2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup

This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2024–25 EHF European Cup.

The 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup is the 32nd season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 5th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.^[1] Atticgo BM Elche are the defending champions but didn't defend their title due to their involvement in this season's European League.

EHF European Cup Women

2024–25
The N1 höllin in Reykjavík hosted the second leg of the final.
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Teams	64
Website	ehfec.com
Final positions
Champions	Valur (1st title)
Runner-up	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño
Tournament statistics
Matches played	124
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Valur won their first title after beating Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño in the final.^[2]

Format

The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are six rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

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

Rank[3] Association Average points Teams 1 Spain 63.33 3 2 Croatia 58.00 2 3 Turkey 40.67 3 4 Ukraine 26.00 1 5 Serbia 24.00 2 6 Slovakia 22.33 7 Czech Republic 18.67 8 Portugal 15.00 3 9 Greece 14.67 5 10 Iceland 14.00 2 11 Faroe Islands 13.67 12 Switzerland 13.33 13 Belarus 12.50 0 14 North Macedonia 11.67 2 15 Italy 11.67 4 16 Israel 10.67 0

Rank Association Average points Teams 17 Netherlands 10.67 2 18 Montenegro 9.00 1 19 Poland 8.67 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.33 4 21 Sweden 8.00 1 22 Austria 6.67 3 23 Luxembourg 5.67 24 Azerbaijan 4.67 25 Kosovo 4.67 26 Malta 2.67 0 27 Finland 1.33 28 Lithuania 1.00 2 29 Bulgaria 0.67 0 30 Slovenia 0.67 2 31 Cyprus 0.33 N/A Belgium 0.00 1 N/A Everyone else 0.00 0

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup was announced on 9 July 2024.^[1][4]

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

WAT Atzgersdorf (2nd)	UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau (4th)	Greenpower JAGS Roomz Hotels (7th)	Azeryol HC
Garabagh HC	Kur	KTSV Eupen (2nd)	HRK Grude
RK Hadžići	ŽRK Borac	ŽRK Krivaja	DC Dalmatinka Ploče (4th)
ŽRK Bjelovar (5th)	Cyview Developers Latsia	Youth Union of Athienou	Házená Kynžvart (2nd)
DHC Slavia Praha (3rd)	H71 (3rd)	VÍF (4th)	OFN Ionias (1st)
AC PAOK (2nd, CW)	AESH Pylea Thessaloniki (3rd)	Anagennisi Artas (4th)	AEP Panorama (5th)
Valur (1st)	Haukar (2nd)	SSV Brixen Südtirol (1st)	SSD Handball Erice ARL (2nd, CW)
Jomi Salerno (3rd)	A.S.D. Handball Cassa Rurale Pontinia (4th)	KHF Istogu (1st)	KHF Ferizaj (2nd, CW)
KHF Samadrexha (3rd)	Cascada-HC Garliava SM (1st)	Žalgiris Kaunas (4th)	HB Dudelange (CW)
HB Red Boys Differdange	HB Käerjeng (CW)	ZRK Tivat (2nd)	JuRo Unirek VZV (3rd)
Venéco VELO (4th)	Westfriesland SEW (5th)	WHC Cair Skopje (2nd)	WHC Metalurg Avtokomanda (3rd)
MKS Urbis Gniezno (4th)	Madeira Andebol SAD (2nd)	Colégio de Gaia (3rd)	ADA Sao Pedro do Sul (4th)
ŽRK Železničar (2nd)	ŽORK Jagodina (3rd)	MKS Iuventa Michalovce (2nd)	HK Slovan Duslo Sala (3rd)
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina (2nd, CW)	ŽRD Litija (3rd)	Costa del Sol Malaga (3rd)	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño (4th)
Caja Rural Aula Valladolid (6th)	Kristianstad HK (5th)	SPONO Eagles (3rd)	HSC Kreuzlingen (4th)
Görele Bld. SK (5th)	Bursa Büyüksehir Bld. SK (6th)	Üsküdar B.S.K. (7th)	HC Galychanka Lviv (1st)

Qualifying rounds

Round 2

A total of 64 teams are involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 5–6 October 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 12–13 October 2024. The draw was on the 16 of July 2024.^[5][6]

