2025–26 EHF European League qualification round

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2025–26 Women's EHF European League qualification round.

The 2025–26 EHF European League qualification round decided the last twelve qualifiers for the European League group stage.

EHF European League qualification round

2025–26
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Date	30 August – 7 September 2025
Teams	24 (from 17 countries)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
← 2024–25

Format

Twenty four teams were split into twelve play offs. While twenty teams took part in the normal play offs, two clubs were pre-seeded to play against each other in a 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 2025–26 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

Sesvete

Čakovec

Dugo Selo

Karviná

Mors-Thy

Skanderborg

Saint-Raphael

Hannover

Stjarnan

Alkaloid

Elverum

Braga

Głogów

Baia Mare

Partizan

Velenje

Torrelavega

Bidasoa

León

Malmö

Karlskrona

Sävehof

Bern

Kriens

Location of teams of the 2025–26 EHF European League qualification round.

Teams
MRK Sesvete	MRK Čakovec
MRK Dugo Selo	HCB Karviná
Mors-Thy Håndbold	SAH - Skanderborg
Saint-Raphael Var Handball	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Stjarnan	Elverum Håndball
HC Alkaloid	KGHM Chrobry Głogów
Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde
CS Minaur Baia Mare	RK Partizan
RK Gorenje Velenje	Bathco BM Torrelavega
Irudek Bidasoa Irún	HK Malmö
HF Karlskrona	IK Sävehof
BSV Bern	HC Kriens-Luzern

Madeira Andebol SAD

Location of teams in 2025–26 EHF European League qualification round (Madeira)

Draw

External videos
Draw

The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 15 July 2025 in Vienna, Austria.^[1][2] The bold text means which teams advanced.

Seeding[3]
Seeded	Unseeded
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD Bathco BM Torrelavega Mors-Thy Håndbold BSV Bern HK Malmö MRK Sesvete Stjarnan KGHM Chrobry Głogów RK Gorenje Velenje ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde	HC Kriens-Luzern HF Karlskrona MRK Dugo Selo Saint-Raphael Var Handball SAH - Skanderborg Irudek Bidasoa Irún MRK Čakovec IK Sävehof CS Minaur Baia Mare HC Alkaloid Elverum Håndball

Summary

The eleven winners on aggregate advanced to the group stage. The first legs will be held on 30 to 31 August 2025 while the second legs will be held on 6–7 September 2025.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	66–55	HC Alkaloid	37–27	29–28
Mors-Thy Håndbold	64–80	Saint-Raphael Var Handball	32–45	32–35
RK Gorenje Velenje	50–59	HC Kriens-Luzern	25–27	25–32
Irudek Bidasoa Irún	65–50	ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde	35–26	30–24
KGHM Chrobry Głogów	65–70	HF Karlskrona	30–33	35–37
CS Minaur Baia Mare	53–52	Stjarnan	26–26	27–26
HK Malmö	60–71	IK Sävehof	24–33	36–38
MRK Dugo Selo	56–64	MRK Sesvete	32–29	24–35
Elverum Håndball	67–56	Bathco BM Torrelavega	38–28	29–28
MRK Čakovec	55–73	BSV Bern	28–31	27–42
SAH - Skanderborg	74–56	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	38–25	36–31

Matches

31 August 2025 17:00	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	37–27	HC Alkaloid	Swiss Life Hall, Hannover Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Ruben Maia, André Nunes (POR)
	Steinhauser 11	(19–15)	Þordarsson 10
	1× 6×	Report	1× 5× 1×

6 September 2025 17:00	HC Alkaloid	28–29	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Sportska Sala Avtokomanda, Skopje Attendance: 950 Referees: Mihai Pîrvu, Radu Potîrniche (ROU)
	Þordarsson 8	(14–14)	Fischer 8
	2×	Report	6×

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf won 66–55 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 16:00	Mors-Thy Håndbold	32–45	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	Thy Hallerne, Thisted Attendance: 935 Referees: Sami Kinnari, Johan Skogberg (FIN)
	Norlyk, Sunesen 6	(15–23)	Marescot 7
	1× 4× 1×	Report	3×

6 September 2025 20:30	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	35–32	Mors-Thy Håndbold	Palais des Sports JF Krakowski , Saint-Raphaël Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Miljan Vešović, Novica Mitrović (MNE)
	Leyvigne 6	(19–13)	Hald 6
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 5×

Saint-Raphaël Var Handball won 80–64 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 18:00	RK Gorenje Velenje	25–27	HC Kriens-Luzern	Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 700 Referees: Ioannis Fotakidis, Charalampos Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Velić 10	(8–12)	Sigrist 7
	1× 2×	Report	3×

6 September 2025 18:00	HC Kriens-Luzern	32–25	RK Gorenje Velenje	Sursee Stadthalle, Sursee Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Ron Peretz, Niv Schwartz (ISR)
	Sigrist, Čepić 7	(18–12)	Velić 8
	3×	Report	1×

HC Kriens-Luzern won 59–50 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 18:30	Irudek Bidasoa Irún	35–26	ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde	Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun Attendance: 1,328 Referees: Danielo Bozhinovski, Viktor Nachevski (MKD)
	Múgica 6	(16–11)	Meireles 9
	6×	Report	6×

6 September 2025 17:00	ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde	24–30	Irudek Bidasoa Irún	Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite, Braga Attendance: 250 Referees: Marion Kull, Alvar Tint (EST)
	Pando 6	(10–14)	Salinas 5
	1× 2× 1×	Report	1× 2×

