2003–04 EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League
2003–04
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates12 September 2003–24 April 2004
AdministratorEHF
Participants37
Final positions
ChampionsRK Celje
Runner-upSG Flensburg-Handewitt
Tournament statistics
Top scorerSiarhei Rutenka (95)

The 2003–04 EHF Champions League was the 44th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. Montpellier Handball were the reigning champions.[1]

RK Celje won their first ever title, beating SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the final.[2] This was the first time a Slovenian team won the tournament.

Qualification stage

Agg. 1st match 2nd match
HC Hard 61–43 Arkatron Minsk 35–17 26–26
Fiqas Aalsmeer 57–64 RK Bosna Sarajevo 21–29 36–35
Granitas Kaunas 46–58 Filippos Verias 26–33 20–25
Haukar Hafnarfjörður 57–47 CD de São Bernardo-Aveiro 37–23 20–24
Handballclub Tongeren 46–61 MŠK Považská Bystrica 25–26 21–35

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LEM BMC ZTR CON
TBV Lemgo 6 4 2 0 196 157 +39 10 — 34–29 27–27 41–22
BM Ciudad Real 6 4 1 1 187 145 +42 9 34–34 — 24–15 38–14
ZTR Zaporizhia 6 2 1 3 161 145 +16 5 22–28 25–30 — 31–24
Conversano 6 0 0 6 118 215 −97 0 23–32 23–32 12–41 —
Source:

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SCM BAR HAU VAR
SC Magdeburg 6 5 0 1 192 176 +16 10 — 34–29 27–27 41–22
FC Barcelona 6 4 1 1 203 152 +51 9 34–34 — 24–15 38–14
Haukar Hafnarfjörður 6 2 1 3 179 193 −14 5 22–28 25–30 — 31–24
Vardar Vatrost. Skopje 6 0 0 6 157 210 −53 0 23–32 23–32 12–41 —
Source:

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KIF P67 PAR ASK
KIF Kolding 6 4 1 1 204 172 +32 9 — 42–32 42–26 37–27
Prule 67 Ljubljana 6 4 1 1 181 178 +3 9 31–25 — 29–29 31–28
Partizan 6 1 1 4 179 194 −15 3 30–31 32–33 — 35–30
ASKİ Ankara 6 1 1 4 163 183 −20 3 27–27 22–26 29–27 —
Source:

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montpellier HB 6 5 0 1 167 144 +23 15
2 Ademar León 6 4 0 2 179 161 +18 12
3 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 6 3 0 3 166 165 +1 9
4 Alpla HC Hard 6 0 0 6 138 180 −42 0
Source:

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 RK Zagreb 6 3 0 3 159 144 +15 9
2 SC Szeged 6 3 0 3 160 154 +6 9
3 Sandefjord TIF 6 3 0 3 149 157 −8 9
4 Filippos Verias 6 3 0 3 154 167 −13 9
Source:

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 RK Celje 6 5 1 0 196 161 +35 16
2 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 6 4 1 1 211 181 +30 13
3 Redbergslids IK 6 2 0 4 179 186 −7 6
4 MŠK Považská Bystrica 6 0 0 6 163 221 −58 0
Source:

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 KC Veszprém 6 6 0 0 197 156 +41 18
2 Skjern Håndbold 6 2 1 3 151 153 −2 7
3 KS Kielce 6 2 1 3 159 177 −18 7
4 RK Bosna Sarajevo 6 1 0 5 151 172 −21 3
Source:

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chambéry Savoie HB 6 6 0 0 185 157 +28 18
2 Pfadi Winterthur 6 2 1 3 192 178 +14 7
3 HC Baník Karviná 6 2 0 4 180 194 −14 6
4 RK Metković 6 1 1 4 156 184 −28 4
Source:

Round of 16

Team #1 Team #2 1st match 2nd match Agg.
BM Ciudad Real Chambéry Savoie HB 36–28 33–32 69–60
Skjern Handball SC Magdeburg 30–25 24–34 54–59
CBM Ademar León RK Celje 38–25 21–34 59–59*
SG Flensburg-Handewitt Kolding KIF 34–29 33–20 67–49
SC Szeged Montpellier HB 29–22 26–27 55–49
Pfadi Winterthur RK Zagreb 32–29 24–32 56–61
Prule 67 Ljubljana TBV Lemgo 28–28 27–32 55–60
FC Barcelona KC Veszprém 33–29 26–31 59–60

Quarterfinals

Team #1 Team #2 1st match 2nd match Agg.
SG Flensburg-Handewitt RK Zagreb 30–27 28–26 58–53
SC Szeged SC Magdeburg 30–31 24–28 54–59
RK Celje TBV Lemgo 32–25 28–28 60–53
BM Ciudad Real KC Veszprém 33–24 28–25 61–49

Semifinals

Team #1 Team #2 1st match 2nd match Agg.
BM Ciudad Real RK Celje 35–36 32–34 67–70
SG Flensburg-Handewitt SC Magdeburg 30–20 26–36 56–56*

Finals

Team #1 Team #2 1st match 2nd match Agg.
RK Celje SG Flensburg-Handewitt 34–28 28–30 62–58

References

  1. ^ "2002/03 VELUX VELUX European Cup / EHF". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ^ Pazen, Björn. "More upsets on the cards for Celje". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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