DRAW PREVIEW: Top eight European sides will be divided in two pots for the Women's EHF Champions League Main Round Draw. No countries will have a double representation in the Main Round.
Two former winners in Pot 1, two other in Pot 2
The Group Matches of the Women's EHF Champions League came to an end on Sunday and eight teams made it to the next stage. The draw of two Main Round groups will take place on Tuesday, 19 November at 12:00 hrs local time at the EHF office in Vienna.
The teams will be divided into two pots before the draw – one with all group winners and second one with all second ranked teams.
In Pot 1 the defending champions Györi Audi ETO KC are accompanied by FC Midtjylland, former two-time winners RK Krim Mercator and the newcomers WHC Vardar SCBT. The 2011 trophy holders Larvik HK, the 2012 winners Buducnost and two newcomers in the main round Thüringer HC and IK Sävehof will enter the Tuesday's draw in Pot 2.
In each group of the main round there will be two sides from Pot 1 and two from Pot 2. Teams from the same group of the Group Matches cannot face each other in the Main Round.
The Main Round phase, which will be played in a round-robin system with six rounds, starts on 1-2 February 2014 and will last until 15/16 March 2014. Two best teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
Follow the draw live
The Women's EHF Champions League Main Round Draw will be available live on www.eurohandball.com liveticker and also on the @ehfcl Twitter channel.
Seeding for the Women's EHF Champions League Main Round Draw
POT 1 (4 teams)
HUN Györi Audi ETO KC
DEN FC Midtjylland
SLO RK Krim Mercator
MKD WHC Vardar SCBT
POT 2 (4 teams)
GER Thüringer HC
MNE Buducnost
SWE IK Sävehof
NOR Larvik HK
Main Round playing periods:
Round 1: 01./02.02.2014
Round 2: 08./09.02.2014
Round 3: 15./16.02.2014
Round 4: 01./02.03.2014
Round 5: 08./09.03.2014
Round 6: 15./16.03.2014
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