2025 EHF Youth Club Trophy
| 2025 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 15 April 2025–15 June 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Website | www.eurohandball.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | GOG Håndbold (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Veszprém Handball Academy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 1030 (64.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 7,541 (471 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alem Hadžić (26 goals) |
The 2025 EHF Youth Club Trophy was the 1sth edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament for under-18 teams, running from 15 April to 15 June 2025.[1][2]
History
Friday 13 December 2024 the EHF Executive Committee confirmed to create a youth club league in Europe in 2025. In 2026 a women's league will follow.[3]
Teams & Venues
The map shows the location of the 16 teams. the underlined teams will host a qualification tournament. In Dormagen will be the Final Four.
| Semifinals and Third place game |
Dormagen TSV Bayer Sportcenter Capacity: 3,002 | |
| Qualification Tournament 3 | Zagreb Szeged Veszprém Vojvodina Paris Sporting Barça Nantes Berlin Sävehof GOG Magdeburg Kielce Pelister București Płock Dormagen Cologne |
Qualification Tournament 1 |
| Potsdam | Veszprém | |
| MBS Arena Capacity: 2,050 |
Veszprém Arén Capacity: 5,340 | |
| Qualification Tournament 2 | Qualification Tournament 4 | |
| Barcelona | Bucharest | |
| Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Capacity: 251 |
Dinamo Polyvalent Hall Capacity: 2,538 | |
| Final | Cologne Lanxess Arena Capacity: 19,500 |
Format
13 out of 16 of the clubs of the 2024–25 EHF Champions League and 3 clubs of the 2024–25 EHF European League will play at this tournament. Aalborg Håndbold, Fredericia Håndbold Klub and Kolstad Håndball form the Champions League will not participating and have been replaced by GOG, Vojvodina and IK Sävehof from the European League.
Four qualification tournaments with each four teams from the same region will play a knock out tournament in April. The winners of this tournament will play the Final 4 tournament in June. The Final will be played on Sunday 15 June 2025 in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne before the small and big final of the Champions League Final four.[4][5]
Qualification Phase
Qualification Tournament 1
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| RK Zagreb | 20 | ||||||||
| SC Pick Szeged | 26 | ||||||||
| SC Pick Szeged | 30 | ||||||||
| Veszprém Handball Academy | 31 | ||||||||
| Veszprém Handball Academy | 48 | ||||||||
| RK Vojvodina | 37 | Third place | |||||||
| RK Zagreb | 43 | ||||||||
| RK Vojvodina | 41 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| 15 April 2025 15:30 |
RK Zagreb | 20-26 | SC Pick Szeged | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 450 Referees: B. Moncusi Cunillera & J. Moncusi Cunillera (ESP) |
| Šprem 10 | (10-13) | Vincze & Mrdjan 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 15 April 2025 18:00 |
Veszprém Handball Academy | 48-37 | RK Vojvodina | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 851 Referees: Badea & Sandor (ROU) |
| Gáncs-Peto 12 | (19-20) | Stankov 13 | ||
| 4× | Report | 3× |
Third place game
| 16 April 2025 15:30 |
RK Zagreb | 43-41 | RK Vojvodina | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 354 Referees: B. Moncusi Cunillera & J. Moncusi Cunillera (ESP) |
| Šprem & Raguž 6 | (22-22) | Pavlovic 12 | ||
| 4× 1× | Report | 2× |
Final
| 16 April 2025 18:00 |
SC Pick Szeged | 30-31 | Veszprém Handball Academy | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 933 Referees: Badea & Sandor (ROU) |
