2018–19_SEHA_League
2018–19 SEHA League
Sports season
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]
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2018-19 SEHA League season | |
|---|---|
| League | SEHA League |
| Sport | Handball |
| Number of games | 90 (regular season) 94 (including F4 tournament) |
| Number of teams | 10 Belarus (1 team) Croatia (2 teams) North Macedonia (2 teams) Serbia (2 teams) Slovakia (1 team) Romania (1 team)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 team) |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Vardar |
| Season MVP | Zlatko Horvat[1] |
| Top scorer | Miloš Grozdanić (102 goals)[2] |
| Final Four | |
| Finals champions | Vardar[3] |
| Runners-up | PPD Zagreb |
| Finals MVP |  Dainis Krištopāns |
| SEHA League seasons | |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
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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 3 April. RK Vardar defeated PPD Zagreb 26–23 in the final to win their fifth title.
Venues and locations
| Country | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Belarus |
Meshkov Brest | Brest | Universal Sports Complex Victoria (3,740) |
| Croatia |
PPD Zagreb | Zagreb | Sutinska Vrela Hall (2,000) |
| Nexe | Našice | Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) | |
| North Macedonia |
Vardar | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena (7,500) |
| Metalurg | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (8,000), Avtokomanda (2,000) | |
| Serbia |
Železničar | Niš | Čair Sports Center (4,800) |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPENS (11,000), SC Slana Bara (2,000) | |
| Slovakia |
Tatran Prešov | Prešov | City Hall Prešov (4,870) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Izviđač | Ljubuški | Ljubuški Sports Hall (4,000) |
| Romania |
Steaua București | Bucharest | Sala Polivalentă (5,300), Sala Sporturilor Concordia (1,465) |
_location_map.svg)  PPD Zagreb Nexe Vardar Metalurg Železničar Vojvodina Izviđač CO Location of teams in 2018-19 SEHA League (Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
 Meshkov Brest Location of teams in 2018-19 SEHA League (Belarus)  Tatran Prešov Location of teams in 2018-19 SEHA League (Slovakia)  Steaua București Location of teams in 2018-19 SEHA League (Romania) |
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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.
More information Team, Head coach ...
| Team | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (main) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meshkov Brest |  Manolo Cadenas |
Siarhei Shylovich |
Joma | BelGazpromBank |
| PPD Zagreb |  Branko Tamše |
Zlatko Horvat |
Hummel | Prvo Plinarsko Društvo |
| Nexe | Hrvoje Horvat |
Vedran Zrnić |
Jako | Nexe |
| Vardar | Roberto García Parrondo |
Stojanče Stoilov |
Hummel | Bet City |
| Metalurg | Danilo Brestovac |
Mario Tankoski |
Kempa | ReMedika |
| Železničar |  Veselin Vujović |
Milan Vučković |
ASICS | Macron |
| Vojvodina | Boris Rojević |
Vukašin Stojanović |
NAAI | Grad Novi Sad |
| Tatran Prešov | Slavko Goluža |
Radovan Pekár |
ATAK Sportswear | Phoenix |
| Izviđač | Silvio Ivandija |
Vedran Delić |
Hummel | Central Osiguranje |
| Steaua București | Ovidiu Mihăilă |
Marius Stavrositu |
Luanvi | Fundația Alexandrion |
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Coaching changes
More information Round, Club ...
| Round | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | PPD Zagreb | Lino Červar[7] |
11 December 2018 | Tonči Valčić |
| 11th | PPD Zagreb | Tonči Valčić[8] |
4 January 2019 | Branko Tamše |
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Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vardar |
18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 512 | 467 | +45 | 42 | Final four |
| 2 | PPD Zagreb |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 484 | 442 | +42 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Nexe |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 420 | +49 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Meshkov Brest |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 573 | 483 | +90 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Tatran Prešov |
18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 493 | 444 | +49 | 36 | |
| 6 | Vojvodina |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 441 | 483 | −42 | 22 | |
| 7 | Steaua București |
18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 460 | 524 | −64 | 18 | |
| 8 | Železničar |
18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 463 | 507 | −44 | 16 | |
| 9 | Metalurg |
18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 494 | 534 | −40 | 13 | |
| 10 | Izviđač |
18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 444 | 529 | −85 | 4 |
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Source: SEHA Standings
Notes:
Notes:
Results
More information Home \ Away, MES ...
