# 2024–25 Women's EHF European League

The 2024–25 Women's EHF European League is the 44th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 5 October 2024 to 4 May 2025.
Storhamar Håndball Elite are the defending champions, but they won't be defending their title due to their involvement in this season's Champions League.

## Rankings

The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three-year period.
* Associations 1–2 can have four clubs qualify.
* Associations 3–9 can have three clubs qualify.
* Associations 10–18 can have two clubs qualify.
* Associations 19–31 can have one club qualify.
* Associations below the top 31 can't participate in this competition.
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 1 | Denmark | 112.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 85.67 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 82.33 | 3 |
| 4 | Romania | 73.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Hungary | 67.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Norway | 50.33 | 3 |
| 7 | Russia | 44.50 | 0 |
| 8 | Poland | 28.33 | 3 |
| 9 | Croatia | 20.33 | 2 |
| 10 | Spain | 14.00 | 2 |
| 11 | Sweden | 13.33 | 2 |
| 12 | Turkey | 12.00 | 2 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 6.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 5.33 | 2 |
| 15 | Serbia | 5.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Austria | 1.67 | 1 |
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0.33 | 1 |
| 18 | Belarus | 0.00 | 0 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 0.00 | 0 |
| 20 | Greece | 0.00 | 0 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 0.00 | 1 |
| 21 | Finland | 0.00 | 0 |
| 23 | Iceland | 0.00 | 0 |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 0.00 | 1 |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.00 | 1 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | Israel | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | Italy | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | Kosovo | 0.00 | 0 |
| 32 | Everyone else | 0.00 | 0 |

## Qualified teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* EL: European League title holders
* EC: European Cup title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
The list of entered teams was announced on 9 July 2024. Originally, TuS Metzingen entered the Group stage automatically, but this was an error and HSG Bensheim/Auerbach took their place in the group stage instead. On 14 August 2024, Neptunes de Nantes, who had automatically qualified for the group stage, withdrew and as a result, Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (who would've taken part in Round 3) took their place in the group stage.

### Team allocation

Group stage :
| Ikast Håndbold (4th) | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (2nd) | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár (3rd) | HC Dunărea Brăila (4th) |
| Round 3 ||||
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb (2nd) | ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec (3rd) | Paris 92 (4th) | Thüringer HC (3rd) |
| Borussia Dortmund (4th) | TuS Metzingen (5th, CW) | DVSC Schaeffler (4th) | Sola HK (3rd) |
| Larvik HK (4th) | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin (1st) | MKS FunFloor Lublin (3rd) | Atticgo BM Elche (2nd) |
| LC Brühl Handball (1st) | IK Sävehof (1st) | | |
| Round 2 ||||
| Hypo Niederösterreich (1st) | DHK Baník Most (1st) | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB (5th) | HSG Blomberg-Lippe (6th) |
| Vác (5th) | HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje (1st) | Cabooter Fortes Venlo (1st) | Fredrikstad BK (5th) |
| KPR Gminy Kobierzyce (2nd) | SL Benfica (1st) | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (5th) | SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda (1st) |
| HC DAC Dunajská Streda (1st) | Super Amara Bera Bera (1st) | H65 Höörs HK (5th, CR) | GC Amicitia Zürich (2nd) |
| Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor (1st) | Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (2nd) | | |

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 16 July 2024 | 5/6 October 2024 | 12/13 October 2024 |
| Qualification | Third qualifying round | 16 July 2024 | 9–10 November 2024 | 16–17 November 2024 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 21 November 2024 | 11–12 January 2025 | 11–12 January 2025 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 21 November 2024 | 18–19 January 2025 | 18–19 January 2025 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 21 November 2024 | 25–27 January 2025 | 25–27 January 2025 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 21 November 2024 | 8–9 February 2025 | 8–9 February 2025 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 21 November 2024 | 15–16 February 2025 | 15–16 February 2025 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 21 November 2024 | 22–23 February 2025 | 22–23 February 2025 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 22–23 March 2025 | 29–30 March 2025 |
| Knockout phase | Semi finals | TBD | 3 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 |
| Knockout phase | Final | no draw | 4 May 2024 | 4 May 2024 |

## Qualification round
### Round 2

There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 5–6 October and the second legs were played on 12–13 October 2024.
Seeding :
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda DHK Baník Most Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor Hypo Niederösterreich HC DAC Dunajská Streda Cabooter Fortes Venlo HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje SL Benfica Fredrikstad BK | KPR Gminy Kobierzyce Super Amara Bera Bera H65 Höörs HK GC Amicitia Zürich Ankara Yenimahalle BSK HSG Blomberg-Lippe SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB Vác |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| H65 Höörs HK | 48–47 | HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje | 29–21 | 19–26 |
| SL Benfica | 60–62 | Super Amara Bera Bera | 28–30 | 32–32 |
| Ankara Yenimahalle BSK | 65–99 | DHK Baník Most | 31–55 | 34–44 |
| Cabooter Fortes Venlo | 46–69 | Vác | 22–37 | 24–32 |
| Fredrikstad BK | 61–41 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 33–21 | 28–20 |
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB | 70–42 | Hypo Niederösterreich | 42–26 | 28–16 |
| HSG Blomberg-Lippe | 65–52 | SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda | 39–24 | 26–28 |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 61–52 | HC DAC Dunajská Streda | 28–26 | 33–26 |
| KPR Gminy Kobierzyce | 63–53 | Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor | 36–27 | 27–26 |

