Göppingen to start their title defence with Arendal

Frisch Auf Göppingen, the back-to-back winners of the Men’s EHF Cup in 2016 and 2017 will launch their run for a three-peat in two qualification round 3 matches against OIF Arendal from Norway.

The draw at the EHF Office in Vienna has determined all 16 pairings of the Men's EHF Cup Qualification Round 3, which will be played on 18/19 November and one week later.

The draw was conducted by the EHF Comptrollers Alain Koubi and Robert Prettenthaler together with Markus Glaser, the EHF Chief Sports Officer.

One of the most exciting matches in the last qualification round before the group phase consists of the 2015 winners and last season’s runners-up Füchse Berlin and Futebol Clube do Porto, while the third German team SC Magdeburg will lock horns with HC Dobrodgea Sud Constanta from Romania.

Men's EHF Cup Qualification Round 3:

CYEB Budakalasz (HUN) vs Helvetia Anaitasuna (SUI)
KS Azoty-Pulawy SA (POL) vs TTH Holstebro (DEN)
SC Magdeburg (GER) vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta (ROU)
Futebol Clube do Porto (POR) vs Füchse Berlin (GER)
Gwardia Opole (POL) vs RD Koper 2013 (SLO)
Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) vs OIF Arendal (NOR)
Cocks (FIN) vs RD Riko Ribnica (SLO)
Wacker Thun (SUI) vs Alpla HC Hard (AUT)
Grundfos Tatabanya KC (HUN) vs Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc Handball (FRA)
Fraikin BM. Granollers (ESP) vs Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN)
Lugi HF (SWE) vs Pfadi Winterthur (SUI)
HK Malmö (SWE) vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (DEN)
Ribe-Esbjerg HH (DEN) vs RK Nexe (CRO)
Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) vs RK Dubrava (CRO)
SKA Minsk (BLR) vs CBM La Rioja (ESP)
TATRAN Presov (SVK) vs Winner QR2 FH Hafnarfjordur (ISL)/St. Petersburg (RUS)