# 2024–25 EHF European Cup

The 2024–25 EHF European Cup is the 28th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 5th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup. Valur are the defending champions, but will not defend their title due to their involvement in this season's EHF European League.

## Format

The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are 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 are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three-year period.
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 1 | Greece | 36.33 | 5 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 29.67 | 3 |
| 3 | Serbia | 29.33 | 3 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 23.33 | 2 |
| 5 | Estonia | 17.33 | 3 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 14.67 | 3 |
| 7 | Israel | 13.33 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 12.00 | 5 |
| 9 | Turkey | 12.00 | 4 |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.00 | 5 |
| 11 | Kosovo | 11.33 | 3 |
| 12 | Finland | 9.67 | 2 |
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 13 | Latvia | 9.67 | 1 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 7.67 | 4 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 7.33 | 2 |
| 16 | Belgium | 5.00 | 2 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 4.33 | 0 |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 4.00 | 2 |
| 19 | Montenegro | 2.33 | 1 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 2.00 | 2 |
| 21 | Moldova | 0.33 | 0 |
| N/A | Great Britain | 0.00 | 1 |
| N/A | Everyone else | 0.00 | 0 |
Federations where their places in the EHF European Cup that depend on the number of places in the other two competitions. :
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 22 | Sweden | 48.00 | 0 |
| 23 | Norway | 45.33 | 3 |
| 24 | Romania | 42.50 | 2 |
| 25 | Croatia | 35.00 | 1 |
| 26 | Russia | 28.50 | 0 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 28.33 | 3 |
| 28 | Belarus | 18.00 | 0 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 17.33 | 1 |
| 30 | Slovakia | 16.33 | 1 |
| 31 | Austria | 13.33 | 3 |
| 32 | Iceland | 12.67 | 1 |
| 33 | Ukraine | 9.67 | 1 |
| N/A | North Macedonia | 0.00 | 3 |

## Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2024–25 EHF European Cup was announced on 9 July 2024.
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
* 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position of the previous season
Round 2 :
| Förthof UHK Krems (3rd) | Handball Westwien (3rd, CW) | HC Baki | Kur |
| HC Visé BM | Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | RK Izviđač (1st) | RK Borac m:tel (2nd, CW) |
| RK Gračanica (3rd) | Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta | Parnassos Strovolou | HK FCC Město Lovosice (3rd) |
| HC Robe Zubří (6th, CR) | SKKP Handball Brno (7th) | Põlva Serviti (1st) | Mistra (2nd) |
| H71 (1st) | VÍF | BK-46 (1st, CW) | HC Cocks (2nd) |
| Olympiacos SFP (1st) | AEK Athens HC (2nd) | AC PAOK (3rd, CW) | London GD |
| Haukar (5th) | Holon Yuvalim HC | Junior Fasano (1st) | SSV Brixen Handball (2nd, CW) |
| KH Besa Famgas | KH Rahoveci | ZRHK Tenax Dobele (1st) | VHC Šviesa (1st) |
| Dragūnas Klaipėda (2nd) | HC Berchem (1st) | Handball Esch (4th, CW) | HC Lovcen-Cetinje (1st, CW) |
| HV KRAS/Volendam | JD Techniek Hurry-Up | RK Alkaloid (3rd, CW) | GRK Ohrid (4th) |
| ØIF Arendal (3rd) | Runar Sandefjord (5th) | CS Minaur Baia Mare (3rd) | AHC Potaissa Turda (4th) |
| HC Metaloplastika Elixir (2nd) | RK Partizan AdmiralBet (3rd, CW) | HC Dinamo Pancevo (4th) | MŠK Považská Bystrica (2nd) |
| Celje Pivovarna Laško (3rd) | MRK Krka (4th) | Pfadi Winterthur (4th) | Beşiktaş (1st, CW) |
| Beykoz BLD SK (3rd) | HC Motor (1st, CW) | | |
Round 1 :
| HC Fivers WAT Margareten (4th) | RK Leotar (4th, CR) | RK Sloboda (5th) | RK Poreč (5th) |
| Viljandi HC (3rd) | Bianco Monte Drama (4th, CR) | Diomidis Argous (5th) | Pallamano Conversano (3rd) |
| Black Devils Meran (4th, CR) | Raimond Sassari (7th)$^{WC}$ | KH Kastrioti | Granitas-Karys (3rd) |
| HC Amber (4th) | HB Dudelange (3rd, CR) | Drammen HK (4th) | GRK Tikveš (5th) |
| CSM București (5th) | RK Jeruzalem Ormož (5th) | Spor Toto SK (4th, CR) | Köycegiz BLD SK (6th) |
* ↑ As the loser of the special play off in the European League, RK Izviđač dropped down to the European Cup.

