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2022–23 EHF European League knockout stage

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The 2022–23 EHF European League knockout stage began on 21 March with the Last 16 and ended on 28 May with the final at the Campushalle in Flensburg, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2022–23 EHF European League.[1]

Format

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In the Last 16, the 16 teams ranked 1st–4th in the group stage play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The eight winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Campushalle (formerly Flens-Arena) in Flensburg, Germany.[2]

Pairings

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The pairings for the last 16 and the quarterfinals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.

 
Last 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3D
Spain Bidasoa Irun
302858
 
11 April/18 April
 
2C
Portugal Sporting CP
2734 61
 
Portugal Sporting CP 323062
 
21 March/28 March
 
France Montpellier HB 3231 63
 
4B
Hungary FTC
302959
 
 
1A
France Montpellier HB
3643 79
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3C
Spain Fraikin BM Granollers
323062
 
11 April/18 April
 
2D
Denmark Skanderborg-Aarhus
3425 59
 
Spain Fraikin BM Granollers 303565
 
21 March/28 March
 
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 3127 58
 
4A
Portugal SL Benfica
262854
 
 
1B
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
3933 72
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3B
Iceland Valur
293160
 
11 April/18 April
 
2A
Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
3633 69
 
Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen 323163
 
21 March/28 March
 
Croatia RK Nexe 2327 50
 
4D
Ukraine HC Motor
232952
 
 
1C
Croatia RK Nexe
2727 54
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3A
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
382765
 
