2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup
# 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup

The 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.

## Overview

### Team allocation

Round 3 :

| HC Eurofarm Rabotnik | FyllingenBergen | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | Parnassos Strovolou |
| - | - | - | - |
| AM Madeira Andebol SAD | HC Sloga Zmartforce | KH Trepça | PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol |
| AHC Potaissa Turda | MŠK Považská Bystrica | HC Berchem | London GD HC |
| HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye | HC Visé BM | SGS Ramhat Hashron HC | Granitas Karys Kaunas |
| HC Gomel | Göztepe SK | HMRK Zrinjski Mostar | RK Lovćen |
| SKIF Krasnodar | A.E.K. Athens | HC Dobrudja | B.S.B. Batumi |
| Round 2 ||||
| Donbass Donetsk Region | A.C. PAOK | RK Konjuh-Živinice | VHC Šviesa Vilnius |
| Dynamo-Victor | Red Boys Differdange | HC Vogošća Poljine Hills | Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas |
| ORK Samot 65 | HB Käerjeng | Proodeftikos Paphos | RK Mojkovac 2005 |
| Taşova Yibo SC | Holon Handball Club | Cambridge HC | Aloysians Prominent |

### Round and draw dates

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| - | - | - | - |
| Round 2 | 18 July 2017 | 7–8 October 2017 | 14–15 October 2017 |
| Round 3 | 18 July 2017 | 18–19 November 2017 | 25–26 November 2017 |
| Last 16 | 28 November 2017 | 10–11 February 2018 | 17–18 February 2018 |
| Quarter-final | 20 February 2018 | 24–25 March 2018 | 31 March–1 April 2018 |
| Semi-finals | 20 February 2018 | 21–22 April 2018 | 28–29 April 2018 |
| Finals | 1 May 2018 | 12–13 May 2018 | 19–20 May 2018 |

## Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into Round 3.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| HC Vogošća Poljine Hills | 54–48 | Holon Handball Club | 31–24 | 23–24 |
| Red Boys Differdange | 57–52 | Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas | 32–26 | 25–26 |
| Taşova Yibo SC | 0–20 | RK Mojkovac 2005 | 0–10 | 0–10 |
| Aloysians Prominent | 32–73 | A.C. PAOK | 17–34 | 15–39 |
| ORK Samot 65 | 75–45 | Cambridge HC | 43–21 | 32–24 |
| HB Käerjeng | 69–58 | Donbass Donetsk Region | 32–30 | 37–28 |
| VHC Šviesa Vilnius | 48–61 | Dynamo-Victor | 24–25 | 24–36 |
| RK Konjuh-Živinice | 72–39 | Proodeftikos Paphos | 39–15 | 33–24 |

## Round 3

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| RK Konjuh-Živinice | 48–63 | SGS Ramhat Hashron HC | 25–30 | 23–33 |
| HC Eurofarm Rabotnik | 57–47 | Granitas Karys Kaunas | 28–24 | 29–23 |
| London GD HC | 37–81 | A.E.K. Athens | 16–40 | 21–41 |
| AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 81–32 | Parnassos Strovolou | 46–12 | 35–20 |
| HC Gomel | 54–63 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 27–31 | 27–32 |
| KH Trepça | 49–75 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 29–35 | 30–40 |
| Göztepe SK | 63–55 | A.C. PAOK | 35–26 | 28–29 |
| HC Visé BM | 79–63 | PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol | 38–31 | 41–32 |
| B.S.B. Batumi | 49–89 | HMRK Zrinjski Mostar | 17–47 | 32–42 |
| Dynamo-Victor | 66–57 | HC Sloga Zmartforce | 37–26 | 29–31 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 58–50 | RK Lovćen | 34–26 | 24–24 |
| HC Vogošća Poljine Hills | 54–65 | FyllingenBergen | 33–35 | 21–30 |
| SKIF Krasnodar | 57–55 | HB Käerjeng | 31–27 | 26–28 |
| HC Berchem | 59–45 | ORK Samot 65 | 26–21 | 33–24 |
| HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye | 71–46 | RK Mojkovac 2005 | 36–20 | 35–26 |
| Red Boys Differdange | 79–49 | HC Dobrudja | 43–23 | 36–26 |

## Last 16

The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| - | - |
| A.E.K. Athens IBV Vestmannaeyjar HC Berchem FyllingenBergen AM Madeira Andebol SAD AHC Potaissa Turda Dynamo-Victor SKIF Krasnodar | HC Visé BM HMRK Zrinjski Mostar SGS Ramhat Hashron HC Red Boys Differdange HC Eurofarm Rabotnik MŠK Považská Bystrica Göztepe SK HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye |

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| HC Eurofarm Rabotnik | 50–61 | FyllingenBergen | 22–25 | 28–36 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 49–53 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 25–23 | 24–30 |
| IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 53–46 | SGS Ramhat Hashron HC | 32–25 | 21–21 |
| Dynamo-Victor | 59–52 | Red Boys Differdange | 31–26 | 28–26 |
| HMRK Zrinjski Mostar | 57–67 | SKIF Krasnodar | 27–39 | 28–30 |
| AHC Potaissa Turda | 68–53 | HC Visé BM | 44–24 | 24–29 |
| Göztepe SK | 52–57 | A.E.K. Athens | 29–25 | 23–32 |
| HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye | 59–65 | HC Berchem | 29–34 | 30–31 |

## Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final pairings was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on 20 February at 11:00 hrs. .

