Women's EHF Champions League
The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). For sponsorship purposes, the competition officially named the DELO WOMEN'S EHF Champions League. It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top national leagues participating.
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Women's EHF Champions League logo | |
Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1961 |
No. of teams | 16 (group matches) 22 (total) |
Country | EHF members |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | |
Most titles | |
Related competitions | EHF Cup |
Official website | EHF Champions League |
Tournament structure
Eligibility
Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 23 nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion.
Rounds
The Women's EHF Champions League is divided into five stages. Depending on the ranking of their national federation, teams can enter the competition in either the qualification or the group matches. The defending champions, along with the champions from the highest-ranked nations, start in the group matches, whereas lower-ranked nations need to play the qualification tournaments.
The current playing system will change from 2020/21.
- Qualification tournament
Two groups of four teams are formed. Teams from each group play semi-finals and finals in a single venue over one weekend. The winning team from each group advances to the group matches.
- Group matches
The teams qualified from the qualification tournament join the defending champions and the national champions of the highest-ranked federations. Four groups of four teams are formed. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches. The top three teams from each group advance to the main round. The remaining teams can enter the Women's EHF Cup.
- Main round
Two groups of six teams are formed. Teams play those they have not already faced twice, in home and away matches. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- Quarter-finals
The pairings for this round are decided by placement in the two main round groups, with the first-placed team pitted against the fourth in the other group and the second-placed against the third. Each pair plays two matches, home and away. The four winners advance to the DELO WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4.
- Women's EHF FINAL4
The four participating teams are paired for the first match at the DELO WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4 with a draw and play the finals over a single weekend at one venue. The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the 3/4 placement and the final on the Sunday.
Summary
European Champions Cup
Year | Final | Semi-finals losers | |||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
1961 Details |
Știința București |
13–5 (8–1 / 5–4) |
Dynamo Prague |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
RSF Mulheim | ||
1961–62 Details |
Sparta Prague |
11–7 (2–3 / 9–4) |
ORK Belgrade |
RSF Mulheim |
Știința București | ||
1962–63 Details |
Trud Moscow |
11–8 | Frederiksberg IF |
Fortschritt Weissenfels |
Rapid București | ||
1963–64 Details |
Rapid București |
14–13 | Helsingør IF |
Spartacus Budapest |
Eimsbütteler TV | ||
1964–65 Details |
HG København |
21–16 (14–6 / 7–10) |
Spartacus Budapest |
Swift Roermond |
Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
1965–66 Details |
SC Leipzig |
17–11 (10–5 / 7–6) |
HG København |
Spartacus Budapest |
Sparta Prague | ||
1966–67 Details |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
8–7 | SC Leipzig |
Universitatea Timișoara |
Bohemians Prague | ||
1967–68 Details |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
13–11 | Empor Rostock |
KS Cracovia |
Rapid București | ||
1969–70 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
9–7 | SC Leipzig |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
HG København | ||
1970–71 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
11–9 | Ferencvárosi TC |
1.FC Nürnberg |
HG København | ||
1971–72 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
12–8 | SC Leipzig |
Bakony Veszprém |
Universitatea București | ||
1972–73 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
17–8 | Universitatea Timișoara |
NILOC Amsterdam |
SC Leipzig | ||
1973–74 Details |
SC Leipzig |
12–10 | Spartak Kiev |
Eintracht Minden |
Radnički Belgrade | ||
1974–75 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
14–10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
IEFS București |
Vasas Budapest | ||
1975–76 Details |
Radnicki Belgrade |
22–12 | Swift Roermond |
Admira Wien |
Stockholmspolisens IF | ||
