Lazarov and Atletico Madrid with strong rivals in the group stages

The draw for the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase was made at the headquarters of adidas in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Friday, 6th July 2012.

The draw was as follows:

Group A

1. Montpellier Agglomération Handball
2. Chekhovskie Medvedi
3. SG Flensburg-Handewitt
4. Reale Ademar Leon
5. Winner of the Qualification Tournament 1
6. Winner of the Wild Card Tournament

Group B

1. THW Kiel
2. MKB Veszprem KC
3. BM Atletico Madrid
4. IK Sävehof
5. Celje Pivovarna Lasko
6. Winner of the Qualification Tournament 3

Group C

1. AG Kobenhavn
2. Gorenje Velenje
3. KS Vive Targi Kielce
4. Chambéry Savoie Handball
5. St. Petersburg HC
6. Winner of the Qualification Tournament 2

Group D

1. FC Barcelona Intersport
2. HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
3. Kadetten Schaffhausen
4. Füchse Berlin
5. Pick Szeged
6. Winner of the KO match. Besiktas JK (TUR) versus HC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)

The Group Phase will start on the last weekend of September 26.-30.09.2012.

Further dates: 03.-07.10.2012, 10.-14.10.2012, 17.-21.10.2012, 14.-18.11.2012, 21.-25.11.2012, 28.11.-02.12.2012, 06.-10.01.2013, 13.-17.02.2013, 20.-24.02.2013

There will be five home and five away matches for each team.

The first four teams of each group will qualify for the Last 16.