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This article describes the qualifying for the [[2012–13 EHF Champions League]].

==Qualification tournament==
A total of 14 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the [[EHF Cup]]. Matches were played at 8–9 September 2011. The draw took place on July 3, at 11:00 local time at [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/2012-13/article/15175/First+draw+of+VELUX+EHF+Champions+League+season|title=First draw of VELUX EHF Champions League season|date=2012-06-28|work=ehfcl.com}}</ref>

===Seedings===
The two remaining teams from Pot 1 and 4 played a knock-out match, the winner went into the group stage. The draw was held on July 3, 2012.<ref name="Draw results">{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/2012-13/article/15189/Draw+results+-+VELUX+EHF+Champions+League|title=Draw results|date=2012-07-03|work=ehfcl.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=15%|Pot 1
!width=15%|Pot 2
!width=15%|Pot 3
!width=15%|Pot 4
|-
|valign="top"| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[HCM Constanța]]<br>{{flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Sloga Doboj]]<br>{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Metalurg Skopje|HC Metalurg]]<br>{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Dinamo-Minsk]]
|valign="top"| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[HT Tatran Prešov]]<br>{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Haslum HK]]<br>{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Partizan]]
|valign="top"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Dinamo-Poltava]]<br>{{flagicon|POR}} [[F.C. Porto (handball)|F.C. Porto]]<br>{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]]
|valign="top"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Alpla HC Hard]]<br>{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Beşiktaş J.K. Handball Team|Beşiktaş J.K.]]<br>{{flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Lovcen]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[SSV Bozen]]
|}

==Qualification tournament 1==
[[RK Partizan]] organized the event.<ref name="Draw results" /><ref name="Q organziers">{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/article/15260/Qualification+Tournament+organisers+announced|title=Qualification Tournament organisers announced|date=2012-07-17|work=ehfcl.com}}</ref>

{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|BIH}} '''[[RK Sloga Doboj]]'''|'''25'''|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Lovcen]]|23
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[RK Partizan]]'''|'''27'''|{{flagicon|POR}} [[F.C. Porto (handball)|F.C. Porto]]|25
<!--final -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Sloga Doboj]]|16|{{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[RK Partizan]]'''|'''31'''
<!--third place -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Lovcen]]|25|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[F.C. Porto (handball)|F.C. Porto]]'''|'''31'''
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 17:00
|team1= [[RK Partizan]] {{flagicon|SRB}}
|score= 27 – 25
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/002/RK+Partizan+-+FC+Porto+Vitalis Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|POR}} [[F.C. Porto (handball)|F.C. Porto]]
|goals1= [[Miloš Kostadinović|Kostadinović]], [[Uroš Mitrović|Mitrović]] 5
|goals2= [[Ricardo Moreira (handballer)|Moreira]] 7
|HT= 14–13
|twomin1= 7
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 1
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[Banjica Sport Hall]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Gjeding, Hansen
|refnat= DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 19:30
|team1= [[RK Sloga Doboj]] {{flagicon|BIH}}
|score= 25 – 23
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/001/RK+Sloga+-+HC+Lovcen Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Lovcen]]
|goals1= [[Miloš Pesić|Pesić]] 7
|goals2= [[Igor Marković|Marković]] 9
|HT= 13–10
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 5
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Banjica Sport Hall]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 450
|referee= Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov
|refnat= RUS
}}

===Third place game===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 17:00
|team1= [[RK Lovcen]] {{flagicon|MNE}}
|score= 25 – 31
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/003/HC+Lovcen+-+FC+Porto+Vitalis Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|POR}} [[F.C. Porto (handball)|F.C. Porto]]
|goals1= [[Marko Jovetić|Jovetić]] 6
|goals2= [[Wilson Davyes|Davyes]] 9
|HT= 10–14
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Banjica Sport Hall]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 200
|referee= Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov
|refnat= RUS
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 19:30
|team1= [[RK Sloga Doboj]] {{flagicon|BIH}}
|score= 16 – 31
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/004/RK+Sloga+-+RK+Partizan Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Partizan]]
|goals1= [[Miloš Pesić|Pesić]] 8
|goals2= [[Nenad Maksić|Maksić]] 8
|HT= 8–15
|twomin1= 1
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Banjica Sport Hall]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Gjeding, Hansen
|refnat= DEN
}}

==Qualification tournament 2==
[[Haslum HK]] organized the event.<ref name="Draw results" /><ref name="Q organziers" />

