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{{Infobox sport tournament
|name=[[EHF Challenge Cup]]
|year=2017–18
|image=
|caption=
|sport=[[Handball]]
|location=
|start_date={{nowrap|7 October 2017}}
|end_date={{nowrap|20 May 2018}}
|administrator=
|tournament_format=
|host=
|venues=
|teams=40
|website =[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/en/men/news/ eurohandball.com]
|purse=
|champions={{flagicon|ROM}} [[AHC Potaissa Turda]]
|runners-up1={{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]
|matches=
|goals=
|attendance=
|top_scorer=[[Anton Otrezov]] (71 goals)
|previous=[[2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup|2016–17]]
|next=[[2018–19 EHF Challenge Cup|2018–19]]
}}

The '''2017–18 [[EHF Challenge Cup]]''' was the 21st edition of the [[European Handball Federation]]'s third-tier competition for men's [[Team handball|handball]] clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.

== Overview ==

=== Team allocation ===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |[[2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup#Round 3|Round 3]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Eurofarm Rabotnik|HC Eurofarm Rabotnik]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]]
|{{Flagicon|ISL}} [[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]
|{{Flagicon|CYP}} [[Parnassos Strovolou]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|POR}} [[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]]
|{{Flagicon|SRB}} [[RK Sloga Požega|HC Sloga Zmartforce]]
|{{Flagicon|KOS}} [[KH Trepça]]
|{{Flagicon|MDA}} [[PGU Tiraspol|PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol]] 
|-
|{{Flagicon|ROM}} [[AHC Potaissa Turda]]
|{{Flagicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Považská Bystrica]]
|{{Flagicon|LUX}} [[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]]
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[London GD Handball Club|London GD HC]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|UKR}} [[HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye]]
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[HC Visé BM]]
|{{Flagicon|ISR}} [[Ramat Hasharon HC|SGS Ramhat Hashron HC]]
|{{Flagicon|LTU}} [[Granitas Kaunas|Granitas Karys Kaunas]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|BLR}} [[HC Gomel]]
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Göztepe S.K. Handball Team|Göztepe SK]]
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[HMRK Zrinjski Mostar]]
|{{Flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Lovćen]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[SKIF Krasnodar]]
|{{Flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]
|{{Flagicon|BUL}} [[HC Dobrudja]]
|{{Flagicon|GEO}} [[B.S.B. Batumi]]
|-
! colspan="4" |[[2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup#Round 2|Round 2]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|UKR}} [[Shakhtar-Academiya|Donbass Donetsk Region]]
|{{Flagicon|GRE}} [[P.A.O.K. H.C.|A.C. PAOK]]
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Konjuh|RK Konjuh-Živinice]]
|{{Flagicon|LTU}} [[VHC Šviesa|VHC Šviesa Vilnius]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]
|{{Flagicon|LUX}} [[Red Boys Differdange (handball)|Red Boys Differdange]]
|{{Flagicon|BIH}} [[RK Vogošća|HC Vogošća Poljine Hills]]
|{{Flagicon|LTU}} [[Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas]] 
|-
|{{Flagicon|SRB}} [[ORK Samot 65]]
|{{Flagicon|LUX}} [[Handball Käerjeng|HB Käerjeng]]
|{{Flagicon|CYP}} [[Proodeftikos Paphos]]
|{{Flagicon|MNE}} [[RK Mojkovac|RK Mojkovac 2005]] 
|-
|{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Amasya Taşova YİBO SK|Taşova Yibo SC]]
|{{Flagicon|ISR}} [[Handball Club Holon|Holon Handball Club]]
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Cambridge HC]]
|{{Flagicon|MLT}} [[Aloysians Prominent]] 
|-
|}

