| EHF Champions League | |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Website: | ehfcl.com |
| Champions: |  Barça |
| Runners-Up1: | Aalborg Håndbold |
| Matches: | 130 |
| Goals: | 7652 |
| Top Scorer: |  Kamil Syprzak(112 goals) |
| Mvp: |  Melvyn Richardson |
| Previous: | 2022–23 |
| Next: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 EHF Champions League was the 64th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 13 September 2023 to 9 June 2024.
SC Magdeburg are the reigning champions but lost in the semifinals. Barça defeated Aalborg Håndbold in the final to win their 12th title.[1]
The tournament used the same format as the previous three seasons. The competition began with a group stage featuring sixteen teams divided into two groups. Matches were played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures, fourteen in total for each team. In Groups A and B, the top two teams automatically qualified for the quarter-finals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoff round.
The knockout stage included four rounds: the playoffs, quarter-finals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches (third-placed in group A played sixth-placed group B; fourth-placed group A plays fifth-placed group B, etc.). The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advanced to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.
In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final were played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.
This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[2]
| Rank[3] | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 230.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 170.33 | align=center rowspan=5 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 134.33 | ||
| 4 |  Hungary | 132.67 | ||
| 5 | Denmark | 131.67 | ||
| 6 | Poland | 124.33 | ||
| 7 | Portugal | 82.00 | 1 | |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 80.00 | ||
| 9 | Slovenia | 78.00 | ||
| 10 |  Romania | 66.50 | 0 | |
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Belarus | 57.67 | 0 |
| 12 | 57.00 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 48.00 | 0 |
| 14 | Croatia | 43.00 | 1 |
| 15 |  Sweden | 38.00 | 0 |
| 16 |  Russia | 34.00 | |
| 17 |  Slovakia | 33.00 | |
| 18 |  Finland | 32.00 | |
| 18 | Switzerland | 32.00 | |
| 20 | Everyone else | 0.00 |
20 teams applied for a place, with ten having a fixed place.[4] The final list was announced in June 20, 2023.[5] [6]
The fixed place for Russia was vacant since the country and its clubs were not admitted to participate in the EHF competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
| Paris Saint-Germain (1st) | Barcelona (1st) | THW Kiel (1st) | ||
| SC Magdeburg (2nd) | Telekom Veszprém (1st) |  RK Eurofarm Pelister (1st) | Industria Kielce (1st) | |
| FC Porto (1st) | Celje Pivovarna Laško (1st) | RK Zagreb (1st) WC | Aalborg Håndbold (1st) WC | |
| Montpellier Handball (2nd) WC | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged (2nd) WC |  Kolstad Håndball (1st) WC | Orlen Wisła Płock (2nd) WC |
| Dinamo București (1st) | Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st) | IFK Kristianstad (1st) |
The draw took place on 27 June 2023.[8] [9]
See main article: 2023–24 EHF Champions League group stage.
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.
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 will be determined as follows:
A total of 11 national associations will be represented in the group stage. North Macedonia are the only returnees, after Vardar 1961 was disqualified last season. Kolstad Håndball are the only debutants.
See main article: 2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage.
The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamil Syprzak | Paris Saint-Germain | 112 |
| 2 | Dika Mem | Barça | 106 |
| 3 | Emil Wernsdorf Madsen | GOG Håndbold | 98 |
 Ómar Ingi Magnússon | SC Magdeburg | ||
| 5 | Mads Hoxer Hangaard | Aalborg Håndbold | 96 |
| 6 | Aaron Mensing | GOG Håndbold | 93 |
| 7 | Niclas Ekberg | THW Kiel | 92 |
| 8 | Mario Šoštarič | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | 88 |
| 9 | Mitja Janc | Celje Pivovarna Laško | 87 |
| Elohim Prandi | Paris Saint-Germain |