{{Short description|Handball league in Southeast Europe}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox sports league | sport = Handball | name = SEHA Liga | title = | founded = {{Start date and age|2011}} | folded = 2023 (inactive) | teams = (varied by season) | country = {{CRO}}<br/>{{HUN}}<br/>{{MKD}}<br/>{{SRB}}<br/>{{SVK}}<br/>{{BLR}}<br/>{{BIH}}<br/>{{CHN}}<br/>{{MNE}}<br/>{{ROU}}<br/>{{RUS}}<br/>{{SLO}}<br/>{{UKR}} | confed = [[European Handball Federation|EHF]] | champion = | champions = | champ_season = | most_champs = {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]<br/>{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar|Vardar 1961]]<br/>(5 titles each) | current_season = }}
The '''South East Handball Association League''', or simply the '''SEHA League''', was a regional men's club [[team handball|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).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEHA - GAZPROM LEAGUE - Official website |url=http://www.seha-liga.com/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=SEHA}}</ref> 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 [[RK Vardar|Vardar]] from [[Skopje]] becoming the first champions.
==History of the league==
The initiative for establishing the regional [[Southeast Europe|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 [[RK Vardar|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 [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], which led [[HC Motor Zaporizhzhia|Motor Zaporizhzhia]] left the league, and [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] being suspended. Siniša Ostoić, [[managing director]], confirmed that the next season will not include teams from Belarus and Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2022 |title=SINIŠA OSTOIĆ: 'SEHA liga ide dalje, ali bez klubova iz Ukrajine i Bjelorusije' |trans-title=SINIŠA OSTOIĆ: "SEHA league goes on, but without clubs from Ukraine and Belarus" |url=https://www.nacional.hr/sinisa-ostoic-seha-liga-ide-dalje-ali-bez-klubova-iz-ukrajine-i-bjelorusije/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Nacional |language=hr}}</ref> Also, [[European Handball Federation]] suspended both Russia and Belarus, meaning they are not able to play any competitive game with other EHF members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2022 |title=Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/russia-and-belarus-suspended-by-ehf/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Handball planet}}</ref> The following season these clubs founded its own Eastern Division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WORLD NEWS |url=https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-68-144059.html|accessdate=4 February 2023|website=WORLD NEWS}}</ref> Season 2022–23 was abandoned after six of eight played games in quarterfinals, with the last game being played on 12 April 2023 between [[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]] and [[RK Partizan|Partizan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results |url=http://seha-liga.com/rezultati |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=SEHA}}</ref>
On 12 May 2023, SEHA [[YouTube]] account was hacked by report given on official web page.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2023 |title=SEHA YouTube account under cyber attack |url=http://seha-liga.com/novost/3793/seha-youtube-account-under-cyber-attack |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=SEHA}}</ref> In the 2022–23 season, several Russian and Belarusian clubs formed their own Eastern Division, operating independently of the original league.<ref>{{cite web |title=SEHA to form “Eastern division” |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/seha-to-form-eastern-division/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |website=Handball planet |access-date=19 June 2025 |date=27 July 2022}}</ref>{{AI-retrieved source|date=March 2026|checked=no}}
==Final Four tournaments==
===Results by season===
Below is the list of winners, finalists and other participants of the Final Four SEHA tournaments. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2 width=8%|Year !rowspan=2 width=9%|Host |width=1% rowspan=13| !colspan=3|Final |width=1% rowspan=13| !colspan=3|Match for third place |- !width=15%|Champion !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Second Place !width=15%|Third Place !width=15%|Score !width=15%|Fourth Place |- |2011–12<br />''[[2011–12 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Zagreb]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar|Vardar]]''' |'''21–18''' |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg]] |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]] |'''31–29''' |{{flagicon|Slovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HT Tatran Prešov|Tatran Prešov]] |- |2012–13<br />''[[2012–13 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Skopje]] |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]''' |'''25–24''' <br /> [[Extra time|a.e.t.]