2011–12 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2011–12 EHF Champions League was held from 14 March 2012 till 27 May 2012. The top four teams from the group stage advanced to the Round of last 16.
Seedings
The draw was held on 28 February 2012. Teams from pot 1 were drawn against teams from pot 4 and teams from pot 2 were drawn against teams from pot 3. Teams from pot 1 and 2 will play the second legs at home.[1][2]
| Group | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  FC Barcelona Intersport
|
 RK Zagreb
|
 IK Sävehof
|
 Kadetten Schaffhausen
|
| B | Atlético Madrid
|
MKB Veszprém KC
|
Vive Targi Kielce
|
Füchse Berlin
|
| C | HSV Hamburg
|
RK Cimos Koper
|
 HC Metalurg
|
 Orlen Wisła Płock
|
| D |  THW Kiel
|
 AG København
|
CB Ademar León
|
Montpellier HB
|
Last 16
The first legs were played on 14–18 March, and the second legs will be played on 18, 24 and 25 March 2012.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Füchse Berlin |
56–53 | HSV Hamburg |
32–30 | 24–23 |
Montpellier HB  |
50–64 | FC Barcelona Intersport |
30–28 | 20–36 |
| Orlen Wisła Płock |
48–63 | THW Kiel |
24–36 | 24–27 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen |
57–62 | Atlético Madrid |
27–36 | 30–26 |
| CB Ademar León |
56–55 | MKB Veszprém KC |
31–28 | 25–27 |
Vive Targi Kielce |
50–51 | RK Cimos Koper |
27–26 | 23–25 |
| HC Metalurg |
40–44 | RK Zagreb |
19–18 | 21–26 |
| IK Sävehof |
49–60 | AG København |
25–34 | 24–26 |
First leg
| 14 March 2012 20:00 |
Orlen Wisła Płock
|
24 – 36 | THW Kiel
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| Spanne 6 | (12–14) | Jícha 7 | ||
3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 1×
|
| 15 March 2012 19:30 |
Kadetten Schaffhausen
|
27 – 36 | Atlético Madrid
|
Schweizersbildhalle, Schaffhausen Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Kukucka, Stojanović 5 | (11–15) | Aguinagalde, Markussen 7 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 17 March 2012 17:00 |
CB Ademar León
|
31 – 28 | MKB Veszprém KC
|
Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Straňovský 9 | (19–19) | Császár 10 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 7× 2×
|
| 18 March 2012 16:00 |
Füchse Berlin
|
32 – 30 | HSV Hamburg
|
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Christophersen 8 | (15–15) | Lindberg 8 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 18 March 2012 16:30 |
IK Sävehof
|
25 – 34 | AG København
|
) |
Berggren, Fridén 7
|
(9–19) | Larsen 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 18 March 2012 17:00 |
HC Metalurg
|
19 – 18 | RK Zagreb
|
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| Marković 7 | (7–9) | Štrlek 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 18 March 2012 17:00 |
Montpellier HB
|
30 – 28 | FC Barcelona Intersport
|
) |
| Gajić 8 | (17–11) | Rutenka 5 | ||
| 3× 5× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 18 March 2012 20:30 |
Vive Targi Kielce
|
27 – 26 | RK Cimos Koper
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA) |
| Buntić 7 | (13–12) | Brumen 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Second leg
| 18 March 2012 17:30 |
THW Kiel
|
27 – 24 | Orlen Wisła Płock
|
) |
| Ilić 8 | (15–10) | Kubisztal 7
| ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 2× 4× 1×
|
| 24 March 2012 18:00 |
RK Cimos Koper
 |
25 – 23 | Vive Targi Kielce
|
Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Brumen 8 | (12–13) | Stojković 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 5× 1×
|
| 24 March 2012 20:00 |
AG København
|
26 – 24 | IK Sävehof
|
Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Hansen 7 | (14–12) | Berggren 7
| ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 24 March 2012 20:15 |
RK Zagreb
|
26 – 21 | HC Metalurg
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP) |
| Horvat 7 | (12–10) | Mojsovski 7 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 25 March 2012 15:45 |
Atlético Madrid
|
26 – 30 | Kadetten Schaffhausen
|
Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
| Lazarov 9 | (14–14) | Graubner 6 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 7×
|
| 25 March 2012 17:00 |
FC Barcelona Intersport
|
36 – 20 | Montpellier HB
|
) |
| Nagy, Sarmiento 6 | (17–8) | Gajić 7 | ||
| 3× 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 25 March 2012 17:15 |
HSV Hamburg
|
23 – 24 | Füchse Berlin
|
) |
