2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The 2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 27 March with the playoffs and ended on 9 June 2024 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2023–24 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.

Format

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In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 3rd–6th in Groups A and B played 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 Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[1]

Qualified teams

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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   THW Kiel   Aalborg Håndbold   Paris Saint-Germain   Industria Kielce   RK Zagreb   OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
B   SC Magdeburg   Barça   Telekom Veszprém   Montpellier Handball   GOG Håndbold   Orlen Wisła Płock

Playoffs

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Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlen Wisła Płock   59–64   Paris Saint-Germain 26–30 33–34
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged   62–76   Telekom Veszprém 30–37 32–39
GOG Håndbold   53–66   Industria Kielce 25–33 28–33
RK Zagreb   51–57   Montpellier Handball 27–27 24–30

Matches

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28 March 2024
20:45
Orlen Wisła Płock   26–30   Paris Saint-Germain Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,012
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Krajewski, Zarabec 4 (12–13) Prandi, Syprzak 8
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4 April 2024
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain   34–33   Orlen Wisła Płock Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,011
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Prandi 9 (18–15) Krajewski 8
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Paris Saint-Germain won 64–59 on aggregate.


28 March 2024
18:45
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged   30–37   Telekom Veszprém Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 7,749
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Frimmel 6 (17–20) Descat, Vailupau 7
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4 April 2024
18:45
Telekom Veszprém   39–32   OTP Bank - Pick Szeged Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,057
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Vailupau 8 (19–15) Martins 8
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Telekom Veszprém won 76–62 on aggregate.


27 March 2024
18:45
GOG Håndbold   25–33   Industria Kielce Arena Fyn, Odense
Attendance: 3,128
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Madsen, Zachariassen 4 (10–18) A. Dujshebaev 9
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3 April 2024
18:45
Industria Kielce   33–28   GOG Håndbold Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
A. Dujshebaev 7 (16–12) Mensing 6
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Industria Kielce won 66–53 on aggregate.


27 March 2024
20:45
RK Zagreb   27–27   Montpellier Handball Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,200
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Srna 6 (11–13) Simonet, Skube 6
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3 April 2024
20:45
Montpellier Handball   30–24   RK Zagreb FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Skube 6 (14–14) Čupić, Faljić 4
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Montpellier Handball won 57–51 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

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Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montpellier Handball   60–61   THW Kiel 39–30 21–31
Industria Kielce   49–49
3–4 (p)
  SC Magdeburg 27–26 22–23
Telekom Veszprém   60–64   Aalborg Håndbold 32–31 28–33
Paris Saint-Germain   53–62   Barça 22–30 31–32

Matches

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24 April 2024
20:45
Montpellier Handball   39–30   THW Kiel FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lenne, Pellas 7 (20–16) Johansson 8
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2 May 2024
18:45
THW Kiel   31–21   Montpellier Handball Wunderino Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 8,513
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Johansson 8 (17–12) Pellas 6
  4×  1×  Report  7× 

THW Kiel won 61–60 on aggregate.


24 April 2024
18:45
Industria Kielce   27–26   SC Magdeburg Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
A. Dujshebaev 8 (14–13) Claar 8
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1 May 2024
20:45
SC Magdeburg   27–25   Industria Kielce GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 6,600
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Magnússon 8 (11–13) A. Dujshebaev, D. Dujshebaev 4
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FT: 23–22 Pen: 4–3

SC Magdeburg won 53–52 on aggregate.


25 April 2024
18:45
Telekom Veszprém   32–31   Aalborg Håndbold Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,250
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Remili 6 (12–17) four players 4
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1 May 2024
18:45
Aalborg Håndbold   33–28   Telekom Veszprém Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Hoxer Hangaard 9 (18–14) Vailupau 6
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Aalborg Håndbold won 64–60 on aggregate.


25 April 2024
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain   22–30   Barça Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,339
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Syprzak 7 (14–11) Mem 7
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2 May 2024
20:45
Barça   32–31   Paris Saint-Germain Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Mem 7 (17–12) Prandi 10
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Barça won 62–53 on aggregate.

Final four

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The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024. The draw was held on 7 May 2024.[2][3]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
  SC Magdeburg26
 
9 June
 
  Aalborg Håndbold28
 
  Aalborg Håndbold30
 
8 June
 
  Barça31
 
  Barça30
 
 
  THW Kiel18
 
Third place
 
 
9 June
 
 
  SC Magdeburg28
 
 
  THW Kiel32

Semifinals

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8 June 2024
15:00
SC Magdeburg   26–28   Aalborg Håndbold Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Magnússon 10 (11–11) Hoxer Hangaard 8
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8 June 2024
18:00
Barça   30–18   THW Kiel Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Richardson 5 (15–9) Duvnjak 4
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Third place game

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9 June 2024
15:00
SC Magdeburg   28–32   THW Kiel Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Mertens 7 (14–23) Johansson 7
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Final

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9 June 2024
18:00
Aalborg Håndbold   30–31   Barça Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Hansen 8 (15–15) Richardson 8
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References

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  1. ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League season 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Semi-finals for both EHF FINAL4s to be drawn in Budapest". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "This season's elite teams discover first EHF FINAL4 opponents". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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