# 2023–24 EHF European Cup

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. 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.

## Format

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

The rankings were based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 31.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Iceland | 19.67 | 4 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 17.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 16.00 | 4 |
| 5 | Belarus | 15.33 | 0 |
| 6 | Turkey | 12.67 | 4 |
| 7 | Estonia | 12.67 | 4 |
| 8 | Israel | 12.00 | 3 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 11.00 | 3 |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.33 | 3 |
| 11 | Latvia | 10.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 8.67 | 4 |
| 13 | Kosovo | 8.00 | 2 |
| 14 | Serbia | 8.00 | 3 |
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 15 | Finland | 7.33 | 3 |
| 16 | Italy | 6.67 | 4 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 5.00 | 1 |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 3.00 | 4 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 2.67 | 0 |
| 20 | Moldova | 1.00 | 0 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 0.33 | 2 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 0.33 | 0 |
| 23 | Belgium | 0.00 | 2 |
| 24 | Georgia | 0.00 | 0 |
| 25 | Malta | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | Montenegro | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | Everyone else | 0.00 | 0 |
Other countries who entered :
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 27 | Greece | 43.33 | 3 |
| 28 | Romania | 39.67 | 2 |
| 30 | Norway | 38.33 | 2 |
| 30 | Slovenia | 20.00 | 1 |
| 30 | Switzerland | 15.67 | 1 |
| 30 | Austria | 11.33 | 4 |
| 37 | Croatia | 0.00 | 2 |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.00 | 1 |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 0.00 | 1 |

## Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup was announced on 10 July 2023.
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 :
| Förthof UHK Krems | HC Linz AG | Azeryol HC | Kur |
| HC Visé BM | Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | RK Leotar | RK Vogošća |
| MRK Sesvete | MRK Trogir | Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta | Parnassos Strovolou |
| HCB Karviná | HK FCC Město Lovosice | Põlva Serviti | Viljandi HC |
| H71 | VÍF | BK-46 | Riihimäki Cocks |
| AC PAOK | Olympiacos S.F.P. | FTC-Green Collect | UMF Afturelding |
| ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | Hapoel Ashdod | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Raimond Sassari |
| Sidea Group Junior Fasano | KH Besa Famgas | KH Trepça-M | ZRHK Tenax Dobele |
| HC Dragūnas Klaipėda | VHC Šviesa | Handball Esch | HB Red Boys Differdange |
| RK Budućnost Podgorica | HV KRAS/Volendam | GRK Tikveš | Runar Sandefjord |
| Nærbø IL | CSA Steaua București | CS Minaur Baia Mare | HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac |
| HC Partizan | Tatran Prešov | MRK Krka | BSV Bern |
| Beykoz BSK | Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK | Motor | Odesa |
Round 1 :
| Bregenz Handball | Fivers | RK Sloboda | HC ROBE Zubří |
| SKKP Handball Brno | HC Tallinn | Raasiku/Mistra | Neistin |
| Team Klaksvík | IFK Handball Helsinki | Diomidis Argous | FH Hafnarfjarðar |
| Valur | Yuvalim Holon HC | Handball Meran | SV Brixen Handball |
| Granitas-Karys | HC Amber | HC Berchem | HB Käerjeng |
| HC Dinamo | Beşiktaş | Spor Toto SK | Donbass |

