| 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup | |
| Countries: |  France Georgia Ireland Italy South Africa |
| Venue: | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Website: | http://www.epcrugby.com |
| Previous Year: | 2023–24 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup |
| Next Year: | 2025–26 |
| Next Tournament: | 2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup |
The 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup will be the eleventh edition of the EPCR Challenge Cup, an annual second-tier rugby union competition for professional clubs. Including the predecessor competition, the original European Challenge Cup, this is the 29th edition of European club rugby's second-tier competition.
The final will be played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.[1] [2]
Sixteen teams qualified for the 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup from Premiership Rugby, the Top 14 and the United Rugby Championship as a direct result of their domestic league performance having not qualified for the Champions Cup. Two further sides received invitations, South Africa's Cheetahs and Georgia's Black Lion.
The distribution of teams are:
| Entry Point | Premiership | Top 14 | United Rugby Championship | Invited | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | France | Ireland | Italy | Scotland | Wales | South Africa | Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Pool stage | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | valign=top | ||||||||||
See main article: article and 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage. Teams will be drawn into pools on 2 July in Cardiff. Teams will be awarded four points for a win, two for a draw, one for scoring four tries in a game, and one for losing by less than eight points.