| Women's EHF European League | |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Teams: | 34 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
| Website: | ehfel.com |
| Champions: |  Storhamar Håndball Elite(1st title) |
| Runners-Up1: |  CS Gloria Bistrița |
| Matches: | 96 |
| Goals: | 5,932 (61.79 per match) |
| Attendance: | 115838 |
| Top Scorer: | Anniken Obaidli (82 goals) |
| Mvp: |  Renata Arruda |
| Previous: | 2022–23 |
| Next: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Women's EHF European League is the 43rd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 23 September 2023 to 12 May 2024.[1]
Ikast Håndbold are the defending champions, but they won't be defending their title due to their involvement in this season's Champions League.
Storhamar Håndball Elite became the first Norwegian team to win the title, defeating Romanian side, CS Gloria Bistrița, in the final.[2]
The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period. This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[3]
| Rank[4] | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 101.00 | align=center rowspan=2 | 2 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 86.00 | ||
| 3 | Germany | 80.33 | align=center rowspan=1 | 4 |
| 4 | 74.67 | align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  France | 72.00 | ||
| 6 |  Russia | 51.33 | 0 | |
| 7 | Croatia | 47.00 | 2 | |
| 8 | 46.00 | 4 | ||
| 9 |  Poland | 37.00 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Turkey | 32.00 | ||
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 19.00 | ||
| 12 |  Spain | 18.00 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Sweden | 12.67 | ||
| 14 |  Serbia | 8.00 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Austria | 4.67 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Belarus | 4.00 | 0 | |
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Ukraine | 4.00 | 0 |
| 18 |  Slovakia | 3.67 | |
| 19 | Greece | 3.67 | 1 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 2.67 | 0 |
| 21 |  Finland | 1.50 | |
| 21 |  Iceland | 1.50 | 1 |
| 23 | Switzerland | 1.00 | 2 |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 1.00 | 0 |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.00 | |
| 26 |  Luxembourg | 0.50 | |
| 27 |  Azerbaijan | 0.33 | |
| 27 |  Cyprus | 0.33 | |
| 27 |  Israel | 0.33 | |
| 27 |  Italy | 0.33 | |
| 27 | Kosovo | 0.33 | |
| 32 | Everyone else | 0.00 | |
| Group stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold (4th, CR) | Thüringer HC (2nd) | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (4th) | CS Gloria Bistrița (3rd) |
| Round 3 | |||
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (1st) | Podravka Vegeta (2nd) | DHK Baník Most (2nd) | København Håndbold (6th) |
| Neptunes de Nantes (3rd) | Chambray Touraine HB (4th) | Borussia Dortmund (3rd) | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (8th, CR) |
| Praktiker-Vác (5th) | Storhamar Håndball Elite (2nd) | Sola HK (3rd) | MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin (2nd) |
| CSM Târgu Jiu (10th, CR) | ŽORK Jagodina (1st) | Super Amara Bera Bera (3rd) | H65 Höörs HK (2nd) |
| LC Brühl Handball (1st) | Kastamonu Bld. GSK (1st) | ||
| Round 2 | |||
| Hypo Niederösterreich (1st) | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB (5th) | VfL Oldenburg (4th) | AC PAOK (1st) |
| Valur (1st) | Larvik HK (4th) | Molde Elite (5th) | HC Dunărea Brăila (4th) |
| ŽRK Železničar (2nd) | Costa del Sol Malaga (1st) | Önnereds HK (3rd) | SPONO Eagles (2nd) |
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[5]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 18 July 2023 | 23 September 2023 | 30 September 2023 |
| Third qualifying round | 11–12 November 2023 | 18–19 November 2023 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 23 November 2023 | 6–7 January 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 13–14 January 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 20–21 January 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 3–4 February 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 10–11 February 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 17–18 February 2024 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 16–17 March 2024 | 23–24 March 2024 |
| Semi finals | 26 March 2024 | 11 May 2024 | ||
| Final | no draw | 12 May 2024 | ||
There were 12 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 23 September and the second legs were played on 30 September–1 October 2023.[6]
| Seeding[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=50% | Seeded | width=50% | Unseeded |
| Hypo Niederösterreich AC PAOK Valur Molde Elite Costa del Sol Malaga ŽRK Železničar | VfL Oldenburg JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB HC Dunărea Brăila Larvik HK Önnereds HK SPONO Eagles | ||
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There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 11–12 November and the second legs were played on 18–19 November 2023.[8]
| Seeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=50% | Seeded | width=50% | Unseeded |
| København Håndbold Praktiker-Vác Borussia Dortmund Neptunes de Nantes CSM Târgu Jiu Storhamar Håndball Elite MKS FunFloor Perła LublinRK Lokomotiva Zagreb HSG Bensheim-Auerbach Chambray Touraine HB Sola HKPodravka Vegeta | Super Amara Bera Bera H65 Höörs HK Kastamonu Bld. GSK DHK Baník Most LC Brühl Handball ŽORK JagodinaWinner of Play off 1 Winner of Play off 2 Winner of Play off 3 Winner of Play off 4 Winner of Play off 5 Winner of Play off 6 | ||
See main article: 2023–24 Women's EHF European League Group stage.
The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 23 November 2023.[9] 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 scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
This season, nine national associations are present. For the first time since the 2018–19 season, Spain has a qualified team, while Romania has the most teams in the group stage with three.
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The Final Four, (also known as the EHF Finals by the EHF), is held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 11 and 12 May 2024.[10] The draw took place on 26 March 2024.[11]
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[12] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anniken Obaidli | Storhamar HE | 82 | |
| 2 | Csenge Kuczora | Praktiker-Vác | 59 | |
| 3 | Tamara Horacek | Neptunes de Nantes | 58 | |
| 4 | Cristina Laslo | CS Gloria Bistrița | 57 | |
| 5 | Katarina Ježić | HC Dunărea Brăila | 55 | |
| 6 | Camilla Herrem | Sola HK | 54 | |
| Lucie-Marie Kretzschmar | HSG Bensheim-Auerbach | |||
| 8 | Kristina Liščević | HC Dunărea Brăila | 51 | |
| Oriane Ondono | Neptunes de Nantes | |||
| 10 | Kristina Novak | Sola HK | 50 |