2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League
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The 2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League will be the nineteenth edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, the top continental handball event for club teams in Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...

. Larvik HK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

 enter the competition as title holders after beating SD Itxako in past season's final.

Format change

Following the decision of the Executive Committee of the European Handball Federation in April 2011, the system of the EHF Women's Champions League qualifying tournaments have changed. Starting from this season, the second qualification tournaments will be played under a final four format, with the semifinals held on a saturday while the final on the following day. The winners of each tournaments will qualify for the group stage. The method of the first qualification round did not change. In addition, unlike in previous years, clubs that are eliminated during the qualifying phase will directly go to the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup.

Team allocation

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2011–12 EHF Champions League from 23 federations. Places are distributed according to the EHF league coefficient, which takes into account the performances in European competitions from 2007–08 to 2009–10. Norway have been awarded an additional entry as the title holder country.
Group matches
  Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich is an Austrian women's handball club. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times...

  Podravka Koprivnica
Podravka Koprivnica
Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a Croatian women's handball club from Koprivnica. It is the most successful club in Croatian women's handball since formation of the league in 1992. The team currently competes in the Croatia women's first handball league...

  FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...

  Metz Handball
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...

  Thüringer HC
Thüringer HC
Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German women's handball team from Erfurt and Bad Langensalza. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home matches in the Salza-Halle in Bad Langesalza...

  Győri Audi ETO KC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....

  Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

  Larvik HK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

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2010–11 EHF Women's Champions League
- Qualification Tournament 2 :Sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Twelve losers of the Qualification Tournament 2 entered the EHF Cup at Round 3. The first placed team of each group advanced to the Group Matches.- Group 1 :...

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  CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

  HC Dinamo Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd is a Russian women's handball club from Volgograd. In the 2001/2002 season, the team has set an absolute record for the Russian League winning all the matches.- Honours :* Women's EHF Cup* Women's EHF Challenge Cup...

  Krim Ljubljana   Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Itxako Reyno de Navarra for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako are the current Spanish league champions and the EHF Women's Champions League runners-up....

Qualification Tournament 2
  Randers HK
Randers HK
Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...

  Viborg HK
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...

Viborg HK were guaranteed wild card following the withdrawal of HC Sparta Kryvyi Rih.
  Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV is a German handball team playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and EHF Women's Champions League....

  DVSC-Fórum Debrecen
DVSC (Women's handball)
Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian women's handball club from Debrecen, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Nicknamed Loki, the team was founded in 1948 as a department of the multi-sports club Debreceni VSC...

  Metalurg Skopje   Tertnes HE   Byåsen HE
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....

  KGHM Metraco Zagłębie Lubin
MKS Zagłębie Lubin (women's handball)
MKS Zagłębie Lubin is a Polish women's handball club from Lubin, that is part of the multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1982, the team currently plays in the Ekstraklasa, which they have won in 2011...

  U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca
CS Universitatea Jolidon Cluj-Napoca
Universitatea Jolidon Cluj-Napoca is a women handball club from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, which plays in the Romanian Women's Handball League.-History:* 1968 - Year of establishment* 1996 - The team wins promotion to the first league...

  Rostov-Don
Rostov-Don
Rostov-Don — female handball club from Rostov-on-Don. The club was established in 1965, until 2002 it was called Rostselmash.- Achievements :* The winner of the USSR championship — 1990, 1991...

  BM Elda Prestigio
BM Elda Prestigio
Club Balonmano Femenino Elda, known as Elda Prestigio for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Elda, Valencian Community, Spain.- Results :* Liga ABF : 1999/00, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007/08....

  IK Sävehof
IK Sävehof
IK Sävehof is a Swedish handball team located in Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partillebohallen which has a capacity of 2,000, for Champions League matches they use the Scandinavium where 8,525 people have entry. It has both, a men's and a women's club team.-Men:The Men's team...

Qualification Tournament 1
  HC Veselí nad Moravou   AC Ormi-Loux Patras   MizuWaAi Dalfsen   CDE Gil Eanes
  RK Zaječar   HK IUVENTA Michalovce
HK IUVENTA Michalovce
HK IUVENTA Michalovce is a Slovak handball club based in Michalovce, that plays in the Women's Handball International League , an international championship organized for Czech and Slovak teams.-Current squad:Goalkeepers*12 Lucia Gubíková...

