The EHF Women's Champions League 2008/09 was the 16th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Hungarian Győri Audi ETO KC at the finals with an aggregate score of 50–49. It was the second title for Viborg and the fifth for a Danish team.
German international Grit Jurack was the tournament's top scorer with 113 goals.
Qualification Tournament 1
Group A
5 SeptemberSKP Bratislava 30 25 HC Sassari5 SeptemberMilli Piyango SK 36 19 LC Brühl Handball6 SeptemberLC Brühl Handball 24 30 SKP Bratislava6 SeptemberHC Sassari 21 34 Milli Piyango SK7 SeptemberHC Sassari 25 19 LC Brühl Handball7 SeptemberSKP Bratislava 24 32 Milli Piyango SK
Group B
5 SeptemberAC Ormi-Loux Patras 27 21 HC Naisa-Niš5 SeptemberMadeira Andebol SAD 22 21 VOC Amsterdam6 SeptemberVOC Amsterdam 24 25 AC Ormi-Loux Patras6 SeptemberHC Naisa-Nis 25 21 Madeira Andebol SAD7 SeptemberHC Naisa-Niš 32 26 VOC Amsterdam7 SeptemberAC Ormi-Loux Patras 31 28 Madeira Andebol SAD
Qualification Tournament 2
Group 1 3 OctoberS.D. Itxako 27 29 HC Podravka Vegeta3 OctoberHC Leipzig 27 26 AC Ormi-Loux Patras4 OctoberAC Ormi-Loux Patras 18 33 S.D. Itxako4 OctoberHC Podravka Vegeta 36 32 HC Leipzig5 OctoberHC Podravka Vegeta 43 21 AC Ormi-Loux Patras5 OctoberS.D. Itxako 24 28 HC Leipzig
Group 2 3 OctoberByasen HE 33 32 Metz Handball3 OctoberHC Dinamo 37 31 Milli Piyango SK4 OctoberMilli Piyango SK 28 31 Byasen HE4 OctoberMetz Handball 31 30 HC Dinamo5 OctoberMetz Handball 33 25 Milli Piyango SK5 OctoberByasen HE 27 28 HC Dinamo
Group 3 3 OctoberIkast-Bording EH 44 31 SPR SAFO Lubin3 OctoberC.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov 30 21 SKP Bratislava4 OctoberSKP Bratislava 29 38 Ikast-Bording EH4 OctoberSPR SAFO Lubin 37 42 C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov5 OctoberSPR SAFO Lubin 30 30 SKP Bratislava5 OctoberIkast-Bording EH 45 35 C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov
Group 4
3 OctoberDunaferr NK 31 36 HC Motor3 OctoberFCK Handbold A/S 33 17 HC Naisa-Nis4 OctoberHC Naisa-Nis 20 28 Dunaferr NK4 OctoberHC Motor 17 38 FCK Handbold A/S5 OctoberHC Motor 26 29 HC Naisa-Nis5 OctoberDunaferr NK 15 22 FCK Handbold A/S
Group Matches Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Main Round, while the third placed team from each group will compete in the Cup Winners' Cup.
Teams Group A Group B Group C Group D Zvezda ZvenigorodDefending champion Hypo NiederösterreichAustrian champion Handball Club LadaRussian champion Viborg HKDanish champion Győri Audi ETO KCHungarian champion Orsan Elda PrestigioSpanish champion Larvik HKNorwegian champion Krim LjubljanaSlovenian champion WHC Gjorche PetrovMacedonian champion Budućnost T-MobileMontenegrin champion CS Oltchim Râmnicu VâlceaRomanian champion 1. FC Nürnberg HandballGerman champion Ikast-Brande EHDanish second FCK HåndboldDanish third RK Podravka KoprivnicaCroatian champion Metz HandballFrench champion
Legend Team advanced to the Main Round Team will compete in the Cup Winners' Cup Team is eliminated from the tournament
Group A
31 OctoberWHC Gjorche Petrov 21 24 Györi Audi ETO KC1 NovemberIkast-Brande EH 31 25 Zvezda Zvenigorod9 NovemberZvezda Zvenigorod 30 22 WHC Gjorche Petrov9 NovemberGyöri Audi ETO KC 25 27 Ikast-Brande EH15 NovemberIkast-Brande EH 32 26 WHC Gjorche Petrov16 NovemberGyöri Audi ETO KC 29 23 Zvezda Zvenigorod2 JanuaryWHC Gjorche Petrov 2822 Zvezda Zvenigorod3 JanuaryIkast-Brande EH 2627 Györi Audi ETO KC 10 JanuaryZvezda Zvenigorod 28 28 Ikast-Brande EH11 JanuaryGyöri Audi ETO KC 35 20 WHC Gjorche Petrov17 JanuaryZvezda Zvenigorod 28 29 Györi Audi ETO KC18 JanuaryWHC Gjorche Petrov 32 27 Ikast-Brande EH
Group B
1 NovemberBudućnost T-Mobile 28 26 Orsan Elda Prestigio 2 NovemberFCK Håndbold 27 28 Hypo Niederösterreich 7 NovemberHypo Niederösterreich 34 27 Budućnost T-Mobile 8 NovemberOrsan Elda Prestigio 18 26 FCK Håndbold 15 NovemberOrsan Elda Prestigio 26 31 Hypo Niederösterreich 16 NovemberFCK Håndbold 22 22 Budućnost T-Mobile 3 JanuaryBudućnost T-Mobile 26 25 Hypo Niederösterreich 4 JanuaryFCK Håndbold 28 19 Orsan Elda Prestigio 9 JanuaryHypo Niederösterreich 28 18 FCK Håndbold 10 JanuaryOrsan Elda Prestigio 20 26 Budućnost T-Mobile 16 JanuaryHypo Niederösterreich 33 22 Orsan Elda Prestigio 17 JanuaryBudućnost T-Mobile 25 22 FCK Håndbold
