Berlin Named as 2014 EHF Cup Finals Host

Berlin will play host to the 2014 European Handball Federation (EHF) Cup Finals on 17 and 18 of May.

The German capital was announced as the host city of the second edition of the finals, clinic with the two day event taking place at Max-Schmeling-Hall.

EHF Cup participant Fuchse Berlin beat bids from Meshkov Brest, London GD, AEK Athens, Montpellier Agglomeration HB, the Luxembourgish Handball Federation and Stuttgart.

EHF  President,  Jean  Brihault  commented:  “Handball’s  profile  in  Berlin  has  grown significantly in recent years, and after the EHF Cup Finals’ highly successful premiere  in Nantes last season, I am confident that the German capital is the right choice for the second edition of this top?class club event.”

Manager of Füchse Berlin, Bob Hanning said: “We are very happy to have been chosen to organise the  2014  EHF Cup Finals in Berlin,  having already shown the EHF during our matches last season in the VELUX EHF Champions League that we can be a good host.”

The tournament was re-launched in 2012-13 and represented the merging of the EHF Cup and the Cup Winners’ Cup.

Nantes, France played host to the first EHF Cup Finals earlier this year.