2008–09 EHF Champions League
Introduction The '''Champions League 2008–09''' is the season of '''EHF Champions League'''.
Teams  Ciudad Real Ademar León Barcelona San Antonio Kiel Flensburg-Handewitt Hamburg Chekhovskiye Medvedi Chambéry Savoie Montpellier Hammarby Zagreb Copenhagen Svendborg Zaporizhzhia Celje Koper MKB Veszprém Pick Szeged Bosna Sarajevo Drammen Tatran Prešov Amicitia Zürich Wisła Płock
Qualification round
Group stage ===Group A===4 October '''Hammarby IF''''''31'''27 Granitas-Karys5 October '''Chambéry SH''''''37'''30 '''Celje'''11 October '''Celje''''''35'''22 Hammarby IF11 October  Granitas-Karys32'''42''' '''Chambéry SH'''16 October Granitas-Karys21'''37''' '''Celje'''19 October '''Chambéry SH''''''31'''18 Hammarby IF8 November Hammarby IF27'''31''' '''Celje'''9 November '''Chambéry SH''''''34'''21 Granitas-Karys13 November Granitas-Karys28'''31''' '''Hammarby IF'''16 November Celje25'''32''' '''Chambéry SH'''22 November '''Hammarby IF''''''29'''24 Chambéry SH22 November '''Celje''''''44'''27 Granitas-Karys===Group B===4 October'''Sarajevo''''''34'''22 Doukas5 October GOG Svendborg 24 '''34'''  '''BM Ciudad Real'''12 October  Doukas 23 '''41''' '''GOG Svendborg'''12 October  '''BM Ciudad Real''' '''40''' 24  Sarajevo18 October  Doukas 21 '''42''' '''Ciudad Real'''19 October  '''GOG Svendborg''' '''30''' 26  Sarajevo8 November  Sarajevo 21 '''34''' BM Ciudad Real9 November  '''GOG Svendborg''' '''29''' 21  Doukas16 November Doukas 20 20 Sarajevo16 November  '''BM Ciudad Real''' '''37''' 26 GOG Svendborg22 November  '''Sarajevo''' '''32''' 26 GOG Svendborg23 November ''' BM Ciudad Real''' '''41''' 19  Doukas===Group C===2 October  '''THW Kiel''' '''37''' 29 Metalurg4 October Drammen HK 24 '''29'''  '''FC Barcelona'''8 October Drammen HK 29 '''39''' '''THW Kiel'''12 October  '''FC Barcelona''' '''30''' 19 Metalurg18 October  '''Metalurg''' '''37''' 30 Drammen HK19 October FC Barcelona 27 '''31'''  '''THW Kiel'''5 November '''THW Kiel''' '''40''' 28 Drammen HK8 November Metalurg 22 '''29'''  '''FC Barcelona'''13 November Metalurg 25 '''30''' THW Kiel16 November '''FC Barcelona''' '''38''' 27 Drammen HK23 November Drammen HK 16 '''25''' '''Metalurg'''23 November  '''THW Kiel''' '''33''' 26 FC Barcelona===Group D===2 October HSV Hambourg '''32''' 20  Presov 5 October RK Crvena Zvezda 25 '''34''' FCK Håndbold11 October FCK Håndbold 31 '''34''' HSV Hambourg11 October  Presov '''27''' 23 RK Crvena Zvezda15 October RK Crvena Zvezda 22 '''38''' HSV Hambourg18 October  Presov 32 '''33''' FCK Håndbold5 November  '''HSV Hambourg''' '''29''' 27 FCK Håndbold9 November RK Crvena Zvezda 27 ''''31''' '''Presov '''15 November  '''FCK Håndbold''' '''38''' 22 RK Crvena Zvezda16 November  Presov 26 '''35''' '''HSV Hambourg'''22 November '''FCK Håndbold''' '''33''' 29  Presov23 November '''HSV Hambourg''' '''36''' 27 RK Crvena Zvezda===Group