2023–24 EHF European League

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2023–24 Women's EHF European League.
EHF European League
2023–24
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates26 August 2023–26 May 2024
Teams10 (qualification stage)
32 (group stage)
Websiteehfel.com
Final positions
Champions SG Flensburg-Handewitt
(2nd title)
Runner-up Füchse Berlin
Tournament statistics
Matches played148
Goals scored7,530 (50.88 per match)
MVP Emil Jakobsen[1]
Top scorer(s) Andrii Akimenko
(95 goals)

The 2023–24 EHF European League is 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.

SG Flensburg-Handewitt won their second title after winning an all-German final against defending champions Füchse Berlin.[2]

Format

The tournament is divided in the following phases:[3]

  • 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

The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three-year period.This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[4]

  • 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.[6]

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

Schedule

All draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

Phase Round Draw date Round date[7]
Qualification round First leg 18 July 2023 26–27 August 2023
Second leg 2–3 September 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 21 July 2023 17 October 2023
Matchday 2 24 October 2023
Matchday 3 14 November 2023
Matchday 4 21 November 2023
Matchday 5 28 November 2023
Matchday 6 5 December 2023
Main Round Matchday 7 13 February 2024
Matchday 8 20 February 2024
Matchday 9 27 February 2024
Matchday 10 5 March 2024
Play offs First leg no draw 26 March 2024
Second leg 2 April 2024
Quarterfinals First leg no draw 23 April 2024
Second leg 30 April 2025
Final four Semi-finals 3 May 2024[8] 25 May 2024
Final and Third place game 26 May 2024

Draw

The Draw took place on the 21 July 2023.[9][10] The only restriction was that clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Füchse Berlin
Sporting CP
HBC Nantes
REBI BM Cuenca
Górnik Zabrze
RK Nexe
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Kadetten Schaffhausen

IFK Kristianstad
HC Alkaloid
MOL-Tatabánya KC
RK Gorenje Velenje
MŠK Považská Bystrica
Dinamo București
AEK Athens
Elverum Håndball

SG Flensburg-Handewitt
SL Benfica
Chambéry Savoie MBH
Logroño La Rioja
Chrobry Głogów
Skjern Håndbold
HC Kriens-Luzern
IK Sävehof

Play Off Winner 1[a]
Play Off Winner 2[b]
Play Off Winner 3[c]
Play Off Winner 4[d]
Play Off Winner 5[e]
RK Vojvodina
RK Izviđač
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.[11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ystads IF 49–63 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 28–33 21–30
RK Trimo Trebnje 57–58 ABC Braga 31–29 26–29
Águas Santas Milaneza 43–44 Pfadi Winterthur 24–22 19–22
Vardar 1961 58–71 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 25–34 33–37
CSM Constanța 52–51 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.[9][12]

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 HBC Nantes 6 5 0 1 201 177 +24 10[a] Main round — 32–25 37–28 31–27
2 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 6 5 0 1 198 177 +21 10[a] 36–32 — 39–30 36–28
3 SL Benfica 6 2 0 4 194 210 −16 4 34–38 35–36 — 36–33
4 IFK Kristianstad 6 0 0 6 162 191 −29 0 27–31 20–26 27–31 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b HBC Nantes 64–61 Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAN GOZ LUZ AEK
1 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 6 5 1 0 192 164 +28 11 Main round — 34–28 30–30 31–25
2 Górnik Zabrze 6 3 1 2 179 171 +8 7 29–32 — 32–28 30–21
3 HC Kriens-Luzern 6 1 2 3 179 180 −1 4 23–31 30–30 — 39–27
4 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 IK Sävehof 6 5 1 0 207 160 +47 11 Main round — 36–34 40–27 41–20
2 RK Gorenje Velenje 6 2 1 3 182 170 +12 5 28–28 — 28–20 34–26
3 REBI BM Cuenca 6 2 0 4 153 181 −28 4[a] 22–30 28–27 — 28–24
4 Pfadi Winterthur 6 2 0 4 163 194 −31 4[a] 29–32 32–31 32–28 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b REBI BM Cuenca 56–56 Pfadi Winterthur. Placement decided on goal difference.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEX SKJ BRA POV
1 RK Nexe 6 5 0 1 215 172 +43 10 Main round — 39–25 38–28 35–28
2 Skjern Håndbold 6 4 0 2 191 172 +19 8 33–30 — 32–25 42–22
3 ABC Braga 6 2 0 4 173 188 −15 4 30–34 25–32 — 31–26
4 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 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 6 5 0 1 218 162 +56 10 Main round — 46–32 38–35 42–19
2 Kadetten Schaffhausen 6 4 0 2 181 183 −2 8 25–24 — 32–30 36–26
3 Elverum Håndball 6 3 0 3 192 181 +11 6 32–33 31–27 — 37–25
4 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 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 5 0 1 183 158 +25 10 Main round — 26–22 35–31 34–25
2 RK Vojvodina 6 4 0 2 172 163 +9 8 29–28 — 34–29 24–25
3 HC Alkaloid 6 1 1 4 166 187 −21 3[a] 23–31 26–31 — 28–27
4 Logroño La Rioja 6 1 1 4 163 176 −13 3[a] 28–29 29–32 29–29 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: HC Alkaloid 3–1 Logroño La Rioja