## Qualifying rounds
### Round 1

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

### Round 2

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.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| HC Dinamo | 71–69 | HV KRAS/Volendam | 30–33 | 41–36 |
| Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta | 0–20 | HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac | 0–10 | 0–10 |
| Sidea Group Junior Fasano | 49–56 | SKKP Handball Brno | 29–28 | 20–28 |
| Viljandi HC | 48–65 | MRK Krka | 23–32 | 25–33 |
| FH Hafnarfjarðar | 64–57 | HC Partizan | 34–34 | 30–23 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 0–20 | RK Sloboda | 0–10 | 0–10 |
| Riihimäki Cocks | 51–69 | BSV Bern | 25–29 | 26–40 |
| RK Leotar | 53–48 | ZRHK TENAX Dobele | 24–22 | 29–26 |
| FTC-Green Collect | 84–47 | Parnassos Strovolou | 44–25 | 40–22 |
| Beykoz BSK | 58–62 | HC Visé BM | 31–29 | 27–33 |
| Raimond Sassari | 53–69 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 24–31 | 29–38 |
| Põlva Serviti | 57–71 | Valur | 29–32 | 28–39 |
| ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 69–64 | HB Red Boys Differdange | 34–30 | 35–34 |
| VHC Šviesa | 53–59 | Bregenz Handball | 23–32 | 30–27 |
| MRK Sesvete | 64–39 | Kur | 30–15 | 34–24 |
| BK-46 | 20–0 | Yuvalim Holon HC | 10–0 | 10–0 |
| GRK Tikveš | 58–62 | Förthof UHK Krems | 33–29 | 25–33 |
| Azeryol HC | 41–80 | SV Brixen Handball | 22–43 | 19–37 |
| Nærbø IL | 50–51 | Afturelding | 27–22 | 23–29 |
| KH Besa Famgas | 52–83 | Beşiktaş | 24–43 | 28–40 |
| Handball Esch | 58–61 | VIF | 30–31 | 28–30 |
| Runar Sandefjord | 80–61 | Sakarya Büyüksehir BSK | 42–29 | 38–32 |
| MRK Trogir | 58–44 | H71 | 29–22 | 29–22 |
| HB Käerjeng | 57–64 | Motor | 27–31 | 30–33 |
| Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | 58–53 | HC Dragūnas Klaipėda | 32–27 | 26–26 |
| HC Linz AG | 52–51 | AC PAOK | 27–26 | 25–25 |
| CSA Steaua București | 20–0 | Hapoel Ashdod | 10–0 | 10–0 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 91–53 | Odesa | 52–26 | 39–27 |
| HCB Karviná | 64–62 | Fivers | 32–26 | 32–36 |
| KH Trepça-M | 57–58 | RK Vogošća | 27–27 | 30–31 |
| HK FCC Město Lovosice | 54–68 | Tatran Prešov | 28–32 | 26–36 |
| Spor Toto SK | 54–41 | RK Budućnost Podgorica | 31–24 | 23–17 |
* ↑ 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.
* 1 2 3 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.

### Round 3

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 | 62–60 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 30–28 | 32–32 |
| HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac | 61–59 | BK-46 | 31–29 | 30–30 |
| Bregenz Handball | 61–58 | Runar Sandefjord | 33–29 | 28–29 |
| HC Visé BM | 58–68 | MRK Krka | 27–31 | 31–37 |
| RK Sloboda | 61–53 | Spor Toto SK | 34–25 | 27–28 |
| Afturelding | 49–55 | Tatran Prešov | 24–27 | 25–28 |
| RK Leotar | 48–56 | HCB Karviná | 27–28 | 21–28 |
| SV Brixen Handball | 75–72 | VIF | 37–35 | 38–37 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 58–52 | HC Dinamo | 33–23 | 25–29 |
| Motor | 59–68 | Valur | 31–35 | 28–33 |
| BSV Bern | 57–62 | FTC-Green Collect | 33–29 | 24–33 |
| RK Vogošća | 57–52 | SKKP Handball Brno | 30–23 | 27–29 |
| CSA Steaua București | 64–53 | HC Linz AG | 33–23 | 31–30 |
| MRK Trogir | 54–63 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 26–27 | 28–36 |
| MRK Sesvete | 63–65 | Beşiktaş | 34–27 | 29–38 |
| FH Hafnarfjarðar | 68–62 | Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | 35–26 | 33–36 |

## Last 16

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 | 48–66 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 23–29 | 25–37 |
| Beşiktaş | 68–73 | FTC-Green Collect | 32–34 | 36–39 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 70–51 | RK Vogošća | 36–26 | 34–25 |
| RK Sloboda | 41–48 | MRK Krka | 15–19 | 26–29 |
| CSA Steaua București | 57–56 | HCB Karviná | 28–27 | 29–29 |
| Valur | 57–54 | HC Metaloplastika Elixir Šabac | 27–26 | 30–28 |
| Förthof UHK Krems | 56–59 | Bregenz Handball | 26–26 | 30–33 |
| FH Hafnarfjarðar | 58–61 | Tatran Prešov | 35–30 | 23–31 |

## Quarterfinals

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. | 56–45 | MRK Krka | 31–26 | 25–19 |
| FTC-Green Collect | 63–57 | Tatran Prešov | 32–29 | 31–28 |
| CSA Steaua București | 65–72 | Valur | 35–36 | 30–36 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 65–61 | Bregenz Handball | 37–31 | 28–30 |

