2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup

The 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup was the 31st season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[2][3] Antalya Konyaaltı are the defending champions, but they couldn't defend their title after being eliminated by KH-7 BM. Granollers in round 3.

EHF European Cup Women
2023–24
Chemkostav Aréna in Michalovce hosted the second leg of the final.
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates23 September 202326 May 2024
Teams64
Websiteehfec.com
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Atticgo BM Elche
(1st title)
Runner-upSlovakia MKS Iuventa Michalovce
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Top scorer(s)Spain Danila So Delgado
(64 goals)[1]

Atticgo BM Elche won the tournament by defeating MKS Iuventa Michalovce, 50–42 on aggregate, in the final.[4]

Format

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The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are six rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

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The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

Qualified teams

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The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup Women was announced on 10 July 2023.[2]

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

  • EC: European Cup 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
Round 2
  Antalya Konyaaltı EC   7Drops WAT Atzgersdor   MGA Fivers   SC witasek Ferlach
  Azeryol HC   Garabagh HC   Kur   KTSV Eupen
  HRK Grude   RK Hadžići   ŽRK Borac   ŽRK Krivaja
  HC Byala   ŽRK Dugo Selo 55   ŽRK Bjelovar   Cyview Dev. Latsia Nicosia
  Youth Union of Athienou   Hazena Kynzvart   H71   Neistin
  AESH Pylea Thessaloniki   Anagennisi Artas   OFN Ionias   Panorama
  ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar   Holon YUVALIM HC   Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan   Cassa Rurale Pontinia
  Jomi Salerno   SSD Handball Erice ARL   SSV Brixen Südtirol   KHF Ferizaj
  KHF Istogu   CASCADA-HC Garliava SM   Žalgiris Kaunas   HB Dudelange
  HB Käerjeng   Swieqi RGF Malta Phoenix   ORK Rudar   ZRK Tivat
  Cabooter HandbaL Venlo   Veneco Velo Dames I   Westfriesland SEW   WHC Gjorche Petrov
  WHC Cair Skopje   ŽRK Kumanovo   ADA Sao Pedro do Sul   Colégio de Gaia
  Madeira SAD   SIR 1 Maio/CBJ   SL Benfica   HK Slovan Duslo Sala
  MKS Iuventa Michalovce   ŽRK Izola   ŽRD Litija   ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina
  Atticgo BM Elche   KH-7 BM. Granollers   Rocasa Gran Canaria   HV Herzogenbuchsee
  Yellow Winterthur   Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor   Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   Görele BSK

Qualifying rounds

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Round 2

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A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 23–24 September 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 30 September and 1 October 2023. The draw was on 18 July 2023.[6]

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ŽRK Bjelovar   65–38   HB Dudelange 34–17 31–21
Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor   53–52   ADA Sao Pedro do Sul 23–27 30–25
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   81–32   ŽRK Borac 45–18 36–14
SL Benfica   67–52   SC witasek Ferlach 41–29 26–23
WHC Gjorche Petrov   72–46   ZRK Tivat 43–22 29–24
Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan   59–48   KHF Ferizaj 26–24 33–24
ORK Rudar   55–47   ŽRD Litija 30–19 25–28
7Drops WAT Atzgersdor   51–61   SSV Brixen Südtirol 25–28 26–33
CASCADA-HC Garliava SM   49–50   Neistin 28–25 21–25
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina   71–55   Panorama 40–26 31–29
KTSV Eupen   63–56   Žalgiris Kaunas 36–27 27–29
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   60–51   Veneco Velo Dames I 29–25 31–26
HK Slovan Duslo Sala   64–60   Cassa Rurale Pontinia 30–31 34–29
Madeira SAD   69–41   MGA Fivers 37–23 32–18
Yellow Winterthur   54–60   Hazena Kynzvart 25–29 29–31
ŽRK Kumanovo   39–60   HV Herzogenbuchsee 22–29 17–31
SSD Handball Erice ARL   59–52   H71 27–17 32–35
Holon YUVALIM HC   32–78   Rocasa Gran Canaria 15–37 17–41
Westfriesland SEW   67–52   HRK Grude 34–27 33–25
RK Hadžići   38–83   Antalya Konyaaltı 19–39 19–44
Garabagh HC   33–89   KH-7 BM. Granollers 15–48 18–41
AESH Pylea Thessaloniki   50–40   HB Käerjeng 24–21 26–19
Cyview Dev. Latsia Nicosia   62–68   Swieqi RGF Malta Phoenix 29–35 33–33
Atticgo BM Elche   97–30   HC Byala 54–13 43–17
Görele BSK   51–63   ŽRK Dugo Selo 55 28–27 23–36
Anagennisi Artas   43–60   OFN Ionias 20–34 23–26
WHC Cair Skopje   44–82   Cabooter HandbaL Venlo 26–39 18–43
Kur   38–65   Jomi Salerno 19–29 19–36
ŽRK Izola   72–48   Youth Union of Athienou 42–23 30–25
SIR 1 Maio/CBJ   58–59   KHF Istogu 31–30 27–29
ŽRK Krivaja   57–54   Azeryol HC 31–29 26–25
Colégio de Gaia   50–53   ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 23–27 27–26

