2018–19 SEHA League
2018-19 SEHA League season | |
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League | SEHA League |
Sport | Handball |
Number of games | 90 (regular season) 94 (including F4 tournament) |
Number of teams | 10![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Regular season | |
Season champions | ![]() |
Season MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() (102 goals)[2] |
Final Four | |
Finals champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
The 2018–19 SEHA League season was the eighth season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and fifth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from seven countries (Belarus, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania) were participating in this year's competition.[4][5][6]
Vardar were the defending champions. The SEHA League consists of two phases – the first one has 18 rounds in which all teams played one home and one away games against each other. Afterwards, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.
Final four tournament was held in Brest, Republic of Belarus, on 2nd and 3rd of April. RK Vardar defeated PPD Zagreb 26–23 in the final to win their fifth title.
Team information[]
Venues and locations[]
Country | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
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Meshkov Brest | Brest | (3,740) |
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PPD Zagreb | Zagreb | (2,000) |
Nexe | Našice | (2,500) | |
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Vardar | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena (7,500) |
Metalurg | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000), Avtokomanda (2,000) | |
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Železničar | Niš | Čair Sports Center (4,800) |
Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPENS (11,000), (2,000) | |
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Tatran Prešov | Prešov | City Hall Prešov (4,870) |
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Izviđač | Ljubuški | (4,000) |
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Steaua București | Bucharest | Sala Polivalentă (5,300), Sala Sporturilor Concordia (1,465) |
![]() ![]() PPD Zagreb ![]() Nexe ![]() Vardar ![]() Metalurg ![]() Železničar ![]() Vojvodina ![]() Izviđač CO
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![]() ![]() Meshkov Brest ![]() ![]() Tatran Prešov ![]() ![]() Steaua București
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Personnel and kits[]
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2018–19 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Team | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (main) |
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Meshkov Brest | ![]() |
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Joma | BelGazpromBank |
PPD Zagreb | ![]() |
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Hummel | Prvo Plinarsko Društvo |
Nexe | ![]() |
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Jako | Nexe |
Vardar | ![]() |
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Hummel | Bet City |
Metalurg | ![]() |
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Kempa | ReMedika |
Železničar | ![]() |
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ASICS | Macron |
Vojvodina | ![]() |
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NAAI | Grad Novi Sad |
Tatran Prešov | ![]() |
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ATAK | Phoenix |
Izviđač | ![]() |
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Hummel | Central Osiguranje |
Steaua București | ![]() |
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Luanvi | Fundația Alexandrion |
Coaching changes[]
Round | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
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11th | PPD Zagreb | ![]() |
11 December 2018 | ![]() |
11th | PPD Zagreb | ![]() |
4 January 2019 | ![]() |
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 512 | 467 | +45 | 42 | Final four |
2 | ![]() |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 484 | 442 | +42 | 39[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 420 | +49 | 39[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 573 | 483 | +90 | 39[a] | |
5 | ![]() |
18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 493 | 444 | +49 | 36 | |
6 | ![]() |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 441 | 483 | −42 | 22 | |
7 | ![]() |
18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 460 | 524 | −64 | 18 | |
8 | ![]() |
18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 463 | 507 | −44 | 16 | |
9 | ![]() |
18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 494 | 534 | −40 | 13 | |
10 | ![]() |
18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 444 | 529 | −85 | 4 |
Notes:
Results[]
Final Four[]
The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee had made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the in Brest, Republic of Belarus, on 2nd and 3rd of April.[9]The first-placed team of the standings faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the standings in the Final Four.
Bracket[]
Semifinals | Final | |||||
2 April | ||||||
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3 April | ||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||
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2 April | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
3 April | ||||||
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Semifinals[]
2 April 2019 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
PPD Zagreb ![]() |
28–23 | ![]() |
, Brest Attendance: 1,235 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
Bičanić 7 | (18–15) | Buvinić 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
2 April 2019 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Vardar ![]() |
25–23 | ![]() |
, Brest Attendance: 3,420 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK) |
Stoilov 7 | (14–10) | three players 3 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Match for third place[]
3 April 2019 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Nexe ![]() |
19–24 | ![]() |
, Brest Attendance: 3,270 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
Jaganjac, Šipić 5 | (8–12) | Baranau 5 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Final[]
3 April 2019 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
PPD Zagreb ![]() |
23–26 | ![]() |
, Brest Attendance: 3,210 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Mrakovčić 4 | (12–14) | Krištopāns 7 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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1 | ![]() |
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102 |
2 | ![]() |
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90 |
3 | ![]() |
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85 |
Awards[]
The all-star team was announced on 3 April 2019.[11]
- Goalkeeper:
Dejan Milosavljev (SRB)
- Right wing:
Zlatko Horvat (CRO)
- Right back:
Dainis Krištopāns (LAT)
- Centre back:
Sandro Obranović (CRO)
- Left back:
Damir Bičanić (CRO)
- Left wing:
Timur Dibirov (RUS)
- Pivot:
Stojanče Stoilov (MKD)
- Best Defender:
Pavel Horák (CZE)
- MVP of the Final four:
Dainis Krištopāns (LAT)
References[]
- ^ "Best 7 of the regular season - elected by captains". SEHA League. 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Meet the new member of the "Club 100" and the top scorer of the eighth season - Milos Grozdanic". SEHA League. 19 March 2019.
- ^ "They made it again: Seven Kristopans goals pave Vardar's way to the fifth trophy". SEHA League. 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Participants of the 8th SEHA - Gazprom League season". SEHA League. 27 July 2018.
- ^ "CSA Steaua Bucuresti to play SEHA - Gazprom League 8th season". SEHA League. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "New teams, same favourites in SEHA league". Eurohandball. 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Lino Cervar to leave RK PPD Zagreb bench: Life is full of up and down moments". HandballPlanet. 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Branko Tamše preuzima PPD Zagreb!". Balkanhandball. 4 January 2019.
- ^ "8th SEHA – Gazprom League Final 4 to be held in Brest, Belarus". SEHA League. 11 March 2019.
- ^ Goalscorers
- ^ "Dainis Kristopans MVP of the Final 4, All Star Team announced". SEHA League. 3 April 2019.
External links[]
- SEHA League
- 2018–19 domestic handball leagues