2024–25 EHF European League qualification round

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2024–25 Women's EHF European League qualification round.

The 2024–25 EHF European League qualification round decided the last ten qualifiers for the European League group stage.

EHF European League qualification round

2024–25
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Date	31 August – 7 September 2024
Teams	20 (from 14 countries)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Format

Twenty teams were split into ten play offs. While eighteen teams took part in the normal play offs, two clubs were pre-seeded to play against each other in special play off. The winners of the special play off would reach the group stage but unlike the other teams who are immediately eliminated, the special play off loser drop downs to the 2024–25 EHF European Cup. The play offs were held in a home and away format. Whoever has the highest score on aggregate won the tie and secured a place in the group stage.

Teams

Silkeborg

Kriens-Luzern

Valur

ABC Braga

Kristianstad

Ystads

Granollers

FTC

Elverum

Trimo Trebnje

Melsungen

Gummersbach

Limoges

GC Amicitia Zürich

Vinkovci

Ademar León

Mors-Thy

Izviđač

Karviná

Location of teams of the 2024–25 EHF European League Qualification Round.

Teams
RK Izviđač	RK Spačva Vinkovci
HCB Karviná	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Mors-Thy Håndbold	Limoges Handball
MT Melsungen	VfL Gummersbach
FTC-Green Collect	Valur
Elverum Håndball	ABC Braga
Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	RK Trimo Trebnje
Fraikin BM Granollers	Abanca Ademar León
Ystads IF	IFK Kristianstad
HC Kriens-Luzern	GC Amicitia Zürich

Madeira Andebol SAD

Location of teams in 2024–25 EHF European League Qualification Round (Madeira)

Draw

The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 16 July 2024 in Vienna, Austria.^[1][2][3] The first legs will be held on 31 August to 1 September 2024 while the second legs will be held on 6–8 September 2024. The bold text means which teams advanced.

Seeding[4]
Seeded	Unseeded
MT Melsungen ABC Braga Bjerringbro-Silkeborg HC Kriens-Luzern Fraikin BM Granollers Ystads IF RK Trimo Trebnje Valur VfL Gummersbach	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD GC Amicitia Zürich IFK Kristianstad Limoges Handball Mors-Thy Håndbold Abanca Ademar León RK Spačva Vinkovci FTC-Green Collect Elverum Håndball

Scores

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ABC Braga	50–52	Abanca Ademar León	23–21	27–31
MT Melsungen	64–54	Elverum Håndball	28–23	36–31
RK Trimo Trebnje	56–63	Limoges Handball	32–28	24–35
HC Kriens-Luzern	71–69	GC Amicitia Zürich	37–31	34–38
Mors-Thy Håndbold	52–74	VfL Gummersbach	22–35	30–39
Valur	58–57	RK Spačva Vinkovci	34–25	24–32
IFK Kristianstad	57–62	Fraikin BM Granollers	29–32	28–30
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	77–61	FTC-Green Collect	45–27	32–34
Ystads IF	72–66	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	39–31	33–35

Matches

31 August 2024 18:00	ABC Braga	23–21	Abanca Ademar León	Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite, Braga Attendance: 650 Referees: Loncar, Loncar (CRO)
	Sousa 7	(14–10)	Álvarez Dominguez 10
	2× 8×	Report	3× 1×

8 September 2024 20:00	Abanca Ademar León	31–27	ABC Braga	Palacio de los Deportes de León, León Attendance: 3,752 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Arce 11	(15–12)	José 9
	1× 4×	Report	8× 1×

Abanca Ademar León won 52–50 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 18:30	MT Melsungen	28–23	Elverum Håndball	Rothenbach-Halle, Kassel Attendance: 2,016 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Balenciaga, Torrebejano 6	(13–12)	three players 5
	7×	Report	2× 5×

7 September 2024 17:00	Elverum Håndball	31–36	MT Melsungen	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 1,611 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	three players 6	(16–17)	Moraes 7
	1× 2×	Report	5×