Group C 31 OctoberŽRK Podravka Koprivnica 30 27 HC "Lada Togliatti"2 NovemberCS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 33 29 Larvik HK7 NovemberHC "Lada Togliatti" 34 33 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea9 NovemberLarvik HK 27 26 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica15 NovemberŽRK Podravka Koprivnica 20 30 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea16 NovemberLarvik HK 35 24 HC "Lada Togliatti"3 JanuaryŽRK Podravka Koprivnica 32 27 Larvik HK4 JanuaryCS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 30 19 HC "Lada Togliatti"10 JanuaryHC "Lada Togliatti" 28 34 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica11 JanuaryLarvik HK 25 27 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea18 JanuaryHC "Lada Togliatti" 27 36 Larvik HK18 JanuaryCS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 24 28 ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica
Group D
1 NovemberMetz Handball 24 37 Viborg HK2 November1. FC Nürnberg Handball 25 29 Krim Ljubljana8 NovemberViborg HK 39 30 1. FC Nürnberg Handball9 NovemberKrim Ljubljana 26 31 Metz Handball15 NovemberMetz Handball 32 24 1. FC Nürnberg Handball15 NovemberKrim Ljubljana 38 34 Viborg HK3 January 1. FC Nürnberg Handball 28 42 Viborg HK3 January Metz Handball 29 33 Krim Ljubljana10 January Viborg HK 35 27 Metz Handball10 January Krim Ljubljana 33 25 1. FC Nürnberg Handball16 January 1. FC Nürnberg Handball 33 30 Metz Handball17 January Viborg HK 38 28 Krim Ljubljana
Main Round
The draw for the Main Round took place on 20 January 2009.
Pot 1Pot 2 Hypo Niederösterreich HC Podravka Vegeta Viborg HK Ikast-Brande EH Győri Audi ETO KC Budućnost T-Mobile CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Krim Ljubljana
After the draw, the following groups were formed: Group 1Group 2 Hypo Niederösterreich CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Viborg HK Győri Audi ETO KC Ikast-Brande EH Budućnost T-Mobile HC Podravka Vegeta Krim Ljubljana
Group 1
7 February Podravka Koprivnica 30 31 Hypo Niederösterreich 7 February Ikast-Brande EH 24 38 Viborg HK 13 February Hypo Niederösterreich 32 24 Ikast-Brande EH 14 February Viborg HK 32 26 Podravka Koprivnica 20 February Hypo Niederösterreich 30 28 Viborg HK 21 February Ikast-Brande EH 28 31 Podravka Koprivnica 28 February Ikast-Brande EH 23 33 Hypo Niederösterreich 28 February Podravka Koprivnica 26 31 Viborg HK 13 March Viborg HK 34 29 Ikast-Brande EH 13 March Hypo Niederösterreich 38 28 Podravka Koprivnica 21 March Podravka Koprivnica 36 26 Ikast-Brande EH 21 March Viborg HK 33 31 Hypo Niederösterreich
Group 2
7 February Krim Ljubljana 31 35 Györi Audi ETO KC 8 February Budućnost T-Mobile 23 22 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 15 February Györi Audi ETO KC 31 27 Budućnost T-Mobile 15 February CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 36 30 Krim Ljubljana 21 February CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 26 Györi Audi ETO KC 22 February Krim Ljubljana 35 28 Budućnost T-Mobile 28 February Krim Ljubljana 35 34 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 28 February Budućnost T-Mobile 26 26 Györi Audi ETO KC 15 March Györi Audi ETO KC 34 33 Krim Ljubljana 15 March CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 31 22 Budućnost T-Mobile 21 March Györi Audi ETO KC 30 28 CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 21 March Budućnost T-Mobile 37 32 Krim Ljubljana
Final round The semi-finals and finals are played in two legs of home and away matches. Viborg and Győr had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups. Also, there was no need to perform a draw to decide home and away rights for the finals. According to EHF regulations, Viborg would get home court for the first match because they played a final in the last three years (2005/06).
Semifinals First leg
Second leg
Finals
EHF Champions League 2008/09 WinnersViborg HKSecond Title
Top scorers As published by the EHF
Rank Name Club Goals 1 Grit Jurack Viborg HK 113 2 Anita Görbicz Győri Audi ETO KC 94 3 Andrea Lekić Krim Ljubljana 88 4 Tímea Tóth Hypo Niederösterreich 80 5 Alexandra do Nascimento Hypo Niederösterreich 79 6 Katarina Bulatović Budućnost T-Mobile 75 Zsuzsanna Tomori Győri Audi ETO KC 8 Bojana Popović Viborg HK 73 9 Orsolya Vérten Győri Audi ETO KC 71 10 Narcisa Lecuşanu CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 66 Rikke Skov Viborg HK 12 Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Larvik HK 61 13 Mette Sjøberg Ikast-Brande EH 60 14 Gorica Acimovic Hypo Niederösterreich 59 Oana Manea CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 16 Henriette Mikkelsen Viborg HK 58 17 Gro Hammerseng Ikast-Brande EH 56 18 Valentina Ardean-Elisei CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea 55 Dijana Golubić Krim Ljubljana Andrea Penezić Podravka Koprivnica 21 Katarina Mravikova Győri Audi ETO KC 53 Renata Mörtel Krim Ljubljana 23 Kristina Franić Podravka Koprivnica 52 Cristina Vărzaru Viborg HK 25 Ana Đokić Podravka Koprivnica 48 Adina Fiera CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Jovanka Radičević Budućnost T-Mobile
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