  LC Brühl Handball   Üsküdar BSK

Round and draw dates

All draws will be held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualification Tournament 1 27 June 2011 2–4 September 2011
Qualification Tournament 2 17–18 September 2011
Group stage Matchday 1 28 June 2011 1–2 October 2011
Matchday 2 8–9 October 2011
Matchday 3 15–16 October 2011
Matchday 4 29–30 October 2011
Matchday 5 5–6 November 2011
Matchday 6 12–13 November 2011
Main round Matchday 1 15 November 2011 4–5 February 2012
Matchday 2 11–12 February 2012
Matchday 3 18–19 February 2012
Matchday 4 25–26 February 2012
Matchday 5 3–4 March 2012
Matchday 6 10–11 March 2012
Knockout phase Semifinals 31 March–1 April 2012 7–8 April 2012
Finals 10 April 2012 5–6 May 2012 12–13 May 2012

Qualifying rounds

The draw for both qualifying tournaments took place on 27 June 2011 in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.

Qualification Tournaments 1

In the first stage of the qualifying process eight clubs were drawn into two groups of four. The sides played against each other once and the top two teams of each group advanced to the second qualifying phase, where they were classified automatically into the fourth pot. The four losing teams entered the 2011–12 EHF Cup Winners' Cup second round.

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  AC Ormi-Loux Patras
  Üsküdar BSK
  RK Zaječar
  MizuWaAi Dalfsen
  HK IUVENTA Michalovce
HK IUVENTA Michalovce
HK IUVENTA Michalovce is a Slovak handball club based in Michalovce, that plays in the Women's Handball International League , an international championship organized for Czech and Slovak teams.-Current squad:Goalkeepers*12 Lucia Gubíková...

 
  LC Brühl Handball
  CDE Gil Eanes
  HC Veselí nad Moravou

Group A

The tournament was organised by the Greek club AC Ormi-Loux Patras.

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Group B

The tournament was organised by the Slovakian side HK IUVENTA Michalovce
HK IUVENTA Michalovce
HK IUVENTA Michalovce is a Slovak handball club based in Michalovce, that plays in the Women's Handball International League , an international championship organized for Czech and Slovak teams.-Current squad:Goalkeepers*12 Lucia Gubíková...

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Qualification Tournaments 2

Sixteen clubs were set to participate in the second qualifying stage, divided into four groups of four. For the first time in the competition's history, a final four format was used to determine the group winners, that were qualified for the Group matches. According to the seeding list, teams in Pot 1 were drawn together with Pot 4 sides, while clubs from Pot 2 met Pot 3 teams in the semifinals of the tournaments. However, as stated in the EHF regulations, clubs from the same federation enjoyed protection and could not be selected into the same group. Teams that finished bottom of their respective groups went to the second round of the 2011–12 EHF Cup Winners' Cup, while second and third placed teams joined that competition in the third round.

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Randers HK
Randers HK
Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...


  DVSC-Fórum Debrecen
DVSC (Women's handball)
Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian women's handball club from Debrecen, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Nicknamed Loki, the team was founded in 1948 as a department of the multi-sports club Debreceni VSC...


  Byåsen HE
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....


  U Jolidon Cluj-Napoca
CS Universitatea Jolidon Cluj-Napoca
Universitatea Jolidon Cluj-Napoca is a women handball club from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, which plays in the Romanian Women's Handball League.-History:* 1968 - Year of establishment* 1996 - The team wins promotion to the first league...

  BM Elda Prestigio
BM Elda Prestigio
Club Balonmano Femenino Elda, known as Elda Prestigio for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Elda, Valencian Community, Spain.- Results :* Liga ABF : 1999/00, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007/08....


  Rostov-Don
Rostov-Don
Rostov-Don — female handball club from Rostov-on-Don. The club was established in 1965, until 2002 it was called Rostselmash.- Achievements :* The winner of the USSR championship — 1990, 1991...


  Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV is a German handball team playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and EHF Women's Champions League....


  Tertnes HE
  IK Sävehof
IK Sävehof
IK Sävehof is a Swedish handball team located in Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partillebohallen which has a capacity of 2,000, for Champions League matches they use the Scandinavium where 8,525 people have entry. It has both, a men's and a women's club team.-Men:The Men's team...

 
  Metalurg Skopje
  KGHM Metraco Zagłębie Lubin
MKS Zagłębie Lubin (women's handball)
MKS Zagłębie Lubin is a Polish women's handball club from Lubin, that is part of the multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1982, the team currently plays in the Ekstraklasa, which they have won in 2011...


