Ready for the start of the EHF Champions League Men?

16 teams divided in two groups, 15 of them hunt defending champions Barça, and all dream of the final destination Cologne - the new EHF Champions League Men's season will throw off soon. Before the re-start of Europe’s top competition, test your knowledge with our quiz.

Which teams are the record winners of the EHF FINAL4 in Cologne?

Barça and Kiel is correct. Kiel (2010, 2012 and 2020) and Barcelona (2011, 2015, 2021) won three times.

Barça and Vardar

Barça and Kiel

Kiel and Vardar

How many of the clubs in this season's group phase have won the CL title (since 1994)?

6 is correct: Barça (9 titles), Kiel (4), Vardar (2), Montpellier (2), Kielce and Flensburg.

Which player transferred from the 2021 winners to the 2021 finalists?

Pálmarsson is correct. He won his third trophy with Barcelona, then joined Aalborg.

Cédric Sorhaindo

Aleix Gómez

Aron Pálmarsson

What was historic about the 2021 final?

The 13-goal win is the largest at this event

The biggest number of goals in a single final in Cologne

The top scorer netted 15 goals – the highest number of a single player ever

The biggest winning margin in a final in Cologne

How many different teams have won the 11 EHF FINAL4 events in Cologne since the premiere in 2010?

7 is correct: Kiel, Barça, Vardar, Hamburg, Flensburg, Kielce, Montpellier.

How many of the 16 clubs in the group phase have played the EHF FINAL4 (since 2010)?

9 is correct. Vardar, Kiel, Aalborg and Montpellier in Group A, PSG, Barça, Veszprem, Kielce and Flensburg from Group B.

Which team made it to three finals in Cologne, but never won the trophy?

Veszprém is correct, they had six appearances in Cologne, and lost three finals (against Barcelona, Kielce and Vardar)

Telekom Veszprém

Paris Saint-Germain

HBC Nantes

Who was the top scorer of the EHF Champions League 2020/21 season?

Rivera is correct with 95 goals, Vailupau and Mem netted 93 times.

Dika Mem

Valero Rivera

Mikita Vailupau

How many teams per group will proceed from the group phase straight to the quarter-finals?

2 is correct, the two group winners and two second-ranked teams book their straight ticket to the quarter-finals.

Which of the 16 group phase participants is the record holder in terms of Champions League appearances?

Zagreb have their 28th CL season ahead, for Veszprém it is season 27 and for Barça it is the 25th season.

HC PPD Zagreb

Barça

Telekom Veszprém

Which Spanish coach, who won the EHF Champions League three times, took over a club from Romania?

Pascual is new coach of Dinamo Bucuresti

Talant Dujshebaev

Roberto Parrondo

Xavi Pascual

How many former EHF Champions League top scorers are coach of one of the group phase teams?

2 is correct: Momir Ilic (2013/14 and 2014/15) is new coach at Veszprém, Filip Jicha (2008/09 and 2009/10) is the coach at THW Kiel.

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