1976–77 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
15–7 | SC Leipzig |
Radnicki Belgrade |
IL Vestar | ||
1977–78 Details |
TSC Berlin |
19–14 | Vasas Budapest |
IL Vestar |
Ruch Chorzów | ||
1978–79 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
27–26 (13–17 / 14–9) |
Vasas Budapest |
Eintracht Minden |
SC Leipzig | ||
1979–80 Details |
RK Radnicki Belgrade |
45–29 (22–19 / 23–10 ) |
Inter Bratislava |
Stockholmspolisens IF |
VIG G. Dimitrov | ||
1980–81 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
39–26 (17–13 / 22–13) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
VIG G. Dimitrov |
RK Osijek | ||
1981–82 Details |
Vasas Budapest |
50–43 (29–19 / 21–24) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
Spartak Kiev |
Rulmentul Braşov | ||
1982–83 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
48–36 (23–19 / 25–17) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Vasas Budapest | ||
1983–84 Details |
Radnicki Belgrade |
42–35 (22–16 / 20–19) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Vasas Budapest | ||
1984–85 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
41–31 (23–16 / 18–15) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
SC Leipzig |
Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
1985–86 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
52–45 (29–23 / 23–22) |
Ştiinţa Bacău |
Vasas Budapest |
Budućnost Titograd | ||
1986–87 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
50–37 (25–17 / 25–20) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Ştiinţa Bacău |
ZVL Prešov | ||
1987–88 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
33–31 (16–14 / 17–17) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Spartacus Budapest |
Radnicki Belgrade | ||
1988–89 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
37–33 (16–14 / 21–19) |
Spartak Kiev |
Debreceni VSC |
CS Mureșul | ||
1989–90 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
59–50 (29–24 / 30–26) |
Kuban Krasnodar |
Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea |
SC Brühl | ||
1990–91 Details |
TV Giessen-Lützellinden |
43–40 (21–15 / 22–25) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Rostselmash |
Építők SC | ||
1991–92 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
34–32 (15–14 / 19–18) |
TV Giessen-Lützellinden |
Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Walle Bremen | ||
1992–93 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
40–25 (17–14 / 23–11) |
Vasas Budapest |
Mar Valencia |
Walle Bremen |
EHF Women's Champions League (knockout system)
Year | Final | Semi-finals losers | |||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
1993–94 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
45–39 (18–20 / 25–21) |
Vasas Budapest |
Mar Valencia |
TV Giessen-Lützellinden | ||
1994–95 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
40–36 (17–14 / 26–19) |
Podravka Koprivnica |
Mar Valencia |
Walle Bremen | ||
1995–96 Details |
Podravka Koprivnica |
38–37 (17–13 / 25–20) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Mar Valencia |
Ferencvárosi TC | ||
1996–97 Details |
Mar Valencia |
58–50 (35–26 / 24–23) |
Viborg HK |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Ferencvárosi TC | ||
1997–98 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
56–47 (28–21 / 26–28) |
Mar Valencia |
Podravka Koprivnica |
Budućnost Podgorica | ||
1998–99 Details |
Dunaújvárosi NKS |
51–49 (25–23 / 26–26) |
Krim Ljubljana |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Budućnost Podgorica | ||
1999–00 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
52–45 (32–23 / 22–20) |
Kometal Gjorče Petrov |
Buducnost Podgorica |
Volgograd Akva | ||
2000–01 Details |
Krim Ljubljana |
47–41 (22–22 / 25–19) |
Viborg HK |
Budućnost Podgorica |
Ferencvárosi TC | ||
2001–02 Details |
Kometal Gjorče Petrov |
51–49 (27–25 / 26–22) |
Ferencvárosi TC |
Larvik HK |
Budućnost Podgorica | ||
2002–03 Details |
Krim Ljubljana |
63–58 (30–27 / 36–28) |
Mar Valencia |
Ikast EH |
Viborg HK | ||
2003–04 Details |
Slagelse FH |
61–56 (25–24 / 32–36) |
Krim Ljubljana |
Dunaújvárosi NKS |
Larvik HK | ||
2004–05 Details |
Slagelse FH |
54–43 (27–23 / 20–27) |
Kometal Gjorče Petrov |
Dunaújvárosi NKS |
Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
2005–06 Details |
Viborg HK |
44–43 (22–24 / 20–21) |
Krim Ljubljana |
BM Sagunto |
Aalborg DH | ||
2006–07 Details |
Slagelse FH |
61–53 (29–29 / 32–24) |
Lada Togliatti |
Győri ETO |
Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
2007–08 Details |
Zvezda Zvenigorod |
56–53 (25–24 / 29–31) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
Győri ETO |
Lada Togliatti | ||
