2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League
| 2024–25 | |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | September 2024–June 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Website | ehfcl.com |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 908 (56.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 39,281 (2,455 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Henny Reistad (25 goals) |
The 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League is the 32nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from September 2024 to June 2025.
Format
[edit]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
[edit]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 Association that won the past season's Women's EHF European League had their league champion and runner up qualified for the Group Stage and applied for one wildcard.
- Associations below the top 9 had their league champion apply for a wildcard.
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Teams
[edit]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]
 Team Esbjerg (1st)
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Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (2nd)
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 Metz Handball (1st)
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 HB Ludwigsburg (1st)
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 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (1st)
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 WHC Budućnost BEMAX (1st)
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 Vipers Kristiansand (1st)
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 CSM București (1st)
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 RK Krim Mercator (1st)
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 HC Podravka Vegeta (1st) WC
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Odense Håndbold (3rd) WC
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Brest Bretagne Handball (2nd) WC
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| Győri Audi ETO KC (2nd) WC
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Storhamar HE (2nd) WC
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CS Rapid București (2nd) WC
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CS Gloria Bistrița (3rd) WC
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- WC Accepted wildcards
| Borussia Dortmund (4th)
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DVSC Schaeffler (4th)
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Sola HK (3rd)
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Draw
[edit]The draw was held on 27 June 2024.[3][6]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FER | KRI | MET | BIS | BUC | STO | KOP | NYK | |
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| 1 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 4 | Quarterfinals | — | 19 Oct | 18–19 Jan | 5 Oct | 17 Nov | 8–9 Feb | 33–24 | 31–22 | |
| 2 | RK Krim Mercator
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 4 | 11–12 Jan | — | 10 Nov | 8–9 Feb | 12 Oct | 5 Oct | 22–23 Feb | 35–25 | ||
| 3 | Metz Handball
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 3 | Playoffs | 12 Oct | 16 Nov | — | 28–26 | 11–12 Jan | 22–23 Feb | 5 Oct | 8–9 Feb | |
| 4 | CS Gloria Bistrița
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 2 | 25–26 Jan | 21 Sep | 15–16 Feb | — | 30–26 | 11–12 Jan | 12 Oct | 9 Nov | ||
| 5 | CSM București
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 10 Nov | 18–19 Jan | 20 Oct | 22–23 Feb | — | 32–28 | 8–9 Feb | 6 Oct | ||
| 6 | Storhamar HE
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 1 | 22 Sep | 25–26 Jan | 29–29 | 20 Oct | 15–16 Feb | — | 9 Nov | 18–19 Jan | ||
| 7 | HC Podravka Vegeta
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 0 | 15–16 Feb | 23–24 | 25–26 Jan | 18–19 Jan | 21 Sep | 16 Nov | — | 19 Oct | ||
| 8 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 0 | 22–23 Feb | 15–16 Feb | 22 Sep | 16 Nov | 25–26 Jan | 12 Oct | 11–12 Jan | — |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRE | GYO | BUC | ESB | ODE | VIP | LUD | BUD | |
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| 1 | Brest Bretagne Handball
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 4 | Quarterfinals | — | 13 Oct | 11–12 Jan | 21 Sep | 17 Nov | 30–27 | 25–26 Jan | 15–16 Feb | |
| 2 | Győri Audi ETO KC
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 4 | 18–19 Jan | — | 9 Nov | 28–26 | 19 Oct | 21 Sep | 15–16 Feb | 25–26 Jan | ||
| 3 | CS Rapid București
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 3 | Playoffs | 19 Oct | 17 Nov | — | 25–26 Jan | 18–19 Jan | 15–16 Feb | 22 Sep | 32–27 | |
| 4 | Team Esbjerg
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 2 | 8–9 Feb | 22–23 Feb | 6 Oct | — | 39–30 | 13 Oct | 11–12 Jan | 17 Nov | ||
| 5 | Odense Håndbold
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 2 | 10 Nov | 11–12 Jan | 13 Oct | 15–16 Feb | — | 25–26 Jan | 28–22 | 21 Sep | ||
| 6 | Vipers Kristiansand
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 1 | 22–23 Feb | 8–9 Feb | 30–30 | 18–19 Jan | 5 Oct | — | 10 Nov | 19 Oct | ||
| 7 | HB Ludwigsburg
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 0 | 6 Oct | 26–31 | 8–9 Feb | 20 Oct | 22–23 Feb | 16 Nov | — | 18–19 Jan | ||
| 8 | WHC Budućnost BEMAX
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 0 | 22–35 | 6 Oct | 22–23 Feb | 9 Nov | 8–9 Feb | 11–12 Jan | 13 Oct | — |
Knockout stage
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| B6 | M1 | A3 | 22–23 Mar | 29–30 Mar |
| A6 | M2 | B3 | 22–23 Mar | 29–30 Mar |
| B5 | M3 | A4 | 22–23 Mar | 29–30 Mar |
| A5 | M4 | B4 | 22–23 Mar | 29–30 Mar |
Quarterfinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| M4 | – | A1 | 19–20 Apr | 26–27 Apr |
| M3 | – | B1 | 19–20 Apr | 26–27 Apr |
| M2 | – | A2 | 19–20 Apr | 26–27 Apr |
| M1 | – | B2 | 19–20 Apr | 26–27 Apr |
Final four
[edit]The final four will held at the MVM Dome, Budapest, Hungary on 31 May and 1 June 2025.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| 1 June | ||||||
| 31 May | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 June | ||||||
Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 15 September 2024[7]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Henny Reistad
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Team Esbjerg
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25 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Omoregie
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CSM București
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17 |
| 3 |  Dione Housheer
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Győri Audi ETO KC
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16 |
| 4 | Lois Abbingh
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Vipers Kristiansand
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12 |
| 5 | Sarah Bouktit
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Metz Handball
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12 |
 Anđela Janjušević
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CS Rapid București
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| Mathilde Rivas Toft
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Storhamar HE
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| Jelena Vukčević
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WHC Budućnost BEMAX
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| 9 |  Albertina Kassoma
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CS Rapid București
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| Michala Møller
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Team Esbjerg
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 Danila So Delgado
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CS Gloria Bistrița
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| Kristin Venn
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Storhamar HE
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See also
[edit]- 2024–25 EHF Champions League
- 2024–25 EHF European League
- 2024–25 EHF European Cup
- 2024–25 Women's EHF European League
- 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/place-distribution-for-next-season-s-ehf-club-competitions-released/
- ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/media/3zlfocdq/placedistribution_final_24_25_women.pdf
- ^ a b "19 teams registered for EHF Champions League Women 2024/25". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Line-up confirmed for EHF Champions League 2024/25". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "EHF Court of Handball rejects Russia appeal against ban". insidethegames.biz. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Draw promises exciting group phase in women's top flight". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Top Scorers". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.