Bidasoa Irún won 65–50 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 18:00	KGHM Chrobry Głogów	30–33	HF Karlskrona	Sportowi Hala Ryszarda Matuszaka, Głogów Attendance: 802 Referees: Aleksandar Jović, Nedim Arnautović (BIH)
	Żyszkiewicz 6	(12–16)	Larsson 8
	1× 3×	Report	5×

6 September 2025 18:00	HF Karlskrona	37–35	KGHM Chrobry Głogów	Brinova Arena Karlskrona, Karlskrona Attendance: 1,625 Referees: Bogdan Nicolae Stark, Romeo Mihai Ştefan (ROU)
	Mikkelsen 11	(18–14)	Adamski 6
	5×	Report	5×

HF Karlskrona won 70–65 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 18:00	CS Minaur Baia Mare	26–26	Stjarnan	Sala Sporturilor Lascăr Pană, Baia Mare Attendance: 1,450 Referees: Tatjana Praštalo, Vesna Balvan (BIH)
	Botea, Pop 5	(15–14)	Gunnarsson 5
	1× 1× 1×	Report	2× 7×

6 September 2025 15:00	Stjarnan	26–27	CS Minaur Baia Mare	Heklu Höllin, Garðabær Attendance: 750 Referees: Titouan Picard, Pierre Vauchez (FRA)
	Gunnarsson 7	(13–14)	three players 5
	2×	Report	1× 4× 1×
	FT: 23–23 Pen: 3–4

CS Minaur Baia Mare won 53–52 on aggregate after penalty shootout

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31 August 2025 16:15	HK Malmö	24–33	IK Sävehof	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 788 Referees: Svavar Pétursson, Sigurður Þrastarson (ISL)
	Roganovic 7	(14–18)	Durlanu 8
	1×	Report	5×

6 September 2025 16:15	IK Sävehof	38–36	HK Malmö	Partille Arena, Partille Attendance: 350 Referees: Andreas Daviknes Borge, Magnus Muri Nygren (NOR)
	Jónsson, Grøtta 8	(20–20)	Tönnesen 8
	6×	Report	2×

IK Sävehof won 71–60 on aggregate

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31 August 2025 19:00	MRK Dugo Selo	32–29	MRK Sesvete	Sportska Dvorana Dugo Selo, Dugo Selo Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Svetoslav Yovchev, Zvezdelin Yonchev (BUL)
	Markušic 7	(18–15)	Raužan 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

6 September 2025 19:00	MRK Sesvete	35–24	MRK Dugo Selo	Srednja škola Jelkovec, Sesvete Attendance: 1,450 Referees: Boris Mandak, Mario Rudinsky (SVK)
	Hršak 7	(16–8)	Buvinic, Celegin 5
	1× 6×	Report	1× 7× 2×

MRK Sesvete won 64–56 on aggregate

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31 August 2025 16:00	Elverum Håndball	38–28	Bathco BM Torrelavega	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 1,518 Referees: Zan Puksic, Miha Satler (SLO)
	Toft 8	(23–16)	Prokop, Martínez 6
	4×	Report	4×

6 September 2025 19:30	Bathco BM Torrelavega	28–29	Elverum Håndball	Pabellón Municipal Vicente Trueba, Torrelavega Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jakub Uhlíř, Vojtěch Beňuš (CZE)
	Moyano, Prokop 5	(13–12)	Máthé, Heldal 6
	5×	Report	8× 2×

Elverum Håndball won 67–56 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 20:00	MRK Čakovec	28–31	BSV Bern	Graditeljska škola Čakovec, Čakovec Attendance: 1,970 Referees: Ivars Čerņavskis, Edmunds Bogdanovs (LAT)
	Levak 5	(15–13)	Wanner 11
	1× 3×	Report	6×

7 September 2025 18:00	BSV Bern	42–27	MRK Čakovec	Mobiliar Arena, Gümligen Attendance: 612 Referees: Péter Horváth, Balázs Márton (HUN)
	Wanner 7	(21–13)	Levak 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

BSV Bern won 73–55 on aggregate

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30 August 2025 15:00	SAH - Skanderborg	38–25	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	Djurslands Bank Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 675 Referees: Anatoly Novikov, Mindaugas Gatelis
	three players 6	(22–12)	Pina 7
	1× 1×	Report	2×

7 September 2025 20:00	Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD	31–36	SAH - Skanderborg	Pavilhão do Marítimo, Madeira Attendance: 600 Referees: Yann Carmaux, Julien Mursch (FRA)
	Pina 13	(16–19)	Hansen 8
	1× 2×	Report	2×

SAH - Skanderborg won 74–56 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
RK Partizan	61–53	HCB Karviná	31–27	30–26

30 August 2025 19:00	RK Partizan	31–27	HCB Karviná	SC Voždovac, Beograd Referees: Dorian Sîrbu, Victor Serdiuc (MDA)
	Crnoglavac 6	(16–15)	Patzel 7
	4×	Report	5×

6 September 2025 19:00	HCB Karviná	26–30	RK Partizan	Házenkářská hala STARS, Karviná Attendance: 1200 Referees: Kristof Altmar, Marton Horvath (HUN)
	Patzel 9	(14–17)	Ivanov 9
	8×	Report	7× 1×

RK Partizan won 61–53 on aggregate

See also

• 2025–26 EHF Champions League
• 2025–26 EHF European League
• 2025–26 EHF European Cup
• 2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League
• 2025–26 Women's EHF European League
• 2025–26 Women's EHF European Cup