EHF Women's European League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Women's EHF European League | |
 | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Country | EHF members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Storhamar HE(1st title) |
| Most titles |  Ikast Håndbold Viborg HK(3 titles each) |
| Related competitions | EHF Champions League |
| Official website | ehfel.eurohandball.com |
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League.
Previously called the Women's EHF Cup, the competition is known as the Women's EHF European League from the 2020–21 season.[1]
History
[edit]The first edition took place in 1981. It was called the IHF Cup until 1993. From the 2016–17 season, the competition merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
Tournament structure
[edit]The EHF Cup is a competition divided into seven rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Group Phase, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final.[2]
Summary
[edit]Women's IHF Cup
[edit]
Women's EHF Cup
[edit]
Women's EHF European League
[edit]| Year | Final – Four (2020/21 to present) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2020–21 Details |
 Nantes Atlantique |
36–31 |  Siófok |
 Minaur Baia Mare |
33–31 |  Ikast-Herning | ||
| 2021–22 Details |
 Bietigheim |
31–20 | Viborg |
Herning-Ikast |
29–28 | Minaur Baia Mare | ||
| 2022–23 Details |
Ikast |
31–24 | Nykøbing Falster |
Borussia Dortmund |
28–23 | Thüringer | ||
| 2023–24 Details |
 Storhamar |
29–27 | Gloria Bistrița |
Neptunes de Nantes |
39–38 | Dunărea Brăila | ||
| 2024–25 Details |
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Statistics
[edit]By club
[edit]| Club | Winner | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viborg
|
3 | 1 | 1994, 1999, 2004 | 2022 |
| Ikast
|
3 | 1 | 2002, 2011, 2023 | 2007 |
 Debrecen
|
2 | 2 | 1995, 1996 | 1986, 1994 |
| Dunaújváros
|
2 | 1 | 1998, 2016 | 2003 |
  Leipzig
|
2 | 1 | 1986, 1992 | 2009 |
| Holstebro
|
2 | 1 | 2013, 2015 | 2011 |
 Râmnicu Vâlcea
|
2 | 0 | 1984, 1989 | – |
| Frankfurt an der Oder
|
2 | 0 | 1985, 1990 | – |
  Lada Togliatti
|
2 | 0 | 2012, 2014 | – |
 Eglė Vilnius
|
1 | 2 | 1988 | 1982, 1989 |
  Budućnost Podgorica
|
1 | 1 | 1987 | 1988 |
 Itxako Navarra
|
1 | 1 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Rostov-Don
|
1 | 1 | 2017 | 2015 |
| Siófok
|
1 | 1 | 2019 | 2021 |
| Bietigheim
|
1 | 1 | 2022 | 2017 |
 Trešnjevka Zagreb
|
1 | 0 | 1982 | – |
 Avtomobilist Baku
|
1 | 0 | 1983 | – |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb
|
1 | 0 | 1991 | – |
| Rapid București
|
1 | 0 | 1993 | – |
 Olimpija Ljubljana
|
1 | 0 | 1997 | – |
| Mislata
|
1 | 0 | 2000 | – |
 Lublin
|
1 | 0 | 2001 | – |
| Slagelse
|
1 | 0 | 2003 | – |
| Alba Fehérvár
|
1 | 0 | 2005 | – |
| Ferencváros
|
1 | 0 | 2006 | – |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod
|
1 | 0 | 2007 | – |
| Dinamo Volgograd
|
1 | 0 | 2008 | – |
| Randers
|
1 | 0 | 2010 | – |
| Craiova
|
1 | 0 | 2018 | – |
 Nantes Atlantique
|
1 | 0 | 2021 | – |
| Storhamar
|
1 | 0 | 2024 | – |
| Győr
|
0 | 4 | – | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005 |
| Podravka Koprivnica
|
0 | 2 | – | 2001, 2006 |
| Esbjerg
|
0 | 2 | – | 2014, 2019 |
| Empor Rostock
|
0 | 1 | – | 1983 |
| Oldenburg
|
0 | 1 | – | 1984 |
| Vasas Budapest
|
0 | 1 | – | 1985 |
  Start Bratislava
|
0 | 1 | – | 1987 |
 Spartak Kyiv
|
0 | 1 | – | 1990 |
| Bayer Leverkusen
|
0 | 1 | – | 1991 |
| Tempo Partizánske
|
0 | 1 | – | 1992 |
| Dijon
|
0 | 1 | – | 1993 |
| Bækkelaget
|
0 | 1 | – | 1995 |
| Larvik
|
0 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| Borussia Dortmund
|
0 | 1 | – | 1997 |
| Banská Bystrica
|
0 | 1 | – | 1998 |
| Tertnes
|
0 | 1 | – | 2000 |
| Elda Prestigio
|
0 | 1 | – | 2010 |
| Zalău
|
0 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| Metz
|
0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| Metzingen
|
0 | 1 | – | 2016 |
| Vipers Kristiansand
|
0 | 1 | – | 2018 |
| Nykøbing Falster
|
0 | 1 | – | 2023 |
| Gloria Bistrița
|
0 | 1 | – | 2024 |
| Total | 42 | 42 |
By country
[edit]| # | Country | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
|
10 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Hungary
|
7 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Russia
|
5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Romania
|
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | East Germany
|
3 | 1 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia
|
3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Germany
|
2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Soviet Union
|
2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Spain
|
2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Norway
|
1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | France
|
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Slovenia
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Croatia
|
0 | 2 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Slovakia
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 42 | 84 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm". European Handball Federation. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "EHF European Cup 2013/14 – Legs Overview". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ a b "EHF Champions League - Latest News and Results | EHF".