{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|MKD}} '''[[RK Metalurg Skopje|HC Metalurg]]'''|'''25'''|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Alpla HC Hard]]|19
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|NOR}} '''[[Haslum HK]]'''|'''29'''|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Dinamo-Poltava]]|28
<!--final -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|MKD}} '''[[RK Metalurg Skopje|HC Metalurg]]'''|'''30'''|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Haslum HK]]|20
<!--third place -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Alpla HC Hard]]'''|'''29'''|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Dinamo-Poltava]]|23
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 14:00
|team1= [[RK Metalurg Skopje|HC Metalurg]] {{flagicon|MKD}}
|score= 25 – 19
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/005/HC+Metalurg+-+Alpla+HC+Hard Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Alpla HC Hard]]
|goals1= [[Naumče Mojsovski|Mojsovski]] 6
|goals2= [[Janis Glusaks|Glusaks]] 5
|HT= 10–5
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 1
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Haslumhallen]], [[Rykkinn]]
|attendance= 310
|referee= Bonifert, Oláh
|refnat= HUN
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 16:30
|team1= [[Haslum HK]] {{flagicon|NOR}}
|score= 29 – 28
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/006/Haslum+HK+-+HC+Dinamo+Poltava Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Dinamo-Poltava]]
|goals1= [[Anders Roe|Roe]] 6
|goals2= [[Andriy Vasyuk|Vasyuk]] 9
|HT= 9–13
|FT= 24–24
|OT1= 5–4
|twomin1= 7
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 5
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Haslumhallen]], [[Rykkinn]]
|attendance= 750
|referee= Cohen, Peretz
|refnat= ISR
}}

===Third place game===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 14:00
|team1= [[Alpla HC Hard]] {{flagicon|AUT}}
|score= 29 – 23
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/007/Alpla+HC+Hard+-+HC+Dinamo+Poltava Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Dinamo-Poltava]]
|goals1= [[Marko Krsmančić|Krsmančić]] 9
|goals2= [[Alexey Shindin|Shindin]] 6
|HT= 
|twomin1= 6
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 1
|twomin2= 8
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[Haslumhallen]], [[Rykkinn]]
|attendance= 173
|referee= Bonifert, Oláh
|refnat= HUN
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 16:30
|team1= [[RK Metalurg Skopje|HC Metalurg]] {{flagicon|MKD}}
|score= 30 – 20
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/008/HC+Metalurg+-+Haslum+HK Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Haslum HK]]
|goals1= [[Filip Mirkulovski|Mirkulovski]] 8
|goals2= ''four players'' 3
|HT= 16–8
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Haslumhallen]], [[Rykkinn]]
|attendance= 1,150
|referee= Cohen, Peretz
|refnat= ISR
}}

==Qualification tournament 3==
[[HCM Constanța]] organized the event.<ref name="Draw results" /><ref name="Q organziers" />

{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|ROU}} '''[[HCM Constanța]]'''|'''33'''|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[SSV Bozen]]|22
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[HT Tatran Prešov]]'''|'''36'''|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]]}}|20
<!--final -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|ROU}} '''[[HCM Constanța]]'''|'''26'''|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HT Tatran Prešov]]|21
<!--third place -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[SSV Bozen]]|30|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ISR}} '''[[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]]'''}}|'''33'''
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 18:00
|team1= [[HCM Constanța]] {{flagicon|ROU}}
|score= 33 – 22
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/009/HCM+Constanta+-+Loacker+S%C3%BCdtirol+Team Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|ITA}} [[SSV Bozen]]
|goals1= [[Iuliu Csepreghi|Csepreghi]] 6
|goals2= [[Dean Turković|Turković]] 6
|HT= 16–12
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 6
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Sala Sporturilor]], [[Constanța]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Jurinović, Mrvica
|refnat= CRO
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 20:30
|team1= [[HT Tatran Prešov]] {{flagicon|SVK}}
|score= 36 – 20
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/010/TATRAN+Presov+-+Maccabi+Srugo+Rishon+Lezion Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]]
|goals1= [[Tomáš Číp|Číp]] 7
|goals2= [[Daniel Friedmann (handballer)|Friedmann]] 4
|HT= 11–8
|twomin1= 6
|yellow1= 
|red1= 
|twomin2= 5
|yellow2= 
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[Sala Sporturilor]], [[Constanța]]
|attendance= 150
|referee= Olesen, Pedersen
|refnat= DEN
}}

===Third place game===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 18:00
|team1= [[SSV Bozen]] {{flagicon|ITA}}
|score= 30 – 33
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/011/Loacker+S%C3%BCdtirol+Team+-+Maccabi+Srugo+Rishon+Lezion Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]]
|goals1= [[Demis Radovcić|Radovcić]] 8
|goals2= [[Ariel Rosental|Rosental]] 9
|HT= 19–14
|twomin1= 7
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 8
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Sala Sporturilor]], [[Constanța]]
|attendance= 300
|referee= Olesen, Pedersen
|refnat= DEN
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 20:30
|team1= [[HCM Constanța]] {{flagicon|ROU}}
|score= 26 – 21
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/012/HCM+Constanta+-+TATRAN+Presov Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|SVK}} [[HT Tatran Prešov]]
|goals1= [[Laurenţiu Toma|Toma]] 7
|goals2= [[Dainis Krištopāns|Krištopāns]], [[Oliver Rábek|Rábek]] 4
|HT= 16–10
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 1
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[Sala Sporturilor]], [[Constanța]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Jurinović, Mrvica
|refnat= CRO
}}

