EHF European League

EHF European League
	Current season, competition or edition:; 2020–21 EHF European League
Countries	EHF members
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Founded	1981
Number of teams	16 (group stage); 32 (total)
Levels on pyramid	Level 2
Current champions	THW Kiel; (4th title)
Most championships	Frisch Auf Göppingen; THW Kiel; (both 4 titles)
Website	Official website

The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previously called the EHF Cup, the competition will be known as the EHF European League from the season 2020–21.[1]

History

It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF coefficient rank decides, which teams have access and in which stage they enter.

Winners

Year	Champion	Score	Second place
Year	Final			Semifinal losers
1981–82 Details	VfL Gummersbach	23–14	Željezničar Sarajevo	Slavia Prague		Pfadi Winterthur
1982–83 Details	ZTR Zaporozhye	23–16 / 22–20	IFK Karlskrona	Füchse Berlin		BK-46 Karis
1983–84 Details	TV Grosswallstadt	16–15 / 20–19	HG Gladsaxe	Bányász Tatabánya		TK Lokomotiva Trnava
1984–85 Details	HC Minaur Baia Mare	22–17 / 14–18	ZTR Zaporozhye	Tecnisa Alicante		WAT Margareten Wien
1985–86 Details	Raba Vasas ETO Györ	23–17 / 20–24	Tecnisa Alicante	Proleter Zrenjanin		Lugi Lund
1986–87 Details	Granitas Kaunas	23–23 / 18–18	Atlético Madrid BM	VfL Gummersbach		Urædd Porsgrun
1987–88 Details	HC Minaur Baia Mare	20–21 / 23–20	Granitas Kaunas	FC Barcelona		TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
1988–89 Details	TURU Düsseldorf	17–12 / 15–18	ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt	CD Cajamadrid		SKIF Krasnodar
1989–90 Details	SKIF Krasnodar	25–27 / 29–13	Proleter Zrenjanin	CD Cajamadrid		Dukla Prague
1990–91 Details	Borac Banja Luka	20–15 / 23–24	CSKA Moscow	TUSEM Essen		SKP Bratislava
1991–92 Details	SG Wallau-Massenheim	23–25 / 22–20	SKA Minsk	Alzira Avidesa		Proleter Zrenjanin
1992–93 Details	Cantabria	24–20 / 26–20	Bayer Dormagen	Steaua Bucuresti		SG Leutershausen
1993–94 Details	Alzira Avidesa	23–19 / 21–22	ASKÖ Linde Linz	Elgorriaga Bidasoa		Steaua Bucuresti
1994–95 Details	Granollers	26–24 / 23–21	Polyot Cheljabinsk	Gorenje Velenje		SG Vfl BHW Hameln
1995–96 Details	Granollers	28–18 / 28–27	Shakhtar-Academiya	Zadar Gortan		SG Flensburg-Handewitt
1996–97 Details	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	22–25 / 30–17	Virum Sorgenfri	Academia Octavio Vigo		Granollers
1997–98 Details	THW Kiel	23–25 / 26–21	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	CSKA Moscow		Brodomerkur
1998–99 Details	SC Magdeburg	22–30 / 31–22	BM Valladolid	TBV Lemgo		Sandefjord TIF
1999–00 Details	RK Metković Jambo	24–22 / 23–25	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	ABC Braga		Prevent
2000–01 Details	SC Magdeburg	27–27 / 26–22	RK Metković Jambo	Bidasoa Irun		Haukar
2001–02 Details	THW Kiel	36–29 / 24–28	FC Barcelona	SG Wallau-Massenheim		Gáldar
2002–03 Details	FC Barcelona	35–23 / 33–26	Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan	Dunaferr SE		Altea
2003–04 Details	THW Kiel	32–28 / 27–19	Altea	Dinamo-Romc. Bucuresti		Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan
2004–05 Details	TUSEM Essen	22–30 / 31–22	SC Magdeburg	VfL Gummersbach		Lukoil-Dynamo Astrakhan
2005–06 Details	TBV Lemgo	30–29 / 25–22	Frisch Auf Göppingen	US Créteil Handball		VfL Gummersbach
2006–07 Details	SC Magdeburg	30–30 / 31–28	CAI Aragón	Grasshopper Club Zürich		Skjern Handball
2007–08 Details	HSG Nordhorn	31–27 / 29–30	FCK Handball	CAI Aragón		Cimos Koper
2008–09 Details	VfL Gummersbach	29–28 / 26–22	Gorenje	TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen		CAI Aragón
2009–10 Details	TBV Lemgo	24–18 / 28–30	Kadetten SH Handball	Naturhouse La Rioja		SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2010–11 Details	Frisch Auf Göppingen	23–21 / 30–26	TV Grosswallstadt	Naturhouse La Rioja		TBV Lemgo
2011–12 Details	Frisch Auf Göppingen	34–28 / 26–26	Dunkerque HB	Rhein-Neckar Löwen		SC Magdeburg
Year	Final – Four (2012/13 to present)
Year	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2012–13 Details	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	26–24	HBC Nantes	Tvis Holstebro	28–27	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2013–14 Details	Pick Szeged	29–28	Montpellier AHB	Füchse Berlin	29–28	HCM Constanța
2014–15 Details	Füchse Berlin	30–27	Hamburg	Skjern Håndbold	27–22	Gorenje Velenje
2015–16 Details	Frisch Auf Göppingen	32–26	Nantes	Fraikin Granollers	25–21	Chambéry Savoie
2016–17 Details	Frisch Auf Göppingen	30–22	Füchse Berlin	SC Magdeburg	32–31	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
2017–18 Details	Füchse Berlin	28–25	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball	SC Magdeburg	35–25	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018–19 Details	THW Kiel	26–22	Füchse Berlin	FC Porto	28–26	TTH Holstebro
2019–20 Details	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]

Statistics

Titles by country

Country	Titles
Germany	24
Spain	5
Soviet Union	3
Hungary	2
Romania	2
Yugoslavia	1
Croatia	1

Most successful teams

Frisch Auf Göppingen (4): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
THW Kiel (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2018–19
SC Magdeburg (3): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2006–07

External links

Official website

References

"EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm". European Handball Federation. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
http://www.ehfcl.com/en/2019-20/men/News/zejZqYhiJOBDaup5HnUHmA/Information_on_the_future_of_the_European_handball_season_2019_20

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[1] "EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm". European Handball Federation. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[2] ttp://www.ehfcl.com/en/2019-20/men/News/zejZqYhiJOBDaup5HnUHmA/Information_on_the_future_of_the_European_handball_season_2019_20