2023–24 EHF European Cup

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup.
EHF European Cup
2023–24
Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus hosted the second leg of the final.
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates9 September 2023–26 May 2024
Teams76
Websiteehfec.com
Final positions
Champions Valur (1st title)
Runner-up Olympiacos S.F.P.
Tournament statistics
Matches played146
Top scorer(s) Savvas Savvas
(81 goals)[1]

The 2023–24 EHF European Cup was 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.[2] RK Vojvodina were the defending champions, but they were not defending their title because they played in this season's EHF European League group stage.

Valur became the first Icelandic team to club handball competition, beating Olympiacos S.F.P. on penalties in the final.[3]

Format

The tournament was played in a straight knockout format. The ties were held in a home and away format. Overall, there were seven rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

The rankings were based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup was announced on 10 July 2023.[5][6]

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
Round 2
Förthof UHK Krems HC Linz AG Azeryol HC Kur
HC Visé BM Sezoens Achilles Bocholt RK Leotar RK Vogošća
MRK Sesvete MRK Trogir Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta Parnassos Strovolou
HCB Karviná HK FCC Město Lovosice Põlva Serviti Viljandi HC
H71 VÍF BK-46 Riihimäki Cocks
AC PAOK Olympiacos S.F.P. FTC-Green Collect UMF Afturelding
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hapoel Ashdod Maccabi Rishon LeZion Raimond Sassari
Sidea Group Junior Fasano KH Besa Famgas KH Trepça-M ZRHK Tenax Dobele
HC Dragūnas Klaipėda VHC Šviesa Handball Esch HB Red Boys Differdange
RK Budućnost Podgorica HV KRAS/Volendam GRK Tikveš Runar Sandefjord
Nærbø IL CSA Steaua București CS Minaur Baia Mare HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac
HC Partizan Tatran Prešov MRK Krka BSV Bern
Beykoz BSK Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK Motor Odesa
Round 1
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
Valur 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 were 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.[2]

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.[2]

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Dinamo 71–69 HV KRAS/Volendam 30–33 41–36
Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta[a] 0–20 HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac 0–10 0–10
Sidea Group Junior Fasano 49–56 SKKP Handball Brno 29–28 20–28
Viljandi HC 48–65 MRK Krka 23–32 25–33
FH Hafnarfjarðar 64–57 HC Partizan 34–34 30–23
Maccabi Rishon LeZion[b] 0–20 RK Sloboda 0–10 0–10
Riihimäki Cocks 51–69 BSV Bern 25–29 26–40
RK Leotar 53–48 ZRHK TENAX Dobele 24–22 29–26
FTC-Green Collect 84–47 Parnassos Strovolou 44–25 40–22
Beykoz BSK 58–62 HC Visé BM 31–29 27–33
Raimond Sassari 53–69 Olympiacos S.F.P. 24–31 29–38
Põlva Serviti 57–71 Valur 29–32 28–39
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 69–64 HB Red Boys Differdange 34–30 35–34
VHC Šviesa 53–59 Bregenz Handball 23–32 30–27
MRK Sesvete 64–39 Kur 30–15 34–24
BK-46 20–0 Yuvalim Holon HC[b] 10–0 10–0
GRK Tikveš 58–62 Förthof UHK Krems 33–29 25–33
Azeryol HC 41–80 SV Brixen Handball 22–43 19–37
Nærbø IL 50–51 Afturelding 27–22 23–29
KH Besa Famgas 52–83 Beşiktaş 24–43 28–40
Handball Esch 58–61 VIF 30–31 28–30
Runar Sandefjord 80–61 Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK 42–29 38–32
MRK Trogir 58–44 H71 29–22 29–22
HB Käerjeng 57–64 Motor 27–31 30–33
Sezoens Achilles Bocholt 58–53 HC Dragūnas Klaipėda 32–27 26–26
HC Linz AG 52–51 AC PAOK 27–26 25–25
CSA Steaua București 20–0 Hapoel Ashdod[b] 10–0 10–0
CS Minaur Baia Mare 91–53 Odesa 52–26 39–27
HCB Karviná 64–62 Fivers 32–26 32–36
KH Trepça-M 57–58 RK Vogošća 27–27 30–31
HK FCC Město Lovosice 54–68 Tatran Prešov 28–32 26–36
Spor Toto SK 54–41 RK Budućnost Podgorica 31–24 23–17
  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.[7]
  2. ^ a b c The Israeli teams Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Yuvalim Holon HC and Hapoel Ashdod withdrew from the tournament due to the Gaza war. RK Sloboda, BK-46 and CSA Steaua București advanced to the next round.[8]

