The 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League will be as the 32nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from September 2024 to June 2025.
| 2024–25 | |
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | September 2024–June 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Website | ehfcl.com |
Format
editThe 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
editThe 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.
|
|
Teams
edit19 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)
|
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (2nd)
|
 Metz Handball (1st)
|
 HB Ludwigsburg (1st)
|
 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (1st)
|
 WHC Budućnost BEMAX (1st)
|
 Vipers Kristiansand (1st)
|
 CSM București (1st)
|
 RK Krim Mercator (1st)
|
 HC Podravka Vegeta (1st) WC
|
Odense Håndbold (3rd) WC
|
Brest Bretagne Handball (2nd) WC
|
| Győri Audi ETO KC (2nd) WC
|
Storhamar HE (2nd) WC
|
CS Rapid București (2nd) WC
|
CS Gloria Bistrița (3rd) WC
|
- WC Accepted wildcards
| Borussia Dortmund (4th)
|
DVSC Schaeffler (4th)
|
Sola HK (3rd)
|
Draw
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FER | MET | BUC | KRI | STO | NYK | KOP | BIS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals | — | ||||||||
| 2 | Metz Handball
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | CSM București
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | — | ||||||||
| 4 | RK Krim Mercator
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 5 | Storhamar HE
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 6 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 7 | HC Podravka Vegeta
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 8 | CS Gloria Bistrița
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group B
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIP | ESB | BUD | LUD | GYO | BRE | BUC | ODE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals | — | ||||||||
| 2 | Team Esbjerg
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | WHC Budućnost BEMAX
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | — | ||||||||
| 4 | HB Ludwigsburg
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 5 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 6 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 7 | CS Rapid București
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 8 | Odense Håndbold
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
See also
editReferences
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.