| Lindberg 5 | (11–10) | five players 4 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 25 March 2012 18:00 |
MKB Veszprém KC
 |
27 – 25 | CB Ademar León
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Vujin 8 | (16–12) | García Robledo, Straňovský 6 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 9× 1×
|
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 27 March 2012 at 11:30 local time in Vienna. The first legs were played on 18–22 April, and the second legs were played on 25–29 April 2012.[3][4]
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG København |
62–59 | FC Barcelona Intersport |
29–23 | 33–36 |
| CB Ademar León |
52–52 | Füchse Berlin |
34–23 | 18–29 |
| RK Zagreb |
58–64 | THW Kiel |
31–31 | 27–33 |
RK Cimos Koper |
50–54 | Atlético Madrid |
26–23 | 24–31 |
First leg
| 20 April 2012 20:10 |
AG København
|
29 – 23 | FC Barcelona Intersport
|
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 21,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Hansen 8 | (16–11) | Nagy 6 | ||
| 3× 6× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4× 1×
|
| 21 April 2012 17:30 |
CB Ademar León
|
34 – 23 | Füchse Berlin
|
Palacio Municipal, León Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| Stranovsky 8 | (15–9) | Romero 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 21 April 2012 18:00 |
RK Cimos Koper
|
26 – 23 | Atlético Madrid
|
Dvorana Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| three players 5 | (13–12) | Abalo, Fernandez Roura 4 | ||
| 3× 7× 1×
|
Report | 2× 3× 1×
|
| 21 April 2012 19:15 |
RK Zagreb
|
31 – 31 | THW Kiel
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Horvat 8 | (15–12) | Jícha 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
Second leg
| 28 April 2012 20:00 |
FC Barcelona Intersport
|
36 – 33 | AG København
|
) |
| Rutenka 9 | (17–17) | Sigurðsson 8 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 28 April 2012 20:15 |
Atlético Madrid
|
31 – 24 | RK Cimos Koper
|
Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA) |
| Markussen 8 | (14–13) | Brumen 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| 29 April 2012 16:00 |
Füchse Berlin
|
29 – 18 | CB Ademar León
|
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Petersson 9 | (13–6) | Garcia Robledo 4
| ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 29 April 2012 17:30 |
THW Kiel
|
33 – 27 | RK Zagreb
|
) |
| Jícha 7 | (16–16) | Štrlek 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
Final four
The semifinals and final were played in the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany from May 26–27, 2012. The draw took place on May 2, 2012, in Cologne.[5]
All times are UTC+2.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 May | ||||||
Füchse Berlin | 24 | |||||
| 27 May | ||||||
| THW Kiel | 25 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 26 | |||||
| 26 May | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 21 | |||||
| Atlético Madrid | 25 | |||||
| AG København | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 May | ||||||
Füchse Berlin | 21 | |||||
| AG København | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
| 26 May 2012 15:15 |
Füchse Berlin
|
24 – 25 | THW Kiel
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Petersson 7 | (12–15) | Jícha 11 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 26 May 2012 18:00 |
Atlético Madrid
|
25 – 23 | AG København
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| Lazarov 11 | (12–15) | Ekberg 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Third place game
| 27 May 2012 15:15 |
Füchse Berlin
|
21 – 26 | AG København
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| Pevnov 5 | (9–13) | four players 4 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Final
| 27 May 2012 18:00 |
THW Kiel
|
26 – 21 | Atlético Madrid
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 20,000 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB) |
| Andersson 7 | (13–10) | Lazarov 5 | ||
| 3× 7×
|
Report | 3× 8× 1×
|
References
- ^ "Barcelona and Kiel Group winner, Plock in the Last 16". ehfcl.com. 2012-09-26.
- ^ "VELUX EHF Champions League 2011/12 - Last 16 Draw". ehfcl.com. 2012-09-28.
- ^ "Quarter-final draw live at ehfTV.com". ehfcl.com. 2012-03-26.
- ^ "VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finals". ehfcl.com. 2012-03-27.
- ^ "VELUX EHF FINAL4 2012: Draw Results". ehfcl.com. 2012-02-05.