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Vardar|Vardar]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg]] |'''26–21''' |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |- |2013–14<br />''[[2013–14 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Novi Sad]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar|Vardar]]''' |'''29–27''' |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov]] |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]] |'''36–28''' |{{flagicon|Slovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HT Tatran Prešov|Tatran]] |- |2014–15<br />''[[2014–15 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Veszprém]] |{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[MKB Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]''' |'''32–21''' |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov]] |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]] |'''26–23''' |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Vardar|Vardar]] |- |2015–16<br />''[[2015–16 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Varaždin]] |{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[MKB Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]''' |'''28–26''' |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Vardar|Vardar]] |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |'''24−23''' |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |- |2016–17<br />''[[2016–17 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar|Vardar]]''' |'''26–21''' |{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[MKB Veszprém KC|Veszprém]] |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |'''23−19''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |- |2017–18<br />''[[2017–18 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Skopje]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar|Vardar]]''' |'''26–24''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje|Celje]] |'''31–28''' |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |- |2018–19<br />''[[2018–19 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar|Vardar]]''' |'''26–23''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |'''24–19''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Nexe Našice|Nexe]] |- |2019–20<br />''[[2019–20 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Zadar]] |{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]''' |'''35–27''' |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Vardar|Vardar]] |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |'''29–24''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |- |2020–21<br />''[[2020–21 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Zadar]] |{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br />'''[[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]''' |'''27–27''' <br /> ([[Penalty shootout#Handball|pen.]] 4–2) |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br />[[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |{{flagicon|Ukraine|size=30px}}<br />[[HC Motor Zaporizhzhia|Motor Zaporizhzhia]] |'''31–20''' |{{flagicon|Belarus|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |- |2021–22<br />''[[2021–22 SEHA League|Details]]'' |[[Zadar]] |{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br />'''[[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]''' |'''32–30''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br />[[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br />[[RK Eurofarm Pelister|Eurofarm Pelister]] |'''27–23''' |{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Nexe Našice|Nexe]] |- |2022–23<br />''[[2022–23 SEHA League|Details]]'' | colspan="9" |League canceled during the quarterfinals |}
===Hosts===
{| class="wikitable" !Year !Final four host !Hall !Date !Attendance !Final (att.) |- |[[2011–12 SEHA League|2011–12]] |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]] |[[Arena Zagreb]] |14–15 April 2012 |5,500 |1,500 |- |[[2012–13 SEHA League|2012–13]] |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Skopje]] |[[Boris Trajkovski Sports Center]] |12–13 April 2013 |13,450 |5,500 |- |[[2013–14 SEHA League|2013–14]] |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Novi Sad]] |[[SPC Vojvodina]] |11–13 April 2014 |15,710 |5,160 |- |[[2014–15 SEHA League|2014–15]] |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém]] |[[Veszprém Aréna]] |25–29 March 2015 |16,100 |5,000 |- |[[2015–16 SEHA League|2015–16]] |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Varaždin]] |[[Varaždin Arena]] |1–3 April 2016 |20,611 |5,486 |- |[[2016–17 SEHA League|2016–17]] |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] |[[Universal Sports Complex Victoria]] |7–9 April 2017 |12,150 |2,750 |- |[[2017–18 SEHA League|2017–18]] |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Skopje]] |[[Jane Sandanski Arena]] |13–15 April 2018 |16,650 |6,000 |- |[[2018–19 SEHA League|2018–19]] |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] |[[Universal Sports Complex Victoria]] |2–3 April 2019 |11,135 |3,210 |- |[[2019–20 SEHA League|2019–20]] |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zadar]] |[[Krešimir Ćosić Hall]] |4–6 September 2020 |2,000 |500 |- |[[2020–21 SEHA League|2020–21]] |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zadar]] |[[Krešimir Ćosić Hall]] |3–5 September 2021 | | |- |[[2021–22 SEHA League|2021–22]] |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zadar]] |[[Krešimir Ćosić Hall]] |2–4 September 2022 | | |}
==Records and statistics==
===By club===
{| class="wikitable sortable" !Club !Won !Runner-up !Years won !Years runner-up |- |{{center|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar|Vardar]]}} |{{center|5}} |{{center|3}} |{{center|2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019}} |{{center|2013, 2016, 2020}} |- |{{center|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[MKB Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]}} |{{center|5}} |{{center|1}} |{{center|2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022}} |{{center|2017}} |- |{{center|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]}} |{{center|1}} |{{center|4}} |{{center|2013}} |{{center|2018, 2019, 2021, 2022}} |- |{{center|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov]]}} |{{center|0}} |{{center|2}} | |{{center|2014, 2015}} |- |{{center|{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Metalurg Skopje|Metalurg]]}} |{{center|0}} |{{center|1}} | |{{center|2012}} |- ! Total !! 11 !! 11 !! !! |}
===By country===
{| class="wikitable sortable" !width="140"|Club / Nation !width="120"|Won !width="120"|Runner-up !width="120"|Finals |- |{{flag|North Macedonia}} |{{center|5}} |{{center|4}} |{{center|9}} |- |{{flag|Hungary}} |{{center|5}} |{{center|1}} |{{center|6}} |- |{{flag|Croatia}} |{{center|1}} |{{center|4}} |{{center|5}} |- |{{flag|Belarus}} |{{center|0}} |{{center|2}} |{{center|2}} |- ! Total !! 11 !! 11 !! 22 |}
===Participating clubs===
'''Bold''' indicates the winning years. {| class="wikitable sortable" !Club !Seasons !Years |- |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Vardar|Vardar 1961]] |{{center|'''12'''}} |'''2012''', 2013, '''2014''', 2015, 2016, '''2017''', '''2018''', '''2019''', 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[RK Zagreb|PPD Zagreb]] |{{center|'''12'''}} |2012, '''2013''', 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HT Tatran Prešov|Tatran Prešov]] |{{center|'''12'''}} |2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[RK Nexe Našice|Nexe Našice]] |{{center|'''12'''}} |2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Meshkov Brest|Meshkov Brest]] |{{center|'''10'''}} |2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Vojvodina]] |{{center|'''9'''}} |2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Metalurg Skopje]] |{{center|'''7'''}} |2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |- |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]] |{{center|'''7'''}} |'''2015''', '''2016''', 2017, '''2020''', '''2021''', '''2022''', 2023 |- |{{flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Borac Banja Luka|Borac]] |{{center|'''5'''}} |2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |- |{{flagicon|BIH}} [[HRK Izviđač|Izviđač]] |{{center|'''4'''}} |2012, 2013, 2017, 2019 |- |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Eurofarm Pelister]] |{{center|'''4'''}} |2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Lovćen|Lovćen]] |{{center|'''3'''}} |2012, 2013, 2014 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]] |{{center|'''3'''}} |2012, 2020, 2021 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Partizan|Partizan]] |{{center|'''3'''}} |2014, 2022, 2023 |- |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[RK Celje|Celje]] |{{center|'''2'''}} |2017, 2018 |- |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[RK Gorenje|Gorenje]] |{{center|'''2'''}} |2017, 2018 |- |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC Motor Zaporizhzhia|Motor Zaporizhzhia]] |{{center|'''2'''}} |2020, 2021 |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[HBC CSKA Moscow|Spartak Moscow / CSKA Moscow]] |{{center|'''2'''}} |2020 |- |{{flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Bosna Sarajevo|Bosna]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2012 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2012 |- |{{flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2012 |- |{{flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Sloga Doboj|Sloga]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2013 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Radnički Kragujevac|Radnički]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2015 |- |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Strumica|Maks Strumica]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2016 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Spartak Vojput|Spartak Vojput]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2016 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Dinamo Pančevo|Dinamo Pančevo]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2018 |- |{{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSA Steaua Alexandrion București (handball)|CSA Steaua București]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2019 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Železničar 1949|Železničar]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2019 |- |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing Sport University]] |{{center|'''1'''}} |2020 |}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://seha-liga.com Official website]
{{SEHA League seasons}} {{EHF leagues}}
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