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EHF Challenge Cup

2014–15
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	21 November 2014–24 May 2015
Teams	30 (Qualification stage)
Final positions
Champions	Odorheiu Secuiesc
Runner-up	ABC Braga
← 2013–142015–16 →

The 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup was the 18th edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs. It was held from 30 September 2014 to 24 May 2015.

Overview

Team allocation

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• TH: Title holders
• CW: Cup winners
• CR: Cup runners-up
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position

Last 16
ABC Braga (3rd)
Round 3
Pelister (4th)	ZTR Zaporizhia (3rd)	Holon (CW)	KH Prishtina (2nd)
KS Azoty-Puławy (4th)	ASE Doukas (3rd)	Ramat Hasharon HC (4th)	Warrington Wolves HC (2nd)
Odorheiu Secuiesc (4th)	Poseidon Loutrakiou (4th)	HC Visé BM (CW)	Cambridge HC (3rd)
Benfica (4th)	GAS Kilkis (6th)	Carpi (CW)	Ruislip Eagles HC (4th)
Stord (3rd)	Ankara İl Özel İdare (2nd)	Dukla Prague (CW)	Samtredia (1st)
FyllingenBergen (4th)	BB Ankaraspor (3rd)	Põlva Serviti (2nd)	Riihimäki Cocks (1st)
Radnički Kragujevac (2nd)	HB Dudelange (3rd)	Boka (3rd)
Metaloplastika (3rd)	Red Boys Differdange (4th)	HC Dobrudja (1st)

Round and draw dates

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Knockout stage

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.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
BB Ankaraspor	47–60	ZTR Zaporizhia	23–29	24–31
Radnički Kragujevac	62–54	Poseidon Loutrakiou	34–21	28–33
Red Boys Differdange	81–45	Ankara İl Özel İdare	33–17	48–28
Warrington Wolves HC	37–51	Holon	15–27	22–24
Boka	54–75	HB Dudelange	28–38	26–37
Samtredia	51–79	Riihimäki Cocks	25–41	26–38
Metaloplastika	44–58	KS Azoty-Puławy	20–26	24–32
HC Dobrudja	50–62	Ramat Hasharon HC	22–30	28–32
Põlva Serviti	57–53	Carpi	36–24	21–29
Dukla Prague	52–48	Pelister	34–24	18–24
Stord	77–51	KH Prishtina	39–26	38–25
Ruislip Eagles HC	37–81	HC Visé BM	22–42	15–39
Benfica	61–57	FyllingenBergen	33–32	28–25
GAS Kilkis	40–39	ASE Doukas	20–23	20–16
Odorheiu Secuiesc	78–35	Cambridge HC	35–14	43–21

Notes

Last 16

Seedings

Pot 1	Pot 2
GAS Kilkis Holon HB Dudelange KS Azoty-Puławy ABC Braga Odorheiu Secuiesc Radnički Kragujevac ZTR Zaporizhia	HC Visé BM Dukla Prague Põlva Serviti Riihimäki Cocks Ramat Hasharon HC Red Boys Differdange Stord Benfica

Matches

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarter finals.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ramat Hasharon HC	59–46	GAS Kilkis	29–19	30–27
HC Visé BM	56–67	KS Azoty-Puławy	30–32	26–35
Odorheiu Secuiesc	63–36	Red Boys Differdange	33–20	30–16
Benfica	64–54	HB Dudelange	36–30	28–24
ABC Braga	74–57	Dukla Prague	42–27	32–30
Põlva Serviti	47–49	ZTR Zaporizhia	24–21	23–28
Stord	54–50	Radnički Kragujevac	32–23	22–27
Holon	52–75	Riihimäki Cocks	28–35	24–40

Notes

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 March and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April March. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Bolded teams qualified into semifinals.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Stord	60–52	Ramat Hasharon HC	36–26	24–26
ZTR Zaporizhia	38–48	Odorheiu Secuiesc	18–26	20–22
Riihimäki Cocks	49–65	ABC Braga	22–27	27–38
KS Azoty-Puławy	61–68	Benfica	29–37	32–31

Notes

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 April and the second legs were played on 19 April 2015. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Bolded teams qualified into finals.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Odorheiu Secuiesc	58–54	Benfica	31–29	27–25
ABC Braga	50–45	Stord	25–18	25–27

Notes

Final

The first leg was played on 17 May 2015 and the second Leg was played on 24 May 2015. Team listed first will play the first leg at home.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ABC Braga	57–60	Odorheiu Secuiesc	32–28	25–32

See also

• 2014–15 EHF Champions League
• 2014–15 EHF Cup

References

1. "2014/15 list of participants". europeancup.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

External links

• EHF Challenge Cup (official website)

• 2014 in handball
• 2015 in handball
• EHF Challenge Cup