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2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League

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This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2024–25 EHF Champions League.
Women's EHF Champions League
2024–25
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates7 September 2024–June 2025
Teams16
Websiteehfcl.com
Tournament statistics
Matches played128
Goals scored6918 (54.05 per match)
Attendance323,466 (2,527 per match)
Top scorer(s)Henny Reistad
(139 goals)

The 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League is the 32nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 7 September 2024 to June 2025.

Győri Audi ETO KC are the defending champions.

Format

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The tournament will run using the same format as the previous three seasons. The competition begins with a group stage featuring sixteen teams divided into two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures, fourteen in total for each team. In Groups A and B, the top two teams automatically qualify for the quarter-finals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoff round.

The knockout stage includes four rounds: the playoffs, quarter-finals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches (third-placed in group A plays sixth-placed group B; fourth-placed group A plays fifth-placed group B, etc.). The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advance to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.

In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.

Rankings

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The rankings are based on the performances from the three most recent seasons.[1]

  • Associations 1–9 had their league champion qualify for the Group Stage and apply up to two wildcards.
  • The best-ranked association in the Women's EHF European League can have its league champion and runner-up qualified for the Group Stage and can apply for one wildcard.
  • Associations below the top 9 had their league champion apply for a wildcard.

Teams

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19 teams applied for a place, with nine having a fixed place.[3] The final list was announced on 21 June 2024.[4]

The fixed place for Russia was vacant since the country and its clubs were not admitted to participate in the EHF competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Participating teams
Denmark Team Esbjerg (1st) Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (2nd) France Metz Handball (1st) Germany HB Ludwigsburg (1st)
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (1st) Montenegro WHC Budućnost BEMAX (1st) Norway Vipers Kristiansand (1st) Romania CSM București (1st)
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator (1st) Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta (1st) WC Denmark Odense Håndbold (3rd) WC France Brest Bretagne Handball (2nd) WC
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC (2nd) WC Norway Storhamar HE (2nd) WC Romania CS Rapid București (2nd) WC Romania CS Gloria Bistrița (3rd) WC
  • WC Accepted wildcards
Rejected upgrades
Germany Borussia Dortmund (4th) Hungary DVSC Schaeffler (4th) Norway Sola HK (3rd)

Draw

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The draw was held on 27 June 2024.[3][6]

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B.
Main article: 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League group stage

The 16 teams were drawn into 2 groups of eight. In regards to Denmark and Romania, who have three clubs in the Group Stage, a maximum of two clubs from those countries could be drawn into the same group.[3][6]

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows:

