2022–23 EHF European League

EHF European League
2022–23
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates27 August 2022–28 May 2023
Teams44 (qualification stage)
24 (group stage)
Websiteehfel.com
Final positions
Champions Füchse Berlin
Runner-up Fraikin BM Granollers
Tournament statistics
MVP Fabian Wiede
Top scorer(s) Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson
(110 goals)

The 2022–23 EHF European League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the EHF Cup to the EHF European League.

Füchse Berlin became champions, having defeated Fraikin BM Granollers in the final.[1]

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.[2]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • EL: European League 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
Group stage
SL Benfica (3rd)EL Füchse Berlin (3rd) PAUC Handball (3rd) Skjern Håndbold (4th)
Ystads IF (1st) Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st) Fraikin BM Granollers (2nd) Eurofarm Pelister (2nd)
Balatonfüredi KSE (3rd) Tatran Prešov (1st) HC Motor (1st) Valur (1st)
Qualification round 2
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (4th) Bidasoa Irun (3rd) Frisch Auf Göppingen (5th) Sporting CP (2nd)
Montpellier HB (4th) KS Azoty-Puławy (3rd) Skanderborg-Aarhus (5th) BM Benidorm (4th)
Butel Skopje (3rd) Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém (CR) CSA Steaua București (CR) Belenenses (4th)
MMTS Kwidzyn (4th) RK Nexe (2nd)
Qualification round 1
IK Sävehof (CW) GC Amicitia Zürich (CW) Rebi Balonmano Cuenca (5th) RK Trimo Trebnje (2nd)
Eurofarm Pelister 2 (5th) Minaur Baia Mare (2nd) Drammen HK (SF) Águas Santas Milaneza (5th)
Dobrogea Sud (3rd) TBV Lemgo Lippe (6th) Chambery Savoie MB HB (5th) Górnik Zabrze (5th)
Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg (3rd) Logroño La Rioja (6th) FTC (4th) Potaissa Turda (4th)
IFK Kristianstad (SF) Alpla HC Hard (1st) Kolstad Håndball (QF) HC Cocks (1st)

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

A total of 20 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 27–28 August 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 3–4 September 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[3]

The results of this round were:[4][5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca 48–64 Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg 26–31 22–33
Chambery Savoie MB HB 49–46 HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța 27–23 22–23
CS Minaur Baia Mare 49–74 FTC 27–36 22–38
HC Cocks 42–51 Águas Santas Milaneza 22–21 20–30
IK Sävehof 79–51 AHC Potaissa Turda 45–21 34–30
Górnik Zabrze 50–51 GC Amicitia Zürich 27–19 23–32
Alpla HC Hard 51–45 HC Eurofarm Pelister 2 24–21 27–24
Kolstad Håndball 57–47 Drammen HK 28–26 29–21
IFK Kristianstad 69–64 RK Trimo Trebnje 33–33 36–31
TBV Lemgo Lippe 67–62 BM Logroño La Rioja 39–34 28–28

Second qualifying round

A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 10 teams advancing from the previous round and 14 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 27 September 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 4 October 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chambery Savoie MB HB 54–56 Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém 29–25 25–31
IK Sävehof 50–54 Montpellier HB 24–24 26–30
KS Azoty-Puławy 59–61 RK Nexe 32–26 27–35
Frisch Auf Göppingen 59–57 TBV Lemgo Lippe 28–24 31–33
Alpla HC Hard 51–42 HC Butel Skopje 26–21 25–21
IFK Kristianstad 64–67 Skanderborg-Aarhus 31–32 33–35
CSA Steaua București 64–66 FTC 33–31 31–35
Beleneses 42–57 Águas Santas Milaneza 20–23 22–34
Bidasoa Irun 61–60 Kolstad Håndball 30–27 31–33
BM Benidorm 64–58 GC Amicitia Zürich 34–24 30–34
Sporting CP 61–55 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 31–22 30–33
MMTS Kwidzyn 49–76 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 25–39 24–37

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 EHF European League group stage
Location of teams of the 2022–23 EHF European League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Yellow: Group C; Green: Group D.

The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[7]

A total of 14 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MON GÖP KAD BEN PRE VES
1 Montpellier HB 10 8 0 2 330 295 +35 16[a] Knockout stage — 35–27 40–36 33–27 41–30 34–30
2 Frisch Auf Göppingen 10 8 0 2 323 274 +49 16[a] 27–25 — 24–25 31–29 34–24 46–30
3 Kadetten Schaffhausen 10 7 0 3 319 299 +20 14 28–30 30–35 — 26–25 38–30 38–32
4 SL Benfica 10 4 0 6 297 289 +8 8 24–26 27–31 27–28 — 35–28 39–35
5 Tatran Prešov 10 2 0 8 279 319 −40 4 35–27 26–28 31–37 25–29 — 22–20
6 Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém 10 1 0 9 282 354 −72 2 31–39 23–40 25–33 26–35 30–28 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Montpellier 60–54 Göppingen

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLE YST VAL FTC PAU BEN
1 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 10 8 1 1 327 280 +47 17 Knockout stage — 30–23 33–30 42–30 30–25 35–30
2 Ystads IF 10 5 1 4 317 316 +1 11[a] 30–26 — 33–35 35–35 29–33 36–30
3 Valur 10 5 1 4 338 328 +10 11[a] 32–37 29–32 — 43–39 40–31 35–29
4 FTC 10 3 3 4 318 328 −10 9 27–27 37–34 33–33 — 28–25 32–33
5 PAUC Handball 10 4 0 6 305 313 −8 8 21–29 34–36 32–29 33–30 — 39–29
6 BM Benidorm 10 2 0 8 295 335 −40 4 32–38 27–29 29–32 23–27 33–32 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ystad 65–64 Valur

