26.11.2018, 11:57
Pots revealed for the Challenge Cup Last 16 draw

DRAW PREVIEW: Last season's runners-up AEK Athens will be in Pot 1 in the draw event streamed live on the EHF's social media channels.

Pots revealed for the Challenge Cup Last 16 draw

Only two days after the Round 3 conclusion in the Men’s Challenge Cup the last 16 teams in the competition will learn names of their new hurdles as the draw will be carried out at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 27 November at 11:00 hrs local time.

The teams have been divided to two pots based on the competition's ranking system. The reigning Challenge Cup winners Potaissa Turda played in the EHF Cup qualification in this season, but the 2017/18 runners-up AEK Athens HC will be in Pot 1.

The draw will be streamed live on EHF’s Facebook page and ehfTV youtube channel and there will be also a live ticker on www.eurohandball.com together with the live coverage on @ehf Twitter.

First leg matches of the Last 16 will be played 9-10 February 2019, the reverse fixtures will follow one week later.

Men's Challenge Cup 2018/19 Last 16 Draw:

POT 1 (8 teams)

HC Vise BM (BEL)
AEK Athens HC (GRE)
VHC Sviesa Vilnius (LTU)
HC Berchem (LUX)
AM Madeira Andebol SAD (POR)
CSM Bucuresti (ROU)
Dynamo-Victor (RUS)
HC Neva Sankt Petersburg (RUS)

POT 2 (8 teams)

RK Borac m:tel (BIH)
HC Masheka Mogilev (BLR)
HC Dukla Praha (CZE)
Dicken (FIN)
AS SGS Ramhat Hashron (ISR)
OIF Arendal (NOR)
MSK Povazska Bystrica (SVK)
Donbas (UKR)

TEXT: EHF / br