Women's EHF Champions League

DELO EHF Champions League
	Current season, competition or edition:; 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League
Sport	Handball
Founded	1961
No. of teams	16
Country	EHF members
Continent	Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	Győri Audi ETO KC (5th title)
Most titles	Spartak Kyiv (13 titles)
Related; competitions	EHF Cup
Official website	ehfcl.eurohandball.com

The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). For sponsorship purposes, the competition officially named the DELO EHF Champions League. It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top national leagues participating.

Tournament structure

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 27 nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. The national federations are allowed to request extra places or upgrades from the EHF Cup.

The EHF Champions League is divided into five stages. Depending on the ranking of their national federation and of the criteria list, teams can enter the competition in either qualification or the group phase.

The current playing system changed for the 2020/21 season.

Qualification tournament

Groups of four teams are formed. The number of groups can vary each season. 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 phase, while teams from lower ranks continue in the EHF Cup.

Tournament format

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first nine nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. In addition, the tenth spot is reserved for the best ranked national federation of the DELO EHF European League. The national federations are allowed to request upgrades for their teams eligible to play in the EHF European League and based on the criteria list the EHF Executive Committee approves six upgrades.

The EHF Champions League is divided into four stages. All participating teams enter the competition in the group phase.

The current playing system has been introduced before the 2020/21 season.

Group phase

Since the 2020/21 season, the format sees two groups formed, with eight teams each in Group A and B. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches (14 rounds in total). The first two teams in Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams from positions three to six in each of these groups proceed to the play off. The season is over for the last two teams in each group after the completion of the group phase.

Play off

The pairings for the play off are decided by the placement of the teams at the end of the group phase (A6 vs B3, B6 vs A3, A5 vs B4 and B5 vs A4). Each pairing is decided via a home and away format, with the aggregate winners over the two legs advancing to the quarter-finals. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

Quarter-finals

The pairings for the quarter-finals are also decided by the placement in the group phase (Winner of A5/B4 vs A1, Winner B5/A4 vs B1, Winner A6/B3 vs A2, Winner B6/A3 vs B2). The ties are decided through a home and away format, with the four winners over the two legs played in each pairing advancing to the EHF FINAL4. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

DELO EHF FINAL4

The official name for the event is the DELO EHF FINAL4. The participating EHF FINAL4 teams are paired for the semi-finals through a draw and play the last two matches of the season over a single weekend at one venue. The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the third-place game and final on a Sunday.

Summary

European Champions Cup

Year	Final			Semi-finals losers
Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up
1961 Details	Știința București	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	Știința București
1962–63 Details	Trud Moscow	11–8	Frederiksberg IF	Fortschritt Weissenfels	Rapid București
1963–64 Details	Rapid București	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 Timișoara	Bohemians Prague
1967–68 Details	Žalgiris Kaunas	13–11	Empor Rostock	KS Cracovia	Rapid București
1969–70 Details	Spartak Kyiv	9–7	SC Leipzig	Žalgiris Kaunas	HG København
1970–71 Details	Spartak Kyiv	11–9	Ferencvárosi TC	1.FC Nürnberg	HG København
1971–72 Details	Spartak Kyiv	12–8	SC Leipzig	Bakony Veszprém	Universitatea București
1972–73 Details	Spartak Kyiv	17–8	Universitatea Timișoara	NILOC Amsterdam	SC Leipzig
1973–74 Details	SC Leipzig	12–10	Spartak Kyiv	Eintracht Minden	Radnički Belgrade
1974–75 Details	Spartak Kyiv	14–10	Lokomotiva Zagreb	IEFS București	Vasas Budapest
1975–76 Details	Radnicki Belgrade	22–12	Swift Roermond	Admira Wien	Stockholmspolisens IF
1976–77 Details	Spartak Kyiv	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 Kyiv	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 Kyiv	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 Kyiv	Rulmentul Braşov
1982–83 Details	Spartak Kyiv	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 Kyiv	41–31 (23–16 / 18–15)	Radnicki Belgrade	SC Leipzig	Hypo Niederösterreich
1985–86 Details	Spartak Kyiv	52–45 (29–23 / 23–22)	Ştiinţa Bacău	Vasas Budapest	Budućnost Titograd
1986–87 Details	Spartak Kyiv	50–37 (25–17 / 25–20)	Hypo Niederösterreich	Ştiinţa Bacău	ZVL Prešov
1987–88 Details	Spartak Kyiv	33–31 (16–14 / 17–17)	Hypo Niederösterreich	Spartacus Budapest	Radnicki Belgrade
1988–89 Details	Hypo Niederösterreich	37–33 (16–14 / 21–19)	Spartak Kyiv	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
Year	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 (EHF FINAL4 system)

Year	Final			Semi-finals losers
Year	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	Győri Audi ETO KC	25–24	Rostov-Don	Vipers Kristiansand	Metz Handball
2019–20 Details	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2020–21 Details

