2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
2023–24 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 9 September 2023–2 June 2024 |
Teams | 16 |
Website | ehfcl.com |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 7256 (57.59 per match) |
Attendance | 328,687 (2,609 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Anna Vyakhireva (113 goals) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League is the 31st edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 9 September 2023 to 2 June 2024. Vipers Kristiansand were the defending champions but were eliminated by Győri Audi ETO KC in the quarterfinals.
Format
The tournament will run using the same format as the previous three seasons. The competition begins with a group stage featuring sixteen teams divided into two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures, fourteen in total for each team. In Groups A and B, the top two teams automatically qualify for the quarter-finals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoff round.
The knockout stage includes four rounds: the playoffs, quarter-finals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches (third-placed in group A plays sixth-placed group B; fourth-placed group A plays fifth-placed group B, etc.). The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advance to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.
In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.
Rankings
This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[1]
- Associations 1–9 can have their league champion qualify for the Group Stage and apply up to two wildcards.
- The Association that won the past season's Women's EHF European League can have their league champion and runner up qualify for the Group Stage and apply for one wildcard.
- Associations below the top 9 can have their league champion apply for a Wildcard.
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Teams
21 teams applied for a place, with nine having a fixed place.[3][4] For the first time ever, countries were allowed to apply two clubs for a wildcard. The final list was announced in June 20 2023, which included Hungary and Denmark having three participating teams for the first time.[5]
The fixed place for Russia is vacant since the country and its clubs are currently not admitted to participate in the EHF competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
Team Esbjerg (1st) | Győri Audi ETO KC (1st) | Metz Handball (1st) | CSM București (1st) |
Odense Håndbold (2nd) | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (2nd) WC | Brest Bretagne Handball (2nd) WC | CS Rapid București (2nd) WC |
Ikast Håndbold (3rd) WC | DVSC Schaeffler (3rd) WC | RK Krim Mercator (1st) | MKS Zagłębie Lubin (1st) WC |
Vipers Kristiansand (1st) | IK Sävehof (1st) WC | SG BBM Bietigheim (1st) | WHC Budućnost BEMAX (1st) |
- WC Accepted wildcards
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (1st) | Neptunes de Nantes (3rd) | Storhamar HE (2nd) | Sola HK (3rd) |
Kastamonu Bld. GSK (1st) |
Draw
The draw took place on 27 June 2023.[5][7]
Group stage
The 16 teams were drawn into 2 groups of eight. In regards to Hungary and Denmark, who have three clubs in the Group Stage, a maximum of two clubs from those countries could be drawn into the same group.[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 was 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;
- Drawing of Lots
This season, ten national associations were present. For the first time since the 2019–20 season, Poland had a representative, while Sweden returned after a one season absence.
Group A
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GYO | ODE | BRE | BUC | DEB | BIE | BUD | SÄV | |
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1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 432 | 356 | +76 | 23 | Quarterfinals | — | 32–29 | 32–32 | 24–26 | 35–23 | 31–29 | 37–19 | 39–20 | |
2 | Odense Håndbold | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 461 | 359 | +102 | 21 | 30–31 | — | 29–29 | 29–25 | 33–30 | 42–29 | 39–24 | 40–22 | ||
3 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 399 | 367 | +32 | 17[a] | Playoffs | 23–24 | 25–26 | — | 24–21 | 38–28 | 37–30 | 20–20 | 28–23 | |
4 | CSM București | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 414 | 366 | +48 | 17[a] | 23–27 | 28–24 | 28–30 | — | 29–29 | 31–28 | 44–26 | 35–26 | ||
5 | DVSC Schaeffler | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 394 | 414 | −20 | 15 | 29–28 | 22–35 | 31–24 | 23–30 | — | 26–36 | 27–22 | 32–29 | ||
6 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 414 | 402 | +12 | 14 | 26–34 | 25–28 | 34–30 | 26–24 | 27–31 | — | 34–16 | 30–21 | ||
