All-star team voting opens in the VELUX EHF Champions League

Following the huge success in the past season with more than 20,000 handball fans taking part in an online vote for the VELUX EHF Champions League All-star team 2012/13, fans have now the second opportunity to choose their new season all-stars.

From a selection of 32 players, four in each position and also the season’s best defensive player, fans are being asked to choose their own All-star team.

Players from 17 nations and from 14 clubs in the current season have been selected. Nine countries have a multiple representation with Denmark leading with six players. Both FC Barcelona and Rhein-Neckar Löwen have five players among nominees.

The vote will be open until Wednesday 28 May 2014. The fans’ choice for the All-star team will be announced on the eve of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne on Friday 30 May 2014.

Players have been nominated on the basis of their comprehensive performance throughout the season so far; not just their goal-getting prowess, but also their performance in defence, the number of blocks, assists and reaction in crucial moments during each match.

The players nominated for the 2013/14 season are:

Goalkeepers:
Niklas Landin (DEN) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Darko Stanic (SRB) – HC Metalurg
Mattias Andersson (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Danijel Saric (BIH) – FC Barcelona

Left wings:
Timur Dibirov (RUS) – HC Vardar Skopje
Uwe Gensheimer (GER) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Anders Eggert (DEN) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson (ISL) – THW Kiel

Left backs:
Momir Ilic (SRB) – MKB-MVM Veszprém
Filip Jicha (CZE) – THW Kiel
Michal Jurecki (POL) – KS Vive Targi Kielce
Nikola Karabatic (FRA) - FC Barcelona

Centre backs:
Stas Skube (SLO) – RK Gorenje Velenje
Mads Mensah Larsen (DEN) – Aalborg Haandbold
Pavel Atman (RUS) – HC Metalurg
Mikkel Hansen (DEN) – PSG Handball

Line players:
Renato Sulic (CRO) - MKB-MVM Veszprém
Jesper Noddesbo (DEN) – FC Barcelona
Bjarte Myrhol (NOR) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Julen Aguinagalde (ESP) – KS Vive Targi Kielce

Right backs:
Renato Vugrinec (SLO) – HC Metalurg
Marko Vujin (SRB) – THW Kiel
Kiril Lazarov (MKD) – FC Barcelona
Alexander Petersson (ISL) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen
 
Right wings:
Gasper Marguc (SLO) – RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko
Valentin Ghionea (ROU) – Orlen Wisla Plock
Luc Abalo (FRA) – PSG Handball
Patrick Groetzki (GER) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Best defenders:
Viran Morros (ESP) – FC Barcelona
István Timuzsin Schuch (HUN) – MKB-MVM Veszprém
Lars Jorgensen (DEN) – KIF Kolding Kobenhavn
Jakov Gojun (CRO) – PSG Handball

Profiles

A complete list of player profiles can be found on the ehfCL.com website.

Online voting

Voting is open immediately and will run until 28 May 2014. Fans can choose their VELUX EHF Champions League 2013/14 team online here.

Last year

Check the selection of fans from the last season here