2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League main round

This article describes the main round of the 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League.

Qualified teams

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third place
A	Rostov-Don	Larvik HK	HCM Baia Mare
B	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Fleury Loiret HB	Thüringer HC
C	Győri ETO	Vardar	Midtjylland
D	Budućnost	CSM Bucharest	IK Sävehof

Format

In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches against teams they did not met before. Points obtained in the group stage are taken over. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams of each group advance to the quarterfinals.^[1]

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows (article 4.3.1, section II of regulations):

1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
6. If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, the following criteria apply:
7. Drawing of lots.

During the group stage, only criteria 1, 4 and 5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rostov-Don	10	9	1	0	281	237	+44	19	Advanced to quarterfinals
2	Larvik HK	10	6	0	4	281	263	+18	12[lower-alpha 1]
3	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	10	5	2	3	282	272	+10	12[lower-alpha 1]
4	HCM Baia Mare	10	5	0	5	259	247	+12	10
5	Fleury Loiret HB	10	2	2	6	252	287	−35	6
6	Thüringer HC	10	0	1	9	244	297	−53	1

Source: ehfcl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Notes:

1. Larvik 64–61 Ferencvárosi

9 January 2016 16:00	Rostov-Don	23–21	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Palace of Sport " Rostov Don", Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,386 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Ilina 8	(13–11)	Hornyák, Szekerczés 4
	3× 3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

9 January 2016 18:30	Larvik HK	28–19	Thüringer HC	Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,603 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Hammerseng-Edin, Mørk 5	(14–7)	Buceschi 5
	5× 2×	Report	3× 3×

10 January 2016 18:00	HCM Baia Mare	31–28	Fleury Loiret HB	Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
	Pineau 9	(13–15)	Niombla 9
	1× 3×	Report	4× 3× 1×

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16 January 2016 16:00	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	30–27	Larvik HK	Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krkacev, Kolevski (MKD)
	Pena 9	(19–14)	Mørk 7
	6× 3×	Report	1× 3×

16 January 2016 17:00	Thüringer HC	23–25	HCM Baia Mare	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Buceschi 7	(12–10)	Do Nascimento 7
	2× 2×	Report	1× 3×

17 January 2016 16:15	Fleury Loiret HB	22–27	Rostov-Don	Palais des Sports, Orléans Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Niombla 8	(13–10)	Shymkute 6
	1× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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5 February 2016 20:00	HCM Baia Mare	32–24	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Pineau 10	(16–14)	Pena 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

6 February 2016 17:00	Rostov-Don	30–24	Thüringer HC	Palace of Sport " Rostov Don", Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,250 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Ilina 10	(15–7)	Snelder 4
	4× 3×	Report	2× 2×

6 February 2016 18:30	Larvik HK	26–31	Fleury Loiret HB	Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 2,137 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Mørk 12	(14–15)	Barbosa 9
	1× 3×	Report	3× 2×

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13 February 2016 15:00	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	29–29	Rostov-Don	Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Szekerczés, Zácsik 6	(15–13)	Ilina 9
	4× 2×	Report	3× 3×

14 February 2016 14:00	Thüringer HC	20–28	Larvik HK	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Huber 5	(11–13)	Mørk 9
	2× 3×	Report	6× 2×

14 February 2016 19:00	Fleury Loiret HB	17–18	HCM Baia Mare	Palais des Sports, Orléans Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Houette 7	(8–8)	Abbingh 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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19 February 2016 18:00	HCM Baia Mare	38–27	Thüringer HC	Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Krkacev, Kolevski (MKD)
	Do Nascimento 9	(19–12)	Schmelzer 6
	1× 3×	Report	4× 3×

20 February 2016 17:00	Rostov-Don	38–21	Fleury Loiret HB	Palace of Sport " Rostov Don", Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
	Ilina 9	(21–12)	Agathe 5
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

20 February 2016 19:00	Larvik HK	37–31	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 2,817 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Mørk 10	(20–15)	Pena 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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27 February 2016 14:30	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	21–18	HCM Baia Mare	Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Pena 7	(14–7)	Do Nascimento 8
	6× 3×	Report	3× 3×

