Bregenz hosts second MCL Qualification Tournament

A total of eight teams take part in the two 2010/11 Men's EHF Champions League Qualification Tournaments, divided into two groups of four teams each.

While FC Porto/Vitalis (POR) will host the tournament of Group 2, the organiser of the Group 1 tournament will be A1 Bregenz (AUT). The qualification event will take place on their home court in the Handballarena Rieden-Vorkloster.

Besiktas JK (TUR) passed on the possession of the right to organise the tournament to the Austrians. The other two participating teams are Tatran Presov (SVK) and Drammen HK (NOR).

The winner of Qualification Group 1 in Bregenz will go into Men's EHF Champions League Group B, to meet three last year’s Quarterfinalists MKB Veszprém KC (HUN), Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA), HSV Hamburg (GER) as well as KIF Kolding (DEN) and newcomers IK Sävehof (SWE).

Both Men's EHF Champions League Qualification Tournaments (and also the Wild Card Tournament in Karlsruhe) will be played over the weekend of 3/4/5 September 2010.

Match Schedule Group 1

03.09.2010
TATRAN Presov VS A1 Bregenz
Drammen HK VS Besiktas JK

04.09.2010
Besiktas JK VS TATRAN Presov
A1 Bregenz VS Drammen HK

05.09.2010
A1 Bregenz VS Besiktas JK
TATRAN Presov VS Drammen HK

Match Schedule Group 2

03.09.2010
HC Metalurg VS HC DINAMO-Minsk
ZTR Zaporozhye VS FC Porto/Vitalis

04.09.2010
FC Porto/Vitalis VS HC Metalurg
HC DINAMO-Minsk VS ZTR Zaporozhye

05.09.2010
HC DINAMO-Minsk VS FC Porto/Vitalis
HC Metalurg VS ZTR Zaporozhye