This article describes the qualifying for the
2013–14 EHF Champions League
The 2013–14 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club Team handball, handball tournament and the 21st edition under the current EHF Champions League format. HSV Hamburg was the defending champion. The VELUX EHF FIN ...
.
Format
A total of 14 teams will take part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs will be drawn into three groups of four and play a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advance to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs will go to the
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...
. Matches will be played at 31 August–1 September 2013. The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at
Vienna
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,
Austria
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.
Seedings
Two remaining teams played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage.
Qualification tournament 1
HT Tatran Prešov
HT Tatran Prešov is a handball club from Prešov, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga and EHF European League.
History
The official establishment of the club begins in 1952 under the name Slavia CSSA. In 1954, Tatran succes ...
organized the tournament.
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Qualification tournament 2
RK Vojvodina
RK Vojvodina () is a Serbian professional handball club based in Novi Sad. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.
History
Founded in 1948, the club won the Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League and Serbia and Montenegro Han ...
organized the tournament.
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Qualification tournament 3
F.C. Porto organized the tournament.
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Playoff
The winner advanced to the group stage.
First leg
Second leg
''HK Drott'' won 63–44 on aggregate.
Wildcard matches
The winners advanced to the group stage. The schedule and qualifying criteria were changed after
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
withdrew.
Match 1
First leg
Second leg
''HC Metalurg won 45–39 on aggregate.''
Match 2
First leg
Second leg
''Wisła Płock won 55–52 on aggregate.''
Match 3
A draw decided that Berlin played the first leg at home.
First leg
Second leg
''HSV Hamburg won 57–56 on aggregate.''
References
External links
Official website
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2013–14 EHF Champions League