The 2024–25 EHF European Cup is the 28th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 5th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[1] Valur are the defending champions, but will not defend their title due to their involvement in this season's EHF European League.
| 2024–25 | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 14 September 2024–25 May 2025 |
| Teams | 74 |
| Website | ehfec.com |
Format
editThe tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are seven rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).
Rankings
editThe rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.
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| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
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| 22 |  Sweden
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48.00 | 0 |
| 23 |  Norway
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45.33 | 3 |
| 24 |  Romania
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42.50 | 2 |
| 25 |  Croatia
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35.00 | 1 |
| 26 |  Russia
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28.50 | 0 |
| 27 |  Slovenia
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28.33 | 3 |
| 28 |  Belarus
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18.00 | 0 |
| 29 |  Switzerland
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17.33 | 1 |
| 30 |  Slovakia
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16.33 | |
| 31 |  Austria
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13.33 | 3 |
| 32 |  Iceland
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12.67 | 1 |
| 33 |  Ukraine
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9.67 | |
| N/A |  North Macedonia
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0.00 | 3 |
Qualified teams
editThe full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2024–25 EHF European Cup was announced on 9 July 2024.[3][4]
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
Qualifying rounds
editRound 1
editA total of 20 teams are involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 14–15 September 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 21–22 September 2024. The draw was on the 16 of July 2024.[5]
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Round 2
editA total of 64 teams are involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 19–20 October 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 26–27 October 2024. The draw was on the 16 of July 2024.
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Round 3
editA total of 32 teams are involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 23–24 November 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 30 November to 1 December 2024. The draw is on the 29 of October 2024.
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Last 16
editThe Last 16 first leg matches are held on 15–16 February 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 22–23 February 2025. The draw is on the 3 of December 2024.
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Quarterfinals
editThe first leg matches are held on 22–23 March 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 29–30 March 2025. The draw is on the 25 February 2025.
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Semifinals
editThe first leg matches are held on 19–20 April 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 26–27 April 2025. The draw is on the 25 February 2025.
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Final
editThe first leg match is held on 17–18 May 2025, while the second leg match is held on 24–25 May 2025. The draw is on the 29 April 2025.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Teams on the start line for EHF European Cup Men 2024/25". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ Place distribution for 2024/25 eurohandball.com
- ^ "Teams on the start line for EHF European Cup Men 2024/25". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
- ^ https://ehfec.eurohandball.com/media/txfhf3vk/ehfec_men_system_2024_25.pdf
- ^ "Draws set four EHF club competitions in motion". www.eurohandball.com.