# 2022–23 EHF European Cup

The 2022–23 EHF European Cup was the 26th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.

## Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European Cup was announced on 12 July 2022.
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 :
| Nærbø IL | Sesvete (3rd) | Olympiacos | Alingsås HK |
| ØIF Arendal | HCB Karviná | Gorenje Velenje (3rd) | KA |
| Sabbianco A. Famagusta (1st) | Handball Esch | Pfadi Winterthur (2nd) | Beşiktaş Yurtbay Seramik |
| Põlva Serviti | MŠK Považská Bystrica | Hapoel Ashdod | Förthof UHK Krems |
| Donbas Donetsk Region | Borac m:tel | ZRHK Tenax Dobele | Vilnius VHC Sviesa |
| KH Besa Famgas (1st) | Vojvodina (1st) | BK-46 | Accademia Conversano 2014 |
| KRAS/Volendam | H71 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | HC Baku |
| HC Visé BM | Lovćen Cetinje | Gorica (4th) | AEK Athens |
| Runar Sandefjord | Talent tym Plzenskeho kraje | Riko Ribnica (4th) | Haukar |
| Parnassos Strovolou | Red Boys Differdange | Wacker Thun (SF) | Beykoz Belediyesi GSK |
| Viljandi HC | AS SGS Ramhat Hashron | Bregenz Handball | Sloboda Tuzla |
| Granitas Kaunas | Rahoveci | Partizan | HIFK Handboll |
| Junior Fasano | KEMBIT-Lions | PAOK |
Round 1 :
| HC ROBE Zubří | ÍBV | APOEL | HC Berchem |
| Spor Toto SK | HC Tallinn | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | HC Fivers Margareten |
| Izviđač | Dragūnas Klaipėda | Kastrioti | Radnički Kragujevac |
| Raimond Sassari | Drenth Groep Hurry-up | AESH Pylaia | TJ Sokol Nové Veselí |
| HB Dudelange | İzmir BSB SK | HC Holon | Dinamo Pančevo |
| AC Diomidis Argous | HC Dukla Prague | Slovenj Gradec | HC Linz AG |
| Gračanica | SSV Brixen |

## Qualifying rounds
### Round 1

A total of 26 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 10–11 September 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 17–18 September 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kastrioti | 44–72 | Gračanica | 22–36 | 22–36 |
| Dragūnas Klaipėda | 52–58 | Dinamo Pančevo | 24–30 | 28–28 |
| HC Berchem | 56–61 | Drenth Groep Hurry-up | 30–32 | 26–29 |
| AC Diomidis Argous | 52–61 | HC Fivers Margareten | 27–30 | 25–31 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 63–65 | Slovenj Gradec | 31–27 | 32–38 |
| HC Dukla Prague | 55–54 | Radnički Kragujevac | 31–29 | 24–25 |
| Raimond Sassari | 49–53 | SSV Brixen | 29–24 | 20–29 |
| İzmir BSB SK | 56–86 | HC ROBE Zubří | 27–46 | 29–40 |
| ÍBV | 74–67 | HC Holon | 41–35 | 33–32 |
| AESH Pylaia | 60–33 | APOEL | 33–22 | 27–11 |
| Spor Toto SK | 52–50 | HB Dudelange | 25–26 | 27–24 |
| TJ Sokol Nové Veselí | 77–50 | HC Tallinn | 38–27 | 39–23 |
| HC Linz AG | 69–70 | Izviđač | 34–32 | 35–38 |

