The 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 26 March with the playoffs and ended on 5 June 2022 with the final at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League.[1] A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format edit
In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked third to sixth in Groups A and B play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.
Qualified teams edit
The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
| A |  Team Esbjerg
|
 Rostov-Don
|
 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
 Brest Bretagne Handball
|
 CSM București
|
 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund
|
| B | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
 Vipers Kristiansand
|
Metz Handball
|
CSKA Moscow
|
Odense Håndbold
|
 RK Krim Mercator
|
Playoffs edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK Krim Mercator
|
55–52 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
33–26 | 22–26 |
| BV Borussia 09 Dortmund
|
41–62 | Metz Handball
|
22–30 | 19–32 |
| Odense Håndbold
|
51–53 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
25–24 | 26–29 |
| CSM București
|
20–0 | CSKA Moscow
|
10–0 | 10–0 |
All times are UTC+2 (matches on 26 March are UTC+1).
Matches edit
| 26 March 2022 16:00 |
RK Krim Mercator
|
33–26 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 700 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Gros 13 | (15–14) | Malestein 7 | ||
1× 4×
|
Report | 6× 1×
|
| 2 April 2022 16:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
26–22 | RK Krim Mercator
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Klujber 10 | (8–10) | Gros, Posavec 4 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
RK Krim Mercator won 55–52 on aggregate.
| 26 March 2022 18:00 |
BV Borussia 09 Dortmund
|
22–30 | Metz Handball
|
Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| Grijseels 9 | (9–18) | Nocandy 6 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 2 April 2022 18:00 |
Metz Handball
|
32–19 | BV Borussia 09 Dortmund
|
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,098 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| Horacek, Valentini 5 | (14–10) | Abdulla 4 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
Metz Handball won 62–41 on aggregate.
| 27 March 2022 16:00 |
Odense Håndbold
|
25–24 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 1,784 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| Housheer 5 | (13–12) | Fauske, Kobylińska 5 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 3 April 2022 16:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
29–26 | Odense Håndbold
|
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 4,053 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Fauske 6 | (14–14) | Aardahl, Højlund 6 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Brest Bretagne Handball won 53–51 on aggregate.
| Cancelled[note 1] | CSM București
|
10–0 | CSKA Moscow
|
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| Cancelled[note 1] | CSKA Moscow
|
0–10 | CSM București
|
|
Quarterfinals edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSM București
|
52–53 | Team Esbjerg
|
25–26 | 27–27 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball
|
44–56 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
21–21 | 23–35 |
| Metz Handball
|
20–0 | Rostov-Don
|
10–0 | 10–0 |
| RK Krim Mercator
|
49–65 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
25–32 | 24–33 |
Matches edit
| 1 May 2022 16:00 |
CSM București
|
25–26 | Team Esbjerg
|
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Neagu 9 | (9–12) | Breistøl 7 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 8 May 2022 16:00 |
Team Esbjerg
|
27–27 | CSM București
|
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| Breistøl 9 | (12–14) | Neagu 7 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 4×
|
Team Esbjerg won 53–52 on aggregate.
| 30 April 2022 18:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
21–21 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 4,094 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| Fauske 5 | (11–8) | Kristiansen 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 7 May 2022 16:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
35–23 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,229 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| Oftedal 9 | (20–12) | Foppa, Løseth 5 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1×
|
Győri Audi ETO KC won 56–44 on aggregate.
| Cancelled[note 1] | Metz Handball
|
10–0 | Rostov-Don
|
|
| Cancelled[note 1] | Rostov-Don
|
0–10 | Metz Handball
|
|
| 1 May 2022 14:00 |
RK Krim Mercator
|
25–32 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Gros 8 | (10–14) | Debelić 8 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 7 May 2022 18:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand
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33–24 | RK Krim Mercator
|
Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Dahl 6 | (17–12) | Gros 8 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 1× 2× 1×
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Vipers Kristiansand won 65–49 on aggregate.
Final four edit
The final four was held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 4 and 5 June 2022. The draw took place on 10 May 2022.[4][5]
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 32 | |||||
| 5 June | ||||||
| Team Esbjerg | 27 | |||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 31 | |||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 33 | |||||
| Metz Handball | 27 | |||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 33 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 June | ||||||
| Team Esbjerg | 26 | |||||
| Metz Handball | 32 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 4 June 2022 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
32–27 | Team Esbjerg
|
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 14,800 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Oftedal 5 | (15–15) | Reistad 8 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 6× 1×
|
| 4 June 2022 18:00 |
Metz Handball
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27–33 | Vipers Kristiansand
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MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 14,800 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| De Paula 5 | (15–14) | Jeřábková 12 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
Third place game edit
| 5 June 2022 15:15 |
Team Esbjerg
|
26–32 | Metz Handball
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MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Reistad 10 | (12–18) | Zaadi 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 1× 4×
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Final edit
| 5 June 2022 18:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
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31–33 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 15,400 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| Hansen 6 | (13–15) | Jeřábková 7 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 1× 2×
|
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Four pots set for women's group phase draw". 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Decision on upcoming EHF CL and 2022 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "EHF decision on current competition structures". eurohandball.com. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Semi-final draw starts build-up to EHF FINAL4 Women". eurohandball.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Semi-finals: Titleholders Vipers play Metz; Györ meet Esbjerg". eurohandball.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.