The 2022–23 EHF Champions League group stage was played between 14 September 2022 and 2 March 2023 to determine the twelve teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2022–23 EHF Champions League.
The draw was held on 1 July 2022 in Vienna, Austria.[1] [2]
The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 28 June 2022. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association will not drawn into the same group.[3]
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
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 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 14–15 September, 21–22 September, 28–29 September, 5–6 October, 26–27 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, 30 November – 1 December, 7–8 December, 14–15 December 2022, 8–9 February, 15–16 February, 22–23 February, and 1–2 March 2023.[4]
Times until 29 October 2022 are UTC+2, from 30 October 2022 on UTC+1.
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