E===2 October  '''Portland San Antonio''' '''38''' 30  Steaua Bucarest4 October  Koper 28 '''35'''  '''Chehovskie Medvedi'''9 October '''Chehovskie Medvedi''' '''34''' 26 Portland San Antonio12 October  '''Steaua Bucarest''' '''28''' 26  Koper18 October  '''Koper''' '''31''' 29 Portland San Antonio19 October  '''Steaua Bucarest''' '''34''' 32 Chehovskie Medvedi8 November  Koper 29 '''30'''  '''Steaua Bucarest'''8 November  '''Portland San Antonio''' '''33''' 27 Chehovskie Medvedi15 November '''Chehovskie Medvedi''' '''35''' 30 Koper16 November Steaua Bucarest 28 '''29'''  '''Portland San Antonio'''22 November  '''Portland San Antonio''' '''31''' 29 Koper23 November '''Chehovskie Medvedi''' '''28''' 21 Steaua Bucarest===Group F===5 October  '''Haukar Hafnarfjördur''' '''26''' 25  Zaporojie5 October  '''KC Veszprém''' '''29''' 28 SG Flensburg9 October  '''SG Flensburg''' '''35''' 29  Haukar Hafnarfjördur11 October  Zaporojie 25 '''32'''  '''KC Veszprém'''16 October  '''SG Flensburg''' '''38''' 20  Zaporojie19 October  '''Haukar Hafnarfjördur''' '''27''' 26 KC Veszprém8 November '''KC Veszprém''' '''33''' 22  Zaporojie8 November Haukar Hafnarfjördur 25 '''35'''  '''SG Flensburg'''15 November '''Zaporojie''' '''26''' 15  Haukar Hafnarfjördur16 November  '''SG Flensburg''' '''32''' 29 KC Veszprém22 November   Zaporojie 26 '''27'''  '''SG Flensburg'''22 November  '''KC Veszprém''' '''34''' 25  Haukar Hafnarfjördur===Group G===5 October  '''Zurich''' '''35''' 25  Bregenz5 October  '''Ademar León''' '''25''' 21 Montpellier HB11 October Bregenz 30 '''34'''  '''Ademar León'''12 October  '''Montpellier HB''' '''36''' 29  Zurich18 October  Bregenz 32 '''34'''  '''Montpellier HB''' 19 October  '''Ademar León''' '''39''' 33  Zurich9 November  Zurich 27 '''28'''  ''''Montpellier HB'''9 November  '''Ademar León''' '''37''' 26  Bregenz15 November Bregenz 28 28  Zurich16 November Montpellier HB 34 34 Ademar León23 November  '''Zurich''' '''33''' 29 Ademar León23 November  '''Montpellier HB''' '''43''' 29  Bregenz===Group H===4 October Rhein-Neckar ''33'' ''33'' RK Zagreb5 October Wisła Płock 16 '''26'''  '''Pick Szeged'''12 October Pick Szeged 24 '''28''' '''Rhein-Neckar ''' 12 October  '''RK Zagreb''' '''34''' 17  Plock 16 October '''Rhein-Neckar ''' '''38''' 25 Wisła Płock 18 October Pick Szeged 30 '''36'''  '''RK Zagreb'''8 November  Wisła Płock 24 '''27''' '''RK Zagreb'''9 November Rhein-Neckar '''35''' 28 Pick Szeged13 November Rhein-Neckar 27 27 RK Zagreb15 November  '''Pick Szeged''' '''26''' 17  Wisła Płock20 November  Wisła Płockv 23 '''37'''  '''Rhein-Neckar'''22 November  '''RK Zagreb''' '''29''' 25 Pick Szeged
