2008 UNIQA EHF Men’s Champions Trophy

The 2008/09 European Cup season will start with two spectacular handball weekends.

The first trophies to win and the first tests for the most successful clubs of the last season are coming soon.
The 2008 Uniqa EHF Men's Champions Trophy will be preceded by the 2008 EHF Season Opener Event on Saturday, 20 September at 14:30.

2008 UNIQA EHF Men’s Champions Trophy in Veszprém, Hungary

Participants
2007/08 Champions League winner - ESP BM Ciudad Real 2007/08 EHF Cup winner - GER HSG Nordhorn
2007/08 Cup Winners’ Cup winner - HUN MKB Veszprém
Wild card for CL runner-up - GER THW Kiel

Playing schedule:

Saturday, 20 September 2008
16:00 local timeSemi-final 1: Nordhorn /GER vs Veszprém /HUN
18:00 local timeSemi-final 2: THW Kiel/GER vs Ciudad Real/ESP

Sunday, 21 September 2008
13:00 local time3/4 Final: Loser Semi-final 1 vs Loser Semi-final 2
15:00 local timeFinal: Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2

History of the event
Champions Trophy looks back on a long history by now making it one of the most prestigious events of the season.
The tournament has previously come under the title of European Championship for Club Teams, or also commonly known as the Supercup. The EHF has relaunched the event under the new name of Champions Trophy in 2007, which is fitting because the champions of the Champions League, EHF Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup meet a wild card entrant to offer the public this attractive event.

Winners:

1996 - FC Barcelona
1997 - FC Barcelona
1998 - FC Barcelona
1999 - FC Barcelona
2000 - Portland San Antonio
2001- Magdeburg
2002- Magdeburg
2003 - FC Barcelona
2004 - Celje Pivovarna Lasko
2005 - BM Ciudad Real
2006 - BM Ciudad Real
2007 - THW Kiel
2008 - ?