The 2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 27 March with the playoffs and ended on 9 June 2024 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2023–24 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format
editIn the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 3rd–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 Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[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 |  THW Kiel
|
 Aalborg Håndbold
|
 Paris Saint-Germain
|
 Industria Kielce
|
 RK Zagreb
|
 OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
| B | SC Magdeburg
|
 Barça
|
Telekom Veszprém
|
Montpellier Handball
|
GOG Håndbold
|
Orlen Wisła Płock
|
Playoffs
editOverview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlen Wisła Płock
|
59–64 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
26–30 | 33–34 |
| OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
62–76 | Telekom Veszprém
|
30–37 | 32–39 |
| GOG Håndbold
|
53–66 | Industria Kielce
|
25–33 | 28–33 |
| RK Zagreb
|
51–57 | Montpellier Handball
|
27–27 | 24–30 |
Matches
edit| 28 March 2024 20:45 |
Orlen Wisła Płock
|
26–30 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,012 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Krajewski, Zarabec 4 | (12–13) | Prandi, Syprzak 8 | ||
2× 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 4 April 2024 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
34–33 | Orlen Wisła Płock
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,011 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Prandi 9 | (18–15) | Krajewski 8 | ||
1× 6×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
Paris Saint-Germain won 64–59 on aggregate.
| 28 March 2024 18:45 |
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
30–37 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,749 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Frimmel 6 | (17–20) | Descat, Vailupau 7 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 4 April 2024 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
39–32 | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,057 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Vailupau 8 | (19–15) | Martins 8 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Telekom Veszprém won 76–62 on aggregate.
| 27 March 2024 18:45 |
GOG Håndbold
|
25–33 | Industria Kielce
|
Arena Fyn, Odense Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Madsen, Zachariassen 4 | (10–18) | A. Dujshebaev 9 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 3 April 2024 18:45 |
Industria Kielce
|
33–28 | GOG Håndbold
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| A. Dujshebaev 7 | (16–12) | Mensing 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 4×
|
Industria Kielce won 66–53 on aggregate.
| 27 March 2024 20:45 |
RK Zagreb
|
27–27 | Montpellier Handball
|
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Srna 6 | (11–13) | Simonet, Skube 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 1× 8× 1×
|
| 3 April 2024 20:45 |
Montpellier Handball
|
30–24 | RK Zagreb
|
FDI Stadium, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Skube 6 | (14–14) | Čupić, Faljić 4 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Montpellier Handball won 57–51 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
editOverview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier Handball
|
60–61 | THW Kiel
|
39–30 | 21–31 |
| Industria Kielce
|
49–49 3–4 (p) |
SC Magdeburg
|
27–26 | 22–23 |
| Telekom Veszprém
|
60–64 | Aalborg Håndbold
|
32–31 | 28–33 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
53–62 | Barça
|
22–30 | 31–32 |
Matches
edit| 24 April 2024 20:45 |
Montpellier Handball
|
39–30 | THW Kiel
|
FDI Stadium, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Lenne, Pellas 7 | (20–16) | Johansson 8 | ||
| 1× 3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 2 May 2024 18:45 |
THW Kiel
|
31–21 | Montpellier Handball
|
Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,513 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Johansson 8 | (17–12) | Pellas 6 | ||
| 1× 4× 1×
|
Report | 7×
|
THW Kiel won 61–60 on aggregate.
| 24 April 2024 18:45 |
Industria Kielce
|
27–26 | SC Magdeburg
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| A. Dujshebaev 8 | (14–13) | Claar 8 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 1 May 2024 20:45 |
SC Magdeburg
|
27–25 | Industria Kielce
|
GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,600 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Magnússon 8 | (11–13) | A. Dujshebaev, D. Dujshebaev 4 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 1× 3×
| ||
|
FT: 23–22 Pen: 4–3 | ||||
SC Magdeburg won 53–52 on aggregate.
| 25 April 2024 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
32–31 | Aalborg Håndbold
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,250 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Remili 6 | (12–17) | four players 4 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 1 May 2024 18:45 |
Aalborg Håndbold
|
33–28 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| Hoxer Hangaard 9 | (18–14) | Vailupau 6 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
Aalborg Håndbold won 64–60 on aggregate.
| 25 April 2024 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
22–30 | Barça
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,339 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Syprzak 7 | (14–11) | Mem 7 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 2 May 2024 20:45 |
Barça
|
32–31 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Mem 7 | (17–12) | Prandi 10 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 6× 2×
|
Barça won 62–53 on aggregate.
Final four
editThe final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024. The draw was held on 7 May 2024.[2][3]
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 26 | |||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| Aalborg Håndbold | 28 | |||||
| Aalborg Håndbold | 30 | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| Barça | 31 | |||||
| Barça | 30 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 18 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 28 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 32 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 8 June 2024 15:00 |
SC Magdeburg
|
26–28 | Aalborg Håndbold
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Magnússon 10 | (11–11) | Hoxer Hangaard 8 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 8 June 2024 18:00 |
Barça
|
30–18 | THW Kiel
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| Richardson 5 | (15–9) | Duvnjak 4 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 2×
|
Third place game
edit| 9 June 2024 15:00 |
SC Magdeburg
|
28–32 | THW Kiel
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Mertens 7 | (14–23) | Johansson 7 | ||
| 1× 3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 8×
|
Final
edit| 9 June 2024 18:00 |
Aalborg Håndbold
|
30–31 | Barça
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Hansen 8 | (15–15) | Richardson 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
References
edit- ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League season 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Semi-finals for both EHF FINAL4s to be drawn in Budapest". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "This season's elite teams discover first EHF FINAL4 opponents". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.