EHF coefficient rank

The EHF ranking is drawn up by the European Handball Federation (EHF ). Through it can be seen how much the club teams of the Member States are or how strong the league. She is in handball properly reflect the UEFA five year ranking in football.

3.1 Men
3.2 Women

Calculation

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw
No points for defeats
1 bonus point for every team that reached the first group stage of the EHF Champions League
1 bonus point for any team that reached the quarterfinals or the main round in the Champions League, semi-finals or finals in one of the four European Cup competitions ( EHF Champions League, EHF Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, EHF Challenge Cup )
Points, which are obtained in the Challenge Cup or qualifying rounds are halved

The total points of a country are added together and the sum of the scores from the three years divided by the number of competitions, in which the country in question had asked representatives. (Eg Germany: the 3x Champions League, EHF Cup and Cup Winners' Cup divisor = 9 countries from which participating teams at all four competitions regularly, usually have the divisor 12, etc.).

Every season, the current ranking serves as a qualifying film for the subsequent European campaign. Go for the calculation of the current ranking it the previous three years in the evaluation. This means that, for example, for which valid in the season 2009/10 ranking the results of the seasons 2006 / 07, to be considered in 2007/ 08 and 2008 /09. At the end of the 2009/10 season will qualify on this basis, the teams of the different national associations for the European Cup season 2010/11.

Importance for the European Cup places

The defending champion from the EHF Cup EHF European Cup Winners' Cup and EHF Cup Challenger are set without influence on the nations ranking. Depending on a starting place in the Europa Cup Winners' Cup and the EHF Cup is certainly every nation.

The top two nations in the EHF ranking obtained by:

3 starting places in the Champions League
Two starting places in the EHF Cup
0 starting places in Challenge Cup

The placements 3-6 will receive:

Two starting places in the Champions League
Two starting places in the EHF Cup
0 starting places in Challenge Cup

The rankings 7-31 receive:

The rankings 32-40 receive:

0 starting places in the Champions League
Two starting places in the EHF Cup
Two starting places in Challenge Cup

Placement from 41 receive all nations:

0 starting places in the Champions League
1 starting place in the EHF Cup
3 starting places in Challenge Cup

Special feature of the EHF Champions League

Since the 2009/10 season, four clubs are invited to a qualifying tournament for the EHF Champions League. These associations are selected on the strength of the league, to increase the level of the Champions League. For the participants of four other starting positions are created in qualifying for the Champions League. These clubs are actually qualified for the EHF Cup, but get with a chance to qualify for the Champions League group stage. Thus, the fourth-placed 1st Bundesliga will not compete in the EHF Cup, but has the opportunity to qualify in the qualifying tournament for the EHF Champions League group stage.

Current Rankings

The ranking for the season 2012/2013 (PDF, 28 kB) based on the results of the European Cup season of 2008/ 2009 2009/2010 and 2010/ 2011. It was published on 5 July 2011 by the EHF. In the ranking of fifty national handball associations are listed. Great Britain is represented twice with England and Scotland.

CL = starting places in the EHF Champions League
EP = starting places in the EHF European Cup
CC = starting places in the EHF Challenge Cup

W = Wildcard for the EHF Champions League
TV = title defenders

The mean for the year 2011/2012, at least six teams from the German Bundesliga will participate in European cup competitions. In two competitions ( EHF Cup and EHF CWC) also there is a chance to put the title holder, who will be added to the quota.

Until the 2008/09 season and the winner of the Champions League was automatically qualified for the Champions League. Thus participated in the 2007/2008 season a total of nine Bundesliga teams at the European Cup in part because in the preseason, the EHF Champions League, the EHF Cup and the EHF European Cup Winners' Cup was won by German teams.

Women

The ranking for the season 2012/2013 (PDF, 28 kB) based on the results of the European Cup season the years 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2009 /2010. It was published on January 18, 2011 by the EHF. In the ranking of fifty national handball associations are listed. Great Britain is represented twice with England and Scotland.

CHL = starting places in the EHF Champions League
EHF = starting places in the EHF Cup
CWC = starting positions in the European Cup Winners
CHC = starting places in the EHF Challenge Cup

W = Wildcard for the EHF Champions League
TV = title defenders

The mean for the year 2011/2012, at least five teams from the German Bundesliga will participate in European cup competitions. In two contests (EHF Cup and EHF CWC) also there is a chance to put the title holder, who will be added to the quota.

Special cases

For Montenegro, whose association had dissolved in 2006 from the previously common federation with Serbia, a special rule applies. The previous common starting place in the Champions League receives since the season 2006/2007 Serbia ( No. 21 ranking ). Montenegro ( 27th place ) can not before 2009 ( after three separate seasons in the European Cup ) get a place in the Champions League on the ranking list. Instead Montenegro gets an additional place in the EHF Cup.

Kosovo has been increasing since the 2006/2007 season with an own association in the European cup competitions. Him a starting place in the EHF Cup, Cup Winners Cup and Challenge Cup were granted in each case. Kosovo is now the only organization that does not receive at least five European places. After two years, the Kosovar teams have their association already ' lifted ' on rank 39 of the rankings.

Israel, although it is geographically in Asia, as in almost all other sports in handball for political reasons, a member of the European continental federation and thus also takes part in the EHF competitions.

England and Scotland have their own national associations that participate in the European Cup competitions. There are in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, etc. own national teams. However, these are still in development and not yet strong enough to compete in a major international competitions.

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