# 2011–12 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2011–12 EHF Champions League was held from 14 March 2012 till 27 May 2012. The top four teams from the group stage advanced to the Round of last 16.

## Seedings

The draw was held on 28 February 2012. Teams from pot 1 were drawn against teams from pot 4 and teams from pot 2 were drawn against teams from pot 3. Teams from pot 1 and 2 will play the second legs at home.
| Group | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| A | FC Barcelona Intersport | RK Zagreb | IK Sävehof | Kadetten Schaffhausen |
| B | Atlético Madrid | MKB Veszprém KC | Vive Targi Kielce | Füchse Berlin |
| C | HSV Hamburg | RK Cimos Koper | HC Metalurg | Orlen Wisła Płock |
| D | THW Kiel | AG København | CB Ademar León | Montpellier HB |

## Last 16

The first legs were played on 14–18 March, and the second legs will be played on 18, 24 and 25 March 2012.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
| Füchse Berlin | 56–53 | HSV Hamburg | 32–30 | 24–23 |
| Montpellier HB | 50–64 | FC Barcelona Intersport | 30–28 | 20–36 |
| Orlen Wisła Płock | 48–63 | THW Kiel | 24–36 | 24–27 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 57–62 | Atlético Madrid | 27–36 | 30–26 |
| CB Ademar León | 56–55 | MKB Veszprém KC | 31–28 | 25–27 |
| Vive Targi Kielce | 50–51 | RK Cimos Koper | 27–26 | 23–25 |
| HC Metalurg | 40–44 | RK Zagreb | 19–18 | 21–26 |
| IK Sävehof | 49–60 | AG København | 25–34 | 24–26 |

### First leg

| 14 March 2012 20:00 | Orlen Wisła Płock | 24 – 36 | THW Kiel | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| 14 March 2012 20:00 | Spanne 6 | (12–14) | Jícha 7 | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| 14 March 2012 20:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| 15 March 2012 19:30 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 27 – 36 | Atlético Madrid | Schweizersbildhalle, Schaffhausen Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 15 March 2012 19:30 | Kukucka, Stojanović 5 | (11–15) | Aguinagalde, Markussen 7 | Schweizersbildhalle, Schaffhausen Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 15 March 2012 19:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Schweizersbildhalle, Schaffhausen Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 17 March 2012 17:00 | CB Ademar León | 31 – 28 | MKB Veszprém KC | Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2012 17:00 | Straňovský 9 | (19–19) | Császár 10 | Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 7× 2× | Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 18 March 2012 16:00 | Füchse Berlin | 32 – 30 | HSV Hamburg | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 18 March 2012 16:00 | Christophersen 8 | (15–15) | Lindberg 8 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 18 March 2012 16:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 18 March 2012 16:30 | IK Sävehof | 25 – 34 | AG København | Partillebohallen, Partille Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| 18 March 2012 16:30 | Berggren, Fridén 7 | (9–19) | Larsen 6 | Partillebohallen, Partille Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| 18 March 2012 16:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Partillebohallen, Partille Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| 18 March 2012 17:00 | HC Metalurg | 19 – 18 | RK Zagreb | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| 18 March 2012 17:00 | Marković 7 | (7–9) | Štrlek 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| 18 March 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| 18 March 2012 17:00 | Montpellier HB | 30 – 28 | FC Barcelona Intersport | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE) |
| 18 March 2012 17:00 | Gajić 8 | (17–11) | Rutenka 5 | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE) |
| 18 March 2012 17:00 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Arena Montpellier, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE) |
| 18 March 2012 20:30 | Vive Targi Kielce | 27 – 26 | RK Cimos Koper | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 18 March 2012 20:30 | Buntić 7 | (13–12) | Brumen 8 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 18 March 2012 20:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |

### Second leg

| 18 March 2012 17:30 | THW Kiel | 27 – 24 | Orlen Wisła Płock | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,050 Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN) |
| 18 March 2012 17:30 | Ilić 8 | (15–10) | Kubisztal 7 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,050 Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN) |
| 18 March 2012 17:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,050 Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN) |
| 24 March 2012 18:00 | RK Cimos Koper | 25 – 23 | Vive Targi Kielce | Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 24 March 2012 18:00 | Brumen 8 | (12–13) | Stojković 5 | Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 24 March 2012 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 24 March 2012 20:00 | AG København | 26 – 24 | IK Sävehof | Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 24 March 2012 20:00 | Hansen 7 | (14–12) | Berggren 7 | Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 24 March 2012 20:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 24 March 2012 20:15 | RK Zagreb | 26 – 21 | HC Metalurg | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP) |
| 24 March 2012 20:15 | Horvat 7 | (12–10) | Mojsovski 7 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP) |
| 24 March 2012 20:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP) |
| 25 March 2012 15:45 | Atlético Madrid | 26 – 30 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
| 25 March 2012 15:45 | Lazarov 9 | (14–14) | Graubner 6 | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
| 25 March 2012 15:45 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
| 25 March 2012 17:00 | FC Barcelona Intersport | 36 – 20 | Montpellier HB | Palau Blaugrana, Blaugrana Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 25 March 2012 17:00 | Nagy, Sarmiento 6 | (17–8) | Gajić 7 | Palau Blaugrana, Blaugrana Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 25 March 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Palau Blaugrana, Blaugrana Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 25 March 2012 17:15 | HSV Hamburg | 23 – 24 | Füchse Berlin | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 7,800 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 25 March 2012 17:15 | Lindberg 5 | (11–10) | five players 4 | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 7,800 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 25 March 2012 17:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 7,800 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 25 March 2012 18:00 | MKB Veszprém KC | 27 – 25 | CB Ademar León | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 25 March 2012 18:00 | Vujin 8 | (16–12) | García Robledo, Straňovský 6 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 25 March 2012 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 9× 1× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |

## Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 27 March 2012 at 11:30 local time in Vienna. The first legs were played on 18–22 April, and the second legs were played on 25–29 April 2012.

### Seedings

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| FC Barcelona Intersport THW Kiel Atlético Madrid Füchse Berlin | CB Ademar León AG København RK Cimos Koper RK Zagreb |
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
| AG København | 62–59 | FC Barcelona Intersport | 29–23 | 33–36 |
| CB Ademar León | 52–52 | Füchse Berlin | 34–23 | 18–29 |
| RK Zagreb | 58–64 | THW Kiel | 31–31 | 27–33 |
| RK Cimos Koper | 50–54 | Atlético Madrid | 26–23 | 24–31 |

### First leg

| 20 April 2012 20:10 | AG København | 29 – 23 | FC Barcelona Intersport | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 21,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 20 April 2012 20:10 | Hansen 8 | (16–11) | Nagy 6 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 21,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 20 April 2012 20:10 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 21,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 21 April 2012 17:30 | CB Ademar León | 34 – 23 | Füchse Berlin | Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 21 April 2012 17:30 | Stranovsky 8 | (15–9) | Romero 8 | Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 21 April 2012 17:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 21 April 2012 18:00 | RK Cimos Koper | 26 – 23 | Atlético Madrid | Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 21 April 2012 18:00 | three players 5 | (13–12) | Abalo, Fernandez Roura 4 | Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 21 April 2012 18:00 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 21 April 2012 19:15 | RK Zagreb | 31 – 31 | THW Kiel | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 21 April 2012 19:15 | Horvat 8 | (15–12) | Jícha 8 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 21 April 2012 19:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |

### Second leg

| 28 April 2012 20:00 | FC Barcelona Intersport | 36 – 33 | AG København | Palau Blaugrana, Blaugrana Attendance: 5,300 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 28 April 2012 20:00 | Rutenka 9 | (17–17) | Sigurðsson 8 | Palau Blaugrana, Blaugrana Attendance: 5,300 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 28 April 2012 20:00 | 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Palau Blaugrana, Blaugrana Attendance: 5,300 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| 28 April 2012 20:15 | Atlético Madrid | 31 – 24 | RK Cimos Koper | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA) |
| 28 April 2012 20:15 | Markussen 8 | (14–13) | Brumen 7 | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA) |
| 28 April 2012 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA) |
| 29 April 2012 16:00 | Füchse Berlin | 29 – 18 | CB Ademar León | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 29 April 2012 16:00 | Petersson 9 | (13–6) | Andreu Candau, Garcia Robledo 4 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 29 April 2012 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 29 April 2012 17:30 | THW Kiel | 33 – 27 | RK Zagreb | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 29 April 2012 17:30 | Jícha 7 | (16–16) | Štrlek 7 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 29 April 2012 17:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |

## Final four

The semifinals and final were played in the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany from May 26–27, 2012. The draw took place on May 2, 2012, in Cologne.
All times are UTC+2.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 May | 26 May |
| Füchse Berlin | 24 |
| Füchse Berlin | 24 | 27 May | 27 May |
| THW Kiel | 25 | 27 May | 27 May |
| THW Kiel | 25 | THW Kiel | 26 |
| 26 May | 26 May | | THW Kiel | 26 |
| 26 May | 26 May | Atlético Madrid | 21 |
| Atlético Madrid | 25 | Atlético Madrid | 21 |
| AG København | 23 | | |
| AG København | 23 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 May | 27 May |
| | | Füchse Berlin | 21 |
| | | AG København | 26 |

### Semifinals

| 26 May 2012 15:15 | Füchse Berlin | 24 – 25 | THW Kiel | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 26 May 2012 15:15 | Petersson 7 | (12–15) | Jícha 11 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 26 May 2012 15:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 26 May 2012 18:00 | Atlético Madrid | 25 – 23 | AG København | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 26 May 2012 18:00 | Lazarov 11 | (12–15) | Ekberg 5 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 26 May 2012 18:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |

### Third place game

| 27 May 2012 15:15 | Füchse Berlin | 21 – 26 | AG København | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 27 May 2012 15:15 | Pevnov 5 | (9–13) | four players 4 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| 27 May 2012 15:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |

### Final

| 27 May 2012 18:00 | THW Kiel | 26 – 21 | Atlético Madrid | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| 27 May 2012 18:00 | Andersson 7 | (13–10) | Lazarov 5 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| 27 May 2012 18:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 8× 1× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |