The 2014 EHF Women's Champions League Final Four was the final stage of the 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League, the 53rd season of Europe's premier club handball tournament organized by European Handball Federation. The event was the first Final Four tournament in the competition's history, having been introduced in November 2013. It was played at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 3–4 May 2014.
Host selection
The Executive Committee of the European Handball Federation (EHF) opened the bidding process for the organization of the event on 24 July 2013.[1] The EHF received four bids until the deadline of 10 September 2013, including three from Hungary, all of them naming the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena as the possible host arena; and one from Slovenia, that proposed the Arena Stožice.[2]
| Bidding organization | Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarofest with the Hungarian Handball Federation | Budapest Sports Arena | Budapest | 9,100 |
| Nexus Communications | Budapest Sports Arena | Budapest | 9,100 |
| RK Krim Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | Ljubljana | 12,500 |
| SportConcept | Budapest Sports Arena | Budapest | 9,100 |
In the first round the bids of Nexus Communications and SportConcept were eliminated, leaving the application of RK Krim Ljubljana and the joint bid of Hungarofest and the Hungarian Handball Federation in competition.[3] After close examinations of the remaining bids, on 21 November 2013, the EHF Finance Delegation on behalf of the EHF Executive Committee awarded the organization rights to Budapest.[4]
Tournament
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 May 2014 | ||||||
 ŽRK Vardar | 20 | |||||
| 4 May 2014 | ||||||
 Budućnost (ET) | 22 | |||||
| Budućnost | 21 | |||||
| 3 May 2014 | ||||||
 Győri Audi ETO KC | 27 | |||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 29 | |||||
 FC Midtjylland | 26 | |||||
| Third-place playoff | ||||||
| 4 May 2014 | ||||||
| ŽRK Vardar | 34 | |||||
| FC Midtjylland | 31 | |||||
Semifinals
| 3 May 2014 15:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
29–26 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| Görbicz 7 | (16–11) | Groot 9 | ||
2× 2× |
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 3 May 2014 17:30 |
ŽRK Vardar |
20–22 (ET) | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica |
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
| Lekić 6 | (6–11) | Neagu 6 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 2× 8× | ||
|
FT: 16–16 ET: 4–6 | ||||
Third-place playoff
| 4 May 2014 14:30 |
ŽRK Vardar |
34–31 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Nikolić, Radičević 6 | (14–12) | Groot 11 | ||
| 3× 8× |
Report | 2× 1×
|
Final
| 4 May 2014 17:00 |
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica |
21–27 | Győri Audi ETO KC |
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Neagu 7 | (10–15) | Görbicz 7 | ||
| 3× 5× |
Report | 3× 2× 1×
|
References
- ↑ "Bidding opens for final tournament". European Handball Federation. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Four bidders apply for the Women's EHF Final4". European Handball Federation. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Női kézi BL: az MKSZ Ljubljanával versenyben a final fourért; 2014-től új lebonyolítás" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Budapest to host 2014 Women's EHF FINAL4". European Handball Federation. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.