2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup explained

EHF European Cup Women
Year:2024–25
Sport:Handball
Teams:64
Website:ehfec.com
Previous:2023–24
Next:2025–26

The 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup was the 32nd season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 5th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[1] Atticgo BM Elche are the defending champions.

Format

The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are six rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

Rank[2] AssociationAverage pointsTeams
1 Spain63.33align=center rowspan=13
2 Croatia58.00align=center rowspan=12
3 Turkey40.67align=center rowspan=13
4 Ukraine26.00align=center rowspan=11
524.00align=center rowspan=32
6 Slovakia22.33
7 Czech Republic18.67
8 Portugal15.003
9 Greece14.675
1014.00align=center rowspan=32
11 Faroe Islands13.67
12 Switzerland13.33
13 Belarus12.500
1411.672
15 Italy11.674
1610.670
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeams
17 Netherlands10.67align=center rowspan=12
18 Montenegro9.001
19 Poland8.67
208.33align=center rowspan=14
21 Sweden8.001
22 Austria6.673
23 Luxembourg5.67
24 Azerbaijan4.67
25 Kosovo4.67
26 Malta2.67align=center rowspan=20
27 Finland1.33
28 Lithuania1.00align=center rowspan=12
29 Bulgaria0.67align=center rowspan=10
30 Slovenia0.67align=center rowspan=22
31 Cyprus0.33
N/A Belgium0.00align=center rowspan=11
N/A Everyone else0.00align=center rowspan=10

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup was announced on 9 July 2024.[1] [3]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

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WAT Atzgersdorf (2nd)width=300px UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau (4th)width=300px width=300px Azeryol HC
Garabagh HC Kur KTSV Eupen (2nd) HRK Grude
ŽRK Borac DC Dalmatinka Ploče (4th)
ŽRK Bjelovar (5th) Youth Union of Athienou Hazena Kynzvart (2nd)
DHC Slavia Praha (3rd) H71 (3rd) (4th) OFN Ionias (1st)
AC PAOK (2nd, Cup) AESH Pylea Thessaloniki (3rd) Anagennisi Artas (4th) AEP Panorama (5th)
Valur (1st) Haukar (2nd) SSV Brixen Südtirol (1st) SSD Handball Erice ARL (2nd, Cup)
Jomi Salerno (3rd) KHF Istogu (1st) KHF Ferizaj (2nd, Cup)
KHF Samadrexha (3rd) Cascada-HC Garliava SM (1st) Žalgiris Kaunas (4th) HB Dudelange (Cup)
HB Red Boys Differdange HB Käerjeng (Cup) ZRK Tivat (2nd) JuRo Unirek VZV (3rd)
Venéco VELO (4th) Westfriesland SEW (5th) WHC Cair Skopje (2nd) WHC Metalurg Avtokomanda (3rd)
MKS Urbis Gniezno (4th) Madeira Andebol SAD (2nd) Colégio de Gaia (3rd) ADA Sao Pedro do Sul (4th)
ŽRK Železničar (2nd) ŽORK Jagodina (3rd) MKS Iuventa Michalovce (2nd) HK Slovan Duslo Sala (3rd)
ŽRD Litija (3rd) Costa del Sol Malaga (3rd)
Caja Rural Aula Valladolid (6th) Kristianstad HK (5th) SPONO Eagles (3rd) HSC Kreuzlingen (4th)
Görele BSK (5th) Bursa Büyüksehir BS (6th) Üsküdar B.S.K. (7th) HC Galychanka Lviv (1st)

Qualifying rounds

Round 2

A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 5–6 October 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 12–13 October 2024. The draw was on the 16 of July 2024.[4] [5]

Results

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Round 3

A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 9–10 November 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 November 2024. The draw was on the 15 of October 2024.

Results

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Last 16

The Last 16 first leg matches were held on 11–12 January 2025, while the second leg matches were held on 18–19 January 2025. The draw was on the 19 of November 2024.

Results

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Quarterfinals

The first leg matches were held on `15–16 February 2025, while the second leg matches were held on 22–23 February 2025. The draw was on the 21 January 2025.

Results

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Semifinals

The first leg matches were held on 22–23 March 2025, while the second leg matches were held on 29–30 March 2025. The draw was on the 21 January 2025.

Results

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Final

The first leg match was held on 10–11 May 2025, while the second leg match was held on 17–18 May 2025. The draw was on the 1 April 2025.

Results

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 64 teams register for EHF European Cup Women 2024/25. www.eurohandball.com.
  2. https://www.eurohandball.com/media/3zlfocdq/placedistribution_final_24_25_women.pdf Place distribution 2024–25
  3. https://www.eurohandball.com/media/aqbdfz2s/ehfec_women_system_2024_25.pdf
  4. Web site: Draws set four EHF club competitions in motion. www.eurohandball.com.
  5. Web site: Mammoth round 2 draw gets EHF European Cup Women underway. www.eurohandball.com.