7 | WHC Budućnost BEMAX | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 311 | 433 | −122 | 5 | 21–29 | 17–33 | 21–34 | 24–29 | 21–27 | 22–27 | — | 31–30 | ||
8 | IK Sävehof | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 342 | 470 | −128 | 0 | 26–29 | 20–22 | 20–25 | 26–41 | 27–36 | 29–33 | 23–27 | — |
- ^ a b Brest 54–49 București
Group B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MET | ESB | IKA | VIP | KRI | FER | BUC | LUB | |
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1 | Metz Handball | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 470 | 402 | +68 | 22[a] | Quarterfinals | — | 36–31 | 36–39 | 31–29 | 40–31 | 25–24 | 33–22 | 42–26 | |
2 | Team Esbjerg | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 449 | 412 | +37 | 22[a] | 29–27 | — | 37–34 | 32–37 | 29–21 | 27–23 | 30–28 | 32–26 | ||
3 | Ikast Håndbold | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 476 | 435 | +41 | 21 | Playoffs | 35–34 | 34–35 | — | 30–26 | 33–32 | 28–28 | 30–29 | 41–29 | |
4 | Vipers Kristiansand | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 445 | 403 | +42 | 15 | 34–36 | 37–38 | 31–32 | — | 29–23 | 37–26 | 35–30 | 28–24 | ||
5 | RK Krim Mercator | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 389 | 384 | +5 | 13 | 22–28 | 33–27 | 28–34 | 24–24 | — | 32–26 | 25–24 | 32–19 | ||
6 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 387 | 408 | −21 | 10 | 25–38 | 28–33 | 37–36 | 27–35 | 26–28 | — | 24–24 | 35–22 | ||
7 | CS Rapid București | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 366 | 399 | −33 | 9 | 31–34 | 24–33 | 27–35 | 30–29 | 27–22 | 20–23 | — | 26–25 | ||
8 | MKS Zagłębie Lubin | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 327 | 466 | −139 | 0 | 24–30 | 24–36 | 26–35 | 20–34 | 18–36 | 23–35 | 21–24 | — |
- ^ a b Metz 63–60 Esbjerg
Knockout stage
Playoffs
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 59–56 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 28–30 | 31–26 |
SG BBM Bietigheim | 60–58 | Ikast Håndbold | 29–27 | 31–31 |
RK Krim Mercator | 48–60 | CSM București | 24–30 | 24–30 |
DVSC Schaeffler | 55–56 | Vipers Kristiansand | 28–29 | 27–27 |
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Vipers Kristiansand | 49–54 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 23–30 | 26–24 |
CSM București | 47–56 | Metz Handball | 24–27 | 23–29 |
SG BBM Bietigheim | 60–58 | Odense Håndbold | 30–26 | 30–32 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 49–55 | Team Esbjerg | 25–26 | 24–29 |
Final four
The final four will be held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 1 and 2 June 2024.
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 June | ||||||
Team Esbjerg | ||||||
2 June | ||||||
Győri Audi ETO KC | ||||||
1 June | ||||||
Metz Handball | ||||||
SG BBM Bietigheim | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
2 June | ||||||
Final
2 June 2024 18:00 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | MVM Dome, Budapest Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Top goalscorers
- As of 5 May 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] |
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1 | Anna Vyakhireva | Vipers Kristiansand | 113 |
2 | Cristina Neagu | CSM București | 103 |
3 | Valeriia Maslova | Brest Bretagne Handball | 101 |
4 | Markéta Jeřábková | Ikast Håndbold | 100 |
Katrin Klujber | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | ||
6 | Sarah Bouktit | Metz Handball | 97 |
7 | Jana Knedlíková | Vipers Kristiansand | 94 |
8 | Kristina Jørgensen | Metz Handball | 91 |
Nora Mørk | Team Esbjerg | ||
10 | Henny Reistad | Team Esbjerg | 89 |
Chloé Valentini | Metz Handball |
See also
- 2023–24 EHF Champions League
- 2023–24 EHF European League
- 2023–24 EHF European Cup
- 2023–24 Women's EHF European League
- 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup
References
- ^ "EHF improves club competitions ranking system". eurohandball.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/media/dq1axkil/new_placedistribution_final_women_23_24.pdf
- ^ "21 clubs registered for EHF Champions League 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "European Handball Federation Announced: 21 Clubs Registered for the Champions League Women 2023/24". handball-world.news. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Teams set for EHF Champions League season 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Court of Handball rejects Russia appeal against ban". insidethegames.biz. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Fascinating ties thrown-up by EHF CL Women group phase draw". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Draw procedure for the EHF Champions League Women 2023/24 announced". eurohandball.com. 23 June 2023.
- ^ Goalscorers
External links
- Official website