2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League explained

Women's EHF Champions League
Year:	2015–16
Sport:	Handball
Start Date:	12 September 2015
End Date:	8 May 2016
Teams:	22
Champions:	CSM București
Runners-Up1:	Győri Audi ETO KC
Matches:	96
Goals:	5017
Top Scorer:	Isabelle Gulldén (108 goals)
Previous:	2014–15
Next:	2016–17

The 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League was the 23rd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.

CSM București won trophy in their European debut season by defeating Győri Audi ETO KC 29–26 in the big final.^[1]

Overview

Team allocation

14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.^[2]

• ^{TH = Title holders}

Round and draw dates

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.^[3]

Phase	Draw date
Qualifying	26 June 2015
Group stage
Knockout stage
Final Four	12 April 2016

Qualification stage

See main article: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League qualifying. The draw was held on 26 June 2015. The teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participants. Matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.^[4]

Seedings

The seedings were announced on 23 June 2015.^[5]

width=15%	Pot 1	width=15%	Pot 2	width=15%	Pot 3	width=15%	Pot 4
Győri Audi ETO KC Team Esbjerg	Glassverket IF HCM Baia Mare	BNTU Minsk SERCODAK Dalfsen	RK Radnički Kragujevac Yenimahalle Bld. SK

Qualification tournament 2

Group stage

See main article: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League group stage. The draw was held on 26 June 2015.^[6]

Group D

Main round

See main article: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League main round.

Group 2

Knockout stage

See main article: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage.

Final

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.^[7]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Isabelle Gulldén	CSM București	108
2	Ekaterina Ilina	Rostov-Don	97
3	Cristina Neagu	Budućnost	94
4	Nora Mørk	Larvik	93
5	Allison Pineau	HCM Baia Mare	89
6	Katarina Bulatović	Budućnost	87
7	Andrea Penezić	Vardar	79
8	Iuliia Managarova	Rostov-Don	72
9	Andrea Lekić	Vardar	70
10	Heidi Løke	Győri Audi ETO KC	69

All-Star Team

The all-star team and awards were announced on 6 May 2016.^[8]

• Goalkeeper:
• Right wing:
• Right back:
• Centre back:
• Left back:
• Left wing:
• Pivot:

Other awards

• MVP of the Final Four:
• Best Coach:
• Best Young Player:
• Best Defence Player:

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gullden touch leads CSM to a maiden trophy after a shootout thriller. ehfcl.com. 8 May 2016.
2. Web site: Women's EHF Champions League 2015/16 participants announced. ehfcl.com. 20 June 2015.
3. Web site: Vienna city centre to host first draw of new season. 16 June 2015. ehfcl.com.
4. Web site: Qualification draw puts Györ vs Kragujevac and Esbjerg vs Ankara. ehfcl.com. 26 June 2015.
5. Web site: Pots for the qualification and group matches announced. ehfcl.com. 23 June 2015.
6. Web site: Buducnost in group with Bucuresti, Sävehof and Lublin. ehfcl.com. 26 June 2015.
7. Web site: Women's EHF Champions League 2015/16 – Scorers. EHF Champions League 2015/16. European Handball Federation (EHF). 8 May 2016.
8. Web site: All-stars take to the court at the 2016 MVM EHF FINAL4. 6 May 2016. ehfcl.com. 6 May 2016. 9 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509132220/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/25635. dead.