Larvik and Buducnost arrive unbeaten in Budapest, Neagu top scorer so far

92 matches since the start of the group matches have been played in the Women’s EHF Champions League so far. Just four remain in Budapest on 9/10 May and they will determine which team will succeed Györi Audi ETO KC as champions.

Here are the most important facts and figures of the 2014/15 season, prior to the MVM EHF FINAL4 in Budapest. The draw for the pinnacle of women’s club handball will be staged in Budapest on Tuesday (live on ehfTV at 11:00 CET), where the new trophy will also be unveiled.

1 team – Larvik – have won all their matches this season.

1 team – Dinamo-Sinara against Baia Mare– turned a defeat in the first quarter-final leg in a ticket to Budapest

1 quarter-final match (Györ vs Vardar) ended with a draw.

1 player – Katarina Bulatovic (now in a Buducnost jersey) can be the only player to win the 2014 and 2015 title of the Women’s EHF Champions League after raising the trophy with Györ last season.

2 teams – Buducnost and Vardar – had already been part of the first MVM EHF FINAL4 in Budapest in 2014. Buducnost lost the final, against Györ, while Vardar finished third.

2 teams – Larvik and Buducnost – remained unbeaten in all stages of the competition to make it to Budapest.

2 teams won both quarter-final legs – again Larvik and Buducnost.

2 former Women’s EHF Champions League winners are still in the competition: Larvik (2011) and Buducnost (2012).

2 multiple Women’s EHF Champions league winners are in the squads of the four participants: Katarina Bulatovic (Buducnost - 2006/07 Slagelse, 2011/12 Buducnost, 2013/14 Györ) and Anja Althaus (Vardar – 2008/09 and 2009/10 Viborg HK).

4 nations are represented by the four FINAL4 participants: Norway, Russia, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro. Eight different nations had been part of the quarter-finals, eleven in the main round and 14 in the group matches.

8 straight seasons from 2006/07 to 2013/14 Györ had at least been part of the semi-finals. Now for the first time since the 2005/06 season the Hungarian defending champions were eliminated before this stage.

8 matches in total ended with a draw, six in the group matches and each one in the main round and quarter-finals.

12 points in six matches (maximum) were reached by the two group winners Larvik and Buducnost in the main round.

15 years ago, Dinamo were part of their first and only Women’s EHF Champions League semi-final to date. The Russians missed the finals by one goal on aggregate after a 18:23 away defeat and a 26:22 win against Kometal Skopje.

15 different nations are represented in the squads of the four participants: NOR, POL, DEN, MKD, GER, RUS, FRA, SLO, ESP, MNE, ROU, SRB, TUN, CRO, AZE

18 goals was the biggest margin in the quarter-final matches, when Larvik beat THC by 36:18.

19 matches since the start of the group matches ended with a margin of ten or more goals: Nine in the group matches, eight in the main round and two in the quarter-finals.

20 goals was the biggest margin all matches since the start of the competition, when Leipzig beat Hypo 42:22.

22 teams representing 19 countries have been part of the Women’s EHF Champions League season 2014/15.

37 matches in total ended with a win of the away team, 18 in the group matches, 17 in the main round and two in the quarter-finals.

37 goals were the lowest score in all matches since the start of the group phase, when Buducnost beat Thüringer HC by 23:14.

42 was the lowest number of goals in the quarter-final matches, when Vardar beat Györ 24:18.

47 matches in total ended with a win of the home team, 24 in the group matches, 18 in the main round and five in the quarter-finals.

76 goals were scored in the main round match Krim vs Vardar (29:47) to be the highest score in this season so far.

87 goals were scored in the duels of Larvik vs Sävehof (25:20, 25:17) to be the lowest scoring matches of the main round.

92 goals had been scored by Romanian left back Cristina Neagu (Buducnost) so far to top the scorers list.

92 matches have been played in the Women’s EHF Champions League season so far.

+104 is the impressive goal difference of Buducnost after 14 matches.

147 goals were scored in the two duels of Krim vs Vardar (30:41, 29:47) to be high score of a duel.

287 goals were conceded by Buducnost in their 14 matches to have the best defensive record of the four MVM EHF FINAL 4 participants, ahead of Larvik (307)

391 goals were scored by both Buducnost and Larvik to have the best attack of the four participants, one goal ahead of Vardar (390)

5,200 spectators was the highest attendance in the Women’s EHF Champions League season so far, when Györ opened their new arena with the group match against Sävehof.

