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The 2024–25 EHF European League was the 44th season of Europe's secondary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 5th season since it was renamed from the EHF Cup to the EHF European League.

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The defending champions were SG Flensburg-Handewitt, who won their third title after defeating French side Montpellier Handball in the final.[2]

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Format

  • Qualification Round: 20 teams will be drawn into 10 different home and away ties. The 10 winners will advance to the group stage.
  • Group Stage: The 22 teams already qualified along with the 10 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.
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Rankings

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

  • 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.
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Qualified teams

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The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2024–25 EHF European League was announced on 9 July 2024.[4][5]

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
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt (3rd)EL Portugal FC Porto (2nd) France Montpellier Handball (3rd) Croatia RK Nexe (2nd)
Denmark GOG Håndbold (3rd, CW) Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st) Spain CD Bidasoa Irun (2nd) Sweden IK Sävehof (1st)
Poland Górnik Zabrze (3rd) Romania CSM Constanța (2nd) Slovenia RK Gorenje Velenje (1st) North Macedonia Vardar 1961 (2nd)
Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC (3rd) Iceland FH Hafnarfjarðar (1st) Slovakia HT Tatran Prešov (1st, CW) Germany THW Kiel (4th)
Portugal SL Benfica (3rd) Croatia MRK Sesvete (3rd, CR) France Fenix Toulouse Handball (4th) Spain Bathco Torrelavega (11th, CR)
Poland KGHM Chrobry Głogów (4th) Serbia RK Vojvodina (1st)WC
Qualification round
Germany MT Melsungen (5th) Portugal ABC Braga (4th) Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (4th) Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern (2nd)
Spain Fraikin BM Granollers (3rd) Sweden Ystads IF (2nd) Slovenia RK Trimo Trebnje (2nd, CW) Iceland Valur (3rd, CW)EC
Germany VfL Gummersbach (6th) Portugal Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD (5th) Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich (3rd) Sweden IFK Kristianstad (3rd)
France Limoges Handball (5th) Denmark Mors-Thy Håndbold (5th) Spain Abanca Ademar León (5th) Croatia RK Spačva Vinkovci (4th)
Hungary FTC-Green Collect (4th) Norway Elverum Håndball (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Izviđač (1st) Czech Republic HCB Karviná (1st)
  • WC Accepted Wildcard

Schedule

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

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Draw

The draw took place on the at 11:00 CET in Vienna on 19 July 2024.[6][7] The only restriction was that no clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group.

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Qualification round

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The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 16 July 2024.[4][8] The first legs will be held on 31 August to 1 September 2024 while the second legs will be held on 6–7 September 2024.

Special Qualification Play off

Unlike the other Play offs, the losers of this tie will drop down to the European Cup.

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was conducted on 19 July 2024 at the EHF office in Vienna.

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:

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Main round

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In the Main Round, the remaining sixteen teams played in four groups of four. Teams were matched with two opponents they had not previously played against in the Group Stage, while points against the teams that advanced from the same group were carried over. At the end of the Main Round, the four group winners advanced to the Quarterfinals, while 2nd- and 3rd-placed teams from each group qualified for the Play-offs.

Group I

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Group II

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Notes:
  1. CD Bidasoa Irun 66–62 Limoges Handball

Group III

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Group IV

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Knockout stage

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In the play-offs, eight teams ranked 2nd and 3rd in Main Round Groups I through IV played against each other in home-and-away matches.

The four winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals, where they were joined by winners of Main Round Groups I through IV for another round of home-and-away matches.

The four Quarterfinal winners qualified for the Final Four tournament.

