How well do you know the VELUX EHF FINAL4?

With the 10-year anniversary of the EHF FINAL4 in Cologne being celebrated this year, it's time to test your knowledge on the last decade of European club handball's pinnacle weekend.

How many of the four Spanish coaches of the current VELUX EHF FINAL4 participants won the EHF Champions League with Ciudad Real?

c is the correct answer: Talant Dujshebaev (now Kielce) in 2006, 2008 and 2009 as coach; David Davis (now Veszprém) in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and Roberto Parrondo (now Vardar) in 2008 and 2009 as players.

Which player can become the all-time top scorer at VELUX EHF FINAL4 events if he tallies at least 10 goals this year in Cologne?

d is correct. Ilic’s tally before the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2019 is 56 goals – exactly nine behind the current all-time top scorer at the event, Kiril Lazarov (65 goals).

Raul Entrerrios (Barça)

Laszlo Nagy (Veszprém)

Ivan Cupic (Vardar)

Momir Ilic (Veszprém)

Which player can win his fifth Champions League title with his third club this year, in what is his seventh VELUX EHF FINAL4 participation?

b is correct. Sterbik won the EHF Champions League three times with Ciudad Real (2006, 2008, 2009) and once with Vardar (2017). Cupic claimed the trophy with Kielce in 2016 and with Vardar in 2017, Aguinagalde with Kielce in 2016, and Tomas three times with Barcelona (2005, 2011, 2015).

Ivan Cupic (Vardar)

Arpad Sterbik (Veszprém)

Julen Aguinagalde (Kielce)

Victor Tomas (Barça)

How many different EHF presidents have awarded the trophy to the winners since the premiere of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2010?

c is correct. Tor Lian (2010-2012) was the first, followed by Jean Brihault (2013-2016) and now Michael Wiederer.

Who is the record scorer in one match at the VELUX EHF FINAL4, with 13 goals in a single game?

a is correct. Despite Garcia’s 13 goals in the 2010 final, Barcelona lost to Kiel 34:36.

Juanin Garcia (Barcelona)

Filip Jicha (THW Kiel)

Mikkel Hansen (PSG)

Siarhei Rutenka (Barcelona)

Which player named IHF World Player of the Year in the past 10 years has never won the Champions League?

d is correct. Szmal won the trophy in 2016 with Kielce, Duvnjak in 2013 with Hamburg, and Narcisse in 2010 and 2012 with Kiel. Mikkel Hansen has never won the title despite reaching the VELUX EHF FINAL4 with Barcelona, Copenhagen and PSG.

Slawomir Szmal

Daniel Narcisse

Domagoj Duvnjak

Mikkel Hansen

Who was the only non-European awarded MVP in nine VELUX EHF FINAL4 tournaments so far?

c is correct. Saric (with Barcelona) and Jallouz (with Kiel and Barcelona) have both been on court in Cologne, while Yoon was active before the EHF FINAL4 format was introduced. The only non-European MVP was Diego Simonet, who led Montpellier to the title in 2018.

Danijel Saric (Qatar)

Wael Jallouz (Tunisia)

Diego Simonet (Argentina)

Kyung-Shin Yoon (South Korea)

Which club can be the first to win the VELUX EHF FINAL4 for the third time this year?

d is correct. Barça won in 2011 and 2015, while Kielce (2016) and Vardar (2017) took the title once each. Veszprém are still waiting for their first Champions League trophy.

HC Vardar

PGE Vive Kielce

Telekom Veszprém HC

Barça Lassa

What happened at the draw event for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2013?

b is the right answer. THW Kiel were the team in the broken ball.

A ball containing a club name was missing

A ball could not be opened, so then EHF Secretary General Michael Wiederer used a coffee pot to do so

The same club was accidentally placed in two different balls

The previous season’s balls were in the bowl

Which country was represented by at least one coach at every VELUX EHF FINAL4 from 2010 to 2016?

a is correct. Alfred Gislason participated with Kiel in 2010 and from 2012 to 2016. In 2011, it was Gudmundur Gudmundsson with Rhein-Neckar Löwen. In 2012, Dagur Sigurdsson was also present, with Füchse Berlin.

Iceland

Sweden

Denmark

Norway