| Home \ Away | MES |
ZAG |
NEX |
VAR |
MET |
IZV |
VOJ |
TAT |
ZEL |
STE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meshkov Brest |
31–26 | 25–30 | 35–20 | 41–29 | 40–22 | 35–19 | 28–32 | 28–20 | 35–21 | |
| PPD Zagreb |
29–24 | 20–17 | 26–23 | 26–22 | 36–25 | 25–23 | 28–29 | 30–28 | 24–17 | |
| Nexe |
26–29 | 23–22 | 24–21 | 26–23 | 22–17 | 29–23 | 27–22 | 34–25 | 28–23 | |
| Vardar |
30–32 | 28–26 | 31–26 | 34–28 | 38–27 | 33–26 | 23–21 | 35–20 | 27–21 | |
| Metalurg |
28–34 | 24–36 | 27–32 | 26–27 | 27–27 | 39–20 | 30–28 | 29–30 | 28–29 | |
| Izviđač |
29–33 | 21–22 | 23–24 | 28–31 | 30–31 | 23–25 | 22–26 | 29–24 | 28–29 | |
| Vojvodina |
29–23 | 20–23 | 26–21 | 23–26 | 31–30 | 26–18 | 17–27 | 27–27 | 28–25 | |
| Tatran Prešov |
21–35 | 31–21 | 26–24 | 26–27 | 30–20 | 29–22 | 31–24 | 27–26 | 26–19 | |
| Železničar |
30–32 | 32–33 | 18–25 | 22–24 | 27–25 | 30–21 | 20–27 | 25–36 | 28–21 | |
| Steaua București |
42–33 | 24–31 | 19–31 | 30–34 | 26–28 | 36–32 | 28–27 | 26–25 | 24–31 |
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Source: SEHA Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee had made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Universal Sports Complex Victoria in Brest, Republic of Belarus, on 2nd and 3 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 | ||||||
| PPD Zagreb | 28 | |||||
| 3 April | ||||||
| Nexe | 23 | |||||
| PPD Zagreb | 23 | |||||
| 2 April | ||||||
| Vardar | 26 | |||||
| Vardar | 25 | |||||
| Meshkov Brest | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 April | ||||||
| Nexe | 19 | |||||
| Meshkov Brest | 24 | |||||
Semifinals
| 2 April 2019 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
PPD Zagreb |
28–23 | Nexe |
Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 1,235 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Bičanić 7 | (18–15) | Buvinić 7 | ||
2× 2× |
Report | 2× 3×
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| 2 April 2019 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Vardar |
25–23 | Meshkov Brest |
Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,420 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK) |
| Stoilov 7 | (14–10) | three players 3 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 3× 4×
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Match for third place
| 3 April 2019 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Nexe |
19–24 | Meshkov Brest |
Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,270 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU) |
| Jaganjac, Šipić 5 | (8–12) | Baranau 5 | ||
| 3× 1× |
Report | 3× 3×
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Final
| 3 April 2019 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
PPD Zagreb |
23–26 | Vardar |
Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,210 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Mrakovčić 4 | (12–14) | Krištopāns 7 | ||
2× 5× 2× |
Report | 1× 1× 1×
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More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miloš Grozdanić |
Vojvodina |
102 |
| 2 | Bruno Butorac |
Tatran Prešov |
90 |
| 3 | Halil Jaganjac |
Nexe |
85 |
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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)
- "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.
- "Dainis Kristopans MVP of the Final 4, All Star Team announced". SEHA League. 3 April 2019.