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUC BUC CHA IZV
1 Füchse Berlin 6 6 0 0 194 160 +34 12 Main round — 33–30 24–22 34–23
2 Dinamo București 6 4 0 2 218 168 +50 8 32–33 — 36–33 52–24
3 Chambéry Savoie MBH 6 2 0 4 181 181 0 4 31–36 21–28 — 34–30
4 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 CSM Constanța 6 4 1 1 172 158 +14 9 Main round — 29–28 28–25 29–18
2 Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 199 158 +41 8 34–28 — 36–28 37–20
3 MOL-Tatabánya KC 6 3 0 3 175 171 +4 6 24–29 31–29 — 37–24
4 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 NAN RHE HAN GOZ
1 HBC Nantes 6 5 0 1 197 164 +33 10 Quarter-finals — 32–25 33–26 31–23
2 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 6 4 0 2 173 166 +7 8 Play-offs 36–32 — 27–26 27–23
3 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 6 2 0 4 174 187 −13 4 32–38 24–32 — 34–28
4 Górnik Zabrze 6 1 0 5 154 181 −27 2 22–31 29–26 29–32 —
Source: EHF

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKJ SAV NEX GOR
1 Skjern Håndbold 6 4 0 2 194 185 +9 8 Quarter-finals — 33–34 33–30 45–31
2 IK Sävehof 6 3 1 2 187 181 +6 7[a] Play-offs 27–29 — 34–28 36–34
3 RK Nexe 6 3 1 2 187 174 +13 7[a] 39–25 29–28 — 34–27
4 RK Gorenje Velenje 6 0 2 4 171 199 −28 2 24–29 28–28 27–27 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b IK Sävehof 62–57 RK Nexe

Group III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLE SIL KAD VOJ
1 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 6 5 0 1 231 167 +64 10 Quarter-finals — 38–28 46–32 42–30
2 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 6 3 0 3 178 197 −19 6 Play-offs 26–45 — 36–30 26–22
3 Kadetten Schaffhausen 6 2 0 4 168 188 −20 4[a] 25–24 33–34 — 27–24
4 RK Vojvodina 6 2 0 4 155 180 −25 4[a] 26–36 29–28 24–21 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Kadetten Schaffhausen 48–48 RK Vojvodina. Placement decided on goal difference.

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPO FUC BUC CON
1 Sporting CP 6 5 0 1 192 176 +16 10 Quarter-finals — 32–28 35–33 34–28
2 Füchse Berlin 6 4 0 2 192 186 +6 8 Play-offs 31–32 — 33–30 35–30
3 Dinamo București 6 2 0 4 188 180 +8 4 27–31 32–33 — 33–23
4 CSM Constanța 6 1 0 5 165 195 −30 2 29–28 29–32 25–33 —
Source: EHF

Knockout stage

In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 2nd–3rd in Main round Groups I-IV play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, where they are joined by the top teams of Main round Groups I-IV for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany.[13]

Playoffs

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RK Nexe 48–55 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 19–24 29–31
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 59–64 IK Sävehof 34–30 25–34
Dinamo București 64–58 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 37–34 27–24
Kadetten Schaffhausen 56–66 Füchse Berlin 28–32 28–34
Matches
26 March 2024
20:45 		RK Nexe 19–24 Rhein-Neckar Löwen Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Marguč 4 (11–13) Reichmann 7
1× 1× Report 2×
2 April 2024
20:45 		Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31–29 RK Nexe SNP Dome, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,974
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Kohlbacher 8 (16–16) Bezjak, Vejin 7
 3× Report  3×
26 March 2024
20:45 		TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 34–30 IK Sävehof Swiss Life Hall, Hannover
Attendance: 2,305
Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
Edvardsson 8 (18–14) Wedberg 12
 3× Report 1× 2×
2 April 2024
18:45 		IK Sävehof 34–25 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Partille Arena, Partille
Attendance: 2,138
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Möller, Wedberg 7 (18–14) Kulesh 6
1× 3× Report  5×
26 March 2024
18:45 		Dinamo București 37–34 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
Rosta 9 (18–16) Bogojevic, Lenbroch 7
 1× Report 1× 2×
2 April 2024
18:45 		Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 24–27 Dinamo București Jysk Arena, Silkeborg
Attendance: 1,811
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Hallbäck 6 (8–16) Akimenko 7
1× 3× Report  2×
26 March 2024
18:45 		Kadetten Schaffhausen 28–32 Füchse Berlin BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Vesovic, Mitrovic (MNE)
Martinović 7 (15–16) Gidsel 9
1× 3× Report 1× 4×
2 April 2024
20:45 		Füchse Berlin 34–28 Kadetten Schaffhausen Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 4,717
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Gidsel, Lichtlein 7 (18–11) Ríkharðsson 8
1× 3× Report  3×