=== Round and draw dates ===
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in [[Vienna]], Austria.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Round
!Draw date
!First leg
!Second leg
|-
|Round 2
|18 July 2017
|7–8 October 2017
|14–15 October 2017
|-
|Round 3
|18 July 2017
|18–19 November 2017
|25–26 November 2017
|-
|Last 16
|28 November 2017
|10–11 February 2018
|17–18 February 2018
|-
|Quarter-final
| rowspan="2" |20 February 2018
|24–25 March 2018
|31 March–1 April 2018
|-
|Semi-finals
|21–22 April 2018
|28–29 April 2018
|-
|Finals
|1 May 2018
|12–13 May 2018
|19–20 May 2018
|}

== Round 2 ==
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.<ref>{{cite news|title=EHF Challenge Cup round 2 |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/00-04/chc/men/2017-18/round/2/Round+2|date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Bolded teams qualified into Round 3.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[RK Vogošća|HC Vogošća Poljine Hills]]'''|BIH|54–48|[[Handball Club Holon|Holon Handball Club]]|ISR|31–24|23–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Red Boys Differdange (handball)|Red Boys Differdange]]'''|LUX|57–52|[[Kauno Azuolas-KTU Kaunas]]|LTU|32–26|25–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Amasya Taşova YİBO SK|Taşova Yibo SC]]|TUR|0–20|'''[[RK Mojkovac|RK Mojkovac 2005]]'''|MNE|0–10|0–10 }}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Aloysians Prominent]]|MLT|32–73|'''[[P.A.O.K. H.C.|A.C. PAOK]]'''|GRE|17–34|15–39}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[ORK Samot 65]]'''|SRB|75–45|[[Cambridge HC]]|GBR|43–21|32–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Handball Käerjeng|HB Käerjeng]]'''|LUX|69–58|[[Shakhtar-Academiya|Donbass Donetsk Region]]|UKR|32–30|37–28}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[VHC Šviesa|VHC Šviesa Vilnius]]|LTU|48–61|'''[[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]'''|RUS|24–25|24–36}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[RK Konjuh|RK Konjuh-Živinice]]'''|BIH|72–39|[[Proodeftikos Paphos]]|CYP|39–15|33–24}} 
|}

== Round 3 ==
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.<ref>{{cite news|title=EHF Challenge Cup round 3 |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/00-04/chc/men/2017-18/round/3/Round+3|date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Bolded teams qualified into last 16.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[RK Konjuh|RK Konjuh-Živinice]]|BIH|48–63|'''[[Ramat Hasharon HC|SGS Ramhat Hashron HC]]'''|ISR|25–30|23–33}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[RK Eurofarm Rabotnik|HC Eurofarm Rabotnik]]'''|MKD|57–47|[[Granitas Kaunas|Granitas Karys Kaunas]]|LTU|28–24|29–23}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[London GD Handball Club|London GD HC]]|GBR|37–81|'''[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]'''|GRE|16–40|21–41}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]]'''|POR|81–32|[[Parnassos Strovolou]]|CYP|46–12|35–20}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[HC Gomel]]|BLR|54–63|'''[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]'''|ISL|27–31|27–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[KH Trepça]]|KOS|49–75|'''[[AHC Potaissa Turda]]'''|ROM|29–35|30–40}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Göztepe S.K. Handball Team|Göztepe SK]]'''|TUR|63–55|[[P.A.O.K. H.C.|A.C. PAOK]]|GRE|35–26|28–29}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[HC Visé BM]]'''|BEL|79–63|[[PGU Tiraspol|PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol]]|MDA|38–31|41–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[B.S.B. Batumi]]|GEO|49–89|'''[[HMRK Zrinjski Mostar]]'''|BIH|17–47|32–42}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]'''|RUS|66–57|[[RK Sloga Požega|HC Sloga Zmartforce]]|SRB|37–26|29–31}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[MŠK Považská Bystrica]]'''|SVK|58–50|[[RK Lovćen]]|MNE|34–26|24–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[RK Vogošća|HC Vogošća Poljine Hills]]|BIH|54–65|'''[[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]]'''|NOR|33–35|21–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[SKIF Krasnodar]]'''|RUS|57–55|[[Handball Käerjeng|HB Käerjeng]]|LUX|31–27|26–28}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]]'''|LUX|59–45|[[ORK Samot 65]]|SRB|26–21|33–24}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye]]'''|UKR|71–46|[[RK Mojkovac|RK Mojkovac 2005]]|MNE|36–20|35–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Red Boys Differdange (handball)|Red Boys Differdange]]'''|LUX|79–49|[[HC Dobrudja]]|BUL|43–23|36–26}}
|}

