2022–23 EHF European League

The 2022–23 EHF European League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the EHF Cup to the EHF European League.

EHF European League
2022–23
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates27 August 202228 May 2023
Teams44 (qualification stage)
24 (group stage)
Websiteehfel.com
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Füchse Berlin
Runner-upSpain Fraikin BM Granollers
Tournament statistics
MVPGermany Fabian Wiede
Top scorer(s)Iceland Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson
(110 goals)

Füchse Berlin became champions, having defeated Fraikin BM Granollers in the final.[1]

Qualified teams

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The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.[2]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • EL: European League title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
    • SF: Semi-final league position
    • QF: Quarter-final league position
Group stage
  SL Benfica (3rd)EL   Füchse Berlin (3rd)   PAUC Handball (3rd)   Skjern Håndbold (4th)
  Ystads IF (1st)   Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st)   Fraikin BM Granollers (2nd)   Eurofarm Pelister (2nd)
  Balatonfüredi KSE (3rd)   Tatran Prešov (1st)   HC Motor (1st)   Valur (1st)
Qualification round 2
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt (4th)   Bidasoa Irun (3rd)   Frisch Auf Göppingen (5th)   Sporting CP (2nd)
  Montpellier HB (4th)   KS Azoty-Puławy (3rd)   Skanderborg-Aarhus (5th)   BM Benidorm (4th)
  Butel Skopje (3rd)   Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém (CR)   CSA Steaua București (CR)   Belenenses (4th)
  MMTS Kwidzyn (4th)   RK Nexe (2nd)
Qualification round 1
  IK Sävehof (CW)   GC Amicitia Zürich (CW)   Rebi Balonmano Cuenca (5th)   RK Trimo Trebnje (2nd)
  Eurofarm Pelister 2 (5th)   Minaur Baia Mare (2nd)   Drammen HK (SF)   Águas Santas Milaneza (5th)
  Dobrogea Sud (3rd)   TBV Lemgo Lippe (6th)   Chambery Savoie MB HB (5th)   Górnik Zabrze (5th)
  Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg (3rd)   Logroño La Rioja (6th)   FTC (4th)   Potaissa Turda (4th)
  IFK Kristianstad (SF)   Alpla HC Hard (1st)   Kolstad Håndball (QF)   HC Cocks (1st)

Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round

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A total of 20 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 27–28 August 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 3–4 September 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[3]

The results of this round were:[4][5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca   48–64   Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg 26–31 22–33
Chambery Savoie MB HB   49–46   HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța 27–23 22–23
CS Minaur Baia Mare   49–74   FTC 27–36 22–38
HC Cocks   42–51   Águas Santas Milaneza 22–21 20–30
IK Sävehof   79–51   AHC Potaissa Turda 45–21 34–30
Górnik Zabrze   50–51   GC Amicitia Zürich 27–19 23–32
Alpla HC Hard   51–45   HC Eurofarm Pelister 2 24–21 27–24
Kolstad Håndball   57–47   Drammen HK 28–26 29–21
IFK Kristianstad   69–64   RK Trimo Trebnje 33–33 36–31
TBV Lemgo Lippe   67–62   BM Logroño La Rioja 39–34 28–28

Second qualifying round

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A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 10 teams advancing from the previous round and 14 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 27 September 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 4 October 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chambery Savoie MB HB   54–56   Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém 29–25 25–31
IK Sävehof   50–54   Montpellier HB 24–24 26–30
KS Azoty-Puławy   59–61   RK Nexe 32–26 27–35
Frisch Auf Göppingen   59–57   TBV Lemgo Lippe 28–24 31–33
Alpla HC Hard   51–42   HC Butel Skopje 26–21 25–21
IFK Kristianstad   64–67   Skanderborg-Aarhus 31–32 33–35
CSA Steaua București   64–66   FTC 33–31 31–35
Beleneses   42–57   Águas Santas Milaneza 20–23 22–34
Bidasoa Irun   61–60   Kolstad Håndball 30–27 31–33
BM Benidorm   64–58   GC Amicitia Zürich 34–24 30–34
Sporting CP   61–55   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 31–22 30–33
MMTS Kwidzyn   49–76   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 25–39 24–37

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2022–23 EHF European League group stage.
  Red: Group A;   Blue: Group B;   Yellow: Group C;   Green: Group D.

The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[7]

A total of 14 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON GÖP KAD BEN PRE VES
1   Montpellier HB 10 8 0 2 330 295 +35 16[a] Knockout stage 35–27 40–36 33–27 41–30 34–30
2   Frisch Auf Göppingen 10 8 0 2 323 274 +49 16[a] 27–25 24–25 31–29 34–24 46–30
3   Kadetten Schaffhausen 10 7 0 3 319 299 +20 14 28–30 30–35 26–25 38–30 38–32
4   SL Benfica 10 4 0 6 297 289 +8 8 24–26 27–31 27–28 35–28 39–35
5   Tatran Prešov 10 2 0 8 279 319 −40 4 35–27 26–28 31–37 25–29 22–20
6   Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém 10 1 0 9 282 354 −72 2 31–39 23–40 25–33 26–35 30–28
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Montpellier 60–54 Göppingen

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLE YST VAL FTC PAU BEN
1   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 10 8 1 1 327 280 +47 17 Knockout stage 30–23 33–30 42–30 30–25 35–30
2   Ystads IF 10 5 1 4 317 316 +1 11[a] 30–26 33–35 35–35 29–33 36–30
3   Valur 10 5 1 4 338 328 +10 11[a] 32–37 29–32 43–39 40–31 35–29
4   FTC 10 3 3 4 318 328 −10 9 27–27 37–34 33–33 28–25 32–33
5   PAUC Handball 10 4 0 6 305 313 −8 8 21–29 34–36 32–29 33–30 39–29
6   BM Benidorm 10 2 0 8 295 335 −40 4 32–38 27–29 29–32 23–27 33–32
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ystad 65–64 Valur

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEX SPO GRA SKJ ALP BAL
1   RK Nexe 10 8 0 2 311 281 +30 16 Knockout stage 32–31 39–36 29–28 22–29 37–23
2   Sporting CP 10 7 0 3 312 294 +18 14 28–34 38–31 28–24 31–30 35–32
3   Fraikin BM Granollers 10 6 1 3 315 301 +14 13 25–22 32–29 34–31 38–28 33–30
4   Skjern Håndbold 10 5 0 5 294 284 +10 10 29–30 28–30 32–29 27–23 32–26
5   Alpla HC Hard 10 1 2 7 270 300 −30 4 24–35 26–31 27–27 27–32 30–30
6   Balatonfüredi KSE 10 1 1 8 274 316 −42 3 28–31 25–31 25–30 28–31 27–26
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BER SKA BID MOT EUR AGU
1   Füchse Berlin 10 10 0 0 343 266 +77 20 Knockout stage 30–24 34–29 32–24 34–25 34–20
2   Skanderborg-Aarhus 10 7 0 3 307 276 +31 14 28–29 38–27 33–30 24–22 33–26
3   Bidasoa Irun 10 4 1 5 295 296 −1 9 32–40 29–26 26–22 32–20 35–26
4   HC Motor 10 3 1 6 280 305 −25 7 27–38 31–37 33–31 30–33 30–24
5   Eurofarm Pelister 10 2 2 6 271 303 −32 6 34–43 27–30 29–29 25–27 27–27
6   Águas Santas Milaneza 10 1 2 7 252 302 −50 4 23–29 25–34 28–25 26–26 27–29
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Pairings

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The pairings for the last 16 and the quarterfinals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.

 
Last 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3D
  Bidasoa Irun
302858
 
11 April/18 April
 
2C
  Sporting CP
2734 61
 
  Sporting CP 323062
 
21 March/28 March
 
  Montpellier HB 3231 63
 
4B
  FTC
302959
 
 
1A
  Montpellier HB
3643 79
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3C
  Fraikin BM Granollers
323062
 
11 April/18 April
 
2D
  Skanderborg-Aarhus
3425 59
 
  Fraikin BM Granollers 303565
 
21 March/28 March
 
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt 3127 58
 
4A
  SL Benfica
262854
 
 
1B
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt
3933 72
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3B
  Valur
293160
 
11 April/18 April
 
2A
  Frisch Auf Göppingen
3633 69
 
  Frisch Auf Göppingen 323163
 
21 March/28 March
 
  RK Nexe 2327 50
 
4D
  HC Motor
232952
 
 
1C
  RK Nexe
2727 54
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3A
  Kadetten Schaffhausen
382765
 
11 April/18 April
 
2B
  Ystads IF
3225 57
 
  Kadetten Schaffhausen 372461
 
21 March/28 March
 
  Füchse Berlin 3330 63
 
4C
  Skjern Håndbold
233255
 
 
1D
  Füchse Berlin
2838 66
 


Last 16

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The last 16 first legs were played 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bidasoa Irun   58–61   Sporting CP 30–27 28–34
FTC   59–79   Montpellier HB 30–36 29–43
Fraikin BM Granollers   62–59   Skanderborg-Aarhus 32–34 30–25
SL Benfica   54–72   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–39 28–33
Valur   60–69   Frisch Auf Göppingen 29–36 31–33
HC Motor   52–54   RK Nexe 23–27 29–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen   65–57   Ystads IF 38–32 27–25
Skjern Håndbold   55–66   Füchse Berlin 23–28 32–38

Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinals first legs were played 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP   62–63   Montpellier HB 32–32 30–31
Fraikin BM Granollers   65–58   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–31 35–27
Frisch Auf Göppingen   63–50   RK Nexe 32–23 31–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen   61–63   Füchse Berlin 37–33 24–30

Final four

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May
 
 
  Montpellier HB29
 
28 May
 
  Füchse Berlin35
 
  Füchse Berlin36
 
27 May
 
  Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
  Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
 
  Frisch Auf Göppingen29
 
Third place
 
 
28 May
 
 
  Montpellier HB29
 
 
  Frisch Auf Göppingen33

Final

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28 May 2023
18:00
Füchse Berlin   36–31   Fraikin BM Granollers Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Andersson 8 (16–12) García Robledo, Salinas 7
  2×  Report   4× 

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson   Kadetten Schaffhausen 110
2   Martim Costa   Sporting CP 102
3   Bence Nagy   FTC 99
4   Ihor Turchenko   HC Motor 97
5   Francisco Costa   Sporting CP 95
6   Antonio García Robledo   Fraikin BM Granollers 94
7   Marcel Schiller   Frisch Auf Göppingen 78
8   Miloš Vujović   Füchse Berlin 76
9   Emil Jakobsen   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 75
  Josip Šarac   Frisch Auf Göppingen
  Kyllian Villeminot   Montpellier HB

References

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  1. ^ "Füchse Berlin Win EHF European League Against BM Granollers". handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "EHF European League Men 2022/23 Seeding" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ Lemgo set to face La Rioja in opening round EHF 19 July 2022
  4. ^ "Qualification Round 1". EHF. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Hinspiele Runde 1 der Qualifikation für die EHF European League Handball". Handball World (in German). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ German derby tops Qualification Round 2 draw EHF 6 September 2022
  7. ^ "EHF European League Men draw to decide groups". EHF. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Last 16". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Quarter-finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Goalscorers". EHF. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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