2023–24 | |
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Sport | Handball |
Dates | 9 September 2023–26 May 2024 |
Teams | 76 |
Website | ehfec.com |
The 2023–24 EHF European Cup is the 27th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[1] RK Vojvodina are the defending champions, but they will not defend their title because they're playing in this season's EHF European League group stage.
Rankings
|
|
|
Qualified teams
The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup was announced on 10 July 2023.[3][4]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- EC: European Cup title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
- SF: Semi-final league position
- QF: Quarter-final league position
Bregenz Handball | Fivers | RK Sloboda | HC ROBE Zubří |
SKKP Handball Brno | HC Tallinn | Raasiku/Mistra | Neistin |
Team Klaksvík | IFK Handball Helsinki | Diomidis Argous | FH Hafnarfjarðar (2nd) |
Valur (1st) | Yuvalim Holon HC | Handball Meran | SV Brixen Handball |
Granitas-Karys | HC Amber | HC Berchem | HB Käerjeng |
HC Dinamo | Beşiktaş | Spor Toto SK | Donbass |
Qualifying rounds
Round 1
A total of 24 teams are involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 9–10 September 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 September 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.[1]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Handball Meran | 58–60 | HC Dinamo | 27–30 | 31–30 |
Beşiktaş | 84–49 | Donbass | 41–30 | 43–19 |
Mistra | 49–63 | Bregenz Handball | 25–30 | 24–33 |
HC Tallinn | 50–60 | HB Käerjeng | 26–26 | 24–34 |
SKKP Handball Brno | 56–54 | HC ROBE Zubří | 28–22 | 28–32 |
IFK Handball Helsinki | 57–65 | Spor Toto SK | 28–29 | 29–36 |
Yuvalim Holon HC | 64–49 | Neistin | 34–23 | 30–26 |
Diomidis Argous | 50–58 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 32–32 | 18–26 |
HC Berchem | 56–66 | Fivers | 33–33 | 23–33 |
Team Klaksvik | 37–53 | RK Sloboda | 19–30 | 18–23 |
Valur | 60–52 | Granitas-Karys | 27–24 | 33–28 |
HC Amber | 52–62 | SV Brixen Handball | 23–34 | 29–28 |
Round 2
A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 12 teams advancing from the previous round and 52 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 14–15 October 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 21–22 October 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.[1]
- ↑ Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta was disqualified from the competition due to fan trouble in the previous season. HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac advanced to the next round.[5]
- 1 2 3 The Israeli teams Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Yuvalim Holon HC and Hapoel Ashdod withdrew from the tournament due to the Israel–Hamas war. RK Sloboda, BK-46 and CSA Steaua București advanced to the next round.[6]
Round 3
A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 25–26 November 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 2–3 December 2023. The draw was held on the 24 October 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Förthof UHK Krems | 62–60 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 30–28 | 32–32 |
HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac | 61–59 | BK-46 | 31–29 | 30–30 |
Bregenz Handball | 61–58 | Runar Sandefjord | 33–29 | 28–29 |
HC Visé BM | 58–68 | MRK Krka | 27–31 | 31–37 |
RK Sloboda | 61–53 | Spor Toto SK | 34–25 | 27–28 |
Afturelding | 49–55 | Tatran Prešov | 24–27 | 25–28 |
RK Leotar | 48–56 | HCB Karviná | 27–28 | 21–28 |
SV Brixen Handball | 75–72 | VIF | 37–35 | 38–37 |
CS Minaur Baia Mare | 58–52 | HC Dinamo | 33–23 | 25–29 |
Motor | 59–68 | Valur | 31–35 | 28–33 |
BSV Bern | 57–62 | FTC-Green Collect | 33–29 | 24–33 |
RK Vogošća | 57–52 | SKKP Handball Brno | 30–23 | 27–29 |
CSA Steaua București | 64–53 | HC Linz AG | 33–23 | 31–30 |
MRK Trogir | 54–63 | Olimpiakos S.F.P. | 26–27 | 28–36 |
MRK Sesvete | 63–65 | Beşiktaş | 34–27 | 29–38 |
FH Hafnarfjarðar | 68–62 | Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | 35–26 | 33–36 |
Last 16
The first leg matches were held on 10–11 February 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 17–18 February 2024. The draw was on the 5 December 2023.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
SV Brixen Handball | – | Olimpiakos S.F.P. | – | – |
Beşiktaş | – | FTC-Green Collect | – | – |
CS Minaur Baia Mare | – | RK Vogošća | – | – |
RK Sloboda | – | MRK Krka | – | – |
CSA Steaua București | – | HCB Karviná | – | – |
Valur | – | HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac | – | – |
Förthof UHK Krems | – | Bregenz Handball | – | – |
FH Hafnarfjarðar | – | Tatran Prešov | – | – |
Quarterfinals
The first leg matches were held on 23–24 March 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 30–31 March 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
– | – | – | ||
– | – | – | ||
– | – | – | ||
– | – | – |
Semifinals
The first leg matches were held on 20–21 April 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 April 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
– | – | – | ||
– | – | – |
Final
The first leg match was held on 18–19 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25–26 May 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
– | – | – |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "First steps on the EHF European Cup Men road drawn". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
- ↑ Place distribution for 2023/24 eurohandball.com
- ↑ "76 teams vie to succeed Vojvodina on EHF European Cup Men throne". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
- ↑ Final MEC System eurohandball.com
- ↑ "Court of handball reaches decision in Famagusta case".
- ↑ "Impact of the situation in Israel on EHF European cup matches".