EHF Women's Champions League

EHF Champions League
Current season, competition or edition:
2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League
SportHandball
Founded1961 (1961)
No. of teams16
CountryEHF members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)		 Győri Audi ETO KC
(7th title)
(2024–25)
Most titles Spartak Kyiv
(13 titles)
Related
competitions		EHF European League
Official websiteehfcl.eurohandball.com

The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top national leagues participating.

Tournament structure

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 27 nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. The national federations are allowed to request extra places or upgrades from the EHF European League.

The EHF Champions League is divided into five stages. Depending on the ranking of their national federation and of the criteria list, teams can enter the competition in either qualification or the group phase.

The current playing system changed for the 2020–21 season.

Qualification tournament

Groups of four teams are formed. The number of groups can vary each season. Teams from each group play semi-finals and finals, in a single venue over a weekend. The winning team from each group advance to the group phase, while teams from lower ranks continue in the EHF European League.

Tournament format

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first nine nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. In addition, the tenth spot is reserved for the best ranked national federation of the EHF European League. The national federations are allowed to request upgrades for their teams eligible to play in the EHF European League and based on the criteria list the EHF Executive Committee approves six upgrades.

The EHF Champions League is divided into four stages. All participating teams enter the competition in the group phase.

The current playing system has been introduced before the 2020–21 season.

Group phase

Since the 2020–21 season, the format sees two groups formed, with eight teams each in Group A and B. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches (14 rounds in total). The first two teams in Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams from positions three to six in each of these groups proceed to the play off. The season is over for the last two teams in each group after the completion of the group phase.

Play off

The pairings for the play off are decided by the placement of the teams at the end of the group phase (A6 vs B3, B6 vs A3, A5 vs B4 and B5 vs A4). Each pairing is decided via a home and away format, with the aggregate winners over the two legs advancing to the quarter-finals. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

Quarter-finals

The pairings for the quarter-finals are also decided by the placement in the group phase (Winner of A5/B4 vs A1, Winner B5/A4 vs B1, Winner A6/B3 vs A2, Winner B6/A3 vs B2). The ties are decided through a home and away format, with the four winners over the two legs played in each pairing advancing to the EHF FINAL4. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

EHF FINAL4

The participating EHF FINAL4 teams are paired for the semi-finals through a draw and play the last two matches of the season over a single weekend at one venue. The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the third-place game and final on a Sunday.

Summary

European Champions Cup

Year Final Semi-finals losers
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 Kyiv 		9–7
SC Leipzig
Žalgiris Kaunas
HG København
1970–71
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		11–9
Ferencvárosi TC
1. FC Nürnberg
HG København
1971–72
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		12–8
SC Leipzig
Bakony Veszprém
Universitatea București
1972–73
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		17–8
Universitatea Timișoara
NILOC Amsterdam
SC Leipzig
1973–74
Details
SC Leipzig 		12–10
Spartak Kyiv
Eintracht Minden
Radnički Belgrade
1974–75
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		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 Kyiv 		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 Kyiv 		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 Kyiv 		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 Kyiv
Rulmentul Braşov
1982–83
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		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 Kyiv 		41–31
(23–16 / 18–15)
Radnicki Belgrade
SC Leipzig
Hypo Niederösterreich
1985–86
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		52–45
(29–23 / 23–22)
Ştiinţa Bacău
Vasas Budapest
Budućnost Titograd
1986–87
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		50–37
(25–17 / 25–20)
Hypo Niederösterreich
Ştiinţa Bacău
ZVL Prešov
1987–88
Details
Spartak Kyiv 		33–31
(16–14 / 17–17)
Hypo Niederösterreich
Spartacus Budapest
Radnicki Belgrade
1988–89
Details
Hypo Niederösterreich 		37–33
(16–14 / 21–19)
Spartak Kyiv
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
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
Dunaferr NK 		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
Dunaferr NK
Larvik HK
2004–05
Details
Slagelse FH 		54–43
(27–23 / 20–27)
Kometal Gjorče Petrov
Dunaferr NK
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 Audi ETO KC
Hypo Niederösterreich
2007–08
Details
Zvezda Zvenigorod 		56–53
(25–24 / 29–31)
Hypo Niederösterreich
Győri Audi ETO KC
Lada Togliatti
2008–09
Details
Viborg HK 		50–49
(24–26 / 23–26)
Győri Audi ETO KC
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
Hypo Niederösterreich
2009–10
Details
Viborg HK 		60–52
(28–21 / 32–31)
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
Győri Audi ETO KC
Larvik HK
2010–11
Details
Larvik HK 		47–46
(23–21 / 25–24)
SD Itxako
ŽRK Budućnost
Győri Audi ETO KC
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
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 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2020–21
Details
Vipers Kristiansand 		34–28
Brest Bretagne Handball
Győri Audi ETO KC
CSKA Moscow
2021–22
Details
Vipers Kristiansand 		33–31
Győri Audi ETO KC
Metz Handball
Team Esbjerg
2022–23
Details
Vipers Kristiansand 		28–24
Ferencvárosi TC
Győri Audi ETO KC
Team Esbjerg
2023–24
Details
Győri Audi ETO KC 		30–24
SG BBM Bietigheim
Team Esbjerg
Metz Handball
2024–25
Details
Győri Audi ETO KC 		29–27
Odense Håndbold
Team Esbjerg
Metz Handball