## Qualifying rounds
### Round 1

A total of 20 teams are involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 14–15 September 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 21–22 September 2024. The draw was on 16 July 2024.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Viljandi HC | 48–71 | CSM București | 24–35 | 24–36 |
| Köycegiz BLD SK | 65–66 | RK Leotar | 37–33 | 28–33 |
| RK Jeruzalem Ormož | 67–54 | Granitas-Karys | 32–26 | 35–28 |
| Bianco Monte Drama 1986 | 57–53 | GRK Tikveš | 31–27 | 26–26 |
| KH Kastrioti | 58–61 | RK Sloboda | 30–29 | 28–32 |
| Pallamano Conversano 1973 | 58–81 | Drammen HK | 31–43 | 27–38 |
| HC Amber | 49–57 | HC Fivers WAT Margareten | 27–35 | 22–22 |
| Black Devils Meran | 54–64 | Diomidis Argous | 24–35 | 30–29 |
| HB Dudelange | 74–75 | Raimond Sassari | 36–36 | 38–39 |
| Spor Toto SK | 52–61 | RK Poreč | 26–32 | 26–29 |

### Round 2

A total of 64 teams are involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 19–20 October 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 26–27 October 2024. The draw was on 16 July 2024.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| H71 | 63–74 | SSV Brixen Handball | 33–40 | 30–34 |
| VÍF | 56–59 | Handball Westwien | 22–29 | 34–30 |
| HC Visé BM | 51–63 | Diomidis Argous | 21–26 | 30–37 |
| JD Techniek Hurry-Up | 48–61 | Põlva Serviti | 21–25 | 27–36 |
| Raimond Sassari | 66–71 | RK Izviđač | 38–39 | 28–32 |
| Pfadi Winterthur | 53–46 | RK Sloboda | 24–26 | 29–20 |
| RK Poreč | 69–42 | London GD | 36–24 | 33–18 |
| RK Borac m:tel | 45–53 | RK Jeruzalem Ormož | 26–20 | 19–33 |
| CSM București | 51–66 | Runar Sandefjord | 25–37 | 26–29 |
| ZRHK Tenax Dobele | 49–51 | RK Leotar | 24–26 | 25–25 |
| Olympiacos SFP | 59–56 | HC Fivers WAT Margareten | 30–21 | 29–35 |
| ØIF Arendal | 73–59 | Bianco Monte Drama 1986 | 37–35 | 36–24 |
| Drammen HK | 70–51 | Holon Yuvalim HC | 35–29 | 35–22 |
| VHC Šviesa | 59–61 | Mistra | 34–30 | 25–31 |
| Beşiktaş | 56–53 | HC Dinamo Pancevo | 34–27 | 22–26 |
| HK FCC Město Lovosice | 65–63 | KH Besa Famgas | 38–28 | 27–35 |
| RK Partizan AdmiralBet | 62–46 | HC Berchem | 35–24 | 27–22 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 52–49 | HC Robe Zubří | 25–20 | 27–29 |
| HC Metaloplastika Elixir | 58–60 | MRK Krka | 30–32 | 28–28 |
| RK Gračanica | 61–76 | RK Celje Pivovarna Laško | 35–43 | 26–33 |
| GRK Ohrid | 60–64 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 31–25 | 29–39 |
| HC Alkaloid | 79–62 | Dragūnas Klaipėda | 42–31 | 37–31 |
| Förthof UHK Krems | 64–59 | HV KRAS/Volendam | 29–26 | 35–33 |
| Handball Esch | 55–78 | HC Motor | 26–32 | 29–46 |
| Sezoens Achilles Bocholt | 57–66 | KH Rahoveci | 32–29 | 25–37 |
| BK-46 | 70–49 | SKKP Handball Brno | 41–26 | 29–23 |
| Haukar | 64–53 | HC Cocks | 35–26 | 29–27 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 91–69 | Beykoz BLD SK | 44–30 | 47–39 |
| Junior Fasano | 46–77 | AEK Athens HC | 20–38 | 26–39 |
| Sabbianco Anorthosis Famagusta | 67–57 | A.C. PAOK | 30–24 | 37–33 |
| Parnassos Strovolou | 60–67 | Kur | 31–35 | 29–32 |
| HC Baki | 44–78 | HC Lovcen-Cetinje | 21–41 | 23–37 |

### Round 3

A total of 32 teams are involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 23–24 November 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 30 November to 1 December 2024. The draw is on 29 October 2024.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Drammen HK | 65–51 | RK Leotar | 33–30 | 32–21 |
| Põlva Serviti | 53–56 | Beşiktaş | 26–24 | 27–32 |
| MŠK Považská Bystrica | 54–65 | BK-46 | 28–31 | 26–34 |
| ØIF Arendal | 52–59 | Diomidis Argous | 19–23 | 33–36 |
| AHC Potaissa Turda | 58–59 | Olympiacos SFP | 27–32 | 31–27 |
| SSV Brixen Handball | 66–55 | HK FCC Město Lovosice | 32–26 | 34–29 |
| Förthof UHK Krems | 45–54 | RK Partizan AdmiralBet | 25–24 | 20–30 |
| RK Poreč | 45–52 | MRK Krka | 21–23 | 24–29 |
| KH Rahoveci | 71–73 | CS Minaur Baia Mare | 31–38 | 40–35 |
| Mistra | 56–69 | RK Jeruzalem Ormož | 30–34 | 26–35 |
| Runar Sandefjord | 71–60 | RK Celje Pivovarna Laško | 41–28 | 30–32 |
| HC Motor | 72–73 | RK Izviđač | 33–32 | 39–41 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 69–64 | Pfadi Winterthur | 37–28 | 32–36 |
| HC Alkaloid | 70–56 | Handball Westwien | 38–27 | 32–29 |
| Haukar | 68–52 | Kur | 30–25 | 38–27 |
| AEK Athens HC | 86–57 | HC Lovcen-Cetinje | 45–26 | 41–31 |

## Last 16

The Last 16 first leg matches are held on 15–16 February 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 22–23 February 2025. The draw is on 3 December 2024.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Runar Sandefjord | 65–64 | Beşiktaş | 35–35 | 30–29 |
| Drammen HK | 65–70 | Olympiacos SFP | 35–36 | 30–34 |
| RK Partizan AdmiralBet | 58–50 | AC Diomidis Argous | 26–28 | 32–22 |
| AEK Athens HC | 69–53 | MRK Krka | 38–28 | 31–25 |
| SSV Brixen Handball | 63–82 | HC Alkaloid | 22–44 | 31–38 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 50–55 | RK Izviđač | 25–25 | 25–30 |
| Haukar | 62–49 | RK Jeruzalem Ormož | 31–23 | 31–26 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 64–62 | BK-46 | 33–30 | 31–32 |

## Quarterfinals

The first leg matches are held on 22–23 March 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 29–30 March 2025. The draw is on 25 February 2025.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | – | HC Alkaloid | – | – |
| AEK Athens HC | – | RK Partizan AdmiralBet | – | – |
| Olympiacos SFP | – | Runar Sandefjord | – | – |
| Haukar | – | RK Izviđač | – | – |

## Semifinals

The first leg matches are held on 19–20 April 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 26–27 April 2025. The draw is on 25 February 2025.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

## Final

The first leg match is held on 17–18 May 2025, while the second leg match is held on 24–25 May 2025. The draw is on 29 April 2025.
Results
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |