# 2017–18 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

The 2017–18 Women's EHF Challenge Cup is the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 14 October 2017.

## Overview

Source: EHF

### Team allocation

* TH: Title holders
Round 3 :
| Boden Handboll IF | HC Lokomotiva Zagreb (TH) | SPONO Eagles | KHF Istogu |
| Kristianstad Handboll | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | AC Alavarium / Love Tiles | KHF Shqiponja |
| ŽRK Metalurg | Rincón Fertilidad Málaga | ADA CJ Barros | Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan |
| ŽRK Kumanovo | Virto/Quintus | AC PAOK | ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas |
| MKS Selgros Lublin | Maedilon / VZV | Fémina Visé | London GD Handball Club |
| Ardesen GSK | HC Naisa Niš | AZERYOL Handball Club | ŽRK Jedinstvo Tuzla |
| Zagnosspor | ŽORK Jagodina | HB Dudelange | HIFK |
| ATV Trofaiach | DHB Rotweiss Thun | | |
| Round 2 ||||
| UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau | ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići | HC Olimpus-85 SSSH-2 | ŽRK Bor RTB |

## Qualification stage
### Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Bolded teams qualified into round 3.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ŽRK Krivaja Zavidovići | 44–69 | ŽRK Bor RTB | 25–39 | 19–30 |
| HC Olimpus-85 SSSH-2 | 41–83 | UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau | 20–46 | 21–37 |

#### Notes
### Round 3

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AC PAOK | 54–48 | ŽRK Jedinstvo Tuzla | 24–17 | 30–31 |
| Rincón Fertilidad Málaga | 68–28 | ŽRK Metalurg | 31–14 | 37–14 |
| ATV Trofaiach | 39–60 | ŽORK Jagodina | 20–29 | 19–31 |
| Fémina Visé | 23–52 | Kristianstad Handboll | 13–27 | 10–25 |
| HC Lokomotiva Zagreb | 61–38 | UHC Müllner Bau Stockerau | 24–19 | 37–19 |
| MKS Selgros Lublin | 95–31 | ŽRK Kumanovo | 54–13 | 41–18 |
| ADA CJ Barros | 75–38 | KHF Shqiponja | 38–16 | 37–22 |
| Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan | 43–53 | HC Naisa Niš | 23–28 | 20–25 |
| Boden Handboll IF | 62–42 | HIFK | 34–21 | 28–21 |
| KHF Istogu | 34–76 | Virto/Quintus | 13–36 | 21–40 |
| AC Alavarium / Love Tiles | 55–52 | ŽRK Bor RTB | 26–26 | 29–26 |
| Ardesen GSK | 59–40 | DHB Rotweiss Thun | 36–17 | 23–23 |
| Maedilon / VZV | 44–64 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 26–32 | 18–32 |
| ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas | 74–34 | London GD Handball Club | 42–13 | 32–21 |
| SPONO Eagles | 48–58 | Zagnosspor | 28–35 | 20–23 |
| HB Dudelange | 31–68 | AZERYOL Handball Club | 15–36 | 16–32 |

#### Notes
## Knockout stage
### Last 16

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ŽORK Jagodina | 53–60 | Zagnosspor | 24–34 | 29–26 |
| Kristianstad Handboll | 57–41 | AZERYOL Handball Club | 30–23 | 27–18 |
| AC Alavarium / Love Tiles | 49–75 | Ardesen GSK | 27–41 | 22–34 |
| AC PAOK | 37–70 | HC Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17–37 | 20–33 |
| Virto/Quintus | 74–56 | HC Naisa Niš | 35–25 | 39–31 |
| Boden Handboll IF | 45–50 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 26–31 | 19–19 |
| ACME-Žalgiris Kaunas | 48–49 | Rincón Fertilidad Málaga | 28–24 | 20–25 |
| MKS Selgros Lublin | 73–24 | ADA CJ Barros | 36–12 | 37–12 |

#### Notes

    $^a$ Both legs were hosted by AZERYOL Handball Club.
    $^b$ Both legs were hosted by HC Lokomotiva Zagreb.
    $^c$ Both legs were hosted by Virto/Quintus.
    $^d$ Both legs were hosted by MKS Selgros Lublin.

### Quarterfinals

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Bolded teams qualified into semifinals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ardesen GSK | 51–51 | Kristianstad Handboll | 23–26 | 28–25 |
| Zagnosspor | 45–62 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 20–25 | 25–37 |
| HC Lokomotiva Zagreb | 53–41 | Virto/Quintus | 26–17 | 27–24 |
| MKS Selgros Lublin | 45–39 | Rincón Fertilidad Málaga | 18–19 | 27–20 |

#### Notes

    $^a$ Both legs were hosted by Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE.
    $^b$ Both legs were hosted by Rincón Fertilidad Málaga.

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ardesen GSK | 48–59 | MKS Selgros Lublin | 28–23 | 20–36 |
| HC Lokomotiva Zagreb | 51–51 | Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 26–26 | 25–25 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE | 45–49 | MKS Selgros Lublin | 22–22 | 23–27 |