Records and statistics

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
Spartak Kyiv	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	5	3	2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019	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
Știința București	1	0	1961
Sparta Prague	1	0	1962
Trud Moscow	1	0	1963
Rapid București	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	Hungary	7	10	17
4	Denmark	7	5	12
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	North Macedonia	1	4	5
11	Spain	1	3	4
12	Czech Republic	1	2	3
	Germany	1	2	3
	Norway	1	2	3
	Russia	1	2	3
16	Croatia	1	1	2
17	Netherlands	0	1	1
Total		58	58	116

All-time top scorers

Last updated after the 2019–20 season [2]

Rank	Players	Goals	Ssn pld
1	Anita Görbicz	1003	18
2	Katarina Bulatović	842	16
3	Andrea Lekić	809	13
4	Jovanka Radičević	798	16
5	Bojana Popović	733 ¹	14
6	Andrea Penezić	720	11
7	Cristina Neagu	685	11
8	Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth	683	14
9	Eduarda Amorim	661	15
10	Heidi Løke	595	11
11	Alexandra do Nascimento	560	13
12	Nora Mørk	532	11
13	Anikó Kovacsics	493	13
14	Linn Jørum Sulland	491	10
15	Ana Gros	482	11

All-time top scorers of the WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4

Last updated after the 2018–19 season

Rank	Players	Goals	FF apps
1	Nycke Groot	57	5
2	Cristina Neagu	56	5
3	Anita Görbicz	52	5
4	Andrea Lekić	47	5
5	Eduarda Amorim	45	5
6	Andrea Penezić	42	4
6	Katarina Bulatović	42	5
8	Jovanka Radičević	40	5
9	Isabelle Gulldén	39	3
10	Majda Mehmedović	29	5
11	Linn Jørum Sulland	23	3
12	Nora Mørk	22	4
13	Bernadett Bódi	21	4
14	Dragana Cvijić	20	5
15	Heidi Løke	19	3

Notes

1: Goals from four seasons (1998-2002) are missing. Bojana Popovic's tally is higher than what is written here. [3]

Top scorers by season

Top scorers by season[4]
Season	Player	Club	Goals
1993–94	Natalia Morskova	Mar Valencia	102
1994–95	Snežana Petika	Podravka Koprivnica	072
1995–96	Snežana Petika (2)	Podravka Koprivnica	077
1996–97	Natalia Morskova (2)	Mar Valencia	150
1997–98	Natalia Morskova (3)	Mar Valencia	127
1998–99	/ Nataliya Derepasko	Krim Ljubljana	120
1999–00	Ausra Fridrikas	Hypo Niederösterreich	097
2000–01	Ausra Fridrikas (2)	Bækkelagets SK Oslo	083
2001–02	Ágnes Farkas	Ferencvárosi TC	112
2002–03	Nataliya Derepasko (2)	RK Krim	081
2003–04	Bojana Popović	Slagelse FH	098
2004–05	Tatjana Logvin	Hypo Niederösterreich	085
2005–06	Nataliya Derepasko (3)	RK Krim	086
2006–07	Bojana Popović (2)	Slagelse FH	096
2007–08	Tímea Tóth	Hypo Niederösterreich	127
2008–09	Grit Jurack	Viborg HK	113
2009–10	Cristina Vărzaru	Viborg HK	101
2010–11	Heidi Løke	Larvik HK	099
2011–12	Anita Görbicz	Győri ETO KC	133
2012–13	Zsuzsanna Tomori	Ferencvárosi TC	095
2013–14	Anita Görbicz (2)	Győri ETO KC	087
2014–15	Cristina Neagu	ŽRK Budućnost	102
2014–15	Andrea Penezić	HC Vardar	102
2015–16	Isabelle Gulldén	CSM București	108
2016–17	Andrea Penezić (2)	HC Vardar	098
2017–18	Cristina Neagu (2)	CSM București	110
2018–19	Linn Jørum Sulland	Vipers Kristiansand	089
2019–20	Jovanka Radičević	ŽRK Budućnost	097
2020–21

Players with the most Champions League titles

Rank	Players	Titles	Winning years
1	/ Zinaida Turchyna	13	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
2	/ Nataliya Rusnachenko	10	1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
3	/ Marianna Racz	7	1982, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
4	/ Ausra Fridrikas	6	1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005
4	Bojana Popović	6	2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
6	Eduarda Amorim	5	2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
6	Anita Görbicz	5	2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019

References

"Information on the DELO WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4 2020". ehfcl.com. 26 June 2020.
"2019-20 season Top 50 scorers". eurohandball.com. June 2020.
http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2011-12/player/506745/BojanaPopovic
"All-time overview of the EHF Champions League top scorers (1993/94 to 2013/14)". EHF. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

Todor Krastev. "Women Handball European Champions Cup and Champions League Archive". Todor 66. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
"Champions League Regulation Women" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
"Women's Champions League Official site". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

External links

Official website

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[Cancelled-1] "Information on the DELO WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4 2020". ehfcl.com. 26 June 2020.

[2] "2019-20 season Top 50 scorers". eurohandball.com. June 2020.

[3] ttp://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2011-12/player/506745/BojanaPopovic

[4] "All-time overview of the EHF Champions League top scorers (1993/94 to 2013/14)". EHF. Retrieved 18 August 2019.