==Play-off==
<onlyinclude>[[HC Dinamo-Minsk]] and [[Beşiktaş J.K. Handball Team|Beşiktaş J.K.]] played a playoff series to determine a participant for the group stage.<ref name="Draw results" />

{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 18:30
|team1= [[Beşiktaş J.K. Handball Team|Beşiktaş J.K.]] {{flagicon|TUR}}
|score= 22 – 30
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/017/Besiktas+JK+-+HC+Dinamo+Minsk Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Dinamo-Minsk]]
|goals1= [[Ömer Arifoglu|Arifoglu]] 7
|goals2= [[Pavel Atman|Atman]] 9
|HT= 9–15
|twomin1= 
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Süleyman Seba Sport Complex]], [[Istanbul]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Andorka, Hucker
|refnat= HUN
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 16:00
|team1= [[HC Dinamo-Minsk]] {{flagicon|BLR}}
|score= 31 – 24
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/018/HC+Dinamo+Minsk+-+Besiktas+JK Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Beşiktaş J.K. Handball Team|Beşiktaş J.K.]]
|goals1= ''three players'' 4
|goals2= [[Ömer Arifoglu|Arifoglu]] 6
|HT= 14–13
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 6
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Minsk Sports Palace]], [[Minsk]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Andorka, Hucker
|refnat= HUN
}}

''Dinamo-Minsk wins 61–46 on aggregate.''
</onlyinclude>

==Wild card tournament==
[[Saint-Raphaël Var HB]] was awarded the right to organize the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/article/15248/Wildcard+organiser+announced|title=Wildcard organiser announced|date=2012-07-13|work=ehfcl.com}}</ref>

{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|8 September 2012|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[HSV Hamburg]]'''|'''28'''|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wisła Płock (handball)|Wisła Płock]]|26
|8 September 2012|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Saint-Raphaël Var HB]]'''}}|'''28'''|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[RK Cimos Koper]]|23
<!--final -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[HSV Hamburg]]'''|'''32'''|{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Raphaël Var HB]]}}|31
<!--third place -->
|9 September 2012|{{flagicon|POL}} '''[[Wisła Płock (handball)|Wisła Płock]]'''|'''27'''|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[RK Cimos Koper]]|22
}}

* <div id="notes_qr1"></div>Note 1: [[RK Cimos Koper]] was invited to the Wild card tournament to replace [[Bjerringbro-Silkeborg]], who replaced [[AG København]] in the group stage.

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 16:30
|team1= [[HSV Hamburg]] {{flagicon|GER}}
|score= 28 – 26
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/013/HSV+Hamburg+-+Orlen+Wisla+Plock Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wisła Płock (handball)|Wisła Płock]]
|goals1= [[Hans Lindberg|Lindberg]] 6
|goals2= [[Valentin Ghionea|Ghionea]] 11
|HT= 15–16
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Palais des Sports Intercommunal]], [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]]
|attendance= 800
|referee= López, Ramírez
|refnat= ESP
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 8 September 2012
|time= 19:00
|team1= [[Saint-Raphaël Var HB]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
|score= 28 – 23
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/014/Saint-Raphael+Var+Handball+-+RK+Cimos+Koper Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|SVN}} [[RK Cimos Koper]]
|goals1= [[Raphael Caucheteux|Caucheteux]] 6
|goals2= [[Matjaž Brumen|Brumen]] 10
|HT= 13–13
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 6
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Palais des Sports Intercommunal]], [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Opava, Valek
|refnat= CZE
}}

===Third place game===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 16:00
|team1= [[Wisła Płock (handball)|Wisła Płock]] {{flagicon|POL}}
|score= 27 – 22
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/015/Orlen+Wisla+Plock+-+RK+Cimos+Koper Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|SVN}} [[RK Cimos Koper]]
|goals1= [[Petar Nenadić|Nenadić]] 7
|goals2= [[Matjaž Brumen|Brumen]] 11
|HT= 12–10
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 1
|twomin2= 5
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Palais des Sports Intercommunal]], [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]]
|attendance= 500
|referee= Opava, Valek
|refnat= CZE
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox
|date= 9 September 2012
|time= 19:00
|team1= [[HSV Hamburg]] {{flagicon|GER}}
|score= 32 – 31
|report= [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/match/1/016/HSV+Hamburg+-+Saint-Raphael+Var+Handball Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Raphaël Var HB]]
|goals1= [[Hans Lindberg|Lindberg]] 8
|goals2= [[Heykel Meganem|Meganem]] 8
|HT= 13–15
|FT= 27–27
|OT1= 5–4
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Palais des Sports Intercommunal]], [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= López, Ramírez
|refnat= ESP
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13 Official website]

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