28 February 2016 14:00	Thüringer HC	28–32	Rostov-Don	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Buceschi 8	(14–15)	Ilina 8
	4× 3×	Report	3× 3×

28 February 2016 15:15	Fleury Loiret HB	28–31	Larvik HK	Palais des Sports, Orléans Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Barbosa 6	(16–15)	Mørk 10
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Budućnost	10	7	1	2	264	213	+51	15[lower-alpha 1]	Advanced to quarterfinals
2	Győri ETO	10	7	1	2	252	230	+22	15[lower-alpha 1]
3	Vardar	10	7	0	3	269	246	+23	14
4	CSM Bucharest	10	4	1	5	242	239	+3	9
5	Midtjylland	10	2	1	7	220	261	−41	5
6	IK Sävehof	10	1	0	9	225	286	−61	2

Source: ehfcl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored
Notes:

1. Budućnost 45–44 Győri

9 January 2016 16:00	Győri ETO	22–20	Budućnost	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Sulland 6	(13–11)	Bulatović, Neagu 4
	5× 3×	Report	4× 3×

9 January 2016 17:30	Vardar	22–21	CSM Bucharest	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Lekić 5	(11–11)	Gulldén 8
	4× 2×	Report	1× 2×

10 January 2016 17:00	Midtjylland	25–21	IK Sävehof	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,105 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Ahlm 7	(15–9)	Lindvall-Haggren 5
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3×

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15 January 2016 20:00	CSM Bucharest	24–22	Midtjylland	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 3,845 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Gulldén 9	(10–12)	Ahlm 7
	1× 3×	Report	2× 2×

17 January 2016 16:00	Budućnost	31–19	Vardar	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Cvijić 7	(16–8)	Sokač 5
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

17 January 2016 16:15	IK Sävehof	18–26	Győri ETO	Partillebohallen, Partille Attendance: 821 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Ekenman-Fernis 4	(6–13)	Groot 6
	4× 2×	Report	2× 2×

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6 February 2016 17:00	Győri ETO	28–22	CSM Bucharest	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
	Groot 6	(12–10)	Gulldén 8
	2× 3×	Report	2× 2×

6 February 2016 17:30	Vardar	37–25	IK Sävehof	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Lekić, Penezić 6	(19–10)	Eriksson 7
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

7 February 2016 17:00	Midtjylland	18–28	Budućnost	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,532 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Ahlm 5	(9–13)	Bulatović, Neagu 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3× 1×

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12 February 2016 19:00	IK Sävehof	32–24	Midtjylland	Partillebohallen, Partille Attendance: 619 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Eriksson 10	(17–11)	Ahlm 6
	6× 3×	Report	1× 3×

14 February 2016 19:00	Budućnost	25–22	Győri ETO	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Cvijić 6	(12–12)	Amorim 7
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

16 February 2016 19:00	CSM Bucharest	25–30	Vardar	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Brunovsky, Čanda (SVK)
	Martín 6	(11–17)	Lekić 9
	2× 3×	Report	4× 1×

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19 February 2016 19:00	Győri ETO	32–26	IK Sävehof	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 4,534 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Alstad, Groot 6	(19–14)	Eriksson 7
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

21 February 2016 15:10	Midtjylland	23–28	CSM Bucharest	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,246 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	S. Jørgensen 7	(12–12)	Gulldén 8
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×

21 February 2016 17:30	Vardar	26–24	Budućnost	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Lazović 6	(11–11)	Bulatović 6
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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26 February 2016 19:00	IK Sävehof	26–29	Vardar	Partillebohallen, Partille Attendance: 848 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Sand 6	(14–14)	Zebić 7
	4× 3×	Report	6× 2×

28 February 2016 16:00	CSM Bucharest	22–24	Győri ETO	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Gulldén 8	(8–14)	Løke, Sulland 5
	2× 3×	Report	6× 3×

28 February 2016 17:00	Budućnost	27–21	Midtjylland	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Cvijić 5	(14–7)	Ahlm 5
	4× 3×	Report	1× 3×

References

1. "Back in action on 6 January". ehfcl.com. 24 November 2015.

External links

• Official website