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Görele Bld. SK	70–65	WHC Metalurg Avtokomanda	36–28	34–37
Házená Kynžvart	62–45	ŽRD Litija	32–22	30–23
DC Dalmatinka Ploče	55–45	ŽRK Borac	24–23	31–22
SSV Brixen Südtirol	37–70	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	21–36	16–34
SPONO Eagles	48–58	PAOK	27–33	21–25
ZRK Tivat	43–72	Bursa Büyüksehir Bld. SK	25–34	18–38
Kristianstad HK	67–48	Westfriesland SEW	32–23	35–25
KHF Istogu	68–52	AESH Pylea Thessaloniki	33–25	35–27
HB Dudelange	52–35	Venéco VELO	22–17	30–18
Garabagh HC	53–49	HB Red Boys Differdange	27–24	26–25
KTSV Eupen	33–68	Haukar	16–38	17–30
Cascada-HC Garliava SM	51–72	SSD Handball Erice ARL	24–31	27–41
Caja Rural Aula Valladolid	79–30	KHF Ferizaj	39–12	40–18
Colégio de Gaia	79–61	KHF Samadrexha	42–31	37–30
ŽORK Jagodina	62–46	RK Hadžići	30–27	32–19
DHC Slavia Praha	63–56	ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina	34–30	29–26
H71	91–35	Cyview Developers Latsia	50–14	41–21
HSC Kreuzlingen	43–54	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	24–27	19–27
UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau	42–70	ŽRK Železničar	27–38	15–32
HB Käerjeng	50–58	WHC Cair Skopje	24–26	26–32
Kur	47–65	OFN Ionias	25–32	22–33
Žalgiris Kaunas	45–65	Valur	17–31	28–34
Youth Union of Athienou	36–78	HRK Grude	21–39	15–39
ADA Sao Pedro do Sul	52–52 4–3 (p)	HK Slovan Duslo Sala	28–25	24–27
Jomi Salerno	53–48	VÍF	27–21	26–27
Greenpower JAGS Roomz Hotels	44–57	WAT Atzgersdorf	19–27	25–30
Azeryol HC	38–68	HC Galychanka Lviv	22–36	16–32
A.S.D. Handball Cassa Rurale Pontinia	47–63	Costa del Sol Malaga	25–32	22–31
Anagennisi Artas	43–60	Madeira Andebol SAD	20–30	23–30
ŽRK Krivaja	52–65	JuRo Unirek VZV	25–35	27–30
ŽRK Bjelovar	50–64	Üsküdar B.S.K.	26–32	24–32
AEP Panorama	34–57	MKS Urbis Gniezno	17–31	17–26

Round 3

A total of 32 teams are involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 9–10 November 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 16–17 November 2024. The draw will be on the 15 of October 2024.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
KHF Istogu	62–78	Házená Kynžvart	30–44	32–34
H71	53–54	PAOK	23–31	30–23
Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	58–52	Bursa Büyüksehir Bld. SK	34–26	24–26
OFN Ionias	50–43	ŽORK Jagodina	27–20	23–23
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	83–42	HRK Grude	44–20	39–22
HC Galychanka Lviv	67–39	Garabagh HC	33–20	34–19
Üsküdar B.S.K.	45–64	Madeira Andebol SAD	25–28	20–36
Costa del Sol Malaga	56–38	ADA Sao Pedro do Sul	32–15	24–23
ŽRK Železničar	41–55	Caja Rural Aula Valladolid	20–32	21–23
MKS Urbis Gniezno	56–44	SSD Handball Erice ARL	30–18	26–26
Jomi Salerno	52–61	DHC Slavia Praha	20–32	32–29
Görele Bld. SK	58–70	WAT Atzgersdorf	32–35	26–35
Valur	56–48	Kristianstad HK	27–24	29–24
Colégio de Gaia	51–57	WHC Cair Skopje	25–29	26–28
HB Dudelange	53–66	JuRo Unirek VZV	22–30	31–36
DC Dalmatinka Ploče	39–41	Haukar	23–24	16–17

Last 16

The Last 16 first leg matches are held on 11–12 January 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 18–19 January 2025. The draw will be on the 19 of November 2024.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
OFN Ionias	59–42	JuRo Unirek VZV	34–21	25–21
DHC Slavia Praha	64–49	WHC Cair Skopje	31–20	33–29
HC Galychanka Lviv	46–50	Haukar	24–26	22–24
WAT Atzgersdorf	37–70	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	18–42	19–28
Costa del Sol Malaga	51–56	Valur	25–25	26–31
Madeira Andebol SAD	60–61	Házená Kynžvart	33–34	27–27
PAOK	47–49	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	30–22	17–27
MKS Urbis Gniezno	68–64	Caja Rural Aula Valladolid	33–34	35–30

