The 2017–18
EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, ...
's third-tier competition for men's
handball
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clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.
Overview
Team allocation
Round and draw dates
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in
Vienna
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, Austria.
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.
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.
Last 16
The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
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.
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.
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The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.
Matches
''Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.''
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''IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.''
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''A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.''
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''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.
Matches
''A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.''
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''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.
Matches
''AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.''
See also
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2017–18 EHF Champions League
The 2017–18 EHF Champions League was the 58th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 25th edition under the current EHF Champions League format.
Montpellier defeated HBC Nantes in the final to win their second title.
Comp ...
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2017–18 EHF Cup
The 2017–18 EHF Cup was the 37th edition of the EHF Cup, the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the sixth edition since the merger with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
T ...
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2017–18 Women's EHF Cup
The 2017–18 Women's EHF Cup was the 37th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2017.
SCM Craiova defeated Vipers Kristiansand 52–51 in the final to win their first title.
Overview
Team allo ...
References
External links
EHF Challenge Cup(official website)
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Challenge Cup
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Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
EHF Challenge Cup