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2023–24 EHF European Cup

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EHF European Cup
2023–24
Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus hosted the second leg of the final.
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates9 September 202326 May 2024
Teams76
Websiteehfec.com
Final positions
ChampionsIceland Valur (1st title)
Runner-upGreece Olympiacos S.F.P.
Tournament statistics
Matches played146
Top scorer(s)Greece Savvas Savvas
(81 goals)[1]

The 2023–24 EHF European Cup was the 27th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[2] RK Vojvodina were the defending champions, but they were not defending their title because they played in this season's EHF European League group stage.

Valur became the first Icelandic team to club handball competition, beating Olympiacos S.F.P. on penalties in the final.[3]

Format

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The tournament was played in a straight knockout format. The ties were held in a home and away format. Overall, there were seven rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

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The rankings were based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

Qualified teams

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The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup was announced on 10 July 2023.[5][6]

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

  • EC: European Cup title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
    • SF: Semi-final league position
    • QF: Quarter-final league position
Round 2
Austria Förthof UHK Krems Austria HC Linz AG Azerbaijan Azeryol HC Azerbaijan Kur
Belgium HC Visé BM Belgium Sezoens Achilles Bocholt Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Leotar Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Vogošća
Croatia MRK Sesvete Croatia MRK Trogir Cyprus Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus Parnassos Strovolou
Czech Republic HCB Karviná Czech Republic HK FCC Město Lovosice Estonia Põlva Serviti Estonia Viljandi HC
Faroe Islands H71 Faroe Islands VÍF Finland BK-46 Finland Riihimäki Cocks
Greece AC PAOK Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. Hungary FTC-Green Collect Iceland UMF Afturelding
Iceland ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Israel Hapoel Ashdod Israel Maccabi Rishon LeZion Italy Raimond Sassari
Italy Sidea Group Junior Fasano Kosovo KH Besa Famgas Kosovo KH Trepça-M Latvia ZRHK Tenax Dobele
Lithuania HC Dragūnas Klaipėda Lithuania VHC Šviesa Luxembourg Handball Esch Luxembourg HB Red Boys Differdange
Montenegro RK Budućnost Podgorica Netherlands HV KRAS/Volendam North Macedonia GRK Tikveš Norway Runar Sandefjord
Norway Nærbø IL Romania CSA Steaua București Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare Serbia HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac
Serbia HC Partizan Slovakia Tatran Prešov Slovenia MRK Krka Switzerland BSV Bern
Turkey Beykoz BSK Turkey Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK Ukraine Motor Ukraine Odesa
Round 1
Austria Bregenz Handball Austria Fivers Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloboda Czech Republic HC ROBE Zubří
Czech Republic SKKP Handball Brno Estonia HC Tallinn Estonia Raasiku/Mistra Faroe Islands Neistin
Faroe Islands Team Klaksvík Finland IFK Handball Helsinki Greece Diomidis Argous Iceland FH Hafnarfjarðar
Iceland Valur Israel Yuvalim Holon HC Italy Handball Meran Italy SV Brixen Handball
Lithuania Granitas-Karys Lithuania HC Amber Luxembourg HC Berchem Luxembourg HB Käerjeng
Serbia HC Dinamo Turkey Beşiktaş Turkey Spor Toto SK Ukraine Donbass

Qualifying rounds

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Round 1

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A total of 24 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 9–10 September 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 September 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.[2]

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Handball Meran Italy 58–60 Serbia HC Dinamo 27–30 31–30
Beşiktaş Turkey 84–49 Ukraine Donbass 41–30 43–19
Mistra Estonia 49–63 Austria Bregenz Handball 25–30 24–33
HC Tallinn Estonia 50–60 Luxembourg HB Käerjeng 26–26 24–34
SKKP Handball Brno Czech Republic 56–54 Czech Republic HC ROBE Zubří 28–22 28–32
IFK Handball Helsinki Finland 57–65 Turkey Spor Toto SK 28–29 29–36
Yuvalim Holon HC Israel 64–49 Faroe Islands Neistin 34–23 30–26
Diomidis Argous Greece 50–58 Iceland FH Hafnarfjarðar 32–32 18–26
HC Berchem Luxembourg 56–66 Austria Fivers 33–33 23–33
Team Klaksvik Faroe Islands 37–53 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloboda 19–30 18–23
Valur Iceland 60–52 Lithuania Granitas-Karys 27–24 33–28
HC Amber Lithuania 52–62 Italy SV Brixen Handball 23–34 29–28

Round 2

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A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 12 teams advancing from the previous round and 52 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 14–15 October 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 21–22 October 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.[2]

