| Women's EHF European League | |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Teams: | 33 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
| Website: | ehfel.com |
| Champions: | Ikast Håndbold |
| Matches: | 60 |
| Top Scorer: | Annika Lott (86 goals) |
| Mvp: | Emma Friis |
| Previous: | 2021–22 |
| Next: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Women's EHF European League was the 42nd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 8 October 2022 to 14 May 2023.[1]
SG BBM Bietigheim were the defending champions.
| Group stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikast Håndbold |  DVSC Schaeffler |  Paris 92 |  Molde Elite | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| Podravka Vegeta | Viborg HK | ESBF Besançon | Neptunes de Nantes | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Buxtehuder SV | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | Praktiker-Vác | |
| Sola HK |  MKS Zagłębie Lubin |  CS Măgura Cisnădie | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | |
 Super Amara Bera Bera |  H65 Höörs HK | IK Sävehof | ||
| Round 2 | ||||
 Hypo Niederösterreich | HC Dalmatinka Ploce | ŽRK Bjelovar |  DHC Plzeň | |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | Chambray Touraine | Thüringer HC | VfL Oldenburg | |
| Siófok KC | Fana | MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin | SCM Gloria Buzău | |
 ZRK Zeleznicar – Indjija | Costa del Sol Malaga | Rocasa Gran Canaria | LC Brühl Handball | |
| SPONO Eagles |  Yalikavksports Club | |||
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[2]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 19 July 2022 | 8–9 October 2022 | 15–16 October 2022 |
| Third qualifying round | 18 October 2022 | 3–4 December 2022 | 10–11 December 2022 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 15 December 2022 | 7–8 January 2023 | |
| Matchday 2 | 14–15 January 2023 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 21–22 January 2023 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 4–5 February 2023 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 11–12 February 2023 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 18–19 February 2023 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 18–19 March 2023 | 25–26 March 2023 |
| Semi finals | 28 March 2023 | 13 May 2023 | ||
| Final | no draw | 14 May 2023 | ||
There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 8–9 October and the second legs were played on 15–16 October 2022.[3]
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There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 3–4 December and the second legs were played on 10–11 December 2022.[4]
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The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 15 December 2022. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.[5]
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The final four was held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 13 and 14 May 2023.[6] The draw was made on 28 March 2023.[7]
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Lott | Thüringer HC | 86 |
| 2 | Elma Halilcevic | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 82 |
| 3 |  Iryna Glibko | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 72 |
| 4 | Nathalie Hendrikse | Thüringer HC | 64 |
| 5 | Asma Elghaoui | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 61 |
| 6 | Mia Svele | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 60 |
| 7 |  Tamara Mavsar | Siófok KC | 59 |
| 8 | Sara Berg | Fana | 58 |
| 9 | Nathalie Hagman | Neptunes de Nantes | 57 |
| Csenge Kuczora | Praktiker-Vác |