SEHA League
South East Handball Association League or simply SEHA League is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast Europe, featuring teams from Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as the Gazprom League (or Gazprom South Stream League earlier). The league exists alongside scaled-down national leagues of the participating nations and all of SEHA League teams join their respective country's own competitions in late spring after the SEHA League regular season and post-season have been completed. The league's headquarters are in Zagreb, Croatia, and the league's president is Mihajlo Mihajlovski Vardar's ex-chairman. 2011–12 was the first season of the competition, with Vardar from Skopje becoming the first champions.
Current season, competition or edition: 2020–21 SEHA League | |
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| Countries |  Belarus Croatia Hungary North Macedonia Serbia Slovakia Ukraine Bosnia and Herzegovina (former) China (former) Montenegro (former) Romania (former) Russia (former) Slovenia (former) |
|---|---|
| Confederation | EHF |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champions | Veszprém (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Vardar (5 titles) |
History of the league
The initiative for establishing the regional South-East European handball league was presented during the first half of 2011. After the idea of forming a Regional Sparkasse League failed, during July 2011 it was agreed that the first season of the SEHA League would start in September of the same year.
In the first season of SEHA League, 14 clubs took part, but their number reduced during the following years. In the 2020–21 season, there are 10 clubs from 7 countries.
The league is based on a regular season and the Final Four, in which the four best placed clubs from the regular season participate.
The most successful participants of the SEHA League during its first eight seasons is Vardar with five titles. Vardar became the first team with more than one title when it won the 2013–14 edition.
2020–21 season
- Below is the list of clubs that are members of the 2020–21 SEHA League season.
| Country | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Belarus |
Meshkov Brest | Brest | Universal Sports Complex Victoria (3,740) |
| Croatia |
Nexe | Našice | Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava (2,500) |
| PPD Zagreb | Zagreb | Dom sportova 2 (3,100) | |
| Hungary |
Telekom Veszprém | Veszprém | Veszprém Aréna (5,096) |
| North Macedonia |
Eurofarm Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski (3,700) |
| Vardar 1961 | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena (6,500) | |
| Serbia |
Metaloplastika | Šabac | Zorka Hall (3,000) |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Sportski centar Slana Bara (2,000) | |
| Slovakia |
Tatran Prešov | Prešov | Tatran Handball Arena (4,870) |
| Ukraine |
Motor Zaporizhzhia | Zaporizhzhia | Yunost Sport Hall (3,600) |
Final Four tournaments
Winners
Below is the list of winners, finalists and other participants of Final four SEHA tournaments.
| Year | Host | Final | Match for third place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2011–12 Details |
Zagreb |  Vardar |
21–18 | Metalurg |
 Zagreb |
31–29 |  Tatran Prešov | ||
| 2012–13 Details |
Skopje | Zagreb |
25–24 a.e.t. |
Vardar |
Metalurg |
26–21 |  Meshkov Brest | ||
| 2013–14 Details |
Novi Sad | Vardar |
29–27 | Meshkov |
Zagreb |
36–28 | Tatran | ||
| 2014–15 Details |
Veszprém |  Veszprém |
32–21 | Meshkov |
Zagreb |
26–23 | Vardar | ||
| 2015–16 Details |
Varaždin | Veszprém |
28–26 | Vardar |
PPD Zagreb |
24−23 | Meshkov Brest | ||
| 2016–17 Details |
Brest | Vardar |
26–21 | Veszprém |
Meshkov Brest |
23−19 | PPD Zagreb | ||
| 2017–18 Details |
Skopje | Vardar |
26–24 | PPD Zagreb |
 Celje |
31–28 | Meshkov Brest | ||
| 2018–19 Details |
Brest | Vardar |
26–23 | PPD Zagreb |
Meshkov Brest |
24–19 | Nexe | ||
| 2019–20 Details |
Zadar | Telekom Veszprém |
35–27 | Vardar |
Meshkov Brest |
29–24 | PPD Zagreb | ||
| 2020–21 Details |
TBD | ||||||||
Hosts
| Year | Final four host | Hall | Date | Attendance | Final (att.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Zagreb |
Arena Zagreb | 14–15 April 2012 | 5,500 | 1,500 |
| 2012–13 | Skopje |
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | 12–13 April 2013 | 13,450 | 5,500 |
| 2013–14 | Novi Sad |
SPC Vojvodina | 11–13 April 2014 | 15,710 | 5,160 |
| 2014–15 | Veszprém |
Veszprém Aréna | 25–29 March 2015 | 16,100 | 5,000 |
| 2015–16 | Varaždin |
Varaždin Arena | 1–3 April 2016 | 20,611 | 5,486 |
| 2016–17 | Brest |
Universal Sports Complex Victoria | 7–9 April 2017 | 12,150 | 2,750 |
| 2017–18 | Skopje |
Jane Sandanski Arena | 13–15 April 2018 | 16,650 | 6,000 |
| 2018–19 | Brest |
Universal Sports Complex Victoria | 2–3 April 2019 | 11,135 | 3,210 |
| 2019–20 | Zadar |
Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 4–6 September 2020 | 2,000 | 500 |
| 2020–21 | TBD | TBD | TBD | NA | NA |
Records and statistics
By club
| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vardar |
2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 2013, 2016, 2020 | ||
| Veszprém |
2015, 2016, 2020 | 2017 | ||
| Zagreb |
2013 | 2018, 2019 | ||
| Meshkov |
2014, 2015 | |||
| Metalurg |
2012 | |||
| Total | 8 | 8 |
By country
| Club / Nation | Won | Runner-up | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia |
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| Hungary |
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| Croatia |
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| Belarus |
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| Total | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Participating clubs
Correct as of the 2020–21 SEHA League season.
Bold indicates the winning years.
| Club | Seasons | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Vardar 1961 |
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| PPD Zagreb |
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| Tatran Prešov |
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| Nexe Našice |
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| Meshkov Brest |
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| RK Metalurg Skopje |
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| RK Vojvodina |
2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| Borac |
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Telekom Veszprém |
2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 | |
| Izviđač |
2012, 2013, 2017, 2019 | |
| Lovćen |
2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Metaloplastika |
2012, 2020, 2021 | |
| Celje |
2017, 2018 | |
| Gorenje |
2017, 2018 | |
| RK Eurofarm Pelister |
2020, 2021 | |
| Motor Zaporizhzhia |
2020, 2021 | |
| Bosna |
2012 | |
| Crvena zvezda |
2012 | |
| Sutjeska |
2012 | |
| Sloga |
2013 | |
| Partizan |
2014 | |
| Radnički |
2015 | |
| Maks Strumica |
2016 | |
| Spartak Vojput |
2016 | |
| Dinamo Pančevo |
2018 | |
| CSA Steaua București |
2019 | |
| Železničar |
2019 | |
| Beijing Sport University |
2020 | |
| Spartak Moscow |
2020 |