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.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 Olympiacos 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.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Brixen Handball 48–66 Olympiacos S.F.P. 23–29 25–37
Beşiktaş 68–73 FTC-Green Collect 32–34 36–39
CS Minaur Baia Mare 70–51 RK Vogošća 36–26 34–25
RK Sloboda 41–48 MRK Krka 15–19 26–29
CSA Steaua București 57–56 HCB Karviná 28–27 29–29
Valur 57–54 HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac 27–26 30–28
Förthof UHK Krems 56–59 Bregenz Handball 26–26 30–33
FH Hafnarfjarðar 58–61 Tatran Prešov 35–30 23–31

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.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos S.F.P. 56–45 MRK Krka 31–26 25–19
FTC-Green Collect 63–57 Tatran Prešov 32–29 31–28
CSA Steaua București 65–72 Valur 35–36 30–36
CS Minaur Baia Mare 65–61 Bregenz Handball 37–31 28–30

Matches

23 March 2024
20:30 		Olympiacos S.F.P. 31–26 MRK Krka Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis
Attendance: 550
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Savvas 7 (16–13) Majstorović 9
1× 6× Report  6×
30 March 2024
17:00 		MRK Krka 19–25 Olympiacos S.F.P. Športna Dvorana Marof, Novo mesto
Attendance: 400
Referees: Jovic, Arnautovic (BIH)
Majstorović, Muhić 5 (10–10) Savvas , Vida 4
 5× 1× Report 1× 4×

Olympiacos S.F.P. won 56–45 on aggregate.

23 March 2024
20:00 		FTC-Green Collect 32–29 Tatran Prešov Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 800
Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
Imre 9 (17–15) Urban 7
2× 4× 1× Report 2× 2×
30 March 2024
18:00 		Tatran Prešov 28–31 FTC-Green Collect Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
Cabarello Hernandez 9 (13–11) Nagy 7
1× 4× Report 1× 6×

FTC-Green Collect won 63–57 on aggregate.

23 March 2024
19:00 		CSA Steaua București 35–36 Valur Concordia Sports Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 325
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Tarita 7 (14–18) Óskarsson, Thordarson 7
2× 4× Report 2× 5×
30 March 2024
19:00 		Valur 36–30 CSA Steaua București N1 höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 657
Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
Petersson 8 (21–12) Șandru 7
 5× 1× Report  4×

Valur won 72–65 on aggregate.

23 March 2024
18:00 		CS Minaur Baia Mare 37–31 Bregenz Handball Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare
Attendance: 2,218
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Vujović 9 (17–14) Mahr 11
1× 4× Report 1× 2×
30 March 2024
18:00 		Bregenz Handball 30–28 CS Minaur Baia Mare Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL)
Mahr 8 (18–16) Vujović 7
 2× Report 1× 7× 1×

CS Minaur Baia Mare won 65–61 on aggregate.

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.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FTC-Green Collect 60–67 Olympiacos S.F.P. 28–28 32–39
Valur 66–52 CS Minaur Baia Mare 36–28 30–24

Matches

20 April 2024
14:00 		FTC-Green Collect 28–28 Olympiacos S.F.P. Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 857
Referees: Sniurevicius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Imre 8 (13–11) Savvas 8
 1× Report 1× 3×
27 April 2024
15:30 		Olympiacos S.F.P. 39–32 FTC-Green Collect Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Cernavskis, Ivars (LAT)
Savvas 10 (21–18) Nagy 8
1× Report 2×

Olympiacos S.F.P. won 67–60 on aggregate

20 April 2024
21:30 		Valur 36–28 CS Minaur Baia Mare N1 höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,239
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Óskarsson 8 (18–14) Vujić 7
1× 5× Report 3× 5×
28 April 2024
17:00 		CS Minaur Baia Mare 24–30 Valur Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare
Attendance: 621
Referees: Mikelic, Paradina (CRO)
Botea 5 (8–17) Finnsson 9
1× Report

Valur won 66–52 on aggregate

Final

The first leg match was held on 18 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25 May 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valur 57–57
5–4 (p) 		Olympiacos S.F.P. 30–26 27–31

Matches

18 May 2024
19:00 		Valur 30–26 Olympiacos S.F.P. N1 höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Óskarsson 10 (14–14) Savvas 10
 2× Report 1× 4×
25 May 2024
20:00 		Olympiacos S.F.P. 35–32 Valur Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Savvas 10 (16–11) Gústafsson 8
2× 3× Report 2× 5×

FT: 31–27 Pen: 4–5

57–57 on aggregate, Valur won 5–4 on penalties

See also

References

  1. ^ "Player stats". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ a b c "First steps on the EHF European Cup Men road drawn". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "Valur crowned EHF European Cup winners following a penalty shoot-out". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ Place distribution for 2023/24 eurohandball.com
  5. ^ "76 teams vie to succeed Vojvodina on EHF European Cup Men throne". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  6. ^ Final MEC System eurohandball.com
  7. ^ "Court of Handball reaches decision in Famagusta case". www.eurohandball.com.
  8. ^ "Impact of the situation in Israel on EHF European Cup matches". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
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