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEX SPO GRA SKJ ALP BAL
1 RK Nexe 10 8 0 2 311 281 +30 16 Knockout stage — 32–31 39–36 29–28 22–29 37–23
2 Sporting CP 10 7 0 3 312 294 +18 14 28–34 — 38–31 28–24 31–30 35–32
3 Fraikin BM Granollers 10 6 1 3 315 301 +14 13 25–22 32–29 — 34–31 38–28 33–30
4 Skjern Håndbold 10 5 0 5 294 284 +10 10 29–30 28–30 32–29 — 27–23 32–26
5 Alpla HC Hard 10 1 2 7 270 300 −30 4 24–35 26–31 27–27 27–32 — 30–30
6 Balatonfüredi KSE 10 1 1 8 274 316 −42 3 28–31 25–31 25–30 28–31 27–26 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BER SKA BID MOT EUR AGU
1 Füchse Berlin 10 10 0 0 343 266 +77 20 Knockout stage — 30–24 34–29 32–24 34–25 34–20
2 Skanderborg-Aarhus 10 7 0 3 307 276 +31 14 28–29 — 38–27 33–30 24–22 33–26
3 Bidasoa Irun 10 4 1 5 295 296 −1 9 32–40 29–26 — 26–22 32–20 35–26
4 HC Motor 10 3 1 6 280 305 −25 7 27–38 31–37 33–31 — 30–33 30–24
5 Eurofarm Pelister 10 2 2 6 271 303 −32 6 34–43 27–30 29–29 25–27 — 27–27
6 Águas Santas Milaneza 10 1 2 7 252 302 −50 4 23–29 25–34 28–25 26–26 27–29 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Main article: 2022–23 EHF European League knockout stage

Pairings

The pairings for the last 16 and the quarterfinals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.

 
Last 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3D
Bidasoa Irun 		302858
 
11 April/18 April
 
2C
Sporting CP 		2734 61
 
 Sporting CP 323062
 
21 March/28 March
 
 Montpellier HB 3231 63
 
4B
FTC 		302959
 
 
1A
Montpellier HB 		3643 79
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3C
Fraikin BM Granollers 		323062
 
11 April/18 April
 
2D
Skanderborg-Aarhus 		3425 59
 
 Fraikin BM Granollers 303565
 
21 March/28 March
 
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 3127 58
 
4A
SL Benfica 		262854
 
 
1B
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 		3933 72
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3B
Valur		293160
 
11 April/18 April
 
2A
Frisch Auf Göppingen 		3633 69
 
 Frisch Auf Göppingen 323163
 
21 March/28 March
 
 RK Nexe 2327 50
 
4D
HC Motor		232952
 
 
1C
RK Nexe 		2727 54
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3A
Kadetten Schaffhausen 		382765
 
11 April/18 April
 
2B
Ystads IF 		3225 57
 
 Kadetten Schaffhausen 372461
 
21 March/28 March
 
 Füchse Berlin 3330 63
 
4C
Skjern Håndbold 		233255
 
 
1D
Füchse Berlin 		2838 66
 


Last 16

The last 16 first legs were played 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bidasoa Irun 58–61 Sporting CP 30–27 28–34
FTC 59–79 Montpellier HB 30–36 29–43
Fraikin BM Granollers 62–59 Skanderborg-Aarhus 32–34 30–25
SL Benfica 54–72 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–39 28–33
Valur 60–69 Frisch Auf Göppingen 29–36 31–33
HC Motor 52–54 RK Nexe 23–27 29–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen 65–57 Ystads IF 38–32 27–25
Skjern Håndbold 55–66 Füchse Berlin 23–28 32–38

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals first legs were played 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP 62–63 Montpellier HB 32–32 30–31
Fraikin BM Granollers 65–58 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–31 35–27
Frisch Auf Göppingen 63–50 RK Nexe 32–23 31–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen 61–63 Füchse Berlin 37–33 24–30

Final four

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May
 
 
 Montpellier HB29
 
28 May
 
 Füchse Berlin35
 
 Füchse Berlin36
 
27 May
 
 Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
 Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
 
 Frisch Auf Göppingen29
 
Third place
 
 
28 May
 
 
 Montpellier HB29
 
 
 Frisch Auf Göppingen33

Final

28 May 2023
18:00 		Füchse Berlin 36–31 Fraikin BM Granollers Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Andersson 8 (16–12) García Robledo, Salinas 7
2× 2× Report 2× 4×

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson Kadetten Schaffhausen 110
2 Martim Costa Sporting CP 102
3 Bence Nagy FTC 99
4 Ihor Turchenko HC Motor 97
5 Francisco Costa Sporting CP 95
6 Antonio García Robledo Fraikin BM Granollers 94
7 Marcel Schiller Frisch Auf Göppingen 78
8 Miloš Vujović Füchse Berlin 76
9 Emil Jakobsen SG Flensburg-Handewitt 75
Josip Šarac Frisch Auf Göppingen
Kyllian Villeminot Montpellier HB

References

  1. ^ "Füchse Berlin Win EHF European League Against BM Granollers". handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "EHF European League Men 2022/23 Seeding" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ Lemgo set to face La Rioja in opening round EHF 19 July 2022
  4. ^ "Qualification Round 1". EHF. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Hinspiele Runde 1 der Qualifikation für die EHF European League Handball". Handball World (in German). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ German derby tops Qualification Round 2 draw EHF 6 September 2022
  7. ^ "EHF European League Men draw to decide groups". EHF. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Last 16". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Quarter-finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Goalscorers". EHF. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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