Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European League was announced on 10 July 2023.^[4]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• EL: European League title holders
• EC: European Cup title holders
• CW: Cup winners
• CR: Cup runners-up
• 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season

Group stage

Füchse Berlin (3rd)EL	Sporting CP (2nd)	HBC Nantes (3rd)	REBI BM Cuenca (2nd)
Górnik Zabrze (3rd)	RK Nexe (2nd)	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (3rd)	Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st)
IFK Kristianstad (1st)	HC Alkaloid (2nd)	MOL-Tatabánya KC (3rd)	RK Gorenje Velenje (2nd)
MŠK Považská Bystrica (1st)	Dinamo București (1st)	AEK Athens (1st)	Elverum Håndball (2nd)
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (4th)	SL Benfica (3rd)	Chambéry Savoie MBH (4th)	Logroño La Rioja (CR)
Chrobry Głogów (4th)	Skjern Håndbold (4th)	HC Kriens-Luzern (2nd)	IK Sävehof (2nd)
RK Vojvodina (1st)EC WC	RK Izviđač (1st) WC	RK Lovćen (1st) WC

Qualification round

Rhein-Neckar Löwen (5th)	ABC Braga (4th)	Fraikin BM Granollers (3rd)	Pfadi Winterthur (3rd)
Ystads IF (3rd)	Vardar 1961 (3rd)	RK Trimo Trebnje (3rd)	CSM Constanța (CW)
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (6th)	Águas Santas Milaneza (5th)

• ^WC Accepted Wildcard

Draw

The Draw took place on the 21 July 2023.^[5][6] The only restriction was that clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group.

Qualification round

The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 18 July 2023. The first legs will be held on 26–27 August 2023 while the second legs will be held on 2–3 September 2023.^[7]

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ystads IF	49–63	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	28–33	21–30
RK Trimo Trebnje	57–58	ABC Braga	31–29	26–29
Águas Santas Milaneza	43–44	Pfadi Winterthur	24–22	19–22
Vardar 1961	58–71	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	25–34	33–37
CSM Constanța	52–51	Fraikin BM Granollers	27–29	25–22 PS

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Group stage

HBC Nantes

Kristianstad

Lisbon

Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Górnik Zabrze

AEK Athens

HC Kriens-Luzern

Hannover-Burgdorf

BM Cuenca

Gorenje Velenje

Sävehof

Winterthur

RK Nexe

Považská Bystrica

Skjern

ABC Braga

Kadetten

Elverum Håndball

Flensburg

RK Lovćen

Silkeborg

HC Alkaloid

Logroño La Rioja

Vojvodina

Füchse Berlin

Dinamo București

Chambéry Savoie MBH

RK Izviđač

MOL-Tatabánya

Chrobry Głogów

CSM Constanța

Lisbon teams
SL Benfica
Sporting CP

Location of teams of the 2023–24 EHF European League group stage
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H

The draw for the group stage was conducted on 21 July 2023 at the EHF office in Vienna.^[5][8]

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAN	RHE	BEN	KRI
1	HBC Nantes	6	5	0	1	201	177	+24	10[lower-alpha 1]	Main round		—	32–25	37–28	31–27
2	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	6	5	0	1	198	177	+21	10[lower-alpha 1]			36–32	—	39–30	36–28
3	SL Benfica	6	2	0	4	194	210	−16	4			34–38	35–36	—	36–33
4	IFK Kristianstad	6	0	0	6	162	191	−29	0			27–31	20–26	27–31	—

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Notes:

1. HBC Nantes 64–61 Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HAN	GOZ	LUZ	AEK
1	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	6	5	1	0	192	164	+28	11	Main round		—	34–28	30–30	31–25
2	Górnik Zabrze	6	3	1	2	179	171	+8	7			29–32	—	32–28	30–21
3	HC Kriens-Luzern	6	1	2	3	179	180	−1	4			23–31	30–30	—	39–27
4	AEK Athens	6	1	0	5	158	193	−35	2			29–34	26–30	30–29	—

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Group C

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAV	GOR	CUE	WIN
1	IK Sävehof	6	5	1	0	207	160	+47	11	Main round		—	36–34	40–27	41–20
2	RK Gorenje Velenje	6	2	1	3	182	170	+12	5			28–28	—	28–20	34–26
3	REBI BM Cuenca	6	2	0	4	153	181	−28	4[lower-alpha 1]			22–30	28–27	—	28–24
4	Pfadi Winterthur	6	2	0	4	163	194	−31	4[lower-alpha 1]			29–32	32–31	32–28	—

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Notes:

1. REBI BM Cuenca 56–56 Pfadi Winterthur. Placement decided on goal difference.

Group D

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NEX	SKJ	BRA	POV
1	RK Nexe	6	5	0	1	215	172	+43	10	Main round		—	39–25	38–28	35–28
2	Skjern Håndbold	6	4	0	2	191	172	+19	8			33–30	—	32–25	42–22
3	ABC Braga	6	2	0	4	173	188	−15	4			30–34	25–32	—	31–26
4	MŠK Považská Bystrica	6	1	0	5	161	208	−47	2			28–39	31–27	26–34	—

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Group E

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FLE	KAD	ELV	LOV
1	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	6	5	0	1	218	162	+56	10	Main round		—	46–32	38–35	42–19
2	Kadetten Schaffhausen	6	4	0	2	181	183	−2	8			25–24	—	32–30	36–26
3	Elverum Håndball	6	3	0	3	192	181	+11	6			32–33	31–27	—	37–25
4	RK Lovćen	6	0	0	6	141	206	−65	0			19–35	26–29	26–27	—

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Group F

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SIL	VOJ	ALK	LOG
1	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	6	5	0	1	183	158	+25	10	Main round		—	26–22	35–31	34–25
2	RK Vojvodina	6	4	0	2	172	163	+9	8			29–28	—	34–29	24–25
3	HC Alkaloid	6	1	1	4	166	187	−21	3[lower-alpha 1]			23–31	26–31	—	28–27
4	Logroño La Rioja	6	1	1	4	163	176	−13	3[lower-alpha 1]			28–29	29–32	29–29	—

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Notes:

1. Head to head points: HC Alkaloid 3–1 Logroño La Rioja

Group G

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FUC	BUC	CHA	IZV
1	Füchse Berlin	6	6	0	0	194	160	+34	12	Main round		—	33–30	24–22	34–23
2	Dinamo București	6	4	0	2	218	168	+50	8			32–33	—	36–33	52–24
3	Chambéry Savoie MBH	6	2	0	4	181	181	0	4			31–36	21–28	—	34–30
4	RK Izviđač	6	0	0	6	150	234	−84	0			22–34	24–40	27–40	—

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Group H

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CON	SPO	TAT	CHR
1	CSM Constanța	6	4	1	1	172	158	+14	9	Main round		—	29–28	28–25	29–18
2	Sporting CP	6	4	0	2	199	158	+41	8			34–28	—	36–28	37–20
3	MOL-Tatabánya KC	6	3	0	3	175	171	+4	6			24–29	31–29	—	37–24
4	Chrobry Głogów	6	0	1	5	138	197	−59	1			29–29	22–35	25–30	—

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Main round

In the main round, the remaining sixteen teams merge into four groups of four, where they play the teams they didn't play in the group stage. Points from the group stage against the teams that advanced with each other are carried over. At the end of the main round, The four group winners advance to the quarter-finals, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for the play-offs.

Group I

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAN	RHE	HAN	GOZ
1	HBC Nantes	6	5	0	1	197	164	+33	10	Quarter-finals		—	32–25	33–26	31–23
2	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	6	4	0	2	173	166	+7	8	Play-offs		36–32	—	27–26	27–23
3	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	6	2	0	4	174	187	−13	4			32–38	24–32	—	34–28
4	Górnik Zabrze	6	1	0	5	154	181	−27	2			22–31	29–26	29–32	—

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Group II

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SKJ	SAV	NEX	GOR
1	Skjern Håndbold	6	4	0	2	194	185	+9	8	Quarter-finals		—	33–34	33–30	45–31
2	IK Sävehof	6	3	1	2	187	181	+6	7[lower-alpha 1]	Play-offs		27–29	—	34–28	36–34
3	RK Nexe	6	3	1	2	187	174	+13	7[lower-alpha 1]			39–25	29–28	—	34–27
4	RK Gorenje Velenje	6	0	2	4	171	199	−28	2			24–29	28–28	27–27	—

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Notes:

1. IK Sävehof 62–57 RK Nexe

Group III

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FLE	SIL	KAD	VOJ
1	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	6	5	0	1	231	167	+64	10	Quarter-finals		—	38–28	46–32	42–30
2	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	6	3	0	3	178	197	−19	6	Play-offs		26–45	—	36–30	26–22
3	Kadetten Schaffhausen	6	2	0	4	168	188	−20	4[lower-alpha 1]			25–24	33–34	—	27–24
4	RK Vojvodina	6	2	0	4	155	180	−25	4[lower-alpha 1]			26–36	29–28	24–21	—

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Notes:

1. Kadetten Schaffhausen 48–48 RK Vojvodina. Placement decided on goal difference.

Group IV

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SPO	FUC	BUC	CON
1	Sporting CP	6	5	0	1	192	176	+16	10	Quarter-finals		—	32–28	35–33	34–28
2	Füchse Berlin	6	4	0	2	192	186	+6	8	Play-offs		31–32	—	33–30	35–30
3	Dinamo București	6	2	0	4	188	180	+8	4			27–31	32–33	—	33–23
4	CSM Constanța	6	1	0	5	165	195	−30	2			29–28	29–32	25–33	—

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Knockout stage

In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 2nd–3rd in Main round Groups I-IV play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, where they are joined by the top teams of Main round Groups I-IV for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany.^[9]

Playoffs

Overview

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RK Nexe	48–55	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	19–24	29–31
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	59–64	IK Sävehof	34–30	25–34
Dinamo București	64–58	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	37–34	27–24
Kadetten Schaffhausen	56–66	Füchse Berlin	28–32	28–34

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Matches

26 March 2024 20:45	RK Nexe	19–24	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Sportska dvorana kralja Tomislava, Našice Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Marguč 4	(11–13)	Reichmann 7
	1× 1×	Report	2×

2 April 2024 20:45	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	31–29	RK Nexe	SNP Dome, Heidelberg Attendance: 2,974 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Kohlbacher 8	(16–16)	Bezjak, Vejin 7
	3×	Report	3×

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26 March 2024 20:45	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	34–30	IK Sävehof	Swiss Life Hall, Hannover Attendance: 2,305 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Edvardsson 8	(18–14)	Wedberg 12
	3×	Report	1× 2×

2 April 2024 18:45	IK Sävehof	34–25	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Partille Arena, Partille Attendance: 2,138 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Möller, Wedberg 7	(18–14)	Kulesh 6
	1× 3×	Report	5×

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26 March 2024 18:45	Dinamo București	37–34	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
	Rosta 9	(18–16)	Bogojevic, Lenbroch 7
	1×	Report	1× 2×

2 April 2024 18:45	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	24–27	Dinamo București	Jysk Arena, Silkeborg Attendance: 1,811 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Hallbäck 6	(8–16)	Akimenko 7
	1× 3×	Report	2×

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26 March 2024 18:45	Kadetten Schaffhausen	28–32	Füchse Berlin	BBC Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Vesovic, Mitrovic (MNE)
	Martinović 7	(15–16)	Gidsel 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

2 April 2024 20:45	Füchse Berlin	34–28	Kadetten Schaffhausen	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 4,717 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Gidsel, Lichtlein 7	(18–11)	Ríkharðsson 8
	1× 3×	Report	3×

Quarterfinals

Overview

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Füchse Berlin	–	HBC Nantes	33–33	–
Dinamo București	–	Skjern Håndbold	28–27	–
IK Sävehof	–	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	30–41	–
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	–	Sporting CP	32–29	–

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Matches

23 April 2024 20:45	Füchse Berlin	33–33	HBC Nantes	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,179 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Gidsel 9	(17–15)	Minne 10
	2×	Report	4×

30 April 2024 20:45	HBC Nantes	v	Füchse Berlin	H Arena, Nantes Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
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23 April 2024 18:45	Dinamo București	28–27	Skjern Håndbold	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 2,538 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Kukić 7	(14–15)	Nazaré 6
	4×	Report	3×

30 April 2024 18:45	Skjern Håndbold	v	Dinamo București	Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
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23 April 2024 18:45	IK Sävehof	30–41	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Partille Arena, Partille Attendance: 4,408 Referees: Cindric, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Berlin, Mittún 6	(14–22)	Jakobsen 9
	2× 2×	Report	1× 2×

30 April 2024 18:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	v	IK Sävehof	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
		Report

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23 April 2024 20:45	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	32–29	Sporting CP	SNP Dome, Heidelberg Attendance: 2,773 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Kirkeløkke 10	(19–14)	F. Costa 9
	5×	Report	2× 4×

30 April 2024 20:45	Sporting CP	v	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
		Report

Final Four

The final four will held at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany on 25 and 26 May 2024.

Top goalscorers

As of 23 April 2024

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals[10]
1	Andrii Akimenko	Dinamo București	80
2	Niclas Kirkeløkke	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	75
3	Gustaf Wedberg	IK Sävehof	72
4	Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson	Kadetten Schaffhausen	71
5	Juri Knorr	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	67
6	Mathias Gidsel	Füchse Berlin	65
7	Óli Mittún	IK Sävehof	64
8	Taras Minotskyi	Górnik Zabrze	63
9	Viktor Bergholt	Skjern Håndbold	62
	Francisco Costa	Sporting CP

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See also

• 2023–24 EHF Champions League
• 2023–24 EHF European Cup
• 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF European League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup

References