The 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 18 March with the playoffs and ended on 4 June 2023 with the final at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format
editIn the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 2nd–6th in Groups A and B played against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Qualified teams
editThe top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
| A |  Vipers Kristiansand
|
 CSM București
|
 Odense Håndbold
|
 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
 RK Krim Mercator
|
 Brest Bretagne Handball
|
| B | Metz Handball
|
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
Team Esbjerg
|
CS Rapid București
|
 WHC Budućnost BEMAX
|
Storhamar Håndball Elite
|
All times are UTC+2 (matches on 18, 19 and 25 March are UTC+1).
Playoffs
editOverview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storhamar Håndball Elite
|
52–60 | Odense Håndbold
|
22–30 | 30–30 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball
|
49–55 | Team Esbjerg
|
25–28 | 24–27 |
| WHC Budućnost BEMAX
|
46–55 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
24–28 | 22–27 |
| RK Krim Mercator
|
53–54 | CS Rapid București
|
29–24 | 24–30 |
Matches
edit| 18 March 2023 18:00 |
Storhamar Håndball Elite
|
22–30 | Odense Håndbold
|
Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,045 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Venn 6 | (13–16) | Abbingh, Housheer 5 | ||
2×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 25 March 2023 18:00 |
Odense Håndbold
|
30–30 | Storhamar Håndball Elite
|
Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,117 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| Iversen, Van Wetering 6 | (13–16) | Obaidli 10 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Odense Håndbold won 60–52 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2023 16:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
|
25–28 | Team Esbjerg
|
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,562 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| Fauske 7 | (15–15) | Reistad 8 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 26 March 2023 14:00 |
Team Esbjerg
|
27–24 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,563 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Reistad 6 | (14–12) | Carlson 5 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
Team Esbjerg won 55–49 on aggregate.
| 18 March 2023 16:00 |
WHC Budućnost BEMAX
|
24–28 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| Raičević 9 | (13–15) | Malestein 7 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 25 March 2023 16:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
27–22 | WHC Budućnost BEMAX
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| Malestein, Stolle 5 | (14–13) | Pavićević 7 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 55–46 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2023 14:00 |
RK Krim Mercator
|
29–24 | CS Rapid București
|
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER) |
| Radičević, Stanko 8 | (12–13) | Kanor 5 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 26 March 2023 16:00 |
CS Rapid București
|
30–24 | RK Krim Mercator
|
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| Polman 8 | (12–8) | Rosiak 7 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 2× 5× 1×
|
CS Rapid București won 54–53 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
editOverview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Rapid București
|
56–71 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
25–31 | 31–40 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
59–58 | Metz Handball
|
26–32 | 33–26 |
| Team Esbjerg
|
65–59 | CSM București
|
32–28 | 33–31 |
| Odense Håndbold
|
55–66 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
27–29 | 28–37 |
Matches
edit| 30 April 2023 14:00 |
CS Rapid București
|
25–31 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Grozav 5 | (12–18) | Vyakhireva 7 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 6 May 2023 16:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand
|
40–31 | CS Rapid București
|
Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Næs Andersen 7 | (18–18) | Grozav 7 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
Vipers Kristiansand won 71–56 on aggregate.
| 29 April 2023 16:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
26–32 | Metz Handball
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| Bölk, Malestein 7 | (13–15) | Horacek 7 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 7 May 2023 14:00 |
Metz Handball
|
26–33 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,670 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| Bouktit 8 | (17–17) | Malestein 8 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 59–58 on aggregate.
| 30 April 2023 16:00 |
Team Esbjerg
|
32–28 | CSM București
|
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,960 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU) |
| Mørk 8 | (17–13) | Arntzen 10 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 7 May 2023 16:00 |
CSM București
|
31–33 | Team Esbjerg
|
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| Omoregie 8 | (18–16) | Breistøl, Mørk 7 | ||
| 4× 2×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Team Esbjerg won 65–59 on aggregate.
| 29 April 2023 18:00 |
Odense Håndbold
|
27–29 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,234 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| Abbingh, Van Wetering 6 | (17–12) | Gros 9 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 6 May 2023 18:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
37–28 | Odense Håndbold
|
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,254[2] Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| Gros 10 | (21–14) | Van Wetering 6 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 4×
|
Győri Audi ETO KC won 66–55 on aggregate.
Final four
editThe final four will be held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 3 and 4 June 2023.[3] The draw took place on 9 May 2023.[4][5]
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 June | ||||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 35 | |||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 37 | |||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 28 | |||||
| 3 June | ||||||
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 24 | |||||
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 30 | |||||
| Team Esbjerg | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 28 | |||||
| Team Esbjerg | 27 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 3 June 2023 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
35–37 | Vipers Kristiansand
|
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,734 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Oftedal 11 | (18–23) | Roberts 8 | ||
| 1× 7×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 3 June 2023 18:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
30–29 | Team Esbjerg
|
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| Malestein 7 | (13–17) | Mørk, Reistad 7 | ||
| 1× 6×
|
Report | 5×
|
Third place game
edit| 4 June 2023 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
|
28–27 | Team Esbjerg
|
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,387 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| Gros 6 | (16–9) | Ingstad 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Final
edit| 4 June 2023 18:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand
|
28–24 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
|
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Næs Andersen, Vyakhireva 6 | (14–13) | Bölk, Lekić 5 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 1× 2× 1×
|
References
edit- ^ "Regulations" (PDF). eurohandball.com. eurohandball.com. p. 16. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Női kézilabda BL - Legyőzte a dán Odense HB csapatát az Audi ETO - Fotók". Kisalfold (in Hungarian). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Playing times for Budapest and Cologne confirmed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Excitement builds for Tuesday's EHF FINAL4 Women 2023 draw". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Semi-final pairings set by the EHF FINAL4 Women draw". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.