Round 3

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A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 11–12 November 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 18–19 November 2023. The draw was on 3 October 2023.[7]

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SL Benfica   67–52   Neistin 34–27 33–25
Hazena Kynzvart   61–47   Westfriesland SEW 31–24 30–23
Antalya Konyaaltı   54–56   KH-7 BM. Granollers 29–27 25–29
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   20–0   Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan[a] 10–0 10–0
SSD Handball Erice ARL   51–42   ŽRK Izola 26–19 25–23
HK Slovan Duslo Sala   52–57   ŽRK Bjelovar 30–27 22–30
ORK Rudar   51–54   AESH Pylea Thessaloniki 29–28 22–26
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   90–36   KHF Istogu 43–18 47–18
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina   56–44   HV Herzogenbuchsee 35–24 21–20
Cabooter HandbaL Venlo   69–34   ŽRK Krivaja 39–19 30–15
KTSV Eupen   75–94   WHC Gjorche Petrov 39–46 36–48
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar   42–69   Madeira SAD 19–33 23–36
SSV Brixen Südtirol   46–64   Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor 27–36 19–28
OFN Ionias   50–60   Atticgo BM Elche 23–27 27–33
Swieqi RGF Malta Phoenix   36–76   Jomi Salerno 17–39 19–37
Rocasa Gran Canaria   56–44   ŽRK Dugo Selo 55 34–23 22–21
  1. ^ The Israeli team Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan withdrew from the tournament due to the Israel–Hamas war. Ankara Yenimahalle BSK advanced to the next round.[8]

Last 16

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The Last 16 first leg matches were held on 13–14 January 2024, while the Last 16 second leg matches were held on 20–21 January 2024. The draw was on the 21 November 2023.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KH-7 BM. Granollers   64–56   SSD Handball Erice ARL 34–27 30–29
Madeira SAD   49–59   Atticgo BM Elche 27–26 22–33
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina   48–63   MKS Iuventa Michalovce 22–31 26–32
Jomi Salerno   39–56   Rocasa Gran Canaria 20–26 19–30
ŽRK Bjelovar   48–65   Cabooter HandbaL Venlo 21–29 27–36
WHC Gjorche Petrov   65–63   Hazena Kynzvart 32–29 33–34
SL Benfica   75–58   AESH Pylea Thessaloniki 44–26 31–32
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK   46–63   Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor 23–27 23–36

Quarterfinals

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The first leg matches were held on 9–10 March 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 March 2024. The draw was on 23 January 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   57–43   Cabooter HandbaL Venlo 30–18 27–25
Atticgo BM Elche   73–39   WHC Gjorche Petrov 36–21 37–18
KH-7 BM. Granollers   50–52   Rocasa Gran Canaria 30–20 20–32 PS
SL Benfica   63–52   Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor 33–29 30–23