== Last 16 ==
The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:<ref>{{cite news|title=Pots revealed for the Challenge cup last 16 draw|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29693/Pots+revealed+for+the+Challenge+Cup+Last+16+draw|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=27 November 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050714/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29693/Pots+revealed+for+the+Challenge+Cup+Last+16+draw|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; white-space:nowrap;"
|-
!width=50%|Pot 1 
!width=50%|Pot 2
|-
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]
*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]
*{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]]
*{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]]
*{{flagicon|ROM}} [[AHC Potaissa Turda]]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[SKIF Krasnodar]]
{{col-end}}
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[HC Visé BM]]
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[HMRK Zrinjski Mostar]]
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Ramat Hasharon HC|SGS Ramhat Hashron HC]]
*{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Red Boys Differdange (handball)|Red Boys Differdange]]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[RK Eurofarm Rabotnik|HC Eurofarm Rabotnik]]
*{{flagicon|SVK}} [[MŠK Považská Bystrica]]
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Göztepe S.K. Handball Team|Göztepe SK]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye]]
{{col-end}}
|}

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Last season's runner-up to face Vise|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29696/Last+season%27s+runners-up+to+face+Vise|date=28 November 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050833/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/29696/Last+season%27s+runners-up+to+face+Vise|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[RK Eurofarm Rabotnik|HC Eurofarm Rabotnik]]|MKD|50–61|'''[[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]]'''|NOR|22–25|28–36}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[MŠK Považská Bystrica]]|SVK|49–53|'''[[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]]'''|POR|25–23|24–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]'''|ISL|53–46|[[Ramat Hasharon HC|SGS Ramhat Hashron HC]]|ISR|32–25|21–21}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]'''|RUS|59–52|[[Red Boys Differdange (handball)|Red Boys Differdange]]|LUX|31–26|28–26}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[HMRK Zrinjski Mostar]]|BIH|57–67|'''[[SKIF Krasnodar]]'''|RUS|27–39|28–30}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AHC Potaissa Turda]]'''|ROM|68–53|[[HC Visé BM]]|BEL|44–24|24–29}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Göztepe S.K. Handball Team|Göztepe SK]]|TUR|52–57|'''[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]'''|GRE|29–25|23–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporozhye]]|UKR|59–65|'''[[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]]'''|LUX|29–34|30–31}}
|}

== Quarterfinals ==

The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final pairings was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on 20 February at 11:00 hrs.
.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eight teams to learn the road to the Final|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/30246/Eight+teams+to+learn+the+road+to+the+final|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=19 February 2018|access-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033113/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/article/30246/Eight+teams+to+learn+the+road+to+the+final|archive-date=20 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]|RUS|48–55|'''[[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]]'''|POR|27–27|21–28}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[SKIF Krasnodar]]|RUS|51–66|'''[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]'''|ISL|23–25|28–41}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]'''|GRE|64–43|[[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]]|LUX|32–25|32–18}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AHC Potaissa Turda]]'''|ROM|59–56|[[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]]|NOR|29–24|30–32}}
|}