Quarterfinals

The first leg matches are held on 15–16 February 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 22–23 February 2025. The draw will be on 21 January 2025.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	50–41	OFN Ionias	23–15	27–26
Házená Kynžvart	57–51	Haukar	35–24	22–27
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	62–43	MKS Urbis Gniezno	36–21	26–22
Valur	49–44	DHC Slavia Praha	27–22	22–22

Matches

15 February 2025 20:00	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	23–15	OFN Ionias	OAKA Sport Hall Kassimatis, Marousi Attendance: 250 Referees: Fält, Holm (SWE)
	Vallés, Santomé 5	(9–8)	Kepesidou, Tsàkalou 3
	2× 1×	Report	3×

16 February 2025 21:00	OFN Ionias	26–27	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	OAKA Sport Hall Kassimatis, Marousi Attendance: 170 Referees: Fält, Holm (SWE)
	Tsàkalou 6	(15–12)	Casasola 9
	2×	Report	1×

Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño won 50–41 on aggregate

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15 February 2025 16:00	Házená Kynžvart	35–24	Haukar	D-Produkt Arena, Cheb Attendance: 800 Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
	Vávrová, Bezrukova 8	(17–11)	Oddén 5
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

22 February 2025 16:30	Haukar	27–22	Házená Kynžvart	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 360 Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	Þorkelsdóttir 7	(15–8)	Božović 7
	1× 1×	Report	1×

Házená Kynžvart won 57–51 on aggregate

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15 February 2025 18:00	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	36–21	MKS Urbis Gniezno	Chemkostav Arena, Michalovce Attendance: 600 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Soskyda 7	(17–8)	Hartman 8
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×

22 February 2025 17:00	MKS Urbis Gniezno	22–26	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa im. Mieczysława Łopatki, Gniezno Attendance: 900 Referees: Hardarson, Magnússon (ISL)
	Schlabs, Legowska 4	(9–8)	Soskyda 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 8× 1×

MKS Iuventa Michalovce won 62–43 on aggregate

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22 February 2025 16:00	Valur	28–21	DHC Slavia Praha	N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 403 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Ásgeirsdóttir 8	(17–12)	Schreibmeierová 6
	2×	Report	1× 5×

23 February 2025 16:00	DHC Slavia Praha	22–22	Valur	N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 361 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Schreibmeierová 9	(14–9)	Ásgeirsdóttir 8
	4× 1×	Report	1× 4×

Valur won 49–44 on aggregate

Semifinals

The first leg matches are held on 22–23 March 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 29–30 March 2025. The draw will be on 21 January 2025.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	61–55	Házená Kynžvart	31–28	30–27
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	45–53	Valur	25–23	20–30

Matches

23 March 2025 19:00	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	31–28	Házená Kynžvart	Pabellon Municipal Porriño, O Porriño Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Valles Becerra 9	(13–15)	Božović 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

29 March 2025 16:00	Házená Kynžvart	27–30	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	D-Produkt Arena, Cheb Attendance: 590 Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Dresslerová, Vávrová 6	(12–15)	Zhukova 6
	1× 5×	Report	5×

Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño won 61–55 on aggregate

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23 March 2025 17:00	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	25–23	Valur	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce Attendance: 900 Referees: Schols (NED), Martins (BEL)
	Habánková 5	(14–8)	Ásgeirsdóttir 7
	1×	Report	2×

30 March 2025 19:30	Valur	30–20	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 961 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Ásgeirsdóttir 8	(17–10)	Klucková 4
	2× 2×	Report	1× 5× 3×

Valur won 53–45 on aggregate

Final

The first leg match was held on 10 May 2025, while the second leg match was held on 17 May 2025. The draw was on 1 April 2025.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	53–54	Valur	29–29	24–25

Matches

10 May 2025 17:00	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	29–29	Valur	Pabellon Municipal Porriño, O Porriño Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Casasola 10	(12–16)	Ásgeirsdóttir 11
	4× 1×	Report	1× 7×

17 May 2025 17:00	Valur	25–24	Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porriño	N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,789 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Ásgeirsdóttir 6	(12–9)	Pérez Buforn 6
	5×	Report	3×

Valur won 54–53 on aggregate

See also

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