European Handball Federation - 2015/16 Men's Challenge Cup / News overview

ABC/UMinho hold on to win maiden European trophy

21.05.2016 - FINAL REVIEW: Benfica give their all in the all-Portuguese Challenge Cup Final, but the team from Brage do enough over 120 minutes of handball to take the title

ABC/UMinho with a job to finish

20.05.2016 - FINAL PREVIEW: Being six goals ahead after the first leg, ABC/UMinho have a great chance to win the EHF Challenge Cup when they receive Benfica in the second leg of the all-Portuguese final.

Spínola: "We cannot just play with our hearts"

18.05.2016 - FEATURE: ABC/UMinho right back Pedro Spinola shares his insight ahead of the second leg of the all-Portuguese Challenge Cup Final

ABC/UMinho close to their first European title after an away win

15.05.2016 - FINAL REVIEW: SL Benfica were unable to take advantage of the home court and lost the first leg of the Challenge Cup’s final by six goals.

Historic meeting in Lisbon

13.05.2016 - FINAL PREVIEW: For the first time in history, two Portuguese teams meet in a European Cup final, as SL Benfica and ABC/UMinho meet in the Challenge Cup Final.

Benfica wait for ABC/UMinho in the Red’s Inferno

12.05.2016 - FEATURE: The two teams from Portugal are fighting for the Challenge Cup trophy and Benfica's goalkeeper Figueira sees it as a great chance for Portuguese handball.

Lisbon the first stop in all-Portuguese final

02.05.2016 - NEWS REPORT: Portuguese Handball Federation President Ulisses Pereira was present at the home right draw of the Men’s Challenge Cup Final

Men’s Challenge Cup Final to be a Portuguese derby

01.05.2016 - SEMI-FINAL REVIEW – The Final in the Men’s Challenge Cup will be an entirely Portuguese affair, after a set wins for Benfica and ABC UMinho.

Benfica must finish the job, possible thriller in Prague

30.04.2016 - SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Benfica take 13 goal lead with them to Norway, while ABC/UMinho defend narrow one goal lead in Prague in the Challenge Cup.

ABC/UMinho take win and Benfica very close to the final

24.04.2016 - SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: Benfica defeat FyllingenBergen by 13 goals, while ABC/UMinho and Dukla Praha give each other a close fight in the Men’s Challenge Cup semi-finals

Braga keen on improving last year's second place

22.04.2016 - SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Portuguese teams are involved in both semi-finals of the Men's Challenge Cup.

Antunes: "The team is very focused on this trophy"

20.04.2016 - FEATURE: The top scorer of the Men's Challange Cup fights against HC Dukla Praha for a berth at the finals, the match can be watched live on ehfTV.

One game suspension for Bircan and Dompris

07.04.2016 - OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The suspensions for both players result out of unsportsmanlike behaviour in crucial match situations.

Benfica, Fyllingen and Praha clinch last semi-final berths

27.03.2016 - ROUND REVIEW: The last three semi-finalists in the Men’s Challenge Cup come from Portugal, Norway and the Czech Republic.

Crunch time in the Challenge Cup's quarter-finals

25.03.2016 - ROUND PREVIEW: Six teams compete on Saturday and Sunday to follow ABC/Uminho to the semi-finals of the Men's Challenge Cup

Braga in semi-final, Fyllingen close

21.03.2016 - ROUND REVIEW – Abc/UMinho from Braga are in the semi-final after a draw in the second leg against Wacker Thun

The first semi-finalist will be found this weekend

18.03.2016 - PREVIEW: ABC/UMinho and Wacker Thun opened the quarter-finals in the Men's Challenge Cup last Saturday and they will finish their tie this weekend, when three other ties begin.

Last year’s runners-up heading for semi-finals

14.03.2016 - MATCH REVIEW: ABC/UMinho with clear home win against Wacker Thun in Challenge Cup.

Court of Handball fines Malencic

04.03.2016 - OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The former player of Bursa Nilüfer criticised, insulted and threatened an EHF refereee after a Challenge Cup match vs Wacker Thun.