EHF European League
2023–24
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates26 August 2023–23 May 2024
Teams10 (qualification stage)
32 (group stage)
Websiteehfel.com

The 2023–24 EHF European League will be the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the EHF Cup to the EHF European League. This is the first season under the new revamped format. The defending champions are Füchse Berlin.

Format

The tournament will be divided in the following phases:[1]

  • Qualification round: 10 teams will be drawn into 5 different home and away ties. The 5 winners will advance to the group stage.
  • Group stage: The 27 teams already qualified along with the 5 winners of the qualification round will be drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams each, where they will play in a double round-robin format. The top 2 teams in each group will progress to the main round. Teams from the same country can't be drawn into the same group.
  • Main round: The 16 group winners and runners-up will be placed in 4 groups of 4 teams each where they will play a single round-robin. The winners will advance directly to the quarterfinals, while 2nd and 3rd placed teams will qualify for the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The 2nd and 3rd placed teams from each group in the main round will play in 4 different home and away ties. The winners will progress to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarter-finals: The main round group winners will face a play-off winner to determine who makes it to the European League finals.
  • EL finals: They will be played in a Final 4 format similar to the Champions League.

Rankings

This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[2]

  • 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 below the top 18 are allowed to enter apply one club for a potential wildcard.

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European League was announced on 10 July 2023.[4]

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
Group stage
Germany Füchse Berlin (3rd)EL Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) France HBC Nantes (3rd) Spain REBI BM Cuenca (2nd)
Poland Górnik Zabrze (3rd) Croatia RK Nexe (2nd) Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (3rd) Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st)
Sweden IFK Kristianstad (1st) North Macedonia HC Alkaloid (2nd) Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC (3rd) Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje (2nd)
Slovakia MŠK Považská Bystrica (1st) Romania Dinamo București (1st) Greece AEK Athens (1st) Norway Elverum Håndball (2nd)
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt (4th) Portugal SL Benfica (3rd) France Chambéry Savoie MBH (4th) Spain Logroño La Rioja (CR)
Poland Chrobry Głogów (4th) Denmark Skjern Håndbold (4th) Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern (2nd) Sweden IK Sävehof (2nd)
Serbia RK Vojvodina (1st)EC WC Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Izviđač (1st) WC Montenegro RK Lovćen (1st) WC
Qualification round
Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen (5th) Portugal ABC Braga (4th) Spain Fraikin BM Granollers (3rd) Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur (3rd)
Sweden Ystads IF (3rd) North Macedonia Vardar 1961 (3rd) Slovenia RK Trimo Trebnje (3rd) Romania CSM Constanța (CW)
Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (6th) Portugal Águas Santas Milaneza (5th)
  • WC Accepted Wildcard

Draw

The Draw took place on the 21 July 2023.[5][6] The only restriction was that clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Germany Füchse Berlin
Portugal Sporting CP
France HBC Nantes
Spain REBI BM Cuenca
Poland Górnik Zabrze
Croatia RK Nexe
Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen

Sweden IFK Kristianstad
North Macedonia HC Alkaloid
Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje
Slovakia MŠK Považská Bystrica
Romania Dinamo București
Greece AEK Athens
Norway Elverum Håndball

Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Portugal SL Benfica
France Chambéry Savoie MBH
Spain Logroño La Rioja
Poland Chrobry Głogów
Denmark Skjern Håndbold
Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern
Sweden IK Sävehof

N/A Play Off Winner 1[lower-alpha 1]
N/A Play Off Winner 2[lower-alpha 2]
N/A Play Off Winner 3[lower-alpha 3]
N/A Play Off Winner 4[lower-alpha 4]
N/A Play Off Winner 5[lower-alpha 5]
Serbia RK Vojvodina
Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Izviđač
Montenegro RK Lovćen

  1. ↑ The eventual team in this slot was TSV Hannover-Burgdorf.
  2. ↑ The eventual team in this slot was ABC Braga
  3. ↑ The eventual team in this slot was Pfadi Winterthur
  4. ↑ The eventual team in this slot was Rhein-Neckar Löwen
  5. ↑ The eventual team in this slot was CSM Constanța

Qualification round

Main article: 2023–24 EHF European League Qualification Round

The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 18 July 2023. The first legs will be held on 26–27 August 2023 while the second legs will be held on 2–3 September 2023.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ystads IF Sweden 49–63 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 28–33 21–30
RK Trimo Trebnje Slovenia 57–58 Portugal ABC Braga 31–29 26–29
Águas Santas Milaneza Portugal 43–44 Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur 24–22 19–22
Vardar 1961 North Macedonia 58–71 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 25–34 33–37
CSM Constanța Romania 52–51 Spain Fraikin BM Granollers 27–29 25–22 PS

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2023–24 EHF European League group stage
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H

The draw for the group stage was conducted on 21 July 2023 at the EHF office in Vienna.[5][8]

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:

Tiebreakers
  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;
  6. Drawing of Lots

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAN RHE BEN KRI
1 France HBC Nantes 6 5 0 1 201 177 +24 10 Main round — 32–25 37–28 31–27
2 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 6 5 0 1 198 177 +21 10 36–32 — 39–30 36–28
3 Portugal SL Benfica 6 2 0 4 194 210 −16 4 34–38 35–36 — 36–33
4 Sweden IFK Kristianstad 6 0 0 6 162 191 −29 0 27–31 20–26 27–31 —
Source: EHF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAN GOZ LUZ AEK
1 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 6 5 1 0 192 164 +28 11 Main round — 34–28 30–30 31–25
2 Poland Górnik Zabrze 6 3 1 2 179 171 +8 7 29–32 — 32–28 30–21
3 Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern 6 1 2 3 179 180 −1 4 23–31 30–30 — 39–27
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 0 5 158 193 −35 2 29–34 26–30 30–29 —
Source: EHF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAV GOR CUE WIN
1 Sweden IK Sävehof 6 5 1 0 207 160 +47 11 Main round — 36–34 40–27 41–20
2 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 6 2 1 3 182 170 +12 5 28–28 — 28–20 34–26
3 Spain REBI BM Cuenca 6 2 0 4 153 181 −28 4 22–30 28–27 — 28–24
4 Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur 6 2 0 4 163 194 −31 4 29–32 32–31 32–28 —
Source: EHF