===Matches===

{{handballbox
|date=24 March 2018
|time=19:00
|team1=[[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]] {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|score=27–27
|team2={{flagicon|POR}} [[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605001 Report]
|goals1=[[Anton Otrezov|Otrezov]] 9
|goals2=[[Elledy Semedo|Semedo]] 11
|HT=12–14
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[STC Lukomore]], [[Budyonnovsk]]
|attendance=750
|referee=Jerlecki, Labun
|refnat=POL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=31 March 2018
|time=17:00
|team1=[[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]] {{flagicon|POR}} 
|score=28–21
|team2={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinamo Viktor Stavropol|Dynamo-Victor]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605002 Report]
|goals1=[[Oleksander Nekrushets|Nekrushets]] 7
|goals2=[[Anton Otrezov|Otrezov]], [[Anton Volkov (handball)|Volkov]] 8
|HT=13–11
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=1
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=[[Pavilhão Desportivo]], [[Funchal]]
|attendance=700
|referee=Stokes, Bartlett
|refnat=GBR
}}
''Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.''
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 March 2018
|time=16:00
|team1=[[SKIF Krasnodar]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|score=23–25
|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} [[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605007 Report]
|goals1=[[Dmitry Koposov|Koposov]], [[Ilya Belevtsov|Belevtsov]] 4
|goals2=[[Sigurbergur Sveinsson|Sveinsson]], [[Kristijan Kari Kristijansson|Kristijansson]] 7
|HT=10–15
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[Olympus Arena]], [[Krasnodar]]
|attendance=800
|referee=Argyridis, Mouttas
|refnat=CYP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=31 March 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]] {{flagicon|ISL}} 
|score=41–28
|team2={{flagicon|RUS}} [[SKIF Krasnodar]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605008 Report]
|goals1=[[Kristijan Kari Kristijansson|Kristijansson]] 9
|goals2=[[Sergey Nikolaenkov|Nikolaenkov]] 9
|HT=19–15
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[Itrottamidstöd]], [[Vestmannaeyjar]]
|attendance=600
|referee=Weijmans, Wolbertus
|refnat=NED
}}
''IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.''
----
{{handballbox
|date=24 March 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]] {{flagicon|GRE}} 
|score=32–25
|team2={{flagicon|LUX}} [[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605005 Report]
|goals1=[[Stathis Zampounis|Zampounis]] 7
|goals2=[[Marco Stupar|Stupar]] 7
|HT=17–13
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Athens]]
|attendance=800
|referee=Alyev, Aghakishiyev
|refnat=AZE
}}
{{handballbox
|date=31 March 2018
|time=20:00
|team1=[[Handball Club Berchem|HC Berchem]] {{flagicon|LUX}} 
|score=18–32
|team2= {{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605006 Report]
|goals1=[[Cedric Stein|Stein]] 4
|goals2=[[Jonas Lokken|Lokken]] 6
|HT=8–15
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=3
|red2=1
|stadium=[[Hall Omnisports de Crauthem]], [[Berchem, Luxembourg|Berchem]]
|attendance=600
|referee=Sirbu, Suponicov
|refnat=MDA
}}
''A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.''
----
{{handballbox
|date=24 March 2018
|time=18:00
|team1=[[AHC Potaissa Turda]] {{flagicon|ROM}} 
|score=29–24
|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} [[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605003 Report]
|goals1=[[Radu Cristian Ghiță|Ghiță]] 9
|goals2=[[Fredrik Mossestad|Mossestad]] 6
|HT=12–11
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=1
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu]], [[Turda]]
|attendance=600
|referee=Šniūrevičius, Grigalionis
|refnat=LTU
}}
{{handballbox
|date=2 April 2018
|time=17:00
|team1=[[Bergen Håndball|FyllingenBergen]] {{flagicon|NOR}} 
|score=32–30
|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} [[AHC Potaissa Turda]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/5/201811020605004 Report]
|goals1=[[Fredrik Mossestad|Mossestad]] 9
|goals2=[[Radu Cristian Ghiță|Ghiță]] 11
|HT=14–12
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[Framohallen]], [[Bergen]]
|attendance=666
|referee=Martins, Martins
|refnat=POR
}}
''AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–56 on aggregate.''

