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.

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.

EHF European Cup

2023–24
Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus hosted the second leg of the final.
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	9 September 2023–26 May 2024
Teams	76
Website	ehfec.com
Final positions
Champions	Valur (1st title)
Runner-up	Olympiacos S.F.P.
Tournament statistics
Matches played	146
Top scorer(s)	Savvas Savvas (81 goals)[1]
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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.

Rank[4] Association Average points Teams 1 Czech Republic 31.00 4 2 Iceland 19.67 3 Cyprus 17.00 2 4 Luxembourg 16.00 4 5 Belarus 15.33 0 6 Turkey 12.67 4 7 Estonia 12.67 8 Israel 12.00 3 9 Ukraine 11.00 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.33 11 Latvia 10.00 1 12 Lithuania 8.67 4 13 Kosovo 8.00 2 14 Serbia 8.00 3	Rank Association Average points Teams 15 Finland 7.33 3 16 Italy 6.67 4 17 Netherlands 5.00 1 18 Faroe Islands 3.00 4 19 Bulgaria 2.67 0 20 Moldova 1.00 21 Azerbaijan 0.33 2 21 Great Britain 0.33 0 23 Belgium 0.00 2 24 Georgia 0.00 0 25 Malta 0.00 26 Montenegro 0.00 27 Everyone else 0.00	Other countries who entered Rank Association Average points Teams 27 Greece 43.33 3 28 Romania 39.67 2 30 Norway 38.33 30 Slovenia 20.00 1 30 Switzerland 15.67 30 Austria 11.33 4 37 Croatia 0.00 2 37 Hungary 0.00 1 37 North Macedonia 0.00

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. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

• 2023–24 EHF Champions League
• 2023–24 EHF European League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF European League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup