The draw for the 2021/2022 DELO EHF Champions League was prepared at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna. Our team waited for the event from the third pot and got into the Group B.
The EHF released the pots of the 16 participating teams on Wednesday. Friday's draw turned out which teams will play against with our team in the new season, which starts in mid-September, 2021.
Group A
- Brest Bretagne Handball
- FTC-RAIL Cargo Hungaria
- Buducnost Bemax
- CSM Bucuresti
- BV Borussia 09 Dortmund
- Rostov-Don
- TEAM Esbjerg
- HC Podravka Vegeta
Group B
- CSKA
- Vipers Kristiansand
- Krim Mercator Ljubjana
- Odense Hándbold
- Győri Audi ETO KC
- Metz Handball
- Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK
- IK Savehof
The expected schedule of the matches:
11-12 September 2021 Győri Audi ETO KC - Vipers Kristiansand
18-19 September 2021 RK Krim Mercator – Győri Audi ETO KC
25-26 September 2021 Győri Audi ETO KC - CSKA
16-17 October 2021 Odense Handbold – Győri Audi ETO KC
23-24 October 2021 Metz Handball - Győri Audi ETO KC
30-31 October 2021 Győri Audi ETO KC - IK Sävehof
13-14 November 2021 Győri Audi ETO KC - Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK
20-21 November 2021 Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK – Győri Audi ETO KC
8-9 January 2022 IK Sävehof – Győri Audi ETO KC
15-16 January 2022 Győri Audi ETO KC – Metz Handball
22-23 January 2022 Győri Audi ETO KC – Odense Handbold
5-6 February 2022 CSKA - Győri Audi ETO KC
12-13 February 2022 Győri Audi ETO KC - RK Krim Mercator
19-20 February 2022 Vipers Kristiansand – Győri Audi ETO KC
The schedule is not final and the EHF reserves the right to exchange the rounds!
After the draw, we asked Ambros Martín: "I can't be dissatisfied with the draw, maybe our group is a little more challenging, but the outcomes will depend on our own performance. We've got great opponents ahead of us, there's no question about that, besides the defending champion, the rookie team is in our group. It's going to be a special season because there's more new players will join the team this year and we'll have less time to prepare for the Olympics, but that's also true for most of our opponents. I've spoken with the players a lot in the last of couple weeks and I have a really good feeling, of course we'll do everything to get the best out of them. Most important, however, the essentials will not be decided in the group phase, but next May and June!"