2008–09 Details |
Viborg HK |
50–49 (24–26 / 23–26) |
Győri ETO |
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
2009–10 Details |
Viborg HK |
60–52 (28–21 / 32–31) |
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Győri ETO |
Larvik HK | ||
2010–11 Details |
Larvik HK |
47–46 (23–21 / 25–24) |
SD Itxako |
ŽRK Budućnost |
Győri ETO | ||
2011–12 Details |
ŽRK Budućnost |
54–54 (29–27 / 27–25) |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Larvik HK | ||
2012–13 Details |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
47–43 (21–24 / 23–22) |
Larvik HK |
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Krim Ljubljana | ||
EHF Women's Champions League (EHF FINAL4 system)
Year | Final | Semi-finals losers | |||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | |||
2013–14 Details |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
27–21 | ŽRK Budućnost |
HC Vardar |
FC Midtjylland | ||
2014–15 Details |
ŽRK Budućnost |
26–22 | Larvik HK |
HC Vardar |
Dinamo Volgograd | ||
2015–16 Details |
CSM București |
29–26 (Pen) |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
HC Vardar |
ŽRK Budućnost | ||
2016–17 Details |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
31–30 (OT) |
HC Vardar |
CSM București |
ŽRK Budućnost | ||
2017–18 Details |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
27–26 (OT) |
HC Vardar |
CSM București |
Rostov-Don | ||
2018–19 Details |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
25–24 | Rostov-Don |
Vipers Kristiansand |
Metz Handball | ||
2019–20 Details |
Records and statistics
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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13 | 2 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | 1974, 1989 | |
8 | 5 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 | 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2008 | |
5 | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 2009, 2012, 2016 | |
3 | 4 | 1976, 1980, 1984 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 | |
3 | 2 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | 1997, 2001 | |
3 | 0 | 2004, 2005, 2007 | ||
2 | 4 | 1966, 1974 | 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977 | |
2 | 3 | 2001, 2003 | 1999, 2004, 2006 | |
2 | 1 | 2012, 2015 | 2014 | |
2 | 0 | 1967, 1968 | ||
1 | 4 | 1982 | 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994 | |
1 | 2 | 1997 | 1998, 2003 | |
1 | 2 | 2002 | 2000, 2005 | |
1 | 2 | 2011 | 2013, 2015 | |
1 | 1 | 1965 | 1966 | |
1 | 1 | 1991 | 1992 | |
1 | 1 | 1996 | 1995 | |
1 | 0 | 1961 | ||
1 | 0 | 1962 | ||
1 | 0 | 1963 | ||
1 | 0 | 1964 | ||
1 | 0 | 1978 | ||
1 | 0 | 1999 | ||
1 | 0 | 2008 | ||
1 | 0 | 2016 | ||
Performance by country
# | Country | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals |
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1 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4 | ||||
5 | ||||
6 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | ||||
9 | ||||
10 | ||||
11 | ||||
12 | ||||
16 | ||||
17 | ||||
Total | 58 | 58 | 116 |
All-time top scorersLast updated after the 2019–20 season [1]
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All-time top scorers of the WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4Last updated after the 2018–19 season
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- Notes:
- 1: Goals from four seasons (1998-2002) are missing. Bojana Popovic's tally is higher than what is written here. [2]
Top scorers by season
Players with the most Champions League titles
Rank | Players | Titles | Winning years |
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1 | 13 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | |
2 | 10 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 | |
3 | 7 | 1982, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 | |
4 | 6 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005 | |
6 | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 | ||
6 | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
5 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 | ||
See also
References
- "2019-20 season Top 50 scorers". eurohandball.com. June 2020.
- "All-time overview of the EHF Champions League top scorers (1993/94 to 2013/14)". EHF. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- Todor Krastev. "Women Handball European Champions Cup and Champions League Archive". Todor 66. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- "Champions League Regulation Women" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- "Women's Champions League Official site". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2009.