2022–23 EHF European League

EHF European League

2022–23
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	27 August 2022–28 May 2023
Teams	44 (qualification stage) 24 (group stage)
Website	eurohandball.com

The 2022–23 EHF European League is the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the EHF Cup to the EHF European League.

SL Benfica are the defending champions, having defeated SC Magdeburg in the previous season final.

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• EL: European League 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

Group stage

Benfica (3rd)EL	Füchse Berlin (3rd)	PAUC Handball (3rd)	Skjern Handball (4th)
Ystads IF (1st)	Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st)	Fraikin Granollers (2nd)	Eurofarm Pelister (2nd)
Balatonfüredi KSE (3rd)	Tatran Prešov (1st)	HC Motor (1st)	Valur (1st)

Qualification round 2

SG Flensburg-Handewitt (4th)	Bidasoa Irun (3rd)	Frisch Auf Göppingen (5th)	Sporting CP (2nd)
Montpellier HB (4th)	KS Azoty-Puławy (3rd)	Skanderborg-Aarhus (5th)	BM Benidorm (4th)
Butel Skopje (3rd)	Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém (CR)	CSA Steaua București (CR)	Belenenses (4th)
MMTS Kwidzyn (4th)	RK Nexe (2nd)

Qualification round 1

IK Sävehof (CW)	GC Amicitia Zürich (CW)	Rebi Balonmano Cuenca (5th)	RK Trimo Trebnje (2nd)
Eurofarm Pelister 2 (5th)	Minaur Baia Mare (2nd)	Drammen HK (SF)	Águas Santas Milaneza (5th)
Dobrogea Sud (3rd)	TBV Lemgo Lippe (6th)	Chambery Savoie MB HB (5th)	Górnik Zabrze (5th)
Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg (3rd)	Logroño La Rioja (6th)	FTC (4th)	Potaissa Turda (4th)
IFK Kristianstad (SF)	Alpla HC Hard (1st)	Kolstad Håndball (QF)	HC Cocks (1st)

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

A total of 20 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 27–28 August 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 3–4 September 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.

The results of this round were:

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca	48–64	Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg	26–31	22–33
Chambery Savoie MB HB	49–46	HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța	27–23	22–23
CS Minaur Baia Mare	49–74	FTC	27–36	22–38
HC Cocks	42–51	Águas Santas Milaneza	22–21	20–30
IK Sävehof	79–51	AHC Potaissa Turda	45–21	34–30
Górnik Zabrze	50–51	GC Amicitia Zürich	27–19	23–32
Alpla HC Hard	51–45	HC Eurofarm Pelister 2	24–21	27–24
Kolstad Håndball	57–47	Drammen HK	28–26	29–21
IFK Kristianstad	69–64	RK Trimo Trebnje	33–33	36–31
TBV Lemgo Lippe	67–62	BM Logroño La Rioja	39–34	28–28

Second qualifying round

A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 10 teams advancing from the previous round and 14 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 27 September 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 4 October 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chambery Savoie MB HB	54–56	Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém	29–25	25–31
IK Sävehof	50–54	Montpellier HB	24–24	26–30
KS Azoty-Puławy	59–61	RK Nexe	32–26	27–35
Frisch Auf Göppingen	59–57	TBV Lemgo Lippe	28–24	31–33
Alpla HC Hard	51–42	HC Butel Skopje	26–21	25–21
IFK Kristianstad	64–67	Skanderborg-Aarhus	31–32	33–35
CSA Steaua București	64–66	FTC	33–31	31–35
Beleneses	42–57	Águas Santas Milaneza	20–23	22–34
Bidasoa Irun	61–60	Kolstad Håndball	30–27	31–33
BM Benidorm	64–58	GC Amicitia Zürich	34–24	30–34
Sporting CP	61–55	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	31–22	30–33
MMTS Kwidzyn	49–76	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	25–39	24–37

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 EHF European League group stage

Hard

Nexe

Skjern

Skanderborg

PAUC

Montpellier

Berlin

Flensburg

Göppingen

Balatonfüred

Veszprém

FTC

Valur

Lisbon

Águas Santas

Pelister

Prešov

Granollers

Bidasoa

Benidorm

YIF

Kadetten

Motor

Lisbon teams
Benfica
Sporting CP

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Location of teams of the 2022–23 EHF European League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Yellow: Group C; Green: Group D.

The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.