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
  6. Drawing of Lots

This season, nine national associations were present. Poland and Sweden both miss out while Croatia return after a one-season absence. CS Gloria Bistrița make their debut in the Champions League.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MET FER BUC KRI KOP STO BIS NYK
1 France Metz Handball 14 13 1 0 413 361 +52 27 Quarterfinals — 24–19 27–24 34–30 35–31 24–20 28–26 30–22
2 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 14 12 0 2 395 351 +44 24 23–26 — 31–28 28–27 33–24 26–25 32–28 31–22
3 Romania CSM București 14 9 0 5 414 383 +31 18 Playoffs 31–32 26–28 — 36–23 31–30 32–28 32–23 27–26
4 Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 14 6 1 7 390 404 −14 13 25–34 22–27 29–31 — 30–29 25–23 28–25 35–25
5 Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta 14 5 1 8 383 392 −9 11 26–28 29–30 28–29 23–24 — 25–24 26–25 27–27
6 Norway Storhamar HE 14 3 2 9 351 377 −26 8 29–29 21–27 21–32 29–28 23–25 — 25–23 22–22
7 Romania CS Gloria Bistrița 14 3 0 11 378 410 −32 6 28–34 23–26 30–26 30–35 25–29 31–28 — 37–29
8 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 14 1 3 10 372 418 −46 5 27–28 27–34 27–29 30–30 28–31 28–33 32–24 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GYO ESB ODE BRE LUD BUC BUD VIP
1 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 14 12 1 1 397 333 +64 25 Quarterfinals — 28–26 28–35 28–27 32–19 31–20 33–21 27–22
2 Denmark Team Esbjerg 14 10 1 3 414 360 +54 21 23–29 — 39–30 36–27 30–30 39–32 26–19 30–29
3 Denmark Odense Håndbold 14 10 0 4 434 376 +58 20 Playoffs 32–34 20–31 — 36–33 28–22 32–24 31–29 10–0
4 France Brest Bretagne Handball 14 7 1 6 414 383 +31 15 34–35 33–32 36–38 — 26–28 33–21 23–23 30–27
5 Germany HB Ludwigsburg 14 6 1 7 391 411 −20 13 26–31 31–36 24–40 26–33 — 30–24 26–18 33–29
6 Romania CS Rapid București 14 2 2 10 350 412 −62 6 25–28 26–28 25–42 31–34 29–37 — 32–27 10–0
7 Montenegro WHC Budućnost BEMAX 14 1 3 10 324 398 −74 5 23–23 23–27 24–33 22–35 25–36 21–21 — 26–20
8 Norway Vipers Kristiansand[a] 14 3 1 10 245 296 −51 7 0–10 0–10 26–24 0–10 30–23 30–30 32–23 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Vipers Kristiansand declared bankruptcy on 13 January 2025 with the results that every game scheduled after that date was counted as a 10–0 win for the opponent.[7]

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage

Playoffs

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Rapid București Romania 46–62 Romania CSM București 24–34 22–28
Storhamar HE Norway 41–58 Denmark Odense Håndbold 20–33 21–25
HB Ludwigsburg Germany 54–47 Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 31–21 23–26
HC Podravka Vegeta Croatia 54–61 France Brest Bretagne Handball 27–26 27–35

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brest Bretagne Handball France 58–62 France Metz Handball 26–29 32–33
HB Ludwigsburg Germany 46–54 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 24–25 22–29
Odense Håndbold Denmark 52–51 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 27–27 25–24
CSM București Romania 52–55 Denmark Team Esbjerg 30–29 22–26

Final four

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The final four will be held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 31 May and 1 June 2025.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 May
 
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
 
1 June
 
Denmark Team Esbjerg
 
 
 
31 May
 
 
 
France Metz Handball
 
 
Denmark Odense Håndbold
 
Third place
 
 
1 June
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final

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1 June 2025
18:00 		WSF1 v WSF2 MVM Dome, Budapest
Referees: Mata, López (ESP)

Top goalscorers

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As of 28 April 2025[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Henny Reistad Denmark Team Esbjerg 139
2 Slovenia Elizabeth Omoregie Romania CSM București 109
3 Romania Cristina Neagu Romania CSM București 101
4 France Sarah Bouktit France Metz Handball 96
5 Slovenia Ana Gros Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 91
6 France Clarisse Mairot France Brest Bretagne Handball 88
7 Montenegro Matea Pletikosić Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta 86
8 Russia Anna Vyakhireva France Brest Bretagne Handball 85
9 Norway Thale Rushfeldt Deila Denmark Odense Håndbold 78
Netherlands Dione Housheer Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Netherlands Angela Malestein Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Montenegro Jelena Vukčević Montenegro WHC Budućnost BEMAX

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Place distribution for next season's EHF club competitions released". www.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/media/3zlfocdq/placedistribution_final_24_25_women.pdf
  3. ^ a b c "19 teams registered for EHF Champions League Women 2024/25". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Line-up confirmed for EHF Champions League 2024/25". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "EHF Court of Handball rejects Russia appeal against ban". insidethegames.biz. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Draw promises exciting group phase in women's top flight". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Court of Handball rules in Vipers case". eurohandball.com. 16 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Top Scorers". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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