| EHF Champions League | |
| Year: | 2014–15 |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Start Date: | 2014 |
| End Date: | 2015 |
| Teams: | 33 (qualification stage) 24 (group stage) 16 (knockout stage) |
| Champions: |  Barcelona |
| Runners-Up1: |  MKB-MVM Veszprém |
| Matches: | 148 |
| Goals: | 7932 |
| Top Scorer: |  Momir Ilić(114 goals) |
| Previous: | 2013–14 |
| Next: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 55th edition of Europe's premier club handball competition and the 22nd edition under the current EHF Champions League format. SG Flensburg-Handewitt were the defending champions.
FC Barcelona Handbol defeated Veszprém KC 28–23 in the final to win their eighth EHF Champions League title. The record winners of the European top flight also claimed one trophy of the Champions Cup (the EHF Champions League forerunner) in 1991.[1]
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 21 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.[2]
Draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria and the only exception was the VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw in the Botanic Garden of Cologne, Germany.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Qualification tournaments | 26 June 2014 | 5–7 September 2014 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 27 June 2014 | 24–28 September 2014 | |
| Matchday 2 | 1–5 October 2014 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 8–12 October 2014 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 15–19 October 2014 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 12–16 November 2014 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 19–23 November 2014 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 26–30 November 2014 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 3–6 December 2014 | |||
| Matchday 9 | 11–15 February 2015 | |||
| Matchday 10 | 18–22 February 2015 | |||
| Knockout stage | Last 16 | 24 February 2015 | 11–15 March 2015 | 18–22 March 2015 |
| Quarter-final | 24 March 2015 | 8–12 April 2015 | 15–19 April 2015 | |
| Final Four (Cologne) | Semifinals | 21 April 2015 | 30 May 2015 at Lanxess Arena | |
| Final | 31 May 2015 at Lanxess Arena | |||
See main article: 2014–15 EHF Champions League qualifying. Twelve teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 6–7 September 2014, qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2014–15 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[3]
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]
| width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Motor Zaporizhzhia Meshkov Brest HCM Constanța | Vojvodina Porto  Haslum HK |  Tatran Prešov Alpla HC Hard Beşiktaş | Targos Bevo HC Initia Hasselt Junior Fasano |
See main article: 2014–15 EHF Champions League group stage.
24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams, where they played each other twice. The top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[5]
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.
| width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THW Kiel Barcelona MKB-MVM Veszprém Vive Tauron Kielce | KIF Kolding København Metalurg SkopjeCelje  Dunkerque | Zagreb Chekhovskiye MedvediKadetten Schaffhausen  Alingsås HK |
| width=15% | Pot 4 | width=15% | Pot 5 | width=15% | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen Logroño MOL-Pick Szeged Wisła Płock | Flensburg-Handewitt Aalborg Vardar Paris Saint-Germain | Montpellier Meshkov Brest Motor Zaporizhzhia Beşiktaş |
See main article: 2014–15 EHF Champions League knockout stage. The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.
The draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 11–15 March and the second legs on 18–22 March 2015.[6]
The seedings were published on 23 February 2015.[7]
A team from Pot 1 will face a team from Pot 4, a Pot 2 team will play against a team from Pot 3.
| width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THW Kiel Barcelona MKB-MVM Veszprém Vive Tauron Kielce | Paris Saint-Germain KIF Kolding København Vardar MOL-Pick Szeged | Zagreb Wisła Płock Rhein-Neckar Löwen Dunkerque | Logroño Flensburg-Handewitt MontpellierAalborg |
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The draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015.[8] [9]
The seedings were published on 23 March 2015.
| width=250 | Pot 1 | width=250 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THW Kiel Barcelona MKB-MVM Veszprém Vive Tauron Kielce | Paris Saint-Germain Zagreb MOL-Pick Szeged Vardar |
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The draw was held on 21 April 2015.[10] [11]
The final four will be held on 30–31 May 2015 at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne.
Statistics exclude qualifying round.[12]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Momir Ilić | Veszprém | 114 | |
| 2 | Kiril Lazarov | Barcelona | 106 | |
| 3 | Mikkel Hansen | Paris | 103 | |
| 4 | Karol Bielecki | Kielce | 92 | |
| 5 | Timur Dibirov | Vardar | 78 | |
| 6 | Zsolt Balogh | Szeged | 76 | |
| Marko Vujin | Kiel | |||
| 8 | Nikola Karabatić | Barcelona | 75 | |
| 9 | Igor Karačić | Vardar | 74 | |
| 10 | Alex Dujshebaev | Vardar | 73 |
The All-star team of the Champions League 2014/15:[13]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Roland Mikler (MKB-MVM Veszprém) |
| Right wing | Víctor Tomás (Barcelona) |
| Right back | Kiril Lazarov (Barcelona) |
| Centre back | Mikkel Hansen (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| Left back | Nikola Karabatić (Barcelona) |
| Left wing | Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) |
| Pivot | Renato Sulić (MKB-MVM Veszprém) |
| Best defender | Rene Toft Hansen (THW Kiel) |
| Best coach | Talant Dujshebaev (Vive Tauron Kielce) |