A total of 14 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MON	GÖP	KAD	BEN	PRE	VES
1	Montpellier HB	10	8	0	2	330	295	+35	16	Knockout stage		—	35–27	40–36	33–27	41–30	34–30
2	Frisch Auf Göppingen	10	8	0	2	323	274	+49	16			27–25	—	24–25	31–29	34–24	46–30
3	Kadetten Schaffhausen	10	7	0	3	319	299	+20	14			28–30	30–35	—	26–25	38–30	38–32
4	SL Benfica	10	4	0	6	297	289	+8	8			24–26	27–31	27–28	—	35–28	39–35
5	Tatran Prešov	10	2	0	8	279	319	−40	4			35–27	26–28	31–37	25–29	—	22–20
6	Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém	10	1	0	9	282	354	−72	2			31–39	23–40	25–33	26–35	30–28	—

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FLE	YST	VAL	FTC	PAU	BEN
1	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	10	8	1	1	327	280	+47	17	Knockout stage		—	30–23	33–30	42–30	30–25	35–30
2	Ystads IF	10	5	1	4	317	316	+1	11			30–26	—	33–35	35–35	29–33	36–30
3	Valur	10	5	1	4	338	328	+10	11			32–37	29–32	—	43–39	40–31	35–29
4	FTC	10	3	3	4	318	328	−10	9			27–27	37–34	33–33	—	28–25	32–33
5	PAUC Handball	10	4	0	6	305	313	−8	8			21–29	34–36	32–29	33–30	—	39–29
6	BM Benidorm	10	2	0	8	295	335	−40	4			32–38	27–29	29–32	23–27	33–32	—

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NEX	SPO	GRA	SKJ	ALP	BAL
1	RK Nexe	10	8	0	2	311	281	+30	16	Knockout stage		—	32–31	39–36	29–28	22–29	37–23
2	Sporting CP	10	7	0	3	312	294	+18	14			28–34	—	38–31	28–24	31–30	35–32
3	Fraikin BM Granollers	10	6	1	3	315	301	+14	13			25–22	32–29	—	34–31	38–28	33–30
4	Skjern Håndbold	10	5	0	5	294	284	+10	10			29–30	28–30	32–29	—	27–23	32–26
5	Alpla HC Hard	10	1	2	7	270	300	−30	4			24–35	26–31	27–27	27–32	—	30–30
6	Balatonfüredi KSE	10	1	1	8	274	316	−42	3			28–31	25–31	25–30	28–31	27–26	—

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BER	SKA	BID	MOT	EUR	AGU
1	Füchse Berlin	10	10	0	0	343	266	+77	20	Knockout stage		—	30–24	34–29	32–24	34–25	34–20
2	Skanderborg-Aarhus	10	7	0	3	307	276	+31	14			28–29	—	38–27	33–30	24–22	33–26
3	Bidasoa Irun	10	4	1	5	295	296	−1	9			32–40	29–26	—	26–22	32–20	35–26
4	HC Motor	10	3	1	6	280	305	−25	7			27–38	31–37	33–31	—	30–33	30–24
5	Eurofarm Pelister	10	2	2	6	271	303	−32	6			34–43	27–30	29–29	25–27	—	27–27
6	Águas Santas Milaneza	10	1	2	7	252	302	−50	4			23–29	25–34	28–25	26–26	27–29	—

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

The pairings for the last 16 and the quarter-finals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.

	Last 16						Quarter-finals
	21 March/28 March
	3D Bidasoa Irun
							11 April/18 April
	2C Sporting CP
	21 March/28 March
	4B FTC
	1A Montpellier HB
	21 March/28 March
	3C Fraikin Granollers
							11 April/18 April
	2D Skanderborg-Aarhus
	21 March/28 March
	4A Benfica
	1B SG Flensburg-Handewitt
	21 March/28 March
	3B Valur
							11 April/18 April
	2A Frisch Auf Göppingen
	21 March/28 March
	4D HC Motor
	1C RK Nexe
	21 March/28 March
	3A Kadetten Schaffhausen
							11 April/18 April
	2B Ystads IF
	21 March/28 March
	4C Skjern Handball
	1D Füchse Berlin

Last 16

The last 16 first legs were scheduled for 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bidasoa Irun	–	Sporting CP	–	–
FTC	–	Montpellier HB	–	–
Fraikin Granollers	–	Skanderborg-Aarhus	–	–
Benfica	–	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	–	–
Valur	–	Frisch Auf Göppingen	–	–
HC Motor	–	RK Nexe	–	–
Kadetten Schaffhausen	–	Ystads IF	–	–
Skjern Handball	–	Füchse Berlin	–	–

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals first legs were scheduled for 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	–		–	–
	–		–	–
	–		–	–
	–		–	–

Final four

The final four will be held at the Flens-Arena in Flensburg, Germany on 27 and 28 May 2023.

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	27 May
					28 May
	27 May
					Third place
					28 May

External links

• Official website