EHF European League explained

Sport:	Handball
EHF European League
Founded:	1981
Teams:	32
Country:	EHF members
Confed:	EHF (Europe)
Champions:	Flensburg-Handewitt (2nd title)
Most Champs:	Frisch Auf Göppingen THW Kiel SC Magdeburg (4 titles each)
Levels:	2
Website:	ehfel.eurohandball.com
Current Season:	2024–25 EHF European League

The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previously called the EHF Cup, the competition will be known as the EHF European League from the season 2020–21.^[1] SG Flensburg-Handewitt are the current holders.

History

It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF coefficient rank decides, which teams have access and in which stage they enter.

Winners

IHF Cup

Year		Final				Semifinal losers
Champion		Score	Second place
1981–82 Details		VfL Gummersbach	23–14			Slavia Prague		Pfadi Winterthur
1982–83 Details		ZTR Zaporizhzhia	23–16 22–20	IFK Karlskrona		Füchse Berlin		BK-46 Karis
1983–84 Details		TV Grosswallstadt	16–15 20–19	HG Gladsaxe		Bányász Tatabánya		TK Lokomotiva Trnava
1984–85 Details		HC Minaur Baia Mare	22–17 14–18	ZTR Zaporizhzhia		Tecnisa Alicante		WAT Margareten Wien
1985–86 Details		Raba Vasas ETO Györ	23–17 20–24	Tecnisa Alicante		Proleter Zrenjanin		Lugi Lund
1986–87 Details		Granitas Kaunas	23–23 18–18	Atlético Madrid BM		VfL Gummersbach		Urædd Porsgrun
1987–88 Details		HC Minaur Baia Mare	20–21 23–20	Granitas Kaunas		FC Barcelona		TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
1988–89 Details		TURU Düsseldorf	17–12 15–18	ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt		CD Cajamadrid		SKIF Krasnodar
1989–90 Details		SKIF Krasnodar	25–27 29–13	Proleter Zrenjanin		CD Cajamadrid		Dukla Prague
1990–91 Details		Borac Banja Luka	20–15 23–24	CSKA Moscow		TUSEM Essen		SKP Bratislava
1991–92 Details		SG Wallau-Massenheim	23–25 22–20	SKA Minsk		Alzira Avidesa		Proleter Zrenjanin
1992–93 Details		Cantabria	24–20 26–20	Bayer Dormagen		Steaua Bucuresti		SG Leutershausen

EHF Cup

Year		Final		Semifinal losers
Champion		Score					Second place
1993–94 Details		Alzira Avidesa		23–19 21–22	ASKÖ Linde Linz	Elgorriaga Bidasoa		Steaua Bucuresti
1994–95 Details		Granollers		26–24 23–21	Polyot Cheljabinsk	Gorenje Velenje		SG Vfl BHW Hameln
1995–96 Details		Granollers		28–18 28–27	Shakhtar-Academiya	Zadar Gortan		SG Flensburg-Handewitt
1996–97 Details		SG Flensburg-Handewitt		22–25 30–17	Virum Sorgenfri	Academia Octavio Vigo		Granollers
1997–98 Details		THW Kiel		23–25 26–21	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	CSKA Moscow
1998–99 Details		SC Magdeburg		22–30 31–22	BM Valladolid	TBV Lemgo		Sandefjord TIF
1999–00 Details		RK Metković Jambo		24–22 23–25	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	ABC Braga		Prevent
2000–01 Details		SC Magdeburg		27–27 26–22	RK Metković Jambo	Bidasoa Irun		Haukar
2001–02 Details		THW Kiel		36–29 24–28	FC Barcelona	SG Wallau-Massenheim		Gáldar
2002–03 Details		FC Barcelona		35–23 33–26	Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan	Dunaferr SE		Altea
2003–04 Details		THW Kiel		32–28 27–19	Altea	Dinamo-Romc. Bucuresti		Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan
2004–05 Details		TUSEM Essen		22–30 31–22	SC Magdeburg	VfL Gummersbach		Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan
2005–06 Details		TBV Lemgo		30–29 25–22	Frisch Auf Göppingen	US Créteil Handball		VfL Gummersbach
2006–07 Details		SC Magdeburg		30–30 31–28	CAI Aragón	Grasshopper Club Zürich		Skjern Handball
2007–08 Details		HSG Nordhorn		31–27 29–30	FCK Handball	CAI Aragón		Cimos Koper
2008–09 Details		VfL Gummersbach		29–28 26–22	Gorenje	TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen		CAI Aragón
2009–10 Details		TBV Lemgo		24–18 28–30	Kadetten SH Handball	Naturhouse La Rioja		SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2010–11 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen		23–21 30–26	TV Grosswallstadt	Naturhouse La Rioja		TBV Lemgo
2011–12 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen		34–28 26–26	Dunkerque HB	Rhein-Neckar Löwen		SC Magdeburg
Year		Final – Four
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2012–13 Details		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	26–24	HBC Nantes		Tvis Holstebro	28–27	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2013–14 Details		Pick Szeged	29–28	Montpellier AHB		Füchse Berlin	29–28	HCM Constanța
2014–15 Details		Füchse Berlin	30–27	Hamburg		Skjern Håndbold	27–22	Gorenje Velenje
2015–16 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen	32–26	Nantes		Fraikin Granollers	25–21	Chambéry Savoie
2016–17 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen	30–22	Füchse Berlin		SC Magdeburg	32–31	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
2017–18 Details		Füchse Berlin	28–25	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball		SC Magdeburg	35–25	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018–19 Details		THW Kiel	26–22	Füchse Berlin		FC Porto	28–26	TTH Holstebro
2019–20 Details		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]