Play-offs

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Matches
25 March 2025
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
HC Kriens-Luzern Switzerland 36–29 France Limoges Handball Sursee Stadthalle, Sursee
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Sigrist 11 (17–14) Turchenko, Monteiro 5
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1 April 2025
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Limoges Handball France 36–28 Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
Turchenko 10 (16–16) Šipić 6
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25 March 2025
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
VfL Gummersbach Germany 29–26 Germany MT Melsungen Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach
Attendance: 2,928
Referees: Bolić, Hurich (AUT)
Schluroff 10 (15–13) Krištopāns 7
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1 April 2025
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
MT Melsungen Germany 29–25 Germany VfL Gummersbach Rothenbach-Halle, Kassel
Attendance: 2,851
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Kastening 7 (14–13) Vujović, Pregler 5
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25 March 2025
20:45 WET (UTC+0)
SL Benfica Portugal 33–31 Denmark GOG Håndbold Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 482
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Izquierdo 7 (17–15) Tilsted 8
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1 April 2025
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
GOG Håndbold Denmark 34–31 Portugal SL Benfica Arena Svendborg, Svendborg
Attendance: 3,016
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Grøndahl 10 (15–15) Grigoraș 7
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25 March 2025
20:45 WET (UTC+0)
FC Porto Portugal 35–28 France Fenix Toulouse Handball Dragão Arena, Porto
Attendance: 873
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Veitia Valdés 8 (16–16) Jarry 8
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1 April 2025
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Fenix Toulouse Handball France 30–28 Portugal FC Porto Palais des Sports André-Brouat, Toulouse
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Feuchtmann 8 (12–12) Veitia Valdés 5
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Quarterfinals

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Matches
22 April 2025
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
FC Porto Portugal 29–30 France Montpellier Handball Dragão Arena, Porto
Attendance: 1,262
Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Veitia Valdés 6 (11–14) Monte Dos Santos 8
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29 April 2025
CET (UTC+1)
Montpellier Handball France 35–32 Portugal FC Porto FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Simonet 7 (18–15) Caldeira Brandão 5
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22 April 2025
18:45
MT Melsungen Germany 28–27 Spain CD Bidasoa Irun Rothenbach-Halle, Kassel
Attendance: 2,907
Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
Barrufet 6 (15–13) Nieto 6
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29 April 2025
CET (UTC+1)
CD Bidasoa Irun Spain 22–32 Germany MT Melsungen Polideportivo Artaleku, Irún
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
three players 4 (8–15) Barrufet 9
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22 April 2025
CET (UTC+1)
Limoges Handball France 26–26 Germany THW Kiel Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges
Attendance: 4,798
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
El-Deraa 6 (16–13) Madsen, Imre 5
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29 April 2025
CET (UTC+1)
THW Kiel Germany 35–30 France Limoges Handball Wunderino Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 6,294
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Johansson 7 (16–15) Yusuf 7
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22 April 2025
CET (UTC+1)
GOG Håndbold Denmark 26–29 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Arena Svendborg, Svendborg
Attendance: 3,579
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Grøndahl 7 (15–15) Jørgensen, Jakobsen 7
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29 April 2025
CET (UTC+1)
SG Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 35–29 Denmark GOG Håndbold GP JOULE Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,250
Referees: Mikelič, Paradina (CRO)
Møller 9 (17–12) Grøndahl 8
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Final Four

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The Final Four tournament was held at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 May
 
 
Germany THW Kiel31
 
25 May
 
France Montpellier Handball32
 
France Montpellier Handball25
 
24 May
 
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt32
 
Germany MT Melsungen34
 
 
Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt35
 
Third place
 
 
25 May
 
 
Germany THW Kiel37
 
 
Germany MT Melsungen31

Semifinals

24 May 2025
15:00
MT Melsungen Germany 34–35 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Kastening 8 (15−16) Jakobsen 9
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24 May 2025
18:00
THW Kiel Germany 31–32 France Montpellier Handball Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Pavicevic, Raznatovic (MNE)
Johansson, Zerbe 7 (17−16) Karlsson 8
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Third place game

25 May 2025
15:00
THW Kiel Germany 37–31 Germany MT Melsungen Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Madsen 12 (18−18) Drosten 6
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Final

25 May 2025
18:00
Montpellier Handball France 25–32 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Barclays Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: A. Konjicanin, D. Konjicanin (BIH)
Monte 6 (13−19) Jørgensen 10
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Top goalscorers

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Notes

  1. The eventual team in this slot was Spain Abanca Ademar León.
  2. The eventual team in this slot was Germany MT Melsungen.
  3. The eventual team in this slot was France Limoges Handball.
  4. The eventual team in this slot was Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern.
  5. The eventual team in this slot was Germany VfL Gummersbach.
  6. The eventual team in this slot was Iceland Valur.
  7. The eventual team in this slot was Spain Fraikin BM Granollers.
  8. The eventual team in this slot was Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.
  9. The eventual team in this slot was Sweden Ystads IF.
  10. The eventual team in this slot was Czech Republic HCB Karviná.

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