### Round 3

There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2024.
Seeding :
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Thüringer HC TuS Metzingen Sola HK Paris 92 Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár RK Lokomotiva Zagreb KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin Borussia Dortmund Larvik HK DVSC Schaeffler ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec MKS FunFloor Lublin | Atticgo BM Elche LC Brühl Handball IK Sävehof H65 Höörs HK Super Amara Bera Bera DHK Baník Most Vác Fredrikstad BK JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB HSG Blomberg-Lippe SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea KPR Gminy Kobierzyce |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Thüringer HC | 68–51 | Vác | 34–22 | 34–29 |
| Larvik HK | 73–72 | KPR Gminy Kobierzyce | 30–29 | 43–43 PS |
| IK Sävehof | 53–55 | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin | 30–28 | 23–27 |
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 49–60 | Atticgo BM Elche | 21–28 | 28–32 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 73–55 | DHK Baník Most | 36–32 | 37–23 |
| HSG Blomberg-Lippe | 65–48 | TuS Metzingen | 30–21 | 35–27 |
| Sola HK | 70–55 | LC Brühl Handball | 33–23 | 37–32 |
| Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | | Fredrikstad BK | – | – |
| MKS FunFloor Lublin | 43–45 | Super Amara Bera Bera | 23–19 | 20–26 |
| H65 Höörs HK | 48–63 | Paris 92 | 25–30 | 23–33 |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 64–59 | DVSC Schaeffler | 33–31 | 31–28 |
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB | 69–29 | ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec | 43–12 | 26–17 |
* ↑ After Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár was given a spot in the group stage, this tie was cancelled and both teams advanced to the group stage.

## Group stage

The draw for the group phase was held on 21 November 2024. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
* Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
* Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | THC | LHK | ELC |
| 1 | HC Dunărea Brăila | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 161 | +18 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 26–22 | 33–33 | 33–15 |
| 2 | Thüringer HC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 180 | +3 | 8 | Quarterfinals | 38–28 | — | 43–35 | 27–26 |
| 3 | Larvik HK | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 167 | +22 | 7 | | 24–27 | 38–25 | — | 30–23 |
| 4 | Atticgo BM Elche | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 179 | −43 | 0 | | 29–32 | 27–28 | 16–29 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | IKA | DOR | SOL |
| 1 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 183 | +11 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 27–26 | 32–27 | 32–29 |
| 2 | Ikast Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 176 | +9 | 8 | Quarterfinals | 36–34 | — | 29–25 | 35–34 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 172 | 179 | −7 | 5 | | 31–31 | 30–27 | — | 29–28 |
| 4 | Sola HK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 183 | 196 | −13 | 2 | | 34–38 | 26–32 | 32–30 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIP | DIJ | LUB | MOS |
| 1 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 172 | +12 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 35–30 | 27–26 | 33–28 |
| 2 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 175 | +15 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 27–28 | — | 27–29 | 38–29 |
| 3 | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 175 | −11 | 6 | | 29–27 | 24–32 | — | 31–29 |
| 4 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 197 | −16 | 2 | | 32–34 | 30–36 | 33–25 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | BER | FBK | P92 |
| 1 | HSG Bensheim-Auerbach | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 161 | +28 | 12 | Quarterfinals | — | 34–32 | 32–30 | 28–24 |
| 2 | Super Amara Bera Bera | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 179 | +4 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 29–31 | — | 32–26 | 33–28 |
| 3 | Fredrikstad BK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 182 | −9 | 4 | | 28–39 | 33–24 | — | 28–29 |
| 4 | Paris 92 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 175 | −23 | 2 | | 18–25 | 27–33 | 26–28 | — |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ikast Håndbold | – | HC Dunărea Brăila | – | – |
| Thüringer HC | – | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | – | – |
| Super Amara Bera Bera | – | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | – | – |
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB | – | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach | – | – |

## Final Four

The Final Four, (also known as the EHF Finals by the EHF), is held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 3 and 4 May 2025.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 3 May | 3 May |
| | | 4 May | 4 May |
| 3 May | 3 May | | |
| | | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 May | 4 May |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nieke Kühne | HSG Blomberg-Lippe | 68 |
| 2 | Johanna Reichert | Thüringer HC | 62 |
| 3 | Maja Furu Sæteren | Larvik HK | 59 |
| 4 | Malin Holta | Sola HK | 58 |
| 5 | Elke Karsten | Super Amara Bera Bera | 46 |
| 6 | Nathalie Hagman | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 44 |
| 7 | Guro Ramberg | Larvik HK | 43 |
| 7 | Anniken Wollik | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 43 |
| 9 | Nina Dury | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB | 41 |
| 9 | Aneta Promis | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin | 41 |