== Semifinals ==

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 21–22 April 2018, while the second legs followed on 28–29 April 2018.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]] {{flagicon|POR}} ||44–52|{{flagicon|GRE}}''' [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]'''||21–29|23–23}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]|ISL|55–56|'''[[AHC Potaissa Turda]]'''|ROM|31–28|24–28}}
|}

===Matches===

{{handballbox
|date=21 April 2018
|time=18:30
|team1=[[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]] {{flagicon|POR}} 
|score=21–29
|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606001 Report]
|goals1=[[Bruno Moreira|Moreira]] 6
|goals2=[[Christodoulos Mylonas|Mylonas]] 8
|HT=6–16
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=[[Pavilhão Desportivo]], [[Funchal]]
|attendance=690
|referee=Bolic, Hurich
|refnat=AUT
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 April 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]] {{flagicon|GRE}}
|score=23–23
|team2={{flagicon|POR}} [[Madeira Andebol SAD|AM Madeira Andebol SAD]] 
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606002 Report]
|goals1=[[Christodoulos Mylonas|Mylonas]] 5
|goals2=[[Elledy Semedo|Semedo]] 7
|HT=13–12
|twomin1=7
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=[[O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Athens]]
|attendance=800
|referee=Kiyashko, Kiselev
|refnat=RUS
}}
''A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.''
----
{{handballbox
|date=21 April 2018
|time=15:00
|team1=[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]] {{flagicon|ISL}} 
|score=31–28
|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} [[AHC Potaissa Turda]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606003 Report]
|goals1=[[Theodor Sigurbjörnsson|Sigurbjörnsson]] 13
|goals2=[[Dragoș Iancu|Iancu]] 5
|HT=15–13
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=7
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=[[Itrottamidstöd]], [[Vestmannaeyjar]]
|attendance=612
|referee=Bonifert, Oláh
|refnat=HUN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=29 April 2018
|time=18:00
|team1=[[AHC Potaissa Turda]] {{flagicon|ROM}}
|score=28–24
|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} [[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|IBV Vestmannaeyjar]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/6/201811020606004 Report]
|goals1=[[Radu Cristian Ghiță|Ghiță]] 6
|goals2=[[Theodor Sigurbjörnsson|Sigurbjörnsson]], [[Sigurbergur Sveinsson|Sveinsson]] 5
|HT=13–11
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=1
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=[[Sala de sport Gheorghe Bariţiu]], [[Turda]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Jorum, Kleven
|refnat=NOR
}}
''AHC Potaissa Turda won 56–55 on aggregate.''

== Final ==

The first leg was played on 14 May and the second was played on 20 May.

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''[[AHC Potaissa Turda]]'''|ROM|59–49|[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]|GRE|33–22|26–27}}
|}

===Matches===
{{handballbox
|date=14 May 2018
|time=19:00
|team1=[[AHC Potaissa Turda]] {{flagicon|ROM}} 
|score=33–22
|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/7/201811020607001 Report]
|goals1=''three players'' 7
|goals2=[[Christodoulos Mylonas|Mylonas]] 7
|HT=14–11
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[Horia Demian Sports Hall]], [[Cluj-Napoca]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Jović, Arnautović
|refnat=BIH
}}
{{handballbox
|date=20 May 2018
|time=19:00
|team1=[[AEK H.C.|A.E.K. Athens]] {{flagicon|GRE}}
|score=27–26
|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} [[AHC Potaissa Turda]]
|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/match/7/201811020607002 Report]
|goals1=[[Julios Argyrou|Argyrou]] 7
|goals2=[[Georgică Cîntec|Cîntec]], [[Alexandru Asoltanei|Asoltanei]] 5
|HT=11–18
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=4
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=[[O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Athens]]
|attendance=5,600
|referee=Andorka, Hucker
|refnat=HUN
}}
''AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.'' 

== See also ==
* [[2017–18 EHF Champions League]]
* [[2017–18 EHF Cup]]
* [[2017–18 Women's EHF Cup]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170718064600/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/chc/men/2017-18/rounds EHF Challenge Cup] (official website)

{{EHF Challenge Cup seasons}}
{{2017–18 European club competitions}}
{{2017–18 in European handball (EHF)}}

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