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEX SKJ BRA POV
1 Croatia RK Nexe 6 5 0 1 215 172 +43 10 Main round — 39–25 38–28 35–28
2 Denmark Skjern Håndbold 6 4 0 2 191 172 +19 8 33–30 — 32–25 42–22
3 Portugal ABC Braga 6 2 0 4 173 188 −15 4 30–34 25–32 — 31–26
4 Slovakia MŠK Považská Bystrica 6 1 0 5 161 208 −47 2 28–39 31–27 26–34 —
Source: EHF

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLE KAD ELV LOV
1 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 6 5 0 1 218 162 +56 10 Main round — 46–32 38–35 42–19
2 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 6 4 0 2 181 183 −2 8 25–24 — 32–30 36–26
3 Norway Elverum Håndball 6 3 0 3 192 181 +11 6 32–33 31–27 — 37–25
4 Montenegro RK Lovćen 6 0 0 6 141 206 −65 0 19–35 26–29 26–27 —
Source: EHF

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIL VOJ ALK LOG
1 Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 5 0 1 183 158 +25 10 Main round — 26–22 35–31 34–25
2 Serbia RK Vojvodina 6 4 0 2 172 163 +9 8 29–28 — 34–29 24–25
3 North Macedonia HC Alkaloid 6 1 1 4 166 187 −21 3 23–31 26–31 — 28–27
4 Spain Logroño La Rioja 6 1 1 4 163 176 −13 3 28–29 29–32 29–29 —
Source: EHF

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUC BUC CHA IZV
1 Germany Füchse Berlin 6 6 0 0 194 160 +34 12 Main round — 33–30 24–22 34–23
2 Romania Dinamo București 6 4 0 2 218 168 +50 8 32–33 — 36–33 52–24
3 France Chambéry Savoie MBH 6 2 0 4 181 181 0 4 31–36 21–28 — 34–30
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Izviđač 6 0 0 6 150 234 −84 0 22–34 24–40 27–40 —
Source: EHF

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CON SPO TAT CHR
1 Romania CSM Constanța 6 4 1 1 172 158 +14 9 Main round — 29–28 28–25 29–18
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 199 158 +41 8 34–28 — 36–28 37–20
3 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC 6 3 0 3 175 171 +4 6 24–29 31–29 — 37–24
4 Poland Chrobry Głogów 6 0 1 5 138 197 −59 1 29–29 22–35 25–30 —
Source: EHF

Main round

In the main round, the remaining sixteen teams merge into four groups of four, where they play the teams they didn't play in the group stage. Points from the group stage against the teams that advanced with each other are carried over. At the end of the main round, The four group winners advance to the quarter-finals, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for the play-offs.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAN NAN RHE GOZ
1 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 2 2 0 0 66 57 +9 4 Quarter-finals — – – 34–28
2 France HBC Nantes 2 1 0 1 64 61 +3 2 Play-offs – — 32–25 –
3 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2 1 0 1 61 64 −3 2 – 36–32 — –
4 Poland Górnik Zabrze 2 0 0 2 57 66 −9 0 29–32 – – —
Source: EHF

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAV NEX SKJ GOR
1 Sweden IK Sävehof 2 1 1 0 64 62 +2 3 Quarter-finals — – – 36–34
2 Croatia RK Nexe 2 1 0 1 69 58 +11 2 Play-offs – — 39–25 –
3 Denmark Skjern Håndbold 2 1 0 1 58 69 −11 2 – 33–30 — –
4 Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje 2 0 1 1 62 64 −2 1 28–28 – – —
Source: EHF

Group III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLE SIL VOJ KAD
1 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2 1 0 1 70 57 +13 2 Quarter-finals — – – 46–32
2 Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 2 1 0 1 54 51 +3 2 Play-offs – — 26–22 –
3 Serbia RK Vojvodina 2 1 0 1 51 54 −3 2 – 29–28 — –
4 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen 2 1 0 1 57 70 −13 2 25–24 – – —
Source: EHF

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUC SPO CON BUC
1 Germany Füchse Berlin 2 2 0 0 66 62 +4 4 Quarter-finals — – – 33–30
2 Portugal Sporting CP 2 1 0 1 62 57 +5 2 Play-offs – — 34–28 –
3 Romania CSM Constanța 2 1 0 1 57 62 −5 2 – 29–28 — –
4 Romania Dinamo București 2 0 0 2 62 66 −4 0 32–33 – – —
Source: EHF

Knockout stage

Play-offs Quarter-finals
 
   
 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EHF European League Men 2023/24 Format". EHF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "EHF improves club competitions ranking system". eurohandball.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Place distribution eurohandball.com
  4. ↑ "EHF European League Men 2023/24 Seeding". EHF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 EHF European League Men groups to be revealed EHF 18 July 2023
  6. ↑ Group phase draw eurohandball.com
  7. ↑ European League Men throws up exciting qualification ties EHF 18 July 2023
  8. ↑ Revamped European League taking shape after group stage draw EHF 21 July 2023
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