DELO WOMEN’S EHF CL Groups A/B quiz
Before the new season of the DELO WOMEN’S EHF Champions League gets started, test your knowledge of the teams playing in Groups A and B. The photos might trick you, but if you are stuck, all information can be found on ehfCL.com.
How many of the eight teams in Groups A/B have won the CL in the past?
2 is the correct answer: HC Podravka Vegeta (1995/96) and CSM Bucuresti (2015/16).
How many of the eight teams in Groups A/B have played at a Women’s EHF FINAL4 in the past?
4 is the correct answer: Metz Handball, Vipers Kristiansand (both 2019), Rostov-Don (2018, 2019) and CSM Bucuresti (2016, 2017, 2018).
Which player in Groups A/B has already won the CL four times?
Katrine Lunde is the correct answer: the goalkeeper won the trophy twice with both Viborg HK (2008/09 and 2009/10) and Györi Audi ETO KC (2012/13 and 2013/14).
Which team in Groups A/B was finalist in the EHF Cup last season?
Team Esbjerg is the correct answer: they lost the two-leg final to Siófok KC (HUN).
Which head coach in Groups A/B has won the CL four times?
Ambros Martin is the correct answer: the Spaniard steered Györi Audi ETO KC to their first four CL titles. Tomas Ryde won the CL once, with Viborg HK in 2006.
Which team in Groups A/B has won the Challenge Cup in the past?
MKS Perla Lublin is the correct answer: the Polish side lifted the trophy in the 2017/18 season.
Rostov-Don’s Ambros Martin is now also head coach of Russia. Which national team did he coach before?
Romania is the correct answer: until May 2019 Ambros Martin coached the Romanian national team.
How many sister pairs in Groups A/B have won Olympic gold in the past?
2 is the correct answer: Rostov’s Anna Vyakhireva and Polina Kuznetsova won with Russia in 2016; Vipers’ Katrine Lunde and Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (assistant coach) won with Norway in 2008 and 2012.
What is the shortest distance between the venue of a Group A/B team and the venue of the DELO WOMEN’S EHF FINAL4?
44 kilometres is the correct answer: FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria play their home matches in the OBO Arena in Dabas, which is only 44 kilometres away from the Papp Laszlo Arena in Budapest. However, Rostov-Don’s arena is more than 2,000 kilometres away from Budapest.
How many players in Groups A/B were part of the Olympic final in Rio in 2016?
11 is the correct answer: seven Russian players from Rostov-Don and four French players from Metz Handball.
How many top scorers of previous CL seasons play in Groups A/B in 2019/20?
2 is the correct answer: Linn Sulland (Vipers Kristiansand, 2018/19) and Cristina Neagu (CSM Bucuresti, 2014/15 and 2017/18).
Which coach in Groups A/B has been CL top scorer as a player?
Zlatko Saracevic is the correct answer: he was top scorer in 1998/99 and 1999/2000 as a RK Zagreb player.