  Viborg HK
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...

  MizuWaAi Dalfsen
  RK Zaječar
  CDE Gil Eanes
  HC Veselí nad Moravou

Bracket


Semifinals


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Third place match


Final


Bracket


Semifinals


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Third place match


Final


Group 3

The tournament was organised by the Polish club Zagłębie Lubin
MKS Zagłębie Lubin (women's handball)
MKS Zagłębie Lubin is a Polish women's handball club from Lubin, that is part of the multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1982, the team currently plays in the Ekstraklasa, which they have won in 2011...

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Bracket


Semifinals


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Third place match


Final


Bracket


Semifinals


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Third place match


Final


Group matches

The draw of the group matches was held on June 28 at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. A total of sixteen teams were concerned in the process, having divided into four pots of four. Similar to the qualifying phase, clubs from the same country could not been drawn into the same group, therefore, instead of direct draw, Pot 4 teams were allocated to the first possible position from Group A to Group D.

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Larvik HK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...


  FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...


  Győri Audi ETO KC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....


  CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

  Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...


  Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich is an Austrian women's handball club. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times...


  Krim Ljubljana
  Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Itxako Reyno de Navarra for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako are the current Spanish league champions and the EHF Women's Champions League runners-up....

  HC Dinamo Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd is a Russian women's handball club from Volgograd. In the 2001/2002 season, the team has set an absolute record for the Russian League winning all the matches.- Honours :* Women's EHF Cup* Women's EHF Challenge Cup...

 
  Thüringer HC
Thüringer HC
Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German women's handball team from Erfurt and Bad Langensalza. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home matches in the Salza-Halle in Bad Langesalza...


  Metz Handball
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...


  Podravka Koprivnica
Podravka Koprivnica
Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a Croatian women's handball club from Koprivnica. It is the most successful club in Croatian women's handball since formation of the league in 1992. The team currently competes in the Croatia women's first handball league...

  Viborg HK
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...


  Byåsen HE
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....


  Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV is a German handball team playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and EHF Women's Champions League....


  Randers HK
Randers HK
Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...


Group A


EWLINE
  BIL
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....

  FCM
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...

  THC
Thüringer HC
Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German women's handball team from Erfurt and Bad Langensalza. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home matches in the Salza-Halle in Bad Langesalza...

  ZRK
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

  Byåsen
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....

17–19 23–22 24–34
  Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...

18–21 23–20 34–20
  Thüringen
Thüringer HC
Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German women's handball team from Erfurt and Bad Langensalza. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home matches in the Salza-Halle in Bad Langesalza...

28–28 21–27 23–27
  Budućnost
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

28–18 28–25 35–25

Group B


EWLINE
  LHK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

  RKK   RKP   VHK
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...

  Larvik
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

31–19 37–25 19–20
  Krim 19–22 22–22 31–25
  Koprivnica 21–24 23–24 28–27
  Viborg
Viborg HK
Viborg HK is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s...

34–28 28–28 27–27

Group C


EWLINE
  GKC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....

  HYÖ
Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich is an Austrian women's handball club. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times...

  MHB
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...

  RHK
Randers HK
Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...

  Győr
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....

37–29 28–23 35–20
  Hypo
Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich is an Austrian women's handball club. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times...

29–27 28–25 28–29
  Metz
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...

24–33 30–21 25–20
  Randers
Randers HK
Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...

29–23 39–32 26–27

Group D


EWLINE
  BSV
Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV is a German handball team playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and EHF Women's Champions League....

  CSV
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

  HCV
HC Dinamo Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd is a Russian women's handball club from Volgograd. In the 2001/2002 season, the team has set an absolute record for the Russian League winning all the matches.- Honours :* Women's EHF Cup* Women's EHF Challenge Cup...

  SDI
  Buxtehude
Buxtehuder SV
Buxtehuder SV is a German handball team playing in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and EHF Women's Champions League....

20–24 21–30 31–32
  Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

28–22 31–26 30–22
  Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd
HC Dinamo Volgograd is a Russian women's handball club from Volgograd. In the 2001/2002 season, the team has set an absolute record for the Russian League winning all the matches.- Honours :* Women's EHF Cup* Women's EHF Challenge Cup...

