| EHF European Cup | |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Teams: | 76 |
| Website: | ehfec.com |
| Champions: |  Valur (1st title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Olympiacos S.F.P. |
| Matches: | 146 |
| Top Scorer: | Savvas Savvas (81 goals)[1] |
| Previous: | 2022–23 |
| Next: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 EHF European Cup was the 27th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[2] RK Vojvodina were the defending champions, but they were not defending their title because they played in this season's EHF European League group stage.
Valur became the first Icelandic team to club handball competition, beating Olympiacos S.F.P. on penalties in the final.[3]
The tournament was played in a straight knockout format. The ties were held in a home and away format. Overall, there were seven rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).
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| Rank[4] | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czech Republic | 31.00 | align=center rowspan=2 | 4 |
| 2 | Iceland | 19.67 | ||
| 3 |  Cyprus | 17.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg | 16.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 5 | 15.33 | align=center rowspan=1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 12.67 | align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Estonia | 12.67 | ||
| 8 |  Israel | 12.00 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Ukraine | 11.00 | ||
| 10 | 10.33 | |||
| 11 | Latvia | 10.00 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Lithuania | 8.67 | 4 | |
| 13 | Kosovo | 8.00 | 2 | |
| 14 | 8.00 | 3 | ||
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Finland | 7.33 | 3 | |
| 16 | 6.67 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Netherlands | 5.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 18 | 3.00 | 4 | ||
| 19 | Bulgaria | 2.67 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1.00 | |||
| 21 |  Azerbaijan | 0.33 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 0.33 | 0 | |
| 23 |  Belgium | 0.00 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Georgia | 0.00 | align=center rowspan=4 | 0 |
| 25 |  Malta | 0.00 | ||
| 26 |  Montenegro | 0.00 | ||
| 27 | Everyone else | 0.00 | ||
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Greece | 43.33 | align=center rowspan=1 | 3 |
| 28 |  Romania | 39.67 | align=center rowspan=2 | 2 |
| 30 |  Norway | 38.33 | ||
| 30 | Slovenia | 20.00 | align=center rowspan=2 | 1 |
| 30 | 15.67 | |||
| 30 |  Austria | 11.33 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 37 | Croatia | 0.00 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Hungary | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 37 |  North Macedonia | 0.00 | ||
The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup was announced on 10 July 2023.[5] [6]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
| Förthof UHK Krems | width=230px | HC Linz AG | width=230px | Azeryol HC | width=230px | Kur |
| HC Visé BM | Sezoens Achilles Bocholt |  RK Leotar | RK Vogošća | |||
| MRK Sesvete | MRK Trogir | Parnassos Strovolou | ||||
| HCB Karviná | HK FCC Město Lovosice | Põlva Serviti | Viljandi HC | |||
| H71 | VÍF | BK-46 | Riihimäki Cocks | |||
| AC PAOK | Olympiacos S.F.P. | FTC-Green Collect | UMF Afturelding | |||
| ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |||||
| GRK Tikveš | Runar Sandefjord | |||||
| Nærbø IL | CSA Steaua București | CS Minaur Baia Mare |  HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac | |||
| HC Partizan |  Tatran Prešov | MRK Krka | BSV Bern | |||
 Beykoz BSK | Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK | Motor | Odesa |
| Bregenz Handball | width=230px | Fivers | width=230px | RK Sloboda | width=230px | HC ROBE Zubří |
| SKKP Handball Brno | HC Tallinn | Raasiku/Mistra | Neistin | |||
| Team Klaksvík | IFK Handball Helsinki | Diomidis Argous | FH Hafnarfjarðar | |||
| Valur | Yuvalim Holon HC |  Handball Meran | SV Brixen Handball | |||
| Granitas-Karys | HC Amber | HC Berchem | HB Käerjeng | |||
| HC Dinamo | Beşiktaş | Spor Toto SK | Donbass | |||
A total of 24 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 9–10 September 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 September 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.[2]
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A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 12 teams advancing from the previous round and 52 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 14–15 October 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 21–22 October 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.[2]
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A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 25–26 November 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 2–3 December 2023. The draw was held on the 24 October 2023.
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The first leg matches were held on 10–11 February 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 17–18 February 2024. The draw was on the 5 December 2023.
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The first leg matches were held on 23–24 March 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 30–31 March 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.
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Olympiacos S.F.P. won 56–45 on aggregate.----FTC-Green Collect won 63–57 on aggregate.----Valur won 72–65 on aggregate.----CS Minaur Baia Mare won 65–61 on aggregate.
The first leg matches were held on 20–21 April 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 April 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.
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Olympiacos S.F.P. won 67–60 on aggregate----Valur won 66–52 on aggregate
The first leg match was held on 18 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25 May 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.
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57–57 on aggregate, Valur won 5–4 on penalties