| Mrdjan 8 | (13-14) | Gáncs-Peto 9 | ||
| 1× 5× | Report | 6× |
Qualification Tournament 2
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| U18 – Paris Saint-Germain Handball | 34 | ||||||||
| Sporting CP | 31 | ||||||||
| U18 – Paris Saint-Germain Handball | 28 | ||||||||
| Barça | 37 | ||||||||
| Barça | 43 | ||||||||
| HBC Nantes | 27 | Third place | |||||||
| Sporting CP | 29 | ||||||||
| HBC Nantes | 22 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| 16 April 2025 18:30 |
U18 – Paris Saint-Germain Handball | 34-31 | Sporting CP | Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Barcelona Attendance: 177 Referees: L. Bärmann & N. Bärmann (GER) |
| Omeyer 12 | (16-14) | Vasconcelos 8 | ||
| 1× 6× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 16 April 2025 21:00 |
Barça | 43-27 | HBC Nantes | Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Barcelona Attendance: 201 Referees: Andela Maloca & Srdanovic (CRO) |
| Collado Carrión 7 | (24-13) | Douglas 8 | ||
| 2× 4× | Report | 3× |
Third place game
| 17 April 2025 18:30 |
Sporting CP | 29-22 | HBC Nantes | Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Barcelona Attendance: 184 Referees: Andela Maloca & Srdanovic (CRO) |
| Vasconcelos 20 | (16-13) | Gendronneau | ||
| 7× | Report | 2× |
Final
| 17 April 2025 21:00 |
U18 – Paris Saint-Germain Handball | 28-37 | Barça | Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Barcelona Attendance: 251 Referees: L. Bärmann & N. Bärmann (GER) |
| Omeyer 6 | (15-18) | Collado Carrión & Basterra 8 | ||
| 2× | Report |
Qualification Tournament 3
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Füchse Berlin | 33 | ||||||||
| IK Sävehof | 31 | ||||||||
| Füchse Berlin | 33 | ||||||||
| GOG Håndbold | 40 | ||||||||
| GOG Håndbold | 38 | ||||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 36 | Third place | |||||||
| IK Sävehof | 31 | ||||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 35 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| 17 April 2025 13:30 |
Füchse Berlin | 33-31 | IK Sävehof | MBS Arena, Potsdam Attendance: 530 Referees: A. Gaard & H. Gaard (FRO) |
| Nowak 17 | (15-13) | Lagerkvist 7 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 17 April 2025 16:00 |
GOG Håndbold | 38-36 | SC Magdeburg | MBS Arena, Potsdam Attendance: 530 Referees: Ludvig & Gal (HUN) |
| Sørensen 9 | (17-18) | Elze & Kleinsteuber 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 4× |
Third place game
| 18 April 2025 11:00 |
IK Sävehof | 31-35 | SC Magdeburg | MBS Arena, Potsdam Attendance: 640 Referees: A. Gaard & H. Gaard (FRO) |
| Blomberg Romero 11 | (15-20) | Pakebusch 8 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 2× |
Final
| 18 April 2025 13:30 |
Füchse Berlin | 33-40 | GOG Håndbold | MBS Arena, Potsdam Attendance: 1140 Referees: Ludvig & Gal (HUN) |
| Kusche 10 | (15-18) | Jakobsen 11 | ||
| 6× | Report | 6× |
Qualification Tournament 4
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| CS Dinamo București | 31 | ||||||||
| Orlen Wisła Płock | 28 | ||||||||
| CS Dinamo București | 36 | ||||||||
| RK Eurofarm Pelister | 37 | ||||||||
| KS Iskra Kielce | 29 | ||||||||
| RK Eurofarm Pelister | 37 | Third place | |||||||
| Orlen Wisła Płock | 27 | ||||||||
| KS Iskra Kielce | 32 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| 17 April 2025 15:30 |
KS Iskra Kielce | 29-37 | RK Eurofarm Pelister | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 300 Referees: Carmaux & Diar (FRA) |
| Peczkowicz 6 | (11-22) | Hadžić 14 | ||
| 4× | Report | 3× |
| 17 April 2025 18:00 |
CS Dinamo București | 31-28 | Orlen Wisła Płock | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 400 Referees: Stylianos Gkogkas & Sachinoglou (GRE) |