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HC Dinamo Serbia 71–69 Netherlands HV KRAS/Volendam 30–33 41–36
Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta[a] Cyprus 0–20 Serbia HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac 0–10 0–10
Sidea Group Junior Fasano Italy 49–56 Czech Republic SKKP Handball Brno 29–28 20–28
Viljandi HC Estonia 48–65 Slovenia MRK Krka 23–32 25–33
FH Hafnarfjarðar Iceland 64–57 Serbia HC Partizan 34–34 30–23
Maccabi Rishon LeZion[b] Israel 0–20 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloboda 0–10 0–10
Riihimäki Cocks Finland 51–69 Switzerland BSV Bern 25–29 26–40
RK Leotar Bosnia and Herzegovina 53–48 Latvia ZRHK TENAX Dobele 24–22 29–26
FTC-Green Collect Hungary 84–47 Cyprus Parnassos Strovolou 44–25 40–22
Beykoz BSK Turkey 58–62 Belgium HC Visé BM 31–29 27–33
Raimond Sassari Italy 53–69 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 24–31 29–38
Põlva Serviti Estonia 57–71 Iceland Valur 29–32 28–39
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Iceland 69–64 Luxembourg HB Red Boys Differdange 34–30 35–34
VHC Šviesa Lithuania 53–59 Austria Bregenz Handball 23–32 30–27
MRK Sesvete Croatia 64–39 Azerbaijan Kur 30–15 34–24
BK-46 Finland 20–0 Israel Yuvalim Holon HC[b] 10–0 10–0
GRK Tikveš North Macedonia 58–62 Austria Förthof UHK Krems 33–29 25–33
Azeryol HC Azerbaijan 41–80 Italy SV Brixen Handball 22–43 19–37
Nærbø IL Norway 50–51 Iceland Afturelding 27–22 23–29
KH Besa Famgas Kosovo 52–83 Turkey Beşiktaş 24–43 28–40
Handball Esch Luxembourg 58–61 Faroe Islands VIF 30–31 28–30
Runar Sandefjord Norway 80–61 Turkey Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK 42–29 38–32
MRK Trogir Croatia 58–44 Faroe Islands H71 29–22 29–22
HB Käerjeng Luxembourg 57–64 Ukraine Motor 27–31 30–33
Sezoens Achilles Bocholt Belgium 58–53 Lithuania HC Dragūnas Klaipėda 32–27 26–26
HC Linz AG Austria 52–51 Greece AC PAOK 27–26 25–25
CSA Steaua București Romania 20–0 Israel Hapoel Ashdod[b] 10–0 10–0
CS Minaur Baia Mare Romania 91–53 Ukraine Odesa 52–26 39–27
HCB Karviná Czech Republic 64–62 Austria Fivers 32–26 32–36
KH Trepça-M Kosovo 57–58 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Vogošća 27–27 30–31
HK FCC Město Lovosice Czech Republic 54–68 Slovakia Tatran Prešov 28–32 26–36
Spor Toto SK Turkey 54–41 Montenegro RK Budućnost Podgorica 31–24 23–17
  1. ^ Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta was disqualified from the competition due to fan trouble in the previous season. HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac advanced to the next round.[7]
  2. ^ a b c The Israeli teams Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Yuvalim Holon HC and Hapoel Ashdod withdrew from the tournament due to the Israel–Hamas war. RK Sloboda, BK-46 and CSA Steaua București advanced to the next round.[8]

Round 3

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A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 25–26 November 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 2–3 December 2023. The draw was held on the 24 October 2023.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Förthof UHK Krems Austria 62–60 Iceland ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 30–28 32–32
HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac Serbia 61–59 Finland BK-46 31–29 30–30
Bregenz Handball Austria 61–58 Norway Runar Sandefjord 33–29 28–29
HC Visé BM Belgium 58–68 Slovenia MRK Krka 27–31 31–37
RK Sloboda Bosnia and Herzegovina 61–53 Turkey Spor Toto SK 34–25 27–28
Afturelding Iceland 49–55 Slovakia Tatran Prešov 24–27 25–28
RK Leotar Bosnia and Herzegovina 48–56 Czech Republic HCB Karviná 27–28 21–28
SV Brixen Handball Italy 75–72 Faroe Islands VIF 37–35 38–37
CS Minaur Baia Mare Romania 58–52 Serbia HC Dinamo 33–23 25–29
Motor Ukraine 59–68 Iceland Valur 31–35 28–33
BSV Bern Switzerland 57–62 Hungary FTC-Green Collect 33–29 24–33
RK Vogošća Bosnia and Herzegovina 57–52 Czech Republic SKKP Handball Brno 30–23 27–29
CSA Steaua București Romania 64–53 Austria HC Linz AG 33–23 31–30
MRK Trogir Croatia 54–63 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 26–27 28–36
MRK Sesvete Croatia 63–65 Turkey Beşiktaş 34–27 29–38
FH Hafnarfjarðar Iceland 68–62 Belgium Sezoens Achilles Bocholt 35–26 33–36

