The 2021–22 EHF Champions League group stage was played between 15 September 2021 and 10 March 2022 to determine the ten teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.
The draw was held on 2 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.[1] [2]
The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 30 June 2021. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association were not drawn into the same group.[3]
Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | ||
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Barça THW Kiel Pick Szeged Paris Saint-Germain | Vardar 1961 Aalborg Håndbold Łomża Vive Kielce FC Porto | Meshkov Brest SG Flensburg-Handewitt Telekom Veszprém Montpellier Handball | Motor PPD Zagreb Dinamo București Elverum Håndball |
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
In the group stage, teams are 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 the same number of points, the ranking is 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 15–16 September, 22–23 September, 29–30 September, 13–14 October, 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 17–18 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December, 8–9 December 2021, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 2–3 March, 9–10 March 2022.[4] [5]
Times until 30 October 2021 are UTC+2, from 31 October 2021 on times are UTC+1.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
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