EHF European League

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

The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previously called the EHF Cup, the competition will be known as the EHF European League from the season 2020–21.^[1] SG Flensburg-Handewitt are the current holders.

EHF European League

Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 EHF European League
Sport	Handball
Founded	1981
No. of teams	32
Country	EHF members
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Flensburg-Handewitt (3rd title)
Most titles	Frisch Auf Göppingen THW Kiel SC Magdeburg (4 titles each)
Level on pyramid	2
Official website	ehfel.eurohandball.com

History

It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF coefficient rank decides, which teams have access and in which stage they enter.

Winners

IHF Cup

Year		Final				Semifinal losers
		Champion	Score	Second place
1981–82 Details		VfL Gummersbach	23–14	Željezničar Sarajevo		Slavia Prague		Pfadi Winterthur
1982–83 Details		ZTR Zaporizhzhia	23–16 22–20	IFK Karlskrona		Füchse Berlin		BK-46 Karis
1983–84 Details		TV Grosswallstadt	16–15 20–19	HG Gladsaxe		Bányász Tatabánya		TK Lokomotiva Trnava
1984–85 Details		HC Minaur Baia Mare	22–17 14–18	ZTR Zaporizhzhia		Tecnisa Alicante		WAT Margareten Wien
1985–86 Details		Raba Vasas ETO Györ	23–17 20–24	Tecnisa Alicante		Proleter Zrenjanin		Lugi Lund
1986–87 Details		Granitas Kaunas	23–23 18–18	Atlético Madrid BM		VfL Gummersbach		Urædd Porsgrun
1987–88 Details		HC Minaur Baia Mare	20–21 23–20	Granitas Kaunas		FC Barcelona		TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
1988–89 Details		TURU Düsseldorf	17–12 15–18	ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt		CD Cajamadrid		SKIF Krasnodar
1989–90 Details		SKIF Krasnodar	25–27 29–13	Proleter Zrenjanin		CD Cajamadrid		Dukla Prague
1990–91 Details		Borac Banja Luka	20–15 23–24	CSKA Moscow		TUSEM Essen		SKP Bratislava
1991–92 Details		SG Wallau-Massenheim	23–25 22–20	SKA Minsk		Alzira Avidesa		Proleter Zrenjanin
1992–93 Details		Cantabria	24–20 26–20	Bayer Dormagen		Steaua Bucuresti		SG Leutershausen

EHF Cup

Year		Final				Semifinal losers
		Champion	Score	Second place
1993–94 Details		Alzira Avidesa	23–19 21–22	ASKÖ Linde Linz		Elgorriaga Bidasoa		Steaua Bucuresti
1994–95 Details		Granollers	26–24 23–21	Polyot Cheljabinsk		Gorenje Velenje		SG Vfl BHW Hameln
1995–96 Details		Granollers	28–18 28–27	Shakhtar-Academiya		Zadar Gortan		SG Flensburg-Handewitt
1996–97 Details		SG Flensburg-Handewitt	22–25 30–17	Virum Sorgenfri		Academia Octavio Vigo		Granollers
1997–98 Details		THW Kiel	23–25 26–21	SG Flensburg-Handewitt		CSKA Moscow		Brodomerkur
1998–99 Details		SC Magdeburg	22–30 31–22	BM Valladolid		TBV Lemgo		Sandefjord TIF
1999–00 Details		RK Metković Jambo	24–22 23–25	SG Flensburg-Handewitt		ABC Braga		Prevent
2000–01 Details		SC Magdeburg	27–27 26–22	RK Metković Jambo		Bidasoa Irun		Haukar
2001–02 Details		THW Kiel	36–29 24–28	FC Barcelona		SG Wallau-Massenheim		Gáldar
2002–03 Details		FC Barcelona	35–23 33–26	Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan		Dunaferr SE		Altea
2003–04 Details		THW Kiel	32–28 27–19	Altea		Dinamo-Romc. Bucuresti		Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan
2004–05 Details		TUSEM Essen	22–30 31–22	SC Magdeburg		VfL Gummersbach		Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan
2005–06 Details		TBV Lemgo	30–29 25–22	Frisch Auf Göppingen		US Créteil Handball		VfL Gummersbach
2006–07 Details		SC Magdeburg	30–30 31–28	CAI Aragón		Grasshopper Club Zürich		Skjern Handball
2007–08 Details		HSG Nordhorn	31–27 29–30	FCK Handball		CAI Aragón		Cimos Koper
2008–09 Details		VfL Gummersbach	29–28 26–22	Gorenje		TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen		CAI Aragón
2009–10 Details		TBV Lemgo	24–18 28–30	Kadetten SH Handball		Naturhouse La Rioja		SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2010–11 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen	23–21 30–26	TV Grosswallstadt		Naturhouse La Rioja		TBV Lemgo
2011–12 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen	34–28 26–26	Dunkerque HB		Rhein-Neckar Löwen		SC Magdeburg
Year		Final – Four
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2012–13 Details		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	26–24	HBC Nantes		Tvis Holstebro	28–27	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2013–14 Details		Pick Szeged	29–28	Montpellier AHB		Füchse Berlin	29–28	HCM Constanța
2014–15 Details		Füchse Berlin	30–27	Hamburg		Skjern Håndbold	27–22	Gorenje Velenje
2015–16 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen	32–26	Nantes		Fraikin Granollers	25–21	Chambéry Savoie
2016–17 Details		Frisch Auf Göppingen	30–22	Füchse Berlin		SC Magdeburg	32–31	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
2017–18 Details		Füchse Berlin	28–25	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball		SC Magdeburg	35–25	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018–19 Details		THW Kiel	26–22	Füchse Berlin		FC Porto	28–26	TTH Holstebro
2019–20 Details		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]