29–23 34–30 25–27
  Itxako 32–21 22–25 28–26

Main round

The draw of the main round was held on November 15 at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. A total of eight teams advanced from the group stage to the main round and were located in two pots, with the group winners being in Pot 1 and the runner-ups in Pot 2. Teams from the same groups at the group stage were not able to be drawn together.

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2
  Győri Audi ETO KC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....


  Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...


  Larvik HK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...


  CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

  FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...


  Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Itxako Reyno de Navarra for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako are the current Spanish league champions and the EHF Women's Champions League runners-up....


  Metz Handball
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...


  Krim Ljubljana

Group 1


EWLINE
  FCM
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...

  GKC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....

  LHK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

  SDI
  Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland Håndbold
FC Midtjylland Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They play in the Dame Håndbold Ligaen since 1991. In 1998, FCM won the Danish Championship...

24 Feb 3 Feb 18 Feb
  Győr
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....

12 Feb 19 Feb 4 Mar
  Larvik
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

4 Mar 10 Mar 12 Feb
  Itxako 10 Mar 4 Feb 25 Feb

Group 2


EWLINE
  CSV
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

  MHB
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...

  RKK   ZRK
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

  Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....

11–12 Feb 4 Mar 19 Feb
  Metz
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a women's handball club based in Metz, France. They are the en-titre champions of French League in the 2010/2011 season and they play in the EHF Women's Champions League..- Honours :*Championnat de France:...

26 Feb 18 Feb 4 Feb
  Krim 4 Feb 10 Mar 24 Feb
  Budućnost
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

11 Mar 4 Mar 12 Feb

Top scorers

As of 13 November 2011

Rank Name Team Goals
1   Sanja Damnjanović
Sanja Damnjanović
Sanja Damnjanović is a Serbian handballer who plays for the Croatian club RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Serbian national team.-Achievements:*Slovenian Championship:**Winner: 2009*Slovenian Cup:...

  RK Podravka Koprivnica 42
  Katrin Engel
Katrin Engel
Katrin Engel is an Austrian handballer playing for Thüringer HC and the Austrian national team.-Achievements:*Women Handball Austria:**Winner: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008*ÖHB Cup:...

  Thüringer HC
Thüringer HC
Thüringer Handball Club Erfurt-Bad Langensalza e. V is a German women's handball team from Erfurt and Bad Langensalza. The club has its seat in Erfurt and plays the home matches in the Salza-Halle in Bad Langesalza...

  Andrea Penezić
Andrea Penezic
Andrea Penezić is a Croatian handball player. She plays for the club Krim Ljubljana and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She represented Croatia at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where Croatia finished 6th, and Penezić was among the top-ten goalscorers.-References:...

  Krim Ljubljana
4   Alexandrina Barbosa
Alexandrina Barbosa
Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa is a Portuguese handballer playing for SD Itxako.- References :...

  Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Itxako Reyno de Navarra for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako are the current Spanish league champions and the EHF Women's Champions League runners-up....

40
5   Anita Görbicz   Győri Audi ETO KC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....

39
6   Katarina Bulatović
Katarina Bulatović
Katarina Bulatović is a Serbian-Montenegrin handball player who plays for the Montenegrin record champions ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile.-References:...

  Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

36
7   Alexandra do Nascimento
Alexandra Do Nascimento
Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento is a Brazilian handball player. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich and for the Brazilian national team...

  Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich is an Austrian women's handball club. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times...

35
8   Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth   Larvik HK
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. They play in the Norwegian top league for women and they have won the Norwegian Championship thirteen times.- History :...

35
  Bojana Popović   Budućnost Podgorica
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports clubs.The club was founded on February 13, 1949, and played its first official game in 1950. The first trophy of ŽRK Budućnost won in 1984 and it was the Cup of Yugoslavia...

10   Carmen Martín
Carmen Martín
Carmen Martín is a Spanish handball player. She plays for the club SD Itxako, and on the Spanish national team.She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating the German team in the semifinal.-References:...

  Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Itxako Reyno de Navarra
Sociedad Deportiva Itxako, known as Itxako Reyno de Navarra for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's handball team from Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Itxako are the current Spanish league champions and the EHF Women's Champions League runners-up....

31
  Tonje Nøstvold
Tonje Nøstvold
Tonje Nøstvold is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Byåsen HE. Previous clubs includes Sola Håndball and FC Midtjylland Håndbold....

  Byåsen HE
Byåsen HE
Byåsen Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of Norwegian multi-sports club Byåsen IL based in Trondheim. The team plays in the Elitserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 1982....


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