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2024–25 Women's EHF European League

For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2024–25 EHF European League.

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]

Women's EHF European League
2024–25
The final four will be held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz.
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates5 October 2024–4 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 37 (from 19 countries)
Websiteehfel.com

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.

Rankings

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

  • Associations 1–2 can have four clubs qualify.
  • Associations 3–9 can have three clubs qualify.
  • Associations 10–18 can have two clubs qualify.
  • Associations 19–31 can have one club qualify.
  • Associations below the top 31 can't participate in this competition.

Qualified teams

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

  • EL: European League title holders
  • EC: European Cup title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season

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]

Team allocation

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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)

Round and draw dates

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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

Qualification round

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Main article: 2024–25 Women's EHF European League qualification round

Round 2

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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]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
H65 Höörs HK   48–47   HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje 29–21 19–26
SL Benfica   60–62   Super Amara Bera Bera 28–30 32–32
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   65–99   DHK Baník Most 31–55 34–44
Cabooter Fortes Venlo   46–69   Vác 22–37 24–32
Fredrikstad BK   61–41   GC Amicitia Zürich 33–21 28–20
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB   70–42   Hypo Niederösterreich 42–26 28–16
HSG Blomberg-Lippe   65–52   SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda 39–24 26–28
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea   61–52   HC DAC Dunajská Streda 28–26 33–26
KPR Gminy Kobierzyce   63–53   Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor 36–27 27–26

Round 3

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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]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thüringer HC   68–51   Vác 34–22 34–29
Larvik HK   73–72   KPR Gminy Kobierzyce 30–29 43–43 PS
IK Sävehof   53–55   KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin 30–28 23–27
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb   49–60   Atticgo BM Elche 21–28 28–32
Borussia Dortmund   73–55   DHK Baník Most 36–32 37–23
HSG Blomberg-Lippe   65–48   TuS Metzingen 30–21 35–27
Sola HK   70–55   LC Brühl Handball 33–23 37–32
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár   [a]   Fredrikstad BK – –
MKS FunFloor Lublin   43–45   Super Amara Bera Bera 23–19 20–26
H65 Höörs HK   48–63   Paris 92 25–30 23–33
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea   64–59   DVSC Schaeffler 33–31 31–28
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB   69–29   ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec 43–12 26–17
  1. ^ After Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár was given a spot in the group stage, this tie was cancelled and both teams advanced to the group stage.

Group stage

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Main article: 2024–25 Women's EHF European League Group stage
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Location of teams of the 2024–25 Women's EHF European League group stage.
  Red: Group A;   Blue: Group B;   Yellow: Group C;   Green: Group D.

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:

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals ��
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: EHF

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Team 1 Team 1 Team 1 Team 1
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals —
2 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: EHF

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Team 1 Team 1 Team 1 Team 1
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals —
2 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: EHF

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Team 1 Team 1 Team 1 Team 1
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals —
2 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: EHF

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group B Runners-up – Group Winner A – –
Group A Runners-up – Group Winner B – –
Group D Runners-up – Group Winner C – –
Group C Runners-up – Group Winner D – –

Final Four

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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]

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 May
 
 
 
 
4 May
 
 
 
 
 
3 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
4 May
 
 
 
 
 
 

Top goalscorers

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Notes

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  1. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  2. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  3. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  4. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  5. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  6. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  7. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  8. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.
  9. ^ Identity not known at the time of the draw.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "37 teams in search of 2024/25 EHF European League Women crown". www.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ Place distribution for 2024/25 eurohandball.com
  3. ^ https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/bj4fwuk2/ehfel_women_system_2024_25_updated-list.pdf
  4. ^ "Update in seeding list for EHF European League Women 2024/25". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  5. ^ "EHF European League Women updates after Neptunes Nantes withdrawal". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  6. ^ https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/sygncrhi/ehfel_women_system_2024_25.pdf
  7. ^ "Draws set four EHF club competitions in motion". www.eurohandball.com.
  8. ^ "EHF European League Women 2024/25 - Standings". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  9. ^ a b "Women's EHF European League updated team list" (PDF). ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  10. ^ "EHF European League Women 2024/25 - Standings". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  11. ^ "Top handball teams look for greatness in Graz at EHF Finals Women 2025". www.eurohandball.com.
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