11 April/18 April
 
2B
Sweden Ystads IF
3225 57
 
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 372461
 
21 March/28 March
 
Germany Füchse Berlin 3330 63
 
4C
Denmark Skjern Håndbold
233255
 
 
1D
Germany Füchse Berlin
2838 66
 


Last 16

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The last 16 first legs were played 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bidasoa Irun Spain 58–61 Portugal Sporting CP 30–27 28–34
FTC Hungary 59–79 France Montpellier HB 30–36 29–43
Fraikin BM Granollers Spain 62–59 Denmark Skanderborg-Aarhus 32–34 30–25
SL Benfica Portugal 54–72 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–39 28–33
Valur Iceland 60–69 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen 29–36 31–33
HC Motor Ukraine 52–54 Croatia RK Nexe 23–27 29–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 65–57 Sweden Ystads IF 38–32 27–25
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 55–66 Germany Füchse Berlin 23–28 32–38
21 March 2023
20:45
Bidasoa Irun Spain 30–27 Portugal Sporting CP Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Attendance: 1,556
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Azkue Saizar 6 (11–12) F. Costa 8
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28 March 2023
20:45
Sporting CP Portugal 34–28 Spain Bidasoa Irun Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,784
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
M. Costa 10 (15–12) Azkue Saizar 10
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21 March 2023
20:45
FTC Hungary 30–36 France Montpellier HB Riz Levente Sport- és Rendezvényközpont, Budapest
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
Nagy 9 (17–16) Simonet 7
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28 March 2023
20:45
Montpellier HB France 43–29 Hungary FTC FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Bos 7 (23–11) Balogh 7
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21 March 2023
20:45
Fraikin BM Granollers Spain 32–34 Denmark Skanderborg-Aarhus Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Gurri Aregay, García Robledo 6 (12–20) West Av Teigum 9
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28 March 2023
18:45
Skanderborg-Aarhus Denmark 25–30 Spain Fraikin BM Granollers Skanderborg Fælled, Skanderborg
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
T. Arnoldsen, Petersen 6 (13–16) Gurri Aregay 8
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21 March 2023
20:45
SL Benfica Portugal 26–39 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 890
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Semedo 5 (10–21) Jakobsen 9
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28 March 2023
18:45
SG Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 33–28 Portugal SL Benfica Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 3,364
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Johannessen 6 (19–16) Grigoraș 5
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21 March 2023
20:45
Valur Iceland 29–36 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen Origo-höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,805
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Magnússon 8 (13–17) Gulliksen 10
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28 March 2023
20:45
Frisch Auf Göppingen Germany 33–31 Iceland Valur EWS Arena, Göppingen
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Malus 6 (18–15) Jónsson 11
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21 March 2023
18:45
HC Motor Ukraine 23–27 Croatia RK Nexe Castello Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany[note 1]
Attendance: 1,583
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
three players 5 (8–13) Vejin 7
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28 March 2023
18:45
RK Nexe Croatia 27–29 Ukraine HC Motor OS Kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Severec 8 (9–16) Turchenko 7
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21 March 2023
20:45
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 38–32 Sweden Ystads IF BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,049
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Ríkharðsson 14 (21–17) Andersson 8
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28 March 2023
18:45
Ystads IF Sweden 25–27 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Ystad Arena, Ystad
Attendance: 1,212
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Fernebrand, Kalstrup 5 (9–14) Ríkharðsson 8
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21 March 2023
18:45
Skjern Håndbold Denmark 23–28 Germany Füchse Berlin Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 3,264
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
R. Rasmussen 5 (11–14) Weber 9
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28 March 2023
20:45
Füchse Berlin Germany 38–32 Denmark Skjern Håndbold Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 4,524
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Weber 8 (21–18) Bergholt 11
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Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinals first legs were played 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 62–63 France Montpellier HB 32–32 30–31
Fraikin BM Granollers Spain 65–58 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–31 35–27
Frisch Auf Göppingen Germany 63–50 Croatia RK Nexe 32–23 31–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 61–63 Germany Füchse Berlin 37–33 24–30
11 April 2023
20:45
Sporting CP Portugal 32–32 France Montpellier HB Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,931
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
F. Costa, M. Costa 7 (18–17) Y. Lenne 7
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18 April 2023
20:45
Montpellier HB France 31–30 Portugal Sporting CP FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Bos 7 (16–14) Salvador 8
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11 April 2023
18:45
Fraikin BM Granollers Spain 30–31 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,541
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
García Robledo, Salinas 6 (14–17) Jakobsen 9
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18 April 2023
20:45
SG Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 27–35 Spain Fraikin BM Granollers Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 2,718
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Jakobsen 6 (12–16) Faruk 10
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11 April 2023
20:45
Frisch Auf Göppingen Germany 32–23 Croatia RK Nexe EWS Arena, Göppingen
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Gulliksen, Schiller 7 (15–9) Kević 7
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18 April 2023
18:45
RK Nexe Croatia 27–31 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen OS Kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Kević 8 (12–13) Šarac 6
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11 April 2023
18:45
Kadetten Schaffhausen Switzerland 37–33 Germany Füchse Berlin BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Ríkharðsson 15 (19–18) Andersson 7
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18 April 2023
18:45
Füchse Berlin Germany 30–24 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 7,911
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Gidsel 10 (17–15) Ríkharðsson 6
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Final four

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The final four was held at the Campushalle in Flensburg, Germany on 27 and 28 May 2023.[5] The draw for the semifinals was held on 20 April 2023.[6]

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May
 
 
France Montpellier HB29
 
28 May
 
Germany Füchse Berlin35
 
Germany Füchse Berlin36
 
27 May
 
Spain Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
Spain Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
 
Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen29
 
Third place
 
 
28 May
 
 
France Montpellier HB29
 
 
Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen33

Semifinals

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27 May 2023
15:30
Montpellier HB France 29–35 Germany Füchse Berlin Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Bos, Y. Lenne 6 (16–16) Lindberg 8
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27 May 2023
18:00
Fraikin BM Granollers Spain 31–29 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Gurri Aregay 9 (16–18) Kozina, Šarac 5
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Third place game

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28 May 2023
15:30
Montpellier HB France 29–33 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Bos 7 (17–16) Schiller 6
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Final

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28 May 2023
18:00
Füchse Berlin Germany 36–31 Spain Fraikin BM Granollers Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Andersson 8 (16–12) García Robledo, Salinas 7
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Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, HC Motor played its home match at neutral venue.

References

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  1. ^ "Graz and Flensburg to host this season's EHF European League Finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Last 16". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Quarter-finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ "EHF European League Finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Semi-finals drawn for EHF FINALS men". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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