2022–23 Women's EHF European League
The 2022–23 Women's EHF European League was the 42nd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 8 October 2022 to 14 May 2023.[1]
2022–23 | |
![]() Ikast Håndbold celebrates | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 8 October 2022–14 May 2023 |
Teams | 33 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
Website | ehfel.com |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Attendance | 85,355 (1,423 per match) |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (86 goals) |
SG BBM Bietigheim were the defending champions.
Overview
editTeam allocation
editRound and draw dates
editThe schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[2]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualification | Second qualifying round | 19 July 2022 | 8–9 October 2022 | 15–16 October 2022 |
Third qualifying round | 18 October 2022 | 3–4 December 2022 | 10–11 December 2022 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 15 December 2022 | 7–8 January 2023 | |
Matchday 2 | 14–15 January 2023 | |||
Matchday 3 | 21–22 January 2023 | |||
Matchday 4 | 4–5 February 2023 | |||
Matchday 5 | 11–12 February 2023 | |||
Matchday 6 | 18–19 February 2023 | |||
Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 18–19 March 2023 | 25–26 March 2023 |
Semi finals | 28 March 2023 | 13 May 2023 | ||
Final | no draw | 14 May 2023 |
Qualification stage
editRound 2
editThere were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 8–9 October and the second legs were played on 15–16 October 2022.[3]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Chambray Touraine | 52–58 | Thüringer HC | 28–31 | 24–27 |
LC Brühl Handball | 58–52 | DHC Plzeň | 30–27 | 28–25 |
SCM Gloria Buzău | 42–31 | Costa del Sol Malaga | 32–31 | 10–0 |
MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin | 50–58 | Siófok KC | 18–27 | 32–31 |
Rocasa Gran Canaria | 79–41 | ŽRK Bjelovar | 42–19 | 37–22 |
Hypo Niederösterreich | 49–57 | VfL Oldenburg | 26–33 | 23–24 |
Yalikavksports Club | 45–66 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 21–29 | 24–37 |
HC Dalmatinka Ploce | 55–61 | ŽRK Železničar Inđija | 25–32 | 30–29 |
SPONO Eagles | 52–64 | Fana | 21–36 | 31–28 |
Round 3
editThere were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 3–4 December and the second legs were played on 10–11 December 2022.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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H65 Höörs HK | 48–63 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 24–31 | 24–32 |
Siófok KC | 61–52 | CS Măgura Cisnădie | 33–24 | 28–28 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 64–51 | Viborg HK | 34–21 | 30–30 |
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | 52–51 | SCM Gloria Buzău | 29–26 | 23–25 |
MKS Zagłębie Lubin | 48–50 | Podravka Vegeta | 24–24 | 24–26 |
IK Sävehof | 52–65 | Thüringer HC | 22–30 | 30–35 |
Rocasa Gran Canaria | 57–66 | Sola HK | 29–32 | 28–34 |
Borussia Dortmund | 74–37 | ZRK Zeleznicar – Indjija | 43–22 | 31–15 |
Fana | 51–46 | Buxtehuder SV | 28–21 | 23–25 |
ESBF Besançon | 59–53 | Super Amara Bera Bera | 32–29 | 27–24 |
VfL Oldenburg | 51–69 | Neptunes de Nantes | 27–34 | 24–35 |
Praktiker-Vác | 68–55 | LC Brühl Handball | 30–26 | 38–29 |
Group stage
editThe draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 15 December 2022. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.[5]
Tiebreakers |
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In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots. During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams. |
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | SIO | BES | MOL | |
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1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 154 | +22 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 26–23 | 31–21 | 33–32 | |
2 | Siófok KC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 149 | +4 | 8 | 27–24 | — | 20–18 | 30–22 | ||
3 | ESBF Besançon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 163 | +9 | 6 | 27–30 | 30–21 | — | 35–32 | ||
4 | Molde Elite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 168 | 203 | −35 | 0 | 24–32 | 29–32 | 29–41 | — |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IKA | NAN | MOS | FAN | |
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1 | Ikast Håndbold | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 147 | +42 | 12 | Quarterfinals | — | 30–20 | 28–26 | 29–23 | |
2 | Neptunes de Nantes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 173 | +1 | 6 | 28–33 | — | 36–29 | 29–21 | ||
3 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 185 | −11 | 4 | 26–34 | 30–33 | — | 35–29 | ||
4 | Fana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 184 | −32 | 2 | 24–35 | 30–28 | 25–28 | — |
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYK | SOL | DEB | POD | |
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1 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 151 | +21 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals | — | 26–28 | 34–22 | 28–23 | |
2 | Sola HK | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 156 | +15 | 8[a] | 26–28 | — | 30–25 | 35–29 | ||
3 | DVSC Schaeffler | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 163 | −5 | 8[a] | 28–27 | 25–21 | — | 32–31 | ||
4 | Podravka Vegeta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 181 | −31 | 0 | 24–29 | 23–31 | 20–26 | — |