Matches

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10 March 2024
17:00
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   30–18   Cabooter HandbaL Venlo Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce
Attendance: 950
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Kompaniiets 6 (12–8) de Swart 5
 7×  Report  2× 
16 March 2023
19:00
Cabooter HandbaL Venlo   25–27   MKS Iuventa Michalovce Egerbos, Venlo
Attendance: 400
Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
Grummel, Kruijswijk 5 (12–12) Klucková, Kompaniiets 5
  3×  Report   4× 

MKS Iuventa Michalovce won 57–43 on aggregate


10 March 2024
12:30
Atticgo BM Elche   36–21   WHC Gjorche Petrov Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Van Zijl 9 (14–10) Jankulovska 6
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17 March 2024
19:00
WHC Gjorche Petrov   18–37   Atticgo BM Elche Avtokomanda, Skopje
Attendance: 500
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Rizoska 4 (10–16) Arranz 10
 6×  Report  3× 

Atticgo BM Elche won 73–39 on aggregate


10 March 2024
16:15
KH-7 BM. Granollers   30–20   Rocasa Gran Canaria Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,052
Referees: Schols (NED), Martens (BEL)
Guarieiro 8 (11–13) Nascimento 6
  2×  Report  4× 
16 March 2024
13:30
Rocasa Gran Canaria   32–20   KH-7 BM. Granollers Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 359
Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
Nascimento 8 (10–11) Capdevila 6
  3×  Report  7× 

FT: 28–18 Pen: 4–2

Rocasa Gran Canaria won 52–50 on aggregate


9 March 2024
13:00
SL Benfica   33–29   Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 273
Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
Shunu 9 (19–17) Gomes 6
 4×  Report  2× 
17 March 2024
17:00
Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor   23–30   SL Benfica Binnaz Karakaya Sports Hall, Bodrum
Attendance: 743
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (NMK)
four players 4 (11–12) Borschenko, Shunu 7
  4×  1×  Report   8× 

SL Benfica won 63–52 on aggregate

Semifinals

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The first leg matches were held on 21 April 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 April 2024. The draw was on 23 January 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rocasa Gran Canaria   42–50   Atticgo BM Elche 24–26 18–24
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   60–58   SL Benfica 30–28 30–30

Matches

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21 April 2024
13:30
Rocasa Gran Canaria   24–26   Atticgo BM Elche Antonio Moreno, Telde
Attendance: 350
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Nascimento 5 (12–11) So Delgado 11
Report   2× 
27 April 2024
21:00
Atticgo BM Elche   24–18   Rocasa Gran Canaria Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche
Attendance: 1,560
Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Gómez 7 (17–8) Nascimento 4
  2×  Report   5× 

Atticgo BM Elche won 50–42 on aggregate


21 April 2024
17:00
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   30–28   SL Benfica Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
Habánková, Kompaniiets 7 (14–11) Borschenko 7
  4×  Report   3× 
27 April 2024
16:00
SL Benfica   30–30   MKS Iuventa Michalovce Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 686
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Shunu 7 (17–20) Wollingerová 8
  2×  Report   7× 

MKS Iuventa Michalovce won 60–58 on aggregate

Final

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The first leg match was held on 18–19 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25–26 June 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atticgo BM Elche   50–42   MKS Iuventa Michalovce 22–20 28–22

Matches

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19 May 2024
12:00
Atticgo BM Elche   22–20   MKS Iuventa Michalovce Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Puksic, Satler (SLO)
Wolfs 5 (11–10) Wollingerová 5
 1×  Report   4× 
24 May 2024
18:00
MKS Iuventa Michalovce   22–28   Atticgo BM Elche Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
Wollingerová 11 (10–15) So Delgado, Van Zijl 5
  1×  Report   1× 

Atticgo BM Elche won 50–42 on aggregate

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Player stats". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ a b "64 teams register for EHF European Cup Women 2023/24". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "Bot Verification". www.thf.org.tr.
  4. ^ "Elche join list of Spanish teams in European Cup triumph". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  5. ^ Place distribution 2023–24 eurohandball.com
  6. ^ "32 pairings revealed by EHF European Cup Women draw". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  7. ^ "Round 3 draw decides fate of last 32 European Cup Women teams". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  8. ^ "European Cup Women matches with Israeli team canceled". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
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