# 2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League qualifying

This article describes the qualifying for the 2012–13 EHF Women's 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 3 July, 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 3 July 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Byåsen HE FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca Viborg HK | Balonmano Bera-Bera Rostov-Don Buxtehuder SV | Vistal Łączpol Gdynia SERCODAK Dalfsen RK Zaječar | ŽRK Metalurg Muraptaşa BSK Antalya IUVENTA Michalovce LC Brühl |

## Qualification tournament 1

Viborg HK organized the event.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 |
| Viborg HK | 30 |
| Viborg HK | 30 | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| LC Brühl | 14 | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| LC Brühl | 14 | Viborg HK | 26 |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 | | Viborg HK | 26 |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 | Vistal Łączpol Gdynia | 22 |
| Balonmano Bera-Bera | 22 | Vistal Łączpol Gdynia | 22 |
| Vistal Łączpol Gdynia | 31 | | |
| Vistal Łączpol Gdynia | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| | | LC Brühl | 23 |
| | | Balonmano Bera-Bera | 33 |

### Semifinals

| 22 September 2012 13:00 | Viborg HK | 30–14 | LC Brühl | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 985 Referees: Crnojević, Radič (CRO) |
| 22 September 2012 13:00 | Pedersen 5 | (15–6) | Bösch 4 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 985 Referees: Crnojević, Radič (CRO) |
| 22 September 2012 13:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 985 Referees: Crnojević, Radič (CRO) |
| 22 September 2012 16:00 | Balonmano Bera-Bera | 22–31 | Vistal Łączpol Gdynia | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 300 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 22 September 2012 16:00 | Rubio Ponce 7 | (11–18) | Sulzycka 7 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 300 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 22 September 2012 16:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 300 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |

### Third place game

| 23 September 2012 14:00 | LC Brühl | 23–33 | Balonmano Bera-Bera | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 150 Referees: Crnojević, Radič (CRO) |
| 23 September 2012 14:00 | Bösch 9 | (11–17) | Elorza 8 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 150 Referees: Crnojević, Radič (CRO) |
| 23 September 2012 14:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 150 Referees: Crnojević, Radič (CRO) |

### Final

| 23 September 2012 16:50 | Viborg HK | 26–22 | Vistal Łączpol Gdynia | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 23 September 2012 16:50 | Gulldén 6 | (12–11) | Zych 6 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 23 September 2012 16:50 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |

## Qualification tournament 2

Byåsen HE organized the event.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 |
| Byåsen HE | 29 |
| Byåsen HE | 29 | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| ŽRK Metalurg | 19 | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| ŽRK Metalurg | 19 | Byåsen HE | 22 |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 | | Byåsen HE | 22 |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 | Buxtehuder SV | 26 |
| Buxtehuder SV | 34 | Buxtehuder SV | 26 |
| SERCODAK Dalfsen | 31 | | |
| SERCODAK Dalfsen | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| | | ŽRK Metalurg | 34 |
| | | SERCODAK Dalfsen | 26 |

### Semifinals

| 22 September 2012 14:30 | Byåsen HE | 29–19 | ŽRK Metalurg | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 550 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 22 September 2012 14:30 | Alstad 12 | (16–7) | Pecevska 4 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 550 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 22 September 2012 14:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 1× 7× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 550 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 22 September 2012 17:00 | Buxtehuder SV | 34–31 | SERCODAK Dalfsen | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 60 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 22 September 2012 17:00 | Bülau 6 | (18–16) | Logtenberg 13 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 60 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 22 September 2012 17:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 60 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |

### Third place game

| 23 September 2012 15:30 | ŽRK Metalurg | 34–26 | SERCODAK Dalfsen | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 50 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 23 September 2012 15:30 | Mladenovska, Pecevska 6 | (14–12) | Nijboer 5 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 50 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 23 September 2012 15:30 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 3× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 50 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |

### Final

| 23 September 2012 18:00 | Byåsen HE | 22–26 | Buxtehuder SV | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 637 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 23 September 2012 18:00 | Alstad 7 | (12–14) | Fischer, Lütz 6 | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 637 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 23 September 2012 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 637 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |

## Qualification tournament 3

U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca organized the event.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 |
| Cluj-Napoca | 34 |
| Cluj-Napoca | 34 | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| BSK Antalya | 26 | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| BSK Antalya | 26 | Cluj-Napoca | 23 |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 | | Cluj-Napoca | 23 |
| 22 September 2012 | 22 September 2012 | Rostov-Don | 22 |
| Rostov-Don | 29 | Rostov-Don | 22 |
| RK Zaječar | 28 | | |
| RK Zaječar | 28 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 September 2012 | 23 September 2012 |
| | | BSK Antalya | 27 |
| | | RK Zaječar | 35 |

### Semifinals

| 22 September 2012 17:20 | U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca | 34–26 | Muraptaşa BSK Antalya | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 22 September 2012 17:20 | Paraschiv, Tivadar 8 | (16–18) | İskenderoğlu 6 | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 22 September 2012 17:20 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 22 September 2012 19:30 | Rostov-Don | 29–28 | RK Zaječar | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| 22 September 2012 19:30 | Shymkute 9 | (12–9) | Peraica, Vučković 7 | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| 22 September 2012 19:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 2× | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |

### Third place game

| 23 September 2012 19:30 | Muraptaşa BSK Antalya | 27–35 | RK Zaječar | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 23 September 2012 19:30 | Khouildi 6 | (13–8) | Zebić 10 | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 23 September 2012 19:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 8× | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |

### Final

| 23 September 2012 17:00 | U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca | 23–22 | Rostov-Don | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| 23 September 2012 17:00 | Cartaș 9 | (13–11) | Yartseva 7 | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |
| 23 September 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT) |

## Play-off

IUVENTA Michalovce and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.
| 19 September 2012 18:00 | IUVENTA Michalovce | 26–40 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Chemkostav Arena, Chemkostav Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 19 September 2012 18:00 | Tobiášová 6 | (10–15) | Pena, Tomori 6 | Chemkostav Arena, Chemkostav Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 19 September 2012 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 1× | Chemkostav Arena, Chemkostav Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 22 September 2012 18:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 31–22 | IUVENTA Michalovce | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Delle, Engberg (SWE) |
| 22 September 2012 18:00 | Pena 6 | (16–8) | Wollingerová 5 | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Delle, Engberg (SWE) |
| 22 September 2012 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Delle, Engberg (SWE) |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria wins 71–48 on aggregate.

## Wild card tournament

Issy-Paris Hand organized the event.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 4 |
| HC Leipzig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| Issy-Paris Hand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 0 |
| 21 September 2012 19:00 | HC Leipzig | 21–16 | Issy-Paris Hand | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 21 September 2012 19:00 | Kudłacz 6 | (14–10) | Signaté 9 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 21 September 2012 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 22 September 2012 16:00 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | 26–21 | HC Leipzig | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 22 September 2012 16:00 | three players 5 | (12–12) | Visser 6 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 22 September 2012 16:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 23 September 2012 12:00 | Issy-Paris Hand | 20–26 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 720 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 23 September 2012 12:00 | Signaté 6 | (7–11) | Lobach 5 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 720 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 23 September 2012 12:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 720 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |