This article describes the knockout stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]
On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
All matches were cancelled on 26 June 2020.[3]
Qualified teams
editThe top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.[4]
Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Metz Handball | Team Esbjerg | Rostov-Don | CSM București |
2 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Brest Bretagne Handball | Budućnost | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
Format
editThe first-placed team of each group will face the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group. After that a draw will be held to determine the pairings for the final four.[5]
Quarterfinals
editThe European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the quarter-finals matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[6] The matches were rescheduled on 25 March.[2] The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020, although they might be played before the final four.[7]
Overview
editMatches
editSCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Cancelled | Metz Handball | ||
Metz Handball | Cancelled | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
CSM București | Cancelled | Győri Audi ETO KC | ||
Győri Audi ETO KC | Cancelled | CSM București | ||
Budućnost | Cancelled | Team Esbjerg | ||
Team Esbjerg | Cancelled | Budućnost | ||
Rostov-Don | Cancelled | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
Brest Bretagne Handball | Cancelled | Rostov-Don | ||
Final four
editThe final four was scheduled to be held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 9 and 10 May 2020 but was later rescheduled to 5 and 6 September 2020.[2] If the quarterfinals can't be played, the top-two teams of the main round groups will be playing in the final four.[7]
Bracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
5 September | ||||||
6 September | ||||||
5 September | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
6 September | ||||||
Semifinals
edit5 September 2020 | TBD | Cancelled | TBD | |
5 September 2020 | TBD | Cancelled | TBD | |
Third place game
edit6 September 2020 | LSF1 | Cancelled | LSF2 | |
Final
edit6 September 2020 | WSF1 | Cancelled | WSF2 | |
References
edit- ^ "DELO Women's EHF Champions League 2019/2020 is target of 24 teams". Handball-planet. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Information on the DELO WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4 2020". ehfcl.com. 26 June 2020.
- ^ "EXEC confirms participants for the 2019/20 season". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Playing system
- ^ "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.