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Dynamo-Victor | 48–55 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 27–27 | 21–28 |
| SKIF Krasnodar | 51–66 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 23–25 | 28–41 |
| A.E.K. Athens | 64–43 | HC Berchem | 32–25 | 32–18 |
| AHC Potaissa Turda | 59–56 | FyllingenBergen | 29–24 | 30–32 |

### Matches

| 24 March 2018 19:00 | Dynamo-Victor | 27–27 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD | STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk Attendance: 750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 March 2018 19:00 | Otrezov 9 | (12–14) | Semedo 11 | STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk Attendance: 750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| 24 March 2018 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | STC Lukomore, Budyonnovsk Attendance: 750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| 31 March 2018 17:00 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 28–21 | Dynamo-Victor | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 700 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR) |
| 31 March 2018 17:00 | Nekrushets 7 | (13–11) | Otrezov, Volkov 8 | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 700 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR) |
| 31 March 2018 17:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 700 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR) |

Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.

| 25 March 2018 16:00 | SKIF Krasnodar | 23–25 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | Olympus Arena, Krasnodar Attendance: 800 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 March 2018 16:00 | Koposov, Belevtsov 4 | (10–15) | Sveinsson, Kristijansson 7 | Olympus Arena, Krasnodar Attendance: 800 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP) |
| 25 March 2018 16:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympus Arena, Krasnodar Attendance: 800 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP) |
| 31 March 2018 15:00 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 41–28 | SKIF Krasnodar | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 31 March 2018 15:00 | Kristijansson 9 | (19–15) | Nikolaenkov 9 | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| 31 March 2018 15:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 600 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |

IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.

| 24 March 2018 15:00 | A.E.K. Athens | 32–25 | HC Berchem | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Alyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 March 2018 15:00 | Zampounis 7 | (17–13) | Stupar 7 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Alyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) |
| 24 March 2018 15:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Alyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) |
| 31 March 2018 20:00 | HC Berchem | 18–32 | A.E.K. Athens | Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Berchem Attendance: 600 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |
| 31 March 2018 20:00 | Stein 4 | (8–15) | Lokken 6 | Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Berchem Attendance: 600 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |
| 31 March 2018 20:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Hall Omnisports de Crauthem, Berchem Attendance: 600 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |

A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.

| 24 March 2018 18:00 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 29–24 | FyllingenBergen | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 March 2018 18:00 | Ghiță 9 | (12–11) | Mossestad 6 | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 24 March 2018 18:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 600 Referees: Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 2 April 2018 17:00 | FyllingenBergen | 32–30 | AHC Potaissa Turda | Framohallen, Bergen Attendance: 666 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 2 April 2018 17:00 | Mossestad 9 | (14–12) | Ghiță 11 | Framohallen, Bergen Attendance: 666 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 2 April 2018 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Framohallen, Bergen Attendance: 666 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |

AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–56 on aggregate.

## Semifinals

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 21–22 April 2018, while the second legs followed on 28–29 April 2018.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 44–52 | A.E.K. Athens | 21–29 | 23–23 |
| IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 55–56 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 31–28 | 24–28 |

### Matches

| 21 April 2018 18:30 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD | 21–29 | A.E.K. Athens | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 690 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 April 2018 18:30 | Moreira 6 | (6–16) | Mylonas 8 | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 690 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 21 April 2018 18:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Pavilhão Desportivo, Funchal Attendance: 690 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 28 April 2018 15:00 | A.E.K. Athens | 23–23 | AM Madeira Andebol SAD | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS) |
| 28 April 2018 15:00 | Mylonas 5 | (13–12) | Semedo 7 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS) |
| 28 April 2018 15:00 | 2× 7× | Report | 2× 2× | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 800 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS) |

A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.

| 21 April 2018 15:00 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 31–28 | AHC Potaissa Turda | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 612 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 April 2018 15:00 | Sigurbjörnsson 13 | (15–13) | Iancu 5 | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 612 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 21 April 2018 15:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 7× | Itrottamidstöd, Vestmannaeyjar Attendance: 612 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
| 29 April 2018 18:00 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 28–24 | IBV Vestmannaeyjar | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jorum, Kleven (NOR) |
| 29 April 2018 18:00 | Ghiță 6 | (13–11) | Sigurbjörnsson, Sveinsson 5 | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jorum, Kleven (NOR) |
| 29 April 2018 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 2× | Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu, Turda Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jorum, Kleven (NOR) |

AHC Potaissa Turda won 56–55 on aggregate.

## Final

The first leg was played on 14 May and the second was played on 20 May.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AHC Potaissa Turda | 59–49 | A.E.K. Athens | 33–22 | 26–27 |

### Matches

| 14 May 2018 19:00 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 33–22 | A.E.K. Athens | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 May 2018 19:00 | three players 7 | (14–11) | Mylonas 7 | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| 14 May 2018 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| 20 May 2018 19:00 | A.E.K. Athens | 27–26 | AHC Potaissa Turda | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 20 May 2018 19:00 | Argyrou 7 | (11–18) | Cîntec, Asoltanei 5 | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 20 May 2018 19:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |

AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.

