# 2012–13 EHF Champions League qualifying

This article describes the qualifying for the 2012–13 EHF Champions League.

## Qualification tournament

A total of 14 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw took place on July 3, at 11:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.

### Seedings

The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage. The draw was held on July 3, 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| HCM Constanța RK Sloga Doboj HC Metalurg HC Dinamo-Minsk | HT Tatran Prešov Haslum HK RK Partizan | HC Dinamo-Poltava F.C. Porto Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Alpla HC Hard Beşiktaş J.K. RK Lovcen SSV Bozen |

## Qualification tournament 1

RK Partizan organized the event.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 |
| RK Sloga Doboj | 25 |
| RK Sloga Doboj | 25 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| RK Lovcen | 23 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| RK Lovcen | 23 | RK Sloga Doboj | 16 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | | RK Sloga Doboj | 16 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | RK Partizan | 31 |
| RK Partizan | 27 | RK Partizan | 31 |
| F.C. Porto | 25 | | |
| F.C. Porto | 25 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| | | RK Lovcen | 25 |
| | | F.C. Porto | 31 |

### Semifinals

| 8 September 2012 17:00 | RK Partizan | 27 – 25 | F.C. Porto | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 September 2012 17:00 | Kostadinović, Mitrović 5 | (14–13) | Moreira 7 | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 September 2012 17:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 8 September 2012 19:30 | RK Sloga Doboj | 25 – 23 | RK Lovcen | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 8 September 2012 19:30 | Pesić 7 | (13–10) | Marković 9 | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 8 September 2012 19:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |

### Third place game

| 9 September 2012 17:00 | RK Lovcen | 25 – 31 | F.C. Porto | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 9 September 2012 17:00 | Jovetić 6 | (10–14) | Davyes 9 | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |
| 9 September 2012 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS) |

### Final

| 9 September 2012 19:30 | RK Sloga Doboj | 16 – 31 | RK Partizan | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 September 2012 19:30 | Pesić 8 | (8–15) | Maksić 8 | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 September 2012 19:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× | Banjica Sport Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |

## Qualification tournament 2

Haslum HK organized the event.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 |
| HC Metalurg | 25 |
| HC Metalurg | 25 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 19 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 19 | HC Metalurg | 30 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | | HC Metalurg | 30 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | Haslum HK | 20 |
| Haslum HK | 29 | Haslum HK | 20 |
| HC Dinamo-Poltava | 28 | | |
| HC Dinamo-Poltava | 28 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| | | Alpla HC Hard | 29 |
| | | HC Dinamo-Poltava | 23 |

### Semifinals

| 8 September 2012 14:00 | HC Metalurg | 25 – 19 | Alpla HC Hard | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 310 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 8 September 2012 14:00 | Mojsovski 6 | (10–5) | Glusaks 5 | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 310 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 8 September 2012 14:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 310 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 8 September 2012 16:30 | Haslum HK | 29 – 28 (ET) | HC Dinamo-Poltava | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 750 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 8 September 2012 16:30 | Roe 6 | (9–13) | Vasyuk 9 | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 750 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 8 September 2012 16:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 750 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 750 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |||

### Third place game

| 9 September 2012 14:00 | Alpla HC Hard | 29 – 23 | HC Dinamo-Poltava | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 173 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 9 September 2012 14:00 | Krsmančić 9 | Report | Shindin 6 | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 173 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 9 September 2012 14:00 | 3× 6× 1× | | 2× 8× 1× | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 173 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |

### Final

| 9 September 2012 16:30 | HC Metalurg | 30 – 20 | Haslum HK | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 9 September 2012 16:30 | Mirkulovski 8 | (16–8) | four players 3 | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 9 September 2012 16:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Haslumhallen, Rykkinn Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |

