antonio |
| 19 October | Steaua Bucarest | 34 | 32 | Chehovskie Medvedi |
| 8 November | Koper | 29 | 30 | Steaua Bucarest |
| 8 November | Portland San Antonio | 33 | 27 | Chehovskie Medvedi |
| 15 November | Chehovskie Medvedi | 35 | 30 | Koper |
| 16 November | Steaua Bucarest | 28 | 29 | Portland San Antonio |
| 22 November | Portland San Antonio | 31 | 29 | Koper |
| 23 November | Chehovskie Medvedi | 28 | 21 | Steaua Bucarest |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | SG Flensburg | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 158 | +37 |
| 2 | KC Veszprém | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 159 | +24 |
| 3 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 181 | −34 |
| 4 | Zaporojie | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 171 | −27 |
| 5 October | Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 26 | 25 | Zaporojie |
| 5 October | KC Veszprém | 29 | 28 | SG Flensburg |
| 9 October | SG Flensburg | 35 | 29 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur |
| 11 October | Zaporojie | 25 | 32 | KC Veszprém |
| 16 October | SG Flensburg | 38 | 20 | Zaporojie |
| 19 October | Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 27 | 26 | KC Veszprém |
| 8 November | KC Veszprém | 33 | 22 | Zaporojie |
| 8 November | Haukar Hafnarfjördur | 25 | 35 | SG Flensburg |
| 15 November | Zaporojie | 26 | 15 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur |
| 16 November | SG Flensburg | 32 | 29 | KC Veszprém |
| 22 November | Zaporojie | 26 | 27 | SG Flensburg |
| 22 November | KC Veszprém | 34 | 25 | Haukar Hafnarfjördur |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Ademar León | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 177 | +21 |
| 2 | Montpellier HB | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 176 | +20 |
| 3 | Zurich | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 185 | 185 | 0 |
| 4 | Bregenz | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 211 | −41 |
| 5 October | Zurich | 35 | 25 | Bregenz |
| 5 October | Ademar León | 25 | 21 | Montpellier HB |
| 11 October | Bregenz | 30 | 34 | Ademar León |
| 12 October | Montpellier HB | 36 | 29 | Zurich |
| 18 October | Bregenz | 32 | 34 | Montpellier HB |
| 19 October | Ademar León | 39 | 33 | Zurich |
| 9 November | Zurich | 27 | 28 | 'Montpellier HB |
| 9 November | Ademar León | 37 | 26 | Bregenz |
| 15 November | Bregenz | 28 | 28 | Zurich |
| 16 November | Montpellier HB | 34 | 34 | Ademar León |
| 23 November | Zurich | 33 | 29 | Ademar León |
| 23 November | Montpellier HB | 43 | 29 | Bregenz |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Rhein-Neckar | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 160 | +38 |
| 2 | RK Zagreb | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 156 | +30 |
| 3 | Pick Szeged | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 161 | −2 |
| 4 | Wisła Płock | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 122 | 188 | −66 |
| 4 October | Rhein-Neckar | 33 | 33 | RK Zagreb |
| 5 October | Wisła Płock | 16 | 26 | Pick Szeged |
| 12 October | Pick Szeged | 24 | 28 | Rhein-Neckar |
| 12 October | RK Zagreb | 34 | 17 | Plock |
| 16 October | Rhein-Neckar | 38 | 25 | Wisła Płock |
| 18 October | Pick Szeged | 30 | 36 | RK Zagreb |
| 8 November | Wisła Płock | 24 | 27 | RK Zagreb |
| 9 November | Rhein-Neckar | 35 | 28 | Pick Szeged |
| 13 November | Rhein-Neckar | 27 | 27 | RK Zagreb |
| 15 November | Pick Szeged | 26 | 17 | Wisła Płock |
| 20 November | Wisła Płockv | 23 | 37 | Rhein-Neckar |
| 22 November | RK Zagreb | 29 | 25 | Pick Szeged |

