EHF European Cup

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

The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founded in 1993 as the EHF City Cup, the competition was renamed the EHF Challenge Cup in 2000 before adopting its current name in 2020.^[1]

EHF European Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 EHF European Cup
Sport	Handball
Founded	1993
No. of teams	74 (total)
Country	Europe
Confederation	EHF members
Most recent champion(s)	Valur (1st title)
Most titles	CS UCM Reşiţa (3 titles)
Level on pyramid	3
Official website	ehfec.eurohandball.com

History

Before 2000, it was called EHF City Cup. Currently, the EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.^{[citation needed]}

Winners

EHF City Cup

Year		Final				Semifinal losers
		Champion	Score	Second place
1993–94 Details		TUSEM Essen	27–17 31–26	HK Drott		BM Granollers	PSG Asnieres Hand-Ball
1994–95 Details		TV Niederwürzbach	26–29 32–26	Cadagua Gáldar		TUSEM Essen	ABC/UMinho
1995–96 Details		Drammen HK	22–21 27–21	SG Hameln		SC Pick Szeged	IFK Skövde HK
1996–97 Details		TuS Nettelstedt	32–19 27–23	KIF Kolding		Drammen HK	Sandefjord TIF
1997–98 Details		TuS Nettelstedt	24–22 25–23	IFK Skövde HK		SG Wallau-Massenheim	Academia Octavio Vigo
1998–99 Details		SG Flensburg-Handewitt	27–27 26–21	A.D.C. Ciudad Real		TuS Nettelstedt	Drammen HK
1999–00 Details		TV Grosswallstadt	30–23 27–32	BM Valladolid		Pfadi Winterthur	RK Sintelon

EHF Challenge Cup

Year		Final				Semifinal losers
		Champion	Score	Second place
2000–01 Details		RK Jugović Kać	27–27 26–22	Pfadi Winterthur		SSV Forst Brixen	Śląsk Wrocław
2001–02 Details		Skjern Handball	20–27 34–17	RK Pelister		Frederiksberg IF	US Ivry Handball
2002–03 Details		Skjern Handball	27–30 35–25	Filippos Verias		US Créteil Handball	IK Sävehof
2003–04 Details		IFK Skövde HK	20–21 27–24	US Dunkerque HB		HCM Constanța	Generali Pallamano Trieste
2004–05 Details		Wacker Thun	29–24 26–29	ABC/UMinho		HC Superfund Hard	TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
2005–06 Details		CSA Steaua București	21–26 34–27	SC Horta		Agram-Medvescak Zagreb	BSV Bern Muri
2006–07 Details		CS UCM Reşiţa	26–26 36–36	Drammen HK		Zagłębie Lubin	Locomotiv-Polyot Cheljabinsk
2007–08 Details		CS UCM Reşiţa	28–29 26–18	Alpla Hard		Benfica	Pfadi Winterthur
2008–09 Details		CS UCM Reşiţa	25–27 25–20	CSU Bucovina Suceava		Beşiktaş JK	BSV Bern Muri
2009–10 Details		Sporting CP	27–25 27–26	MMTS Kwidzyn		RD Slovan	Bologna United
2010–11 Details		RK Cimos Koper	27–27 31–27	Benfica		RK Partizan Dunav Osiguranje	Ştiinţa Municipal Dedeman Bacău
2011–12 Details		AC Diomidis Argous	26–23 20–22	Wacker Thun		Sporting CP	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–13 Details		SKA Minsk	31–26 32–24	Handball Esch		IL Runar	CSU Bucovina Suceava
2013–14 Details		IK Sävehof	37–26 [A]	RK Metaloplastika Šabac		KS Azoty-Puławy	Águas Santas
2014–15 Details		HC Odorheiu Secuiesc	28–32 32–25	ABC/UMinho		Benfica	Stord
2015–16 Details		ABC/UMinho	28–22 25–29	Benfica		Dukla Prague	FyllingenBergen
2016–17 Details		Sporting CP	37–28 30–24	AHC Potaissa Turda		JMS Hurry-Up	Valur
2017–18 Details		AHC Potaissa Turda	33–22 26–27	AEK Athens		IBV Vestmannaeyjar	Madeira Andebol SAD
2018–19 Details		CSM București	22–22 26–20	Madeira Andebol SAD		HC Neva SPb	AEK Athens
2019–20 Details		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]

EHF European Cup

Year		Final				Semifinal losers
		Champion	Score	Second place
2020–21 Details		AEK Athens	30–26 24–20 [B]	Ystads		Gorenje Velenje	Anorthosis Famagusta
2021–22 Details		Nærbø	29–25 27–26	Minaur Baia Mare		Drammen	Alingsås
2022–23 Details		Vojvodina	30–23 25–23	Nærbø		Runar Sandefjord	Alingsås
2023–24 Details		Valur	30–26 32–35	Olympiacos		Ferencvárosi	Minaur Baia Mare

• ^A The first leg was canceled due to the flooding in Serbia, and the final was disputed in only one game.^[3]
• ^B Both finals held in Chalkida, Greece, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Performances

By teams

Team	Won	Years won	Runner-up	Years runner-up
UCM Reşiţa	3	2007, 2008, 2009
Nettelstedt	2	1997, 1998
Skjern	2	2002, 2003
Sporting CP	2	2010, 2017
ABC/UMinho	1	2016	2	2005, 2015
Skövde	1	2004	1	1998
Drammen	1	1996	1	2007
Wacker Thun	1	2005	1	2012
Potaissa Turda	1	2018	1	2017
AEK Athens	1	2021	1	2018
Nærbø	1	2022	1	2023
TUSEM Essen	1	1994
Niederwürzbach	1	1995
Flensburg-Handewitt	1	1999
Großwallstadt	1	2000
Jugović Kać	1	2001
CSA Steaua București	1	2006
Cimos Koper	1	2011
Diomidis Argous	1	2012
SKA Minsk	1	2013
Sävehof	1	2014
Odorheiu Secuiesc	1	2015
CSM București	1	2019
Vojvodina	1	2023
Valur	1	2024
S.L. Benfica			2	2011, 2016
Drott			1	1994
Cadagua Gáldar			1	1995
Hameln			1	1996
Kolding			1	1997
Ciudad Real			1	1999
BM Valladolid			1	2000
Pfadi Winterthur			1	2001
Eurofarm Pelister			1	2002
Filippos Verias			1	2003
US Dunkerque HB			1	2004
SC Horta			1	2006
Alpla Hard			1	2008
Bucovina Suceava			1	2009
Kwidzyn			1	2010
Handball Esch			1	2013
RK Metaloplastika Šabac			1	2014
Madeira Andebol			1	2019
Ystads			1	2021
Minaur Baia Mare			1	2022
Olympiacos			1	2024

By countries

Nation	Titles	Runners-up	Finals
Romania	7	3	10
Germany	6	1	7
Portugal	3	6	9
Greece	2	3	5
Sweden	2	3	5
Norway	2	2	4
Denmark	2	1	3
Serbia	2	1	3
Switzerland	1	2	3
Belarus	1	0	1
Iceland	1	0	1
Slovenia	1	0	1
Spain	0	3	3
Austria	0	1	1
France	0	1	1
Luxembourg	0	1	1
North Macedonia	0	1	1
Poland	0	1	1

See also

• EHF Champions League
• EHF European League