The 2008 Men's Champions Trophy will take place in Hungary.
2008 UNIQA EHF Men’s Champions Trophy
The 2008/09 European Cup season will start with two spectacular handball weekends. The first trophies to win and the first tests for the most successful clubs of the last season are coming soon.
The 2008 Uniqa EHF Men's Champions Trophy will be preceded by the 2008 EHF Season Opener Event on Saturday, 20 September at 14:30.
2008 UNIQA EHF Men’s Champions Trophy in Veszprém, Hungary
Participants
2007/08 Champions League winner |
ESP BM Ciudad Real |
2007/08 EHF Cup winner |
GER HSG Nordhorn |
2007/08 Cup Winners’ Cup winner |
HUN MKB Veszprém |
Wild card for CL runner-up |
GER THW Kiel |
Date: 20-21 September 2008
Venue: Veszprém Arena in Veszprém, Hungary
Local organiser: MKB Veszprém
Playing schedule:
Saturday, 20 September 2008
16:00 local time
Semi-final 1:
Nordhorn /GER vs Veszprém /HUN
18:00 local time
Semi-final 2:
THW Kiel/GER vs Ciudad Real/ESP
Sunday, 21 September 2008
13:00 local time
3/4 Final: Loser Semi-final 1 vs Loser Semi-final 2
15:00 local time
Final: Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2
Nomination of the referees and officials will be published later.
Official 2008 Uniqa EHF Men's Champions Trophy partners:
History of the event
Champions Trophy looks back on a long history by now making it one of the most prestigious events of the season.
The tournament has previously come under the title of European Championship for Club Teams, or also commonly known as the Supercup. The EHF has relaunched the event under the new name of Champions Trophy in 2007, which is fitting because the champions of the Champions League, EHF Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup meet a wild card entrant to offer the public this attractive event.
Men
Year |
Winner |
Venue |
1996 |
FC Barcelona |
Bielefeld (GER) |
1997 |
FC Barcelona |
Irun (ESP) |
1998 |
FC Barcelona |
FC Barcelona (ESP) |
1999 |
FC Barcelona |
Magdeburg (GER) |
2000 |
Portland San Antonio |
Pamplona (ESP) |
2001 |
Magdeburg |
Kiel (GER) |
2002 |
Magdeburg |
Magdeburg (GER) |
2003 |
FC Barcelona |
Valladolid (ESP) |
2004 |
Celje Pivovarna Lasko |
Ciudad Real (ESP) |
2005 |
BM Ciudad Real |
Leon (ESP) |
2006 |
BM Ciudad Real |
Köln (GER) |
2007 |
THW Kiel |
Celje (SLO) |
TEXT:
EHF