Women's EHF Champions League
Current season, competition or edition:  2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League | |
 Women's EHF Champions League logo | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1961 |
| No. of teams | 16 (group matches) 22 (total) |
| Country | EHF members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Győri Audi ETO KC (4th title) |
| Most titles |  Spartak Kiev (13 titles) |
| Related competitions | EHF Cup |
| Official website | EHF Champions League |
The Women's EHF Champions League is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs with the champions of the Europe's top national leagues participating.
Contents
1 Tournament structure
1.1 Eligibility
1.2 Rounds
2 Summary
2.1 European Champions Cup
2.2 EHF Women's Champions League (knockout system)
2.3 EHF Women's Champions League (Final Four system)
3 Records and statistics
3.1 Performance by club
3.2 Performance by country
3.3 All-time top scorers
3.4 Players with the most Champions League titles
4 See also
5 References
Tournament structure
Eligibility
Each year the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 23 nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. The nations ranked first and second receive an additional slot and other nations may apply for additional places.
Rounds
The Women's EHF Champions League is divided into five stages. Depending on the ranking of their national federation, teams can enter the competition in either qualification or the group matches. The defending champion along with the champions from the highest ranked nations start in the group matches whereas lower ranked nations need to go through the qualification tournaments.
- Qualification tournament
Two groups of four teams are formed. Teams from each group play semi-finals and finals, in a single venue over a weekend. The winning team from each group advance to the group matches.
- Group matches
The teams qualified from the qualification tournament are joined by the defending champion and the national champions of the highest ranked federations. Four groups of four teams are formed. They play each other twice, in home and away matches. The best three teams from each group advance to the main round. The remaining teams can enter the Cup Winners' Cup.
- Main round
Two groups of six teams are formed. Teams play those they have not already faced twice, in home and away matches. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- Quarter-finals
The pairings for this round are decided by placing in the main round, with first place against fourth in the other group and second place against third. Each pair plays two matches at home and away. The four winners advance to the Women's EHF FINAL4.
- Women's EHF FINAL4
The four participating teams are paired with a draw and play over a single weekend at one venue. Two semi-finals will be played on a Saturday, with the 3/4 Placement and Final played the following day.
Summary
European Champions Cup
| Year | Final | Semi-finals losers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 1961 Details |  Ştiinţa Bucharest | 13–5 (8–1 / 5–4) |  Dynamo Prague |  Žalgiris Kaunas |  RSF Mulheim | ||
| 1961–62 Details | Sparta Prague | 11–7 (2–3 / 9–4) |  ORK Belgrade | RSF Mulheim | Ştiinţa Bucharest | ||
| 1962–63 Details | Trud Moscow | 11–8 |  Frederiksberg IF |  Fortschritt Weissenfels | Rapid Bucharest | ||
| 1963–64 Details | Rapid Bucharest | 14–13 | Helsingør IF |  Spartacus Budapest | Eimsbütteler TV | ||
| 1964–65 Details | HG København | 21–16 (14–6 / 7–10) | Spartacus Budapest |  Swift Roermond | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| 1965–66 Details | SC Leipzig | 17–11 (10–5 / 7–6) | HG København | Spartacus Budapest | Sparta Prague | ||
| 1966–67 Details | Žalgiris Kaunas | 8–7 | SC Leipzig | Universitatea Timişoara | Bohemians Prague | ||
| 1967–68 Details | Žalgiris Kaunas | 13–11 | Empor Rostock |  KS Cracovia | Rapid Bucharest | ||
| 1969–70 Details | Spartak Kiev | 9–7 | SC Leipzig | Žalgiris Kaunas | HG København | ||
| 1970–71 Details | Spartak Kiev | 11–9 | Ferencvárosi TC | 1.FC Nürnberg | HG København | ||
| 1971–72 Details | Spartak Kiev | 12–8 | SC Leipzig | Bakony Veszprém | Universitatea Bucharest | ||
| 1972–73 Details | Spartak Kiev | 17–8 | Universitatea Timişoara | NILOC Amsterdam | SC Leipzig | ||
| 1973–74 Details | SC Leipzig | 12–10 | Spartak Kiev | Eintracht Minden | Radnički Belgrade | ||
| 1974–75 Details | Spartak Kiev | 14–10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | IEFS Bucharest | Vasas Budapest | ||
| 1975–76 Details | Radnicki Belgrade | 22–12 | Swift Roermond |  Admira Wien |  Stockholmspolisens IF | ||
| 1976–77 Details | Spartak Kiev | 15–7 | SC Leipzig | Radnicki Belgrade |  IL Vestar | ||
| 1977–78 Details | TSC Berlin | 19–14 | Vasas Budapest | IL Vestar | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 1978–79 Details | Spartak Kiev | 27–26 (13–17 / 14–9) | Vasas Budapest | Eintracht Minden | SC Leipzig | ||
| 1979–80 Details | RK Radnicki Belgrade | 45–29 (22–19 / 23–10 ) | Inter Bratislava | Stockholmspolisens IF |  VIG G. Dimitrov | ||