## Main round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | HSV Hambourg | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 169 | +16 |
| 2 | Chehovskie Medvedi | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 190 | +6 |
| 3 | Portland San Antonio | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 174 | 0 |
| 4 | FCK Håndbold | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 202 | −22 |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?
| 9 October | Chehovskie Medvedi | 34 | 26 | Portland San Antonio |
| 11 October | FCK Håndbold | 31 | 34 | HSV Hambourg |
| 5 November | HSV Hambourg | 29 | 27 | FCK Håndbold |
| 8 November | Portland San Antonio | 33 | 27 | Chehovskie Medvedi |
| 11 February | HSV Hambourg | 34 | 23 | Portland San Antonio |
| 14 February | FCK Håndbold | 33 | 37 | Chehovskie Medvedi |
| 18 February | Chehovskie Medvedi | 30 | 32 | HSV Hambourg |
| 21 February | Portland San Antonio | 38 | 27 | FCK Håndbold |
| 26 February | Chehovskie Medvedi | 37 | 34 | FCK Håndbold |
| 1 March | Portland San Antonio | 27 | 24 | HSV Hambourg |
| 4 March | HSV Hambourg | 32 | 31 | Chehovskie Medvedi |
| 7 March | FCK Håndbold | 28 | 27 | Portland San Antonio |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Rhein-Neckar | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 164 | +24 |
| 2 | RK Zagreb | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 176 | 158 | +18 |
| 3 | Chambéry SH | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 178 | −1 |
| 4 | Celje | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 190 | −41 |
| 4 October | RK Zagreb | 33 | 33 | Rhein-Neckar |
| 5 October | Chambéry SH | 37 | 30 | Celje |
| 13 November | Rhein-Neckar | 27 | 27 | RK Zagreb |
| 16 November | Celje | 25 | 32 | Chambéry SH |
| 14 February | RK Zagreb | 30 | 32 | Chambéry SH |
| 14 February | Celje | 28 | 34 | Rhein-Neckar |
| 18 February | Chambéry SH | 25 | 23 | Rhein-Neckar |
| 21 February | Celje | 22 | 25 | Zagreb |
| 26 February | Rhein-Neckar | 31 | 26 | Celje |
| 28 February | Chambéry SH | 26 | 30 | Zagreb |
| 7 March | Zagreb | 31 | 18 | Celje |
| 8 March | Rhein-Neckar | 40 | 25 | Chambéry SH |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | KC Veszprém | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 163 | +7 |
| 2 | SG Flensburg | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 172 | −2 |
| 3 | CB Ademar León | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 178 | −1 |
| 4 | Montpellier HB | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 154 | 158 | −4 |
| 5 October | KC Veszprém | 29 | 28 | SG Flensburg |
| 5 October | CB Ademar León | 25 | 21 | Montpellier HB |
| 16 November | Montpellier HB | 34 | 34 | CB Ademar León |
| 16 November | SG Flensburg | 32 | 29 | KC Veszprém |
| 14 February | KC Veszprém | 28 | 26 | CB Ademar León |
| 15 February | Montpellier HB | 31 | 25 | SG Flensburg |
| 22 February | SG Flensburg | 31 | 26 | CB Ademar León |
| 22 February | Montpellier HB | 24 | 30 | KC Veszprém |
| 28 February | CB Ademar León | 30 | 32 | KC Veszprém |
| 1 March | SG Flensburg | 22 | 21 | Montpellier HB |
| 7 March | KC Veszprém | 22 | 23 | Montpellier HB |
| 8 March | CB Ademar León | 36 | 32 | SG Flensburg |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | THW Kiel | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 174 | +36 |
| 2 | BM Ciudad Real | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 173 | +22 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 181 | 183 | −2 |
| 4 | GOG Svendborg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 222 | −56 |
| 5 October | GOG Svendborg | 24 | 34 | BM Ciudad Real |
| 19 October | FC Barcelona | 27 | 31 | THW Kiel |
| 16 November | BM Ciudad Real | 37 | 26 | GOG Svendborg |
| 23 November | THW Kiel | 33 | 26 | FC Barcelona |
| 14 February | FC Barcelona | 28 | 31 | BM Ciudad Real |
| 15 February | GOG Svendborg | 31 | 43 | THW Kiel |
| 22 February | THW Kiel | 33 | 26 | BM Ciudad Real |
| 22 February | FC Barcelona | 36 | 27 | GOG Svendborg |
| 25 February | THW Kiel | 37 | 29 | GOG Svendborg |
| 1 March | BM Ciudad Real | 32 | 29 | FC Barcelona |
| 7 March | BM Ciudad Real | 35 | 33 | THW Kiel |
| 8 March | GOG Svendborg | 29 | 35 | FC Barcelona |

## Knockout stage
### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| RK Zagreb | 55–59 | THW Kiel | 28–28 | 27–31 |
| BM Ciudad Real | 58–56 | KC Veszprém | 29–24 | 29–32 |
| SG Flensburg Handewitt | 56–57 | HSV Hambourg | 25–28 | 31–29 |
| Chehovskie Medvedi | 61–67 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 33–31 | 28–36 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 54–67 | THW Kiel | 23–37 | 31–30 |
| BM Ciudad Real | 63–60 | HSV Hambourg | 30–29 | 33–31 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| THW Kiel | 66–67 | BM Ciudad Real | 39–34 | 27–33 |

## Top scorers

| | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Filip Jicha | THW Kiel | 99 |
| 2 | Kiril Lazarov | RK Zagreb | 93 |
| 3 | Marko Vujin | KC Veszprém | 89 |
| 4 | Vid Kavticnik | THW Kiel | 77 |
| 5 | Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 76 |
| 6 | Jan Filip | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 75 |
| 7 | Jonas Källman | BM Ciudad Real | 74 |
| 8 | Lars Christiansen | SG Flensburg | 73 |
| 9 | Mariusz Jurasik | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 72 |
| 10 | Fredrik Petersen | GOG Svendborg | 70 |
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