EHF European League

Year	Final – Four (2020/21 to present)
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2020–21 Details		SC Magdeburg	28–25	Füchse Berlin		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	32–27	Orlen Wisła Płock
2021–22 Details		SL Benfica	40–39	SC Magdeburg		Orlen Wisła Płock	27–22	RK Nexe
2022–23 Details		Füchse Berlin	36–31	BM Granollers		Frisch Auf Göppingen	33–29	Montpellier HB
2023–24 Details		Flensburg-Handewitt	36–31	Füchse Berlin		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	32–31	Dinamo București

Statistics

Winning clubs

Performance in the EHF Cup/European League by club

scope=col	Club	scope=col	Winners	scope=col	Runners-up	scope=col	Years won	scope=col	Years runner-up
scope=row	SC Magdeburg	4	2	1999, 2001, 2007, 2021	2005, 2022
scope=row	Frisch Auf Göppingen	4	1	2011, 2012, 2016, 2017	2006
scope=row	THW Kiel	4	0	1998, 2002, 2004, 2019
scope=row	Füchse Berlin	3	4	2015, 2018, 2023	2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
scope=row	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	2	2	1997, 2024	1998, 2000
scope=row	BM Granollers	2	1	1995, 1996	2023
scope=row	HC Minaur Baia Mare	2	0	1985, 1988
scope=row	VfL Gummersbach	2	0	1982, 2009
scope=row	TBV Lemgo	2	0	2006, 2010
scope=row	ZTR Zaporizhzhia	1	1	1983	1985
scope=row	Granitas Kaunas	1	1	1987	1988
scope=row	RK Metković	1	1	2000	2001
scope=row	FC Barcelona	1	1	2003	2002
scope=row	TV Grosswallstadt	1	1	1984	2011
scope=row	Raba Vasas ETO Györ	1	0	1986
scope=row	TuRU Düsseldorf	1	0	1989
scope=row	SKIF Krasnodar	1	0	1990
scope=row	RK Borac Banja Luka	1	0	1991
scope=row	SG Wallau-Massenheim	1	0	1992
scope=row	CB Cantabria	1	0	1993
scope=row	Alzira Avidesa	1	0	1994
scope=row	TUSEM Essen	1	0	2005
scope=row	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen	1	0	2008
scope=row	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	1	0	2013
scope=row	SC Pick Szeged	1	0	2014
scope=row	SL Benfica	1	0	2022
scope=row	HBC Nantes	0	2		2013, 2016
scope=row	RK Željezničar	0	1		1982
scope=row	IFK Karlskrona	0	1		1983
scope=row	HG Gladsaxe	0	1		1984
scope=row	Tecnisa Alicante	0	1		1986
scope=row	Atlético Madrid BM	0	1		1987
scope=row	ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt	0	1		1989
scope=row	RK Proleter Zrenjanin	0	1		1990
scope=row	CSKA Moscow	0	1		1991
scope=row	SKA Minsk	0	1		1992
scope=row	Bayer Dormagen	0	1		1993
scope=row	ASKÖ Linde Linz	0	1		1994
scope=row	Polyot Cheljabinsk	0	1		1995
scope=row	Shakhtar-Academiya	0	1		1996
scope=row	Virum Sorgenfri	0	1		1997
scope=row	BM Valladolid	0	1		1999
scope=row	Dynamo Astrakhan	0	1		2003
scope=row	BM Altea	0	1		2004
scope=row	CAI Aragón	0	1		2007
scope=row	FCK Håndbold	0	1		2008
scope=row	RK Gorenje	0	1		2009
scope=row	Kadetten Schaffhausen	0	1		2010
scope=row	Dunkerque HB	0	1		2012
scope=row	Montpellier Handball	0	1		2014
scope=row	HSV Hamburg	0	1		2015
scope=row	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	0	1		2018

Titles by country

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Notes

• Results until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. One club from present day Ukraine won the title once and was runner-up another time, one club from present day Lithuania also won the title once and was runner-up another time, while one title and an additional one time runner-up were achieved by two clubs from present day Russia.
• Results until the Breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. One Club from present day Bosnia and Herzegovina won the title once and another was runner-up one time, while a club from present day Serbia was also runner-up one time.

See also

• EHF Champions League
• EHF European Cup

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm . . 24 January 2020 . 4 March 2020.
2. Web site: EHF Champions League – Latest News and Results | EHF .