2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League
| 2024–25 | |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | September 2024–June 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Website | ehfcl.com |
The 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League will be as the 32nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from September 2024 to June 2025.
Format[edit]
The tournament will run using the same format as the previous three seasons. The competition begins with a group stage featuring sixteen teams divided into two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures, fourteen in total for each team. In Groups A and B, the top two teams automatically qualify for the quarter-finals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoff round.
The knockout stage includes four rounds: the playoffs, quarter-finals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches (third-placed in group A plays sixth-placed group B; fourth-placed group A plays fifth-placed group B, etc.). The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advance to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.
In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.
Teams[edit]
19 teams applied for a place, with nine having a fixed place.[1] The final list will be announced on 21 June 2024.
The fixed place for Russia was vacant since the country and its clubs were not admitted to participate in the EHF competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
 Team Esbjerg (1st)
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Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (2nd)
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 Metz Handball (1st)
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 HB Ludwigsburg (1st)
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 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (1st)
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 WHC Budućnost BEMAX (1st)
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 Vipers Kristiansand (1st)
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 CSM București (1st)
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 RK Krim Mercator (1st)
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 RK Podravka Koprivnica (1st)
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Odense Håndbold (3rd)
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Brest Bretagne Handball (2nd)
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Borussia Dortmund Handball (4th)
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| Győri Audi ETO KC (2nd)
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DVSC Schaeffler (4th)
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Storhamar HE (2nd)
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Sola HK (3rd)
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| CS Rapid București (2nd)
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Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud (3rd)
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Draw[edit]
The draw will be held on 27 June 2024.[1]
See also[edit]
- 2024–25 EHF Champions League
- 2024–25 EHF European League
- 2024–25 EHF European Cup
- 2024–25 Women's EHF European League
- 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup
References[edit]
- ^ a b "19 teams registered for EHF Champions League Women 2024/25". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "EHF Court of Handball rejects Russia appeal against ban". insidethegames.biz. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.