# 2012–13 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2012–13 EHF Champions League began on 13 March 2013 and concluded on 2 June 2013 with the final at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.
Times up to 30 March 2013 (last 16) are UTC+1, thereafter (quarterfinals and final four) times are UTC+2.

## Round and draw dates

All draws are held at EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Last 16 | 26 February 2013, 12:30 | 13–17 March 2013 | 20–24 March 2013 |
| Quarterfinals | 26 March 2013, 11:00 | 17–21 April 2013 | 24–28 April 2013 |
| Final Four | 2 May 2013, 11:30 | 1–2 June 2013 at Lanxess Arena, Cologne | 1–2 June 2013 at Lanxess Arena, Cologne |

## Last 16

The draw was held on 26 February 2013 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 13–17 March, and the second legs were played on 20–24 March 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 50–58 | Barcelona Intersport | 26–32 | 24–26 |
| Ademar León | 45–56 | MKB Veszprém | 20–23 | 25–33 |
| Pick Szeged | 53–57 | Vive Targi Kielce | 26–25 | 27–32 |
| Celje | 60–66 | Hamburg | 29–38 | 31–28 |
| Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 63–65 | THW Kiel | 37–35 | 26–30 |
| Dinamo-Minsk | 45–50 | Metalurg Skopje | 23–26 | 22–24 |
| Atlético Madrid | 56–55 | Füchse Berlin | 29–29 | 27–26 |
| Gorenje | 50–55 | Flensburg | 25–28 | 25–27 |

### First leg

| 14 March 2013 19:00 | Dinamo-Minsk | 23 – 26 | Metalurg Skopje | Dynama, Minsk Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 14 March 2013 19:00 | Nikulenkau, Onufryienko 5 | (12–14) | Mojsovski 9 | Dynama, Minsk Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 14 March 2013 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 5× | Dynama, Minsk Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 14 March 2013 19:30 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 37 – 35 | THW Kiel | Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 14 March 2013 19:30 | Gorbok 10 | (19–17) | Ilić 10 | Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 14 March 2013 19:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 16 March 2013 16:15 | Celje | 29 – 38 | HSV Hamburg | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 16 March 2013 16:15 | Mačkovšek 13 | (13–20) | Lindberg 10 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 16 March 2013 16:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| 17 March 2013 15:00 | Pick Szeged | 26 – 25 | Vive Targi Kielce | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2013 15:00 | Prodanović 6 | (15–14) | Stojković, Tomczak 4 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2013 15:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 17 March 2013 17:00 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 26 – 32 | Barcelona Intersport | Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 17 March 2013 17:00 | Jørgensen 6 | (12–15) | four players 5 | Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 17 March 2013 17:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 17 March 2013 17:00 | Ademar León | 20 – 23 | MKB Veszprém | Palacio de los Deportes, León Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 17 March 2013 17:00 | Carrillo 5 | (8–11) | Nagy 7 | Palacio de los Deportes, León Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 17 March 2013 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Palacio de los Deportes, León Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 17 March 2013 18:00 | Atlético Madrid | 29 – 29 | Füchse Berlin | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 7,835 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 17 March 2013 18:00 | Cañellas 9 | (13–10) | Romero 8 | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 7,835 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 17 March 2013 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 7,835 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 17 March 2013 19:30 | Gorenje | 25 – 28 | Flensburg | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| 17 March 2013 19:30 | Gaber 9 | (14–16) | Gústafsson 7 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| 17 March 2013 19:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |

### Second leg

| 21 March 2013 19:30 | HSV Hamburg | 28 – 31 | Celje | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg Attendance: 2,605 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 21 March 2013 19:30 | Duvnjak 7 | (13–12) | Mačkovšek 7 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg Attendance: 2,605 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 21 March 2013 19:30 | 2× 7× | Report | 2× 4× | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg Attendance: 2,605 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
HSV Hamburg won 66–60 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2013 16:00 | MKB Veszprém | 33 – 25 | Ademar León | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 23 March 2013 16:00 | Ugalde 7 | (15–14) | Ruesga 8 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 23 March 2013 16:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 1× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
MKB Veszprém won 56–45 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2013 17:15 | Flensburg | 27 – 25 | Gorenje | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,001 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 23 March 2013 17:15 | Glandorf 9 | (13–14) | Cehte 8 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,001 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 23 March 2013 17:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× 1× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,001 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
Flensburg won 55–50 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2013 18:00 | Metalurg Skopje | 24 – 22 | Dinamo-Minsk | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 23 March 2013 18:00 | Vugrinec 7 | (11–12) | Atman 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 23 March 2013 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
Metalurg Skopje won 50–45 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2013 17:00 | Vive Targi Kielce | 32 – 27 | Pick Szeged | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| 24 March 2013 17:00 | Ólafsson 8 | (14–11) | Larholm 8 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| 24 March 2013 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Vive Targi Kielce won 57–53 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2013 17:15 | Barcelona Intersport | 26 – 24 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 2,754 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| 24 March 2013 17:15 | Rutenka 9 | (12–13) | Mortensen 8 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 2,754 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| 24 March 2013 17:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 2,754 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
Barcelona Intersport won 58–50 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2013 18:00 | Füchse Berlin | 26 – 27 | Atlético Madrid | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 24 March 2013 18:00 | Igropulo 8 | (13–14) | Lazarov 6 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 24 March 2013 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
Atlético Madrid won 56–55 on aggregate.
| 24 March 2013 19:30 | THW Kiel | 30 – 26 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,800 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 24 March 2013 19:30 | Sprenger 6 | (17–10) | Shelmenko 6 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,800 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 24 March 2013 19:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,800 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
THW Kiel won 65–63 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals
### Seedings

