The 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round began on 24 January and concluded on 8 March 2020. A total of twelve teams competed for eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League[1] [2]
Group | width=190 | Winners | width=190 | Runners-up | width=190 | Third place |
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A | Metz Handball | Vipers Kristiansand | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | |||
B | Rostov-Don | Team Esbjerg | CSM București | |||
C | Brest Bretagne Handball | Budućnost | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | |||
D | Győri Audi ETO KC | IK Sävehof | Krim Mercator |
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.[3]
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows:
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
The matchdays were 24–26 January, 31 January–2 February, 7–9 February, 21–23 February, 28 February–1 March, 6–8 March 2020.