| Women's EHF European League | |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Teams: | Competition proper: 16 Total: 37 (from 19 countries) |
| Website: | ehfel.com |
| Previous: | 2023–24 |
| Next: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 Women's EHF European League is the 44th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 5 October 2024 to 4 May 2025.[1]
Storhamar Håndball Elite are the defending champions, but they won't be defending their title due to their involvement in this season's Champions League.
The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three-year period.
| Rank[2] | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 112.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 85.67 | align=center rowspan=1 | 5 |
| 3 |  France | 82.33 | align=center rowspan=1 | 3 |
| 4 | 73.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Hungary | 67.00 | align=center rowspan=2 | 3 |
| 6 | 50.33 | |||
| 7 |  Russia | 44.50 | 0 | |
| 8 | 28.33 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Croatia | 20.33 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Spain | 14.00 | ||
| 11 |  Sweden | 13.33 | ||
| 12 |  Turkey | 12.00 | ||
| 13 |  Czech Republic | 6.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 5.33 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Serbia | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Austria | 1.67 | ||
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Slovakia | 0.33 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus | 0.00 | align=center rowspan=3 | 0 |
| 19 |  Ukraine | 0.00 | ||
| 20 | Greece | 0.00 | ||
| 21 | Netherlands | 0.00 | align=center rowspan=1 | 1 |
| 21 |  Finland | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 23 |  Iceland | 0.00 | ||
| 23 | North Macedonia | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.00 | ||
| 26 |  Luxembourg | 0.00 | align=center rowspan=7 | 0 |
| 27 |  Azerbaijan | 0.00 | ||
| 27 |  Cyprus | 0.00 | ||
| 27 |  Israel | 0.00 | ||
| 27 |  Italy | 0.00 | ||
| 27 | Kosovo | 0.00 | ||
| 32 | Everyone else | 0.00 | ||
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
The list of entered teams was announced on 9 July 2024.[1] [3] Originally, TuS Metzingen entered the Group stage automatically, but this was an error and HSG Bensheim/Auerbach took their place in the group stage instead.[4] On 14 August 2024, Neptunes de Nantes, who had automatically qualified for the group stage, withdrew and as a result, Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (who would've taken part in Round 3) took their place in the group stage.[5]
| Group stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikast Håndbold (4th) | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (2nd) | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (3rd) |  HC Dunărea Brăila (4th) |
| Round 3 | |||
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (2nd) | ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec (3rd) | Paris 92 (4th) | Thüringer HC (3rd) |
| Borussia Dortmund (4th) | TuS Metzingen (5th, CW) | DVSC Schaeffler (4th) |  Sola HK (3rd) |
| Larvik HK (4th) |  KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin (1st) | MKS FunFloor Lublin (3rd) | Atticgo BM Elche (2nd) |
| LC Brühl Handball (1st) | IK Sävehof (1st) | ||
| Round 2 | |||
| Hypo Niederösterreich (1st) | DHK Baník Most (1st) | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB (5th) | HSG Blomberg-Lippe (6th) |
| Vác (5th) |  HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje (1st) | Cabooter Fortes Venlo (1st) | Fredrikstad BK (5th) |
| KPR Gminy Kobierzyce (2nd) | SL Benfica (1st) | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (5th) | SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda (1st) |
| HC DAC Dunajská Streda (1st) | Super Amara Bera Bera (1st) | H65 Höörs HK (5th, CR) | GC Amicitia Zürich (2nd) |
| Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor (1st) | Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (2nd) | ||
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[6]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 16 July 2024[7] | 5/6 October 2024 | 12/13 October 2024 |
| Third qualifying round | 9–10 November 2024 | 16–17 November 2024 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 21 November 2024 | 11–12 January 2025 | |
| Matchday 2 | 18–19 January 2025 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 25–27 January 2025 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 8–9 February 2025 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 15–16 February 2025 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 22–23 February 2025 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 22–23 March 2025 | 29–30 March 2025 |
| Semi finals | TBD | 3 May 2024 | ||
| Final | no draw | 4 May 2024 | ||
See main article: 2024–25 Women's EHF European League qualification round.
There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2024.[8]
| Seeding[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=50% | Seeded | width=50% | Unseeded |
| SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda DHK Baník Most Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor Hypo Niederösterreich HC DAC Dunajská Streda Cabooter Fortes Venlo HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC SkopjeSL Benfica Fredrikstad BK | KPR Gminy Kobierzyce Super Amara Bera Bera H65 Höörs HK GC Amicitia Zürich Ankara Yenimahalle BSKHSG Blomberg-Lippe SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB Vác | ||
There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2024.[10]
| Seeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=50% | Seeded | width=50% | Unseeded |
| Thüringer HC TuS Metzingen Sola HK Paris 92 Motherson MosonmagyaróvárRK Lokomotiva Zagreb KGHM MKS Zagłębie LubinBorussia Dortmund Larvik HK DVSC SchaefflerŽRK Zrinski Čakovec MKS FunFloor Lublin | Atticgo BM Elche LC Brühl Handball IK Sävehof H65 Höörs HK Super Amara Bera Bera DHK Baník Most Vác Fredrikstad BK JDA Bourgogne Dijon HBHSG Blomberg-Lippe SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea KPR Gminy Kobierzyce | ||
The draw for the group phase was held on 21 November 2024. 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:
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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 3 and 4 May 2025.[11]