### Round 2

A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 13 teams advancing from the previous round and 51 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 29–30 October 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 5–6 November 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SSV Brixen | 50–75 | Vojvodina | 23–31 | 27–44 |
| HIFK Handboll | 60–62 | KH Besa Famgas | 28–27 | 32–35 |
| ØIF Arendal | 70–46 | HC ROBE Zubří | 34–20 | 36–26 |
| Handball Esch | 63–66 | HC Dukla Prague | 31–36 | 32–30 |
| ZRHK Tenax Dobele | 56–57 | Talent tym Plzenskeho kraje | 31–28 | 25–29 |
| Põlva Serviti | 60–54 | Viljandi HC | 27–26 | 33–28 |
| Sesvete | 56–45 | PAOK | 29–24 | 27–21 |
| Junior Fasano | 64–59 | Hapoel Ashdod | 32–33 | 32–26 |
| Donbas Donetsk Region | 48–81 | ÍBV | 28–36 | 20–45 |
| Olympiacos | 61–43 | Sloboda Tuzla | 34–24 | 27–19 |
| Vilnius VHC Sviesa | 50–65 | Red Boys Differdange | 28–31 | 22–34 |
| H71 | 51–62 | Partizan | 21–27 | 30–35 |
| Nærbø IL | 58–55 | Slovenj Gradec | 29–28 | 29–27 |
| Gorenje Velenje | 59–55 | Bregenz Handball | 33–30 | 26–25 |
| Beykoz Belediyesi GSK | 49–78 | Alingsås HK | 28–32 | 21–46 |
| Förthof UHK Krems | 68–55 | AESH Pylaia | 34–25 | 34–30 |
| HC Fivers Margareten | 59–56 | KA | 29–30 | 30–26 |
| Rahoveci | 58–65 | HCB Karviná | 29–33 | 29–32 |
| Runar Sandefjord | 63–52 | Lovćen Cetinje | 32–21 | 31–31 |
| Riko Ribnica | 68–49 | Borac m:tel | 40–19 | 28–30 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 66–61 | Izviđač | 34–25 | 32–36 |
| HC Visé BM | 62–40 | Parnassos Strovolou | 38–21 | 24–19 |
| Granitas Kaunas | 46–58 | Beşiktaş Yurtbay Seramik | 21–31 | 25–27 |
| Pfadi Winterthur | 58–61 | AS SGS Ramhat Hashron | 34–30 | 24–31 |
| AEK Athens | 60–47 | Drenth Groep Hurry-up | 35–30 | 25–17 |
| KEMBIT-Lions | 78–36 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 39–17 | 39–19 |
| BK-46 | 80–43 | Spor Toto SK | 37–20 | 43–23 |
| KRAS/Volendam | 52–54 | Wacker Thun | 27–31 | 25–23 |
| Gorica | 55–51 | TJ Sokol Nové Veselí | 27–25 | 28–26 |
| Dinamo Pančevo | 59–52 | Accademia Conversano 2014 | 32–22 | 27–30 |
| Gračanica | 70–45 | HC Baku | 33–17 | 37–28 |
| Sabbianco A. Famagusta | 62–50 | Haukar | 26–22 | 36–28 |

### Round 3

A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 3–4 December 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 10–11 December 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sesvete | 59–50 | KH Besa Famgas | 31–23 | 28–27 |
| Dinamo Pančevo | 61–55 | Beşiktaş Yurtbay Seramik | 30–28 | 31–27 |
| ÍBV | 59–65 | HC Dukla Prague | 34–33 | 25–32 |
| Runar Sandefjord | 76–66 | Põlva Serviti | 41–30 | 35–36 |
| Talent tym Plzenskeho kraje | 61–73 | AS SGS Ramhat Hashron | 28–39 | 33–34 |
| Förthof UHK Krems | 27–39 | Vojvodina | 27–29 | 0–10 |
| AEK Athens | 56–58 | Alingsås HK | 32–27 | 24–31 |
| HCB Karviná | 55–45 | Gračanica | 22–18 | 33–27 |
| HC Visé BM | 54–60 | ØIF Arendal | 24–31 | 30–29 |
| Gorenje Velenje | 55–49 | Partizan | 28–20 | 27–29 |
| KEMBIT-Lions | 60–62 | Junior Fasano | 25–35 | 35–27 |
| Sabbianco A. Famagusta | 48–46 | Red Boys Differdange | 23–20 | 25–26 |
| HC Fivers Margareten | 61–65 | Riko Ribnica | 33–35 | 28–30 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 57–48 | Gorica | 29–24 | 28–24 |
| Wacker Thun | 48–41 | Olympiacos | 24–22 | 24–19 |
| BK-46 | 55–61 | Nærbø IL | 28–26 | 27–35 |

## Last 16

The first leg matches were held on 11–12 February 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 18–19 February 2023. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sabbianco A. Famagusta | 47–58 | Gorenje Velenje | 26–31 | 21–27 |
| HC Dukla Prague | 68–64 | Wacker Thun | 28–26 | 40–38 |
| Junior Fasano | 56–70 | Sesvete | 34–35 | 22–35 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 58–70 | Nærbø IL | 34–35 | 24–35 |
| AS SGS Ramhat Hashron | 52–69 | Alingsås HK | 21–31 | 31–38 |
| HCB Karviná | 56–53 | Dinamo Pančevo | 30–22 | 26–31 |
| Runar Sandefjord | 70–63 | Riko Ribnica | 38–29 | 32–34 |
| Vojvodina | 75–66 | ØIF Arendal | 42–29 | 33–37 |

## Quarterfinals

The first leg matches were held on 18–19 March 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 25–26 March 2023. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sesvete | 50–55 | Nærbø IL | 20–26 | 30–29 |
| HCB Karviná | 56–62 | Runar Sandefjord | 31–34 | 25–28 |
| Alingsås HK | 66–57 | HC Dukla Prague | 39–33 | 27–24 |
| Vojvodina | 61–56 | Gorenje Velenje | 31–30 | 30–26 |

## Semifinals

The first leg matches were held on 15–16 April 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 22–23 April 2023. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Runar Sandefjord | 63–65 | Nærbø IL | 27–29 | 36–36 |
| Alingsås HK | 49–56 | Vojvodina | 25–24 | 24–32 |

## Final

The first leg match was held on 28 May 2023, while the second leg match was held on 3 June 2023. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vojvodina | 55–46 | Nærbø IL | 30–23 | 25–23 |