Notes:
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | THC | VAL | P92 | VAC | |
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1 | Thüringer HC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 162 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 38–31 | 28–24 | 31–21 | |
2 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 7 | 32–32 | — | 30–28 | 40–30 | ||
3 | Paris 92 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 156 | −2 | 6 | 26–25 | 24–22 | — | 26–24 | ||
4 | Praktiker-Vác | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 156 | 185 | −29 | 2 | 28–34 | 26–28 | 27–26 | — |
Quarterfinals
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Neptunes de Nantes | 50–51 | Borussia Dortmund | 28–19 | 22–32 |
Siófok KC | 41–61 | Ikast Håndbold | 20–30 | 21–31 |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 61–67 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 32–29 | 29–38 |
Sola HK | 59–62 | Thüringer HC | 35–35 | 24–27 |
Matches
edit19 March 2023 18:00 |
Neptunes de Nantes | 28–19 | Borussia Dortmund | Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,159 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
Hagman 7 | (14–7) | Bleckmann 7 | ||
3× | Report | 6× |
26 March 2023 16:00 |
Borussia Dortmund | 32–22 | Neptunes de Nantes | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
Grijseels 9 | (13–11) | Grandveau 5 | ||
4× | Report | 1× 2× |
18 March 2023 20:00 |
Siófok KC | 20–30 | Ikast Håndbold | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
Papp 5 | (7–12) | Bakkerud 8 | ||
2× | Report | 1× 4× |
25 March 2023 20:00 |
Ikast Håndbold | 31–21 | Siófok KC | IBF Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
Scaglione 6 | (17–8) | Milosavljević 9 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× |
18 March 2023 16:00 |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 32–29 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 2,239 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
Glibko 7 | (16–14) | Halilcevic 6 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 1× 3× |
26 March 2023 18:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 38–29 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,425 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN) |
Halilcevic 10 | (17–14) | Glibko, Kovačević 9 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 6× |
19 March 2023 16:00 |
Sola HK | 35–35 | Thüringer HC | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 939 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST) |
Magnussen, Tveiten 6 | (19–17) | Lott 10 | ||
5× 1× | Report | 1× 8× |
26 March 2023 14:00 |
Thüringer HC | 27–24 | Sola HK | Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) |
Lott, Stockschläder 6 | (16–12) | Novak 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 4× |
Final four
editThe final four was held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 13 and 14 May 2023.[6] The draw was made on 28 March 2023.[7]
Bracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
13 May | ||||||
Borussia Dortmund | 33 | |||||
14 May | ||||||
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold (Pen.) | 35 | |||||
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 24 | |||||
13 May | ||||||
Ikast Håndbold | 31 | |||||
Ikast Håndbold | 31 | |||||
Thüringer HC | 26 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
14 May | ||||||
Borussia Dortmund | 28 | |||||
Thüringer HC | 23 |
Semifinals
edit13 May 2023 15:30 |
Ikast Håndbold | 31–26 | Thüringer HC | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Bakkerud 8 | (17–10) | Hendrikse 10 | ||
1× 2× 1× | Report | 1× 6× |
13 May 2023 18:00 |
Borussia Dortmund | 33–35 (ET) | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
three players 6 | (17–13) | Svele 10 | ||
3× | Report | 2× 5× | ||
Third place game
edit14 May 2023 15:30 |
Borussia Dortmund | 28–23 | Thüringer HC | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
Hausherr 7 | (12–10) | Lott 7 | ||
7× | Report | 1× 3× |
Final
edit14 May 2023 18:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 24–31 | Ikast Håndbold | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Sajka 6 | (15–14) | Friis 11 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 1× 4× |
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
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1 | Annika Lott | Thüringer HC | 86 |
2 | Elma Halilcevic | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 82 |
3 | Iryna Glibko | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 72 |
4 | Nathalie Hendrikse | Thüringer HC | 64 |
5 | Asma Elghaoui | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 61 |
6 | Mia Svele | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 60 |
7 | Tamara Mavsar | Siófok KC | 59 |
8 | Sara Berg | Fana | 58 |
9 | Nathalie Hagman | Neptunes de Nantes | 57 |
Csenge Kuczora | Praktiker-Vác |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "37 teams enter third season of EHF European League Women". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Final WEL System" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Qualification Round 2 EHF
- ^ Qualification Round 3 EHF
- ^ "Four groups set for EHF European League Women". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Graz and Flensburg to host this season's EHF European League Finals EHF 3 February 2023
- ^ National derbies avoided in semi-finals EHF 28 March 2023
- ^ Goalscorers