The 2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage began on 16 September 2020 and concluded on 4 March 2021.
Draw
The draw was held on 1 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.[1][2]
Seeding
The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 22 June 2020. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association were not drawn into the same group.[3]
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
Tiebreakers
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 the same number of points, the ranking is 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 (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
Groups
The matchdays were 16–17 September, 23–24 September, 30 September–1 October, 14–15 October, 21–22 October, 28–29 October, 18–19 November, 25–26 November, 2–3 December, 9–10 December 2020, 10–11 February, 17–18 February, 24–25 February, 3–4 March 2021.[4]
Times until 25 October 2020 are UTC+2, from 26 October 2020 on times are UTC+1.
^The match, originally scheduled for 28 October 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 25 November 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 16 September 2020, was postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Pick Szeged player.[9]
^The match, originally scheduled for 9 December and later re-scheduled to 17 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, rescheduled for 22 December, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 24 September 2020, was postponed because of the restrictions of the Norwegian government, applicable to the team of Elverum regarding their travel to Skopje and especially their re-entry into Norway.[10]
^The match, originally scheduled for 3 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 11 February 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 28 October 2020, was postponed.[8]
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^The match, originally scheduled for 19 November 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 11 February 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 18 February 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 29 October 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 24 February 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 4 March 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 26 November 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 21 October 2020, was postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Motor players announced earlier on 9 October 2020.[11]
^The match, originally scheduled for 14 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Motor players.[12]
^The match, originally scheduled for 21 October 2020, was postponed due to Covid-19 cases in the Barça squad.[11]
^The match, originally scheduled for 18 November 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 2 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 29 October 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 9 December 2020, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 18 February 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 3 March 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 3 March 2021, was postponed.[8]
^The match, originally scheduled for 10 February 2021, was postponed.[8]