Quarterfinals

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Füchse Berlin 70–63 HBC Nantes 33–33 37–30
Dinamo București 66–61 Skjern Håndbold 28–27 38–34
IK Sävehof 59–69 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–41 29–28
Rhein-Neckar Löwen 60–58 Sporting CP 32–29 28–29
Matches
23 April 2024
20:45 		Füchse Berlin 33–33 HBC Nantes Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 7,179
Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
Gidsel 9 (17–15) Minne 10
 2× Report  4×
30 April 2024
20:45 		HBC Nantes 30–37 Füchse Berlin H Arena, Nantes
Attendance: 5,902
Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
Rivera 6 (16–18) Andersson 9
 4× 1× Report  2×
23 April 2024
18:45 		Dinamo București 28–27 Skjern Håndbold Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,538
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Kukić 7 (14–15) Nazaré 6
 4× Report  3×
30 April 2024
18:45 		Skjern Håndbold 34–38 Dinamo București Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 3,178
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Gaudin 10 (12–20) Kuduz 8
 3× 1× Report  3× 1×
23 April 2024
18:45 		IK Sävehof 30–41 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Partille Arena, Partille
Attendance: 4,408
Referees: Cindric, Gonzurek (CRO)
Berlin, Mittún 6 (14–22) Jakobsen 9
2× 2× Report 1× 2×
30 April 2024
18:45 		SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28–29 IK Sävehof Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,825
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
three players 5 (11–15) Westby 5
2× 3× Report 1× 2×
23 April 2024
20:45 		Rhein-Neckar Löwen 32–29 Sporting CP SNP Dome, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,773
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Kirkeløkke 10 (19–14) F. Costa 9
 5× Report 2× 4×
30 April 2024
20:45 		Sporting CP 29–28 Rhein-Neckar Löwen Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 2,407
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
F. Costa 11 (15–12) Reichmann 7
1× 6× Report 1× 4×

Final Four

The final four will held at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany on 25 and 26 May 2024.[14] The draw took place on 3 May 2024.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 May
 
 
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt38
 
26 May
 
 Dinamo București32
 
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt36
 
25 May
 
 Füchse Berlin31
 
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen24
 
 
 Füchse Berlin33
 
Third place
 
 
26 May
 
 
 Dinamo București31
 
 
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen32

Semifinals

25 May 2024
15:00 		SG Flensburg-Handewitt 38–32 Dinamo București Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 8,600
Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LIT)
Jakobsen 11 (18–11) Akimenko 7
1× 5× Report 1× 3×
25 May 2024
18:00 		Rhein-Neckar Löwen 24–33 Füchse Berlin Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 9,400
Referees: Jurinovic, Mrvica (CRO)
Knorr 7 (9–14) Andersson, Gidsel 7
 2× Report 1× 3×

Third place game

26 May 2024
15:00 		Dinamo București 31–32 Rhein-Neckar Löwen Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 9,400
Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
Rosta 6 (15–18) Kirkeløkke, Kohlbacher 6
 1× Report  1×

Final

26 May 2024
18:00 		SG Flensburg-Handewitt 36–31 Füchse Berlin Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 10,050
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
Jakobsen 7 (15–14) Tollbring 7
2× 4× 1× Report 1× 4× 1×

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Andrii Akimenko Dinamo București 95
2 Niclas Kirkeløkke Rhein-Neckar Löwen 94
3 Juri Knorr Rhein-Neckar Löwen 91
4 Mathias Gidsel Füchse Berlin 82
5 Lasse Andersson Füchse Berlin 78
6 Jannik Kohlbacher Rhein-Neckar Löwen 77
7 Francisco Costa Sporting CP 72
Gustaf Wedberg IK Sävehof
9 Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson Kadetten Schaffhausen 71
10 Lasse Møller SG Flensburg-Handewitt 69

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Flensburg end 10-year European trophy drought". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "EHF European League Men 2023/24 Format". EHF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "EHF improves club competitions ranking system". eurohandball.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ Place distribution eurohandball.com
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  10. ^ Group phase draw eurohandball.com
  11. ^ European League Men throws up exciting qualification ties EHF 18 July 2023
  12. ^ Revamped European League taking shape after group stage draw EHF 21 July 2023
  13. ^ Final EXEC meeting in 2023 brings major decisions for 2024 EHF 18 December 2023
  14. ^ "Hamburg and Graz to host EHF Finals 2024". www.eurohandball.com.
  15. ^ "Player Stats". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
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