VELUX EHF Champions League Wild Card Tournament

Parallel to the registration procedure to the 2011/12 VELUX EHF Champions League the EHF received a total of five applications for a participation in the Wild-Card Tournament for the 2011/12 VELUX EHF Champions League. This tournament will be played in a Final Four style with two semi-finals and a final on the following day.

The EHF Executive Committee dealt with this matter and decided to award the following four clubs with a place in this Wild Card Tournament:

Position 1: Cuatro Rayas BM Valladolid (ESP)
Position 2: Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER)
Position 3: Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral (FRA)
Position 4: KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL)

The request from the Danish Handball Association for the club of Skjern Handbold was rejected.

The positions of the four teams are in accordance with the seeding list for the 2011/12 VELUX EHF Champions League. They define the positions for the two semi-finals of the first day, which consequently are as follows:

Semi-final 1: Cuatro Rayas BM Valladolid (ESP) vs. KS Vive Targi Kielce (POL)

Semi-final 2: Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER) vs. Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral (FRA)

The EHF is awaiting applications from the four participating clubs for the organisation right of the Wild Card Tournament these days. The tournament will be carried out on 03/04 September 2011. The pairings of these semi-finals remain unchanged regardless of the venue of the tournament.