Records and statistics

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Spartak Kyiv 13 2 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 1974, 1989
Hypo Niederösterreich 8 5 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2008
Győri ETO KC 7 4 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025 2009, 2012, 2016, 2022
Radnički Belgrade 3 4 1976, 1980, 1984 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
Viborg HK 3 2 2006, 2009, 2010 1997, 2001
Slagelse DT 3 0 2004, 2005, 2007
Vipers Kristiansand 3 0 2021, 2022, 2023
SC Leipzig 2 4 1966, 1974 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977
Krim Ljubljana 2 3 2001, 2003 1999, 2004, 2006
ŽRK Budućnost 2 1 2012, 2015 2014
Žalgiris Kaunas 2 0 1967, 1968
Vasas Budapest 1 4 1982 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994
Sagunto 1 2 1997 1998, 2003
Kometal Skopje 1 2 2002 2000, 2005
Larvik HK 1 2 2011 2013, 2015
HG København 1 1 1965 1966
TV Giessen-Lützellinden 1 1 1991 1992
Podravka Koprivnica 1 1 1996 1995
Știința București 1 0 1961
Sparta Prague 1 0 1962
Trud Moscow 1 0 1963
Rapid București 1 0 1964
TSC Berlin 1 0 1978
Dunaferr NK 1 0 1999
Zvezda Zvenigorod 1 0 2008
CSM București 1 0 2016

Performance by country (1961–2025)

Rank Country Winners Runners-up Semi-finals Total
1  Soviet Union
16
3
4
23
2  Hungary
9
12
21
42
3  Austria
8
5
8
21
4  Denmark
7
6
9
22
5  Norway
4
2
7
13
6  Yugoslavia
3
6
11
20
7  East Germany
3
5
4
12
8  Romania
3
3
16
22
9  Slovenia
2
3
1
6
10  Montenegro
2
1
3
6
11  North Macedonia
1
4
3
8
12  Germany
1
3
11
15
13  Spain
1
3
5
9
14  Russia
1
2
5
8
15  Czechoslovakia
1
2
3
6
16  France
0
1
3
4
17  Croatia
1
1
1
3
18  Netherlands
0
1
2
3
19  Bulgaria
0
0
2
2
20  Poland
0
0
2
2
21  Sweden
0
0
2
2
22  Switzerland
0
0
1
1
Total 61 61 122 244
Notes
  • 1: Goals from four seasons (1998–2002) are missing. Bojana Popovic's tally is higher than what is written here.[21]

Goals scored in the Final Four by nations

All goals (2429) scored in the Final Four by the nationality of the players.

Last updated after the 2024/25 season.

Players with the most Champions League titles

bold - active players

Players Titles Winning years and clubs
# List
/ Zinaida Turchyna 13 1 Spartak Kyiv 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
// Nataliya Rusnachenko 9or10 2 Spartak Kyiv 1986, 1987, 1988, Hypo Niederösterreich 1990(??), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
/ Larysa Karlova 8 1 Spartak Kyiv 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Katrine Lunde 7 3 Viborg 2009, 2010, Győri ETO KC 2013, 2014, Vipers Kristiansand 2021, 2022, 2023
/ Marianna Racz 7 2 Vasas Budapest 1982, Hypo Niederösterreich 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
/ Stanka Božović 7 1 Hypo Niederösterreich 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
/ Nataliya Tymoshkina 7 1 Spartak Kyiv 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
Nora Mørk 6 3 Larvik HK 2011, Győri ETO KC 2017, 2018, 2019, Vipers Kristiansand 2021, 2022
Bojana Popović 6 3 Slagelse FH 2004, 2005, 2007, Viborg HK 2009, 2010, ŽRK Budućnost 2012
/ Ausra Fridrikas 6 2 Hypo Niederösterreich 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, Slagelse FH 2004, 2005
Jana Knedlíková 6 2 Győri ETO KC 2017, 2018, 2019, Vipers Kristiansand 2021, 2022, 2023
/ Lyudmyla Poradnyk 6or7 1 Spartak Kyiv 1970(??), 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979
/ Olha Zubaryeva 6 1 Spartak Kyiv 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986
Heidi Løke 5 3 Larvik HK 2011, Győri ETO KC 2013, 2014, 2017, Vipers Kristiansand 2021
Eduarda Amorim 5 1 Győri ETO KC 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
Anita Görbicz 5 1 Győri ETO KC 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
/ Nataliya Matryuk 5or7 1 Spartak Kyiv 1979(??), 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988(??)
/ Tetyana Kocherhina 5 1 Spartak Kyiv 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981
/ Marina Bazanova 5 1 Spartak Kyiv 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
/ Rima Sypkus 4 1 Hypo 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
// Tanja Dshandshagava 4 1 Hypo 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
Csenge Fodor 4 1 Györi ETO KC 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025
Cristina Varzaru 4 2 Viborg 2006, 2009, 2010, Bucuresti 2016
Katarina Bulatovic 4 3 Slagelse 2007, Budućnost 2012, 2015, Györi ETO KC 2014
/ Lyubov Odynokova 3or4 1 Spartak Kyiv 1979(??), 1981, 1983, 1985

Coaches with most titles

Coach Titles Clubs
# List
/ Ihor Turchyn 13 1 Spartak Kyiv 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Ambros Martin 4[23] 1 Győri ETO KC 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
Vinko Kandija 4 2 Radnički Belgrade 1976, 1980, Hypo 1989, 1990
Ole Gustav Gjekstad 4 2 Larvik HK 2011, Vipers Kristiansand 2021, 2022, 2023
Anja Andersen 3 1 Slagelse DT 2004, 2005, 2007

As Player and Coach combined

Player/Coach Titles as Player as Coach
# List # List
Ambros Martin 5 1 San Antonio 2001 4 Győri ETO KC 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

See also

References

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