2024–25 Women's EHF European League
| 2024–25 | |
 The final four will be held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz. | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 5 October 2024–4 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 37 (from 19 countries) |
| Website | ehfel.com |
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.
Rankings
[edit]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.
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Qualified teams
[edit]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
[edit]| Group stage | |||
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 Ikast Håndbold (4th)
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 HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (2nd)
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 Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (3rd)
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 HC Dunărea Brăila (4th)
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| Round 3 | |||
 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (2nd)
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ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec (3rd)
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 Paris 92 (4th)
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Thüringer HC (3rd)
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| Borussia Dortmund (4th)
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TuS Metzingen (5th, CW)
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DVSC Schaeffler (4th)
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 Sola HK (3rd)
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| Larvik HK (4th)
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 KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin (1st)
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MKS FunFloor Lublin (3rd)
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 Atticgo BM Elche (2nd)
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 LC Brühl Handball (1st)
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 IK Sävehof (1st)
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| Round 2 | |||
 Hypo Niederösterreich (1st)
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 DHK Baník Most (1st)
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JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB (5th)
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HSG Blomberg-Lippe (6th)
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| Vác (5th)
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 HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje (1st)
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 Cabooter Fortes Venlo (1st)
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Fredrikstad BK (5th)
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| KPR Gminy Kobierzyce (2nd)
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 SL Benfica (1st)
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SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (5th)
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 SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda (1st)
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 HC DAC Dunajská Streda (1st)
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Super Amara Bera Bera (1st)
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H65 Höörs HK (5th, CR)
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GC Amicitia Zürich (2nd)
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 Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor (1st)
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Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (2nd)
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Round and draw dates
[edit]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 |
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| 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 stage
[edit]Round 2
[edit]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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| H65 Höörs HK
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48–47 | HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje
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29–21 | 19–26 |
| SL Benfica
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60–62 | Super Amara Bera Bera
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28–30 | 32–32 |
| Ankara Yenimahalle BSK
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65–99 | DHK Baník Most
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31–55 | 34–44 |
| Cabooter Fortes Venlo
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46–69 | Vác
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22–37 | 24–32 |
| Fredrikstad BK
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61–41 | GC Amicitia Zürich
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33–21 | 28–20 |
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB
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70–42 | Hypo Niederösterreich
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42–26 | 28–16 |
| HSG Blomberg-Lippe
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65–52 | SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda
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39–24 | 26–28 |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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61–52 | HC DAC Dunajská Streda
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28–26 | 33–26 |
| KPR Gminy Kobierzyce
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63–53 | Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor
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36–27 | 27–26 |
Round 3
[edit]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.[9]
| Seeding[3] | |
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| Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Thüringer HC
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– | Vác
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– | – |
| Larvik HK
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– | KPR Kobierzyce
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– | – |
| IK Sävehof
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– | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin
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– | – |
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
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– | Atticgo BM Elche
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– | – |
| Borussia Dortmund
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– | DHK Baník Most
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– | – |
| HSG Blomberg-Lippe
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– | TuS Metzingen
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– | – |
| Sola HK
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– | LC Brühl Handball
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– | – |
| Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár
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–[a] | Fredrikstad BK
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– | – |
| MKS FunFloor Lublin
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– | BM Bera Bera
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– | – |
| H 65 Höör
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– | Paris 92
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– | – |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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– | DVSC Schaeffler
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– | – |
| Jeanne d'Arc Dijon
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– | ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec
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– | – |
- ^ 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
[edit]
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:
- Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
- 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 | |
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| 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 | — |
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 | — |
Group C
[edit]
| 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 | — |
Group D
[edit]
| 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 | — |
Quarterfinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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
[edit]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.
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 May | ||||||
| 4 May | ||||||
| 3 May | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 May | ||||||
Top goalscorers
[edit]See also
[edit]- 2024–25 EHF Champions League
- 2024–25 EHF European League
- 2024–25 EHF European Cup
- 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League
- 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b "37 teams in search of 2024/25 EHF European League Women crown". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ Place distribution for 2024/25 eurohandball.com
- ^ a b c https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/bj4fwuk2/ehfel_women_system_2024_25_updated-list.pdf
- ^ "Update in seeding list for EHF European League Women 2024/25". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
- ^ https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/women/2024-25/news/en/updates-in-ehf-european-league-women-after-neptunes-nantes-withdrawal/
- ^ https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/sygncrhi/ehfel_women_system_2024_25.pdf
- ^ "Draws set four EHF club competitions in motion". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ "EHF European League Women 2023/24 - Standings". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
- ^ "EHF European League Women 2023/24 - Standings". ehfel.eurohandball.com.