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SEHA League

Handball league in Southeast Europe

Summary

Handball league in Southeast Europe

FieldValue
sportHandball
nameSEHA Liga
founded
folded2023 (inactive)
teams(varied by season)
country
confedEHF
most_champsHUN Telekom Veszprém
MKD Vardar 1961
(5 titles each)

MKD Vardar 1961 (5 titles each)

The South East Handball Association League, or simply the SEHA League, was a regional men's club handball league in Southeast Europe, featuring teams from Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovakia in its final West season. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as the Gazprom League (or the Gazprom South Stream League earlier). The league exists alongside scaled-down national leagues of the participating nations and all of SEHA League teams join their respective country's own competitions in late spring after the SEHA League regular season and post-season have been completed. 2011–12 was the first season of the competition, with Vardar from Skopje becoming the first champions.

History of the league

The initiative for establishing the regional South-East European handball league was presented during the first half of 2011. After the idea of forming a Regional Sparkasse League failed, during July 2011 it was agreed that the first season of the SEHA League would start in September of the same year. In the first season of SEHA League, 12 clubs took part, but their number reduced during the following years. In the 2020–21 season, there are 10 clubs from 7 countries.

The league is based on a regular season and the Final Four, in which the four best placed clubs from the regular season participate. The most successful participants of the SEHA League during its first eight seasons is Vardar with five titles. Vardar became the first team with more than one title when it won the 2013–14 edition.

During the 2021–22, season was interrupted after Russian invasion of Ukraine, which led Motor Zaporizhzhia left the league, and Meshkov Brest being suspended. Siniša Ostoić, managing director, confirmed that the next season will not include teams from Belarus and Ukraine. Also, European Handball Federation suspended both Russia and Belarus, meaning they are not able to play any competitive game with other EHF members. The following season these clubs founded its own Eastern Division. Season 2022–23 was abandoned after six of eight played games in quarterfinals, with the last game being played on 12 April 2023 between Telekom Veszprém and Partizan.

On 12 May 2023, SEHA YouTube account was hacked by report given on official web page. In the 2022–23 season, several Russian and Belarusian clubs formed their own Eastern Division, operating independently of the original league.

Final Four tournaments

Results by season

Below is the list of winners, finalists and other participants of the Final Four SEHA tournaments.

YearHostFinalMatch for third placeChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2011–12
DetailsZagrebMacedonia
Vardar21–18Macedonia
MetalurgCroatia
Zagreb31–29Slovakia
Tatran Prešov
2012–13
DetailsSkopjeCroatia
Zagreb25–24
a.e.t.Macedonia
VardarMacedonia
Metalurg26–21Belarus
Meshkov Brest
2013–14
DetailsNovi SadMacedonia
Vardar29–27Belarus
MeshkovCroatia
Zagreb36–28Slovakia
Tatran
2014–15
DetailsVeszprémHungary
Veszprém32–21Belarus
MeshkovCroatia
Zagreb26–23Macedonia
Vardar
2015–16
DetailsVaraždinHungary
Veszprém28–26Macedonia
VardarCroatia
PPD Zagreb24−23Belarus
Meshkov Brest
2016–17
DetailsBrestMacedonia
Vardar26–21Hungary
VeszprémBelarus
Meshkov Brest23−19Croatia
PPD Zagreb
2017–18
DetailsSkopjeMacedonia
Vardar26–24Croatia
PPD ZagrebSlovenia
Celje31–28Belarus
Meshkov Brest
2018–19
DetailsBrestMacedonia
Vardar26–23Croatia
PPD ZagrebBelarus
Meshkov Brest24–19Croatia
Nexe
2019–20
DetailsZadarHungary
Telekom Veszprém35–27Macedonia
VardarBelarus
Meshkov Brest29–24Croatia
PPD Zagreb
2020–21
DetailsZadarHungary
Telekom Veszprém27–27
(pen. 4–2)Croatia
PPD ZagrebUkraine
Motor Zaporizhzhia31–20Belarus
Meshkov Brest
2021–22
DetailsZadarHungary
Telekom Veszprém32–30Croatia
PPD ZagrebMacedonia
Eurofarm Pelister27–23Croatia
Nexe
2022–23
DetailsLeague canceled during the quarterfinals

Hosts

YearFinal four hostHallDateAttendanceFinal (att.)
2011–12CRO ZagrebArena Zagreb14–15 April 20125,5001,500
2012–13MKD SkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center12–13 April 201313,4505,500
2013–14SRB Novi SadSPC Vojvodina11–13 April 201415,7105,160
2014–15HUN VeszprémVeszprém Aréna25–29 March 201516,1005,000
2015–16CRO VaraždinVaraždin Arena1–3 April 201620,6115,486
2016–17BLR BrestUniversal Sports Complex Victoria7–9 April 201712,1502,750
2017–18MKD SkopjeJane Sandanski Arena13–15 April 201816,6506,000
2018–19BLR BrestUniversal Sports Complex Victoria2–3 April 201911,1353,210
2019–20CRO ZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall4–6 September 20202,000500
2020–21CRO ZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall3–5 September 2021
2021–22CRO ZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall2–4 September 2022

Records and statistics

By club

ClubWonRunner-upYears wonYears runner-upTotal1111

By country

Club / NationWonRunner-upFinalsTotal111122
North Macedonia
Hungary
Croatia
Belarus

Participating clubs

Bold indicates the winning years.

ClubSeasonsYears
MKD Vardar 19612012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
CRO PPD Zagreb2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
SVK Tatran Prešov2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
CRO Nexe Našice2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BLR Meshkov Brest2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SRB RK Vojvodina2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
MKD RK Metalurg Skopje2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
HUN Telekom Veszprém2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BIH Borac2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
BIH Izviđač2012, 2013, 2017, 2019
MKD RK Eurofarm Pelister2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
MNE Lovćen2012, 2013, 2014
SRB Metaloplastika2012, 2020, 2021
SRB Partizan2014, 2022, 2023
SVN Celje2017, 2018
SVN Gorenje2017, 2018
UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia2020, 2021
RUS Spartak Moscow / CSKA Moscow2020
BIH Bosna2012
SRB Crvena zvezda2012
MNE Sutjeska2012
BIH Sloga2013
SRB Radnički2015
MKD Maks Strumica2016
SRB Spartak Vojput2016
SRB Dinamo Pančevo2018
ROU CSA Steaua București2019
SRB Železničar2019
CHN Beijing Sport University2020

References

References

  1. "SEHA - GAZPROM LEAGUE - Official website".
  2. (6 August 2022). "SINIŠA OSTOIĆ: 'SEHA liga ide dalje, ali bez klubova iz Ukrajine i Bjelorusije'".
  3. (1 March 2022). "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF".
  4. "WORLD NEWS".
  5. "Results".
  6. (16 May 2023). "SEHA YouTube account under cyber attack".
  7. (27 July 2022). "SEHA to form “Eastern division”".
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