Teams lined up for the draw
Teams lined up for the draw
With the last games of the Group Matches played over the weekend and the final ranking of the four groups defined, the best 16 teams of the EHF Men’s Champions League are set for the draw.
The fixtures of the Last 16 – the first knock-out phase of the season – will be decided by draw on 9 March 2010 at 12:00hrs in the EHF HQ, Vienna.
Pot 4 HCM Constanta RK Gorenje FCK Handbold A/S KIF Kolding Pot 1 Montpellier HB MKB Veszprém Ciudad Real THW Kiel Pot 3 Pevafersa Valladolid KS Vive Targi Kielce HC CO Zagreb Reale Ademar Pot 2 Chekhovskie Medvedi Rhein-Neckar Löwen HSV Hamburg FC Barcelona
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Draw Procedure
The teams will be divided into 4 different pots according to their ranking at the end of the Group matches.
Pot 1 will have the four winners of the groups
Pot 2 will have the four runners-up
Pot 3 will have the four teams finishing on rank 3
Pot 4 will have the four teams finishing on rank 4
First, the teams in pot 1 will be drawn against the teams in pot 4 with the only condition, that a team cannot be drawn against the team from its own group (e.g. Montpellier as the winner of Group A can be drawn against the teams ranked 4 in groups B, C or D, but they cannot meet Constanta from their own group).
The teams from pot 4 play the first game at home, while the home right in the second match is with the teams in pot 1.
The same procedure is repeated afterwards with the teams in pot 2, which will be drawn against the teams in pot 3 with the same condition as described above.
The teams in pot 3 play the first game at home; the home right in the second match is with the teams in pot 2.
Live coverage
The event will be broadcast live on www.ehftv.com. Following a draw, you can watch live interviews from the venue with club managers who give quick statements on the draw results.
In addition, a live graphic presentation will also be available on www.eurohandball.com.