## Qualification tournament 3

HCM Constanța organized the event.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 |
| HCM Constanța | 33 |
| HCM Constanța | 33 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| SSV Bozen | 22 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| SSV Bozen | 22 | HCM Constanța | 26 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | | HCM Constanța | 26 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | HT Tatran Prešov | 21 |
| HT Tatran Prešov | 36 | HT Tatran Prešov | 21 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 20 | | |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 20 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| | | SSV Bozen | 30 |
| | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 33 |

### Semifinals

| 8 September 2012 18:00 | HCM Constanța | 33 – 22 | SSV Bozen | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 8 September 2012 18:00 | Csepreghi 6 | (16–12) | Turković 6 | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 8 September 2012 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 8 September 2012 20:30 | HT Tatran Prešov | 36 – 20 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 150 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 8 September 2012 20:30 | Číp 7 | (11–8) | Friedmann 4 | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 150 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 8 September 2012 20:30 | 6× | Report | 5× 1× | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 150 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |

### Third place game

| 9 September 2012 18:00 | SSV Bozen | 30 – 33 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 300 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 9 September 2012 18:00 | Radovcić 8 | (19–14) | Rosental 9 | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 300 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 9 September 2012 18:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 8× | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 300 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |

### Final

| 9 September 2012 20:30 | HCM Constanța | 26 – 21 | HT Tatran Prešov | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 9 September 2012 20:30 | Toma 7 | (16–10) | Krištopāns, Rábek 4 | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 9 September 2012 20:30 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Sala Sporturilor, Constanța Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |

## Play-off

HC Dinamo-Minsk and Beşiktaş J.K. played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.
| 8 September 2012 18:30 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 22 – 30 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 8 September 2012 18:30 | Arifoglu 7 | (9–15) | Atman 9 | Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 8 September 2012 18:30 | 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Süleyman Seba Sport Complex, Istanbul Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 9 September 2012 16:00 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 31 – 24 | Beşiktaş J.K. | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 9 September 2012 16:00 | three players 4 | (14–13) | Arifoglu 6 | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 9 September 2012 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 6× | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
Dinamo-Minsk wins 61–46 on aggregate.

## Wild card tournament

Saint-Raphaël Var HB was awarded the right to organize the tournament.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 |
| HSV Hamburg | 28 |
| HSV Hamburg | 28 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| Wisła Płock | 26 | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| Wisła Płock | 26 | HSV Hamburg | 32 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | | HSV Hamburg | 32 |
| 8 September 2012 | 8 September 2012 | Saint-Raphaël Var HB | 31 |
| Saint-Raphaël Var HB | 28 | Saint-Raphaël Var HB | 31 |
| RK Cimos Koper | 23 | | |
| RK Cimos Koper | 23 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 September 2012 | 9 September 2012 |
| | | Wisła Płock | 27 |
| | | RK Cimos Koper | 22 |
* Note 1: RK Cimos Koper was invited to the Wild card tournament to replace Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, who replaced AG København in the group stage.

### Semifinals

| 8 September 2012 16:30 | HSV Hamburg | 28 – 26 | Wisła Płock | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 800 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 8 September 2012 16:30 | Lindberg 6 | (15–16) | Ghionea 11 | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 800 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 8 September 2012 16:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 800 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 8 September 2012 19:00 | Saint-Raphaël Var HB | 28 – 23 | RK Cimos Koper | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 8 September 2012 19:00 | Caucheteux 6 | (13–13) | Brumen 10 | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 8 September 2012 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 6× | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |

### Third place game

| 9 September 2012 16:00 | Wisła Płock | 27 – 22 | RK Cimos Koper | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 500 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 9 September 2012 16:00 | Nenadić 7 | (12–10) | Brumen 11 | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 500 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 9 September 2012 16:00 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 500 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |

### Final

| 9 September 2012 19:00 | HSV Hamburg | 32 – 31 (ET) | Saint-Raphaël Var HB | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 9 September 2012 19:00 | Lindberg 8 | (13–15) | Meganem 8 | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 9 September 2012 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Palais des Sports Intercommunal, Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |||