Women's EHF Champions League
2022–23
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates10 September 2022–4 June 2023
Teams16
Websiteehfcl.com
Final positions
ChampionsNorway Vipers Kristiansand
Runner-upHungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Tournament statistics
Matches played131
Goals scored7515 (57.37 per match)
Attendance352,257 (2,689 per match)
MVPRussia Anna Vyakhireva
(FINAL 4)
Top scorer(s)Norway Henny Reistad
(142 goals)

The 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League was the 30th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 10 September 2022 to 4 June 2023.

Vipers Kristiansand won their third title in a row by defeating FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria in the final.[1]

Format

The tournament was using the same format as the previous two seasons. The competition began with a group stage featuring sixteen teams divided into two groups. Matches were played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures, fourteen in total for each team. In Groups A and B, the top two teams automatically qualified for the quarter-finals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoff round.

The knockout stage included four rounds: the playoffs, quarter-finals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches (third-placed in group A plays sixth-placed group B; fourth-placed group A plays fifth-placed group B, etc.). The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advanced to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.

In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final were played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue. For this tournament, it was the MVM Dome.

Team allocation

Location of teams of the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B.

17 teams applied for a place, with nine having a fixed place.[2][3] The final list was released on 27 June 2022.[4]

Storhamar HE and CS Rapid București will make their debut appearances in the Champions League group stage, while RK Lokomotiva, DHK Baník Most and SG BBM Bietigheim make their return.

Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Czech Republic DHK Baník Most Denmark Odense Håndbold Denmark Team Esbjerg
France Brest Bretagne Handball France Metz Handball Germany SG BBM Bietigheim Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC Montenegro WHC Budućnost BEMAX Norway Vipers Kristiansand Norway Storhamar HE
Romania CS Rapid București Romania CSM București Slovenia RK Krim Mercator Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Wildcard rejection
Germany Borussia Dortmund

Group stage

The draw took place on 1 July 2022.[4][5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VKR BUC ODE FTC KRI BBR BIE MOS
1 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 14 11 1 2 456 373 +83 23 Quarterfinals — 35–29 34–27 27–26 36–31 31–24 34–32 39–24
2 Romania CSM București 14 10 2 2 439 386 +53 22 27–24 — 40–31 30–24 30–28 30–30 28–28 40–25
3 Denmark Odense Håndbold 14 8 0 6 398 373 +25 16 Playoffs 24–34 27–31 — 25–28 26–22 25–24 31–24 41–22
4 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 14 7 1 6 407 374 +33 15 26–26 29–33 27–23 — 37–26 20–21 28–23 43–19
5 Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 14 6 0 8 399 405 −6 12[lower-alpha 1] 21–27 28–26 23–29 30–32 — 24–22 35–28 42–31
6 France Brest Bretagne Handball 14 5 2 7 377 378 −1 12[lower-alpha 1] 29–36 26–33 21–25 24–21 22–24 — 32–28 31–26
7 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 14 5 2 7 432 388 +44 12[lower-alpha 1] 32–30 25–27 24–27 40–20 30–23 25–25 — 47–25
8 Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 14 0 0 14 347 578 −231 0 21–43 26–35 19–37 27–46 29–42 30–46 23–46 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Krim 6 Pts, +4 GD; Brest 3 Pts, 0 GD; Bietigheim 3 Pts, −4 GD

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MET GYO ESB BUC BUD SHE KAS LOK
1 France Metz Handball 14 12 1 1 429 352 +77 25 Quarterfinals — 29–28 26–24 36–34 29–23 31–22 35–24 38–13
2 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 14 11 0 3 444 347 +97 22 24–28 — 29–28 32–30 32–19 39–26 44–25 32–16
3 Denmark Team Esbjerg 14 10 0 4 455 367 +88 20[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs 35–28 29–31 — 35–30 30–20 35–25 39–31 33–20
4 Romania CS Rapid București 14 9 2 3 441 404 +37 20[lower-alpha 1] 32–32 30–27 34–32 — 39–29 27–25 28–22 27–22
5 Montenegro WHC Budućnost BEMAX 14 6 1 7 346 366 −20 13 28–36 22–25 23–28 30–30 — 24–23 10–0 25–18
6 Norway Storhamar Håndball Elite 14 4 0 10 377 406 −29 8 24–26 21–35 25–34 29–36 25–27 — 31–29 37–13
7 Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 14 1 1 12 341 452 −111 3 23–28 27–39 27–43 26–33 27–40 28–33 — 26–23
8 Croatia RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 14 0 1 13 276 415 −139 1 18–27 16–27 18–30 27–31 24–25 22–31 26–26 —
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Esbjerg 67–64 Rapid București

Knockout stage

Playoffs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Storhamar Håndball Elite Norway 52–60 Denmark Odense Håndbold 22–30 30–30
Brest Bretagne Handball France 49–55 Denmark Team Esbjerg 25–28 24–27
WHC Budućnost BEMAX Montenegro 46–55 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 24–28 22–27
RK Krim Mercator Slovenia 53–54 Romania CS Rapid București 29–24 24–30

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Rapid București Romania 56–71 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 25–31 31–40
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Hungary 59–58 France Metz Handball 26–32 33–26
Team Esbjerg Denmark 65–59 Romania CSM București 32–28 33–31
Odense Håndbold Denmark 55–66 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 27–29 28–37

Final four

The final four will be held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 3 and 4 June 2023.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 June
 
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC35
 
4 June
 
Norway Vipers Kristiansand37
 
Norway Vipers Kristiansand28
 
3 June
 
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria24
 
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria30
 
 
Denmark Team Esbjerg29
 
Third place
 
 
4 June
 
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC28
 
 
Denmark Team Esbjerg27

Final

4 June 2023
18:00		 Vipers Kristiansand Norway 28–24 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 20,022
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Næs Andersen, Vyakhireva 6 (14–13) Bölk, Lekić 5
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Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Norway Henny Reistad Denmark Team Esbjerg 142
2 Czech Republic Markéta Jeřábková Norway Vipers Kristiansand 118
Romania Cristina Neagu Romania CSM București
4 Hungary Katrin Klujber Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 114
5 Slovenia Ana Gros Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 99
6 Germany Emily Bölk Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 92
Netherlands Angela Malestein Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
Montenegro Jovanka Radičević Slovenia RK Krim Mercator
9 Norway Anniken Obaidli Norway Storhamar Håndball Elite 91
10 Montenegro Milena Raičević Montenegro WHC Buducnost BEMAX 88

References

  1. ↑ "Vipers seal historic three-peat with dominant win". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "39 teams registered for EHF Champions League 2022/23". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Regulations" (PDF). eurohandball.com. eurohandball.com. p. 16. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Teams set for EHF Champions League 2022/23". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Groups set for new EHF Champions League Women season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Goalscorers
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