| 1980–81 Details |  Spartak Kiev | 39–26 (17–13 / 22–13) | Radnicki Belgrade | VIG G. Dimitrov | RK Osijek | ||
| 1981–82 Details | Vasas Budapest | 50–43 (29–19 / 21–24) | Radnicki Belgrade | Spartak Kiev | Rulmentul Braşov | ||
| 1982–83 Details | Spartak Kiev | 48–36 (23–19 / 25–17) | Radnicki Belgrade | Bayer Leverkusen | Vasas Budapest | ||
| 1983–84 Details | Radnicki Belgrade | 42–35 (22–16 / 20–19) | Bayer Leverkusen | Hypo Niederösterreich | Vasas Budapest | ||
| 1984–85 Details | Spartak Kiev | 41–31 (23–16 / 18–15) | Radnicki Belgrade | SC Leipzig | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| 1985–86 Details | Spartak Kiev | 52–45 (29–23 / 23–22) | Ştiinţa Bacău | Vasas Budapest | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| 1986–87 Details | Spartak Kiev | 50–37 (25–17 / 25–20) | Hypo Niederösterreich | Ştiinţa Bacău | ZVL Prešov | ||
| 1987–88 Details | Spartak Kiev | 33–31 (16–14 / 17–17) | Hypo Niederösterreich | Spartacus Budapest | Radnicki Belgrade | ||
| 1988–89 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 37–33 (16–14 / 21–19) | Spartak Kiev | Debreceni VSC | CS Mureșul | ||
| 1989–90 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 59–50 (29–24 / 30–26) | Kuban Krasnodar | Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea |  SC Brühl | ||
| 1990–91 Details | TV Giessen-Lützellinden | 43–40 (21–15 / 22–25) | Hypo Niederösterreich | Rostselmash | Építők SC | ||
| 1991–92 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 34–32 (15–14 / 19–18) | TV Giessen-Lützellinden |  Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea | Walle Bremen | ||
| 1992–93 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 40–25 (17–14 / 23–11) | Vasas Budapest |  Mar Valencia | Walle Bremen | ||
EHF Women's Champions League (knockout system)
| Year | Final | Semi-finals losers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 1993–94 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 45–39 (18–20 / 25–21) | Vasas Budapest | Mar Valencia | TV Giessen-Lützellinden | ||
| 1994–95 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 40–36 (17–14 / 26–19) |  Podravka Koprivnica | Mar Valencia | Walle Bremen | ||
| 1995–96 Details | Podravka Koprivnica | 38–37 (17–13 / 25–20) | Hypo Niederösterreich | Mar Valencia | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| 1996–97 Details | Mar Valencia | 58–50 (35–26 / 24–23) | Viborg HK | Hypo Niederösterreich | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| 1997–98 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 56–47 (28–21 / 26–28) | Mar Valencia | Podravka Koprivnica |  Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| 1998–99 Details | Dunaújvárosi NKS | 51–49 (25–23 / 26–26) |  Krim Ljubljana | Hypo Niederösterreich | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| 1999–00 Details | Hypo Niederösterreich | 52–45 (32–23 / 22–20) |  Kometal Gjorče Petrov | Buducnost Podgorica |  Volgograd Akva | ||
| 2000–01 Details | Krim Ljubljana | 47–41 (22–22 / 25–19) | Viborg HK | Budućnost Podgorica | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| 2001–02 Details | Kometal Gjorče Petrov | 51–49 (27–25 / 26–22) | Ferencvárosi TC | Larvik HK | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| 2002–03 Details | Krim Ljubljana | 63–58 (30–27 / 36–28) | Mar Valencia | Ikast EH | Viborg HK | ||
| 2003–04 Details | Slagelse FH | 61–56 (25–24 / 32–36) | Krim Ljubljana | Dunaújvárosi NKS | Larvik HK | ||
| 2004–05 Details | Slagelse FH | 54–43 (27–23 / 20–27) | Kometal Gjorče Petrov | Dunaújvárosi NKS | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| 2005–06 Details | Viborg HK | 44–43 (22–24 / 20–21) | Krim Ljubljana | BM Sagunto | Aalborg DH | ||
| 2006–07 Details | Slagelse FH | 61–53 (29–29 / 32–24) | Lada Togliatti | Győri ETO | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| 2007–08 Details | Zvezda Zvenigorod | 56–53 (25–24 / 29–31) | Hypo Niederösterreich | Győri ETO | Lada Togliatti | ||
| 2008–09 Details | Viborg HK | 50–49 (24–26 / 23–26) | Győri ETO | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| 2009–10 Details | Viborg HK | 60–52 (28–21 / 32–31) | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | Győri ETO | Larvik HK | ||
| 2010–11 Details | Larvik HK | 47–46 (23–21 / 25–24) | SD Itxako |  ŽRK Budućnost | Győri ETO | ||
| 2011–12 Details | ŽRK Budućnost | 54–54 (29–27 / 27–25) | Győri Audi ETO KC | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | Larvik HK | ||
| 2012–13 Details | Győri Audi ETO KC | 47–43 (21–24 / 23–22) | Larvik HK | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | Krim Ljubljana | ||
EHF Women's Champions League (Final Four system)
| Year | Final | Semi-finals losers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | |||
| 2013–14 Details | Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–21 | ŽRK Budućnost | HC Vardar | FC Midtjylland | ||
| 2014–15 Details | ŽRK Budućnost | 26–22 | Larvik HK | HC Vardar | Dinamo Volgograd | ||
| 2015–16 Details | CSM București | 29–26 (Pen) | Győri Audi ETO KC | HC Vardar | ŽRK Budućnost | ||
| 2016–17 Details | Győri Audi ETO KC | 31–30 (OT) | HC Vardar | CSM București | ŽRK Budućnost | ||
| 2017–18 Details | Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–26 (OT) | HC Vardar | CSM București | Rostov-Don | ||
| 2018–19 Details |  | | | | |||
Records and statistics
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Kiev | 13 | 2 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | 1974, 1989 |
 Hypo Niederösterreich | 8 | 5 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 | 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2008 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 4 | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 | 2009, 2012, 2016 |
 Radnički Belgrade | 3 | 4 | 1976, 1980, 1984 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 |
 Viborg HK | 3 | 2 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | 1997, 2001 |
| Slagelse DT | 3 | 0 | 2004, 2005, 2007 | |
 SC Leipzig | 2 | 4 | 1966, 1974 | 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977 |
 Krim Ljubljana | 2 | 3 | 2001, 2003 | 1999, 2004, 2006 |
 ŽRK Budućnost | 2 | 1 | 2012, 2015 | 2014 |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 2 | 0 | 1967, 1968 | |
| Vasas Budapest | 1 | 4 | 1982 | 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994 |
 Sagunto | 1 | 2 | 1997 | 1998, 2003 |
 Kometal Skopje | 1 | 2 | 2002 | 2000, 2005 |
 Larvik HK | 1 | 2 | 2011 | 2013, 2015 |
| HG København | 1 | 1 | 1965 | 1966 |
 TV Giessen-Lützellinden | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1992 |
 Podravka Koprivnica | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1995 |
 Ştiinţa Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 1961 | |
 Sparta Prague | 1 | 0 | 1962 | |
| Trud Moscow | 1 | 0 | 1963 | |
| Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 1964 | |
| TSC Berlin | 1 | 0 | 1978 | |
| Dunaferr NK | 1 | 0 | 1999 | |
 Zvezda Zvenigorod | 1 | 0 | 2008 | |
 CSM București | 1 | 0 | 2016 |
Performance by country
| # | Country | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Austria | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Denmark | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Hungary | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | East Germany | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Macedonia | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Norway | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 57 | 114 | |
All-time top scorers
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| Rank | Players | Goals | Ssn pld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Görbicz | 918 | 15 |
| 2 | Katarina Bulatović | 772 | 14 |
| 3 | Bojana Popović | 733 [2] | 14 |
| 4 | Andrea Penezić | 720 | 11 |
| 5 |  Andrea Lekić | 694 | 11 |
| 6 | Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth | 683 | 14 |
| 7 | Jovanka Radičević | 621 | 14 |
| 8 | Cristina Neagu | 564 | 9 |
| 9 |  Alexandra do Nascimento | 560 | 13 |
| 10 | Eduarda Amorim | 556 | 13 |
| 11 | Heidi Løke | 545 | 10 |
| 12 | Nora Mørk | 529 | 11 |
| 13 | Alexandrina Cabral | 449 | 14 |
| 14 | Grit Jurack | 439 | 12 |
| 15 |  Isabelle Gulldén | 424 | 10 |
Players with the most Champions League titles
| Rank | Players | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ausra Fridrikas | 6 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005 |
| Bojana Popović | 6 | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| 2 | Tanja Dshandshagava | 4 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 |
| Rima Sypkus | 4 | 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 | |
| Heidi Løke | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 | |
| Katrine Lunde | 4 | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 | |
| Eduarda Amorim | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 | |
| Anita Görbicz | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 | |
| Katarina Bulatović | 4 | 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 | |
| Cristina Vărzaru | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016 | |
| 3 | Mette Melgaard | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Henriette Mikkelsen | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| Lene Lund Nielsen | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| Rikke Skov | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| Bernadett Bódi | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2018 | |
| Dorina Korsós | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2017 | |
| Adrienn Orbán | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2017 | |
| Stanka Bozovic | 3 | 1995, 1998, 2000 | |
| Iris Morhammer | 3 | 1994, 1995, 2000 | |
| Anja Althaus | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2018 | |
| Grit Jurack | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| Cecilie Leganger | 3 | 2005, 2007, 2011 | |
| Nora Mørk | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2018 | |
| Maja Savić | 3 | 2005, 2007, 2012 | |
| Luminița Dinu | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2003 | |
| Anja Frešer | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2004 |
See also
- EHF Champions League
- Women's EHF Cup
References
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