Main round ===Group 1===9 October '''Chehovskie Medvedi''''''34'''26 Portland San Antonio11 October FCK Håndbold31'''34''' '''HSV Hambourg'''5 November '''HSV Hambourg''''''29'''27 FCK Håndbold8 November '''Portland San Antonio''''''33'''27 Chehovskie Medvedi11 February '''HSV Hambourg''''''34'''23 Portland San Antonio14 FebruaryFCK Håndbold33'''37''' '''Chehovskie Medvedi'''18 February Chehovskie Medvedi30'''32''' '''HSV Hambourg'''21 February '''Portland San Antonio''''''38'''27 FCK Håndbold26 February '''Chehovskie Medvedi''' '''37'''34 FCK Håndbold1 March'''Portland San Antonio''''''27'''24 HSV Hambourg4 March '''HSV Hambourg''''''32'''31 Chehovskie Medvedi7 March'''FCK Håndbold''''''28'''27Portland San Antonio===Group 2===4 October RK Zagreb3333 Rhein-Neckar5 October  '''Chambéry SH''''''37'''30Celje13 November Rhein-Neckar2727 RK Zagreb16 November Celje25'''32''''''Chambéry SH'''14 February RK Zagreb30'''32''' '''Chambéry SH'''14 February Celje28'''34''''''Rhein-Neckar'''18 February '''Chambéry SH''''''25'''23 '''Rhein-Neckar'''21 February Celje22'''25''''''Zagreb'''26 February '''Rhein-Neckar''''''31'''26 Celje28 FebruaryChambéry SH26'''30''' '''Zagreb'''7 March '''Zagreb''''''31'''18 Celje8 March '''Rhein-Neckar''''''40'''25 Chambéry SH===Group 3===5 October '''KC Veszprém ''''''29'''28 SG Flensburg5 October '''CB Ademar León''''''25'''21 Montpellier HB16 November Montpellier HB3434 CB Ademar León16 November '''SG Flensburg''''''32'''29 KC Veszprém14 February''' KC Veszprém ''''''28'''26 CB Ademar León15 February'''Montpellier HB''''''31'''25 SG Flensburg22 February ''' SG Flensburg''''''31'''26 CB Ademar León22 February Montpellier HB24'''30''' '''KC Veszprém'''28 February CB Ademar León3032 KC Veszprém1 March '''SG Flensburg''''''22'''21 Montpellier HB7 March KC Veszprém22'''23''' '''Montpellier HB'''8 March'''CB Ademar León''''''36'''32 SG Flensburg===Group 4===5 OctoberGOG Svendborg24'''34'''  '''BM Ciudad Real'''19 OctoberFC Barcelona27'''31''' '''THW Kiel'''16 November '''BM Ciudad Real''''''37'''26 GOG Svendborg23 November '''THW Kiel''''''33'''26 FC Barcelona14 February FC Barcelona28'''31''' '''BM Ciudad Real''' 15 February GOG Svendborg31'''43''''''THW Kiel'''22 February '''THW Kiel''''''33'''26 BM Ciudad Real22 February '''FC Barcelona''''''36'''27 GOG Svendborg25 February '''THW Kiel''''''37'''29 GOG Svendborg1 March '''BM Ciudad Real''''''32'''29 FC Barcelona7 March'''BM Ciudad Real''''''35'''33 THW Kiel8 March GOG Svendborg29'''35''' '''FC Barcelona'''
Knockout stage ===Quarterfinals======Semifinals======Final===
Top scorers  Player Club Goals '''1'''  Filip Jicha  THW Kiel 99 '''2'''  Kiril Lazarov  RK Zagreb 93 '''3'''  Marko Vujin  KC Veszprém 89 '''4'''  Vid Kavticnik  THW Kiel 77 '''5'''  Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson  Rhein-Neckar Löwen 76 '''6'''  Jan Filip  Rhein-Neckar Löwen 75 '''7'''  Jonas Källman  BM Ciudad Real 74 '''8'''  Lars Christiansen  SG Flensburg 73 '''9'''  Mariusz Jurasik  Rhein-Neckar Löwen 72 '''10'''  Fredrik Petersen  Gudme Svendborg 70Source:
References
External links * Official site