The draw was held on 26 March 2013 at 11:00 in Vienna, Austria.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| HSV Hamburg | Flensburg |
| MKB Veszprém | THW Kiel |
| Vive Targi Kielce | Metalurg Skopje |
| Barcelona Intersport | Atlético Madrid |

### Matches

The first legs were played on 17–21 April, and the second legs were played on 24–28 April 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Madrid | 49–52 | Barcelona Intersport | 25–20 | 24–32 |
| Metalurg Skopje | 40–53 | Vive Targi Kielce | 25–27 | 15–26 |
| THW Kiel | 61–59 | MKB Veszprém | 32–31 | 29–28 |
| Flensburg | 51–55 | HSV Hamburg | 26–32 | 25–23 |

### First leg

| 20 April 2013 19:00 | Atlético Madrid | 25 – 20 | Barcelona Intersport | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 11,267 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 20 April 2013 19:00 | Cañellas, Lazarov 6 | (11–10) | Rutenka 6 | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 11,267 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 20 April 2013 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 11,267 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 21 April 2013 17:00 | Metalurg Skopje | 25 – 27 | Vive Targi Kielce | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 21 April 2013 17:00 | Mojsovski 6 | (13–13) | three players 4 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 21 April 2013 17:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 21 April 2013 17:15 | THW Kiel | 32 – 31 | MKB Veszprém | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 21 April 2013 17:15 | Vujin 8 | (15–16) | Nagy 11 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 21 April 2013 17:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 7× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 21 April 2013 18:45 | Flensburg | 26 – 32 | HSV Hamburg | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 3,990 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 21 April 2013 18:45 | Đorđić 6 | (14–15) | three players 6 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 3,990 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 21 April 2013 18:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 3,990 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |

### Second leg

| 27 April 2013 16:00 | MKB Veszprém | 28 – 29 | THW Kiel | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 27 April 2013 16:00 | three players 5 | (14–12) | Jícha, Vujin 7 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| 27 April 2013 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
THW Kiel won 61–59 on aggregate.
| 27 April 2013 19:00 | Barcelona Intersport | 32 – 24 | Atlético Madrid | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 6,521 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 27 April 2013 19:00 | Rutenka 11 | (15–9) | Aguinagalde 11 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 6,521 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 27 April 2013 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 6,521 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
Barcelona Intersport won 52–49 on aggregate.
| 28 April 2013 17:00 | Vive Targi Kielce | 26 – 15 | Metalurg Skopje | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 28 April 2013 17:00 | Jurecki 8 | (12–8) | Mojsovski, Vugrinec 4 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 28 April 2013 17:00 | 2× 7× | Report | 3× 3× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
Vive Targi Kielce won 53–40 on aggregate.
| 28 April 2013 18:30 | HSV Hamburg | 23 – 25 | Flensburg | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 7,402 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 28 April 2013 18:30 | Lindberg 6 | (10–13) | Eggert Jensen 6 | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 7,402 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 28 April 2013 18:30 | 3× | Report | 3× 1× | O² World, Hamburg Attendance: 7,402 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
HSV Hamburg won 55–51 on aggregate.

## Final four

The draw was held on 2 May 2013.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 June | 1 June |
| Vive Targi Kielce | 23 |
| Vive Targi Kielce | 23 | 2 June | 2 June |
| Barcelona Intersport | 28 | 2 June | 2 June |
| Barcelona Intersport | 28 | Barcelona Intersport | 29 |
| 1 June | 1 June | | Barcelona Intersport | 29 |
| 1 June | 1 June | HSV Hamburg | 30 |
| THW Kiel | 33 | HSV Hamburg | 30 |
| HSV Hamburg | 39 | | |
| HSV Hamburg | 39 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 June | 2 June |
| | | Vive Targi Kielce | 31 |
| | | THW Kiel | 30 |

### Semifinals

| 1 June 2013 15:15 | Vive Targi Kielce | 23 – 28 | Barcelona Intersport | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 June 2013 15:15 | Štrlek 4 | (10–13) | Rutenka 8 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 June 2013 15:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 June 2013 18:00 | THW Kiel | 33 – 39 | HSV Hamburg | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 1 June 2013 18:00 | Vujin 10 | (16–19) | Duvnjak 11 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 1 June 2013 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |

### Third place game

| 2 June 2013 15:15 | Vive Targi Kielce | 31 – 30 | THW Kiel | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 2 June 2013 15:15 | Stojković 8 | (19–12) | Ilić, Jícha 6 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 2 June 2013 15:15 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |

### Final

| 2 June 2013 18:00 | Barcelona Intersport | 29 – 30 (ET) | HSV Hamburg | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 2 June 2013 18:00 | Rutenka 8 | (11–9) | Kraus, Lindberg 6 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 2 June 2013 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |||