# 2003–04 EHF Champions League

The 2003–04 EHF Champions League was the 44th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. Montpellier Handball were the reigning champions. RK Celje won their first ever title, beating SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the final. This was the first time a Slovenian team won the tournament.

## Qualification stage

| | Agg. | | 1st match | 2nd match |
| HC Hard | 61–43 | Arkatron Minsk | 35–17 | 26–26 |
| Fiqas Aalsmeer | 57–64 | RK Bosna Sarajevo | 21–29 | 36–35 |
| HC Granitas Kaunas | 46–58 | Filippos Verias | 26–33 | 20–25 |
| Haukar Hafnarfjörður | 57–47 | CD de São Bernardo-Aveiro | 37–23 | 20–24 |
| Handballclub Tongeren | 46–61 | MŠK Považská Bystrica | 25–26 | 21–35 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LEM | BMC | ZTR | CON |
| TBV Lemgo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 157 | +39 | 10 | — | 34–29 | 27–27 | 41–22 |
| BM Ciudad Real | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 145 | +42 | 9 | 34–34 | — | 24–15 | 38–14 |
| ZTR Zaporizhia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 145 | +16 | 5 | 22–28 | 25–30 | — | 31–24 |
| Conversano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 215 | −97 | 0 | 23–32 | 23–32 | 12–41 | — |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SCM | BAR | HAU | VAR |
| SC Magdeburg | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 176 | +16 | 10 | — | 34–29 | 27–27 | 41–22 |
| FC Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 203 | 152 | +51 | 9 | 34–34 | — | 24–15 | 38–14 |
| Haukar Hafnarfjörður | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 179 | 193 | −14 | 5 | 22–28 | 25–30 | — | 31–24 |
| Vardar Vatrost. Skopje | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 157 | 210 | −53 | 0 | 23–32 | 23–32 | 12–41 | — |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIF | P67 | PAR | ASK |
| KIF Kolding | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 204 | 172 | +32 | 9 | — | 42–32 | 42–26 | 37–27 |
| Prule 67 Ljubljana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 178 | +3 | 9 | 31–25 | — | 29–29 | 31–28 |
| Partizan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 179 | 194 | −15 | 3 | 30–31 | 32–33 | — | 35–30 |
| ASKİ Ankara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 163 | 183 | −20 | 3 | 27–27 | 22–26 | 29–27 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Montpellier HB | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 144 | +23 | 15 |
| 2 | CBM Ademar León | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 161 | +18 | 12 |
| 3 | Medwedi Tschechow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 165 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 | HC Hard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 180 | −42 | 0 |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | RK Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 144 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | SC Szeged | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 154 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Sandefjord TIF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 157 | −8 | 9 |
| 4 | Filippos Verias | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 167 | −13 | 9 |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | RK Celje | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 161 | +35 | 16 |
| 2 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 181 | +30 | 13 |
| 3 | Redbergslids IK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 179 | 186 | −7 | 6 |
| 4 | MŠK Považská Bystrica | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 221 | −58 | 0 |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | KC Veszprém | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 156 | +41 | 18 |
| 2 | Skjern Handball | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 153 | −2 | 7 |
| 3 | KS Kielce | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 159 | 177 | −18 | 7 |
| 4 | HC Bosna Sarajevo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 3 |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chambéry Savoie HB | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 157 | +28 | 18 |
| 2 | Pfadi Winterthur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 178 | +14 | 7 |
| 3 | HC Baník Karviná | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 194 | −14 | 6 |
| 4 | RK Metković | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 184 | −28 | 4 |

## Round of 16

| Team #1 | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match | Agg. |
| BM Ciudad Real | Chambéry Savoie HB | 36–28 | 33–32 | 69–60 |
| Skjern Handball | SC Magdeburg | 30–25 | 24–34 | 54–59 |
| CBM Ademar León | RK Celje | 38–25 | 21–34 | 59–59$^*$ |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Kolding KIF | 34–29 | 33–20 | 67–49 |
| SC Szeged | Montpellier HB | 29–22 | 26–27 | 55–49 |
| Pfadi Winterthur | RK Zagreb | 32–29 | 24–32 | 56–61 |
| Prule 67 Ljubljana | TBV Lemgo | 28–28 | 27–32 | 55–60 |
| FC Barcelona | KC Veszprém | 33–29 | 26–31 | 59–60 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team #1 | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match | Agg. |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | RK Zagreb | 30–27 | 28–26 | 58–53 |
| SC Szeged | SC Magdeburg | 30–31 | 24–28 | 54–59 |
| RK Celje | TBV Lemgo | 32–25 | 28–28 | 60–53 |
| BM Ciudad Real | KC Veszprém | 33–24 | 28–25 | 61–49 |

## Semifinals

| Team #1 | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match | Agg. |
| BM Ciudad Real | RK Celje | 35–36 | 32–34 | 67–70 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | SC Magdeburg | 30–20 | 26–36 | 56–56$^*$ |

## Finals

| Team #1 | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match | Agg. |
| RK Celje | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34–28 | 28–30 | 62–58 |