2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup


The 2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup was the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 5 October 2019 to 24 May 2020.
On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Overview

Team allocation

Round and draw dates

All draws will be held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.
RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Round 216 July 20195–6 October 201912–13 October 2019
Round 315 October 201916–17 November 201923–24 November 2019
Last 1626 November 20198–9 February 202015–16 February 2020
Quarter Final18 February 202021–22 March 202028–29 March 2020
Semi Finals18 February 202025–26 April 20202–3 May 2020
Finals5 May 202016–17 May 202023–24 May 2020

Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home.
The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.

Round 3

A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1Pot 2


  • Bregenz Handball
  • HC Vogošća Poljine Hills
  • Masheka Mogilev
  • HC Dukla Prague
  • HCB Karviná
  • TJ Sokol Nové Veselí
  • Pas Aeropos Edessa
  • ZRHK Tenax Dobele
  • Granitas Karys Kaunas
  • HC Kauno Azuolas-KTU
  • Drammen HK
  • :fr:Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|HC Victor
  • RK Maribor Branik
  • :de:BSV Bern|BSV Bern
  • Alingsås HK
  • Odessa HC

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 16–17 November and the second legs were played on 23–24 November 2019.

Last 16

The draw seeding pots for the Last 16 Knockout round were composed as follows: The draw for the last 16 round was held on 26 November 2019.
Pot 1Pot 2

  • A.E.K. Athens H.C.
  • Valur
  • Red Boys Differdange
  • Madeira Andebol SAD
  • CSM București
  • AHC Potaissa Turda
  • HC Neva SPb
  • :fr:Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|HC Victor

  • HC Dukla Prague
  • HCB Karviná
  • SGS Ramhat Hashron HC
  • :no:Halden Topphåndball|Halden Topphåndball
  • Drammen HK
  • :de:BSV Bern|BSV Bern
  • Alingsås HK
  • Beykoz BLD SK

The first leg was scheduled for 8–9 February, while the second leg followed on 15–16 February 2020.

Matches

A.E.K. Athens H.C. won 60–58 on aggregate.
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HC Viktor won 73–68 on aggregate.
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Valur won 57–55 on aggregate.
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Halden Topphåndball won 46–45 on aggregate.
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HCB Karviná won 60–57 on aggregate.
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HC Dukla Prague won 66–56 on aggregate.
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AHC Potaissa Turda won 69–68 on aggregate.
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CSM București won 53–52 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 18 February 2020. The draw will determine the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home. For the quarter-finals, there is no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There will be also no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw will follow using the quarter-final pairings.
The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 21–22 March, while the second leg will follow on 28–29 March 2020.
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Quarter-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.

Matches

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Final four

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 25–26 April 2020, while the second legs was supposed to follow on 2–3 May 2020, but it will be rescheduled and is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days. ON 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.

Bracket


Semifinals

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Third place game

Final


Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Damir Batinović Red Boys Differdange34
2 Milan Pavlović SGS Ramat Hasharon HC30
3 Matěj Klíma HC Dukla Prague28
3 Marek Monczka HCB Karviná28
3 Yakup Yasar Simsar Beykoz BLD SK28