### Matches

| 23 March 2024 20:30 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 31–26 | MRK Krka | Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis Attendance: 550 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 23 March 2024 20:30 | Savvas 7 | (16–13) | Majstorović 9 | Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis Attendance: 550 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 23 March 2024 20:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 6× | Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis Attendance: 550 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 30 March 2024 17:00 | MRK Krka | 19–25 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | Športna Dvorana Marof, Novo mesto Attendance: 400 Referees: Jovic, Arnautovic (BIH) |
| 30 March 2024 17:00 | Majstorović, Muhić 5 | (10–10) | Savvas , Vida 4 | Športna Dvorana Marof, Novo mesto Attendance: 400 Referees: Jovic, Arnautovic (BIH) |
| 30 March 2024 17:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Športna Dvorana Marof, Novo mesto Attendance: 400 Referees: Jovic, Arnautovic (BIH) |
Olympiacos S.F.P. won 56–45 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2024 20:00 | FTC-Green Collect | 32–29 | Tatran Prešov | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT) |
| 23 March 2024 20:00 | Imre 9 | (17–15) | Urban 7 | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT) |
| 23 March 2024 20:00 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT) |
| 30 March 2024 18:00 | Tatran Prešov | 28–31 | FTC-Green Collect | Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE) |
| 30 March 2024 18:00 | Cabarello Hernandez 9 | (13–11) | Nagy 7 | Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE) |
| 30 March 2024 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 6× | Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE) |
FTC-Green Collect won 63–57 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2024 19:00 | CSA Steaua București | 35–36 | Valur | Concordia Sports Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 325 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
| 23 March 2024 19:00 | Tarita 7 | (14–18) | Óskarsson, Thordarson 7 | Concordia Sports Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 325 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
| 23 March 2024 19:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Concordia Sports Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 325 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
| 30 March 2024 19:00 | Valur | 36–30 | CSA Steaua București | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 657 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR) |
| 30 March 2024 19:00 | Petersson 8 | (21–12) | Șandru 7 | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 657 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR) |
| 30 March 2024 19:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 4× | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 657 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR) |
Valur won 72–65 on aggregate.
| 23 March 2024 18:00 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | 37–31 | Bregenz Handball | Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,218 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
| 23 March 2024 18:00 | Vujović 9 | (17–14) | Mahr 11 | Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,218 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
| 23 March 2024 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,218 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
| 30 March 2024 18:00 | Bregenz Handball | 30–28 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL) |
| 30 March 2024 18:00 | Mahr 8 | (18–16) | Vujović 7 | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL) |
| 30 March 2024 18:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 7× 1× | Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL) |
CS Minaur Baia Mare won 65–61 on aggregate.

## Semifinals

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 | 60–67 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 28–28 | 32–39 |
| Valur | 66–52 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | 36–28 | 30–24 |

### Matches

| 20 April 2024 14:00 | FTC-Green Collect | 28–28 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 857 Referees: Sniurevicius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 20 April 2024 14:00 | Imre 8 | (13–11) | Savvas 8 | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 857 Referees: Sniurevicius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 20 April 2024 14:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 3× | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 857 Referees: Sniurevicius, Grigalionis (LTU) |
| 27 April 2024 15:30 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 39–32 | FTC-Green Collect | Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Cernavskis, Ivars (LAT) |
| 27 April 2024 15:30 | Savvas 10 | (21–18) | Nagy 8 | Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Cernavskis, Ivars (LAT) |
| 27 April 2024 15:30 | 1× | Report | 2× | Indoor Sports Hall of Ilioupolis, Ilioupolis Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Cernavskis, Ivars (LAT) |
Olympiacos S.F.P. won 67–60 on aggregate
| 20 April 2024 21:30 | Valur | 36–28 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,239 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 20 April 2024 21:30 | Óskarsson 8 | (18–14) | Vujić 7 | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,239 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 20 April 2024 21:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,239 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| 28 April 2024 17:00 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | 24–30 | Valur | Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 621 Referees: Mikelic, Paradina (CRO) |
| 28 April 2024 17:00 | Botea 5 | (8–17) | Finnsson 9 | Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 621 Referees: Mikelic, Paradina (CRO) |
| 28 April 2024 17:00 | 1× | Report | | Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 621 Referees: Mikelic, Paradina (CRO) |
Valur won 66–52 on aggregate

## Final

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 | 57–57 5–4 (p) | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 30–26 | 27–31 |

### Matches

| 18 May 2024 19:00 | Valur | 30–26 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| 18 May 2024 19:00 | Óskarsson 10 | (14–14) | Savvas 10 | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| 18 May 2024 19:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | N1 höllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL) |
| 25 May 2024 20:00 | Olympiacos S.F.P. | 35–32 | Valur | Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| 25 May 2024 20:00 | Savvas 10 | (16–11) | Gústafsson 8 | Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| 25 May 2024 20:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |||
57–57 on aggregate, Valur won 5–4 on penalties