Last 16

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The first leg matches were held on 10–11 February 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 17–18 February 2024. The draw was on the 5 December 2023.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SV Brixen Handball Italy 48–66 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 23–29 25–37
Beşiktaş Turkey 68–73 Hungary FTC-Green Collect 32–34 36–39
CS Minaur Baia Mare Romania 70–51 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Vogošća 36–26 34–25
RK Sloboda Bosnia and Herzegovina 41–48 Slovenia MRK Krka 15–19 26–29
CSA Steaua București Romania 57–56 Czech Republic HCB Karviná 28–27 29–29
Valur Iceland 57–54 Serbia HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac 27–26 30–28
Förthof UHK Krems Austria 56–59 Austria Bregenz Handball 26–26 30–33
FH Hafnarfjarðar Iceland 58–61 Slovakia Tatran Prešov 35–30 23–31

Quarterfinals

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The first leg matches were held on 23–24 March 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 30–31 March 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos S.F.P. Greece 56–45 Slovenia MRK Krka 31–26 25–19
FTC-Green Collect Hungary 63–57 Slovakia Tatran Prešov 32–29 31–28
CSA Steaua București Romania 65–72 Iceland Valur 35–36 30–36
CS Minaur Baia Mare Romania 65–61 Austria Bregenz Handball 37–31 28–30

Matches

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23 March 2024
20:30
Olympiacos S.F.P. Greece 31–26 Slovenia MRK Krka Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis
Attendance: 550
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Savvas 7 (16–13) Majstorović 9
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30 March 2024
17:00
MRK Krka Slovenia 19–25 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. Športna Dvorana Marof, Novo mesto
Attendance: 400
Referees: Jovic, Arnautovic (BIH)
Majstorović, Muhić 5 (10–10) Savvas , Vida 4
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Olympiacos S.F.P. won 56–45 on aggregate.


23 March 2024
20:00
FTC-Green Collect Hungary 32–29 Slovakia Tatran Prešov Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 800
Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
Imre 9 (17–15) Urban 7
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30 March 2024
18:00
Tatran Prešov Slovakia 28–31 Hungary FTC-Green Collect Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
Cabarello Hernandez 9 (13–11) Nagy 7
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FTC-Green Collect won 63–57 on aggregate.


23 March 2024
19:00
CSA Steaua București Romania 35–36 Iceland Valur Concordia Sports Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 325
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Tarita 7 (14–18) Óskarsson, Thordarson 7
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30 March 2024
19:00
Valur Iceland 36–30 Romania CSA Steaua București N1 höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 657
Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
Petersson 8 (21–12) Șandru 7
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Valur won 72–65 on aggregate.


23 March 2024
18:00
CS Minaur Baia Mare Romania 37–31 Austria Bregenz Handball Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare
Attendance: 2,218
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Vujović 9 (17–14) Mahr 11
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30 March 2024
18:00
Bregenz Handball Austria 30–28 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL)
Mahr 8 (18–16) Vujović 7
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CS Minaur Baia Mare won 65–61 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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The first leg matches were held on 20–21 April 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 April 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FTC-Green Collect Hungary 60–67 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 28–28 32–39
Valur Iceland 66–52 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare 36–28 30–24

Matches

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20 April 2024
14:00
FTC-Green Collect Hungary 28–28 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 857
Referees: Sniurevicius, Grigalionis (LTU)
Imre 8 (13–11) Savvas 8
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27 April 2024
15:30
Olympiacos S.F.P. Greece 39–32 Hungary FTC-Green Collect Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Cernavskis, Ivars (LAT)
Savvas 10 (21–18) Nagy 8
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Olympiacos S.F.P. won 67–60 on aggregate


20 April 2024
21:30
Valur Iceland 36–28 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare N1 höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,239
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Óskarsson 8 (18–14) Vujić 7
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28 April 2024
17:00
CS Minaur Baia Mare Romania 24–30 Iceland Valur Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare
Attendance: 621
Referees: Mikelic, Paradina (CRO)
Botea 5 (8–17) Finnsson 9
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Valur won 66–52 on aggregate

Final

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The first leg match was held on 18 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25 May 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.

Results

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valur Iceland 57–57
5–4 (p)
Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 30–26 27–31

Matches

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18 May 2024
19:00
Valur Iceland 30–26 Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. N1 höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Óskarsson 10 (14–14) Savvas 10
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25 May 2024
20:00
Olympiacos S.F.P. Greece 35–32 Iceland Valur Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Savvas 10 (16–11) Gústafsson 8
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FT: 31–27 Pen: 4–5

57–57 on aggregate, Valur won 5–4 on penalties

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Player stats". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ a b c "First steps on the EHF European Cup Men road drawn". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "Valur crowned EHF European Cup winners following a penalty shoot-out". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ Place distribution for 2023/24 eurohandball.com
  5. ^ "76 teams vie to succeed Vojvodina on EHF European Cup Men throne". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  6. ^ Final MEC System eurohandball.com
  7. ^ "Court of Handball reaches decision in Famagusta case". www.eurohandball.com.
  8. ^ "Impact of the situation in Israel on EHF European Cup matches". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
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