PPD Zagreb win the last match of the Preliminary Round against rejuvenated RK Metalurg Skopje 22:20.
| 1. THW Kiel | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 322 | : | 259 | (63) | 18 |
| 2. Paris Saint-Germain Handba… | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 297 | : | 266 | (31) | 12 |
| 3. HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo … | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 241 | : | 248 | (-7) | 12 |
| 4. Naturhouse La Rioja | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 305 | : | 305 | (0) | 9 |
| 5. HC Meshkov Brest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 267 | : | 293 | (-26) | 6 |
| 6. HC Metalurg | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 233 | : | 294 | (-61) | 3 |
Hungarian best team MKB MVM Veszprem crushed French Montpellier 34:20 in away match led by Gasper Marguc who netted eight goals.
| 1. MKB-MVM Veszprém | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 300 | : | 262 | (38) | 18 |
| 2. HC Vardar | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 313 | : | 289 | (24) | 15 |
| 3. Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 302 | : | 282 | (20) | 12 |
| 4. Montpellier Agglomeration … | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 293 | : | 317 | (-24) | 8 |
| 5. RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 284 | : | 293 | (-9) | 6 |
| 6. Chekhovskie Medvedi | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 300 | : | 349 | (-49) | 1 |
Finally, Danish Aalborg won the last ticket for TOP 16 with draw in Szeged against home team PICK Szeged 23:23.
| 1. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 312 | : | 271 | (41) | 20 |
| 2. MOL-Pick Szeged | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 276 | : | 264 | (12) | 13 |
| 3. Dunkerque HB Grand Littora… | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 257 | : | 263 | (-6) | 8 |
| 4. Aalborg Handball | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 256 | : | 269 | (-13) | 7 |
| 5. HC Motor Zaporozhye | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 283 | : | 284 | (-1) | 6 |
| 6. Kadetten Schaffhausen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 264 | : | 297 | (-33) | 6 |
POT 1:
KS Vive Tauron Kielce
FC Barcelona
MKB MVM Veszprem
THW Kiel
POT 2:
PICK Szeged
KIF Kolding
PSG Handball
RK Vardar
POT 3:
Rhein Neckar Lowen
US Dunkerque
PPD Zagreb
Orlen Wisla Plock
POT 4:
SG Flensburg
Naturhouse La Rioja
Aalborg
Montpellier
