The 2017–18
SEHA League
South East Handball Association League or simply SEHA League is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast and East Europe, divided in two zones. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as the Gazprom League (or Gazprom South ...
season was the seventh season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and fourth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company
Gazprom
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. Ten teams from six countries (
Belarus
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Croatia
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Macedonia,
Serbia
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,
Slovakia
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and
Slovenia
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) participated in this year's competition.
Vardar
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are the defending champions. The SEHA League consists of two phases – the first one has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away games against each other. Afterwards, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.
The campaign began on 30 August 2017 with three matches from the first round. The regular season ended on 17 March 2018.
The final four tournament was held at the
Jane Sandanski Arena
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in
Skopje
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Macedonia from 13th to 15 April 2018.
Team information
Venues and locations
Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2017–18 SEHA League'', with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Coaching changes
Regular season
Standings
Results
Final Four
The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee has made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the
Jane Sandanski Arena
Jane Sandanski Arena ( mk, Спортскиот центар „Јане Сандански“ or ) is an indoor sports arena located in the Aerodrom Municipality of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia . It has a capacity of 6,000. It is named after re ...
in
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
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Macedonia from 13th to 15 April.
Format
The first-placed team of the standings faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the standings in the Final Four.
Semifinals
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Match for third place
Final
Top goalscorers
References
External links
Official website
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SEHA League
2017–18 domestic handball leagues