2024–25 Women's EHF European League

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

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

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

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

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

Group stage
Denmark Ikast Håndbold (4th) Germany HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (2nd) Hungary Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (3rd) Romania HC Dunărea Brăila (4th)
Round 3
Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (2nd) Croatia ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec (3rd) France Paris 92 (4th) Germany Thüringer HC (3rd)
Germany Borussia Dortmund (4th) Germany TuS Metzingen (5th, CW) Hungary DVSC Schaeffler (4th) Norway Sola HK (3rd)
Norway Larvik HK (4th) Poland KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin (1st) Poland MKS FunFloor Lublin (3rd) Spain Atticgo BM Elche (2nd)
Switzerland LC Brühl Handball (1st) Sweden IK Sävehof (1st)
Round 2
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich (1st) Czech Republic DHK Baník Most (1st) France JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB (5th) Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe (6th)
Hungary Vác (5th) North Macedonia HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje (1st) Netherlands Cabooter Fortes Venlo (1st) Norway Fredrikstad BK (5th)
Poland KPR Gminy Kobierzyce (2nd) Portugal SL Benfica (1st) Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (5th) Serbia SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda (1st)
Slovakia HC DAC Dunajská Streda (1st) Spain Super Amara Bera Bera (1st) Sweden H65 Höörs HK (5th, CR) Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich (2nd)
Turkey Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor (1st) Turkey Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (2nd)

Round and draw dates

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

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

Round 2

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 Sweden 48–47 North Macedonia HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje 29–21 19–26
SL Benfica Portugal 60–62 Spain Super Amara Bera Bera 28–30 32–32
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK Turkey 65–99 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 31–55 34–44
Cabooter Fortes Venlo Netherlands 46–69 Hungary Vác 22–37 24–32
Fredrikstad BK Norway 61–41 Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich 33–21 28–20
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB France 70–42 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich 42–26 28–16
HSG Blomberg-Lippe Germany 65–52 Serbia SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda 39–24 26–28
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania 61–52 Slovakia HC DAC Dunajská Streda 28–26 33–26
KPR Gminy Kobierzyce Poland 63–53 Turkey Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor 36–27 27–26

Round 3

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 Germany 68–51 Hungary Vác 34–22 34–29
Larvik HK Norway 73–72 Poland KPR Gminy Kobierzyce 30–29 43–43 PS
IK Sävehof Sweden 53–55 Poland KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin 30–28 23–27
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia 49–60 Spain Atticgo BM Elche 21–28 28–32
Borussia Dortmund Germany 73–55 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 36–32 37–23
HSG Blomberg-Lippe Germany 65–48 Germany TuS Metzingen 30–21 35–27
Sola HK Norway 70–55 Switzerland LC Brühl Handball 33–23 37–32
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár Hungary [a] Norway Fredrikstad BK – –
MKS FunFloor Lublin Poland 43–45 Spain Super Amara Bera Bera 23–19 20–26
H65 Höörs HK Sweden 48–63 France Paris 92 25–30 23–33
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania 64–59 Hungary DVSC Schaeffler 33–31 31–28
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB France 69–29 Croatia 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 May
 
 
 
 
4 May
 
 
 
 
 
3 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
4 May
 
 
 
 
 
 

Top goalscorers

Notes

  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

References

  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.