The top lists:

GP = Group Matches, MR = Main Round, QF = Quarter-finals

Top teams – points overall:
28: Larvik
27: Buducnost
18: Vardar
17: Györ
16: Dinamo

Best defensive record of the four MVM EHF FINAL4 participants:
287 goals conceded: Buducnost
307 goals conceded: Larvik
350 goals conceded: Vardar
357 goals conceded: Dinamo

Best attacking record of the four participants:
391 goals: Larvik
391 goals: Buducnost
390 goals: Vardar
372 goals: Dinamo

Best goal difference of the four participants:
+104: Buducnost
+84: Larvik
+40: Vardar
+15: Dinamo

Top scorers:
92 goals: Cristina Neagu (Buducnost)
89 goals: Andrea Penezic (Vardar)
86 goals: Anna Kochetova (Dinamo)
84 goals: Karolina Kudlacz (Leipzig)
84 goals: Nora Mörk (Larvik)

Highest number of goals in all matches:
76 goals: Krim vs Vardar (MR, 29:47)
71 goals: Vardar vs Krim (MR, 41:30)
66 goals: Krim – Leipzig (GP, 31:35)
66 goals: Lublin vs Metz (GP, 35:31)
64 goals: Leipzig – Hypo (GP, 42:22)
63 goals: Thüringer HC vs Dinamo (MR, 33:30)
63 goals: Viborg – Sävehof (GP, 38:25)
61 goals: Viborg vs Baia Mare (MR, 30:31)
60 goals: Dinamo vs Thüringer HC (MR, 30:30)
60 goals: Metz vs Lublin (GP, 30:30)
60 goals: Podravka vs THC (GP, 28:32)

Lowest number of goals in all matches:

37 goals: Buducnost vs Thüringer HC (GP, 23:14)
40 goals: Larvik vs Györ (MR, 21:19)
40 goals: Buducnost vs Vardar (GP, 23:17)
41 goals: Thüringer HC vs Vardar (GP, 21:20)
41 goals: Zagreb vs Györ (GP, 15:26)
42 goals: Vardar vs Györ (QF, 24:18)
42 goals: Hypo vs Leipzig (GP, 18:24)
42 goals: Larvik vs Sävehof (MR, 25:17)
42 goals: Györ vs Viborg (GP, 22:20)
43 goals: Zagreb vs Viborg (GP, 18:25)
43 goals: Krim vs Buducnost (MR, 20:23)

Biggest wining margins in all matches:
+20 goals: Leipzig vs Hypo (GP, 42:22)
+19 goals: Buducnost vs Krim (39:20)
+18 goals: Larvik vs THC (QF, 36:18)
+18 goals: Krim vs Vardar (MR, 29:47)
+17 goals: Sävehof vs Györ (GP, 21:38)
+13 goals: Leipzig vs Buducnost (MR, 19:32)
+13 goals: Larvik vs Viborg (MR, 31:18)
+13 goals: Thüringer HC – Podravka (GP, 33:20)
+13 goals: Viborg – Sävehof (GP, 38:25)
+12 goals: Thüringer HC vs Krim (MR, 33:21)

Spectators in all matches:

Highest attendances:
5200: Györ – Sävehof (GP)
5089: Metz vs Viborg (MR)
5071: Metz vs Györ (MR)
5000: Vardar – Buducnost (GP)
5000: Buducnost – Vardar (GP)
5000: Buducnost vs Leipzig (MR)
5000: Györ vs Baia Mare (MR)
5000: Györ vs Vardar (QF)
4800: Vardar vs Györ (QF)
4500: Buducnost vs Dinamo (MR)
4500: Györ vs Larvik (MR)
4500: Vardar vs Podravka (GP)
4500: Buducnost vs THC (GP)

Individual high score in one match (more than 10 goals):
12 goals: Sanja Damnjanovic (Viborg, in the group match against Sävehof)
12 goals: Nora Mörk (Larvik, in the quarter-final leg 1 against Thüringer HC)
11 goals: Anna Kochetova (Dinamo, in the group match against Krim)
11 goals: Gorica Acvimovic (Hypo, in the group match against Krim)
11 goals: Nora Mörk (Larvik, in the group match against Metz)
11 goals: Andrea Penezic (Vardar, in the main round match against Krim)
11 goals: Ana Gros (Metz, in the main round match against Györ)
11 goals: Tamara Mavsar (Krim, in the main round match against Vardar)
11 goals: Rikke Skov (Viborg, in the main round match against Baia Mare)
11 goals: Eliza Buceschi (Baia Mare, in the main round match against Sävehof)