| Stanciu 8 | (19-13) | Maryszczyk 13 | ||
| 4× | Report | 4× |
Third place game
| 18 April 2025 16:30 |
Orlen Wisła Płock | 27-32 | KS Iskra Kielce | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 200 Referees: Carmaux & Diar (FRA) |
| Blaszczak 7 | (14-14) | Osuch 11 | ||
| 8× | Report |
Final
| 18 April 2025 18:00 |
CS Dinamo București | 36-37 | RK Eurofarm Pelister | Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 400 Referees: Stylianos Gkogkas & Sachinoglou (GRE) |
| Stanciu & Domitru 11 | (15-18) | Hadžić 12 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
Final Four
Draw
The draw was held on 2 May 2025 before the draw of the Champions League Final Four.[6]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| RK Eurofarm Pelister | 21 | ||||||||
| GOG Håndbold | 36 | ||||||||
| Veszprém Handball Academy | 28 | ||||||||
| GOG Håndbold | 37 | ||||||||
| Barça | 42 | ||||||||
| Veszprém Handball Academy | 43 | Third place | |||||||
| Barça | 55 | ||||||||
| RK Eurofarm Pelister | 28 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| 14 June 2025 9:00 |
RK Eurofarm Pelister | 21-36 | GOG Håndbold | TSV Bayer Sportcenter, Dormagen |
| Alem Hadzic, Karlo 4 | (12-17) | Emil Darling 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 14 June 2025 11:30 |
Barça | 42-43 | Veszprém Handball Academy | TSV Bayer Sportcenter, Dormagen |
| Anselmo, Adrian 9 | (21-20, 35-35) | János, Zalán 10 | ||
| 3× | Report | 4× 1× |
Third place game
| 15 June 2025 9:00 |
Barça | 55-28 | RK Eurofarm Pelister | TSV Bayer Sportcenter, Dormagen |
| Anselmo 11 | (26-14) | Alem Hadzic 10 | ||
| 2× | Report | 5× |
Final
| 15 June 2025 11:30 |
GOG Håndbold | 37-28 | Veszprém Handball Academy | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
| Magnus 9 | Report | Four Players 4 | ||
| 1× 4× | 3× |
Top goalscorers
As of 18 April 2025
| # | Player | Nat. | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alem Hadžić | North Macedonia | RK Eurofarm Pelister | 26 |
| 2 | Leo Nowak | Germany | Füchse Berlin | 24 |
| 3 | Máte Gáncs-Peto | Hungary | Veszprém Handball Academy | 21 |
| 4 | Rafael Vasconcelos | Portugal | Sporting CP | 20 |
| 5 | Vukasin Pavlovic | Serbia | RK Vojvodina | 19 |
| Cosmin Alexandru Stanciu | Romania | CS Dinamo București | ||
| 7 | Thomas Omeyer | France | U18 – Paris Saint-Germain Handball | 18 |
| 8 | Oskar Møller Jakobsen | Denmark | GOG Håndbold | 17 |
| Fabian Blomberg Romero | Sweden | IK Sävehof | ||
| 10 | Alexandru Cosmin Dumitru | Romania | CS Dinamo București | 16 |
| Maksym Matyszczyk | Poland | Orlen Wisła Płock |
Broadcasters
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic | AMC (Sport 1 & Sport 2) |
| Hungary | |
| Slovakia | |
| Germany | Dyn Media |
| Romania | TVR |
| Spain | Barça One & TV3 Catalunya |
| Rest | EHFTV |
Source: [7]
References
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- ^ "EXEC confirms EHF youth club handball competition as of 2025". European Handball Federation. 13 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Dates set for inaugural EHF youth club competition". European Handball Federation. 10 February 2025. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "EHF launches 'Youth Trophy' as its first-ever younger age category event for clubs". European Handball Federation. 26 February 2025. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Semi-finals set for inaugural EHF Youth Club Trophy". European Handball Federation. 2 May 2025. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Where to watch the inaugural EHF Youth Club Trophy". European Handball Federation. 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.