EHF European League

Year	Final – Four
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2020–21 Details		SC Magdeburg	28–25	Füchse Berlin		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	32–27	Orlen Wisła Płock
2021–22 Details		SL Benfica	40–39	SC Magdeburg		Orlen Wisła Płock	27–22	RK Nexe
2022–23 Details		Füchse Berlin	36–31	BM Granollers		Frisch Auf Göppingen	33–29	Montpellier HB
2023–24 Details		Flensburg-Handewitt	36–31	Füchse Berlin		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	32–31	Dinamo București
2024–25 Details		Flensburg-Handewitt	32–25	Montpellier HB		THW Kiel	37–31	MT Melsungen

Statistics

Winning clubs

Performance in the EHF Cup/European League by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
SC Magdeburg	4	2	1999, 2001, 2007, 2021	2005, 2022
Frisch Auf Göppingen	4	1	2011, 2012, 2016, 2017	2006
THW Kiel	4	0	1998, 2002, 2004, 2019	—
Füchse Berlin	3	4	2015, 2018, 2023	2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
SG Flensburg-Handewitt	3	2	1997, 2024, 2025	1998, 2000
BM Granollers	2	1	1995, 1996	2023
HC Minaur Baia Mare	2	0	1985, 1988	—
VfL Gummersbach	2	0	1982, 2009	—
TBV Lemgo	2	0	2006, 2010	—
ZTR Zaporizhzhia	1	1	1983	1985
Granitas Kaunas	1	1	1987	1988
RK Metković	1	1	2000	2001
FC Barcelona	1	1	2003	2002
TV Grosswallstadt	1	1	1984	2011
Raba Vasas ETO Györ	1	0	1986	—
TuRU Düsseldorf	1	0	1989	—
SKIF Krasnodar	1	0	1990	—
RK Borac Banja Luka	1	0	1991	—
SG Wallau-Massenheim	1	0	1992	—
CB Cantabria	1	0	1993	—
Alzira Avidesa	1	0	1994	—
TUSEM Essen	1	0	2005	—
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen	1	0	2008	—
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	1	0	2013	—
SC Pick Szeged	1	0	2014	—
SL Benfica	1	0	2022	—
HBC Nantes	0	2	—	2013, 2016
Montpellier Handball	0	2	—	2014, 2025
RK Željezničar	0	1	—	1982
IFK Karlskrona	0	1	—	1983
HG Gladsaxe	0	1	—	1984
Tecnisa Alicante	0	1	—	1986
Atlético Madrid BM	0	1	—	1987
ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt	0	1	—	1989
RK Proleter Zrenjanin	0	1	—	1990
CSKA Moscow	0	1	—	1991
SKA Minsk	0	1	—	1992
Bayer Dormagen	0	1	—	1993
ASKÖ Linde Linz	0	1	—	1994
Polyot Cheljabinsk	0	1	—	1995
Shakhtar-Academiya	0	1	—	1996
Virum-Sorgenfri HK	0	1	—	1997
BM Valladolid	0	1	—	1999
Dynamo Astrakhan	0	1	—	2003
BM Altea	0	1	—	2004
CAI Aragón	0	1	—	2007
FCK Håndbold	0	1	—	2008
RK Gorenje	0	1	—	2009
Kadetten Schaffhausen	0	1	—	2010
Dunkerque HB	0	1	—	2012
HSV Hamburg	0	1	—	2015
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	0	1	—	2018

Titles by country

Rank	Country	Winners	Runners-up	Total finals
1	Germany	28	12	40
2	Spain	5	7	12
3	Soviet Union [A]	3	3	6
4	Romania	2	0	2
5	Hungary	2	0	2
6	Yugoslavia [B]	1	2	3
7	Croatia	1	1	2
8	Portugal	1	0	1
9	France	0	6	6
10	Denmark	0	3	3
11	Russia	0	2	2
12	Sweden	0	1	1
13	East Germany	0	1	1
14	Belarus	0	1	1
15	Austria	0	1	1
16	Ukraine	0	1	1
17	Slovenia	0	1	1
18	Switzerland	0	1	1

Notes

• ^A Results until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. One club from present day Ukraine won the title once and was runner-up another time, one club from present day Lithuania also won the title once and was runner-up another time, while one title and an additional one time runner-up were achieved by two clubs from present day Russia.
• ^B Results until the Breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. One Club from present day Bosnia and Herzegovina won the title once and another was runner-up one time, while a club from present day Serbia was also runner-up one time.

See also

• EHF Champions League
• EHF European Cup