2002–03 EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League
2002–03
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates7 September 2002–4 May 2003
AdministratorEHF
Participants32
Final positions
ChampionsMontpellier HB
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)CroatiaMirza Džomba (67)

The 2002–03 EHF Champions League was the 43rd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. SC Magdeburg were the reigning champions. Montpellier HB won the title beating Portland San Antonio in the final.[1] This was the first time ever a French team won the tournament.

Round 1

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
Panellinios AC Athen Greece 56–48 Turkey ASKI Ankara 30–23 26–25
SKA Minsk Belarus 48–55 Lithuania Granitas Kaunas 23–25 25–30
Bregenz Handball Austria 59–43 Cyprus SPE Strovolos Nicosia 31–19 28–24
Pallamano Trieste Italy 59–54 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Izviđač 33–27 26–27
HC Eynatten Belgium 52–63 North Macedonia RK Vardar Skopje 28–31 24–32
MŠK Považská Bystrica Slovakia 70–48 Georgia (country) GTU Shevardeni Tbilisi 35–25 35–23
Handball Esch Luxembourg 45–51 Netherlands V&L Geleen 24–25 21–26
HK Lokomotiv Varna Bulgaria 37–75 Romania Fibrex Săvineşti 20–41 17–34

Round 2

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
HC Baník Karviná Czech Republic 67–47 Slovakia MŠK Považská Bystrica 31–25 36–22
V&L Geleen Netherlands 43–69 Poland Wisla Plock 24–28 19–41
Sandefjord TIF Norway 49–55 North Macedonia RK Vardar Skopje 26–26 23–29
Fibrex Săvineşti Romania 43–41 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia RK Partizan Belgrade 28–19 15–22
HK Drott Halmstad Sweden 49–51 Greece Panellinios AC Athen 29–26 20–25
Bregenz Handball Austria 47–62 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi 25–31 22–31
Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk Ukraine 46–44 Lithuania Granitas Kaunas 34–24 12–20
Pallamano Trieste Italy 60–51 Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur 31–26 29–25

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 KC Veszprém 6 6 0 0 163 127 +36 12
2 SC Magdeburg 6 4 0 2 179 166 +13 8
3 Wisła Płock 6 1 0 5 167 195 −28 2
4 Panellinios AC Athens 6 1 0 5 131 152 −21 2
Source:
09.11.2002 Panellinios AC Athens 17 29 SC Magdeburg
09.11.2002 Wisła Płock 25 30 KC Veszprém
17.11.2002 KC Veszprém 19 13 Panellinios AC Athens
16.11.2002 SC Magdeburg 40 32 Wisła Płock
24.11.2002 KC Veszprém 31 22 SC Magdeburg
23.11.2002 Panellinios AC Athens 30 29 Wisła Płock
30.11.2002 Panellinios AC Athens 16 17 KC Veszprém
30.11.2002 Wisła Płock 29 31 SC Magdeburg
08.12.2002 SC Magdeburg 30 29 Panellinios AC Athens
08.12.2002 KC Veszprém 38 24 Wisła Płock
15.12.2002 SC Magdeburg 27 28 KC Veszprém
14.12.2002 Wisła Płock 28 26 Panellinios AC Athens

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland San Antonio 6 5 0 1 180 142 +38 10
2 KIF Kolding 6 4 0 2 178 152 +26 8
3 Generali Pallam. Trieste 6 2 1 3 163 175 −12 5
4 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk 6 0 1 5 135 187 −52 1
Source:
10.11.2002 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk 18 30 Portland San Antonio
09.11.2002 Generali Pallam. Trieste 32 31 Kolding IF
16.11.2002 Kolding IF 33 23 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk
17.11.2002 Portland San Antonio 31 23 Generali Pallam. Trieste
23.11.2002 Kolding IF 24 21 Portland San Antonio
23.11.2002 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk 24 24 Generali Pallam. Trieste
30.11.2002 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk 22 30 Kolding IF
30.11.2002 Generali Pallam. Trieste 26 32 Portland San Antonio
07.12.2002 Portland San Antonio 34 21 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk
08.12.2002 Kolding IF 30 22 Generali Pallam. Trieste
15.12.2002 Portland San Antonio 32 30 Kolding IF
14.12.2002 Generali Pallam. Trieste 36 27 Shakhtar-Academiya Donetsk

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montpellier HB 6 5 0 1 166 160 +6 10
2 Prule 67 Ljubljana 6 4 0 2 179 169 +10 8
3 CH Medvedi 6 2 0 4 182 170 +12 4
4 HC Baník Karviná 6 1 0 5 167 195 −28 2
Source:
10.11.2002 HC Banik Karvina 29 36 Prule 67 Ljubljana
10.11.2002 CH Medvedi 30 31 Montpellier HB
17.11.2002 Montpellier HB 32 30 HC Banik Karvina
17.11.2002 Prule 67 Ljubljana 34 28 CH Medvedi
24.11.2002 Montpellier HB 28 24 Prule 67 Ljubljana
24.11.2002 HC Banik Karvina 35 27 CH Medvedi
01.12.2002 HC Banik Karvina 23 26 Montpellier HB
01.12.2002 CH Medvedi 33 22 Prule 67 Ljubljana
08.12.1902 Prule 67 Ljubljana 34 27 HC Banik Karvina
08.12.2002 Montpellier HB 25 24 CH Medvedi
15.12.2002 Prule 67 Ljubljana 29 24 Montpellier HB
15.12.2002 CH Medvedi 40 23 HC Banik Karvina

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 THW Kiel 6 4 0 2 175 150 +25 8
2 RK Zagreb 6 3 1 2 156 154 +2 7
3 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti 6 2 1 3 164 162 +2 5
4 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 6 2 0 4 152 181 −29 4
Source:
10.11.2002 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti 21 26 THW Kiel
10.11.2002 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 25 28 RK Zagreb
17.11.2002 RK Zagreb 24 24 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti
16.11.2002 THW Kiel 34 23 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje
24.11.2002 RK Zagreb 23 28 THW Kiel
24.11.2002 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti 38 26 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje
01.12.2002 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti 28 23 RK Zagreb
01.12.2002 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 27 26 THW Kiel
08.12.2002 THW Kiel 37 28 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti
08.12.2002 RK Zagreb 30 25 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje
14.12.2002 THW Kiel 24 28 RK Zagreb
15.12.2002 Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 26 25 "Fibrexnylon" Savinesti

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
Kolding IF 57 – 63 Fotex KC Veszprém 31 – 27 26 – 36
SC Magdeburg 56 – 60 Portland San Antonio 22 – 26 34 – 34
RK Zagreb 53 – 62 Montpellier HB 28 – 28 25 – 34
RD Prule 67 61 – 59 THW Kiel 33 – 33 28 – 26

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
RD Prule 67 52 – 56 Montpellier HB 29 – 27 23 – 29
Portland San Antonio 54 – 50 Fotex KC Veszprém 28 – 20 26 – 30

Finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st match 2nd match
Portland San Antonio 46 – 50 Montpellier HB 27 – 19 19 – 31

References

  1. ^ "2002/03 VELUX VELUX European Cup / EHF". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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