MT Melsungen won 64–54 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 19:30	RK Trimo Trebnje	32–28	Limoges Handball	Dvorana OS Trebnje, Trebnje Attendance: 700 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)
	Višček 7	(16–10)	Turtschenko, El-Deraa 5
	1× 2×	Report	5×

7 September 2024 19:00	Limoges Handball	35–24	RK Trimo Trebnje	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges Attendance: 3,647 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Ogando 6	(17–11)	Krešic 5
	4×	Report	4×

Limoges Handball won 63–56 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 18:00	HC Kriens-Luzern	37–31	GC Amicitia Zürich	Krauerhalle, Kriens Attendance: 657 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Sigrist, Steenaerts 9	(19–18)	Popovski, Grau 6
	4× 4×	Report	1× 2×

7 September 2024 18:00	GC Amicitia Zürich	38–34	HC Kriens-Luzern	Saalsporthalle, Zurich Attendance: 300 Referees: Sekulic, Jovandic (SRB)
	Popovski 6	(16–18)	Sigrist 9
	6×	Report	3×

HC Kriens-Luzern won 71–69 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 16:00	Mors-Thy Håndbold	22–35	VfL Gummersbach	Thy Hallerne, Thisted Attendance: 790 Referees: Mikelic, Paradina (CRO)
	Sørensen 4	(10–17)	Köster 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 1×

8 September 2024 16:30	VfL Gummersbach	39–30	Mors-Thy Håndbold	Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 3,834 Referees: Jovic, Arnautovic (BIH)
	Teitur 7	(20–16)	Sørensen 6
	2×	Report	4×

VfL Gummersbach won 74–52 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 19:30	Valur	34–25	RK Spačva Vinkovci	N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 338 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	í Selvindi 7	(13–16)	Maroš 7
	5×	Report	1× 5×

7 September 2024 19:00	RK Spačva Vinkovci	32–24	Valur	Sportska Dvorana Bartol Kasic, Vinkovci Attendance: 500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Maroš 9	(19–10)	í Selvindi 7
	4× 1×	Report	6×

Valur won 58–57 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 15:00	IFK Kristianstad	29–32	Fraikin BM Granollers	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,517 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Månsson 7	(13–15)	García Robledo 8
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

7 September 2024 17:00	Fraikin BM Granollers	30–28	IFK Kristianstad	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vesovic, Mitrovic (MNE)
	García Robledo 8	(15–15)	Månsson 7
	6× 1×	Report	1× 5×

Fraikin BM Granollers won 62–57 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 14:00	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	45–27	FTC-Green Collect	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg Attendance: 1,512 Referees: Alvarez Mata, Bustamante Lopez (ESP)
	Læsø 11	(22–14)	Lékai, Ónodi-Jánoskúti 4
	1× 3×	Report	2×

8 September 2024 18:00	FTC-Green Collect	34–32	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 500 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	M. Győri 9	(16–18)	Læsø 11
	3×	Report	4×

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg won 77–61 on aggregate.

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31 August 2024 16:00	Ystads IF	39–31	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 724 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Fernebrand 11	(16–15)	Pina 9
	2×	Report	2×

6 September 2024 19:00	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	35–33	Ystads IF	Pavilhao do Maritimo, Madeira Attendance: 350 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	Pina 12	(15–16)	Ekberg 10
	3×	Report	4×

Ystads IF won 72–66 on aggregate.

Special Qualification Play off

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
HCB Karviná	59–54	RK Izviđač	33–22	26–32

1 September 2024 17:00	HCB Karviná	33–22	RK Izviđač	Sportovni hala házené STARS, Karviná Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
	Patzel 9	(18–12)	three players 4
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

7 September 2024 19:00	RK Izviđač	32–26	HCB Karviná	Sportska Dvorana Ljubuski, Ljubuški Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Odak 10	(19–13)	Patzel, Solák 5
	1× 7× 1×	Report	4×

HCB Karviná won 59–54 on aggregate.

See also

• 2024–25 EHF Champions League
• 2024–25 EHF European League
• 2024–25 EHF European Cup
• 2024–25 Women's EHF Champions League
• 2024–25 Women's EHF European League
• 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup